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Abstinence Education

by Madame Manga
Part Seventeen

Rin rubbed her aching neck and amused herself by bundling and wrapping a few straws to make a little skirted doll. By the time the blanket was pushed aside from the door, she had almost managed to dismiss her more troubling thoughts. After nearly six months of companionship, she ought to know that she was in the safest hands. Her �big brother� had spilled his blood for her protection again and again. How could he lightly set aside a cause for which he had so painfully labored?
In any case, Manji-sensei was probably going to tell her in a little while that she had learned enough and they should end the lessons. Though he obviously liked the sport for now and might let himself relax with her, he surely wouldn�t go beyond a certain point. This wasn�t an affair, Rin reminded herself; Manji wasn�t her lover. Even less was he the kind of man who changed his mind on truly essential matters. How powerful a torrent would it require to tear him adrift from his foundations? She made a few more little dolls and attempted to stand them up side by side, but they kept falling over and unraveling. Manji came in with his basketwork hat turned upside down as a platter, lined with leaves and heaped full of steaming fish.
�Here, I grilled �em all at once.� Manji laid down a big leaf as a plate for her and took a large bite of the fish he was eating. �What the heck is that, kid? You still playing with toys?�
�Oh, nothing.� Rin pulled the dolls apart into their constituent straws and picked up her food. �Are we that low on firewood?�
�Huh? Ah, no�I�m just feeling lazy.� Manji sat down next to her to finish his own lunch. �Cooking takes too damn much time out of the day. Hope you don�t mind a few cold meals.�
�No, I don�t mind.� She peeled the burned skin from the flesh of her fish and set it aside; whether eaten hot or cold, Manji�s cooking was usually slapdash. �When do you think the rain�s going to stop?�
�Dunno. I took a hike down the road a little ways�it looks like the low ground�s all flooded.� Manji chuckled with his mouth full. �The village must be sitting in a few shaku of water.�
�Oh, no!� Rin swallowed a mouthful and gasped. �That�s awful!�
�Aw, I doubt anybody�s drowned other than chickens. No more�n waist deep, and the stream didn�t rise that fast anyway.�
�But�but still, there�s going to be so much damage...�
�I guess there could be some landslides farther up in the hills. Usually every year a few farmhouses out here get buried in mud.� He belched and licked his fingers. �Man, I remember this friggin� huge pile of rocks that took out one whole end of a village up in��
�Oh, gosh�and we�ve been lazing away in bed!� She jumped up and pulled the blanket aside to look outside.
�Hey, it�s as safe here as anywhere. High enough not to flood, and no hillside above us.� Manji got out his tobacco pouch and filled his pipe. �Like I said, we just have to wait it out.�
�I suppose you�re right.� Rin stared into the gray monotony of rain and the swaying crests of windblown trees silhouetted against the gloomy sky. �But I hope the sun comes out soon��
Manji was silent for a moment. �Getting sick of the inside of this old shack, huh?� It sounded as if he meant it as a joke, but his laugh lacked conviction. �Maybe I�ll have to think up some more interesting stuff to teach you.�
Rin giggled and looked around. �Such as?�
His eye glinted at her. �Aw, I don�t want to throw anything at you that you couldn�t handle.�
�What couldn�t I handle?� She put her arms akimbo, letting her unbound clothing part in front. Manji quirked a brow and puffed out a large cloud of smoke, obviously enjoying the view. �Come on, Manji-sensei! I�m not a baby, you know.�
�Sure, sure.� He looked around and lifted a basket to check underneath. �Where�d you put that book I got you?�
�The shunpon?�
�Yeah, the dirty pictures. Take another look now that you know a little more�they�ll probably strike you kinda different.� He found it and tossed it at her. �Any questions you got, I�m yours.�
Rin knelt down and flipped through the illustrations, which were mostly of men and women engaging in intercourse. Contorted sex positions seemed to be the artist�s main preoccupation. The whole business did seem less alien to her now, though of course she and Manji were avoiding penetration so as not to risk pregnancy. Perhaps for more reasons than simple caution: she had an intution that Manji regarded her virginity as a symbolic state, a ritual barrier rather than a truly physical one. Why else would he be willing to abstain when he wanted her body as much as he did? She felt as if they had done everything possible short of the ultimate act.
He shifted to sit behind her, put an arm around her waist as he smoked and tucked her bottom against his left hip. She paused in her page-turning and he leaned forward to peer over her shoulder.
�That�s a good one, huh? She looks like she�s getting into it...you think?�
Rin pursed her lips. �It also looks like she could have dislocated something twisting around that way! Maybe she�s screaming in pain and he�s trying to pop the joint back in the socket before she cracks that iron teakettle over his head.�
Her back pressing to his chest, she felt his stomach shake as he laughed. �Hey, I was kinda hoping that book was gonna get you warmed up again. You�ve had your rest, right?�
�It�s just pictures, big brother! Most of them look a little silly.�
�Meaning...you prefer looking at a real guy?� His hand wandered upwards and inside her loose clothing. �I think I know one who�d be happy to oblige you.� His warm body cradled hers, his chin hooked her shoulder. She felt a smoky exhalation in her ear when he took the pipe out of his mouth and let it dangle from his other hand.
Rin took a deep breath when his fingers closed over her breast. �Manji...�
He nuzzled the side of her cheek and angled his head to bring his lips closer to hers. �What, little sister?�
��You�re about to burn a hole in my clothes.�
�Whoops.� He sat back and tapped out the glowing pellet of ash from his pipe.
�Not on the floor, OK?� She nodded at a cracked saucer she had set out as an ashtray. Manji grunted and stuck the pipe back in his mouth unlit.
Rin smiled and searched for a picture that had just gained some added interest. �Um�I do have a question.�
�Heh�you�re blushing.� He reclined on one elbow behind her and grinned around the stem of his pipe. �She can take anything, eh?�
�Well, you thought I could, sensei!�
�Huh?�
�I�m talking about what you wanted me to do while I was�um�� She nodded at the bed. �You grabbed my hand and put it in, you know, that place�right before you went there.� His brows went up and she blushed hotter. �What was that about?�
�It feels good, that�s what it�s about. Why, you want to try it?� Manji waggled his eyebrows.
�Um�do you want that to be the new lesson, sensei?�
He broke eye contact for a moment with a hint of annoyance. �Rin�you don�t have to call me that all the time.�
�You don�t like it when I call you sensei?�
�Ah, never mind.� He extended one hand palm down and beckoned to her. �Yeah, that�s something you ought to learn, now that I think about it. But I�ll warn you, it could take a little while. Takes some getting used to, and you�ve got to start slow.�
�Start slow? Right now?�
He turned the gesture into a shrug. �Still tired, huh?�
�Sort of...we�ve done an awful lot today, haven�t we?�
�Well, we wouldn�t want to wear you out permanently, kid.� Manji lay back on the mat with his hands under his head and his knees bent. �Just for your information, I�ve taken it damn easy on you so far.�
Rin glanced at the rising bruises on her wrist. �Compared to what?�
�That�s why I got you to tickle me just then.� He looked up in the rafters with a significant smile. �I could have stuck it out for days just to stay in your sweet little mouth, but I thought I�d better go there quick to give you a break. If I was really working you over nice and methodical, you�d be begging for mercy.�
A slight shudder went through Rin; Manji had claimed he would be too much for her more than once, but she had not had the slightest idea what he meant until now. Occasional glimpses of his unleashed intensity seemed to prove that he was indeed holding back far more than he let out. He chuckled and turned his head towards her.
�Getting scared yet?�
�Of course not!�
�Good girl.� He rolled to his side, got up on one knee and seemed to be about to reach for her. �Then come over here and��
�I�ve got another question.� Rin quickly flipped through the book and found the illustration she was looking for.
He let out a short breath and leaned his forearms on his thigh. �What�cha got there?�
�This one.� Rin held up the book so Manji could see it and pointed. �With the two men. What are they supposed to be doing?�
To her surprise, he threw her a quick perturbed glance. �Damn, I must have missed that page.�
�So this is something men like?�
�You sure you want to know the whole story on that?� He looked away and scratched the back of his head.
�Why wouldn�t I?� She examined the picture again. �I know there are boys in brothels, just like the girls. I�m not completely ignorant.�
�No shit.�
�I just don�t know what that picture means. You said it feels good to be touched there, so I suppose it�s got something to do with that. But it looks like the older man is�inside him, somehow.� She shook her head. �I don�t get it.�
�So what?� Manji grabbed the book and tossed it away. �Obviously it ain�t got anything to do with females, right? Come on, back under the covers. I�m getting chilly hanging out here in the draft.� He discarded his pipe, pulled down the sleeves of his kosode and rolled her into bed with a flourish.
�Manji?�
Settling on his back, he embraced her and pulled her on top of him. �Kiss me, huh?�
Rin leaned down to fulfill the request and slipped her tongue into his mouth when he urged her with open lips. Manji sighed deeply into the kiss, slowly stroking her flanks and back. When she raised her head he was smiling with his eye closed and his lips parted.
She ran her hands over his naked chest, admiring him. He had a swordsman�s fluidly-muscled body, straight and long-limbed but not over-tall: a good combination of reach and control. Though Manji�s flesh was networked with the evidence of his profession and his face had been hacked about, his scars were comfortably familiar to her and somehow reassuring, looked for like landmarks along a favorite route.
His left eye opened, following the path her hand traced on his lean arm and shoulder, and he gave her a lascivious grin that tingled all through her body. �You like what you see?�
�Uh-huh.�
�Yeah, I like what I�m seeing too.� He reached up to fondle her breasts. �Damn, Rin, you look awful pretty this way...�
�Please, Manji. I really do want to know about that picture, just for education. Won�t you tell me?�
A frown warped the smile from his face. �Boy, you sure know how to kill a mood.�
�What�s wrong?�
�Nothing.� He sat up and put her aside. �Aw, hell. It�s just ass-fucking.�
�What?�
�Fucking in the asshole, kiddo.� He enunciated the words with a raised brow.
Rin�s mouth dropped open. �People can DO that?�
�It�s a hole, just like a cunt or a mouth. And if it�s a hole, somebody�s figured out how to fuck it.� He groaned irritably and reached for the water dipper.
�But that must be�awful! Doesn�t it hurt?�
Manji drank deep and wiped his lips. �Naw, not when it�s done right. Plenty of oil, that�s the ticket.�
�You mean�you�ve done it?�
He scratched his head and remained silent. Rin wrinkled her brows and wondered what she had stumbled on. He hadn�t been at all reluctant to tell her about a milder form of stimulation there, so it couldn�t be a general unwillingness to discuss the subject. �Uh�I�m sorry, sensei�I mean, um�I shouldn�t ask personal questions like��
�Nah, nah.� He dismissed her concern with a wave of his hand. �Heh�I dunno. I just wasn�t thinking you needed to know all about that kind of stuff.�
�That kind of stuff?�
�I�m your bodyguard, right? Feels like I ought to be keeping the rest of the world well away from a kid like you�not dumping it on you in the first place.� He puffed his cheeks and blew out a noisy gust of air. �What�s the big rush? It�ll happen soon enough.�
�M-Manji, you said it might save my life someday.� She gave him a tentative smile. �I know you were joking, but��
�Aw, crap.� He dropped his forehead into one palm.
�So if I�ll have to know about these things sooner or later�I�d rather hear them from you.�
A peculiar expression of pain crossed his face. �From me.�
�Of course! Big brother, can you at least give me a little idea before someone else�dumps it on me?�
�Crap.� Manji made a resigned groan. �Like you keep saying�who else could you ask?�
�Yes.� She smiled encouragingly and touched his knee. �So, um, what is it that men might like about doing�that thing?�
�Because it�s fucking.� He turned up his palms with an air of exaggerated patience. �Guys like fucking, period. Believe me.�
�But why would they do it with other men instead of with a woman?�
�Plenty of reasons. Like, they ain�t got a woman.�
�But there are brothels everywhere! And streetwalkers and inn waitresses and�I don�t understand.�
�Everywhere? There ain�t a lot of broads open for business in a military household.�
�Oh�you said that men in training weren�t supposed to go with prostitutes.�
�Yep, and you won�t get permission to get married until years after that. So when you live in a barracks, like a castle garrison or a daimyo�s bodyguard�well, guys will be guys.�
Rin frowned in confusion. �What do you mean?�
�Everybody�s got an asshole, kid.�
�You mean they all do it�to each OTHER?� Her eyes dilated. �Samurai?�
�DO they?� Manji laughed out loud. �They�re freakin� notorious for it, some places. Bad as monasteries. But of course�it�s the good-looking kids who get most of the attention.� He shrugged and took another drink of water as if to wash out his mouth.
Rin looked at Manji�s face, at the hard masculine angles under the scars that she thought of almost as natural features like his nose and mouth, and tried to picture him as a youth. Softer skin free of marks, finer brows and no beard bristles: a pair of clear eyes instead of a sunken clouded cornea. She bit her lips.
�I�I never heard about this kind of thing before.�
Manji snorted. �Oh, I don�t think your daddy would have casually brought it up over dinner, but his students would�ve had a good pecking order established. You know that bunch of dojo clowns who caught you out in the mountains? Definitely nailing each other.� He got back under the quilt and rearranged her legs to spoon her body with his.
�Really?�
�Hell, yes. It�s like part of their training. You get yourself a mentor, and you want to make sure he�s willing to do his best for you, so...� He made a gesture. �Didn�t I tell you that?�
�Manji� Um, how old were you when you joined your lord�s retinue?�
He looked at her with opaque amusement. �Thirteen.�
She clapped a hand over her mouth.
�What�s the big shock, kid? It�s the same all over. When you�re one of the little boys, you suck up to the big boys, and once you�ve taken it long enough, you get to be one of the big boys yourself. What goes around, comes around.�
�B-but�oh, Manji!�
�Hey, it ain�t only about getting your rocks off. �Course not.� His voice harshened in derision. �It�s bushido,you gotta understand. Passin� down the glorious martial traditions. There ain�t no other way to teach the young �uns how to be real samurai�and this is what it boils down to, see? If women make you weak, then sleeping with a guy makes you strong. So you hear piles of beautiful speeches about lifelong devotion to your comrade, inspiring sacrifices on the battlefield, dying bravely for the one you love�complete friggin� bullshit, in other words.�
She shifted around to face him as he spoke, watching the half-controlled movement of expression across his features. �Why do you say that?�
�Nothing�s worth dying for�if you got something to live for, that is. Hell, I should talk.� He gave a sarcastic chuckle.
Her throat tight, Rin put her head on Manji�s chest and her arms around his neck. �Big brother�please forgive your little sister.�
�For askin� her little questions? Naw, nothing doing.� He briefly patted her hair.
�Then�um�maybe you prefer to do that�thing�with a woman?�
�Hell no. If I�ve got a woman, I just plain fuck her.� He caught Rin�s eye and made a face. �Assuming she�s open for business, that is.� She was reminded again that Manji had probably never before thought about sex as anything other than a transaction. No wonder at all�
�But�I guess you couldn�t get pregnant from that thing, huh? If a man�s seed goes into a woman�s, um, bottom, instead of her bobo, there can�t be a baby.�
�Yeah, that�s right.� His body tensed. She could not tell whether he was disturbed at the idea or actually giving it consideration: perhaps some of each. But an improbably tempting thought emerged: could she possibly soften some of the less welcome associations he laid at this door?
�So, that wouldn�t count�would it?�
Manji�s eye dilated and his face reddened. For a moment Rin sensed the rising swell of an answering temptation, a half-seen motive swimming under his shadowed surface. He let out a sharp pant as if to frighten it back to the depths. �What the hell?�
�Uh�just asking. I�m not saying we ought to��
�Damn straight we�re not going to do that, girl!� Manji sat upright out of her embrace. �That would be a hell of a lot more than YOU could take!�
�What? Why?�
�Come on!� He gave a snort. �Ain�t you the one that thought it had to be awful?�
�You said it wasn�t if it was done right�and I guess you know how to do it right. Right?�
�Rin�kid�� He stared at her in disbelief, something like the way he had reacted to her first request to see him naked.
�Heh�I guess I surprised you again.� She smiled and lightly stroked the hair on his leg. �Wouldn�t it be sort of�educational?�
�That ain�t at all what I had in mind for you.� Manji slowly shook his head. �Like I say, it�s a man�s game. I�ve never done it to a woman...even when I didn�t have to pay extra for special requests.�
�But you said everyone has a��
�I say too damn much, that�s what I say! Look, take my word for it and let�s drop the whole freakin� subject.� He wiped a hand over his sweaty face.
�All right, if you want.� She chewed her lip in thought. �Then�would you tell me something about, um�the regular way?�
�About plain old fucking?� Manji chuckled and looked relieved. �Sure, what do you want to know?�
�Why you�uh, why men like to do it.�
He laughed more heartily. �Why wouldn�t men like to do it?�
�Oh, I�ve got some idea by now, but it�s only speculation and I guess that can go astray. Could you give me some specifics? Of what you feel like when you�re doing it.�
�Aw�kind of hard to put it in words.�
�But since we�re not going to do it, that�s the only way I�ll know.� Rin propped her chin on her hands and looked inquiringly at him.
�Yeah, yeah�� He scratched his head. �Fine, I�ll give it a shot.� He was silent for a minute, flickers of expression twitching his brows. Obviously he was calling up past experiences, some more pleasurable than others.
�What are you thinking, Manji?�
�About a woman�s cunt��
�What about it?�
�It�s�soft. But strong, too. It can fool you, just how strong it pulls you in. It�s cushy like a thick futon. Feels like you�re dreaming, sometimes�� He closed his eye and smiled. �Just rockin� on the water, slow and easy�or like a mountain river, fast and powerful. It�ll carry you away��
�That sounds nice.�
�Yeah, it is.� He opened his eye and gave a rueful smirk. �Even when it ain�t so great, fucking is still damn good. But being inside a woman who really wants me there�� Manji trailed off; his gaze brushed her body and returned to her face. Rin saw his lips compress and his jaw clench as if he silenced an unfinished thought. When she raised her brows in question he looked away and cleared his throat.
�That�s really nice for a man?� Stirred by his reflective tone and wishing he would say more, Rin reached out and stroked his palm. �Then what�s it like for the woman?�
His expression closed down; he pulled back and made a fist. �You�re asking me?�
Belatedly she realized Manji had not actually said he knew this experience first hand. �Oh� well� didn�t you ever ask a woman how she liked it with you? I mean, other than me��
�I never had a broad turn down the cash, if that�s what you�re talking about.� He came as close to snarling at her as he had in several days.
Rin covered herself. �Big brother��
�Sorry.� He slumped forward, head between his knees.
�You can�t be saying that women didn�t enjoy being with you. I�m never going to believe that, even if you did feel obligated to give them money!�
He slumped a little further, then sat up and rubbed his upper lip. �Well�thanks. I guess.�
�I mean it.� Rin got up on her knees and pressed her cheek to his hard shoulder blade. She put her arms around his body. �You�ve made me feel wonderful. Every time you touch me. Haven�t I told you?�
He chuckled silently, shook his head and patted her hands as they clasped together over his stomach. �All right, I got it.�
�You seem to know exactly what to do with every single part of me. So I can�t be the only woman who�s ever said that, can I?�
Manji let out a long breath with a hint of a groan in it. �Rin�don�t take this wrong. But whores say whatever the hell they think will get �em a few more coppers.�
She held him even more tightly. �I�I guess I understand.�
�Yeah, like that slut the other day�� He broke off. ��Aw, shit.�
�You mean�O-Hama? Ryonosuke�s girl?�
�Forget I mentioned her, OK? If I never have another lay like that one, it�ll be too soon.� He gritted his teeth, looped an arm around her neck and pulled her down with him. �Now stay in bed, dammit. I still got a few more surprises up my sleeve.�
Rin smiled up at him as he loomed over her and swept her robe aside to expose her breasts. �Oh, is that where you keep them all?�
�You got it. Right next to the weapons collection.� A dark grin crossed his face and his weight crushed down on her body.

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