Y'know, this is just some tiny little thing I thought out when I was
    reading an email from a friend of mine in Japan. She's been telling
    me all of this nifty stuff about samurai traditions...including the
    homosexual tendencies of ancient samurais and the initiation of new
    members into samurai society. Very cool stuff to a history buff like
    me ^-^ Like the subject says, this is just a snippet of dialogue.
    Nothing deep. Just a little something to wet your appetites...the
    next story is being betad right now. *bg*

    Disclaimer: Marvel owns them. I'm just borrowing them. They're
    happier with me, but we won't get into that so don't sue me. Oh, and
    the icebox/plums bit is a tribute to William Carlos Willaims. We're
    reading him in Modern Poetry and I just had to do it ;)

    Rating: PG-13 for one naughty word. I just can't soap out Logan's
    mouth enough!



    The Way of the Samurai
    by Renard



    "Breathe."

    "Gott, how am I supposed to do that?"

    "You take in air and you breathe out. Real slow."

    "..."

    "..."

    "..."

    "You're still shaky. Calm done."

    "You're touching my neck, Logan. How am I supposed to calm down if
    you're touching me?"

    "There. I'm not touching you now."

    "..."

    "..."

    "Mein Gott, now I really can't concentrate!"

    "Because I'm _not_ touching you? Babe, you're not making much sense."

    "Does this make sense?"

    "..."

    "..."

    "Mm, ya still taste like strawberries."

    "I think we have some more in the icebox. Or some plums."

    "Nice little attention span you got today. How am I going to teach
    you the way of the samurai if you can't concentrate enough to
    breathe?"

    "Like this, liebling..."

    "Fuck..."

    "Exactly. Besides, samurai tradition talks about exactly what we're
    doing. Man to man. Japan has some lovely history."

    "You've been reading Bobby's queer library again, haven't you?"

    "No. I found this one on my own. It really is fascinating, the
    rituals the samurai had of initiating young men into their class."

    "..."

    "..."

    "Oh, God..."

    "Don't forget to breathe."


    ==end==

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    [[For Your Honor]]
    [[Don't Use the Telephone]]
    [[Getting It All Out]]
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