The redhead shifted his position for the tenth time in the past few minutes, nuzzling the older man a bit. Then he sighed and got up a little to look at the silver-haired man's face.

"Culgie?"

"Mm?" The other man opened his ice-blue eyes and smiled. "What is it?"

Seed pressed his head against his lover's shoulder, nuzzling some more. "I can't sleep..."

"I've noticed. You move around enough to keep half of Highland awake. Is there anything I can do? I know one good way to make you fall asleep..."

The younger man yawned. "Yeah... And I like that 'one way' of yours... But I'm too tired. I just can't sleep." He squirmed a little, finding a comfortable position against the older man's side. He buried his face in the strong shoulder, sighing contently.

"Culgie...?"

"Yes?"

Seed grinned. "Tell me a story."

"Hmm? A story?"

"Yeah, a story. Just something. Anything. I just want to listen to your voice and fall asleep listening to it..."

The silver-haired man smiled; his fiery redhead was surely being tame tonight. Like a little kitten, he thought, chuckling softly.

"Alright," he said, still smiling to the younger man. "You want a bedtime story?"

"Yup. Just something. Hey, just tell me all the great battle strategies Klaus introduced in the tactics meeting where you were today. I'll fall asleep in 10 seconds when listening to that..."

Culgan laughed. "Very true. That is why it's better that you avoid those meetings... You get bored too easily. Well. I could just give you a summary of the strategy plans. But that would be against one of my little rules..."

"Huh?" The redhead blinked.

"I've promised myself to keep work out of bed. That goes for you, too. So, no strategy meeting talk here."

"Aw..." Seed sighed, but then smiled a bit as the other man wrapped his arms around him and drew him closer.

Culgan smiled warmly, idly stroking the red hair. "No worries, love. You'll get your story. Just make yourself comfortable and close your eyes."

"Okay."

"Good. Now..." Culgan drew the sheets over his lover, making sure that Seed was feeling as comfortable as possible. "I'll tell you a real bedtime story, instead of some random rambling. How does that sound?"

The redhead snickered. "Bedtime story? You mean, one with handsome princes and dragons and all that stuff?"

"Not exactly. You're too old for such things, so I'll make it more like an adult story. Let's see then... Once upon a time, there was a peaceful little village called... Well, I don't think that matters. The villagers lived happy and simple peasant lives..."

"Heh..."

"You're supposed to sleep. So close your eyes and lie still. Now, in the village lived a young handsome man called..."

The redhead moved a little. "Called what? What was his name?"

Culgan sighed. "You wanted a story so that you could sleep. Stop asking and let me tell you the story. One more comment and I'll go sleep in the guest room."

The younger man poked his side. "Okay! I get the point... I'll sleep now. Continue the story? Please? Culgie?"

"All right. You try to sleep now. I'll continue... Now, the young man was called... Seed. He lived in a small farm that he'd inherited from his late father, and was quite happy with his simple life. He had a lot of friends, and all the girls in the village were in love with him."

He paused for a moment, shook his head as he noticed the younger man grinning. He started caressing Seed's back gently, planning for the rest of his story.

"Seed and his friends usually gathered in the village inn early in the evenings to spend time and have fun. And that was the case one evening, too..."

The younger man breathed slowly and steadily, so Culgan just smiled and closed his eyes - only to get another gentle poke on his side.

"Hey, I wanna know how it continues..."

"Hmm? Ah, yes. That evening, a stranger arrived to the village. He was clad in dark clothes, and his hair was silvery. His cloak kept his face in the shadow. The villagers didn't get to see that many outsiders, so they were a bit curious... The stranger didn't care. He went straight to the inn and asked for a room. Stop chuckling and try to sleep if you want me to continue."

"Okay okay... I'm sleeping. See? My eyes are closed. C'mon, continue. I wanna hear more."

Culgan smiled. "Hmm. Well. The stranger got a room... He got his key and went to take his things away. Seed and his friends were just as curious as everyone else, but soon they just continued talking and other stuff. Then, a little later the strange man came from his room and went to get some food. He was obviously planning on eating in his room..."

"Mmm... And?"

"Sleep. Now, Seed had gone outside to talk to his neighbor... When he came back and stepped in from the door, he bumped straight into the stranger. He was about to apologize, but then he saw the stranger's eyes... They were blue, cold as ice... Seed had never seen such eyes. And the look in those eyes were also something he'd never seen before."

The younger man turned to his back, drawing Culgan's hand across his chest. "Heh, I like this story. And yeah, I'm trying to sleep. All the time. Just continue a little?"

"If you insist. It felt like an eternity when their looks met... but then the stranger turned away and went to his room. Seed stood there, stunned, until his friends dragged him back to their table. They tried to ask Seed what he'd seen, but he couldn't tell. And he couldn't continue the usual talking anymore. He just sat there, silent, unable to get rid of the unfamiliar feeling he had. So he told his friends that he was tired and left..."

Culgan shifted his position a bit, so that the redhead rested against his arm. His other hand was occupied stroking the red hair again.

"He went home, took off his clothes and got to bed. Then he realized that he was aroused... The thought of those ice-blue eyes was making him crazy. He didn't know why, but the stranger made him want things he couldn't even imagine..."

The younger man snickered. "Yep, I like this story very much... Continue. I'm sleeping, I really am."

The silver-haired man shook his head, smiling to himself. "Now... Seed couldn't help it anymore. He had to do something, so he... slipped his hand between his legs and started touching himself..."

He sighed, taking another pause. "If you want me to continue, stop giggling like that. I told you in the beginning that this would be an adult story."

"Okay! But that's interesting. What then? Tell!"

"I will. But only if you are a good boy and try to sleep now." He waited for a moment until Seed had closed his eyes again and was lying still.

"Alright. Seed was quite lost in the feelings he didn't recognize... when someone touched his hand and stopped him. He froze, opening his eyes to see who it was... But he could only see darkness. Then, as his eyes got used to the dark... He saw a figure sitting beside him. The figure was clad in dark clothes, and had silver hair..."

"Heheh... No, I'm sleeping. Continue."

Culgan smiled to him. "It was, of course, the stranger he'd met earlier... And those ice-blue eyes were looking at him again. Then, the stranger pushed his hand away from where he had been touching himself and started stroking him gently..."

The redhead squirmed slightly, snickering again. Culgan ignored that and continued. "Seed wasn't a virgin, but no one had ever touched him like that. He cried out softly, but then the stranger leaned down and kissed him. The kiss was unusual, too - more passionate than Seed had ever dreamt of. Then, he was suddenly forced to bite the stranger's lips as he felt something entering him where he'd never been touched before..."

Seed wasn't even pretending to try to sleep anymore. His kept his eyes closed, but nuzzled the silver-haired man's shoulder, grinning.

"The strange man had pressed two fingers inside, and was moving them slowly. Seed wanted to cry from the pain, but then those fingers hit something and he could just mew..."

"Hey, I don't do that."

The older man laughed, shaking his head. "Oh, so you think. And shut up if you want me to continue. Or do you want me to stop?"

Seed slapped him gently. "Don't even try. I wanna hear the rest."

"Then you lie there and be nice. Now. Seed felt like he couldn't move... And then the stranger kissed him again. Seed closed his eyes and tried to relax, even if it was impossible with the man touching him like that..."

"Mmm... I can imagine..."

Culgan gave his lover an amused smile. "Oh, of course you can... Well, next thing Seed realized was that the stranger had removed the dark clothes and was lying next to him, naked... And then he removed his fingers and replaced them with something else... Something that was quite a lot bigger. Seed screamed, but the stranger silenced him with another kiss.... Is it just me or is someone here getting aroused because of this story?"

The redhead moved away a little. "Naw, it's just you. I'm trying to sleep. Really." He grinned to the older man, then kissed his shoulder. "And continue already?"

The silver-haired man gave him a wicked smile. "Well, Seed wanted to scream. He wanted to get away, as it hurt... but then it stopped hurting, and he wrapped his arms around the stranger's shoulders, wanting more. The other man smiled to him and whispered something. 'You're mine', he said. Seed gasped his breath, trying to cling to his sanity... But all he could do was to whisper 'Yours' and lose himself in the bliss..."

"Mmmmm... And?"

Culgan's smile turned evil. "And, just as he released, he felt a sharp pain on his neck. At that moment Seed realized that the stranger was a vampire and had seduced him. But then, he didn't care anymore..."

Seed opened his eyes. "Ooh, evil. How does it end?"

"Oh, by the time the sun rose they were gone... The next day, the villagers wondered where Seed was, and when someone went to look for him from his home, all he found was the dark cloak the stranger had been wearing... And no one ever saw Seed or the strange man again. The end."

"Heh. Nice. I didn't know you could come up with such stories."

The older man smiled. "Oh, I can do many other things you don't know of, too... Time to sleep now, my dear." He kissed Seed gently and lay down, closing his eyes.

The redhead grinned, pressing himself against Culgan's side, and moved his thigh seductively against the older man's crotch.

"Culgie..."

"Hmm?"

"I'm not sleepy anymore... Or tired..."

The silver-haired man laughed. "Should've guessed. Next time I will tell you a story about princes, dragons and something else like that..."

He silenced Seed's laughter with a passionate kiss.

Author's notes:

Weird little CulSee story.
Dedicated to the #1 CulSee fanatic, that being Romy-san.

- Lady Harken (November, 2001)