One chopstick slipped from Kintaro's fingers. His mind stumbled as he sought to make certain he'd heard correctly.

  "He'd never force me into taking a lover,” Suetake continued. “Though I wonder if he may be right in this case, as he is in virtually all things."

  With one leg curled in front of him, Suetake bent the other and rested his elbow on his knee, the action causing the bottom half of his kimono to spread apart. Kintaro's gaze traveled to the parted fabric. The second chopstick fell from his fingers. Suetake wore no loincloth beneath. His semi-hard cock lay toward his left thigh, his delicate sack hung heavy and rested just above his small hole.

  Kintaro's body temperature rose at the sight. His own cock awoke and filled more quickly than he'd ever known.

  A husky chuckle left Suetake's throat. “I see from your reaction you really are not used to men being so bold. Lord Raiko has left the decision to me whether you become one of his shitenno, but I must first see if we're compatible as lovers. If we're not, then you'll still become a retainer to Lord Raiko, but you won't gain the favored position as a Guardian King."

  Kintaro forced his gaze to Suetake's face. “If I'm not a shitenno, then you and I would not be lovers?"

  "We could be, but only until a new Guardian is found. When he is, my life and body will be devoted only to him and Lord Raiko.” Seeing the scowl that crossed Kintaro's face, one corner of Suetake's lips curved upward. “Are you already so attached to me that jealousy comes to you at the idea of me with another?"

  "It seems what I feel matters very little since I have no say in my own fate."

  "Such is the life of a samurai. Our lives are ones of servitude to our lord. But your emotions will influence my decision."

  "I don't see how. Nothing would change how you view me. Whether I lied and said I held disdain for you, or I spoke honestly and told you...” Kintaro paused, wondering if he should let loose the words that lingered on his tongue, and decided they couldn't harm his situation. “Or if I told you when I saw you, for the first time in my life I understood weakness because your beauty stole my strength."

  Suetake stared at him in silence. He slowly lowered his gaze. “And how do you think I view you?"

  "You've made it clear you're showing interest in me only for Lord Raiko."

  "Yet you still stand by the words you just spoke?"

  "Until my last breath."

  Suetake met Kintaro's eyes. “Come here beside me."

  Though confused by Suetake's request, Kintaro rose, walked around the table, and kneeled at Suetake's side. As he settled himself, Suetake untied the obi, which barely held his kimono on. Kintaro's heart raced, his breathing shifted to shallow and quick to feed it.

  Suetake let the obi slither to the tatami. His kimono pooled around him. Kintaro took in each detail of Suetake's bare body: the smooth skin, defined pectorals. His gaze went over each ridge of muscle in Suetake's abdomen, then his gaze froze just below the navel as it met Suetake's hard cock arching up from shiny black curls. Now so close, he picked up Suetake's scent of freshly washed skin tinted with a light flowery fragrance. Heat swirled through his groin. He couldn't move. He couldn't speak. He couldn't do anything but stare at the stunning man before him.

  Suetake laughed softly. “From your expression, I'd think you've never been so close to a naked man."

  The husky timbre of Suetake's voice made Kintaro's cock throb more fiercely.

  Suetake laid his hand over Kintaro's. “I'm willing to give you a fair opportunity to become my partner."

  He drew gentle circles and swirls on the back of Kintaro's hand with his fingertips. The gentle touch shot directly to Kintaro's cock. His heartbeat hit a thundering pace, yet he barely breathed, the touch had so incapacitated him. Need filled him, but he didn't know how to act upon it.

  "I prefer taking my lovers into my own body, but I can alternate also. Really, there's not much I don't enjoy. Tell me what you like, Kintaro. What positions do you favor? Is there one thing you enjoy above all else? I want to know it all."

  Kintaro willed his voice to come out, though he stuttered, “I've...I've never..."

  Suetake's eyes widened. “You've never been with a man? But you look at me like a starved wolf.” He waved his hand through the air as if brushing away Kintaro's nervousness. “It's of little matter. The motions are similar as with a woman. Let your instincts guide you."

  Kintaro took a deep breath, his words rushed from him as he exhaled. “I've never shared my body with anyone, man or woman."

  Suetake sat silent, blinking at him. A slow smile spread across his lips.

  Kintaro saw the primal hunger in his eyes. “Suetake-dono, you look just like the beast you just mentioned."

  "And you have a gift with animals, don't you?"

  The tone of Suetake's voice told Kintaro the question didn't need an answer.

  Suetake took Kintaro's hand and placed it in the center of his chest. “You can touch me anywhere you please. Do not be ashamed or embarrassed. I want you to learn what it is you like."

  Kintaro savored the warmth of Suetake's body seeping into his palm. He lifted his hand so only his fingertips touched Suetake and lightly trailed them under one firm pectoral. His fingertips floated to the nipple. He watched, enraptured when it perked at his soft touch. A hushed groan left Suetake, his eyes closed. Kintaro brought his other hand to Suetake's chest so he could finger both nipples. Suetake's moans increased. Blood pulsed in Kintaro's cock, but he forced himself to keep his full attention on Suetake.

  He brushed the fingertips of both hands down Suetake's chest and across his abdomen, and fixed each ridge of muscle into his memory. His hands went to either side of Suetake's cock without touching it, and as they did, Suetake rolled his hips the slightest bit. Despite his inexperience, Kintaro recognized the silent plea. As his fingertips touched the cock head, a low groan rumbled in Suetake's throat.

  Kintaro caressed the solid flesh, amazed at the softness of his skin. Certainly he had touched his own cock countless times, but handling another man's was completely different. He wondered if Suetake would enjoy the same things he did to himself. Deciding to try, he enclosed the thick shaft in a tight fist. Suetake's breath rushed from him. Kintaro took it as a sign he approved and slowly pumped Suetake's cock, rubbing the foreskin with his thumb.

  Suetake gasped loudly. Kintaro looked up at him. His head had fallen back on his shoulders, his lips parted. Kintaro stared at him, amazed how his beauty increased as he fell into a state of pleasure. Amazement spun through his mind that his actions made Suetake to look so enraptured.

  "You're doing well, Kintaro,” Suetake said, his voice slightly out of breath. “If you could for me, move just a little faster."

  Kintaro increased his pace and heard Suetake's long moan of approval. He slid his other hand to Suetake's sack. Suetake spread his thighs wider for him. Kintaro gently rolled the testicles in his fingers, lightly squeezed and massaged the sack. He noticed how Suetake's breath had quickened. He studied his body, the way Suetake's abdomen tightened and released.

  Suetake's fingers clenched the kimono beneath him. His hips snapped up to meet Kintaro's hand for a few thrusts. He threw his head back and moaned loud as he came. Kintaro continued to pump him through his climax, watching the pearlescent fluid spray Suetake's stomach and lower chest. When Suetake's cock no longer throbbed in his hand, Kintaro stopped his motions.

  Suetake eased off his elbows to lie flat on his back, smiling as he caught his breath. “You have good instincts, Kintaro."

  Kintaro looked at his hand, coated with Suetake's fluid. He couldn't resist the temptation to taste the other man's essence. He lifted his hand to his mouth and licked across his palm. He saw Suetake's gaze on him and lowered his hand. “Is that wrong to do?"

  Suetake sat up and slid close to him. “When we're alone like this, the only thing that's wrong for you to do is to hurt me.” He took Kintaro's hand and licked across the palm.

  With Kintaro's hand in his, he stood up and gave him a tug to follow. Once Kintaro got to his feet, Suetake led him toward his bedchamber. He guided him to the edge of the futon, then faced him. His hands went to the knot of Kintaro's obi and pulled it free. He let it drop to the ground and pushed the kimono from Kintaro's shoulders. As it fell around their feet, Suetake took a half step back to admire him.

  Kintaro stood motionless, uncertain what to do. For the first time in his life, self-consciousness touched him. He wondered what Suetake thought of him, if he found him attractive. He glanced down at his own body, so opposite from Suetake's lean one. He had a torso of thick muscle, his abdomen cut in deep grooves. His thighs and calves showed ropes of definition. He saw the large bulge behind his loincloth and his cheeks burned with embarrassment.

  Suetake removed the loincloth. Kintaro swallowed hard and forced himself to remain still. As it fell away, he looked at his own cock compared to Suetake's, the shaft so much thicker and veined. To him, Suetake's slender rod had a much more appealing appearance. His unease caused him to shift his weight from one foot to the other.

  Suetake lifted his gaze to Kintaro. He gently cupped his cheek. “You're magnificent. I've seen men with powerful builds before, but none like yours. And your cock...” He lightly brushed the foreskin with his fingertips.

  Kintaro sucked in a quick breath. “Then you find me attractive too?"

  "Very much so.” Suetake wrapped his fingers around the solid shaft.

  Kintaro grabbed Suetake's shoulder as if he needed support.

  Suetake smiled at him. “I think it'd be best if you lie down before we proceed."

  Kintaro lay back with Suetake on his side next to him, head at Kintaro's hip. Suetake gripped Kintaro's cock again, evoking a husky moan from him. He bowed his head to Kintaro's groin, touched the tip of his tongue to the cock's base, and licked a slow line up the length to the head. When he opened his mouth wide and took as much of the cock in as he could, Kintaro couldn't help the loud groan that escaped his. He gripped Suetake's shoulder. Suetake sucked hard and groaned as the cock head brushed the back of his throat. He kept hold of the shaft with his hand while he pumped and sucked.

  Kintaro couldn't stop his hips from thrusting to meet Suetake's mouth and moved his hand from Suetake's shoulder to his head. He twisted silken strands of Suetake's hair around his fingers. As his cock became slicker with Suetake's saliva, never in his life had he imagined his body could know such pleasure. It continued to build with each quick heartbeat. Pleasure on top of pleasure until it consumed him. His breaking point overwhelmed him. He arched and released a moan that bordered on a shout as he climaxed.

  Suetake tried to swallow all of Kintaro's salty fluid, though the amount overwhelmed him and some escaped his mouth. He lavished gentle attention on Kintaro's cock, then eased up. He licked his lips and wiped his chin with the back of his hand. He gazed at Kintaro, flushed and panting, though still hard. He rubbed one hand up Kintaro's abdomen to his chest and back down. “You enjoyed that, I take it."

  "There are no words for how much,” Kintaro said between fast breaths.

  "Then you'll greatly enjoy what we're going to do next."

  Kintaro's eyes open to meet Suetake's. “We're going to do more?"

  Suetake laughed. “Yes, and we'll continue to until our bodies have reached complete exhaustion."

  Before Kintaro could respond, Suetake reached beside the futon and lifted a vial of oil. He shifted around with his back to Kintaro, then swung one leg over his hips. He opened the vial and poured thick oil on his fingers. He placed one hand between Kintaro's thighs and leaned his weight forward. With the slippery fingers of his other hand, Suetake reached back, sliding them between his own buttocks.

  "Now I'll show you how to prepare another man's body when you plan on taking him."

  "Yours is the only body I want to learn about."

  "Then pay close attention.” Suetake chuckled.

  Suetake's words were unnecessary; Kintaro couldn't pull his eyes away from the vision before him as Suetake's fingers circled and stroked the outside of his hole. When Suetake eased his index finger into himself, a heated rush surged through Kintaro. He watched as Suetake rotated his hand back and forth, and thrust his finger in and out of his body. After a few moments, he pulled it away, dribbled more oil onto his fingers, then returned them to his hole and penetrated himself, this time with two fingers..

  A warm, moist drop fell onto Kintaro's stomach and he looked at Suetake's rigid cock. The slit overflowed with white fluid. He wrapped his fingers around the shaft, the flesh unyielding to his tight grip. Suetake moaned loudly and allowed himself to thrust into Kintaro's hand before he stopped to insert a third finger into his body. Kintaro watched with amazement how Suetake's small hole stretched to accommodate his fingers. His mind filled with the image of his cock doing the same thing. His breath quickened with anticipation.

  Kintaro's cock twitched beneath Suetake, the small movement evidently caught Suetake's eye. He removed his fingers from his body and turned to face Kintaro. As he reached for the oil, Kintaro realized what his next experience would be. He placed his hands on Suetake's hips and gave him a gentle downward pull. Suetake smiled at his eagerness and poured a thin stream of oil over Kintaro's cock.

  Kintaro groaned softly as the warm oil coated his sensitive skin, then Suetake gripped his shaft. The tip of his cock met Suetake's hole. Suetake pushed his weight down on top of it, and on Kintaro's next heartbeat, the heat of Suetake's body engulfed his cock head. Kintaro closed his eyes as the wet silk walls of Suetake's channel held his cock in a tight embrace.

  He had thought the nothing could surpass pleasure of Suetake's mouth Now he fully understood his naivete. This it went beyond simple physical pleasure. With their bodies joined, he and Suetake were one. Kintaro opened his eyes and gazed at him. Suetake's half-closed eyes opened fully to meet his. As Suetake settled upon his hips and rested with his full length inside him, Kintaro laid his hand over Suetake's.

  A warm smile graced Suetake's lips. Using Kintaro's chest to brace himself, he rocked his hips in slow movements. Each motion sent a wave of euphoria through Kintaro. His eyes closed again. He surrendered his body to Suetake's skill. Suetake lifted himself up Kintaro's cock and worked only the head with short thrusts, then sank down and lengthened his motions. He sat back on Kintaro's hips, parted his thighs wider, and took hold of his own cock, stroking it in unison with his hips.

  Kintaro opened his eyes at the shift in Suetake's movements. Captivated, watched Suetake pleasure himself, as the sinewy muscles in his forearms flexed with each motion. He flicked his gaze up to Suetake's eyes. The carnality he saw in them brought his own lust to a new level. He snapped his torso up and pulled Suetake to him. He rolled them both to the side, landing on top of Suetake. The movement caused Kintaro's cock to slip out and he thrust hard to push back in.

  Kintaro supported his weight above Suetake. He thrust quickly, though his movements were awkward—nowhere as smooth as Suetake's had been. Suetake placed his hands on Kintaro's hips, and guided him with pressure and pulls. Kintaro changed the angle of his hips, and Suetake gasped beneath him, his fingers clenching Kintaro's hips with bruising force. Kintaro slowed, afraid he'd hurt him, until Suetake spoke, his voice breathless.

  "Don't stop, Kintaro. All men have a special place inside us that's a source of supreme pleasure, and you touched it in me. Keep doing what you were."

  Kintaro resumed his movements and was rewarded by Suetake moaning high, writhing beneath him. The sounds Suetake made spurred Kintaro's desire. He thrust harder, faster, encouraged by Suetake's groans. The fire of his burgeoning climax roared through his groin and stomach, but he wanted Suetake to peak with him and fought it back. His body trembled, he groaned hard through clenched teeth.

  "Now, Kintaro!” Suetake yelled, bucking up against him.

  Kintaro let his release break free. He moaned loudly and lost himself in the rapture of it as his seed emptied into Suetake's body. As the pleasure subsided, he eased more of his weight down atop Suetake, and sweat and Suetake's come slicked the skin between their bodies. A jolt of surprise passed through him when Suetake embraced him.

  After several long moments, Suetake spoke, his voice soft. “Kintaro, tomorrow, or whenever we manage to pull our bodies apart, I'll speak with Lord Raiko about allowing you to fill the empty shitenno position."

  Kintaro raised his head, and looked into Suetake's eyes. “But why? I didn't think you liked me well enough."

  Suetake chuckled. “I like you more than well enough at the moment.” He lifted one hand to Kintaro's cheek as he turned serious. “Your impression of me is wrong. Yes, I was cold to you, but it was because the emotions you stirred in me when I first saw you frightened me."

  Kintaro shook his head in confusion. “I don't understand."

  "I wouldn't expect you to. I barely understand myself. The wound left by my lover's death has healed with time, but its scar is very deep and will never be gone. There are days when it aches terribly. When I saw you, for the first time since he died I remembered what it was to feel attraction for someone, and remembering frightened me. I had grown content with the knowledge I'd never again experience what I had with him, that I would spend my life alone with only casual encounters to satisfy my needs. But seeing you, and now knowing more of you, Kintaro, you've made it so I don't want to be alone any longer, not if I could have you at my side."

  Kintaro smiled against Suetake's neck. “Your side is the only place I'll ever want to be."

 

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