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", "writing": "\tNiccolo was still soundly sleeping when Donatello woke to find himself wrapped tightly in his lover’s arms. For several moments Don lay unmoving as he enjoyed the strong embrace and the scent of the turtle who had become so special to him. \n\n\tAlthough he would have liked to stay where he was for as much of the day as possible, Don was hungry and he knew that Nicco would be too. Easing away from the larger turtle, Don tucked the blanket around Nicco and exited the tent.\n\n\tThe stars were beginning to wink out as Don took a moment to stretch and study the horizon, enjoying the ache in his nether regions. Sunlight could just be seen brightening the sky so Don hurriedly stoked the campfire and put a pot of water on to boil. To one side he added another small pot in which to brew some coffee and then set to work cleaning the beetroots for their breakfast.\n\n\tBy the time Nicco emerged from the tent the food was ready and dawn was painting the sky with a rosy hue.\n\n\tDon watched the older turtle tie his belt on and tuck his weapons into place. Then Nicco smiled at him but rather than joining Don at the fire, he walked towards the ravine.\n\n\t“Where are you going?” Don asked as he stood up.\n\n\t“To replenish the wood pile,” Nicco told him. “I learned early on to always do the chores before I eat.”\n\n\t“You shouldn’t be doing anything like that just yet,” Don said, rushing over to Nicco. “It won’t hurt for you to take a day off.”\n\n\t“Says the turtle who’s been so anxious to leave this place,” Nicco responded, a twinkle in his eye.\n\n\t“Maybe I’m not so anxious anymore,” Don said, leading Nicco back to the fire and urging him to sit down. “Besides, you were just bitten by a snake. We should make sure there won’t be any lingering ill effects. I’m perfectly capable of gathering more wood after we eat.”\n\n\t“Do people become doctors because they like to push others around or do they learn to do that after they become doctors?” Nicco asked with a grin.\n\n\t“After. They wouldn’t need to learn the skill if their patients would do as they’re told,” Don shot back, handing Nicco a cup filled with food.\n\n\tNicco took a few bites before sighing contentedly. “My stomach thanks you,” he said, glancing at Don who was sipping his coffee, “but if we’re here much longer I’m going hunting because I need meat.”\n\n\t“We can probably excavate some diamonds today, if you feel up to it,” Don said. “How are you planning to carry what you gather?”\n\n\t“I’ll put all I can in my backpack,” Nicco said. “We can leave the tent and supplies here since they’re replaceable. If we find enough diamonds, I’ll wrap some in the blanket too.”\n\n\t“You’re worried you won’t be able to come back here, aren’t you?” Don asked.\n\n\tNicco snorted lightly. “I was worried about that the last time I left here. Mase has a better understanding of how that artifact works than I do and he trusts it more. I always go on the premise that each trip is going to be my last.”\n\n\t“It’s an amazing piece of craftsmanship, but it can be . . . fragile,” Don said, remembering how setting explosive charges along the side of one had rendered it useless.\n\n\t“All in a day’s adventure,” Nicco responded blithely.\n\n\tDon grew quiet, nibbling at his breakfast as Nicco finished his and replenished his cup. After a couple of minutes, Nicco noticed that Don wasn’t eating and was instead simply staring at the camp fire.\n\n\t“Donny, what are you thinking about? Are you having regrets about what happened between us last night?” Nicco asked worriedly.\n\n\t“No, I wanted that as much as you did. I was just thinking . . . do you have pleasure cruises on your world?” Don asked morosely.\n\n\tUnsure of where Don was going with that question, Nicco’s brow furrowed as he said, “Yes, but they’re mostly for humans. Sometimes mutants get jobs on them, but always below decks where they don’t mingle with the passengers, unless they’re part of the entertainment. Why?”\n\n\t“I read somewhere how when strangers meet on a cruise, they get close to each other a lot faster than they normally would because of the confined space and forced proximity. I just wonder if that isn’t what happened with us . . . .” Don’s voice trailed off as Nicco came over to the boulder he was seated on and kneeled in front of him.\n\n\t“Pleasure cruises can’t be compared to the situation we’re in,” Nicco said, cupping Don’s chin and forcing the younger turtle’s gaze to meet his. “People are coddled and live luxuriously for a week without ever having to show their true selves to anyone else. Hardship reveals the genuine merits of someone’s character, and character is what we fall in love with. You have character Donatello; you have brains, sharp wits, strength, and a beautiful soul. I could see those qualities almost the minute we met.”\n\n\t“We were forced into a stressful situation together,” Don insisted. “You don’t think that kind of dependency might have colored our relationship?”\n\n\tNicco smiled. “Did you like me when we first met?”\n\n\tDon’s expression didn’t change, though his eyes searched Nicco’s. “No.”\n\n\t“Did you like me the second day?” Nicco asked.\n\n\tA corner of Don’s mouth twitched upwards. “No. Before you ask, I didn’t like you on the third day either, I thought you were insufferable.”\n\n\t“We might have been co-dependent, but that isn’t a catalyst for love,” Nicco said. “I thought you were a spoiled know-it-all when we met, a cute one, but slightly pompous nevertheless. It was when I truly got to know you that I fell in love. We [i]work[/i], Donny. This thing we have between us works because it’s real.”\n\n\tDon leaned towards him, drawn by the intensity of Nicco’s assurances. “What’s also real is the big obstacle that might keep us from being together after this. I’m trying to take one day at a time, but whenever I do think about it, I can’t figure out how we’re going to stay together.”\n\n\tNicco grasped the back of Don’s neck and pulled the younger turtle’s face into his shoulder, wrapping his other arm around Don. “I refuse to believe that Destiny brought us to this point and didn’t leave us an option for staying together. It was the artifact that started us down the road towards each other and I have a feeling it will be the artifact that keeps us together.”\n\n\tBreathing deeply of his lover’s scent, Don nuzzled into Nicco’s neck and said, “We won’t know for sure until we get to the artifact. Do you feel well enough to dig out some diamonds?”\n\n\tNicco chuckled, his deep voice sending a thrill of pleasure down Donatello’s spine. “I feel fantastic, especially after our early morning romp. As my personal physician, do you recommend sex as a cure for snake bite?”\n\n\tDon felt his face heat up. “If I did, you’d go out and get bitten again on purpose.”\n\n\tTilting back from Don, the older turtle looked into his eyes. “You’re right; I just might.”\n\n\tTheir mouths slid together and for a time Don lost himself in the kiss. This was what he wanted their forever to be like; the passion, the intensity, the sharing, the togetherness. Nicco said there had to be a way for them to have a forever and Don had learned that the big turtle always meant what he said.\n\n\tWhen they separated, Nicco stood up and pulled Don to his feet. “So how do you want to do this since you’re the one who’s read up on Kimberlite deposits?” Nicco asked.\n\n\t“The first thing we do is make sure there are no more snakes,” Don answered. “Let’s get some of that firewood you were so eager to gather and head back up the hill.”\n\n\tNicco didn’t ask Don what he wanted the firewood for; instead grabbing his backpack and following the younger turtle’s lead. With their arms loaded with kindling, the pair trudged uphill to where the diamond deposit was located.\n\n\tAs Don kneeled down to build a fire on a fairly level spot near the fissure he said, “If I remember correctly from what I’ve read, Kimberlite deposits are emplaced in vertical intrusions in the ground. Usually they are extremely deep inside the core of a planet, so if this is truly a Kimberlite find, my guess is that magma was forced up through the ground to create these hills. The magma would have formed the ‘pipes’ that are classic Kimberlite. There’s no way to tell how much of the ore was pushed up to the surface or how much was washed away by the flooding that broke open that fissure.”\n\n\t“So basically you’re telling me not to get my hopes up?” Nicco asked, sounding amused. “I’ve only gotten my hopes up about one thing in my life and my entire focus is on hanging onto it.”\n\n\tDon glanced up and saw Nicco staring meaningfully at him. The concentrated expression on Don’s face smoothed out and he said, “Mine too.”\n\n\tWhile Don finished building the fire, Nicco threw a rock into the fissure and was happy to hear it strike ground, which told him the other side of the opening wasn’t too deep. He also heard a hiss; a good indication that there was at least one more snake inside.\n\n\t“There are still snakes in there,” Nicco informed Don as the younger turtle walked towards him with an armful of kindling.\n\n\t“We’re going to do something about that right now,” Don told him, tossing the wood into the opening.\n\n\tHe repeated the process a couple of times, ensuring that the hole was filled with as much dry wood as possible. Don also took the old food wrappers out of Nicco’s backpack and stuck them onto the ends of several sticks, which he added to the collection at the bottom of the fissure.\n\n \tBy the time he approached their fire, Nicco was already lifting a couple of burning branches from the pile. Don followed suit and then the pair proceeded to drop the blazing torches into the fissure.\n\n\t“Hopefully it isn’t too wet in there,” Don said as they stepped back.\n\n\tA couple of minutes later flames began to flick the edges of the rocky opening, growing in intensity hot enough to scorch the bush growing just outside of it.\n\n\t“They might go deeper into the hillside to escape the fire,” Nicco said as they stood side by side watching the blaze.\n\n\tDon shrugged. “The point is to get them away from the opening so we can widen it. Once we start making noise in there they won’t come back.”\n\n\t“How do you suppose that snake meat tastes?” Nicco asked.\n\n\tDon turned his head, looking askance at Nicco. The larger turtle was staring at the fissure, arms crossed over his plastron and a serious expression on his face. Don’s eyes narrowed when he saw a corner of Nicco’s mouth twitch.\n\n\t“Scorched,” Don answered with a straight face.\n\n\tNicco burst out laughing and spun around to capture Don in a bear hug. His mouth hovered above Don’s for a moment as he searched the other’s eyes, and then his lips descended on the younger turtles.\n\n\tBarely releasing Don’s mouth, Nicco husked, “How long before the fire dies down?”\n\n\t“Long enough,” Don told him breathlessly.\n\n\tThe pair ran down the hill, racing each other, shoving and laughing the entire way. Once they neared the tent their gear started flying as they stripped it off before diving into the opening.\n\n\tNicco immediately rolled Don onto his back, biting and kissing the olive green skin along his neck and shoulders. Don groaned and clutched at Nicco, his hands roaming over the older turtle as though memorizing the contours of his body and relishing the hard muscle.\n\n\tBy the time Nicco twisted the cap off the gel tube, Don’s senses were so addled he barely noticed the action. His cock was out and throbbing, his eyes slightly glazed with lust and desire.\n\n\tWhen Nicco’s finger breached him, Don’s gasp was more from relief than from pain. He lifted one of his legs onto Nicco’s shell and with his knee bent, tilted the other far to the side, giving Nicco’s thick arm plenty of room.\n\n\t“Eager, little ninja?” Nicco teasingly whispered against his head.\n\n\t“Gah . . . please . . . .” Don begged, biting at Nicco’s face in desperation.\n\n\tNicco’s panting breaths belied his taunting wordplay, his fingers quickly finding Don’s prostate. The first touch against that nerve bundle brought a squeak to Don’s churrs; the second had him trembling uncontrollably.\n\n\t“Nicco . . . now . . . .” Don pleaded, sure that his lover was trying to drive him mad.\n\n\t“So impatient,” Nicco murmured.\n\n\tPulling his fingers from Don’s hot body, Nicco grasped his own cock and aligned it with Don’s bung hole. As he pushed inside, Nicco slid his arm beneath Don’s thigh and lifted it onto his bicep.\n\n\tLeaning forward, Nicco slowly embedded his cock inside Donatello, his amber eyes watching Don’s facial expressions closely. Moaning lowly, Don writhed beneath his lover, desperate to convey his growing need.\n\n\tNicco’s rumbling churr lanced through Don’s core, snapping the young turtle’s eyes fully open. For a brief moment Nicco stopped moving in order to press his mouth to Don’s, his kiss harsh and urgent.\n\n\tWith a grunt, Nicco lifted his head and began to thrust.\n\n\tGroping at Nicco’s biceps, Don’s head twisted from side to side as he moved his hips to match Nicco’s drives. His cock bounced heavily between them but before Don could reach down to take care of it, Nicco balanced himself on one arm and wrapped a work hardened hand around Don’s shaft.\n\n\t“Yes . . . yes . . . anh . . . Nicco, more,” Don urged, the dual stimulation of Nicco’s cock in his ass and the tight hand around his dick driving him closer to his climax.\n\n\tNicco suddenly began to move harder and faster into Don, his churrs interspersed with noisy gasps. His hand flew over Don’s cock as he ordered, “Cum for me Donny. You feel so good, so good.”\n\n\tWhether it was the words of praise or the advanced state of arousal, Don felt an intensely overwhelming pressure in his groin and then his orgasm exploded. 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Almost without thought their hands sought each other’s and twined together while they each strove to normalize their breathing.\n\n\tDon’s eyes were closed, his body drifting on a cloud of euphoria as he listened to the breeze blowing outside their tent. He finally summoned enough energy to ask, “Do you suppose the fire has burned down by now?”\n\n\tNicco didn’t answer right away but then said, “It has for the moment.”\n\n\tOpening his eyes, Don chuckled lightly and then decided the answer deserved a full blown laugh. Turning onto his side, Don’s eyes raked over Nicco’s prone form, a small knot of desire returning to his belly at the sight of the muscular form.\n\n\tNicco’s head rolled towards Don, not failing to catch the younger turtle’s look. 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Not if I live a hundred years.”\n\n\tTurning his head so that he could place a kiss on Nicco’s neck, Donatello whispered, “Neither will I.”\n\nTBC………………", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "\tNiccolo was still soundly sleeping when Donatello woke to find himself wrapped tightly in his lover’s arms.  For several moments Don lay unmoving as he enjoyed the strong embrace and the scent of the turtle who had become so special to him.

\tAlthough he would have liked to stay where he was for as much of the day as possible, Don was hungry and he knew that Nicco would be too.  Easing away from the larger turtle, Don tucked the blanket around Nicco and exited the tent.

\tThe stars were beginning to wink out as Don took a moment to stretch and study the horizon, enjoying the ache in his nether regions.  Sunlight could just be seen brightening the sky so Don hurriedly stoked the campfire and put a pot of water on to boil.  To one side he added another small pot in which to brew some coffee and then set to work cleaning the beetroots for their breakfast.

\tBy the time Nicco emerged from the tent the food was ready and dawn was painting the sky with a rosy hue.

\tDon watched the older turtle tie his belt on and tuck his weapons into place.  Then Nicco smiled at him but rather than joining Don at the fire, he walked towards the ravine.

\t“Where are you going?” Don asked as he stood up.

\t“To replenish the wood pile,” Nicco told him.  “I learned early on to always do the chores before I eat.”

\t“You shouldn’t be doing anything like that just yet,” Don said, rushing over to Nicco.  “It won’t hurt for you to take a day off.”

\t“Says the turtle who’s been so anxious to leave this place,” Nicco responded, a twinkle in his eye.

\t“Maybe I’m not so anxious anymore,” Don said, leading Nicco back to the fire and urging him to sit down.  “Besides, you were just bitten by a snake.  We should make sure there won’t be any lingering ill effects.  I’m perfectly capable of gathering more wood after we eat.”

\t“Do people become doctors because they like to push others around or do they learn to do that after they become doctors?” Nicco asked with a grin.

\t“After.  They wouldn’t need to learn the skill if their patients would do as they’re told,” Don shot back, handing Nicco a cup filled with food.

\tNicco took a few bites before sighing contentedly.  “My stomach thanks you,” he said, glancing at Don who was sipping his coffee, “but if we’re here much longer I’m going hunting because I need meat.”

\t“We can probably excavate some diamonds today, if you feel up to it,” Don said.  “How are you planning to carry what you gather?”

\t“I’ll put all I can in my backpack,” Nicco said.  “We can leave the tent and supplies here since they’re replaceable.  If we find enough diamonds, I’ll wrap some in the blanket too.”

\t“You’re worried you won’t be able to come back here, aren’t you?” Don asked.

\tNicco snorted lightly.  “I was worried about that the last time I left here.  Mase has a better understanding of how that artifact works than I do and he trusts it more.  I always go on the premise that each trip is going to be my last.”

\t“It’s an amazing piece of craftsmanship, but it can be . . . fragile,” Don said, remembering how setting explosive charges along the side of one had rendered it useless.

\t“All in a day’s adventure,” Nicco responded blithely.

\tDon grew quiet, nibbling at his breakfast as Nicco finished his and replenished his cup.  After a couple of minutes, Nicco noticed that Don wasn’t eating and was instead simply staring at the camp fire.

\t“Donny, what are you thinking about?  Are you having regrets about what happened between us last night?” Nicco asked worriedly.

\t“No, I wanted that as much as you did.  I was just thinking . . . do you have pleasure cruises on your world?” Don asked morosely.

\tUnsure of where Don was going with that question, Nicco’s brow furrowed as he said, “Yes, but they’re mostly for humans.  Sometimes mutants get jobs on them, but always below decks where they don’t mingle with the passengers, unless they’re part of the entertainment.  Why?”

\t“I read somewhere how when strangers meet on a cruise, they get close to each other a lot faster than they normally would because of the confined space and forced proximity.  I just wonder if that isn’t what happened with us . . . .” Don’s voice trailed off as Nicco came over to the boulder he was seated on and kneeled in front of him.

\t“Pleasure cruises can’t be compared to the situation we’re in,” Nicco said, cupping Don’s chin and forcing the younger turtle’s gaze to meet his.  “People are coddled and live luxuriously for a week without ever having to show their true selves to anyone else.  Hardship reveals the genuine merits of someone’s character, and character is what we fall in love with.  You have character Donatello; you have brains, sharp wits, strength, and a beautiful soul.  I could see those qualities almost the minute we met.”

\t“We were forced into a stressful situation together,” Don insisted.  “You don’t think that kind of dependency might have colored our relationship?”

\tNicco smiled.  “Did you like me when we first met?”

\tDon’s expression didn’t change, though his eyes searched Nicco’s.  “No.”

\t“Did you like me the second day?” Nicco asked.

\tA corner of Don’s mouth twitched upwards.  “No.  Before you ask, I didn’t like you on the third day either, I thought you were insufferable.”

\t“We might have been co-dependent, but that isn’t a catalyst for love,” Nicco said.  “I thought you were a spoiled know-it-all when we met, a cute one, but slightly pompous nevertheless.  It was when I truly got to know you that I fell in love.  We work, Donny.  This thing we have between us works because it’s real.”

\tDon leaned towards him, drawn by the intensity of Nicco’s assurances.  “What’s also real is the big obstacle that might keep us from being together after this.  I’m trying to take one day at a time, but whenever I do think about it, I can’t figure out how we’re going to stay together.”

\tNicco grasped the back of Don’s neck and pulled the younger turtle’s face into his shoulder, wrapping his other arm around Don.  “I refuse to believe that Destiny brought us to this point and didn’t leave us an option for staying together.  It was the artifact that started us down the road towards each other and I have a feeling it will be the artifact that keeps us together.”

\tBreathing deeply of his lover’s scent, Don nuzzled into Nicco’s neck and said, “We won’t know for sure until we get to the artifact.  Do you feel well enough to dig out some diamonds?”

\tNicco chuckled, his deep voice sending a thrill of pleasure down Donatello’s spine.  “I feel fantastic, especially after our early morning romp.  As my personal physician, do you recommend sex as a cure for snake bite?”

\tDon felt his face heat up.  “If I did, you’d go out and get bitten again on purpose.”

\tTilting back from Don, the older turtle looked into his eyes.  “You’re right; I just might.”

\tTheir mouths slid together and for a time Don lost himself in the kiss.  This was what he wanted their forever to be like; the passion, the intensity, the sharing, the togetherness.  Nicco said there had to be a way for them to have a forever and Don had learned that the big turtle always meant what he said.

\tWhen they separated, Nicco stood up and pulled Don to his feet.  “So how do you want to do this since you’re the one who’s read up on Kimberlite deposits?”  Nicco asked.

\t“The first thing we do is make sure there are no more snakes,” Don answered.  “Let’s get some of that firewood you were so eager to gather and head back up the hill.”

\tNicco didn’t ask Don what he wanted the firewood for; instead grabbing his backpack and following the younger turtle’s lead.  With their arms loaded with kindling, the pair trudged uphill to where the diamond deposit was located.

\tAs Don kneeled down to build a fire on a fairly level spot near the fissure he said, “If I remember correctly from what I’ve read, Kimberlite deposits are emplaced in vertical intrusions in the ground.  Usually they are extremely deep inside the core of a planet, so if this is truly a Kimberlite find, my guess is that magma was forced up through the ground to create these hills.  The magma would have formed the ‘pipes’ that are classic Kimberlite.  There’s no way to tell how much of the ore was pushed up to the surface or how much was washed away by the flooding that broke open that fissure.”

\t“So basically you’re telling me not to get my hopes up?” Nicco asked, sounding amused.  “I’ve only gotten my hopes up about one thing in my life and my entire focus is on hanging onto it.”

\tDon glanced up and saw Nicco staring meaningfully at him.  The concentrated expression on Don’s face smoothed out and he said, “Mine too.”

\tWhile Don finished building the fire, Nicco threw a rock into the fissure and was happy to hear it strike ground, which told him the other side of the opening wasn’t too deep.  He also heard a hiss; a good indication that there was at least one more snake inside.

\t“There are still snakes in there,” Nicco informed Don as the younger turtle walked towards him with an armful of kindling.

\t“We’re going to do something about that right now,” Don told him, tossing the wood into the opening.

\tHe repeated the process a couple of times, ensuring that the hole was filled with as much dry wood as possible.  Don also took the old food wrappers out of Nicco’s backpack and stuck them onto the ends of several sticks, which he added to the collection at the bottom of the fissure.

 \tBy the time he approached their fire, Nicco was already lifting a couple of burning branches from the pile.  Don followed suit and then the pair proceeded to drop the blazing torches into the fissure.

\t“Hopefully it isn’t too wet in there,” Don said as they stepped back.

\tA couple of minutes later flames began to flick the edges of the rocky opening, growing in intensity hot enough to scorch the bush growing just outside of it.

\t“They might go deeper into the hillside to escape the fire,” Nicco said as they stood side by side watching the blaze.

\tDon shrugged.  “The point is to get them away from the opening so we can widen it.  Once we start making noise in there they won’t come back.”

\t“How do you suppose that snake meat tastes?” Nicco asked.

\tDon turned his head, looking askance at Nicco.  The larger turtle was staring at the fissure, arms crossed over his plastron and a serious expression on his face.  Don’s eyes narrowed when he saw a corner of Nicco’s mouth twitch.

\t“Scorched,” Don answered with a straight face.

\tNicco burst out laughing and spun around to capture Don in a bear hug.  His mouth hovered above Don’s for a moment as he searched the other’s eyes, and then his lips descended on the younger turtles.

\tBarely releasing Don’s mouth, Nicco husked, “How long before the fire dies down?”

\t“Long enough,” Don told him breathlessly.

\tThe pair ran down the hill, racing each other, shoving and laughing the entire way.  Once they neared the tent their gear started flying as they stripped it off before diving into the opening.

\tNicco immediately rolled Don onto his back, biting and kissing the olive green skin along his neck and shoulders.  Don groaned and clutched at Nicco, his hands roaming over the older turtle as though memorizing the contours of his body and relishing the hard muscle.

\tBy the time Nicco twisted the cap off the gel tube, Don’s senses were so addled he barely noticed the action.  His cock was out and throbbing, his eyes slightly glazed with lust and desire.

\tWhen Nicco’s finger breached him, Don’s gasp was more from relief than from pain.  He lifted one of his legs onto Nicco’s shell and with his knee bent, tilted the other far to the side, giving Nicco’s thick arm plenty of room.

\t“Eager, little ninja?” Nicco teasingly whispered against his head.

\t“Gah . . . please . . . .” Don begged, biting at Nicco’s face in desperation.

\tNicco’s panting breaths belied his taunting wordplay, his fingers quickly finding Don’s prostate.  The first touch against that nerve bundle brought a squeak to Don’s churrs; the second had him trembling uncontrollably.

\t“Nicco . . . now . . . .” Don pleaded, sure that his lover was trying to drive him mad.

\t“So impatient,” Nicco murmured.

\tPulling his fingers from Don’s hot body, Nicco grasped his own cock and aligned it with Don’s bung hole.  As he pushed inside, Nicco slid his arm beneath Don’s thigh and lifted it onto his bicep.

\tLeaning forward, Nicco slowly embedded his cock inside Donatello, his amber eyes watching Don’s facial expressions closely.  Moaning lowly, Don writhed beneath his lover, desperate to convey his growing need.

\tNicco’s rumbling churr lanced through Don’s core, snapping the young turtle’s eyes fully open.  For a brief moment Nicco stopped moving in order to press his mouth to Don’s, his kiss harsh and urgent.

\tWith a grunt, Nicco lifted his head and began to thrust.

\tGroping at Nicco’s biceps, Don’s head twisted from side to side as he moved his hips to match Nicco’s drives.  His cock bounced heavily between them but before Don could reach down to take care of it, Nicco balanced himself on one arm and wrapped a work hardened hand around Don’s shaft.

\t“Yes . . . yes . . . anh . . . Nicco, more,” Don urged, the dual stimulation of Nicco’s cock in his ass and the tight hand around his dick driving him closer to his climax.

\tNicco suddenly began to move harder and faster into Don, his churrs interspersed with noisy gasps.  His hand flew over Don’s cock as he ordered, “Cum for me Donny.  You feel so good, so good.”

\tWhether it was the words of praise or the advanced state of arousal, Don felt an intensely overwhelming pressure in his groin and then his orgasm exploded.  Streams of hot semen coated Nicco’s hand as Don convulsed and quivered under the older turtle.

\tNicco released Don’s cock to slam his hand down next to the turtle, using the muscles in both arms to help brace him as he thrust into his lover.  His quick rhythm suddenly faltered; Nicco’s movements becoming more frenetic as his eyes squeezed closed.

\t“Donny . . . hmph . . . aah . . . mm . . . Don!”  As he orgasmed, Nicco’s hips moved spasmodically, tiny thrusts that filled Don with his seed.

\tChest heaving, Nicco remained fixed in place, head down.  Don’s heartbeat pounded against his plastron, his eyes barely open but focused entirely on Nicco.

\tVery slowly, Nicco lowered Don’s legs, caressing his thighs lovingly.  Before he pulled fully out of Don, Nicco bent down to kiss him; this time with an adoration that touched Don’s soul.

\tAll too soon, Nicco broke their closeness and collapsed beside Don.  Almost without thought their hands sought each other’s and twined together while they each strove to normalize their breathing.

\tDon’s eyes were closed, his body drifting on a cloud of euphoria as he listened to the breeze blowing outside their tent.  He finally summoned enough energy to ask, “Do you suppose the fire has burned down by now?”

\tNicco didn’t answer right away but then said, “It has for the moment.”

\tOpening his eyes, Don chuckled lightly and then decided the answer deserved a full blown laugh.  Turning onto his side, Don’s eyes raked over Nicco’s prone form, a small knot of desire returning to his belly at the sight of the muscular form.

\tNicco’s head rolled towards Don, not failing to catch the younger turtle’s look.  He grinned lecherously at Don who blushed as he said, “You’re incorrigible.”

\tWrapping an arm around Don’s shoulders, Nicco pulled Don into him and whispered against his head, “You were the one undressing me with your eyes.”

\t“You’re already undressed,” Don shot back and then laughed again.

\t“Five more minutes,” Nicco said, sighing happily.  “Then we get up and look for diamonds.”

\t“Sounds like a plan,” Don responded, draping his arm over Nicco’s plastron.

\tThere was another moment of quiet between them, and then in a low voice, Nicco said, “I want to call you my mate.  I don’t take that term lightly.  May I?”

\tDon pressed himself tighter against Nicco’s side, his eyes misting slightly.  “Yes.  I would love that.”

\t“Good,” Nicco said.  He took a deep breath and then exhaled before adding, “I’ll never call anyone that but you.  Not if I live a hundred years.”

\tTurning his head so that he could place a kiss on Nicco’s neck, Donatello whispered, “Neither will I.”

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