Anata ga Ita Kara

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Theme: 07 – "You are everything I never knew I always wanted."

Rating: T

Summary: It was like that moment woke something that had been dormant in Kumo's heart for a long, long time. And it's so intense now that he almost can't take it.

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Kumo sat next to Kiri, only aware of his beloved brother's presence and the way his own blood pounded wherever their bodies touched.

The onset of adolescence was something he'd always considered distantly as something that just happened, something ordinary. His voice would start to deepen soon; he'd get taller. His muscles would strengthen—maybe his body would too, enough to get him out of the sickroom and onto the practice fields he so enjoyed. His horns, his hands, and—certain other parts of his body would get bigger. It wouldn't be any big deal. It happened to everyone.

But now everything had been put so sharply into perspective; it had all changed so quickly after that midnight kiss.

His feelings—he'd become aware of them then, and it seemed as though that knowledge had awakened his body as well. Every time they kissed, his love and his desire got stronger—so they were growing at so rapid a rate it was almost scary.

But not quite. Kumo knew that this—all of this—must have existed beforehand; he'd just never noticed it. He'd never had need of longings like these until he'd realized how very deeply he loved Kiri.

And now—

Kiri leaned down and set his lips to Kumo's; Kumo leaned into Kiri's arms, yielding up his mouth with a whimper. At first their kisses had been awkward, but everything improved with practice—and Kiri was working now on mastering the nuances of demand. Kumo could barely do anything but shiver and moan and surrender.

And just like that, they were suddenly sprawled across the ground, with Kumo on his back and Kiri half on top of him, breaking apart in surprise. And something about the way Kiri was lying there, or maybe something of their kiss that lingered between them, made heat pulse through Kumo's blood, sending a prickle through his chest—and suddenly want was burning between his legs—

Both of them blushed; Kiri sat up.

"I'm sorry—"

"It's—" Kumo swallowed a little, trying to resist the urge to cover his face. "It's okay. Um." He continued on, his voice much smaller and a bit wavery. "It's… not the first time."

Kiri looked surprised for half a second, then his eyes widened and he blushed even worse, shaking his head. "But, I…"

"Niisama, it's okay."

"Kumo…" Kiri rested his face in his hands, obviously trying not to look. "It's just, you're so young to be going through this, and I—how much do my actions have to do with…?"

Kumo sat up and uncomfortably folded his legs to his chest, giving Kiri an awkward smile. "No… it's just… I've always felt like this, I think. I've always wanted you. I just didn't realize until now."

Owari.