Title: Testing The Limits
Author: LadyNyoko
Fandom: Naruto (AU), Bleach
Characters: Kyuubi no Youko, Kurosaki Ichigo
Genre: Romance/Fluff
Word Count: 414
Rating: PG-13 (Mentions of violence and sex plus some language.)
Summary: WHAT IS THIS IDEK. Some reflecting on Kyuubi's part leads to a rather cute exchange between a shinigami and a kitsune.
Author's Notes: This ficlet is the result of many nights spent with no sleep and throwing random muses at each other.
It was something like a ritual for them. As soon as they'd both arrived in the nexus, wherever the hell it was, Kyuubi would start it with some playful jabs. He'd tease about how into it the shinigami had seemed the previous night, whispering of how erotic it was to see the young teen's face contorted with pleasure. And he'd keep teasing, brushing rough fingers along the line of Ichigo's shoulder until the boy's face was red and his fingers twitched with the urge to either break the smug fox's nose or see just how effective Zangetsu was on a creature such as him.
And just when Kyuubi was certain he'd pushed the boy to his limits, he'd instigate. Lean in and start the clash of lips and tongue, ever mindful of the sharp canines that could easily draw blood if he wasn't careful. Not that Ichigo was delicate. But having a lover bleeding profusely from the lip and in pain was really a big turn off. And the more worked up he got the young shinigami, the more the teen took control.
It never lasted as long as they wanted it to. Not when Ichigo was learning to be so forceful when it came to him. But these moments when they lay, sweaty and probably just edging towards beginning to smell a little... Kyuubi couldn't help but treasure them. It was always nice to simply laze around, the carrot top pulled into his arms and his lips working along the reluctant teen's neck.
"You know, you're a real ass."
Kyuubi just grinned and gave Ichigo's shoulder a particularly sharp nip.
"Wrong species, kit. I'm a fox, not a donkey," he quipped playfully, watching even as Ichigo's face turned red with a mixture of rage and embarrassment.
"That's not what I meant, and you know it!"
"Maybe you should have made it more clear then. I'm pretty selective about how I interpret things, you know."
The way Ichigo spluttered only made Kyuubi's grin widen.
"You're- You're- You're infuriating!"
"But you love me anyway."
Ichigo's cheeks flushed a rather vivid red at Kyuubi's addition, and he huffed and turned his back to the fox. He'd never admit it out loud, but the fox didn't need the confirmation. As much as the shinigami insisted the fox was unbearable and complained about his company, somewhere deep down he appreciated it. After all, the two of them had more in common than Kyuubi was willing to let on...
~Fin