Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan/Case Closed.
Pairing: KaitoxShinichi
Rating: M
Genre: Romance
Warning: A lot of sap and smut, you have been warned
Chapter: 1/3 to begin with, but this will eventually be longer
Summary: A week alone in a mountain retreat with Christmas fast approaching is, they feel, the perfect time and place to make their bond official.
Note: This series uses my version of the ABO setup.
The chronological order of the installments of this series currently up is "The Long Way Round", "A Shocking Turn", "The Art of Introductions", "With the Best of Intentions", "Contemplations of a Thief's Assistant", "It's About Communication", "Liquor and Spice", "The Trouble with Love", this fic, "The Ups and Downs of Mating" and "If You've Got It". Ratings vary.
To Light a Hearth
[Nature of Love series]
Part 1
It was supposed to be a small bed and breakfast place up in the mountains. The Suzukis had recently purchased the deeds to the building and the surrounding land and had it renovated. Now the place was fully furnished and ready to see its first guests. But, before the bed and breakfast was to officially open to the public, Suzuki Sonoko had gotten permission from her parents to use it for a Christmas get-together with her oldest and closest friends. They would be gathering there for the holidays and staying from Christmas through to New Years.
She had sent invitations out to her two oldest friends, Mouri Ran and Kudo Shinichi, as well as to their respective partners. More invitations had been mailed out then to the various other friends and acquaintances that they had crewed over the years, most of whom were more than happy to agree to join the trip.
Shinichi had, however, approached Sonoko weeks in advance with a small request.
He wanted to know if she would allow him and Kaito to spend the week before everyone was scheduled to arrive at the villa by themselves. They would, he promised, air out the rooms and keep everything properly maintained so that everything was ready for the others when the rest of the guests arrived. Although Sonoko would probably have to see that the necessary supplies were sent up to the villa first.
Sonoko, who had known Shinichi for years and better than either of them liked to admit, had smirked at him and told him that she didn't mind the arrangement at all.
"Oh and Shinichi," she'd said as she handed him the key to the villa with a sly wink and a smirk. "Have fun~. And tell Kaito-kun this is my Christmas gift to the both of you."
Blushing bright red, Shinichi had taken the key, muttered something that might have passed for a thanks, and fled.
But now here they were.
The car rolled along the packed, dirt road between banks of pure white snow. Bare branches also caked in snow stretched out over the road and wound together to form a leafless canopy of black branches and twigs backed against a shockingly pale sky. The image might have been a little desolate, but further on, they began to see evergreens, all fluffy and lush despite their snow crystal dresses.
It wasn't long before they turned another bend in the road, and the trees around them parted to give them their first view of the villa in question.
It was a large, western style house with three floors and peaked roofs. It had a sizeable porch out front and a patio out back that came with a small pool, currently covered, that could be heated.
Kaito pulled the car to a stop on the driveway leading up to the building and double checked that they had the correct address. He had insisted on driving, saying that they were less likely to roll over a murder case that way. Shinichi had felt that his reasoning lacked sound logic, but he hadn't complained because even he couldn't deny that he always managed to inadvertently find the right (or wrong, depending on your point of view) path towards the nearest case when left to his own devices.
A few minutes later, the two of them were standing in the villa's front entrance hall and gazing around in wonder. Inside, the building was all warm, wood-paneling and cream-colored walls hung with breathtaking paintings of mountain landscapes. Leaving their luggage in the front hall for now, they wandered together from room to room, marveling at the clean, elegant décor. The entire place almost seemed to have a glow about it. It was welcoming, Shinichi decided. He could already picture the place full of people and laughter.
"And to think , we have this whole place to ourselves for an entire week," Kaito said, a soft smile playing about his lips as he too drank in the atmosphere. He couldn't imagine a more fitting venue for finally completing their mating bond. "It certainly was generous of Sonoko-san to give us the run of the place like this."
Shinichi coughed lightly and turned away to hide a blush. "She said it's a Christmas present."
"A Christmas—oh." Understanding dawned, and Kaito laughed. "Now it makes sense." Still snickering, he followed Shinichi into the living room, which boasted an enormous, stone fire place, an equally enormous flat screen television set, numerous cushy couches and armchairs and a massive pine tree. Stacked neatly against the wall beside said tree was several large boxes which were definitely out of place in the otherwise beautifully furnished room.
"What are those?" he asked, curious.
"Decorations, most likely," Shinichi replied. Trotting over to the boxes, he leaned in to read the labels then nodded. "These here are for the tree, and these here are for anywhere else we might think of. That was the second condition for our stay," he added. "She wanted us to put up some of the Christmas decorations when we can"
Kaito grinned. "Sounds fun. What was the first condition?"
"Just that we not leave a mess," Shinichi mumbled, blush returning. Sonoko had said a bit more than that, but he would take those words with him to the grave. "Oh yeah, she said we should choose one of the suites on the third floor."
Kaito nodded and headed for the stairs. "Let us go explore our options then."
The suites on the third floor, it turned out, were all honeymoon suites and had goose bump-inducing names like the "Haven of Love". These names did not make Shinichi want to stay in any of them, but Kaito found them very amusing. They ended up choosing a suite that had been named "Sweet Sanctuary" because it was the one suite with a name that didn't make Shinichi feel embarrassed by association. And hopefully it would be just what it promised for the duration of their stay.
It was a lovely suite decorated in comforting shades of green and cream. It had its own kitchenette and dining area joined with the sitting room and a spacious bedroom and equally spacious bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub and a separate shower stall walled with glass covered in a frosted pattern of leaves. The bedroom had a large window with a deep, padded sill perfect for sitting and reading on. It also had a spectacular view of a stretch of gleaming, untouched snow trimmed with snow-frosted trees that would have been right at home on a Christmas card.
Shinichi stood before that window and just gazed out at that pristine view for a long moment, basking in its tranquility.
Kaito stepped up behind him and looped his arms around Shinichi's waist, pulling the smaller man's back against his chest and leaning down to press his nose into Shinichi's hair. The detective' scent washed over him along with a wave of warmth and contentment. Mine. He sighed.
His dear, beloved detective. His omega, who would soon be going into heat. Kaito could smell it—could almost taste it in the air: sweet with a growing touch of spice.
That scent alone was making his libido stir and his inner alpha growl in growing restlessness, anticipation, and want.
He shifted down to nuzzle the side of Shinichi's neck.
"Have I ever told you how much I love your scent?" he murmured against the soft skin there, making the detective shudder.
"I sort of thought that went without saying," Shinichi replied, managing a decent approximation of a dry tone despite the fact that his body just wanted to melt in his magician's embrace.
He felt more than heard Kaito chuckle. Then the magician was turning him around and pulling him into a deep, passionate kiss that left Shinichi gasping and clinging to him for support. Having his omega pressed flush against him, however, only spurred Kaito on. His hands raked down Shinichi's back to grope him as he ground their hips together.
Shinichi's squeak of surprise melted into a moan, and suddenly Kaito was supporting both their weight as the detective's knees gave out on him. Smirking, the magician carefully lowered them to the floor with Shinichi straddling his lap.
"You're evil," Shinichi groaned, burying his face in the crook of Kaito's neck as he unconsciously pressed himself closer to the magician.
"Oh?" Kaito asked, amused. "I have no idea what you mean."
Shinichi let out a snort of disbelief. "A likely story. You're taking advantage of my condition." Meaning that he knew full well that Kaito knew that being this close to going into heat made Shinichi hyper aware of his alpha's presence—his scent, his touch… Hyper aware and also highly responsive.
"No," Kaito breathed into his ear, making the omega shudder. Shinichi's hips rocked practically of their own accord to grind him against the already very prominent bulge in the alpha's pants. Kaito's smirk widened as his hands began to massage Shinichi's behind, encouraging. "I am taking advantage of my mate. Who, I might add, does not appear to be complaining."
Shinichi let out a groan that was half desperate need and half annoyed frustration. "We haven't even unpacked."
"The luggage isn't going anywhere," Kaito pointed out, tongue flicking out to trace the shell of the detective's ear. He could sense the moment when Shinichi surrendered, and he smirked. He ran his hands up under Shinichi's shirt then down to his hips, lifting him.
A glance at the bed reminded him that it had yet to be made. But the romantic in Kaito refused to begin this most special chapter of their lives on the suite's wood floor, even if it was beautiful, real wood. So he thought fast, and soon Shinichi found himself kneeling in front of the window he had so admired with his arms braced on the cushioned sill as he gazed out on that same breathtaking view that had entranced him before. Only this time, Kaito was kneeling behind him, strong arms wrapped around him in a loving yet possessive embrace as he trailed kisses up the side of Shinichi's neck. The detective could feel his alpha's erection pressing against him from behind, and the sensation made his whole body shudder with anticipation.
Somewhere between their first kiss earlier and now, Shinichi's pants had gone missing, and one of the magician's sneaky hands had already found its way down to tease the omega's growing arousal.
His other hand swiftly unbuttoned the buttons on Shinichi's shirt and pinched his nipples, eliciting a gasp, before they teased their way up to the detective's faintly parted lips.
"Suck," Kaito ordered, and Shinichi obeyed eagerly, tongue curling around and generally lavishing attention on the three fingers Kaito had pushed into his mouth. Judging from the way Shinichi's slim body was shuddering under him, Kaito suspected they wouldn't really need any extra lubrication, but it didn't hurt to take the extra time, especially since the way his little omega was sucking so eagerly on his fingers was making Kaito's already hard length throb with want.
The magician's hand closed more firmly around Shinichi's shaft, and the detective moaned around the fingers still in his mouth, eyes fluttering. He could feel himself beginning to leak already as his already over sensitive body responded to his alpha's touch.
Kaito's fingers slid from his mouth, and Shinichi instinctively spread his legs and leaned forward slightly to give his mate better access. Kaito made a sound of approval low in his throat and brought his saliva-slick fingers to Shinichi's entrance. He traced the twitching ring of muscle for a moment before pushing one long finger inside. He moved it in and out, rubbing teasingly at Shinichi's slick, sensitive inner walls and relishing in the way his detective's breath hitched.
Kaito pushed a second finger then a third into his lover and began to thrust and scissor, Shinichi's panting gasps became breathless little moans as those dexterous, magician's fingers stroked and stretched him, preparing him for his alpha's cock. The thought combined with the sensations thrumming through his body made his toes curl, and his hips rocked, moving back to take those delightful fingers in deeper then forward into the strong, calloused hand still stroking him then back again in an increasingly frantic rhythm.
Then Kaito crooked his fingers, pressing them hard into that spot that always made Shinichi see stars, and the omega cried out, coming over his lover's hand. The way his muscles tightened around Kaito's fingers had the alpha hissing through his teeth as his indigo eyes darkened. He could all too easily imagine how that would feel around his cock.
"Kaito," Shinichi whimpered as he felt the magician's fingers slide out of him, leaving him feeling empty and unsatisfied and still very much aroused.
Chuckling, Kaito leaned forward, hands resting on Shinichi's hips, and nipped at the detective's ear. "Patience
Not, he supposed, that he was feeling particularly patient himself. Seeing Shinichi so needy and eager for him never failed to turn him on. So he decided to do them both a favor and pressed the tip of his achingly hard cock against Shinichi's entrance. He took a moment to just savor the way Shinichi tensed slightly, all but quivering with anticipation beneath him, then he pushed himself all the way inside with one slow, deep thrust. He let out a moan of his own as he felt Shinichi's perfect little hole opening up for him, sliding over and around him to wrap him in a tight, welcoming embrace.
Shinichi's breath left him in a long moan of pleasure as he felt himself stretching to accommodate his alpha's hard length. His head dropped onto his folded arms where they now rested on the window seat. Kaito leaned over him, strong arms sliding around him to hold him close as they simply knelt there for a long moment, savoring their intimacy.
It was strange, Shinichi thought a bit dreamily as he gazed through half-lidded eyes at the glittery, wintry wonderland outside and basked in the warmth of his mate's embrace. Only a few years ago, he had had serious doubts that he would ever meet someone he would actually want to kiss, let alone someone whose touch he would not only welcome but crave, whatever people said. Yet here they were.
Shinichi let out another moan as Kaito began to move inside him. The magician began slowly; in and out in slow, deep thrusts that made Shinichi's whole body tingle.
He wanted more.
Bracing himself, he bucked his hips to meet Kaito's next thrust, hips angled just so to allow Kaito in just a little bit deeper.
He heard Kaito's breath catch as his own left him in a gasp. Then his magician's calloused hands tightened on his hips. The next thing Shinichi knew, Kaito was pounding into him: hard, fast and deep just the way Shinichi wanted it.
And beyond the intense and growing pleasure of having his alpha's rock hard length thrusting deep inside him, filling him to the brim, there was the pleasure he could sense from Kaito—that possessive, primal pleasure of the alpha claiming his mate. And that sensation, that knowledge that he was Kaito's and Kaito was his, was like a shot of some erotic drug.
One of Kaito's hands found its way down between Shinichi's legs and began stroking him again in time with Kaito's thrusts, and what was left of Shinichi's thoughts stuttered and melted away. All that remained was the heat and the pleasure and the rhythm of their coupling.
Kaito muffled a groan against the back of Shinichi's shoulder as he reveled in the feel of his detective's slim, supple body moving to meet his thrusts. Unable to resist, his thrusts became faster—harder. Again and again, he plunged himself deep into Shinichi's rapidly constricting passage. He could sense that Shinichi was close to the edge, and it spurred him on as he basked in the knowledge that the detective's increasingly breathless cries were all for him. His.
Another deep thrust had Shinichi's back arching as a final, much louder cry tore itself from his throat, and he came. Kaito followed an instant later, releasing himself deep inside his detective's quivering body. Shinichi shuddered under him at the sensation as another moan of pleasure escaped his lips.
Shinichi squeezed his eyes shut and breathed in deeply. His whole body was tingling with lingering pleasure, and he knew that, if he wasn't careful, he was going to go into heat right here and now—which would be a bother for a multitude of reasons. But even knowing that, he couldn't yet find the will to move.
It was Kaito who eventually moved first, pulling gently out of the omega detective. Shinichi couldn't hold back a whimper at the sudden emptiness, but he didn't protest as Kaito moved to sit on the windowsill and pulled Shinichi onto his lap.
"Now we're going to have to clean up," Shinichi half sighed, half grumbled eventually as he curled more closely into his alpha's embrace. They were now ensconced in the window seat, basking in the clear winter sunlight and the warmth of each other's company.
Kaito chuckled. "We were going to have to do that anyway."
"Well you can deal with this mess since you started it," Shinichi informed Kaito as he rose (with some reluctance) from his very comfortable seat. "I'm going to take a quick shower. And no," he added with a glare when he saw Kaito's mouth opening. "You can't join me. We do need to at least get the preliminary cleaning done today."
Kaito looked disappointed, but he had to concede the point. Their stay wouldn't be a very comfortable one if the place was still dusty, stuffy and basically unfinished.
So they split up to find different bathrooms to use, though since they were expecting to need a real wash after cleaning the place, they unanimously decided to simply rinse of now and catch the real baths after the work. The rest of the day was spent in a flurry of dusting, vacuuming, laundering and dishwashing. They made the beds and hung fresh towels in every room in anticipation of their friends' imminent arrivals, though they decided they only had to do the crockery and silverware in their suite and in the main kitchens. Kaito was rather amused when he returned to their suite after finishing putting trash bags in all the trash cans to find that the number of pillows and blankets on their bed had multiplied. There seemed to be more than one layer of sheets too should a swift change be necessary. Shinichi's doing, no doubt—the omega's nesting instincts at work (although Kaito knew better than to comment on it. Shinichi could be very touchy on the topic of instincts. He seemed to consider such things to be embarrassingly irrational).
Though the building wasn't terribly dirty and the cleaning they had to do was relatively light, the size of the place and sheer number of rooms, pieces of furniture, and so on and so forth meant that the two young men were very tired indeed by the time they had finished the necessary work.
Finally, with all the rooms and suites made ready for guests and all the floors and other surfaces gleaming free of dust, Kaito and Shinichi heated and devoured one of the meals Sonoko had had stocked in the main kitchen then took turns taking real, long, hot showers to wash away the day's sweat, grime, and exhaustion. By the time they had finished, the heater system had also begun working well, and the whole house was now filled with fresh, warm air.
Shinichi cleaned the last remaining dishes from their dinner while Kaito took out the trash. Once they had both finished, they collapsed together on the large, plushy couch in the common room of their suite before the massive, flat screen television, each with a glass of wine in hand per Kaito's insistence.
"We actually finished all the cleaning and setting up," he pointed out. "We deserve a breather. The rest of this vacation is ours. No more work."
"We still have to decorate the tree though."
"That should be fun," the magician declared. "So it won't be work. Our vacation starts now."
Feeling a familiar warmth beginning to thrum through his veins, Shinichi could only agree.
-To Be Continued-