18 Chapter 24: omake 2: pressure points and kagune

It was another lazy afternoon when both Ken and Hide decided to go over to Hide's place and just hang out for the rest of the day. They had both just recently finished their last classes of the day and Ken didn't have a shift at Anteiku today. The apartment wasn't very far from the campus grounds. In fact it lay in the same direction as the Kanekis' abode did. Stepping into the place, Ken could only describe it as a bachelor pad. Clothes, both dirty and clean, lay in piles throughout the place and half eaten plates of food lay next to day old, unfinished cups of coffee. The furniture looked well used and more than one stain did adorn them. He did not expect Hide to be this messy.

Ken sat down on the sofa as Hide went into the kitchen. Thankfully Ken was able to convince the other that he wasn't hungry and just needed a nice cup of coffee. Though Hide did make a cup of instant ramen for himself; making the entire apartment smell like a wet dog to his half-ghoul friend. But Ken could soldier through it.

For the next couple of hours both of them simple soaked in each other's presence. Ken was reading a really good novel following a man falling victim to a yandere Youkai girl who had taken a shine to him while Hide watched some midevening television while occasionally getting Ken's views on what just happened in the program.

It was after a special on massages and traditional medicine that Hide got Ken's attention with, "You want to try?" Ken lowered his book and eyed the blonde haired boy suspiciously. "Try what?" Hide grinned radiantly. "That." He pointed at the tv. "I don't want to brag but I actually learned a little about it high school." "You did not." Now Hide's face became smug. "Yes I did. And I can prove it."

He grabbed Ken's hand before the other could do anything and pinched a section of his hand between the index finger and thumb. Ken held grimaced in pain as it all of the sudden felt like someone had jabbed a quinque knife into his hand. A feeling that he was sadly way too familiar with then he should be. Hide just grinned at him. "Hurts doesn't it? You see, there's a major nerve right there. Some historians actually think the Romans used to hammer nails in right there during crucifixions since the pain is like getting struck by a lightning bolt when the nerves are pierced. But pinching still hurts too. Just not as much." Ken tapped out then. "Okay. Okay Hide. You made your point Hide. Let go of my hand already." Thankfully he did just that.

As Ken shook his hand to get rid of what was left of the painful feelings, his friend got up and went behind where he sat. "But pressure points don't have to just be used to cause pain. They can also be used in things like massages." He grabbed around Kens neck and while massaging it, pressed on several points; making Ken feel suddenly really good. In fact too good. He felt zoned out almost blissful. He started to let out strange squeaks and moans as he shivered and twitched a little.

His friend started to go down his back as even more of Ken's body started to go slack. He couldn't even wipe away the drool. "Yaan," he suddenly yelped as Hide reached where his kakahou was. To Ken it felt really weird for someone to be touching where his Kagune rests. For his part Hide seemed to think this was just some really thick knot in his friend's back. "Wait… Hide. Ple….Pleas….Please. Stop touching me…there," he tried but his friend was so focused on his massage. "Don't worry Ken. I got this." Ken then felt his Kagune start to move. He tried his best to stop it but he couldn't and all six rinkaku slithered out.

However they did so lazily, almost as if drunk and drooped onto the back of the chair and floor. It seems that Hide's magically fingers had gotten to them too. Ken was horrified. All he could do was lay there and pant after just outing himself as a ghoul. Well, half ghoul but he doubted that such a difference would matter to an ordinary human. He tried to move; begging his arms and legs to do something. But they only feebly wiggled as Hide continued to stare at his friend in a new light. Ken couldn't help but tear up as he waited for his friend to scream and run away or call him in. Instead what he got was a, "WOW! You really are a ghoul. I mean I already figured it out a while ago but still, seeing it in real life is amazing in its own way. Can I touch it?" Ken was confused. He could only go, "Eh?" before Hide reached out and slide a finger across the edge of one of the scale-like outer sections of his Kagune. The sharpened edge cut through his skin causing a bit of blood to leak out. "Ow! It's sharp. But what if I do this."

He then petted the predatory organ like one would a cat; from the base to the tip. Somehow this didn't get him cut by the rasp like tentacles. Meanwhile Ken could barely process the feeling. It basically paralyzed the young half-ghoul. He couldn't even get up the strength to ask his friend to stop. Not even when his friend started to push down on his kagune as well. "Hahaha. It's springy too." For some reason though, it felt to ken like the number of hands on his rinkaku had multiplied. Confused, he finally got the energy to look back and saw a bunch chibi Hides now playing with his Kagune. His mind went blank.

Ken jumped up in shock; knocking away the book which had been sitting on his top of his face. Slowly the shock and fog covering his mind began to clear. Slowly, he realized where he was. In his home, on the living room sofa. Slightly alarmed, Shiro came over and asked, "What's wrong?" Ken could only hide his face in embarrassment. "It's nothing!" he said and didn't answer any more. Eventually Shiro gave up and left to make them both some coffee and maybe get some meat to share. Meanwhile Ken swore that he would never let anyone know about this dream. Ever!