Part 5- Kurun
NOTHING HAS EVER felt so right. Kissing this future warrior feels better than any of my previous secret affairs with men, and certainly the women I’ve been forced to fraternize with.
I have wanted him so badly since the moment I laid eyes on him, and now he’s here.
On the floor of my private stable quarters, I get to hold Carmine Listo.
We kiss and kiss as he moves to straddle me on the sheets. I run my fingers through his curly hair, and he moans, a sexy sound traveling from his mouth to mine. I taste his tongue and he holds my face in place. I want so much with him.
He pulls back and studies me in the darkness. “This is so wrong,” he murmurs.
His words give me pause. I catch my breath and wipe my mouth. “So…do you want to stop?”
“No,” he says breathlessly. His mouth is on mine again, and I tumble back.
He has his arms around me and I bring my hands down, exploring the smooth, creamy skin of his back.
He’s virile, muscular perfection, and he kisses me with a deep want I’ve never known.
Previous trysts always involved the undercurrent that they wanted the prince for money or power.
But Carmine knows he has to go back to his time. He shouldn’t be giving in, and honestly, neither should I. Getting involved with a stranger could be emotionally devastating. Still, the way he moans and holds me down, I know the fiery passion in him isn’t leaving any time soon.
Judging by the way his hardness grazes mine, I know we both need this.
“Mm…bed,” I say.
“Right,” he replies, around my lips. We get up and scramble onto the mattress.
I shuck off my loincloth and he does the same for his peculiar pants.
He only pauses for a moment to watch me drop my undergarments.
I flex my back and buttocks more than a little, giving him a show.
Teasing him is a delight, and his eyebrows jumping tells me all that I need to know. He is very interested in me.
Once naked, we go back to kissing on the bed.
“What do you…mm…want to do?” Carmine asks.
“Mm…I want all the things with you, Carmine.” After pulling back, I gaze at his pristine, naked body, glowing in the starlight. On instinct, I bring my hands up to land on his chest. He’s solid, and when I tweak his nipples, his eyes roll back. I grin and bring my hands down his abdominals.
There is nothing more divine than a lean, naked man, in all his natural glory. And when my hands trail down further, I arrive at the treasure below.
My hands are on his cock. Carmine hisses and clamps his eyes shut as I begin to stroke.
“Do you like this?”
“Yes,” he replies breathlessly. He rolls his neck, then opens his eyes. A moment later, my vision whites out when I feel a new sensation on me.
Carmine is stroking my manhood. The heavens part in my mind as he proceeds to give me that amazing pleasure.
I feel him, and he feels me. We’re two naked bodies, two wandering souls perfectly in sync. My excitement ramps up further, and I’m afraid it will all be over soon.
“Can I do something else?” he asks in a whisper. When I open my eyes, I nod. We both let go of each other’s erections, and he crawls on the mattress.
“Come lie down,” he instructs, tapping the bed. I do as he says, but before I can kiss him, he disappears.
His head is by my groin. He’s lying sideways, and I move to mirror him. Now, his hard cock is at eye level. Delicious.
“Just…tap me if you’re close,” he murmurs, touching my pelvic area.
Oh, so we’re doing a synchronized oral maneuver? Astounding. I take in two deep breaths and nod at him. “Very well, Carmine Listo.”
He smirks at me in the dark. “I’m going to make you feel so good, Prince Kurun.”
When he strokes me, a shiver crawls up my spine. “And I, you…” I barely get the words out before I’m flooded with pleasure below my waist.
His mouth is on me. He’s sucking my cock, and it feels like a new paradise between my legs. On instinct, I lean forward and take him in. It requires some maneuvering to not allow his hardness to hit the top of my mouth. Judging by the appreciative moans below, I know Carmine doesn’t care.
With that, we’re both sucking each other, a unified ring of pleasure. I thrust my hips, and he does the same. I ooze pleasure, and I taste his saltiness on my tongue. Each moan of mine is returned to me between my legs. Sex has never felt this good.
We’re both grunting for a few minutes as we suck each other.
I can sense that impending apex, and I try to remember what Carmine said.
I tap his buttocks once, then three more times, hoping he understands.
It would be rude to erupt in his mouth unannounced.
My signal only seems to spur him on. I suck as he doubles his speed.
My hips quiver and I taste his saltiness.
In seconds, my mind whites out as that climax begins to take over me.
Before I explode, he taps my hips rapidly, then holds onto it. He too is achieving that climax. I suck harder, faster, and down below, I lose my mind. Carmine sucks me with such fervor that I burst in seconds. As I transcend the stars in euphoria, my mouth is flooded with his seed.
After swallowing him down, we gradually let go of the other person’s cock.
I kiss his manhood gently, and it feels like we’re both reluctant to let this end.
Carmine pivots up so he’s laying by my side.
We exchange kisses and quiet titters of joy as sleep overtakes.
Before I drift off, he turns and wraps me around him.
“Thank you,” he whispers. “For saving me.”
This is the first time I’ve ever slept with anyone, and I could get used to it, even though I shouldn’t. “Anything for you, Carmine Listo,” I reply.
***
I’m awoken to a tapping at the door. The early dawn sunlight warms my face, but I don’t want to get up.
“Brother, I know you’re in there!” I recognize the voice through the wooden door. Even if I didn’t, only two people would have the audacity to interrupt me, and Father is most certainly not back yet.
I groan and almost slap the body lying next to me. I’m fully alert and awake when that realization hits me. Carmine is here. And he’s naked.
There is no time to gaze at his beautiful body before I shove his shoulder in an effort to wake him up.
“Not yet, boss,” he mutters, rolling over.
“My brother is here,” I hiss.
“Oh, stars,” he replies, sitting upright.
“I’m coming in!” my brother announces.
I huff and we both scramble to get our clothes on. Fortunately, we have the partition up. I get my undergarments and outfit on and I tie up my hair just as my brother hobbles toward us.
“Kurun, where are you—oh.”
My brother, a shorter version of me, dressed in our traditional red-and-gold attire, is standing in front of us. He’s leaning on his wooden walking stick and staring at us with a shocked expression.
“Who is this?” he whispers.
Carmine and I stand straight, and we’re both dressed. Still, it is so evident that he spent the night. An amazing memory I will hold onto for eternity.
“This is…my friend. He’s…from the West.”
“What is he wearing?” my brother asks. I look to my left, and indeed, Carmine is wearing his foreign garments, presumably from the future.
“I’m from…very far in the West,” Carmine says with a cringe.
“Carmine, this is my brother,” I say. “Kirin, meet my friend Carmine.”
Kirin bows, but Carmine’s eyebrows jump. “Xing Kirin? The kickboxing prince? You’re real?”
My brother and I change confused glances. “What is…kickboxing?” Kirin asks.
“It’s like…combat with kicking, moving your legs in self-defense. Like martial arts.”
“Ah,” my brother nods and limps forward. “I am…nothing like that. I am second in line, and I certainly cannot move my legs well.” He lifts up his robe to reveal his deformed ankle, an affliction he’s had for years. “At least not in a martial arts way.”
Before I can say more, Carmine dashes behind the partition to the bed. “Brother, I knew you had secret affairs, but in broad daylight?” Kirin mutters as he sits on a chair. “What if Father catches you?”
I frown at my brother. He’s been supportive of my secrets, but he’s right to chastise me. Father would not approve. Still, if Carmine offered to take me to a time and place far from here, I would do it. Because last night was beyond special.
“Kurun…get over here,” Carmine whispers. I walk behind the partition to see him scrutinizing the artifact he almost died over.
“What is it?”
“This orb…it healed me. And, I need it to fix my scanner.” He taps it to the device on his wrist. “I have a hunch it can help your brother, but…sadly, the orb isn’t working at all.”
“Hm, let me see,” I say, taking the object from him. The moment I hold it, I sense a burning sensation on my hip.
“What the…?” My words are cut off by the sphere in my hands glowing bright, like green fire.
It doesn’t burn, but merely shines. At the same time, the scar on my hip tingles, and I pull up my robe to reveal the mark on my skin.
Indeed, the hexagon has an identical glowing shade as the artifact.
In my haste, I nearly drop the orb, but Carmine catches it.
When he holds it up, we both watch in awe as his wrist device reforms, from melted metal, to clean and smooth.
“Oh my stars,” Carmine mutters. “This is it!” He beams at me. “You’re the key! Your presence is needed for the Astral Jade Sphere!”
“What is going on?” Kirin asks. He hobbles in, and, before Carmine can say a word, I take the orb and bring it down to Kirin’s ankle. “What are you…oh!” The three of us startle as the scarring on his ankle disappears.
“I…I feel…” Kirin drops the cane and hops up and down. “I feel amazing!” The three of us laugh in joy as Kirin kicks his leg up and down. “I am healed! How did you…is this sorcery?”
Carmine shakes his head and takes the artifact from me. “It was…nothing. Forget you ever saw me.” With that, he dashes away, down the stairs.
I take a moment to exchange a grave look with my brother before I chase after him.
In a corner by the barn, Carmine is using his wrist device to map blue moving pictures again. “Carmine?” I ask.
He looks up at me and takes several deep breaths. Nodding, he says, “I…need to go.”
My heart sinks, even though we both saw this coming. “To your time. Of course. I knew you needed to leave me, I just…”
He frowns and swipes his finger through the device. “Unless…” he says, with mild hope.
“Hm?”
He clicks and shows me the glowing image. “History tells of Kirin the Kickboxing Emperor, but nothing of you. My job is to remove that which doesn’t belong in time.” He gazes at me, beautiful green eyes inches from my face. “Kurun…what if you belong in my time?”
My heart freezes at his words. “For real? Are you…asking me…?”
He grins. “I know we just met, but you, Kurun, are intrinsically linked to the Astral Jade Sphere. It sounds wild, but like…” He powers down his devices and runs his fingers through his luscious hair. “What if…what if we do this?”
“Huh?”
He smiles. “What if you come with me? My scanner can take us both on the return trip. You wanted adventure, right?”
I nod and gasp lightly. “More than anything.”
“I know this is really short notice…and a huge deal…not to mention a big breach of protocol, but…” He takes my hand and squeezes it. “Every moment with you has been a leap of faith. My future needs you. How about you join me in my time for the biggest adventure of all?”
My heart flutters, and I know that this is what I’ve been looking for. Carmine nods and says, “You can take some time to—”
I cut him off with my mouth on his. Just like last night, everything feels perfect when I touch him. “My mind…is made up.”
He grins, but before we can dash away, I hear a voice coming down the stairs. “Brother!”
I rush up to Kirin. Seeing him walk without a cane has been the greatest gift of all. “Kirin!”
“What is happening? And how did you do…this?” He waves his ankle around and I chuckle.
I touch his shoulders. “I am not allowed to say. Just considered that a…goodbye gift.”
“Goodbye?”
“You were always a better fit to be the heir than I ever was. And some day, you will be a benevolent emperor, I am sure of it.”
“But what about you? Where are you going?”
I shake my head. Then, I remove my jade necklace and one of my silk hair ties. “Take care of Liberty and the other horses. Tell Father…that I fell into the magma pits of Charcoal Mountain.”
Kirin takes my offerings and squeezes them tight. “But…but…” He looks behind me to Carmine, then back at me. “But how can I be the heir? How can I do this?”
I shake my head. “Kirin, you are so wise. The only thing holding you back was your body, and now you have it.” I lean my forehead against his and breathe him in one last time. “I love you, brother, but it is time for me to forge a new destiny.”
“You never did like it here,” he admits with a grin. We both chuckle and I hug him again. “May the gods bless you, Kurun.”
“I will see you in history books, Kirin.”
He chuckles. “So you will be reading about me in the West?”
I dash back to where Carmine is waiting for me. “Much further!” I shout over my shoulder. With a laugh, I take Carmine’s hand and lead him past the city gates towards the forest. I do not know where—when?—I will end up. The only thing I know for sure is that our future awaits.