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Chapter Ten: Just Shut Up!

Not everyone who is alive is living.

Two days later and the words still reverberated through Hatori's mind. He found he couldn't stare at himself in the mirror for more than ten seconds or relax in the solitude of his quiet apartment without that phrase gnawing at his heart. He was lonely and he was incomplete; he had grown accustomed to that over the years since the incident with Kana. But now something had shaken away the complacency of how his life was now. Or rather, someone: Shigure.

He felt the answer to all his problems that day in the woods when Shigure kissed him. That kiss broke all of his resolve to live out the rest of his life alone. Why should he have to be alone? Why couldn't he be cared for by someone? And who better than someone he'd been best friends with for more than ten years? Hatori knew he felt the same as Shigure. So why was he holding back?

Akito.

Outside, the thunder that had been rolling gave way to a deafening crack of lightning, and the clouds burst under the weight of their load, pelting rain down upon the earth. It was almost like an omen, warning him not to defy his God. Hatori's eyes flickered across the room, landing on a dragon figurine that Momiji had sculpted for him out of clay in art class. He stared at it for a long time and the storm raged on outside. He was cursed with the spirit of the dragon, a power creature in its own right. He was a dragon in love with a dog.

It was so fucked up, it just might work. Hatori grabbed his keys off the coffee table and bolted out into the rain.

There was a great pounding at the door of his house, and Shigure hurried to answer it. Had one of the kids locked themselves out? Yuki and Kyo stood at the top of the stairs as Shigure yanked the door open, revealing a soaking wet Hatori. He stepped inside and Shigure slammed the door shut on the pelting rain.

"Ha-san! What are you doing? You know for a doctor, you don't take very good care of yourself, traipsing around in rainstorms without so much as a coat! You-"

"Just shut up!" Hatori said tilting Shigure's chin up and smashing his mouth down on the dog's to stop his barking.

Both Yuki's and Kyo's eyes widened in shock and Yuki whirled around, pushing Kyo back toward his room. Once inside, Yuki shut the door and slammed his hand against the power button on his Ipod stereo, adjusting the sound to a tolerable rate.

"That looked serious. Trust me; we're going to need the music to drown them out."

Kyo grinned, pulling Yuki into his lap on the bed.

"So who do you think is uke?"

Yuki made a disgusted face.

"Please Kyo, let's not talk about that. There are better things to do with our mouths."

Shigure was shocked, but he quickly recovered from that when he realized what was going on. He came to the conclusion that Hatori had finally opened his heart to him, because he was furiously kissing him and his mouth didn't taste like sake or whiskey. Shigure kissed back heatedly with everything he had to give. Their tongues fought for dominance and at the same time were trying to taste every inch of each other. Shigure barely noticed that Hatori was steering him backwards to his bedroom until they crashed into the door and the air was whooshed out of his lungs.

They were both gasping for air as Shigure's hand fumbled for the knob, finally finding it and nearly fell through as the door swung open. His legs felt like Jello. He closed and locked the door , turning to find Hatori quickly unbuttoning and then discarding his soaked shirt onto the floor. Hatori grabbed the front of his robes and threw him down on his bed, quickly straddling Shigure before he could get his bearings and resealed his mouth over the dog's passionately.

Shigure's nails dug into Hatori's strong shoulders as he engaged himself in the fierce kiss. The feel of his skin was amazing, smooth and unmarred beneath his hands that began to roam. He touched slowly at first, as if trying to make sure Hatori was real and not just a figment of his perverted imagination. He traced over the rippling muscles in his lover's back, ghosting over his shoulder blades and down the curve of his spine.

Hatori broke the kiss and attacked Shigure's neck, trying hard not to shiver from the pleasure of Shigure's fingertips on his skin. His tongue traced sensual patterns down the curve of his partner's neck, and then an idea flashed through his mind. Grinning, he latched onto the area where neck and shoulder converge with his teeth. That tore a moan from Shigure's mouth and he dug his fingernails into Hatori's back. Hatori could feel the fire burning straight to his groin, apparently he was masochistic. Great. He continued to suck the area he bit, marking Shigure the same way he'd been marked.

Shigure realized he had no control over what was going on. That simply would not do. As soon as his neck was released, he bucked beneath Hatori and rolled the taller on man on his back, who winced a little at the pressure put on to his bleeding back. He attacked the bare flesh of Hatori's strong chest, swirling his tongue around one nipple while pinching the other. Shigure felt the nubs harden as a low, guttural moan slid from Hatori's mouth. He continued his assault on the dragon's sensitive nipples until long, thin fingers fisted into his hair and shoved his head downward.

Shigure took the hint and trailed kisses down the toned planes of Hatori's abdomen. He dipped his tongue into Hatori's navel while dragging his nails harshly down the flesh that stretched over the rib cage, causing Hatori to lift right up off the bed, a slew of curses spewing out of his mouth. He pulled Shigure back to his mouth and kissed him with searing passion, all the while tearing Shigure's robe away from his body. Hatori discovered Shigure preferred commando style, which he decided didn't surprise him in the least.

Shigure allowed Hatori's hands to caress his body while he worked on freeing Hatori from the confines of his pants. Hatori admired his lover's body. Although Shigure was never really physically active, he still had a slim build with no body fat. He wasn't toned anywhere but his stomach was still flat and Shigure was very strong without having bulging muscles, the same way Yuki was. Must be genetics. He slid his fingers down the concaved abdomen, and began following the light trail of hair downward. Once Shigure had divested Hatori of his pants, he slapped the man's hands away.

"Ah, ah, Ha-san. You need to learn your place. Here in my bed, I run the show."

Hatori growled as Shigure grinned deviously down at him, his eyes glinting with lust as he pinned the dragon's wrists above his head.

"But if you are a good boy, I'll reward you. Like this," Shigure said, leaning forward and grazing their naked cocks together.

They both groaned at the contact. Hatori was all too aware of how hot his erection seemed in the cool air, and it felt like fire when Shigure pressed his heated flesh to it. Shigure continued rolling his hips, dragging himself against Hatori while nibbling on his ear. Hatori couldn't still his hips from grinding up to meet Shigure's, pressing them together with more force and friction. Shigure moaned in his ear and Hatori lost it.

"Damn it, Shigure, would you just get on with and stop the torture?"

Shigure smirked and released Hatori's wrists, sitting up so that he loomed above his lover.

"I had no idea you were in such a hurry to lose your virginity. What a slut."

Hatori glowered at him. "Look who's talking. Now shut up and get to it."

"Alright, but you just remember that you asked for it."

With that, Shigure climbed off Hatori and stood at the foot of the bed. He grabbed Hatori's hips and roughly pulled him to the edge, moving his hands to push apart Hatori's thighs while dropping to his knees. He caressed his thighs reassuring noticing Hatori tense. He worked from his thighs down to massaging his ass lightly, placing careful, sweet kisses on his lover's thighs. He got devious and circled his tongue around Hatori's sack, making his breath hitch. He gently pulled apart Hatori's cheeks and flicked his tongue over his tight pucker.

Hatori's eyes widened. "Wait, Shigure what are you, oh fuuckkkkkkkk…"

Shigure had pressed his tongue inside him, licking his tight walls. He continued an erotic pattern of licking and probing with his tongue that was dragging the most wonderful sounds from his partner, who was clutching at the comforter and pulling it out of place while making delicious sounds that made Shigure's dick throb. When he deemed him well coated with his tongue, Shigure slowly circled where he'd been licking with a finger and slowly slid it in. Hatori pushed himself up on his forearms so he could see well.

Shigure watched his face carefully as he slowly moved his finger in and out. "Does it hurt?"

"No, it just feels a little weird," replied Hatori. This was definitely a new experience for him.

"Alright, brace yourself, because this might hurt. I'll be as gentle as I can," Shigure said, promising with his eyes that he was going to make it worth it when Hatori looked at him questionably. He added a second finger to the mix while stroking his lover's hard cock, trying to distract Hatori from any pain and himself from the unbelievable tightness that clenched around his fingers. He was going to have to hurry, before he ended up making this a bad experience by shoving his cock up Hatori's ass in desperate need.

Well, Shigure wasn't kidding. It certainly stung and added to the weird feeling when the second finger was added. Hatori just concentrated on Shigure jacking him off, which felt fucking fantastic. Hatori couldn't remember a time he had an erection so hard it almost hurt. Who would have thought it would have been caused by his best male friend? He could feel Shigure scissoring his fingers, stretching his inner walls, then he went back to pushing them in and out. And that's when he felt it.

Hatori gasped and sat up completely. A wicked grin spread across Shigure's face, he knew he'd just found Hatori's prostate. He slid in the third and final finger while lavishing a long, slow lick down the length of Hatori's cock, aiming for the spot he just hit as he wrapped his lips around the tip. Hatori bucked his hips and cried out when he hit it, nearly choking Shigure with his length. Shigure used his free hand to control the Hatori's hips as he began slowly sucking, swirling his tongue around while bobbing up and down.

Hatori barely noticed the fingers that were relentlessly stretching and thrusting into him. His mind was in a haze, he couldn't think, only able to focus on pleasure. Every time Shigure hit that spot inside him, white light flashed behind his eyes. He couldn't even form words, he just moaned out his pleasure. His fingers were tangled in Shigure's black hair, and Hatori was vaguely aware he was pulling it, somewhere in the back of his mind. But he couldn't stop himself.

Hatori's moans were getting to Shigure. He didn't know the man could make such sexy sounds! He was pretty sure there was probably a puddle of pre-cum beneath where he was kneeling right now, his cock throbbed and ached to be relieved. He needed Hatori, right now, so he hoped he was ready. He removed his finger and his mouth from his lover, who couldn't stop himself from whining at the loss of pleasure. Quickly lubing himself, Shigure positioned the head of his cock at Hatori's entrance. He looked up for confirmation that Hatori was ready.

Hatori gave a curt nod and grabbed onto Shigure's biceps to brace himself. With one fluid motion, Shigure pushed past the tight ring of muscles and sheathed himself deep into Hatori with a loud moan. It took all his willpower to slam fuck Hatori until release, although as the seconds ticked by it was sounding better and better. Finally, Hatori withdrew his nails from Shigure's skin and loosened his grip, moving his hips slightly with a groan. Shigure took that as a ready signal and began shallowly thrusting, getting Hatori used to the blessed feel of movement.

Hatori could tell by the tension in his body that Shigure was holding back for him. When he adjusted enough to the feel, he found it pleasurable. He was ready for more.

"Harder, Shigure," he whispered in his ear.

Those two sweet words broke the damn walls and Shigure very happily replied, pulling nearly all the way out and slamming back in, angling to hit Hatori's spot. Both of them cried out from the pleasure and Shigure continued his manic assault, unable to comprehend anything except for the burning, tight heat of Hatori and the way he moaned and writhed beneath him. Careful not to stop his thrusting, Shigure pulled Hatori's long legs one by one up onto his shoulders, trading in for a deeper angle than before.

"Ahhhh, Shi…gure, fuckkkkk", groaned Hatori, his eyes rolling backward. He was finding it extremely difficult to form words; everything was coming out as sounds. Not that Shigure minded. He could feel the coil in hisi stomach winding tighter and knew release would come soon. He grabbed Hatori's forgotten erection and pumped in time with his thrusts, while Hatori moaned and carefully timed his own hips to push into Shigure at the same time of his thrusts.

The sound of skin slapping against skin, pants, and moans crescendoed in the sweat and sex filled air until Hatori finally lost it, groaning out Shigure's name and exploding onto his stomach and Shigure's hand. The sight alone was enough to push Shigure off the thin ledge he'd been walking, spilling himself into the hot, contracting heat of his lover while calling out his name. Spent and trying to catch his breath, Shigure let Hatori's legs drop and removed himself from his lover.

Hatori somehow found the strength to pull himself up to the pillows and slid under the comforter. Shigure climbed in next to him and collapsed onto his chest. Hatori wrapped his arms around Shigure, neither caring they were sticky with sweat and body fluids. Bedding could be washed and they'd shower later. Hatori was starting to drift off when Shigure shifted, pressing his face into the crook of his neck.

"If I had any indication sex with you was this good, I'd have started fucking you a long time ago, Ha-san!"

Hatori chuckled and kissed Shigure's head.

"Just shut up and go to sleep," he said with a smile.

End Chapter. GOOD GRACIOUS! It's about time, am I right! Please Review? Even though I've been terrible about posting? I think a yummy LEMON makes up for it and I deserves some forgiveness... =)