krystalkatzfics | the hummingbird (part 8)

Title: The Humming Bird

Author: krystalkatz
Rating: PG/G(for this part)
Length: chaptered
Genre: Au,

Pairings: Matsumoto Jun/Ninomiya Kazunari

Disclaimer: I only own the plot

“Jun-sama… Is everything okay?” Nino asked causing him to start, they were back in Nino’s room having just gotten through the first of the celebration meals for the summer festival. Jun had been thinking about what his father had told him about not being around to see another festival,

“No… My father is dying” He answered sitting on the bed and hugging him around the waist. Nino’s short fingers were soon working over his scalp, trying to sooth him. Jun nuzzled into the folds of the kimono not wanting the other to know that tears was forming in his eyes. “I fear that it will not be long…”

“Jun-sama… I do not know what to say, I have never had parents or if I have I do not remember them passing so I will not say I know what you are going through, but please if I can help… Tell me I will do anything you want…”

“Kazu-kun…”

“Kun, I like that… You are the only one that uses that suffix while talking about me” Nino said as Jun pulled him down on to his lap so he could talk to him face to face. The prince had never known anybody so happy about a suffix before, but then he had never met someone that was forced to act like a woman for almost his entire life before.

“You know I am completely in love with you right, Kazu-kun?” the prince asked and Nino looked at him for a moment the now familiar blush creeping into his cheeks before he answered

“Yes” in a very embarrassed voice

“And you are in love with me?” Jun asked and he watched Nino’s face in a heavy silence as the former whore thought it over. Jun refused to think of Nino as being a whore anymore he was his there was no way he was ever going to let another man touch him again.

“I love you” Nino answered eventually, his voice was shaky as if he knew it wasn’t the answer the young prince wanted, but Jun knew Nino was only just discovering his true feelings. His whole life he had been used by men to fulfil their sexual desires but nobody had asked him what he wanted before and now he was being given a choice.

“That will do for now…” Jun smiled and then kissed him lightly “As long as one day you will tell me that you love me… Where do you want to go when we leave?”

“Anywhere…I have never thought about it before, Jun-sama… ” Nino answered resting his head against his chest.

“Me neither” Jun told him honestly, in fact there was only the beginning of a plan forming in his mind. There were so many risks for them to just manage to get out of the palace, they couldn’t just use the front gates. There were rumours of secret exits but even as a child he had never found anything resembling a hidden room. Looking at it logically there would only be a chance if they had someone working with them. He wasn’t particularly close to any of the staff there was Nanami but he was still torn into trusting her. “Kazu-kun, do you trust Nanami-san?”

“Yes… It is strange, but there is something about her that reminds me of my sister…” Nino mumbled “My sister and I are twins, but we only looked faintly similar Nanami-san reminds me of her…”

“Twins?”

“Yes…But because me and Kazumi do not look alike I was surprised when Nanami-san recognised me as her sister”

“Maybe your sister described you…” Jun said thoughtfully and Nino nodded against his chest. “Would you like to visit your sister?”

“It would be too much of a risk, Jun-sama… I would not wish to bring that onto her or her child, it is enough for me to that she is happy and safe”

“You know, I honestly think you are too pure to be true, Kazu-kun”

“Because I am a whore?”

“Yes… Partly at least, but also because even after the life you have had you still never ask for anything…”

“I have never had anything, Jun-sama I do not know what I would ask for… I am more surprised by you… That you could love someone like me… That seems more than a little like a fairy story…” Nino whispered his nose and lips pressing against his neck. “The whore and the prince…”

“Kazu-kun...” Jun sighed, realising it would take Nino a lot longer to overcome his image of himself being a whore. He ran his hands down the fabric feeling the imprints of the embroidery trying to calm him down.

“Are you sure you still wish to leave… Your father…”

“I believe my father would understand Kazu-kun… I cannot let you go now” Jun told him quickly. He wasn’t sure if it was true but somehow he believed that his father would in some way support him. Though he was sure he would have quickly lost any support if he knew the truth.

They pulled apart and changed from their formal wear in silence before climbing on to the bed and holding each other tightly. There was no more touching than gentle stroking of each other’s faces in the moonlight, but Jun felt more love than he had ever felt before radiating from Nino’s eyes and even if he couldn’t honestly say the words yet he knew that someday soon he would hear them coming from his lips.

The next morning was a less formal affair although it was noted that the emperor did not come down from his bedroom, leaving Nino’s side Jun made his way to his mother to ask after his father’s health.

“He is just tired this morning” She said softly and sweetly, like a well-trained actress, the only thing she couldn’t hide was the harsh glint in her eyes. He knew that glint well, it was the look that had only and always been reserved for him. None of his brothers had ever received that look and when he was young Jun had tried to work out why he was always being treated to it.

There was a time in his youth when he first heard the rumours about Nanami being his father’s mistress that he had suspected that maybe he was her illegitimate child but he had soon given up on that idea, out of all of the sons he was the one who mostly closely resembled their mother. He saw Nanami looking at him sympathetically and Jun tried to flash a message with his eyes that he needed to speak with her later.

From the slight inclination of her head he guessed that she understood him and giving his mother a bow he went to back to Nino shocked to find him talking with Satoshi. He didn’t hear what was said between them as Satoshi moved away when he walked up to them. From the brief flicker of emotions that he caught of Nino’s face it wouldn’t have been anything nice and he prayed that Nanami would agree to help them.

“I will help you” Nanami said quickly after he had outlined his idea to her. After they had left the dining hall Nanami had found them in the garden and motioned for them to follow her to the summer house at the end of the garden.

“You are not surprised Nanami-san…” Nino whispered sitting on the bench

“No, I knew you would ask me this, Jun-ouji…” She told Jun “In fact I had hoped that you would ask me…”

“How did you know?” Jun asked staring at the servant who looked at Nino the crinkles around her eyes only adding to her good looks

“As sure as I knew Kazunari is male, I knew that you would leave together as soon as possible” She answered gently so her voice didn’t carry around the garden. There didn’t seem to be anybody within ear shot but it was better to be safe than sorry.

“You know that Kazu-kun is… How?” Jun asked as Nino froze on his position on the bench

“Her sister told me” Nanami said quickly her tone changing as they heard someone walking towards them she headed to the side door and was on her way out when Jun just caught her saying “I will help you with this, please leave it to me” as the door opened and Masaki came in his arm wrapped around a maid.

“Oh… Sorry this place is taken then?” Masaki said brightly not caring that the maid gave an embarrassed shout and ran off.

“We were just leaving…” Jun said and Nino quickly got to his feet hurrying to his side.

“You should stay… Jun… Please I need to talk with you… It is very important…” Masaki pleaded grapping his arm tightly and in spite of himself Jun decided to hear him out and was glad he did.

TBC

A/n: I hope you enjoy ^.^