Magic Gone Wrong! Chapter 14, Part 1
Title: Magic Gone Wrong!
Chapter: 14/18
Previous Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four 1, Four 2, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen,
Authors:
lucklessmallory and
chinesethorn
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: LeexGaara
Summary: Tentacles, ftw?! Gaara is a sorcerer outside of the small town where Lee works as a smith. When Lee sits in on one of Gaara's ritual summonings, something starts to go terribly wrong...
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AN: This chapter was too large, so it's posted in two parts! The link to the second part is at the end.
“Four...five...six gold pieces for our stay including meals,” Lee counted out, pushing the small column of coins towards the innkeeper as he hefted his pack. It was later than they’d planned to leave but sleeping in had been unavoidable with their energetic night together.
The innkeeper counted the coins again before tapping the pile against the bar for luck. “Sleep well? Some of the other guests were complaining about a ruckus last night.” Coughing into a hand, the man slipped the coins into a pouch and scratched at his arm. “Must have been a wild night for somebody.”
Lee’s face turned a deep shade of red as he suddenly felt like all eyes were on him and Gaara.”O-Oh! Is that so? We did not really notice the noise.”
“Was going to have the missus go up and see what’s what, but the old bird started talking about an evil presence. Hah! As if this inn is worth a haunting.” The innkeeper snorted while Lee glanced at Gaara with wide eyes for help.
For once, the sorcerer couldn’t hold back a genuine smirk, different from his usual sardonic one. He wasn’t sure if the old man was toying with them, but Gaara could believe that they might have attracted some attention last night. They usually only had sex in the privacy of Gaara’s mansion, so he hadn’t considered that anyone else might sense the demon’s presence while they were otherwise absorbed. He rolled his eyes and stepped toward the smith, wrapping an arm intimately around his waist. “It’s time we got on our way, Lee.”
Gaara didn’t let go, enjoying the shade of red on Lee’s face and the odd looks thrown their way as they stepped out the door. They probably wouldn’t be coming back to this inn for years anyway, if then. It didn’t hurt to leave an impression.
“The saddles are packed, and I don’t think we’ve forgotten anything. Are you ready?”
The smith was surprised at the arm around his waist, but he took the cue to leave with the innkeeper shaking his head at them. They started heading towards the stables to pick up their horses. “I am ready. My gremlin friend already went ahead to the stables.”
Lee studied Gaara’s face for a moment, picking up on the sorcerer’s good mood and the subtle eagerness in his eyes to begin the real hunt for Shukaku. Nothing else had been said between them about what spurred last night’s fucking, and Lee wasn’t about to bring it up again now or any time soon. He straightened up and lifted the strap on Gaara’s shoulder, which held that ridiculously large gourd on his back. “Are you sure you do not want me to carry this? It will be a long ride to the desert from what I hear-”
“HEY! Bushybrows and you bastard, Gaara!” A blond streak barreled towards them from behind before Naruto squeezed his way between the two and hooked his arms around both men. “Did you think you could fucking sneak past the Great Hokage?” Naruto grinned, voicing out a nickname he’d earned through years of causing both trouble and good in every town and village he passed through.
“If it meant I could avoid bursting an eardrum, then yes, we were specifically avoiding you.” Gaara winced and clapped a hand over his ear. Naruto had always been loud, and had a habit of being loud in other people’s personal space. He didn’t pull away however, choosing to look straight ahead as he continued to walk toward the stables. “I assume that means you’re coming with us?”
“Hells yeah! Remember when you tried taking on that hydra without me? You were totally snake food until I showed up and saved your ass! This would totally be the same.” Naruto squeezed the two men’s shoulders, completely comfortable as he trailed behind them.
“Have you traveled a lot with Master Gaara?” Lee asked, lips pulling into a grin as well. The wariness he had about Naruto and the man’s relationship with Gaara, seemed to fade with the night’s activities. “To be honest, he has never spoken much about his friends. I am happy to know that he has loyal friends like you who kept him safe.”
Naruto threw his head back and laughed as they reached the stables. “I’m more than a damned friend! Gaara wouldn’t be the man he is without me.” He let go of them and had his own horse fetched while Lee paid the stablehand for rent.
“Is Naruto a sorcerer too?” Lee whispered to Gaara. “I felt magic in his hands when we shook yesterday.”
“Yes, he is. His talents are very different than mine, but I’d say we’re close to equal in strength.” Gaara’s mouth twitched in a stubborn frown. “And by the way, he did not save me from that damned hydra. He burst in just as I was banishing the creature’s last head, and caused it to multiply four more times.”
Gaara took the reins as a stablehand brought his mare forward. The redhead petted its neck and scratched it’s dark muzzle in greeting before slipping a foot into the stirrup and pulling himself into the saddle. He turned his head as he spotted Naruto approaching from the other end of the stables.
The stallion Naruto handled was a red-brown appaloosa that pawed at the ground impatiently as the blond man patted its side. “Easy, Rasengan. We’ve got a long ride ahead.” He guided it towards Gaara’s and Lee’s horses, the latter of which was a black mare with a white nose and legs. “I’ve got some time to burn, and Gaara here would be lost without me!”
“You are welcome to join us on the road. It never hurts to have more people for safety and company.” Lee grinned, strapping Gaara’s gourd safely on the back of the man’s horse. His gremlin settled on his neck once he’d finished packing everything on his own horse’s saddle and was mounted on her. Clicking his tongue, he started leading their party out the stable and towards the city gates.
“See? Lee likes me, too!” Naruto snickered and ribbed Gaara with an elbow in jest before following after the other man.
Gaara rolled his eyes, but allowed a smile as he followed friends away from the inn. To be honest, he thought it might be a bit of a relief to have Naruto along for their journey. Finally having sex with Lee again had helped relieve the tension between them, but Gaara was sure the strain in their relationship wasn’t gone yet. In fact, he was secretly anxious about Lee’s decisions after they managed to kill Shukaku. The smith couldn’t leave him, or so he had thought, but he had to wonder what Lee was planning for his future. Having Naruto around as a mediator might be enough to ease any tension between them.
“Hey Gaara, maybe we should move our bedrolls a bit closer, huh? It can get pretty cold after dark, and we wanna keep warm.” Naruto raised his brows and winked suggestively as he looked at the redhead over his pack. They’d found a place to camp for the night just outside the first mountain pass, and each of the men was getting ready for the night. Gaara had started a small fire already and was unpacking his bedding. He pretended not to notice his blond friend’s suggestive jesting.
Lee raised his brows at Naruto's jibe but made a point of unrolling his pack beside Gaara's near the fire. The blonde sorcerer’s company was good fun, with his bottomless well of stories to share, and what seemed to be the sun burning inside him. Their trip had grown a lot livelier since he had joined them, but Naruto's jokes were starting to get on Lee's nerves. It was now glaringly obvious that something had gone on between the two sorcerers long ago with the kind of jokes he told.
"You are free to sleep next to me if you wish," Lee said, scanning the area around them. "We should not leave the fire alone. I can take first watch."
Naruto rolled onto his stomach and hummed with mischief in his eyes. Lee was just so easy. "Aww don't be like that. I won't jump anyone tonight. At least, not when you're awake, hehe."
“The last time you tried that, Haku put an icicle in your back. Things won’t be different this time.” Gaara pulled a small bag out of his pack. He sat on his bedding and pulled a strip of salted jerky out of the bag, tearing into an end with his teeth and chewing hungrily. They’d snacked briefly on the road, but hadn’t had much to eat since they’d left the city.
“That only happened once, and he was the one to apologize after the fact,” the Great Hokage stated with dignity. He held out his hand and Gaara passed him another strip of the jerky, then held one up for Lee as well.
“How long have you two known each other? It sounds like you accompanied Master Gaara on most of his quests.” Lee accepted the jerky and gnawed at his strip as he tilted his head towards Naruto in thanks.
Naruto rolled his shoulders as he sat back on his bedding. “We’ve known each other for years. Met him back when we were just apprentices and I was just starting to become my charming self, hah! Didn’t you used to like fishnet clothes back then?” He snickered, glancing at Gaara.
“I prefer leather and clasps now,” Gaara responded, running a finger over the leg of his tight black pants in thought. “I noticed you still favor orange… though I still don’t understand why.”
“Orange is damn sexy and you sure as hell know it,” Naruto responded with a matter-of-fact attitude, lifting his nose with dignity.
Gaara rolled his eyes. He liked this mild banter back and forth with his old friend, even if Naruto was teasing with innuendos a lot more than usual lately. It made him feel comfortable and relaxed, even for a short moment before he was focused on his quest again. He cocked his head with a small yawn.
Lee swallowed when he caught the way Gaara stroked his own leg, last night’s sex still on his mind. Not even Naruto’s presence could suppress the desire he felt whenever Gaara did something unconsciously sexy. He finished the last of his jerky and stood up, dusting his hands on his pants. “You both should get some rest. I will stay up no matter what happens, even if I need to keep pinching myself to do so!” He flashed both men a grin and a thumbs up before taking his place on one of the logs around the fire.
“Fine, fine. Wake me for the second watch, will ya?” Naruto tucked himself on his bedding and rolled away from the fire.
The orange glow from the flames reflected on Lee’s eyes, which flickered black as sleep fell over the two men.
(Link to second part! NSFW!)
Chapter: 14/18
Previous Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four 1, Four 2, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen,
Authors:
lucklessmallory and
chinesethorn
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: LeexGaara
Summary: Tentacles, ftw?! Gaara is a sorcerer outside of the small town where Lee works as a smith. When Lee sits in on one of Gaara's ritual summonings, something starts to go terribly wrong...
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AN: This chapter was too large, so it's posted in two parts! The link to the second part is at the end.
“Four...five...six gold pieces for our stay including meals,” Lee counted out, pushing the small column of coins towards the innkeeper as he hefted his pack. It was later than they’d planned to leave but sleeping in had been unavoidable with their energetic night together.
The innkeeper counted the coins again before tapping the pile against the bar for luck. “Sleep well? Some of the other guests were complaining about a ruckus last night.” Coughing into a hand, the man slipped the coins into a pouch and scratched at his arm. “Must have been a wild night for somebody.”
Lee’s face turned a deep shade of red as he suddenly felt like all eyes were on him and Gaara.”O-Oh! Is that so? We did not really notice the noise.”
“Was going to have the missus go up and see what’s what, but the old bird started talking about an evil presence. Hah! As if this inn is worth a haunting.” The innkeeper snorted while Lee glanced at Gaara with wide eyes for help.
For once, the sorcerer couldn’t hold back a genuine smirk, different from his usual sardonic one. He wasn’t sure if the old man was toying with them, but Gaara could believe that they might have attracted some attention last night. They usually only had sex in the privacy of Gaara’s mansion, so he hadn’t considered that anyone else might sense the demon’s presence while they were otherwise absorbed. He rolled his eyes and stepped toward the smith, wrapping an arm intimately around his waist. “It’s time we got on our way, Lee.”
Gaara didn’t let go, enjoying the shade of red on Lee’s face and the odd looks thrown their way as they stepped out the door. They probably wouldn’t be coming back to this inn for years anyway, if then. It didn’t hurt to leave an impression.
“The saddles are packed, and I don’t think we’ve forgotten anything. Are you ready?”
The smith was surprised at the arm around his waist, but he took the cue to leave with the innkeeper shaking his head at them. They started heading towards the stables to pick up their horses. “I am ready. My gremlin friend already went ahead to the stables.”
Lee studied Gaara’s face for a moment, picking up on the sorcerer’s good mood and the subtle eagerness in his eyes to begin the real hunt for Shukaku. Nothing else had been said between them about what spurred last night’s fucking, and Lee wasn’t about to bring it up again now or any time soon. He straightened up and lifted the strap on Gaara’s shoulder, which held that ridiculously large gourd on his back. “Are you sure you do not want me to carry this? It will be a long ride to the desert from what I hear-”
“HEY! Bushybrows and you bastard, Gaara!” A blond streak barreled towards them from behind before Naruto squeezed his way between the two and hooked his arms around both men. “Did you think you could fucking sneak past the Great Hokage?” Naruto grinned, voicing out a nickname he’d earned through years of causing both trouble and good in every town and village he passed through.
“If it meant I could avoid bursting an eardrum, then yes, we were specifically avoiding you.” Gaara winced and clapped a hand over his ear. Naruto had always been loud, and had a habit of being loud in other people’s personal space. He didn’t pull away however, choosing to look straight ahead as he continued to walk toward the stables. “I assume that means you’re coming with us?”
“Hells yeah! Remember when you tried taking on that hydra without me? You were totally snake food until I showed up and saved your ass! This would totally be the same.” Naruto squeezed the two men’s shoulders, completely comfortable as he trailed behind them.
“Have you traveled a lot with Master Gaara?” Lee asked, lips pulling into a grin as well. The wariness he had about Naruto and the man’s relationship with Gaara, seemed to fade with the night’s activities. “To be honest, he has never spoken much about his friends. I am happy to know that he has loyal friends like you who kept him safe.”
Naruto threw his head back and laughed as they reached the stables. “I’m more than a damned friend! Gaara wouldn’t be the man he is without me.” He let go of them and had his own horse fetched while Lee paid the stablehand for rent.
“Is Naruto a sorcerer too?” Lee whispered to Gaara. “I felt magic in his hands when we shook yesterday.”
“Yes, he is. His talents are very different than mine, but I’d say we’re close to equal in strength.” Gaara’s mouth twitched in a stubborn frown. “And by the way, he did not save me from that damned hydra. He burst in just as I was banishing the creature’s last head, and caused it to multiply four more times.”
Gaara took the reins as a stablehand brought his mare forward. The redhead petted its neck and scratched it’s dark muzzle in greeting before slipping a foot into the stirrup and pulling himself into the saddle. He turned his head as he spotted Naruto approaching from the other end of the stables.
The stallion Naruto handled was a red-brown appaloosa that pawed at the ground impatiently as the blond man patted its side. “Easy, Rasengan. We’ve got a long ride ahead.” He guided it towards Gaara’s and Lee’s horses, the latter of which was a black mare with a white nose and legs. “I’ve got some time to burn, and Gaara here would be lost without me!”
“You are welcome to join us on the road. It never hurts to have more people for safety and company.” Lee grinned, strapping Gaara’s gourd safely on the back of the man’s horse. His gremlin settled on his neck once he’d finished packing everything on his own horse’s saddle and was mounted on her. Clicking his tongue, he started leading their party out the stable and towards the city gates.
“See? Lee likes me, too!” Naruto snickered and ribbed Gaara with an elbow in jest before following after the other man.
Gaara rolled his eyes, but allowed a smile as he followed friends away from the inn. To be honest, he thought it might be a bit of a relief to have Naruto along for their journey. Finally having sex with Lee again had helped relieve the tension between them, but Gaara was sure the strain in their relationship wasn’t gone yet. In fact, he was secretly anxious about Lee’s decisions after they managed to kill Shukaku. The smith couldn’t leave him, or so he had thought, but he had to wonder what Lee was planning for his future. Having Naruto around as a mediator might be enough to ease any tension between them.
“Hey Gaara, maybe we should move our bedrolls a bit closer, huh? It can get pretty cold after dark, and we wanna keep warm.” Naruto raised his brows and winked suggestively as he looked at the redhead over his pack. They’d found a place to camp for the night just outside the first mountain pass, and each of the men was getting ready for the night. Gaara had started a small fire already and was unpacking his bedding. He pretended not to notice his blond friend’s suggestive jesting.
Lee raised his brows at Naruto's jibe but made a point of unrolling his pack beside Gaara's near the fire. The blonde sorcerer’s company was good fun, with his bottomless well of stories to share, and what seemed to be the sun burning inside him. Their trip had grown a lot livelier since he had joined them, but Naruto's jokes were starting to get on Lee's nerves. It was now glaringly obvious that something had gone on between the two sorcerers long ago with the kind of jokes he told.
"You are free to sleep next to me if you wish," Lee said, scanning the area around them. "We should not leave the fire alone. I can take first watch."
Naruto rolled onto his stomach and hummed with mischief in his eyes. Lee was just so easy. "Aww don't be like that. I won't jump anyone tonight. At least, not when you're awake, hehe."
“The last time you tried that, Haku put an icicle in your back. Things won’t be different this time.” Gaara pulled a small bag out of his pack. He sat on his bedding and pulled a strip of salted jerky out of the bag, tearing into an end with his teeth and chewing hungrily. They’d snacked briefly on the road, but hadn’t had much to eat since they’d left the city.
“That only happened once, and he was the one to apologize after the fact,” the Great Hokage stated with dignity. He held out his hand and Gaara passed him another strip of the jerky, then held one up for Lee as well.
“How long have you two known each other? It sounds like you accompanied Master Gaara on most of his quests.” Lee accepted the jerky and gnawed at his strip as he tilted his head towards Naruto in thanks.
Naruto rolled his shoulders as he sat back on his bedding. “We’ve known each other for years. Met him back when we were just apprentices and I was just starting to become my charming self, hah! Didn’t you used to like fishnet clothes back then?” He snickered, glancing at Gaara.
“I prefer leather and clasps now,” Gaara responded, running a finger over the leg of his tight black pants in thought. “I noticed you still favor orange… though I still don’t understand why.”
“Orange is damn sexy and you sure as hell know it,” Naruto responded with a matter-of-fact attitude, lifting his nose with dignity.
Gaara rolled his eyes. He liked this mild banter back and forth with his old friend, even if Naruto was teasing with innuendos a lot more than usual lately. It made him feel comfortable and relaxed, even for a short moment before he was focused on his quest again. He cocked his head with a small yawn.
Lee swallowed when he caught the way Gaara stroked his own leg, last night’s sex still on his mind. Not even Naruto’s presence could suppress the desire he felt whenever Gaara did something unconsciously sexy. He finished the last of his jerky and stood up, dusting his hands on his pants. “You both should get some rest. I will stay up no matter what happens, even if I need to keep pinching myself to do so!” He flashed both men a grin and a thumbs up before taking his place on one of the logs around the fire.
“Fine, fine. Wake me for the second watch, will ya?” Naruto tucked himself on his bedding and rolled away from the fire.
The orange glow from the flames reflected on Lee’s eyes, which flickered black as sleep fell over the two men.
(Link to second part! NSFW!)