Chapter 14: His Possession

Renji felt the first gentle touches and found himself in the midst of the most beautiful dream he had ever experienced. He knew that it had to be a dream, because the lips and breath that touched his skin were too light and perfect to have been made by anything but a divine creature. And the moonlit white skin…and the raven black hair that danced on breezes that seemed to come from nowhere…couldn't have been the possession of any but what the living world folk called angels.

This was…and wasn't Byakuya. The shape of face and body was that of Byakuya, but this creature's eyes sparked with life and passion. His touches on Renji's body were perfect and placed with the confidence of one who had done so many times before. It was as though he was reading the redhead's mind. So in tune with the ebb and flow of Renji's emotions and passions, he was left stunned and overtaken with desire and far too entranced to resist.

He stared at the white touches of moonlight that shined on his hair…and how his skin glowed and sparkled like white gold. And all of the light brought into perfect focus a body that had to have been handmade by the Spirit King himself. There was no possibility in Renji's mind that this creature couldn't have been born of shinigami parents. He was far too beautiful.

This can't be real. That can't be Byakuya, can it? But his hands feel like my taichou's hands and I know from touching him when we were together that I'm looking at his body. But Byakuya's powers haven't returned…and he is far too damaged yet to be doing something like this…

The soft, lovely mouth found his and Renji was treated to the sweetest of kisses, filled with heat and white fire, as a body that radiated light and warmth settled onto his.

Kami, I've never had a dream this good…so good…so perfect…

He felt the gentle questing touch of the other's tongue on his lips and yielded before he made a conscious decision to do so. His lips parted and that hungry, searching appendage plunged inside and captured his, touching and tasting, pleasuring so deeply that Renji felt like he was spellbound, held by beautiful sakura ropes he couldn't see, but that were wielded by this being who didn't just know him…but who lived and breathed with him. He moaned and opened his mouth wider as the other pushed in farther, exploring Renji with half-closed eyes and a blissful expression.

No one has ever done this to me before…

How does he know…

Ah…kami…how does he know me like this?

He knew he had never experienced a kiss so intimate, one so bent on finding and touching and pleasuring…one that left no part of his mouth forgotten.

This…is a dream, right? Kami, this can't really be Byakuya, can it?

But as his mouth left Renji's, the redhead opened his eyes again and met those others. And they were his taichou's eyes…deep and gray and as beautiful as he remembered them, but he had never seen Byakuya's eyes sparkle as though there were stars somewhere beneath him. And Byakuya's gaze had never been filled with such emotion. They had made Renji feel cold sometimes, or scared shitless…but they had never made him feel so desired, so prized, so deeply treasured…

Shit! I can't move!

And what if this is real?

And what if he's just lost his senses?

I can't tell if this is real or not!

Damn!

The other's regal head bowed as he leaned forward again. And the hair fell forward with him, dancing down over the left side of his face, spilling over his shoulders and falling down to tease Renji's trembling flesh as that perfect mouth traced its way down the side of his face, as sweet breath tickled throat and ear and as pleasant nips and suction drew a deep, languid moan from Renji's lips, sending his head went into a hard spin.

I…have to ask…

I…have to know…

"B-byakuya?" he managed in a whisper.

Soft fingertips touched his lips, stilling the words he wanted to say. The night-fired eyes rose to meet his and the gentle, deep voice softly intoned…

"You needn't speak my name…"

And Renji was left immobilized, held down and pleasured by the body above him, trapped by his calm, loving presence, made prisoner by the emotions and sensations that rocketed through him as the lovely, pale form slowly worked its way down his body.

Slender, pale hands followed the curves of his chest as the other's head bowed again and the long, wild strands of black silk teased his skin, while that hungry, perfect mouth descended on his body again, lazily devouring the skin along a collarbone, pausing to sink his tongue into the hollow where the collarbones met, lowering his lips to brush along the strong pectorals and extending a lustful pink tongue to pleasure one already erect nipple, then the other. Renji felt a dizzying flash of heat pass over his skin. He was falling so far beneath the raven-haired beauty's spell that he worried he might never break free.

And what if this isn't a dream?

What if it's really him?

And what if this will make things worse?

What…if…?

But that beautiful tongue stole his ability to reason. It stroked deeply, making a line from sternum to navel before sinking inside and leaving Renji breathless and panting as the wet mouth closed over the area and warm suction sent hard shivers through the redhead, leaving him speechless, but not unmoving.

He couldn't help moving. Caught beneath the strong, slender hands that held him so tightly and pleasured by that sweet, persistent mouth, his hips were writhing and moans of pleasure were rising out of him…and he could feel moisture on the skin of his blushing, weeping arousal.

And there was no question where that beautiful, sinful mouth was going next. Any doubts Renji might have had were swept away as the mouth left his navel and made a line of breathy kisses following the path of fine red hairs, down to the thick bed of curls beneath. There was a pause and a puff of heated breath on the part of him waiting to be touched, and Renji looked into the lovely creature's eyes again and wanted nothing more then than to die in this man's arms.

He felt tears in his eyes, because he knew now that it wasn't a dream. It was too real and the emotions too deep. Byakuya might have lost his senses, but this was him, outlined in moonlight and stars, filled with strength and desire, his power blazing all around him. It could be no one else, Renji knew. Because no one else knew him the way Byakuya did. No one had ever gotten close enough to live beneath his skin, to breath his spirit in and exhale him this way, to make him shiver with love and pleasure from head to toe. Renji had been in other relationships and had given and taken pleasure.

But not like this.

Not pleasure that gripped him so firmly.

That made him feel like the floor had dropped away beneath him.

That made him feel like the worlds had ended and had flown apart into tiny particles.

His heart raced at a breakneck pace beneath a chest that heaved with the effort of keeping up…and the dark gray eyes observed him carefully, the wickedly sweet lips curving upward as they lowered to take him in. The warm lips teased their way downward and wrapped around him, sucking gently. And Renji couldn't stifle another deep, impatient moan as the pink tongue extended again, tasting him, sliding slowly upward, then moving lightly onward. The dark eyes met his again, this time warm and playful. He had never seen laughter touch Byakuya's eyes…but it happened here. And Renji could feel the silent laughter as the eyes lowered again and the soft lips wrapped around him and slid down his length, then returned.

"Ah…hah…B-bya…" he moaned, "It is you…I…know it has to be…"

Deep suction and heavy strokes of that pleasant tongue stole his words away and a soft cry of intense pleasure escaped him…and he felt himself growing close.

He didn't want Byakuya to stop, didn't want this to end, but he couldn't last much longer. He couldn't hold back, being tormented so beautifully. He was losing control…or in fact had given over control to this wonderful, enchanting lover, this person he had hardly dared to believe could be his taichou, his Byakuya.

But it is!

Oh, I know it is!

It just couldn't be anyone else who could do this to me!

It took Renji a moment to realize that the mouth had left him, that his beautiful, divine lover was sitting up next to him, running his fingertips down a muscular arm…lacing their fingers together, lifting his hands to the lips that had taken him nearly to the brink of insanity. He kissed Renji's fingers lightly, the dark eyes latching onto his, radiating adoration and affection. Then oh kami he was moving, rising up over Renji and straddling his body…resting his weight his knees and one hand, while the other reached down and positioned Renji.

"W-wait, Bya…"

But the glowing body sank down and Renji froze at the flash of pain he saw in his lover's eyes as the barriers were broken and he was taken into his lover's seething core. He gasped and tried to ask if Byakuya was all right…if he was hurt…if they should stop. But Byakuya was lifting his upper body away, moving the slender, pale hands to rest them against Renji's still-heaving chest as his head bowed for a moment to regain its calm countenance.

A shaky breath later, he was moving again, moving up and down Renji's length in heavy, mind-bending thrusts, his eyes glazed over and relieved of his senses, his lips parted and trembling. Somehow, Renji regained enough equilibrium to slide a hand down between them, to wrap around Byakuya's swollen erection and to slide up and down in time with Byakuya's motions.

He couldn't help but stare at the beautiful sight of Byakuya, surrounded in white light and power…radiating such deep warmth and looking so alive. He sank into the dark, senseless eyes and felt something opening between them. Because this wasn't just sex…or even making love. This was an opening of hearts and a binding of souls. And Renji knew that after this, there would be no one else. After this, his soul knew only Byakuya's and Byakuya's would know only his.

"B-byakuya…" he moaned softly.

Byakuya's body continued to rise and fall against his.

"You needn't say my name…" came the barely audible whisper.

And suddenly Renji remembered.

He remembered coming up out of the water.

And seeing Byakuya standing nearby, his eyes watching warily as he was approached.

He remembered taking Byakuya's wrist, taking him by the chin…and glaring down at him and feeling nothing.

And the cold words he said.

We have no need for names here.

You are my Consort and I am your king…

Do you understand your place?

But that wasn't him! He wasn't cold like that! But he remembered his arms wrapping around Byakuya's taut body, lowering him to the ground. He felt the shaking and the heaving of his breast, the terror rising up inside until he used his power to make Byakuya senseless…to make him unable to respond. And his body had gone slack and his eyes had become empty as his body was carefully prepared and used…and abandoned.

It wasn't me.

I'm not like him.

I could never do those things.

But even so, Renji knew that his body had been used to commit those acts of invasion…of coldness…No matter who Renji was or what he felt…or what he would or wouldn't do…He had surrendered his body to be used to make the new Spirit King, giving up control, just as Byakuya had. And part of what he had been used to do was to use Byakuya repeatedly against his wishes. And the one he gave over his control to had gone even further, using Byakuya's body, not just for the purpose of making the king, but for his own pleasure. And when he took Byakuya for pleasure, he always took him from behind, because he knew what he would see if he looked at his consort's face.

Pain…

Sorrow…

Devastation…

But they weren't in that place now. They had returned home and despite the betrayal, the separation, the fight to find each other, they were together now. And nothing would separate them again…nothing.

And Byakuya was not shaking with fear, but with intense pleasure. His face showed no sign of pain or sorrow or devastation. He moved with power, with confidence, with pride. And the sounds he was making weren't sounds of pain, but the soft, beautiful moans of a lover nearing release.

His movements became more ragged and his breaths released in short, heavy gasps. His fingers dug into the skin of Renji's chest and he was shaking so hard that Renji could see he was near the point of collapse. He reached down and pulled hard on Byakuya's writhing hips, at the same time, thrusting upward hard, pushing in deeper, finding the center of pleasure in his lover's core.

The gray eyes went wide and black and Byakuya threw his head back, his body arching in complete bliss as hot seed exploded out of him, pouring in searing white bursts onto Renji's chest and abdomen. His arms gave way and he collapsed onto his lover's chest, his body seized with deep, keening cries, weakening and falling still again, exhausted and unable to move except to draw and release breath.

Renji thrust upward one last time, emptying himself into Byakuya's depths, then wrapping his arms tightly around that still-glowing and beautiful body, holding it hard against his own and returning to Byakuya's mouth to pleasure it with an exchange of slow, open-mouthed kisses.

"Byakuya…" he moaned between kisses, "Aishiteru yo…aishiteru yo…"

The noble's eyes remained closed, his body motionless now on top of Renji's except for the slow inhale and exhale of breath. Renji thought he must have been overwhelmed and had fallen asleep, so he brought the damp face to rest on his shoulder and lay still, gazing out the window at the stars and feeling the slow return of his senses.

He wondered what it was that had made Byakuya regain himself like that…and if it meant that he was getting better. He hoped Byakuya was getting better. He'd been through so much.

But something nagged at Renji. Something told him that things weren't quite right.

And all his illusions were shattered when he whispered again in the noble's ear.

"Byakuya…aishiteru yo."

The dark eyes opened and fastened obediently on his.

"You needn't call me by name."

He felt a sinking sensation.

"I am your Consort and you are my king."

Tears came to his eyes.

"I understand my place."

And Renji's heart shattered.