My Beloved Shadow

** Warning: we get a peek into Nick\'s mind, into his soul, at the person he is deep inside. It\'s not pretty. But, neither is it unpleasent.
Also, I\'d like to thank Jaided for her reviews. I\'m glad you like it so much.**


Michael feels a little cheated, though. He had wanted to vent a little and Jason had taken up the bait, as he always does. He knows that Nick will somehow convince Jason to cooperate and leave him unable to vent. But, Norris is still in the room and, though he cannot actually hurt him, knowing Nick would likely get mad at him, he can still vent a little.

Norris is caught off guard and pulled from his thoughts when Michael grasps hold of his hair and roughly pulls him close. Michael’s lips close on his with much force, enough to make Norris whimper.

Hearing Norris only makes Michael’s touches harsher. Michael moves a hand underneath Norris’ shirt, running suddenly sharp nails across the skin and drawing blood. Norris makes more whimpering sounds and tries to pull away, though knowing at the same time that escape is impossible.

Michael is out for pain and he will get it any way he can.


*****


Nick isn’t certain what to say or do now that he has Jason away from Michael. It had seemed so easy when he’d thought of it, to talk with Jason and somehow get him to cooperate. Jason isn’t certain why he’s standing in the kitchen with Nick, who is very naked but seems to of forgotten at the moment. He’s more than a little confused. So, they stand in the kitchen in an uncomfortable silence for awhile, until Nick finally speaks.

“Why do you argue with him when you know it’ll only get you hurt?”

Jason sighs, “I don’t want to leave, I love my family too much to leave them. It’s one thing to do what he’s been doing, but to take us away…”

Nick understood completely and his heart went out to Jason, but at the same time he knows that Michael will only hurt Jason and force him to come if he does not comply. The easier he can make the transition the better off Jason will be in the end.

“It won’t do any good, you know, protesting…”

Jason takes a step closer to Nick, his eyes a little wide and shiny.

“Please, don’t let him take me away. I-I have a little brother who looks up to me, and my mother needs me.”

The part he didn’t add was that his stepfather needs him, possibly more than either his mother or brother.

“I can’t stop Michael, if that’s what your suggesting.”

“You hold something over him, I’ve seen it. You stopped him from hurting us too badly the other day. Can’t you make him leave us?”

Nick shakes his head. He wishes that he could but knows that Michael will not allow it. He will allow Nick to interfere when it comes to punishment, but tell Michael he can’t take them away would be to ask for trouble, for both of them.

“No. He’s strong enough that any protests will be easily quelled. You have to come willingly, Jason.”

Jason moves his hand to touch Nick, willing to use sex as a means to get Nick to cooperate. Nick reacts without thinking and catches Jason’s hand in mid-air, his eyes narrowing on the other.

“Don’t touch me.”

He practically growls out. No one but Michael touches him, and he doesn’t even want that. Pain flickers across Jason’s face and Nick realizes that he’s squeezing the other’s hand too tightly. But before he can loosen his grip he sees something else come up behind the pain that surprises him.

“You… like it?”

Jason looks away, blushing brightly. Nick had just discovered something he had tried to keep a secret. He had kept it from Norris for nearly five years, and from Michael the whole time he’d been around him.

Nick releases his hold on Jason’s hand and grasps his arm, squeezing it enough to know that it caused Jason pain. Jason’s breath hitched and he felt warmth between his legs as his cock started to respond, just a little.

“Please don’t tell Norris or Michael. Please…”

Jason looks up at Nick, his eyes pleading.

“I’ll do anything you want, just don’t tell them. Norris all ready thinks that something is wrong with me.”

This time when Jason reaches out to touch him Nick doesn’t stop him. Jason looks down and finds himself smiling.
“Your enjoying it too.”

Nick looks down to see his own cock responding, responding to the pain he’s causing Jason. Jason looks back up at Nick, the hint of desire in his eyes.

“Hurt me, Nick. I will go without argument if you do this for me. There is only one other who knows that I enjoy pain and he cannot give it to me as I want it.”

Jason leans closer to Nick, his hand slipping down to caress around the base of Nick’s cock. Nick closes his eyes, fighting for control. He doesn’t want to do this, he’s never liked hurting other’s or seeing other’s in pain. How can he hurt Jason? How can he?
But his body and part of his mind knows how. Nick slams Jason up against the wall, kissing him as he does so, swallowing the small cry of pain that bubbles forth from Jason’s throat.

Nick tugs on Jason’s lower lip with his teeth, acting as if he were going to bite it off and eat it. Jason’s lip is red and bleeding a little when Nick releases it and bites down his neck, though not hard enough to show up. Nick has enough of a mind to keep anything from showing, knowing that Jason doesn’t want anyone to know.

Nick takes a step back and pulls Jason’s shirt up, freeing it from around his head but using it to imprison Jason’s arms at his back. Since Jason’s shirt will be covering it, Nick freely bites his chest hard enough to leave marks.

Jason leans his head against the wall, wanting so bad to touch Nick as his teeth work magic on his body. Nick runs his tongue along Jason’s nipple, then his teeth sink in around it, drawing a little blood, as his tongue comes out again to tease the nipple.
Nick can feel himself get hard and the need for release screams through his body. He moves his head away from Jason’s chest and forces him to his knees. Jason doesn’t need to be told want is needed as he takes Nick’s cock into his mouth and works his own magic on Nick.

Nick can feel the pressure build up even higher and he grabs hold of Jason’s head with both of his hands as he thrusts into his mouth. Jason relaxes and takes as much of Nick into his mouth as he can handle. Nick thrusts into his mouth one more time, his body going rigid and releases his seed into Jason’s mouth.

Jason swallows around Nick’s cock, licking it clean when Nick releases the hold on his head. Jason rests his head against Nick’s thigh, his body singing it’s pleasure while his own erection demands attention. But he won’t get it right now.

“Thank you.”

Jason said when Nick helps him up, pulling his shirt back on. In a way Nick wants to get the sight of Jason’s torn up chest out of view, it reminds him that he had lost control. But, at the same time, he wants to be able to view it forever, to look upon it and know that he had marked Jason.

Nick is suddenly scared, scared of himself.

“C-Can you come and get me when it’s time to leave? I will keep my word, but I know I will need help to make certain I do.”

Nick nods his head, “I will. I didn’t want you to get hurt, but it seems as if I’ve done just as much as Michael would of.”

Jason smiles, a hand moves to rest on his chest, over the bite marks that it hides.

“I hope your not apologizing because I enjoyed it.”

Jason wants badly to touch his own cock, to relieve the pressure there, but he doesn’t want to ruin things. He will deal with it for now, take care of it when he’s alone. With all the bite marks on him he can’t be with Norris for awhile, at least not until he can find an explanation for all the marks.

Nick can’t believe what he had just done to Jason. The part that bothers him the most is that he had chosen to do it and doesn’t really feel sorry about it. Michael hadn’t told him to or coerced him to. His had been his choice, and worse yet, Jason had enjoyed it as well.

“If your ready, we should go back.”

Jason runs a hand through his hair, smiling. He wanted to stay with Nick like this for a while longer, but he understands that they need to return before Michael does something to Norris. He’s surprised that they hadn’t heard all the noise they’d been making.
Before they leave the kitchen Nick makes certain that there is no trace of anything on him. He’s not certain if he cares whether or not Michael knows what happened, but he knows that Jason doesn’t want Norris to know so he respects that.

When they walk back into the living room they find out just why all their noises hadn’t alerted Michael or Norris. Norris is leaning against the couch, naked from the waist down, and Michael is thrusting into him from behind. Norris’ face is a grimace of pain while Michael’s is the complete opposite.

Michael’s attention had been on Norris and venting some of his frustration, Norris’ attention on him to try and keep himself from getting serious harmed, that they hadn’t heard anything or noticed how much time had passed. When Michael is finished with Norris and turns away, leaving him to still lean against the couch, the room is so permeated with their sex that he doesn’t even notice that Nick smells of sex.

“Have you decided to cooperate, Jason?”

Jason bows his head submissively, “Yes. I will do as you wish.”

Michael turns to look at Nick curiously but he gets nothing more than a blank face.

~What did you do to him? I have not seen him so submissive before.~

Nick shrugs. ~I was nice to him.~

Michael makes a face and turns to Norris.

“Pull your pants up and leave. I have no more need of you or Jason. I will expect you here in two days time, promptly at five.”
Norris struggles to stand and it takes Jason’s help before he can stand and pull his pants back on. Michael had bruised him good, enough that Jason won’t have to worry about excuses to keep Norris from seeing him naked anytime soon. They leave with Jason helping Norris to walk.

When they’re gone Michael sits down on the couch, his mood a little grumpy.

“Well, since you won’t tell me what happened between you two, will you sit with me for awhile?”

Nick wanted to tell him no, to get a live, but he wants something to distract his mind. He can’t get the image of what Jason’s chest had looked like right before he had put his shirt back on out of his mind. All those bite marks, some of them with small pools of blood, all over Jason’s chest. The image alone makes the blood in his veins flow hot. But it’s Michael who distracts him the rest of the night.

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