When Amal next awoke he wasn't sure how much time had passed and he blinked awake drowsily, not sure where he was at first. When he felt Aku's arms around him he remembered everything that had transpired between them that day and blushed. Then he shot up with a start and shook Aku. "Aku, wake up, what about your restaurant?"

Aku mumbled something softly and then drew Amal closer and nuzzled his shoulder.  He didn’t comprehend anything that Amal was saying. His tail twitched and wrapped around the smaller boy’s tail.

Amal swallowed as a shudder ran through his body. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and leaned up and nipped Aku's shoulder. "Restaurant!"

Aku moaned softly. "What about it?" he managed to get out as he rubbed the smaller boys thigh gently, letting his fingers slip into Amal's boxers just a little.

Amal shuddered again and couldn't keep a small mewl of pleasure from escaping his mouth. Then he gained control of himself and reached down to move Aku's hand. "Uhm, you were supposed to open it hours ago probably...”

Aku, still sleepy, shook his head as his hand moved up into Amal's boxers a little more. "Day off...its closed tonight..." he said and drew the boy closer. He smiled to himself and his brain tried to fight out of its sleep state when he heard Amal’s mewl.

Amal's eyes widened as Aku moved his hand up into his boxers. "Aku...even so...stop...please...you promised." His hand pushed at Aku's again as he tried to get him to stop.

Aku finally woke up enough to realize what he was doing. He pulled his hand away abruptly. "I am so sorry Amal.  I didn’t mean to..." He sat up and ran his hands through his hair and sighed.

Amal's ears drooped.  "It's...okay," he said. "I just...got a little scared. That's all." He looked up at Aku. "I've never...had these feelings for anyone before, I've never let someone hold me like you do...this is all new."

"Its alright little one I understand. I let my desires get the best of me in my sleep. I didn’t mean to scare you little one..." he stroked Amal's cheek softly and then kissed him gently.

Amal leaned up to return his kiss and sighed happily. "It's okay Aku, it's not your fault. I'm sorry I'm scared so easily."

"Its alright, you’re an innocent." He smiled and kissed Amal again. This time he traced his tongue over Amal’s lips gently as his hand rubbed along the boy’s lean muscular sides.

Amal purred and then moaned as he parted his lips to let his tongue dance with Aku's. One arm rested on the bed propping him up, while the other snaked around to entangle itself in Aku's hair.

Aku broke the kiss and smiled down at Amal, his eyes loving. "Don’t worry I won’t take you any farther then you want to go." He kissed his way along the boy’s jaw to his neck. He nibbled gently on the place where a mating mark would go as he continued to stroke his side soothingly.

Amal mewled and tilted his head to accommodate Aku’s kissing and nibbling as he moaned. He wondered briefly if Aku was going to mark him but then he closed his eyes and chose to forget all thought. "I trust you Aku," he whispered.

"Thank you little one..." he bit a little harder on the mating mark then moved and nibbled on Amal’s bare shoulder before pulling away and shifting the boy to sit comfortably on his lap. He prayed that Amal wouldn’t notice what an affect he had on the older Neko.

Amal shifted to sit better on Aku's lap and it was then his ears shot up, startled. He turned to look wide-eyed at Aku over his shoulder. "Uhm..." he murmured and then blushed.

Aku knew that he had been caught and flushed slightly. "Yea...sorry about that..." he said softly as he pulled Amal closer, careful to look anywhere but at Amal's innocent face.

Amal kept his gaze on Aku and slowly turned so that he was facing him, curled sideways in his lap. He leaned up and licked gently at his cheek and whimpered. "Look at me."

Aku looked down at him. "What is it little one?" He whispered softly just loud enough for him to barely hear as he let his hand slide down the boy’s back to the base of his tail and rubbed it gently.

Amal purred but then licked his lips and stopped purring. "Do not be ashamed, it is okay, I have felt inside of me the swirls of longing when around you as well," he said quietly.

"I’m not ashamed little one...never ashamed." He kissed Amal again softly then groaned as he heard his phone ring.

Amal's ears drooped and he closed his eyes and rested his head against Aku's shoulder. As the phone rang again, he muttered, " Shouldn't you answer that?"

"I should...but I don’t want too..." he sighed before he reached over and picks up his phone answering it. "Hello, Aku speaking." He mumbled some things and agreed to whatever the other person on the phone is saying then suddenly he growled. "Hell no. Don’t even think about it!"

Amal got startled and looked wide-eyed at Aku. "What?" he mouthed, wondering what had upset his…love so much that he had become so adamant. He tried out the word “love” in his mind.

Aku shook his head and went back to his conversation. "I am telling you that if you show up and cause trouble there will be hell to pay," he growled menacingly into phone.  "Stay away from him or else!" With that he shut off the phone.

Amal trembled slightly. "Aku, what is it, what's wrong? What happened?" He raised a hand to caress his cheek. "Please tell me, don't lie or keep secrets."

"Just someone who is from my past is all my little one...don’t worry yourself about it..." Aku forced himself to calm down as he put the phone back by the bed and then pulled Amal to him and buried his face in the crook of Amal’s neck.

Amal blinked and melted slightly in Aku’s grasp. "Aku, you shouldn't keep things from me," he said weakly before he cuddled closer. "Aku...I think I love you..." he said slowly.

"I’m not keeping anything important from you little one...And I know I love you."  He kissed Amal softly and then held him protectively against his chest as he rocked him gently.

Amal sighed and closed his eyes, giving up for now. "Okay Aku." Then he sat up again, eyes open once more. "What about that girl? You were going to send her dinner..."

Aku chuckled.  "I had it prepared down in the microwave and I’d say her man has already came and left.  I had it prepared this morning." He smiled and kissed Amal's head softly and rocked him a little more.