A Delicate Request

Chapter 3: Lose yourself

Akagami no Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, master of Haki, of course had the willpower to resist the temptation of such a frivolity as sex – not that he wasn't all about the sex though. Yet, with the way the teen was practically begging him now and those delicate hips pushing into his lap, Shanks almost wished that he didn't have quite as much willpower...

"Ace is..." Luffy took a deep breath, closing his eyes as he exhaled slowly. "Ace was a rather jealous type to be honest. He didn't like me doing this with anyone else; but he understood we'd both be living our own lives. When Ace set out to sea, he told me though... that I should only do this with someone who loved me."

Someone who loved him? Shanks knew that Luffy admired him, strived for him... He thought that Luffy must know though, that the feelings between them were not that kind of love. Then again, in his own way, Luffy did love Shanks and in a similar way Shanks loved Luffy too. That's why he had brought him here, even if it broke their promise.

Luffy's fingers tightened into Shanks' half unbuttoned shirt and he lowered his head to rest his forehead against his bare chest. „Ace died. And my Nakama have been scattered god-knows-where. Just for now, I want to feel cared for the way Ace used to make me."

Shanks felt tender arms creep around his neck as Luffy pressed himself tightly against him, searching so desperately for comfort in the closeness of another body. Softly, he put his hand on his back, rubbing him gently. He was hurting... he was grieving... and Shanks knew that it wouldn't be right for him to take advantage of the momentarily fragile boy. And yet... this was his Luffy; this little kid that he had sent out into the world to grow into a strong and quite fine young man. If it was helping to ease his pain...

Wordlessly, Shanks curled his arm underneath Luffy and lifted him up as he stood from the chair by his desk. Luffy held his gaze with an inquiring look when he was carried over and set down on the edge of the bed. With his hand on Luffy's thigh, Shanks lowered himself down on one knee, and he looked up at the boy one more time. „Are you sure that you want this?" he reassured himself.

Luffy looked back at him from dark eyes above cheeks that were beginning to adopt a rosy colour. „Un," he nodded without doubt.

No further words were exchanged when Shanks curled his hand around Luffy's shivering side and began caressing his bare abs with his lips and tounge.

o-o-o

Luffy's hands fell onto the matress behind him, supporting him as he leaned back and straightened his torso to offer more of his body to the older man's touch. His chest was still wrapped in gauze where his flesh had been burned beyond repair, but other than that his body was healing well and offered unobstructed skin to caress. Under Shanks' tantalizing attention, Luffy felt his body rapidly heat up and tingle with excitement, as well as his half-hard cock gaining fervour and beginning to press against the inside of his pants with growing urge.

Lost in the moment, Luffy's heart jumped slightly in his chest when he unexpectedly felt a hot breath on his lips, as Shanks moved from gently biting his ear down to nibble on his neck and collar bone. Flustered by the feeling of his flushing cheeks and rushing heartbeat, Luffy hardly noticed Shanks aptly opening his shorts with his only one hand. He did notice, however, when a healthy tug pulled down those same shorts, just enough to free his now full-grown erection. Luffy anticipatingly watched Shanks lower his head into his lap. Closing his eyes, he drowned out all distractions, when he felt the heat of a mouth engulf him and a wet tounge began playing him enticingly. Luffy's trembling hands tangled in soft strands of hair, where they were lifted up and down along with his partner's motion.

o-o-o

Shanks felt Luffy quiver in his palm and he listened to his breaths grow shorter and faster. „Ace..." his soft voice panted above him.

Shanks stopped. He straightened himself to look over Luffy, who lay before him, fully exposed and slightly dazed, when suddenly he understood that this was not about quick release. This was not what Luffy needed...

Slowly, Shanks raised himself back to his feet and pulled his loose shirt over his head, exposing his bare, masculine chest to the spacey eyes that were following his motions. „Get on the bed, Luffy" he spoke in a tone that was more of an invitation than a command. Shanks pulled off Luffy's already slipping shorts, as he watched the shaky teen slide backwards to lie on his back, then followed him onto the mattress to lay down beside him. He could tell that Luffy was instinctively turning to face him and he looked slightly confused, yet didn't resist, when Shanks gently pushed against his shoulder and rolled him over to his other side.

o-o-o

Luffy felt warm skin press against his back when a muscular body moved up against him and a strong arm wrapped around him from behind. A hand ran down his abs to find back his waiting erection, and Luffy grasped the biceps that rested on his side as he was pumped slowly and caringly by the person that embraced him. Tears gathered around Luffy's closing eyes. „Ace..." he whimpered one more time.

„It's okay, Luffy," Shanks hummed into his ear, „lose yourself."

Thank you all for your encouraging comments! I never thought this little story would get any attention at all. I have one more chapter planned (and started) but am still working on getting the tone right.