Bound by Fate-The Next Generation

 Szin's story
~Age 16~ 
“When are Ti and Cielo supposed to be here?” Keyno asked Dale as he unlaced his work boots.  
“Later this evening.” Dale shifted a squirming one year old Kaylo, their newest addition, to his hip. “Someone wants to see his dabba too.” 
Kenya cooed at the young as he took him from Dale. “And just how is my young one? Wanna fly?” 
Kaylo growled happily as Keyno prepared to toss him in the air.  
“You’re starting something. Remember what happened at Christmas when we visited my parents? You got all the young hooked on that and they wore you out. Just saying.” 
 Keyno grinned as he tossed Kaylo in the air. “I know.” 
“Sucker.” 
Keyno raised an eyebrow at Dale. 
Dale blushed. “Should’ve said perv!”  
Keyno caught a glimpse of Raiden and Szin as they came in from outside. “Ti and Cielo are supposed to be here soon, I suggest you two go clean up your room before Takeo arrives. Make sure his bed is ready in your room.”  “Or at least clean it to where you can see the floor,” Dale added as the twins walked to their bedroom. He motioned to Keyno. It was time for Kaylo to take a nap. 
“Was there enough space for an extra bed in their room?” 
“Oh yeah. Since we expanded their room, you could park a flyer in there.” Dale followed Keyno to Kaylo’s room. “Especially since they still refuse to be separated. How long are Ti and Cielo staying?” 
“Just for a few hours. Ti wanted some ‘alone’ time with his mate.” 
“Don’t even go there.” Dale held up his hand, laughing. “I really don’t need the image of what they’ll be doing stuck in my head.” 
“Just be glad Ti hasn’t shared any images of them while he punished Colt.” Keyno hip bumped Dale as he helped get Kaylo down for a nap.  
* * * *  
“Can you believe Takeo will be here for a whole week?” Szin picked up clothes that were thrown over every surface in their room. 
“It’ll be great.” Raiden smiled as he watched Szin picking up the clothes. Most were his. His twin was so distracted he didn’t even notice. “Wonder what trouble we can find while dabba is off on his weeklong mission?” “Don’t you mean what trouble you two can drag me into?” Szin shook his head as his twin straightened up the beds. “Dammit, we just got ungrounded from that last stunt you pulled.”  
“Aw, don’t be such a spoil sport,” Raiden said. “I really didn’t mean to push out of the taob. I was just playing, Szin. Damn good thing Laken was there though. I felt how bad your head hurt from where you hit the side.” 
“Why is it you always seem to be pushing me either into or out of something?” Szin sighed deeply, then caught Raiden’s guilty look. “I know you’re just messing around, Raiden. It’s just so damn unfair. I’m not as strong as you or Takeo.” 
“But you got the best part, brother dear.” Raiden pointed at Szin’s stomach. “You got the womb.” 
“Who cares? What does it matter when I look human, Raiden? You know that even a half-blooded Ta’Narian considers me weak.” Szin stared out the window at the rain forest. “It sucks. You have no idea how much this sucks. You don’t look human.” 
The twins had gone through their educational courses like all young. The device that transmitted knowledge to their brains was started early on. The Ta’Narians didn’t have a school system like Earth.  
Raiden and Szin trained at the palace three times a week for the last seven years, learning how to use different weapons, and the skills needed to fight. Raiden excelled, but Szin struggled because he was smaller and weaker. Only the fact that he was royalty, and had Raiden looking out for him, kept the other males from picking on him.  
Suddenly the bedroom door flew open and there stood Takeo. At sixteen, he was as big and muscular as Raiden. He was over six feet tall already and still growing. His long black hair was down to his hips. Raiden’s hair was just as long. Szin’s kept his hair around his shoulder blades. Szin was half a head shorter and nearly one hundred pounds lighter than both males.  
“Hola!” Takeo shouted as he strode into the room, and dropped his tote bag. 
“Oh God, here we go.” Szin snorted as Raiden and Takeo hugged each other, both trying to make the other grunt from the force.  
“Szin!” Takeo released Raiden and grabbed Szin, pulling him into a bear hug and lifting him off his feet. “It's good to see you both.” 
“Omph,” Szin groaned loudly. “Put me down, dear God, before you break a rib.” 
“I have really missed you two.” Takeo lowered Szin to his feet, his eyes lingering on Szin. “Look, I have something to show you.” 
Takeo hurried over to his duffle and pulled something out. “I won it at my last battle. It’s a warrior’s level knife I earned by defeating all challengers.” 
It was long, deadly, and engraved with Takeo’s family’s name on the handle.  
“Shit, that is the coolest. Look at what I earned during the last contest I entered.” Raiden pulled Takeo over to his side of the room.  
The first place medal was shiny, round, and encrusted with the crystals that were so expensive on Ta’Nar. Szin stood there while they talked about the competitions they both entered. Szin stared as his hands for a moment, then quietly left the room. He barely got out in the hallway when Takeo’s  heavy hand landed on his shoulder. 
“Hey, why did you leave?” Takeo asked. 
“I…” Szin shrugged. “I don’t have any cool medals or deadly knives earned from mock battles, Takeo. I’m not strong enough to fight in things like that, so I thought I’d—” 
“It doesn’t matter,” Takeo said softly. “You’re perfect the way you are, don’t you know that?” 
Szin snorted. “Yeah, right.” 
“Well, I think that you are.” Takeo kept his hand on Szin’s shoulder, a flicker of… something in his eyes as he stared at Szin. He stepped closer to Szin noticing the fluttering pulse at his throat.  
“Hey.” Raiden stepped out in the hall. “Why are you two standing out here?” 
“Just, just talking,” Szin replied. 
“There’s something else I wanted to show you,” Takeo said. “Let’s go back in the room.” 
Takeo followed Raiden and Szin back into the room, then locked the door. He dug around in the bottom of his tote until he found a 'certain' kind of magazine. Glancing at Szin, he showed his best friends what he had managed to acquire. 
“Holy shit,” Raiden hissed. “Is that what I think it is?” 
“Yah, isn’t it cool?” Takeo leafed through the pages quickly until he found what he wanted. 
Szin stared at the page Takeo stopped on. There was a young Kuuk male on his knees, his hands tied behind his back, and blindfolded. He was completely unclothed and a cock ring circled the base of his jutting erection. Kuukling’s came from a  planet covered in snow. Their light blue skin and long, sapphire hair were well know features of their race. A heavily muscled male with coal black skin and enormous red wings stood in front of the kneeling male. The dark skinned one had a hand twisted in the other’s hair, pulling his head back.  
The look on the face of the one in bondage was startling. There was a bit of fear, but pleasure also. All three males stared at the picture. Each reacted, but for different reasons. The picture burned through Szin’s mind, but he was afraid to say anything. Looking up, he met Takeo’s eyes, and that flash of… something was there again. He glanced back down quickly. 
“By the God’s.” Raiden stared at the picture, imaging another in the place of the one on his knees.  
“Yah.” Takeo glanced at Szin, catching the shiver that shook Szin’s body. 
“Jesus,” Szin whispered, his mind whirling with… things. Raiden grunted and Szin, recognizing what that meant, tried to bring his wayward thoughts under control. 
“We’ll look at this later tonight. If we got caught with this…” Raiden rolled his eyes. 
“Dad would probably take it,” Szin finished.  
“Better put it under the mattress just to be safe. They’ll never think to look there.” Raiden lifted the mattress and hid the porn. He then smoothed the cover of Szin’s bed. “Come on, we better go speak to Ti and Colt before Dad comes looking for us.”  
“Just a damn minute. Why the hell did you put it under my mattress?” 
“Honestly, because you’d get in less trouble than me,” Raiden said. 
“Like they aren’t gonna know you’re involved,” Szin smirked. “Look, we move it around each night after we’re done with it.” 
“Damn, wish we had more time now.” Raiden looked longingly at Szin’s bed. 
“We got all week to look at that stuff,” Takeo snickered as he patted Raiden on the shoulder. 
“Yeah, all week,” Szin muttered as they walked to the living area, the images playing in his head until Raiden turned around and raised an eyebrow at him. Szin blushed and tried to think of something else. 
“All week,” Takeo repeated as he followed Szin into the living area. 
Late in the middle of the night Szin fought his way out of the dream he was having. He was sweaty, and the sheets were wrapped around his legs, trapping him in bed. Breathing heavily, he fought his way free, and sat on the edge for a minute.  
The Aploi moonlight beamed thorough an open widow, shining across Takeo and illuminating his white skin until it was nearly iridescent. Szin neatly bit his tongue until it bled to keep from whimpering at how sexy the other male looked awash in the pale moonlight.  
He wanted to crawl into bed with him and have Takeo hold him, then have Takeo force him under him. Then he wanted… Szin stumbled from the room to the back deck. He really, really needed some air, great gobs of fresh air, so he could clear his head. Both heads, actually. 
Takeo sat up and swung his feet to the floor after Szin stumbled from the room. 
“It would be better if I went,” Raiden said from the shadows on the other side of the room. 
“What’s wrong with him? He was moaning.” “Come on, Takeo. What do you think was wrong with him? He was dreaming, and it was very intense, trust me.” 

Takeo sat there staring at Raiden. “Are you saying that you… what? Shared his dream?” 
“Sort of. I’m kind of standing off to the side watching when we share like this. We can block each other, but Szin has a harder time when he’s… aroused.” 
“What was he dreaming?” 
“All I’m gonna say was it revolved around you and that damn magazine.” 
“Raiden, you know how I feel for him.” 
“Yes, but he’s not ready yet, Takeo. You approach him now and you’ll scare him witless. He’s already frightened by what he needs, and he feels like he isn’t as good as us. You know that firsthand. Just keep doing what you’re doing; just hint gently and be there for him. You have no idea how hard it’s been for him.” 
“You don’t have any idea how difficult—”  
“Really? You sure about that? You want to know how many times lately Szin’s emotions have swamped me?”  
Takeo sighed. “Sorry. I forgot about this sharing deal between you two. So, are you going to him?” 
“Yeah, we’ll be back in a little while. It would be best for you to be asleep, okay?” 
“Gotcha.” 
Raiden made his way to the back deck to where Szin was sitting. With a sigh, he sat down next to Szin who immediately buried his head in Raiden’s chest, his body trembling. Not a word was spoken, but Raiden held Szin until he calmed down. Raiden finally spoke. 
“When are you going to stop fighting this?”  
“You don’t understand, damn it, you just don’t get it. I’m not what he needs.” 
“No, you don’t get it. Szin, you can’t run from what is… What has been from the beginning.  All you’re going to do is—” 
“Please Raiden. Not again, okay. You’ve said all this before.” 
“Well, I keep hoping it’ll sink into that hard head of yours.” 
“Oh, bite me.”  
Raiden didn’t see the point in telling Szin it wasn’t him he needed to be worried about biting him.  
“I know you care for him. You can’t hide that from me.” 
“I do care for him. But sometimes, that’s not enough. Look at him, Raiden. He’s part Onfre and part Ta’Narian. Talk about the double whammy. Both cultures are well known for their… Well, you know.” 
“Hard-headiness? Willful ways? Egos? Stubbornness?” 
Szin laughed. “Yeah, but they’re known for fighting ability too. Then look at me. What do I have to offer? Absolutely nothing. Hell, I shouldn’t even be here, according to the doctors. Twin’s aren’t exactly thick on the ground on Ta’Nar.” 
“Stop that. I hate hearing you put yourself down. You’re here for a reason, Szin. You have to believe that. We just don’t know that that reason is yet.” 
“I call bullshit. I’m a freak of nature.” 
“Gods, if dad or dabba heard you say that, they’d exploded. It’d be a tossup which one came more unglued. For that matter, I don’t like it either. Not to mention how Takeo would react. And speaking of him…” 
 “Yeah. Him.” 
“Let me ask you something. Do you really not want to be Takeo’s mate?” 
“It’s not what I want. It’s what’s best for him.” 
“And just who exactly appointed you God? Why do you get to decide?” 
“Um… because you and Takeo have taken so many hits to the head you’re doing good putting one foot in front of the other?" Szin smickered. "I’m the brainy one, remember?” 
“I really, really should tell Takeo what you just said.” Raiden stood up. “Wonder how he’d react? I’ll even you give you a head start… on running. Now come on, let’s go back to bed.” 
“You won’t dare, you fuzz ball!” Szin punched Raiden in the arm as they walk back to their room.  
“Oh yes, I most certainly would. I suggest you be nice.” Raiden winked. 
The week was full of fun for all three, but there were moments. Moments that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and left Szin even more confused. Ti returned at the end of the week to pick up Takeo, and Keyno returned from his mission soon thereafter.TBC

~M