Hugh felt at ease when she came closer to him, leaning her head against his shoulder and holding hands with him. He gave a gentle and affectionate squeeze, taking in how she felt. Hugh closed his eyes as he felt her hand against his neck, letting it lightly caress him. He felt warm and weak. He felt vulnerable to her.

He breathed in and sighed after listening to her words. It was true, but all he wanted was to prevent losing her in some big fight to some wicked enemy. All he wanted was to live out the rest of his life peacefully with her. There was no hiding how tired he was. He was tired of the world's problems. No matter how many times you tried to fix it, it would just break again. 

He wanted this moment. He wanted to share this time with her as much as he could. He wanted to have a new adventure that wouldn't be filled with all the danger and killing. It would be him and her and they would worry about simple things, not monsters. 

He held her tightly, feeling as though they would fall apart if he let go. The kiss she planted on his lips gave him a rise in desires and sent him spinning into a world of fantasies. They couldn't go any further, but he could stay like this with her for the rest of the ride to the Oasis. He could feel at ease like this, and he would know that she was safe.

Hugh seemed to breath heavily as he took her in, passionately returning her kiss in kind. Right now, he just wanted to feel her. His hands rubbed around her back, gently massaging it and bringing her in tightly to him. The kiss seemed to deepen with every breath they shared. His eyes were shut as his mind swam in delight.

He pulled away, his forehead against hers, his nose pressing against hers, his lips just a hair's touch from hers. He finally echoed the word that meant so much to both of them. [i]"Mine."[/i]