4.
Raien's eyes fluttered a moment, then opened. The sound of the engine woke him. His body felt like it was made of lead. The truck was slowing, he heard people yelling around him. He tried to sit up but found he didn't have the strength. The truck had stopped, and he heard a door slam shut. He rolled his head to the left. No one was there. His eyes widened. They must have been captured. The taunting calls from people outside only confirmed it. He couldn't move. He couldn't run. Terror wormed its way into his heart. His door opened.
He felt his seatbelt being undone, then two powerful arms encircled his body. He'd jammed his eyes shut. Gritting his teeth, he opened them. He saw golden fur, gleaming in the sunlight. A pair of pristine blue eyes looked into his. Raien suddenly felt safe. As if all the yelling around him didn't mean anything with Chimera holding him. He let his head fall onto Chimera's shoulder, and allowed the blackness surrounding his vision to swallow him.
Chimera's landed on the pavement, having parked the truck across from a large metal gate. There was a mob around him, most of whom carrying anti- mutant picket signs. Chimera's nose wrinkled, showing teeth. These people moved to block his path to the gate, yelling and spitting in his direction. Their confidence began to grow, and they made a few steps forward. Chimera snarled, hugging Raien close to him. He'd lost consciousness again.
The gate ahead of him was a good twelve feet tall. The people blocking it moved forward again. Chimera saw a few among them become bolder, wielding baseball bats. They are NOT going to stop Raien from getting help. I wont let them He thought. Rage overtook Chimera as he roared, halting the advancing mob in their tracks. He shook with anger. He felt the stump where a scorpion's tail had been before FoH took him begin to pulse. It suddenly split open, and a large black stinger rose into the air behind his back.
Chimera could feel Raien's breathing slowing. He started running toward the gate. The crowd was stunned. When they figured out he wasn't stopping, they dove to the side just in time. Chimera leapt into the air, clearing the gate easily. He landed with a loud *clack* and looked back, amazed at what he had just done. When he looked forward, a woman with beautiful red hair was standing there. He recognized her. She was the one who had found him and called to him hours before when he was trying to find the school. He didn't really know how he knew that, but he did.
"Welcome to the Xavier Institute, Chimera." She said with a smile "My name is Jean Grey." Black and purple smoke sprang into existence next to her, bringing with it, the smell of sulfur, and a man with blue skin appeared next to her. "This is Nightcrawler." she said.
"Do not be afraid" Nightcrawler said approaching. He gently placed his three fingered hands on Raien and Chimera. A sound like a dragon beating powerful wings filled his ears. Sulfur filled his nostrils, and suddenly they were in an infirmary. Chimera started to thank him, and Nightcrawler smiled compassionately before disappearing again.
"Hello. I am Hank McCoy. You can call me Beast if you like." said a deep voice behind him. Chimera turned to see a man covered in blue fur, standing shorter than himself holding a stethoscope, and a tray of various medical supplies next to him. He gestured to the bed and Chimera laid Raien on it gently.
Hank removed Raien's shirt, placing the stethoscope above his heart. He sighed, and Chimera's own heart froze. "Whats wrong?" Chimera asked, panic in his voice.
"Your friend has lost a lot of blood. You did a wonderful job stitching the wounds; if you'd waited a little longer before doing so, I do not believe he would still be alive. However, if we do not find a compatible donor, he will not last through the night." Hank said.
Chimera began to shake. "He...He can't!" he said, panic and worry thick in his voice. "Not after all that... Take mine, Hank. Take as much as you need, I heal fast."
"Its not just that." Hank said, as he found a small needle and drew a few drops of blood. He moved to a computer terminal, inserted the vial into a small hole in the front of the computer. "He is A+. We need to find either someone with the same blood type or 0-." Hank finished.
Chimera held out his arm. He hated needles. He was afraid of them. But those fears paled at the prospect of going through life without Raien. With a surprisingly little amount of pain Hank had drawn the small amount of blood he needed for the test. A moment later, Hank looked up and smiled at Chimera.
"You're O-. Wonderful!" Hank exclaimed, ushering him to the table next to Raien's. Within seconds he'd begun drawing blood. He filled three small bags of it, which he hooked up to the tube of an IV before skillfully threading it. "All we can do now is wait." Hank said, turning back to him. "I never caught your name."
"Chimera. His name is Raien." Chimera said. He loved the way Raien's name sounded.
"Well, Chimera, it is good to meet you." Hank said, pulling a chair up between the beds. "You know, you're a part of him now."
"He was already a part of me. He saved my life." He paused, looking at Hank. For some reason, he trusted the man. He couldn't explain it, just that he felt as if he could tell him anything having only met him a few minutes before.
Neither man noticed Raien's eyes slowly open. Chimera continued. "I... I think I might be in love. I've never felt this way about anyone. I feel... whole... when I'm with him. Is that wrong, Hank?"
Hank looked shocked for a moment. This was the last thing he would have expected to talk about today. "Um... No, Chimera. I do not believe it is. Love is beautiful no matter who shares it." He looked thoughtful for a moment and began again. "I believe Shakespeare said it best."
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved."
Chimera smiled. "That was beautiful, Hank."
Raien closed his eyes. He looked back on his relationship with Jenna. There was always something missing. Something Raien couldn't put his finger on. He hadn't even considered that it had been because she was a girl. He had always banished those feelings whenever they came up. With Chimera though, and after hearing those words, he too felt whole. The feelings that he'd been having the past few days began to take shape. Everything came together, and the word Love seemed to fit perfectly. Raien felt as though he were gaining strength by the second. He opened his eyes, and looked at Chimera. The man was beautiful. Raien smiled weakly.
Chimera glanced over, and saw to glowing eyes looking back. They were stunning. Solid blue, no iris, no pupil, but a soft blue glow that warmed Chimera's soul. His ears lifted and he smiled, his eyes beginning to water.
Hank looked confused. Raien hadn't even taken the first pint yet. Though it looked like he was nearly recovered. "Fascinating..." He said, rising. He moved the shirt to the side to look at the gunshot wound. "This wound looks as if it were three weeks old!" He exclaimed. "I've never seen someone heal like this." Hank thought a moment. "I take that back. Wolverine... Ah but you'll meet him soon enough. Chimera, do you mind if I keep the other two bags frozen?"
Chimera really couldn't have cared less. He just shook his head as he rose from the table. Hank returned, and after listening to Raien's heart beat once more, he smiled and removed the IV. "I don't think you'll be needing this anymore. You're almost fully healed."
Raien sat up, his energy returning rapidly. He turned to Hank. "Thank you. For help, and for what you said." he smiled, "That really was beautiful. It made me realize what was right in front of me."
"You... You heard me?" Chimera said, sounding extremely embarrassed.
Raien stood and hugged Chimera. "I feel the same way." he said. Chimera's heart skipped a beat, and both felt their spirits lift. Chimera's soft fur felt so good on Raien's bare skin.
Raien looked up into Chimera's eyes. He smiled. They were both thinking the same thing. Chimera's eyes soon expressed a need that Raien's own body also had. Hank saw the looks passing between the two and suggested he show them to their rooms. Beast looked a bit embarrassed. They went across the hallway and a few doors down.
"Here is your room Chimera, and the one next to it is yours, Raien. If things are going where I think they're going... uh... here. Use them." Hank stuttered handing them a small cardboard box. Even through the fur on his face the two could tell he was blushing profusely. They both went into Chimera's quarters.
Beast began to walk toward his own room. "What was right in front of me." he whispered to himself, quoting Raien's reaction earlier. Deep in thought he suddenly found himself at Bobby's room. He shook his head, and resumed walking to his own.
Raien was lifted into an embrace. He stared into Chimera's beautiful eyes, and lost himself within them. He inched forward, and an eternity later, his lips met Chimeras. Raien's lips parted, and he felt Chimera's do the same. Their tongues explored each others mouths, and their mutual need was kindled into a raging inferno.
Beginning to breathe heavily, Chimera said "Um... I haven't done anything like this before..."
Raien smiled and kissed him again. "I'm kinda new at it myself... How bout you do what feels right and we go from there?" he said.
Chimera grinned and moved to the bed. Raien noticed that all the pain he'd felt earlier that day was gone. He felt so alive. Chimera's scent hit his nostrils and went straight to his loins. It was intoxicating. They lay there kissing for a moment, then clothes began coming off. They broke for a moment, as Raien opened the box Hank had given them. Inside were six condoms and a small bottle full of a clear liquid. Both soon realized what that was for.
In no time, both men were completely naked, save a small piece of latex and the contents of the bottle. Looking down, Raien was stunned. He had no idea how that was going to fit inside him. "Well, now I know where the hooves came from!" Raien said laughing.
Chimera grinned and moved in to kiss him again, his powerful muscles sliding across Raien's smooth body. As they kissed, Raien felt pressure against his ass. Chimera felt his body tense and stopped. Raien relaxed again and Chimera slowly moved his hips forward. Raien gritted his teeth as pain shot up his spine. At the same time, something felt extremely good. Soon the pain subsided, and the pleasure rose.
Raien looked up to see Chimera's eyes in the back of his head as he began pumping. They refocused on Raien. "I've... Never... Oh god..." he said, intense pleasure thick in his voice. Both were breathing very heavy, and a thin layer of sweat covered Raien's body. He reached up and hugged Chimera close, his own manhood rubbing against Chimera's hard abs. The bed began to rock as they fell into a rhythm.
Chimera gripped Raien's shoulders tightly as he began to move faster. A moan escaped Raien's lips. Raien's body began to shake. He buried his head in the fur on Chimera's neck. They moved even faster. Both began to glow a light blue color, floating off the bed. Raien's eyes blazed with blue flame as a muffled groan escaped. His whole body tensed, and he held his breath. He bucked as he came all over himself and Chimera, gasping short breaths.
Chimera felt his loins tense, and pumped harder. His breath caught in his throat for an instant, then he roared filling Raien with his seed. The pair fell back to the bed, grinning like idiots and huffing like they'd just run a marathon. Raien wasn't a virgin, but for the first time, sex felt right. It was as if his body was telling him I told you so.
Raien's eyes fluttered a moment, then opened. The sound of the engine woke him. His body felt like it was made of lead. The truck was slowing, he heard people yelling around him. He tried to sit up but found he didn't have the strength. The truck had stopped, and he heard a door slam shut. He rolled his head to the left. No one was there. His eyes widened. They must have been captured. The taunting calls from people outside only confirmed it. He couldn't move. He couldn't run. Terror wormed its way into his heart. His door opened.
He felt his seatbelt being undone, then two powerful arms encircled his body. He'd jammed his eyes shut. Gritting his teeth, he opened them. He saw golden fur, gleaming in the sunlight. A pair of pristine blue eyes looked into his. Raien suddenly felt safe. As if all the yelling around him didn't mean anything with Chimera holding him. He let his head fall onto Chimera's shoulder, and allowed the blackness surrounding his vision to swallow him.
Chimera's landed on the pavement, having parked the truck across from a large metal gate. There was a mob around him, most of whom carrying anti- mutant picket signs. Chimera's nose wrinkled, showing teeth. These people moved to block his path to the gate, yelling and spitting in his direction. Their confidence began to grow, and they made a few steps forward. Chimera snarled, hugging Raien close to him. He'd lost consciousness again.
The gate ahead of him was a good twelve feet tall. The people blocking it moved forward again. Chimera saw a few among them become bolder, wielding baseball bats. They are NOT going to stop Raien from getting help. I wont let them He thought. Rage overtook Chimera as he roared, halting the advancing mob in their tracks. He shook with anger. He felt the stump where a scorpion's tail had been before FoH took him begin to pulse. It suddenly split open, and a large black stinger rose into the air behind his back.
Chimera could feel Raien's breathing slowing. He started running toward the gate. The crowd was stunned. When they figured out he wasn't stopping, they dove to the side just in time. Chimera leapt into the air, clearing the gate easily. He landed with a loud *clack* and looked back, amazed at what he had just done. When he looked forward, a woman with beautiful red hair was standing there. He recognized her. She was the one who had found him and called to him hours before when he was trying to find the school. He didn't really know how he knew that, but he did.
"Welcome to the Xavier Institute, Chimera." She said with a smile "My name is Jean Grey." Black and purple smoke sprang into existence next to her, bringing with it, the smell of sulfur, and a man with blue skin appeared next to her. "This is Nightcrawler." she said.
"Do not be afraid" Nightcrawler said approaching. He gently placed his three fingered hands on Raien and Chimera. A sound like a dragon beating powerful wings filled his ears. Sulfur filled his nostrils, and suddenly they were in an infirmary. Chimera started to thank him, and Nightcrawler smiled compassionately before disappearing again.
"Hello. I am Hank McCoy. You can call me Beast if you like." said a deep voice behind him. Chimera turned to see a man covered in blue fur, standing shorter than himself holding a stethoscope, and a tray of various medical supplies next to him. He gestured to the bed and Chimera laid Raien on it gently.
Hank removed Raien's shirt, placing the stethoscope above his heart. He sighed, and Chimera's own heart froze. "Whats wrong?" Chimera asked, panic in his voice.
"Your friend has lost a lot of blood. You did a wonderful job stitching the wounds; if you'd waited a little longer before doing so, I do not believe he would still be alive. However, if we do not find a compatible donor, he will not last through the night." Hank said.
Chimera began to shake. "He...He can't!" he said, panic and worry thick in his voice. "Not after all that... Take mine, Hank. Take as much as you need, I heal fast."
"Its not just that." Hank said, as he found a small needle and drew a few drops of blood. He moved to a computer terminal, inserted the vial into a small hole in the front of the computer. "He is A+. We need to find either someone with the same blood type or 0-." Hank finished.
Chimera held out his arm. He hated needles. He was afraid of them. But those fears paled at the prospect of going through life without Raien. With a surprisingly little amount of pain Hank had drawn the small amount of blood he needed for the test. A moment later, Hank looked up and smiled at Chimera.
"You're O-. Wonderful!" Hank exclaimed, ushering him to the table next to Raien's. Within seconds he'd begun drawing blood. He filled three small bags of it, which he hooked up to the tube of an IV before skillfully threading it. "All we can do now is wait." Hank said, turning back to him. "I never caught your name."
"Chimera. His name is Raien." Chimera said. He loved the way Raien's name sounded.
"Well, Chimera, it is good to meet you." Hank said, pulling a chair up between the beds. "You know, you're a part of him now."
"He was already a part of me. He saved my life." He paused, looking at Hank. For some reason, he trusted the man. He couldn't explain it, just that he felt as if he could tell him anything having only met him a few minutes before.
Neither man noticed Raien's eyes slowly open. Chimera continued. "I... I think I might be in love. I've never felt this way about anyone. I feel... whole... when I'm with him. Is that wrong, Hank?"
Hank looked shocked for a moment. This was the last thing he would have expected to talk about today. "Um... No, Chimera. I do not believe it is. Love is beautiful no matter who shares it." He looked thoughtful for a moment and began again. "I believe Shakespeare said it best."
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved."
Chimera smiled. "That was beautiful, Hank."
Raien closed his eyes. He looked back on his relationship with Jenna. There was always something missing. Something Raien couldn't put his finger on. He hadn't even considered that it had been because she was a girl. He had always banished those feelings whenever they came up. With Chimera though, and after hearing those words, he too felt whole. The feelings that he'd been having the past few days began to take shape. Everything came together, and the word Love seemed to fit perfectly. Raien felt as though he were gaining strength by the second. He opened his eyes, and looked at Chimera. The man was beautiful. Raien smiled weakly.
Chimera glanced over, and saw to glowing eyes looking back. They were stunning. Solid blue, no iris, no pupil, but a soft blue glow that warmed Chimera's soul. His ears lifted and he smiled, his eyes beginning to water.
Hank looked confused. Raien hadn't even taken the first pint yet. Though it looked like he was nearly recovered. "Fascinating..." He said, rising. He moved the shirt to the side to look at the gunshot wound. "This wound looks as if it were three weeks old!" He exclaimed. "I've never seen someone heal like this." Hank thought a moment. "I take that back. Wolverine... Ah but you'll meet him soon enough. Chimera, do you mind if I keep the other two bags frozen?"
Chimera really couldn't have cared less. He just shook his head as he rose from the table. Hank returned, and after listening to Raien's heart beat once more, he smiled and removed the IV. "I don't think you'll be needing this anymore. You're almost fully healed."
Raien sat up, his energy returning rapidly. He turned to Hank. "Thank you. For help, and for what you said." he smiled, "That really was beautiful. It made me realize what was right in front of me."
"You... You heard me?" Chimera said, sounding extremely embarrassed.
Raien stood and hugged Chimera. "I feel the same way." he said. Chimera's heart skipped a beat, and both felt their spirits lift. Chimera's soft fur felt so good on Raien's bare skin.
Raien looked up into Chimera's eyes. He smiled. They were both thinking the same thing. Chimera's eyes soon expressed a need that Raien's own body also had. Hank saw the looks passing between the two and suggested he show them to their rooms. Beast looked a bit embarrassed. They went across the hallway and a few doors down.
"Here is your room Chimera, and the one next to it is yours, Raien. If things are going where I think they're going... uh... here. Use them." Hank stuttered handing them a small cardboard box. Even through the fur on his face the two could tell he was blushing profusely. They both went into Chimera's quarters.
Beast began to walk toward his own room. "What was right in front of me." he whispered to himself, quoting Raien's reaction earlier. Deep in thought he suddenly found himself at Bobby's room. He shook his head, and resumed walking to his own.
Raien was lifted into an embrace. He stared into Chimera's beautiful eyes, and lost himself within them. He inched forward, and an eternity later, his lips met Chimeras. Raien's lips parted, and he felt Chimera's do the same. Their tongues explored each others mouths, and their mutual need was kindled into a raging inferno.
Beginning to breathe heavily, Chimera said "Um... I haven't done anything like this before..."
Raien smiled and kissed him again. "I'm kinda new at it myself... How bout you do what feels right and we go from there?" he said.
Chimera grinned and moved to the bed. Raien noticed that all the pain he'd felt earlier that day was gone. He felt so alive. Chimera's scent hit his nostrils and went straight to his loins. It was intoxicating. They lay there kissing for a moment, then clothes began coming off. They broke for a moment, as Raien opened the box Hank had given them. Inside were six condoms and a small bottle full of a clear liquid. Both soon realized what that was for.
In no time, both men were completely naked, save a small piece of latex and the contents of the bottle. Looking down, Raien was stunned. He had no idea how that was going to fit inside him. "Well, now I know where the hooves came from!" Raien said laughing.
Chimera grinned and moved in to kiss him again, his powerful muscles sliding across Raien's smooth body. As they kissed, Raien felt pressure against his ass. Chimera felt his body tense and stopped. Raien relaxed again and Chimera slowly moved his hips forward. Raien gritted his teeth as pain shot up his spine. At the same time, something felt extremely good. Soon the pain subsided, and the pleasure rose.
Raien looked up to see Chimera's eyes in the back of his head as he began pumping. They refocused on Raien. "I've... Never... Oh god..." he said, intense pleasure thick in his voice. Both were breathing very heavy, and a thin layer of sweat covered Raien's body. He reached up and hugged Chimera close, his own manhood rubbing against Chimera's hard abs. The bed began to rock as they fell into a rhythm.
Chimera gripped Raien's shoulders tightly as he began to move faster. A moan escaped Raien's lips. Raien's body began to shake. He buried his head in the fur on Chimera's neck. They moved even faster. Both began to glow a light blue color, floating off the bed. Raien's eyes blazed with blue flame as a muffled groan escaped. His whole body tensed, and he held his breath. He bucked as he came all over himself and Chimera, gasping short breaths.
Chimera felt his loins tense, and pumped harder. His breath caught in his throat for an instant, then he roared filling Raien with his seed. The pair fell back to the bed, grinning like idiots and huffing like they'd just run a marathon. Raien wasn't a virgin, but for the first time, sex felt right. It was as if his body was telling him I told you so.