[Ch.44] Bottom of What?

Nezu started preparing food and drinks while Ryu lounged around leisurely. Panzram struck the two flint stones together until he finally succeeded in creating a decent-sized fire.

Nezu glanced at the flames with a look of caution. Although he knew that fire is necessary for many things, he can't deny his animal-like instincts to automatically fear the flames.

Nezu forced a smile, "Y-You do not need to make the fire so big…"

Panzram stared into his eyes and added more logs.

Soon the fire grew so large as if to threaten the poor Nezu.

Nezu reluctantly cooked the food while trying not to cry. Before Nezu could sit by Ryu, Panzram plopped down beside Ryu and glared at Nezu as if to display his dominance. Even while eating, Panzram never took his predatory eyes off of Nezu.

Nezu could barely raise the food to his mouth as his body trembled. He knew that he had to show just how little of a threat he posed to their strange relationship. If it continued like this, he would die from starvation!

He forced out, "I-I like women!"

Panzram and Ryu just looked at him with blank expressions.

Ryu forced a smile, "Oh… Okay?"

Nezu flushed pink and started rambling from embarrassment, "J-Just so you know! I am not into men! Of course, I can appreciate the beauty of a man. B-But that does not mean that I want to get in bed with that man! It is just a compliment! That is all! Nothing more and nothing less."

Ryu tilted his head, "Oh… Well, that is good to know I guess."

Panzram spoke to Nezu, "But how do you know you will never be bewitched by a beautiful man? You could end up sleeping with him still."

Nezu shouted quickly, "No! I could never do such a thing!"

Panzram frowned, "And how can you be sure about that?"

Ryu looked between the two of them with a clueless expression. He had no idea what they were talking about so passionately.

Nezu blushed, "I am extremely sure! There is no way we would work! We are definitely both bottoms!"

Nezu froze immediately.

Panzram blinked, "Ah…"

This actually made perfect sense to Panzram. He knew that Ryu was definitely a bottom. As for Nezu...

Well that also made sense. The man was jumpy and had very little stamina. Perhaps he was not much of a threat as Panzram originally thought.

Nezu felt a bit insulted to see that Panzram accepted it so easily. However, Nezu stifled his complaints because he preferred being seen as a wimp rather than someone who was going to snatch away a violent man's lover.

Ryu was completely lost. He looked at the both of them, "Bottom of what?"

Both Nezu and Panzram turned to Ryu with a look of disbelief.

Nezu asked, "Are you serious?"

Ryu tilted his head, "Do you mean a bottom as in the least liked concubine?"

Nezu's face twitched, "No."

Panzram spoke to Nezu nonchalantly, "He does not get innuendos."

Nezu blinked, "He cannot be that clueless."

They both turned to look at Ryu who had an oblivious expression on his face.

Nezu frowned, "Nevermind. Forget I said anything."

Ryu was still confused, but they would not tell him what it meant. Nezu felt it too embarrassing while Panzram found his cluelessness entertaining. Thus, they continued to eat their meal.

After they ate, Ryu yawned, "I will be going to sleep now. Good night."

They waited for Ryu to act spoiled, but miraculously he just laid on the cold ground and immediately fell asleep. Even his sleeping posture while laying on the grass looked laid back and carefree.

Panzram muttered to himself, "He is just full of surprises."

Panzram sat against the tree and closed his eyes. While Nezu and Ryu were asleep, he remained vigilant. He knew that the open road was a dangerous place.

Suddenly, Panzram felt a warm body roll onto his lap. His eyes opened and looked down at the intruder without any hint of surprise. It seemed the Fourth Young Master decided to use his lap as a pillow.

But Panzram didn't mind.

He closed his eyes once more but suddenly felt something stroking his...

...Lower region.

His eyes shot open and looked down to see Ryu rubbing his cheek against a certain area. Panzram's body went frigid as the sleeping man continued to rub his cheek against the region that was slowly starting to burn and grow stiff. Ryu's arms circled Panzram's waist as he dug his face into Panzram's lower abdomen. His steady, warm breath, spurred the area into unbearable excitement.

Panzram's brain was thrown into a frenzy.

Was Ryu really sleeping?!

What should he do!?

Push him off?

Wake him up?

...Enjoy it?

Panzram considered his three options, but regretfully decided it'd be best to push Ryu off and go "fix" his situation himself.

He didn't want to scare away the rabbit yet.

However, as soon as he tried to push Ryu off, he only turned fiercer. Ryu knitted his brow and clung to Panzram tighter. Panzram struggled to unwrap him, but before he could, his shirt was suddenly pushed up and the invader crawled in.

Ryu rubbed his face against Panzram's muscular abdomen and murmured in his sleep, "Mmm... Panzram... You are so warm... So nice..."

Panzram let out a hoarse sigh and tapped Ryu on his head. He whispered out, "Come out and let me embrace you. Then you'll be warm."

Ryu's eyes fluttered open, but he still wasn't fully awake. He slipped out of Panzram's shirt and murmured, "You sure?"

Panzram smirked, "I am."

Ryu smiled peacefully and fell against Panzram's chest, breathing evenly.

Panzram pulled the rest of Ryu's body onto his lap and completely covered him in his embrace. He smirked as he gazed at the long eyelashes that were closed without fluttering. Ryu had no idea what horribly dirty things Panzram could do to him in this situation.

Nor what Panzram was fantasizing about.

Panzram's hand snuck into Ryu's robe and began teasing at his pale, plump skin. Ryu knitted his eyebrows and let out a small moan.

Panzram licked his lips as the feeling to devour the rabbit almost consumed him.

...However, he decided it was best to savor the rabbit.

Panzram licked the pale nape in front of him, eliciting another small moan from Ryu.

His eyes flashed in excitement.

He bit down onto the nape, digging his teeth deeper into the skin.

Ryu cried out and grasped at Panzram's shirt, but he still didn't wake up.

Panzram pulled back and watched as the bite mark disappeared. He licked his lips and decided it wasn't enough.

He needed more.

Nezu woke up to hear the strange noises and placed his hands over his ears to block it out.

There was no way he was going to turn around to see what was happening!!!

...

Ryu woke up the next morning and rubbed his eyes. He didn't seem to remember what happened the night prior, nor did he realize that he had crawled onto Panzram's lap. He noticed Panzram stoking the fire with bags under his eyes.

Ryu looked around and spoke, "Where is Nezu?"

Panzram answered hoarsely, "He went foraging for food early this morning."

"Ah." Ryu sat up and yawned, "When did you wake up?"

"When he left."

Ryu nodded, "I see. Did you at least sleep well?"

"...Yes."

Panzram wasn't sure if Ryu was actually awake or if he even remembered his actions of the night before.

However, he didn't care to find out the truth.

Ryu yawned and looked around, "Just how long has he been gone?"

Panzram shrugged, "A few hours."

"Hmm…"

Ryu looked into the fire deep in thought.