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Chapter 29

Taiga stood on the rock, stretched his body and tried to get his hands on the narrow ledge above him. "Dammit, only a bit more." His fingertips only grazed the rim and he was sweating buckets to get higher. They had marched all day since their little nap and now had met a dead end or so it seemed. But the little glowing bugs, who vanished through a few holes further up in the wall, told them otherwise. When they had woke up earlier, both had gasped in astonishment. The whole grotto was filled with fireflies. The little bugs rested on the walls and on the high roof, looking like little bright shining stars in a pitch black night. When Taiga's eyes had followed those who were still flying around, he notice a narrow column in the wall.. With lots of pushing, holding their breaths and pulling, they somehow got through it into another passage. It was also filled with the bugs, what was to Taiga and Daiki's advantage, since the pure masse of the fireflies gave enough dim light for them to see where they should walk even without a torch. It also forced them to shut up. One loud noise and darkness engulfed them. But that didn't matter anymore, as they came to the end of the tunnel. Somewhere above them, light was broken into thousand cascades of colors by some crystals. The sight let them both gasp again, this time in awe. Furthermore it meant, that somewhere above them to the right, was an exit or so they hoped.

Which lead them to their current situation. Taiga wanted as fast out as he could and almost stood on his toe tips. Daiki however had other plans. He had the redhead's nicely curved ass right before his eyes and couldn't resist. His hands sneaked up to Taiga's hips, as he leaned in and trailed his tongue over the soft skin. "God dammit, Daiki!", the redhead yelped unmanly and fell back to his heels. Clapping both of his hands over his abused rear, he glared daggers at the smugly smirking jerk. "Can't your kinks wait for later? I seriously try to get us out of here."

"It's not a kink.", the bluenette denied, but licked his lips as his eyes shot from Taiga's face back to his arse. "Sure it is! You just licked your lips, pervert. Don't deny the obvious!" Taiga snorted and ogled the wicked mouth of his companion. "And I said, it's not. I only like licking your ass. That should let you feel special." Daiki retorted with a mocking expression plastered on his face. The red on Taiga's cheeks deepened even more. He was sure, he would die one day out of embarrassment. If it would be because of the man's behaviour or Daiki's voice doing treacherous things to the lower part of his body, he wasn't sure. Not to mention that his mind played tricks on him and he almost could feel those calloused fingers wandering over his skin, mouth on his chest and wicked tongue on his dick. Taiga squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. Now wasn't the time to get aroused. Not when they maybe were so close to finding an exit. "Yeah, whatever you say. Now get up here and try to reach that fucking rim. You are taller than me." He moved slightly to the side to make more room for the bluenette. Daiki clicked his tongue , "Tch, your response lacks heat, Taiga. Don't tell me once was enough for you." It wasn't a question, instead a statement and the tanned male made sure the redhead understood, when he flicked the a finger against Taiga's covered, arousal. The redhead shyed away at the sudden touch, "Huhmpf … what the hell are you doing?"

"Getting you excited or what it looks like? Come on Taiga. The exit doesn't run away." Daiki moved even closer and pulled the redhead at his hips towards him. He first grazed his teeth over his hipbone, before his tongue licked sensually over Taiga's heated skin. "Stop that!", the hothead growled and shoved the bluenette's head away. "We don't have time for that. The exit … nhgm …" Daiki's left thumb had unnoticed snuck beneath Taiga's loin clothes and his nail scraped softly over the tender skin of his testicles. "Sure, that I should stop? Your dick seems to think otherwise." A cocky smirk on his face, he looked up at his red-haired lover. The light reflexes danced over Taiga's toned body and let him become even more attractive in the bluenette's eyes. One was illuminating his red hair, letting it look like fire, another highlighted his broad shoulders with the tribe symbols and the strong chest with the little perked up nubs. His other hand moved up over tight abs to twist and pinch one to even more hardness. "Daiki … st-ahh …. don't ..." Against his better judgement, Taiga felt drawn in by the tanned males caresses. He wanted him. Even more than before. But the exit was right above their heads … maybe. "No no, stop!", he got out with a raspy voice, when his overclouded mind picked up and he felt the bindings of his clothes being removed. "I will please you. How sounds that?" Bright midnight eyes looked up into his heated red ones and little spotlights moved over wild tousled deep-blue hair. The arousal displaying on the bluenette's drop-dead gorgeous face, let him sway for a moment. In this split second of hesitation, his loin clothes was ripped away and he was pulled forward. A hot mouth connected with the skin right under his navel and a wet tongue followed down his treasure trail. "Mmhn …" His hands dove into blue hair. A few strands tangled around his fingers and the sharp tug made Daiki hiss disapproving, but it didn't stopped him to place lovebites onto the redhead's twitching lower abdomen. Large hands kneaded his exposed backside and pulled him even closer. The tip of his prick nudged against the underside of Daiki's chin and a low moan of the man's name escaped his dry lips. "Daiki …"

"Seems like you changed your mind." The bluenette pulled slightly away and hocked one forefinger around the redhead's stiff dick. He smirked, first ogling the small glistering perl of precum at the swollen tip and then looked up with malicious joy dancing in his eyes. He bend it down and let it snap back against Taiga's abdomen. "Fuck! You ...", snarling at the unexpected move, Taiga recoiled and glared down. The smack against his belly, still lingered at the sensitive skin of his glans and let several droplets of precum trickle down his shaft. Snickering, Daiki scooped some up with his finger and let his tongue run over it with a expression on his face as if he had just tasted the finest wine. Taiga was lost for words and could only gasp, where he actually had intended to rant at the man. The bluenette left no room for that though. He pulled the hothead closer again, curled his strong fingers around his twitching sex and flattened his tongue against the underside. Massaging slow circles over the prominent vein, he moved up to the head and stopped short before it. He leisurely stroked his hand up and down the hard flesh, watching on, as Taiga's red eyes clouded over and his mouth hung slug. The vivid blush on the redhead's cheeks spread down over his neck, when a hot puff of air ghosted over his tip. "Hnf ... s-stop teasing me already!"

"You get really greedy if you want something. I will remember that." Hot lips engulfed his tip. A wet tongue licked the salty liquid from his slit and painfully slow he slid into the bluenette's wet cavern, inch by inch. The promise of undreamed pleasures swam in Daiki's midnight-eyes, which never left Taiga's face while he pushed the redhead's dick deeper into his mouth. Taiga's adam's apple bobbed as his breath hitched when he reached the back of the bluenette's throat. His hands clutched tight into the blue strands to still Daiki's motion for a moment and savour the feeling of the twitching tightness of his oral cavity. Then both felt the need to move. It was hot, wet, audible and Daiki couldn't get enough of Taiga's suppressed grunts and groans, which ripped out of his throat with every swirl around his pulsing head. Saliva was dripping down his chin, as he let the redhead take control and opened up his throat for him. Gripping Daiki's head tightly with both hands, he found a fast rhythm. His eyes fluttered shut, mouth hanging slag as he fucked the bluenette's mouth as he wanted.

Daiki's talented tongue twisted and turned around his shaft and for a brief moment, he wondered where the Aomine's guy had learned that. But the thought fled his mind, when he felt teeth scrap slightly over his heated flesh. "D-Daiki … ah … good. Fuck … mmnnh …" Strong fingers rolled his testicles over a calloused palm and other, wetted ones found the entrance to his body and circled over the puckered skin. It was too much. Taiga's back bowed through and a strangled shout escaped his mouth, "Daiki!" His tip scrapped over the top of the bluenette's cavern and his orgasmn cascaded in heavy waves through his body. Feeling the sticky, salty seed of his lover hitting the back of his throat, Daiki pulled a bit back and swallowed hard. He watched Taiga's face intensely as the redhead came apart. Wanted to imprint every emotion into his mind. His heart thundered in his chest, because he was the one who could paint such a blissful expression on the hothead's face and make him wither in pleasure with his mouth alone. Stepping back, he let the decongestant dick pop out of his mouth and licked his lips. With a small leap he jumped onto the rock and smashed his lips against Taiga's. Let him taste his own flavour on the bluenette's tongue. "You owe me now." He sensually licked at the corner of the redhead's mouth. "I will drown you later. But first! Out of here."

Taiga licked his bottom lip, as his eyes began to clear. What just happened? 'Oh god …' Had he really completely dominated the Aomine's guy and fucked his mouth every way he wanted. He felt blood pool into his cheeks and quickly leaned down to get his loin clothes back in place. Daiki meanwhile stretched up and got the tip of his fingers on the rim above him. His arm muscles tensed as he pulled himself up with forced exertion. Once he was safely sitting on the small ledge, he leaned down and held out his hand. "Come on. We don't have all day."

Taiga tsked at him. "Seriously?! Who was the one, who couldn't leave his hands off of me?" He grabbed the hand, put one of his feet against the wall and pushed himself off the ground. "Stop being so seductive, then I can use my hands otherwise. Anyway, you didn't protest much at the end." A kiss was quickly placed on Taiga's cheek, before Daiki cheekily grinned and stood up. The Kagami's guy bend his head forward until his bangs shielded his eyes and gritted his teeth. He trembled slightly. 'He will be my downfall one day.' Taiga shook his head, willed the blush away and also stood up.

Looking up, they both cracked an eyebrow. "This will be fucking difficult, but seems there is no other way. I go first." And so began their strenuous climb up the almost vertical wall. The bluenette in front, with the redhead right behind him.

In the dusk of the evening, Masahiro crouched down and gave his men a sign to stop. Lying on this stomach, he slowly moved forward and peered through the bushes into the quiet and kinda deserted camp. 'Where are they all?' The rain had let up quite a bit and even some sunbeams trickled through the deep-grey clouds. As he let his dark eyes wander over the camp once again, a bear of a man stepped out of one of the tents. Only a bit shorter than Masahiro himself, he had fiery blackish-red hair and his one remaining burgundy eye searched over the jungle. His muscular arms were folded over his broad chest, which had the Kagami tribe's symbols. "Raion!" The Aomine chieftain growled low in his throat and clenched his hands. There was his sworn enemy right in front of him. His blood boiled through his body and hate creeped into his eyes. He wanted to bolt and ram his spear right through the man's rotten heart. But first he needed to find his youngest. If he wanted his plan to work, he shouldn't endanger Daiki's life by murdering the Kagami's chieftain too soon. For now he would regroup with his men and sent a spy to find out where his disobedient child was being held captivated. As he was about to crawl backwards, his dark eyes clashed for a brief moment with a vivid burgundy one. And then everything happened at once. From high in the treetops, men were falling down and landed right beside him. Long spears were immediately pointed at him and the shouts from behind, let him know that his men fared no differently.

He cursed under his breath. But even blocked by six spears, he wouldn't give up now. Unbelievable fast, he grabbed on of the wooden sticks and preyed it out of the man's hand, rolled and was standing. He sent another two men to the ground, groaning in pain and holding their hands over their bleeding wounds. The other three stabbed their spears at him and the one whose weapon he held, had now a long knife in his hand. "Is that how you face your enemy? With underhanded tricks, hiding behind your men, Raion?" Masahiro's wrath filled voice boomed over the camp and he gritted his teeth as he tried to hold the men at bay.

"Speak for yourself, Masahiro. Who would attack in the middle of a monsoon without a reason?" Raion had stepped forward. Brimming with anger, but signaled his men to withdraw a bit. "Are you only here to murder the innocent or can we talk?"

"The only one I want to murder is you. Shove your talk to where the sun doesn't shine. And fucking give me back my son. You have no right to keep him in captivity.", Masahiro snarled back and ventured a look over his shoulder at the Kagami chieftain. The buff man shook his head. "We don't have the son you are searching for." That was as near at the truth as it could be in this moment. If he told the fuming man, that indeed he had one son and also his daughter here, there was no foreseen where it would leed. "I won't harm you. Come and sit down. We will talk and no one needs to lose their lives." Raion spoke in a conciliatory tone and watched the taller man with caution. "I shit on your words full of lies!" Faster than any of the Kagami's men could move, Masahiro spun on his heels and rushed, with the spear held straight out, towards their chieftain. Worried shouts filled the air as they scrambled on the muddy ground and tried to throw themselves in the way of the the raging beast of a man. But none could reach him fast enough. No one, beside a small lithe man.

Out of nowhere Tetsuya appeared in front of the Kagami's chieftain and watched with quiet eyes his approaching father.

The predatory mask of Masahiro morphed into a terrified one. 'Why was he here?' At this rate, the spearhead would drill a hole in his eldest son's head. With wide eyes, he tried to stop, but failed miserably as the ground was too slippery and his feet couldn't grasped a hold.

"TETSUYA!"

His daughters panicked scream echoed in his ears, as he saw a blur of pink coming from his left side. She wouldn't reach him fast enough. He knew it and his eyes closed against his will.

"Not so fast!" The sleek voice was foreign to almost all of them, as was the man who had spoken. All of a sudden, Masahiro, chieftain of the Aomine trieb, found himself sitting on the ground, spear landing an arm length away from him and a small, light-colored hand clutched tight around his wrist.

Everyone stilled and gaped.

"You …!?" Satsuki was the first to break the abrupt silence with her whispered word. She had her hand thrown over her gasping mouth and staggered on shaky legs to the magenta-haired man, the other hand stretched out to her front.

As soon as her fingertips grazed the smooth skin of his chest and dual-colored red-yellow eyes found her pink ones, all strength left her and she sunk forward into his tight embrace. Heavy sobs poured out of her mouth and her tears wetted his chest.

"Seijuurou? Is that you?" Raion stood beside Tetsuya and couldn't believe his eyes. Where had he come from? Was that really the little toddler he once saw so many years ago? "Wow, Raion. I hadn't you so perceptive in remembrance. Must be my age … or yours?" A grinning old woman winked at the Kagami chieftain and limped, supported by a walking stick, over to stand beside Masahiro. He still sat wide eyed on the ground, his eyes going back and forth between the people surrounding him. "Who the hell are you?", he snarled and ogled first the old woman before his gaze shifted to the red-haired male, who held his daughter, for his taste, too close to his body. A sudden hurtful clap on his head let him vince in pain and his eyes darted back to the white-haired female at his side. She had hit him with her stick and he was about to explode, but looking into her mysterious eyes, he clapped his mouth shut and only growled. "Yeah, that's wise. You have done enough for one day."

Her attention was back at the Kagami's chieftain. "Raion, nice to see you again. Were the past years good to you?" Raion nodded and bowed low. "It's nice to see you again, Oha-Asa. What brings you to us?" The whole situation was very strange, but he had a hell of respect for the old lady and remembered his good education. Before she could answer though, a stunned exclamation cut through the air. "Oha-Asa?" Shintarou stood in the entrance to the chieftain's tend and gaped with open mouth at the old woman. "Ah, Shintarou. You're also here. I see that you have understood the last prediction. Good for you." She smiled heartily as her eyes landed on the smaller raven-haired male, who just stepped out behind the greenette and looked quizzically up at him. "Shin-chan, you're kind of pale. Are you alright?" It seemed Kazunari still hadn't grasped the situation, but that wasn't so bad since the green-haired man diverted his attention for a moment to him and eventually understood. "Looks as if quite a few people from your tribe are slow on the uptake.", Oha-Asa said to Masahiro and snickered at the lovely blush coating the greenette's cheeks, when realisation finally sunk in.

"Chieftain?" His men had come closer, everyone with a captivated Aomine warrior before them. "Ah! Yes. I guess they won't fight back. Am I right?" Raion's burgundy eyes roamed over Masahiro's men, who hadn't put up a fight to begin with. "Yes, Kagami chieftain. This whole fiasco was our chieftain's idea. We don't want to fight you and your tribe." Masahiro's sharp glare let the man who had spoken wince, but he stood his ground and looked back without wavering. "Is that how you thank me for protecting you and your families in the past?" The man shook his head. "Chieftain, this is how we protect you and us from doing something utterly stupid. You have lost focus on what's important and we can't stand behind you, if you can't think rationally and act in the best interest for your clan."

"Well, spoken!" Hiruna stepped out of the jungle and glared at her husband. "What the hell are YOU doing here?" Masahiro sprang to his feet and glared right back at his wife. "That's one of the stupidest questions you ever asked me. Did you think, I would let you simply do as you wished, when the safety of our clan as well as the happiness of my youngest is on the line? You utterly stupid idiot! Is there only thatch in your brain?" She was furious. Witnessing from afar, how her husband had almost killed their oldest son and she couldn't do anything against it, had made her almost insane. Still out of breath from her dash through the underwood, she now walked over to her husband and without delay punched him hard on his nose.

Stumbling back, Masahiro threw one hand over his abused nose, "Fuck woman! What was that for?" Hiruna growled, "You know exactly for what that was. And don't think this was all of it!" Before she could go after her husband, a big hand on her shoulder held her back. "Fiery as ever, Hiruna. But let it be for now. I think it's more important to calm down and talk." Raion watched her amused, as she huffed in annoyance and gave him a sharp nod. "Get your ass into his tent! And don't even try to talk back to me!" She grabbed the glaring Aomine chieftain at his upper arm and pushed him into the direction of Raion's accommodation.

"Good idea. We all should hurry up or we will drown like rats." Oha-Asa pointed with her chin at Satsuki and nodded at Seijuurou. "Take care of her." She waddled over to Raion's tent and shooed the youngsters away from the entrance. "We will talk later with you all. First we need to settle this unreasonable grudge between your chieftains." As if on cue, the heaven opened his gates again and everyone scrambled into the warmth of their tents. The captured Aomine clan's men were welcomed into the Kagami tribe's homes. Still with caution, but no one was heartless enough to bind them to a pole and let them go under in the downpour.

With the hiccupping Satski in his arms, Seijuurou sat in Teppei's tent and was ogled curiously by nine pairs of eyes. "So … who are you?" Teppei ask and let his gaze wander between the magenta-haired man and the pinkette, who pressed herself close to his lithe body. "I'm Seijuurou and the- " The hiccups from Satsuki got stronger and interrupted his introduction. "Just a moment." He cupped the pink-haired girls cheeks with his hands and peered with his dual-colored eyes into the wet depths of her pink ones, before he leaned in. Astonished gasps and a slightly upset Tetsuya was the result, which followed. Seijuurou pulled back from Satsuki's soft lips and smiled at the now silent woman. The shock of his abrupt kiss visible in her wide eyes and with a magnificent blush riding high on her cheekbones, her face glowed almost in the same vibrant color as her hair. "So. Now we can talk." He pulled the pinkette's head against his shoulder and looked unfazed into Tetsuya's winter-eyes. "You're her elder brother? Nice to meet you. My name is Seijuurou and I'm the last from the Akashi tribe. We were loosely connected with the main bloodline of the Kagami's. In fact, the son of your chieftain is my second cousin.", he said with his authoritative voice and stroked Satsuki's long hair strands which flowed over her back.

"And what is your connection with my sister?" Tetsuya's voice cut through the thick air like ice and let everyone wince beside the magenta-haired male. Satsuki was a bit horrified and hid her face against Seijuurou's neck bow. It was a long time ago since she last had heard that tune out of her brothers mouth and wouldn't want to face him. She was amazed by herself that she apparently had nothing against the treatment of the foreigner. It was rather the converse. The short kiss from those pale soft lips wasn't enough. Her heart thundered in her chest and not only because she was completely caught off guard by it. No, she craved more. Wanted to be closer. Almost couldn't control the urge to let her small hands roam over his white skin and see how desire bleed into those beautiful heteroromantic eyes. Desire for her.

"I will make her my wife.", he said matter of factly and Satsuki's heart stuttered only to beat three times as fast. Seijuurou earned himself a dead glare from the light-blue-haired man and a stiff girl in his arms. "I don't think so. Our parents won't approve to let her marry a stranger." The fashion in which the young man spoke, brought Tetsuya's blood to boil. His self-righteous way, didn't fit well with the oldest Aomine son and yet it was familiar. Daiki had the same characteristics. But where his brother's demands were more childlike, this man was serious about everything he said. His whole body language showed his dominance of the situation.

"It is enough if she approves." Seijuurou looked questioning down at Satsuki. She pushed a bit back. Confusion ghosting over her face and she had problems to find her voice again. "I … I don't- … I mean … we don't- … ah- … we just met and- … uhm …" Her head was spinning due to the sudden development and her stuttering let her feel embarrassed. Bashfully, she averted her gaze and sent a help seeking look to her brother. What Tetsuya saw in her eyes, let him sigh. Even if she was momentarily confused, she already had made her decision. What a brother would he be if he didn't approve her choice. "Take your time and don't make the decision lightly. And be prepared. Our father will throw a fit, once he hears of this.". He could only shake his head and hide his smile. One after another, fell in love with a Kagami tribe's citizen or someone who was somehow connected to them. First Shintarou - although the greenette needed more than two years to realise it -, then his brother and now his sister, too. For a moment he wondered if he would be next, but wiped the thought aside since he never had such interests to begin with. Thereby, his normally attentive mind missed the longing look by a certain blonde fellow.

"Hahaha, somehow everything comes together." Teppei's hearty laugh lightened the tensed atmosphere and wiped the baffled expressions off of his friends faces. They all dismissed violently their breath, which they had stopped unconsciously whether the rapid developments. It still was confusing and everyone had different thoughts about the matter, but they all wanted to hear from Oha-Asa and hoped their chieftain's would come to a settlement. Everything else could wait for later.

TBC