Cinnamon and Jasmine

CHAPTER SEVEN

((Whew, six chapters done already?! I was going to end this in seven, but it turned out being eight. Hope everyone likes it as much as the other chapters...I think it\'s the longest one. I\'ve never received such praise before. Many thanks...Enjoy!))

Mugen was following the stream blindly, it was one of the only places he hadn\'t haunted today. His eyes were tired and unfocused watching the dark water dance. The reflection of the bright moon making it glow. He almost walked into the form walking the opposite direction.

Jin didn\'t respond. He tried to walk past him, maybe he wouldn\'t notice but a warm hand grabbed his cold wrist.

\"Let go.\" Jin spoke in a low voice.

\"We need to talk.\"

\"About?\"

\"Our career\'s, what do you think about dumbass?\" Mugen sighed.

\"Insult me again and I\'ll kill you and Fu. That way I will not have broke my promise.\" Jin tried to pull free but the swordsman wouldn\'t let go.

\"You wouldn\'t do that.\" Mugen smiled leaning into Jin\'s personal space.

\"You do not know me.\" He tried to get as far away from the man as he could. \"Let go Mugen, I\'m warning you.\"

\"Am I supposed to be scared?\"

\"Am I? What, are you going to rape me if I don\'t comply?!\" Jin couldn\'t hold back his anger and wrenched free from the shocked hand.

\"I wouldn\'t do that.\" Mugen looked away, feeling guilty again.

Jin kept his back to the swordsman. \"J-just go away...\" His voice cracked against his will. The last thing he needed was to cry in front of Mugen again.

\"I can\'t. Because...I have to apologize. For last night. I don\'t know what happened, I should have went slower.\"

\"I told you once I\'m not a female. It was just physical...No harm done.\" Jin turned around and looked at the tan face staring at the ground.

\"It...It wasn\'t just physical. That\'s why I feel so bad. I don\'t know much about all that shit, but I do feel something for you.\"

\"Its called lust.\"

\"No, it\'s something else. Something I don\'t feel for other people.\" Serious caramel eyes looked at the slightly shocked ronin.

\"I cannot listen to what you say...\" Jin turned and started running toward the hut.

\"Wait, why?!\" Mugen called after him. Not yet able to make his legs move.

Jin kept running. He didn\'t know where he was going he just needed distance.
//Because I actually do love you Mugen. If you forget what you are saying in the morning, or when you become angry...I cannot live that way.//

- - - - -

\"Jin! S-stop damnit!\" Mugen finally caught up to the ronin. They were just outside the tool shed near the stable. The Ryu-kyuian was panting heavily, he had followed Jin for a good 30 mins now at a steady pace. \"Wait...D-don\'t take off again!\" He caught his breath. Jin stood a few paces away back to him, breathing heavy himself.

\"What do you want Mugen?\"

\"Why? Why couldn\'t you listen to what I was saying? You think it\'s easy for me to tell other men I love them?\"

Jin turned around at that statement.
//Tell him damnit...//
\"Mugen...I love you. I have since the second day I saw you.\" Jin blurted out, playing nervously with the sleeve of the oversized gi he was wearing.

\"Really?\" Mugen raised an eyebrow, sitting on the ground ungracefully.

\"Yes, that is why I could not bring myself to listen. You are like the wind, you change moods and ideas from one-second to the next...I am a coward when it comes to emotions. I cannot bare being a passing phase for you.\"

Mugen blinked in total shock. Mostly at how affectionate and loving those words about himself were from the ronin. \"I\'m the wind?\" He managed.

\"Don\'t mock me, I\'m not good at speaking of this either. Your mood is very uncontrollable. No matter what I do to figure you out, you do something to completely ruin my assumption.\"

\"And you like that about me?\"

Jin smiled slightly sitting down himself, slowly. \"There are many things about you I like.\"

\"What? I thought you seen me as an \'undisciplined idiot\'. Does the phrase \'lowest of the low\' mean anything to you?\" Mugen smiled though.

\"Can you honestly say you take offense to that title?\"

\"You\'re right.\" Mugen laughed. He did like the ring of it.

\"I thought I was an \'uptight prude\', with supposedly the face of a fish?\"

\"That was a stupid thing to say. But it\'s cute, sometimes when you frown you kinda look like a trout...I\'m not saying it in a mean way.\" Mugen laughed again at Jin\'s glare.

\"How else can you tell someone they look like a trout, if not in a mean way?\" Jin smiled too, thinking of Mugen using the word cute.

\"I\'m sorry. You\'re beautiful Jin.\"

This caught the ronin\'s attention off guard. He didn\'t respond, just acknowledged it with a small nod.

\"So, you gonna tell me some of those things you like about me?\"

\"I\'d rather show you something I\'ve yearned to do for you.\" Jin narrowed his eyes seductively. Mugen was caught like a bird in a rainstorm in the gaze.

The ronin stood and motioned for the swordsman to follow. He undid the latch on the tool shed and entered. Mugen shut the door behind him, not sure what was going on but liking where his mind was taking it. He looked at the wall of spades, and shovels, not noticing the ronin pressing him against the door.

\"What are you...?\"

\"Just shut up.\" Jin said unable to hide his smile. Mugen smiled as well leaning fully against the wooden door.

The ronin dropped slowly to his knee\'s and began untying the small tassels on Mugen\'s shorts, easing them down as they became loose.

//You\'re so amazing...//
Jin thought before picking up the large organ before him.

\"Fuck...\" Mugen sighed clenching his eyes. He knew what Jin was thinking, as he felt the soft unsteady breath tickle his head. A long, slender, tan hand settled down to play with the raven hair of the ronin.

Finally hard enough to work with Jin began running his tongue over the tip, feeling Mugen buck into his touches. His hand was shaking, he had never done anything like this before and was a little nervous. He though he finally understood what Ku had meant in his final statement.

//If I just keep being constant like the stream I can make Mugen love me. If I do not let pride make me give up...//
He softly sucked on the tip now.

Mugen moaned tightening his grip on the raven hair. In his mind he had imagined this so many times, just never thought Jin would initiate it. The thought of the other man craving him added an extra tingle down his spine, and another moan.

Jin took as much as he could into his mouth, which was a little over half. It was harder not to gag than he imagined, especially with Mugen pushing his head occasionally. He could not complain. He loved this feeling of hearing the tan one moan, and shake under his ministrations. It was about as much control as he would ever have over the swordsman. He had wanted to do this for so long, but thought he was just going insane. Feeling all the wonder of erotica as he did this he knew he was not insane, if he was he didn\'t care. The grip tightened again enough to bring a slight pain to his scalp.

\"Jin, I...\" Mugen stammered before gasping loudly. Jin gagged a bit as the warm liquid fought it\'s way down his unexpecting throat. Despite his reaction he made it a point to swallow every drop. He wanted all of Mugen he could have. The hand tangled into his hair loosened, and now caressed the locks gently. The ronin pulled back and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

Mugen stared down at his eyes with something that looked too much like love.
\"You wanted to show me that, huh?\" Mugen laughed dumbly, helping the ronin to his feet.

\"Yes.\" Jin looked away blushing at his own actions.

\"Now I get to show you something...\" Mugen grabbed Jin\'s shoulders and captured his mouth. He was met with the same statue reaction, but the mouth opened willingly. Mugen could taste himself on the silky tongue; pushing them back some until Jin bumped into the work table, causing the tools on the wall to shake. Some fell to the ground loudly.

He ran his tan hands all over Jin\'s chest, sliding the gi down to kiss the shoulder and neck again. He loved how Jin shivered and mewed as he did this. He reached his hands up to undo the ponytail, and was greeted with seeing Jin\'s hair down for the first time.

\"You are so fucking sexy...\" Mugen breathed hugging the ronin to him. Jin laughed nervously and lay his head on the shoulder in front of him. They stayed like this for a few moments, before Mugen began kissing the nape of Jin\'s neck teasingly. The ronin shivered again.

Mugen shifted his position and began kissing a path down Jin\'s lower abdomen. Feeling the ronin\'s muscles tensing under the skin as he got lower. Pausing at the waist of the man\'s hakama he looked up. Jin had his eyes clenched shut and was holding his breath, face kissed in crimson.

Mugen sighed in approval as he skillfully untied the bow and slid the pants to Jin\'s ankles. It was the first time he had got to see his naked form close up. Before it was accidental, and last night he barely saw anything. His skin was the same pale color all over, a small patch of neatly kept black hair curled around the slender, smooth erection. He used his tongue to lick the drop of pre-cum resting on the tip.

\"Ahh...\" Jin bit his knuckle to stifle the end of the moan.

//Always holding back...//
Mugen thought before taking most of the man into his mouth.
//I\'m gonna make you lose control someday...//
He ran his tongue snakily across the underside.

\"Oh! I n-never thought...You\'d...\" Jin tried to talk but gave up, moaning low instead. He had intended to please Mugen and go to sleep. No where in those thoughts did he imagine Mugen would return the favor.

//Yeah me either...//
Mugen sucked and bobbed his head rhythmically, holding the shaking thighs still firmly.

\"I love you...Gods, I love you Mugen...\" Jin held his hands out on the table to steady himself, not knowing what was coming from his mouth.

The Ryu-kyuian moaned causing a vibration that made Jin shiver. Somehow it was like heaven on earth hearing those words from someone. He never thought it would affect him so much. He sucked harder.

Feeling the figure under him tense he began to hum slightly pushing the ronin over the edge.

\"Ahhh!\" He screamed grabbing Mugen\'s head forcefully as he came into welcoming lips. As soon as Mugen let go of his legs, he slid to the floor roughly. Panting uncontrollably.

The swordsman wiped his mouth and crawled over to the shivering mass. Wrapping his arms around him tenderly kissing a flushed cheek.

\"M-Mugen...\" Jin sighed holding onto the man for dear life. He had never experienced something so intense. Mugen smiled and fixed his new lovers glasses into proper position.

\"I love you too.\" He breathed kissing the top of Jin\'s head, holding him closer.

\"Please...Remember me in the morning.\" Jin said with his eyes closed before fading away into the feeling taking over him.

\"I could never forget.\" Mugen said carefully standing up, carrying the ronin back to their hut.

- - - - -

The ronin awoke to the sound of a bell. He reluctantly opened his eyes and winced at the sun aiming for them. A few moments passed before he recalled the events leading to his awaking, and he sat up quickly. Scanning the room for any sight of red, but there was none.

He made a bitter face and shook his head.
//I knew he wouldn\'t stick around.//
His mind told him to lay down and not care, but a noise from his stomach reminded him otherwise. Sighing, he stood up and tried to find the gi Ku let him wear, his hakama were still on.

//He\'s probably laughing at you right now...//
The ronin tried to tell his mind to shut up but it mocked him still. He walked out of the hut completely oblivious to the figure behind him.

Mugen snuck quickly behind the ronin and grabbed his shoulders. Before instinct could take over Mugen pulled him around and began kissing him.

Jin felt like slicing whoever it was in half, but smiled into the kiss when he smelt the familiar scent.
//He didn\'t abandon me?//

The kiss dragged on for a while, Jin turning fully and wrapping his arms around Mugen\'s shoulders. The Ryu-kyuian broke it off for air. \"We should be careful...Anyone could see us...\"

\"Where were you?\" Jin didn\'t want him to know he had already doubted him.

\"Well it\'s lunch now, I woke up this morning. Went for a walk. Why, did you want me to sit there and stare until you woke up? That\'s kinda creepy you know...\" Mugen teased.

\"You\'re the wind after all, how could I make you do anything?\" Jin smiled resting his head on a shoulder again.

\"Maybe if you used your mouth like you did last night...\" Mugen tightened the hold a little before staring to let go. He smiled at Jin\'s blush. \"Come on I\'m starving.\" Mugen walked towards the house.

\"You always are.\" Jin followed feeling happy for the first time in days.

- - - - -

Ku smiled larger than usual, seeing the two walk in almost together. Both appeared more relaxed and there was no awkward tension between the two.
//Maybe you got through to them?//
He laughed to himself while Fu stared confused.

\"I have great news, well it\'s great for you three.\" Ku said sitting at the table.

\"Oh yeah?\" Mugen looked up, still more interested in the food in front of him.

\"It seems there is a serial arsonist in the city aiming for government offices. Posters are plastered everywhere, it\'s all the government can do to keep people from panicking. I asked if they ever found those three traitors, and someone said they had been chased into the woods, where they died of injuries. Looks like you guys are off the hook.\" Ku smiled at Fu who was a second away from dancing.

\"That\'s great! Those lying bastards, they just want to cover any loose ends and make themselves look good.\" She sang.

\"I\'m sure you all have noticed the dark looming clouds...I wouldn\'t be suprised if it was raining now. You will have to wait until tomorrow morning to leave. These roads become flooded easily with even the smallest amount of rain.\"

Jin looked out one of the windows, it was indeed raining. \"Where will we go from here?\" He looked at Fu.

\"I\'m not sure. I\'ll have to think about that...I want to say we need to head south.\"

\"You don\'t even know where we\'re going?\" Mugen looked up from his almost done food.

\"I do and I don\'t. I have to think about it, I\'ll have us a plan by morning. Just have to put all my leads together.\" She smiled, knowing she sounded insane.

\"Perhaps I will be able to arrange something, so travel will be easier. I have a few horses I can spare.\" Ku began to stand.

\"Aww, we can\'t do that. You\'ve been so gracious so far Ku-san.\" Fu smiled warmly.

\"Nonsense, I won\'t hear it. My horses breed all the time, I\'ll replace them before you leave the city.\" He laughed and patted the top of Fu\'s head. \"You three should take the day to rest, get prepared to leave in the morning. The rain will only get worse from here on.

\"Good. I\'ll figure out where we\'re going, you two try not to kill each other till then.\"

Mugen and Jin gave each other a forced angry look. Mugen\'s eyes laughing without expression.

\"Then I suppose tomorrow I will see you off. It has been this one\'s pleasure having you all.\" He bowed and smiled at Mugen as he left.

Fu sat in the quiet for a while. Her mind wanted to ask a million questions about whether or not the two actually were in love, but didn\'t want to jeopardize the mission. She saw Jin stand and walk out the door, a few seconds later Mugen followed.

//There\'s your proof.//
She laughed to herself. This was going to be a strange journey...

- - - - -

The two walked in the rain side by side. It was starting to come down heavier by the minute.

\"You\'re going to get wet.\" Jin remarked as the two walked around the property line.

\"So will you.\" He sighed not caring. He wanted to say a proper good-bye to this place too.

//I never imagined so much would happen here...Dig a few holes, deal with people...Not this.//
Mugen smiled watching the pale man stare blankly at the scenery. He wondered for a while what the other was thinking.

\"What do you see when you look at this place?\" Mugen asked, drawing Jin\'s attention.

\"A farm.\"

\"I doubt that. Someone as poetic as you.\"

\"Poetic?\" Jin turned his gaze from the rain dancing leaves to Mugen\'s steamy eyes.

\"Like you don\'t know. Everything you say sounds like it came from some book.\"

Jin smiled. Mugen was trying to give a complement. \"Thank you. But all I do see is a farm, it\'s the man who owns it who makes it anything else.\" His eyes returned to the forest and fields.

\"Yeah.\" Mugen sighed. He reached over and broke the tie around Jin\'s ponytail again. He looked at him curious as Mugen continued to walk like nothing happened.

\"Why did you do that?\" The wet black hair blew back as he ran up to pace.

\"Because you look so damn sexy like that.\" He wrapped an arm, around the thin waist of the ronin as they walked.

\"I will never understand you.\" He smiled sighing.

\"Don\'t even try. I gave up trying a long time ago.\" Mugen felt the man beside him shivering. \"Come on let\'s go back to the hut. Can\'t have you getting fucking sick, now that you\'re almost better.\"

Jin nodded.

- - - - -

Everything seemed so surreal as the two stood in the middle of the small hut kissing. A puddle of rain forming under where they were dripping. Tan and pale hands worked silently banishing all clothing the other had on. Thunder rumbled loudly outside. They continued letting their hands explore the others body in places they never had yet. Mugen finally broke the kissing to motion for Jin to lay down on a futon. The fevered, yet tender kisses continued as they slipped down, Mugen on top of the shivering ronin.

\"I\'m gonna make up for stealing your first time from you...\" The swordsman\'s voice was husky.

\"You did no such thing. I told you that.\" Jin smiled with worried eyes at the object of his affections.

\"Doesn\'t matter. You don\'t fuck someone as beautiful as you Jin, you make sweet love to them...Even the lowest of the low knows that.\" He trailed his voice off into passionate kisses along the ronin\'s chest.

Jin sighed and couldn\'t speak. All this time he was so worried he was just another fling for the swordsman.
//Does he actually think I\'m beautiful?//

Mugen kissed long and deep along the finely toned stomach and down the hips, following each of their slight curves. Jin shook in anticipation, expecting more of what last night offered. He felt Mugen kissing lower, and lower...

He held his breath again. But this time Mugen kissed lower on the spot under his balls. The ronin jolted slightly, shocked at what he felt. Somehow it was almost more intense. Then he felt Mugen\'s tongue ghost over a spot he never imagined a tongue being.

\"Mugen! What...\" He closed his eyes under the strange feeling. It was the same intensity he felt in the kitchen that night, but not sharp enough to be pain. He squirmed helplessly as the tan hands held his hips firmly in place.

\"You like that huh?\" Mugen looked up to see the beautiful flustered face of the ronin, long black silk hanging somewhat over his eyes. Jin didn\'t nod or answer just kept squirming as Mugen returned to his task.

Every few motions Mugen would pull back and kiss one of the shaking inner thighs next to his face, hearing little mews and pants above him. He felt the ronin begin to tense, and wasn\'t about to let him climax yet.

Shifting positions the tanned one stood up on his knees, looking down. He held two fingers out by Jin\'s mouth. \"Suck them...\"

Mugen expected at least a question, but Jin took them eagerly into his mouth, not sure why the request was made, not caring. The swordsman shivered a bit, and pulled his fingers back out, sliding back down into his earlier position.

Jin felt the now familiar tongue return and moaned loud. He was beginning to like this. Mugen had to hold back his own moan feeling the man under him shake. Carefully and with more cation than he though possible he slid a slick finger into the tight opening.

\"Ahh...\" Jin hissed, it hurt a little but not anything like that night.

\"Just relax...\" Mugen said closing his eyes slowly moving the finger around feeling the tightness loosen some. When he felt the thigh in his grasp relax, he slid the other finger in beginning a slow scissoring motion.

Jin moaned, and grabbed onto the sheet beneath him. He franticly reached for something, anything...His hands finally grabbing the sheet from the futon next to him. He wrapped it up some and held it over his face. Moaning again through clenched teeth.

Mugen felt all the movement under him so he opened his eyes to look at the ronin. He almost laughed.

\"Why are you hiding your face from me?\" Mugen never stopped his ministrations.

\"I, I\'m not.\" Jin tried to speak. Voice sounding muffled through the fabric.

\"Then why is the sheet over your face?\" Mugen wiggled his finger somewhat harder than before. Jin gasped and arched into him.

\"S-shut up!\" He was breathless.

Mugen shrugged and decided to not worry about it. He didn\'t want to make his love feel uncomfortable, but he did want to see his beautiful face. The sudden tightness around his fingers pulled him from his thoughts.

\"D-damn...\" Jin hissed and felt himself about to climax.

Mugen smiled again, adding a third finger just in case. Jin yelped at first but that faded into a moan as the scissoring was replaced by a slow pumping. All the squirming and panting stopped as his body went still.

He cried loudly into the fabric as he felt hot silky liquid spill unto his abdomen and thighs. Mugen noticed the small whimper of protest as he withdrew his fingers. He sat up some and positioned himself to enter the ronin.

\"You ready?\" Mugen was suprised at his own ability to hold back. A pale arm was laid across the white sheet covering Jin\'s face and neck.

\"Mmhmm..\" He heard through the fabric.

\"You still not gonna take that sheet off your damn face?\" Mugen laughed but he really wanted it gone.

\"Not yet...\" A muffled answer shot back.

\"Fine, I didn\'t know you were so shy.\" Mugen smiled again as he began to tease the opening with his pre-cum and spit slicked head. He was using all the willpower he had to keep from diving in.
//No that\'s what you did wrong the first time.//
He didn\'t expect feeling Jin\'s slender legs wrap around his waist, pulling in inside.

\"Ahh..Impatient.\" Mugen groaned as he slid in with ease this time. Jin yelped a little, holding on tightly to Mugen\'s neck. Mugen tried to lean down and kiss the ronin but got a mouth full of fabric. \"Oh, fuck this...\" Mugen grabbed the white material and chucked it to the side. Jin stared at him with wide eyes.

\"I don\'t want to make love to a sheet Jin. I don\'t know if you were trying to pretend I\'m someone else...\" Mugen looked away some.

\"No nothing like that...I...I don\'t know why I did it.\" He held his shaking hands to the tan face. Pulling the swordsman\'s gaze back to him. \"You\'re the only one I want to be with Mugen.\" Jin leaned up and kissed the sweet lips, tasting his own body\'s salt on the mouth. Mugen, used an arm for leverage and ran the other through the damp long hair. Slowly beginning his stokes.

\"Ahh..\" The ronin gasped into the kiss. This feeling was completely different from that night. Any embarrassment he felt about letting someone see him moan and wither was gone in the other man\'s kisses.

\"You\'re...so...beautiful. Your...face...\" Mugen moaned before kissing the thin quivering lips again.

\"You\'re so...big...\" Jin began to laugh thinking that was the best he could think of right now. Mugen laughed some too.

\"Keep talking...like that, and you might not be...able to walk tomorrow.\" Mugen began kissing the pale earlobe now, speeding up.

\"P-promises, promises...\" Jin sighed giving himself to the Ryu-kyuian completely.

All words held no meaning at this point. All that mattered was the feeling building between the two. The rain outside pounded and so did they. The thunder bellowed, and they moaned in time.

\"Mu-gen...I love y-you..!\" Jin screamed loudly as he came. Screaming the man\'s name over and over; as Mugen\'s thrusts became maddening, with the increased passion of seeing the ronin lose all composure under him.

\"Jin!\" Mugen hissed as he came, body falling completely still as his needs flowed rapidly from him. He dug his hands into the small hips he held, biting his tongue. Slowly he felt himself falling forward, in some lightheaded dream world.

The two lay on top of each other panting. Both lost somewhere on the outskirts of a mind shattering orgasm. Mugen stirred first pulling slowly out of Jin and rolling towards his coat. He fumbled around tiredly as he found a stick of herb crumpled in his sleeve pocket. His eyes looked for a candle and found the one in the corner. Naked and unsteady he walked over to it and with much effort lit it and the herb.

Jin felt his eyes open as the swordsman lay next to him, sliding his arm under the ronin\'s neck. Before he could focus them, he coughed as a large puff of pungent smoke as blown in his face.

\"You ass...\" Jin glared. Mugen just smiled and kissed the angry lips.

\"Mmm...Here...\" Mugen passed the herb to a still somewhat annoyed Jin. He smiled finally and took it, taking a few sleepy hits, passing it back.

He coughed a little more and turned on his side, laying his head on the tan chest.
\"You don\'t have to lay with me if you don\'t want to. I understand.\" He spoke quietly, barely audible over the rain.

\"Where the fuck else will I lay? I love you Jin...I\'m not gonna change my mind in the morning or after sex, so just stop worrying.\" Mugen took a hit rubbing the pale arm next to his hand.

\"Thank you.\" The ronin closed his eyes ignoring Mugen\'s attempt to pass him another hit. The Ryu-kyuian shrugged slightly returning to smoking.

He was sure this was the most calm he had ever been, listening to the rain and the soft breathing of the beautiful being next to him.

//My little trout...//
Mugen laughed to himself and the dark room.

- - - - -

The large man in the rain hat smiled. He had walked by the hut, and heard the intense moaning, plus the I love you part. Turing slowly he walked back to the house.
//My work is done here...//
Ku smiled as thunder struck across the valley.

END CHAPTER SEVEN