Your grace part 23

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Ohno almost smiled as he felt the brush of hesitant lips moving gently against his own as thin arms wrapped tightly around his neck holding him tightly as the letter from his friend dropped to the floor into a little coiled heap at their feet. There was more words written but just those few that he had read had…Reassured him. Last night there had been deep guilt that he wanted to bed Yurrin’s son but it seemed as if his friend was…Accepting of it. Of course it wasn’t uncommon within the clans. They all lived for so long that age didn’t matter Sakurai was much older than he was and he had found love with Aiba who was younger than he. That had been a strange bonding though, none that he knew, knew how it had happened, there had been no signs of even attraction between the pair until Sakurai had come to him and asked that he say the ceremony of bonding. Almost 3/4’s of the clan were heartbroken the day that the surly, solitary Sakurai bonded to the warm and bright Aiba but nobody could deny that they were perfect together. There were things that were frowned upon and the dallying with true younglings was one of them. His guilt had been his own nobody would or did think less of him for bonding with Nino more so as the divine moon herself had granted him the vision of their joined life but something had felt wrong last night but Yurrin had reassured him that he couldn’t be happier with the match.

Forgetting his sadness he instead focused on the lips that were moving unskilfully against his own in a mimic of the kisses that he had given his beloved. The unskilled actions moved him more than skilled ones would have done though and he allowed Nino to take full control of their kiss only opening his mouth when he was prompted but the flicking of a tongue. Nino’s arms were so hot around him and he noticed that his beloved was trembling just a little. Phoenix dropped down from Nino’s lap and Ohno smiled allowing his arms to wrap around the boy’s waist before bringing him up onto his lap and deepening the kiss. He continued to allow Nino to be in control but guided him very gently into doing things that would give them both the most pleasure they could. He was aware that he would have to move him away soon, not wanting him to feel the bulge in his breeches that was only growing the more they kissed, but as he stroked his tongue against Nino’s and he heard him moan lightly he couldn’t deny that he held him just a little bit tighter.

>Um…High king?< Aiba said hesitantly his voice sounding as if it was coming from a long way away but it was enough to bring him back to earth with a cruel thud and he pulled his mouth away from Nino’s smiling when his little beloved stayed in position for a few seconds before blushing and hiding his face in his shoulder. Patting the boy’s back reassuringly he looked up questioningly at Aiba who was holding a tray with their breakfast’s foods on. >I am glad you are energetic this morning, high king…< The Ru’inwë laughed, the sound ringing like a bell on the late morning air, and Ohno did his best not to blush as much as his beloved was doing even though all around them they were getting very pleased and happy looks.

>Thank-you…How is Fee this morning?<

>Better than I could have hoped! The Aquenix may not have healed him completely last night but…It sped up the healing process…He should be out of his bandage in no time!<  The Ru’inwë answered enthusiastically as he placed their tray down on a flat rock that was in front of them. >Nino came to me upset…I tried to tell him that he was just moulting because of what he had done…But I don’t think he understood…<

>He didn’t…But I told him…He wishes to talk to you a lot…I believe that he has many questions about what you do…< Ohno chuckled at the pleased look that flashed over the Ru’inwë’s beautiful face wondering if he should warn his beloved that he should be careful what he wished for. Aiba was a wonderful person but he did tend to try and tell you everything about being a Ru’inwë even if it was next to impossible that you would ever have the same touch. >I am going to be teaching him our language I think that you should join us and learn to speak the common tongue…If you are agreeable?<

“Okay!” Aiba agreed his head bobbing up and down so quickly that Ohno was sure that it was going to pop off >Yes please!<

>Okay…We will start tonight when we have settled for camp again…< Ohno smiled pleased that he had been correct at accepting Aiba’s request.

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It was only when the Ru’inwë had walked away Nino pulled his face out away from the elven king’s shoulder and looked at him in embarrassment. The elf was no longer crying though there was still a little sadness in his eyes as he looked him over and Nino hung his head apologising softly;

“I’m sorry…I shouldn’t have kissed you…”

“You should…You are my pure partner…” Ohno told him quickly and Nino flushed again so much that his ears burnt when he heard his name being said in elvish. Draven had always said that affection should be kept in bedchambers where nobody was able to see, that it was shameful to act like farmyard animals. He had kissed Ohno in the middle of the camp with almost everybody watching and he hung his head even more saying;

“But…In front of everyone…”

“We expressed our…Feelings for each other…” The elf said quickly cupping his chin and bringing his face back up “It is a good thing little one…Yes there are things that we will keep private...Only between ourselves but nobody here will say anything that we kissed in fact they are happy for us…”

“…They are?”

“Yes…There is nothing harmful in a kiss little one, we are only just coming together as pure partners and I believe we are only just falling in love…” Ohno breathed his fingers caressing his face while Nino hissed a breath his eyes widening as his ears burnt again as he gasped;

“Falling in…Love?”

“Yes…At least I am falling in love with you…And I hope that you are feeling the same, beloved…”

“I…Don’t know…I…Have never been in love…” Nino admitted honestly biting on his lip before tilting his head and looking at him with a serious expression on his face mumbling “What does it feel like?”

“…That I cannot say, beloved…I have never been in love either…”The elf replied honestly surprising him enough to gasp again “But I imagine that it feels very much like I am feeling now with a host of butterflies and fireflies dancing inside of my stomach when I look at you…When I hear you say my name…”

“…Satoshi…” Nino found himself saying and the elf chuckled his hand rubbing at his stomach as he nodded saying;

“Yep…There they are…”

“But…It hasn’t been that long…Since we met…”

“No it hasn’t…But there is no time limit for when we can fall in love, beloved…” Ohno whispered against his ear drawing him back into a hug “I understand if you do not feel the same yet…But I will be honest…”

“No! I think…I think I feel them dancing too!” Nino told him quickly pulling out of the hug with his hands resting on his shoulders and Ohno smiled a brilliant smile that lit up his entire face his eyes seemingly dancing as he brought his mouth up and kissed him again very briefly. It was enough to cause everything inside him to dance around though and he found that he didn’t mind so much when he heard another laugh coming from the elves closest to them. Both their stomachs rumbled then and with a chuckle Ohno pulled away setting him back down onto his rock.

“Come we must eat…We will be moving again soon…And tonight I will start your lessons…Aiba wishes to join us so that I might teach him the common tongue…”

“May I join king?” Arianna asked appearing from out of nowhere escorted by Jun and her nanny “Nanny taught me much but it was the low land dialect…”

“Then of course you may join…” Ohno agreed and Nino beamed hardly able to keep in his excitement hoping that it wouldn’t be as bad as he was thinking. His eyes went to the floor seeing his father’s later in the dirt hoping that they would be able to finish it soon.

TBC
A/N: Hmm…I hope that this was okay ^_^