Saiunkoku Monogatari, Reishin/Kouyuu, fucking in the rain - 2/3 You never came to find me before, Kouyuu thought. His emotions were running so high he almost felt like he was going to faint, and he stumbled forward, curling his fingers in Reishin's ruined robes. "R-Reishin-sama, I..."
Incredibly, Reishin's arms went around Kouyuu and tightened. "Tell me," he said.
The words couldn't tumble from his mouth fast enough. "I...I know you've gone to so much trouble for me, and I'm a terrible, ungrateful son, and Shuurei is a very sweet girl, and I am honoured that you believe I am worthy of marrying her, but I just, I just..." His mouth worked and he lowered his head until his forehead rested on Reishin's shoulder. "Reishin-sama, I just can't. I'm sorry, I can't."
Slender fingers slipped under Kouyuu's chin and tilted his head up. "No," Reishin said. "I'm the one who should be sorry, that I didn't see this coming."
Kouyuu's eyes widened. "Huh?" Had Reishin ever apologized for anything, ever in his life? The world had to be coming to an end.
"It's obvious to me now," Reishin continued. "There's someone else. Now, tell me immediately who it might be, and I will make the appropriate arrangements."
Kouyuu's cheeks flared with heat. "NO! Uh, I mean..."
Reishin blinked at his vehemence. "There isn't someone else?"
Kouyuu would have pulled away, except that Reishin's arm was still around him. He looked away, though, shaking his head quickly. "No, I...I guess there is, but it's impossible. Don't worry about it, please, Reishin-sama."
There was a significant pause. "It's Shuuei, isn't it."
Kouyuu choked. "No!" His head jerked up and he stared at his father in dismay. "It's not Shuuei!"
"Ryuuki, then. Ah...the emperor has no shortage of devoted followers, and he is blinded to every one of them but the one he seeks."
"Reishin-sama!"
"Not him either?" Reishin cocked his head, considering Kouyuu with such a penetrating gaze that Kouyuu squirmed. Finally he leaned a bit closer. "Tell me who it is. You cannot hide this from me, Kouyuu."
"I...I..." Kouyuu took a step back and fetched up against the tree. That was even worse, because Reishin had followed him and now the warmth of his body pinned him against the roughness of the bark.
Reishin's face filled his vision. "Tell me."
Kouyuu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and closed the gap between them.
From the way Reishin didn't hesitate, it was as if he'd merely been waiting for it. His lips were soft, but firm, and as Kouyuu fumbled his way through his very first kiss he soon found that Reishin was guiding him. With the tips of his fingers on Kouyuu's jawline, he skilfully manipulated the younger man like a fine instrument, showing him just where to press, just how to open and tilt his head in just the right way.
Reishin's tongue slipped into his mouth after a few moments, and Kouyuu shivered and moaned, sucking at the organ and tasting the older man's sweet flavour.
This can't be happening. The thought was as clear as a bell, and yet he couldn't really deny its reality.
Especially when Reishin undid the ties of his belt and slipped his hands greedily under his long tunic, skimming fingers over his chest. Kouyuu jumped and shuddered and squirmed under the unfamiliar touch. "R-Reishin-sama," he gasped as his mouth was freed for a moment.
"Don't be shy, Kouyuu," Reishin whispered, nibbling gently on his earlobe. "If you want something, you must take it. Have I not always taught you that?"
Swallowing hard, Kouyuu hunted in layers of sodden fabric, loosening ties and parting overlaid silks. Reishin's fingers urged him on, but didn't wait for him. No sooner did he touch Raishin's bare chest, but he felt his father's fingers hook in the waistband of his pants.
He froze, his eyes widening, and Reishin's teeth bit down on his earlobe once again. "Point of no return."
The rain was slackening, but under the tree it was hard to tell. A constant patter of drops filtered through the leaves and struck them both from above. Of course, they couldn't get any wetter. Even under all of those layers of silk, Reishin's skin was cool and moist under Kouyuu's fingers.
He found a nipple and tweaked it gently, listening as Reishin let out a gasp.