Kumagoro\'s New Shiny

**Typical fanfic warnings—we don’t own Gravi or it’s characters. Please be respectful to our originals and not use them without asking. This fic takes place near the end of Ryuichi’s time in America, shortly before the beginning of the anime.

Major angst warnings—if you’re hoping for a constantly bouncing Ryu-chan, this isn’t the fic to read. -_- This is angst angst angst, so read at your own risk!

//= Thoughts
*= emphasis
::= speaking in Japanese
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Kumagoro’s New Shiny
Chapter Five


Ryuichi only grinned as he set up the music. Soon the intro to Sleepless Beauty was filling the room, and his eyes narrowed happily. //This is how music should sound.// He couldn\'t help bobbing his head in time with the music even as he fought not to get too into it. Turning, he started to crawl across the floor towards his companion.

Jace blinked, a little surprised by the fast tempo of the music. But when he looked to Ryuichi, he couldn\'t help but smile. \"This isn\'t exactly erotic, don\'t you think?\" he teased. When the lyrics started, however, he was forced to pause. \"Whoa. Is that you?\"

He had to laugh. \"Funny, huh?\" Ryuichi finally reached the couch, stealing a quick kiss. \"What do you think?\"

\"You sound so different,\" Jace admitted, bopping hiet iet in time with the music. He smirked as he leaned into Ryuichi and nibbled his ear. \"It\'s kind of sexy.\"

Ryuichi leaned closer. \"You think so?\" he murmured thickly, letting his voice drop to match the one pouring from his stereo. His hand slipped up onto the couch to press against the small of Jace\'s back.

\"Yeah....\" Jace giggled, feeling better already as he teased Ryuichi\'s ear with his tongue. \"You sound so...*intense*.\" His fingers flittered lightly over Ryuichi\'s shoulder and chest. \"Do you always sing like that?\"

\"Always,\" he said with conviction, slowly rising up and urging the boy onto his back again. \"It\'s not worth doing if you don\'t do it with all you have.\" Ryuichi stole a kiss, groaning lowly into his mouth. //Just likes. Is. It\'s worth doing, so it\'s worth doing right.//

Jace\'s eyelids fluttered as an unexpected shiver swam through him. He twisted his arms behind Ryuichi\'s neck. \"You must…really love it,\" he murmured between their lips.

Ryuichi nodded. \"Yes.\" //Can\'t you hear it?// He reached down between Jace\'s thighs, giving him a slow, light squeeze, just to give him an idea of what was coming. //Can\'t you feel it? What it feels like to care about something...that much...?//

Jace gasped softly. \"It\'s...wonderful.\" He stretched his back, pushing his hips upwards into Ryuichi\'s hand. He chuckled breathlessly. \"*You\'re* wonderful.\"

He shook his head, tilting to bite gently at the other\'s throat. \"You think so?\" Ryuichi\'s hand slid away, moving instead over Jace\'s abdomen and thighs--close to what Jace would want, teasing.

\"When you\'re not teasing me,\" Jace pouted, flexing his thighs. He turned Ryuichi\'s mouth to his and moaned thickly against him, hoping to encourage some greater affection.

//Yes....// Ryuichi hissed quietly, returning the kiss with equal passion, finally crawling over the boy. //That\'s how you should sound, though not so forced.// His eyes narrowed to slits as he pulled back, grinning. //I\'ll just have to pull it from you.// \"Then maybe...I\'ll stop teasing,\" he murmured, returning his hand to the slight bulge in Jace\'s pants, massaging slowly.

\"That\'s...better....\" Jace arched his back, slow and catlike. //This is fun. It\'s…not usually fun like this.// He grinned as he let his head fall back. \"That\'s much better.\"

Ryuichi chuckled quietly, content to watch him a moment. //He really is something. I want to hear more.// \"So what else do you like?\" he asked, starting to trail his lips down Jace\'s throat, over his collar. He played his tongue over a dark nipple, blowing on dampened skin.

Jace squirmed with a protesting murmur. \"I dunno,\" he replied easily. \"I don\'t usually think of it like that.\" He slapped lightly at Ryuichi\'s hand. \"But you can keep doing that, for now.\"

//Of course.// Ryuichi paused his movements to undo the boy\'s pants, bringing his lips up to Jace\'s ear. He began to sing along with the song, voice low and deep as he slid his fingers beneath tight fabric; it barely allowed him to move, though he managed to move hand enough for some friction.

Jace\'s lips parted in a soft whimper; Ryuichi\'s voice was almost as exciting as his fingers, the way it seemed to rumble all through him, and he pawed at Ryuichi\'s shoulders and hair to encourage both.

During a break in the singing, Ryuichi pulled back enough to meet dark eyes. \"Think we can...get these off?\" he asked, giving the pants a faint tug.

\"Please,\" Jace chuckled, lifting his hips off the sofa to push at them himself. He could only get them part way with Ryuichi hovering over him. \"A little help?\"

Stealing a quick kiss, Ryuichi pulled away to do just that, taking the rest of Jace\'s clothes off. He returned to his side to play his fingers lightly over his straining length. \"Let me play a little longer,\" he whispered into Jace\'s ear.

//Play…?// \"Tease,\" Jace muttered again, his toes curling. He tried to stay still, despite the warmth beginning to pool in his hips. He couldn\'t remember sex exciting him this much, and it made his voice thin when he murmured against Ryuichi\'s neck.

\"You like it,\" he shot back, nibbling at Jace\'s ear. He started to sing again, fingers still moving as he slowly began to edge his way lower.

\"How...do you know?\" Jace shot back, though he was fairly certain all his squirming and tightening muscle was giving him pretty clearly away. He groaned softly as he pushed at Ryuichi\'s head to urge him faster.

//I know.// Ryuichi took his time despite the pressure on his head, giving Jace a faint squeeze to satisfy him a moment longer. He finally reached what he was being urged towards. Still singing, he trailed his lips out to the end of his taunt desire, letting his voice spill over heated flesh.

//Just…god, just take me!// Jace wanted to chide him for taking so long, but his voice was only coming out in thin moans and whimpers. He finally managed to hiss out, \"You\'re mean....\" as his fingers clenched around the sofa cushions.

Ryuichi didn\'t reply, continuing to sing against his tip while his fingers gently worked over the rest of him. //I want this to be different. I want you to really cry out.// His other hand slid briefly over his lips to wet a few fingers before slipping beneath him to press slowly within.

Jace\'s lips parted, but his voice was slow to catch up--a moment later he was groaning deeply, surprised that it wasn\'t entirely forced. \"Ryu….\" He shook his head, causing bits of blond hair to stick to his sweat-dampened neck and cheeks.

Ryuichi couldn\'t help moaning in reply, feeling his own flesh tighten jealously. He finally took the other in, suddenly and deeply, sucking hard. His fingers worked in time with his mouth, stroking what he couldn\'t swallow as the others thrust repeatedly into the boy\'s opening.

Ryuichi was good--better than Jace had expected, and he found himself moaning recklessly as he shuddered on the cushions. The heat swarmed over him, and, sooner than he was used to, he felt his climax close. \"Ryu--\" He tugged at Ryuichi\'s hair in warning.

//You\'re not the only one with experience, you know.// He increased his attentions, loving the sound of Jace\'s voice. Ryuichi groaned in encouragement.

//Meanie.// Jace shook his head, moaning deeply as his hips jerked with his climax. He couldn\'t remember having felt so deeply in a long time--it was if his entire body was aching, feet pawing fitfully at Ryuichi\'s thighs.

Though his face twisted faintly, Ryuichi managed to remain still as he took in the boy\'s release. When he seemed to have finished, he pulled back, licking his lips. \"You sound great,\" he compliment as he crawled higher, giggling at the expression on Jace\'s face. He bent close ub tub their noses together.

Jace relaxed, grinning as he enjoyed Ryuichi\'s playful treatment. //And I wasn\'t even faking that time.// \"You made me feel great,\" he replied easily, fingering his collar.

He giggled. \"I\'ll make you feel even better,\" he promised. Ryuichi snapped his jaws. A new song started up, and he cheered as he sat back. \"I really love this one! Are you hungry? Want some more pizza while you catch your breath?\"

\"I won\'t need that long,\" Jace promised, though he was still panting. //I have prae, afterfter all.// He pushed his hair out of his eyes. \"But...pizza does sound good.\"

Ryuichi nodded. \"I\'ll get us a slice.\" Bouncing up, he fairly skipped to the kitchen, glad to get away a moment to calm himself. \'s \'s okay, though. I want him to enjoy himself.// He found them each a piece of now cold pizza and returned, singing along with the current song as he danced his way over.

Jace sat up, suddenly realizing how hungry he really was as he accepted and started right into the slice of pizza. He tapped his foot idly with the music as he ate. \"What\'s the song about?\" he asked abruptly.

\"Love,\" he replied with a chuckle. \"Roughly, it means, \'Can\'t get enough, it\'s more than words. Don\'t let me down, I want it to be revealed one more night, even if a scar remains. The eyes you look into were the first you saw.\'\" Ryuichi shook his head, blushing. \"It sounds kinda strange in English.\"

Jace laughed. \"Yeah, it kind of does.\" He leaned in to kiss Ryuichi\'s cheek. \"But it sounds really good. Japanese is kind of sexy.\"

Ryuichi scrunched his nose, flushing darker as he continued to gulp down his pizza. \"Thanks.\" He wiggled closer as he shedshed his food. \"I\'m glad you like it.\"

\"Say something in Japanese,\" Jace said abruptly, all but pouncing into Ryuichi\'s lap. \"I don\'t care what--just say it sexy. Please?\"

Giggling, he turned to press his chest against Jace\'s arm, tipping his lips close to his ear. \"Mmm....\" He fought not to laugh at what he was about to say. \"::I like to dance in the rain covered in bologna,::\" he said, voice low and deep, nearly ruining it by cracking up.

Jace grinned, melting against him. \"Mm, that sounds sexy,\" he giggled. He took a bite of pizza. \"What did you say?\"

He snorted. \"It\'s silly,\" he protested, wiggling playfully. \"I said, \'I like to dance in the rain dressed in bologna.\'\" Ryuichi flopped onto his side, giggling madly as he held his stomach.

\"Hey!\" Jace smacked his shoulder lightly. \"Making fun of me.\" He set the crust of his slice down and crawled over Ryuichi, tickling his sides and stomach.

\"Ah! No!\" Ryuichi squirmed away, trying to fight off Jace\'s hands. \"No no no no no tickling! Ahh, help me!!\"

\"Ha ha! Now you\'re mine!\" Jace didn\'t give up, attacking his stomach and neck, kissing a bit of skin whenever he could reach. \"What are you gonna do sin singing man?\"

\"Aaah! A naked man is tickling me!\" he shrieked, barely able to around his breathless laughing. \"Someone help! It\'s a naked man! Aha!\"

Jace stopped abruptly, pushing Ryuichi onto hick sck so he could kiss his throat hungrily. \"I\'m all better,\" he purred, spreading wet kisses along his neck and collar. \"Let\'s dance with bologna.\"

Ryuichi was still breathless from laughter, and he pawed at Jace\'s shoulders. \"Wait--I can\'t…can\'t breathe yet!\"

\"Not my problem,\" Jace laughed. He crawled down Ryuichi\'s body and started undoing his pants. \"Let\'s try the bed this time, okay? A real bed, with a mattress and sheets. Okay?\"

Still giggling, Ryuichi sat up to ruffle his hair. \"But I\'m supposed to get to play with you,\" he protested, squirming away from his hands.

\"So, we can still do that in the bed.\" Jace managed to tug his pants off, then latched onto his underwear. //So much better than an alley or a bathroom stall.// \"Right?\"

\"Aaah! The naked guy is trying to get me naked!\" Ryuichi finally managed to wiggle away, tumbling onto the floor with his butt sticking out over his underwear. \"Someone help me!\" Still laughing, he stumbled to his feet and ran for the bedroom, barely keeping his boxers up.

Jace charged after him with a laugh, and once they were in the bedroom he pushed Ryuichi playfully onto the bed. \"I\'m going to take them off with my teeth,\" he warned as he crawled after him.

\"No no no!\" Ryuichi began clawing at the blankets, trying to get beneath them, though he finally let Jace pin him. \"No, I\'m caught! Kumagoro, help me!\" //He\'s fun--I love this.//

\"Ha ha! Your rabbit can\'t save you now....\" Jace cackled as he crawled down Ryuichi\'s body again, as promised biting the waistband to drag it down. He needed his hands to help it along, and once his boxers were free he shook them in his mouth and growled la doa dog.

Laughing, Ryuichi sat up to paw at the other\'s chest. \"He\'s a wild animal!\" Taking away the boxers, he threw them across the room to land over Kumagoro\'s head. //He doesn\'t need to watch.// He snatched Jace\'s hips and pulled him into his lap, growling himself as he bit at his neck and shoulders.

Jace sank his fingers into Ryuichi\'s hair, holding him close as he hummed his pleasure. \"This is fun,\" he murmured, rubbing up against Ryuichi\'s stomach. \"Is your hair really this color?\"

Ryuichi smiled. \"Of course.\" He giggled, fingers lowering to curl tightly around Jace\'s ass. \"Is yours?\" he asked back. //Just stay close. I\'ll take care of you.//

\"Mm, almost,\" Jace admitted coyly, nuzzling his temple. \"It\'s naturally a little darker. Can you see the roots? I should have dyed it but the stitches--\" He broke off in a thin murmur as he and Ryuichi brushed agt eat each other.

//Sounds so good.// Ryuichi pulled him closer, tighter, lifting his chin to lick at the other\'s lips. \"I didn\'t notice,\" he murmured. \"Maybe I should look elsewhere....\"

\"You were just down there--don\'t you remember?\" Jace\'s breath began to hasten, and without thinking he reached down between them to stroke them both with one hand. \"Ryu....\"

\"Ah! Nuh-uh, you!\" Ryuichi quickly pulled his hand away, grabbing the other and pinning both behind Jace\'s back. \"I said I wanted to play, remember? You gotta behave.\"

\"Mm, you\'re mean.\" Jace wriggled, and got a little anxious when he found he couldn\'t rel his his hands. He\'d...never really liked that particular fetish. \"Hey, come on,\" he whined, tugging at his hands. \"No fair.\"

The different pitch in the other\'s voice reached him, and Ryuichi slowly let him go. //It\'s just me.// He kissed him, slowly, like they\'d been before. \"What if I promise you\'ll like it?\" he asked teasingly.

//Thank you.// \"Oh, I know I will.\" Jace kissed him firmly, to assure him he was all right. He drew his nails lightly over Ryuichi\'s chest.

He giggled, giving his ass a pinch. \"Then on your back, you,\" he purred, nibbling at his ear. \"I want to kiss you all over.\" Ryuichi pawed at Jace\'s stomach to hurry him along.

Jace slipped obediently onto his back, stretching excitedly. \"Mm, I\'ll hold you to that,\" he warned. \"Though I want you getting off, too, you know.\"

Ryuichi leaned over him, rubbing their noses. His eyes grew serious as they shared a long kiss. //I want to, and…I hope you\'ll let me....// He reached down between them, taking Jace in his hand and stroking him slowly. \"All right....\"

Jace grinned around a soft sigh. \"That\'s better....\" He drew Ryuichi to him in a kiss, murmuring softly in a way he\'d always wished he could--just gently, truthfully. \"Feels good.\"

Ryuichi chuckled, returning every affection with his own, fingers tightening subtly with each rise in Jace\'s voice. \"Jace....\" He pulled back, just enough so their eyes could meet. \"I want you,\" he said, quietly but simply, gaze shining. \"Would you let me...?\"

Jace met his eyes and smiled. \"You\'re asking for permission now?\" he asked, touching Ryuichi\'s cheek. He laughed. \"After all that?\"

\"Of course,\" he answered, stealing another kiss. Ryuichi gave him a few slow, long strokes, paying special attention to his tip. \"I want it to be your choice, after all.\"

\"Well, it is,\" Jace informed him, shivering. He gulped, and pawed at Ryuichi\'s hand. \"Don\'t--don\'t get carried away down there....\"

Taking the hint, Ryuichi let him go. \"Good. I\'m glad.\" He went back to kissing him, just con for for the moment to rub their hips together instead. \"Mmm…you\'re certainly ready.\"

\"Can I help it when you\'re so hot?\" Jace took his breath in deeply, his toes curling. \"Are you going to tease me all night?\"

Ryuichi pulled back. \"All right--just let me get the stuff.\" He turned to crawl off the bed, giggling to himself.

Jace let his breath out in an explosive sigh, rolling onto his stomach in hopes that the cool sheets would calm a little while he waited. //Even my stamina has its limits.// \"Don\'t take too long,\" he sang.

Ryuichi stuck out his tongueowinowing a raspberry as he hopped over to his dresser, fishing out a barely used plastic tube. His hand paused over a few small packages, uncertain, before he pulled one of the condoms out as well. Grinning excitedly, he bounced back to the bed. \"Hey, are you asleep?\" he teased, tickling the small of his back.

\"How could I be?\" Jace squirmed. \"I\'m trying not to come all over your bed--yet.\" He rose up on his knees, wiggling his hips at Ryuichi. \"You gonna lube me up or what?\"

\"Sure,\" he replied, opening the bottle to spread some over his fingers. \"But you gotta turn over first, silly.\"

\"Hm?\" Jace frowned curiously over his shoulder, then smiled, rolling onto his back. \"You like being bottom?\" he teased.

Ryuichi laughed as he crawled between the other\'s legs. \"Not quite.\" Leaning in, he pressed their lips in a hard kiss, coaxing Jace\'s mouth open to distract him as he slid a pair of fingers into him. \"I want to see you,\" he hissed between them.

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