I woke with most of limbs tangled in either the bedsheets or Su-San, so I decided, after some drowsy deliberation, that I was totally trapped until he woke. Of course, I had to pee so bad I had to wonder if I'd make it to the toilet. But I definitely didn't want to wake Su-San! What's a groggy Finn to do?
I tried to take my mind off of it by thinking about other things instead. I thought of poor little Hanatamago, left alone with my mom so soon after I had brought her home. I thought of Emil and Xiao, hoping for a moment that they had somehow managed to figure out that they were totally perfect for each other, though I doubted that would have happened by now.
"Tino, go to the bathroom." I yelped, resulting in me falling from the bed and hitting my head on the floor.
"Oooow... Don't scare me like that! Jeeze! And how did you know I have to go?" I demanded.
"Yer fidgetin' aroun'. Now go!" He commanded, pointing. I pouted but did so, scrambling a bit in my haste. And I just barely made it, I'll have you know!
I returned feeling much better, and leapt back into bed. I heard a low grunt from Su-San, but no protest. It took some digging through the blankets, but eventually I found him, and I dove in, pulling the covers over my head as well and pressing my body to his. He wiggled over towards the middle, then wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me up on top of him. I smiled, straddling his waist then laying flat, pressing our chests together.
"I loooooooove you!" I cooed, rubbing my face against his collar bone.
"Hnn." Was his only reply.
"Aww, is Mr. Oxenstierna grumpy this morning? That simply won't do!" I decided, sitting up a bit using my elbows. His eyes were barely open, but I could tell that he wasn't truly annoyed with me. Still, it was fun to play around a bit. "Now, what can we do to turn that frown upside down?" I wondered, over enunciating my words as one would do with a child.
"...Ya coul' star' by no' wakin' me up a' five in the mornin'..." He replied, and my eyes shot to the alarm clock with disbelief. But, sure enough, it was indeed five AM. I frowned then, five being way too early to be up without any reason.
"...Alright, you got me there. Back to sleep?" I asked. He seemed to think it over, then shook his head.
"No' ye'." He said. I blinked, not having expected that answer.
"Oh... Um, okei, then... Uh, what are we going to do?"
He answered by flipping our positions, pinning me beneath him. His lips found mine, and I spent the next five minutes trying not to suffocate while tangling my tongue with his. He pressed close to me, running fingers through my hair. My hands eventually found their way up his back, holding him to me. When he finally let me breathe, it came in gasps.
"U-um... That's one way to start the day, I suppose..." I whispered, trying to catch my brain up to my body. But all I accomplished by doing that was a flush that spread over my whole body. A certain part of me was feeling VERY excited by all of the early morning attention, that's for sure. But, as Su-San pressed down for another kiss, I learned that he was in a similar state, so I relaxed a bit. The kissing was much shorter this time, and he pulled away only to lay his head next to mine. He rested there for a moment, his hot breath warming the right side of my face.
"Tino..." He breathed, the tone of his voice making me shiver. "...This is our las' day here..." He pointed out, running a hand up my side. "It'll be har', once we ge' back home, to..." He trailed off, obviously too embarrassed to finish. But he didn't need to, I knew what he was talking about. It felt like my heart fell into the acid of my stomach in that moment, and my lip trembled.
"I-I..." I began, unable to produce any other words. He waited patiently, pressing his nose to my pulse, his lips brushing against my neck. A good tactic, I had to admit. I was too focused on what he was doing to really think about what he was implying. "I... I mean, we... Um..."
"If ya aren' ready, then we don' have to. Ah jus'..."
"That's not it!" I interrupted. "I definitely want to! I just... I'm scared is all. S-Sorry..."
"Don' be sorry. Ah'm no' angry or anythin'. Bu'..." He too trailed off, pursing his lips. We were quiet for a while, but he finally shifted, rolling off to lay beside me, turning me on my side to face him. He stared at me for a while, and I did my best to return the gaze without faltering.
"Tino... Ah wan' to try somethin'. Do ya trus' me?" He asked, brushing some hair from my face. I smiled, nodding without even thinking about it.
"Of course I do! But, um... Will it hurt?" I asked, my brows knitting upwards.
"Nej." He promised, punctuating it with a kiss. I smiled, planning on claiming his lips again as soon as he pulled away, but he didn't give me the chance, kissing down my jaw, then neck, and collar. I shuddered, my eyes flying shut in an instant. That definitely felt nice. He came to my recently discovered hyper-sensitive nipples, taking one in his mouth and the other between two fingers, stimulating them simultaneously. I couldn't hold back the cry that came out, and I flushed immediately at the sheer vulgarity of it. But Su-San didn't seem bothered by it, and continued, removing the hand that had been playing with my nipple and moving it downwards. He gave my hip a squeeze then ventured down even more, brushing over my still-clothed arousal. I groaned, my erection reawakening at once. But he didn't linger there for very long, going instead to my thigh, giving it a gentle squeeze. Without so much as a word he slipped my boxers off, tossing them away carelessly. I blushed a bit, but figured that he had already seen all there was to see. No point in trying to hide it now. He finally pulled his mouth away, bringing his eyes to my level.
"Sprea' yer legs fer me, please."
I did as he said, lifting one of my legs with a little effort. He rolled so that he was on his other side, and reached for something. After a bit of awkward stretching he turned to his back and shimmied out of his own boxers, then turned to face me again. In one hand was a small plastic bottle filled with a clear liquid. I didn't have to think very hard to figure out what it was.
"W-Where did you get that?" I questioned as he opened it.
"Mathias. Don' wan' to talk 'bou' i'." He replied. I didn't push it any further than that. But my heart rate had definitely picked up at the sight of it. I thought I had made it clear to him that I didn't want to go "all the way" yet. But perhaps he hadn't understood? Maybe he thought that he could warm me up to the idea?
"S-Su-San? Um..." He didn't acknowledge me at all, and continued to mess with the small bottle, opening it and squeezing some of the lubrication into his hands. "Hei, I said..." He cut me off with his hands, rubbing them along the inside of my thighs. I blinked, not sure what he was doing or why he was wasting lube on my thighs.
"Ah though' ya sai' ya trusted me." He said, rubbing the rest onto his own arousal. I frowned, letting my leg fall, the strain from holding it up being a bit too much. It felt strange, my thighs slippery and soft.
"I-I do. Sorry." I agreed, feeling guilty for having worried at all. He knew what I meant, I had to assume that. And if he went too far out of my comfort zone, I could tell him to stop and he definitely would. That much I was sure of.
"Press yer thighs together, as har' as ya can." He instructed, and I did as he said, forcing my muscles to tighten. He scooted closer, hooking a leg over my own, pulling my body to his that way. I waited, finally starting to put together what it was that he was going to do. I had heard of this, actually. It was called... Um... Inter-something.
He didn't give me much more time to think, thrusting himself between my thighs. The heat was unexpected, and I gasped. He paused, making sure that I was okei with the way things were proceeding, then began a slow rhythm of thrusting. At first I was a bit worried that he would be the only one getting any strong pleasure from this. I mean, my thighs were sensitive, but not that sensitive. But he seemed to notice, and angled himself a little differently, resulting in friction to the underside of my member. I wailed as he picked up the pace, the combined sensation enough to drive me insane. I snaked my arms around him, pressing my chest to his in a sudden need for closeness, my lips brushing his pectorals, my breath falling against his already hot skin. He held me by the hips, pulling me to him with every thrust. He would whisper my name every few thrusts, would kiss me feverishly, would give my bum a little squeeze... It seemed to last hours, but it was only minutes before we were both releasing, garbling out each others names as we did.
We lay panting for a good two or three minutes, then we shifted positions to get more comfortable, snuggling up against one another. I smiled, wiggling up to steal a kiss, or maybe it was five, before finally resting my head against his collar and closing my eyes. We'd definitely need a shower when we awoke, but we could squeeze a few more hours of sleep in. And after all of that, we would need it.
I was just fading back into sleep when I heard his voice, sounding rather smug.
"Weren' in the shower this time." He pointed out, eliciting a small chuckle from me before I completely surrendered to my exhaustion.
-.-.-+-.-.-
For what seemed like the first time in ages, we weren't woken abruptly by a knock or shouting outside the door. And, lo and behold, Su-San actually woke up before me! It had been a while since that happened too! When my eyes finally managed to open up, I noticed that he was breathing a bit too fast for him to still be asleep, and, sure enough, he was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when I looked up at him. Well, as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as is possible for him, anyway. I smiled, scooting up and pressing my lips to his. He didn't hesitate to wrap his arms around me and draw me close to him, putting a hand at the nape of my neck to help support it while he tilted me back a bit.
I swooned at the new development in his affection-showing: he had never kissed me like this before, and I had to admit that I rather liked it, quite a bit. I too wrapped my arms around him, using the sturdiness of his neck to keep me from falling back. (Perhaps my abs could have handled it, had they not been pathetic and nonexistent...) He didn't seem to mind the extra weight though, and continued to kiss me. I could have complained about his breath, or even my own; several hours of sleep are not kind. But I didn't really mind. This was part of Su-San, and a part of me, and I'd learn to love it just as much as I loved him. And, truth be told, it wasn't bad as you might expect. Maybe Su-San just has a really clean mouth, but I couldn't really detect much difference between his morning kisses and those from midday.
He finally pulled away from me, making me realise that we had been lip-locked for several minutes. I huffed a bit in an attempt to replenish my oxygen supply, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the first time we had made out. We stared at each other for a bit, but the tension ended up bringing our lips together yet again, this time a little more fervently, with hands running down my back. But, thankfully, he stopped before it could escalate any more. I blinked dazedly, trying to focus my vision on his face again.
"S-So are we really getting up this time?" I wondered, still trying to catch up.
"Ja. 's pas' noon." He replied, nodding his head in the direction of the alarm clock. His words rang true, and I groaned, shutting my eyes and leaning into his chest.
"That suuuuucks. What can we do now? I'm sure Mathias and Lukas already left to do something, and I can't think of anything interesting, and honestly, I can't believe we slept so late! And we still need to take a shower, and god only knows..."
He cut me off with a kiss, and a soothing hand rubbing at the base of my spine. I melted, shutting up immediately. He pulled away, and after a brief pause, I sighed, giggling.
"From now on, make sure that you interrupt me like that. I'm not even angry." I demanded, and he nodded, standing up. He took me with him, pulling me by the hand, and led me into the depths of the bathroom for what would turn out to be the first of four showers we would have that day.
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We kept our shower relatively clean, only mild fooling around happening. After a very short amount of debating, we decided to just visit the beach, as we had yet to do so here. And sure, a beach here is a beach there, but to me, every beach is a new experience. We fished around for our swimsuits, eventually remembering that we had tossed them into the sink in the bathroom after the trip to the water-park. We retrieved them, quickly changing into them and grabbing t-shirts to wear until it was appropriate to appear otherwise. A sunscreen-massage and hunt for flip-flops later, we were on our way to the beach, in high spirits.
We chatted idly on the way, wondering how this beach could compare to the one we had visited at home, assuming that it would have to be better, considering it was a part of Faiacre. But who knows, life is full of surprises. It took us about twenty minutes to get there, where we finally shed our t-shirts and headed for the water.
We played for a bit, mostly a game of try-to-keep-up-with-Berwald-Phelps-while-he-tactfully-swims-away, and, as you know, throw-the-Tino is always a crowd favorite. Eventually we tired, and opted to simply float for a bit, hand in hand. Berwald kept an eye on our position, making sure that we never strayed too far from shore, for which I was thankful. It was nice to relax with all of that water and love surrounding me. I closed my eyes, letting the dull red glow warm my eyelids, and Su-San warm my fingers. After quite a long spell of this relaxing, we righted ourselves, and began swimming, not really sure where we were going, and not really caring. Eventually we got far enough away from the publically-used part of the beach that we found the shore surrounded by small pinnacles, and, somehow, managed to locate a small indent in the wall; One big enough for us to relax in.
Su-San climbed up first, then offered me his hand and helped me up as well. I thanked him with a kiss, then pulled him down, waiting till he sat and then claiming his lap. He wrapped his arms around me, coaxing me backwards until I hit his chest, where I rested, nestled between the warmth of the late summer sun and the thriving life behind me. I smiled, feeling absolutely content in that moment, held tight in his arms, his heartbeat steady and strong as it resonated through both of us.
We were silent for a time, then he began pressing kisses to my temple, whispering of his love for me. I giggled girlishly, turning my face as far as I could to receive his lips to mine instead. After this failed, straining us both, he decided to turn me around, using his hands to bring my body flush against his, tilting my head back for some more kisses. I curled my knees underneath me, using them to push the rest of my body up so I could better return the affection, and he supported me with hands on my lower back. I was thankful that we had found such a secluded place, as we probably would have been interrupted by now by some homophobe or another. They're everywhere.
We stayed there for a bit longer, simply enjoying each other's company and the feeling of our sun-warm skin pressed together, then we leapt back into the water and swam back to the beach where we had started. It was noticeably less crowded, but not yet deserted. However, as soon as the sun went down, there would be a mad rush to escape. We decided to avoid the rush and head out early. We located our long-abandoned shirts, learning that some kids had built sand castles upon them. While I hated to destroy the cute little structures, I needed my shirt, and it was naughty of the children to build them there in the first place.
As covered in sand as they were, our shirts needed a thorough rinsing, so we headed to the little beach showers and sprayed them, and us, off. Shower number two. After that, we made a quick trip back to the inn, changing into street clothes and better walking shoes before going out again. Eating a big dinner only occupied a couple hours of our time, so we opted for another round of aimless walking.
The streets were now dark, the only light coming from the half moon and the stylized street lamps placed periodically. If I had been alone, it might have been eerie, but walking with Su-San was somehow empowering. While we had no destination in our minds, it felt like we were going somewhere. I would just have to wait and see. Eventually we came to a fork in the pathway, one going straight, doubtlessly leading towards the center of town, one going left. I had no clue where that one could possibly go, but it looked deserted. I don't have the stomach for many scary movies, but of the ones I have seen, it always begins with going down a deserted street. But there was something about that street... I looked up to Su-San, and I could tell he was thinking the same thing.
We took the left, walking close together. Why we made this decision when it made both of us uncomfortable, I'll never know. At first it seemed much like the rest of Faiacre, buildings lining both sides of the street, a few trees here and there. But the buildings began to disperse, and more trees seemed to pop out of nowhere. Still, there were streetlamps every ten or so feet, so it was obviously made for people to walk back here. We kept walking, now determined to see what it was that could be so far away from the rest of civilization. At some point Su-San shifted his hand out of mine and wrapped it instead around my waist, pulling me close to him. Finally, the trees began to recede, the path widening, forcing me to realise that it had, at some point, narrowed. And I could smell salt. The beach? But the entrance to the beach was much closer to the inn. Why would there be two entrances? And why was this one so obscure? Or perhaps there was another explanation for the salty smell? Maybe a long abandoned sea-salt factory or something? But no, I could hear the waves. We came to a clearing, and, sure enough, I could see the vast ocean before me, the usually aqua colored water dyed a deep navy by the darkness of night. We were standing on a small cliff, maybe more of a pinnacle, honestly, overlooking the ocean. There wasn't a beach in sight, though.
"Well... I guess this is a nice view... I expected a bit more from the long walk though." I admitted. I anticipated him agreeing, but he pointed instead.
Following his finger, I found that he was pointing to the path, which led to the right and downwards. I looked at him, then nodded my head. We followed it down, and found ourselves in front of a coral reef. The path ended here, leading directly to it.
"So... Are we supposed to climb it or something?" I asked. Su-San shrugged, stepping forward. He climbed up a bit, then offered me a hand, helping me up as well.
"Careful. Don' cu' yerself. Migh' ge' tetanus." He warned. I rolled my eyes, but stepped lightly just in case. Tetanus doesn't sound like much fun. I swear I got a shot for that though...
We made our way up, then back down, then up a bit more, and finally, as we were coming over the little crest, we found what we were probably supposed to find. There was a rather large tide pool at the bottom, very shallow. The moonlight was hitting it just right, and it was practically glowing. I gasped, the sight breathtaking. I had to mentally thank the stars that my request to stumble upon a terribly romantic place had been granted.
"Ya wan' to go down? Shoes'll ge' we'." He pointed out.
"I don't care! Let's go!" I exclaimed, pulling his hand, leading him down. I stopped right before My feet hit the water, making sure I wouldn't be stepping on anything alive. Seeing that the coast was clear, I stepped in. The water was warm, being separated from the vast ocean allowing for more even heating. Su-San followed me into the water, looking down at the colorful fish that had gotten trapped while the tide was low. I giggled as one brushed my leg and bent down to get a closer look. Most of the fish were pretty small, and I could only recognize a few. There were sea anemone sprouting up occasionally, and I reminded myself to be careful not to touch them.
I was about to turn to Su-San, to ask him what he though, when I felt something wet touch my face. I shrieked, falling backwards, landing on my butt in the water. My eyes were wide, and I was panicking a bit, considering the wet sensation wasn't going away. My hand shot up to touch my cheek, and I found that my skin was feeling a bit... slimy, and too hard. I pulled at it, and, with a soft pop, a starfish fell into my hand. I stared at it incredulously for a moment, then looked up to Su-San. The fact that he was turned away from me, his hand covering his mouth pinned him as the culprit. I glared, standing up with a splash.
"Oh, you think that's funny?" I demanded, dropping the starfish back into the water. He refused to make eye contact, looking to the left instead. I fumed, crossing my arms over my chest. "Look at me when I'm being angry with you!" I ordered. He did so, looking at me straight on. He already looked like he regretted what he'd done. I stared him down, narrowing my eyes as much as I could. He shifted, obviously uncomfortable. "Now, answer my question." He gave me a guilty look. "Did you think that was funny?" I demanded yet again. He opened his mouth, probably about to apologize, but I jumped up and claimed his lips instead. "Because I did." I said, grinning.
It took him a while before he caught up, but when he did he groaned, collapsing into the water, taking me with him.
"Don' scare me like tha'! Ah though' ya were serious!" He scolded, hugging me. I laughed, kissing his cheek. "Ah though' ya were goin' to ge' mad and break up with me..." He admitted. I frowned.
"You thought I would break up with you over something like that... Break up with you at all? That would have been a pretty short lived relationship!" I chided, snuggling up to him.
"Well, wha' was Ah supposed to think? Ya looked pretty mad..." He pointed out. I pouted, pulling back to look at him again.
"Okei, okei, I'm sorry. But you DID stick a starfish to my face." I reminded him.
"Ja, I did. You made tha' starfish look good." He deadpanned, and I giggled.
"Is that so? Well, I'll make sure to start wearing more starfish. I mean, they ARE all the rage in the fashion community, so it would only make sense. But right now I'm more concerned with the fact that I'm wet down to my underwear..."
"Ja. Wan' to head back?" He asked.
"Yes, please. I could use a good shower."
"Okej. Come on." He offered me a hand, pulling me to my feet. I followed him back to the pathway, and we began our way back to the inn, hand in hand and sopping wet. We had just emerged from the narrowed part of the path when I noticed that it had, quite suddenly, gotten darker. I looked up to try and discern the reason for this, and found that the moon was covered with a thick layer of clouds, very dark, very scary looking clouds. I was just about to ask Su-San if he thought it was going to rain when a drop of water hit me square in the nose. I frowned, feeling another on my shoulder, then the crown of my head. The droplets came exponentially faster, and I groaned, taking Su-San's hand and making a mad dash towards the inn. Current shower count: three. Luckily for us, when we arrived, soaked and panting, the staff took pity and brought us some towels to dry off with before we trudged upstairs, doubtlessly trailing a mess behind us. I scrubbed my head with the towel I had been provided, pouting with annoyance.
"When I said shower, I meant the bathroom kind! That was NOT funny!" I growled, then proceeded to sneeze loudly. Su-San frowned, wrapping his own towel around me. I gave him a smile, hoping to reassure him that I was quite alright, but he insisted on leading me to our room by the waist, just in case I toppled over or something. With a little effort on his part, he managed to get the door open while still supporting me, and immediately took me into the bathroom, depositing me on the toilet.
He started some bath water, then returned to me, helping me shimmy out of my wet clothes, which he tossed carelessly into the sink with out swimming suits. I shivered as the cold porcelain met my now bare and already chilled skin, but waited patiently while he too undressed. He helped me to my feet, and ushered me into the shower, pulling the stopper and letting me hog all of the hot water. But I couldn't complain too much, I was enjoying the warmth way too much to think of much else. Make that shower number four.
We managed to take this shower completely sexual-advance free, but that was likely due to our shared exhaustion. There had been a lot of exercise today, between swimming in the ocean and climbing the reef. Not to mention all the walking. Su-San ended up having to dry me off, as I was too out of it with fatigue and drowse to do it myself. I didn't even have the energy to raise protest as he pulled me into bed without any pyjamas, my hair unbrushed and sure to be a frizzy mess in the morning. What did it matter anyway? He was more than familiar with my body now, and my hair had always been a morning disaster. (I kid you not. There are pictures of me, only a few months old, with my hair sticking up in ridiculous tufts.) What had I to hide?
I sighed as I snuggled into his chest, adoring the way he automatically wrapped his arms around me, strong, protective, and oh so loving, and without so much as a thought. It didn't take long for the beat of his heart and the rhythm of his breathing to lull me into a fitless sleep. Packing could wait until tomorrow.
A/N: Hmm... I'm not really sure... Was this a long wait? Probably, knowing me... But it seems that this was a bit quicker than the last one, at least. Well, sorry for the wait, regardless. As those of you who follow Fourteen Days or my devi page are probably aware, my grandfather died in January, so I had a little rough patch there, but I'm back, and hopefully still fun to read! I hope I didn't lose anything!
So, the more I draw nearer to the planned conclusion of this story, the more I'm starting to think I'm not ready to do so. I'm remembering things that I wanted to be in the story that I had forgotten until now! So I MIGHT be pushing the ending back just a little bit, to give you a little bit more time in their high school lives. We'll have to see about that one. If I do extend it, it shouldn't be by much. And I already have a few ideas for the sequel, so I do want to get to that. ^.^' The life of an author...
Seems I always have an announcement to make, hmm? Well, I wanted to let you guys know in advance, I'll be going to Japan in March for two weeks, the 3rd-16th. I don't plan on taking my computer, so I won't be getting any writing done during that period, which I apologize for. But hei, it's a once in a life time kind of thing, so you'll have to make an exception, sorry! I'll try to remember to take lots and lots of pictures!
As for the livestream video... Technology HATES me. It's officially official. We're going to have to do it again, but hopefully with different, and much better programs, as Saltt might be taking the reigns on the technology this time around. I'm hoping to make it live this time, so I'll be looking into different live streaming sites, like tinychat and other ones like that. So let's hope that it works out a lot better this time? I'll talk with the others and see what's up!
There's actually a question on the ask page! I'm going to get to it, I promise BrattyTeenageWerewolf! Have faith! But it may take me a moment. I'm going to be horribly busy until Friday this week, so I doubt I'll be getting much work of any kind done. Blame anime club at school! Anyway, though I won't get to it for a while, please feel free to ask any questions you might have, here are the links to the ask pages. (And they are always in my profile, if you are having trouble with them!):
ask-nstac. Deviantart
www. Tumblr blog/ asknstac
Okei, well, I'm at a friend's house, and I think they're ready to get rid of me, so I'll bid you all ado for now! I'll try to be a better, more consistent author, and maybe get chapters done more often than once a month? Okei, probably not. Sorry guys... You know how life can be sometimes... Ahem, going to go and hide away in a corner now... Have a nice week you guys!
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