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"I then fell onto my bed and proceeded to pass out. It had been a long day."

I awoke a few hours later to find Someya standing in the entrance of my tent beaming. The grin on his face could only mean one thing. He had finished the clothes for Ayase and was overjoyed with his work.

"oh Kanou I've finished and you just have to see how cute he looks!" The tall pale man said rocking back and fourth on his feet. To say he was giddy was an understatement. I just rolled my eyes in response.

"I'm serious, he is so cute!"

"Yea, sure. Just show me before you explode idiot." I groaned, pulling myself up into sitting position and swung my legs off the side of my bed. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and looked up at the man. Someya turned around and said something I couldn't understand, then he stepped sideways and Ayase walked into the tent.

"Come into the light. I can barely see you in the doorway." I said motioning the boy to come forward into the candle light. He stayed still until Someya pushed him towards me. My eyes went wide.

Ayase was standing in front of me wearing a very sheer tank top and very short shorts. The shirt was white which only made his skin look softer. It seemed to accent his pale skin and give it a soft glow. Through the shirt I could see his nipples and belly button. The shirt looked as if it was made out of the same fabric as Someya's robe. The shorts were a dark kaki green. The material was the same as my pants. Someya had no doubt tailored a pair of his own. On his feet he wore a pair of combat boots and tan socks. I took a moment to take in this oddly satisfying sight, staring at the boys exposed chest. By the dull yellow glow of the candle I could see a small blush on his face as he brought a hand up to his mouth and bit his knuckle looking anywhere but at me.

"So I take it, your happy with it." Someya said breaking my concentration.

"Yes, you did good. Now if you'll excuse me I would like to be alone with him." I said shooting a smirk at my 4th seat. The Japanese man bowed and left the tent shaking his hips and humming happily as he made his way back to his own tent. Ayase just stayed frozen in spot, not brave enough to look at me. I have to admit I found him very attractive in the new clothes. On top of that it looked like Someya had let him use the showers because his hair and skin looked much cleaner then when I picked him up.

Reaching forward I ran my hands through his long blond hair causing him to look up at me. I stared into his eyes for a moment, they were blank. The stare I was receiving from him was much less alive then the first time we met. It was as if the ocean from before had drained out of his eyes. Dragging my eyes away from his, I now looked at his cheeks. They had a pink hue left from the blush he had worn moment ago. I moved my hand down to his cheek and my eyes to his lips. They were expressionless but still desirable, slightly pink and full. I continued to scan down to his neck, then to his chest, then down to his slender arms. I reached forward with my other hand and ran my hand down his left arm. It arm was thin and his skin was soft. He stood still and alert watching my every move, like a doe, as I caressed him. The urge to touch him was a strange feeling that had been sitting in my stomach since I had wrapped his bloody feet. I couldn't really describe the feeling as anything less then fascination. This boy had come out of a bombed area with nothing more then cut feet. He didn't act like a normal survivor did in these types of situations. Yet I sensed nothing hostile from him. He seemed much too fragile. As if he would shatter in my hands, yet he stood his ground as if he were made out of steal. I wanted to know more about him, and I wanted to know more of him.

I was brought back to earth when Ayase took a step closer to me. I could feel the temperature in tent begin to rise. He took another step, this time sliding out of his boots so that we were face to face. I could feel his breath. I began to put my arms round him when he took a step sideways, passing me and crawling onto the bed.

"eh- Ayase, what are you doing?" I said finally breaking the silence.

"I'm going to sleep." He said crawling behind me and pulling himself under the covers. I sat there for a moment, contemplating what he just said… and then it hit me.

'Of course he's going to sleep, what did I expect him to do?' I thought crudely to myself. In truth I had expected the moment to escalade into a kiss at the least, but really that seemed a bit outrageous considering he's a stranger. Maybe it's just pent up sexual frustrations turning me into some horny bastard. That had to be it. I haven't seen a fuckable woman in ages. Sex wasn't a common thing here at the base and we hadn't fallen as low as to swallow our pride and fuck each other. This was war, not prison.

I pulled my legs back up onto the bed laid down. Ayase had his bad turned to me. He probably thought I was crazy. I had just spent the last ten minuets touching him and staring at him. The more I thought about it the more pathetic I felt. Soon enough I was about ready to suffocate myself with my pillow. Pushing the thought from my head, I sat up and grabbed a pack of cigarettes. I pulled myself out of the bed and grabbed my jacket as I walked outside of the tent.

The desert was truly a strange place. The day brought heat that made hell seem like the North Pole, and the nights brought frost. We had to take several classes before being stationed her that explained why this was but truthfully I still didn't understand the temperature change. I slipped the jacket on and lit a cigarette. Today had been stressful. Looking up at the sky, I figured it was probably around 2AM. The moon was full. It lit the entire desert beautifully. Everything looked as though it was white. The frost that was setting in left a shimmer on the surface of everything. I was very content with the stillness of everything as I stood there in the silence smoking.

Then the silence was broken by a small cough from just behind me. Turning around I saw Ayase standing in front of the tent.

"Can I join you?" He asked softly. His voice sounded like the cooing of a dove. I nodded silently, feeling the embarrassment of our last meeting crashing down on me again. Ayase stood beside me quietly for a moment before speaking.

"I'm sorry if I acted rudely earlier." Ayase said gently leaning on my arm." I just don't know why you were touching me. I'm not used to such gentle hands." I stared at the boy in disbelief.

"You didn't know why I was touching you?" I asked putting my arm around him.

"…No" Ayase replied quietly. I thought of telling him the truth, but decided that idea might scare him. If he was naive enough to not realize why I ran my hands all over him, then I don't think he'd take a conversation about sex to well.

"You must be cold." I said taking off my jacket and putting it around the boy's shoulders.

"Thanks… can we sit down." He said looking up at me. I nodded and sat down cross-legged on the ground. Ayase sat down on my lap and put my jacket over us like a blanket.

"Kanou, you're very warm." The boy said leaning back against my bare chest. I could feel his hand's tracing the outlines of my abdomen muscles. His hands were small and cold, like a woman's.

"Ayase, why are you rubbing my stomach?" I asked hoping he had the same intentions as I did earlier.

"Oh I'm sorry." He stopped rubbing. "It's just that you're so much bigger then me, and I've never seen anybody that was so strong." Ayase blushed.

I don't know how long we were out there before Ayase fell asleep, I just remember carrying him back into the tent and laying down with his head resting on my chest.

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