A Change of Heart

Chapter 6

Mustang's eyes flashed then. 'Are you admiring him?'

'Why?' Ruby asked playfully. 'Are you getting jealous?'

'And what if I am?' Mustang asked.

'You're one to talk about jealousy' Ruby frowned. 'I will only ever love you. You on the other hand...'

Mustang cut off his last words then with a kiss, pushing him back into the forest.

'Mustang' Ruby giggled. 'Not here.'

'Why not?' Mustang whispered seductively in his ear. 'I can't resist you.'

'Can't you at least wait until we get indoors?' Ruby asked as Mustang pushed him against a tree.

Mustang bit his earlobe hard, Ruby flinching in pain as he did so.

'No' Mustang answered shortly, before taking Ruby by the hand and pulling him deeper into the forest.

He pushed him against another tree, now out of sight of the tracks.

Ruby moaned and threw his head back as Mustang kissed his neck, enveloped in his tight embrace.

Mustang slowly began to open his shirt as he trailed kisses down his naked chest.

Ruby began to shudder, his breath in light gasps as Mustang knelt before him, unzipping him.

Ruby gritted his teeth then, hands going to the tree behind him, nails scratching at the bark. His cheeks became red and flustered as his breath began to quicken.

Before him, Mustang worked hard, going straight to the back of his throat until he almost gagged.

'Mustang....' Ruby groaned after a time. 'I'm going to....'

Mustang's grip tightened on his thigh as he continued, pinching him until it hurt.

Ruby flinched, squeezing his eyes tight shut, gasping and moaning as Mustang finished him.

He let out a heavy breath as Mustang leant back, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

Mustang smiled up at Ruby, rising to his feet. 'There's a good boy' he said.

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Ken returned to the town, wandering the streets alone.

He wondered where he should go. He felt that it was too late to go back to school now, registration would already have finished. Perhaps he should go home. There was a chance the school had called home to tell his family that he was absent, perhaps they were beginning to worry.

Ken's stomach tightened nervously then as he thought of his mother. She would surely not be pleased with him.

He picked up his pace, heading home quickly.

When he entered through the front door, she was waiting for him.

'I'm so glad you're back' she said holding him tightly. 'I was beginning to worry...'

Ken held her back, tears in his eyes. 'I'm sorry mother....I....'

'Your teacher told us you failed to show up' his mother said, letting go of him and brushing the tears from his cheeks. 'I thought something terrible must have happened. You're not having flashbacks again are you?'

'No' he answered quickly. 'I haven't in ages....I'm fine...'

'Then why didn't you go to school? Your father and I have been so worried.'