Chapter 6 Part A: Bonding, January 1, 2000
Author's Note: This chapter was getting a bit long and I wanted to post at least part of it to tide everyone over for now. This part is definatly rate R. Don't worry I intend to make this story earn its rating soon enough. The yummy lemon is on its way. One warning with this part. It's not too graphic, but if you're not into blood you might not want to read. It gets a bloody.
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Seishirou quickly carried Subaru back to their room. Subaru was trembling in his arms and nuzzling his neck. It was a bit of the trick to get the open, but he managed. Once inside he lowered Subaru to the bed.
"Don't leave me," Subaru whined.
"Seishirou sat next to him. "I'm not, love." He stroked Subaru's face. Subaru sat up, wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed Seishirou.
"I need you so much! I … I… need something I can't explain," Subaru sounded desperate.
"Shh… let me make love to you," Seishirou licked his lover's ear and rubbed the inside of his thigh.
"We need to do something first, I want to bond with you," Subaru's eyes glowed as he said this.
"Bond? I thought we had that already." He ran his thumbs over Subaru's hands causing the brands to light up.
"This is a human bond, we need something much deeper, although… you should have these too." Subaru grabbed his hands, traced his pentacle on them and then kissed each hand, just as Seishirou had done to him as child. He felt a combination of his own magic and that of the Sakurazuka pass through him and brand his lover. Seishirou grunted at the burning sensation in his hands. "I should have done that a long time ago."
"How else do you want to bond?"
"The dragon is telling me what to do. It'll hurt, worse than what I just did. I'm not sure if I even want to do it, but what I'm feeling won't go away until I do. Will you bond with me?"
"I would do anything for you. Tell me what I need to do."
"We need a bowl, my knife, some bandages and some… you know…ummm…" Subaru blushed scarlet.
"Some what?" Seishirou wasn't sure what else he wanted, but if it made Subaru blush, then it probably involved sex. He smiled.
Subaru pulled Seishirou's head down and whispered in his ear, "Lube."
"Of course, we couldn't do without that." Subaru turned redder. "I'll go find a bowl. You get your knife and we'll do this."
Seishirou left him for few minutes to look for a bowl. Subaru felt under his pillow and pulled out his ceremonial dagger. As he held it, he remember how he had last used it; to kill himself. He shuddered as he remembered the feeling of dieing, then set the dagger on his pillow. He stood and began to strip. Once he was naked he crawled back into bed and waited for his lover to return. He hugged his knees to his chest and shivered again. The voice inside him kept whispering; telling him how much he wanted Seishirou, his mate. The voice scared him a bit, it was demanding and whispered of things he wouldn't dream of doing. It whispered of erotic things it wanted to do with Seishirou and how it wanted to roll in blood. He wanted to shove that voice right out of him.
"Will this do?" Seishirou stepped into the room and held up a large ceramic bowl with several boxes of gauze bandages in it.
"Yes"
"How about this?" He held up a tube of lube and laughed as Subaru turned a brilliant shade of red. He sat on the edge of the bed and held Subaru's hand. He gently kissed it, causing the brands to flare. "Subaru, you're twenty-five years old, and not a virgin, but I do love it when you blush so. You shouldn't be embarrassed by your desires. They're as beautiful as you are."
"Thank you, I guess"
"Would like me to join you?"
"Yes, I would."
Seishirou slowly stripped out of his robe and pajamas that he'd worn to breakfast. He smiled as Subaru stole a few glances at him. He then slipped under the sheets next to his already naked partner. He pulled Subaru towards him and gently kissed him.
"How do we do this bonding?"
"We have to spill blood in order bond. It will open our psyches so we can form a deeper bond." Subaru laid down and open his arms to his lover. Seishirou moved between his legs and covered Subaru's body with his. He kissed the smaller man again and thrust against him. As they rubbed their erections together the two men moaned.
"Not yet… we have to do the bonding first," Subaru said breathlessly. He reached over and grabbed the bowl placing it beside the pillow, then took his knife.
"Hold my hand, please." Seishirou grabbed Subaru's right hand and entwined their fingers. "Now hold it over the over the bowl." Subaru was now panting harder as Seishirou moved their hands over the bowl. "I don't know if I can do this on my own. Help me." Subaru was panting with nervousness. With his left hand shaking, he held the knife over their clasped hands. Seishirou wrapped his free hand around Subaru's and the knife.
"Ready Subaru-kun?" Seishirou asked as he tightened his grip. Subaru nodded. They both took a deep breath as they drove the knife down through their hands. Both cried out loudly as the knife pierced their hands. Subaru arched against his lover and squeezed his hand. They pushed until Seishirou felt the hilt of the touch the back of his hand. Subaru nearly passed out from the pain. The little voice inside kept him conscious. When his eyes finally refocused, he looked up into Seishirou's eyes and smiled. Seishirou leaned down and kissed him. They kissed while their blood pooled in the bowl. Subaru let go of the knife still piercing his hand. "Pull it out," he gasped breathlessly. Seishirou grabbed it and pulled. They both gasped as the knife came out. The blood gushed into the bowl. Subaru quickly wrapped both their hands still clasped together in bandages, then dipped his finger in the blood. He drew his pentacle on the side with his hand and began to chant. Seishirou did the same, dipping his hand into the blood and drawing his inverted pentacle onto the bandages. They chanted together for several minutes.
"That will seal our bond physically," Subaru said. Now to complete the bond. He dipped his fingers into the blood again and then touched his bloody fingers to Seishirou's lips and spoke, "My blood to bind our love. My soul to yours forever. Join me and I will join you." He smeared the blood across Seishirou's lips with a smile. Seishirou followed suite and dipped his fingers in the bowl. "My blood to bind our love. My soul to yours forever. I will join you, now join me." He painted Subaru's lips in blood. Subaru then wrapped his free arm around Seishirou's neck and kissed him deeply. Their psyches melded together.
Subaru regained a sense of consciousness after what felt like an eternity. He was in a dark barren place. Far off in the distance he could see the hint of a tree. He felt drawn to it. As he started to move he felt something wrapped around him.
"Do not fear me, child," a voice told him. It was the voice that had been guiding him though the whole affair, the dragon. He looked down and saw the body of the dragon wrapped around his. It' body covered in a glittering array of blue, violet and gold scales. It moved so that its head was looking dead on a Subaru. "Please go find my mate, child. Follow your bond."
Subaru reached out with his heart and new exactly where to head; towards the Sakura.