*CHAPTER 75:

Out


Like a skilled cat with the greatest juggler abilities, Jay balanced on the thick branches of the tree, careful never to move too far away from the trunk. He stretched his arm once again and picked at the small fruits, their rough, spiky, red cover uncomfortable to the touch, but not too troublesome. He dropped them into the satchel, then made his way down the tree. waited for him at the base.

Jay hopped down on the last bit and smiled at the man, opening the satchel and showing him the contents. "Hopefully they're ripe enough to eat."

The other beamed. "Maybe I should hire you as my assistant. You're quite helpful with that young spirit of yours." He laughed and Jay snorted at the compliment.

"I used to climb up everywhere when I was a kid."

"And for that I am thankful. I could never get up there. Too old for that." Far from retrieving the sack of fruits, Mr. Tori looked up and observed their surroundings. "It will get dark in a couple of hours. Do you want to keep going for a little bit more?"

Jay nodded vehemently. Four days had passed since he left Shaiya, he was almost halfway through his journey. A small cart pulled by an ox couldn't compare to the grandiose elephants that had driven him and the monarch to his hometown. It would most likely take him a few more days to be able to see the palace silhouette on the horizon. It felt like an eternity.

The days were tough. Mr. Tori did his best to avoid sunny paths, but a few times, Jay had had to take shelter between the cargo, using a robe to shield himself from the scalding rays. One would say that would make him tired, but far from that, his mind remained wide awake when the moon rose over their heads, painting everything dark. The anticipation of seeing everyone again would keep him up until very late.

The older man and Jay walked back to the cart, Mr. Tori handed him a small knife and Jay quickly got to work, opening slits on the lychees' and peeling them so they could eat on the go.

"There's a stream farther away, we'll stop there. Old Bahil deserves a rest too," the man said looking at the skinny animal before them. The scrawny looks of the creature were deceiving, it pulled the heavy cart like a champion. Slow but sure.

Slow but sure, Jay reminded himself.

He had to be patient. Time wouldn't move any faster just because he wanted it to.

Be patient, be patient…

With that mantra in mind, Jay let himself get entranced in the subtle clatter of the vehicle as he munched on the delicious snacks they had gotten from Mother Nature. The cart advanced through the meadow until the sun said goodbye and darkness washed over them.

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The human body was very interesting... but an aroused human body was even more fascinating.

The Maharaja watched the show going on in front of him, captivated by the way Lloyd's small frame bounced on Zane's lap. His thigh muscles strained, chest and face glossy with the sweat that exuded through his pores —and his ass clenching around the other guy's dick.

Keeping up with his usual gentleness, Zane favored letting the younger boy mark the rhythm, although he would push his hips up against his lover every so often; a move that would extract beautiful moans from his blond peer —and harden Kai's own cock to painful levels.

"Uuugh!" The sovereign groaned and gripped the bedsheets. Cole pistoned his ass from behind, abusing his sweet spot while his friends fucked in front of them —literally mere inches away from Kai's face.

"Oh, Zane!" Lloyd moaned as the boy under him slowly worked his hips side to side in circular motions.

"Is this okay, sunshine?"

Lloyd looked over his shoulder and down at his friend, nodding with a grunt as he followed Zane's expert moves.

So fucking beautiful! Kai screamed internally. He'd dreamed so much about the day Lloyd would lose his fear of being sexually intimate with the rest of his spouses. Being able to share their love so freely breathed life into the monarch. It was a major turn-on, it was calming to the soul, it was perfect.

If only he was here too…

Images of Jay were conjured around them. Jay kissing him, Jay fucking Kai's mouth, Jay making out with Lloyd as they both stroked Zane to orgasm...

Stop! Kai gritted his teeth as he closed his eyes and tried to block out the memory of the ginger boy. He forced himself to pay attention to the moans that echoed all over the royal bedroom; pay attention to the pleasure running through his body as Cole's thick cock moved in and out of him.

It was working, Jay's ghost faded into thin air little by little… until Kai opened his eyes again and saw the boy beneath him, squirming as Cole fucked them both into the mattress and Jay trembled in Kai's arms.

No, please, no!

Cole slowed down when he noticed Kai scooting closer to Zane and Lloyd, engulfing the latter's dick as fast as he could. Lloyd cried out in pure bliss as his husband sucked on his flesh with hunger. Reaching behind himself, Kai spread his cheeks with his free hand, Cole got the memo and pushed back into him right away. Moans vibrated around Lloyd's cock.

"Aaah, Kai! That feels amazing!" The boy whimpered.

The comment boosted Kai's ego, his chest felt somewhat lighter, freer from Jay's vision, just exactly what he was looking for.

Lustfully licking up the shaft, Kai came up for air for a moment in which he asked Cole to pound his ass faster and harder. His lips wrapped again around Lloyd's pulsing cock, struggling to fall in synch at first with his husband's thrusts, but he soon managed to fuck Cole back while pleasuring the blondie with his mouth.

Lloyd's pretty voice grew louder and louder, saliva dripped down his dick as Kai almost choked on it. The sensations were overwhelming, but they still weren't enough to pull Kai completely into them. He grunted around his lover's member, breath erratic. Kai sucked harder on it, making Lloyd wail in ecstasy. The boy panted hard, his legs starting to shake, it was impossible to keep up with Zane's careful yet precise thrusts.

"Uh, Kai! Kaiii! I'm gonna cum! Aah!" Lloyd gasped, muscles pulling uptight as squirts of his seed surged through his cock and crashed into the back of the Maharaja's throat. The boy trembled and screamed as his ass spasmed unconsciously, adding pressure around Zane.

Kai pulled off Lloyd the same moment the boy fell back on Zane's chest, still moaning as weak spurts came out of him and the boy underneath worked on recuperating their rhythm. Lloyd grabbed onto Zane's hands as the boy hugged him from behind and they rocked and groaned, working on Zane's imminent release.

The Maharaja's heart was exploding with happiness and pride, the two blonds looked so precious together, moaning each other's names, lovingly grasping at their bodies amidst the sexual haze.

But all of their sensual noises weren't enough to muffle Jay's voice inside Kai's head, the visuals weren't enough, even the physical stimulation did little to kick the boy out of Kai's mind's eye.

"Faster!" He grunted at Cole while cum and saliva dribbled from his lips. "Cole, faster!"

"I can't go any faster," his husband replied, cheeks flushed and sweaty from his furious pace.

Kai cursed at himself. This couldn't be happening to him, why couldn't he just stop thinking about Jay and especially at a moment like this?! Nothing was working, nothing seemed to create a strong reaction enough to distract Kai for a few beats and let him enjoy a tender moment with his spouses.

"Pull my hair," Kai mumbled.

Behind him, Cole slowed down. "What?"

"Pull my hair," Kai requested again, pushing his ass back against Cole to keep up their glorious fucking.

"But…"

"Just fucking do it!" He yelled desperate, irritation mixing with the blood inside the veins.

Cole's lull enraged Kai, he wasn't asking anything too difficult, so why was Cole taking so much time to just-?

"Aaah!" His head rose as fingers took a fistful of chocolate strands and pulled them back towards Cole. The muscles of Kai's neck prominent with the tension of the new position, the king screamed like a madman as Cole resumed his moves and fucked his husband with fervor. "Uh! Oh, fuuuuck! Uuuh-uh! Fuck!"

Through half-lidded and tired eyes, Kai peeked at the two boys lying on the bed in front of him, moaning loud as Zane reached his climax and hugged Lloyd tight to his chest. Kai's scalp burned with the intensity of Cole's pulls, it hurt so damn much, but in that pain, Kai could find a distraction; an odd haven, a small compartment of his mind where thoughts of Jay couldn't reach.

The Maharaja balanced on one hand while with the other he stroked himself fast and rough, ordering his lower body to relax and give in to the pleasure that Cole was oh-so-perfectly providing. Kai's body wobbled on the bed with the brutal treatment, struggling to keep himself up. His mouth hung open, screaming and panting viciously, yet not letting out nearly as many dirty praises as usual for his lover, his brain was mostly focussed on creating an emotional barricade to protect himself.

Kai's crotch burned, he felt his peak getting closer, advancing at a snail's pace, until it finally raised to the surface —and splattered the bedsheets. The Maharaja's vocal cords strained as he shouted and cried, feeling the relief, both physical and psychological, washing over his heated body, taking away his problems for a short bit.

Cole released his hold on Kai's hair and grabbed the monarch's hips, pumping them a few more times until his cum filled the boy and he, too, moaned in satisfaction.

When Kai's knees gave up, the boy fell on top of the bed like a dead body, huffing and puffing with difficulty, his throat sore from all the screaming and the air that was rushing in and out of his lungs. Cole snuggled up behind him, without letting all of his weight onto Kai. Amidst his erratic breathing, he dropped small kisses on Kai's back.

The Maharaja turned his face a little, shoving it against the wrinkled sheets. They were in the dark, and most likely everyone was too exhausted to notice such tiny details, but Kai didn't want any of his lovers to see the tears that were starting to fall from his eyes.

As expected, the blissful moment of ignorance had been ephemeral, although Kai forced himself to believe that even a few seconds without thinking about Jay were better than none.

His yet inconsistent breathing was a great cover to hide the sobs that were clogging his throat, fighting to come out, but he would only be able to trick his family for a bit longer. Kai let fatigue sink into his muscles and he prayed that the orgasm and wild fucking he'd just gone through would put him to sleep before anyone grew suspicious.

••••••••••••

How much more time should he wait? The room was dead silent, the guys hadn't stirred in a while, and their breathings all sounded slow and deep, like those of a peacefully asleep person who's consciousness isn't in the real world anymore.

Anyway, Cole decided to give it a few more minutes. He couldn't screw it up, he would only have one chance at this, and it had to be done that night.

Kai was a wreck and it showed up. Even more concerning —his troubled state was obvious for someone like Cole, for the boy with bad social skills. If he could tell that, it meant the issue was serious. Kai's ridiculously high libido, the cries, the way he'd begged for Cole to hurt him… Physical punishment had always been out of the limits of the bedroom, it reminded Cole of his unfortunate youth, of all the stories behind each one of his scars and marks, and last but not least… it perturbed him to inflict pain on someone he loved with all his soul.

Not anymore though. Kai's shit of a game was going to end tonight.

After a while of not hearing any coughing or the sheets rubbing against their legs, Cole slowly moved away from Kai's naked body. With trained soldier vision, Cole watched the three boys on the bed while he picked up his clothes and put them on.

No movement, no sign of awareness from his family.

Good.

Putting on his best game face —which wasn't much— Cole exited the royal chamber. The guards outside, although somewhat sleepy, noticed him. That was fine, Cole knew there was no way to avoid those, but he had an excuse prepared that, he hoped, would be convincing enough.

"My back hurts, I'm gonna spend the rest of the night in my bed."

They nodded, unsuspecting, but only after Cole reached the spouses' chamber did he allow himself to relax for a moment —just a very short moment, for he had no time to lose.

Lighting up a candle and setting it by the vanity to throw just a bit of brightness into the dark room, he opened the wardrobe and moved things aside, taking out a plain old shirt and slipping into it. The weather could get really bad, so he also took a vest, the less decorated one he could find. Maybe a turban would be good too, but after searching for a few seconds with no luck, he decided it wasn't worth the trouble. Time was against him, and he still needed to make a quick stop by the kitchen to snatch some supplies, all the while avoiding the guards.

He felt like a teenager again, remembering the many times he'd moved through the shadows and servants' secret passages to go to Kai's room. Only, this time he wasn't going in... but out.

Shoving a hand under the bed, Cole extracted a bag —and a map from inside of it. He extended the papyrus over the bedspread and narrowed his eyes while retracing the path from Ninjago city to Shaiya one last time.