Trust & Betrayal

By VegaSailor & Kirayasha

Authors' notes: the following is based on an rp of ours. And I highly recommend you read the one-shot "Tears on the Sand" for a more indepth look at the relationship between Renkotsu and Suikotsu.

FYI: The name "Ren" is of course used as a nickname/shortened form of his name for Renkotsu by the other Shichinintai. However, "Ren" can also be a girl's name that means "water lily…"

Part One: Curiosity…

Renkotsu sat in the shadows of the inn's low veranda, partially screened from view by the lacy red maple that grew in the courtyard. His attention was drawn to his fellow Shichinintai, who were sitting on a bench, feeding each other plums. While his leader, Bankotsu, had his back to him, Renkotsu could clearly see his paramour, Jakotsu, pouting like a girl. He wished he could hear what they were saying, but any words were lost in the soft tinkling of the courtyard's fountain. So he had to content himself with watching and imagining what they were saying, and with a little pang of jealousy he wished he could have as easy and carefree a relationship with Suikotsu. The fire breather closed his eyes and leaned against the wooden beam which held up the roof over the veranda. He dozed off in a light daydream-like sleep, imagining it was he and Suikotsu who were enjoying an intimate moment in the garden, when a loud creak brought him clearly back to reality.

"Ren, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there," Bankotsu said as he stood on the veranda looking down at his second-in-command. "I feel bad I woke you, as you looked like you were having such a pleasant dream." At Renkotsu's puzzled look, he added, "You were smiling and mumbling something that sounded like 'Sweetheart.'"

Renkotsu felt his cheeks heating up and he was glad to have the cover of the shadows. "I wouldn't know as I don't remember what I was dreaming about…"

Bankotsu smiled knowingly at him, before telling him he would see him later. Renkotsu nodded and watched his leader enter the inn. He could see it was taking a lot out of Bankotsu just to move and he wondered how badly he was injured in the previous day's battle. He turned towards the garden and saw Jakotsu was still sitting there, daintily eating a plum. There was something about the fey misogynist member of the Shichinintai that was so feminine yet so masculine at the same time that Renkotsu thought he was like the living embodiment of yin and yang; male and female. He watched as Jakotsu sat there demurely, occasionally flirting with a passing male guest; coyly resisting their advances, as he encouraged them.

Renkotsu debated with himself over whether or not to go over to Jakotsu and spend the late afternoon with him. He was bored out of his mind from the inactivity not to mention a bit lonely as Suikotsu was fast asleep. The claw-bearer needed the downtime to recover from the effects of their latest mission as well as some respite from the care of his fellow team members. The others were also busy, recovering from their injuries or taking in the local sights. Since Renkotsu was nursing an injured leg, he could not go along with Ginkotsu and Mukotsu while they explored the city. He tried whiling away the hours by drinking sake, but even that got boring as Renkotsu hated to drink alone. So he had spent most of the afternoon daydreaming, and engaging in some harmless voyeurism as he watched his fellow team members, or more accurately the most flamboyant team member of the seven.

There was something about Jakotsu that intrigued Renkotsu on the one hand, and thoroughly repulsed him on the other. The fire breather found his dual nature to be fascinating as he could not for the life of him figure out why someone who so obviously wanted to be a girl hated them so much, and he figured the poor thing probably was mad at being reincarnated as a man after spending so many other lifetimes as a woman. Sighing softly, Renkotsu decided that he may as well go over there and see if he could share a drink or two with him as he had nothing better to do and if he learned a little bit about Jakotsu, all the better. Grabbing the large sake jug by its rope handle, he painfully dragged himself to his feet and shuffled over to him.

"Hey, Jak!" Renkotsu called out as he lurched over to him, eliciting an angry stare from Jakotsu's latest admirer.

"Ren… is every alright?" Jakotsu said sweetly, before turning to his admirer and sending him away. "Sit down, before you hurt yourself again. I don't want Sui giving me hell because you went and injured your leg again." The misogynist patted the bench as he smiled. "Oooh! I see you brought some sake with you!" Suddenly getting serious, he said, "Is the leg hurting that badly? I can go get Sui if you need him."

Renkotsu shook his head, "No. I just didn't want to drink alone, and since you also seemed to have nothing to do…"

Jakotsu eyed him narrowly, "How'd you know that?" He laughed. "Don't tell me you were spying on me! I knew you liked me!" He giggled and eyed the fire breather saucily. "So are you going to pour or should I?"

"It had better be me, with your arms I doubt you could lift the jug," Renkotsu chuckled.

Jakotsu let his tart reply die on his lips, before sweetly replying, "Okay, you pour then." He held up his cup and Renkotsu carefully filled it to the brim, before filling his own cup. Jakotsu waited until Renkotsu was ready, and as they caught each other's eyes, the two of them chorused, "Kampai!"

They sat there drinking, and after awhile a long companionable silence stretched between them as the alcohol made it way to their brains.

Renkotsu filled their cups again. He looked at Jakotsu, studying his profile. When Jakotsu turned towards him, he could see a touch of sadness to his eyes, prompting him to ask, "So what were you and Oo-Aniki talking about?"

Jakotsu smiled impishly. "Nothing special…" he said as his smile took on a more seductive edge, "Just what we'd like to do to each other when everyone's asleep. Why?"

Renkotsu flushed deeply, embarrassed to be caught spying, and yet, he was also curious about his leader and his paramour, mainly because Jakotsu always seemed so lusty after a battle. Looking away to cover up his discomfiture, he shrugged and said, "Merely a passing interest…" He took another sip of his sake as Jakotsu pondered his reply.

Jakotsu, smiling graciously at Renkotsu, asked, "So what do you and Sui like to do when you're alone?" The cross-dressing member of the Shichinintai daintily sipped his sake while he waited for a reply.

Renkotsu looked at him and shrugged. He watched Jakotsu chew on his lower lip, and taking another sip of his sake, he replied, "Uh… we talk a lot about nothing in particular and sometimes we play go. Sui is rather good at it too."

"I'll bet!" Jakotsu interrupted.

"It's true." He drained his cup, and after refilling his own, he also filled Jakotsu's when he held it out to him.

"Thank you…"

"You're welcome…"

Jakotsu took another sip and decided to pursue their conversation, "That's it? That's all you two do together?" He blinked in surprise. "I thought the two of you were in love…?" he said, quirking an eyebrow at the fire breather.

Renkotsu swallowed his sake as he thought about it. "Well, we also do our various activities together. He'll work on his herbs or sharpen his claws and I'll either sketch or fix things. I suppose we could do those things on our own, as it would be more convenient that way, but we kinda like each other's company…"

Jakotsu looked at him in surprise. Giggling, he said, "But haven't you wanted to do more than that?" He shot the fire breather a thoughtful look over the top of his sake cup. "Or could it be you don't know how?" Jakotsu smiled inwardly at Renkotsu's guilty look of surprise. For the first time in his life Jakotsu saw he was the one who was knowledgeable about something and he was pleased he finally had the upper hand in things when it came to Renkotsu. And the fact that he was feeling anxious over Bankotsu and their inability at the moment to engage in sex, due to their leader's broken ribs, made him want to pounce all the more on Renkotsu as he needed the physical closeness and release sex gave him after a battle to calm his nerves. Leaning towards him, Jakotsu said offhandedly, "It's no different than being with a woman…"

Renkotsu looked away, somewhat annoyed, "Well, we've kissed and stuff, if that's what you mean."

Jakotsu giggled again. "Really…? You two kissed and held hands," he said, sounding like a young girl, before his voice dropped to a seductive purr. "Or did you feel each other up?" He licked his lips, and raising his cup, he drained it. "I'm empty…" he said, holding his cup out to Renkotsu who was busy refilling his own cup.

Renkotsu sighed as he gave the little cross-dresser another refill and said "A little of both from time to time if you must know."

"How sweet!" Jakotsu sipped his sake and smiled saucily at Renkotsu. "But haven't you longed for something more… physical?" He looked Renkotsu in the eye and he licked his lips as he leaned closer to him.

Renkotsu took another sip of sake, heaving a mental sigh of relief at the distance his upturned arm put between them. "Besides, we've…" he coughed. "We've done it before if that's what you're getting at."

Jakotsu raised his eyebrows in surprise. "You have…? Then I take it you didn't enjoy it very much …" he said with a sigh.

The two of them drank in companionable silence before Renkotsu decided to break it. Draining his cup, the fire breather took a deep breath and started to explain, "Yeah, we did it." He fell silent as he gathered his thoughts. "Remember that one mission in the forest? Did you ever wonder why it took us so long to get back?"

Jakotsu smiled in anticipation of getting all the gory details. "Yes…?"

"Well…" Renkotsu looked as though he was about to tell Jakotsu more when something made him take another sip of sake. "We did it. And no doubt it was pretty much the same as when you and Ban do it."

Jakotsu took another sip and refilled their cups as he covered up how miffed he felt when Renkotsu glossed over things. "I suppose so, but then you should have enjoyed it…" he sipped his sake. "I always enjoy my 'special time' alone with Ban," he said with a sigh, before having another sip.

Renkotsu, mirroring Jakotsu, also drank. He was starting to feel the warm glow associated with inebriation and it was beginning to loosen his tongue. "It was actually quite painful for us both, so I fail to see where the advantage is to making love to another man."

The little cross-dresser replied, "But it's a good pain, one you don't mind when you love someone, and besides, it gets better the more you do it." He smiled knowingly at the fire breather. "You know, there are things you can do that are just as much fun without all the pain..." Jakotsu giggled softly at the thought of Renkotsu being afraid of a little pain.

Renkotsu eyed the cross-dresser narrowly, clearly annoyed at being laughed at. Taking a huge gulp of sake, he said, "Sui and I have simply decided that we would rather have our tongues shoved down each other's throats than our cocks shoved up each other's arses! Even if you have a high tolerance for pain, why do that if you don't have to?"

Jakotsu, who had been daintily sipping his sake, choked. "Well, I do that because I love him!" he sputtered. "If I were a woman," he spat the word "woman" out as if it left a bad taste in his mouth, prompting Sui to raise an eyebrow at him. "I'd happily spread my legs for him, but thankfully I'm not, so I make-do with what I was given…" He smiled sweetly. "But there are ways, Ren, of pleasuring each other…" he ran his finger slowly down Renkotsu's chest. "Ways, where you won't hurt each other, unless you accidentally bite." Giggling softly, he continued his way down Renkotsu's body with his finger.

Renkotsu watched Jakotsu's finger, concentrating on it, as the cross-dresser trailed it down the length of his torso. His sake fogged brain was vainly trying to decide if he should let Jakotsu continue to wind his way down or grab his wrist and make him stop. Am I supposed to brush his hand away or not? I can't remember what I'm supposed do…The fire breather looked at his drinking companion in confusion, one part of him dying to see how far the cross-dresser would go, while the other half was thoroughly outraged at the liberties Jakotsu was taking with him. Renkotsu blinked and looked at him in confusion, "Come again?"

"Cum again? We haven't cum firstly! So how can we cum again?" Jakotsu giggled at the look on Renkotsu's face at his bawdy joke, before continuing, "I said 'there are ways to give pleasure without causing pain…'" He leaned close enough to Renkotsu so that they could easily kiss. Jakotsu was delighted with what he took to be Renkotsu's crude attempts to flirt with him and he wasted no time in letting the fire breather he was eager to let him have his way with him.

Renkotsu looked at his fellow team member as if seeing for the first time. "What are you…?" he asked. The fire breather backed away as if noticing for the first time just how strange Jakotsu was.

Jakotsu, ignoring the distance Renkotsu tried to place between them, frowned. "What am I…?" he asked, leaning even closer to the fire breather. He was curious of Renkotsu's odd behavior as well as touched by his opening up to him. The sake he was drinking also made him feel bolder so he placed a hand on Renkotsu's knee to steady himself, blinking owlishly at the retreating second-in-command. "And where are you going?"

Renkotsu, who was suddenly feeling uncomfortable by Jakotsu's advances, tried one last time to back away from him but promptly fell on his butt as he had run out of room on the bench. Landing with a soft thud, Renkotsu let out little "ooophf…" as he hit the ground.

Jakotsu blinked and peered into the surrounding shadows. "Where'd you go?"

Renkotsu, who had sobered up slightly from the fall, replied, "I fell."

Jakotsu, following the sound of Renkotsu's voice, giggled at the sight of the fire breather sprawled out on the ground. He quickly stood up and helped Renkotsu to his feet, fussing over him as he checked him for signs of damage. "You okay?"

Renkotsu nodded. "I'm fine, but we really should go inside."

"Oooh…" Jakotsu, unable to believe his good luck, smiled seductively at him, "Are you inviting me back to your room…?

Renkotsu let out a little snort of annoyance. "It's getting dark, and we don't want to get caught out here by bandits or other miscreants."

Jakotsu, who did not believe him for a minute, nodded. "Yeah…"

Renkotsu shot his drinking companion a funny look, before picking up the sake jug. He was surprised at how light it had become, and casting a look over his shoulder to Jakotsu, he said, "Coming?" before limping off in the direction of the inn.

Jakotsu stared at him for a few minutes before he noticed he was limping. He was by the second-in-command's side in an instant; taking his arm, and lifting it as he wormed his way under it to support him. Since Renkotsu was much heavier than the wiry cross-dresser, it was several minutes before the two drunken companions could coordinate their efforts enough for Jakotsu to assist him.

"Uh… thanks…" Renkotsu said softly.

"No problem, brothers are supposed to help brothers, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Ummm… Ren, you know you never told me if you wanted to ummm… you know, know how you and Sui can be together painlessly. I know many ways…and I could show you them…" he said flirtatiously.

Renkotsu, intrigued by the possibilities, said, "What ways…?"

"Various things Ren taught me when I was little…"

"Ren?"

Jakotsu laughed. "Yeah 'Ren.' She was the whore I was apprenticed to when I was little. The bitch taught me lots of things and honestly I hated her guts. I used to lie in the futon at night and pray to the gods I'd wake up and find her dead." He sighed angrily. "Damn, how I hated that bitch. The best time I ever had in my life, aside from meeting Ban, was beating the shit out of her." He smiled ruefully at Renkotsu. "Don't be so shocked, Ren. She deserved it; stupid bitch actually slapped me when I cried myself to sleep after my first time… Now that was pain, as I didn't know what to expect, and my client had slapped me round too for crying which made it all the more unbearable when Ren later hit me…."

Suikotsu shivered at the coldness he saw on his fellow team member's face. "Jak…?" he said tentatively, unsure of what to say, when Jakotsu suddenly brightened.

"But I showed her. I let all of her abuse pile up like it meant nothing to me until the day I was big enough to do something about it…" he said nastily. "And then Ban came into my life and I walked away from all that and never looked back." He smiled and lifted his shoulder in slight shrug. "In fact I never gave her much thought until now…" He laughed and Renkotsu oddly found himself laughing along with him. "Hmmm…So where can we go? Oo-aniki-chan is sleeping in our room. And besides, Sui said I'm not supposed to bother him…"

Renkotsu frowned. "Sui is asleep in our room too..." The fire breather sighed, annoyed that now that his curiosity was aroused it seemed as though there was no way to satisfy it.

"Come!" Jakotsu guided Renkotsu to a small door.

"Where're we going?" Renkotsu asked as the shoji Jakotsu was urging him towards looked as though it led to nowhere.

"I don't know; let's just see where it goes. Maybe it leads to another room."

Renkotsu looked down at the cross-dresser as though he just sprouted another head, but he went along with him none-the-less. He was tired from all the sake, and limping around with Jakotsu was proving to be harder on his leg than he thought it would be. Praying that the door actually led to a room, he quietly entered it with Jakotsu.

Part Two: The art of seduction…

"Damn! It seems to be a large closet of sorts…" Jakotsu said, as he moved away from Renkotsu.

"How can you tell?"

"I think the bedding…" He giggled." Is a dead give away."

Renkotsu laughed. "Are sure this isn't someone's room?"

"Positive as the bedding's very high off the ground for one thing, and there's a lot of it…" He turned to face Renkotsu. "Give me a bit and I'll make it all nice and comfortable…" Turning back to the rows of bedding stacked on shelves along the wall, Jakotsu pulled out what he hoped was a futon. Giggling softly to himself, when he guessed correctly, the cross-dresser eagerly unrolled the futon, before hunting around for some floor cushions, while Renkotsu watched from the shadows of the doorway.

"Close the shoji; I've found some candles…Now how to light them…?" Jakotsu said, trailing off softly to himself.

"Give them to me," Renkotsu said. Sticking out his hand, he waited while Jakotsu hurried over to him and handed them over. Renkotsu let out tiny cough and the first candle was lit, making it a simple matter to light the others off of it. The fire breather watched his fellow team member fuss around the storage room, arranging things in a way that seemed conducive for sleeping off the effects of the sake. Had he been more sober, he would have seen it for what it was; a love nest.

When he finished arranging things to his satisfaction, Jakotsu quickly helped Renkotsu get comfortable. "How's your leg feeling now?"

"I'd tell you but I can't really feel it…" Renkotsu chuckled. "I'm sure I'll know all about it in the morning, though…" He leaned forward and rubbed his calf.

Jakotsu nodded. "Umm… why don't you have a little more and then maybe your hangover will be worse than the leg." The two of them laughed. "Damn! You forgot to bring the cups!"

"Me? I thought you were going to do that!"

"Hmmm… I guess we'll have to share, right?"

Renkotsu sighed. "Yeah… You can go first. It should be light enough for you to lift now."

Jakotsu made a little face. "I'm stronger than you think I am! Besides, who do you think helped carry you in here?" he smirked.

"You did, you freaky lil girl," Renkotsu said. "And don't drink it all!"

"How many times to do I have to tell you, I'm not a freaky lil girl!" Jakotsu stuck his tongue out at Renkotsu. "Besides, I promise I'll leave you some," he said sweetly.

"I don't know," Renkotsu said, reaching out and trying to grab the sake jug away from Jakotsu. "And hand that over before you forget and drink it all. The last thing I want is to be stuck in here with some freaky lil girl who's drunk off her ass…" he teased.

"Keep that up and I won't tell you…" Jakotsu warned, handing the jug over.

"Sorry…I can't help it; you look like a girl. But if it bothers you so much, then why do it?"

"Do what?"

"Dress and act like a girl?"

"I dress this way because I like it. You know, Oo-Aniki-chan said he was going to buy me a hundred silk kimono when we retire and give this all up…" he lapsed into silence as he thought it over. "And I act this way because sadly, that's how you men want me to act. Deep down in your hearts, no matter how much you say otherwise, you still want a woman to lie with… so, I become that woman for you…" He looked at Renkotsu sadly. "Even Oo-Aniki-chan wants a woman to lie with…"

"I'm sure it's you Oo-Aniki really wants."

"You think…?"

"Yeah, I think. Now what was it you were going to show me?"

"This…" Jakotsu said softly. He reached out and took Renkotsu's face in his hands, and bringing his closer, Jakotsu kissed him, taking the fire breather by surprise.

Renkotsu's first impulse was to push him away, but the thought of learning something interesting as well as the thrill he got from kissing his leader's paramour, relaxed him just enough to throw his arms around Jakotsu.

"You like it, hunh?" Jakotsu whispered teasingly in Renkotsu's ear. He quickly trailed a line of little kisses along the fire breather's jaw line, before Renkotsu captured Jakotsu's lips with his own. They kissed, slowly deepening it as Renkotsu threw his better judgment carelessly away and the fact that the little cross-dresser had let his hands wander had also added to the moment.

"I knew you liked me…" Jakotsu said softly, "Which is why I agreed to teach you what I know…" He had somehow wound up straddling Renkotsu's hips, cradling his fellow team member's head against his chest. "I'm going to tell you some things that are important, so pay attention, Ren…"

"Okay…"

"The most important thing to remember is always to swallow no matter how bad it tastes… and it will taste bad or at least funny, depending on what you ate or if you're feeling adventurous and drip honey all over it…" Jakotsu chuckled. "The second thing I want you to remember is not to gag. That's very bad and almost as bad as not swallowing. After awhile you'll know when Sui's ready so you'll be prepared…"

"Gag…?"

"Sssh... I said you have to pay attention to what I say! I'll show you afterwards, and I want to see if you've paid attention too…"

"What the hell are you talking about…?"

"Sssh… you'll know soon enough…." Jakotsu said as Renkotsu sighed softly. Leaning over, he blew out the candles.

"Whatchu do that for?"

Jakotsu sighed. "It's better in the dark as that way you can imagine I'm Sui… and don't worry; it's not the first time anyone's imagined I'm someone else and I'm sure it won't be the last…"

"Oh…" Renkotsu said softly. He was dying to know what the little cross-dresser was talking about. The funny thing was a part of him knew exactly what Jakotsu was hinting at, and had he been sober, he would have beaten the shit out of him for suggesting it. But the thought of doing something with Jakotsu that before only their leader had experienced, not to mention the various other men he had entertained, was something Renkotsu could not pass up. Only then would he have everything Bankotsu had.

Jakotsu tugged on Renkotsu's kimono, pulling the fire breather from his reverie. "What are you doing…?"

"Nothing…"

Renkotsu snorted in amusement and let go of Jakotsu just long enough to untie his obi and tug his kimono free of his hakama. "Damn your ass is boney!" he said as he shifted Jakotsu to a more comfortable position on his lap.

"That's what Aniki-chan always says!" He laughed. "Much better…" Jakotsu purred as he trailed a line of kisses down Renkotsu's neck and collarbone. He was slowly shifting his weight and easing Renkotsu onto his back as he did so. Once he had the fire breather where he wanted him, he opened his kimono and proceeded to suck on one nipple as he played with the other.

"What the fuck are you doing!" Renkotsu called out in surprise as he tried to push his fellow team member off of him.

"Nothing… just relax and pay attention…" Jakotsu murmured as if what he was doing was no big deal.

"It doesn't feel like nothing."

"Shut up or you can forget about it…"

Renkotsu grumbled wordlessly and it was several long tense minutes before he relaxed enough to enjoy what Jakotsu was doing.

"Is that all? If it is, I already know about that stuff…"

Jakotsu stopped what he was doing and sighed. Sitting up, he grabbed Renkotsu's hand. Lifting it to his lips, he sucked on the fire breather's forefinger suggestively. "I was leading up to that…"

"Oooh…" Renkotsu swallowed. "I know about that too, but we agreed not to engage in such pursuits."

Jakotsu laughed. "Afraid of biting each other, hunh?"

"No! It's just… rather unpleasant, that's all."

Jakotsu snorted derisively. "You two are worse than a couple of old nuns who never saw any action! No wonder you're quite satisfied sitting around doing nothing. I would rather be dead than live my life like that."

"That can be arranged…"

"Ummm… yeah," he tittered nervously, afraid that Ren would tell him to go fuck off, leaving him to take care of his needs by himself. "Well, why don't you let me show how to do it properly for now and once you get the hang of it and are thoroughly enjoying yourselves, I'll let you know how to make it even better."

Renkotsu thought it over. He had to admit Jakotsu was good at what he was doing so far and the little taste he just had of "something more" made him give in. "Okay… go ahead and teach me, Sensei…"

"OOOH, Sensei, hunh? I like that!"

"I figured you would. Now shut up and start teaching. The more I lie here the more tired I get and the futon is starting to spin too…"

"My, my, my… what an impatient student you are! Well, if you insist, who am I-"

"Shut up, Jak!"

"Fine!" Jakotsu leaned forward and after a few minutes, he settled in and picked up where he had left off. The cross-dresser made his way slowly down Ren's torso, enjoying the sight and feel of his well developed musculature. The fire breather was broad-shouldered like Jakotsu, but where as the cross-dresser was lean and wiry, Renkotsu looked as though he was well fed. Working in the blacksmith's shop had helped to hone his build and since it was rather prosperous, Renkotsu never had to miss a meal. He was also smart and educated, as his early childhood had been spent in a monastery, something the illiterate Jakotsu found attractive even though it rankled at the same time.

Sighing softly, Jakotsu tugged at the ties of Renkotsu's hakama. He knew the fire breather was aroused by his love-play and it was hard for the cross-dresser to slow down and treat Renkotsu like a shy virgin; when the fire breather surprised him, by reaching down to untie it himself. After some chuckling and giggling on both their parts, Renkotsu was lying there naked, much to Jakotsu's delight. Carefully inching closer, the former bathhouse whore pushed his way between the other man's legs and gently took hold of his erection. Jakotsu playfully stroked it, giggling softly when Renkotsu moaned in response. He would occasionally flick his tongue across the tip, gently teasing the fire breather. It was not long before he had Renkotsu thoroughly enjoying the moment enough to finally engulf him with his mouth.

Jakotsu decided to give the fire breather his all and treat him in much the same way he would Bankotsu if he were enjoying a bit of fun with him. So he gently bobbed his head up and down, using his lips to simulate a woman's opening, and flicking his tongue across the areas he knew that would give the most pleasure. What he had not counted on was Renkotsu's quick release and he swallowed his anger along with his semen. "Well…?"

"That was…incredible…different… I don't know…" Renkotsu said softly. Rubbing his hand over his face, he asked, "You do this all the time with Ban?"

"No, we do other things you're too pure to do. And usually Ban does that to me, if you must know. I only do that to get him started… Now it's your turn!"

"Hunh? I don't know…"

"What do you mean you don't know! You have to! Look what you did!" Jakotsu sat up and shrugged out of his kimono. Renkotsu was startled to see the cross-dresser had been naked like a woman underneath his clothes, but what was even more startling was his erection as the fire breather never imagined he would get aroused while teaching him.

"But I'm tired… can't it wait until morning?"

"No! I mean I want to make sure you've remembered everything I taught you," Jakotsu replied in what he hoped was a reasonable tone of voice.

Renkotsu sighed. "Fine… but I can't guarantee how good it'll be cuz I'm dead tired." Plus I don't think this was such a great idea after all…

"Oh, I'm sure you'll do just fine." I hope…"I mean you had me teaching you!" I wish you'd hurry up as I'm starting to get tired too…

"Yeah, yeah, yeah… you talk too much! And you're one freaky lil girl…" Renkotsu muttered as he looked down at Jakotsu's crotch.

The cross-dresser heaved a long suffering sigh. "That's because I'm not a freaky lil girl, Ren, I'm a man! And I have something I'd like you to take care of for me…" he purred, and taking Renkotsu's hand, he placed it over his erection.

"Oh yeah…" Renkotsu laughed tiredly. "Are you sure this can't wait until morning…?" Because I don't think I want to do this…

"No!"

Renkotsu shrugged and pushed Jakotsu none too gently onto his back, prompting the cross-dresser to cry out, "OOOH! I had no idea you liked it rough!"

"Shut the hell up already! I'm getting tired of hearing your stupid comments and whining about this, that, and the next thing! If you don't shut up, you can forget it! Understood?"

Jakotsu, pouting, nodded silently and he was sorry he did that as the futon started to take on a rather unpleasant spin. And his annoyance with Renkotsu made it hard for him to enjoy himself. He had to call on all of his training in the bathhouse just to feign pleasure. Rolling his eyes, when the fire breather refused to allow him to kiss him more deeply, Jakotsu sighed, before closing his eyes. He hoped he would not fall asleep as he was frightened of what Renkotsu would do to him if he did. So he did what he always did when faced with a lover of Renkotsu's abilities, he thought about everything else under the sun except what was going on.

It was not long before it mercifully ended for both. Jakotsu opened his eyes and was about to thank Renkotsu and tell him what a good job he did, despite the fact that Renkotsu had bit him more times that he cared to remember, when he caught the look on the fire breather's face.

Renkotsu sat up, a look of panic on his face, as he tried vainly to swallow his mouthful. The trouble was the taste combined with all the sake he had drunk over the course of the evening had made his stomach rebel. There was no way he would be able to swallow without gagging and Jakotsu said a silent prayer that Renkotsu would not get sick all over him. Hiking up on his elbows, and scooting away from Renkotsu, Jakotsu grabbed the nearly empty sake jug and thrust it at the fire breather.

Renkotsu practically ripped the jug from the cross-dresser's hands and shot him a grateful look, before emptying his stomach contents into it.

Jakotsu sat there with his eyes closed, vainly trying to ignore the retching sounds. He had the horrible feeling that Renkotsu had consumed too much sake for his own good; a notion that was later confirmed when he heard the fire breather softly blubbering about being sorry. "It's alright; I wasn't all that great the first time I did it…"

Renkotsu looked at him like he had three heads. "I wasn't talking to you, Asshole. I meant Sui is going to kill me when he finds out."

Jakotsu rolled his eyes and immediately regretted it. "Wait a minute; you two go whoring all the time, right? So why is this a big deal when that isn't? And why are you looking at me with one eye open?"

"Because one of you is bad enough, without having to look at the two of you…" Renkotsu laughed tiredly.

"Well, you don't see me complaining about the two of you!"

"Oh yeah… But trust me it's different."

"Why?"

"Because! It just is!"

"Okay… But, you know, you don't have to tell him about it… You think half my old clients went home and told their wives about what we did?" Jakotsu said as he scooted over to sit next to the fire breather. He reached up and patted Renkotsu on the back. "I've got news for you, they hadn't because if they had, I'd have had the pleasure of meeting a lot more wives than I have…"

Renkotsu looked over at Jakotsu as he thought it over. "You sure…?"

"Yes! It's not like you did anything wrong! All we did was suck each other off. It's not like I plowed your virgin ass or you plowed mine..." Jakotsu laughed. "So quit worrying, and hand me that." He pointed to the sake jug. "I'm going to put that outside as the smell is making me sick… And then I think we should go to sleep."

"Shit!" the fire breather swore as he handed over the jug. "Where the hell are my clothes!"

"They're somewhere in here, but I think you should just stay here and sleep it off. If you go stumbling back to Sui now, you're going to spill your guts and the two of us are going to wind up dead, or wishing we were dead…" Jakotsu lurched to feet and carried the soiled jug to the door. Sliding the shoji back, he set it just outside before closing it. Sighing softly, he let his eyes readjust to the dark, before heading back to the futon.

"If you so much as lay a finger on me during the night, I swear I'll borrow Sui's claws and gut you myself."

"Yeah, yeah! Goodnight to you too, Ren," Jakotsu said as he lay down next the fire breather. He rolled over onto his side, facing away from him and drifted off to the soft sounds of Renkotsu's snoring.

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Hello. I hoped you enjoyed the first chapter of a collaboration between myself (Vega Sailor) and my wonderful friend Kirayasha.

In the Next Chapter:

Suikotsu stood there stiffly, holding himself back from ripping their throats out. "Ah… I see you finally noticed I'm here, well I hope you two will be very happy together," he choked out, before turning on his heel and leaving...

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