A/N: Well, all I can do is apologize profusely for the delay. My earlier excuse (school, classes, hw, etc) was not valid this whole week. I had school on Monday, but then the rest of the week, school was closed due to a foot of snow and ice. So basically, I've had almost a full week to write and update but…I had writer's block, I had blank-paper-phobia, and I'm now seriously behind on hw cuz I didn't do it when I had the chance. I played in the snow in subzero temperatures. Yes, I'm serious.
FYI: I've written and posted the lemon continuations for where both this chapter (NephJade) and last chapter (ZoiKun) left off right before the fun started. It's posted as a oneshot called The Torture of Pleasure."
But for now, enjoy this…
Chapter 6
Nephrite had eavesdropped on his blonde lover's audience with Queen Beryl and therefore knew that the flame haired woman was anything but pleased with Jadeite's failure. However, he was interested to note the interest and mild anxiety written on the dark monarch's face as well.
So, it would seem our queen knows something she's not letting on. Not that I'm surprised, but still.
When Jadeite was finally freed the auburn haired Shitennou cornered this youth and they exchanged their views on the subject. Nephrite was amused to see the annoyance and slight shame on his lover's face as he related the incident with the Sailor Senshi.
"Is there anything you'd like me to do? I could lend you one of my youma to scout out the area around your new base of operations," he offered.
But the youth was already shaking his head negatively. "No, I'd much rather do this myself. I want to do this. I have to do this. I have to Beryl that I'm not helpless. I'd also very much like to put this silly, blonde twit in her place." Baby blue eye narrowed in restrained fury.
Nephrite chuckled understandingly. "Of course. Just remember that if you need anything that the others and I would gladly lend you a hand. Oh, by the way, did you know that Zoisite and I now have our assigned duties?"
"Really? What're you doing?" the boy asked they made their way to the younger's private castle.
"Well, Zoisite is supposed to look for some jewel, I can't remember the exact name of it. It was a bit hard to pronounce. I'd probably know it if I heard it spoken, but otherwise…" he shrugged. "Anyway, mine is to keep an eye out for some princess or other. No idea what that's about."
"Could be our queen's unsatisfied with just ruling us and wants to steal another kingdom. Can't say I blame her really. Not much to rule over here except for the four of us, a bunch of youma, and a great, big, barren landscape of nothing, nothing, and, oh yes, nothing," Jadeite commented sullenly.
Nephrite laughed. "I was about to head to Kunzite's castle. It seems Zoisite's staked himself out there for the time being. Not that I mind or anything, it just makes it tedious if I want to talk to him."
At this, Jadeite smirked and snorted in his attempts to hide his laughter. Sensing there was something he was missing, the stargazer turned narrowed eyes on his companion with interest. "What aren't you telling me?"
After a few false starts, the blue eyed youth smoothed out his face until he appeared emotionless and met Nephrite gaze evenly. The stargazer's brown eyebrow arched skyward.
"Zoisite wants to get laid," Jadeite deadpanned.
Silence.
Needless to say, Nephrite's guffaws echoed in the halls for a while.
Seeing an equal amount of amusement on his lover's face, an idea popped into Nephrite's head. He eyed the still laughing youth next to him slyly and with no little amount of suggestion. "Alright then. How 'bout we join in on their fun?"
That caught Jadeite's attention. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me. Why don't you and I go to Kunzite's place and listen?"
Ordinarily pale cheeks turned a brilliant red. "K-K-K-Kunzite's place?"
"Well why not? I want you, you want me? Zoisite wants Kunzite, Kunzite's wants Zoisite? Why not get in on the action, eh? Who knows, we might even strike gold. After all, I've only ever heard of how loud Zoisite can be," –a significant glance at Jadeite- "and I'd very much like to see how true that really is. Maybe you could join in and we could have ourselves a duet, or maybe if our luck is exceptional, we'll have a quartet." A wink.
Jadeite's face had grown significantly brighter with each new suggestion that fell out of Nephrite's dirty mouth. His own mouth just barely managed to stay off the floor.
He started to protest, but was silenced by a quick teleport that revealed yet another hallway, only he didn't recognize this one. He looked to Nephrite in confusion but was greeted by his elder lover pressing an ear against the nearest doorway and smirking.
Curious, Jadeite joined the stargazer and blushed at what he heard. Kunzite was murmuring to someone, Zoisite he guessed by the tone of the breathless moans, and then confirmed by the cry for Kunzite to take him.
Blushing violently, Jadeite leapt back from the door as if burned, and was immediately caught by a hard chest and imprisoned by encircling arms. "And where do you think you are going, little Jadey?"
He was too distracted by breathing and the slinking hands that were steadily making their way along his body to argue the nickname. His eyelids drooped as his hands sought to stop the caresses. He could distinctly feel Nephrite's left hand moving up his heaving chest, encircling his neck, and cupping his chin. His head was lifted so it rested against his lover's broad shoulder, his mouth still open and gasping for air. Then his breathing abruptly stopped when the hand he'd only been dimly aware of –and should have been MORE aware of, apparently- started caressing his crotch. He gasped just as a moan made its way through the door to the hot tubes where Kunzite was obviously doing something equally sinfully delicious to Zoisite.
Jadeite just barely suppressed a moan as the caressing hand cupped him and squeezed before undoing his pants and started caressing seriously. He tried to move his increasingly hot body away from the searing touches but succeeded in only pressing himself harder and harder against his lover's strong chest in turn. But it wasn't the chest part that scared him the most. Oh no. That terror was reserved for the insistent pressure against his backside caused by an excited Nephrite. This time, he couldn't stop the weak whimper of realization from escaping his mouth which he sealed shut in a desperate attempt to keep quiet.
Nephrite was, needless to say, enjoying himself greatly. He had Jadeite right where he wanted him, literally. His hand was pleasuring the youth with just enough insistence as to insight the younger's backward motion, thus causing that incredibly tight behind to press up against his own arousal. He smirked and buried his face into the slender neck, nipping and kissing in an effort to drive his lover insane.
He was succeeding.
Nephrite smirked and set about to making his blonde lover scream, just as Kunzite worked toward the same goal.
XxX
Jadeite was having trouble focusing. His backside felt like it was on fire. Nephrite had not been very gentle last night, although he held on to the belief that Kunzite was harder on Zoisite. Though judging my Zoisite's cries last night, the redhead had definitely enjoyed himself to the extreme. Not that Jadeite was complaining. He enjoyed himself as well.
Although, he had to admit, seeing Zoisite limp around like that was amusing. Especially when the effeminate boy was in a dress. He snorted in amusement.
"What are you laughing at?" asked an annoyed voice from behind the blonde Tennou.
Jadeite snickered. "You should really try to learn how to walk in high heels."
The blonde could almost feel the Zoisite's perfectly manicured eyebrow rise. "Or really? Is that it?"
"Well, I guess since it's just you and me, I can say I'm impressed at how well you're able to walk considering how hard he did you last night," the youngest Tennou replied, turning to his friend with an amused smile on his face.
Zoisite's eye twitched and he crossed his arms in withheld fury. His jade eyes shone with a inner fire that threatened to be Jadeite's undoing if he didn't receive compensation for that remark within the next five seconds.
Jadeite's grin changed to a sympathetic smile as he stood to embrace his friend. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't've said that. But you have to admit, you do look like you can't walk in high heels because of it. Just be sure Kunzite doesn't see you like that or he probably won't be able to control himself." With a sly wink, Jadeite returned to his work.
"Hmph. After all the work I went to just to get you a show on the radio and you thank me like this. And honestly, what kind of DJ name is J-Dite? It's like you're screaming to that moon brat 'Hey, It's Jadeite. I'm right here! Right under your!'"
"Well…" Jadeite murmured, rolling his shoulders awkwardly.
"I still stand by my belief that you were dead drunk when you came up with that," Zoisite sniffed.
"Ha! As I recall, you were just as slobbering drunk as I was. I remember Nephrite telling me of how you begged him to let you keep that bottle of wine afterwards."
A bright blush colored Zoisite's pale cheeks and changed the topic. "At least I can play piano here."
"Yes, and thanks to that I've been able to get more listeners. You certainly know how to manipulate people."
The redhead shrugged. "People are easily influenced by music all on their own. I just go a little deeper into the subconscious, that's all. The idea of this being a love letter radio show just ups the emotional attachment and malleability making those pathetic mortals more easily influence by my abilities. By the way, what's Nephrite got himself into?"
"Last I heard, he'd found a fairly suitable position as some rich business tycoon. And get this, all he had to do was walk up to the desk and they recognized him and called him by name. Strange huh?"
"Yeah, very. What name's he using?"
Jadeite thought a moment. "I think it was Sanjouin Masato or something like that. Anyway, apparently this mysterious 'Sanjouin' person has already built up a rather interesting reputation. He's been known to up and vanish for weeks, sometimes even months at a time before turning up again. The workers have come to expect it. Nephrite's already enjoying himself. But what about Kunzite? Is he doing anything in this world?"
Zoisite paused and looked down, suddenly feeling very awkward. "I'm not sure. He keeps himself to himself mostly."
"Except when it comes to nightly activities," Jadeite couldn't resist adding.
Zoisite sent the blonde his best death glare before sitting down, being careful of his sore backside and continued. "I think, and I'm not sure about this but… I think Kunzite thinks aliases are beneath him somehow. He won't come out and say it, but I think he thinks it's ridiculous. But I could be wrong. He's quiet. Pensive I think would be the better word."
"Hmm, well-"
"We're almost ready to start, Mifune-san," the director called through the studio speaker.
"Gotcha. Gimme a ten count when you're ready," Jadeite replied as he hurried to finish putting the numerous love letters of the night into at least somewhat orderly piles.
"'Mifune-san?'" Zoisite asked. "What on earth made you use that name?"
The blonde shrugged. "Don't know. Just felt…natural. As if it was mine already. My full name's Light Mifune."
"Then why did they call you by your first name instead of your surname? That's rather rude of them."
"No. My alias is a foreign exchange student studying communications abroad in Japan. My name is still written in Western style so 'Mifune' is my last name. 'Light' is my first name. It's just 'Light Mifune' sounds a whole lot cooler than 'MifuneLight.'"
Zoisite shrugged. "I'll give you that. How'd you get a hold of that identity? Nephrite again?"
"Yup, same as you. Apparently he scoured the internet for possible identities that at least remotely resembled our appearances. Then, with 'a bit of edited here, a bit of brainwashing there' and voia la. Identites. And while we're at it, 'Taitou Sakura?' Really, Zoisite? Really? I mean I know you're a bit girlish, but seriously? Why didn't you just stick with 'Taitou Izou'? At least that was a guy name."
"Precisely. It was a guy name. I'm a girl right now, though. I look the part and I act the part so I might as well have a girl name to fit the part. And judging by the humans' reactions to me, I'd say I'm a rather cute girl." As if on cue, Zoisite winked slyly at a watching tech operator, blowing a kiss to the human who blushed and rushed to return to his work. Zoisite snickered. "Besides, the way things are set up, I'm a fraternal twin. My brother is 'Taitou Izou.' This way in case something happens, 'Sakura' can vanish and 'Izou' can appear. Clever don't you think?" he asked with a coquettish flip of his coppery hair.
Jadeite chuckled fondly at his friend, acknowledging the subtle flirting there. "Yup, clever. Now get to work on that piano, my girl. Wouldn't want to lose the audience, now would we?"
"Of course not, Light-kun." With one last enticing wink, Zoisite smiled, seated himself at the piano so his skirt flared out around him on the bench, and began to play.
"Good evening, dear listeners, and welcome to A Night of Love. I'm your host, J-Dite, and playing the lovely music is the equally lovely Sakura. We welcome back all those loyal listeners and extend our most warm welcome to our newest listeners as well. If this is your first time listening, we're sharing everyone's love letters on this show. For those whose letters are read, we will send you a flower brooch that will make your love come true. And now first our first letter…"
A/N: Now before you ask, yes I am going to write a lemon continuation for this chapter and, as usual, I'm going to post it as a separate but connected oneshot. Only, the oneshot's going to be a combination of the ZoiKun goodness from last chapter as well as the NephJade fun from this chapter. After all, how can you expect to have a foursome with only two people? Especially when they're making love together at the same time in almost the same place? Yay for fluffiness. ^^
Well, it's now 3:15 in the morning and I'm going to bed. Nighty-night. :OZZZZzzz...
Now, you may start throwing things. *bows then high-tails it behind her bed to cower in terror and sleep*
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