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Ch. 10 � Looking Forward

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The door clicked shut behind him, but Tasuki didn�t stop rummaging
through the closet to see who it was.�
He didn�t need to; could feel Tamahome�s presence.

Tasuki could have sworn all the clothes here were chosen by
someone completely colorblind.� The
outfits blared out at him in colors too garishly bright even for him.� He pulled out the least ridiculous thing he
could find, a black coat and matching pants with red and gold accents at the
cuffs.� It was made of some soft
material that wouldn�t have lasted a week on Mt. Reikaku, but it didn�t look
half bad.

Tasuki pulled the set out of the closet and quirked an
eyebrow at the offending material.� �I
think I�m bein� set up here.� The one
thing that don�t look like it got puked up by a cheap travelin� theatre troupe
just happens ta match me.� This stinks
�a Hotohori or Nuriko.�

�We need to get something straight.�

Tasuki�s grip tightened around the clothing in his hand as
he slowly turned to face Tamahome.� He
could guess what was eating at Tamahome, and he really, really didn�t want to
have this conversation.� However,
Tamahome was standing there with his arms crossed, fairly radiating
determination.� �If I take my clothes
off an� bend over, can I get outta talkin� about this?�

Tamahome�s jaw worked silently while his brain tried to
recover from that lovely possibility.�
He finally shook his head and refocused himself on something less
fun but far more important.� �I
want your word that you�ll never shut me out again.�

Tasuki sighed.� �It
figures.� You been talkin� to the nosy
monk?�� Tamahome nodded once.� �Then ya know good an� well why I can�t
promise that.� Even if Soi and Tomo
weren�t after me, we both know the odds on me gettin� off�ed before you are
pretty damned high.� Hell, psycho
nut-jobs line up fer a piece �a me the same way pretty girls fall all over
you.� If I c�n keep you from gettin�
killed with me, why the fuck shouldn�t I?�

�Tas, I had to watch while Soi almost killed you, and there
wasn�t one damned thing I could do to stop her.� The only thing that kept me from going completely out of my mind
was the thought that I might die with you.�

The clothes dropped from nerveless fingers.� �Tama, that�s� insane!�

�Maybe so, but that doesn�t make it any less true.�� He crossed the room to Tasuki and leaned on
his shoulder, burying his head in Tasuki�s neck and inhaling the scent of his
skin.� �You don�t want to live without
me, either.� That�s why Tatara appealed
to you in the temple when I wanted to try and save him; I get that now.� The same goes for me.�

::Without you, there�s nothing left to me.� Don�t make me go on without you, Tas.� I can�t do it.::

Tamahome held his breath for a tense moment as Tasuki
hesitated.� He reached out to Tamahome�s
mind, and he let him in, showing Tasuki the truth of his words.� If Tasuki died and he survived it, he would
be half-mad and suicidal at best, a danger to everyone around him at worst.

He relaxed and smiled triumphantly when Tasuki blew out an
irritated breath and wrapped his arms around him.

::�Why can�t I ever just tell you no, ya infuriatin�
bastard?::

::Because I�m always right?::

Tasuki snorted.� ::No
way is that true.� I still think yer
crazy, but I won�t lock ya out again.�
Suzaku help us, if one of us goes down, we both do.::

::Good.::�
Tamahome flicked his tongue out and licked at Tasuki�s neck, feeling the
urge to do� something.

Tasuki tilted his head back to give him better access.� Tamahome tickled at the warm skin with
kisses and little nips, even though that wasn�t all he really wanted to do�

The last person to pay attention to this particular spot
wasn�t him.� The thought pissed him
off.� Before he had time to think about
what he was doing, he�d already snaked a hand into Tasuki�s hair, holding him
in place.

The gentle nibble turned into a less gentle sucking, then
into a hard bite.� Tasuki jerked and
arched into him, crying out at the pleasurably rough treatment.� Tamahome worried the spot between his teeth
for one more moment before giving it an apologetic lick and drawing away to
look at the bright red mark that was left on the tanned skin.� It overlaid Tasuki�s racing pulse, and there
was something very right about the image.�
Some primitive thing in Tamahome hummed in satisfaction at seeing it,
but it wasn�t yet content.� It demanded
more.

He finally dragged his eyes up to Tasuki�s face to see him
breathing fast, amber eyes gazing at him curiously from lowered lids.� Tamahome�s eyes went wide when he realized
what he was doing, and he let his hand drop.�
Nakago had just forced the same attentions on him just days before;
Tasuki sure as hell didn�t need a reminder of it from someone he was supposed
to be able to trust.� �What the hell am
I doing?�

He stammered an apology and started to back away, but Tasuki
just shook his head in understanding.�
::No, you had it right the first time.� Quit thinking so much an� just do what you were gonna do.::

Giving up and going with his instincts, at least a little,
he pushed Tasuki the couple of steps backward to the wall.� He sealed his lips to Tasuki�s in a kiss,
fighting with himself all the while to keep it gentle.� But it was getting difficult.� His own frustration level was rising, and
Tamahome couldn�t figure out why.

He kept getting distracted by things.� The slight tang of salt on Tasuki�s lips
that meant he�d been crying, leaning on someone besides him for support.� The quiver of the skin and muscles under his
fingers, and the knowledge that he was no longer the only person to have ever
caused it.� Nakago had died for his
transgression, but he�d seen this, touched it.�
This beauty that belonged to him.

With those thoughts came the realization of what this
feeling really was.� A purely
animalistic urge to reclaim territory.

Tamahome pulled away with a gasp.� He was about to apologize again and suggest they head to off to
dinner, but a smile ghosting over Tasuki�s face stopped him.� ::I told ya once before.� You may be a big badass, but ya don�t scare
me.::

After only a moment�s hesitation, the uncertainty faded from
Tamahome�s eyes, replaced by a feral look that made Tasuki wonder what he�d
gotten himself into.� The room spun, and
he was flat on his back on the warm wooden floor when it righted itself
again.� All pretense of gentleness gone,
Tamahome shoved his shirt up and attacked a nipple, laving it with his tongue
before nibbling it gently while his hands retraced every path along Tasuki�s
body that Nakago had taken.

Tamahome pulled away just long enough to yank Tasuki�s pants
down around his knees, too impatient to take the time to get them all the way
off.� Once that was done, he wasted no
time in curling a hand around Tasuki�s length.�
He immediately began to stroke in a hard, fast rhythm that had Tasuki
moaning and thrashing, his hips rising up to meet him.�

His eyes began to slide closed, but the beast in Tamahome
wanted something else.

::Look at me.� I
want to watch you come.::

That half-lidded gaze locked in on him, and Tamahome
welcomed it.� �I didn�t kill Nakago to
save Konan,� he growled out, needing Tasuki to understand.� �I didn�t even kill him for everything he�s
put us all through.� I killed him
because I knew he was hurting you.� If I
had the chance again, I�d kill him because he touched you.�

�Gods,� Tasuki gasped, beginning to grasp how far Tamahome
was willing to go to protect him.� He
stroked hard three more times, and trailed his other hand down Tasuki�s chest,
letting his fingernails graze a nipple.

::You.� Are.� Mine!::

Everything in Tasuki�s soul answered with a resounding Yes!
as Tamahome�s hand stroked him to climax.�
His body shook with his release, Tamahome�s name on his lips.

Tamahome just watched him, mesmerized.� Tasuki�s eyes never left his, pure gold
burning into him.� With his shirt pulled
up over his chest and his pants pulled down over his hips, splashed in his own
seed, Tasuki looked thoroughly debauched.�
Tamahome considered it a miracle of epic proportions that he had managed
not to come in his pants from the sight.�
It was� �Beautiful.�

And it was his, and his alone.

Trembling with aftershocks, Tasuki finally allowed his eyes
to slide closed.� ::It�s a damn good
thing ya didn�t end up with Miaka.� She
never woulda survived you, ya possessive bastard.::� He felt the beginnings of guilt beginning to
swirl in Tamahome�s mind, and gave him a mental thump.� ::Didn�t I tell ya to quit thinkin� so much?� We both needed that.::

Tamahome finally chuckled and let go of the guilt.� �She wouldn�t have had a problem.� You�re the only one who makes me this
crazy.�� He went to the washroom and wet
down a towel, then returned to clean up his exhausted lover.� Tasuki cracked an eye open and looked
pointedly at the bulge in his pants.� ::What
about you?::

Tamahome paused to lean down and kiss him gently.� �That was for me, Tas.� Besides, if we don�t get to dinner soon,
Mitsukake�s going to come in here after us.�

Tasuki sighed.� �Good
point.�

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As Tasuki and Tamahome walked down the corridor to the
dining room, Tasuki noticed he was getting stares from people they passed.� Even one of Nuriko�s old attendants blushed
and giggled at him before running off in the opposite direction.� The girl had barely tolerated him the last
time he was in the palace.� His lips twisted
in annoyance.� �What the fuck is
everybody starin� at?!� It ain�t like they
never seen me before!�

Tamahome just laughed at him.� �They haven�t seen you before.�

Tasuki�s hand twitched toward his tessen.� �Start makin� sense or yer gettin� flamed.�

�Okay, okay!� Look,
last time you were here, you were wrapped up in bandages half the time, and the
other half, you were �that crazy bandit� all the sophisticated court dandies
underestimated or were afraid of.� Now
you�re a big hero.�� He should have stopped
there, but he couldn�t help himself.�
�And it doesn�t help that you just happen to look really hot in those
clothes.�

�If I ever figure out who set me up ta wear this junk,
they�re gettin� a beat down,� Tasuki grumbled.

They were almost to the dining room when Chiriko came
whipping around a corner.� He flew at
Tasuki, crying and laughing at the same time.�
Tasuki bent down and caught him, reeling backward a little at the
impact.� While he cried, Tasuki prodded
Tamahome in alarm, asking him why the kid was crying so hard.� In response, Tamahome showed him what had
happened in the forest with Tomo and Soi, and his eyes went wide.

::He stood up ta Tomo an� Soi fer me?::

::He sure did; I doubt he would�ve been able to do it for
anyone else.� You really mean a lot to
him.� He�s been afraid for you for days.::

When his crying lessened, Tasuki pulled Chiriko away a
little so he could look at him.� �You
got outta that illusion and saved my ass, huh?� he asked, smiling widely.� �I knew you had it in ya!� Very cool, Chiriko!�

Chiriko gave him a tentative smile, still sniffling a little.� �You really think so?� I�ll bet you wouldn�t have been scared like
I was.� I was terrified!�

Tasuki snorted.� �You
were scared �cause yer smart.� Ya knew
what you were doin� was dangerous, but you did it anyway �cause you knew ya
were the only person who coulda done it.�
That�s all bein� strong really is.�
You�re really growin� up, kiddo!�

Chiriko beamed and flushed with the praise.� Then, he let out a squawk as the tessen
suddenly came out of nowhere to give Chiriko a kid-sized bonk on the head.� �Now don�t you ever do it again!� Tasuki
yelled.� �Ya coulda been killed!� You�re just lucky I was out.� If I�d have seen all that when it happened,
I woulda had a heart attack!�

�But Tasuki�� Chiriko whined, rubbing his head.

�But nothin�!!� You
stay safe from now on, or I�ll kick yer ass, kid or not!� Now come on, I�m starvin�!�� Chiriko giggled, recognizing the rebuke for
what it was: Tasuki being worried for him.�
He grabbed Tasuki�s arm and dragged him off down the hall, leaving a
snickering Tamahome to follow at a less energetic pace.� �Then come on!� Everybody�s waiting for you!�

��Everybody?�� Aw,
dammit...�� ::I�m being kidnapped by
a kid.� Ain�t ya gonna do anything??::

::You mean, besides laugh at you?� Nope!::

::You suck.::

::Ooo, I�d love to!�
Right here in the hallway?� You
really are kinky!� Lose the kid and get
your pants off!::

At that point, Chiriko dragged a beet red and spluttering
Tasuki around the corner and into the dining room.� He came face to face with Nuriko, who took in his appearance and
raised an eyebrow at him, smirking.�
�And just what have you been doing?�

�N-Nothin�!� Shut
up!�

Nuriko huffed.� �Here
we were, all worried about you and afraid you were going to die, and you�re
just off getting frisky with Tama-chan.�
Honestly.�

Tasuki lashed out in angry embarrassment.� �Don�t take it out on me just �cause
Hotohori married yer female look-alike!�

A delicate eyebrow twitched before Nuriko hauled back and
knocked him screeching into the wall.

Chichiri sighed sadly while Hotohori just groaned and buried
his head in his hands, wondering how much of his palace was going to survive
the two of them.� �He really does just
go too far sometimes, no da.�

Nuriko strolled over to Hotohori with a big grin.� �Told you I could get him to wear it!� Now pay up!�

�All right.� A deal
is a deal.� The �Nuriko Special� will be
added to the palace menu, and I�ll make sure all the bars in the capitol have
the recipe.�

�Good,� Nuriko beamed.

Meanwhile, to Tasuki�s surprise, it was Miaka who helped him
pry himself out of the wall.� She winked
at him before towing him over to the long table and plopping him down in the
seat between her and Chiriko.� She stuck
her tongue out at Tamahome�s amused expression.� �You�ve hogged him long enough.�
Me and Chiriko get him now!�

�That�s Chiriko and I, Miaka,� Yui corrected.� �You�re never going to pass your entrance
exams with grammar that atrocious!��
Miaka spluttered at her for a moment before snatching some of Yui�s food
off her plate in retaliation.� She wolfed
it down messily, and everyone gave up any pretense of having a formal
dinner.�

Things were going pretty well until Miaka leaned over and
whispered something in Tasuki�s ear.� He
looked at her like she was crazy for a second before a slow, evil smile spread
across his face.� Nuriko saw all of
this, of course, but elected to keep quiet and watch.� He nudged Hotohori beside him and gestured for him to watch,
thinking it would probably be a good show.

And he was not disappointed.

Tasuki looked down and across the table to where Tamahome
sat, obliviously chatting away with Chichiri.�
His eyes narrowed in concentration, and�

A tickle in the back of Tamahome�s mind was the only warning
he had before his hand formed a fist and flew upward, smacking him hard in the
face.� Conversation in the room stopped
as all eyes rested on him.� Tamahome sat
there for a second, stupefied and blinking down at his hand before he realized
what had just happened.

�TASUKI!!!!� he roared.

After a moment of stunned silence, everyone almost fell out
of their chairs laughing, with the exception of Miaka, Nuriko, and Tasuki, who
actually did lose their seats.�

�S- stop hittin� yerself, Tama!� Tasuki gasped out, holding
his stomach.� With a growl, Tamahome
jumped over the table, scattering food everywhere in his haste to dish out some
retribution.

Realizing he was about to be throttled, Tasuki scrambled up
off the floor and took off running around the table.� �Aww, come on obake-chan!�
You had a bug on your face!� I
was tryin� ta help!!�� Unfortunately,
this just pissed Tamahome off even further.�
He ground his teeth together, growling.�
His forehead started glowing, and he managed to grab Tasuki in a flying
tackle.� He hefted the still cackling
bandit up over his head took off out the doors.� �You are so going into the damned pond!�

Upon hearing his punishment, Tasuki stopped laughing and
started wailing at the top of his lungs.�
�No way!� Miaka made me do it,
dump her in th� pond!� Stooooop!!!�

Grinning mercilessly, Tamahome chucked him screaming over
the railing and into the water.� He
wondered in wicked amusement how long it would take the wildly thrashing bandit
to realize he could stand up in the shallow water.

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Once the summoning ceremony was over, everyone breathed a
collective sigh of relief.� After the
last one had gone so badly, everyone was on pins and needles expecting
something to go terribly wrong.� Miaka�s
first wish was for the safety of Konan against all that would do it harm.� After that, Taiitsukun advised her to rest
for a day or two between wishes to help her keep her strength up and keep her
from being lost to Suzaku�s power.

Miaka knew her last wish would be to get her and Yui home, but
her second wish still eluded her.� She
talked to Yui about it, but they had yet to come up with anything
worthwhile.� Miaka wanted to do
something for her seishi to thank them for protecting her and bringing her
through so many trials, but they all seemed happy with the way things
were.� Hell, even Nuriko was happy being
a man now!

But Yui wouldn�t let her give up.� She reasoned that there must be a lack somewhere, something at
least one of them wanted that wouldn�t be possible without Suzaku�s intervention.� They just had to find out what it was.

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Nuriko knocked on the door to Tasuki and Tamahome�s room,
but there was no answer, so he barged right on in.� There were all sorts of plans in the works, and it was vital that
Tasuki be kept unaware of them.�
Nuriko�s job was to keep him busy for the day and keep him from figuring
out what was going on in the palace.

He went in to see Tasuki sprawled out, half on and half off
the bed, snoring away.� Nuriko
approached, marveling at the unconscious balancing act the position
required.� �Hey, wake up!� It�s mid-morning!�

When his yelling didn�t get a response, he reached out and
grabbed Tasuki�s bare shoulder to shake him awake.� A shudder rocked his frame.�
There was a blur of movement, and Nuriko suddenly found a hand around
his throat.� �Don�t touch me,�
Tasuki snarled.

Nuriko gasped, staring into wild, unfocused amber eyes.� �He�s somewhere else�� Wait� �don�t touch me�?� Oh, hell,� Nuriko thought.� �Tasuki!�
It�s just Nuriko!� Come back!� he
panted.

Nuriko�s strained voice combined with the calm, soothing one
in Tasuki�s mind to snap him to full awareness.� Sanity returned to those eyes in a rush, followed quickly by
confusion and shame.� He dropped his
hand and stumbled backward, realizing that he�d just attacked his friend.� �I�m sorry,� he stuttered.� �I didn�t mean ta��

This could only be Nakago�s handiwork.

That devastated, confused expression had no place on his
boisterous friend�s face, and it hurt Nuriko to see it there.� So, he did the kindest, most comforting
thing he could possibly have done.

He hit Tasuki.� Hard.

Shrieking, Tasuki went flying into the wall.� With a smirk, Nuriko brushed his hands
together satisfactorily.� Tasuki sat
there for a second, reassuring Tamahome that he was all right.� He chuckled.� Leave it to Nuriko to do something completely nuts and make
everything okay again.� �Thanks,
Nuriko.�

Nuriko just grinned evilly.�
�Any time.� I mean it.�

Tasuki may have been grateful, but he was also annoyed at
being knocked into a wall for the umpteenth time.� He jumped back up and started yelling.� �What the hell was that for, ya purple-headed cross-dressin�
jerkwad?!�

�That was for scaring me!�
And I�ll have you know, I haven�t cross-dressed in weeks!�

�I scared you?� You�re the one in my room!� What�re ya doin� here, anyways?!�

�I have to go into the city, and I don�t feel like going by
myself.� My bath oil keeps disappearing,
and since I have a sneaking suspicion it�s got something to do with you, you
get to keep me company.�

�Oh, that�s just great!�
Somethin� goes missing, blame the bandit!� Just �cause somethin� goes missing around here don�t mean I took
it.� Tama�s the one who�� he broke off,
realizing what he�d just given away.

Nuriko�s eyes twinkled mischievously.� �Oooh?�
Really?� And just what is
Tama-chan using it for?� Hmmmm?� He doesn�t take long baths�� Tasuki turned several interesting shades of
red.� �Maybe he�s massaging aches away?� You know, muscle cramps, shoulder aches, an
aching co��

Tasuki started pushing Nuriko toward the door before he
could finish that sentence.�
�Uhhhh�� Well, I guess we oughta
be goin� soon, huh?� Gotta get
dressed!�� He was ready to agree to just
about anything if it would get him out of this conversation!

When the door slammed shut behind him, Nuriko laughed to
himself.� Who would�ve thought the
insensitive, loud-mouthed bandit would be so easy to tease about his sex
life?� �This is too easy,� Nuriko
thought.� With the disappearing oil and
the obvious hickey the bandit had been too distracted to cover up, he had
enough ammunition to keep Tasuki off balance for hours.� He wouldn�t have time to wonder what
everyone else was up to.

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Well, folks, only one small part to go, and we�re done with
this particular story.� I must admit,
I�ll be sad to see it go.

Next up: Pure and unadulterated WAFFishness and FluffySmut.

To anon: Thank yew much!�
Only one part to go; I hope you enjoy it.� Man, I can�t believe this is almost over!

To tasukigirl78: I�m glad to hear you say that about
Mitsukake.� It�s a take I hadn�t
considered.� I was convinced he was just
after some hot bandit ass!� ^_^

To Yahnkehy: Oh, I love you too, sweetie!� (^o^)�
I finally got the guys where I wanted them to be (and it only took me
three stories!): they now have a fully-functioning partnership.� Tasuki won�t be feeling dirty ever again,
and there won�t be any more crippling lonliness from Tamahome�s side.

With the �born� reference��
::singsongs::� I�m being
transparent-ly sneeeakyyyy!� XD� Where flighty bird-gods are involved,
anything�s possible.� But I jumped the
gun.� I had to move that little plot
tidbit to the next chapter.� Eh, such is
life.� But you�ll see!� ^_^
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