One – Chapter 6

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He was running towards him, seeing him in the distance, arms held out in front of himself and shimmering as though he was surrounded by strange lights. He was calling his name, voice faint and far away.

He called for him in return, crying out the others name in a pained, anxious voice. He was almost with him now, just a few more seconds and he could touch him. He lifted his arm, reaching for the others hand.

But just then, a loud roar sounded, like that of violent thunder, and the floor vanished beneath his feet. With a scream, he fell…

He shot up in the hammock with a cry, heart racing and breath panting, skin sticky with sweat. With wide eyes, he cast glances across the entirety of the room, but not finding what his eyes were searching for, he closed them and lowered his head, gripping the key around his neck tightly in one hand, whilst grasping his blanket with the other.

He was scared. The dream he'd just had was so reminiscent of the one he'd had back when he and Astral were searching for the numbers and that one had come true. Was this a warning that he was gonna lose Astral again?

The thought alone made him sick to his stomach and he knew he needed to see his beloved as soon as possible. Astral still hadn't seemed to notice his distress though, which only served to worry Yuma more.

Focusing on how much he needed to see the blue alien, Yuma centered his thoughts only on that.

"Astral, please. I must see you. I need to! Please… let me come to you. Let me enter the key" he whispered beneath his breath, but at first nothing happened.

Then suddenly, light shone around him and when next he opened his eyes, he saw that he was inside the keys dimension and a gasp of relief escaped him. Now he just had to find Astral.

He headed for the place where he knew the numbers were located first, assuming that was most likely where he'd find him.

"Astral!" he cried out, when he saw the familiar shimmer of his partner. He had been right. Astral was standing in front of the numbers, hand raised towards them and eyes closed. He didn't seem to hear him, but at least he was solid again.

Like, fully solidified.

Yuma raised an eyebrow at that, but then walked over to the other and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Astral…" he said questioningly. The alien seemed to get startled at that and flinched, flipping around to face him in an instant.

"Yuma, what are you DOING here?!" he exclaimed, but then he gasped, falling to his knees and placing his arms around his own chest, coiling in on himself as though in pain.

"Astral!" Yuma cried out, frightened, and knelt in front of him, careful not to touch him and risk shocking him further. "What's wrong?!" he asked fearfully. Astral moaned. "Yuma… what are you… doing here? Please, you have to go!" he said, shaking visibly.

"No Astral, not this time. I'm not going anywhere! I needed to see you, so I came here. Now tell me what's wrong! You're in pain!" Yuma replied, moving his hand as though to touch Astral, though in the end, he retracted it again without doing anything. He felt tears sting in his eyes, but he attempted to force them away before they could fall.

"Yuma… my love…" Astral moaned "you… do not understand. I will injure you, make you worse again… You need to get better, before… before we can be together again!".

"No! No way Astral!" Yuma responded. "This is because you need me again, isn't it? You need me badly!".

Astral turned his head away from him at that, though he didn't move in any other way and Yuma knew he was right. "Don't lie to me Astral. You know I can tell if you're keeping something from me.

So just… don't. Don't even try" the young man said solemnly and Astral groaned quietly. Then he nodded, faintly.

"I do Yuma… I will not hide it from you… I know I can't. I need you, so much… But last time… you got hurt… Badly… And you are so ill… I just… I cannot risk it. You must get better, or… none of this will matter anyways" the alien replied, voice low and slightly shaky.

"Astral…" Yuma said in a quiet voice. Then everything fell silent for a time, until Astral gasped and then moaned again, falling forward so his hands were resting on the ground before him, head bent.

A strong shaking claimed his body and he cried out with pain, as the light that seemed to come from within him, appeared to grow stronger before Yumas very eyes.

"Argh… Arh!... ARGH!" the blue being moaned and this time, Yuma couldn't stop himself. By instinct, he had soon thrown his arms around Astrals neck and pulled himself close enough for their chests to be fully touching one another, even though he'd had to move somewhat awkwardly to do so, due to Astrals current position.

Astral gasped as he suddenly found his body pressed against Yumas, scarcely clad as his life-partner was in only a washed-out t-shirt and boxers.

But he too moved instinctively before he could stop himself, and soon his arms were locked around Yumas chest, hands joined together on the others back and chin against Yumas shoulder, cheek to cheek with the other. "Please Yuma" he whispered "I do not wish to hurt you… Please, listen to me and go".

But Yuma shook his head.

"I won't Astral. I won't EVER go! I won't lose you again!" he replied, voice marked by the tears which were now streaking down his cheeks. Astral groaned quietly, hopelessly, then said "very well. But we must leave the key then. Staying in here… will only make the transfer worse!".

Yuma didn't speak, but nodded against the others chest and soon, Astral and Yuma found themselves on the floor of the attic, sitting exactly like they had been inside the key.

Astral was so charged with energy, that the light-bulb in the ceiling lamp exploded with a small bang and the sound of shattering glass.

"I'm losing control over it!" Astral exclaimed fearfully "the transfer has to be done now Yuma!". And as soon as he felt the other nod against him, he closed his eyes and tightened his hold around his beloved, as he attempted to keep the energy-transfer steady and slow, so that Yumas body might have time to absorb it properly.

It was a hard battle, despite it only being day three, but Astral knew this was because he had waited too long. He should have transferred the energy hours ago, and he most certainly shouldn't have been inside the key in the first place, in his current state.

Just as he and Yuma had assumed, it had only worsened his time, making it escalate faster.

"Please Yuma, my love. If it becomes too much, you MUST let me know immediately! I will attempt to halt it as soon as possible then" the alien communicated to the human that was his other half, utilizing their telepathic connection, unable to speak the words out loud right now.

Yuma, for his part, felt the energy transfer as though his skin was being pricked with needles everywhere. It was painful, but for Astral, he would endure it. Still, after a whole minute of constant transference, he could no longer remain quiet and as he started panting, he also began groaning quietly.

It was far less painful than last time, but he soon sensed that he was reaching the limit of how much he could take in at the moment and he knew, that if he allowed himself to get hurt because of this again, Astral would never forgive either of them and he would separate them so effectively, that Yuma would be unable to save him.

So, with a moan, he said in a low voice "Astral… you'll have to stop… soon… I… I can't contain anymore… energy, right now". Astral reacted to his words instantly, slowing down the transfer until, a few moments later, he stopped it entirely, with a low gasp, letting go of Yuma and pulling away from him.

Yuma cried out as he did, falling forwards on his hands and knees, unable to remain upright as Astrals support was abruptly pulled away. He was panting heavily, his whole body feeling as though it was made up of liquid fire, and for a couple of minutes he didn't say a word.

Astral too, was struggling. This time, he hadn't transferred too much energy and he'd had a lot more control of the transfer than last time, but he still felt energized and found himself wishing Yuma had been able to absorb more.

He wasn't though and Astral wouldn't force him into submission on this matter. If he remained outside the key, maybe he'd be able to handle it for a couple of hours, until he could transfer some again.

"Yuma" he started, when the quietness became too prolonged for him, placing a hand on Yumas shoulder and kneeling beside him. "Will you be… alright?". Yuma swallowed, then nodded.

"Yeah… I'll be okay Astral… Thanks for listening to me" he replied. "I asked you to tell me if it became too much and you did. I am grateful you did not suffer further but stopped me when you'd had enough" the alien answered gently.

Yuma straightened further now, then turned his head and claimed an unexpected kiss from the blue aliens' lips.

Astral, startled, responded to the kiss eagerly, before rising and picking Yuma up, bridal style, kissing him again as Yuma wrapped his arms around the others neck and was carried back to the hammock.

Once they reached it, Astral placed him in it, then floated on top of him, leaning his body against the one beneath him and kissing his earlobe, then his neck, tenderly.

Yuma writhed at his loving caresses, his newly energized body reacting to the attention from his partner. Astral himself, was also still feeling the energy pulsing just beneath his surface and he wanted to thank Yuma for being there for him, for enduring the pain he did, just to aid Astral.

And the blue being had learned about a very good way to do just this, in his past years with the young man.

So, he started moving a hand seductively slow, first over Yumas cheek, then down his neck, over his chest and ending with a tender brush against the fabric covering Yumas groin.

Even with that gentlest of touches, the alien could feel that Yumas body was stirring and it made him smile. This would help Yuma release some of the energy he'd just had transferred to him in a pleasant, and hopefully none painful, way.

But then Astral thought of Haru, the grandma, downstairs. She'd probably be popping up soon to check on Yuma and he wouldn't be able to bear the embarrassment of getting caught in this most personal of acts, again so soon. So how could he make sure she wouldn't come up there untimely?

He didn't know, and he let Yuma know of his worries about getting caught, through their telepathic link. Yuma blushed at his very reasonable concerns, but he was more quick thinking than Astral when it came to handling his grandma, so he quickly responded with his ideas on what they could do.

"Well, if we put a sign on the hatch, and close it, I'm sure she'll let us be for a little. Both she and sis know that we are an item after all, so surely she'd understand our need for a little privacy" he said. Astral nodded. "If you are certain this will work Yuma, I would like us to do it before things… get out of hand.

Why don't you just stay here and get comfortable, and then I'll make it happen" the alien replied, and Yuma send him a small smile.

"Alright Astral, if you say so" he replied, blushing again. Astral was requesting privacy for them, and the way he'd touched him before. The thought alone of what it might end with, had Yuma feeling hot and very aroused.

It wasn't too obvious to the naked eye yet though, which Yuma figured was a good thing, or Astral might just get distracted from the task at hand.

And Yuma too, would prefer for his grandmother NOT to walk in on them again, if it could be avoided. So as Astral worked with the sign as well as closing the hatch, Yuma followed his advice and adjusted the things in his hammock until he could lie relatively comfortable.

And soon after, Astral was back with his partner and lowering himself down to kiss him, a hand on Yumas chest.

Once he pulled back a little again, Yuma send him a faint smile. "Are you sure about this Astral?" he asked gently and Astral smiled in return.

"Yes. I am certain" he replied, locking his and Yumas eyes for a long while, as he let his hand brush through the hair of his beloved. Then he kissed him again and once more, started caressing Yumas body.

As the other was still clad in a t-shirt and boxers, Astral didn't touch skin at first, but once he noticed that Yuma had closed his eyes and that his breathing had changed slightly, he decided it was time.

So, letting a hand travel down Yumas chest, he soon reached the hem of the shirt and snuck his hand under it, his fingers trailing lightly over the heat there. Yumas skin was hot to the touch. Hotter than usually and Astral knew that this was because of the others fever.

As Yuma felt cool fingers touch his skin, he gasped involuntarily and arched his back slightly, resulting in Astrals fingers being pressed harder against him.

The young man loved when he was the center of attention for Astral, as much as he loved making the alien HIS center of attention.

It had been a while since that was last the case though, so he was happy that it seemed to be possible now. He would enjoy it as much as possible and allow Astral to take full charge of the situation.

Astral, on his end, clearly felt Yumas reaction to his caresses and it made his determination to please him, even greater. The last time he'd done so, was more than three weeks ago, which he knew was an awful long time for the human male to wait, so he wanted this one to be perfect.

So far, it seemed he was succeeding quite well. Still leaned over him, Astral kissed Yumas sensitive earlobe once more, biting into it gently, but still enough to leave a mark. Yuma gasped as he did and Astral smirked, before moving his head so he could claim Yumas lips again.

"Let's get you out of this, shall we?" he asked in a seductive whisper, using a tone he'd learned from Yuma. Yuma nodded faintly and raised his arms above his head so that Astral had room to pull off his t-shirt and discard it on the floor.

Then he wrapped his arms around Astrals neck and leaned up to him for another kiss, as Astral let his hand caress one of Yumas now exposed nipples. It reacted at his touch, stiffening, which elicited another low moan from his partner.

Astral then moved his hand further down over Yumas chest and stomach, moving it around his waist to pull him closer to himself, as his other hand continuously brushed through Yumas multicolored hair, resting occasionally against the back of his head for support, as he pulled him up from the pillow, kissing him deeply.

Yumas hand journeyed into Astrals hair as well, and he felt the tingle of energy still on every inch of his lovers' body. It tickled his skin, making every tiny hair on it stand on end, but it was still a pleasant enough sensation for it not to bother him.

Enjoying his partners willingness to submit for the time, Astral let the hand he'd moved to Yumas back, slide down until it came to rest over the others rear. Giving it a squeeze for good measure, the alien then observed the others reaction to it, and was happy to not be disappointed.

Yuma twisted in his arms, trying to give him more room to move in, and Astral smiled. Letting Yuma slide down in the hammock again, Astral now moved so that his groin was over one of Yumas thighs, one leg in between Yumas, which had been spread slightly to accommodate him.

Once in this position, Astral could both claim Yumas lips and let a hand move over the others abdomen, to the band of his boxers.

Moving his hand down even lower, he let it ghost over the not yet obvious glory trapped beneath smooth fabric. He felt the hardness of it, and even through the boxers, he also felt the heat coming from the area.

The organ bounced up against his fingers at his touch and Astral found himself desiring to see it properly.

Thus, he slowly moved his fingers up to the elastic band once more, beginning to tug at it even as he locked lips with the young human, to keep him from objecting, should he wish to.

If he wanted him to stop though, Astral would know immediately do to their bond and would of course stop before it became unpleasant for the other.

Yuma didn't protest though, only opened his mouth to let his tongue dance with that of his partner, as he let Astral pull down his boxers, then to discard them on the floor, with the help of Yuma moving his legs and Astral being inhumanly agile.

Once they were out of the way, Astral pulled slightly away from the other, as his eyes locked on the fully erect glory bouncing against Yumas lower abdomen, making him halt all his motions just to look at it, heat shooting through his own body, manifesting itself as moist between his legs.

When he finally came out of his immediate stupor, he once more moved to the position he'd been in before and rubbed his slit against Yumas thigh, as he moved a hand up under the others chin, lifting his head so that he could make their mouths as one again, taking Yumas breath away as he did.

As for Yuma, feeling the moist slit against his thigh, nearly drove him mad with desire and passion. Desperate to have Astral touch more of him, he twisted and turned, trying to get into a better position, though without luck. Astral was in full control of what went down and if Yuma moved, Astral simply followed suit, locking him in place again.

Now his hand was caressing Yumas neck, now his chest and now his leg. Sensing the increased eagerness in his partner, Astral found himself smirking as he ran a hand seductively slow up Yumas inner thigh, until he, seemingly by accident, brushed his hand against the soft sack just beneath his partners pride.

Of course, it wasn't at all by accident, and soon he was brushing against the glory itself, running cool fingers up and down its full length, caressing its tip lightly, feeling the small drops of sticky pre-cum that had already leaked from it.

"Ah, Astral!" Yuma gasped, arching off the bed once more, though he couldn't move much do to Astrals position. At his gasp, Astral wrapped his fingers fully around the swollen organ, making his partner thrust helplessly into his grasp, and leaned his head down to kiss Yuma again.

The young man was sticky with sweat and his skin burned feverishly under Astrals touches. The alien actually got worried for him, but leaving him in this state without having him achieve release, he knew would be torturous to his beloved and he couldn't do it.

So relentlessly, he started pumping the erection, slowly at first, but then with increasing speed as Yumas sounds of pleasure became low groans, and then loud moans, combined with occasional gasps.

Astral himself was also very affected by what he was doing and hearing, and he felt himself get more and more wet between his legs, though he ignored his own mounting pleasure in favor of making Yuma shake with arousal in his grasp.

Suddenly, Yuma arched off the bed and then stiffened, breathing out his partners name, and Astral felt the hot liquid gushing out over his fingers and hand. Then Yuma relaxed in the hammock, which was swinging slightly from side to side after their interaction, closing his eyes and breathing heavily.

He was shivering faintly, but his skin still radiated heat, and Astrals previous worry quickly returned. He would give Yuma 10 minutes to calm down in, and then he'd open the hatch again, so that Haru could get to them.

He'd also request of Yuma that he'd use the thermometer again, so they could see if the others temperature had risen again.

First though, he'd have to handle his own desire, so Yuma didn't feel obligated to pleasure him once he recovered. Thus, without a sound, Astral left Yuma in the hammock, hovering to where he'd previously discarded the shirt and picking it up, moving to the far corner of the attic, back turned to the hammock.

Then he wiped his hand off in the t-shirt, placing it beneath him, before rubbing the wet slit between his legs with two fingers, putting pressure on it as he moved from end to end of it.

It took only about a minute for him before he felt the liquid from within him gush out in a long spray, instantly being absorbed by the fabric beneath him, leaving on it a semi-large, dark spot.

He didn't know what the liquid was, only that he had never released anything like it before he was with Yuma the first time, and that it was as clear as water and completely scentless.

It was also what made him wet, so that he could be joined with his lover in a way that was far more human, than Astralian.

Once he'd achieved his own climax, he was panting lightly and leaned a little against the wall to catch his breath. Some energy had left him as he peaked, but it still wasn't nearly enough. If Yuma fell asleep, he'd attempt to find a way to release more of his energy safely, so that his partner could rest properly.

Of course, he knew it was an all but hopeless task, having only released some of it in his recent climax because he'd been thinking about Yuma, but he had to try. And he couldn't let his other half sense even an inkling of his thoughts on this matter.

Once he was cooled down again he rose, picked up the shirt he'd recently used, re-opened the hatch and removed the note from its underside, so that Haru could get to them again, before putting the shirt down beside it so that it might be collected for washing later.

"… As…tral?" a faint call suddenly sounded from the other side of the room and Astral was startled out of his thoughts as he rose and moved towards the hammock, before he hovered up above Yuma, sitting cross-legged in the air above his chest, eyes locked on the other.

"Yuma, how are you feeling?" he asked gently, as Yuma send him a smile.

"Astral" he said happily "I'm fine, better than fine actually. I'm really good". Astral nodded once, but then continued "you still have a fever though, I can sense the heat from your skin. I have unlocked the hatch so that your grandmother can come up here and tend to you. I think she is a better nurse than I".

"I don't want her Astral. I just want you, here, beside me" Yuma replied and Astral sighed, hovering down until he could lie beside the young man in the hammock.

"Like this?" he asked softly, and Yuma flipped onto his side, placing a hand over Astrals chest and nuzzling against him with a low sigh.

"Yes, just like this" he replied, kissing Astrals shoulder and letting a finger softly brush over the gem, nearest his head.

Astral gasped as he did, quickly grabbing it and moving it to his abdomen instead, before kissing Yumas forehead.

"No more of that right now my love" he whispered, "you should rest a bit".

Yuma frowned. "You're still pumped with energy Astral. I can feel it. When will you need to transfer again?" he asked. "I can wait for a couple of hours Yuma, do not worry" Astral replied, which wasn't entirely untrue, though he still diverted his eyes.

But Yuma sighed. "So, you can wait, can you?" he asked, disbelief obvious on his voice as he lifted himself up until he could rest on an elbow, hand still on Astrals abdomen, and look down at his beloved. "How long?" he then added and Astral groaned inwardly. Yuma could read him too well.

"3 hours, at the most. I… could not transfer as much as was in truth necessary this time, so… We will have to do it again sooner than I'd hoped, if it is to not get out of hand" the alien replied, and Yuma nodded. "Alright. So, three hours then… Is there anything I can do in the meantime, to perhaps make my body capable of absorbing more energy?" he asked.

Astral felt guilt coming across their bond from Yuma, which told him that though the other came across as unfazed by Astrals words of not being able to transfer as much energy as was necessary, he had indeed heard them and understood their meaning, and so Astral pondered the others question for a little.

Then he caught his eyes and said "well, there might be a way for us to train you, so that you'll be able to absorb more and more for every transfer. But it would require that I send a small amount of energy into you for about a minute, every 5 to 10 minutes, slowly increasing it from time to time, and it might be painful".

"Let's try it" Yuma replied, "then we'll see how it goes?".

Astral swallowed. He really didn't want to hurt the other, but what else could they do? Not much, he knew. So instead of protesting further, Astral just said "alright. If you say so, my love" kissing Yumas shoulder tenderly as he finished.

"Would you be okay with it if… we started now?" Astral then asked after a bit, gaze lowered slightly. But Yuma placed a hand under his chin and forced him to lift his head once more and look at him.

As he did, he send the alien a small smile. "You don't have to feel so embarrassed at asking me this Astral. I want to help you and such tiny amounts as you'll be transferring to me every 5 to 10 minutes, won't hurt me. Trust me and let us just give this a try, alright?" he said, leaning down to kiss his partner deeply.

Astral nodded weakly, then took Yumas hand in his and forced the human to lie down beside him once more, moving the hand he had taken hold of to his chest and pressing its pawn against it, his own hand on top of it.

"Very well then. I shall begin" he said softly, closing his eyes and leaning his forehead against Yumas as he focused on only sending the smallest trickle of energy into his other half.

Yuma had been frightened at first, fearing that there would be pain, but much to his surprise, there was none. Instead, he felt a pleasant buzzing on his skin that left goosebumps everywhere.

He let out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding then, relaxing in the hammock, feeling Astral right beside him, their skin touching ever so softly.

Astral heard his breath, but didn't open his eyes, nor changed anything else, and just kept the transfer steady.

After a minute and a half, he sighed and released Yumas hand from his chest, pulling back a bit before opening his eyes to look at the other.

"How was that?" he asked tenderly, and Yuma also opened his eyes, locking them with Astrals. "Pleasant" he then replied "I can feel that I've gotten a bit of energy, but it isn't painful or unbearable. It actually tickled a bit".

Astral nodded and then leaned over to claim the others lips briefly, before answering. "Good. That means we can keep doing this for a while" he said, "it will help with the next major transfer".

Yuma nodded. "I'm glad. And I hope you're right. I want to do my very best to help you" he replied and Astral smiled softly.

"Thank you, Yuma, you are too kind to me" he said in a low voice, but Yuma just kissed him in response.

"Never" he communicated across their telepathic link and with that, he pulled the blanket in the hammock over both of them, lying nuzzled against one another as they were…