His Forever

Dan Taichi was used to the flak he got for defending Akutsu Jin everyday; Akutsu, on the other hand, was still shocked every time he caught the boy defending his honor.
Their relationship was indeed considered a strange one. Akutsu was infamously known for his unscrupulous deeds, either social or physical, and was avoided by all… except one. Perhaps Dan’s consistent pursuing of Akutsu was due to his complete lack of self-preservation instincts? One would never know. The poor child did not seem in the least bit frightened of the precarious giant; in fact, he worshiped him.
The garrulous child would follow Akutsu everywhere he went, rambling on and on with a regular “desu!” after every sentence, his faded green headband falling over his eyes every few steps. What shocked everyone even more was how Akutsu, a man who could serve rocks at a seventh-grader without even batting an eye, was able to tolerate this miniscule annoyance at his hip and not resort to violence.
Dan’s admiration for Akutsu had grown over the last few years, much to everyone’s horror, to the point that he followed him all the way to high school. Those who had attended middle school with Akutsu and Dan knew what a strange sight they were and chose to ignore it. However, on Dan’s first day of high school he had given most of the students a heart attack by marching straight up to Akutsu (who for some reason had actually decided to show up at school) and exclaiming “long time no see, Akutsu-sempai, desu!”
And so, these were the particulars of their strange relationship up till now. Dan was now on a frequent basis attempting to defend Akutsu’s honor, which startled everyone involved, including Akutsu himself, and which really led absolutely nowhere. If anything came of it at all, it would be a very pissed off person or group who could not understand how Akutsu could have brainwashed the little squirt.
It was during one such time, as he was returning home, that Akutsu was forced to admit to himself that he at least liked the bothersome runt. As he was turning a corner he came across a group of four teens cornering Dan into a wall. The poor boy was trembling slightly as he held his head high and continued to repeat “Akutsu-sempai is a good person, desu!”
Akutsu thought about striding past without a second glance, but his keen vision locked in on one of the boy’s hands, which happened to be accosting Dan’s waist. Cursing, Akutsu advanced on the group, his incensed aura filling the surrounding area. Dan immediately looked up, his “Akutsu-sempai” radar on full blast, and tried to reveal his dismay.
The group finally took notice of his presence, though by then it was too late. He went straight for the perpetrator who was fondling his Dan and yanked him back by the scruff of his neck. With a quick uppercut, the pervert was swiftly taken care of and unconscious. Akutsu often forgot to check his own strength, and now was one of those instances.
The rest of the group took one look at what was presumably their ringleader and took off. Some friends they were, leaving a man behind. Normally, Akutsu would have tracked each member down and taught them a lesson, but this time he had extra baggage to take care of. He turned towards Dan, who had thankfully stopped trembling, and sighed. The boy was looking at him with big, trusting eyes, his smile ever growing. What was a man to do, with such a simple devotee?
“Don’t ever do such a stupid thing again.” Akutsu told the boy.
Dan stood up intrepidly. “But they were insulting you, desu!” Clearly the boy did not fear arguing with Akutsu, which in and of itself was a mystery.
“And it won’t be the last time, either. Think about yourself first and what trouble you could have been in.” Akutsu did not understand why he was lecturing the boy. In fact, he did not even understand why he had saved the boy in the first place. Why had he been so angry when another man had touched Dan?
“They shouldn’t insult you, desu.” Dan was still going to argue, it seemed. “They shouldn’t be insulting anyone when they don’t even know them, desu…. But, I am grateful you came along and saved me, desu.” Dan was giving him that damn, adoring look again!
“I didn’t save you!” Akutsu denied, shoving Dan away as he began to resume his trek home. “I just happened to dislike those guys and you just happened to be there when I settled an old score.” Why was he beginning to like those adoring eyes? Why couldn’t he just hurt the brat and be on his way? But of course, he could not. He did not know why, but he couldn’t hurt the boy.
“Even if you didn’t intend to, you still saved me, desu.” Dan’s eyes were still bloody sparkling. Akutsu wished he could gouge those eyes right out of their sockets, but even the thought of it sent a shiver through his heart. No, the boy could not be hurt. For whatever reason, the boy could not be hurt. Akutsu was just going to have to get over that fact or else scrape out his own eyes in frustration.
“Fine, I don’t care.” Akutsu began to walk faster, but Dan was always a quick little shit. He caught up in no time. “Just watch it next time or you’ll get raped.”
“What? Why would I get… r-raped, desu?” Now there was something to stump the lad.
“Have you no self-awareness?” Akutsu felt like leaving it there, but he knew Dan was never going to get it until it was spelled out to him. The poor kid was so innocent and trusting; a kidnapper’s dream. You could offer him candy, say it was back home and he would have to follow you there to get it, and he would. Akutsu wondered why the Dan family even let the boy out of the house unattended. “That guy back there was fondling you, you know.”
“He wasn’t. He was trying to corner me so he could… punch me or something, desu. Why would a man want to rape me, another man, desu?”
This poor child really was thick. Never mind, scratch out the “spell it out to him” plan. Akutsu was just going to have to keep a closer eye on him… when he felt like it. It wasn’t like he cared about the brat or anything.
“Whatever you say. I’m going home, so you can scram now.” There was no way he was letting the kid follow him home again. His mother had already taken an extreme liking to Dan, and he did not want to improve that relationship by giving her opportunities to meet the runt.
“Okay, desu!” and with that the brat dashed off, probably in the direction of his home, though Akutsu had no idea where that was. What did he care?
In any case, he was finally rid of the nuisance for the time being. He turned and looked back at the scene of his recent fight and found that the ringleader of the group was still unconscious. Good. Maybe he’d get robbed or something for trying to make moves on his Dan.
Of course Dan wasn’t his per say, but the kid followed him everywhere and if he was going to have to protect the runt he may as well own the runt. Let it be known to all that Dan Taichi was his and his alone to yell at and shove around.
Man, he needed to stop changing his mind about Dan and what he thought of him. He was disconcerted enough as it was.

***

Dan loved tennis. He loved tennis as much as he respected Akutsu-sempai, which was an incommunicable sum. He was proud to be the only first-year regular on his high school tennis team, and he was even prouder to be apart of that team with all the old members from his middle school days.
He was thankful that Akutsu-sempai chose to go the same school as his old teammates, as he was not so sure about joining a tennis team with completely new faces. Sengoku-sempai recognized him immediately and they were able to rekindle their friendship even though they had been separated for two whole years. All in all, Dan was happy with his current tennis team status.
Dan wished Akutsu-sempai would return to tennis, as he had often hinted at, but he doubted this want would be granted. He was lucky enough that the man was willing to train him on occasion. Of course, Akutsu-sempai always passed it off, saying things like “I happened to walk by” or “I saw how horrible you were playing and felt the need to correct you.” Dan knew better. He hadn’t followed Akutsu-sempai around for three whole years for nothing. The man was stubborn, but he showed kindness in the smallest of ways. Only, sometimes you had to look extra carefully to locate his benevolent side.
Dan smiled to himself as he thought of all the ways Akutsu-sempai was kind, even if he would deny them later. That was something Akutsu-sempai was good at. Denial. If you caught him doing anything even remotely reputable, he would rebuff it.
That was another reason why Sengoku-sempai and Dan got along so well. Sengoku-sempai could see through Akutsu-sempai and look at him for what he was. This was probably why Sengoku-sempai and Akutsu-sempai appeared to be on poor terms… their relationship was tense at least, that was for sure.
But, because of his sharp insight, Sengoku-sempai could understand why Dan liked Akutsu-sempai. It was this understanding that led to Sengoku-sempai not telling Dan to completely avoid Akutsu-sempai, but instead to be cautious of him. Dan was fortunate to have a confidant when it came to matters about Akutsu-sempai.
And so, after club had ended and Dan and Sengoku-sempai had stopped for a bite to eat, Dan told his friend of the previous day’s events involving the four bullies. He even included the part where Akutsu-sempai had warned him about getting raped, and laughed at the thought. Sengoku-sempai did not seem to think the situation was so funny.
“You need to understand…” Sengoku began, gazing anxiously at his friend from behind his drinking glass. “Akutsu was right. You need to be more careful and aware of your surroundings. You don’t have my luck…”
“I don’t need your luck, desu. There’s nothing to worry about. I’m a man. No one is going to try anything with me, desu.”
“Well, if you truly believe that, you may actually have my luck after all. You were lucky Akutsu came along when he did, too. Do you really understand what would have happened if he hadn’t saved you then?”
“Of course I do, desu! I would have been in a fight and I would have been beaten. I know that I would have lost, desu.”
At least he understood that part, Sengoku mused. Well, he’d leave it for another day. As long as he looked out for the boy and trusted Akutsu to defend him as well, everything should be fine.
As they left the restaurant, Dan now chatting away happily about some new desert shop around the corner, Sengoku got the feeling they were being watched. He scoped the area out of the corner of his eye but couldn’t find the source of his wariness. Dismissing the matter as a result of his own exhaustion, Sengoku did not consider his suspicions again until the next day, during club activities.

***

Perhaps he was imagining it. He had been wrong before. Sure, he was exceptionally lucky, but that did not mean he was always right. But, for whatever reason, Sengoku was certain he could sense someone watching the tennis courts.
Even if someone was watching the courts, this was not an unusual occurrence. People came to scout the students on a regular basis, not to mention that certain individuals liked to collect “data” on other teams… he could think of one bespectacled person in particular for this offense.
In conclusion, if someone was watching their team during practice, the matter shouldn’t have been one to cause him worry. It was true that on most days, this situation would not have fazed Sengoku in the slightest; except that he had received this same sensation the previous day, while he was not at club.
Not only that, but he could not help but think that Dan was the true target of whoever’s eyes were watching the courts. Knowing that it was not Akutsu (he had seen him leave the school grounds already), Sengoku was beginning to worry if the kid had acquired himself a stalker.
Once the thought had struck him, he couldn’t shake it off. Dan was cute, there was no denying it. His tiny frame coupled with a baby face was sure to attract a number of perverts. Now that he thought of it, why hadn’t he been targeted before? Really, Dan may be even luckier than he thought.
As he was contemplating all of this, he turned to watch Dan as well. The boy had just finished a match and was shaking his opponent’s hand. Sengoku chuckled as Akutsu’s old green headband fell over the boy’s eyes once again. Another adorable trait that was sure to appeal to some degenerate.
Worry began to flood him again as he realized that Dan would be heading home alone today. He’d have to come of with some sort of excuse so that he could escort him. The poor boy really had no idea what sort of walking-pervert-magnet he was.
Sengoku also made a small note in his head, urging himself to consult Akutsu the next day; that is, if the guy even showed up to school tomorrow. He was sure that Akutsu would want to know if anyone was trying to get near his possession.
Dan was completely on the mark about one thing. Sengoku did understand Akutsu, perhaps even better than Akutsu himself. Even if Dan didn’t realize it, when he chose to wear that green headband he was marking himself physically as Akutsu’s.

***

Akutsu was only going to school for Yuuki’s sake. If it weren’t for her, he’d ditch the prison in a heartbeat.
He would never admit it, but the look on his mother’s face when he got a good score on a test really tugged at his heartstrings. She’d dealt with a lot over the years and he really hadn’t helped much with his delinquent-like tendencies. The least he could do was attend high school, and perhaps even get into college. That would give her a heart attack.
And so, it was thanks to this resolution of his that Sengoku was able to find him the next day during lunch.
As soon as he saw him, Akutsu wasn’t sure if he wanted to knock the guy out or listen to what he had to say. He chose the latter and passed it off as indifference.
“Akutsu…”
“…”
“I wouldn’t pester you during lunch, only…” Well, he would, but that was beside the point.
“What?” Akutsu demanded. He really did not appreciate his lunch being spoiled by this guy.
“It’s about Dan. I think he’s gotten himself a stalker.”
This didn’t surprise Akutsu in the slightest. “And?”
“Well, I don’t think he’s even noticed. I’m worried about the little guy.”
“He can hold his own. What does it matter?” Akutsu and Sengoku both knew that was load of crap. Dan may have been a fierce opponent on the tennis courts, but in real life he was no match for a man. He’d only stand a chance if the stalker was a woman, but Sengoku doubted the stalker was female. “Why are you telling me, anyway? I don’t give a damn about that brat.”
“Sure you don’t.” Sengoku rolled his eyes. This guy was stubborn as ever. “Just letting you know. He’s your property, after all. And anyway, I can’t watch him all the time.”
“Wait a second! He’s not my ‘property’.” Akutsu was in full denial again, Sengoku observed.
“Yes, well, he wears your headband, not mine.” Sengoku turned to leave, feeling the anger boil up in Akutsu as he did so. Not wanting to get caught in a fight, especially with Akutsu, Sengoku rushed away before Akutsu could decide whether he wanted to hit him or not.
Akutsu was getting rather mad, though he was not quite sure what about. Sengoku had hit the mark when he said that Dan wore his headband. It was a physical proof of ownership for Akutsu. He owned the kid, and that was that.
As such, he should be mad at anyone trying to get to his property. Yes, that’s what he should be mad about. Someone was stalking his possession and he wasn’t going to stand idly by while it happened. He’d protect the kid, for his own honor.

***

Akutsu was starting to wonder if there was something wrong with his head. He was actually standing outside the tennis courts, waiting for Dan to finish practice. He never waited on anyone.
He told himself again that this was a good opportunity to look out for Dan’s possible stalker. Sengoku had told him before practice that he still wasn’t one-hundred percent positive that Dan was being stalked, but that he was pretty sure. Akutsu was going to make sure.
He sat underneath a tree, hidden in its shadows, and waited. About halfway through practice, just when Akutsu was beginning to think he was completely wasting his time, he sensed an extra set of eyes staring fixedly at the courts.
And not just at any one person on the courts, either.
Akutsu scoped out the area with his eyes while trying to sense anything out of place. Finally, he felt his attention drawn to the opposite end of the courts, where he could just make out a figure hiding in the shadows of the nearest school building. Akutsu sat up a little straighter, letting his eyes focus upon the individual more clearly.
And damn it all, for the man was looking right at Dan! This proved that someone was indeed watching Dan, and even though the reasons were still unknown, Akutsu had a pretty good idea what this someone intended.
It was strange, though. Akutsu could have sworn he recognized the silhouette of the person standing in the shadows. Perhaps he’d gotten into a fight with them at some point? Of course, that left a number of possible suspects.
He’d figure out who it was sooner or later, but damn it all he was going to need Sengoku’s help on this one. Who else could he rely upon? But, he really did dislike that man. This was going to be a giant pain in the ass.
After Akutsu had convinced himself for the one-hundredth time that he was to protect Dan, practice came to an end. Akutsu stood up, stretched a little, and strode over to the courts, reveling at the look on the freshmen’s faces as he came closer.
Once he was near enough, Dan’s radar went off. “Akutsu-sempai! What are you doing here, desu?”
It was clear that most of his team members cared less about why Akutsu was there and more about what would get rid of him. Akutsu smiled, causing a light tremor throughout the court. “I was asleep under a tree.” He nodded slightly in its direction. “Figured I’d take you home. All on a whim, of course.”
Dan’s eyes lit up from the mere thought of being escorted home by his beloved Akutsu-sempai. Akutsu was beginning to wonder if he’d gone mad. It almost looked, in everyone else’s eyes, like they were on good terms.
Oh well, sod what they think. Dan belonged to him, and he would make it be known as such. “Hurry up, I haven’t got all day!”
Dan nodded in understanding, still grinning from ear to ear. He dashed off, only to return minutes later slovenly dressed, swinging his bag from side to side. Akutsu chuckled at the sight and turned to leave. He glanced back after a few seconds to make sure Dan was following him, as he always did.
“You’re slow.” Akutsu grumbled, even though he was quite far from the truth. Stupid brat was too quick, always able to catch up, no matter how hard he tried to shake him off.
“Sorry, desu.”
Akutsu stopped abruptly, a thought coming to him. “Brat, where’s your house?” Dan smiled and sped his pace so that he could lead the way.

***

For the next few days, Akutsu continued to create a number of excuses as to why he was picking the brat up before and after school. After a while, Dan stopped asking why and simply made sure he was ready to go when Akutsu arrived. On Sunday, Akutsu even showed up at his house to hang out, claiming that he was “in the area”.
This was the way it went for two whole weeks. Dan wasn’t sure what was going on, but he was grateful for the turn of events; all the while, some people were not sure if they liked the current situation.
The non-regulars of the tennis club were nervous every time Akutsu appeared to collect Dan from club. They would prefer that the man stay far away from the tennis courts and themselves.
The regulars, on the other hand, were just simply shocked by the situation. They had endured having Akutsu as a teammate for a short while and learned how to deal with him in their own ways. It was unusual for Akutsu to show interest in any one person or thing and the regulars were not used to seeing it. This situation was not in their “dealing with Akutsu” instruction manual.
Surprisingly, none of this really bugged Akutsu as much as he thought it would. In fact, the more he made it clear that Dan belonged to him, the more comfortable he felt. Things did seem to be going well.

***

Dan looked at his watch. It was Sunday and if Akutsu kept to his strange schedule, he would be showing up at Dan’s place in about an hour.
Dan wasn’t sure why Akutsu was paying him so much attention, but who was he to complain? Maybe Akutsu had just had a small change of heart and decided Dan wasn’t so bad after all. If that were the case, Dan did not mind at all.
Glancing at his watch one more time, Dan decided there was enough time to pop by the convenience store and grab some snacks. Last week, Akutsu had complained how there was nothing to eat in Dan’s house.
As he left the house, Dan got the feeling he was being followed. It was the first time, however, so he just let the thought be.
As he turned into an alleyway, one that he used frequently, he could sense someone sneaking up behind him. He meant to turn around swiftly and confront the person, but a hand closed quickly around his mouth and sealed off any sound.
Surprised, Dan tried to fight off the person, but another appeared in front and struck him in the solar plexus. The last thing Dan saw before darkness came over him was the faces of the group of boys he had stood up to a couple weeks back.

***

Akutsu arrived at Dan’s house only to be informed (reluctantly) by Dan’s mother that the boy had left an hour ago and had not returned. Akutsu cursed and scoured the surrounding area for any sign of Dan.
When he came across the little alleyway which Dan had entered no more than hour ago, he could feel that something had happened here. As he strolled through the passage, he spotted his green headband, lying on the ground in a heap.
Dan would never willingly lose that headband.
As he looked again, he realized there was a note attached to the headband. Akutsu knew now what had happened and was furious. How dare someone take his precious Dan! Someone was going to pay dearly for this.
Yanking out his cell phone, he punched in Sengoku’s number, which he had recently acquired, and waited for the lucky dimwit to answer.

***

When Dan came to, he noticed three things: one, he was not at home, but in a dimly lit room; two, he was securely tied up and could not move an inch; and lastly, there were four men speaking in hushed tones at the other end of the room.
He groaned as his senses slowly began to function again, which caught the attention of the four teens.
“Awake now, are we?” the leader approached him. “Slept for a bit, you did. Was wondering if I ought to wake you myself.”
Add a fourth thing Dan noticed; he was gagged.
“Aw, poor boy wants to talk.” One of the teens chuckled. “Too bad, but we don’t want you making too much noise.”
“Course, it wouldn’t matter. S’not like people wonder around old, abandoned warehouses nowadays.” At least that answered his question about where he was. An old abandoned warehouse, though? Sounded like a TV drama.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine… as long as Akutsu gets here soon.” Another of the teens smirked. “We left him a little note attached to your stupid headband. If he finds that, he’ll find you.”
“Chances of him finding it are slim, though.” The leader chuckled again. “If he doesn’t find it, we’ll let you go when we’re through with you.”
Dan glanced at the four of them, wondering what they could possibly want to do to him.
The leader snickered at the fear in Dan’s eyes and decided to move in. Dan flinched when the man stroked his face and pulled him closer. The other teens found a place around him and began to remove his clothes, one by one.
Dan then knew what they had planned. Akutsu had been right when he had said that they wanted to rape him. He hadn’t believed him and now he was paying the price. As strong as Dan had become over the years from training, he was no match for four older teens, especially when he was tied up.
With his clothes, and only protection gone, Dan began to tremble. How had it come to this? All he had done was stand up to them. Were they really that bad? He could only hope that Akutsu arrived soon to save him. These teens were no match for Akutsu.
The leader was sizing him up, his eyes thirsting with lust, as his hands roved over the boy. Dan shuddered even more violently, fear overcoming him. He began to thrash this way and that, despite being bound, but it was all to no avail. The men quickly had him pinned and his fighting spirit died out.
“Nice try, little shit, but that’s not going to work.” The leader began to untie his feet and hope sprung up in Dan, only to be squashed again when his legs were spread wide open. “What do you think boys? Should I prepare him first or dive right in?”
The other teens chuckled as fear completely encompassed Dan. Was he really saying what Dan thought he was? Prepare? Not good.
“I’ll make this good for you if you behave. Will you?” The leader’s eyes were now glazed with lust and Dan knew he shouldn’t be trifled with. Dan nodded his head furiously, his hope now beginning to falter.
The leader smiled and lowered a hand to Dan’s genitals. His hand grazed over them slightly before it reached Dan’s anus. He gave Dan a cocky smile and plunged a finger inside.
Dan wanted to scream, wanted to thrash about, wanted to tell the world how much he hated his current position. But he couldn’t. He was gagged, held down, and completely cut off from the world at the moment. All the while, the leader was slowly stretching him open, adding one finger, then another. All Dan could do was cry as pain and disgust flooded over him.
He wanted it to end right then. He couldn’t stand it if the teens went any further. The very notion of one of them inside of him, riding him, was repulsive, nauseating. He wanted it to stop.
And it did.
The leader was yanked right off of him and thrown a good few feet away. The other teens were soon wrenched away and treated just the same. One after the other, Akutsu pummeled each teen until they could no longer stand.
What had they hoped to accomplish, by doing such a thing? They were no match for Akutsu. Why had they warned him? Were they stupid? They must have been.
Still livid, Akutsu continued to kick and punch until the teens were a bleeding mass on the floor. He would have killed them if Sengoku weren’t there to direct his attention back to Dan. He quickly left the group and raced to Dan’s side.
Dan was still crying when Akutsu managed to untie him. Only now, it was out of relief. Relief that Akutsu had come for him and saved him before the leader had gotten any further. Relief that it was Akutsu saving him at all.
“Shh, calm down.” Akutsu cooed. Who cared if he was a little nice to the boy right now. Dan needed the comfort and he was going to give it. Sod it if Sengoku saw the whole thing. “It’s alright, you’re safe.”
Dan continued to cry as Akutsu held him for a short while, and cried still as he was helped into his clothes. He continued to weep as Akutsu led him out of the building, into a cab and then into Akutsu’s home. Night had fallen, and in normal circumstances Dan would have wondered how long he had been unconscious, but at the moment he was unable to think of anything other than the relief that Akutsu was here with him.
Sengoku had followed them, wanting to make sure Dan was alright and to discuss the boys who had attacked Dan.
“I know who they are. They’re frequent troublemakers at school… they probably think of you as a rival.”
“Never seen ’em before, except when they attacked Dan a couple of weeks ago.”
“Course you hadn’t. You don’t pay any attention to anyone who doesn’t interest you.” Sengoku sighed. “Should we report them to the police?”
“Naw, I don’t have the best rap sheet.”
“Really? I know you’re scary and all, but I thought you always managed to get out of trouble.”
“Technically, yeah, my slate is clean. But the cops know who I am, and they’re just dying to get something concrete on me. Anyway, those boys won’t be messing with us anymore, after the pounding I gave them.”
“Is he going to be okay?” Sengoku glanced at Dan, who was clinging to Akutsu and still sobbing away.
“He’ll be fine. You need to go home, however.” In other words, Dan was safe and Sengoku was not needed any further. There was no way Yuuki was going to get attached to one more person. No. Not happening.
“Message received.” Sengoku laughed half-heartedly. “I’m going, then… oh, call Dan’s mother and tell her he’ll be spending the night. Who knows what his family will do if he doesn’t come home.”
“Got it. Get out.”
“Understood, understood. Leaving right now.” Sengoku smiled at Dan and gave him a light hug. “Bye, Dan.”
“Out.”
Sengoku smiled once more and hustled out of the house. Once he was gone, Akutsu got Dan to call home and inform them that he was spending the night out. Somehow, the boy was able to control his sniffles and not upset his family. Of course, they were still plenty upset when they realized whose house he was staying at, but he didn’t care.
Once he had hung up, Dan turned to Akutsu, his eyes big and puffy, and he smiled. Why on earth was he smiling? The boy had almost been raped. It was even possible that he had been raped, but Akutsu doubted the boy would be walking so well if that were the case.
So why was he smiling?
“Thank you, Akutsu-sempai, desu.”
Damn the kid and his bloody admiration. Did he not realize that none of this would have happened if he had simply left Akutsu alone? That these boys had done this to him because he associated himself with Akutsu? Of course, Akutsu knew Dan was aware of the circumstances. So why was he smiling?! Why was he thanking him?
“I love you, desu.”
“You… what?”
Now he was confused. The boy loved him? How could he? After what had just happened to him, thanks to his association with Akutsu, he could say something like that?
“I love you, Akutsu-sempai, desu.” He was looking at him with those big eyes again, too. Thank goodness Akutsu’s mother was out, Sengoku was gone, and he had led the boy to his room. He would never have recovered if anyone were there to hear this astonishing confession.
Those eyes were a problem, though. He wouldn’t recover from looking at them, either. Akutsu fumbled through his pockets and pulled out the faded green headband. Dan’s eyes widened even more when he saw it, but Akutsu quickly covered them with the headband.
There, now those annoying eyes wouldn’t look at him that way anymore. But then, there were those lips of Dan’s. The boy’s mouth had opened just slightly from the surprise of having his eyes covered, which was such a tantalizing move. Before he knew what he was doing, Akutsu was holding Dan by the shoulders, inching ever so slightly towards those lips.
Finally, he made contact and grinned on the boy’s mouth in delight as the little one squeaked with disbelief. When Dan did not try to pull away, Akutsu saw it as an invitation to go in deeper, wrapping his arms around the boy and pulling him close.
Dan was not disgusted when Akutsu kissed him. He never once thought about pulling away. He was in fact delighted, though a little surprised, and urged for Akutsu to go on. He had not expected such great results when he confessed, but he would welcome them just the same.
Panting, they separated for a short while so that Akutsu could get in a word. “You were almost raped… you sure this is okay?”
Dan nodded vigorously. “Of course this is okay, desu! I love you! And… when that guy touched me, it felt so bad… I want to get rid of that feeling, desu!”
Akutsu was touched, actually touched, by Dan’s words. The boy was usually so cute, but his last sentence was alluring. “Then I wont hold back.”
“Please don’t hold back, Akutsu-sempai, desu.”
“Call me Jin.”
“Jin-sempai?”
“No.”
“J-Jin?” Dan blushed as he spoke his beloved’s name.
“That’s right, Taichi.” Akutsu smiled as Dan turned an even brighter shade of scarlet, his eyes still blinded by the green headband. “Good boy.” He lifted the boy slightly and placed him on the bed, continuing his previous ravaging of the boy’s lips. Dan invited him to go even further, wrapping his arms around his lover’s neck and spreading his legs to give his sempai access.
Too tantalizing. Akutsu was amazed by Dan’s shift in mood, but decided to go all the way. There was no way to stop what they had been building up for so long.
He began to rip the boy’s clothes off, not worried in the least about what the boy would wear the next day. Within moments, they were both completely nude.
Akutsu was fascinated by Dan’s body. He had seen it earlier when he saved the poor boy, but he never truly took a good look at it. Now, up close and personal, he could see that his little Dan wasn’t really so little anymore.
Sure, Dan was substantially smaller than Akutsu, but he was expecting a body that was much frailer. Instead, the brat’s body was molded nicely from frequent exercise, and Akutsu could clearly see Dan’s shapely muscles.
Akutsu felt a small part of his chest clench as he looked upon Dan’s frame, and almost went into a frenzy. He wanted Dan and he wanted him now.
Set upon this goal, Akutsu began to layer Dan with kisses, reveling at each moan the boy let out. “J-Jin, s-stop, desu!”
Akutsu smiled. He’d had enough experience to know that Dan did not want to stop at all, and continued to plant love bites all over the brat’s body. First he softly licked one area, then he’d move on and gently kissed another. When he got to the boy’s nipples, he delighted at hearing the small screams of pleasure echoing in the room as he bit down. Nibbling on one nipple, letting it swell, then moving to the next. This was his rythymn. Slowly torture the boy, then move on.
At last, he got to the boy’s hard on and smirked as he realized Dan was at his tipping point. His member was pulsing with pleasure and he was arching his back, hoping that he might rub against something to ease on his release. Akutsu couldn’t let the poor boy suffer, right?
He gently lowered his mouth over the boy’s shaft, savoring the sensation of it all before he began to move his tongue. Sadly, that was as far as he got before Dan reached his climax, letting out a low cry. Akutsu swallowed a mouthful of cum before he raised his head, tisking.
“You came too quickly. Bad boy.”
“I-I’m sorry, desu…” Dan was slowly coming out of a daze, his eye glazed over.
“You’ll have to be punished, of course.”
“I will?” Dan looked a little scared, but Akutsu felt it was all necessary in the long run. Besides, if the boy could withstand being by his side, he had to be a masochist.
“Yes. A good thrashing is what you need, I say.” Akutsu straightened himself and pulled the boy over his knee. Although he trusted the walls were sturdy, Akutsu still feared the neighbors might hear them. To prevent Dan from being too loud, Akutsu pulled the headband down a little further to gag the boy.
“Span-mph-ng?” Dan’s words were cut off when the headband came over his mouth.
“That’s right, a good spanking.” Akutsu felt he needed this anyway. The boy had to be punished for worrying him so much. He swiftly delivered a test slap to the boy’s right cheek, savoring the sound it made as well as the muffled cry emitted from Dan.
Pleased with himself, he delivered another slap to the left cheek this time. When Dan failed to protest, Akutsu saw this as permission to continue. He tested out a few more strikes before he started delivering good blows to the boy’s buttocks. After a while, Dan’s cries began to increase and tears began to flow down his cheeks. Akutsu looked at his handiwork, grinning at the bright red ass he had just punished.
He pulled the boy upright and removed the headband, allowing Dan to breath more steadily. “Are you alright?”
“Y-yes, desu.” Dan breathed between sobs. “I… didn’t dislike it.”
Akutsu smiled. He knew the boy wouldn’t. “Then why don’t we move on to a little more punishment… here.” His fingers began to probe Dan’s anus, and the boy gasped. “No?”
“Y-you can keep going, desu.” Dan looked up at him with big, trusting eyes. The boy really did love him.
“I intend to.” He knew he was a sadistic prick, but Akutsu couldn’t help himself. Dan was so adorable that he just wanted to tease him and punish him all night long.
After turning the boy around, his freshly spanked ass hanging in the air, Akutsu let his hands rove over the red flesh. When they reached his puckered opening, Dan gasped again in surprise.
Akutsu was enraged when he realized that Dan was already very loose, meaning he should have pounded those teens a little more, but decided to let it go and prepare the boy a little bit further.
When he was sure that Dan was more than ready body wise, he made sure to ask once more if the boy was mentally prepared. “Yes, desu!” was his response, and Akutsu needed no further persuasion.
Positioning himself carefully, he let his penis prod Dan’s opening slightly so as to hear the boy’s gasps. Smirking, he then plunged into Dan with one prompt thrust.
Dan thought he had been prepared, but not even the spanking could compare to this pain. Moaning with large gasps in-between, Dan tried to focus instead on the fact that it was Akutsu’s hands gripping his thighs, Akutsu inside of him, Akutsu touching his most sensitive parts.
Gradually, the pain began to dissipate and turn into pleasure. Akutsu hit a particular spot that felt ever so good and Dan couldn’t help but whimper with desire. Akutsu heard this and found the spot again and again. Before he knew, Dan was in a frenzy once again, Akutsu along with him.
Pounding into him, Akutsu felt at home, felt right. He knew he loved this boy, though he would never admit it, and would do anything to stay with him (in which case, he might have to get over his pride and admit it).
Reaching their climax, the two fought to get as close to each other as possible. Akutsu let out his seed with one giant groan, filling his lover to the brim. Dan followed suit at the feel of his lover’s semen filling him and let out his own seed all over the bed sheets.
They knew they should have cleaned up, but both were so exhausted afterwards that they fell asleep on top of each other. Akutsu managed to stay awake just long enough to cover Dan and himself with a blanket, falling asleep immediately afterwards, Dan in his arms.

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Yuuki had been delighted when she saw the mess the next morning. Akutsu thought she would be upset, but it turned out she had been praying for something to happen between the two. She continued to say that Dan was right for Akutsu and would set him straight. Yeah, right.
Dan somehow managed to get up that morning, despite the pain, and walk all the way to his house to change (his parents were horrified by his limping) and then all the way to school. Akutsu was certain the boy was a masochist.
During club that day, Dan felt terrible having to excuse himself from the day’s activities. He would have performed them, but everyone knew he was in no shape to do so. They continuously asked him what had happened, but he passed it off as having tripped one too may times. Sengoku picked up immediately on what had happened, but decided to stay out of it.
After club, while in the changing room, someone remarked on the bruises starting to form on Dan’s body. He blushed, quickly passing it off as nothing, but they knew better. The regulars had known him long enough to see when he was lying.
That was when Akutsu burst into the changing room. It wasn’t the first time, but it was still a shock those present.
“Jin!” Dan let out a squeak of surprise. “You can’t come in here while we’re changing, desu! Manners!”
The regulars instantly detected the change in familiarity that Dan used, but were too stunned to say anything. Akutsu smiled and saw this as a good opportunity to state his claim on Dan publicly.
“Taichi, hurry up. Or are you still sore from last night?”
“J-Jin!” Dan blushed brightly as he hobbled out the door. “Let the whole world know, why don’t you, desu!”
Yes, Akutsu was pleased with himself. He’d acquired a cute little lover and now his ownership was exposed to the world. Surely this news would be buzzing throughout the school by the next morning. That way, no one would touch his Dan again.
Dan was his and his forever.

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Author's Note: What did you think? I like healthy criticism, so go ahead ^^ Oh, but trolls scare me. Please don't be a troll... ^^'
If you like it, I might write a sequel. Personally, I love writing sequels, so if you want me to, just let me know ^^