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Sand watched Taess as he darted in front of him, boundless curiosity making him examine everything as they walked along. The young half-elf never stopped talking, and Sand found himself caught up in the youngster's enthusiasm. Taess had mentioned magic, and Sand wondered whether or not he had been considered for an apprenticeship anywhere. Sand could certainly sense the boy's potential, and decided he would teach him as much as he could while he was here.
Sand was himself so busy with these thoughts that he did not see the other elf approach until Taess ran right into him. When the boy recoiled and ducked behind Sand, fear apparent in every line of his body, Sand examined the newcomer carefully. The elf was wounded, his arm bandaged and fresh cuts on his neck. His eye was also rather impressively blackened. Sand stared him down levelly, not in the slightest bit intimidated. Taess had called him T-bone, and Sand looked to see what appeal he could have held for Samantha.
T-bone's first words irritated Sand immediately. "I do apologize, Tori is an excellent warrior and teacher but very much lacks the maternal skills it takes to keep a child disciplined."
"Really?" Sand drawled, not bothering to soften the sarcasm in his tone. "Her children are bright, resourceful and quite devoted to her. I fail to see where she has been remiss." He gestured at the other elf's bandaged arm. "And I hardly think discipline is an issue. She seems to know very well how to discipline you." Sand let a protective hand fall on Taess, making it quite clear that he would not allow T-bone to touch him. The very air around Sand felt alive with arcane energy as the battlemage waited to see what T-bone would do with his challenge.
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Yes she should have to create the next naughty mystery for us to uncover!
Unless you force me to write of the Mysterious naughty fetishes of the famous: The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker.
As for the lusty affairs of the Tinker, the Tailor, and the slutty Milk Maid, I think its too hard core for AFF I'll just have too refrain myself and behave!
Bad Cal and his dancing
PS What's a Mystery Forum without a Mystery???
I would be delighted to defer to the Master of Mystery. I'm always willing to step aside in the face of greatness!
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Satoshi and Kansas were only a few minutes late for dinner, both smelling nicely of shampoo and soap, and both with very wide grins. Satoshi shot Vale a questioning look, and the elf's radiant grin was all the answer he needed. Willow looked equally pleased, her blue eyes bright as they lingered on Vale.
After dinner Vale helped Satoshi and Kansas clean up, very much aware of Willow's gaze as he worked.His jeans were feeling more than a little uncomfortable, and Satoshi kept giving the elf small grins, which was not helping matters at all. When they were done, Vale went into the living room. Willow and Yuji had taken the children upstairs to tuck them in, and Satoshi went to find the wine and the whiskey. Vale curled up on the couch, feeling decidedly awkward as he waited for Willow to come back. On the other hand, the elf longed to spend the night exploring Willow again, rediscovering the feel of her skin beneath his hands, and the taste of her on his tongue.
Yuji and Willow finally came back down, and Willow immediately curled up next to Vale, nestled against him in the curve of his arm. Yuji poured wine for Willow, and whiskey for the rest of them. It was a companionable silence as they all sipped for a moment, broken when Yuji began to chuckle.
"Did you hear Ryuu? He wants a brother or sister." Yuji grinned. "What's he learning in school, eh?"
It broke the ice a bit, and Vale grinned. "He enjoys Aika so much, and he's very good with her."
"He's like his father," Willow said, smiling at Satoshi lovingly. "He has a good heart."
They talked for a bit longer, just random talk, and then Willow stood and stretched, taking her wine glass to the kitchen to wash it, a sway in her hips that made Vale's cock harden immediately. He finished his whiskey quickly, and joined Willow in the kitchen, and she ran her fingers lightly over his hand and wrist as she took his glass and washed it. Vale shivered at the contact, his green eyes darkening with desire as he bent to capture Willow's lips in a burning kiss. Her fingers tangled in his hair as she returned the kiss with equal intensity, breaking away only to breathe.
"Let's go upstairs," Willow said, her voice sultry.
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Vale looked at Willow, and then at the kitchen where Yuji was preparing dinner with a great deal of giggling and helpful suggestions, his own sweetly goofy laugh as merry as that of the children. Vale could not suppress his smile at the sight of them, and he turned to look at Willow, his face aglow. Willow put her book down and patted the couch.
"Sit a minute, Vale." Willow looked up at the elf with a smile. Vale eased himself on to the couch beside Willow, his cheeks faintly pink. "I'm hoping Yuji talked to you?"
Vale smiled, and leaned in to kiss Willow softly. "He did, and I'm so happy and yes, I want this, and I'm babbling, aren't I?" Vale laughed a little, his green eyes filled with love. "But I don't care, and I want to do this the old-fashioned way. I want us to make a child out of love."
Willow looked back at him, her eyes shining as well. "Then that's what we'll do, my beautiful elf." She pulled Vale down for another kiss, the taste of her so sweetly intoxicating that Vale was almost dizzy. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her onto his lap, and nuzzled his face in her scented hair.
"Lirimaer, beautiful one," Vale murmured, content for the moment just to hold her, while Yuji and the children began to set the table.
Ryuu was busy explaining to Yuji that he had taught Vale how to use chopsticks already, so the fork was not needed, when he looked up and saw his mother sitting on his uncle's lap. With a puzzled look, he tugged on Yuji's arm.
"Tousan? Is otooji going to be tousan now?" Ryuu looked at Yuji. "Too many tousan. I say he still otooji." He shook his small head emphatically, and then smiled. "But I like new brother or sister."
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Vale kissed Satoshi sweetly, and then they both looked up as Yuji trod heavily across the rooftop, his expression as stern as his voice.
Vale listened quietly as Yuji spoke, not at all surprised that Yuji was aware that he and Satoshi had been doing more than going for a drink the night before. Vale was quite grateful that nothing had been announced on the news yet, although he did not expect that to last, either. When Yuji demanded assurance that they had not done anything illegal, or if they had skated close to that edge, that at least it was untraceable, both Satoshi and Vale were able to swear that to him.
The look Yuji gave them right before he left the rooftop, though, was one of deep love. When he told Satoshi that he was beautiful, Vale could feel the love that emanated from Yuji, and he could also feel Satoshi's relief. Satoshi lifted his face to Vale for a kiss, and Vale eagerly complied, nibbling his husband's pierced lower lip and plundering his small and delightful mouth.
They finally broke, and Vale laughed a little breathlessly. "Well, that went a little better than I expected. And you do look beautiful, you know." He ruffled his fingers through Satoshi's hair. "We need to decide what we do if Kansas approaches us about this."
Satoshi nodded, his glasses slightly askew from the kiss, which only made Vale kiss him again before he straightened them.
"We can't tell the imp anything about the devil or that we were involved," Satoshi said thoughtfully.
"I'm mostly concerned about Haruka," Vale admitted. "Kiyoshi is a good friend of yours, and of Yuji as well. He's bound to say something, especially if you go for drinks with him."
"Maybe she'll think it was a kami, a spirit." Satoshi shrugged. "We can try that, anyway. If Kansas asks, we tell him it was just coincidence, and evil people meet evil ends."
"The important thing is that's he's safe, and the family is protected." Vale smiled a little. "And I think you might want to go make up with the imp, love. He's scared and angry, can you feel it?"
Satoshi sighed. "Yeah, I can. Fuck, Vale. Do you think...?"
Vale kissed Satoshi one more time. "Not this time, love. He needs you right now, not me. He's afraid for you." Vale blushed suddenly. "Me, I've got to talk to Willow." The elf looked more than a little nervous as he linked hands with Satoshi and went downstairs.
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Vale chuckled ruefully. "So I see. I think I'll go and find our errant husband." Vale leaned in and kissed Yuji, cupping a slim hand along his face. "I'll be back, my love."
Vale went up to the rooftop terrace, and paused in the doorway for a moment, watching Satoshi as he paced and smoked furiously. It really was a remarkable difference in Satoshi's appearance, and Vale found himself looking at this husband of his with new eyes. Satoshi was such a handsome man, and although Vale had been used to the soft green mop of hair, this shorter look brought out Satoshi's eyes and cheekbones, and made his mouth look even more delectable, at least to one elf.
Satoshi regarded Vale warily. "Did you come to fucking yell at me, too?"
Vale walked over and pulled Satoshi into a kiss. "No, I didn't. I'm curious, yes, but I'm not angry. The problem is, love, that you might as well have put a sign over your head, in that neon they love downtown, saying 'I've had a major life change.' I thought we didn't want them to know."
Satoshi sagged a little into Vale's arms. "I just needed to do something."
"I know." Vale held Satoshi. "I remember the first time for me. It feels like nothing will ever be the same, but life goes on." Vale lifted Satoshi's chin, looking into his eyes. "I love you. I won't stop, no matter what you do. Just, next time, warn me?" He gave Satoshi a rueful grin. "Or better yet, warn them."
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Sand looked at the two beautiful children, half-elven, graceful and full of life, and he smiled as the boy seated himself at the table, hungry as all boys that age were. But when Taess looked up with serious eyes and asked if Sand was there to kill his mother, the older elf was shocked into silence for a moment.
"Your brother Mal found me, and told me about your mother. I came to see if I could prevent her death," Sand said gravely. "I met your mother once, a long time ago, and far from here. When Mal told me what was to happen, I insisted that he bring me here. I am somewhat skilled in magic and alchemy."
Taess looked relieved, and tucked into his food. "So, can I help?"
Sand smiled. "As much as your mother will permit, yes. I do not think she will be well pleased if I put you in harm's way, however." Sand looked at Samantha, a smile in his eyes.
The young half-elf drew himself up proudly. "I'll help, any way I can."
Samantha's worried look could not hide her pride.
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Vale wisely decided that talking to Willow right now would be a very bad idea, and so he merely followed Yuji to the laundry room to give him a hand. The elf found a thousand reasons to brush up against Yuji, wanting nothing more than to tease the sweet skin showing through the rips in Yuji's jeans, but knowing that Willow would certainly not appreciate their disappearing upstairs again. Satoshi was out, and Kansas was playing with the children. Those jeans made Vale think of that night in the bar, when he had first realized that he wanted to be Yuji's lover.
"I'll give you a hand with dinner, love," Vale murmured as they finished folding the laundry.
"You avoiding talking to her?" Yuji asked with a small grin.
"While she's growling over paperwork? Oh, yes!" Vale grinned back. "Let's see how she is after dinner."
Vale decided he was also going to risk Willow's wrath after dinner by bringing up money. He had more than enough in the bedroom safe to double what he was giving her and still not need to worry for a couple of years about converting more gold or jewels to the money of this world. There was little enough he needed to buy for himself, aside from books. He did want to buy rings for his other spouses, but had not had a chance to ask Yuji if that was appropriate. There was so much that had been put on hold due to the attack on Kansas.
With laundry done, Yuji curled on the couch with a book, dozing not long after. Vale was reading with Aika and Ryuu on the floor while Willow finished her paperwork, when the door opened and Kansas gave such a loud shout that Aika started to cry. Ryuu jumped up, his lip trembling as he stared at at his father, and Vale just gaped.
Satoshi's wonderful fluffy mop of pine-green hair was gone. It was back to its natural black, and short, and Vale was completely oblivious to Satoshi's small, somber smile as he gathered up the crying Aika and soothed her.
"Oh, love," Vale breathed. "Your hair..." Vale rose gracefully and stood there, trying to understand why Satoshi had done this. He still looked more than handsome to Vale, adorable even, with his glasses and his piercings. Vale turned to Ryuu quickly, and gave him a smile.
"Ryuu, look at chichi's hair! Doesn't he look handsome? It's the same color as yours now, and Aika's, and tousan's," Vale said as cheerfully as he could. He knew Satoshi was feeling his confusion, but he tried to mask it from the children. It at least worked with Aika, who stopped crying and looked at her tousan, her small face serious as she considered his new look.
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Vale leaned into Yuji, letting the languid kiss lure him back into his husband's arms, content to rest there a while longer. He truly had missed this closeness with Yuji, and he resolved not to let them go so long without making love again. As much as Vale wanted to, he simply could not rouse for another round of sex, but he would at least manage a few more moments like this before they needed to shower and go back downstairs.
Vale found himself a little nervous about speaking to Willow. He loved her with the same fierce devotion that he loved his husbands, and the one chance they had to make love had been sweet and wonderful and very much something Vale wanted to do again. It had ended rather poorly, though, when he had rushed off to find Kansas, and although he had tried to apologize for his abrupt departure, he feared Willow would think his husbands were more important to him that she was. That was far from the case, but Vale worried that she would think that.
Vale's nervousness was more than apparent to Yuji, and he turned Vale's face so that he could look into those green eyes. "Willow wants this, Vale, and she wants you. Don't worry so much." Yuji gave Vale that endearingly goofy grin that made the elf's heart soar. "Willow's a little nervous that you won't want this as much as she does."
"Oh," Vale said softly, his voice still a little rough. "Oh! But I do! I want a child for all of us, and I want her, too." The elf blushed fiercely, and Yuji pulled him into a kiss.
"Then just talk to her. We'll shower and you can take her aside and tell her yourself," Yuji said, his heart swelling at the thought of a new child, Willow and Vale's child. "We all have room in our hearts to love each other."
Yuji got out of bed, holding out his hand for Vale to follow, and the elf came to him with a radiant smile.
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Vale traced Yuji's jaw with is finger. "I wouldn't ask you to go where they couldn't. And it's not something that has to be decided now. I just wanted you to know that even if we don't meet in Arvandor, I'll still remember you , and love you for all eternity."
Vale kissed Yuji for a moment longer, and then Yuji told him that Willow wanted to have a child with him. Vale just looked at Yuji for a long moment, his eyes wide, and then he smiled.
"A child? Willow and I?" Vale voice was filled with joy and wonder. "I would... she wants to..." His voice trailed off, but the glow on his face spoke more than words. "Of course I would love to have a child with her, a brother or sister for Ryuu and Aika."
Vale hugged Yuji, and kissed him tenderly. "I'll talk to Willow. If she's willing, I'd like to do it the old fashioned way." Vale blushed a little, and grinned. "It's going to be easy to tell if I'm the father, you know." Vale gestured at his ears. "We might have a little explaining to do."
Vale snuggled next to Yuji for a few more minutes, trying to fully absorb the notion that he was going to try and father a child, with Willow. Finally, he realized that he could not drift back into that lovely after-sex haze. He was far too excited now about the potential of being a father. He grinned apologetically at Yuji.
"I'm so sorry, amaelamin," Vale said. "I'm just, well, I don't know what I am! How did you feel when you and Willow decided to have a child?"
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As Yuji slid into Vale's tight ass, his strokes slow and tantalizing, he made sure to press the elf's prostate hard on every thrust, and Vale moaned until his voice gave out altogether, his hair clinging to his temples as he gave himself over to the sweet sensation of Yuji's cock slowly undoing him. His own cock was hard again, leaking precum and almost painfully engorged, and he reached a slim hand down to stroke himself in time with Yuji's thrusts. Yuji nodded and watched as Vale stroked himself, and looked deep into the elf's green eyes as his back arched and he gave himself over to a powerful orgasm, his cum spattering his own chest and his ass tightening around Yuji like a velvet vise. Yuji followed quickly, filling Vale with liquid heat as the elf gave a silent scream of pure ecstasy.
Vale held Yuji as he sank down onto the elf's chest, rubbing the silky skin of his back in lazy circles, feeling Yuji's heart thud against him in time with his own. His whole world had shrunk to just this moment, this joining, and he nuzzled his face in Yuji's silky hair. His voice was barely a whisper as he murmured into his husband's ear.
"This is all I need, my beloved. Just you, in my arms." Vale sighed, letting his immense love for Yuji wash over him in a warm wave. "This is why I'm here, to be with you, my heart's own. I'll follow wherever you lead, so long as I can love you like this."
Yuji shifted a bit, moving up on Vale's chest so they could exchange more languid kisses, both of them bewitched by the depth of the love between them.
"You're my anchor, Yuji. I don't want to lose that. The imps, they needed me, but I need you." Vale pulled Yuji into another loving kiss. "I need you, and I love you with all my heart, and I always will, and if there's a way, I swear we'll meet again in Arvandor, and spend eternity loving each other."
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The Naughty Mystery: Come Now its very easy just like the 7!
1.What was the name of the team?
2.Why did only one of the seven get knocked-up?
3.What can the delicious and slick slippery mayonaise be use for in place of------?
1. Minnesota Vikings
2. Only one was female
3. Oh, my dear, haven't we all reached for the mayo when the lube runs out?
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Vale grinned up at Yuji and licked his lips, savoring the taste of his husband. "Oh, I think that can be arranged," he murmured, his voice husky with desire. "Since my mouth is so talented, maybe I'll loosen you up with it, love."
Yuji's smile grew, and Vale tugged him up a little further, gripping Yuji's hips to guide his ass down so that Vale could trail his tongue from Yuji's sac back to the cleft of his ass. Vale's tongue found his puckered asshole, and he circled it a few times teasingly, enjoying how Yuji mewled a little. Vale probed a little more forcibly, and pressed his tongue into Yuji's ass, one hand dropping down to open his own waistband and tug at his zipper to ease the pressure on his aching cock. The elf lifted his hips slightly as he continued to use his tongue to plunder Yuji's ass, and he wriggled his jeans down over slim hips, moaning as his cock was rubbed by the fabric as it slid over his boxers.
Vale growled a little, and he pushed Yuji up and away, finishing the job of shedding his pants and boxers and kneeling on the bed behind Yuji. Vale slicked his cock with lube, and tugged Yuji into position over his cock, guiding him down and pressing into Yuji's ass in a smooth thrust. Yuji moaned and Vale pulled him against his chest, turning Yuji's head so he could nip and lick Yuji's ear. It only took a few more thrusts before Vale felt his balls draw up, and he mewled as he exploded in Yuji's ass, reveling in the velvet tightness as he shuddered through his orgasm.
"Amaelamin, verno'amin," Vale moaned, his head falling forward against Yuji's shoulder. "Oh, I love you, more than words can tell."
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Vale moaned happily into the kisses, his fingers busy in Yuji's waistband as he opened his husband's pants. "I've missed this, you, us," the elf murmured, his lips already kiss-swollen and his eyes bright. He ran long fingers over the silky golden skin, his kisses trailing back down to Yuji's nipple so he could tease it with the tip of his tongue, feeling it harden into a tight nub as he suckled it.
Vale wriggled his hips, making sure his cock ground against Yuji's ass, wanting his husband to feel how much he wanted him. He moaned again, his face pressed to Yuji's chest, inhaling his scent and mewling a little. "Please, my love, I want to taste you." Vale looked up, his green eyes glowing with the love he felt, his heart near bursting with happiness as he looked into those perfect eyes.
Yuji leaned in and ran his tongue along Vale's ear up to the point, nipping and suckling the sensitive tip, and the elf moaned, his head turning to give Yuji better access even as a shiver ran up his spine. Vale's cock was impossibly hard already, and he ached with the need to feel Yuji against his skin.
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Vale kissed Yuji again, and this time there was definitely heat in the way Vale's tongue wrestled with Yuji's. "I have missed my nights with you, verno'amin, my husband. It' me who's been inadequate, the way I've been neglecting you." Vale's voice dropped a bit, sultry and enticing. "So tell me, how can I make it up to you, hmm?" Vale leaned in and nipped his ear, his hot breath feathering the shell.
Yuji slid his hand into Vale's hair and fisted it, pulling Vale into a searing kiss. "If you mean that, follow me." There was something so fragile in the way Yuji stood and walked away, almost as if he expected Vale to not follow, and Vale felt a surge of love for this man that was so powerful it left him breathless. Yuji was the reason he was here, after all. It was Yuji he had followed, Yuji who had claimed his heart back at the vacation house.
Vale followed Yuji quickly, enticed all over again by the sway of his hips, and the heat in those perfect eyes when Yuji succumbed to curiosity and looked over his shoulder. The elf closed the door of the master bedroom behind himself, his heart pounding as he walked into Yuji's arms, falling into a tender kiss with sweet abandon.
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Vale looked over his shoulder, and gave Yuji a radiant smile. "Come and join us, love. There's tea in the kitchen if you want. Watch Aika, and I'll get you some." Aika giggled and reached out her arms to Yuji, and he joined his daughter and his elf in the tatami room, still feeling that odd sensation of missing Vale.
Vale looked at him for a long moment, his green eyes warm and gentle. "I know," he murmured, leaning into Yuji and stealing a kiss. "I've missed you, amaelamin, my beloved. It's been a rough couple of weeks, but it's over now, isn't it?" He kissed Yuji again, a kiss full of promises. "Do you know how much I love you? Shall I show you tonight?"
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Vale was too drained and exhausted to do more than nuzzle Kansas, reaching out with all his love to embrace the imp. "I love you, Kansas, alasse'amin, my joy. I am yours, forever, ten'oio." He realized he was mixing languages again, but he could not seem to make his tongue choose just one. He could feel Kansas's puzzlement, the imp aware that something had changed, that Satoshi and Vale both projected a calm assurance of his safety, and Kansas probed gently at Vale.
Vale's response was wordless, a gentle wash of love and faith and reassurance that Kansas was loved beyond measure, as was Satoshi, and the imp subsided, warm and sleepy and curled between them. The changes the imp felt in both his husbands were not alarming. In fact, they both felt so peaceful and content that Kansas let that carry him back down into sleep.
Vale woke first, well before dawn, Kansas's sweet ass pressed firmly against his stomach and the most adorable smile on his lips as he lay with his head on Satoshi's shoulder. Satoshi looked equally peaceful, sleeping deeply and radiating contentment, and Vale smiled. His smile never faltered as he slipped carefully out of bed and found his pants, a lingering soreness in his ass reminding him of the fierceness of his need last night, how he had begged Satoshi to make him howl.
Vale went downstairs silently, making sure the tea maker was set up and switching it on before heading into the big bathroom. He showered thoroughly, scrubbing himself and washing his hair before running a hot bath and sinking into it with a moan of pure bliss. The hot water soothed any small aches, and he let his thoughts drift lazily. He knew the only thing anyone would sense was contentment and love, and he was safe enough for the moment to consider what had happened the night before.
Vale had no regrets about what he had done. Summoning Mephasm and setting him to punish Takeshi and his friends was justice that had not been properly administered, nd he had merely corrected that. The same applied to Takeshi's uncle. Imprisonment was no punishment for him, since his influence crept out and poisoned his minions anyway. Vle considered what he had inflicted on Haruka, and still felt no regret. She was so quick to judge others, and yet she had enjoyed a life paid for by the blood and misery of others.
The only thing that worried Vale even slightly was Satoshi. Vale was long inured to the kind of violence perpetrated last night. It was what he did. Satoshi, on the other hand, was not so hardened, and his desire for vengeance had been sorely tested by the realities of that desire. Vale had also badly miscalculated. He had assumed that Satoshi knew what Kansas had endured, and so he had not thought to shield Satoshi from what Haruka was forced to see. He had nearly lost Satoshi as a result, and only a desperate gamble had caught his beloved husband before he fell too far.
Vale was still surprised that he had been able to commune with Satoshi. It should not have been possible, but then again, nothing about this family of his was supposed to be possible. Five such very different people, all bound by their love for each other and a willingness to share each other... such a bond was unique as far as Vale knew. Even among elves, triads were rare but known and that was the extent of it. Vale wondered how Satoshi would feel now, having had the most intimate possible connection with Vale, no secrets left between them. Vale did not regret that, either. Of all his spouses, Satoshi was the most like him. Perhaps that was why the communing had worked.
Vale sighed, realizing the water had cooled, and he got out of the tub and let it drain, murmuring a cleaning cantrip as he dried himself and wrapped his towel around his slim hips. He tossed his jeans in with the laundry on his way upstairs to the spare bedroom. Vale grinned a little as he remembered how worried he had been about Willow saying she would sleep in here. This bed got little use, after all. He dressed quickly, and listened for a moment, hearing Aika just beginning to stir, and he headed for the nursery to collect his morning playmate before she could wake his sleeping spouses, his face radiant with happiness.
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Vale reached his arms around Satoshi's back, gripping his wrists in surprisingly strong hands. "Oh, love, I thought you knew," Vale cried out, trying to keep Satoshi from hurting himself. He could feel the anguish pouring off his husband in waves, and he felt him slipping.
Vale could think of only one thing to do, but he had never heard of it being done with a human. Then again, bonding with as many people at the same time was also unusual, and Vale had done it without effort. The notion of sharing memories, what his people called communing, was not done lightly, since one was utterly open during the communing. But Vale could feel Satoshi sliding away, and the elf was not about to lose him.
Vale spun Satoshi around to face him, and caught his husband's face between his hands, and placed his forehead against Satoshi's forehead. "Hear me, love," Vale whispered, his voice breaking a little. "Let me in. Oh, please... Satoshi... Amin mela lle, mela en' coiamin, ten'oio." The elven words reached Satoshi, and something desperate flickered in his eyes as he fell open before Vale.
Vale sighed in relief as he linked his mind with Satoshi's in this most intimate of sharing. He immediately surrounded Satoshi with a flood of memories of them together, of all the small and nearly forgotten moments that had made the elf fall so deeply in love with Satoshi. He called up the memory of Kansas's sweet smile that very morning, the innocence and love that shone on his face. Vale plundered his own memories and Satoshi's memories, and wove such a strong web of love around his aching husband that Satoshi had no choice but to fall into that web and be caught by the love Vale had for him.
Vale clung to Satoshi, caught up in the same maelstrom of emotions and memories. He clung to his husband, covering his face with kisses, murmuring in a mixture of elven and English and Japanese, tears trailing down his face. There was one constant, though, over and over, as Vale poured out his love for Satoshi in words, kisses and sobs.
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It was Mephasm who chuckled. "Oh, mortal, do not let hatred blind you forever, unless you wish to join my Lord and me one day. But for tonight, know this. He would have made his uncle look like a kindly man."
Vale murmured a few words and appeared. "We need to collect all the glass, love. We don't want to be traced." He kissed Satoshi fiercely, and lifted one of his husband's hands, taking a delicate lick of the blood that coated it. His green eyes shone with a fierce exultation. "Mephasm. Have you seen to the woman yet?"
"I will attend to her momentarily." Mephasm inclined his head politely.
"I want to see that." Vale looked at Satoshi, who nodded. Vale murmured something, and the beer bottle shards vanished. He murmured again, and they were once again invisible.
Mephasm chuckled again and vanished, and Vale once again teleported them to where Mephasm had appeared in Haruka's bedroom. Kiyoshi was nowhere to be seen, which greatly relieved Vale. The man had been sympathetic and kind, unlike his bitter wife. Vale had never regretted insulting her.
Haruka did not look quite as self assured and arrogant now. Clad in her nightgown, she was sitting up in her bed, her eyes wide with terror as she took in Mephasm. Vale realized that Mephasm was allowing her own mind to create his appearance, and the thought nearly made him chuckle. But he had specifically told Mephasm she was not to be harmed beyond making her watch the memories of Kansas's abuse at the hands of her uncle, so he needed to remain silent. He gave Satoshi's hand a gentle squeeze as a reminder.
Haruka opened her mouth to scream, and Mephasm cut her off. "You would scream? You who has no heart? Behold," the devil instructed, and her eyes went glassy.
"No," Haruka said angrily. "It's lies, all lies. My uncle was framed by jealous men, and that kagema destroyed him by distracting him and making him weak."
"If you cannot watch, then feel," Mephasm replied, and now Haruka did scream, but it was the same agonizing shrieks Satoshi had heard ripped from Kansas in the first weeks at home, when he had brought the shattered imp into his life. He clutched Vale's hand tightly, feeling the elf's bones shift under the pressure of his grip.
Had Haruka been able to see Vale, his smile would have chilled her to the bone. He watched with perfect serenity as she was forced to endure what Kansas had endured, but only in her mind. Her body was not raped, or beaten, or carved with a knife for the sheer amusement of hearing some screams. Her face was not shoved in dog food, nor was she leashed. She was not actually kicked, nor did she really have her throat blocked by an engorged cock when her nose was broken and so swollen that no air could pass. Vale watched calmly as she pissed herself in terror, and he pulled Satoshi close to nuzzle him when Mephasm spoke again.
"Foolish woman. He was done with that toy. He wanted younger flesh, and your son had caught his eye." Mephasm laughed, a chilling sound. "Will you pretend that you did not see how he suddenly wanted to hold your son on his lap? Will you lie and say you did not notice how he tickled your son to make him squirm? Are you so blind that you missed the touches and caresses? Would you have sold your son to him as his new kagema to preserve the lies you have lived?" Mephasm moved faster than the eye could see, hovering over her, his breath moving her hair as he whispered in her ear. "You will see that again, every time you close your eyes, until you are willing to accept the truth."
Vale held Satoshi close and teleported them to the studio.
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Sand chuckled when Samantha came back, dressed in more comfortable and certainly less martial clothing. "I never felt menace from you, my dear," the elf smiled. "And you need not apologize for having young ones about. As I recall, when I was but a lad, I would bring home bits of nonsense that I insisted were artifacts. Even then, I had a passion for such things. My mother would sigh in exasperation, and then very carefully find a prominent spot for my latest treasure, and label it neatly in her best writing."
Sand looked around at the comfortable disarray that marked a home, a place where love was more important than order, and belonging meant more than putting things in their place. It was cheerful, and Sand felt a small pang of sorrow that he and Vale had not known that joy themselves in their union, although Vale had found it with the human family that had claimed his generous heart. Sand wondered if he would get a chance to meet Samantha's children, and what they would think of him, an elf but not at all like what they would expect.
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Vale took a long swig of his own beer, tilting his head back so that his tousled blond hair swung loose, and the long column of his throat rippled as he swallowed. "This tastes almost as good as you, love." The elf grinned mischievously. "First thing I need to do is locate Mephasm, but that's easy enough. Because I summoned him, I can find him. He's got what he needs as far as Kansas's memories. I was able to slip him into a better place last night, and I swapped out some nasty memories at the same time." Vale's eyes darkened with sudden grief, and unshed tears welled. "If we were in my world, I'd be doing this myself and it would take days. I'd hear them beg me for death a thousand times."
Satoshi pulled Vale into a kiss, tender this time, letting the elf know that Satoshi understood that grief and rage because he felt it as well. When the kiss ended, Vale gave him a sweet smile, stroking his cheek. "Mela en' coiamin, you heal me every time we touch, do you know that?"
"We heal each other, I think," Satoshi replied, blushing furiously, but feeling so loved.
"So, now, I'll make us invisible, and teleport us to where Mephasm is." Vale reached out and took Satoshi's hand. "Hold tightly to me, love."
Vale chanted softly, and then they were there. but not there. Satoshi could feel the elf's hand in his, and he could hear his voice, but he could not see Vale, nor could he see himself. It was the strangest sensation, and he shivered a little.
"I know, it's odd, isn't it?" Vale's warm voice calmed Satoshi. "Now we teleport. It can be a little strange, kind of like the portals at the vacation. Just hold tight, and when we get there, we need to be silent."
Vale murmured again, and the world twisted, and Takeshi lay on his bed in a puddle of piss, staring up at Mephasm with glazed eyes as the devil broke his body. The crack of bone and dripping of blood was a steady counterpoint to the whimpers as Takeshi watched Kansas's memoried unfold.
"Was it worth it, mortal?" Mephasm's voice was honeyed ice.
"It was him or me," Takeshi sobbed. "I couldn't let it be me..." His voice trailed off, and Vale held tightly to Satoshi's hand, sending wave after wave of love to his husband.
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Sand chuckled at T-bone's remark. "You may have 'had' her, as you so crudely put it, but it is obvious that you did not know the worth of what you had. I valued her more highly, for all that I did not have the chance to show her." He arched an eyebrow. "It is quite mutual, by the way. I fail to see what she could have seen in you. Perhaps you were once a more worthy man, but you allow fear to shape you now. I would rather try and save her, than be so quick to let her go."
Sand watched the other elf stalk off, amused. For all his bluster, T-bone presented no threat to a mage of Sand's abilities, and Sand also doubted T-bone could best him in combat. Sand had faced the final incarnation of a god on the Astral Plane, and that god was now dead. One elf did not frighten him. Only the prospect of not doing his utmost to save Samantha could do that.
With that in mind, Sand turned back to Taess. "Let us get to work, shall we?"
Taess's words tore at Sand. On his world, elves valued their children above all else, and it would have been unthinkable for an elf to try to kill a child. His dislike for T-bone was threatening to turn to active hatred.
Back in the workroom, Sand checked his alchemical equipment, satisfied that it was proceeding well. The distillation process was nearly complete, and he would be able to begin analyzing the various components soon. He looked over at Taess, subdued in a corner.
"Taess? I will need your help quite soon." Sand smiled warmly at the boy. "Do you understand what it is that I am doing? I am trying to break down the drug that your mother was poisoned with into its components. If I can understand how it was made, I may be able to find a way to neutralize it."
Taess drifted closer, intrigued.
Sand continued his impromptu lesson. "The components I brought are useful in drawing apart a solution. It is rather like a puzzle. When I make a potion, I combine ingredients and add magic. This process is merely the opposite."
Taess sat on a barrel to get a better view of the workbench. "But what if you can't tell what the ingredients are?"
"Well, then, perhaps you might be able to help. You know the plants of this world, and I do not." Sand smiled again as he saw the interest in Taess's eyes. "So you see, you are very much going to be a help to me."
"And what if it's magic that makes the drug work?" Taess asked.
"Magic is magic," Sand replied. "Taess, I will not give up. I will do everything in my power to save your mother, and if it means I bring her to my world to prevent idiots like T-bone from acting out of fear, then that is what I will do."