Bonds

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The minute the pod landed on the lush green grass Astraya’s breath was taken away, yet again. This planet reminded him of the planet that both he and Rhyan had called home. He felt a pang deep in his heart at the remembrance of his lost soul. When Tulen felt this he came up behind Astraya and wrapped his long arms around his slender waist, just to remind of that he was still here. Astraya smiled and took the comfort that Tulen was offering so openly. “I will always be here for you.” he whispered into Astraya’s silver white hair and just nuzzled with him for a moment.



When they were ready they stepped out into the nice cool air. The cool wind blew gently past them, just barely ruffling their hair, carrying with it the strange scents and smells of the forest that surrounded them. Tulen could just barely pick up the scent of water and his sensitive ears could detect the sound of rushing water off to his left.



They were still looking around when both of them sensed a presence coming towards them. The presence was none too happy at their arrival. It was then that they saw who the presence belonged to. The person was a tall slender woman with long pale blond hair that brushed the backs of her knees when she walked. And the look on her beautiful face told them that she was not at all happy to see them.



When the woman was close enough she spoke. However, the language she spoke Astraya could not understand and when he looked up at Tulen, who stood behind him with arms wrapped around him protectively, he saw that he was watching the woman intently his ears twitching with each word she spoke. When the woman was done Tulen spoke, and not in the common tongue as Astraya thought he would but in the lady’s language.



Astraya was not the only one surprised by this, the woman’s eyes went wide, but quickly regained her composure. “You learn quickly.” she said to Tulen. “You will have to teach the young one.” And with that she turned and with a wave of her hand bade them to follow.



They followed her back to her place, which was what looked to be a cottage but with doors that slid open. The lady told them, when Tulen asked, that it was an old styled Japanese home. Surrounding the house were old trees that felt surprisingly familiar to Astraya. He did not know how or why. On the property there was a garden that had sweet smelling plants; and some not so sweet smelling. Seiairra told them that it was an herb garden. That she uses some of the herbs to heal some of the injuries that come her way. The others she uses in her cooking. She offered then to teach the boy how to cook. Astraya accepted, eager to learn something new. Next to the herb garden was a vegetable garden that was ready to be harvested. She also said that they would be helping her with it. They both groaned at this. She turned and said, “You live here you help out with all the chores. I can\'t do everything myself.”



Tulen translated everything she said. Astraya just took everything in, storing all the information away for later. Tulen had told him that Seiairra wanted him to teach him her language, Astraya couldn\'t wait for the lesson\'s to begin.



After she had showed them the outside she took them inside and showed them to their room. Stepping inside they looked around. There was not much in the way of furniture. It had a small desk that a person sat at, a tall standing mirror, a couple chests that were made of wicker bamboo. There were no chairs in the room, however there were pillows everywhere. The bed was a futon that spread out on the floor and there were two of them. Astraya and Tulen looked at each other a small smile forming on their lips when they saw the two futons rolled up by the wall.



Seiairra just ignored this show of mirth and left the two to their own. When she left Astraya went over to the wall and ran his hands over the textured surface. “The walls are pretty thin.” he said as he traced his fingers along the designs that decorated it.



“I guess that means no screaming and crying out.” Tulen said from his spot by the desk, a lewd smile on his lips and a mischievous twinkle in his bright eyes.



“Your the one that likes to bit.” Astraya said gifting Tulen with a deadly glare. Tulen just humphed and shrugged his shoulders, neither admitting nor denying the accusation.



During the next couple of weeks Tulen taught Astraya the language they speak on Earth; well, this part on the planet anyway. They both learned from Seiairra that there were many different languages spoken on the planet. It baffled them completely that so many languages could be spoken on such a small planet.



Astraya learned the language rather quickly and when he was speaking it well enough he began his other lessons. Those were going to prove to be tedious and difficult to learn, because he was going to be fighting against his own instincts. Seiairra had to teach him from the very beginning because of the circumstances his power awoke under. And because of that she was going to have to be gentle with him; which made the lessons go even longer. Astraya didn\'t mind much because Tulen wasn\'t too far from his side and watched the lessons progress with a watchful eye. At the slightest sign that Astraya was losing his control of his emotions the lessons ended and Tulen took Astraya away, either to their bedroom or out onto the porch looking out into the beautiful relaxing garden. Astraya would just sit there in Tulen\'s lap with his eyes closed, comforted just by Tulen\'s presence. No words were spoken, none were needed. They both knew what the other was thinking. They just sat there, enjoying each others presence and company.



The duration between these occurrences lengthened day by day and soon he had no more. However, at the end of each lesson Tulen would take Astraya to the garden porch and they would just sit there. It soon became a routine. Even when Seiairra made them both go to school, at the end of each day they would sit on the edge of the porch and look out at the beautiful garden.



One day, during school a boy came up to him. He was a rich boy, the son of some important dignitary. The thing that caught both Astraya and Tulen\'s attention was that he was very handsome. He had auburn coloured hair and chestnut coloured eyes. His skin colour was light, almost a pale cream. He was just an inch taller then Astraya and just as slender. He caught Astraya\'s eye their first day of school and never strayed from it. Tulen found this to be very amusing and was not at all upset by it. Neither of them thought the boy would approach him; they didn\'t think he shared their \'interests\', but here he was standing in front of Astraya and talking to him. Astraya was shocked and his face showed it.



Tulen leaned over and whispered into his ear. “Just because he is standing here doesn\'t mean his interests are the same as ours, so take care.” he said as his hand gently brushed Astraya\'s stomach.



“I know.” Astraya said using the mental powers that he has been so diligently training to master. Sensei Seiri said he was doing very well. Better then she had ever hoped.



After their first initial meeting; which the boy called himself Tayon, they were always seen together when they were at school. During one of their talks Astraya found out that Tayon\'s interest did indeed the same as his and Tulen\'s, but not so obvious. As the days went by the bonds of friendship between them grew stronger. Astraya was happy with this, and so was Tulen.



But the happiness was not fated to last. Tulen was going to leave



one day as Astraya was getting ready for school he noticed that Tulen was not ready. “You\'re not coming?” Astraya asked, a concerned look in his face and eyes. He had a feeling something was up. Tulen had been acting strange for the past week now, and as he looked at him he could see that he had grown distant. Tulen looked away, not being able to look into those eyes and say the thing that he knew would hurt Astraya the most. “I\'m sorry Astraya, but I have to leave.”



“Where? Why?” The voice was confused and a little hurt. Tulen still did not look. “There is something I need to do back on my home planet. I may be gone for a long time.” Tears were coming to Tulen\'s eyes, it hurt so much. He didn\'t want to leave Astraya. He wanted to stay by his side- forever. But he knew he had to go home for this, it needed to be done.



“But you\'ll return? You\'ll come back to me?” Astraya asked, an unusual feeling developing within him. Tulen turned to look at him, not believing what he was hearing. “Yes, of course. I will return to you.” Tulen said getting up and walking over to him, taking him in his arms. “Because beside you is where I belong.” he said whispering into Astraya\'s silver white hair.



Astraya just held onto him, not wanting to let him go. “When you return we can go home, back to Isan, and live there. Maybe Tayon can live with us, if he wants.” Astraya said enjoying the feel of Tulen\'s arms around him.



“Yes, I would like that. And when I am gone you two can get to know each other better and maybe even become lovers.” Tulen said with a wicked, seductive chuckle.



“Tulen, you pervert.” Astraya said pulling away and giving Tulen a light punch to the shoulder. Tulen just laughed.



“If you do become lovers, can I watch?” Tulen asked a lascivious twinkle in his eyes. He was enjoying this, a lot.



“Ugh, Tulen, you are despicable!” Astraya said pushing away from him.



Tulen just laughed. Astraya was so delicate and shy, and he blushed so easily. It was hard to imagine considering what he use to be. However, maybe that was the reason he was this way. But whatever the reason Tulen loved it and he love exploiting it, much to Astraya\'s carnage.



After saying their good-bies Tulen took got in the shuttle and left with a promise to return. Astraya just sat there in the flower covered field long after the shuttle disappeared from sight. He didn\'t go to school until later afternoon, and when he was there he wasn\'t much in the mood to learn or even converse. After the first initial reaction as to the whereabouts of Tulen everyone wisely kept their mouths shut and let him be.



The only one that Astraya let around him was Tayon. Seeing that something needed to be done Tayon invited Astraya over to his house after school was over. It was going to be a tedious task but Astraya looked like he needed a friend right now. Astraya just nodded silently not wanting to speak, even to Tayon. His soul knew he would see Tulen again but his heart still ached terribly. He could not even put into words how much it hurt not to have Tulen here. To know it was going to be a very long time till he saw his love again.



As they drove to Tayon\'s house Tayon glanced over to the passengers side to Astraya. The look on the boy\'s unbelievably beautiful face was nothing short of heartbreaking. “You miss him, don\'t you?” he asked looking back to the road.



Astraya looked over to Tayon, a strange look in his violet eyes. Tayon still couldn\'t believe how beautiful they were. It was what first drew him to the boy. That and his silver-white hair.



“Yes, I do.” Astraya said looking out the side window and watched as things went by. They were going pretty fast. He couldn\'t even imagine how fast they were going and he didn\'t want to.



“When will he be back?” Tayon asked glancing out the corner of his eye at the withdrawn boy.



Astraya\'s face clouded over and he grew even more withdrawn. Tayon feared for half a second that he had done something terrible, but then Astraya looked away and said very quietly, “I don\'t know.”



Tayon breathed a sigh of relief. “Tulen doesn\'t strike me as the kind of person who would abandon someone. Especially someone he loves. And he loves you, very much so. I can see it.” Tayon said looking back at the road. “Give him time. He\'ll return.”



“I know.” Astraya said quietly. And he did, he just missed him so much.



“He probably had something he needed to take care of and didn\'t want you involved for some reason.” Tayon said trying very hard to ease the boy\'s hurt.



“I know.” Astraya said, then what Tayon said struck him like a splash of very cold water. He looked at Tayon a perplexed look crossing his beautiful features. This caused him to look even more exotic and lovely. When Astraya turned his head and those violet eyes fell upon Tayon, Tayon\'s heart leaped and clenched at the same time. The look that graced Astraya\'s face was pure. . . loveliness.



Astraya\'s eyes widened at the look of shocked desire that he saw in Tayon\'s eyes. He opened his mouth to speak but Tayon quickly turned away with a murmured \'sorry\'.



“It\'s okay.” Astraya said, once again looking out the window.



They drove the rest of the way in an uncomfortable silence. Tayon knew this feeling that was growing inside of him and it bothered him greatly. Astraya belonged to Tulen. How could he take advantage of Tulen\'s absence and court his lover, his partner. It unnerved him even more that he desired to do just that.



Astraya could hear Tayon\'s thoughts and he rolled his eyes. If only he knew what Tulen had said before he left he probably wouldn\'t be thinking this now. The memory of their earlier conversation brought a bright blush to his face. Tulen truly wanted him to get with Tayon. A sigh escaped through his slightly parted lips. “This was going to take some work.” Astraya thought glancing at the young man seated next to him. Tayon quickly glanced away a blush spreading across his cheeks and face. “Yep. A lot of work.” Astraya thought with a mix of a groan and a sigh.



The rest of the week played out with much of the same, Tayon avoiding Astraya\'s eyes and blushing a deep crimson when he was caught looking. Every time this happened Astraya would just sigh and shake his head. Doing this made him even more irresistible and Tayon could not help but sneak a second peek. He knew what he was doing was not right, but his feelings were so mixed up and confused at the moment, not to mention very wrong. He knew where Astraya\'s heart belonged and it was not with him. He could not put Astraya through that torment. This caused him to grow sad, he wanted Astraya\'s love. He wanted to hold him in his arms and kiss those soft looking lips. He even wanted to make him moan with desire and scream with ecstasy. This would cause him to grow confused again and the cycle would start all over.



This went on for a couple of weeks. Astraya would spend more and more time at Tayon\'s house and even took to spending the night on several occasions; after asking permission first. This really tried Tayon\'s self-control. At times Tayon would just stand in a doorway and just watch the boy when he thought no one was looking. Other times they would spend time together, going for walks in the forest out side Tayon\'s property, visit the lake that was near the house, and eventually go horseback riding. Tayon had to teach though. At first Astraya was horrified at the idea and flat out refused to go near one, stating quietly that \'the only thing I\'ll ever ride is my lover.\' hearing this Tayon blushed furiously and the only reason got on one was because Tayon\'s uncle intervened.



Tayon is not sure what his uncle said to change Astraya\'s mind he did not know, and his uncle would not tell him. All he did when he asked was just smile and go back to what he had been doing. This infuriated him to no end so he decided to accept the gift for what it was.



They went riding after that every day after school. At first Astraya was truly petrified when the horse tried to go fast but Tayon managed to calm him and they would ease into the full out gallop that Tayon loved. Astraya began to enjoy it as well, much to Tayon\'s delight and they would go galloping all over the huge property until it was time to go in for supper.



--------------------------------------Chapter 6------------------------------------------



A couple months later Seiairra told him there was nothing more she could teach him and gave him an address and a letter. She told him when he graduated to go there. Astraya went to school totally confused and could not concentrate on his work, no matter how hard he tried. Tayon saw this and asked him about it. Silently Astraya handed him the piece of paper that Sensei Seri had given to him. Tayon opened the paper and his jaw dropped. “This is the address to the Space Corp.!” he said in a hushed voice.



“Tayon Negirri! Take this outside if you must!” the teacher said a little annoyed at this outburst.



The two boys silently got up, bowed and left the room. Astraya was even more confused now. He had no idea what a space core was, and he couldn\'t understand why Tayon would react the way he did.



When they were outside in the hall Tayon and Astraya went over to the large window. Astraya sat down on the large sill while Tayon leaned against the other, both looking outside. “Do you know what this means Astraya?” Tayon asked glancing over at him.



Astraya just gave him a look. He and Tayon have become very good friends but sometimes though Tayon doesn\'t use his head. Like this. He knew that Astraya was not from Earth. Astraya had told him shortly after they met.



Upon seeing the look Tayon blushed deeply. “Uh-yeah-sorry-forgot.” he said quickly looking away, feeling rather foolish.



A minute passed when Astraya asked, “So, you gonna tell me or do I have to charm it out of you?” he leaned forward close to Tayon. “I don\'t mind.” he purred lasciviously. He had seen Tulen do it quite often so he knew exactly how to mimic the move. Which worked rather well, on him anyway. That was one thing he surprisingly missed, Tulen using his charms on him.



He watched with mild fascination as Tayon slowly grew red. “I know you wouldn\'t mind.” he heard Tayon quietly say. When Tayon turned his head their faces were mere inches apart and it was Astraya\'s turn to blush.



“You really want this, don\'t you?” Tayon asked cocking his head to one side. Astraya\'s breath caught in his throat when he felt Tayon\'s soft hand gently touch his cheek. “Very well,” he whispered , his breath caressing Astraya\'s lips as he leaned closer. “I give in to your persistence- to your persuasion.”



“You two are insufferable!”



The two boys nearly jumped completely out of their skins at the sudden and seriously annoyed voice. One they have very recently become rather familiar with. Both of the boys blushed deeply when they turned and saw their teacher standing there in the hall with her hands on her slender hips looking very, very annoyed.



“Teacher! Sensei!” they said in unison getting up and facing her.



“What am I going to do with you two?” she asked looking at her two pupils. They were her brightest students and also her most misbehaved. They get into all sorts of mischief. She expects this sort of behavior from Tayon, but not Astraya. He\'s always so shy. And for Tayon to take advantage of this, it was simply unforgivable. She was so upset she was beginning to shake. What surprised her from her thoughts was Astraya\'s soft gentle voice, and also what he said.



“We\'re sorry Sensei. We won\'t do this at school again.”



“Yes, sorry teacher.” Tayon said his eyes downcast.



She was so surprised and confused by this turn of things that she just stood there frozen. The two boys took advantage of this and slipped back inside the classroom. When they were inside they went back and sat down in their seats.



Leaning over Astraya asked in a hushed voice, “So, what is a space core?”



“Space Corp. It\'s short for corporation. It\'s the planet\'s military force. They guard the planet from invading forces.” Tayon said looking at Astraya. He still hasn\'t change his mind. He\'s going to give in to Astraya and take him into his bed since that is what he really wants.



“Apparently your sensei has petitioned you to them. I know when they see what you can do they \'ll accept you in a heartbeat. You\'ll have to go through their training course.” Tayon said putting his hand behind his head and leaned back. “But don\'t worry, I\'ll be there as well. I\'ve been accepted and will be going there as soon as I graduate.” he said with a smile.



“Really?” the student sitting behind him asked.



“I heard it was really heard to get into there.” another said.



“It is,” the teacher said from her spot at the head of the classroom. “They accepted him on account of his grades.” she said with a wry look on her face.



“I wonder how much change you will go through. I\'d like to see you when you graduate the academy. See what you\'ve become.” she said looking at her most misbehaved student.



“Yeah, so would I.” a young man thought as he peeked into the classroom. His name was Michael Anthony Taborn. He was the only son of a rich entrepreneur. The business has been in the family since his great grandfather, so he and his father were basically inheritors. But that didn\'t change the fact that they were rich. At least not to Michael.



As he stared at the young man with auburn coloured hair his body began to burn with desire. And when he looked over to the boy with the silver white hair who was sitting next to him, jealousy began to course through his veins. He had loved Tayon since the first time he saw him. And now this- boy, was trying to steal him from him.



Michael clenched his fist and his pale blue eyes began to tint red with his suppressed anger. “NEVER!” he growled through clenched teeth. He turned around and began to walk away. “Never will I allow that! Tayon belongs to ME!” he knew where Tayon lived. He was just going to have to steal him back. He was rich. He could afford it.



The next couple of weeks were going to prove very trying for Tayon and Astraya\'s patience. The young man that Tayon called Michael would not leave them alone. He kept trying to interfere on their time. He even bought Tayon gifts as if he were trying to court him, which really got on Astraya\'s nerves. It was not that he even thought Tayon could be bought by such low means. He could tell by the look in his eyes that he was not interested. But the mere idea that this young man could even think that he could made him infuriated.



By the end of the third week, with only a week before Tayon and him were to graduate, Michael caught Astraya alone in the hall of the school. It was the end of the school day and the only reason Astraya was there was because he was asked by one of his fellow students to stay behind to help him with the cleanup. He told Tayon to go on ahead and that he would meet him back at home.



“So, you\'re Tayon\'s new fuck toy, hunh?” a voice said from behind him. Astraya knew who it was. He could feel his mind from miles away and knew he was there. His whole body clenched with the desire to throttle this ass. How dare he call him THAT?! Who does he think he is?! He had not been called that since his time in the palace!



Astraya turned around, his eyes beginning to turn red. “I- am no ones fuck toy.” he said, his voice dangerously low and seething with barely controlled rage.



“Really,” Michael said haughtily walking slowly forward, his arms crossing his chest. “You look like one to me. SLUT.” he sneered, looking Astraya up and down with disgust.



“THAT\'S IT! YOU\'RE DEAD!” Astraya shouted both physically and mentally. The precious, fragile control he had on his temper snapped audibly with that single word. Within the space of a breath Michael was inches off the the tiles floor of the hall with a mental hand clasped around his throat squeezing the breath from him. Astraya\'s hair and shirt billowing up from the wind the energy swirling around him caused, his eyes completely red now.



“ASTRAYA!!” Tayon yelled running up to him. He had heard the shout while he waited form him downstairs. Something told him he should wait, that something was going to happen. He\'s extremely glad he listened to the feeling. When he was within range he grabbed a hold of Astraya and begged him to let the fool go. It took a minute but the words finally penetrated and the energy around him slowly dissipated and the \'fool\' was gently lowered to the ground, completely petrified.



“I\'m sorry.” Astraya said quietly. Tayon knew to whom the apology was directed at. “I lost control, again.”



“It\'s alright.” Tayon said directing him away and walking with him down the hall. “What happened to cause it? Did he attack you? I didn\'t think he would be that stupid.”



“No, he called me a- slut.” Astraya said quietly.



“Why would that- never mind. It was rude, not to mention completely false and should not have been said.” Tayon said and glancing back to the young man still leaning against the wall added, “He probably won\'t, ever again. Unless he had a death wish.” he said with a smile. Astraya saw this and an answering smile started to form on his lips.



“So, what\'s up with him anyway? Why\'s he so eager to get into your pants?” Astraya asked curious.



“I\'ll tell you when we get home.” Tayon said putting his arm around Astraya\'s slender waist and gave his ear a gentle kiss.



When the two boys were gone Michael slid down the wall and sat on the cold floor. “OH man, I didn\'t know he was a psychic. If I had known that I would not have said what I did.” he groaned. “OH Tayon! Why did you have to leave me. I love you!” Michael cried leaning his head back. “I gave you everything, yet you still left. Why?!” he cried, tears streaming down his beautiful face.



Back at the house Tayon and Astraya laid in Tayon\'s canopied bed with the curtains drawn shut to keep busy eyes out. Astraya was curled against Tayon\'s length, his bare leg brushing against Tayon\'s inner thigh, his soft hand resting against Tayon\'s firm stomach.



“So you left him because you didn\'t love him.” Astraya said thinking aloud.



“Yeah, I didn\'t think it\'d be this bad though.” Tayon said placing his hand on Astraya\'s and turned to kiss his forehead.



“He loved you, why wouldn\'t it be.” Astraya said feeling very content. What Michael thought though was wrong. Tayon wasn\'t his boyfriend, he was his companion. Someone to keep him from feeling lonely and missing Tulen too much. Tayon didn\'t mind. In fact it was his idea.



“He tried to by my love Astraya.” Tayon said disgusted with the very idea and leaned up on his elbows to see Astraya better.



Astraya crawled on top of Tayon, forcing him back down on his back. Straddling is stomach he looked Tayon in the eyes, his back end brushing gently Tayon\'s soft member making him close his eyes and moan softly. “Yes,” Astraya said softly leaning forward, his soft gentle hands running up Tayon\'s wonderful chest. “But he still loved you.” he whispered into Tayon\'s ear.



Tayon never even stopped to consider that, his pride was too hurt to. However, his thoughts about Michael and the past did not stay very long. Astraya saw to that. His plump little rear brushed gently against him again and was sending other thoughts into his mind and his body was beginning to respond to those thoughts.



Astraya leaned up and looked into Tayon\'s eyes. He could see the desire filling them and he smiled. Moving forward he began to caress Tayon\'s neck and shoulders with his warm sweet breath. Tayon hissed as Astraya\'s wonderful hands touched certain parts on his chest and stomach. The stimulation of the breath and hands was causing certain parts of Tayon to grow and his breathing to quicken. Still Astraya continued to pleasure him with his breath and hands, never going below the waist line.



Finally it became too muck and he cried out, “Astraya! Please!”



Astraya had been so lost in what he was doing that when Tayon cried his name it literally snapped him back.



“You\'re going to pay for that.” Tayon growled looking up at Astraya. Astraya just smiled.