Updated (07-07-12): This chapter has been edited to fit the guidelines of the fanfiction site. The adult version can be found over on adultfanfiction under the same username. There's a link on my author's page.

Little Nymph III

Joey bit his bottom lip as he watched the brunet slither away, managing a little smile and wave when the naga glanced back at him. Once he was certain that he was going to be gone for a while, though, he let out a helpless sob and sat down at the mouth of the cave that was their—Seto's—den.

He knew where Seto was going. He felt how tight his muscles were when they woke up, and how relaxed they were when they went to sleep. That could only happen if… if Seto was finding… release, with someone, most likely a human girl. …A completely human girl.

He understood, of course. He did. Seto would have his own urges, and since he didn't really like nymphs, he'd have to go somewhere else. It made sense, so Joey had no right to get angry or upset. It wasn't like Seto had professed his undying love to him when he'd rescued him. He'd just said that he'd missed him and he'd been trying to save him from that sort of humiliation, anyway, so…

…So why did it hurt so much, knowing that Seto went to have sex with someone else everyday while he was just… stuck at his den, taking up space? He should be able to go places, too, at least for a little while. Unfortunately, he'd broken the brunet's trust when he first ran away, so he was wary of letting him too far from the den without him there as his escort; he also knew that if he left, Seto would come find him, because he had some sort of weird snake-sense that alerted him whenever he stepped so much as a toe outside of a certain distance.

Somehow, he just knew that if he disturbed the naga mid-coitus, he'd have fangs sunk into him so fast that he wouldn't know what killed him.

'…Lonely…' Joey sighed shakily and hugged himself. 'I wasn't even this lonely when I was a harlot…' At least the other whores would talk to him. Seto came, cuddled him, sometimes brought food, but then he always left again.

Hearing a quiet hiss, he turned to look out of the den, hoping to himself that the naga was back, but knowing that the brunet was always gone at least a few hours before he came back. Thus, he was surprised when he actually saw Seto slithering back into view, looking agitated as he darted around and hissed like an angry snake.

Confused, Joey slowly stood, taking a few steps out of the den. "…S-Seto?"

Seto turned toward him sharply, eyes more reptilian than normal as the slitted pupils landed on him. "…Joey?"

"What's—ah!" The blond gasped as he was suddenly pressed up against the cold rock of the den, trembling as the naga hissed in his ear. He gulped shakily as he felt his tongue fluttering against his earlobe. "…S-S-Seto?"

"…Joeeeyyy…" The end of his tail slowly lifting to twine around the half-nymph's waist, Seto growled and lightly dragged his claws over the blond's cheek.

"Ah… Seto, wha—oh-!" Joey gasped as he was yanked closer to him, blushing as he felt something hard against his stomach. "Ah-! What are you—" He yelped as the scaly tail slapped the backs of his thighs, hips jerking forward in surprise. "Seto!"

Sliding his tongue over the younger boy's cheek, the naga hissed again, then hurriedly slithered over to the pile of blankets that served as the blond's bed. He pressed the blond down and waved his tail as he smirked down at him, holding his arms tightly. "…Hmm… What to do first…"

'Do first? What-?' The half-nymph gasped quietly as he realized how much warmer the older boy's touch was. "Seto-!"

Seto released him long enough to strip him of the robes that had been made for him by his sister, being at least decent enough not to rip them off, then let out a rumble and met his eyes again. "Joey…"

Joey blushed a little at the intense gaze and bit his bottom lip. "…Ya goin' through a what's it? Sort of like when I had my-? For animals it's called… a heat?"

The brunet's tongue fluttered at him in a lewd smile. "Joeeeyyyy…"

Moaning a little, the half-nymph looked away. He had to admit that he was flattered that Seto had come to him during his heat, and he was a little turned on that the naga had chosen him over whatever partner he'd been using before, but he was hesitant to give in and let the serpentine man have his way with him; sex always hurt, and while he was willing to give Seto a try, who knew what he'd do during his heat? He was more like an animal than a human at the moment! "…P-please, Seto—I can't—"

Seto let out a distressed keen, brows furrowing together, then let out a pleading growl. "Miiiinnnneeee?"

His. Seto wanted him.

Letting out a defeated whimper, Joey nodded. "Yeah. Okay. Yours."

Seto hissed quietly, muttering to himself in his native tongue as he sat up and pet the blond's hips. "…Mine…"

Joey squeaked as the naga grabbed his hips and lifted them upward, unsure of what he was doing. "S-Seto, what are ya—AAAAAHHHHHH!" He squirmed wildly, feeling as if razors had just been dug into his right ass cheek, and turned his head, eyes widening in horror as he saw the brunet slowly pulling his fangs out. "Why wouldja—that hurts!"

But it wasn't sizzling, so he hadn't injected venom. It just hurt like a bitch.

"Jerk, why would you even—" His breath hitched as the brunet's glowing blue eyes met his. Suddenly, he realized he hadn't just been bitten. He didn't know what the significance was, but it was certainly a big deal to the naga.

Seto hissed loudly, then slithered up his body to crush his mouth in a rough kiss, tongue thrusting between his lips as soon as he gasped in surprise.

The half-nymph squirmed a little, eyes widening in surprise when the brunet's tongue slithered down his throat; it was only the practice he'd had before that kept him from gagging. He groaned helplessly as the tongue began mimicking the movements that would soon be occurring further down his body. Gasping as the brunet finally withdrew his tongue, he could only pant as the naga ground between his legs impatiently.

He moaned quietly and covered his eyes with an arm as the brunet nipped his shoulder. "Mm… You're gonna regret this when ya come out of this, Seto-!" Seto snarled and settled more firmly between his legs. He bit his bottom lip and sighed. "Okay. Okay, Seto."

Seto whined and nuzzled his neck before pulling the blond's legs to hook over his hips. "Mine…"

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Seto groaned as he woke, lifting a hand to cover his eyes from the sun; his entire body ached. He felt like he'd used muscles he hadn't even known he had. He hadn't felt this badly since his last rut—

Oh, shit. His rut. Wandering around agitatedly until he made his way back to his den, expecting another disappointing season and forgetting entirely about the blond staying with him. Finding Joey. Seducing him.

Having sex with him until the half-nymph had bleated pathetically for a little rest, then coercing him into more sexsexsex.

Sitting up quickly despite his protesting muscles, he wildly looked around his den for what had to be a broken little body. How could he have done that to the poor half-nymph when he'd already said he'd hated sex and didn't want it? Seeing the blond lying beneath the blankets that served as his bed when they weren't cuddling, he slithered over hurriedly, terrified that he'd find the body stiff and cold.

Instead, he was smacked in the face when touched the blond's shoulder. "Ow!"

"Go 'way. 'm mad atcha." Joey snuggled into his blankets and sighed. "Bitin' my ass again, ya jerk—now I'm gonna have two scars on both my ass. Do ya realize how embarrassin' that'll be to explain?"

Seto stared at him in confusion, cupping his inured cheek, then began tugging at the blankets frantically. "Let me see."

"Ow! No, ya jerk, I—" The blond yelped as the blankets were ripped away from his body and he was turned swiftly onto his stomach as the naga lifted his hips. "What the hell-!"

"Oh, shit," the naga breathed, eyes widening as he saw the twin fang marks on both of the blond's cheeks. "Oh, shit."

"Nyu!" Joey squirmed in embarrassment. "Oh shit what? Put me down!" He yelped again as the brunet abruptly dropped him. "Owie!"

Seto sighed and began slithering around in frustration. "Damn it. Damn it. This isn't what I wanted!"

The blond winced, then sat up and pulled the blankets over his lap. "…I-I know ya wouldn't have done it under normal circumstances, Seto. Just… warn me next time and I'll try t' prepare for it—"

The naga paused to stare at him, then scowled. "I'm not talking about the sex. I'm talking about claiming you as mine! I bit your ass with my fangs, and that shows to other nagas that you're my mate. Now we're stuck with each other until one of us dies!"

Joey flinched again at the harsh tone. Once he registered what had been said instead of how, though, he felt tears stinging his eyes. "…Oh. I-I'm sorry, Seto. I never realized… Ya probably wanted t' mate with another naga, huh? 'nd matin' with a stupid nymph instead, too…"

Seto frowned as the blond seemed to shrink under his gaze, then glided over to him. "That's not what I meant. You see, Joey, I—"

"Hate me because I'm a nymph?" the younger boy cut in, turning his head away as his throat tightened with the want to cry. "'re disappointed ya didn't at least find some human to mate with instead as long as you weren't permanently tied t' a dirty, used nymph?" He bleated in surprise as the brunet's palm struck his cheek, his own hand flying up to touch the tender skin, then looked up at him in surprise, even as a few tears leaked from his eyes.

"I do not hate you," the naga hissed angrily. "And I do not want to be tied to a human."

Joey whimpered quietly in confusion and shrank beneath his furious gaze. "…I… What do ya want from me, Seto? You've never made me think anything different." He gasped as he saw a flash of silver before he was wrapped in the naga's coils. "Seto-!"

Seto buried his face into the half-nymph's neck. "It's not that you've had sex with other people. You were forced, and I certainly won't hold that against you. And it's not that I want another naga or even a human—though let me assure you, if you'd been completely human, you would have died during my rut. And it's not because I don't like nymphs. I just… don't think it's fair to you."

The blond looked up at him in confusion. "…What-?"

"…You love me, don't you, Joey?"

"Oh-!" The half-nymph bit his bottom lip and blushed, jerking his gaze away quickly. "W-what would make ya think th—"

"You don't have to deny it. I already know," Seto stated quietly, and the blond unconsciously confirmed it when he fell still. "It doesn't seem fair that you feel so deeply for me when I only feel affection for you. I like you more and more each day, but I feel badly that it's taking me so long to love you like you love me."

"…You… you're tryin' to love me?" Joey frowned. "…I don't want ya t' feel ya hafta love me, Seto. I—" He gasped quietly as the brunet tilted his head up and pressed their lips together, eyes widening in surprise and confusion.

Seto had kissed him once before, when he'd first gone into heat, but this felt different; it was less sexual, more… something. Something that wasn't sex or pity or disgust. He liked it. It felt nice, innocent—like something he hadn't felt for a while.

"…I like you," the brunet whispered against his lips. "I want you to be happy with me."

Joey sighed quietly, enjoying the gentle press of lips against his, before he quietly answered, "I want to be happy with you."

"I'm sorry I didn't stay away during my rut." Sighing quietly, Seto leaned back and frowned in concern. "Did I hurt you? Are you injured?" He stroked the blond's side gently. "I know how… insatiable I can get when I go into rut."

"I'm okay. I was able t' convince ya t' settle down enough to use my mouth instead of actual sex sometimes, so I wasn't hurt too bad." The blond blushed. "…Um… I-I liked the sex, though. You… you p-prepared me. It… it felt really good." He closed his eyes tightly and turned his head away in embarrassment. "Sex isn't… It's not painful when you prepare me."

The naga's concern didn't fade. "Are you sure? You're only half-nymph."

"Um… Yeah. 'm a little sore, but it doesn't hurt like before…" Joey lifted a hand to gently trail his fingers over his lips, then looked up at the brunet bashfully. "…Kiss me 'gain, Seto?"

Seto waited a few moments to answer, eyeing him carefully, then slid his fingers into the half-nymph's hair and tilted his head upward, dipping his head the rest of the way to brush their lips together again. When the blond mewed in approval, he wrapped his arms around his waist to pull him closer, coiling his tail tightly to make him feel more protected.

He knew his feelings weren't nearly as intense as Joey's, but if they kept having innocent little moments like this—chaste kisses, innocent embraces, honest conversations—he believed they could be.