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"Hey Hajime! These are delicious!" Toudou declared, promptly shoving another rice ball into his waiting mouth enthusiastically. Hajime's cheeks reddened at the compliment as he watched the younger man continue to shovel food down his throat with reckless abandon.
"I am glad you enjoy them" he smiled as he took in the sight.
"Enjoy them? I love them! Where did you get them?"
"I made them" Toudou stopped his chewing and looked at him.
"You…made them?" He blinked his big eyes a few times in disbelief "they're incredible! You didn't tell me you could cook!" He almost sounded indignant. Hajime felt a smile tug at the corners of his mouth at his companions tone.
"I suppose you will want them more often then?"
"I tell you what" Toudou said, pointing his chopsticks at Hajime "I'll eat anything you make as often as you want to make it." Hajime chuckled as he picked up a piece of sushi and gingerly put it in his mouth, a far cry from Toudou's rather voracious way of eating. He decided that the enthusiasm in which the younger man tore into the food was best taken as a compliment, even if there was rice everywhere.
Toudou hadn't tasted anything this good in a while, not that the cooks were bad at Elysium; just Hajime's sushi and rice balls were better. After all, home cooked food trumped anything else to him, maybe because it brought back memories. Memories of when he and Souji's mom would make dinner, Toudou would try to help but only end up making a mess and Souji would scold him mercilessly, but always with a teasing gleam in his eyes. Hajime he noted ate with grace but Toudou got the feeling everything the man did was graceful; he saw the small smile on those slim lips as he continued to feast. He made sure to leave enough for Hajime who was still eating as he leaned back and patted his now round and full stomach.
"I hope you don't mind if I continue?" Hajime asked, raising an indigo eyebrow.
"Not at all, I eat quick gomen." Toudou flushed, slightly embarrassed at his unbridled appetite, hoping it had not made him unattractive.
"I enjoyed it; you eat the same way you do everything else."
"Sloppily?"
Hajime laughed, a warm rolling sound "no, with a high degree of enthusiasm." Toudou smiled and nodded his head; he couldn't deny that was true. Though he thought he was sloppy and much preferred Hajime's take on it.
"Toudou, while I finish my meal will you tell me how you came to work here?"
"Ah, I can, but I am not sure it would interest you."
"You interest me, and I did promise you that we would converse no?"
"So you did" he admitted, conceding defeat. "I suppose now you'll want to know my life story?"
"I'll want to know whatever you want to tell me" Hajime said gently, dipping a piece of sushi into the soy sauce. He knew not to press for information, and that whatever Toudou wanted to give him would have to be enough for now. Toudou raked a hand through his hair, pulling out his hair tie and letting the chocolate brown mane fall down his back.
"Well, Souji and I came here together. It was after our parents died, I was old enough to remember though. Souji was sixteen and I was fourteen when Isami found us, we were begging on the streets; he gave us some money and told us to come to Elysium the next day. We knew of the place and figured we had nothing to lose, after they cleaned us up and fed us Souji went straight to work, he is rather attractive and so he became a whore right away." He sighed, and looked up. Hajime was shocked by his use of whore but it was accurate for what they were.
"He was scared and upset, but he put on a brave face for me; knowing it was only a matter of time before I was one as well. I was placed in the kitchens as the runner to deliver food on the second floor, this way I would stay by my brother who also lived on the second floor. I met Shinpachi in the kitchens; I was fighting with a cook who was going to hit me when he intervened. He was older than me, and he too was working in the same capacity as Souji. We became friends, spending our free time together and he began to teach me about what he did, offering advice for when I came of age."
Hajime frowned lightly, he knew it was not unusual for a "mentor" to be in the picture; and he assumed this was Toudou's. He recalled Shinpachi, a beast of a man, beautiful and powerful in comparison to the slight and delicate boyishly good looking Toudou.
"Shinpachi, he is your lover no?" Toudou's eyes widened in surprise before his lashes came back down to hide them.
"Yes, or at least he was." He said softly, voice wavering.
"Do you still yearn for him Toudou?" Hajime asked, reaching across the table to cup the smaller man's cheek.
"Sometimes, he is also a friend and that hasn't changed."
"You know I would never forbid you to see him, even sexually."
"But it would cause you pain if I were to break the fidelity agreement." The fidelity agreement had been set for Hajime and Toudou. As long as he paid Toudou would be his and his alone sexually, but he had forgotten one important thing.
"Yes, perhaps. However I am asking you now what you want and I can alter the agreement as we see fit. Toudou, I am not just going to make demands of you without giving in return." Toudou's blue green eyes narrowed thoughtfully as he considered the proposition.
"I realize of course since we are not fully sexually engaging that I should provide you with a necessary outlet. I prefer it be with someone you trust and are comfortable with, and someone you also desire." Hajime stated, putting it in the blandest terms he could think of.
"Then yes, I would like to continue to see Shinpachi, but only when you do not have need for me. He is my best friend and also my mentor in all things about sex, perhaps he can help me so that when we are intimate I will be able to please you properly."
"Toudou, everything about you pleases me. Thank you for your honesty, I won't lie I am jealous of the man but not without understanding." He said softly, trying not to betray his wounded pride. He felt a small hand on his.
"Hajime. The fact that you are willing to do this shows me the kind of person you are, and makes me care for you more. When you are ready for me I will do my best to please you completely. You have come to mean a lot to me Hajime Yukimura" he got up and slowly came to sit on Hajime's lap. Pressing his lips against the taller man's he settled into a searing kiss as he turned to straddle him.
"It doesn't always have to be about pleasure" Hajime whispered into his ear. Toudou nuzzled his neck gently.
"I know, but it is how I show my affection, and right now I want to show it to you." He took Hajime's hand and brought it to his crotch, allowing him to feel the hardness that was building there.
"Look what you do to me Hajime" he murmured as he unbuttoned his pants, allowing his semi-hard length to spring free. Hajime gently palmed it bring it to life as Toudou moaned into his mouth. Rolling his hips slightly Toudou felt Hajime's member rub against his and worked to unbutton his lover's pants. Opening the fly he coaxed the thick length out, as he rolled his hips again he felt their erections brush each other. Hajime's head titled back giving Toudou the perfect view of the man's throat, he nibbled on it gently as he brushed their erections together again, twitching with the created friction.
"Move your hips Hajime, pretend you are riding me" came the soft command. Hajime found he could do nothing else as he bucked his hips upward, feeling his dick rub across the velvety softness of Toudou's weeping organ. He moaned as he bucked up again in rhythm to the steady roll of Toudou's slim hips.
"Fuck, yes" the smaller man murmured into his ear as he began to pump around the warm heat. He felt Toudou's hand wrap around his own hardened member in response as the two men began to chase their orgasms together. He felt the roll of hips, the moans into his mouth, nips on his neck and shoulder, hand in his hair, nails on his back as Toudou bucked and writhed on top of him. He felt his own release deep in his groin aching to come to completion, his head fell back as his toes began to tingle and he felt his balls tighten. With a yell he sprayed sticky white fluid onto his stomach and Toudou's hand, his mouth was immediately covered by another as Toudou forcefully kissed him, milking his orgasm as it continued to come out in spurts. He felt the younger man stiffen and then elicit a low moan as he felt his seed splash onto his chest and coat his hand, panting Toudou leaned his head onto his shoulder as he recovered. Their bodies stay entangled for a few moments, the smell of sweat and sex encompassing them like a glove, before Toudou stood up and taking Hajime's hand led him to the shower.
After a quick and uneventful shower the two men lay curled up in each other on the couch, Hajime leaning back with Toudou position between his legs using he chest as the back of a chair. Hajime was running his hands through the fall of brown hair contentedly as Toudou perused the channels for something to watch.
"You gonna stay the night?"
"If you'd like me to."
"I would" was the simple answer. Hajime reached for his phone to text his brother, but found a text already waiting for him.
Will be staying here. Something's wrong with Souji, don't want to leave him alone.
He quickly texted back and snaked his arms around Toudou.
"Sano said we are staying, he said there is something wrong with your brother."
Sanosuke knew it probably wasn't the correct procedure but he didn't care. Souji hadn't come down to get him or to even find him, and he couldn't shake the nagging feeling something was up; he knew if the man hadn't wanted to see him he would have made it clear. Souji and his brother he knew lived on the second floor and so he took the stairs two at a time up toward his room, stopping in front of the already slightly open door. Peering in he saw the back of Dr. Sannen and the man he had just been speaking to, Shinpachi, hovering over Souji's bed.
"Souji!" He quickly made his way to the bed that held his lover. Souji was asleep, coughs rattling his body leaving a thin trail of blood from the side of his mouth. He knelt down beside him, his face even with the sleeping man's, looking up into Dr. Sannen's face his eyes pleading.
"Sanosuke" he heard Shinpachi say quietly "you weren't supposed to see this. I am sorry." He felt a big hand on his shoulder and heard the sincerity in Shinpachi's voice.
"How long?" He asked, unable to grasp the full situation. He heard Dr. Sannen let out a small sigh.
"He has been battling this for years, it could be anytime but this is worse than usual."
"It's because of that Kazama bastard" he heard Shinpachi growl.
"Chikage? He was here?" Sanosuke asked, what did Chikage want with Souji?
"Yea, upset him too. He took to his bed right after." He noticed Dr. Sannen giving Shinpachi a meaningful look before he could say more. Sanosuke pressed a kiss to Souji's forehead and took his hand that was hot and sweaty.
"Are either of you going to tell me what he has? Or should I start guessing?" He was getting tired of not being told the truth, he knew the men were keeping something from him and he didn't much care all he wanted to know was what was wrong with Souji.
"He has Tuberculosis" the doctor said "we have tried everything on the market but it won't leave him fully. He has had it for years as I said."
"This can kill him? Isn't it usually curable?" Sanosuke asked in disbelief, he knew of Tuberculosis or TB as it was called. He also knew that most cases were curable or at least treatable with drugs.
"We tried the typical drug therapy, prescribed for six months of Isoniazid, Rifampin, Ethambutol and Pyranzimide but it never worked and if anything made it worse. We consulted with natural health doctors, flew to renowned hospitals. The only thing we have found is that this strain has never been seen before and instead of being bacterial in nature it is viral."
"Viral" he said the word slowly, viral TB would be impossible to cure.
"As you know viruses live in the nerve ganglia and are triggered at certain times or conditions for the host, thus one can never be fully rid of a virus they just learn to live with it. In Souji's case he has learned to live with it, but each time it weakens him considerably."
"Doctor" Sanosuke turned to face the bespectacled man "how much time does he have left?"
"Not much, I am sorry Sanosuke." He looked into the warm hazel eyes of the young doctor as he felt tears sting his own.
"Thank you for your honesty. I can watch him tonight if you two need a break, I would like to stay." The doctor nodded approvingly and he felt Shinpachi's hand on his shoulder assuring him that he would be back later. When the two men had left he quickly texted Hajime and crawled into bed with Souji, holding the man flush against his chest murmuring words of comfort to the sweat drenched man.
Just a note on TB, yes I am making stuff up, no there isn't a viral deadly TB as far as I know. Thats not to say it cannot happen just that it's not currently in existence. The drugs mentioned above do constitute the typical drug therapy used to treat and cure TB.
Next chappie: In Souji and possibly Sano's head. Maybe Kyo Shiranui will make an appearance.
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