Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ The Last Bearers ❯ Chapter 20 ( Chapter 20 )

Bryan slipped his tongue into the gap between my lips and explored my mouth. I opened my mouth wider and met his tongue with mine. I was becoming bolder now. I had allowed his fingers to explore my body and now I wanted to do the same to him. Would he allow it? I moved hesitatingly at first, running my fingers through his silky hair. He looked at me, slightly surprised, and pulled away.

“What are you…?” he asked.

“I want to explore your body like you did mine.” I stared into his eyes.

“Of course,” he breathed. “I want you to.”

I ran my hand down his face and neck. He made his shirt disappear quickly and I moved forward. Feeling even bolder, I touched the tip of my tongue to one of his light pink nipples. He gave a barely concealed moan. He liked that. I took the nipple fully into my mouth and started suckling on it. I played with it until it was hard. I withdrew my mouth and did the same thing with the other one. I trailed my mouth down his belly and when I reached his pants, I withdrew my mouth.

“Will you…?” Bryan asked.

I merely nodded and fumbled with his pants. He smiled at my ineptitude and assisted me in taking down his pants. His boxers came down next. I felt my face growing warmer as I stared at his naked body. He was so…so beautiful.

He stepped forward and pressed our lips together once more. His tongue slipped past my lips and I opened them once more so our tongues could dance.

He walked me backward so we could lay down on his bed together. I lay on my back with him over me. He nibbled on my bottom lip before moving to my neck. He sucked on my pulse point greedily and then moved down to my chest. Just as I had done minutes before, he took one of my nipples in his mouth, causing me to moan quietly. He played with it until it was hard and then moved to the other. He placed light kisses on my belly. My heart started beating faster. His tongue touched the tip of my erection and I hissed.

“You like that?” Bryan asked.

“Don't…stop!” I hissed.

“You do like it!” Bryan grinned.

“Bryan!” I protested.

Bryan leaned back down and lightly brushed against my erection again. He slowly took me into his mouth, licking and sucking as he went. I moaned and groaned, my breath coming in soft pants. Bryan's face was flushed with pleasure. I shuddered and thrust my hips up to try and release. We moved in time with one another. I could feel myself getting closer and closer. Bryan seemed to know and pulled his mouth away. I finally let go, liquid bursting everywhere. My vision was blurred and I was panting, but it was worth it.

Chapter 20

Aleksei gave a barely audibly groan when he heard someone knocking on the front door. He very reluctantly pulled away from where his mouth was suctioned to Daire's neck and got up to answer the door.

Aleksei and Daire had not had sex since Daire had been raped and Aleksei was in no hurry to change that. Horny as he was, he would not push his mate. The blond was slowly recovering from his traumatic experience and while he seemed to be almost normal, he still had his moments of weakness. The only thing Aleksei could do during those times was hold his mate and try to stop the tears. They had made some progress in two weeks: they had gone from just kisses to soft touches. Aleksei had to be careful though one wrong touch would send Daire off. The progress was slow, but still evident.

The knocking persisted. Gritting his teeth, Aleksei went to answer the door.

“What?” he hissed, throwing the door open.

A young guard stood there, looking quite nervous.

“Oh…um…y…you and your mate are supposed to go to John's office as soon as possible,” the guard stammered.

“All right,” Aleksei responded. “We'll be there in ten minutes. Tell him that.”

“O…okay,” the guard nodded.

Aleksei shut the door and, muttering curses under his breath, returned to the bedroom. He stood in the doorway for a few moments, looking at his mate. Daire was stretched out on the bed, his shirt removed. His eyes were half closed and he was completely still except his chest, which rose and fell with his breathing.

“Daire?” Aleksei asked.

Daire's eyes opened. “Yeah?”

“John wants to see us.”

“Oh. Okay.” Daire shifted his position so he was sitting up.

Aleksei walked to the bed and caught Daire's lips with his own. Daire gave a quiet sigh and closed his eyes as Aleksei's arms wrapped around him. He felt himself melting beneath Aleksei's gentle touches.

“You okay?” Aleksei asked, momentarily pulling away.

“Fine,” Daire whispered. “Just fine.”

He leaned against Aleksei's chest. Aleksei gently stroked his bare back, being careful to not move too low. Daire's skin was so soft under his touch. He pressed his lips to Daire's forehead.

“Come on. We have to go and talk to that self-important, windbag of a man,” he whispered.

Daire gave a low laugh. “You know it's not very nice to call John those names.”

“Yeah, I know.” Aleksei smiled. “It's true though and you know it. That man loves to hear himself talk.”

“I can't deny that,” Daire murmured into Aleksei's shoulder.

Aleksei smirked. “We'd better get going before John has a litter of kittens.

Daire gave another low laugh. He buried his face deeper in Aleksei's shoulder. “Don't wanna move.”

“Neither do I, but we've gotta. I don't want John to get on my ass. He's annoying enough as it is,” Aleksei said through clenched teeth.

“You're right,” Daire said reluctantly.

Aleksei placed several chaste kisses on Daire's lips and then pulled away. He blinked, surprised when Daire tightly clung to him.

“Daire…” he murmured.

“Just a little longer, okay?” Daire asked.

Aleksei nodded and moved closer to Daire again. They cuddled together on the bed for several minutes. Reluctantly, they got up. Daire slipped his shirt back on. They entwined their fingers as they walked to John's office.

When they arrived, Caelyn, Halen, and Bryan were already there. John sat at his desk, staring at the three of them.

“Good, you came,” he said when they entered.

“What's going on?” Aleksei asked.

“I received a summons from the Council. They're going to hear Halen's case. It's unusual for this to happen so soon, but it's a very special case. Now Caelyn, you have already expressed that you are comfortable with venturing out despite your condition, am I correct?”

“Yes sir.” Caelyn nodded. “I'm still a couple weeks away from my due date. I should probably be all right for a while.”

“Very well. I will permit you to come, but you need to take it easy. I will not risk any hurt to the baby or you. Am I clear?”

“Yes sir,” Caelyn said.

“We will be gone for several days, so make sure you keep that in mind when you pack. It's a long, complex matter that has to be settled. All the arrangements have already been made. All you need to do is pack. We will leave early tomorrow morning. That is all. You may go.”

Daire and Aleksei left first. Their fingers interlocked as they walked back to their apartment. Aleksei closed and locked the door behind him. Daire went into one of their closets and pulled out two duffel bags. He brought them to the bedroom where Aleksei was already rifling through his trunk, trying to find clean clothes.

“I brought a bag,” Daire said quietly.

“Thank you,” Aleksei responded. “Just leave it on the bed.”

Daire nodded and dropped both bags onto the bed. He went to his own trunk and started pulling out clothes. He neatly placed them in the bag. It didn't take him very long to finish packing and so he watched his mate finish packing. Once Aleksei had finished, he zipped up his bag and turned to Daire.

He hesitated slightly and then pressed his lips to Daire's. Daire willingly tilted his head back and parte d his lips when Aleksei pressed his tongue against them. Aleksei moved cautiously through Daire's mouth, being careful to not cause Daire any reason to become upset. He was surprised when he felt Daire's tongue press against his. His eyes widened and he broke off the kiss.

“Daire?” he asked.

“It's okay,” Daire said softly. “I'm okay.”

“Are you sure?” Aleksei asked.

“Yes,” Daire answered without hesitation. “I…I'm ready.”

“Okay. We'll go slowly. If you want me to stop, let me know, okay?”

“Okay.” Daire nodded.

He was the one who began the kiss. Aleksei slipped his tongue between the parted lips and explored the hot mouth. He let his hands wander lower, always being careful. He nibbled on Daire's lower lip for a moment before suctioning his mouth to Daire's neck. He nipped at the skin hard enough to make Daire flinch slightly, but soft enough so a mark would not be left behind. Suddenly, Daire's hands were at his own waist and lifting his shirt off. He let the shirt drop carelessly to the floor and pressed his chest against Aleksei's. Aleksei wrapped his arms around Daire's body and started stroking Daire's back, running his fingers up and down the blond's spine. All the while, Aleksei's mouth was sucking on Daire's pale neck. Daire's arms were wrapped around his waist and slipped up the back of his shirt.

“Do you want this off me?” Aleksei whispered.

“That'd be nice,” Daire replied.

Smirking, Aleksei pulled away from his mate and brought his shirt over his head. He let it drop on top of Daire's. He stepped forward again and their lips met. Tongues came into play quicker this time and things started getting more heated. Aleksei's fingers slid beneath Daire's pants, lightly grazing his hipbones.

“You're trembling,” Aleksei uttered, withdrawing his fingers.

“I'm sorry,” Daire whispered, his entire body shaking.

“Don't be. I am. I got excited.”

“It's my fault.” Tears stung at Daire's eyes. “I'm being pathetic.”

“You are not pathetic,” Aleksei said sternly, brushing the tears away from Daire's eyes. “I know it may not make you feel better about yourself, but…I went through the same thing you're going through now.” Daire stared at him curiously. Aleksei sighed and brushed his bangs out of his eyes. “I was raped when I was eleven.”

“O...oh,” Daire managed to say.

“I know Bryan told you what he found out about me, but that's only the beginning. I was molested, but it didn't start until I was eight. My father sold me to a man named Ryan when I was six.”

“Sold…?” Daire breathed.

“As a slave, yes.” Aleksei smiled bitterly. “My father wasn't exactly the nicest man out there. Ryan started abusing me physically. He was trying to break me. I was very spirited as a child.” The bitter smile widened. “I submitted, but only partially. It got me food, but I wouldn't let him completely control me. When I was eight, I was sold again to a man whose name I never knew. He was the one who started molesting me. Touching me in places I never wanted…” Aleksei swallowed hard. “I still didn't break so he raped me when I was eleven. I finally broke. He didn't feed me so that meant…” Aleksei stopped.

He didn't want Daire to know what he had to become in order to survive. He knew Daire would be very accepting of it because that was the kind of person he was, but he still didn't want his kind mate to know.

Daire saw his hesitation and reached up to gently brush his cheek. He rested his hand there.

“It's okay,” he said softly.

Aleksei stared at his mate. Daire looked at him with a soft expression. He wouldn't be judgmental.

Aleksei exhaled softly and put his hand on top of Daire's, which still rested on his cheek.

“A whore,” he said finally. “I was a whore. Men would pay to have sex with me.”

As Aleksei expected, Daire was anything but disgusted. Daire's sapphire eyes were filled with compassion as he and Aleksei stared at each other.

Finally, Aleksei pulled his hand away and let it drop to his side.

“It was after that, that I met John,” he said. At Daire's expression, he added, “he wasn't one of my clients. He watched me for a long time and eventually came forward and told me that he thought I'd make a good Breeder. I didn't really have a choice in coming to The Institute. I was released from my…well I guess I have to call him my master…and John brought me to The Institute.”

Daire nodded. He wrapped his arms around Aleksei again and rested his head on Aleksei's chest. He gave a soft whimper. Aleksei rubbed his back soothingly as his mate cried.

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The next morning, Daire and Aleksei reported to John's office with their bags. They were the first ones to arrive. John ignored them as they waited.

Several minutes later, Caelyn arrived looking incredibly stressed. He stood on Daire's other side, mute. When Halen entered with several guards, Caelyn refused to even look at him. Aleksei hissed under his breath. Daire laced his fingers through Aleksei's. Aleksei remained where he was, though he did not relax his tense posture. Last to arrive was Bryan, also accompanied by guards.

John rose from his desk. “Let's go.”

He left first and waited beside the door for the rest of them to exit so he could lock to the door. Then he took the lead again.

They went through a side door as before. Outside, on the same gravel driveway were two limos.

“There are two?” Aleksei asked.

“Yes.” John nodded. “There are a lot more of us going this time around so we require two limos instead of one. Besides, it's wise to separate you and Halen.” Aleksei flushed slightly. “I shall take Halen and the guards with me in the first limo. The rest of you will squeeze into the second limo. I will trust you four to behave yourselves since you will be alone except for the driver.”

John gave Bryan a severe look.

“I'll behave,” he muttered.

Daire entered the limo first, followed closely by Aleksei. They sat on one side with Caelyn and Bryan on the other side. Since it was a nice day, the driver rolled the windows down partway, allowing them to look out and watch the world go by. Bryan was one of the ones most eager to look out because it had been so long since he had seen the world that lay beyond The Institute. Caelyn was only mildly interested in the scenery. He was lost in his own thoughts. Daire and Aleksei were silent.

Soon, the open countryside gave way to the suburbs, which developed into the city. Their pace slowed when the streets became clogged with cars and other vehicles. People stared at the limo and the driver was forced to roll the windows up. Disappointed, Bryan slumped back against his seat.

The limo stopped suddenly and the doors were opened by the driver. Aleksei brushed Daire's cheek. Daire lifted his head from where he had been resting it on his mate's shoulder and opened his eyes, looking around confused.

“We've arrived,” Aleksei said softly.

They climbed out. Bryan and Caelyn were waiting, surrounded by several guards. The other limo was nowhere in sight.

“Where's John?” Aleksei asked.

“He took Halen to the Council,” one of the guards answered. “We've been instructed to take you to the hotel until the Council wants to see you.”

“So you get to babysit us?” Bryan questioned.

“That's basically our job description,” one of the other guards responded with a faint smile.

They walked into the lobby of the hotel. It was large and ornately decorated. They received more than a few curious stares as they proceeded across the lobby, though they were mostly directed at Caelyn. They reached a row of elevators and one of the guards pushed the call button. They waited.

At last, there was a soft dinging sound and the metal doors slid open. People filed out and shot curious glances at the group. When the elevator had been emptied, they entered, squeezing as many in as possible. Still, several of the guards had to wait for the next one. Their room was on the fourth floor. The doors opened, revealing a wide hallway with elaborate carpet and expensive wallpaper. Both had the same strange design that in reality was just a bunch of shapes thrown together in a specific way to make it look pretty. They passed several mahogany doors with brass numbers on them and then stopped outside number 413.

One of the guards produced a key, not a card key, but an actual brass key. He unlocked the door and motioned for them to enter. Bryan crossed the threshold first. The room was entirely shrouded in darkness. Bryan stumbled around, looking for a light switch. He ran into something solid and cussed loudly. Behind him, Aleksei flipped on the lights to reveal Bryan facing a wall, cursing fluently.

“Did you just run into the wall?” Aleksei asked.

“…yes.” Bryan's cheeks were flushed with embarrassment. He glared at Aleksei. “I couldn't see a damn thing.”

“I know.” Aleksei's eyes danced with amusement nonetheless.

“Are you all right?” Daire asked, coming in behind his mate.

“I'm fine,” Bryan muttered. “My pride is probably hurt more than I am.”

Caelyn entered last, not speaking a word. His aquamarine eyes were troubled.

“It's up to you guys to decide who's going to sleep where,” a guard said from the door. “John and the rest of us are on either side of you and the rooms connect so don't cause any trouble.” The guard closed the door behind him.

“Right. So now what?” Bryan asked, looking around.

The room was simple, but elegant. The carpet and walls matched with a design similar to the one in the hallway. A chandelier hung overhead illuminating the entire room. There were two large beds with a table between them. On the table was a lamp and a clock. The beds were made of mahogany, each with a large headboard and matching midnight blue covers. On the other side of the far bed in the space between it and the large window was a third rollaway bed.

“There's a third bed. Good,” Bryan stated. The others looked at him curiously. “Well I wasn't about to share a bed with Caelyn. It would be wrong because even though he's a nice guy and all, I don't think it'd be right for us to share a bed. He's a Bearer, no, a pregnant Bearer, and I'm a Breeder who isn't his mate.”

“So if there wasn't an extra bed, what would you have done?” Daire asked curiously.

“Slept on the floor,” Bryan simply answered.

“Thank you,” Caelyn said softly.

“Sure.” Bryan shrugged. “I'll take the rollaway and you can have one of the beds. Daire and Aleksei can have the other.” He looked at the two of them. “Unless that won't work…?”

“No, it's okay.” Daire shook his head. “I'm comfortable sharing a bed with Aleksei.”

Bryan looked slightly surprised, but nodded. They claimed their beds and lay down. Aleksei and Daire cuddled. Caelyn slept. Bryan turned on the TV and idly flipped through channels. The day passed without incident. At six, dinner was brought for them to eat. They fell asleep early.

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Daire was dragged into a deserted hallway and thrown against one of the walls. While he was stunned, he was pinned against the wall. Daire got a glimpse of his captor, a Breeder he knew from a distance.

He gave a harsh gasp as he felt the Breeder's body press against his and slammed into the Breeder with his shoulder. It was like running into a thick concrete wall.

“Let me go!” Daire yelled.

The Breeder ignored him and clamped his mouth over Daire's. He licked and nipped at Daire's lips, trying to gain entry. Daire firmly kept his lips together.

“Open your mouth,” the Breeder commanded, pulling away.

“No.” Daire shook his head.

“I said open your mouth!”

“Go to hell!”

The Breeder growled softly and seized Daire by the hair and roughly slammed his head against the wall. A soft gasp left Daire's lips. The Breeder took advantage of this and slipped his tongue into Daire's mouth. Daire nearly choked. He tried to push the Breeder away, but it was futile. The Breeder was at least twice his size and three times as strong. Still he struggled, pleading and crying to be let go. The Breeder just ignored him.

He slammed his hips to Daire's, grinding them together. Daire grimaced at the contact. One of the Breeder's hands slid up his shirt, taking in the soft skin. Daire's breath caught in his throat when the Breeder's hands ran over his nipples.

“You are as beautiful as your outward appearance suggests,” the Breeder whispered huskily, nibbling on his earlobe.

Daire could barely suppress a groan. “S…stop.”

“Now why would I stop?” the Breeder asked.

“I'm…I'm not your mate,” Daire stammered.

“Do you think I look like I give a fuck?”

The Breeder placed more hot kisses on Daire's neck. His hands slid down to Daire's waist, cupping his crotch with one of his hands. Daire gave a harsh gasp. The Breeder slid Daire's pants down to his knees.

“No, please!” Daire breathed.

The Breeder ignored him. He slid Daire's boxers down.

“Please no!” Daire tried again.

“Silence!” the Breeder snapped.

“Help me! Someone please help me!” Daire screamed.

“I said silence!” the Breeder slapped Daire across the face.

Daire cried out and his face twisted around.

“There, that's better,” the Breeder said.

He lifted Daire's legs up, freed them from the tangled mess of his pants and boxers, slid his own clothes down, and wrapped Daire's legs around his waist.

“No! Let me go! Someone please help me! Anyone!” Daire screamed.

The Breeder slammed into him hard and without any sort of hesitation. Daire screamed as he was penetrated by one who was not his mate. The Breeder slammed again harder. Daire dug his fingernails into the Breeder's shoulders, trying to force him to let go. The Breeder's face twisted unpleasantly.

“Aleksei please help me! Please” Daire cried, tears streaming down his face.

“ALEKSEI!!”

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Daire jerked awake and sharply sucked in his breath, trying to stifle a scream. Caelyn reached over and switched on the lamp. Bryan muttered several curses under his breath and held up his hand to shield his eyes from the offending light. Once his eyes had adjusted, he lowered his hand and rolled onto his side to see what was going on. Daire was choking sobs back.

“Daire?” Aleksei asked softly. “Was it a nightmare?”

Daire slowly nodded. Aleksei gathered him in his arms and held him tightly.

John burst into the room. “What's going on?”

Daire buried his face in Aleksei's shoulder, unable to answer.

“Daire had a nightmare,” Caelyn explained.

“Are you all right Daire?” John asked.

“What do you think?” Aleksei spat. “He was fucking raped and has fucking nightmares now. It's gonna haunt him all his life. He may be able to get over it, but he won't forget it.”

“Yes, you're right,” John acquiesced. “Take care of him.”

“Duh!”

John bade them goodnight and returned to his room. Caelyn watched Daire and Aleksei for a few minutes before deciding that Aleksei had a handle on things and switched the light off. Bryan rolled onto his other side and went back to sleep.

Daire finally stopped crying and lay quietly in Aleksei's arms.

“I don't want to go back to sleep,” Daire whispered. “I'm scared. I don't want to go back there. If I close my eyes, I will.”

“Shh.” Aleksei gently kissed Daire on the forehead. “You don't have to go back to sleep. I'll stay up with you, all right?”

“Okay.” Daire sniffed softly and curled up into his mate's protective embrace.

To be continued…

Notes: Arg, the first scene with Daire and Aleksei was a challenge to write. They were being very reluctant to go see John. They just didn't wanna move! And I had trouble with the scene after they came back from seeing John. It took me a couple days to write, which is unusual for me.

Bryan has made things eternally complicated by witnessing Daire's rape. It was originally supposed to be Caelyn and Aidan in the scene, as I mentioned before, which made things complicated when they went to the Council. Because Aidan and Caelyn were supposed to share a bed in the hotel room but I couldn't have Bryan sharing a bed with Caelyn. As he said, it'd be wrong. So I brought in a rollaway bed and because he's the one who started everything, Bryan got to sleep on it.

Wow, I managed to neatly chop the chapter. I'm surprised. It's still a long chapter. I thought I was going to include the Council scene, which is probably going to be lengthy in itself, but I managed to prevent that.

Also, I just want to say thank you to all my readers in general for their support after I got the flame. I love you so much! I don't think I would have gotten this far without you!

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting to mention this: I picked out songs for some of the characters.

Daire/Aleksei: We Belong-Pat Benatar (I listened to this song when I wrote the scene where Aleksei finally accepts Daire)

Daire: Black Velvet-Alannah Myles

Aleksei: Animal I Have Become-Three Days Grace

I'll add more as I find the songs.