Chapter 16
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Once he had recovered enough for it, Yuma pulled out of Astral again, and then let himself drop down on his side next to the other.
Astral instantly inched closer to him, until his head was resting on Yumas shoulder and he could place a hand on his partners chest. With that, he sighed with satisfaction.
Yuma moved an arm around Astrals shoulders and caressed the others arm tenderly with his fingers, as he placed his chin on Astrals head and mirrored his lovers sigh, ignoring the wet stickiness in his groin.
With his other hand he then grabbed what he could of the duvet and moved around just enough to pull it from beneath them and covering both him and Astral with it, so that they would hopefully not get cold.
Then, after a bit, he spoke. "Will we be okay now? Did you find what you needed?" he asked and Astral nodded against him.
"Yes, I did… And we will be just fine. I know that, now" he replied softly.
"Thank you" he then added.
"For what?" Yuma asked, kissing his temple, though he was careful not to touch any of the gems on the others body.
"For letting me in. For being honest. For keeping your promise. For making me whole. For… loving me" the alien responded.
"Oh Astral… Don't thank me for those things. I can't help but do all of them… I can never, not love you" Yuma said, placing his other arm around Astral now too, and tightening his hold on him.
"I'm sorry I was so weak before… I'll try to be stronger in the future" he then added after a moment, but Astral just smiled faintly.
"You're already more than strong enough Yuma, even if you do not see so yourself" he replied, and Yuma sighed.
"Your time" he then asked, moving his head so that he and Astral could look at one another properly "is it over now or?".
Astral hesitated for a while, before he answered. "I am not certain" was his honest response.
"Theoretically, it should end after 7 days, but with what happened today… I don't know if it has or hasn't. I still feel weakened, so I won't know for sure until sometime tomorrow".
"I see" Yuma replied, feeling guilty again, which was transferred to Astral too, though he handled it better, now that he knew Yumas true essence, and thus he didn't comment on it.
"So, we play the waiting game then?" the young man asked and Astral nodded.
"Yes, I am afraid we will have to" he responded "but at least we do not have school tomorrow. So, we will not have to hide anything, and we don't have to separate either". Yuma sent him a big smile at that.
"Yeah, that's true" he replied, "and damn am I pleased with that!". Then he kissed Astral passionately, before relaxing in the bed again, Astral now resting against him like he had before, once more…
It was bright daylight outside, when next Yuma woke up. He needed to go to the bathroom, and the stickiness in his groin was becoming very itchy and uncomfortable.
But as he felt the key against his chest and looked down at the alien still in his arms, he felt his heart beat faster and a tender smile crossed his lips.
Astral looked so adorable, sleeping like this, that Yuma barely had the heart to disturb him.
But his need was getting quite urgent, so he would have to try and untangle himself from him sooner rather than later.
"Sorry Astral" he whispered across their bond, as he began loosening himself from the blue beings grasp, hoping he wouldn't wake him.
But of course, he didn't succeed. Mere moments after he'd started moving, Astral groaned quietly and yawned, opening his eyes half-way, to glance up at his partner.
"Yuma?" he said questioningly, and Yuma sighed softly, sending him a smile.
"Sorry Astral… Nature calls" he said, kissing Astrals temple.
"Nature… Do you mean you require a bathroom?" the alien asked innocently, and though Yuma blushed, he nodded.
"Yeah, that's kinda what that means…" he replied.
"And you intended to leave me here without you?" Astral requested, sounding mildly upset, which made Yuma jump, before he answered quickly "only because I didn't want to wake you! You seemed really drained before so".
Now it was Astrals turn to smile. "Do not worry Yuma. I am not upset. I was merely joking with you" he responded.
"Wha… what!? Astral! You're becoming more and more human every day!" Yuma said, laughing softly.
"I certainly hope not" Astral replied, though Yumas laughter warmed his heart and made the small smile which played on the blue beings' lips, widen a slight bit more.
"But really Astral… I do need to go" Yuma then said once he stopped laughing, and Astral, still pushed relatively tightly up against him as he was, could feel his lover squirming, even as one of his hands seemed to be grapping his privates quite tightly.
"I'll come with you" Astral therefor said and moved to leave the bed.
"What?!" Yuma protested, as he quickly jumped out of bed and tossed on a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, that had been placed on his writing desk in the bedroom, for him to put away at his convenience, though he hadn't done it yet (and it had been a couple of days already.
He just hadn't felt like it, what with everything else going on).
"Yes" Astral replied "I still cannot be separated from you Yuma, so I assume you will not mind me tagging along. Not even for a thing such as this".
Yuma was blushing now, but he was about to lose control, so after a few seconds of thinking it over, he nodded eagerly.
"Alright, alright! Just… come on then! Hurry!" he answered, and then he rushed towards the door, unlocking it and then turning around to make sure Astral was following him.
The alien was right behind him, hovering a few inches over the floor.
So, once he'd made sure of this, he rushed out of the room and down the hallway, towards the bathroom.
Luckily, it was vacant, so he hurried inside and just as Astral joined him, he slammed the door and then, without a second thought, pulled out his manhood just as it started weeping the first few drops of urine.
As the young male relieved himself, Astral floated around the bathroom, looking at its design.
He hadn't been in there often before, despite having been with Yuma for 4 years, and he was interested in finding the best possible way for him and Yuma to clean themselves, knowing that his partner might be getting uncomfortable by now, considering the various liquids he'd been covered in earlier.
Astral too, was feeling unclean and hoped he too, might wash off.
He wasn't used to being in a solid body, but since he was, he might as well make the most of it and get some more experiences.
Suddenly, he heard Yuma sigh with contentment and turning back to him, the alien crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his partner, getting a glimpse of Yumas manhood as he shook it slightly, wiped its tip with a single piece of paper, and then hid it away again.
Then he flushed the toilet, walked over to the sink and started washing his hands.
"So, Astral… How did you like joining me in here again? It's been a while since last" he asked, looking at Astral via the mirror.
The alien was completely solid again, which made Yuma smile with gratefulness.
It seemed Astral had recovered fully from his other halves earlier foolishness.
"It is… agreeable, to be in here with you. It reminds me of… pleasant memories, from your school" the alien replied, a faint blush rising in his cheeks.
"Oh really, does it now?" Yuma responded, turning his head and sending the other an obvious smirk.
Astral caught the look in his eyes and uncrossed his arms, as he nodded.
"Indeed" he replied and a moment later, Yuma pulled him into an embrace, kissing him passionately.
As Yumas hands were still wet, Astral now felt their coolness on his skin and he found that he kind of liked it.
He had of course washed his hands before, doing this week of having been solid, but it wasn't the same sensation.
As he pondered it though, Yuma let go of him again and finished washing his hands, drying them, before looking at himself in the mirror.
"Oh man, look at me! I'm a total mess!" he groaned, running his hands through his hair in frustration.
After a few moments, he started roaming through closets and drawers.
"Yuma, what are you doing?" Astral asked and Yuma halted for a moment to look at him, two thick towels in his arms.
"Finding towels" he replied "I'm gonna take a shower! Wanna join me?".
He'd spoken the question without thinking and now that he saw the surprise on Astrals face at his words, he blushed fiercely.
But before he could protest, Astral spoke.
"I would love to, Yuma" he replied, stepping over to him and taking the towels.
Yuma blinked several times, looking dumbfounded. But then he lit up in a bright, wide smile.
"Alright, cool! Let me just find a few towels for you as well. And then we'd better lock the door, so Kari and grandma doesn't walk in on us" he replied and Astral nodded.
Once Yuma had done as he'd said he would, he quickly removed his t-shirt and boxers again, and having placed the towels within reach of the shower, with Astral following his example with the towels he'd been holding, he stepped in to the enclosed stall and turned on the water, adjusting the temperature, before he turned to Astral and reached out his arms, offering his hands to his partner.
Astral hesitated briefly, seeing the steam already forming behind Yuma, but then something in his system made his body jerk out of nowhere and a second later he'd taken the offered hands and had stepped into the shower, pressing himself against Yumas naked, wet body beneath the spray of water, hands on his partners chest and head against the others shoulder.
"You okay there Astral?" Yuma asked and Astral nodded.
"Yes, I am fine" he replied, and Yuma kissed his forehead.
"Good. I did get a bit worried. You seemed to hesitate" the young man replied.
"I have not showered before. I was wandering what it might be like, for someone like me" Astral said and Yuma ran a hand through the aliens' hair.
"So… what did you observe about it so far?" he asked, as the hot water poured down over them, and the steam surrounded them like a thin fog.
"Only that it is… not unpleasant. I require more time to fully evaluate" Astral replied, and Yuma smiled widely.
"Well, allow me to provide you with the 5-starred experience then. I can't wait for your final decision" the human male answered and then he started running his hands over Astrals body caringly, slowly, so that his partner could get used to the new impressions he was being subjected to.
Astral enjoyed the attention from Yuma. The alien didn't know much about showering, except what little he had learned from his partner.
And as Yuma usually didn't wear the golden key when taking a shower, Astral hadn't been with him doing one before.
When the human did bring the key with him into the bathroom, Astral usually remained inside it, mostly for Yumas sake, as the young man had, up until not too long ago, been really shy about what he did whilst in the private room.
But now that he had allowed the alien in there with him, had invited him to join him in a bath even, Astral was curious to learn more of what went down in there.
And Yuma not only showing or telling him, but actually cleaning him, scrubbing his body with well-scented soaps and washing his hair with sweet shampoo as well, was the best way to do just that.
Astral found it very pleasurable and soon he was completely lost in the moment, just feeling Yumas hands on his skin, in his hair, massaging him, relaxing him under the warm water constantly spraying down over them.
After a while, Yumas voice broke through to him though, and startled, Astral lifted his head and looked at him, sensing one of his lovers' hands on his cheek.
"Astral?" Yuma said questioningly, and Astral realized that he had become distant again.
"Yu… Yuma" he replied softly, but Yumas eyes were worried as they locked on Astrals'.
"What's up with you?" Yuma asked, though as Astral looked at him it took several seconds before he could answer him, completely speechless by the sight of his glistening wet partner, eyes impossibly wide and concerned.
"Are you sure you're alright?" the human asked again and then Astral finally snapped out of his stupor and replied.
"My apologies Yuma. I'm afraid I'm a little… distracted" he said, making Yuma frown.
"That's not all you are, partner" he responded and added "you're also… glowing. Like before".
Astrals eyes widened slightly as he raised a hand and looked at it, only now noticing that he seemed to be shining, like he had when his energy levels spiked doing his time.
And for that, he could find only one explanation.
And then came the confirmation, as he realized that his heart was pounding wildly in his chest and that he felt as though sparks were running up and down every inch of his skin.
He knew these symptoms well and so quickly, he pushed away from Yuma, resting his hands and back flat against the cool shower-stall wall.
"My… my time… It has not yet passed!" he gasped out, as a way of warning his lover.
But his words didn't seem to faze Yuma at all.
"No kidding!" he simply replied, throwing up his hands and shrugging. "Whatever gave that away, professor?".
Astrals eyes were wide and full of surprise, as he looked at the other.
"Yuma…" he said in an equally surprised, hoarse voice.
Yuma immediately heard the unspoken confusion in them though and thus stepped over to the alien, boldly raising his hands and placing them on the others' shoulders.
"It's okay Astral. I sort of figured that that was the case, when you started lighting up like a Christmas tree again. But it's as good a time as any, for it to make itself known again. We're together, in a locked room.
Complete privacy.
Exactly like you prefer, whilst this is going on, right?" he said, sending the blue-skinned alien a comforting smile.
One of those that Astral loved, more than anything else, except Yuma himself, and which never failed to melt the extra-dimensional beings heart.
So, after a moment, Astral lowered his head and a tiny, barely visible smile, crossed his lips.
"Right" he replied "you are absolutely right. This is how I prefer it".
Yuma smiled widely at that, and then took Astrals hands, moving one of them to his own chest as he leaned closer to the alien and kissed him deeply.
The energy inside Astral swirled and roared, rising to the surface and immediately travelling between himself and his other half.
And though Yuma was startled at first, not having thought a transfer would be initiated immediately, he just took it with a smile.
It stung as though needles were pricking him all over his skin, but he had absorbed so much energy this past week, that his system seemed to adjust to it faster than ever before.
Still, as he got pumped up on it, he found that other parts of his body reacted to it as well, in ways he hadn't foreseen.
He assumed it had to do with how their last transfers of energy had gone down, combined with the way Astral looked in that very moment, wet and innocent, wide-eyed and shimmering with energy, and the intensiveness of their kiss as well.
Astral noticed it and curiously, he broke their kiss to ask "Yuma, are you… enjoying this?".
Yuma blushed but nodded against him. "Yeah… Sorry" he replied, but before he could continue, Astral spoke again.
"Why do you apologize my love? How can I be anything but happy that you are finally able to enjoy these things which I have been forcing upon you for the past week?
I am glad that you no longer suffer as you did before, but… I can feel that I will need to transfer much, much more to you before this pass fully" he said, locking his serious golden and silvery eyes on Yumas red ones.
"I understand" Yuma replied "after what happened yesterday. And it's the seventh day too. I can't say that I'm surprised at your words".
With that, he kissed Astral again, making the alien gasp for breath once their lips separated once more, his cheeks flushed.
The water was still washing down over them, but the temperature of it seemed almost warmer than before. What Yuma did next, startled Astral, making him cry out with surprise.
The human male pushed him against the bathroom wall, forcing the aliens hands up above his head and pinning them there, with his own hand, as he wrapped his other arm around Astrals waist and pulled his lower body against his own, until his rising glory was pushing against the blue beings' private area.
"Yuma!" Astral gasped, shocked by the way Yuma seemed to be acting.
But when he felt the hardness of his partner pressing against him, his own body reacted with shivering, as more sparks of energy ran over his skin, moving onto Yumas', and making his own temperature rise further.
"This… isn't safe" the alien tried, but Yuma was quick to respond.
"We're gonna be fine Astral… I've never done it in a shower before, but I read that it's supposed to be good… Besides, we both know the best way for you to transfer your energy to me, don't we, partner?" he said, smirking as he breathed small puffs of air onto Astrals earlobe, before moving his head so he could kiss the gem on Astrals right shoulder.
As the human male started playing with the gem with his tongue, Astral cried out with the intensiveness of what he was being subjected to, and for a few seconds, fear roared in his mind.
Fear, that Yuma would overstimulate him, so he would lose any resemblance of control over himself, thus injuring his beloved terribly.
"No!" he cried out, gasping as he struggled in Yumas hold.
For a moment, it seemed Yuma would ignore him, but then suddenly, he let go of the aliens' wrists, which had been pinned above Astrals head, and took a step back.
As he did, Astral slid down the wall until he was on his knees, hands on the floor-tiles in front of himself, and panting.
When Yuma looked at him, all he saw was fear, bordering panic.
Astral was glowing even brighter now than he had before, signaling that he required a very large transfer of energy as soon as possible, but his eyes were shining with anxiety.
Yuma felt his heart ache at the sight, and quickly he turned off the water and knelt in front of the alien, wrapping an arm around the others neck and placing his other around Astrals back.
"I… I'm sorry Astral! I didn't mean to scare you! I… I don't know what got into me!" he said, voice breaking with worry for his lover.
Astral immediately threw his arms around Yumas waist, leaning his forehead against the others chest.
"Yuma, please! Hold me! I feel… I feel like I could shatter into pieces at any moment! Please, help me Yuma!" the alien said, voice hoarse and higher pitched than normally.
"I'm here Astral" Yuma replied "I'm always here! I'm so sorry I caused this!".
"Not… your… fault" Astral responded, barely able to speak in his panicked state. "I… should… have… more… faith… in you" he added "forgive me".
"There is nothing TO forgive Astral! I shouldn't have been so rough with you, that was wrong! I just… I want you! I want to be one with you again, so much it hurts!
And I know that that is the best way for you to transfer energy to me as well. It's almost as if… my body, my mind… are pushed by the energy I can feel coming off of you, to desire you more than ever before!
To desire… unification, more than ever!" Yuma replied, tightening his hold around the blue skinned alien.
"I too, feel this pull" Astral replied "but I am afraid… I am afraid I might lose control and… and end up hurting you, Yuma…".
"You won't Astral. I know it!" Yuma responded, eyes honest and steadfast, though Astral could not see them.
"But… what if you are wrong?" Astral whispered, barely audibly.
"I won't be" was Yumas' answer, as he tightened his hold around the other, resting his chin on Astrals head.
"But you have to let yourself be controlled, just this once. That way, you won't have to focus on anything but the transfer itself" he added.
"Perhaps you are right… perhaps that will help" Astral responded, but then he suddenly gasped, his hold around Yumas waist becoming painful as the alien cried out in torment.
The energy transfer needed to be done, now or never.
His glow was now blinding, and Yuma had to shield his sight with one hand, to keep even the smallest eye on his alien.
"Oh no, Astral!" the human called anxiously "the transfer… you KNOW you have to do it NOW! So just please, don't fight me on this! Let me take charge! Allow yourself to be led!".
Astral locked his eyes on him for the briefest of moments, sending him a look that told Yuma that he surrendered and gave him permission to follow his own suggestion.
Then the moment was over, and Astral was crying out in pain again, throwing his head back with it as he did.
And Yuma, whose body was still acutely sensitive due to the energy leaking into him even now, though no transfer had officially been initiated, was all ready to go the moment Astral allowed him to.
He nodded determinedly, then rose, pulling Astral up with him by the hands, before reaching one of his own arms back behind him, and turning on the water once more.
For comfort, he turned the temperature down slightly, figuring they'd be warm enough even without the hottest water the house had to offer.
After this, he pressed Astral up against the left shower-stall wall, moving so that he had a hand under one of Astrals thighs and could lift it, leaving the alien to balance on one leg alone.
But he didn't have to carry all of his weight himself as Yuma too, bore some of it, with the way he was now holding his lover.
Once Astrals legs were spread wide enough, Yuma let a hand travel down to the others' privates, to try and get an idea of how ready HE was.
As it turned out, once Yumas fingers caressed Astrals genitals, they met a very wet and definitely readied slit, and so, with a smirk, Yuma removed his hand again, before adjusting his own position until his full erection could slip into his partner once more, eliciting a loud cry of passion from the blue skinned alien, as him and his other half were joined into one being, yet again.
As a result of the union, their bond flared wide open, and to prepare the other, Astral panted across it "my energy… I must start transferring larger portions of it… as soon as possible! Are you… ready, Yuma?".
The alien could feel how consumed with arousal, desire and passion his other half was, and joined in both mind and body as they were, these emotions roared in Astral too, making him hot and elevating his own feelings and sensations ten-fold.
He knew it was hard for Yuma to answer in such a state, but he needed him to do so all the same, even if it would only be in one or two words.
"Definitely!" came the response across their bond, and the second it did, Astral let fly all control and allowed himself to be consumed by the moment, knowing that he would not perish, because he was not alone.
Yuma was here, and his other half would keep him safe…