Wishes

Stage 4 - The Victory

When the 6th day of the Reaper's Game arrived, Joshua couldn't help but feel slightly anxious. Neku had kept his word and had not come near Joshua with any sexual intent and seemed to be more than content to just play the game he had set up with the Composer. That wasn't what really got to him, however; it was the fact of what Neku might do in the event that he actually won.

Joshua had wanted to have the game wrapped up by the fourth day, but Neku had bet on the winning pair the third and fourth day, whereas Joshua had bet on the winning pair the day before. Which meant that today was the "tiebreaker" round, which would mean that, if Neku won, the Kyuubi would not hesitate with whatever it was he'd planned for the end.

Joshua wasn't surprised that, when he arrived, Neku was already there, but what did surprise him was that he had his headphones resting over his ears and his eyes shut as he sat back against the railing, facing away from the city for once. The redhead didn't react when Joshua landed and tuned down his vibe, nor when the silverhead walked over and crouched down before him. Josh could actually hear the thunderous beats of "Give Me All Your Love" from the purple contraption Neku still owned (why, Joshua wasn't even sure), which would explain why he hadn't responded to the Composer's presence; he simply hadn't heard him.

Allowing a small cheeky smirk, he murmured softly: "Wake up, dear," before moving forward and covering Neku's mouth with his own.

The Kyuubi snorted sleepily, briefly blinking his eyes open, before letting them fall shut again, just letting Joshua do as he pleased for the moment.

When Joshua finally pulled away the Kitsune looked up drowsily, even as Joshua chirped with that same cheeky smirk on his face: "Good morning."

"Good… yaaaaaawn… morning… oy…" the redhead grumbled, reaching up to rub the dust particles from his eyes as he slipped his headphones down to rest around his neck.

"Didn't sleep well, hm?"

"No shit, Sherlock…" Neku grumbled, running a hand through his hair.

Upon close inspection, Joshua realized that the Kitsune really did look like he hadn't slept in the slightest; he had bags under his eyes, his hair was sticking at a couple of random places (Neku's version of bed hair, probably), and his head occasionally fell down to his throat before he snapped himself out of it. "Hmmm… Sure you want to play today, then? Wouldn't want you falling asleep halfway through the mission, would we?"

"Stuff it, I'm fine…" As if to prove his point, Neku climbed back to his feet, stretching out his rusty joints with a yawn/groan, though he hissed when his back gave an audible pop. "Ouch… that stung."

Joshua merely chuckled as he rose to his feet as well, watching as Neku rubbed the back of his neck whilst he was fighting off the urge to go back to sleep. "Well, if you say so, dear."

"Quit calling me that," Neku merely grumbled, before he turned around to face the streets below. "Did they start yet?"

"Nope. Won't be long, though."

And then they fell into silence for the moment, simply waiting for the Game to begin.

"…Akataiyo…"

The moment that word left Neku's mouth, Joshua's entire body froze, in the same way that it had when he had first heard the Kyuubi's voice after so long. He recognized the word—name—of course… it was the name of the married couple who had made it to the final day and got erased by the Game Master 17 years ago…

The couple who had left their 5-year-old son behind…

"Wh… where did you hear that name…?" Joshua asked slowly.

"…Beat introduced us to him."

"…'Him'?" 'No way… it couldn't be…'

"Akataiyo Jin. He's a classmate of Beat."

If Joshua wasn't already dead, he would've probably had a heart attack right then.

"…what do you want? …leave me alone… …I want to stay here…"

Josh was snapped out of his thoughts—literally—as Neku snapped his fingers in the Composer's face. "Huh uh… what?"

"I take it you do know the guy, huh?" Neku said plainly.

"Hm? What makes you say that?" Joshua asked, trying to get his composure back.

"Don't give me that crap, Josh. The moment I said his name you looked like you just saw a ghost," the Kyuubi said solemnly, crossing his arms over his chest. "So, how much do you actually know of him?"

"…" Joshua remained silent for a few moments, before he chuckled. "What do I know? Why, nothing. Nothing at all."

"Why don't I believe that?"

"Ah, but it's the truth, dear," Joshua chuckled out, ignoring Neku's "Don't call me that!" quip. "All I know is that his parents were killed about 17 years ago, and after that Game ended… well… he disappeared from Shibuya."

"…I see."

Obviously, Neku still didn't believe that that was all, but before he could really question it further, the 6th day began. For which Joshua was actually thankful, since he really didn't want to talk about Jin any longer.

Sure, after the Game had ended, Joshua had felt sorry for the boy at some point, but since he had been taken away from Shibuya, there wasn't much he could do about him, and even before that, there was almost nothing he could've done for the traumatized boy. Yes, he had, in fact, been heavily traumatized (actually, who wouldn't be?) to the point where people believed he had lost the ability to speak. Joshua had attempted to nudge some life back into him after the Game, but he hadn't had much luck. And besides, there was a limit to how much he was allowed to interfere with the living.

"…you decided yet?" Neku asked suddenly, startling Joshua back to the present.

"Hmm… let's see… I'll place my bet on the young couple there," the Composer said with a small smile. "Who do you pick?"

"…No one."

At those words, Joshua looked over to Neku in confusion, before he covered the expression with natural curiosity. "Oh? And, may I ask, why?"

"…No one will make it past today. This Game will end today."

The hint of finality in Neku's voice made Joshua bite his lip. There was something about the way Neku had said that that Joshua couldn't help but worry. Plus, there was something in his eyes as well, but Joshua couldn't be sure what it was…

But he knew for a fact that he didn't like it…

"…looks like rain…" a certain brunette murmured as he gazed up to the heavens, watching the dark gray clouds begin to roll in. Jin watched the heavens for a moment longer, before he turned his attention back to the streets before him. Or more exactly, the numerous pairs running back and forth between the pedestrians, rushing without being really seen by anyone.

Why they were running, he didn't know, nor did he really care, but he knew for a fact that their running would do them no good. Rushing would only lead to mistakes, and mistakes lead to death…

When he looked around once more, he realized he had lost track of one pair that had been running about, meaning they had either run inside or had run to a different area in Shibuya.

"…whatever… so noisy…" he mumbled, putting a pair of earplugs in his ear and flipping on the mp3 player he carried in his pocket. "Rush like that… and you'll all die…"

With that said, Jin turned around and began leisurely jogging away from the Scramble, heading further into Shibuya, never realizing how the people he had been watching were erased from existence. After all, it was none of his concern…

"…no way…"

That's what Joshua wanted to say, but his voice didn't come out. Neku didn't even bother to say anything, still leaning forward on the railing as he watched the streets below. Watching nothing in particular, since there was no Game to watch any longer.

"This Game will end today."

"…how did you know?" Joshua asked slowly. "How did you know it would end today?"

"…Saa…"

That was all he said. He didn't even look up to Joshua as the question was asked. Hell, he didn't even seem to care about the fact that he had just won their little gamble. Or at least, he didn't show it.

After a long moment of silence, Joshua let out a small exasperated sigh to hide his fear. "…You win."

"I know…"

The silverette couldn't help but frown at the lack of visual response from the Kyuubi. Not even a smirk or a chuckle, which was rather unusual in itself if the fox was feeling pleased with himself.

"Hm… no victory cheer, dear?" he joked teasingly.

"Not now, arrite?"

Okay, now Joshua was certain that something was not right. Neku always demanded of Joshua to not call him "dear" and this time the redhead didn't bat an eye at it.

"…Alright, Neku, what's going on? You've been acting out of your usual cheery character all day. So who died and got you all depressed, hm?" Joshua wasn't sure why he was even asking the Kitsune these questions, but it was just so unusual for Neku to act this way that it was starting to scare him.

In response, Neku sighed and pushed off from the railing to face Joshua properly. However, his eyes were half shut, still, like he was about to fall asleep on his feet. "Nothing's 'wrong', Josh. I'm fi… fine…"

Joshua had a split second to react as Neku swayed on his feet and then tipped over. The silver-haired Composer gave a startled yelp when he realized the Kyuubi was—in fact—heavier than he looked, and the redhead's weight sent them both to the ground.

"Ugh… ow… dammit, Neku… this is not what I'd call 'fine'! Get up, you idiot! You're heavy!" he snarled out, reaching his hands around to grip the back of Neku's jacket to pull him off…

Squelch

…and froze when his palms came into contact with the soaked material of the redhead's clothes.

Slowly, he raised his right hand and looked at it.

"…blood…?"

The deep red liquid that covered his palm and dribbled down his wrist along his arm was, without a doubt, blood. He recognized the thickness of the liquid all too well, even though it was something he had wanted to forget a long time ago.

Shaking the thought away, Joshua crawled out from under Neku—who had lost consciousness a little while ago—and hitched up the back of the redhead's jacket and shirt. And what he saw caused Joshua to utter a phrase he had never said before in his whole life;

"Holy shit…"

Dragging Neku to his apartment had been a little difficult until Joshua remembered he could just teleport them both there (which he did a few seconds after he did). Getting Neku out of the clothes he was wearing was a little harder, however. The blood had begun to clot and was making it exceedingly difficult to pry the clothes away without ripping either them or the skin they had clotted to.

Why he was even bothering, he wasn't fully sure. However, he couldn't stop himself and he just did what he had to.

Neku's back was almost entirely ripped open, and though it appeared to be gradually healing (much faster than should be possible), the loss of blood was still something to be weary of.

'Why hadn't I noticed from the start that Neku had been wearing normal black clothes instead of his traditional purple or blue J&M clothes? I really have to pay better attention…'

After carefully cleaning the fox's back and wrapping up the man's back with some bandages that the redhead had lying around, Joshua allowed himself a small sigh, though he himself wasn't sure if it was from relief or exasperation. After sitting down at the desk Neku had set up in the room, Joshua looked over to the Kyuubi silently. He'd lain him down on his stomach, so as not to aggravate his back, and the fox had not moved on his own after that, and in a way, Joshua was glad for that.

'At least now I won't have to keep him "busy"…' he thought absently to himself, leaning his head on his hand. However, soon his thoughts turned a little more worried as he looked at the darkened bandages on Neku's back. 'But where in heavens' name did he get such a wound? If there was something that could do this amount of damage to a Ninetailed Fox inside of Shibuya, then surely, I would know, right?'

Of course, the one person who could answer that question for him was knocked out cold.

"Ooh well. Nothing to do about it now. I should head back and oversee the results of the Game, anyway."

Getting up, Joshua cast one more look at Neku, before he walked for the doorway.

But just before he could place his hand on the doorknob, a familiar pain in his left wrist made him freeze in his tracks. And as he felt his powers as Composer slip from his grasp, he gulped, already knowing what had happened without turning around.

Neku was awake.

"Were you going somewhere… Yo~shi~ya?"

The words were uttered quietly – right in the Composer's ear.

Neku's presence had shifted from the bed to right behind him within the time it had taken Joshua to reach that conclusion. He didn't dare to move, unsure of what the fox was planning. Well, he had a basic idea, but that wasn't saying much.

"I… I was just going to… to…"

But before he could finish what he was about to say, the Kyuubi's hand came up and covered his eyes. "There's no need to concern yourself about the UG for now."

"But… but the Game is…!"

"Over. And it will still be over tomorrow," Neku said solemnly, his other hand coming to rest on Joshua's hipbone, his sharpening nails sliding over the material of his shirt. "There's no need for you to rush. So… you're not going anywhere… do you understand?"

Joshua gulped slightly at the snarl in Neku's voice, but dropped his hand from where it had been reaching for the doorknob anyway, knowing what would most likely happen if he didn't. "Ye…yes… Neku-sama…"

He could feel Neku smirking against his neck, even if he didn't see him. "Good boy."

"Hm? Oh. Yo, Boss. Got the news?" Hanekoma asked of the silver-haired youth walking into the cafe.

"Yes. It's unfortunate, but nothing to do about it now, I'm afraid," said the silverette with a soft sigh. "Well, we may as well finish up, ne?"

"Sure thing, Boss."

"Ow…!" Joshua hissed trying to move away, but Neku wordlessly kept him in place. "Ne-Neku-sama… please… n-not so… t-tight…!"

The Kyuubi gave a long, exasperated sigh, but he did loosen the ropes around the boy's midsection slightly. "Fine, fine… suppose we wouldn't want you to run out of air, would we?"

"Ah… th-thank you… Neku-sama…"

Joshua bit his lip as Neku continued winding the rope around the silverette's body, effectively tying him up with his arms behind his back. When Neku had pulled out a blindfold from his "stash", Joshua had already feared where tonight was going (even if it was only afternoon, still), and the fact that Neku had also pulled out a rope only made him dread what was coming all the more.

When Neku was finished, finally, his arms were secured behind his back, hands tied to his elbows, and his legs folded up keeping him in a kneeling position even if he was to lay down on his back. The rest of the rope was wound around his midsection in a net-like fashion, making it slightly harder for him to breathe properly.

Neku chuckled softly and reached out to touch Joshua's cheek, long nails running over the sharp cheekbones. "Well, looks like you're ready, so… let's get started, ne?"

Joshua whimpered, but he nodded anyway, glad that he couldn't see what kind of expression had to be on the fox's face. He hissed when Neku's long nails ran over his chest, before his fingers followed. Joshua tried not to make a sound throughout it all, but when Neku flicked his thumbs over his nipples, he couldn't stop the quiet moan that rumbled in his throat. Unfortunately, with that one sound, Joshua found himself unable to stop his moans and whimpers when the fox continue flicking them before rolling the hardened nubs between his fingers.

Neku gave a small chuckle, watching the Composer squirm uncomfortably, his breath coming in short gasps. With a small smirk on his face, Neku dipped his head down and licked across Joshua's left nipple, making the silverette cry out in surprise. Of course, Neku didn't stop at just that and ran his long tongue along the nub a few more times before enveloping it with his mouth.

This caused the pale boy to cry out in surprise/pleasure, his back curling toward the Kitsune. And Neku merely chuckled as he began to suckle on the nub, eliciting a pleased whine from Joshua's throat.

As he continued his ministrations, though, one of the Kyuubi's tails began to rummage under the bed. Once it had found what Neku had been looking for, it moved over and dropped the item by the Kitsune's side. Neku smirked icily, giving one last suckle on the nub before pulling away. "Hmm… you like that, don't you?"

"Hah… ah… y… yes… Ne-Neku-sama…" the boy whimpered out, before whining as Neku twisted the right nub between his finger.

"Heh. Good… in that case…"

The Kyuubi didn't even finish the statement as he picked up the nipple clamps he'd grabbed. Wordlessly, he brought one end up and clamped it shut on Joshua's left nipple. In response, Joshua let out a yowl of pain, but he wasn't allowed to say anything about it–or at least, he wasn't fast enough–before Neku attached the second one to the other nipple.

"Ah… ah! Ne-Neku-sa… maah! It-it hurts…! Ple-please take them o–"

"No," Neku said solemnly, a small smirk on his face as he moved some of Joshua's hair out of his eyes (not that it helped with him being blindfolded. "I rather like you looking like this." Allowing a chuckle, Neku ran his fingertips along the ropes and down Joshua's chest. "And your body says you like it, too."

Joshua wanted to object, but when Neku fingers ran along his erect cock, he let out a sharp gasp, his hips immediately trying to buck up into the Kyuubi's touch. Of course, this made the fox in question laugh.

"See? You're having as much fun with this as I am," Neku chuckled out, the fingers of his free hand moving along the thin chain connecting the two clamps. And then, without warning, he hooked his fingers under it and snapped his hand up.

"Aaaah!" Joshua wailed as the pull on the chain effectively pulled him up a few inches off the bed and also sent of wave of pain through his body. "Please stop! I-it hurts!"

But Neku didn't stop. He merely smirked icily as he kept the boy up by using nothing but the chain, listening to Joshua's pitiful whines and half sobs as his body trembled.

Finally, though Neku relented and let the chain drop from his fingers, letting Joshua flop back down, though he kept him in a kneeling position regardless. Joshua gasped for breath, an occasional whimper coming from him as he struggled to get himself back under control. Which was a lost cause when Neku moved forward and connected their mouths together, a deep rumbling moan coming from the Kyuubi as he forced his tongue inside Joshua's moist cavern. And when Neku also began to pump his erection, Joshua couldn't stay silent any longer and moaned loudly into the fox's mouth.

But before Joshua could start to kiss back, Neku had already pulled away and was pushing Joshua back. The silverette gasped when he landed on his back on the bed, his legs being pushed up as well, forced apart as far as they would go. Josh felt his face flush as he realized he was completely exposed to the Kyuubi, but that thought was lost when Neku grabbed onto the chain of the nipple clamps with one of his tails and pulled straight upward sharply, drawing a pained cry from Joshua's throat.

"A-aaahh! Ne-Neku-sa… maaahh!" he wailed, struggling not to cry from the intense pain rushing through his body. "Please…! I-it hurts! Please st-stop! Aaah!"

The Kitsune only smirked as he kept pulling on the chain, while at the same time lapping at the tip of Joshua's cock, drawing a moan from the boy that was both pained and pleasured. The redhead chuckled softly, before he moved forward and took the head into his mouth, licking and sucking even as he searched for something from his stash with another one of his tails.

Joshua was, by then, panting and whimpering, his back lifted only an inch from the mattress. The combination of pain and pleasure was driving the Composer crazy and the redhead was clearly not about to stop anytime soon, given the fact that Neku took all of Joshua's length into his mouth in one go, drawing a scream from the silverette. He wanted to beg for Neku to both stop and continue at the same time, something that should never be possible for someone to want, and yet here he was, wanting to do exactly that.

Just as Joshua was sure he couldn't take anymore, Neku's tail dropped the chain and the Kitsune moved away, releasing Joshua with an audible pop. It was a good thing that Joshua was blindfolded, since the grin on Neku's face would've started to make him panic.

Without uttering a word, he moved over Joshua's body and locked their mouths together again even as his tails moved in. Two tails curled around the boy's legs, keeping them spread apart, while two others moved in with the item he had pulled out earlier. Neku was wise enough to keep Joshua's face close with one hand, as his tail secured the clamp around Joshua's balls, tightly, since the Composer howled out even with his mouth being preoccupied, making Neku smirk coldly against him. Naturally, Joshua tried to move away, but Neku didn't allow him (not that Josh really could) and kept him in place, his free hand tugging on the chain again.

Unable to do a thing, Joshua could only whimper as Neku's tails kept moving, one of them pumping his cock while the other worked with the other end of the ball clamp. And Joshua screamed into Neku's mouth as the plug was forced into his entrance without so much as a warning or any preparation at all.

Once Joshua' screams had dissipated, Neku finally pulled away, briefly licking Joshua's lips one more time before he chuckled. "Heheh… do you have any idea how damn hot you look?" he murmured into Joshua's ear, running his hand through the boy's hair as he flushed crimson. "I'll bet if people knew what kind of faces you make when you're like this… people would be lining up to fuck you silly."

'I-I didn't need to know that…' But despite his own thoughts, Joshua gulped, feeling as though his whole body was on fire from his embarrassment.

"However… you and I both know that they can't have you… ne?" Neku murmured, but his voice bordered on a possessive snarl.

'Saw that one coming…'

Steeling his nerves, Joshua opened his mouth in response and choked out: "Ye… yes… Neku-sama…"

"And why is that?"

"Be-because I… I be… I belong to you, Neku-sama… o-only you…"

Neku smirked icily, one of his tails moving to the plug lodged into Joshua's ass. "That's right… and don't you forget," he chuckled out – right before his tail flicked the small switch on the anal plug/vibrator.

Joshua immediately screamed in both surprise and ecstasy as the toy's vibrations shot up his nerves along his spinal cord, causing his entire body to tremble. "A-aah! N-Nek-kuuu-sa-samaaaaah! Oh god! Ahh! Oh my god… hah… hah…!"

"Say it, Yoshiya!" Neku demanded, reaching for the toy and twisting it around in search of Joshua's prostate. "Who do you belong to?"

"I-I-I-I be-bel–ngh!–b-belong t-to… hah hah… I belong to–" The Composer couldn't finish, for just then, Neku found what he was looking for, making the silverette yowl and arch his back up in response. "Oh god! Aaah! N-Neku-s-samaaaaah!"

"Who do you belong to, Composer?" Neku repeated with a snarl as he upped the vibrations a notch, even though he was grinning madly at the silverette (not that he could tell).

"You! You, only you, Ne-Neku-samaaah! Ah… hah… please…! Please no more! I-I beg of you…! Please let me… nrgh! Please let me c-come…! Please!"

Neku had to resist the urge to laugh at the silverette's pleas. Sitting back on his haunches, he grabbed the chain and pulled, hard, forcing Joshua back up to his knees and drawing a wailing cry from the boy in question.

"No. Not yet," Neku murmured huskily into his ear. "You have yet to earn it, Yoshiya. So get to it."

Joshua needed no further explanation and he nodded shakily, gulping once more before he forced his trembling body to move, latching his lips onto Neku's throat. This allowed him to blindly determine where he had to go, and he slowly, carefully began to trail downward, whimpering and panting, since Neku had not shut the vibrator off yet. So the Composer steeled himself and moved ever downward, his tongue lapping at the Kyuubi's skin sensually, suppressing a moan of appreciation at the subtle taste assaulting his mouth that (he knew) was solely Neku's. It wasn't bitter, but it wasn't sweet or spicy, either. He couldn't pin a flavor to it; it was just Neku.

When his chin bumped against Neku's length, he almost, almost, pulled back. Thankfully he stopped himself from doing so and instead angled his face down, letting his tongue smooth over the head, before he lowered his head and wrapped his lips around the Kyuubi's need. Taking a deep breath through his nose, Joshua relaxed his throat and then took in every inch of the fox, taking great pleasure in hearing Neku suck in a breath through his teeth. Once he was sure he wasn't going to throw up, Josh raised his head again, lapping at the sensitive skin and humming in appreciation when Neku's hand tangled in his hair.

"Mmm… yeah, just like that…" Neku purred softly, and Joshua couldn't help but moan at the sound. For reasons unknown to even the Composer, he wanted to hear that again, so he started humming from the back of his throat. The vibrations that caused resulted in a loud, satisfied purr rumbling from the Kyuubi. "Yes… yesss… right there… Mmm-aahh…"

If Joshua had been in any other situation than he was currently in, then he would've been flashing his usual, arrogant smirk. But since he could not move his lips in that manner right now with his mouthful–let alone that his mind was on overload from all of Neku's 'torture'–he settled for a small, satisfied moan, bobbing his head up and down in a steady rhythm.

Neku hissed slightly, his tails twitching and flailing behind him as he bit his lip in a feeble attempt to keep himself under wraps. Of course, he wouldn't be who he was if he didn't retaliate in one way or another. So, with a smirk playing on his face, one of his tails moved around and began pumping Joshua's own cock, making the boy cry out in surprise, before he let out a deep moan. And the fox only chuckled as Joshua's whole body trembled, desperate to reach that pinnacle that was being denied of him.

"Hah… hah… you… really are… a piece of work… ne?" he chuckled out, running his long fingers through Joshua's hair. "You say you hate this… but look how eager you are now…" Joshua whimpered pathetically at those words, even as Neku's other hand joined the first in his hair. "Now… swallow."

Joshua nodded quickly, before he moved back slightly and opened his mouth as far as it would go, suppressing a cough as the (by now familiar) bitter liquid spilled in his mouth. The first time, he had almost felt like throwing up, but the fluid had become almost like an ambrosia to him after the next few times, even though he'd never admit it out loud, even to himself.

Once he was sure he'd gotten everything, he moved back, panting for breath before he was pulled up by the chain again, making him whine painfully – which was cut off by Neku's mouth clashing with his own. Moaning in appreciation, Joshua let the redhead dominate his mouth with only his tongue, occasionally letting his own tongue play, though he was unable to best Neku.

It was also around that point that Joshua became aware of the vibrator that was still buzzing wildly against his prostate, causing him to wriggle uncomfortably in his spot and to moan very loudly into Neku's mouth. Of course, that made the Kyuubi chuckle as he pulled away.

"Good boy, Yoshiya…" he murmured softly, moving his hand along Joshua's bound thigh. "So… let's wrap this up, ne?"

Joshua didn't have the time (nor the logically functioning brain cells) to answer the question, as he was turned around and the vibrator was removed, eliciting a gasp from the silverette, followed by a moan of pleasure as Neku penetrated him in the next instant.

"Ah… ah… Ne… ku… s-sam… aaahh…! Please… please… f… fuck me… please…"

Neku allowed a cold smirk, placing his hands on Joshua's hips. "Heheh. Don't mind if I do…" he murmured, lifting Joshua up and then slamming him back down, making the boy cry out. "Hahah… just like that. I want to hear you scream!" Neku laughed, as one of his tails wrapped around the chain. The silver-haired Composer had no time to respond as he was pulled up by the chain, drawing a choked cry from his throat, shortly followed by another as he was then pulled down again by his hips.

"Oh go–AH! Ah… hah… aaaaah! N-Nek-kuuuu-sa-samaaaaaaah!" Shibuya's Composer wailed, no longer caring that he was almost delirious from the pain and pleasure that was making his whole body thrum and tremble. It didn't matter right then; all that mattered was his body pleading for the release it sought so badly yet wasn't allowed to have.

And Neku merely laughed as he kept pulling Joshua up and then down over and over and over again. Moving over, he murmured softly, a purr underlining his voice: "Tell me, Composer… who do you belong to?"

"I… I… I belong to–naggh! I-I belong t-to…! To y–aaaaahhh! To you, Ne-Neku-s-sam-maaaAAH!"

"Louder!"

I-I belong to–ggh! To you, Neku-sa-samaaaa!"

"LOUDER!"

"Ah! I-I-I-I belong…! Urgh! I BELONG TO YOU, NEKU-SAMA!"

Neku allowed a small smirk, before he pulled Joshua up against him. "That's right… and don't you ever forget. Now… come for me, Yoshiya."

And, just like every other time the order was spoken, Joshua gave an almost ear splitting scream as he climaxed, his body tensing to the point where he feared he'd rip a muscle. He could feel the redhead's own red hot release coating his insides, before he slumped back against the Kyuubi entirely, gasping and panting for breath.

The fox's own, heavy breathing was hot and tickled his skin when he exhaled over Joshua's already heated skin. Neku lowered his lips to Joshua's throat and lightly nipped on the skin there with his teeth, his tongue skittering over the skin. The touch was so soft, so gentle, that Joshua almost dozed off – but then Neku gasped and snapped his head away.

"Shit…!" Neku hissed, so softly that Joshua would've missed it if his hearing hadn't enhanced itself automatically when his sight had been taken from him. "Too… close…"

Joshua frowned wearily. 'Close…? Close to what?' "…Ne… ku…?"

He could actually feel Neku tensing for a split second, before the fox shook his head. "Nothing, Josh. Nothing," he said, and reached up, fingering the blindfold for a moment and allowing it to fall off.

The silver-haired Composer blinked several times, though there wasn't that much improvement, given the darkness of the room. Sure, there were candlesticks standing all over the place, but those hardly provided them with much light. As Joshua was getting used to having his sight again, Neku moved away and began to work on the knots keeping the ageless boy bound and when the last ropes fell away, he almost immediately flopped forward on the bed.

And Neku—bastard—merely chuckled and moved over to rest beside him, pulling him up against his own body.

He did that sometimes; not always, but sometimes. Joshua wasn't sure what triggered these moments, but they were (much to Joshua's chagrin) nice. For some reason, he always felt… safe in the fox's arms when they weren't doing anything. When they were like this… Joshua felt really… well, it wasn't a feeling he could describe. It was familiar, he knew, but, for the life of him, he couldn't remember from where.

One of the fox's hands was on his stomach, the other on his collarbone, keeping him in place lightly, and that was fine. Joshua took a deep breath and let it out slowly, letting his eyes fall shut again. You'd think that, after all that time in the dark, he'd be hesitant to fall asleep, but no.

In fact… Josh was feeling particularly tired that specific moment.

So, he gave a small, almost imperceptible yawn, and began to doze off, barely noticing when Neku's tails came up to wrap around like a large, furry blanket. He wasn't complaining; Neku's fur was surprisingly soft and soooooo warm when you were wrapped up in more than 4 tails at the same time, like he was right then.

As the darkness came to claim him, Joshua didn't even feel the soft kiss planted on his temple.

A/N: Right. Starting next stage, there's going to be some "complications". Don't have much else to say right now.