So, I had this very strong urge to write a fan fiction that incorporated some form of really weird parallelism that entered my head a few hours ago. It's basically a series of similar events that take place at separate times. I haven't decided how much time has passed between the sets of events, but the feelings of the characters have gone through a significant change.

To keep you from being too confused, I'll just explain that text that is not italicized occurs in the first set of events, and text that is italicized occurs in the second set of events. I had trouble deciding whether to separate them into two distinct mini stories or not, but I eventually decided on having it run in a kind of before, after, before, after sequence.

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Soubi caressed Ritsuka, trailing long fingers over the pale skin of his face.

Ritsuka, breathing heavily, violently dragged sharp fingernails over the smooth skin of Soubi's body.

"Soubi!" Ritsuka shouted angrily, sweat dripping down his face from the heat of the day.

"Soubi..." Soubi loved it when Ritsuka said his name like that, like it practically dripped of a desire that burned hotter each time it left his lips.

Soubi smiled. "Perhaps Ritsuka should punish me."

"Punish me..."

Before Ritsuka could protest, Soubi leaned down and covered the boy's mouth with his own soft lips, eliciting a muffled cry of surprise.

There was no gentleness in Ritsuka's kisses that night. They were anxious, rough and full of a heat that amplified as he pushed himself harder into Soubi's arms.

Soubi reluctantly pulled away from Ritsuka and straightened. Ritsuka was blushing furiously and pointedly avoided looking into Soubi's eyes. "Ritsuka is cute."

As Ritsuka's kisses grew more urgent, Soubi could feel himself falling ever upwards towards what had seemed to be an unattainable joy. He gazed with wonder upon Ritsuka's flushed face above him and smiled. "Ritsuka is beautiful."

Ritsuka shouted angrily at Soubi, his skin glowing redder every second. Soubi only smiled and ruffled Ritsuka's hair, his hand slowing to fondly rest over one of his ears.

This time it was a deep, raw passion that filled Ritsuka's voice as he called out Soubi's name. Soubi was fascinated by the contrast created by the mixing of his blonde hair and Ritsuka's much darker hair. Soubi contentedly tangled his fingers into Ritsuka's hair, relishing the feel of it in his hands as he moved them over the spot that had once been adorned with the most beautiful ears in the world.

"Suki da, Ritsuka."

"Suki da, Soubi."