A/N: I'm not saying anything about this chapter right here. Enjoy~

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Coldness Thaws

Chapter 6

X*X(3 Weeks Later)X*X

It's been three weeks since that call from my lawyer about Rick escaping prison, and also since Tai and I started dating. Each passing day had me feeling more and more paranoid and upset about our current situation, and I had begun to take it out on the others. They understood my reasoning, so they didn't get mad at me for it, which made me feel like shit. Eventually, I holed myself up in my room for a day. When I finally let Tai into my room again, he sat down on the edge of my bed and ran his fingers gently through my hair. It soothed me and calmed my nerves a bit, but I was still tense.

"Matt, I know you're stressed out," my boyfriend began. I glanced up at him, and then returned my gaze to staring at the far wall. "Yama, I have an idea on how to get you to relax, but I don't want to do it if you're not ready." Tai rested his chin on my shoulder.

"…You mean…sex?" I mumbled. He nodded against my neck, gently kissing the pale skin there, and nuzzled my neck.

"Only if you're ready. If not, then we can wait, and I can at least calm you down some other way," he promised. I contemplated his words, and knew he was right, that having sex would distract and relax me. I needed to move on from Rick's actions eventually, anyway.

"…I'm ready," I whispered, turning my head to kiss him. The brunette kissed me back immediately, lapping at my lips for entrance, which I gave to him willingly. His tongue parted my lips and teeth, sliding into my mouth and tasting me. I gently sucked on the slick pink muscle, drawing a soft groan from him. When we broke apart, breathing heavily, I could see the lust in his eyes, darkening those normally bright brown orbs to a dark chocolate color.

"You're sure you want this? I don't want you to be scared," Tai asked worriedly, cupping my face in his hand and rubbing his thumb along my cheek. I relaxed into his touch, sighing in content.

"Yes, Tai, I'm sure," I nodded. "I need to move on from the rape someday, and the best way is to have sex with someone I love."

"All right, if you're sure," he murmured.

"I'm absolutely certain," I breathed, and then we kissed hotly, passionately. I moaned quietly into the kiss as Tai reached beneath my shirt and splayed his hands out over my chest, brushing his fingers against my nipples. I suddenly realized something, and I broke away with a small gasp. "What about TK and Kari?"

"They're out shopping for groceries, and won't be back for another hour," the brunette smirked at me. I smiled back at him, and we kissed again, this time my boyfriend starting to yank at my shirt a little impatiently. Chuckling, I pulled away, teasingly beginning to tug my shirt off. As soon as the garment was off of my torso and on the floor, Tai let out a strangled growling sound and kissed me deeply again. "You little tease," he growled against my lips, nipping at them.

"Never said I wasn't," I chuckled. I yelped when he palmed my growing erection through my pants, though, making the brunette snicker.

"So sensitive…" he purred in my ear. "I love it…" I whimpered as he ran his hand over my clothed crotch.

"Don't tease me, Chi," I pleaded, shivering when he began panting in my ear from his excitement.

"But I can't help it, Yama," he said softly, pulling back to peel off his own shirt. My mouth went dry when I saw his naked torso, my eyes practically raking over his six-pack. I was torn from my thoughts when Tai kissed my roughly, deeply, and laid me back on my bed. My boyfriend began to yank my pants and boxers off, and I lifted my hips eagerly to help him, pressing against him in the process and drawing a moan from him. When both articles of clothing had joined my shirt on the floor, I kissed Tai hungrily, unbuttoning his pants while maintaining the lip-lock. He broke away with a gasp when my fingers brushed against his bulging crotch.

"Don't. Do. That," he hissed, pinning my hands up by my wrists against the headboard.

"Sorry," I whispered with a small smile. "I couldn't help it." Tai shifted so he was only holding my wrists with one hand, and then tilted my chin up with the now-free hand so he could kiss me gently. His tongue slowly swept through my mouth, as though he was savoring the taste of me. I whimpered into the kiss when he rolled his hips against mine, creating wonderful friction, even though he still had on his pants and boxers.

"You like that, huh?" the brunette smirked at me when he heard me.

"Take 'em off. Now," I growled, tugging at his pants. Chuckling, my boyfriend slipped off my pants, and then pulled off his boxers, making my eyes go wide and my mouth water slightly at the sight of his naked form.

"Like what you see?" Tai teased, and I nodded woodenly. "Good to know~"

He reached down to his pants and fished a bottle of something out of the back pocket. I realized it was lube, and was grateful he didn't plan on spit-prepping me or, god-forbid, taking me dry. Tai slicked up three fingers and stuck one in me as I watched. I couldn't help but tense up at the intrusion, but willed myself to relax. Once he felt me relax, Tai thrust his finger in and out of my entrance carefully, trying not to hurt me, and then added the second after a few thrusts. I felt a whimper rise in my chest at the little twinges of pain as he stretched me, but I swallowed it back down. I didn't want to worry him.

"You okay?" he asked softly, kissing my inner thigh and causing me to tremble slightly in anticipation.

"Yeah…I'm fine," I panted, squirming a bit around his fingers. I moaned quietly when he scissored me after a bit, once I had adjusted to his fingers. Tai slipped in the third finger as soon as I had adjusted, making me actually whimper this time. The brunette kissed the head of my erection when I whimpered, causing me to give a breathy moan. He scissored me widely, and tears sprang to my eyes from the sting of being stretched.

Finally, Tai withdrew his fingers when I began to rock myself back on his hand. He smeared some lube onto his cock, and then pressed himself against my entrance, his chest against mine and his face buried into my neck.

"Ready?" he breathed against my neck. I nodded once, and he began to push into me. I squeezed my eyes shut tight against the twinges of pain that shot up my spine, and gritted my teeth at the feeling of Tai entering me. Damn, he was bigger than I'd originally thought…

Tai didn't seem to be faring much better, judging by the strained look on his face. He seemed to be struggling to not pound into me and hurt me, for which I was grateful. I gave an involuntary wince as he continued to bury himself within me, which caused him to gasp from the movement.

"You okay?" he whispered.

"Y-yeah, I'll be okay," I stuttered, and he kissed me gently as he became fully sheathed inside of me. I waited for about a minute before stammering, "M-move, please."

Tai grinned against my neck before kissing it and beginning to give small, slow thrusts. Eventually, I started to get tired of the slow pace, so I nipped at my boyfriend's collarbone impatiently.

"Son of a bitch, Chi, faster!" I gasped, and he gave me a wolfish grin before slamming into me, hitting my prostate hard. I screamed, my vision going white and nothing but stars clouding my sight as the wave of pleasure crashed over me. "H-holy f-fuck! Tai!"

"You're so tight, Yama," Tai panted, and continued to thrust into me, deep and hard. I moaned loudly with each thrust, soon wrapping my legs around my boyfriend's waist to create more friction and pleasure. He gave a startled grunt when I did, and then reached down to stroke at my throbbing dick. Giving a loud moan, I tilted my head back, allowing Tai to kiss and suck at my neck as he continuously rolled his hips smoothly against mine. I felt my release coming closer and closer with each thrust he gave, and when he hit my prostate again and again, I knew it wasn't much longer.

"I-I'm gonna—" I started to say, but Tai sealed his lips over my own.

"We'll cum together," he breathed against my lips. With that, he stroked my weeping member faster, and slammed into my prostate one last time. I came with a pleasured cry, my cum splattering all over our stomachs and Tai's hand. When I came, the brunette bit down gently but firmly on my collarbone, and groaned loudly as he thrust his white-hot seed into me. Tai carefully pulled out, but I winced at the slight twinge of pain. That's gonna hurt later.

"Are you okay?" he murmured, pulling me close to him.

"Yeah…" I panted. "That was…amazing…Chi…"

"I'm glad you liked it," my boyfriend chuckled softly. I cuddled up to him, trying to ignore the pain in my ass, and wrapped my arms around his waist.

"Why wouldn't I? You're just that great," I smiled sleepily.

"I know I'm awesome," he smirked, kissing my temple. "But seriously, I was worried you were going to have a panic attack in the middle of it."

"Actually, I didn't even think about it," I admitted. "And you're right, I'm more relaxed now."

"Good to know," Tai whispered, and kissed me gently on the lips. It was a brief, chaste kiss, but it made me feel good. "Let's go to sleep. If TK and Kari come in, I'll tell them you're okay now."

"Okay," I yawned, and kissed him one more time. "I love you, Chi."

"Love you, too, Yama," he breathed, and held me with our chests pressed together as I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

X*X(1 Week Later)X*X

Tai and I were lounging on the couch, watching TV and cuddling while TK and Kari worked on some of their school work in TK's room. The pair had started dating about a week earlier, shortly after they had found out about us having sex. Sure, not many people knew, except for our friends, but they were happy. Anyway, we were expecting Davis and Ken to show up at any time to pick up the work we had already completed and to give us the new work and notes.

"What's taking them so long?" Tai wondered aloud, making me look up at him from where I was snuggled into his side.

"I'm sure Davis just slept in, and Ken is trying to rush him," I murmured, yawning widely.

"Still, even then, they're running pretty late…" the brunette said worriedly. A sudden knock on the front door sounded, echoing throughout the house, and I smirked at him.

"There's your answer," I chuckled, and heaved myself off the couch to go answer the door. I looked through the peephole and saw Davis and Ken standing outside. Davis looked a little nervous, whereas Ken had a neutral expression. I opened the door, but before any of the three of us could say anything, I was grabbed and dragged away while two gunshots were fired at Ken and Davis. The two teens were hit in the leg, and I screamed as I realized who my captor was: Rick.

"Tai! Tai, it's Rick!" I screamed at the top of my lungs in terror, but before anything else could happen, I was struck in the back of the head with the butt of my ex's gun and knocked out, everything going black as I faded into unconsciousness.

A/N: And there's that chapter! Damn, Rick just had to show up, didn't he? Well, you'll soon see who's behind all of it, but that won't be until the next chapter. R&R, peeps!