Disclaimer : I do not own Saiunkoku Monogatari. It belongs to Sai Yukino.
Rating : M
Genre : Family/Romance/Humour
Warning : Yaoi
Pairings : Li Koyu/Ran Shuei, Reishin/Kijin
Summary : Reishin steps in to "get that man inside his son's pants".
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Chapter 4 : PARENT
Reishin marched into Secretary Ko's office. Assistant Secretary Kei and the finance clerks discreetly vanished.
"Kijin, what does D-O-G mean?"
Kijin's face was an insrutable mask.
"A mammalian quadruped?"
Kijin ventured tentatively.
"Don't even jest! I'm not in the mood!"
Reishin gave Kijin a side-long glare with heavily hooded eyes.
Kijin shuddered. Reishin's side-long glances always did turn him on. But, as Reishin had announced, Reishin was not in the mood. Keeping his libido in check, Kijin got up from his desk to comfort his lover. He wrapped his arms round Reishin's not-so-slender waist.
"I'm sorry, Dumpling. What has upset you so?"
At the endearment, Reishin pouted and snuggled deeper into his lover's embrace.
"Koyu's been mooning. He doesn't finish his breakfasts. And he is always touching the leather thong round his neck. This morning, when he was bathing, I looked among his clothes. The pendant says D-O-G. What does that mean?"
Reishin's eyes narrowed.
"It must have something to do with that profligate of a General Ran!"
"Come now, Reishin, Ran can't be that bad. The way he attends to Koyu is the talk of the palace."
"Only because he is trying to get inside Koyu's pants!"
"Isn't he there already?"
"Don't even say that!"
Reishin smacked his lover's encircling arm with his fan.
"I don't think the rice is cooked yet. Koyu still looks virginal."
Kijin was about to ask "And how ... ?", but thought better of it. Instead, he continued to hold his agitated dumpling against his chest.
Reishin had decided that the best way to start was to get General Ran angry.
"General Ran, I want you to have nothing more to do with Koyu."
Shuei flushed, then paled.
"Why?"
His voice was devoid of expression.
"Because he is not safe with you."
The voilet eyes flashed, and just as quickly were shuttered. Reishin couldn't make out that flash of emoton -- anger? guilt? pain?
When Shuei spoke, his voice was harsh.
"I presume by 'not safe', you mean that your son is in danger of being raped by me. You need not worry, Lord Reishin. Firstly, Koyu is well aware of my lust for him. As such, I cannot take him by surprise. Secondly, although Koyu is not trained in the martial arts and is generally clumsy, he has exceptionally quick reflexes when he senses danger. The chances of my successsfully raping him are small."
Shuei paused, his breath coming hard and fast.
"I didn't think that it would be rape, General Ran."
Shuei looked at Reishin.
Straight-talking. Just like Koyu.
"Why haven't you seduced Koyu yet?"
Shuei shut his eyes, frowning. Reishin waited. Shuei finally opened his eyes. His body had relaxed and his voice was almost gentle.
"Lord Reishin, it is enough that you know that Koyu can protect himself against me. I understand that parents would want to keep me away from their child. But, for as long as Koyu allows it, I will continue to stay by his side. Good day, Lord Reishin."
Dismissed by Shuei, Reishin made his way to the Department of Personnel. His head was throbbing. He sat down and massaged the spot between his snake eyes.
Snake eyes? Did I actually say snake eyes?
Reishin frowned in irritation.
That's what they call me behind my back. Ridiculous. Has anyone ever seen a snake with eyelids? Much less double eyelids!
Reishin used to consider Ran Shuei nothing more than a perpetual smirk on a beautiful face. A womanizer. Substanceless. But the Ran Shuei he spoke to was, was ...
Reishin searched for the right word to describe the over-riding sense he had of the man.
Hurting.
That's right. Ran Shuei was in emotional pain. And there's what he said, "for as long as Koyu allows it, I will stay by his side".
ALLOWS. Does he think he's on sufferance? Why?
What has Koyu done to hurt him so badly?
And yet, in spite of the hurt, he chooses to stay.
This doesn't fit!
How does Ran Shuei's pain fit with Koyu's recent love-lorn behaviour?
Reishin closed his eyes and took ten deep, long breaths.
The most important thing to determine is whether Ran Shuei loves Koyu.
Recalling the exchange in detail, Reishin was convinced that he did.
His headache clearing, Reishin knew exactly what he had to do. He will get that man inside his son's pants.
Koyu stared at Reishin.
Shuei in pain.
Reishin had suggested that Shuei didn't act on his feelings because Koyu had hurt him. Koyu cast his mind back and forth, trying to recall.
On sufferance. ALLOWS.
Koyu froze. The Heki clan daughter's marriage!
[Flashback]
"My, my, Koyu, aren't you too cynical? Perhaps true love will change the man."
"A leopard can't change its spots. Even if he loves her, after the initial flush of love fades, he will return to his old ways. The Heki daugher is a fool to have accepted him in the first place. That's why I say all women are stupid."
"You are harsh, Koyu. I'm surprised you let me hang around you at all."
"Such things are non-issues in a friendship, Shuei."
Oh Shuei!
Koyu hadn't done a scrap of work since Reishin's talk in the morning. He was waiting for late afternoon, for His Highness' lesson to be over, for the time when Shuei and him can be alone.
His Highness' lesson!
Koyu looked around and saw His Highness patiently waiting for his tutor to emerge from daydreaming. Even after Lady Shurei left the harem, His Highness' lessons had continued every afternoon at the Archives. Koyu glanced over to where he last saw Shuei leaning against the wall, with his arms crossed.
He's left to get dinner.
Koyu unceremoniously bundled His Highness off.
Waiting for Shuei to return, Koyu went through Reishin's "instructions".
[Flashback]
"No, no, Koyu, don't attempt any serious talk until after you have seduced Ran Shuei."
"WHAT?"
"Men talk better after sex."
"But I don't know how to!"
"Don't worry about that, Koyu. Just start it, Ran Shuei will take over in no time at all."
Shuei placed the dinner tray in front of Koyu on the table. Koyu covered the tray with a tea towel. Shuei, leaning against the table, raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you going to eat that?"
Koyu got up from the table and stood in front of Shuei. He leaned into Shuei, pinning Shuei's pelvis against the edge of the table.
"We'll eat it together. AFTER."
Koyu thrust forward, slowly and rhythmically. Shuei moaned. With each thrust, Koyu felt Shuei hardening.
Come ON, Shuei, take over! Don't just stand there getting harder!
Shuei moaned again, eyes glazing. His lips parted. Desperate, Koyu sealed Shuei's lips with his own.
SHUEI ! HELP! I don't know what to do next!
As though in response to Koyu's silent S.O.S, Shuei's tongue plunged into Koyu's mouth, urgent, seeking.
Reishin looked up as Shuei walked in.
"Ah, General Ran! Come to thank me for last night?"
Reishin smiled, beautiful and regal, tapping his fan lightly on his palm.
Shuei grinned, blushing just a little.
"Thank you, Lord Reishin."
Shuei shifted his weight from one foot to the other.
"What is it?'
"Um. I need help. I don't know what to do."
Reishin dropped his fan.
"You did NOTHING last night?"
"No, not nothing, just not THAT thing."
Reishin laughed long, and prettily.
"I'll send you a package. Instructions. Materials. All that you'll need."
And still Shuei stood in front of Reishin.
"What is it?"
Shuei grinned sheepishly.
"Lord Reishin, can I consult you, if, just in case."
"No, no, go ask Kijin."
"But I prefer to talk to you."
"No. Ask Kijin."
"Why?"
Exasperated, Reishin stood up from his chair.
"BECAUSE, Kijin is the one that prepares me for penetration!"
Mortified by his indiscreet outburst, Reishin started to sink behind his desk.
Shuei moved to catch the sinking Minister of Personnel. On impulse, he gave Reishin a quick hug.
"Koyu is lucky to have you as a parent, Lord Reishin."
"UNHAND MY DUMPLING!"
Shuei froze. Secretary Ko Kijin's jealousy was well-known.
"Kijin! This is not what you think. General Ran ... "
"General Ran needs education. I heard."
Kijin picked Reishin up and placed him on the desk. Then he opened the top drawer, took out a bottle, and placed it on the desk too.
"Now, General Ran. Practical Lesson."
Kijin proceeded to push away the layers of Reishin's court robes, exposing Reishin's silk-clad legs. Reishin protested feebly. Shuei, stunned, couldn't tell if Kijin was jesting. Kijin's mask revealed nothing. Kijin's arousal, however, was pushing against the soft silk of his yellow tunic.
"Get out, General Ran. NOW!"
Kijin's voice was hoarse. His dumpling, still fully clothed, moaned in aniticipation.
Smiling, Shuei closed the door behind himself. After all these years together, and still going at it like rabbits. Inspired, Shuei walked into Koyu's office next door.
Koyu was standing, fists clenched at his sides, staring at the wall, biting his lip.
"Uh-huh. So this is what filial sons do. Eavesdrop on parents making out."
Koyu looked around. His already large almond-shaped eyes were now covering half his face.
"They are making so much noise! I can't concentrate on my work!"
Smiling hopefully, Shuei took Koyu's clenched fist and placed it on his own crotch.
"Concentrate on me, then?"
"Koyu, where's the report you took from my desk this ... "
Reishin stopped short. Shuei's back was to him, and Koyu was kneeling in front of Shuei.
"mmmm! mmmm!"
"Oh, for goodness' sake, Koyu! I can't make out what you are saying! Tell me later!"
Blushing furiously, Reishin hurried back to his own office.
"Koyu, like I always did say, would you mind not talking with your mouth full?"
Shuei deadpanned.
Reishin, back at his own desk, heard Shuei's yelps of pain coming through the office wall.
Shuei looked down at his own erection critically.
I guess that looks about ready.
He went through the checklist mentally.
Bowels cleared. Check.
Nails trimmed and filed. Check.
Full erection. Check.
Oil and stretch with fingers.
Shuei took a deep breath.
Ok, here goes.
The instruction manual Reishin sent had insisted that one should practice on oneself before attempting it on another. Shuei gingerly oiled his own sphincter.
As Shuei withdrew, he braced himself for the part he had come to hate, the shocking cold of the early winter air after the heat of Koyu's body. Shuei shuddered.
"Koyu, won't you change your mind about moving in with me? Can't we do this in a nice warm bed?"
Shuei whined pathetically as he climbed onto Koyu's office desk to join Koyu.
"Honestly, Koyu, sometimes I think it's going to freeze and drop off!"
"Idiot. Mine's in no danger of freezing."
"Yours will take a longer time to freeze!" Shuei retorted petulently.
They both laughed, snuggling close for warmth.
"Shuei?"
"Hmm?"
"Does it bother you?"
"What?"
"That mine will take a longer time to freeze."
"Not. One. Bit."
Shuei kissed Koyu gently to bring home the point.
Then he pulled back a little to look quizzically at Koyu.
"Unless, of course, you plan to make a woman of me."
Koyu stared wide-eyed at Shuei.
Does he want me to?
Shuei laughed.
"Don't look like that, Koyu! I was just teasing."
They snuggled together again. Koyu explored the newly introduced idea at length.
"Shuei, I WANT to. Can we? Do you mind?"
"Yes, I do mind!"
"Why?"
Koyu purred.
"Are you too much of a man for it?"
"No, YOU are! Koyu, you won't fit!"
"Lord Reishin said any size will fit."
"ANY size? Good grief, just how many partners has he had?"
"Just one."
Koyu chuckled.
"Ahhh ... so!"
Shuei laughed.
"It's no wonder then that Lord Reishin minces."
Koyu rolled on top of Shuei and started kissing him. Shuei was surprised at the urgency of the kiss and the tension in Koyu's body. Koyu had already come twice so far. And the last was not many minutes ago. More than happy to oblige, Shuei kissed Koyu back enthusiastically. Shuei wrapped his arms and thighs around Koyu's lean body, drawing him closer.
Koyu slid his hand in between Shuei and himself, groped Shuei, then disengaged himself from Shuei's embrace and slid off the desk. Shuei found himself suddenly abandoned, flat out on his back. Then he felt Koyu grab his ankles and pull him towards the edge of the table. Shuei looked down the length of his own body and saw Koyu's left hand make a fist, holding him fast. Shuei gasped at the pressure from Koyu's fingers. Still holding Shuei with his left hand, Koyu dipped his right hand into the oil. Shuei felt the touch of Koyu's oiled fingers on his sphincter.
"Oh no, you don't, Li Koyu! LET GO!"
Shuei couldn't free himself. He tried, without success, to pry open Koyu's fingers. The more Shuei struggled against Koyu's closed fist, the harder he became.
"I'm going to kill you if you do it, Li Koyu! I'm not ready!"
"Really? THIS"
Koyu shook his left fist a little, to indicate what he meant by "THIS".
"THIS says you are."
Then the teasing tone left Koyu's voice.
"It's alright, Shuei. I won't do it, not until I get your ok."
Shuei relaxed. Just a little. He gave in to the touch of Koyu's oiled fingers.
Shuei moaned.
"Want to change your mind, Ran Shuei?"
"No ... ooOH!"
Shuei writhed as Koyu slid two fingers in.
Their eyes locked across the length of Shuei's body. Hot violet and blazing silver.
"Curse you, Li Koyu."
Shuei sobbed.
"Make me a woman."
[CHAPTER END]
