Basket Case
Chapter 9: Blessed Air
The usual squeal of glee reached Jin's ears, scratching the inside of his ear drum which caused him to cringe. Even though Fuu was only in the other room, choosing her dress for the wedding, her yelps of happiness still haunted him.
We all need to be warned when she'll start choosing her foods for the feast. Jin thought to himself. Fuu ran into the room which Jin had been working in, trailing a silk fabric too pretty for words.
"Isn't this too pretty for words!!!" She squealed.
"Hm." Jin agreed but again Fuu expected more from him.
"Mugen needs your help today in the kitchens where he works! He says they can use another hand to help." Fuu was too excited about her wedding day to notice Jin's surprised glance when she reported the news.
"I doubt he needs me for work." Jin said to himself. It had been a week since that night under the stars and not since then had Mugen touched him. It was as if he avoided him but really work had kept them apart. Now that Fuu was getting married, it was up to Mugen and Jin—the closest thing to living relatives—to round up a dowry.
Jin went outside and walked down the notorious crowded streets of the market place where The Loin's Den, Mugen's restaurant, was located. It wasn't a lie that the place was busy, but they had five kitchens with more than enough help.
"Excuse me," Jin tapped the shoulder of a plump waitress. "I'm here to help Mugen out; do you know where he is?" She scanned him up and down before pointing towards the back with her hitchhiker's thumb. "Thank you." Jin followed her direction, leading him into the back of the restaurant where hell had broken loose.
Steaming hot dishes, pilled one on top of another, were carried by wooden trays and flew out of the kitchens past Jin. He searched for Mugen's face through the chaos until a hand pulled him into a vacant storage room, slamming against the closed door.
Jin didn't care of not catching the face of his captor; he knew it was Mugen by the taste of his mouth.
"'Bout time you got here!" Mugen hissed when his mouth found its way to Jin's ear. Jin couldn't answer through his heated moans. The door held both of them together as Mugen began stripping away Jin's clothing.
"Wait!" Jin gasped when he felt the coolness of the air gently lap over his porcelain skin.
"I'm tired of waiting!" Mugen only scowled. Nothing could stop him not even—.
"MUGEN!!!!!!!!!!" Both Mugen and Jin froze at the shrilling voice echoing through the restaurant. The rouge's head collapsed on Jin's shoulder.
"Aw, man!" He whined. Mugen got off of Jin and waited for him to wrap his clothes up before walking out of the door. There, a little old woman shorter than four feet stood before the door.
"Whoa!" Mugen was caught by surprise by the owner.
"If you're gonna ask me how I knew, let me tell you, you're as loud as donkeys during the spring!!" Her eyes shifted from Mugen to Jin than back to Mugen. "You there, you work for me?" Jin looked at Mugen where his friend gave him the signal to agree.
"Yes, madam I do." He bowed his head in respect.
"Well than stop fucking around and get back to work. And I mean that literally!!!" She went off to find another thing to yell at, leaving Mugen to turn back to Jin.
Mugen's rough hands caressed their way under Jin's robes and slowly he pushed Jin back into that room with his tongue in the ronin's ear.
"But we need to get back to work!" Jin exclaimed.
"Don't worry, she doesn't have eyes everywhere." Mugen lied.
"Yah, but Mugen—'' Jin protested.
"Just five minuets!" Mugen said as he slammed the door.
This time Mugen didn't bother with Jin's clothing on top. He only moved the folds out of his way as he lifted Jin up against the door again.
"No, Mugen—'' Yet Jin's words were cut off when he felt Mugen thrust his hard length in his core. It drove Mugen insane every time he heard Jin throw back his head and moan like that. The sight made him all the more horny, without warning began pumping harder into Jin without the care of savoring their intimacy.
It was all over within minuets and the two found themselves lying on a sack of rice, and losing their thoughts as they stared up into the wooden walls while hearing the distant conversations of the restaurant.
"…Jin?" Jin opened his eyes and wakened his sleepy mind. Mugen, who was lying on top of Jin, sat up with the help of his arms and stared down into Jin's eyes.
"Yah?" Jin asks, not aware of what Mugen was going to say next.
"Do you love me?" Mugen asked calmly but with a hint of desperate curiosity. Jin's eyes widened as he stared upon Mugen's relaxed face. But he had no choice but to turn his eyes away.
"Come on, Mugen." He tried to hide a blush but failed.
"Answer it." Mugen's voice didn't need to get louder for Jin to know how badly he needed to know. In a way, Jin wanted to know the truth as well.
"Do you really think love is all about fucking someone up walls and trees all night?"
"Stop tip toeing around the question."
"But that's what we do!" Jin sat up, leveling his face to Mugen's. "That's the only thing we do."
"But haven't you ever thought why we did it?!" Mugen hissed back. Jin stood up, shuffling his clothing back in place.
"You tell me, Mugen. Do you love me?" Jin only asked to be an ass. To get Mugen back at his own question and make him realize how impossible it was to answer it.
"Always." Jin shook his head in shock.
"What?!"
"You heard me." Mugen stood up, staring Jin down with hard eyes.
"You're not acting like yourself, Mugen." It almost seemed to Mugen that Jin was laughing. Laughing at him. Jin walked over to the door, taking his time in twisting the knob before opening it up into the busy restaurant.
"Anyway," He said before opening the door. "Since when did you think that a Ronin can love?" With that said he left Mugen, leaving the restaurant and finding sanctuary in isolation from the world he so desperately wanted to leave.
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You thought this story was over, huh? Well surprise! BASKET CASE is back up and running. It's kind of bit late to bring it back since it's so close to the end. Yah, you heard me. This story has got to end right here and right now!
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