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laurabryannanMugen learns something More Obvious. 662 words. Worksafe.
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Business as Usual, part 24
by Laura Bryannan
The game was over and dinner consumed. Jin watched Mugen stretch and extricate himself from Yuki, who had fallen asleep with his head on his thigh a half hour ago. “It's late. I should get going,” he announced.
“You're welcome to stay,” Jin told him, beckoning him over.
Mugen plopped into his lap with a grin and Jin welcomed his kiss. It was sweet and languid, with no sense of urgency. After their adventure earlier that evening, neither had enough life force left for further diversions.
“I'd rather stay,” Mugen said, “but it'll take me fifteen minutes to cab uptown now, a half hour tomorrow morning.” Jin nodded, knowing it was true, but he was reluctant to let go of the delicious body in his arms. He sought another kiss, and Mugen melted against his chest, both of them emitting little contented sounds as they tasted and explored.
“Thanks for inviting me over,” Mugen said when they finally let each other go. “I had a great time.”
“It was Yuki's idea,” Jin told him, “but I'm glad you were willing. It was wonderful.”
“About Yuki....” Mugen began, eying the sleeping form on the couch. “I'm not sure I get your scene with him, or what kind of scene is OK for me to have with him.”
“If you care about him, I don't mind if the two of you see each other,” Jin said. “I don't want to be supplanted, of course, and I can't promise not to be jealous if I feel that happening. But he's got a big crush on you and that makes me happy. He's my oldest and dearest friend, and I'll always want the best for him.”
“Well, I'm sure as hell not the best, but....” Mugen shrugged. “Uh, it's not a requirement, is it? You're not really a package deal, right?”
“Of course not!” Jin sputtered.
“Good.” Mugen seemed reassured. “Can I see you tomorrow...er, well...today after work?”
“Yes, I'd like that.”
“OK, I'll call you.” Mugen reluctantly got up, buttoning his shirt. Jin followed him to the front door and waited as he put his shoes on. When he finished, Mugen stood there fidgeting for a moment before blurting, “About Mukuro....”
Jin put a finger to his lips. “Look, Mugen, I've been dealing with Mukuro for years longer than I've known you. He's a thug, a dangerous one, but nothing I can't handle.”
“That's not what I meant,” Mugen continued, looking uncomfortable. “I was a member of that gang too...a long time ago. Did a lot of shitty things in my day.”
Jin shrugged. “My background is far from pristine.”
Mugen snorted. “How bad can it be? You don't have a criminal record.”
“How do you know that?”
Mugen hemmed and hawed, looking embarrassed, and Jin's anger arose unbidden. How does he do it? he asked himself. How does he manage to piss me off every time he opens his mouth? He counted to ten and took a deep breath. He didn't want to be angry at Mugen. It had been such a lovely evening.
“I suppose I should feel flattered you've been snooping on me,” Jin finally said, trying not to smile at how relieved Mugen looked. But he had started a pissing contest and a pissing contest he was going to get. “You're correct,” Jin continued, “I don't have a criminal record...any longer. It was expunged when I turned eighteen.”
Mugen's eyes widened. “Seriously?”
He sounded so incredulous, Jin felt supremely annoyed. Deciding he'd had enough for the night, he opened the door and gave Mugen a shove through it. “Seriously. Now go away before you piss me off some more.”
“What did you do?” Mugen wasn't sure he could survive the night not knowing.
“Go home, Mugen,” Jin insisted. “One day I'll show you mine if you show me yours, but not tonight.”
“But....”
“Good night, Mugen,” Jin said, smiling to himself as he shut the door.
to be continued
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Business as Usual, part 24
by Laura Bryannan
The game was over and dinner consumed. Jin watched Mugen stretch and extricate himself from Yuki, who had fallen asleep with his head on his thigh a half hour ago. “It's late. I should get going,” he announced.
“You're welcome to stay,” Jin told him, beckoning him over.
Mugen plopped into his lap with a grin and Jin welcomed his kiss. It was sweet and languid, with no sense of urgency. After their adventure earlier that evening, neither had enough life force left for further diversions.
“I'd rather stay,” Mugen said, “but it'll take me fifteen minutes to cab uptown now, a half hour tomorrow morning.” Jin nodded, knowing it was true, but he was reluctant to let go of the delicious body in his arms. He sought another kiss, and Mugen melted against his chest, both of them emitting little contented sounds as they tasted and explored.
“Thanks for inviting me over,” Mugen said when they finally let each other go. “I had a great time.”
“It was Yuki's idea,” Jin told him, “but I'm glad you were willing. It was wonderful.”
“About Yuki....” Mugen began, eying the sleeping form on the couch. “I'm not sure I get your scene with him, or what kind of scene is OK for me to have with him.”
“If you care about him, I don't mind if the two of you see each other,” Jin said. “I don't want to be supplanted, of course, and I can't promise not to be jealous if I feel that happening. But he's got a big crush on you and that makes me happy. He's my oldest and dearest friend, and I'll always want the best for him.”
“Well, I'm sure as hell not the best, but....” Mugen shrugged. “Uh, it's not a requirement, is it? You're not really a package deal, right?”
“Of course not!” Jin sputtered.
“Good.” Mugen seemed reassured. “Can I see you tomorrow...er, well...today after work?”
“Yes, I'd like that.”
“OK, I'll call you.” Mugen reluctantly got up, buttoning his shirt. Jin followed him to the front door and waited as he put his shoes on. When he finished, Mugen stood there fidgeting for a moment before blurting, “About Mukuro....”
Jin put a finger to his lips. “Look, Mugen, I've been dealing with Mukuro for years longer than I've known you. He's a thug, a dangerous one, but nothing I can't handle.”
“That's not what I meant,” Mugen continued, looking uncomfortable. “I was a member of that gang too...a long time ago. Did a lot of shitty things in my day.”
Jin shrugged. “My background is far from pristine.”
Mugen snorted. “How bad can it be? You don't have a criminal record.”
“How do you know that?”
Mugen hemmed and hawed, looking embarrassed, and Jin's anger arose unbidden. How does he do it? he asked himself. How does he manage to piss me off every time he opens his mouth? He counted to ten and took a deep breath. He didn't want to be angry at Mugen. It had been such a lovely evening.
“I suppose I should feel flattered you've been snooping on me,” Jin finally said, trying not to smile at how relieved Mugen looked. But he had started a pissing contest and a pissing contest he was going to get. “You're correct,” Jin continued, “I don't have a criminal record...any longer. It was expunged when I turned eighteen.”
Mugen's eyes widened. “Seriously?”
He sounded so incredulous, Jin felt supremely annoyed. Deciding he'd had enough for the night, he opened the door and gave Mugen a shove through it. “Seriously. Now go away before you piss me off some more.”
“What did you do?” Mugen wasn't sure he could survive the night not knowing.
“Go home, Mugen,” Jin insisted. “One day I'll show you mine if you show me yours, but not tonight.”
“But....”
“Good night, Mugen,” Jin said, smiling to himself as he shut the door.
to be continued
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Date: 2006-09-18 04:37 pm (UTC)... wow, that's all I can say. Thank you SO SO much for sharing this with us. Seriously, you not only work in my favorite, relativly unknown pairing (JinxYuki) but you manage to make the characters so gloriously real *wibble*
Damn, girl. I have no words to describe how awesomely this is coming along. Keep up the good work! I look forward to reading more! :D
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Date: 2006-09-18 04:47 pm (UTC)Work=bad, fuckfest=good. ^_^
soooo late to the partay...
Date: 2006-09-18 04:47 pm (UTC)seriously brilliant - i can't wait to see what happens next!!! i promise to be a good fangirl and follow these religiously from now on *girl scout salute*
icons? helloooo where are my champloo icons?....*digs*....dammit....
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Date: 2006-09-18 04:48 pm (UTC)Re: soooo late to the partay...
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Date: 2006-09-18 05:56 pm (UTC)but you already did tha - OH, you mean literally :B
Fun as always :3
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Date: 2006-09-19 02:28 am (UTC)*and by 'weasel', I of course mean 'hot sex'. O:-D
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Date: 2006-09-19 05:06 pm (UTC)Oh, and I'm loving this intellectual *cat and mouse* game they've got going on. It makes for captivating reading.
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