"Kibito wouldn't stop staring me out earlier," Beerus complained as he laid on the kai's bed, enjoying the novelty of it. This bed was square, the mattress a different density, the pillows big and fluffy! More than anything he couldn't stop stroking the silk sheets on top.
"Please accept an apology from me on his behalf. He isn't used to me having guests staying like this. I hardly ever invite guests into the temple, let alone let them sleep in it."
"I just want to sleep and not have some monkey yelling that it's time for breakfast and I should get up or I'll miss it."
Shin laughed as he hung his robe up. "I'm sad to have missed that. Maybe I should have accepted your offer to stay overnight. Do you really think he'll be able to master it?"
"No." He had thought about this a lot. "Without Jiren pushing him to the limit again, no. And even then, I'm not sure Jiren could without Grand Zeno hanging their existence over their heads."
"And you don't think Whis can get it out of him?"
"Whis can't even get it out of me. And we've been trying for years."
Shin climbed onto the bed and curled up with Beerus. "Goku's an amazing guy, you never know."
"I hope you're right. I want to see the ultra instinct fight between Goku and Vegeta more than anyone. Say, Kibito's not going to burst in here and say this isn't allowed in the temple, right?" Beerus asked as he wrapped his arms around the kai.
"No, he doesn't disturb me when I'm here. He knows if I'm sleeping then I'm quite exhausted, sometimes even ordering me to rest."
"I can see that happening. I didn't think you took orders though."
"Well, it's more like a suggestion, sometimes begging. He watches out for my welfare more than I do."
"Why doesn't that surprise me?" Beerus slipped a hand under Shin's shirt so he could feel the warmth of his skin. "If I were you I'd never want to leave this silky paradise. You should invite me here more often."
"Just get yourself some silk sheets?"
"Maybe I will. Does it come with a kai-sized teddy bear too?"
"Beerus…" Shin looked up at him, unsure how he wanted to say what he was thinking, but knowing now was the time.
"Yeah?"
"I just wanted to check… This is still non-romantic, right?"
"Er, yeah? Why? Is it not?"
Shin looked relived. "Of course, I just wanted to check. You see, to an outsider we look like quite the couple apparently."
"Who's the outsider? Or are you talking about Vegeta again?"
"No, I talked to Gohan about other things during our recent visit. He was able to pick up on it just from our interactions."
Beerus hummed. "I guess it's hard for someone like him to tell the difference. Because we're not just friends with benefits, we're life-long partners with very fresh benefits I'm making full use of right now. Or are you trying to tell me something, Shin?"
"You're still not my type, but…" He blushed, not having meant to say 'but' at any point.
"But?"
"It's nothing. It's just that you're paying me so much care and attention, and making me feel good. I hate that it's such an attractive thing to me. So, yes, maybe I'm a little in love with that side of things." He put a hand to his face. "But as long as you're not reciprocating I can deal with this. I don't want you to entertain these feelings."
"On one hand, I do – just to watch you suffer a little, but on the other I don't want to lose what we've got at the moment. I'm quite enjoying myself. But if you need to hate me again, I can arrange that."
Shin didn't like the sound of that, and wondered exactly what kind of thing – or things – Beerus had in mind. "Let's stay as we are. I just wanted to say don't fall in love with me. I need you to stay just as you are."
"Fine by me." He ran a hand up Shin's chest.
"Not now."
"Why not? Would you fall in love with me some more if we did?"
"I don't want to defile the temple."
Beerus peered at him, wondering what that meant. "Since when was that a thing? Apart from the fact this was the first place we ever fucked, I know you had a certain mortal in this bed not too long ago. You could just say you don't feel like it."
"And clearly that was a mistake, because after he was killed and his father came and tore up this planet."
"You can't seriously believe that happened because you had sex in the temple? I mean, even if you didn't, there was quite a high chance he was still going to die." Beerus rubbed his temples. "I wasn't going to push you, but I just might if you actually have such a ridiculous fear. This is your temple. You own it, it's for you. You're the goddamn god!"
"I know. I know it's stupid. But it was the first time I ever brought a mortal back here like that and now I can't…" Shin put his hands to his head. "I can't get my mind to separate the two events. Kibito was warning me, saying how unorthodox it was to even have a mortal on the planet for more than a few minutes. And I didn't heed him. And then he died! I watched him…"
"Dude, you need to chill out. Gohan's alive and well now. You didn't do anything wrong – you did what you thought was right."
"Kibito really believes the temple should be a place of purity. He had those thoughts…that maybe I was being punished. We had those thoughts, when we were one. I heard every criticism I never wanted to hear in the following weeks."
Beerus stroked Shin's arm softly. "Just because he believes it, doesn't mean it's true." He had to come up with something better than that. He couldn't just let Shin believe all this was his fault. "If anything, sex is a form of worship, and that should be done in a temple." Yes, this was sounding good so far, he thought. "And this whole 'sex is bad' rhetoric you guys have going on is a right crock of shit and I'll tell you why – because whoever made your divine body gave you something that's only purpose is to provide pleasure. There's literally no other function to that nub of yours. So you should use what some higher god gave you and not be ashamed!" Why, he should be a motivational speaker!
Shin hugged Beerus tightly, not quite sure what to say. Truly he wanted to believe Beerus, but he also thought it was just an elaborate speech to get somewhere tonight. Yet, how could he say such eye-opening things and not be right in some way?
"Do you really believe that?"
Beerus nodded. "Of course. It was one of the first things I concluded when I first saw your body. I wondered a lot about why divine beings like the kais would have such an organ when the angels didn't, and I could only assume that gods are meant to be pleasured."
The surprise was evident in Shin's face; he hadn't known that fact. Perhaps he really could believe that Beerus was sharing his true opinion, not just the one Shin needed to hear.
"This is my temple, and I command you to worship me."
Beerus's eyes widened before his face cracked into a huge grin. "With pleasure, O Lord of Lords." His touches were light as a feather as he began plotting how best to play his part. "I was hoping I'd be able to watch a bit of self-worshipping tonight. Thought being at home might get you relaxed enough for that."
"I said you were to worship me."
"My once mortal hands are not divine enough to touch you."
Shin cocked a brow, not sure what kind of roleplaying he'd walked into here. "Beerus?"
"Yes, my kai?"
"…Stop being so weird."
"Not into that? Well, I was quite serious about you showing me how you touch yourself." His touches were still really light and he felt Shin shiver as he passed over a sensitive area of his neck. "I want to see you love yourself."
"I…I can't – it's so embarrassing!"
Beerus groaned. "Every damn time. Always 'no I can't' and 'it's embarrassing.' Never 'I love that idea!'"
"I just don't understand why you'd want to watch…"
"Because it'd be so fucking hot." He let his nails graze a little harder than before.
Shin was quiet as he thought about whether he should give in to Beerus, his skin tingling as nails ghosted over his back. He wasn't against the idea, and certainly Beerus was right to assume he would much prefer to do it in the comfort of his own room. But getting started…with Beerus watching… He really wasn't turned on enough for that right now.
"If you give me a few minutes…" Shin said. "Alone, that is."
Beerus failed to conceal his smile, happily getting up and walking towards the door. "I'll be back." He stepped out into the corridor. There had been many artefacts, artworks and scriptures they'd passed on the way, so he had more than enough to look at to pass the time. He began to turn left, but on spotting Kibito at the end of the corridor quickly changed direction. He passed several things before deciding to admire a gold lamp encrusted with what he assumed were rubies – the kai's temple surely wouldn't house anything less precious.
"What are you doing?"
Beerus almost jumped, having not realised Kibito was so close. "Just looking at what you've got here. I don't often come inside after all."
Kibito's expression remained hard as he watched Beerus's every move, the God deciding it was best not to attempt picking up the lamp for a closer look. "Why are you out here?" Kibito asked. "Did he kick you out already?"
Beerus was offended, but knew Shin wouldn't appreciate him telling Kibito the truth. "No, he just wanted some privacy while he changed."
Kibito narrowed his eyes and peered at Beerus some more before grunting and walking off. "Don't touch that lamp."
Beerus sighed and bent down to see it up close, not wanting to enrage the rather scary attendant. He wondered if Whis was this way with guests when he wasn't around. Having spent enough time on the lamp, he looked up and checked Kibito wasn't hanging around watching him before slipping back into Shin's room.
His first thought was to regale his encounter, but the thought was pushed from his mind the moment he laid eyes on his other half. Shin had kept his shirt on, but it was open, baring his chest. He was laying there, legs pulled up as if someone was between them, one hand stroking his nub while the other fondled a nipple.
Beerus closed the door quietly so he didn't disturb the kai who had his eyes closed. With the lightest footsteps he could muster, he walked around the bed so that he had the best view of exactly how Shin was enjoying himself. The noises he made were so quiet and suppressed that one could have believed he was dreaming.
As soon as Beerus climbed onto the bed Shin's eyes flew open. "Bored of watching already?"
"No, but it's awkward standing there. It's almost a bit creepy considering I wasn't sure you heard me come in."
"I didn't need to hear you. I could feel your energy as soon as you came in. I never really paid attention before, but now I'm starting to be able to tell when you want me." Shin let his legs fall on the bed, spread wide. "Do you like this?" He used two fingers to massage the area between his legs.
"Oh yes." Beerus laid along the end of the bed, not getting any closer. "I could watch you all day." He let a hand drift down to his own aching groin.
"Hey, stop that. You're only allowed to watch and suffer."
He curled his tail around his hand and pretended it was tied behind his back. "How cruel." Not that he minded, because now Shin was maintaining eye contact with him and even though it made his cock ache all the more, he loved it. He loved the way Shin's gaze slowly started to lose focus as he became more and more wrapped up in his own pleasure. The slow blinks and how his eyes would roll up when he touched a particularly good spot… Maybe he should have borrowed Whis's staff to record all this.
Shin's embarrassment was long forgotten by now. He wanted Beerus to watch. And he wanted him to be itching to touch or be touched. A moan escaped him and he slowly drew his hand away, trailing it up across his stomach and chest.
"What? No way, that little moan wasn't you coming," Beerus said in disbelief, watching as Shin sat up, running a hand through his hair.
Shin grinned and crawled forward so he could place a hand on Beerus's leg. "Oh no, but I think it's time for you to be seen to. Surely you've figured out I suck dick better when I'm so close."
He used a finger to tease Beerus through the fabric. "I can't believe I could get you this excited without a touch."
"I told you it'd be hot."
Shin began to relieve Beerus of his clothing. "Before a god can be worshipped, they must first do something to earn it." He licked his lips for show before wrapping them around Beerus's cock, who sighed in relief.
"God does that feel good." His hand went straight for Shin's hair. "Fuck, Shin, what kind of addictive lube have you got this time?"
Shin rolled his eyes before removing his mouth. "No lube. Don't ask questions because my mouth isn't coming off again."
Holy shit, Beerus thought as he watched Shin take him in again. This was certainly starting to go in the direction he had hoped. Now all he had to do was find a way to get this confidence out of Shin from the get-go.
Deciding it was best not to say anything, lest he say something that Shin had to respond to, Beerus let his moans tell Shin exactly how much he was enjoying every minute of this. He could feel Shin trying to take his whole length in, but he hadn't yet mastered the ability. After a few attempts he paused for breath and made eye contact as he licked from base to tip. Well, that was one way to make sure he got all of it.
"This is the best bit, right?" Shin swirled a finger around the tip.
"I guess, if I had to pick."
Shin began sucking gently, adding in the occasional tongue swirl, while his hand worked the rest of the shaft.
Beerus moaned, "fuck." Was this better than having his whole cock in Shin's mouth? Or was he too close that gentle teasing like this was driving him insane? Oh, shit. Now that Shin had found his rhythm he was laying there looking up at Beerus, and looking utterly irresistible. Beerus had to resist bucking his hips to make Shin go faster. But he didn't voice his desire, instead subjugating himself to this slow torture and revelling in every moment. His body was on fire, but he didn't want this to end.
"Shin…" The fun had to end. His body wasn't as disciplined as his mind at this moment. "Shin, I'm gonna come." Yet Shin didn't move away, still swirling his tongue oh so teasingly. There was no way he hadn't heard; Shin was looking right at him as he said it. "Oh, fuck." He realised exactly what that meant and it drove him over the edge, watching as Shin attempted to swallow every drop.
As cum spilled from the corners of his mouth he kept sucking until Beerus was completely spent. Then he sat up and wiped his mouth, licking his fingers clean. "Close enough."
Beerus lay there in a daze. "Not to be dramatic, but that was possibly one of the best ends to an orgasm I've ever had."
"Don't we all feel that way immediately after coming?" Shin asked as he double checked his chin for spills.
"I'm serious. That was unexpected."
"I'm serious about not making any mess. There would be questions."
Beerus pulled Shin onto his chest. "Do you really believe Kibito's not listening?" Because Beerus had no doubt that Shin's attendant was as nosey as his own.
"I trust he wouldn't."
"Believe what you will. Now," Beerus ran a hand down Shin's back. "I am a convert and need to pay my respects." He scooped Shin up and set him down against the pillows before kissing him. "Please accept this offering." He trailed his kisses down his neck and chest, kissing the soft flesh of his stomach before reaching his destination. Beerus settled between Shin's thighs, kissing the tender inner skin of each before running his tongue up between Shin's folds.
Shin was a moaning mess as Beerus used his mouth to stimulate his nub. He hadn't thought he'd get so lucky, but it was evident Shin really believed no one was listening. Beerus wondered if he'd given them instructions beforehand. He worked hard to keep Shin moaning and moving, not letting up as Shin had done for him. The kai was gripping the sheets and arching his back, begging Beerus to touch him more. After teasing himself so much and stopping just short of the finish line, he was finding it so hard to let his body find release now he was allowing it to.
Beerus let a hand roam, caressing a thigh, a hip, going up to brush a nipple and then the other. His touches were just what Shin needed as he finally felt his body start to relax and give in to pleasure.
"Harder…" Shin pleaded. God he knew Beerus could really give it to him if he wanted. His body was so hot and he could feel the sweat on his skin, everything uncomfortably warm at this moment.
Shin's back arched and his toes curled as Beerus switched to using a finger to press against Shin. A long moan followed and Shin slowly sunk back into the bed, panting as if he'd been sparring. Beerus continued to stroke him, slower and slower until he stopped completely.
"Are you satisfied with me, O Lord of Lords?"
Shin nodded, a smile on his lips. "Not to be as dramatic as you, but I think I have to agree about that being the best climax."
"For now," Beerus said as he came to lay beside Shin. "I've barely begun learning all the right places and ways to touch you. This night will be eclipsed before you know it."
"Oh? But you still want to stand by your claim from earlier?"
Beerus nodded. "Oh yes. I won't ever be forgetting the first time you swallowed all I had to offer."
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"You look like shit," Beerus said. "I take it you didn't get anywhere?"
"No," Whis sighed. "I can't create the right conditions. Goku can't see me as the threat he needs me to be. I'd kill him before he found the trigger."
"Kill him then," Beerus said. "We'll just bring him back."
"That's a gross breach of the rules."
"But it can be done."
Whis looked over to Shin, who was enjoying some tea. "Sir, surely you have an opinion on this?"
Shin looked between the two, and then over to Goku. "Somehow I doubt anyone would care at this point if Goku was revived again."
"You're not meant to agree!" Whis wondered if perhaps the pair had been hanging out too much.
"Grand Zeno wouldn't want his friend dead, so Goku's revival wouldn't bother him. Although…" Shin sipped his tea and looked at them again. "He would probably ask why Goku died again."
Beerus stopped smiling and turned back to Whis. "Nope, you keep that guy alive and breathing. I'm not having some kind of inquiry from up top."
"Maybe you could ask permission and explain why?" Whis suggested.
"Nah, I ain't going anywhere near that guy if I don't need to. Vegeta will just have to get that form out of Goku himself."
"My lord, you could try."
Beerus lowered his voice so Goku couldn't hear. "No, because I don't want to face that."
Whis replied in a mirrored tone. "But maybe if he hits ultra instinct, it'll bring it out in you too."
"I'll pass. Hey, Shin, would you ferry Goku home? It's a round trip for Whis."
Shin nodded and walked over to Goku, talking with him briefly before they disappeared.
"Come, I'll do a little something for you." Beerus scooped Whis up in his arms and flew up to the dining room.
Shin returned to the odd sight of Whis on the chaise lounge, Beerus on top of him as he worked his back, occasionally feeding him a chocolate.
"So this is what you get up to when I'm not here?" Shin asked as he took a seat in the chair Whis usually occupied.
"I made poor Whis go and train that dense saiyan off-planet all week, and even then he couldn't get the result I wanted. I don't blame him though. Still, look at him, he's tired for once, and I need to thank him for putting in all that effort."
Shin watched as Beerus kneaded Whis's back well enough to make the angel moan. He never did anything like this for Kibito… Maybe he should? Why, the most he did was make Kibito tea now and again.
"Are you jealous?" Beerus asked.
"No, just thinking about my own attendant."
"Whis lives the good life, right, darling?"
"Oh yes, when you're willing to give it, honey."
They both laughed while Shin watched on in surprise.
"I told you, you just have to ask," Beerus said.
"Doesn't work when you're asleep."
"Yeah, but when I'm asleep you don't have much work to do. Here, have a strawberry one."
Whis opened his mouth and Beerus placed the chocolate on his tongue. Shin felt like he was intruding on a very intimate scene, wondering if he should leave. Beerus leant down and placed a kiss between Whis's shoulder blades.
"That's all for now, dear Whis. Rest well, I'll be back once I've seen to Shin."
"You didn't have to stop –"
Beerus shook his head. "You looked a bit lost. Whis knows how to spend time without me, he'll be fine." He headed out to the balcony, leaning on the bannister and looking out. "Do you think I should take a trip to Universe 11 and see if I can get Jiren to fight Goku again?"
"No, I don't think we should do any universe hopping. Except for Universe 6, because he's your brother."
"Fine. I thought you could go and gloat about our win over that asshole Supreme Kai."
"I'll stay here, you can take Goku there and make a mess of their universe, not ours."
"Good idea. Maybe I will."
"Lord, please don't. I think we, as a universe, have drawn enough attention to ourselves recently. I have enough anxiety over the fact Goku even owns a button that summons Grand Zeno. I don't need you taking him elsewhere and waiting for repercussions."
"You've been better recently," Beerus said as he looked round. "Much more chilled out."
"We're in peace times once more. Although while you never want Goku to die, I can't wait to have him out of the way. After Buu was defeated I felt a weight lifted, but that was also the day I met Goku and he has slowly been replacing that weight."
"I'm not destroying him. He may cause me some anxiety too, but the guy's brought me so much amusement. It'd be a shame to lose him."
"I wasn't trying to imply…" Shin rested against the bannister next to Beerus. "How would you make me hate you?"
"You've been itching to ask, haven't you?" Beerus smirked at the kai who was busy looking elsewhere. "Not too long ago I had you telling me to fuck off the moment I landed on your world. I'm sure it wouldn't take much to get to that stage again."
"But so much has happened since then."
"Look, I know I treat you like a fragile doll or something at the moment, but if you needed me to kick you into the ground and pin you there until you forgot all your feelings about me, I could do it. I could be the asshole you need me to be if you asked." He took Shin's hand to get his attention. "Are you trying to ask me for that?"
"No, I was just curious. I wonder if it would work."
"You have a low pain tolerance. It wouldn't take long. But if it didn't I'd be begging you to have some kind of hate sex with me while you called me out for being such an asshole. Even better if you're crying during the whole thing."
Shin narrowed his eyes, then cocked a brow as he listened. "You're so weird sometimes. I don't even want to know why you want any of that to happen."
"I just really want to see you cry. But not over some wiggly shit. I want someone to hurt you, and then I go and destroy them. That way I get to see you being cute, and I get to destroy something."
"Why would I be cute if I'm crying?"
"Trust me, you would be."
"You know, I think I can find the distance I need to put between us just by talking about your strange fantasies from time to time. This has been an excellent reminder why I'm sure I can't ever be truly romantically attached to you."
"Same here. I couldn't stand to live out my days with a soft sap like you."
They caught each other's glances and burst into laughter, glad to break the tension.
"I'm not a sap."
"Sure, and my fantasies aren't strange."
"Well, not the bit about someone calling you an asshole. That's just normal."
"Hey!" He reached over and mussed Shin's hair.
"I'm not complaining. It would be strange if you stopped being so insufferable one day."
"…Insufferable?" Beerus mused.
Shin shuffled closer until their arms touched. "Come on, tell me what you're thinking. I can see it in your eyes."
"I'll need to work on not looking so obvious."
"I told you, I get better at reading people the more I know them."
Beerus patted the bannister. "It's wide enough for you to sit on. And it'd make you the perfect height."
Shin hopped up and used his legs to pull Beerus closer. "You're right. I like this – I'm almost your height."
