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No money being made.\nWord Count: 100K+ multi-chapter 2k3\nSummary: Donatello sets out to do April a small favor and winds up in another dimension.\nRating will vary by chapter, from G to NC-17\n\n~~This beautiful preview image was created by the very talented turtle-sketches on Tumblr. ", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Disclaimer: The TMNT are not mine. No money being made.
Word Count: 100K+ multi-chapter 2k3
Summary: Donatello sets out to do April a small favor and winds up in another dimension.
Rating will vary by chapter, from G to NC-17

~~This beautiful preview image was created by the very talented turtle-sketches on Tumblr. ", "writing": "\tDonatello met Niccolo’s unwavering gaze, his heart beating a painful tattoo against the inside of his chest. Though Don had known that at some point they would have to talk about what had upset him, he hadn’t expected Nicco to question their relationship.\n\n\t“Was that a serious question or were you asking it for the dramatic effect?” Don asked, striving to appear stern though his stomach was churning.\n\n\t“I suppose that depends on you,” Nicco said. “It isn’t as though you’ve never gotten aggravated with me before, Donatello, but this is the first time you’ve behaved as though I was invisible.”\n\n\t“So you immediately jump to the conclusion that I don’t want to be with you anymore?” Don asked, a touch frantically.\n\n\tIn the back of his mind Don wondered if Nicco had started to regret his decision to leave a world where he was openly accepted in order to come to one where he had to stay hidden underground. Nicco was a hero on his world, respected and revered by his peers. Don had so little to offer that he wasn’t sure he’d blame Nicco for having second thoughts.\n\n\tAs though reading Don’s mind, Nicco said, “I thought you might have found this adjustment in your life to be more difficult than you’d anticipated. Perhaps having your home disrupted so drastically by my presence has made you re-think taking a mate.”\n\n\t“That isn’t why I’m angry with you,” Don blurted before biting his tongue.\n\n\t“So you [i]are [/i]mad at me,” Nicco said with a touch of smugness in his voice.\n\n\tPerturbed that Nicco had made him admit it so quickly, Don curtly answered, “Yes.” Turning back to the worktable, he picked up the puzzle box and began to study its interior, avoiding Nicco’s eyes.\n\n\t“Aw, is this our first fight?” Nicco asked, his tone teasing.\n\n\tDon’s hands started to shake and he set the puzzle box down again. He really was annoyed with Nicco and to hear his mate treating his feelings so cavalierly upset him further. When Don didn’t respond, Nicco’s expression changed and he came all of the way over to where his lover was sitting.\n\n\tReaching out, Nicco turned the chair around so that Don was facing him and then leaned down, both of his hands on the arms of Don’s chair so that the younger turtle couldn’t move away from him.\n\n\t“I’m sorry,” Nicco said contritely. “This is something more than my irritating you, isn’t it?”\n\n\tDon pressed his lips together tightly, not looking at Nicco. He wanted to walk away but his legs felt too shaky and he didn’t trust himself to be able to stand up. An odd combination of pique and the fear of losing Nicco were vying for control of his body.\n\n\tNicco leaned down into Don’s range of vision and said quietly, “Can we please talk it out?”\n\n\tOf course trying to remain stubbornly mute was a losing battle. Not only was Nicco’s personality too dominant, but Don really wanted to say what was on his mind.\n\n\t“I am [i]not [/i]a damsel in distress,” Don snapped, glaring at his mate.\n\n\tHis eye ridge lifting, Nicco said, “I never said you were.”\n\n\t“Then why were you fighting with my brother as though you thought I needed rescuing or had to have my honor protected? I can take care of myself,” Don insisted.\n\n\tNicco kneeled down in front of Don, hands still on the arms of the chair. “Is that really what you thought I was doing? I know you can take care of yourself; we did spend some time together on a very dangerous world, remember?”\n\n\t“Then why . . . ?” Don began.\n\n\t“That fight wasn’t about you; it was about us,” Nicco stressed, interrupting Don. “Our being together is predicated on my earning the trust and respect of everyone in your family. Your father was not a problem because he immediately accepted your judgment and assurances. Your brothers were a different matter entirely. I found a way to reach Leonardo and you were able to get through to Michelangelo. Raphael however was a whole other story and I knew he’d be the most difficult because of his basic protective nature.”\n\n\t“You couldn’t have tried talking to him first?” Don asked, feeling slightly exasperated.\n\n\t“How do you talk to someone who isn’t willing to listen?” Nicco countered. “I thought very hard about what my best choices would be in communicating with Raphael. After hours of studying the situation I realized that there was only one alternative open to me because that was the only option that Raph left me with.”\n\n\tDon crossed his arms. “A physical altercation?”\n\n\t“Yes.” Nicco caught and held Don’s eyes with his own. “This is Raph’s personality; he has a right to be who he is and to deal with things in a way that’s best suited to his character. Raph needed to see that I was worthy of you; with him words would not be enough. I needed him to know that I wasn’t replacing him but he also needed to know that no matter the odds, I would stand up for you.”\n\n\t“You didn’t have to bait him,” Don said with a huff.\n\n\t“That’s exactly what I had to do,” Nicco said. “Your father made it very clear that Raph was expected to treat me as a guest. Unless I pushed him, Raph was going to follow Master Splinter’s orders and carry around a ton of silent resentment that would eventually become unbearable. He was like a pressure cooker; the steam needed to be released. I accommodated his need.”\n\n\t“How could you possibly know that about him? You only just met,” Don said.\n\n\tA corner of Nicco’s mouth twitched upwards. “I know me. Raph is a physical being ruled by his emotions. To gain his respect I had to face him. As corny as it sounds, we had to meet on the field of honor in order for him to accept me. I wouldn’t have given you up even if he hadn’t, but I will not allow myself to be diminished in your eyes by not doing my utmost to get Raph to understand who I am. He needed to know that I’m with you for the long haul and that to me you are worth any effort, any pain . . . anything at all.”\n\n\tDon felt his irritation melting away at Nicco’s words but something still irked him. “Why couldn’t you just explain this to me ahead of time? That’s partly why I was upset with you. You should have told me in advance what you were planning to do.”\n\n\tShaking his head, Nicco said, “I couldn’t do that. You might have insisted on talking to Raph first to try to appeal to his logic. Raphael is not swayed by logic, he’s stimulated by feelings. Whether intentional or not you might have clued him into what I was trying to do and if he thought I was manipulating him my plan wouldn’t have worked. Your reactions to our byplay had to appear real to him.\n\n\t“We didn’t fight because we were trying to flex our muscles for you or because we wanted to show off and get you to choose a victor. Yes Raph was angry, truly angry, by my presence but most of that was because he was afraid at the thought of losing you and the idea of your lost innocence. He sees himself as worldly-wise and he placed you on a pedestal as being too pure for the nasty stuff he’s seen. I understand that because I’ve felt the same way about Mase.”\n\n\t“That big goof,” Don said softly, slightly awed. He’d always known that Raph had incredible protective instincts, but he’d always thought they were the same for everyone in his family. He’d no idea that his brother saw him as so virtuous.\n\n\t“This is why Raph and I are getting along now,” Nicco said. “He knows that I understand where he’s coming from; that I realize he is motivated by his need to protect you.”\n\n\t“And apparently he’s also motivated by pain,” Don said with a touch of humor.\n\n\tHearing that in his voice made Nicco smile. “That too. Pain is a great motivator. Knowing that you were upset motivated me to come in here and talk this out with you. I want us to always be open with each other. I don’t ever want to lose you now that I’ve found you.”\n\n\t“No second thoughts?” Don asked, a trifle timidly.\n\n\tNicco reached out to cup his face. “None. All I have ever wanted in life was that my family be safe and happy and that I have the perfect someone to share everything with. I don’t need anything more.”\n\n\tIt suddenly felt as if a great weight had lifted from Don’s shoulders, his relief and joy at mending things with Nicco making him smile. “Is that the kind of speech you used to give your troops to get them to follow you?” he asked teasingly.\n\n\tNicco chuckled. “Not quite but I [i]might [/i]have gotten overly emotional a couple of times.”\n\n\t“That’s not so bad,” Don told him gently.\n\n\tStanding abruptly, Nicco’s hands slid off the chair arms to catch hold of Don’s and pull him to his feet. Wrapping the younger turtle in a tight embrace, Nicco pressed a deep kiss to Don’s mouth, drawing a moan of delight from the genius.\n\n\tWhen Nicco broke the kiss, he stared into Don’s eyes and said, “Before I came in here Master Splinter gave his permission for us to share your room. Why don’t we go up and move your things back in there?”\n\n\tThe suggestiveness in Nicco’s proposal had Don flushing with excitement. Pulling out of Nicco’s hold, Don caught his hand and tugged his mate from the lab.\n\n\tAlthough Don wasn’t actively seeking the location of his family at the moment, as he passed by he did notice that they were gathered around the television array. That suited him fine as he rushed upstairs with Nicco. Grabbing his few belongings from Mikey’s room required but a couple of minutes and then the pair were in Don’s bedroom with Nicco closing the door firmly behind them.\n\n\tA touch of caution invaded Don’s enthusiasm as he eyed the door. “We don’t have locks on the bedroom doors,” he pointed out to Nicco. “We didn’t have doors until our friend April had to stay with us for a while.”\n\n\tThere was a chair at Don’s desk and Nicco fetched it, shoving the back under the doorknob and wedging the chair in tight. “This should work to keep anyone from barging in unannounced.”\n\n\tAs Nicco wore nothing but sandals and pants it took him only a second to divest himself of his clothing. In the time it took for Don to set his bo staff aside, Nicco was directly in front of him and beginning to strip his mate.\n\n\tThe feeling of Nicco’s fingers sliding across his skin had Don’s heart skipping a beat, the rush of desire stiffening his tail. Swallowing thickly, Don stammered, “We c . . . can’t be loud here.”\n\n\tNicco slid the last knee pad off his lover and glanced up. Placing his fingertips on the insides of Don’s legs, Nicco ran them upwards as his stood, sending a shiver up Don’s spine.\n\n\tWith his face inches from Don’s, Nicco stroked the creases at the juncture between Don’s thighs and groin. “I think I can manage to keep it down,” Nicco said gutturally, “but maybe if you topped you could be quieter.”\n\n\tSlightly stunned, the offer froze Don for a moment. He’d never even considered being the seme in their relationship. “N . . . no, I like the way we do this,” Don stuttered. An idea struck him then and he felt the color creep up his neck. “M . . . maybe you sh . . . should gag me?” he suggested shyly.\n\n\tGrinning wolfishly, Nicco boldly cupped Don’s ass cheeks and pulled the smaller turtle flush against him. Don could feel Nicco’s arousal against his plastron and was certain his own bulge was just as evident to his mate.\n\n\t“I see we’re going to start using that imagination you’re famous for. Perhaps I should tie you to the bed post as well,” Nicco said, nipping at Don’s lips. “For the sake of silence, of course.”\n\n\tThe mental image from those words brought about a full body shudder, making Don’s legs tense up and his tail rise. In reaction Don’s cock also hardened fully and dropped down.\n\n\tWhen a moan escaped Don’s throat, Nicco glanced down between them. When he looked back up, his eyes were hooded with lust. “Little ninja likes that idea. Does someone have a hidden bondage kink?”\n\n\tDon was too turned on to answer and Nicco didn’t wait for a response as he slowly began walking the younger turtle back towards the bed. Every step made Don’s rigid dick bob and then brush against his lover’s muscular thigh, the unintended caress pulling a churr from the genius’ throat.\n\n\tJust as Don felt the bed touch the back of his legs Nicco gave him a hard shove, sending him tumbling onto his carapace. Don lay there, sprawled out and open, and watched as Nicco collected both his and Don’s belts, along with Don’s mask.\n\n\tWithout a word, Nicco climbed onto the bed and into the space between Don’s legs. Just the look of intent on Nicco’s face made Don’s hips lift, pre-cum dribbling from the tip of his cock.\n\n\tAt that point Don was so excited he wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold on. Meeting Nicco had brought about an entire array of sexual fantasies, but Don’s natural reserve had kept him from mentioning them. He should have known that Nicco would get him to open up.\n\n\tDon didn’t realize that he’d closed his eyes until he felt Nicco’s mouth brush against his lips. “Do you know what a safe word is?” Nicco husked.\n\n\tLicking his lips, Don managed to croak out, “Yes.”\n\n\tNicco smiled. “Since you’re going to be gagged, we’ll have to use a signal. If it gets to be too much for you, tap on the bed post with your knuckles. Okay?”\n\n\tDon nodded, clearing his throat to say, “Okay.”\n\n\tNicco’s smile grew wider, a predatory gleam shining in his eyes. Don could tell that the sex play was turning his mate on to a degree that easily equaled his own.\n\n\tStraddling Don’s hips, Nicco reached up and secured Don’s right wrist to the bed post with one of the belts. As soon as he was done with the first, he leaned to the side and tied Don’s left wrist to the opposite post.\n\n\tAn appreciative grunt sounded from Nicco’s throat as he stroked his hands over Don’s uplifted arms. The feeling sent a wave of pleasure into Don’s groin. Tugging on the restraints assured him that Nicco knew how to tie a knot and that also sparked a fire in the genius’ belly, making his cock throb.\n\n\tNicco repositioned himself between Don’s legs again and then bent over his lover, placing both hands on either side of Don’s torso. With a devilish grin, Nicco pressed his hips forward so that his proud erection could slide along Don’s painfully straining cock.\n\n\t“Nicco . . . !” Don cried out, twitching in reaction.\n\n\t“Shh Donny,” Nicco said, lowering himself until his mouth was just above Don’s. “We can’t be loud here, remember?”\n\n\tDon’s groan was swallowed by his mate’s mouth as Nicco took possession of it. The kiss was deep and aggressive and while Nicco’s tongue tangled with Don’s, the larger turtle pressed his penis against his lover’s, moving his hips to rub them together.\n\n\tChurring almost non-stop, Don dug his heels into the mattress so that he could lift his pelvis in an attempt to seek more friction. Nicco broke their kiss with a chuckle, swiping his tongue across Don’s lips before saying, “You’re not allowed to cum until I say you can. A ninja must have mastery over his body. Lesson one. Say ‘yes Nicco’.”\n\n\tThe pressure building in his loins had his full attention but Nicco’s order drew Don’s focus away from that portion of his body. “Nicco, I can’t . . . .” Don began with dismay.\n\n\t“We don’t say can’t to our lover,” Nicco told him, biting at Don’s collarbone and producing another intense rush of pleasure in the smaller turtle. “Say ‘yes Nicco’.”\n\n\tDon squeezed his eyes shut before whispering, “Yes Nicco.”\n\n\tHe felt Nicco’s lips touch his once more before being replaced by the rougher feeling of cloth. Eyes fluttering open, Don stared into his mate’s face as Nicco placed the makeshift gag between his teeth and then tied it securely behind Don’s head.\n\n\tNicco reached beneath Don’s pillow and brought out a tube of lubricant, which he displayed to his mate. “I brought this with me since I figured you wouldn’t have any, which you don’t. Did you masturbate dry little ninja, or did spit have to suffice?”\n\n\tAlthough Don knew Nicco was teasing him he still produced an indignant gurgle in his throat. “That’s right, get aggravated with me,” Nicco taunted, swiping his tongue along Don’s pulse point. “It will help keep your mind off of your dick.”\n\n\tDon once more pulled on the belts tying him down and then pressed the back of his head against the pillow, knowing that he wasn’t going to escape Nicco’s torment. He wasn’t sure if it was possible to die from an overload of pleasure but Don was starting to think he’d find out.\n\n\tWhen he felt Nicco’s tongue dip into his center frontline and start moving down his body, Don whimpered and then began to quiver, his cock pulsating at the sensation. Nicco hadn’t even made a move to enter him yet and Don was already fighting the need to blow his load.\n\n\tDon hadn’t understood why Nicco felt it necessary to give him a safe signal but now he knew. Ecstasy could be as powerful a torture as pain, something that Nicco was very aware of but that Don, being the more naïve of the two, hadn’t ever experienced.\n\n\tIf Don hadn’t spent a lifetime training both his body and mind he would not have been able to follow Nicco’s command. With all the mental fortitude he could muster, Don pulled his thoughts away from his spiraling arousal, trying hard to concentrate on unfinished work sitting in his lab.\n\n\tHe had a fair amount of success with that exercise, the pain in his groin lessening, until Nicco’s hot mouth found Don’s erection.\n\n\t“Uhhhh!” Don bleated in protest.\n\n\tAll he received in response was a throaty chortle, which vibrated the head of Don’s cock. Panting around his gag, Don lifted his head and made eye contact with Nicco, whose head bobbed up and down on the younger turtle’s shaft.\n\n\tNicco ignored the pleading look in Don’s eyes, merely winking at him as he continued with his blow job. For a second Don toyed with the idea of lifting one of his legs and delivering a swift kick to the side of his mate’s head.\n\n\tDon was dangerously close to losing it when he felt Nicco’s slick finger press into him, Nicco’s mouth lifting from Don’s cock with a final slurp. Don exhaled a sigh of relief through his nostrils, his body quivering in the throes of suppressed completion.\n\n\tAs Nicco’s finger dipped all of the way into Don’s core, the older male looked up at Don’s hands and then into his lover’s eyes. Despite nearly reaching his peak and backing away from it on at least three occasions, Don was not ready to end his exquisite agony.\n\n\tThe expression of supreme approval on Nicco’s face made Don’s heart nearly jump from his chest. This interlude was about more than mere sexual gratification, it was the pinnacle of perfect trust between two lovers.\n\n\tThat realization so overwhelmed the young ninja that he didn’t notice that Nicco had removed his finger until he felt two of them enter him, stretching his anal cavity in preparation for something larger. As Nicco scissored his fingers inside Don they pressed against the nerve bundle of his prostate, the bolt of electricity shooting straight into his already overly stimulated cock.\n\n\tIt was the closest Don had come to climaxing. With every bit of willpower he could muster Don pulled himself back from the edge, every muscle in his body tense, a light sheen of moisture on his face the result of his exertions.\n\n\tHis churrs were muffled but almost non-stop and when he noticed that Nicco’s were just as quiet Don opened his eyes to look at his mate. Nicco was biting down on his bottom lip and it was clear that he was now as inflamed as his partner.\n\n\tTheir eyes met as Nicco’s fingers left Don. Shifting his position without breaking their gaze, Nicco lined his cock up with Don’s anus and pushed inside.\n\n\tThe walls of Don’s ass stretched to admit his lover’s manhood, the feeling at once painful and delicious. Don lifted his legs and pressed his calves against the backs of Nicco’s thighs, encouraging his mate to begin moving.\n\n\tThere was no more teasing as Nicco responded to his own need and began to thrust. Don’s body bounced against the bed, his engorged member bobbing and squirting pre-cum in an almost continuous stream.\n\n\tIf he hadn’t been gagged Don would have been screaming Nicco’s name. Nicco’s large cock slammed into Don’s prostate over and over, building pressure in Don’s groin at an alarming rate.\n\n\tDon’s chest was heaving, the sound of his stifled groans and churrs carrying a touch of desperation in them. He’d never in his life needed anything as badly as he did now.\n\n\t“Cum Donny,” Nicco rasped, plowing Don’s ass as hard and fast as he could.\n\n\tA long drawn out squeal accompanied Don’s orgasm as he greedily complied with Nicco’s command. It felt as though his entire being was shooting out of his dick as he climaxed, the stream so thick and plentiful it splashed in waves onto his plastron, coating Nicco’s as well.\n\n\t“Shi . . . iiit!” Nicco cried out as he too hit his peak. Eyes squeezing shut, Nicco buried himself inside Don, his hips jerking as he emptied himself into his lover’s body.\n\n\tAfter several minutes Nicco all but collapsed onto Don. Both males were breathing heavily, Don almost gasping as he tried to pull in oxygen around the gag. Nicco heard his distress and swiftly extracted the mask from Don’s mouth, letting the wet material drape across the genius’ neck.\n\n\tInhaling noisily, Don stared up at the ceiling, his unfocused vision finally beginning to clear.\n\n\t“Are you all right?” Nicco asked, leaning into Don’s line of sight.\n\n\tIt took Don a second to register that the spoken words were in a language he understood. With a nod, he swallowed to wet his throat and said, “That was . . . .”\n\n\tWhen he trailed off, at a loss to describe the experience, Nicco finished for him. “Incredible?”\n\n\t“Phenomenal,” Don said. “I was sure that was the end of me.”\n\n\t“Yet you didn’t tap out,” Nicco said, finally moving off Don in order to untie him.\n\n\tDon started to answer just as a giant yawn caught him. “ . . . good. Too good.”\n\n\tNumb all over, Don barely felt Nicco press against his side. Something soft played across his scutes and through partially opened eyes, Don saw that Nicco was cleaning him off with a towel.\n\n\t“Orgasm denial,” Nicco murmured, sounding sleepy himself. “It’s a beautiful thing.”\n\n\t“What doesn’t kill you,” Don paused to yawn again, “makes you stronger.”\n\n\t“It makes for a stronger climax, that’s certain,” Nicco responded with a weak chuckle.\n\n\tDon felt himself trying to drift off. Before he did, Don struggled one last time for the night, managing to tell his mate, “I love you Niccolo.”\n\n\tAs he entered dreamland, he heard Nicco say, “I love you too, Donatello.”\n\nTBC……………….", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "\tDonatello met Niccolo’s unwavering gaze, his heart beating a painful tattoo against the inside of his chest.  Though Don had known that at some point they would have to talk about what had upset him, he hadn’t expected Nicco to question their relationship.

\t“Was that a serious question or were you asking it for the dramatic effect?” Don asked, striving to appear stern though his stomach was churning.

\t“I suppose that depends on you,” Nicco said.  “It isn’t as though you’ve never gotten aggravated with me before, Donatello, but this is the first time you’ve behaved as though I was invisible.”

\t“So you immediately jump to the conclusion that I don’t want to be with you anymore?” Don asked, a touch frantically.

\tIn the back of his mind Don wondered if Nicco had started to regret his decision to leave a world where he was openly accepted in order to come to one where he had to stay hidden underground.  Nicco was a hero on his world, respected and revered by his peers.  Don had so little to offer that he wasn’t sure he’d blame Nicco for having second thoughts.

\tAs though reading Don’s mind, Nicco said, “I thought you might have found this adjustment in your life to be more difficult than you’d anticipated.  Perhaps having your home disrupted so drastically by my presence has made you re-think taking a mate.”

\t“That isn’t why I’m angry with you,” Don blurted before biting his tongue.

\t“So you are mad at me,” Nicco said with a touch of smugness in his voice.

\tPerturbed that Nicco had made him admit it so quickly, Don curtly answered, “Yes.”  Turning back to the worktable, he picked up the puzzle box and began to study its interior, avoiding Nicco’s eyes.

\t“Aw, is this our first fight?” Nicco asked, his tone teasing.

\tDon’s hands started to shake and he set the puzzle box down again.  He really was annoyed with Nicco and to hear his mate treating his feelings so cavalierly upset him further.  When Don didn’t respond, Nicco’s expression changed and he came all of the way over to where his lover was sitting.

\tReaching out, Nicco turned the chair around so that Don was facing him and then leaned down, both of his hands on the arms of Don’s chair so that the younger turtle couldn’t move away from him.

\t“I’m sorry,” Nicco said contritely.  “This is something more than my irritating you, isn’t it?”

\tDon pressed his lips together tightly, not looking at Nicco.  He wanted to walk away but his legs felt too shaky and he didn’t trust himself to be able to stand up.  An odd combination of pique and the fear of losing Nicco were vying for control of his body.

\tNicco leaned down into Don’s range of vision and said quietly, “Can we please talk it out?”

\tOf course trying to remain stubbornly mute was a losing battle.  Not only was Nicco’s personality too dominant, but Don really wanted to say what was on his mind.

\t“I am not a damsel in distress,” Don snapped, glaring at his mate.

\tHis eye ridge lifting, Nicco said, “I never said you were.”

\t“Then why were you fighting with my brother as though you thought I needed rescuing or had to have my honor protected?  I can take care of myself,” Don insisted.

\tNicco kneeled down in front of Don, hands still on the arms of the chair.  “Is that really what you thought I was doing?  I know you can take care of yourself; we did spend some time together on a very dangerous world, remember?”

\t“Then why . . . ?” Don began.

\t“That fight wasn’t about you; it was about us,” Nicco stressed, interrupting Don.  “Our being together is predicated on my earning the trust and respect of everyone in your family.  Your father was not a problem because he immediately accepted your judgment and assurances.  Your brothers were a different matter entirely.  I found a way to reach Leonardo and you were able to get through to Michelangelo.  Raphael however was a whole other story and I knew he’d be the most difficult because of his basic protective nature.”

\t“You couldn’t have tried talking to him first?” Don asked, feeling slightly exasperated.

\t“How do you talk to someone who isn’t willing to listen?” Nicco countered.  “I thought very hard about what my best choices would be in communicating with Raphael.  After hours of studying the situation I realized that there was only one alternative open to me because that was the only option that Raph left me with.”

\tDon crossed his arms.  “A physical altercation?”

\t“Yes.”  Nicco caught and held Don’s eyes with his own.  “This is Raph’s personality; he has a right to be who he is and to deal with things in a way that’s best suited to his character.  Raph needed to see that I was worthy of you; with him words would not be enough.  I needed him to know that I wasn’t replacing him but he also needed to know that no matter the odds, I would stand up for you.”

\t“You didn’t have to bait him,” Don said with a huff.

\t“That’s exactly what I had to do,” Nicco said.  “Your father made it very clear that Raph was expected to treat me as a guest.  Unless I pushed him, Raph was going to follow Master Splinter’s orders and carry around a ton of silent resentment that would eventually become unbearable.  He was like a pressure cooker; the steam needed to be released.  I accommodated his need.”

\t“How could you possibly know that about him?  You only just met,” Don said.

\tA corner of Nicco’s mouth twitched upwards.  “I know me.  Raph is a physical being ruled by his emotions.  To gain his respect I had to face him.  As corny as it sounds, we had to meet on the field of honor in order for him to accept me.  I wouldn’t have given you up even if he hadn’t, but I will not allow myself to be diminished in your eyes by not doing my utmost to get Raph to understand who I am.  He needed to know that I’m with you for the long haul and that to me you are worth any effort, any pain . . . anything at all.”

\tDon felt his irritation melting away at Nicco’s words but something still irked him.  “Why couldn’t you just explain this to me ahead of time?  That’s partly why I was upset with you.  You should have told me in advance what you were planning to do.”

\tShaking his head, Nicco said, “I couldn’t do that.  You might have insisted on talking to Raph first to try to appeal to his logic.  Raphael is not swayed by logic, he’s stimulated by feelings.  Whether intentional or not you might have clued him into what I was trying to do and if he thought I was manipulating him my plan wouldn’t have worked.  Your reactions to our byplay had to appear real to him.

\t“We didn’t fight because we were trying to flex our muscles for you or because we wanted to show off and get you to choose a victor.  Yes Raph was angry, truly angry, by my presence but most of that was because he was afraid at the thought of losing you and the idea of your lost innocence.  He sees himself as worldly-wise and he placed you on a pedestal as being too pure for the nasty stuff he’s seen.  I understand that because I’ve felt the same way about Mase.”

\t“That big goof,” Don said softly, slightly awed.  He’d always known that Raph had incredible protective instincts, but he’d always thought they were the same for everyone in his family.  He’d no idea that his brother saw him as so virtuous.

\t“This is why Raph and I are getting along now,” Nicco said.  “He knows that I understand where he’s coming from; that I realize he is motivated by his need to protect you.”

\t“And apparently he’s also motivated by pain,” Don said with a touch of humor.

\tHearing that in his voice made Nicco smile.  “That too.  Pain is a great motivator.  Knowing that you were upset motivated me to come in here and talk this out with you.  I want us to always be open with each other.  I don’t ever want to lose you now that I’ve found you.”

\t“No second thoughts?” Don asked, a trifle timidly.

\tNicco reached out to cup his face.  “None.  All I have ever wanted in life was that my family be safe and happy and that I have the perfect someone to share everything with.  I don’t need anything more.”

\tIt suddenly felt as if a great weight had lifted from Don’s shoulders, his relief and joy at mending things with Nicco making him smile.  “Is that the kind of speech you used to give your troops to get them to follow you?” he asked teasingly.

\tNicco chuckled.  “Not quite but I might have gotten overly emotional a couple of times.”

\t“That’s not so bad,” Don told him gently.

\tStanding abruptly, Nicco’s hands slid off the chair arms to catch hold of Don’s and pull him to his feet.  Wrapping the younger turtle in a tight embrace, Nicco pressed a deep kiss to Don’s mouth, drawing a moan of delight from the genius.

\tWhen Nicco broke the kiss, he stared into Don’s eyes and said, “Before I came in here Master Splinter gave his permission for us to share your room.  Why don’t we go up and move your things back in there?”

\tThe suggestiveness in Nicco’s proposal had Don flushing with excitement.  Pulling out of Nicco’s hold, Don caught his hand and tugged his mate from the lab.

\tAlthough Don wasn’t actively seeking the location of his family at the moment, as he passed by he did notice that they were gathered around the television array.  That suited him fine as he rushed upstairs with Nicco.  Grabbing his few belongings from Mikey’s room required but a couple of minutes and then the pair were in Don’s bedroom with Nicco closing the door firmly behind them.

\tA touch of caution invaded Don’s enthusiasm as he eyed the door.  “We don’t have locks on the bedroom doors,” he pointed out to Nicco.  “We didn’t have doors until our friend April had to stay with us for a while.”

\tThere was a chair at Don’s desk and Nicco fetched it, shoving the back under the doorknob and wedging the chair in tight.  “This should work to keep anyone from barging in unannounced.”

\tAs Nicco wore nothing but sandals and pants it took him only a second to divest himself of his clothing.  In the time it took for Don to set his bo staff aside, Nicco was directly in front of him and beginning to strip his mate.

\tThe feeling of Nicco’s fingers sliding across his skin had Don’s heart skipping a beat, the rush of desire stiffening his tail.  Swallowing thickly, Don stammered, “We c . . . can’t be loud here.”

\tNicco slid the last knee pad off his lover and glanced up.  Placing his fingertips on the insides of Don’s legs, Nicco ran them upwards as his stood, sending a shiver up Don’s spine.

\tWith his face inches from Don’s, Nicco stroked the creases at the juncture between Don’s thighs and groin.  “I think I can manage to keep it down,” Nicco said gutturally, “but maybe if you topped you could be quieter.”

\tSlightly stunned, the offer froze Don for a moment.  He’d never even considered being the seme in their relationship.  “N . . . no, I like the way we do this,” Don stuttered.  An idea struck him then and he felt the color creep up his neck.  “M . . . maybe you sh  . . . should gag me?” he suggested shyly.

\tGrinning wolfishly, Nicco boldly cupped Don’s ass cheeks and pulled the smaller turtle flush against him.  Don could feel Nicco’s arousal against his plastron and was certain his own bulge was just as evident to his mate.

\t“I see we’re going to start using that imagination you’re famous for.  Perhaps I should tie you to the bed post as well,” Nicco said, nipping at Don’s lips.  “For the sake of silence, of course.”

\tThe mental image from those words brought about a full body shudder, making Don’s legs tense up and his tail rise.  In reaction Don’s cock also hardened fully and dropped down.

\tWhen a moan escaped Don’s throat, Nicco glanced down between them.  When he looked back up, his eyes were hooded with lust.  “Little ninja likes that idea.  Does someone have a hidden bondage kink?”

\tDon was too turned on to answer and Nicco didn’t wait for a response as he slowly began walking the younger turtle back towards the bed.  Every step made Don’s rigid dick bob and then brush against his lover’s muscular thigh, the unintended caress pulling a churr from the genius’ throat.

\tJust as Don felt the bed touch the back of his legs Nicco gave him a hard shove, sending him tumbling onto his carapace.  Don lay there, sprawled out and open, and watched as Nicco collected both his and Don’s belts, along with Don’s mask.

\tWithout a word, Nicco climbed onto the bed and into the space between Don’s legs.  Just the look of intent on Nicco’s face made Don’s hips lift, pre-cum dribbling from the tip of his cock.

\tAt that point Don was so excited he wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold on.  Meeting Nicco had brought about an entire array of sexual fantasies, but Don’s natural reserve had kept him from mentioning them.  He should have known that Nicco would get him to open up.

\tDon didn’t realize that he’d closed his eyes until he felt Nicco’s mouth brush against his lips.  “Do you know what a safe word is?” Nicco husked.

\tLicking his lips, Don managed to croak out, “Yes.”

\tNicco smiled.  “Since you’re going to be gagged, we’ll have to use a signal.  If it gets to be too much for you, tap on the bed post with your knuckles.  Okay?”

\tDon nodded, clearing his throat to say, “Okay.”

\tNicco’s smile grew wider, a predatory gleam shining in his eyes.  Don could tell that the sex play was turning his mate on to a degree that easily equaled his own.

\tStraddling Don’s hips, Nicco reached up and secured Don’s right wrist to the bed post with one of the belts.  As soon as he was done with the first, he leaned to the side and tied Don’s left wrist to the opposite post.

\tAn appreciative grunt sounded from Nicco’s throat as he stroked his hands over Don’s uplifted arms.  The feeling sent a wave of pleasure into Don’s groin.  Tugging on the restraints assured him that Nicco knew how to tie a knot and that also sparked a fire in the genius’ belly, making his cock throb.

\tNicco repositioned himself between Don’s legs again and then bent over his lover, placing both hands on either side of Don’s torso.  With a devilish grin, Nicco pressed his hips forward so that his proud erection could slide along Don’s painfully straining cock.

\t“Nicco . . . !” Don cried out, twitching in reaction.

\t“Shh Donny,” Nicco said, lowering himself until his mouth was just above Don’s.  “We can’t be loud here, remember?”

\tDon’s groan was swallowed by his mate’s mouth as Nicco took possession of it.  The kiss was deep and aggressive and while Nicco’s tongue tangled with Don’s, the larger turtle pressed his penis against his lover’s, moving his hips to rub them together.

\tChurring almost non-stop, Don dug his heels into the mattress so that he could lift his pelvis in an attempt to seek more friction.  Nicco broke their kiss with a chuckle, swiping his tongue across Don’s lips before saying, “You’re not allowed to cum until I say you can.  A ninja must have mastery over his body.  Lesson one.  Say ‘yes Nicco’.”

\tThe pressure building in his loins had his full attention but Nicco’s order drew Don’s focus away from that portion of his body.  “Nicco, I can’t . . . .” Don began with dismay.

\t“We don’t say can’t to our lover,” Nicco told him, biting at Don’s collarbone and producing another intense rush of pleasure in the smaller turtle.  “Say ‘yes Nicco’.”

\tDon squeezed his eyes shut before whispering, “Yes Nicco.”

\tHe felt Nicco’s lips touch his once more before being replaced by the rougher feeling of cloth.  Eyes fluttering open, Don stared into his mate’s face as Nicco placed the makeshift gag between his teeth and then tied it securely behind Don’s head.

\tNicco reached beneath Don’s pillow and brought out a tube of lubricant, which he displayed to his mate.  “I brought this with me since I figured you wouldn’t have any, which you don’t.  Did you masturbate dry little ninja, or did spit have to suffice?”

\tAlthough Don knew Nicco was teasing him he still produced an indignant gurgle in his throat.  “That’s right, get aggravated with me,” Nicco taunted, swiping his tongue along Don’s pulse point.  “It will help keep your mind off of your dick.”

\tDon once more pulled on the belts tying him down and then pressed the back of his head against the pillow, knowing that he wasn’t going to escape Nicco’s torment.  He wasn’t sure if it was possible to die from an overload of pleasure but Don was starting to think he’d find out.

\tWhen he felt Nicco’s tongue dip into his center frontline and start moving down his body, Don whimpered and then began to quiver, his cock pulsating at the sensation.  Nicco hadn’t even made a move to enter him yet and Don was already fighting the need to blow his load.

\tDon hadn’t understood why Nicco felt it necessary to give him a safe signal but now he knew.  Ecstasy could be as powerful a torture as pain, something that Nicco was very aware of but that Don, being the more naïve of the two, hadn’t ever experienced.

\tIf Don hadn’t spent a lifetime training both his body and mind he would not have been able to follow Nicco’s command.  With all the mental fortitude he could muster, Don pulled his thoughts away from his spiraling arousal, trying hard to concentrate on unfinished work sitting in his lab.

\tHe had a fair amount of success with that exercise, the pain in his groin lessening, until Nicco’s hot mouth found Don’s erection.

\t“Uhhhh!” Don bleated in protest.

\tAll he received in response was a throaty chortle, which vibrated the head of Don’s cock.  Panting around his gag, Don lifted his head and made eye contact with Nicco, whose head bobbed up and down on the younger turtle’s shaft.

\tNicco ignored the pleading look in Don’s eyes, merely winking at him as he continued with his blow job.  For a second Don toyed with the idea of lifting one of his legs and delivering a swift kick to the side of his mate’s head.

\tDon was dangerously close to losing it when he felt Nicco’s slick finger press into him, Nicco’s mouth lifting from Don’s cock with a final slurp.  Don exhaled a sigh of relief through his nostrils, his body quivering in the throes of suppressed completion.

\tAs Nicco’s finger dipped all of the way into Don’s core, the older male looked up at Don’s hands and then into his lover’s eyes.  Despite nearly reaching his peak and backing away from it on at least three occasions, Don was not ready to end his exquisite agony.

\tThe expression of supreme approval on Nicco’s face made Don’s heart nearly jump from his chest.  This interlude was about more than mere sexual gratification, it was the pinnacle of perfect trust between two lovers.

\tThat realization so overwhelmed the young ninja that he didn’t notice that Nicco had removed his finger until he felt two of them enter him, stretching his anal cavity in preparation for something larger.  As Nicco scissored his fingers inside Don they pressed against the nerve bundle of his prostate, the bolt of electricity shooting straight into his already overly stimulated cock.

\tIt was the closest Don had come to climaxing.  With every bit of willpower he could muster Don pulled himself back from the edge, every muscle in his body tense, a light sheen of moisture on his face the result of his exertions.

\tHis churrs were muffled but almost non-stop and when he noticed that Nicco’s were just as quiet Don opened his eyes to look at his mate.  Nicco was biting down on his bottom lip and it was clear that he was now as inflamed as his partner.

\tTheir eyes met as Nicco’s fingers left Don.  Shifting his position without breaking their gaze, Nicco lined his cock up with Don’s anus and pushed inside.

\tThe walls of Don’s ass stretched to admit his lover’s manhood, the feeling at once painful and delicious.  Don lifted his legs and pressed his calves against the backs of Nicco’s thighs, encouraging his mate to begin moving.

\tThere was no more teasing as Nicco responded to his own need and began to thrust.  Don’s body bounced against the bed, his engorged member bobbing and squirting pre-cum in an almost continuous stream.

\tIf he hadn’t been gagged Don would have been screaming Nicco’s name.  Nicco’s large cock slammed into Don’s prostate over and over, building pressure in Don’s groin at an alarming rate.

\tDon’s chest was heaving, the sound of his stifled groans and churrs carrying a touch of desperation in them.  He’d never in his life needed anything as badly as he did now.

\t“Cum Donny,” Nicco rasped, plowing Don’s ass as hard and fast as he could.

\tA long drawn out squeal accompanied Don’s orgasm as he greedily complied with Nicco’s command.  It felt as though his entire being was shooting out of his dick as he climaxed, the stream so thick and plentiful it splashed in waves onto his plastron, coating Nicco’s as well.

\t“Shi . . . iiit!” Nicco cried out as he too hit his peak.  Eyes squeezing shut, Nicco buried himself inside Don, his hips jerking as he emptied himself into his lover’s body.

\tAfter several minutes Nicco all but collapsed onto Don.  Both males were breathing heavily, Don almost gasping as he tried to pull in oxygen around the gag.  Nicco heard his distress and swiftly extracted the mask from Don’s mouth, letting the wet material drape across the genius’ neck.

\tInhaling noisily, Don stared up at the ceiling, his unfocused vision finally beginning to clear.

\t“Are you all right?” Nicco asked, leaning into Don’s line of sight.

\tIt took Don a second to register that the spoken words were in a language he understood.  With a nod, he swallowed to wet his throat and said, “That was . . . .”

\tWhen he trailed off, at a loss to describe the experience, Nicco finished for him.  “Incredible?”

\t“Phenomenal,” Don said.  “I was sure that was the end of me.”

\t“Yet you didn’t tap out,” Nicco said, finally moving off Don in order to untie him.

\tDon started to answer just as a giant yawn caught him.  “ . . . good.  Too good.”

\tNumb all over, Don barely felt Nicco press against his side.  Something soft played across his scutes and through partially opened eyes, Don saw that Nicco was cleaning him off with a towel.

\t“Orgasm denial,” Nicco murmured, sounding sleepy himself.  “It’s a beautiful thing.”

\t“What doesn’t kill you,” Don paused to yawn again, “makes you stronger.”

\t“It makes for a stronger climax, that’s certain,” Nicco responded with a weak chuckle.

\tDon felt himself trying to drift off.  Before he did, Don struggled one last time for the night, managing to tell his mate, “I love you Niccolo.”

\tAs he entered dreamland, he heard Nicco say, “I love you too, Donatello.”

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