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The Tattoo chapter nine
"You speak for me, sir, and by doing so you say too much..." Nino said softy, trying to calm his lord who was looking at Ohno in a way that suggested he wanted to kill him, his face was as always blank and as a perfect as a Noh mask and his body was completely relaxed. “I do not want or require friends, if I did I would not wish to count you as one of them…”
“Come on Tiger, your lord has already declared that you are not as emotionless as the stories about you would say and you have already proved that to be the case with the attitude that you show to your boy...” Ohno continued in a low purr the smile not once leaving his face even as Nino felt his emotions churn for what must be the first time in his life. “A friend would not be such a bad thing…"
“Satoshi…” Sakurai growled loudly stepping in front of them and blocking Nino from view “You are my friend but I will forget that and refuse to aide you…”
“…Come now, my friend, your spider and I will soon be living as lovers…” Ohno announced causing Nino to almost lose the tight control he had on his emotions. His eyes bulged a little and he was tempted to let out a hiss. The lord seemed to be completely oblivious to that though and continued in a cheerful way “People would notice if we were at odds...”
“I have not agreed to that part of you plan yet, Satoshi and if I do you can be assured that my spider is the perfect actor…” Sakurai told him carefully and Nino wondered how these two men had become friends. He had never heard of Ohno Satoshi before and from his attitude it didn’t appear that Sakurai liked him very much. “Once he is out with you in public people will be convinced that he is yours…”
“I have no fear of that, the tiger would indeed be suited to the theatre…I could imagine that many would declare themselves his patron but…I would prefer it if we could at least be friendly towards each other, I would not like to spend many months at odds with him…”
“I am not at odds with you my lord” Nino said softly stepping out from behind Sakurai and dropping to his knees “I will serve you as I would any client of my lords but I do not appreciate the way that you speak to me or my lord…”
“Then for that I am truly sorry, Ninomiya-san, I confess that I have never met anybody quite like you before…And I am at a loss of how to react…”
“…You are a snake charmer, my lord, but I am not a snake…” Nino growled hating that the man’s apology was just another chance to say pretty and confusing words to him. Ohno’s eyes flashed with fire as his lips twitched. He brought up long graceful, what Nino’s mother would have described as musicians, fingers up to his chin humming slightly.
“Indeed you are nothing so cold blooded…I have already stated this many times…” He breathed and in spite of his best efforts Nino found himself gulping. He couldn’t seem to get the upper hand over this man and that knocked him off balance and caused him to feel threatened. Normally with threats he could react in kind or even deal with them but with Ohno that was impossible “You are very warm blooded…”
“Stay away from my spider…” Sakurai spat loudly grabbing Nino’s hand and tugging him into his body.
“How is that to be possible? We are to be together, alone for several months…You cannot surely think that we will not talk…You can threaten me, Sho, but you know that my mission is more important than your hold over your spider…” Ohno said turning to face Sakurai and Nino was amazed to see his lord flinch under the gaze he was receiving from the much smaller lord “If you are so worried than it would be better if you allowed him to take his boy…” Nino jolted his mouth dropping open as surprise flooded through him, wondering what the lord was playing at “At least then we would not be alone and…I cannot imagine that I will try to do anything with a child in the room…”
“Takayuki is no more of a child than Masaki is…” Sakurai spat and Nino was once again about to argue against that but Ohno held up a hand and silenced him with a quick look and a head shake saying;
“In appearance that is the truth but…I have spent time with him…”
“When? I warned you…” Nino spat his hand going to the needle behind his ear. He could not kill the man but he could make him suffer greatly but Ohno smiled again shaking his head and saying softly;
“Peace, we merely played with his toys…I tell you that my taste does not run to cubs, not even those with the bodies of adults…He told me your story of the dragon and the tiger...He is just a child, I would not touch him…And if he were with us I would be less likely to touch your spider…”
Nino fell silent not knowing how to act or what to say. He had not wanted to leave his boy, his lord was not the only one that had noticed that Takayuki was growing into something truly beautiful but not all had his lord’s self-restraint. They held themselves only in check because they were terrified of Nino’s retribution. But he could understand Sakurai’s reasons for wanting to keep him close as insurance that he would not betray him.
“We do not have time to discuss this now…We have to get into town...” Sakurai spat turning his back on Ohno and looking just as angry as he had yesterday and Nino cursed Ohno in his mind though a small part of his heart was thankful that he had suggested it. “We will speak more of this later…”
“Yes my lord…” Nino said before he could stop himself. He wasn’t sure why but he felt the horrible urge to apologise knowing that Sakurai would expect somebody to make up for this and he had no doubt that it would be him. “Know that whatever you decided, my lord, I will trust your judgment and I would never betray you…You are worth more than my own life…”
“I know, my spider and I am not angry with you…” Sho told him reassuringly his hand stroking at his face with an almost smile on his face “Go now…Go to take your bath and go to your stream, enjoy yourself…Tonight you will be pleased by my Masaki, I will expect your apology then…You had better make it good…”
“I will my lord…” Nino nodded smiling with relief that his lord didn’t seem to be angry with him and he even risked giving him a light kiss. Sakurai smiled again and then ushered him off. Nino ignored the smile and wink that Ohno gave him and bide his lord goodbye and then headed down the corridor towards the bath house.
At the door Masaki caught up with him and hovered nervously at his side for a few minutes before Nino grabbed his hand and pulled him inside the room that was cloudy with puffs of steam. After washing them both down carefully Nino stayed silent his mind on the lord Ohno trying to understand what kind of game he was playing. Twice Aiba tried to make conversation but it fell on deaf ears and Nino only came back to himself when he heard the soft excited voice of his boy.
“Nino-sama! Are we going to the stream?! Lord Sakurai told me that we were…Why…Why are you cleaning him?” Takayuki said with a pout glaring at Masaki now as Nino found himself with a lap full of his boy. He was glad that he had the presence of mind to take his clothes off before diving into the large bath.
“Takayuki...You are being mean to Masaki, he is a close friend of our lord…” Nino said soothingly wrapping his arms around him and pressing his lips against his shoulder. Takayuki though just gave a snort continuing to glare at Masaki who smiled nervously.
“I like Lord Sakurai’s other friend better! He played with me…” Takayuki announced putting his hand down into the water and lifting it up so the water ran through his fingers. Nino tensed his breath catching as his arms squeezing him tighter.
“Takayuki…I want you to be careful around Lord Ohno, please…” He said quickly turning the boy’s face up to face him.
“But why? He’s really nice!” Takayuki pouted “He’s like you!”
“Please, Takayuki…” Nino said again squeezing the cheeks half wondering what the statement ‘He’s like you’ meant. Takayuki frowned but eventually nodded smiling as he said;
“Yes, Nino-sama…”
“Good boy…” Nino smiled stroking his face before pulling at the wet and sticky bangs and adding “Come on let me wash your hair and then we shall go to the stream…”
TBC
A/N: I hope that you liked it ^_^
“Come on Tiger, your lord has already declared that you are not as emotionless as the stories about you would say and you have already proved that to be the case with the attitude that you show to your boy...” Ohno continued in a low purr the smile not once leaving his face even as Nino felt his emotions churn for what must be the first time in his life. “A friend would not be such a bad thing…"
“Satoshi…” Sakurai growled loudly stepping in front of them and blocking Nino from view “You are my friend but I will forget that and refuse to aide you…”
“…Come now, my friend, your spider and I will soon be living as lovers…” Ohno announced causing Nino to almost lose the tight control he had on his emotions. His eyes bulged a little and he was tempted to let out a hiss. The lord seemed to be completely oblivious to that though and continued in a cheerful way “People would notice if we were at odds...”
“I have not agreed to that part of you plan yet, Satoshi and if I do you can be assured that my spider is the perfect actor…” Sakurai told him carefully and Nino wondered how these two men had become friends. He had never heard of Ohno Satoshi before and from his attitude it didn’t appear that Sakurai liked him very much. “Once he is out with you in public people will be convinced that he is yours…”
“I have no fear of that, the tiger would indeed be suited to the theatre…I could imagine that many would declare themselves his patron but…I would prefer it if we could at least be friendly towards each other, I would not like to spend many months at odds with him…”
“I am not at odds with you my lord” Nino said softly stepping out from behind Sakurai and dropping to his knees “I will serve you as I would any client of my lords but I do not appreciate the way that you speak to me or my lord…”
“Then for that I am truly sorry, Ninomiya-san, I confess that I have never met anybody quite like you before…And I am at a loss of how to react…”
“…You are a snake charmer, my lord, but I am not a snake…” Nino growled hating that the man’s apology was just another chance to say pretty and confusing words to him. Ohno’s eyes flashed with fire as his lips twitched. He brought up long graceful, what Nino’s mother would have described as musicians, fingers up to his chin humming slightly.
“Indeed you are nothing so cold blooded…I have already stated this many times…” He breathed and in spite of his best efforts Nino found himself gulping. He couldn’t seem to get the upper hand over this man and that knocked him off balance and caused him to feel threatened. Normally with threats he could react in kind or even deal with them but with Ohno that was impossible “You are very warm blooded…”
“Stay away from my spider…” Sakurai spat loudly grabbing Nino’s hand and tugging him into his body.
“How is that to be possible? We are to be together, alone for several months…You cannot surely think that we will not talk…You can threaten me, Sho, but you know that my mission is more important than your hold over your spider…” Ohno said turning to face Sakurai and Nino was amazed to see his lord flinch under the gaze he was receiving from the much smaller lord “If you are so worried than it would be better if you allowed him to take his boy…” Nino jolted his mouth dropping open as surprise flooded through him, wondering what the lord was playing at “At least then we would not be alone and…I cannot imagine that I will try to do anything with a child in the room…”
“Takayuki is no more of a child than Masaki is…” Sakurai spat and Nino was once again about to argue against that but Ohno held up a hand and silenced him with a quick look and a head shake saying;
“In appearance that is the truth but…I have spent time with him…”
“When? I warned you…” Nino spat his hand going to the needle behind his ear. He could not kill the man but he could make him suffer greatly but Ohno smiled again shaking his head and saying softly;
“Peace, we merely played with his toys…I tell you that my taste does not run to cubs, not even those with the bodies of adults…He told me your story of the dragon and the tiger...He is just a child, I would not touch him…And if he were with us I would be less likely to touch your spider…”
Nino fell silent not knowing how to act or what to say. He had not wanted to leave his boy, his lord was not the only one that had noticed that Takayuki was growing into something truly beautiful but not all had his lord’s self-restraint. They held themselves only in check because they were terrified of Nino’s retribution. But he could understand Sakurai’s reasons for wanting to keep him close as insurance that he would not betray him.
“We do not have time to discuss this now…We have to get into town...” Sakurai spat turning his back on Ohno and looking just as angry as he had yesterday and Nino cursed Ohno in his mind though a small part of his heart was thankful that he had suggested it. “We will speak more of this later…”
“Yes my lord…” Nino said before he could stop himself. He wasn’t sure why but he felt the horrible urge to apologise knowing that Sakurai would expect somebody to make up for this and he had no doubt that it would be him. “Know that whatever you decided, my lord, I will trust your judgment and I would never betray you…You are worth more than my own life…”
“I know, my spider and I am not angry with you…” Sho told him reassuringly his hand stroking at his face with an almost smile on his face “Go now…Go to take your bath and go to your stream, enjoy yourself…Tonight you will be pleased by my Masaki, I will expect your apology then…You had better make it good…”
“I will my lord…” Nino nodded smiling with relief that his lord didn’t seem to be angry with him and he even risked giving him a light kiss. Sakurai smiled again and then ushered him off. Nino ignored the smile and wink that Ohno gave him and bide his lord goodbye and then headed down the corridor towards the bath house.
At the door Masaki caught up with him and hovered nervously at his side for a few minutes before Nino grabbed his hand and pulled him inside the room that was cloudy with puffs of steam. After washing them both down carefully Nino stayed silent his mind on the lord Ohno trying to understand what kind of game he was playing. Twice Aiba tried to make conversation but it fell on deaf ears and Nino only came back to himself when he heard the soft excited voice of his boy.
“Nino-sama! Are we going to the stream?! Lord Sakurai told me that we were…Why…Why are you cleaning him?” Takayuki said with a pout glaring at Masaki now as Nino found himself with a lap full of his boy. He was glad that he had the presence of mind to take his clothes off before diving into the large bath.
“Takayuki...You are being mean to Masaki, he is a close friend of our lord…” Nino said soothingly wrapping his arms around him and pressing his lips against his shoulder. Takayuki though just gave a snort continuing to glare at Masaki who smiled nervously.
“I like Lord Sakurai’s other friend better! He played with me…” Takayuki announced putting his hand down into the water and lifting it up so the water ran through his fingers. Nino tensed his breath catching as his arms squeezing him tighter.
“Takayuki…I want you to be careful around Lord Ohno, please…” He said quickly turning the boy’s face up to face him.
“But why? He’s really nice!” Takayuki pouted “He’s like you!”
“Please, Takayuki…” Nino said again squeezing the cheeks half wondering what the statement ‘He’s like you’ meant. Takayuki frowned but eventually nodded smiling as he said;
“Yes, Nino-sama…”
“Good boy…” Nino smiled stroking his face before pulling at the wet and sticky bangs and adding “Come on let me wash your hair and then we shall go to the stream…”
TBC
A/N: I hope that you liked it ^_^