Kurama admired the black marble furniture. Ryu himself had very fine taste. Kurama had never tasted better wine nor better food.
Karasu seemed very content. Kurama had never seen him so relaxed. Overall, dinner was silent. Both Ryu and Karasu seemed to enjoy it that way, so Kurama kept silent.
" I don't think my mouth is truley happy until it tastes your fine meals and wines, Ryu," Karasu sighed with contentment. Kurama glanced at Karasu as he spoke. His heart skipped when he noticed Karasu was trying to lock eyes with him.
" Does your mate not feed you well and satisfy your taste?" Ryu smiled. Seemed he was no stranger to the gutter.
" Bless his heart," was all Karasu said in reply before they both began to laugh.
Kurama felt himself turning red. He swiftly changed the subject, " What are the buildings made of? I've never seen this type of architecture."
" Makai ivory...thousands of times stronger than Ningenkai ivory." Ryu replied. Kurama nodded and began to feel akward. " Won't this fabled Lord Shikon be dining with us?"
Both glanced at him in surprise. " No. He dines alone usually."
" Can...all of you manipulate gunpowder?"
Karasu gave a chuckle and sipped his wine. Ryu smiled and leaned forward. " No. Not everyone has Karasu's abilities. I myself can control electrical conduction."
" That's what you used on Torafu?"
" Hai."
" What does Lord Shikon do?"
" There are rumors of what his supreme powers are," Karasu chimed in, " but no one really remembers what they are. He hasn't used his powers like that since..."
" Ah, the very thing that started it all." Ryu sighed.
" Nani?"
" We are some of the most sought after, most powerful youkai in the world. Hanyou especially like to seek us out. These hanyou were who created us to begin with....a clan of them seeking the powers of the Makai."
" I see," Kurama muttered.
" It's like having a lesser god on a leash," Karasu spoke up.
" It's hard to explain," Ryu admitted. " What is the purpose of the gathering?"
Karasu and Ryu exchanged glances. Ryu was the one who spoke, " It's too dangerous for all of us to be together all the time. So, we split up. But, we are all friends and family and we prize that. So, we reunite every five years to become a family again."
Kurama nodded and paused, looking for a new question. " What is Kuro- Shin and Sore-Shin?"
Karasu put down his wine and began to cough. Ryu bolted up and ran to his side to assist him...finally relaxing when Karasu got himself under control.
...
" I feel like there wasn't enough said," Kurama sighed as he and Karasu walked down the brick road.
" There's time," he replied.
" Don't say hello to me, then, Dipshit!" A female voice demanded. Both turned to see a lovely tanned female with long black hair and a mask.
" Chyna?" Karasu whispered.
" Noooooooooo, I'm Cinderella. I wanna know if you'll help me find my glass slipper."
" Chyna!" Karasu ran to her and hugged her. She peered over his shoulder and eyes Kurama curiously, " Who's the cutey?"
" Oh. Chyna, this is Kurama....Kurama, this is my sister, Chyna."
" Sister? You never said you had...." Kurama dropped it.
" OLDER sister," Chyna emphasized. " I was there to pat Karasu's cute little butt with powder when he was at the age of soiling diapers."
Karasu began to blush. Leave it to siblings to embaress you. " So, Chyna, what's happening?"
" I'm deciding if I hate coming to these gatherings."
"Why?"
" Because I hate seeing Malaki. I mean, I love Kazanori and all....but his father is just too....strange. I swear, he keeps trying to woo me. It's like...get over it....I'm not available...nor in your league."
Karasu shook his head and noticed Kurama's confusion. " Kazanori is my nephew. Malaki was the mate of my LITTLE sister some time back."
" Isn't he still? Or do you honor divorce?"
" We do not." Karasu put it simply. Chyna closed her eyes. Kurama felt he had said the WRONG thing.
" Naomi passed on some years back," she whispered.
" HMPH!" Karasu replied, glaring off somewhere....and walking away. Kurama watched in confusion.
" Was it something I said?"
" It's alright, Kurama. Karasu doesn't like being reminded about Naomi. He was very protective over her. He has some issues since....well...since she passed on."
" I can vouch for him having issues."
" How long have the two of you been in the valley?"
" Quite a few hours now." Kurama was surprised how fast Chyna was at changing topics. " We had supper with Ryu."
" I WASN't invited?" Chyna huffed. " Hmph, Karasu didn't even both to stop in and say hello to Dawn."
" Who's Dawn?" Was this jealousy? " An old girlfriend?"
" I HOPE NOT!!!" Chyna spat. " That's his....oh....you're....oh my. He never told you, did he? I'm sorry. I didn't realize you and my brother were..."
" Were WHAT?"
" A mated pair."
Kurama turned red. WHY did everyone think that he was Karasu's mate? Sure, Karasu seduced hima few times...all of which he tried in vain to fright from. He never considered them really...a couple.
" Before Karasu took YOU as a mate....way back when....he had another mate. Her name was Aurora."
" So, he DOES like females?"
" Hai. Same-gender relationships are not uncommon for the sexually frusterated. It's rare for them to blossom into true romances....but not unheard of. Karasu...he was a young man then. He took Aurora as his mate and had Dawn with her."
" WAIT!" Kurama shot in, " Karasu....has a child?! A daughter?!"
" Hai, but since Aurora....well....that's not my affair....but he hasn't been there for Dawn since. Pity, she's so young....she loves him and really wants to know her daddy...but Karasu won't let get close to anyone anymore."
Out of nowhere, Chyna gave Kurama a hug, " Arigatou."
" For?"
" Being there for him. I never thought Karasu would take another mate. He must love you more dearly than his own life to allow this closeness."
" I....uhm"
" Take care of my baby brother, Kurama."
Kurama felt very uneasy. " Chyna....don't you have a mate?"
" Yes. I have one.
" Oh?"
" Yeah, but she didn't want to come. Her clan didn't like the idea of her leaving home."
" SHE? HER?"
" Hai," Chyna chuckled. " I live with a youkai named Amei."
" Amei is not your kind?"
" Nope. She's Koorime."
Kurama paused, " Your mate is an Ice Maiden?"
" Yeah...they didn't mind so much cuz I was female. They don't care much for men."
Kurama was silent.
" It's not like there's a problem with it. Same-gender mate/spouses would be more popular, I'm sure, if children could come of it. A lot of people choose mates...yes...for love...but develop the love in members of the opposite gender instead of same-gender...in order for reproduction. That's why I don't mind Karasu choosing you."
" Eh?"
" He already HAS a child from a previous mater. So, he won't need one from you. Why not choose a same-gender mate if reproduction isn't the main concern? Besides, you're cute as a button...but not my type."
" Like em short with blue hair, ne?" Kurama chuckled....thinking of Yukina.
" Doesn't everybody?"
Kurama laughed. He certainly like Chyna. She was a splash of yellow in Karasu's dismal black world.
Karasu....
Kurama turned and frowned. Chyna placed a hand on his shoulder. " Go ahead. I'll be seeing you often through the gathering anyway."
" Pleasure, Chyna."
" You should cheer him up."
" The guy never talks to me about his likes or dislikes. How am I going to cheer him up?!"
...
" Are you alright?" Kurama asked. Karasu slowly turned his head,
" Hai."
" I'm sorry about..."
" Don't worry about it, Kurama."
" Y'know, it feels like I'm living a lie."
" Eh?"
" Ever since we arrived, everyone seems to think for some reason that I'm your mate. What in the world would make them think such a thing? Is it unheard of to bring a close friend to family reunions?"
Karasu narrowed his eyes, " You think you're my FRIEND?"
" Aren't I?"
Karasu rolled his eyes and stood up and started to walk away. He stopped and grabbed Kurama's arms, " Is that what you WANT?!"
" OW! Karasu! What the hell are you doing?! What's wrong with you?!"
Karasu violently released Kurama and headed to the bathroom. Kurama fell to the bed in confusion. He sat crossed-legged as he contimplated what had happened...he gasped... " He...oh my god!" It all settled in. " I....hurt his FEELINGS. Am I the only one who..." he sighed when he came to his realization. KARASU had made it known to the clan that Kurama was his mate. KARASU said it with those stares...his tone...his body language. Did Karasu really believe Kurama was his mate?
Kurama had a sudden thought. Now I feel awful. He wondered WHY...but then felt something he had never realized. He'd make it up to him. He'd do something to amuse Karasu.....to win his forgiveness...and he WANTED to.
...***Yaoi Warning***...
Karasu came out of the bathroom wearing only a blue towel about his waist. He was looking for pajamas to wear.
" Karasu..."
He turned to see a rather sad Kurama in a bathrobe. Nothing wrong with that scene. It was getting late after all. The concerned expression was apparent as he stared back at his kitsune. It worried him...he had left his mask in the other room...so it was touch and go.
" Kurama?"
Kurama shook his head...a sign for silence. He stepped closer and hesitantly brought himself to Karasu and gently kissed his lips. Though Karasu's face showed nothing....his brain was in a frenzy. Kurama...had kissed him...willingly. And...he did so seductively!
He opened his mouth to speak but Kurama kissed him again. He let out a heavy sigh and roughly ambraced Kurama about the waist and passionately kissed him, expecting him to push away and refuse. But, he didn't. On the contrary, Kurama ran his hands up Karasu's chest and around his neck, pressing INTO the embrace.
Karasu's brain was on FIRE. He grabbed Kurama violently and threw him onto the bed and slammed his own wieght over him to hold him down.
Kurama squirmed and grabbed a fist full of Karasu's hair, making the dark youkai grit his teeth. With luck and good manipulation, Kurama was able to flip Karasu onto his back...himself strattled over his legs. Karasu was a bit taken aback. Kurama FOUGHT him before...even physically refused him...in vain. But, never did Kurama try to DOMINATE him.
Oh hell with it!
Kurama brought himself to Karasu's kisses...broke away....kissed his neck...chest...stomach...
Karasu gasped. Kurama certainly never did THAT before. Should he stop him? Hell NO! It felt too good to take charge now. He occassionally let out soft moans and fought the urge to buck forward...somehow enjoying the twisted role-change. Karasu never felt helpless with a lover. It drove him MAD!
" KURAMA!" He demanded suddenly...feeling Kurama's mouth releasing him and seeing him sit up with a wicked grin. " Why are you stopping?"
Kurama merely increased the wicked grin....something more a Youko trait than innocent Suiichi. " Doesn't it drive you insane....Itooshi?"
Karasu nearly choked in surprise. Kurama chuckled. Karasu felt the animal RAGE of his desires and grabbed Kurama's hair violently.
" You slutty Bed-Bitch!" With that, he slammed Kurama down...hard enough that it made a loud BANG.
He forced viscious passionate kisses on Kurama...which Kurama attacked hungrily. It only drove Karasu more insane. He only had so much wieght to bare on Kurama, which didn't make Kurama react satisfactory.
Karasu swiftly positioned himself so that he could officially reclaim his sexual dominance. He showed Kurama NO mercy...and Kurama in turn took every bit of it and lived it up. His fingernails pressed hard...trailing Karasu's back.
Both lost all reason. Karasu sexually attacked Kurama as visciously as he could while Kurama was much like a pit bull...painfully latching onto Karasu and refusing to let go. Both were guilty of letting out cries and yelps of different pitches. Both finally let out defeated yells. Karasu relaxed and rested himself over Kurama who panted just as hard from the ordeal.
Both took a long time to rest and catch their breath. Kurama felt his breathing go back to normal, save holding Karasu's weight.
" Karasu?" Kurama whispered, wondering is Karasu had fallen asleep. He had not. Upon hearing Kurama whisper his name, he became excited again.He propped himself up to reposition himself and rested over Kurama again. Hair, wet from sweat, hung down in tendrils. Both closed their eyes and let out gentle moans as it began again.
Karasu had regained his sanity by now. He was grateful for the wild "mercy-hump" which allowed him to release a lot of pent up stress. But, now he wanted to be serious. He was slower...and very gentle...focusing on being tender and seductive. Where before, he and Kurama engaged in merciless wild sex...Karasu was able to make great effort and successfully be romantic and make love to Kurama. Kurama too eased up, gently stroking Karasu's hairand back, instead of clawing at them. The kisses were more sincere and the moans were soft...just above whispered.....it was the most gentle interaction the two had ever shared.
...
Kurama felt himself dozing off. It was quite thereputic for Karasu to stroke his hair. Both were a little sweaty, but rapidly drying.
" Kurama," Karasu said just above a whisper, kissing his cheek and neck. " My Kurama." His hand left Kurama's hair and trailed down his body.
" Karasu," Kurama's voice almost couldn't be heard. " No more."
" No. No more," Karasu agreed, wrapping his arms around Kurama's waist. " Aishiteru, Itooshi."
" Nnnn," Kurama replied with the last of his energy before falling asleep
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