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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Underage
  Category:
      M/M
  Fandom:
      Loveless
  Relationship:
      Agatsuma_Soubi/Aoyagi_Ritsuka
  Character:
      Agatsuma_Soubi, Aoyagi_Ritsuka
  Collections:
      Remix_Madness_2012
  Stats:
      Published: 2012-04-23 Words: 1315
****** In the Darkness (The It's Only Natural Remix) ******
by mousapelli
Summary
     Soubi is having trouble sleeping, but only because Ritsuka keeps
     waking him up.
Notes
     Written for 2012 Remix Madness. Set slightly in the future from the
     series.
  This work was inspired by
      And_in_the_Darkness,_Bind_Them by MidniteMarauder
He hears a sigh and a faint rustle behind him, and there's a light touch on his
back. Ritsuka's finger…
L…O…V…E…L…
Soubi cracks an eye. "Again?"
Ritsuka laughs, rich and low, and Soubi rolls over to give him a faintly
exasperated look. Ritsuka looks right back, unabashed, hair too long again and
unruly where it trails over his sharp collarbones, skin pale and starting to
fill out under their criss-cross of even paler scars. Ritsuka at sixteen is
certainly something worth looking at, much as Soubi tries not to give him the
satisfaction of reading that thought from his face.
Ritsuka grins, ears twitching in amusement, because he can read all of Soubi's
thoughts from his face.
"You have exams tomorrow," Soubi reminds. "I have an early class to teach. It's
definitely not healthy to do this so much."
"Whatever happened to 'it's actually very normal?'" Ritsuka pouts, so very
fake, even as he throws a leg over Soubit's knee and hitches himself closer,
close enough to rub against Soubi's thigh a little.
"Ritsuka," Soubi chides, but his next breath is a hiss when Ritsuka leans in to
lick at his neck, to trace the old marks that hardly say anything anymore.
Certainly they mean little enough.
"Please, Soubi?" Ritsuka asks, Soubi feeling the words against his skin more
clearly than he can hear them. And then, just as Soubi is about to give in like
usual, Ritsuka adds, "Soubi, aren't you gonna ever take my ears?"
"Yes." Soubi presses his face against the top of Ritsuka's head, so that
Ritsuka's twitching ear tickles his cheek. "But not tonight. I like them far
too much to let them go just yet."
"You always say that," Ritsuka sighs, melodramatic as only a teenager can do.
Frustration makes his voice and his words sharp. "You're gonna wait too long
and miss your chance! There's plenty of people at school who would do it in a
second, you know!"
He knows Ritsuka is just trying to get a rise out of him, but the words still
make Soubi's chest twist unpleasantly. "What's stopping you, then? If so many
others are making you a better offer."
"Idiot!" Ritsuka gives Soubi a fierce shove. "You're my fighter unit! The only
one! So don't say stuff like that!"
"Order me," Soubi says, and even though he knows Ritsuka never would throw him
away, this argument always stirs up old feelings in him, makes him seek old
reassurances.
"I order you to quit telling me to do it with other people!" Ritsuka snaps. He
doesn't order Soubi to take his ears, though, or even to promise to do it. This
fine line they're walking, they at least walk it together.
Ritsuka deflates a little, tantrum over, fitting more easily against Soubi's
side. "Anyway, let's do it. I'm tired."
Soubi obeys, tactfully not pointing out that it's in fact Ritsuka who woke him
up in the first place, sliding a hand between them and into Ritsuka's boxers.
"Mmph," Ritsuka's face scrunches at first, because Soubi's hands are cold as
always, but his skin warms them quickly enough, "ahhh, Soubi."
It makes desire trip over Soubi's skin, the way Ritsuka says his name so often
during sex, calling him even though he's right there. Ritsuka twitches against
him, the softest moan escaping from his lips. Soubi smiles and nips at the ear
nearest his mouth, making Ritsuka gasp; it's such a shame that he can't give in
to Ritsuka's wish and still do this, so silly the way they still stay on as
though Ritsuka is innocent when he's pushing shamelessly into Soubi's hand and
begging for more.
"S-soubi…"
"Shhh," he says, still stroking Ritsuka's soft skin, holding Ritsuka close
against his chest. "Yes, yes, that's it." The words are barely out of his mouth
before he feels Ritsuka stiffen in his arms, a muffled, gasping cry escapes
from his lips.
After a few seconds, he stirs, nose brushing Soubi's skin. "Why does it have to
be so messy?" he sighs, his OCD rather adorable in context.
"I love you, Ritsuka," Soubi says, chuckling.
Ritsuka pushes at him half-heartedly. "Quit laughing, you idiot." His hand
drifts absently from Soubi's shoulder to his hair, stroking through the long
strands gently. "What about you?"
"What about me?" Soubi replies, not wanting to move. He's exhausted, Ritsuka's
late-night demands taking their toll over the course of a busy week. He's
getting a lot more sex than sleep lately, so even if he is hard, sleep seems
the more seductive choice at the moment. "I'm fine, Ritsuka. You don't have to
worry about me."
Ritsuka twists and sits up abruptly, looking Soubi over. Then he slides down
Soubi's body, a bit hesitantly, but with purpose.
"Ritsuka, what are you doing?"
"I can try something else, right?" Ritsuka asks. He stops when he's level with
Soubi's stomach, peering up at Soubi through the hair hanging in his face. "So
long as it's not that?"
Soubi has a pretty good guess where Ritsuka is going with this; he does it to
Ritsuka every now and then, but Ritsuka's never asked to do it to him before.
The thought has Soubi hard and aching even before Ritsuka yanks back the covers
and takes a look for himself.
"Soubi?" Ritsuka asks.
"You don't have to ask permission," Soubi says, voice low to keep it from
shaking. "I'm yours. Ritsuka can do whatever he wants to me."
"With you," Ritsuka corrects, eyes flashing angrily like they do when Soubi
says things like that. "Not to you, with you. Say it!"
"Ritsuka can do whatever he likes with me," Soubi repeats obediently. His
emphasis makes it sound more or less the same as the original statement, but
Ritsuka lets it go with nothing more than a glare which says he knows all of
Soubi's tricks.
The first touch of Ritsuka's mouth is hot and wet, and Soubi has to force his
hips not to come right off the bed as Ritsuka licks at his tip, tentative,
exploring. He holds Soubi steady with a hand wrapped around his base until
Soubi reaches up to cover his hand with one of his own, encouraging him to
stroke. The other hand finds its way into Ritsuka's hair, stroking through the
long, dark strands, tugging at his ears.
It's so good and so wrong, feeling the silky fur of Ritsuka's kitten's ears
under his fingers while he watches Ritsuka's mouth slide over his cock,
Ritsuka's eyes darting up to watch him every few seconds. It's too much, way
too much; Soubi gasps a warning and pulls on Ritsuka's hair until he lifts his
head. He watches with interest, tail twitching behind him, as Soubi strokes
their hands over him and spills over his stomach.
"Messy again," Ritsuka sighs, resting his cheek on Soubi's thigh. When his gaze
meets Soubi's his eyes are dark, teasing. "You're too much work sometimes."
Soubi laughs softly, his body still thrumming, unable to move, and not wanting
to, despite the sticky mess on his stomach and hand. "Sorry," he says.
"Shut up. Did it feel good?" Ritsuka asks, yawning.
"Yes." Soubi reaches for Ritsuka's arm and pulls him up, letting Ritsuka melt
against his side in a lazy, purring puddle. "Now go to sleep, please."
Ritsuka yawns again, and rolls over. "G'night, Soubi."
"Sweet dreams, Ritsuka." Soubi rolls over as well, curls up on his side and
tugs the blanket over both of them. The pale curve of Ritsuka's shoulder is
still bare though, tempting. Without thinking too hard about it, Soubi lifts
his hand and traces one finger over the smooth, warm skin.
L…O…V…E…L…
"Idiot." Ritsuka laughs, half-asleep. "You go to sleep too. It's an order."
He smiles and closes his eyes, and drifts off to sleep with Ritsuka's name
written in his heart.
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