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Chapter 28
It was comfortably warm and something tickled feather light over the scars on his shoulder blade. Daiki smiled lightly and nuzzled his face further into the crook of the redhead's neck. 'Dreams sure are amazing.', he thought and shifted his head a bit, to place a small kiss on the warm skin beneath him.
"Are you awake?", a deep voice rumbled through the chest he was currently lying on. "Mhm~ ...", he purred. His hazy brain slowly caught up to what was happening. Diverting dream and reality, he more felt than heard the snorted chuckle, which escaped the redhead's throat.
Snapping his eyes open, Daiki looked up. He couldn't exactly see the red eyes watching him, it was too dark in the grotto. But the solid torso beneath him, the big hand on his back and his leg draped over a strong thigh, left no room for imagination who he was lying on. How had it come to this? Had he walked over in the night and done something again? He instantly panicked and wanted to roll away, but a soothing hand on his back and long fingers clutched around his wrist held him back. "Stay. It's fine."
Daiki hesitated. Could he really? Was he allowed to touch? Feel the warmth of this special man seeping into him, till it reached his hurting soul and heal it? His eyes tried to see the Kagami guy's face through the darkness, but it was in vain.
"It's cold. C'mere.", Taiga's voice was quiet and unhurried, as he moved his hand behind the bluenette's head and guided him back, to rest on his chest again.
Saying nothing they just laid there. Both baffled how naturally this was for them. Putting everything aside hadn't been easy for Taiga, but feeling the weight of the bluenette on his body, his heat and how he slightly shivered when his fingers caressed through the soft mohawk, let him feel to his core, that this was right.
"Taiga ...", the bluenette's breath ghosted over sun-kissed skin, indicating that the Aomine's guy wanted to finally tell him something, but waited for his approval. "Hm?"
As if his response was the cue, everything bubbled out of the Aomine's guy. "I'm sorry ... so sorry. I never wanted ... but I couldn't st- ... I mean, I thought you freaking kissed her and this thing about your marriage ... I'm sorry.", the bluenette babbled, completely out of character.
"Yeah, jealousy is a cruel bitch." Taiga's mused out. "Hmph... jealousy ...", Daiki wasn't pleased with that, but something else was more important now. "Do you forgive me?" He needed to know. Hear it from the redhead's lips. Those words who would give him back his freedom.
"Only you. You're an idiot, hothead, stupid and a real pain in the ass.", Taiga counted on.
"Oi!", a bit protest rose in Daiki at those insults, but he couldn't deny them completely.
Taiga sighed, "I don't know why-", certainly he knew why, but wouldn't say it now, "-but yeah, I forgive you. But you need to promise me, to never ever try something like that again. I swear I will butcher you." The last part was a firey growl and Daiki nodded solemnly. "I promise on every deity you want." His lips accidentally brushed over the skin beneath his cheek and let the slightly shorter male shiver.
"Daiki." The whisper brushed through his hair, as he felt a soft kiss placed on his head. The bluenette's fingertips trailed a line over the strong shoulder up to the crook of the redhead's neck. "I want to see you."
Taiga rolled a bit, pushing the Aomine's guy slightly off of him. His hand found the torch from before and he inflamed it anew. They needed to be more careful with using them, but currently their similar wishes overweight every reason.
Once it was lit, Taiga rolled back to his back and looked up, right into midnight-blue eyes hovering over him. He saw his own want and need mirrored in them and his hand naturally came up behind the bluenette's neck and pulled him down into a sensual kiss.
Both their lips were slightly chapped and almost at the same time their tongues shot out to moisture the dry skin. An unison moan echoed from the closest wall and with that light contact they deepened their kiss.
Only a few hours since the last time, but it felt like ages ago. Like one single water droplet to someone who dies of thirst. They couldn't get enough. Lips tearing at each other, Daiki pushed his tongue past the redhead's teeth. It was as if he wanted to map out the hot, wet cavern and imprint it, together with his smell and taste, into his memory. And Taiga wasn't one single bit inferior to him. His hands were everywhere. Clutching at tanned skin, guiding Daiki's body closer to his, trailing his nails over hot flesh. Taiga's mouth found the crook of Daiki's neck and inhaled deeply, the scent a drug to him and bit down, leaving a deep purple teeth mark. The bluenette hissed but didn't complain.
"Mine."
The word sprung from Taiga's lips without his consent. It just had popped up in his head and he needed to tell, no matter what. The bluenette's eyes widened surprised. The Taiga he knew until then, was a blushing mess if it came to boldness about his feelings. But Daiki's heart fluttered like a young birds at those words and his breath evened out for a moment. "Can I have you?", he asked with a raspy voice and trailed his nose over the redhead's throat.
Taiga couldn't choke back his chuckle, "You really are an idiot." He put both of his hands around Daiki's face, pulled it up and looked deep into his eyes. His own serious and full of feelings. "You had me from the first morning on that tree." He locked his lips with the bluenette, sensually pulling his lower lip between his teeth. "Make me yours, Daiki."
Daiki stilled and inhaled deeply. "Are you sure?" He was uncertain. He wanted the redhead with such might, that he was almost frightened of himself. He didn't want to hurt him again.
Even in the dim light, Daiki could see the fierce blush on the redhead's face. "I-Idiot … just do it, before I change my mind." Taiga's eyes looked everywhere but at the bluenette's. He suddenly was very aware of what he had said in the heat of the moment and embarrassment took over his whole body.
Being plain bold about his feelings had never been something he was good at. But he wanted this. Wanted to be claimed. To finally and truly be together with this sexy creature, which still hesitantly hovered over and peered down at him. Very aware of those midnight-eyes studying him and with no way out - not that he actually wanted to - he locked his gaze with the bluenette's. He put a hand to that handsome face, cupping Daiki's cheek. "Daiki … take me."
And forthwith the bluenette did, after the hotly whispered permission reached his ears. Without holding back, he took Taiga's lips in a ravenous kiss. His tongue darting in and out, licking every corner he could reach. His hands moved up into red-black long hair, clutching at it as if his life depended on it. "Taiga…", he breathed out and pulled the redhead's lower lip between his teeth, biting slightly. "I'll go crazy." Trailing his lips down over the strong jaw, leaving a wet trail over Taiga's collarbone, his tympanums were hit with hot moans from his partner.
His hands moved fast. He threw off the blanket, the cold air sending shivers over their skin. Soon enough forgotten, when Daiki undid his loincloth and fast moved on with Taiga's. They both groaned, when they finally felt the others completely naked body.
Skin rubbed over skin. Taiga's hands on Daiki's butt, pressed him down while he moved his hips forward in a frantic motion. "So hot."
Daiki never had guessed, that a blushing 6'3 all muscled man could be this sexy and adorable at the same time. Looking at him with half-lidded red eyes and pink ears, his breath heavy and lips moisture from his tongue darting out, to trail over the bluenette's.
Tanned hands found the little discs on sun-kissed skin, twisted them and coaxed the most beautiful noises out of the redhead, when his mouth followed. Sucking the perked up nubs inside his hot cavern, Daiki let his tongue dart out, drew circles with the tip while he grinded down in the same manner.
Taiga's fingers were in blue hair, pulling him closer. His other hand was trailing over the tanned muscular back, feeling the smooth skin under his fingertips. On the bluenette's hips he made a beeline and sneaked it between them, grabbing the rigid shaft of his lover.
Daiki closed his eyes and moaned at the felling of the callused digits around his prick. When Taiga started to slowly pump, he lost it and thrusted into the big hand. "Taiga ... damn ..."
The redhead smirked, "Like that?" He twisted his hand and drank in the beautiful sight of Daiki's aroused face with shimmering midnight-blue eyes, which were almost black with want.
"Stop or I'll lose it.", he murmured into Taiga's ear and pressed his lips behind the ear shell, caressing the soft skin with his tongue. "Then don't let me wait any longer." The redhead's arousal took over, making him so bold that even the cheeks of his perverted companion glowed with heat.
Daiki gulped audibly. "As you wish." He let his strong hands run down Taiga's legs and parted them wide, before he kneeled between them. Trailing his tongue over twitching abs, he bit his way down until he reached the pulsing dick of the redhead. He locked his gaze with Taiga's and slowly took the tip into his mouth.
A dual loud groan escaped their throats, when Daiki pushed his head down until his nose was buried deep into the triangle of red locks. He inhaled the musk scent of his lover. A mix of cinnamon, earth and sunshine filled his lungs and made his head light. He bopped up and down, licked over the sensitive underside, followed the thick vein up and let his tongue swirl around the twitching crown.
Taiga's hands clutched at the fur blanket beneath him. He tossed his head to the side and bit his cheek to restrain the noises which, without his consent, escaped his mouth. The bluenette had sucked him off before, but this time it was a hundred times better. Perhaps because he knew what would follow. His legs began to shiver and his hips thrusted up of their own accord to met the back of Daiki's throat. The larger male tried to take him deeper every time Taiga's thick shaft slipped inside. But after he gaged for the third time, he let go with a popping sound and kissed the tip, reassuring for further fun, when the redhead made a protesting sound.
"So wanton." Daiki grinned and pushed the sun-kissed legs up, revealing the small puckered hole underneath the heavy balls. "You know how that works, right?", he asked while his eyes never left the tight entrance. "God, stop staring while asking stupid questions!", the hothead groused with a red face.
"So, can I stare if I stop asking?", the bluenett smirked and lifted Taiga's testickles, caressing them slighly, to get a better view. "No, you idiot!" The redhead tried to squirm away, but the strong hands instantly held him in place. "Admit it. You like when I watch you. Your flesh is pulsing. See, right here!" A rough thumb rubbed over his anus and Taiga groaned surprised. "God, you're really a pervert.", he sputtered and hid his face behind his hands.
"Thank you. But I only admire how beautiful you are." Daiki licked his lips and put two digits into his mouth to wet them. "I'm not! … You … ah, wait! I have … uhm, something for that." The redhead grabbed his bag and rummaged around inside. With rosy cheeks he held the small pot with the balm to the bluenette.
"Hmm, it seems you were expecting it." He took the small container from the Kagami's guy and smiled smugly. "No, I wasn't … god dammit. Why are we even talking about that? Urg." Taiga hid his face again, but then decided otherwise and grabbed Daiki behind his neck. Leaning on his elbow, he moved his body up and stopped right before the bluenette's face. His red eyes gleamed with a wild flame. "If you don't wanna take me, I will take you." He pulled the taller male into a bruising kiss, laid his strong legs around his waist and rolled them over. Pinning the Aomine guy to the ground, he broke away to catch air. A low chuckle rumbled out of Daiki's throat. "So eager. Can't wait to have me inside you?" He smirked and rolled his hips up to let his dick brush over Taiga's perineum.
"Damn, stop talking already." The redhead's ears were showing a lovely red and he felt really embarrassed. At the same time his libido took its toll on him and he leaned down to press his mouth against sensual grinning lips, to shut the bluenette up. Daiki welcomed the sun-kissed males tongue with his own, drawing him into a hot, wet kiss. His right hand found the little cubicle and he popped the leader cap away. Taiga had his eyes closed, completely pulled in by the kiss. When his ass cheeks were spread apart and a lubed finger caressed over his entrance, he jolted and a wanton moan escaped his open mouth. The bluenette looked up in joyful surprise. "Fuck! You get so sexy, even before I even have started to get serious." He let his digits circle around the puckered flesh, coating it good with the ointment. "Then shut your trap and do it already, idiot." Taiga huffed and pressed back against Daiki's hand.
And the bluenette did. He pressed his finger tip inside his groaning partner, surprised about the low resistance he found there. Sliding completely inside without a problem, he instantly added a second digit. Taiga hissed and spasmed for a second. The stretch hurt, but he willed himself to relax. He wanted this. Fucking, wanted the bluenette inside him. When he felt ready after a few moments, he began to move on his own accord, letting Daiki's fingers almost slip out before pushing back on them. The taller male smiled amused and curled his finger tips slightly at the next thrust. Taiga moaned with closed eyes and slag hanging mouth, when his prostate was hit straight on. "What …?", he breathe heavily, his simmering red eyes peering questioning down through half lids, at the bluenette.
Daiki stared at the erotic face of the redhead. "Wow … and I don't know. Was it here?" He curled his tips again. Taiga curved his back and threw his head back with a sultry groan. "Fuck, that's hot." Scissoring his two fingers apart and adding a third, he pushed again and again at the spot, which let the Kagami's guy become a mess above him. "God, Daiki … e-enough." The red-haired male tossed his head, his precume dripping on the hard abs of the Aomine's guy and smeared it around with every thrust of those wicked digits in his ass.
"Yeah, it's enough. I'm too close and wanna come inside you." He pulled his fingers out, making Taiga grunt at the sudden loss and coated his twitching prick with more of the salve. "Move your hips up." His voice was a deep, hot, sexuall growl, which sent shivers through Taiga's body and almost made him come only by hearing it. Pulling his body up, he positioned himself right over the bluenette's hard rod and was guided down by strong, tanned hands gripping his hips. But Daiki was suddenly far from entering. He smirked and held the squirming redhead in place. "You want this?" He rubbed the tip of his cock teasingly over the twitching entrance to the hot body above him.
Taiga hadn't expected that. He finally was this close to having the bluenette inside him and all that shithead did was teasing him again. Anger mixed with the desire in his burning red eyes. "Fuck you!"
"Shouldn't it be 'Fuck me'?" Daiki shoot him a lopsided evil grin and pushed his hips up, propping his tip slightly into the redhead's loose hole, before drawing back. "Do it already you jerk!", Taiga growled, but couldn't resist the wanting sounds pooling out of his mouth at the thought of having the Aomine's guy eventually inside him. "Come on say it. What do you want?" Daiki couldn't resist. He loved to make the redhead blush in embarrassment as much as he loved his bold side and his distressed behaviour was just as cute.
Taiga groaned in despair, "Why are you such a malignant asshole?" The bluenette smirked, "Because I want to be in yours and you want it too." He tortured the male above him again with pushing only half of his pulsing tip inside. "God dammit!", Taiga roared and tried to thrust his body deeper, but got intercepted by those strong hands still gripping his hips. "Let me hear it, Taiga. What do you want?" To hear that question again, popped a vein at the redhead's temple. Taiga leaned down with dangerously shimmering eyes, while he clasped the bluenette's wrists. "Shut the fuck up!" His growl was deep and guttural against Daiki's mouth. The tip was still halfway into him and he certainly had enough. Using his considerable strength, Taiga pulled the blue-haired males hands from his waist and pushed them to the ground, holding them there. "What the …? No, Taiga wai- … AH!"
The redhead hadn't waited. Instead had impaled himself on the bluenette's thick dick in one swift motion. "FUCK!" The scream ripped from his throat and echoed through the grotto, as he twitched in pain and breathed heavily through his nose. He hadn't expected that the further stretch would still be this painful. "Hurts.", Taiga hissed through gritted teeth. Tears were pooling in the corner of his eyes and he felt like his ass was split in two. "You fucking IDIOT!" Daiki preyed his hands from the redhead's grip and held him again at his waist to hold him back from moving. "Sure it hurts if you just shove it in! Ngh … dammit! Too tight!" He shoot another angry look at the redhead. "You are just too big." Taiga gaped and still tried to adjust himself with wriggling around on the bluenette's pelvis. "Is that an insult or a compliment?" Daiki grinned cockily with gritted teeth, it really was funking tight. He laid one hand against the cheek of the redhead and tried to coax him into the rhythm of his own breathing. "Yeah, like that and now relax." His soothing voice became an annoyed grunt, when he felt Taiga's muscles clench even tighter around his member. "RELAX, GOD DAMMIT!"
Now it was time for the redhead to glare. "Stop talking to me in that voice! I try my best here, shithead!" Daiki was baffled, "My voice … you like it that much?" He smirked and his tone dropped involuntarily even lower. Taiga moaned and his entrance tightened again. "God, I hate you!" The bluenette deadpanned, "No, you don't.", while caressing small circles over the redhead's thighs. Slowly, Taiga unclenched his twitching muscles and let out a shallow breath. "Finally! Shit, I thought you would strangle my dick to death!"
"Shaddap! That was your own damn fault!", Taiga growled and glared mad at the man beneath him. "How so? You were the one, who couldn't wait to have my prick inside you." The redhead's mouth opened, gaped and closed again. He was lost for words since it was the plain truth. Still glowering at the smugly smirking bluenette, he felt heat rise to his cheeks. "I really hate you!", he mumbled and averted embarrassed his gaze. "Aww~ that was a lame comeback. So, what now?" Daiki lashed a smug grin at him and folded his hands behind his head.
'The nerve of that guy!' Taiga rolled his eyes. "What do you mean, what now? Stop teasing me alrea- … umpf …" His sentence was cut short, when the blue-haired male rolled his hips slightly upwards. "Oh, yeah? But you love me teasing you!" He did the motion again, only a bit harder. "Haa~ … no I … ah … don't." Chuckling the bluenette's hand came up and curled around the redhead's neck. He pulled him down, "Sure you do!", and swallowed Taiga's moan by clashing their mouths together, as he thrusted his hips up. His tongue slid in and out of his lover's mouth, equal to the slow movement of his pelvis. "Ngh … ah … hmpf." Taiga couldn't do anything against the guttural moans which escaped his throat. It felt so good what the bluenette did, only slightly sliding in and out, still giving him time to adjust to the thickness and length inside him. But he wanted more. Running out of air, he broke the kiss and sat a bit more up. "I guess it's fine now."
"Oh, yeah? Show me!" Daiki stilled his movements and looked at the blushing redhead. "You … " The bluenette smirked again and raised one of his eyebrows. "Fine! I will show you." Taiga had enough of this back and forth arguing. He closed his eyes, willed his embarrassment away and raised his hips. His mouth opened slightly, as he felt the thick shaft glide out of him and inhaled deeply. "Taiga, look at me!" The sudden quiet plea let him oblige.
Interlacing his wanton gaze with the desire filled eyes of the bluenette, he sank down. They both groaned loudly, as Daiki's member vanished smoothly into the redhead's hot channel. His hands shoot up to Taiga's hips and guided him into a steadily rising rhythm. Seeing his red-haired lover come apart above him, drove him faster to his limits than expected. His eyes followed the small sweat droplets rolling over the sun-kissed skin and he licked his lips when one of them halted at one of the perked up nipples, glistening in the dim light of the torch. 'God dammit.' His hands moved to the redhead's arse and he lifted his upper body from the ground. "Ah … hmm … Dai- … ah."
The bluenette's sudden movement brushed Taiga's leaking tip against the rock hard, tanned abs. His fingers tangled in the hair on the back of Daiki's neck and pressed him closer, when the wet tip of his tongue swept over his nipple. "Ah … yes." The bluenette closed his mouth around the puckered nub and sucked it hard into his cavern. He teased it between his teeth and rolled his tongue over it, soothing the slight pain away. Meanwhile his large, calloused hands kneaded Taiga's solid bum. Each time the redhead rolled his hips down, Daiki pulled his cheeks apart to slip even deeper inside.
"You're so hot and tight." His breath was hot against the sun-kissed skin and he moved his mouth over to the second nub, inflicting the same treatment on it as the other. Taiga pulled hard at the two braided wisps in Daiki's neck and curled them around his fingers. "Daiki … mhhn … harder!" Upon hearing those naughty words, the bluenette let the abused nipple out of his mouth and looked up into lust filled hazy eyes. Using his considerable strength he rolled them both over without slipping out. Leaning back, Daiki put his hands at the back of Taiga's knees and lifted his strong legs over his shoulders. He slipped even deeper with the new angle and his nostrils flared, as the tight channels around his prick twitched and sucked him in. Without further delay, he pulled back and jerked his hips forward. A deep, approving growl ripped from the confinements of his throat, when the redhead met his every thrust with a strangled whimper.
White spots danced behind Taiga's closed eyelids every time the bluenette's tip grazed over the bundle of nerves in his arse. It was like heaven and hell at the same time. All he could do was bite his lips to suppress his lewd cries. His over sensitive prick rubbed hard over his abdomen with each back and forth move of Daiki. His bend body tingled from the top of his head to the tip of his toes and his hand moved on its own accord, closing around his shaft. In rhythm to his lovers trust, he jerked up and down. Smeared the oozing out precum over his tip and pressed his thumb with a shallow breath into his slit. "Daiki … close … mnh …"
Long, tanned fingers tangled with his and pressed his free hand to the ground as the bluenette speed up. Daiki leaned down, letting Taiga's legs slip to the bend of his elbows, "Me too.", he whispered against the redhead's lips, before pulling them into a ravenous kiss. Taiga's body spasmed at the duall abuse of both of his entrances. His eyelids fluttered and he gazed up into the smoldering blue heat above him.
The heat between them became unbearable. It was like both had come too close to the sun and were burned alive, melting their bodies together. Daiki bit hard down on Taiga's lip. The coppery taste of blood filled his mouth and he felt the redhead's entrance twitch tight around his shaft. It was enough. Pleasure currents ran through his body, he couldn't go on any longer. And he didn't needed to. The slight sting of his bite, undid Taiga's last restrains and long streaks of creamy cum plastered against his abdomen as he swallowed the hothead's cry of release. His own orgasmus being triggered by the beautiful view of his beloved, he felt his testicles throb and shot his seed with a guttural grunt deep inside Taiga.
Daiki's body fell limp against the sun-kissed male. His sweaty forehead plastered to Taiga's shoulder, as he tried to catch his breath. Shaky arms were put around his heaving back and held him secured. Their afterglow was enormous and they remained like that for awhile, until the bluenette grew limp and slipped out of the redhead's body. Putting a chaste kiss on slightly open lips, Daiki plummeted to the side and pulled Taiga with him. He guided their exhausted bodies so, that the redhead could comfortably lay his head on his shoulder. His fingers caressed over a broad damp shoulder blade and he felt satisfaction roll through his system as the smaller man snuggled even closer.
When Taiga felt lips softly pressed against his brow, he sluggishly moved his arm around the tanned man's waist, let out a content sigh and closed his eyes. Daiki was a bit longer awake and watched the peacefully sleeping hothead. A redeemed smile spread over his face. Finally. Finally, Taiga was his and rather hell would freeze over, as he would let anyone take this man away from him again. He pulled the second blanket over their cooling down bodies and eventually found a restful sleep.
Shintarou's green eyes watched the raven-haired male, which slept right next to him, with his head laying on the greenette's arm. He couldn't feel his fingers anymore. They only prickled at the moment, what was kind of annoying, but he didn't dare to move. It only had been a few hours back, that his patience had snapped and he had pulled the silently sobbing male into his arms. Kazunari had first fought him, but soon given up and instead curled against him. It wasn't the first time, that they slept like that. But two years of not seeing each other, could change enough to grow some distance again.
He knitted his eyebrows together and let his eyes map out Kazunari's face and the parts of his body he could see peeking out of their covers. The slightly tanned skin, the scratches all over it and the well defined muscles told him, that even though the smaller man was handicapped, he still was out a lot and didn't go easy on himself. Since the bear attack two years ago, when he had found him slowly bleeding to death, he seemed to have matured and grown pretty nicely. Shintarou was glad and liked that, but at the same time hoped that a bit of the mischievous streak of the raven was still present.
Further more, there was the prediction. He now had the man with the hawkeyes at his side and his good luck should have returned by now. So, why couldn't he still come up with a plan, how to outdo their chieftain? His eyes reverted to the roof of the tent and he combed his fingers absentmindedly through the soft strands of black hair.
Kazunari laid still and breathed slowly. He was awake since a while, but didn't wanted to move from the warmth, which seep into him from the green-haired male. It let him feel cozy inside. A feeling he had missed for two ears and almost forgotten.
Two years ago, he had blamed his vulnerable and hurt state of body and mind, when he first noticed those feelings. But even after he got back home and healed, it still lingered. With no outlet, he had trained his body hard, almost collapsing and making his injury worse. But it still was there. Somewhere over time, he had learned to deal with it and finally accepted, that he was this way. He still flirted with the girls in the tribe, let them touch him and touched back. But not once had he felt the same lingering feeling on his fingertips as two years ago, when they had brushed slightly over a strong arm, which held him for days, as the greenette had nursed him back to life. But it subsided. Was somewhere closed up deep inside him. He never had told anyone about the greenette, not even Taiga.
Now those feelings came crushing back, with the way the taller man combed his long fingers through his hair and massaged his scalp. His body closely lined up against the strong figure of the greenette, he suppressed the shiver which sprung alive from his spine. Kazunari squeezed his eyes and nuzzled against the strong chest of the green-haired male. 'If only I could stay by his side forever.' But that was not going to happen, seeing that the man was from the Aomine's and he from the Kagami's. Maybe they could work something out. But still, it didn't meant he could stay by his side.
"Kazunari? Are you two up?" Riko's voice let them both jolt. Shintarou sat up straight and Kazunari's head plummeted down to his moss-mattress. His now open silver-eyes roamed fast over the strong shoulders and broad back of the greenette, as he propped himself up on his elbow and answered her with a slight wobbly voice, "Yeah, we're up."
"Good, then come and eat breakfast. There will be a gathering later." After Riko had told them and was gone. Kazunari stood up and stretched. "Good morning.", he dawled and watched Shintarou out of the corner of his eyes. "Also a good morning." The greenette was busy massaging the blood back into his arm. "Uhm, I'm sorry about that." Kazunari pointed out and blushed slightly. "Don't mention it. It was nothing." The indifferent behaviour, let the raven's face slightly fall. But Shintarou never noticed and they both soon got, without talking anymore, out of the tent and over to Teppei's, where a delicious breakfast awaited them.
Raion had gathered all citizens of his tribe, including the people from the Aomine clan. They all had come to his tent and it was narrow, but no one cared at the moment. They all stared wide eyed at him, women clasped their hands over their mouths and the men quietly mumbled something to whoever was standing next to them.
"So, after you all now know. I would like the women to gather all children and elders and divert into five groups. Take the larges tents and hide as good as possible. Take weapons for self defence with you, but don't harm anyone of the Aomine's tribe on purpose. I still hope we can negotiate. All men, get into full gear and hide wherever possible under these circumstances. The rain doesn't seem to let up soon, so be careful." There was more murmuring after Raion ended. "What about you chieftain?" A voice rose in between. "I will met Masahiro alone. He thinks his youngest son is here and will not try to attack me before he knows that he is fine. Which I hope, since we only have his eldest son and daughter here."
"We can use them as bait!" A few nodded to the idea, but where short cut by Raion. "No! I will not use those children, because of a stupid quarrel I have with the Aomine chieftain. I'm sorry, I brought all that over us. But be sure, I will deal with it. The people from the Aomine clan will stay in my tent, with the rest of the youngsters. That's all. Now keep moving, but not too obvious. We don't want them to notice and attack before we're ready." The group split up and everyone walked back to their tents, to get ready for whatever was coming.
Raion laid his burgundy eye on Tetsuya. "I want to thank you again, for warning us. It hopefully will save many innocent lives. I'm deeply in your debt." And then he bowed low before the small man. Riko, Teppei, Kazunari, Ryouta and Junpei gaped at him with open mouths. Never once had they seen their chieftain lowering his head to anyone. But it must mean, he finally had snapped out of it and would behaved again like the chieftain they all knew and liked.
"Please raise your head. It was the only right thing to do. But if you want to thank me, I would want you to approve my brother's relationship with your son." Tetsuya had spoken in a soft, but serious voice. He hoped, that the Kagami's chieftain would accepted to clear his debt in that way. Raion stood up straight and looked down at Tetsuya. Their eyes clashed for a moment, but then the Kagami's chieftain sighed, "I already accepted it." He averted his eyes and walked to the exit of his tent. "If that's all, you also should go to prepare what you need. As of now we should be careful. An attack can happen anytime." He held the the exit open for them and one after another emptied into the still falling rain.
TBC