[fanfiction/multi-chapters]: Myth - Chapter 12

[saku062]

Title: Myth - Chapter 12
Beta-reader: astrangerenters 
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Sakumoto (main), Masatoshi
Genre: AU, action, humor
Summary: We're back on Sho's POV. Most of the mysteries behind the Amazons are revealed. What Nino has been doing, Jun's behavior is finally explained to Sho and Sho's reaction.
DISCLAMER: I own nothing. And the plot comes from Rick Riordan, a damn good writer!
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Chapter 12

I’m in a maze. I can’t see it, but I know someone or something is following me. Every time I turn at a corner and see the bright exit in front of me, a wall falls down before me and a man screams in pain before blood spurts from his body. I watch the scene helpless and in total fear; I know the man died because of me and still I can’t do anything to help him. I start to run again. With each step another person dies, and running faster won’t change anything at all. When I witness another murder I can’t stand it any longer; I fall on my knees and take my head between my hands as I scream for someone to help me. Then everything becomes pure white and a strange warmth surrounds my body. When the light disappears I’m not in the maze anymore, but I’m simply surrounded by darkness.

Weakly I stand up and start to walk, not knowing where my feet are leading me. I walk for what feels like hours until I stop suddenly as I feel somebody behind me.

“Sho?”

I turn around and sigh with relief as I see my friend in front of me.

“Satoshi…”

“Is it really you?” he asks as he takes a step further.

I simply nod and fall on my knees, totally tired.

“Sho!” Satoshi yells as he runs towards me and holds me tightly. “I’ve been looking for you for so long.”

I don’t have the strength to reply and just lean into his embrace.

“It’s good to see you in your normal state,” he whispers before he slides a slender finger under my chin and forces me to look at him. “Now wake up, Sho. We miss you.”

I wake up slowly and the first thing I notice is the warm body against mine. Unconsciously I snuggle a bit until I realize that my face is resting against a chest. I open an eye slowly and lift my head. The person sleeping against me is none other than Jun. My heart skips a beat as my brain takes in the abnormal closeness Jun and I are sharing.

I move slowly as I try to not wake him up and sit beside him for a second. What happened? Where are we? And more importantly, why am I sleeping with Jun? Little by little, my memories come back one by one. The meeting at the beach, the fight with the Amazons and…a lot of blood. So many people died because of me, just like in my dream. However for some strange reason I don’t feel guilty anymore. It’s not that I don’t care but…I don’t know. I need some fresh air.

As soon as I go out on the deck the salty air tickles my nostrils, and the wind gives me the freshness I’m looking for. Though I don’t have the time to think about what happened because I hear hurried footsteps coming towards me.

I turn around and face Masaki who’s breathless. He breathes deeply as he stares at me before throwing himself at my neck.

“Damn it, Sho!” he yells and hugs me so strongly I almost lose my breath. “Satoshi told me you were back.”

‘I’m back’? What does that mean? Does it have something to do with what Satoshi told me in my dream? “Where is Satoshi?”

“He’s resting for now. He used a lot of his power as he was searching for you the whole night.”

Masaki breaks the hug and smiles at me brightly as I feel his strong grip around my shoulders. That’s when I notice the cut on his cheek.

“What happened to you?” I ask as my fingertips brush the cut slightly.

“You don’t remember?” he asks me, a bit surprised as he automatically touches his wound. I simply shake my head no.

“When Kazu brought you on the boat you were totally crazy. I still can’t believe you’re so strong, Sho. You pushed Kazu in the water, and Satoshi and I were barely enough to keep you still.”

I watch Masaki dumbfounded as he explains to me about the previous day. “When we put you in the hold you struggled, you wanted to go back to the island, and that’s when you scratched my face.”

“I-I’m so sorry Masaki,” I apologize, though I don’t even understand a thing. Why can’t I remember what happened? I put my hand on his cheek and look at him sadly.

“He doesn’t need to know everything,” comes a voice behind us.

“Ah Jun sor-Wow!” Masaki backs up and almost trips on me when he faces Jun. I turn around and see the angry face of our friend. Jun stands up before us, his arms crossed upon his chest and stares at us angrily.

“What?” he asks Masaki with an annoyed voice.

“Fo-for a second your eyes…I thought…well…” Masaki stutters before he shakes his head strongly and stares at Jun once again.

“Err…never mind.” He smiles, embarrassed, before leaving us. “I’ll go check my little Satoshi. See you later!”

I watch him leaving before I feel Jun's insistent stare on me. When I focus on him, I realize how close we are once again. His look becomes softer, and one of his hands cups my cheek. “How do you feel?” he asks, worried.

“F-fine.”

“That’s great,” he sighs as he rests his head against my chest. “Why did you disobey me?” he reproaches me.

“I…how did you know I would…?”

He lifts his head and looks right into my eyes. “I didn’t know exactly. I just feared something like that would happen. It had haunted me for a long time to be honest.”

Jun is acting strangely today. In the past we were close and all, but since this morning he’s more…than close. It’s as if he wants to tell me something.

“Sho…”

“Ah! Captain!” I notice the captain behind Jun and run towards him. I have something to tell him, and it also helps me to escape from Jun’s embrace.

The old man gives me his full attention and smiles at me softly. “Sir.” How should I say this? It’s not something you would say every day.

“My son?” he asks in a whisper, as if he knows what I want to tell him.

“I’m sorry, Captain.” I lower my head; I can’t look at his pained face. “He fought bravely, though, and wasn’t scared when he died,” I lie; the poor old man doesn’t need to know that his young son asked me to save his life, begged for mercy and was killed in a horrible manner with his hands tied behind his back, totally defenseless.

I feel the strong grip of the man on my shoulder, and when I look up at him I can see the teary eyes but also the respect he has for his son.

The captain leaves me soon after that and I feel Jun’s hand on my shoulder. “The captain’s son…isn’t he the one who died in the boat?” he asks quietly.

I turn around and look at Jun speechless. How does he know the truth? Jun slips his hand inside mine and brings it near his mouth, kissing my fingers softly one by one. This is beyond the concept of ‘friendship’.

“I told you, I saw everything you saw. I felt every feeling you had: fear, pain, despair, guilt… We were connected through my dreams.”

I swallow hard as I can’t get my eyes away from our hands. He’s too close. Does he act like this because he felt that? I don’t need his pity. I don’t want it.

“Dreams…” I trail off and push him a bit. “That’s right. I need to see Satoshi.” And without waiting I run towards the hold, I need some excuse to avoid Jun. I don’t like the way he’s acting with me. He knows how I feel towards him, but showing some tenderness because he pities me isn’t what I want.

Just when I reach the stairs I hear Jun calling me, and the next second my back hits the wall hard. Jun prevents my body from moving with his, and the sudden closeness isn’t what makes me nervous. On the contrary I’m more focused on his eyes which are abnormally green.

“Why do you think only about Satoshi when I am the one who saved you?” he asks with a voice mixed between sadness and anger.

I push him hard this time. “Thank you very much for saving me,” I glare at him. “But don’t play with me. You saved me? Fine, now we’re even.”

I leave him and head for where Satoshi and Masaki are. I want to avoid Jun as much as I can; my heart can’t stand it any longer.

When I enter the small room where my friends are I see that Kazunari is also there. The three of them look at me before they all jump on me and give me a strong hug. This is so good to be near them once again; while I was captive I thought many times about my friends and the possibility of not seeing them anymore. We’ve been together since our childhood, and being by myself was horrible; I don’t want to experience it ever again. Suddenly Kazu pinches me hard on my arm.

“That is for pushing me into the water,” he says with a fake angry tone.

“I’m sorry.”

“Do you really feel better, Sho?” Masaki asks, a bit worried.

I nod and realize the cut on his cheek isn’t there anymore. “What happened to your cheek?”

“Huh?” Masaki brings his hand to his cheek and then smiles brightly. “Ah that’s…”

“The marvelous me healed our dear friend!” Kazunari announces proudly.

I look at him surprised: how is that possible?

“I don’t know how it happened but the day you were missing a strange feeling ran through my body. Unconsciously I healed Ariadne’s ankle within a second. Look,”

Kazu comes closer and puts his hand on the cut I have on my arm. A soft light comes from his hand as warmth covers my wound. When Kazu takes off his hand, the cut is gone.

I nod as I’m totally speechless. Satoshi wraps an arm around my shoulders and gives a little explanation.

“It seems like we’re getting much power in this world. I know one day you’ll develop another power; from the beginning I had two powers, but the rest of you had only one. I think Kazunari just discovered his second power.”

That makes sense. It’s only normal that in a world where magic rules, demigods have more power. Hermes is the messenger of the Gods but he also represents medicine, so it’s logical that Kazunari’s second power is healing. I wonder what my second power is though, because the first one has been totally useless until now. But thinking of it…the strange thing with Jun’s eyes, could it be…?

I talk about what happened with Jun just a minute before, and Masaki sighs with relief when I talk about his green eyes.

“For a moment I thought I was crazy!” he laughs softly.

“It’s not the right moment to laugh, Masaki. Jun is acting strangely,” I warn him.

“It’s understandable. In fact Jun's been acting strangely since you disappeared,” Kazunari says in a serious voice.

Masaki nods strongly and adds: “Right! You should have seen him when he couldn’t find you. As if his world was crashing down.”

Really? I know Jun cares about me, but I doubt it would go to that extent.

“In fact that was the case,” Satoshi starts to say. “You see, Jun’s biggest fear became real the first day we came here.”

I remember that day, when Satoshi and Jun talked about something about destiny.

“I know Jun will kill me for telling you that but…Jun loves you Sho.”

Huh?

“A few years ago I entered Jun’s dreams and saw the nightmares he has every single night. It’s always the same: the both of you, being together until you die. What happened at the cliff’s bottom that day, Jun had seen this scene every night.”

Now I’m totally lost.

“Jun thought it was a warning from his mother, but I think it comes from yours instead.”

My mother? What does she have to do with this? And why?

“How come you know so much about it?” Kazunari asks, a bit suspicious as he crosses his arms.

Satoshi turns his face to look at him and smiles softly. “I’m far from stupid, Kazu.”

“Would you excuse me for a minute?” I say though I’m already exiting the room.

So Jun loves me? Why does he avoid me then? Why did he say he hated me? Is it because of his nightmares? I have nightmares too, but it never stopped me from loving him. At first I thought it was because of his powers but in fact I was wrong. Deep inside me I know I've loved him for so many years, I was just scared of losing him. I denied my feelings to protect our friendship but what are Jun’s reasons?

I reach the hold with quick steps. I don’t know why, but my heart tells me that Jun is in the room we shared before. I can feel him, or more precisely, his pain. This is the first time I've felt something like that. Maybe he’s right, we’re connected.

“Jun!” I shout as I enter the room. Jun is in a corner and seems lost in his thoughts. He doesn’t react when I call his name so I just walk towards him slowly.

“Jun…” I call again.

He sighs but still doesn’t look at me. “Maybe I was right. Maybe our love is really cursed.”

So that’s what Satoshi means when he says Jun thought his mother was behind his nightmares?

“It isn’t, Jun,” I whisper as I hug him from behind.

“Then why? Why every time I allow myself to think that maybe we can be together, something gets in the way? I’m sure this time it’s because of your mother. She's controlling your mind again, isn’t she?” I feel his hand shaking against my arm as he grabs it.

“It’s over now, and I promise you that my mother will never be an obstacle again.” I force him to face me and give him a soft smile.

“I’m sorry.” He looks at me with sad eyes before his hand caresses my cheek. “I wanted to protect you, but I failed in the end. I thought that if we weren’t together you would be safe.”

“Wouldn’t it be easier to protect me if you’re beside me?”

“I’m weak Sho. When it concerns you, I become weak,” Jun says as he brings his lips close to mine.

“Then become stronger because I hate seeing you in this state. And I hate it even more if it’s because of me,” I whisper and close my eyes when our lips meet.

At first the kiss is slow and sweet; our lips just meet as if Jun’s scared of touching me. I feel his hand leave my cheek and come to rest on my neck while mine grabs the collar of his tunic. I tilt my head to the side to give Jun more access as he deepens the kiss.

He breathes deeply and brings me closer to him. I can’t really think properly at the moment, just knowing that finally Jun’s kissing me…I have to admit he’s really skilled, I’ve kissed a few girlfriends in the past but they’re nothing compared to him. My heart beats so fast in my chest and I can’t help but gasp softly as he sucks my lower lip.

We break the kiss, breathless and Jun cups my face in his hands as he stares at me eagerly.

“I want more,” he hums as he pushes me down and straddles me before he slides his tongue in my mouth again. I would be lying if I said I didn't want more as well. It’s as if I'm realizing a part of me was missing before. I dig my fingers in his long hair and press him a bit more against me.

“Jun,” I sigh as he trails kisses along my jaw. With every touch of his, it becomes warmer. I know what’s going on and I’m not scared, but I can’t stop thinking we’re going too fast, it’s not the real me. I’m craving for him, his body, and his love. Maybe I’ve been waiting for that for too long. Or maybe the fear of losing the other one makes us take a step further.

I move a bit to help him to get rid of my tunic; the thing is that I’m a bit embarrassed to stand totally nude in front of him. Stupid time! Greeks were smart, why didn’t they invent underwear yet?!

I blush a bit as Jun is staring at me intently, his eyes looking at every part of my body without shame. I turn my face to the side to avoid his stare but he brings a hand to my face and forces me to look at him.

“Don’t be ashamed. You’re beautiful.” I blush more with that.

“’Handsome’ would be more appropriate.” This is the only thing I can say right now. How stupid of me.

Jun chuckles and kisses me again. “No. Beautiful is the right word.”

I gasp as he pinches my right nipple suddenly and sucks the other one. Then his tongue slides down my chest and he stops a moment to tease my navel. I can feel his hands running everywhere on my chest, his fingers brushing my skin so delicately.

“Fuck, Jun!” I curse as he curls his long fingers around my semi-hard cock.

“Very soon,” he sing-songs and kisses the tip. Idiot! How can he be so calm in a moment like this while my whole body is on fire because of him?

I can only moan as he strokes my cock with a slow and torturous pace. He’s driving me crazy. I rest my forearm on my eyes. I can’t believe I’m being so submissive, but at the same time his touch is making me feel so good and I entirely trust him.

As I’m totally lost in his touch, I whine when he suddenly breaks the contact. At least it will give me the time to calm my heart. I lift my forearm a bit to see what he’s doing. He goes to the corner of the room and opens a few amphoras before taking one and kneeling between my legs.

“I don’t have lube, but it will work,” he mumbles as he pours a yellow liquid on his fingers.

This scent…this is olive oil. How ironic! My mother disapproves of our relationship, and he’s going to use her symbol as a lubricant. Sometimes Jun really is a genius. A scary one but a genius nonetheless.

I whine as a cold finger slides inside me. It doesn’t feel good at all; I want him to take it out right away. Lovers don’t have to sleep together to be happy; maybe we’ll can just have a platonic and sexless relationship?

My forearm is pushed away, and I see Jun’s face above me before we share another kiss. Soon I realize that I’m moaning as he enters a second finger.

At first it was unpleasant but little by little I start to like the new sensation and I think that maybe (a tiny maybe though) I want more. Just when I’m starting to like it, Jun withdraws his fingers and soon his warmth isn’t against me anymore.

I open my eyes and see that he's taking off his tunic. Oh. My. Gods. I’ve always seen Jun with a feminine look, but I have to admit that once he’s naked…a well-built body and fine but firm muscles and…wait a second! Now I admit that I’m scared. I’m Athena’s son, and I know everything, so when I see his… er…size I know it won’t…

“Come here.”

I’m torn from my thought as he pulls on my arm gently and helps me to sit between his legs, my back resting against his chest.

He hugs me from behind. “Relax,” he whispers in my ear as his fingertips brush my arm as light as a feather. I can think of nothing else but his cock pressed against my back.

“This…” he says in a low tone as I feel his fingertips brushing the mark on my shoulder. I can feel his fingers following the curves of the mark.

“Don’t look, please.” I lower my head as I picture the disgusted face he must be making while looking at that stupid mark. That thing will always remind me that I’m the Amazons’ property. No matter how far I get from them I will always be theirs.

Suddenly I feel Jun pulling on my hair slightly and forcing me to tilt my head to the side. He licks the skin on my neck and soon I feel a delicious pain as he attacks my neck. I moan Jun’s name loudly as he licks the mark he just made.

“You’re mine, Sho. Don’t ever forget that. You’re mine only,” he says with a loving voice before he kisses me passionately.

“I was so scared,” he says with a strangled voice while his hand slides along my body. “So scared I’d lost you.”

To tell the truth, me too. As far as I can remember, the only thought I had at that time was Jun. I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I didn’t think about my other friends as much as I did about Jun. I prayed so hard to just see him one last time.

And now I’m in his arms being kissed passionately. I understand why sometimes people are so happy they say they can die, but I don’t. I don’t want to die now that I know Jun’s feelings. I want to live as long as I can.

I moan into his mouth as his hand finds its way to my cock and strokes it lazily. Though it’s a bit difficult and the angle is awkward, I move my hand between our bodies and reach for Jun’s cock as well, caressing his length in a quicker pace than the one I want.

Jun breaks the contact and pushes me forward gently so I can get on my hands and knees. I clench my fists against the wooden floor and throw my head back as an unbearable pain comes suddenly. I know Jun is entering me as slowly and gently as he can, but it still hurts like hell. He stays still to give me the time to grow used to the feeling and even caresses my back in a soothing manner.

Soon he starts to move in a slow pace, repeating sweet words. Little by little the pain fades away and pleasure invades my body. I've had sex before, but this time it’s beyond all I could have experienced. Having Jun inside me, becoming one is the best thing I have ever felt. Maybe that’s because I’m having sex with Aphrodite’s son, but I have the feeling that we complete each other.

“Sho,” his hot breath caresses my ear, and I feel his arms wrap around my chest as we change our current position to a sitting one.

With each thrust I’m brought closer to the edge. Jun’s movements are firm, specific and give me the feeling of what love really means. All I can do is moan Jun’s name in pleasure.

“I love you, Sho,” he says as he pounds into me really hard, his nails digging into my hips.

“I-” I want to respond but my breath is stuck in my throat. “Me…too.”

He takes my cock in his hand and strokes it at the same fast pace as his thrusts. My voice becomes louder with each second that passes, I’m so close. My legs hurt, and I would fall if my arms weren’t supporting me.

A lightning bolt comes from nowhere and breaks a few amphoras in a corner as I come hard on the wooden floor and in Jun’s hands. I hear Jun curse about how tight and good I am as he thrusts a few more times before he comes inside of me while moaning my name. I rest heavily against Jun’s chest, panting, and Jun hugs me once again. We stay silent in this position as our orgasm subsides.

I feel so tired. It was a great experience, maybe the best of my life, but I’m totally worn out and my head is dizzy. I feel Jun moving to the side and let him lead me obediently. His fingertips brush my face gently as he kisses my neck and shoulders lightly.

“Are you alright?” he asks, a bit worried.

I can’t help but smile softly as I close my eyes. “Yeah. Perfectly fine,” I sigh, satisfied.

“What happened?” I think he’s referring to the broken amphoras in the corner.

I turn on my other side to face him and snuggle into his embrace. “Must be my mother,” I shrug. “At least we know she doesn’t approve.”

I like how Jun plays with my hair. It sooths me and feels perfectly right; but what I like the most are his light kisses. I crack an eye open when I hear him chuckle.

“I can’t believe we’re finally together. It feels so…easy.” I should say that I’ve never seen such a genuine and bright smile on his face before.

I pat his cheek lightly. “We don’t have the same definition of what ‘easy’ means.”

“Sho, are you really alright?” he asks after a short silent moment.

“I’m fine,” I sigh, “It hurts a bit but…”

“Not that. I mean the Amazons’ thing.”

I take the time to think about it. It’s true that this event should have left something in me, but strangely I don’t feel or think anything about it. I only clearly remember the first day I spent there; the rest is blurry like a bad nightmare you try to remember but can’t.

“Your mother,” Jun starts suddenly. “She erased your- what was it already….the guilt from your mind.”

I nod quietly as I understand everything; for a second I thought the Amazons had turned me into an emotionless monster. When Jun kisses me suddenly, I realize that I’m crying.

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Note : As some of you asked, here is chapter 12 (and not 13 as I said in my previous entry orz). It’s longer and I hope it will be enough to make you wait for the next chapter >_< (I can post the next chapter already but it would be full of grammar mistakes and I want to give my readers a good quality story!)

Onto the story! FINALLY! They’re together n__n It took them 12 chapters but they did it XD However don’t think it will be easy from now (you know how I love to make them suffer ^^”).

I hope you’re not disappointed by the smut…I hate writing it (I’ll never stop to say that!), maybe next time I’ll write it in my native language first and will translate it in English after…

That’s all for now!

See you soon!