Aella (manxman) - ON HOLD - Chapter 16: Chapter 16

I added more pieces of wood to keep the fire going. The night was a bit chilly, and Alev has passed out asleep as soon as he lay down. He was really tired at the gathering. We came here right afterwards, it was night already and he suggested he'd go get me some food. We had eaten at the gathering so I told him that I wasn't hungry and I insisted to make the fire to warm the den a little. He hesitated, but as soon as he went to rest, he was fast asleep.
I could see that he was hurt from Saeva. I hated that island so much right now, it didn't spare my one and only father whom I wanted for so long. I wanted to ask what happened that made him like this, but I didn't dare. Despite my happiness of having a real father, and one who wanted me, I still couldn't help feeling a bit awkward and out of place.
It was an odd and mixed feeling. I guess I was too used to sleeping in the cave with the Aellas... or in front of the cave. But it was also curious that I never felt out of place with Ithel.
Ithel...
A name that will always bring me to smile. A valiant Aello that I never deserved, and yet the spirits granted me the bliss of knowing him.
I sighed, wishing he was here with me. After the gathering, Alev and I paid our respects to the Leader. Ithel wanted to accompany us, but the Leader called for him and Alev asked me to follow him.
I sighed. Of course I was disappointed! This was supposed to be Ithel territory, but now I realized that I didn't come here to live with Ithel, only with my father. Who I love so so much!!...... But Ithel...
The fire flickered as it toned down. I watched my father who was resting. I loved watching over him, it made me feel useful. And I didn't feel close to sleeping, so I added more wood to the fire and kept one piece for myself. I borrowed one of Alev's small weapons and started carving. I thought of Alev, how brave he was and how thankful I am for him not abandoning me after all these years.
I thought of my mother who everyone blamed, and that for the first time, she was praised, by the very respected Leader of the Aellos nonetheless.
It has been a rough few months, but none of this all would've happened if I hadn't met my Aello, Ithel.
I smiled as I remembered the times we spent together, slowly walking in the forest as I admired all its beauty, or running freely with him trying to catch me, and the time I pouted because I figured he could actually catch me but didn't run fast on purpose. Everything I knew about these forests reminded me of him, because he was the one who introduced me to all of this. Without him, the forest is a dangerous place that could kill me in an instant. With him, it was a new world that I enjoy discovering.
I bit my lower lip and felt a blush creep up my neck and face as I realized that I was carving a pear.
Ithel loved pears.
So pears are the best even though I preferred strawberries, but no more, pear will forever be my favorite.
I chuckled at my silly thoughts. Then I suddenly jerked as I felt movement on the other side of the cave.
I pulled back closer to Aelv while I stared at the entrance of the cave. A silhouette appeared creeping inside in the dark. I shrank back and wanted to call for help. But when the face started to show with the help of the light of my fire, I immediately grinned.
"Shshshsh" my Aello whispered, as he put a finger over his mouth.
He motioned for me to come out and disappeared. I peered at Alev who was still in deep sleep. I put the small weapon and the half carved piece of wood aside and sneaked out.
The night with its thousand stars were making everything look more beautiful and magical, but also more dangerous. I took a careful step forward and asked in a shushed tone: "Ithel?... Ithel?"
Just when I thought I had imagined him, he stepped closer to me with his usual calm smile that soothed me: "Hey there, like your new home?"
Maybe I should've acted like an independent, brave Aello at that moment. Instead, I ran and threw myself into Ithel's welcoming embrace.
He swept me off my feet, and I didn't hesitate to join my lips to his as my mind stopped thinking about everything and anything but kissing the only one that I wanted with all my heart.
Ithel wasn't hesitant in the least. He moved his lips against mine with a hunger that lit a hilling fire coursing through my needy body. My feet slowly touched the ground and I found myself trapped between Ithel's firm body and the wall outside of my father's den. At that moment, all I cared about was the tongue that chased mine and made my breath as well as my passion rise.
I was heaving when our lips parted. Thanks to the moonlight, I was able to see the victorious smirk on his face
"You know, when you were up there and I was down here all by myself, I couldn't take you off my mind no matter what I was busy doing. And every time I thought of you, I would imagine your sweet body against mine as I kissed and tasted those luscious lips"
"I-Ithel...", I whispered. Instead of telling him how much I craved him, how many times I imagined him there beside mewhen I was lying under the stars, touching me everywhere.
Instead of talking, I put my arms around his neck and pulled him into another kiss, uncaring about my need to breathe. This time, Ithel pressed himself against me harder, and I could feel...... well, his bulge
He left my mouth to murmur near my ear: "I can feel you growing, Ceri"
I was so, so embarrassed. Yet at the same time, I moaned and caught myself moving against him
"S-sorry!"
"Heheh, don't be. I am so happy right now, I'm not sure if this is reality or a dream"
"Mmmmmhhhh... Ithel, I feel... weird"
He chuckled: "My sweet Aella, I want you so much"
"B-but it's not the Agape yet"
"I know, don't worry. We're not doing anything against our laws"
"I-if we mate, the others will hate us and punish us. I don't want you to go to Savea. I can't-"
"Shshsh, it's alright. I love you Ceri. I love you and I will never let anything happen to you. Do you trust me?"
I nodded: "I do! You're so smart and brave and kind! I trust you the most"
He pushed my curls with his left hand, while his right one dipped from my small back and caressed my bottom: "Then trust me when I say, that we can pleasure each other without actually mating"
I stared at him, confused about what he was telling me: "But... mating is touching and kissing, and that must happen during the Agape only"
He shook his head slowly: "Not if you let me do it in a special way"
I was trying so hard to concentrate an have a 'decent' conversation with him, despite his hand that kept gently squeezing on my behind and making me rub myself against his thigh
"I don't...... I don't understand..."
"Why, is something distracting you?"
My face heated with embarrassment and he chuckled and kissed me again.
"Now listen to me, and don't tell anyone I told you this, ok? Mating is......... Euuuuh..."
He seemed hesitant for a moment, then he looked determined as he continued in a slow, hushed tone while gazing at me: "Mating requires that our members touch while we both get hard. If we were mating, I would undress you right now, I would touch your member", he said while moving his hand to the front and grabbing me. I moaned and my senses started fogging as I saw only him and heard only his sexy manly voice, "then, I'd rub you nicely, up and down... until you're all thick and leaking. I'd let my hand feel your manhood and feel you grow. And then I'd bring my own member that is already hard and eager for you..."
I moaned as my hand moved on its own to caress him through his clothes. Ithel gasped silently and closed his eyes for a moment, while using his other hand to urge my excitement
"Then... what?"
"Then, I'd kiss you all over your body. I'd use my tongue to seek and remember every dip, every muscle and every beautiful curve... I'd tease your most sensitive spots and listen to the way you moan my name and ask to be licked again"
His teeth were now teasingly biting on the sensitive spot between my neck and shoulder, and I threw my head back trying to swallow a moan as my chest heaved with heat
"More, please, t-tell me more"
He chuckled and brought our foreheads together: "If we were mating, my beautiful Ceri, I would let out thick members touch together, and I'd rub us together. I'd squeeze your sweet milk slowly out of you and make our milks mix"
I gasped as he squeezed on my member and started moving his hand faster. I wanted to feel him and make him react more, so I did the same and the sexy helpless frown that drew on his face made me bite my lower lip and encouraged me to squeeze harder and move my hand faster, following his rhythm.
"Ceri... you are so sexy... I love you... since the day you seduced me, I can only think about having you with me"
"nnnnn... I... I lov-... I can't anymore, I need t-Nnnnnn"
My back arched as I released in his hand that kept moving more and more, making my trembles last longer and my member release even more. It took me a few seconds to realize that I had squeezed on him hard, and I felt his hips buckle and he kept my hand in place and thrust his member harder between my fingers as I felt them become more and more bathed in his sticky fluid.
We both kneeled on the ground. He was hugging me as our senses took their time to regain focus again.
Ithel looked in my eyes with slight worry in his gaze: "Are you ok?"
I nodded, still a bit dazed in the whirl of bliss that was my Aello.
He tilted his head and asked: "Are you mad?"
"Why?"
"... Because I coerced you into doing this"
I shook my head and pecked his nose: "I wanted this as much as you, Ithel. And our members didn't touch so we didn't mate and we will not be punished"
"Euuuh...... right, that's why. Oh, my cute innocent Aella"
I chuckled: "You're the only one who calls me Aella without meaning something bad with it"
"I can stop if it bothers you"
"No, I like the way you say it"
He smiled and moved closer, pulling my thighs over his and kissing my chest while I straddled him: "You're a smart and brave Aello, Ceri. You're patient and kind, and I'm sure Alev will be happier everyday he gets to discover your beautiful mind and kind heart. But when I see you... to me, you're the cute young man who was bathing in the mud, squirming and needing my help. You're the happy Aella with the enchanting eyes and the sunny curls that always make me smile. I impatiently wait for the day I'd get to keep you with me... in my den where we'd always be together"
I raised his head that was spreading kisses on my upper chest, and I pecked his lips before hugging him close
"I love you"
He hugged me back almost desperately, which actually felt very nice.
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I discretely brought some water out of the cave so we could both clean ourselves. The cleaning took much more time that it was supposed to because Ithel suggested we cleaned each other, which lead to us bringing more water because......... Well, things got out of hand
Or was it in hand?
Either way, I felt spent and really happy. But then we remembered that we had to part ways. I was holding his hands in mine and I stretched my legs to peck him on the cheek
"See you tomorrow"
"Actually......... I won't be coming tomorrow"
"Why! Did I do something wrong??"
"No, of course not. I just..."
"I will be good, I promise! And I'll let you leave whenever you want so you could hunt and eat and all. I just want to see you"
"Awww~, you're even cuter when you pout! You're making my heart melt with those sad, beautiful eyes"
With that statement I pouted even more. Ithel sighed and leaned down for a searing kiss
Then he looked me in the eyes and cupped my face: "I want nothing but to gaze at you, hug you and have you with me all the time. But Ceri, you have a father now. And you need to spend time with him and get to know him"
I frowned: "I can get to know Alev and be together with you at the same time! I......I even feel better when you're around. I'm afraid I'd do or say something that upsets him. But if you're with me-"
"You can't possibly upset him. You're nice, obedient, and very polite. And most importantly, you genuinely love your father and so does he. He'll never get upset with you, Ceri"
I lowered my gaze. I wanted to believe him, but I knew better. I was so unfamiliar with life in their tribe, I was bound to make a stupid mistake and make my father disappointed. That wasn't even the worst part. The worst was that I didn't know how Alev would react when I'll do wrong! Will he throw me out or hurt me like Drita mentioned???
"Don't", he said as he raised my head gently with his hand: "Don't think on your own. I'm here, you can talk to me"
"I......... I'm old..."
"You're seventeen. As an Aello, your best years of strength and growth have just started!"
"No, I mean I'm old to be taught the Aellos' ways. I'm ten years late! I'm bound to look stupid and incompetent! I'm also not very smart and I'm too clumsy"
"I don't know who told you any of this because the Ceri I know is very smart and he's quite the fast learner."
That wasn't really true and I knew it. I never learn fast. As an Aello, I can almost do nothing correctly despite my age, and as an Aella, I was pushed aside so even though I spent my whole life with them, I didn't practice doing things the way they taught young Aellas...
"Besides, you don't need to learn everything"
I raised a suspicious eyebrow: "I don't?"
"No, you just need to learn enough to help your father out and show him that you're learning. As for the rest, when the time comes, I'll ask you to come share my den with me. Then I'll take care of all the hunting and any difficult things for you. You'll have the rest of your life to learn whatever you like at your own pace"
I stared at him, feeling my heart thumping deeper in my chest: "You'd ask me to live with you?"
He nodded like it was obvious: "Of course. I thought I made myself clear how much I wanted you"
"No, I mean... we spoke about the Agape before, but..."
"Well, the Agape is definitely included in the forever part. Look, the Agape is a beautiful thing and all, but it only makes a difference when you're living on the mountain, in the Aellas' territory. But now that you live here, I'd like to be with you all year"
"Like...... a long Agape??"
"Exactly!! See, I told you you're smart!"
I grinned, actually feeling a bit smarter. And even though the fear of disappointing Alev wasn't totally gone, I felt good enough to let it go for now.
"So... if you can't come here... could I come see you?"
He looked apologetic: "I will do what I can, Ceri. But frankly, Cailyn spoke to me earlier at the gathering. He asked me to give you some space to be with your father like every Aello does with his son. I... well, since I have no one in my life, I realized how clingy I was with you. The Leader noticed that too and he just wants you to give Alev a full chance to earn your respect."
I wanted to tell him that I already respected my father, that I'd feel much better if I got to touch and kiss him, and that I'd also feel better if I faced my fears with him by my side. But I didn't want the Leader to have to talk to Ithel again.
"Ok, but only because you think this is best. Just please promise me you won't be gone for too long?"
"Actually, I hope I'll last a few days, especially while knowing that I could reach you. How will I live without kissing those lips of yours that taste like a sweet pear"
I chuckled, feeling very precious since he thought I tasted like pears.
Oh pears, you're the best fruit ever! I love you so much!!
I subconsciously licked my lips, making him growl playfully and nip on my lips.
I gave him a long hug before we parted, with a renewed promise to meet soon.
I walked inside the den, finding Alev still asleep. I made sure he was sleeping peacefully before I lay on the deer skin that he gave me.
With a smile on my face, I hugged my unfinished pear carving and closed my eyes, my heart beating calmly while calling for my lover... with every beat