Cherry Blossom Lovers

All normal disclaimers apply. This is a PWP with slightly more plot than most PWP. It\'s just an incredibly cliched plot ;p
*dramatic voice* Nuriko has been spurned by Hotohori, and Tasuki has had the same treatment from Miaka! Can the two
seishi find comfort in each other\'s arms?!
...well, they\'ll at least be fuck buddies...

Cherry Blossom Lovers
by The Doctor

The emperor\'s palace was silent as if the entire compound had been lulled to sleep by the endless buzzing of
mating cicadas. Cherry blossom petals floated lazily in the garden river and sought out hair and clothes to cling to until
they were dispersed everywhere. Some even found their way into a certain red headed seishi\'s room, landing gingerly
upon the disorderly chaos Tasuki called home.
He\'d been too drunk to remember to close his door the night before and, awake, was too hungover to care.
Another soft gust of wind littered him with blossoms, and he had the uncomfortable feeling that it was preparing to eat
him. The blossoms were there to somehow season him. (Author\'s note: Bonus points to anyone who can tell me what the
Cherry Blossoms symbolise. The Trish who is my niece, you don\'t count. ;p).
Tasuki sighed inwardly and threw back the coverlet, then carefully sat up against a wave of nausea. The others
would be looking for him soon, and he\'d rather be found looking halfway decent than almost dead. \'And maybe Mitsukake
can fix it...\'

\"No. Absolutely not.\" The huge seishi shook his head. \"You\'ve got to learn not to drink so much. Now you can
take the consequences like a man.\" He took a sip of miso soup from a shallow bowl while Tama tried his best to get
close enough to fish out the mushrooms.
Tasuki grimaced. He sat across from Mitsukake at a low table, an untouched breakfast before him. Tama
forsook Mitsukake\'s shoulder and began putting his paws in Tasuki\'s soup for the mushrooms, then jerking them back out
as he realized the soup was wet. He continued this process until it occured to him that the soup probably wouldn\'t get
any drier, then padded away to stalk a cherry blossom\'s shadow.
\"Isn\'t it your duty as a doctor to heal everyone?\" Tasuki pointed out, giving Mitsukake his best angelic face.
\"Yes.\" Mitsukake nodded. \"But if I heal you everytime you come to me with a hangover, you\'ll keep drinking until it kills
you.\" The doctor stood up so that Tasuki suddenly felt dwarfed in comparison. \"However,\" Mitsukake continued, \"if I let
you suffer the consequences of your actions, you just might learn something.\" With that, he slid the door to his stark,
little room open, leaving Tasuki behind to sulk.
The red head watched him go, then sighed, leaning forward until his forehead unfortunately found the soup. \"
Figures.\" he gurgled.

The rest of the day continued in a relatively uneventful haze. Tasuki fought his hangover down to a little dull ache
and spent the rest of the day either teasing Chiriko or picking fights with Tamahome and Nuriko. All-in-all, a very good
day. He was walking along the garden path to his room when a little hiccough from Nuriko\'s chambers stopped him in his
tracks. Normally, he would have kept going, but it was well past midnight, and sounds of deliberate movement floated out
of the room like a tell-tale melody.
He stood, blinking at the door, trying to decide if he should go in, when a white demon leapt from the roof and
onto his head, screeching. Tasuki howle the the beast dug its dagger sharp claws into his scalp. \"There\'s a monster on
my head!\" he squealed.
He vaguely heard the sound of a door opening on the edge of his panic, and then the demon was removed. He
whirled around to see a very annoyed Nuriko holding onto Tama\'s scruff, who dangled happily, a chunk of red hair
clutched in his teeth. \"Monster, eh?\" Nuriko scoffed, dropping the kitten into Tasuki\'s arm. It mewed, and Tasuki tossed it
into the garden. \"You know, Tasuki, some of us are trying to sleep.\" Nuriko glared at him pointedly.
\"Yeah, but you weren\'t...\" Tasuki reasoned. \"I heard you moving around... Who are you hiding in there?!\" Tasuki
grinned wolfishly.
\"No one at all.\" Nuriko stepped aside so that Tasuki could see his mournfully empty bedroom. \"I was having a
drink before bed.\"
This piqued the former thief\'s interest. \"Oh...?\" he raised both eyebrows, then pressed his palms together in
front of chest. \"...it\'s awfully depressing to drink alone, isn\'t it, Nuriko?\" he nodded, sagely.
The purple-haired hi shi smirked and shook his head. \"I like it.\"
Tasuki wilted at this and turned to continue to his room, but Nuriko rested a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
\"Come on...\" he smiled. \"There\'s plenty for both of us, and I guess it does get kind of lonely.\"

Nuriko\'s room was lavish, with great, silk curtains shielding the bed from view and pillows scattered over the
entire room. It was neat and orderly, but it had a very eclectic, lived in feel to it. It was the sort of place in which you could
admire the furniture but be unafraid to sit on it at the same time. Nuriko took his place on a red cushion beside a small
table, and Tasuki sat down across from him, eagerly. Nuriko poured a tiny glass of warm sake for them each, then bowed
his head to Tasuki.
...it wasn\'t long before the two were completely shitfaced.

The purple haired seishi lay on a pile of cushions, propped up on his elbow, giggling nonstop at Tasuki\'s antics.
Tasuki had removed his shirt and was balancing plates on his muscles and fangs. He let the plates drop neatly onto the
cushioned floor, then bowed. \"Taddaaaaa!\" he slurred. He dropped beside Nuriko, leaning over him for the sake kettle. He
tilted it to fill his cup only to find that it was empty. \"Ah, well.\" He tried to put the kettle back on the table, but missed,
and in his attempt to recover it, he ended up directly on top of Nuriko.
Nuriko blinked up at him, then snorted out a laugh. Tasuki found himself joining in and then, their lips met
heatedly. It was more furious than any fight they had ever engaged in. Both of them vied for control of the kiss, tongues
pressing together until one finally gave way. The seishi rolled over each other again and again in the pillows as clothing
was quickly shed and hands roamed further and further. Finally, flesh met flesh, and the two felt electricity flood their
bodies. \"Oh!\" Nuriko gasped, pushing himself away from Tasuki and sitting up very suddenly.
Tasuki sat up on his elbows, panting. \"What?\" Something clicked into place among the many loose gears in
the red-head\'s brain. \"Oh...\"
The two stared at each other for a moment, and then, without a word, Tasuki nodded and began dressing.
Nuriko quickly did the same.
\"I should uh." Ta" Tasuki rubbed the back of his neck.
\"It\'s late.\" Nuriko agreed.
\"So, we\'re agreed?\" Tasuki glanced at him.
\"My lips are sealed.\" Nuriko confirmed.
Tasuki turned for the door, then hesitated. \"I feel like I should kiss you on the cheek or hug you or something...\"
he offered, but Nuriko shook his head.
\"No.\" he smiled. \"No, it\'s alright.\"
Tasuki nodded, forcing a characteristic smirk before leaving Nuriko\'s room. With a heavy sigh, the little seishi
closed his door behind the red-headed thief. He laughed a little to himself... That was a bit more of Tasuki than he ever
thought he\'d be seeing.

(Author\'s note: Disappointed, my little fangirls? Good. mwahaha... Keep reading.)

The next day was another peaceful, quiet day. Tasuki was surprised when he woke up with just the slightest
hangover, considering how much he drank the previous night. He decided to ask Nuriko about it later... Memories came
swirling back to him like a sack of rocks (author\'s note: I originally wanted to say \'like a sack of dead babies\', but I fought
the temptation), and he groaned allowed, dropping his head into his hands. \'How am I going to face him?\'
It wasn\'t as if the red-head was gay.... was it? After all, Nuriko made a very attractive woman... Even though the
night before, he had been dressed in men\'s clothes... Which could be kind of sexy, you know, the idea of a woman in
men\'s clothes... It wasn\'t as if he had actually found the man Nuriko acted now attractive... It was just residual effects left
over from knowing the beautiful woman Nuriko had once pretended to be....
Right?
With a little nod, he he pulled himself out of bed and grabbed a change of clothes.

Nuriko, resting in the little natural warm springs near the palace, was having similar misgivings. He had never
been attracted to Tasuki before, so why the sudden urge to sleep with him? \'It\'s just because you were drunk...\' he told
himself. \'But then why did he go along wit?\'t?\' He sighed and submerged himself in the water to the nose and closed his
eyes. \'...it\'s just because we were drunk and lonely. There\'s nothing wrong with what happened.\' So why did he still feel
like it was somehow his fault? A soft splashing drew his attention to the other side of the little pool. To his dismay, he
had a full view of Tasuki\'s naked ass as the red head lowered himself into the warm water.
Nuriko frowned and cleared his throat to alert Tasuki of his presence. Tasuki jumped and turned, blushing
furiously when he saw whose bath he had interrupted. Nuriko sighed and shook his head. \"You can stay if you want... I\'ll
be done, soon.\"
Tasuki couldn\'t think of any reason not to accept the offer, so he settled back on a little natural rock shelf in the pool and
leaned his head back on a folded mat, sighing.
Nuriko studied his friend quietly. The water was relatively clear, and it distorted Tasuki\'s body in a way that was
strangly attractive. He found himself admiring his comrade\'s muscular arms and the soft curves of his collar bones. He
shivered involuntarily. \'This can\'t be happening...\' he told himself, tearing his eyes from the inviting view and turning around
to bathe.

Tasuki opened one eye and watched Nuriko quietly. With that slender, white waist and long, beautiful legs,
Nuriko passed easily for a woman. Who could blame him for watching? His mind made up, Tasuki opened both eyes to
fully appreciate Nuriko\'s pale form moving gracefully in the water.

Nuriko could feel Tasuki\'s gaze as strongly as if the man was touching him, and it made him nervous. He found
himself taking a lot longer at his bathing than he normally would have and running his fingers through his hair almost
obsessively. Finally, he turned to face Tasuki, expecting the seishi to try and close his eyes in time. His red-headed
comrade, however, continued staring openly, as if he had every right to the view. This attitude aggrivated Nuriko, but at the
same time, sent odd little lightning bolts shooting off in his belly. Then, Tasuki stood.

\'What am I doing?\' he thought as he approached Nuriko. \'...you\'re satisfying long neglected sexual urges.
There\'s nothing wrong with that.\' He squashed any remaining doubts as he pulled Nuriko\'s naked form a little rougly
against his own and took the little seishi\'s lips in a bruising kiss. To his surprise, Nuriko pressed his body back and
returned the kiss eagerly. Tasuki groaned softly as he felt small, white hands begin to roam up his sides and around his
back. He allowed his own hands to slide down and cup the younger man\'s perfectly formed ass.
\"Not here...\" Nuriko gasped, grabbing Tasuki\'s hands.
\"Please...\" Tasuki groaned in response, pressing his need against Nuriko\'s belly. This earned him a giggle, and
he bent to suckle one of Nuriko\'s earlobes.
\"Mn.... Tasuki, not here.\" Nuriko whimpered, pulling away. Tasuki sighed and nodded finally.
\"Lead the way, then.\"

Once in Nuriko\'s bedroom, Tasuki was like an animal. Nuriko found himself naked and on his bed in a matter of
seconds, a very eager Tasuki on top of him, fondling him like an old pro. He sighed as the taller man\'s tongue flicked
across his nipples and was forced to bite his knuckle to stifle a yelp when Tasuki sucked them outright.
Nuriko had been with countless men before, but none of them had Tasuki\'s natural skill... He was tempted to ask if
Tasuki had ever done this before, but knew it wouldn\'t be a welcome question. Instead, he pushed Tasuki onto his back
and began kissing a slow trail down his stomach.
Tasuki groaned as Nuriko\'s hot mouth covered the head of his organ, forcing himself not to thrust forward.
Nuriko\'s tongue pressed right below the slit of Tasuki\'s cock, making the red-head\'s hips jerk. He could feel Nuriko smile
around his dick, and it sent amazing sensations all the way down to his balls. Nuriko concentrated just on the head of
Tasuki\'s swollen dick, suckling first at the tip, then taking the entire head into his mouth, relishing in the ragged moans
this ripped from Tasuki\'s throat. He licked slowly down the base, then up both sides and, wrapping his lips around the
head again, slid down until his nose was buried in Tasuki\'s pubes. He swallowed a few times to trick his gag reflex, then
began sucking deeply at the base. After a few moments of this, he began a slow, steady up and down motion, using his
right hand to squeeze and rub Tasuki\'s shaft and his left to massage Tasuki\'s balls. Every now and then, he would pull up
completely and lick roughly at the head before plunging back down, twisting his head when he came back up.
The thief was in pure heaven. Nuriko\'s mouth was hot and wet, and the young man definately knew his way
around a dick. He could feel a deliciously thick heat pooling in his belly and between his legs, and then a glorious
pressure slowly building itself as Nuriko\'s movements sped up. Finally, Tasuki\'s cock erupted as Nuriko continued
sucking it, rubbing his tongue against the bottom and rubbing his palm against the underside of Tasuki\'s balls. Tasuki\'s
cum filled his mouth, and he let it slide down his throat easily until Tasuki\'s orgasm subsided. He gently licked away all of
the cum he had missed, then continued licking until Tasuki was rock hard again. Satisfied, Nuriko sat up on his heels.
Tasuki jerked the smaller seishi against himself, kissing him roughly. He could taste his own semen on Nuriko\'s
tongue and he found that, though the consistency wasn\'t very pleasant, the taste was completely tolerable. It tasted bitter
and salty, like sweat. Nuriko lured Tasuki\'s tongue into his mouth, then sucked on it for few moments before finally
releasing it. The two stared at each other, panting, and then Nuriko laughed softly.
With a grin, the thief flipped Nuriko onto his back and sucked hard on his collar bone, leaving a little, purple
mark. \"What are you laughing about?\" he growled in a mock threat.
\"Ohhh, stop, I\'m so scared.\" Nuriko rolled his eyes, sliding his hands over Tasuki\'s shoulders. He gasped as
Tasuki\'s rough hand suddenly wrapped around his cock. \"Oh!\" he moaned, lifting his hips to the motion of his friend\'s
hand.
\"....nothing to laugh at now, eh?\" Tasuki smirked, rubbing the head of Nuriko\'s dick with his thumb.
The purple haired seishi whimpered. He could feel every callous on his comrade\'s hand, and soon his hips were
moving in time. To his surprise, Tasuki bent and began an endearingly clumsy blow job.
Nuriko moaned softly and ran his fingers through Tasuki\'s hair, whispering gentle instructions until the red head was
nearly completely adept. A shock raced through Nuriko\'s body as a finger began probing at his asshole, gently seeking
entrance. He leaned over and grabbed a small vial from the bedside table, then dropped it between his legs where Tasuki
could easily see it. Tasuki paused in his ministrations and picked it up. \"What\'s this?\" herieeried.
\"Lubrication...\" Nuriko responded. \"We\'ll need all of it.\"
Tasuki nodded and continued his task, now with the help of the lube. Soon, he had his finger in to the knuckle,
stretching Nuriko as quickly as he dared. When he could slide three fingers in and out with little resistence, he sat up,
kneeling before Nuriko. Nuriko grabbed a pillow to prop his ass up, then pulled Tasuki down with him, reaching down to
guide the red head\'s cock to his entrance.
The head entered with a loud \'pop\' and Tasuki groaned... That rough, impossibly tight entrance seemed to
swallow his cock as he slowly pushed forward, filling Nuriko inch by inch. Nuriko writhed beneath him, and Tasuki could
feel bite marks being left on his shoulders. Finally, he was in to the hilt, and he shivered. Nuriko\'s hands were gently
kneeding his back. \"...it\'s alright.\" Nuriko murmered. \"You can start...\"
Grateful for the permission, Tasuki pulled out and slid his cock back in, going slowly for both of their benefits. It
was tighter than anything he had ever been in before, and he knew he\'d blow his load in a second if he went too quickly.
The too moved as one being, Nuriko\'s hands tracing slow patterns on Tasuki\'s back while Tasuki\'s hands carressed his
sides and thighs.
Slowly, Tasuki began to increase the speed as much as he could stand it. He groaned as Nuriko lifted his hips
to meet each thrust, and he became suddenly aware that he could Nuriko\'s cock pressed against his stomach. Propping
himself up with one hand behind Nuriko\'s head, Tasuki gripped that beautiful cock and began pumping it in time to his
thrusts. Now and then, for emphasis, he would lean to run his tongue is slow circles over a nipple or earlobe, or to allow
Nuriko a moment to suck on his tongue (he had become very fond of that).
As their pace increased, their moans grew louder until Nuriko buried his face in the crook of Tasuki\'s neck to
muffle his cries. Tasuki bit down hard on his lip. It felt as though every part of his body was on fire, and only Nuriko\'s
touch could cool him off... Finally, he felt that incredible heat pooling between his legs again. He felt Nuriko\'s dick begin
to twitch in his hand and, to his pleasure, the seishi came. Some of Nuriko\'s cum landed on his own face, and that was
all Tasuki could stand. With several final, violent thrusts, he came inside of Nuriko, his cock twitching as he wrapped his
arms around the smaller seishi. He collapsed on top of Nuriko when it was all over, leaving his wasted cock inside of the
beautiful seishi. The two of them lay together for what felt like hours.
\"Nuriko?\" Tasuki murmered, breaking the silence.
\"Hm?\" Nuriko sighed, sleepily.
\"...that was great.\" Tasuki answered, nuzzling Nuriko\'s cheek.
\"...yes. We\'ll have to do it again sometime...\" Nuriko purred in return.
\"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.\" Tasuki grinned. Nuriko laughed softly and rolled his
eyes.


The End!
This was my first Tasuki/Nuriko fic, though I\'ve wanted to do one for years now... Let me know what you thought! Oh, if you\'ve gotten this far, and you really didn\'t like it, please leave a review with reasons why. It\'ll help me improve as a writer! It\'s nice to get compliments on my writing, but it\'s helpful to get constructive criticism!