The Tattoo chapter seventy-nine
Nino tore himself from his boy three hours later struggling now to keep the tears from showing while his heart was close to breaking point. Takayuki had started screaming loudly when he said that he had to go and the only way that he had managed to get away at all was Masaki grabbing his boy around his waist and pulling him flush against his chest holding him in strong arms and murmuring sweet whispers into his ear. Nino wanted to promise that he would visit him again the next day but he knew that it was a promise that he couldn’t afford to make. There was a very real chance that tonight he would be sharing the bed with the emperor. Provided he kept his perversions to himself for a while there was a chance that he would be able to walk tomorrow but he doubted that he would be allowed too far away from the emperor’s sight.
“I love you my baby bird…” He whispered looking at the house that had finally grown silent and he felt Ohno’s hand on his arm offering him his support by just being there. Soon…Soon he and Takayuki would have a house like this…A place respectable enough that people would leave them alone. He could have room for his art while Takayuki could have a garden of his own. The stray thought that he might live in the palace came to him but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to do so. What happened from this point on would change him. For a long time sex had never been anything special but Ohno had shown him that it was, there was no way that he would be able to sleep with Satonori and then be okay afterwards. “I need you to hit me before we arrive back at the palace…”
“Tiger?”
“Please…As hard as you are able…We have been gone for far longer than is normal for a couple at odds, my love…I need you to strike at me…In the face as hard as you can make it and then I need you to go back to the palace alone…” Nino said in a flat voice knowing that if he allowed too much emotion his tears would fall. “When there I need you to panic when you have seen that I haven’t returned, tell him that you and I had an argument and I ran off and you lost me in the crowd…Your father will not like it and he will hurt you I am sure of it…”
“Never mind that…You what…What are you going to do?”
“I am going to find some people that would happily silt my throat for a few coins…” Nino sighed with determination knowing that he would find people like that somewhere in a city as vast as this one. He caught the expression that crossed over his lover’s face and he managed to give a smile his fingers ghosting over his cheek before he leaned in and kissed him. It was the barest hint of a kiss but enough to warm his toes before he moved away their foreheads resting together “I promise that I will be okay my love…Or have you forgotten that I am the poisoned spider…No street thug or ally rat will bring my death…So please hit me and then get going…”
“Fine…But not here tiger, I would not want your boy to see me hit you…” Ohno sighed still looking reluctant and Nino gave a smile rubbing his nose against his.
“I love you, my love…”
“And I you my tiger…” The prince gave a smile and then another kiss before leading him out of the walled garden and onto the street. It was surprisingly empty and Nino gave a sigh bracing himself for the hit by clenching his hands barely noticing the pain from the still healing wound. Ohno stared at him for a minute or two before lifting up his fist and bringing it down into his face. He was surprised by the force of it and, even though he had braced for it, it had him falling backwards and tripping over a larger stone. He landed in a heap at the gate a sharp stone finding its way into the palm of his other hand but the focus was on the pain in his cheek and his nose. “Fuck! I’m sorry…Tiger…” Ohno gasped looking horrified as he knelt down beside him but Nino shook his head focusing through the pain to wipe away blood from his knuckles knowing that if it was fresh it would look far too suspicious.
“I’m fine my love…Go…” He said softly pushing him away before scrambling to his feet. He hoped that he wasn’t in too much of a state but either way he was sure that he would find somebody willing to try and take the coins from his coin pouch. Without looking at Ohno again he ran through the streets going in a completely opposite direction from the palace. It was going to be a hard thing but he had to get as lost as possible in the short space of time that he had. He was relying on Satonori to send guards after him, it was a predicable response but he was also conscious of the fact that the emperor wasn’t exactly normal and his reactions might not be the same. He did hope that he was wowed him enough to get him to come after him but if he didn’t then he would have to find his way back alone.
Getting lost wasn’t as hard as he thought it was going to be, it took a long time but almost as soon as he moved away from the more expensive and larger buildings around the castle he found himself in the smaller narrower streets that were built so closely together that Nino suspected that a stray spark would have them all going up like a series of candles. It was not a comforting thought he thought as he heard a bunch of children laughing. Looking around he was relieved to find what suspiciously like a whore house and he sighed heading over to it hoping to find a horny, drunken, idiot.
It didn’t take long for one to stubble out of the door smelling so strongly of sake that Nino suspected that he had been bathing in it rather than drinking it. His face was a sweaty red almost glowing as he grinned at him and Nino quickly fell into his act looking up at him through his swollen eye tears, that weren’t all together fake rolling down his cheeks as he simpered;
“Please, sir, I…I’m lost…Can you help me?”
“I’ll help you little one…” The man said hiccupping loudly as his hand slipped around his shoulders and almost fell on top of him. His other hand slipped into the folds of his robe and Nino was left thinking about the emperor and what he might do to him tonight. He was partially hoping that the black eye and swollen face would put him off but he was almost positive that he would just find it more arousing.
“You will? Thank-you! I have been running around here for ages! Nobody was willing to help me…I…I have money…I…I can pay you…” He whispered trying to shake the thoughts from his mind “Please…I…”
“Money?” A new voice sneered from behind him and Nino almost swore turning with a pout to look at the man that had managed to sneak up on him. He was a huge imposing figure seemingly designed with more muscles than sense and Nino nodded nervously licking at his lips as he gulped down a fake lump.
“Yes…I can give it to you…If you help me…I…” He said gasping loudly as he was pulled out of the grip of the drunken man and pulled towards the chest that was twice as big as his whole body. The tree trunk like arms wrapped around him squeezing him tightly as he let out a bear like laugh saying against his ear;
“Oh I’ll take it…But…A boy like you shouldn’t be hanging around a whore house…A delicate little thing like you…”
“I…Who-whore house? I didn’t know…I…I…” Nino stammered aware that his clothes were being removed his hair was already falling out of his grips and he gave a very realistic sigh of relief almost smirking with delight when he heard a dark voice spitting;
“I would unhand that boy if you value your life…”
“Oh yeah? On whose authority..?” The man laughed turning around and stopping dead when he saw a group of guards standing behind him.
“On the authority of the emperor…Ninomiya-sama…Please come here…” The leader of the guards said and Nino took a step or two and then very dramatically, with the aid of one of his needles, fainted into a heap.
TBC
A/N: I hope that this is okay ^_^
“I love you my baby bird…” He whispered looking at the house that had finally grown silent and he felt Ohno’s hand on his arm offering him his support by just being there. Soon…Soon he and Takayuki would have a house like this…A place respectable enough that people would leave them alone. He could have room for his art while Takayuki could have a garden of his own. The stray thought that he might live in the palace came to him but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to do so. What happened from this point on would change him. For a long time sex had never been anything special but Ohno had shown him that it was, there was no way that he would be able to sleep with Satonori and then be okay afterwards. “I need you to hit me before we arrive back at the palace…”
“Tiger?”
“Please…As hard as you are able…We have been gone for far longer than is normal for a couple at odds, my love…I need you to strike at me…In the face as hard as you can make it and then I need you to go back to the palace alone…” Nino said in a flat voice knowing that if he allowed too much emotion his tears would fall. “When there I need you to panic when you have seen that I haven’t returned, tell him that you and I had an argument and I ran off and you lost me in the crowd…Your father will not like it and he will hurt you I am sure of it…”
“Never mind that…You what…What are you going to do?”
“I am going to find some people that would happily silt my throat for a few coins…” Nino sighed with determination knowing that he would find people like that somewhere in a city as vast as this one. He caught the expression that crossed over his lover’s face and he managed to give a smile his fingers ghosting over his cheek before he leaned in and kissed him. It was the barest hint of a kiss but enough to warm his toes before he moved away their foreheads resting together “I promise that I will be okay my love…Or have you forgotten that I am the poisoned spider…No street thug or ally rat will bring my death…So please hit me and then get going…”
“Fine…But not here tiger, I would not want your boy to see me hit you…” Ohno sighed still looking reluctant and Nino gave a smile rubbing his nose against his.
“I love you, my love…”
“And I you my tiger…” The prince gave a smile and then another kiss before leading him out of the walled garden and onto the street. It was surprisingly empty and Nino gave a sigh bracing himself for the hit by clenching his hands barely noticing the pain from the still healing wound. Ohno stared at him for a minute or two before lifting up his fist and bringing it down into his face. He was surprised by the force of it and, even though he had braced for it, it had him falling backwards and tripping over a larger stone. He landed in a heap at the gate a sharp stone finding its way into the palm of his other hand but the focus was on the pain in his cheek and his nose. “Fuck! I’m sorry…Tiger…” Ohno gasped looking horrified as he knelt down beside him but Nino shook his head focusing through the pain to wipe away blood from his knuckles knowing that if it was fresh it would look far too suspicious.
“I’m fine my love…Go…” He said softly pushing him away before scrambling to his feet. He hoped that he wasn’t in too much of a state but either way he was sure that he would find somebody willing to try and take the coins from his coin pouch. Without looking at Ohno again he ran through the streets going in a completely opposite direction from the palace. It was going to be a hard thing but he had to get as lost as possible in the short space of time that he had. He was relying on Satonori to send guards after him, it was a predicable response but he was also conscious of the fact that the emperor wasn’t exactly normal and his reactions might not be the same. He did hope that he was wowed him enough to get him to come after him but if he didn’t then he would have to find his way back alone.
Getting lost wasn’t as hard as he thought it was going to be, it took a long time but almost as soon as he moved away from the more expensive and larger buildings around the castle he found himself in the smaller narrower streets that were built so closely together that Nino suspected that a stray spark would have them all going up like a series of candles. It was not a comforting thought he thought as he heard a bunch of children laughing. Looking around he was relieved to find what suspiciously like a whore house and he sighed heading over to it hoping to find a horny, drunken, idiot.
It didn’t take long for one to stubble out of the door smelling so strongly of sake that Nino suspected that he had been bathing in it rather than drinking it. His face was a sweaty red almost glowing as he grinned at him and Nino quickly fell into his act looking up at him through his swollen eye tears, that weren’t all together fake rolling down his cheeks as he simpered;
“Please, sir, I…I’m lost…Can you help me?”
“I’ll help you little one…” The man said hiccupping loudly as his hand slipped around his shoulders and almost fell on top of him. His other hand slipped into the folds of his robe and Nino was left thinking about the emperor and what he might do to him tonight. He was partially hoping that the black eye and swollen face would put him off but he was almost positive that he would just find it more arousing.
“You will? Thank-you! I have been running around here for ages! Nobody was willing to help me…I…I have money…I…I can pay you…” He whispered trying to shake the thoughts from his mind “Please…I…”
“Money?” A new voice sneered from behind him and Nino almost swore turning with a pout to look at the man that had managed to sneak up on him. He was a huge imposing figure seemingly designed with more muscles than sense and Nino nodded nervously licking at his lips as he gulped down a fake lump.
“Yes…I can give it to you…If you help me…I…” He said gasping loudly as he was pulled out of the grip of the drunken man and pulled towards the chest that was twice as big as his whole body. The tree trunk like arms wrapped around him squeezing him tightly as he let out a bear like laugh saying against his ear;
“Oh I’ll take it…But…A boy like you shouldn’t be hanging around a whore house…A delicate little thing like you…”
“I…Who-whore house? I didn’t know…I…I…” Nino stammered aware that his clothes were being removed his hair was already falling out of his grips and he gave a very realistic sigh of relief almost smirking with delight when he heard a dark voice spitting;
“I would unhand that boy if you value your life…”
“Oh yeah? On whose authority..?” The man laughed turning around and stopping dead when he saw a group of guards standing behind him.
“On the authority of the emperor…Ninomiya-sama…Please come here…” The leader of the guards said and Nino took a step or two and then very dramatically, with the aid of one of his needles, fainted into a heap.
TBC
A/N: I hope that this is okay ^_^