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Chakras

Octavia tapped me on the shoulder, and I glanced at her with a chopstick-full of traditional Japanese ramen halfway to my mouth. She smiled awkwardly and signed, "Not to get all maternal, but are you sure you should be eating so much human food? You don't want a repeat of Friday night, do you?"

I grimaced and let the noodles fall off my chopsticks back into the plastic take out container. Taylor glanced at us, and, around a mouthful of sushi, he asked, "What happened Friday night?" I rolled my eyes and set my ramen on the coffee table replying, "Nothing." Octavia snorted and signed, "He had too much pizza and wine and threw up all over the place. Sissy said it was because he hadn't fed."

Taylor nodded and set his sushi roll aside. He wiped off his hands and turned to me saying, "Come on then. I paid good money for that ramen." I looked at him in confusion and said, "Um." Octavia's expression suddenly brightened, and a wide grin split across her face. Realization dawned on me, and I shook my head saying, "You don't have to do that."

"I know I don't have to, Chase," Taylor said grabbing the bottle of sake and two ochoto. He filled both and handed one to me adding, "But I want to." Octavia clapped her hands gleefully and hopped up off the couch signing, "Let me get my phone. I want to record this."

"O, no. I'm sure Taylor doesn't want any videos posted," I called after her and Taylor shook his head swallowing a mouthful of sake and saying, "It's cool. Parker is a horn dog and canonically bisexual. Plus, seeing people talk about me on social media is almost as good as an in-person feed."

Octavia stomped her feet excitedly and with one hand signed, "I love you!" Taylor's eyes flashed silver and the air around him shimmered. He smiled and sighed, "I know." Octavia sat down on the recliner and held up her phone gesturing at us to continue.

I sighed and looked at Taylor who grinned and teased, "Come one, Chase, your ramen's getting cold." I took off my glasses and set them on the coffee table saying, "I don't know, Tay." I rubbed my eyes and when I opened them, Taylor was suddenly much closer. He touched my wrist and pulled my hand away from my face murmuring, "Chase, you're my friend. We've known each other for decades. Friends help each other." He drew even closer and with his lips nearly brushing my own he whispered, "I must admit...I've always wondered what you taste like."

Octavia let out a squeak as our lips met and I felt a sigh rock through my body as the heat boiling beneath my skin flowed into Taylor. I felt his fingertips rough upon my cheek and I leaned into him filling his body with even more treacherous warmth. His other hand clamped down on my upper arm and I realized, for the first time, how strong he was.

Our lips parted and the tip of his tongue brushed mine. On the surface, his mouth tasted like rice alcohol, soy sauce and pickled ginger, but beneath it all was the blinding light of his life. I reached up and twisted my fingers through his dark, shaggy hair clutching at the back of his head.

Breath whooshed through his nose as I pulled at his life thread and his grip on my arm tightened pulling me closer. He was deliciously sweet and somewhat familiar. I had probably caught hints of him when sharing Sissy's feeds. This was much more concentrated. Deep and rich with an acidic edge, I was reminded of dates and dark chocolate. The thread was long, and I found myself wondering exactly how old Taylor was. He didn't seem to age, and I never thought to ask.

I took my fill and there was still more left. No wonder Sissy kept coming back. I broke away and Taylor drew in a deep breath. His eyes shone silver and blue reflecting the swirling fire in my own eyes. I tried to pull away, but he still had ahold of my arm. Slowly, he exhaled and released my arm saying, "Well, that was different."

I blinked rapidly as my eyes faded back to green and asked, "In a good way or a bad way?" He considered me for a moment before glancing at Octavia who was still filming. He turned back to me and replied, "I'm not sure. Let's try again." He leaned in once more and I laughed nervously placing my hand against his chest. I pushed him back and said, "I've had enough." He stared at me for a moment before smiling sweetly and saying, "Alright. Whatever you like." He leaned back and I looked at Octavia.

She fiddled with her phone for a second before lowering it. Behind it her entire face was red. She set her phone aside and emphatically signed, "That was amazing." I smiled awkwardly and Taylor laughed saying, "I have to agree." I looked at him and he met my gaze adding, "You are not like your sister at all."

"Um...okay," I said picking up my ochoto and taking a sip. Octavia waved her hands to get our attention and asked, "How so?" I rolled my eyes and took another drink of sake.

I felt Taylor's eyes on me as he replied, "It's difficult to explain." He shook his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Sissy's power feels very basic instinct. It pulls at the animal part of you that just wants to fuck itself silly. Chase digs deeper. I can feel it still twisting inside all the way from my stomach to my throat up into my jaw and behind my eyes." He suddenly looked surprised, then pleased as he said, "Dude! I think you just opened my chakras!"

I gave him a weird look and Octavia let out a gasping guffaw. Taylor waved his hand at me and continued, "I'm serious! I've been kind of lack luster on set for the last couple weeks. My agent set me up with this guru lady and she said my chakras were blocked. We've been trying all sorts of things to try and open them, and I think you did it!" Octavia laughed even harder, and I reached out to Taylor saying, "Okay, you are clearly enamored. Let me remove the enchantment."

Taylor jerked away and said, "No! I feel awesome. Sissy takes great care of my sacral chakra, if you know what I mean, but her power rarely touches the others." He hugged his arms around himself and smiled saying, "I feel so toasty. No wonder Barapha is obsessed with you." I felt my face grow warm and I gulped down the rest of sake before grabbing the bottle to pour some more.