Sorry I took so long! Picking up where we left off...

DEVIL IN THE DARK
Chapter 7

Oh, God. How...what...he's not pretending. He's Takumi. I'm looking at Takumi, not Mao.

"Mao," Daisuke said experimentally.

Utter confusion. "What? Gii, I'm really confused."

Sato patted his back. "As I said earlier, it's better if Gii explains everything to you, Takumi-kun. I promise, both of you are perfectly safe with me. I'll give you some time alone, and have some food sent in soon."

"Thank you, Sato-san." There was no relief when Sato left. "Gii?"

"Baby..."

Kyousuke smiled weakly. "You've never called me that before."

"Is it okay?"

"Yes, I like it. Gii, I'm so confused."

"Come here, baby."

Daisuke took the boy into his arms, and even hugging him was different. There was a slight resistance, a shrinking back that had never been with Kyousuke. But holding him was still wonderful. However it had been made possible, this was Takumi, and he loved Takumi second only to Kyousuke.

"Are you all right?"

Shivers. "Everything's foggy. I can't remember things in my past, or where we are, or how we got here."

"Come here, sit with me. What did Sato tell you?"

"He said he'd be looking after us for a while, that he's a friend of your family, but he said you should explain everything. What's going on?"

To gain a moment to think, Daisuke pulled Kyousuke close and urged the boy's head onto his shoulder. Time for my biggest acting role yet.

"Okay, honey, I don't want you to be scared. We're safe here. It's just, um, there was a kidnapping threat made about me, and my dad was concerned that Shidou wasn't safe enough for us right now. We had to be moved very quickly and quietly, because we're not sure who the threat comes from or if anyone's infiltrated the school. They had to drug you because there was no time to explain. I'm sorry, baby. That's why your memory is foggy. It will get better over time."

He thought it was a pretty good explanation for spur of the moment, and Takumi seemed to accept it.

"Are you in danger, Gii?"

"We're safe here, baby. Sato's business is security, so his home is very secure, especially this room he had set up for us. And don't worry, your parents have been told all about this."

"I'm sure they don't care."

Baby. You have a family that completely adores you. This has got to be reversible, please God let it be reversible.

"Are Akaike-kun and the others safe?"

"Yes, baby, security at Shidou has been beefed up. It's just us the threat was about. I'm sorry to drag you into this."

"Don't feel bad, Gii. I'm just glad I get to be here with you. I'd be so worried if you were alone."

Daisuke stroked his cheek, and Takumi leaned into the touch. He brushed his fingers over the boy's jaw, ear, pretty lips, around to his nape, and slid them into his hair to massage his scalp. He curled his other arm around Takumi's little waist and rubbed his hip, then leaned in for a kiss.

As worried as he was, Daisuke was also, to his slight shame, turned on by the boy's proximity, his sweet shyness, the innocent air of his attire. He made the kiss a little deeper, let his hands travel all over Takumi, breathing him in and finding his hesitation intoxicating. He was falling into his old role as Gii, the aggressor by necessity, but was determined to be gentle.

"It's all right, honey, I've got you."

Takumi was a little surprised that Gii wasn't being more forceful, but the softness in his movements was nice. He kissed back, put his arms around Daisuke, felt the strong muscles in his back. Daisuke knew the boy was fragile right now, so as he touched the bottom of the white shirt, he whispered, "Is this okay, baby?"

Takumi nodded shyly. He wanted Gii, always wanted Gii, was willing to push through his fear.

"Just tell me if you want to stop."

It reminded Daisuke of the final scene of Bibou No Detail, the way he shrugged their shirts off and ran his palms over the thin body. He urged Takumi to lay down on the bed, and bent over him, running his hands up and down the thin chest. His fingers toyed experimentally over a nipple, and Takumi's mouth fell open.

"G-Gii..."

"Does that feel good?"

"Y-Yes..."

Daisuke pressed a kiss to the soft skin, then again and again, then very slowly licked a tender nipple. Takumi inhaled suddenly, arched his back, and Daisuke put his lips around the bud and ran his tongue back and forth over it. By the time he began to suck on it, Takumi's eyes were rolling back and he was breathing in pants.

Daisuke took his time, feeling the nipple harden in his mouth and stroking the boy's sides before switching to the other breast.

"O-Oh, Gii, why..."

"Why does this feel good?" Of course, Gii and Takumi have never done this before. "Nerve endings, I think. God, you taste so good."

Daisuke tasted his fill, sucking and toying until both nipples were wet and erect, slightly swollen and even more tender. He kissed Takumi then, sweeping his mouth with a talented tongue and gently cradling the boy's head. He let his mouth travel all over, finding the sensitive spots around Takumi's neck, along his jaw, behind his ears.

"G-Gii?"

"Is this okay?" Daisuke asked, touching his zipper. A shy nod. "Okay, just relax."

He drew the belt out of the loops, tossed aside the socks and slippers, gently slid down and off the trousers. He paused a moment before adding underwear to the pile, and had only a moment to enjoy the sight before Takumi was shaking and squeezing his eyes shut.

"N-Niisan, don't, please, not again."

Oh, God, he has Takumi's memories too. "Baby, it's me. Look at me, I promise you're safe."

Big, watery eyes looked at him with a still-fearful relief. "Gii?"

"Takumi."

A surge of love and protectiveness swept over Daisuke. He grabbed a thin blanket from the bed, wrapped it around Takumi and pulled the boy into his lap. Takumi burrowed against him like a little animal trying to hide, as he was soothed and rocked and his hair was pet.

"Gii? We've done this before, haven't we?"

"Yeah...the night you told me about your brother. Do you remember that?"

"Pieces of it. Everything's so fuzzy."

"It will all come back. Give it time." Daisuke kissed him. "Baby, what's the last thing you remember before Sato brought you in here?"

"I woke up in an armchair...Sato-san told me he would take me to you. Before that...I remember falling asleep on the train back to Shidou, after we visited Niisan's grave. What happened after that?"

Think fast. "I was woken up in the middle of the night and after it was explained to me, I got into Sato's car. You were already there, asleep."

"Why did I wake up without you?"

Think, think! "You were running a fever, and, uh, Sato-san wanted us apart until it broke, in case you were contagious."

"Why am I wearing my uniform?"

"I don't know. Maybe you got dressed before they drugged you."

"Oh. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Gii, who is it that's after you?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe someone at a rival company."

"I suppose your father must have many enemies. Has anything like this ever happened before?"

Daisuke hesitated in order to think. "A few times, when I was younger. I'd be pulled out of school for a while, or have to go stay with relatives. This is much worse, because I've dragged you into it."

Takumi hugged him tightly. "I'm glad to be here with you. I always want to be with you, no matter the danger."

"Baby..."

"So, whoever this enemy is, he must know that I mean something to you."

"Well, I haven't exactly been keeping you a secret from family and family friends. Takumi," Daisuke said, all serious now, "I want everyone to know about us."

"Eh?"

"This pretending-we're-friends thing isn't working. No one buys it, and the few who do think they can bully you without consequences. I know it might be a little hard on you, everyone knowing, but I think I can protect you better if we're open. Baby? Are you crying?"

Takumi hastily wiped his eyes. "I'm okay. I'm just..."

"What, Takumi?"

"I'm so happy that you want people to know we're in love. That you think me worthy of you."

"Worthy?" Daisuke gently kissed his hand, as though a knight to a prince. "Baby, if anything, I wonder whose good karma I must have stolen to get you."

"Baka," Takumi laughed, but he seemed touched. "Our friends will be happy for us, but I wonder how the other students will react."

"They'll be nice, or they get their asses kicked."

"Gii, don't ever get yourself in trouble for me."

"Don't worry." Daisuke rubbed his nose into the sweet-smelling hair. "Everyone who matters will be cheering us on."

"Gii? Do you think your family will be okay with me?"

"They'll love you," Daisuke assured him. "I've talked to them about you tons of times. Sometime soon you've got to come with me to meet them."

"...okay."

"Don't be scared, baby. You're impossible not to love."

"Gii." The boy touched his face. "Kiss me?"

Grinning, Daisuke obeyed, Takumi's wish ever his command. He hugged him tightly too for a few minutes, feeling soothed by the warm weight of Takumi in his lap and the comfort of having him close. When he could hold back no longer, he lay the teenager down on the bed, and touched the hem of the blanket to ask for permission.

Takumi nodded bravely. Daisuke opened it up, sighing at the beauty of the slender, fair body. He went back to the nipples first, rubbed and squeezed the sensitive buds until Takumi was aroused and stiffening. Shyly, he held onto Daisuke's arms as he was gently and slowly turned on. Daisuke kissed him next, slipped his arms around Takumi and let his mouth move all over him.

Asking for permission again. Daisuke reached between the boy's legs and stroked. Eagerly this time, Takumi nodded, so Daisuke carefully kneaded the stiffening flesh, gazing at the beautiful expression of want on Takumi's face. But he wanted to taste him too, so he took the boy into his mouth and sucked, watching the pleasure on his face as he did so. He worked his tongue and throat around it until Takumi came, hardly making a sound.

The boy tensed when Daisuke burrowed a hand below him and ran a finger down the center of his buttocks. Of course. Takumi and Gii haven't done this before. Daisuke was half miserable for what had been done to his boyfriend, and half excited to be able to deflower him again. I'm a terrible person.

"G-Gii..." He sounded nervous, but not unwilling.

"I won't if you don't want to, baby."

"Do it. I want to. I want you," Takumi whispered.

With the aid of some lotion from the bedside table (Daisuke had hidden the lubricant, not wanting to scare Takumi), Daisuke slickened his fingers and slid one into the boy. Takumi made a pained sound, and Daisuke caressed his face until he calmed.

"Don't stop...I'm okay."

"Are you sure? All right."

Daisuke took his time, taking several minutes to work up to threee exploring fingers. Every time Takumi whimpered, Daisuke held his hand and said, "It's me. You're okay, you're with me." He watched Takumi's face carefully, to see and concentrate on the spots that caused the most pleasure. He would have been quite happy to do this for hours, but Takumi finally opened his eyes and smiled timidly.

"Gii. I want you to do it."

"Okay, honey. Just relax and look at me. Don't be afraid, it's me and I'll take care of you."

Daisuke entered him as slowly as he could, and it was even more magical than other times, because this was Takumi's first time, or at least the first consensual time. The look of wonder and arousal on his face was intoxicating, and Daisuke was mesmerized by it as he very gently began to thrust.

"Oh God...Gii..."

"How does that feel, baby?"

"So good...don't stop..."

Takumi took him in willingly and with only a little resistance. He seemed somehow tighter, though, than ever before, as if becoming his character had made him a virgin again. Daisuke would have wondered about this had he not been lost in how incredible Takumi felt, and the protectiveness surging through him. He went slowly, as long as he could, and by the time he finished, Takumi was ready to drop off.

Forcing himself to stay awake, Daisuke cleaned them both up, wrapped a blanket around his boyfriend and dressed himself. He had just plopped down on the tidied bed when Sato quietly came in, with Suzu and his gun right behind.

"You bastard. How did you do it? How did you make him think he's Takumi?"

"A mind-altering drug to increase the power of suggestion, combined with some skilled hypnosis. Let's see how long it can last, it's quite nice."

"You can't leave him like this," Daisuke whispered angrily. "He thinks he's been raped by his brother, you asshole. Isn't it enough that you have us here? What more do you expect?"

"Just more of what you've been doing, Gii-kun." Sato smiled. "You're doing very well. Is there anything you want?"

"I want Mao back."

"Takumi needs you more."

Daisuke opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

To be continued.