And Dare Not Speak Love's Name

And Dare Not Speak Love's Name


A Fanfiction By SailorLight22


Chapter Three - Putting Things In Perspective


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Oh Lord, Chapter Three already!


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Lavi stirred, blinking sleepily in the room's darkness. The dim light from the small lantern was gone, he thought it had probably burned out the wick while they'd slept. Sighing contentedly, he nestled closer to the warm body beside him, smiling when the man's arms tightened automatically at his movement.

Taking advantage of their close proximity, he nuzzled gently against the curve of his lover's throat, his face lingering to take in the scent of his skin. Komui sighed quietly, murmuring a sleep-garbled endearment. Lavi's smile faltered slightly as he remembered the man's gentle rejection of his earlier attempt at reciprocation. He wondered if it had anything to do with what had happened when he'd retrieved his coat from the machine's room.

He'd gone in looking slightly nervous, but when he'd returned, there had been something different, some strengthening of his resolve. Lavi was puzzled, but he knew that the older man was prone to acting rashly at times, so he'd ignored the strange apprehension that had taken hold of him when he'd seen the firmness of the man's expression.

Running one hand gently down his companion's side, he allowed his palm to rest at the small of his back, fingers brushing against the beltless waistband of his pants. The material had loosened somewhat, sliding down to rest low on the other's trim hips. Smiling wickedly, Lavi wondered if the man was a light sleeper.

Deciding that bravery was his best option, he pressed closer, sliding his hand over the slight curve of his lover's waist. Feeling no reaction, he moved lower, trailing his fingers across the exposed skin left bare by the older man's shifted clothing. Komui sighed again, drawing his companion closer.

Biting his lip in concentration, the boy moved his fingers still lower, caressing the baby-fine hairs above the closure of the other's pants with slow strokes. This time there was a reaction, a sharp inhale and a low mumble of appreciation. Realizing that the man was still sleeping, Lavi paused for only a moment before dropping his hand to cup his lover intimately, surprised at the waiting hardness beneath his palm. He squeezed gently, and was rewarded with a quiet moan, the sound lending a new boldness to his touch.

Pressing closer, he ran his lips over the man's throat as he began to move his hand in a steady motion. He felt the pulse beneath his mouth quicken, the sound of his lover's breaths deepening as he stirred. Hearing the scientist's momentary hum of confusion, Lavi pulled away until he could reach the older man's mouth with his own. He continued his strokes, adding a bit more pressure as he tangled their legs together to forestall any resistance.

Komui gasped abruptly, his hips jerking into the contact. He moved back slightly, his arms tightening around the boy's back and waist as he choked out a low sound of pleasure. "Lavi, what..?"

Sliding his free arm beneath the man's head, Lavi tugged him forward into a tight embrace. "You told me to rest with you. Now I'm awake." He nipped at Komui's bottom lip, following the sting with a flick of his tongue. "You also said that we'd talk about this when the resting was done. So talk." He squeezed softly in emphasis.

Komui's breath hitched, his hands clenching for a moment before relaxing. "I can't think with you doing that.." He murmured, reining in the impulse to seize the younger male. "You shouldn't.."

Lavi cut him off with a sigh. "Shouldn't what? In case you hadn't noticed, there isn't all that much thinking involved.. This pretty much speaks for itself." He gripped the man firmly, drawing a startled cry in reaction. "Don't even try to act like you don't want it. I know you don't trust one of us," He murmured, latching briefly onto the other's pounding pulse with his lips before continuing. "But which one, Komui? Is it me you don't trust, or is it yourself?"

The man's arms tightened convulsively, trapping the other's hand between them as he jerked the boy forward. "I trust you, don't think like that! I just don't want to make a mistake like I did before, Lavi.." He trailed off, shivering. "I want to be sure that it's right, so I can't just let go..I have to control myself until I'm sure that what we're doing isn't something shallow!" Lavi smiled ruefully.

"It isn't shallow at all. I started this before you were even awake, Komui," He resumed his strokes cautiously, the tight confines restricting his movements. "What you did for me before, did you do it just to shut me up?"

Komui shook his head. "No! I wanted to.." He faltered, biting his lip. "I wanted to do something for you, Lavi. You were so patient, even after everything that happened.. I needed to give you that much, you deserve it." Lavi sighed.

"You make it sound like I didn't push myself on you." He laughed quietly, remembering the stunned expression on his lover's face. "It was almost the same as this, wasn't it? I put my hands on you, without asking if it was all right, and I wouldn't have stopped if you hadn't insisted that we leave." He pressed closer still, his hand slipping up to the button of the older man's pants. "Are you going to make me leave now?" He tugged gently, feeling the fastening give beneath his searching fingers.

Without waiting for a reply, he dipped his hand into the loosening material, fingertips brushing over the man's heated skin. Komui bucked forward, his words catching in his throat as Lavi resumed his ministrations. Smiling at his reaction, Lavi continued to speak, his voice low.

"Gods, you really are burning up.. I wonder if you'd be too hot.." He pulled back, giving himself more room as Komui fumbled for words.

"Too hot?" He managed, closing his eyes tightly against the onslaught of images provoked by the other's touch. "Too hot for what?"

Lavi tipped his face up, their lips almost touching as he replied. "Too hot to put my mouth on you.. I'd hate to burn my tongue." Komui gasped breathlessly, jerking him forward into an intense kiss. Taking the boy's wrist, he pulled his hand up and out of his pants, rolling him onto his back.

Without breaking the kiss, he grabbed the boy's other hand, lifting it to join it's mate above his head. Finding both of his wrists held tightly, Lavi squirmed restlessly. Komui smiled at his grumble of displeasure, settling himself between the Exorcist's knees before sinking fully against his chest. Careful to avoid putting too much weight on the redhead's arms, he pulled back to catch his breath. "You really are a handful," He mumbled, resting his head on the other's shoulder.

Lavi chuckled softly. "So are you," He said, his tone insinuating. Crossing his ankles behind the older man's knees, he pulled him forward sharply. "Are we going to have that talk now?"

Komui shook his head in amusement. "Lavi.." The rest of his words caught in his throat when the body beneath him shifted, reminding him that his companion was totally nude. Feeling his hesitation, Lavi arched his back, rubbing against him with deliberate slowness.

"Mm, that's nice.." He sighed, rocking his hips. "You should get rid of those, you know. After all.." He lowered his voice, humming quietly. "You took mine, so it's only fair."

Komui moaned softly, his hands tightening reflexively around the other's wrists. "Aren't virgins supposed to be shy?" He felt the boy's quiet laugh.

"Not this one. I want you too bad to be shy, Komui.. Don't you want to see how it feels?" He asked, lifting his knees to the man's waist. Digging his heels into the backs of his thighs, he increased the pressure of his movements. "I want to feel you, to see if it's better than this.." Komui pressed back against him, nudging against his throat.

Between kisses and nips to the soft skin, he murmured quietly. "I want that too Lavi.. But I don't think it would be wise." He bit down gently, smiling at his lover's quick gasp. "Just being like this is driving me crazy, I wouldn't trust myself to stop if it were more.." Lavi groaned in frustrated arousal.

"Then don't stop! If there's something you want from me, take it." He struggled to free his hands, to no avail. "If I didn't know better, I'd think you got off on knowing how much I want you, Komui.. Is that it? Does it excite you, hearing me beg and plead for you? Do you like to feel how hard I am when I'm doing it?" He tightened his legs, grinding their bodies together insistently. "I think you do. You said earlier that it almost made you take me that last time." He laughed harshly. "If I do all of that again, would it work? You wouldn't have to worry about my zipper this time.."

Komui leaned back abruptly, shaking his head. "That was a mistake! I let my body get ahead of my brain, Lavi. You were just being so... If something hadn't have stopped me then, I would have used you like a common whore!"

Lavi stilled instantly. "A whore, Komui? Me letting the person I love have his way with me, that would make me a whore?" His voice was low, but the words were as sharp as knives. "Then what happened earlier tonight? I let you do a hell of a lot more than just look, did I suddenly turn into something dirty and disgusting?" He struggled fiercely against the startled man's hold. "Let me go! I won't touch you, if that's what you're worried about." He bucked, trying to push the heavier form away with his legs. "I wonder, am I supposed to pay you for what you did? Or should you pay me for letting you?"

Komui gasped, releasing the boy's wrists. "I didn't mean it like that! I meant that I would have taken you without really caring, without feeling anything for you like I would now!"

Lavi shook his head, sliding away. "What, like you said you felt a little while ago? Like I deserved something for being patient enough to wait before I showed my real self?" He snorted. "You should have told me that you saw me that way, Komui. I could have kept my hands to myself."

The older man felt like his ribs would break under the pressure of his pounding heart. "Stop twisting everything I say! I'm telling you that it isn't like that, I never saw you as anything but you! If I'd let myself do that to you, it wouldn't have been right because I didn't think I loved you then!"

He slapped a hand over his mouth as if the action would push the words back from whence they came.

For a moment neither one made a sound. Then, Lavi sighed. "Whatever. You don't have to say that to make me feel better, Komui." He wrapped his arms around himself, resting his chin on his knees. "I knew I was pushing too hard, I admitted that already. I thought you'd tell me if it was too much for you, but you never did. You let me do as I pleased, and then you ran."

He willed himself not to cry, refusing to draw pity for his honest feelings. "It wasn't so bad, at first.. But after a while, it seemed like you were getting farther and farther away. We were supposed to be getting closer, but it felt like I was the only one that noticed you holding back." He sighed, smiling to himself. "Then, it started to hurt. It was like you didn't love me, and you didn't really believe that I loved you either. That's why I stopped saying it so much, because it seemed like it bothered you when I did. I didn't mean to say it before, but I couldn't help it."

Feeling the taletell prickling behind his eyelids, he clenched his hands. "I promised you that I'd wait, Komui. I just don't think I can anymore."

Komui gasped, the pain in his chest unbearable at his quiet statement. "Lavi.."

The boy shook his head. "It isn't that I don't love you. I just don't know if I'm doing the right thing, especially now that.." He trailed off, forcing himself to be calm. "You're right, I shouldn't have tried so hard. It's been this long, and you still don't really understand.. I don't even know if you can."

He laughed humorlessly, ignoring the slight shaking of his voice. "I don't want to feel like that, like I'm doing too much of the wrong things and none of what matters. I don't want to make you feel like you have to lie to me, because you shouldn't have to!"

Komui reached out blindly, locating him by the sound of his voice. Grasping his arms, he jerked him forward. "I don't lie to you! I wouldn't, even if you wanted me to." He ignored the boy's startled cry at the tightness of his hold, refusing to relent as the younger male struggled briefly. "I don't want you to go! It didn't make sense to me until I said it, but I know what's wrong with me now." He buried his face against the other's neck, his voice muffled but understandable.

"I know I feel something for you Lavi, why else would hearing you say that hurt so much? When I think about you hurting because of me, I can't stand it! I wanted to love you, really I did.. I just think that you deserve better." He straightened, taking a steadying breath. Stroking the boy's cheek with his palm, he rested their foreheads together. "I think maybe that's why I kept telling myself that I didn't love you, because I was ashamed to let you be stuck with me."

Lavi bit his lip, tentatively returning his embrace. "I'm not stuck with anything, idiot. I told you, I've been thinking about it for a long time, more than a year now. It just took me a while to say it."

Komui laughed, shaking his head. "I remember that. Gods, you were so angry!" He sighed, pressing a kiss to the boy's temple. "But it was all right, you said what you needed to say, didn't you?" He leaned back, tipping the Exorcist's head up as he spoke. "I don't know how to explain myself, but I honestly can't remember feeling like this with anyone else. It's too different from how it was with other people.. I don't really know if that makes sense."

Lavi shivered as the man's breath touched his upturned face. "I think it's supposed to be like that.. Every time you love someone is supposed to be different, isn't it? I didn't feel like this when I had crushes on people before, even if there weren't that many.." He laughed softly. "God, that makes me sound pathetic.. But it's true. I thought about it for a long time before I understood that it was the same, just...More."

Komui blinked, shaking his head. "I feel like it's too much to just be more. It's stronger than that, it isn't even close to what I remember.. I never wanted to keep someone with me like this, and I certainly never wanted to... Well, forget that for the moment." He winced. "What I mean is, I feel the same thing for you that I feel for Linali. Ah, not like that!" He rushed, sensing the boy's glare. "I can't imagine not having you here! That's what I mean. I want to be with you always, just like I want to keep her close. I need you, Lavi."

The Exorcist's breath hitched at his quiet words, his hands shaking slightly against the man's bare back. "Don't say it unless you mean it," He warned, his voice steady. "If you want me to stay, I will, so don't say anything that you don't mean because you're afraid."

The scientist shook his head firmly. "I mean it. I wouldn't use something like that to keep you from leaving." Lavi tightened his arms, sighing.

"Then show me what you feel. Don't hold it back if you really mean it, Komui." He urged the man closer, laying a soft kiss at the corner of his mouth. "I need to know what you want, because you don't say it." He smirked playfully. "Well, not with your mouth, anyway."

Komui nodded. "I'll try," He said, returning the boy's kiss. "It just seems like everything I want to say comes out wrong." Lavi hummed in agreement, inching closer.

"I know you get caught up sometimes, but it's all right to think things through before you say them, Komui. If it's something like that, I wouldn't mind waiting for you to sort yourself out." He shivered, nestling closer to the man's warmth. "I'm sorry that I didn't wait for you to explain, about..well, what you said. I just kinda overlooked everything and focussed on one word."

Komui sighed, shaking his head. "I shouldn't have said it like that. I didn't mean to make you angry, Lavi." He smiled, noticing the other's discomfort. "Cold again?"

Lavi nodded. "Yeah, but it's your fault. I was all warm and cozy until you stopped molesting me."

The older man laughed. "Lavi! Don't say it like that, you make it sound like I'm the one that's been groping you in your sleep!" The boy huffed indignantly.

"I wish you would. As a matter of fact.." He slid down in the bed, pulling the still laughing man down with him before tugging the blankets up to cover them. "That's better. Now, are you going to let a poor innocent boy freeze, or are you going to help me get warm again?"

Komui snorted. "Innocent my ass! You've already got your hand on... Oh, God.." He faltered, his breath catching as the younger male placed his free hand over his hip, pulling him closer. "Lavi, I still don't think.. "

Lavi smiled, reaching for the man's hand. Guiding it down, he urged his lover to touch him, sighing as the scientist's fingers began to stroke his back. "Please, don't make any more excuses? I know you want to do this, you're shaking.. I don't know how long it's been, but you need this, don't you?" He nestled closer, tugging gently at the older man's waistband. "Let me touch you? We don't have to do anything else, but please let me do that much?"

Komui shivered, biting his lip. "You don't have to do that, Lavi.. I don't expect anything from you, it's fine to just be with you." Lavi shook his head.

"Don't expect anything? Why would you say that?" He wrapped his arms around the older man, settling as close as possible. "Do I have to be like I was before, pushing myself on you? I hate doing that.." He paused, fighting the urge to groan in frustration. "It still feels like you can't stand my touch, Komui.. It isn't fair that you can be like this, touching me like that.. And then refusing to let me do the same!" He pulled away, clenching his hands until his short nails bit into his palms.

"You can't do that! I understand that you don't feel 'good enough', and that you think I don't know what I'm asking, but I do! I feel like I'm the one who isn't good enough, because nothing I say matters to you.. I'm not a child anymore, Komui. I know what I want." He sighed, pushing the blankets away as he sat up. "You're the one who isn't ready for me."

He moved to the edge of the bed, his arms around himself. "It's all right, Komui. I'll still be here when you make up your mind, but for now... I think I should just let you sort out what you feel." He ignored the man's sharp breath, searching vainly for his clothing in the darkened room. "I'm not angry with you, so don't worry. I just don't see any other way to make this work."

Komui bolted upright, scrambling to his feet. "No! That wasn't what I meant!" He gripped the boy's shoulder tightly, pulling him flush against his body. "I meant that... You can do whatever you like, Lavi." He wrapped his arms around the Exorcist's waist, backing toward the bed. Feeling the edge of the mattress against his knees, he sank down, drawing the boy into his lap.

"What do you want, Lavi? Do you want me to touch you?" He ran his fingers down the boy's sides, lingering at the dip of his waist. "Here, sweetheart? Or are you past that?" He leaned in, trailing parted lips over the other's collarbone. "Maybe you want something more..personal?" He smiled, hands dropping to the other's thighs. "Tell me what you want, Lavi. Do you want me to kiss you? Or do you want my mouth somewhere else?" He moved back, settling into the center of the bed.

Lavi blinked at him, wide eyed in apprehension. "I..I want.." He shook his head, his thoughts muddled at the man's increasingly feverent touches.

Komui smiled, urging his lover backwards onto the bed. "You liked that didn't you? Having me between your legs, licking you? You tasted wonderful, Lavi.." He moved his hands from the boy's hips, parting his shaking knees before insinuating himself into the space between them. "I loved doing that to you, making you feel so good.. I wish I'd done it sooner." Lavi shuddered at his tone, his eye slipping closed with a moan as the man raised himself slightly. "But that's not all you like, is it? You like it when I move like this.."

He rocked against the boy's arousal, feeling him arch into the contact. "I wonder if you'd like it as much if I were inside you? It might not feel as good.." Lavi gasped, wrapping his legs around the older man desperately.

"Komui, please..! Don't say it if you aren't..." He faltered, feeling him pull away. "Wait! Don't..!" The scientist laughed softly.

"Oh, I'm not going anywhere. Didn't you tell me to get rid of these?" He teased, tugging his slacks and underwear to mid-thigh before kicking them off. "Mm, you're right, that is better.." He sank down, his hands resuming their soft strokes on the boy's damp skin. "You have the best ideas, Lavi.."

He gripped the redhead's hips, pulling their bodies together firmly. "You wanted to feel that, didn't you? Is it enough?"

Lavi whimpered, nodding urgently. "Yes, God yes.. Now?"

Komui shook his head, continuing his slow movements. "Not just yet.. You've been begging for it for so long, I think you should get exactly what you asked for." He leaned down, his tongue leaving wet trails across the boy's breastbone. "I'm going to make you come so hard that you won't know your own name, Lavi.." He whispered, lapping at one peaked nipple, smiling at the Exorcist's shaky cries. "Isn't that what you wanted?"

Lavi shuddered, flushing hotly at his blatant words. "Please.. I want to..Komui!" He panted, unable to express his desperation as the man slipped a hand down to stroke the junction of his thighs. Feeling his hand descend still further, he held his breath in mixed pleasure and anxiety.

Komui stroked the boy's skin reverently, his fingers brushing softly over his tight entrance. "That's where you want me, isn't it? Do you know what I have to do to get you ready for that Lavi?"

The younger boy nodded hesitantly, struggling for breath. "I know.. I read about it once.." Komui smiled, biting down gently on his shoulder.

"That's good.. I wouldn't want to do anything to frighten you. Can you reach my nightstand?" Lavi stretched up, feeling the wood beneath his fingers. Hearing his quiet confirmation, the older man sighed. "Open the top drawer, and give me the bottle that's in the front, please?"

Lavi bit his lip, doing as he asked. grasping blindly, he pulled the slightly cool container out, closing the drawer before handing it to his lover. "This one?" He whispered, proud that his voice trembled only slightly.

Komui nodded, flipping the cap open with his thumb. "Thank you. Are you sure that you want this? I can wait if you don't, Lavi. Please be sure."

The Exorcist's reply was faint but clear. "I'm sure.. Just..Be careful, please? I've heard that it can hurt a lot.." The man sighed, resting on his elbows.

Setting the bottle aside, he cupped the boy's flushed cheeks gently. "I know it may feel strange at first, but I promise you that it won't be bad. If it hurts, tell me and I'll stop. I wouldn't hurt you at all if I could help it."

Lavi nodded, pressing their lips together briefly. "I will.. But I trust you 'Mui. I know you wouldn't hurt me." He smiled, rocking his hips against the man's heavier body. "Please? I'm not afraid, I just don't know what to do from here..." He gasped quietly, feeling the other's hand drop to his thigh again, fingers rubbing slow circles on the sensitive skin.

Komui hummed in agreement, leaning back as he reached for the discarded bottle. "That's all right, I'll show you everything you want to know.. Just relax," He squeezed a generous portion of the slippery liquid into his hand, coating his fingers well. Sliding his slickened fingers across the boy's heated skin, he pressed a reassuring kiss to his abdomen as he spread the moist substance over his lover's opening. "Stop me any time, Lavi," He murmured, pressing the tip of his finger inward. Feeling no resistance, he moved forward steadily, moaning at the sudden tremors that lanced through the boy's muscles.

"All right, Lavi? I can take as long as you need.." The redhead shivered, hands falling to sink deeply into the blanket.

"It's fine.. It doesn't hurt at all, it's..There isn't a word for it, 'Mui.." He gasped, tensing as he felt the man work in a second digit. "Oh, God.. wait! It's too much, just stay there for a minute, please.." Komui stilled instantly, inhaling sharply.

"Does it hurt? We can stop here if you need to.." Lavi cut him off with a strained whisper.

"It doesn't hurt, not really.. It feels good, I just wanted to be sure that it wouldn't be.. I'm all right now, go ahead."

Komui sighed, sliding his fingers back before moving deeper, searching for something he knew was there. Feeling the slight ridge of skin against his fingertips, he pressed into it firmly, relishing the boy's gasping cry. "Right there, Lavi? That's what makes this good, just that one tiny thing.." He flexed his fingers, stroking the small bundle of nerves. "That's what it will feel like, when I take you.. Do you like it?" Lavi bucked against his hand, shaking.

"God yes.. Please hurry, I need you..!" Komui chuckled quietly.

"Relax, Lavi.. It's too important to rush, I don't want to hurt you." He pulled back, adding more wetness to his hand. "Just a little more, I promise." Pressing forward again, he twisted his hand gently, easing in one last finger, murmuring soft reassurances as he heard the boy stifle a sharp whimper.

Lavi tightened his grip on the thick blankets, forcing himself to relax. "It's all right, 'Mui.. Please don't make me wait, I want you so bad.." He gasped, reaching for his lover . "Please, aren't you ready?"

Komui nodded, withdrawing his fingers. "Lavi, I've been ready for months.. All those times I had to leave, it was because I wanted this. I wanted to feel you wrapped around me, shaking and begging for more.. I wanted to make you feel so good that you'd never forget me." He spread the remaining liquid over himself, leaning up to kiss his shivering lover. "Even before I felt like this, I wanted that."

He pressed forward, braced to stop at the first sign of pain. Lavi grunted softly at the feeling of being stretched, his arms wrapping tightly around his shoulders as he panted. "What..do you feel, 'Mui? Why didn't you let me go?"

The older man's voice was breathless, his arms shaking as he struggled to be patient. "I told you, didn't I?" Lavi shook his head, rocking his hips slowly.

"You said it was different, and you said 'I think'. That's not the same thing.. Say it, if you meant it?" He moaned softly at the feeling of his lover's tense muscles. "Please move now.. If you can't say it, show me?"

Komui shook his head, moving forward until he felt resistance. "I can do both, Lavi.." He pulled back, gasping at the boy's tightness. Leaning in for a kiss, he thrust forward slowly. "God, Lavi.. Don't you know?" He rested his head in the crook of his lover's neck, nipping the point of his pulse. "I wouldn't be doing this now if I didn't love you.. Can't you feel..?"

Lavi moved to meet him, mewling as he felt the man slide against the place he'd found before. "I want you to say it.. Please, 'Mui?"

The scientist nodded, rising to his elbows. Intensifying his slow movements, he kissed the other boy deeply before replying. "I love you, Lavi.. So much..." He stroked a hand down the Exorcist's side, drawing his bent knee up to cover his hip. "You feel so damned good.. Are you all right?"

Lavi cried out at the change in position, his hands tightening against the older man's back. "Yes..! Better than..Komui!" He lifted his hips, wrapping his legs firmly around his lover's waist. "Please, just like that! Harder!"

Komui moaned wordlessly, increasing his tempo to match the other male's urgent pleas. He could feel that his partner was close, his almost frantic cries driving him on to his own climax. Gasping for breath, he nipped and sucked at the boy's shoulder and throat, lifting him higher as he searched desperately for just the right angle. A choked scream rewarded his efforts, and he thrust mercilessly against the place that made his lover beg plaintively for more.

"Ooh God..please..! It's so fucking good!" His voice broke as he pleaded, his heartbeat drowning out the sound of his panting breaths. "I'm.. 'Mui, please don't stop, I'm going to..!" The older man gasped sharply, nodding.

"I know, Lavi.. Do it, I want you to come..Now!" He bit down fiercely on his lip, fighting back his own release as he felt the boy's increasingly ragged shudders. Ignoring the taste of blood, he pulled him even closer. "Please Lavi, I can't wait... Come with me?"

Lavi arched up, his arms and legs locked around his lover as he cried his name. Komui gasped harshly at the intense tightening around him, sinking himself as deeply as possible into the boy's embrace as he came with a breathless moan.

Feeling the older man's rapid heartbeat, Lavi sighed contentedly. With his needs completely sated, he allowed himself a quiet laugh. "Now, see? That wasn't so bad, was it 'Mui? I knew you could do it, I never doubted you for a second!" The scientist raised himself to his elbows, staring down at the boy's smiling face.

"Don't make me bite you.." He slipped backward, pulling free of his lover's body with a reluctant sigh. "Was it so bad, Lavi?" He teased, leaning down to kiss the boy's sweaty brow. "I think we should clean up, it seems we've made quite a mess here." He trailed a finger down the other's flat abdomen, showing him exactly what 'mess' he was referring to.

Lavi flushed lightly, scowling up at him in feigned annoyance. "It's your fault.. You made me do it, so you should be the one to take care...of..!" He faltered, feeling the older man slide back. "Komui, wha..? Oh, I was kidding! You don't have to..!" His breath caught as he felt his lover's tongue swipe across his stomach in a lingering caress.

Komui lifted his head, smiling wickedly. "Ah well.. Waste not, want not, Lavi." He laughed at the boy's scandalized expression. "We really should do something about it though. Care to take a bath with me? I promise not to molest you..Not too much, anyway."

Lavi snorted quietly. "Right. Did anyone ever tell you that you're a dirty old man, Komui?" The scientist nodded gleefully.

"Indeed. And I plan on living for a very long time, so I suggest you get used to it, Tatao." Lavi stared at him for a moment.

"What did you call me?"

Komui smirked, amused at his wary tone. "Ah, something that you actually don't know? Well, that's a surprise. Coming?" He stood, stretching as he made his way to the darkened bathroom. Lavi watched him curiously, filing the strange-sounding word away for future research.

"You bet your ass I am.. God, I'm sore..Why didn't you warn me about that?" The older man's soft chuckle was almost drowned out by the sound of running water.

"Ah, I'm sure I can think of something to fix that.. Now, how hot do you like your water, Lavi?" The Exorcist shook his head, making his way to the man's side.

"However you like, I don't care as long as it isn't scalding or freezing." Eyeing the sizable bathtub, he snorted. "Well at least it won't be cramped.."

Komui smiled innocently. "I'm sure there's plenty of room for the both of us, Lavi.. Do you want the wall side, or the tap side?"

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So there you have it, sports fans, another horrifying chapter! As always, please feel free to review, I love hearing from you all!

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