5

"We did it!" Kanchi yelled, his video game controller clattering to the ground as he leaned over and hugged Keita tightly.

Keita returned the embrace "Mhm! I thought we were goners for a second there, with that boss winding up his big final attack. I still can't believe your mana recovered just in time to heal us. If we had to start that dungeon over again I think I would've gone crazy." The two boys let go of each other as the final cutscene began to roll and glued their eyes to the TV. They watched as their party of heroes laid waste to the game's villain and peace was restored to the game world.

Soon afterwards the credits began to roll, losing the boys' attention. For the first time all day Kanchi craned his head up towards the clock in his room and looked at the time. It was almost one in the morning. "Woah, I can't remember the last time I stayed up this late. Actually, I take that back. We stayed up a lot later at your last sleep over trying to watch those ecchi shows. I still have no idea how I was able to pull that off. Must've been magic. Or..." He paused and looked seriously at Keita. "Or it was a youkai."

Keita was thrown aback from the accusation. Did Kanchi know about the youkai that constantly surrounded him? "W-what youkai do you think caused it?" Keita nervously asked.

Kanchi burst out in a fit of laughter. "Which one was it? I didn't know you could be such a jokester Keita. Of course youkai aren't real. Just like any other myth there's just no scientific proof."

In an unusual fit of confidence Keita spoke up before Kanchi could say anything else. "Youkai are real though."

Kanchi let out another laugh. "Again with the jokes. Nobody likes repeated material though, Keita."

"I'm serious."

"Really now?" Kanchi leaned in closer to Keita with a smug look plastered across his face. "So where's your proof?"

Keita raised his watch up to Kanchi's face. "Right here."

"Your watch? How is that proof?"

Keita reeled back. In the heat of the moment he almost didn't realize he was about to reveal his biggest secret: his knowledge of the world of youkai. Should he tell Kanchi? He rolled the question around in his a few times a quickly realized how stupid it was. Why shouldn't he tell Kanchi? In fact, why was he hiding the existence of youkai in the first place? Wasn't the whole reason he put his life on the line to defeat Ikakamone to let youkai and humans co-exist? He had never asked Jibanyan or Whisper about it. Maybe it was about time he did. "Uhm, I-I have to go to the toilet. I'll be right back." He quickly left the room before Kanchi had the chance to respond.

Slamming the bathroom door behind him Keita dug out Jibanyan's medal from his pants. "Come on out, my friend, Jibanyan. Youkai medal, set on!"

Jibanyan appeared in a flash of light, sleepily muttering his name as he did so. "What do nya want Keita? I was in a purrfectly good sleep."

"Sorry Jibanyan, there was a question I just had to ask you right away, and I figured you'd be a more reliable youkai to ask than Whisper." Keita bowed his head in apology.

"How rare. You're usually nyaver sorry about summoning me." He paused. "Well, as long as I don't have to fight Hanahojin I guess I could hear nya out."

Keita raised his head. "Thanks Jibanyan. Well, what I wanted to ask is: How come I have to keep the existence of youkai a secret from everyone? How come I'm the only one allowed to see them?"

"I don't remember anyone ever telling nya that nya had to keep it a secret."

Keita's jaw dropped. "WHAT? So I've been keeping you guys a secret for nothing?!"

Jibanyan laid down onto his side and pulled out a chocobo, unwrapped it, and began to munch on it. "Hmmm… I wouldn't say it was for nyathing. It was probably for the best that you didn't tell anyone. Some people would abuse abilities. Others might try to get rid of us completely. Meowby it was an accident, meowby it was fate, but it was a good thing that nya were the one that got the watch. Nya can be a little selfish at times, but you treat us youkai like real friends, so we don't mind helping nya out every nyaow and then."

Keita smiled gently. "It really makes me glad to know I'm such good friends with you." His face became serious again. "So… does that mean that I should continue to keep you guys a secret from everyone still?

"What's made nya ask this so suddenly?"

"Well, the thing is that I've been getting close to Kanchi lately, closer than I have before, and I don't want to keep any secrets from him. Plus he doesn't believe in youkai so I would love to see his face when I prove him wrong."

Jibanyan finished his chocobo and stood back up. "Well if nya trust him that much I guess I wouldn't be that big a deal to tell him. Are nya sure he can keep a secret?"

"Definitely."

"Then hurry up and take me to him. I wannya hurry up and go back to sleep."

"Alright, alright. But how do I get him to be able to see you?"

"The watch, of course. How else would nya do it?"

"Well, I just assumed it only worked for me."

"Just beacause nya haven't seen anyone else use one that doesn't mean nya are the only one that can. Nyow hurry it up."

With Jibanyan in tow Keita left the bathroom and rejoined Kanchi in his room. "What took you so long? Did you have to poop or something?" Kanchi grinned. "Or were you just trying to stall and think of a good 'youkai are real' lie?"

"Neither. I'm ready to show you that youkai are real. But you have to promise me to keep it a secret."

"C'mon Keita this joke is getting old. Just-"

Keita stared deeply into Kanchi's eyes and raised his voice slightly. "Promise me."

Kanchi realized Keita was serious. "Alright, alright, I promise. Gimme the best that ya got."

Keita took off his watch and handed it to Kanchi. "Here put this on." Kanchi did as he was told. "Now push and hold down the button on the side." He did so, and the lens popped up, the watch began to make the search tone, and a light emitted from its front. Keita pointed down at Jibanyan. "Now point the light here and look through lens.

"Nothing's happen-"Before Kanchi could finish his statement he began to see a purple cloud form through the lens. He looked on, shocked, as a red cat with two tails began to materialize in front of him. He began to rub his eyes with his hands. "Man, we must've played that game for way too long; I'm starting to see things." He opened his eyes and looked again at Jibanyan. "It's…" He took a few steps back and ended up tripping over his own feet and falling onto his behind. "It's… real?!"

"Yup. The nyame's Jibanyan, nice ta meet nya." He extended his paw to Kanchi. Surprisingly, Kanchi slowly reached out and shook it.

"T-the pleasure's all mine." As Kanchi shook Jibanyan's paw his fear quickly subsided and his inquisitive mind took over. He crawled over and began to tug and examine various places on Jibanyan's body. "So this isn't just an illusion."

"Me-ouch! What the heck do nya think nya're doing?"

"Examining you," Kanchi responded matter-of-factly. "What are you made of? How were you invisible until I shined that light on you?"

"Just because I'm a youkai doesn't mean I have those answers." Kanchi tugged hard on one of Jibanyan's tails. "Cut that out! Hundred Paws of Fury!" Jibanyan began to rain down small paw strikes on Kanchi, sending him tumbling backwards.

"Why in the world did you do that?" Keita yelled.

"Well he wouldn't stop poking nyand pulling on me. What was I supposed to do?

Keita glared at him. "Just go home," he spat out. Jibanyan followed the orders without pause. Keita quickly ran over and knelt beside Kanchi to check on him. He had paw marks all over his face – and probably the rest of his body – and his nose had begun to bleed with the blood splattering all over his face and clothes with the impact. "Kanchi, are you alright?" No response. Keita leaned in listened for breathing. There was silence for a second before he heard Kanchi breathe a raspy breath. Soon after he gave a small cough and opened his eyes.

"W-what happened?" Kanchi asked in a quiet voice.

"Jibanyan got annoyed at you and gave you a pretty good beating. Are you okay? Should I call an ambulance?" Kanchi weakly sat up. "Don't move around so much!"

"Aw, don't worry so much, I'm fine. Just had the wind knocked out of me and got my nose bloodied is all." Kanchi looked down at his clothes. "Scratch that, I got my nose really bloodied. Man, do I need a shower." He began to stand up, but once he got onto his feet he began to wobble and his knees buckled.

Keita caught him before he fell. "See? I told you you weren't okay. I should just call an ambulance."

"I'm fine, I promise. Just really, really sore. That cat hit a lot harder than I expected him to." Kanchi chukled.

"What's so funny? You just got the snot beat out of you."

"Yeah, but it was by a youaki. Y'know, the very thing I didn't believe in up until now. I feel like this is karma's way of getting back at me." He chuckled again. "In a way, I feel like I deserve it. I was treating him like a regular animal, and now I see that wasn't right."

"I don't think you deserved it. Jibanyan is just… really simple minded."

"Maybe. That whole 'nya' thing he was doing was pretty dumb."

Keita perked up in agreement. "I know, right?" The two boys burst out laughing. Once the laughing subsided Keita became serious again. "So is there anything I can do for you? Do you need some kind of medical treatment?"

"Nah, my nose stopped bleeding, I think I'm fine. I just need a warm shower to loosen all these knots in my body. Can you carry me over there?"

"No problem." Keita hoisted Kanchi onto his back and carried him to the bathroom down the hall. He set him down in the changing room section of the bathroom, let the tub start to fill with hot water, and turned around to leave.

"Um, Keita." Keita turned around to a heavily blushing Kanchi. "It still hurts a lot to move. C-c-could you help me undress and wash off?"

Keita's face instantly turned a bright red as he turned his face away from Kanchi's "I-It can't hurt that bad-" Without moving his head he shifted his eyes towards Kanchi. "Can it?" Kanchi only nodded his head. "O-okay then. First lift-" He gulped. "Lift up your arms the best you can." Kanchi did as he was told. His outer green jacket came off easily, but the inner white polo didn't. Keita grabbed the shirt the shirt at the bottom and began to pull it upwards, flinching slightly every time his skin made contact with Kanchi's. Every fingertip brush against his stomach and chest sent sparks down Kanchi's spine. Once the shirt reached Kanchi's head Keita gave it a light tug and it flipped inside-out as it came off.

Gaining a little more confidence Keita kneeled down and quickly took off Kanchi's socks. He then stared at the button and zipper of Kanchi's pants. "Do… Do you need me to undo these too?"

"Y-yes. Please." Another gulp. Keita felt like his heart was going to leap into his throat. He shakily undid the button and began to slowly pull down the zipper, taking care to pull it away from Kanchi's crotch so he wouldn't brush up against his genitals. Unable to bear the tension any longer Keita hooked his fingers in waistbands of both Kanchi's pants and boxers and pulled both of them off in one swift motion, his eyes closed the whole time. He tossed the garments aside and stood up, eyes still closed.

"That's all you needed, right?"

"Um, well, I, uh, was kinda hoping you'd help me wash too. O-only if you don't mind I mean."

Keita opened one eye and looked over at Kanchi expecting him to be cupping his privates with his hands. Instead his hands still rested lazily at his sides. Similar to the time with Keizou, Keita's curiosity over took him and his eye went straight to Kanchi's crotch. He opened his other eye and began to stare. Keita found that Kanchi's dick was about the same pale white and average size – albeit perhaps a bit smaller – as his but that his foreskin was naturally retracted enough for his tip to poke out a little even without an erection and that his balls sat neatly tucked underneath it. However, unlike with Keizou, Keita met the sight with more curiosity than sexual stimulation, his own dick only expanding and growing slightly. He had seen Kanchi naked many times before, but this was the first time he had decent chance to look at him.

Kanchi decided to meet bold with bold. "Take a picture, it'll last longer."

"Sorry," Keita stammered. "I guess I should get undressed too. No sense in getting my clothes soaked." He took a deep breath and gave the erection that was trying to build in his pants a chance to simmer down. Once it did he stripped off his clothes with little hesitation. "Do you feel up for walking, or do you want me to carry you in there?"

"If you give me your shoulder to lean on I think I can handle a couple of steps." Keita did so, helped Kanchi hobble into the bathroom, and helped him carefully sit on one of the bath stools.

Keita took a washcloth from the tub and squeezed some body wash onto it. "Where should I start?"

"My face please. All this sticky blood is driving me crazy."

"Okay, close your eyes." Keita gently dabbed Kanchi's face with the washcloth, the blood easily coming off due to the hot water and soap. Once the blood was cleared he rinsed the washcloth with the tub's shower head and did same to rinse the remaining soap off of Kanchi's face. He repeated the same process with Kanchi's arms taking care not to add too much pressure and cause him pain.

Once the arms were done Keita's curiosity got the best of him; he wanted to see what Kanchi's skin felt like. He let the washcloth slide down his hand so that it was being held with only three fingers leaving his index and middle fingers free to roam Kanchi's body as he washed it. Keita gently pressed the washcloth to Kanchi's chest and began to slowly make his way down it slowly making clockwise spins with hand as he did so. Kanchi's skin was silky smooth as expected; it was a given for a rich boy to have excellent hygiene after all.

Kanchi closed his eyes and began to squirm from the sensation. The rhythmic motion of Keita's fingertips was a new and addictive sensation and he quickly felt himself getting an erection. He yelled at himself within his head and lamented not asking Keita to put a towel on his lap.

Keita continued to slide his hand further down reaching Kanchi's belly. He began to understand Keizou's actions from the previous day; getting to explore another boy's body captivated him. He dipped his index finger down into Kanchi's bellybutton and swirled it around. Both his hand and his gaze were low enough to see Kanchi's now fully erect penis. Keita wanted nothing more in that moment but to grasp it with his own hand, but he respected Kanchi too much to do so.

Instead, he quickly moved down to Kanchi's thighs, legs, and feet, not giving them too much attention as they were mostly clean already. Keita still left his index and middle fingers uncovered causing Kanchi's dick to twitch and bubble pre-cum at every random sensitive spot Keita hit. Kanchi felt his face burn even brighter.

Keita stood back up, covering his own erection with the washcloth as he positioned himself behind Kanchi to wash his back. His let his hand begin to dance across it, his free fingers tracing along the shoulder blades and down the spine. Kanchi let out a small moan as shivers shot through his body.

Keita filled a nearby bucket with water and slowly dumped it over Kanchi to rinse him off. "There, all done." Still embarrassed of his own erection Keita tried to tuck his dick in-between his legs and covered his lap with a towel and he sat down on a stool across from Kanchi. He lathered the washcloth with body wash again, but before he could start washing his own body Kanchi spoke.

"Um… Keita?"

"Yeah?" Keita looked directly at Kanchi. His eyes looked somewhat glassed over and his chest heaved up and down from labored breathing.

"You… You forgot to clean a part of me." With that statement Kanchi's hormones began to take over and he spread his legs wide and thrusted his hips slightly forward causing his dick to bob up and down and pre-cum to drip to the floor.

Keita balled his fists an attempt to resist temptations, his eyes glued to Kanchi's dick nonetheless. "No, I can't wash there. It… It wouldn't be right."

"But-" Kanchi cupped his balls and pressed his dick against his belly with his hand. "This is where it hurts the most." Kanchi let go of his privates and his dick slowly retracted back to an angled point, a trail of pre-cum stretching from his belly then quickly breaking apart.

Keita finally released his inhibitions and sat himself in front of Kanchi's outstretched legs, tossing the washcloth aside and forgetting his innocent mission of just cleaning his friend. Imitating Keizou he started by swiveling his finger around the tip. Kanchi let out a gasp and a bead of pre-cum dribbled down Keita's finger.

Craving more contact Keita wrapped his fingers around Kanchi's dick and gently squeezed. Kanchi moaned and thrust his hips into Keita's hand. "Move," he whispered, inaudible to Keita. Keita looked up wondering what his friend had said. "Move…" Kanchi said louder this time. "Move your hand."

In a trance Keita nodded and began to move his hand up and down eliciting moans from Kanchi whenever he brought the foreskin across the tip. Keita felt his own dick beg for attention and he reached down with his spare hand and began to jack himself off as well.

Both boys began to feel their bodies heat up and melt as a level of pleasure they've never experienced before washed over them. The boys stared intently at each other's dicks as Keita rhythmically stroked them both. Keita picked up the pace and moved both of his hands up and down with increased fervor. With the speed Keita could feel his orgasm begin to build and demand a release. "Kanchi, I'm really close."

"Me too," Kanchi gasped out between breaths. "Faster… Faster…Fast-" Kanchi's hips bucked and ribbons of cum spurted from his dick and splatted onto Keita.

Keita began to work his own dick even faster. "I-I'm gonna squirt too," he choked out as his own seed spilled onto the floor. Overwhelmed, Keita collapsed into Kanchi's lap and the two boys spent a still moment panting. Kanchi then pulled Keita's head close to his own and gave him a breathless kiss. They lingered only for a moment, and as they parted both boys gave the other an exhausted smile.

After a short moment Kanchi broke the silence. "That… was amazing."

"Mhm," Keita hummed in response. "That felt so much better than when I'm just doing it by myself." Keita shakily pawed at the cum that Kanchi had sprayed onto Keita's face and chest and gave Kanchi a mischievous smile. "A lot messier too."

Kanchi giggled, embarrassed. "Sorry. It just felt so good that I couldn't pull myself away."

"It's fine. Like I said, it felt a lot better than when I play with my wiener alone." Keita reached down and squeezed the remaining cum out of his dick. "And look how much I squirted."

Kanchi chuckled. "Weiner? Squirted? Keita, you're too cute."

Keita puffed his face up into a mild pout. "What's wrong with those words?"

"Nothing, nothing. I just said they're cute that's all." Kanchi reached down and lightly squeezed Keita's now shrinking dick eliciting a cute yelp from him. "I really like it when you squirt from your wiener," Kanchi playfully stated putting emphasis on 'squirt' and 'wiener' and squeezing Keita's dick every time he did so.

Keita squirmed on the tile, his toes and fingers curling at every squeeze to his sensitive dick. "Mmm, s-stop that Kanchi. It feels funny."

Kanchi grinned. "Okay, okay. Why are you so sensitive? Do you not jack off a lot?"

"No, not really. The youkai that beat the crud out of you, Jibanyan, and anther youkai live with me. I rarely get any free time, even in the bath." He sighed. "I don't get to do this nearly as much as I'd like to."

"That sucks." Kanchi laughed lightly. "I probably do it way too much. My parents are gone a lot for work so I figure 'why not?'" He tugged proudly at his genitals. "I could easily go another round."

Keita raised his eyebrows slightly and locked his gaze with Kanchi's. "Hmmm, I thought you were too sore to move around that much?"

Kanchi turned his head away and chuckled nervously. "Oh, w-well after the scrub down you gave me all the knots and sores were worked out."

Keita quickly leaned in and gave Kanchi a peck on his cheek. "Looks like you're just as bad of a liar as I am." He sat back onto his bath stool, grabbed the washcloth, and outstretched it to Kanchi. "Now it's your turn to clean me off. Hurry up, I've had enough heat for one day."

"Yes, Prince Keita, as you command."

Keita playfully tossed the washcloth into Kanchi's face. "Oh shut up." The two boys laughed together. Kanchi ran the washcloth across all of Keita's body just enough to get off the cum and sweat that were on it and quickly rinsed him off with the shower head. He did the same for himself and the two exited the bath, quickly toweled off, and slipped into their pajamas.

Kanchi turned to Keita as they walked back to his room. "Should I get the spare futon out again?"

Keita blushed and playfully pushed Kanchi away. "Well, I thought I was just gonna sleep with you again."

Kanchi ran into his room and jumped onto his bad, spreading himself across it. "I dunno, I'm gonna need a lot of space to stretch out and heal my wounds."

Keita jumped on top of Kanchi and used their difference in size to straddle and pin him down as Keizou had done to him the day before. "Oh? You seemed just fine in the bath." Kanchi gulped and felt his dick grow slightly. He had rarely seen Keita be assertive, and experiencing him being physically assertive, especially after their mutual masturbation session, sent a thrill through him. "Maybe you need more punishment," Keita added as he began to tickle Kanchi, disarming Kanchi's building sexual tension and deflating his erection.

Kanchi burst out laughing. "S-stop, I c-can't h-handle t-tickling," he gasped out. He flailed around for a moment hoping to escape, but being unable to he tried to tickle Keita back. Luckily he was just as weak to it as Kanchi was and he immediately flopped down next to Kanchi. "I think that's enough excitement for one day."

"Mhm."

Kanchi got up to flip the light switch off and cuddled up to Keita as he got back into bed, his head on Keita's chest and his arm wrapped around Keita's waist. "Is… this okay?"

Keita pulled him in closer. "It's perfect." The two boys melted together once more, falling asleep in each other's arms in an instant.