While on the physical plane their bodies had twined in a purely physical lust and need, something else had happened when their bodies had slumped into exhaustion.
Their spiritual forms came together. Ami in blue, Minako in orange, Usagi's white, Rei's fiery reds. Ranma's shades of flickering black and white and fiery red speckle mixing with cool blue splash.
They were the Sailor Senshi, they were caring souls, brave and true, loving and gentle, each in her particular way.
The pains and agonies of the male soul in their midst drew them closer. To soothe and nurture, to give gentle reassurance.
On the physical plane, this was mirrored somewhat as the sleeping Usagi drew the equally sleeping Ranma closer and laid her head on his chest. "It's okay," she whispered. "We're here."
As they came together, they remained apart but saw into each other's souls.
Ranma tried to turn away, feeling small and dirty next to what he was seeing. He was gently guided back. No words were exchanged or even possible on this level. Just reassurance and comfort given, received, and finally returned.
Their souls touched, their minds linked, warmth and love and caring being shared and returned with the compound interest of pure joy.
Here words did not get in the way. With some partners this might have been an unmitigated hell, as there were no barriers to understanding or secrets kept at this level of intimacy that reached beyond "mere" physical sex.
No, this wasn't sex. This was what sex was only the pale echo of.
They would come away changed somewhat by this nonetheless. Ami would have a little of Ranma's confidence, Usagi's gregariousness. Rei had looked deep into Usagi's soul, as had Usagi to Rei's soul, and both their physical bodies had blushed at what they found there. Minako and Makoto both wanted more - but held off as they sensed the frisson of fear and danger from Ranma.
The fear of cats was found, a cat who had died in the nekoken training and whose spirit entwined with Ranma's had been the basis for both the nekoken and the fear. Ranma named it Hobbes and found his fear lessening as he made the new acquaintance and felt the strength of the others helping him through it.
Hobbes merely purred a lot and felt oh so satiated.
Their spirits, naked and unashamed, touched again as they returned to the merely physical plane and fell into a normal exhausted sleep.
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