This is the result of a 15-minute prompt challenge. The prompt is stated at the end of the ficlet.
Crossposted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/15minuteficlets/Ineffectual Justice (Loveless)
By Haruka (haruka@ymail.com)
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“Sou-chan!” Kio called out as he entered his friend’s apartment with a bag of groceries. He knew that Soubi was currently housing a couple of young refugees from his old school, and could no doubt use more food. Once he saw the condition of the living room, he knew something else was needed as well.
The place was a wreck. Chip bags, cookies, and cans of beer were everywhere. So were Soubi’s paints – on the floor, the walls, the furniture – everywhere but on a canvas. Sitting in the middle of it all were Youji and Natsuo, with as much paint on them as everything else.
“Soubi must have made the mistake of leaving you alone for five minutes,” Kio said dryly, putting the bag down and surveying the mess with hands on hips. “I can’t believe you did all this! Do you have any idea how expensive those paints are? And drinking BEER? You’re only twelve!”
“We just wanted to try it,” Natsuo said with a hiccup, making a face. “It’s kind of gross.”
“I liked it!” Youji giggled, reaching for the only can left in the six pack. Kio smacked his hand, then caught it and pulled him up.
“Someone has to do this, and Soubi is too much of a pushover.” Kio sat down on the computer chair and pulled Youji over his lap. The boy’s long hair brushed the floor on one side and his tail touched it on the other. Kio tugged the youngster’s shorts down.
“Hey, are you going to spank me?” Youji asked curiously.
“Of course I am! What else could this position mean?”
Natsuo crawled over, the one green eye not covered by a patch suddenly bright and interested. “Can I watch?”
Kio didn’t understand their reactions, but didn’t let it deter him. “Yes, then you’ll know what to expect when it’s your turn.”
“Yay, I get a turn!” Natsuo clapped his hands. Kio gave him a strange look.
“Come on!” Youji urged, kicking his feet eagerly. “Let’s go!”
“You’re in that much of a hurry? Fine then!” Kio began spanking Youji soundly. Natsuo leaned in, watching Kio’s hand descend on his partner’s backside with sharp smacks over and over. Then he scrambled forward to Youji’s head.
“How does it feel?”
“Weird. I think the blood’s going to my head.”
Kio hesitated. Youji wasn’t in any visible distress at all, and Natsuo certainly wasn’t fearful of his upcoming punishment. What was going on?
“Awww, don’t stop!” Youji complained, the long tail swishing back and forth impatiently. “Maybe if you keep going it’ll start to hurt eventually.”
“What?!” Kio stared down at Youji’s bright red bottom. The child should be crying, squirming, begging him to STOP, not continue! “Okay, get up! What’s with you two?” He pushed Youji off his lap and the boy got dressed with an impish smile.
“They can’t feel pain.”
The three of them looked toward Soubi, who shut the apartment door behind him.
“What do you mean?” Kio asked in confusion.
“They were made, not born,” Soubi explained, bending down to pick up a squashed tube of paint. “And Nagisa engineered them not to feel pain. That’s what makes them a stronger fighting team.”
Natsuo sniffed. “It’s not the ONLY reason.”
“Well, I feel stupid,” Kio muttered. “You could have told me, Sou-chan.”
“Who knew you would try to spank them? Although I appreciate the thought.” Soubi looked around his wreck of a home and sighed. “Next time I get you two a babysitter.”
“Can we have Kio?” Youji asked hopefully. “He’s funny!”
“And he still owes ME a spanking!” Natsuo chimed in.
Kio gave Soubi a weary look. “Tell me you bought more beer?”
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Two prompts: Situational prompt #2 (see here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/15minuteficlets/message/238) and ‘My first beer’
(2007)
Loveless belongs to Yun Kouga.
This fic is not to be re-posted.