Let’s learn about sex

For the next couple of weeks, I studied the book that Mom gave me carefully. Like she said, it was a book about sex. There are descriptions of different sex positions, and instructions on how to perform oral sex on a partner, both ways. There is a list and definitions of different fetishes. The list is divided into three categories: accepted fetishes, ambiguous fetishes, and forbidden. In the first category are kinks like dominance, submission, BDSM, consensual ****, voyeurism, exhibitionism, role play, and others. In the second category are kinks that are generally allowed but it is better to keep them a secret. The book is not some kind of holy script. It is a compilation of research into sexual relationships across different nations. The second category includes stuff like sodomy, masochism, sadism, public sex, cuckolding, water or spit play, and, surprisingly, homosexuality and ****. I didn’t expect homosexuality and **** to be accepted for some reason. The forbidden category includes kinks and fetishes that are generally frowned upon. Those include ****, zoophilia, and ****, among others. I can say with absolute conviction that none of the kinks from the forbidden category feel attractive to me in any way.

The book has a wealth of instructions and tips. Interestingly, while reading the book, I felt a sense of nostalgia. It was like I was remembering something I had forgotten a long time ago. Everything I read made sense and almost nothing surprised me. The same could not be said about Arti. I asked him about the book several times and he couldn’t give me an answer because he was blushing and stuttering. The same, actually, went for Rina and Larisa. Larisa has agreed to be Arti’s partner. Mom had a talk with them like she said she would and gave both of them the same books as ours. Now, every time I was in the room with one of them, they would start blushing and avoiding my eyes.

My 18th birthday is in three days. I am currently in my room reading the book. I am almost finished with it. It was dark outside the window and the clock indicated that the time was 10 pm. Rina is sitting on the sofa by the fireplace with me also reading, but a different type of book. Hers is a book on the history of the Kingdom of Markadia. Rina enjoys reading history books and romantic novels in her free time.

There is a knock on the door. I close the book. “Come in,” I say.

The door opens and Arti walks in. He looks nervous about something. Behind him is Larisa. She is equally nervous.

“Evening, Zen. Are we interrupting?” he asks tentatively.

“Not at all. Rina and I were just reading,” I reply.

Arti’s eyes shot to the book on my table. “R-right,” he stammers. “Can I talk to you about something?”

“Of course,” I sit straight up in my chair. This seems to be something important by the sound of it.

“I have a favor to ask you. As you know, I am supposed to be the first one to…have intercourse after we turn 18. I talked to Mom today and asked to go after you. I told her I wasn’t ready yet. She agreed on the condition that I told you myself,” he says.

“Oh, okay. Is that the favor? I mean, I am fine going before you,” I say and look at Rina. “Is that fine with you, Rina?” Rina’s face grows red, almost like her hair, but she nods. “We are fine then.”

“That… isn’t the favor I am asking for?” Arti says and looks at Larisa.

Larisa takes a step forward and speaks avoiding my eyes. “The favor is for me, actually. I was wondering if… you could be my first…” she says quietly, her face burning red.

“Your first… you mean to have sex with you before Arti?” I ask, looking at Arti with confusion.

Larisa nods.

“Is this really okay?” I look at both of them. “What about you, Arti?”

“It was me who suggested it, actually” Arti finally meets my eyes.

“But why?” I ask still confused.

Larisa tries to speak but fails. Arti speaks instead. “Because Larisa likes you and I want her first time to be with someone she likes.”

I had a feeling that Larisa liked me more than a friend. But she is Arti’s servant. I thought she would fall in love with him since they spent so much time together as master and servant, and friends. I interact with Larisa often, but not nearly as much as I do with Rina.

“You don’t like Arti like that, Larisa?” I ask for clarification.

“I admire Arti as a person and a prince. I am his servant as well as a friend. But I don’t like him romantically, and he doesn’t like me like that as well. We have talked about it already. I like you,” she says finally looking me in the eyes.

I turn to Rina. I expected her to look upset or angry. Instead, she has a wide smile on her face. Now I am totally confused.

Sensing my confusion, Rina speaks up. “I knew Larisa liked you and I am happy that she finally confessed. I know I didn’t say it yet, but I also like you.”

I was speechless for a few moments before saying. “I like you too. Are you okay with Larisa liking me too?”

“I am. We are best friends, almost like sisters. I want her to be happy as well,” Rina says with a gentle smile. “How do you feel about her?”

I turn to Larisa. She looks expectantly at me. “I like you too, Larisa,” I say.

Larisa smiles brightly and does a little dance on the spot. It is adorable.

Rina is the one to speak up next. “But what happens now? I mean, does Larisa really need to do that intercourse tradition thing?”

“Arti, let me ask you something, and be honest with me. Do you want to have sex?” I ask.

Arti looks down before answering. “I don’t. I… don’t feel like I am ready yet.”

I get the feeling that he says the truth about not wanting to have sex. However, his reasoning doesn’t sound true to me. Arti is my twin brother and my best friend. We have been living side by side for almost 18 years. I can feel when he is not being truthful. But I decided not to push the issue yet.

“Alright. I will talk to Mom and try to get you out of it. I think I might be able to convince her,” I say.

“Really? You would do that?” Arti beams at me.

“Of course, I would. We are brothers, after all,” I smile.

I think I know just the argument to convince Mom. It has to do with something I suspected for some time now.

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