Author’s notes:
Holy shit! What the hell was I thinking when I wrote this?! I really was out of my mind that day ... Anyway, I don’t know if the idea was used before so please don’t hurt me if you see a fic that looks like mine, it was not intentional, I swear it. And have mercy on me because I can’t write a fighting scene to save my life … -_-;;;Disclaimer: I don’t own anything, so please don’t sue me. I’m broke, tired and pissed off by too many exams so have mercy on a poor High School student, thank you ...
Warning: Yaoi, rape, angst, use of a drug, bad language and a lemon. How nice… *sarcasm* Someone please give me a gun… *bangs head against the wall* Or an aspirin… *looks at fic* Is it just me or am I getting more graphic with each lemon I’m writing? O_o;;;
Love Game
By Shadow of Arashi
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http://www.shadowmoon.fr.st/
Ryo turned restlessly on his bed, trying to find some sleep and failing miserably. He had way too much on his mind to sleep at all lately, and it was getting worse with each passing day. Ryo finally grew frustrated and sat up, the sheet falling around his waist.
/Why can’t I stop thinking about him? It’s driving me crazy! Oh Kami-sama, why did I have to fall in love with him of all people? Honestly, it’s just my luck to fall for the ice princess . . . /
Ryo thought irritably as he stared at the moon through his window, trying to rid his mind and heart of the picture of a certain blonde, who was probably sleeping peacefully in the room next door.
What the black-haired boy didn’t know was that said blonde was not asleep, but was thinking the same thing as him …
****
In his own room Seiji was also staring as he lay on his bed, but he was staring at the ceiling instead of the pale moon. He closed his eyes and let out a soft sigh, letting his thoughts run in his head.
/I wonder what he’s doing now … Probably sleeping and dreaming about Mia. She is so damn lucky … Too bad it’s not me. If only Ryo would just notice me, I know I’m not the most demonstrative person but still …hell, who I’m kidding, he will never be interested in me and I’m just hurting myself with these thoughts …/
Seiji yawned as he changed positions before finally coming to rest on his stomach. He then willed himself to sleep, not wanting to torture himself anymore than he already had, and after a little while, he succeeded. As he did a single tear escaped his closed eyes, unnoticed.
Outside, unknown from both boys, a dark figure was watching them, a sadistic smirk on its face …
****
Shuten smirked and laughed evilly as he watched the two boys, Rekka and Korin, falling asleep under his watchful eyes. /Strange how things could change,/ he mused.
In the beginning he had just come to spy on Rekka, the black-haired boy who had dared fight against him, the boy who had caught his attention, and more ... But now his plans had changed, and his target with it.
He hadn’t missed the way Ryo looked at Seiji when he spied on him, and soon he found his attention drawn to the blonde bearer of Korin as well. And he had to admit he could see perfectly why Ryo was interested in the young blonde swordsman.
Seiji was truly beautiful; one would have to blind not to see it. Like the way his golden hair fell around his delicate face like a halo, or the way his violet eyes would burn with a soft light inside of them. A light which betrayed his gentle nature, hidden by an aloof attitude.
But there was more about that boy than meets the eye; Shuten could feel it. And the fact that Seiji was just so shy behind his aloofness was just one more alluring thing that drew the Masho leader toward the light warrior.
Slowly, without him really noticing it, Shuten found himself as infuriated with the blonde as with his leader. And now Shuten wanted this boy for himself just as he wanted Ryo.
For a while he had tried to decide which trooper he wanted the most, Ryo or Seiji, and had finally come to the conclusion that having them both as his playthings would be nice.
On top of it all, he already had a plan for his two troopers, a plan which would throw the two beauties into his arms, and he couldn’t wait to put it into action …
"Lost in your thoughts again, Shuten?" A voice said suddenly from behind him. Taken by surprise Shuten turned around quickly, only to see Anubisu standing behind him, arms crossed in front of his chest. The Yami Masho had a smug look plastered on his face as he stared at Shuten.
"What do you want Anubisu?" Shuten growled menacingly as he glared at the dark Masho. Anubisu just smirked and gazed through the window, watching the sleeping boys inside before answering with his deep, calm voice.
"I knew you were after Rekka, but I didn’t know you had a thing for Korin as well Shuten."
"That is none of your business Yami. I know what I’m doing, and you are not really in the best position to comment on my interest on the Troopers. I know you like Korin as well so leave me alone and crawl back into the hole you came from. Unless you want to help me, and then I might share with you," Shuten said with a grin on his face as he watched the Yami Masho closely. At this Anubisu’s eyes widened as he gazed sharply at his "leader."
"You would … share with me?"
Shuten shrugged.
"Why not? If you help me I guess I could let you have your way with Korin once or twice. What do you think?"
"I’m in," Anubisu said, smirking slowly. Shuten smirked back.
"So, what am I supposed to do to help you then?"
"Oh, not much Yami. You will see. It’s very simple."
Shuten then came close to Yami and whispered something in his ear. Anubisu’s eyes widened even more and he started to chuckle.
"You really deserve your title of cruelty Shuten."
"I know."
The two mashos chuckled then as they disappeared into the night, as if they had never been there.
****
"Hey guys, what do you think of going outside today? The weather is gorgeous!" Shin asked happily as he finished making breakfast for everyone. Serving everyone, he sat down and waited for their reply. Shu was the first to answer, but not before he had eaten his breakfast, which he did very quickly.
"Sounds good to me. We could go to the lake, what do you think?" Shu asked, looking at Touma. The blue-haired boy nodded to his friend as he yawned. He didn’t really care anyway, having never been one for early mornings.
"That’s fine by me, but the Masho might attack us, Ryo?"
"I’m in. We’ll just have to take our armors with us. Seiji, will you come with us?"
"Yes, I think I will," The blonde replied, not raising his eyes from his cup of tea. He didn’t trust himself to keep from blushing if he had to meet Ryo’s blue eyes. Shin smiled widely, oblivious for once of his friend’s discomfort in his happiness and clasped his hands together.
"Perfect! That way we can all go to the lake in … two hours? How does that sound?"
"Fine," came the four answers. Shin couldn’t have been happier.
Two hours later they left the house and walked to the lake, firmly intending in having fun and not suspecting what was about to happen ...
****
One hour after the troopers arrived to the lake …
"Look at them, they are playing and joking like children! Children! I wonder what Kaos was thinking when he chose those boys to wear the armors ... "
"Does it really matter Shuten? You just want to screw two of them and I want to do the same to one of those two. The armors are Arago’s problem, so leave it to him."
"Yeah … I guess you’re right Anubisu. Now is not the time for talking, anyhow. You know what you have to do right?"
"Of course. I’m just waiting for you," Anubisu said, grinning. Shuten grinned back and started watching the Troopers again by pushing a branch aside that was in his way.
He waited patiently then, until he saw that Ryo and Seiji had left their friends to stay near the shore and raised his hand, catching Yami’s attention.
He smirked to himself as he saw the boys shyly glancing at each other and then, let his hand fall quickly with a fierce whisper.
"Now!"
Anubisu and Shuten jumped out of their hidden places perfectly in time with each other, weapons in hands and had the two shocked troopers surrounded before they had time to speak.
Ryo was the first to recover and placed himself protectively in front of Seiji, his armor orb clutched tightly in his hand.
"You! What do you want?!"
"That’s a silly question after all this time, you know."
"Yes, I thought it was obvious by now. We want you and your friend over there," the two Masho said, taunting him. Ryo’s eyes narrowed in rage.
"Well as long as I have a say in the matter, you won’t get any of us! Buso Rekka!"
Ryo called his armor and as soon as it finished forming itself on his body, he attacked the two warlords. Caught up in the battle as he was, he didn’t notice right away when Anubisu slipped away from the fight and approached Seiji.
Fortunately the blonde noticed the Masho and called his own armor on. He started blocking the attacks of his enemy and tried to push him into making a mistake, all the while looking from the corner of his eyes for his friends who were coming to the rescue.
But Lady Luck wasn’t with the Troopers that day and soon, Yami managed to disappear from Seiji’s view, only to reappear just behind him. Before the blonde could register what had happened Anubisu hit him on the head, effectively leaving him out cold.
Not far away Ryo watched the scene with horror as Seiji dropped his sword, his head thrown back by the shock as he fell right into Anubisu’s waiting arms, unconscious.
The Yami Masho smirked at him and held Seiji’s unconscious body tightly against him, before disappearing as suddenly as he came just as Touma, Shin and Shu arrived on the battlefield.
Ryo let out a scream of rage then, pure anger shining in his eyes. The other three stopped running upon hearing it, surprise and fear reflected in their eyes at this odd behavior. Shuten, himself, almost backed down at the mad light in the Troopers’ swirling blue eyes, but managed to stand his ground.
He had one more thing to do before leaving.
"Well, looks like we caught your friend Rekka. You weren’t strong enough to save him in the end," Shuten stated, knowing full well that it would drive Ryo beyond mad. And he was right. The black-haired boy lashed out blindly at him, no longer in control of himself and not caring about anything but killing his enemy.
That was what he was waiting for. Shuten jumped high into the air and threw his chains at Ryo, a glimmer of triumph in his eyes.
"Ko Rai Sen!" He screamed as the chains started to wrap themselves around Ryo, effectively restraining the dark-haired boy. Ryo struggled as much as he could to free himself, but wasn’t strong enough to break their hold. He could feel his consciousness starting to slowly fade away as the chains choked him.
Ryo cursed Shuten and his foolishness just before passing out.
Overjoyed at his victory, Shuten caught Ryo’s limp body when the chains left him and disappeared with a mocking wave at the three remaining Troopers, leaving them devastated at the loss of two of their friends …
****
"I can’t believe it! I can’t believe they managed to abduct them right out from under our noses! We should have done something, damnit!" Shu shouted angrily, wiping a tear of frustration. In the chair next to him sat a tense Touma, hands tightly joined together, the knuckles white while he stared right at the wall in front of him. Shin was silent and occasionally trembling.
Since their friends had been taken an hour ago they had been trying to find a solution to save them. However, they weren’t progressing. Shin kept blaming himself and Shu wasn’t helping with his constant shouting.
Only Touma was relatively calm, but his own patience was wearing thin, his nerves being rudely abused.
"Guys! We need to help them, not debate on what should have been and what could have been! What WE need now is a good rescue plan; it doesn’t matter why or how the Masho captured them. What matters is what we are going to do now."
Shu stopped his rambling and nodded slowly, along with Shin. Touma sighed and ran his hands through his hair. It was going to be one of those days …
****
Cold. He was cold. That was the first thing Ryo felt when he woke up. And he hated the cold. Muttering under his breath, Ryo opened his eyes groggily and tested his arms, rightfully expecting to be chained to a wall.
And he was right. Heavy chains were surrounding his wrists, holding his arms slightly above his body but not in a painful way, which surprised him greatly. He was also only wearing his thin summer clothes.
/Well that explains why I’m cold. Wait, where is Seji?!/ he thought worriedly. Looking around himself he expected to be in one of Arago’s cells. He got a surprise when he saw where he was instead.
He was in fact in a large room, lighted by numerous candles, some white, some black. The room was warm, but Ryo still felt cold. Inwardly he wondered why. In the middle of the room was a king-size bed, covered with silk sheets of the deepest black.
On the bed someone was sleeping, its’ pale form easily noticeable against all the black. Intrigued, Ryo watched the person more closely. When the pale form rolled onto its back, its face toward Ryo, his blue eyes widened in surprise.
It was Seiji. A very naked looking Seiji, judging from the clothes he could see on the floor.
/What the hell??!!/
Ryo didn’t have much time to recover from his shock, for at that very moment a door he hadn’t noticed opened and Shuten entered the room.
"Ahhh, I see you’re awake. Good, now our little game can began," the masho stated, a dangerous light in his eyes. Ryo felt all his hair standing on end.
"What game?" He asked cautiously. Already, he knew he didn’t like the sound of it. Shuten just grinned and walked toward the bed. Then Ryo saw him sit down next to the still sleeping Seiji and run his hand through the soft blonde locks.
That did it for Ryo.
"HEY! Get your dirty paws off of him you freak!" He screamed, furious at seeing this masho touching his Seiji like this. Shuten didn’t even glance at him as he kept running his hand through Seiji’s hair. Then he started to slide his hand lower, toward the delicate face, then the elegant neck, to finally stop on his chest where the masho gently stroked the pale nipples, pinching them once in a while.
Ryo’s breath caught in his throat as Seiji let out a soft moan and turned on his side, unconsciously pressing himself closer against Shuten, the blonde wanting more of the nice feeling. The masho chuckled and still caressing Seiji’s chest, spoke.
"Beautiful, isn’t he? And you want him, right? Oh I can see why. He’s just like an angel … so perfect, so pure … Don’t deny it Rekka."
Ryo tried to speak, anything, but his throat was dry. He dropped his head instead. Shuten saw him and shook his head.
"Oh no, we can’t have any of that now, I need you to watch what’s going to happen," Shuten said as he got up. He walked to Ryo and catching the raven-haired boy’s face in his hand, forced him to watch the blonde still lying on the bed before whispering in his ear.
"Look at him Rekka. See how beautiful he is, how fragile, how innocent and oh so tempting, lying there just ready for the taking. He is unconscious, drugged with one of Naaza’s poisons. Don’t worry it’s not dangerous; he is not in jeopardy. I can do whatever I wish to him, and nobody can stop me. But more than likely he won’t remember a thing when he wakes up. What a shame."
Shuten let go of Ryo’s face and sat back next to the blonde. He then started to caress Seiji once more, this time going lower than the chest. Shuten’s hand slid to rest on Seiji’s hip, pushing the black sheets down slowly, inch by inch. His eyes were fixed on Ryo.
Ryo, on the other hand, couldn’t seem to be able to tear his eyes from Seiji’s body now. He was wide-eyed and staring as he watched Seiji moan again and sigh under the masho’s touch.
Seeing Seiji like this, so relaxed and innocent in his sleep, yet sexy and positively ravishable at the same time made Ryo’s breath hitch in his throat. He couldn’t take his eyes off the golden blonde hair falling around Seiji’s face like a halo nor the rose petal lips that were slightly parted, or the pale ivory skin that was a sharp contrast against the black sheets. All of this was making his body react and Ryo felt himself getting hard.
Shocked, he tried to will it away but failed miserably. Ashamed, Ryo blushed at the vision his blonde friend was unconsciously giving him of his body.
Shuten, seeing Ryo’s reaction, decided it was time to go further now. He pushed the sheet down almost all the way, leaving Seiji’s ass bare as well as a good deal of his legs. He smirked when he heard Ryo’s gasp behind him.
He then pushed Seiji against the bed so he rested on his back again instead of his side and admired the beautiful boy under him. Just looking at him made him hard already and Shuten licked his lips in anticipation.
"Didn’t I tell you he was beautiful? Well now is the time to see if he is as sensitive as he is beautiful," Shuten stated. He then started to dust little kiss all over Seiji’s body, sometimes nipping at the ivory skin or lightly biting the blonde’s neck, leaving a red mark. Seiji was groaning by now and Shuten finally decided he had had enough fun.
Reaching down between Seiji’s legs, he spread them gently and lightly teased the blonde’s opening with a finger. The blonde shuddered and groaned louder this time before spreading his legs farther, his eyes never opening.
Shuten’s breath caught in his throat at the sight; his hand stilling, as he watched the beautiful boy moaning and writhing against the dark sheet in pleasure. He glanced quickly at Ryo and was pleased to see that the fire trooper was completely entranced by the show.
He then pushed his wandering fingers inside the young body under him, smirking at the reaction he got. Seiji threw his head back, his back arching over the bed as he whimpered softly, his hands turning into fists and gripping the slick sheets tightly.
Obvious ecstasy was written on Seiji’s face, his body feeling everything that was being done to him, even if he wasn’t aware of it. Ryo on the other hand was staring, jaw hanging open and rock hard.
He couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t believe that he was being turned on just by watching his friend, his love, being touched so intimately by their enemy.
/Holy shit! What’s wrong with me?! He is going to rape Seiji and I’m so aroused it hurts like hell!! Oh Kami-sama please do something!/
But his plea wasn’t heard, unfortunately and Ryo watched with horror as Shuten fetched a bottle of oil and applied a good deal of it to his fingers before attending to his sex. When the masho was finished he pushed his oiled fingers back inside of the blonde, making Seiji’s passage slick for what was to come.
All the while the blonde was moaning, throwing his head from side to side, his eyes now half opened but glazed over, showing he was in fact still in a drugged state. Seiji spread his legs wider under the masho’s touch, mouth slightly open in ecstasy.
At this Ryo seemed to snap out of his trance and started thrashing against his bonds with all his strength.
"STOP!! Stop it! Leave him alone! IF YOU TOUCH HIM AGAIN I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL KILL YOU SHUTEN!!!!"
Ryo yelled, pulling hard enough to hurt himself against the chains. His eyes were screaming bloody murder, but it wasn’t enough to make Shuten stop. If anything it made the Masho much more determined to finish what he had started.
Eyes bright, Shuten rested one of Seiji’s long legs on his shoulders, making himself comfortable between them and positioned himself against the blonde’s entrance. He then pushed himself into Seiji in one smooth thrust and a loud gasp of pleasure, his sex buried to the hilt.
Ryo screamed.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
"Oh … god …! So tight … It’s even better … than what I had imagined!" Shuten gasped, his whole body visibly shaking from the pleasure he was experiencing. He then turned his molten gaze toward Ryo and smiled.
"And you know what’s even better? You could have had a taste of him, if you had asked him. He loves you, and would have been more than willing to spread his legs for you. And now his first time is with his enemy. I almost feel bad for him."
He grunted as he began to thrust, never breaking eye contact with Ryo. Ryo’s eyes widened at this and his whole world seemed to shatter before him, like a dream of broken glass falling around him, clouding his vision with fallen stars and crystal dust …
Shuten broke the eye contact then and bent over Seiji, thrusting harder and faster into the blonde’s tight body. Seiji was gasping as well and letting out soft cry of pleasure under Shuten, his half lidded eyes clouded with pure pleasure as his hips raised to meet each of Shuten’s thrusts seemingly of their own accord.
Seiji’s legs tangled themselves around Shuten’s neck as he impaled himself deeper on the other man’s staff, crying out in bliss as Shuten thrust into him so hard that he was shoved back against the mattress, his thighs pressed against his chest by the sheer force of the Masho.
In the corner, Ryo was hanging limply in his chains, a single tear sliding down his tanned cheek. His face was flushed with excitement and shame because of the show that he was being forced to witness.
At last Shuten howled and came, shooting his seed deep into the drugged blonde who came with an echoing cry at the feeling of the hot release flowing into him. Then Seiji fell limp on the bed, completely falling back into his drugged sleep.
Shuten pulled out of the blonde breathlessly and collapsed next to him, throwing the black sheets over the blonde. After five minutes during which the Masho didn’t speak or move, Shuten got up and left the room, winking at Ryo as he walked past him when he saw that Ryo’s pants were wet with his own release.
Ryo felt like he could kill someone, or himself.
****
"Ryo! Seiji! Where are you guys?!"
Ryo was startled out of his depressed trance when he heard the voices of his friends calling him and Seiji. They were close, judging how clearly he could heard them.
/It’s about damn time they arrived!/ He thought irritably. It seemed like forever since he was alone there with his memories, memories of the rape of his love, which he didn’t want to remember …
"Guys! We are here!" Ryo yelled at last, before hearing muffled footsteps coming his way. Soon, the door was threw open by a worried looking Shu. Touma and Shin following closely behind.
"Ryo! We finally found you! Where is Blondie?"
"Seiji is over there Touma, on the bed. Just untie me already!" Ryo yelled, yanking angrily at his bonds. Touma complied and freed his leader, throwing a look at Seiji at the same time and raising an eyebrow when he saw the unconscious blonde on the bed. He didn’t say anything though.
As soon as Ryo was freed of his chains, he ran to the bed and gently took Seiji in his arms, looking for any injuries in the process.
He let out a sigh of relief when he found none. But he couldn’t push the picture of Shuten raping the blonde out of his mind. He was startled once again when Touma shook him gently, his hand on his shoulder.
"Ryo, we shouldn’t stay here. Let’s get out of here, okay?"
"Yeah … let’s get back home," he said, still gazing at Seiji’s peaceful face. Inside Ryo was screaming.
/How could I have let this happen!!??!!/
****
"Ryo … you’re sure about this?" Shin asked, glancing shyly at his leader.
"Yes Shin, don’t worry. I can take care of Seiji myself. That’s why I want him to stay in my room tonight. Can’t you trust me?"
"It’s not that Ryo! It’s just that I’m worried about the two of you … But if you say you are alright on your own, then so be it." The gentle water warrior left the room with a smile toward Ryo who smiled back, though it was a little forced. Then Shin shut the door leaving Ryo alone with the blonde. Ryo sighed heavily before dropping wearily onto his bed.
He hated having to lie to his friends but he just couldn’t tell them that Shuten had raped Seiji, and that it was because of him!
/Yes, it’s my fault. I could have stopped him! And he wouldn’t have done it if . . . /
A soft moan suddenly stopped his self-loathing and Ryo rolled on his stomach to lay next to Seiji, forgetting everything else in his concern for the blonde. Seiji was slowly starting to awaken to his relief, his violet eyes blinking as he rubbed them gently.
"Huumm … Where am I …? Ryo …?"
"I’m here Seiji, don’t worry. We are at Natsutei’s mansion. We’re safe now." Ryo said soothingly, taking one of Seiji’s hands in his own. Seiji blinked at him in surprise and confusion.
"The mansion? But … what happened? I just remember Shuten and Anubisu attacking us and then … nothing …"
"You don’t remember?"
"No … just fighting the Masho and waking up here next to you, that’s all. Why?" Seiji asked, clearly puzzled now that his mind was freed from the drug and working at its usual speed and clarity. Listening to Ryo, it seemed that there was a big hole in his memories. But Ryo just shook his head and smiled.
"It’s nothing. Don’t think about it. You were out the whole time, so it’s normal you don’t remember. I just thought you might have some memories, because once you seemed like you were awake. I guess I was wrong," he lied.
He obviously has no intention of telling Seiji that he had been raped. Seiji seemed to believe him and cuddled against him without thinking, closing his eyes and relaxing.
He then blushed when he realized what he was doing, quickly he looked away to hide it.
"Oh … I’m sorry Ryo! I didn’t mean to … I wasn’t thinking …"
"It’s all right Seiji, I don’t mind," Ryo said, blushing slightly himself before putting his arms around Seiji in a shy attempt of an embrace. Seiji smiled timidly and gratefully snuggled into Ryo’s arms. They stayed like this for at least an hour, only listening to the other breathing.
Then Ryo remembered something Shuten had said, and he had a small shiver.
~You could have had a taste of him, if you had asked him. He loves you, and would have been more than willing to spread his legs for you.~
Ryo thought about this sentence again and again, till his head hurt.
/Was Shuten right? Does Seiji really love me? I guess there is only one way to know . . ./
"Ryo?"
"Huh? What? What it is?"
"You seemed troubled. What’s wrong Ryo?"
Ryo’s first reaction was to say he was fine. After all he wasn’t hurt, but looking into Seiji’s beautiful eyes, he realized that it was now or never if he wanted to confess his love. He had almost lost Seiji once, he wasn’t going to repeat the same mistake anytime soon.
"I … I’m fine Seiji, but I’m worried. Worried about you," he said at last, trying to find the right words before going farther. Seiji’s eyes widened just a little bit and this time Ryo saw him blushing.
"Really? You are worried ... about me? Why?"
"Because … because I care for you … a lot. I thought I lost you earlier and I guess that I … I’m afraid you will be taken away from me again." Ryo closed the little distance between him and Seiji giving the light warrior a quick, light kiss on the lips. He then moved away just as quickly and lay back on the bed, his eyes closed, waiting for Seiji’s reaction. He kept his arms loose if Seiji ever wanted to move away from him.
At first nothing happened, then he felt Seiji’s body pressing softly against him once more and a soft, silky pair of lips delicately, tentatively pressing against his own. His eyes snapped open to find himself gazing into Seiji’s own violet ones, which were as bright as the stars at the moment.
The blonde pulled back and smiled shyly, still looking at Ryo.
"I’m glad you feel this way Ryo … I thought I was the only one. If I had known that my being abducted would have made you so protective of me, I would have let myself be caught sooner," he said jokingly. Ryo shook his head, pulling Seiji closer to him and buried his face in his sweet smelling hair.
"No, I don’t ever want to have to live through this again. Never."
Seiji just nodded, not really understanding why Ryo was reacting this way and resting his head on Ryo’s shoulder, he let the dark-haired boy hold him. They fell asleep in each other’s arms.
****
2 am …
Ryo jerked awake with a start and gasped, clutching the blanket in his hands. He took a few gasping breaths, glancing at his side. He was relieved to see Seiji sleeping peacefully next to him before falling back against the bed.
He had just relived Seiji’s rape in a nightmare and it had left him badly shaken. Ryo sighed, running his hands through his hair, still feeling his body shuddering at the memories.
/Well, I better try to sleep again now. I can’t have the others worry about me, especially Seiji,/ he thought. Turning on his side, he pulled Seiji closer to him and closed his eyes, hoping to spend a peaceful night, for what was left of it.
/How sweet, but you’re wrong fire boy. You and Korin are mine. The nightmare was just a warning not to forget it. Till next time, enjoy your time with your precious love, Rekka!/
Ryo almost yelped as he jumped out of his bed at the voice in his head, his hand already clutching his armor orb. He looked wildly around, and finally, through the window, noticed a lone figure standing outside on the garden.
A flash of moonlight, and he could see Shuten smirking at him. The next, he had disappeared. Ryo was left shaking and shivering at the horrible memory, clutching desperately at his orb.
"Never Shuten, you hear me?! I will never let you have him or myself ever again!"
/Oh, I hear you my boy, but can you promise him not to break this promise?/
The mocking voice rang in his head again, and Ryo could do nothing but pray he will never have to break his promise, willingly or not …
OWARI