He finally did settle on what he was going to fix, something similar to what he had fixed before though it was more of a soup this time and he never bothered to add the rice. Maybe it was the rice did they even eat that over in the East.. sure they had to. Though maybe not the General of a army.

Whatever why was he bothering to worry about it, the guy either ate or didn't who cared. It's not like he had much else to work with, vegetables and meat were pretty much the common dishes around here, nothing over the top but then again why bother with being fancy when most were damned happy to be alive here.

He paced a little between tending to the pot. Why couldn't he wrap his mind around what the hell was going on. He stopped a second before biting his lower lip was that it.. he never took notice before but he never had any desires towards the females.. sure he had plenty approach him but he always had a excuse. Then with Mizuki he was ready to just let it carry out but he had forced himself to stop.

that couldn't be it... it wasn't unheard of but Mizuki was the General of the army that took everything from the lands.. the army that caused Neimi to be alone in the world. There were a million reasons to hate him with ever fiber of his being. But all he could do at the moment was remember the feeling of their lips together.

After a while longer he nearly forgot about the pot but the boiling soon reminded him of what he was doing. "shit" He hissed at it before fixing his absent minded mistake with the cooking. "Oye did you drown yourself or what in there?" He figured he wasn't going to get a answer but the food was pretty much done, not that he figured he'd eat this either.

Mizuki had fallen asleep. The hot water had felt soo good on sore tired muscles that he doozed off. Well that and the lack of sleep combined with emotional distress tends to make one tired. He didnt move from his place. His head leaned up on the right side of the tub. His hair floating around with his left arm across his chest and his right in his lap, the water getting cooler by the second.

Seeing as he got no answer and there was no movement at all he shook his head a little. "what the hell is he doing.. geese" He'd never heard of taking a long bath, there was always something to do aside from just sitting somewhere. Then again he couldn't stand sitting somewhere for a extended period of time anyway.

After he finished up the stew he had been working on he pulled out two bowls, seems least they'd have peace from Neimi, the others must have kept her busy. Good he didn't need her around with his mind still trying to figure it's thoughts out. Fixing the two bowls he waited a moment. "any day now... "

After he was done complaining to himself about how slow Mizuki was he finally decided to make sure he really didn't down himself. Really he didn't want to yet in his mind he wasn't completely against the idea either.

Walking towards the room he was still in he called out again just outside of it. "ok damn it I know you can hear." He stood there a moment before speaking again. "tsk.. well foods done either way.. not that your probably going to eat it but that's your choice so you can't complain to me or anyone else that I didn't try.

Mizuki was dreaming. His ears twitched then layed flat back on his head. He gave a little groan that sounded like a growl before his eyebrows scrunched down. Suddenly Mizuki sat up right his eyes wide open and breathing so heavy before he brought his knees to his chest wrapped cold arms around them while placing his head on his knees and shuddering.

Mizuki since he was young had night terrors over the same thing. Thats why he never slept. He would go into a meditated sleep that would keep him going for a good week before he would sleep for a few hours, wake up in a sweat and panic to start the meditation all over again.

He was about to walk away when he got no answer, the water was probably cold by now easily. He had been in there a while before even even started preparing the food. Though the sudden movement startled him a bit as he heard the slight growl before what seemed to be a panicked Mizuki move in the water.

He was just going to leave him to his own, whatever his issues were were his own. Though as he started to walk away things grew silent again and he sighed. Might as well see if the guy was trying to kill himself and thats what the sudden thrash of water was.

He stood awkwardly at the doorway of the room before his ears dropped a little and he walked in to see what was going on. Though he wasn't expecting to see Mizuki sitting there with his head on his knees, the shuddering he figured was from the idiot sitting in the water too damn long.

He shook his head a little, why was he helping him again? He couldn't stop himself from doing so it's how he was he had a rough childhood and he hated seeing someone in such a state of trouble or worry. "Come on, it'll help if you get out of the water and get dried off, you've been in here at least a hour" He said though his voice wasn't like it was before where he was threatening Mizuki's life, it seemed to have a more relaxed or normal tone to it at the least as he held his hand out towards Mizuki.

He still wasn't sure why he felt like he wanted to help the man, he should want to rip his spine from his flesh. But seeing him in this state he rather felt sorry for him, whatever had happened seemed to turn the General into a scared little child as he sat there holding his knees.

Mizuki jumped a little at the sound of Thalions voice. Though he agreed to it. Raising his head slightly he looked up to Thalion. His eyes seemed to be those of a lost scared child. He reached out a shakey hand and took Thalions almost greatfully. Getting out of the cold water his body gave a shiver as the cool air hit him.

Mizuki simply stood there for a moment before he grabbed his pants and placed them upon his lower half. Mizuki wanted to act as if nothing had just happened though he knew that Thalion was still standing there. He looked to the other male and spoke for the first time in days and it was two simple words "I'm sorry" Mizuki said simply looking to the male with tired almost defeated eyes.

After that he walked past the male brushing his arm slightly as he entered the main room slowly sitting down in the same spot as always. His cool wet hair resting upon his back and chest making him shiver slightly.

He stood there for a moment trying to figure out what the sorry was for, let alone what had happened. He had noticed the look Mizuki had given him but it wasn't what he was expecting to see at all. Why did he look so defeated all of a sudden hell he almost seemed scared even.

He grabbed a towel before he left the room and dropped it on Mizuki's head as he walked past, probably a hint that drying off would help with the fact he was cold. Most would look at it odd that Thalion was being nice to the guy, but at the same time the looks he was giving him.. reminded Thalion of when he first found Neimi. A child who had lost everything and had no further direction in the world he had taken care of her for the past three years now.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was the General to the Eastern army he'd probably offer the man his freedom, but in truth Thalion had no idea what the hell to do with him. Releasing him would mean that this place would be exposed.. he couldn't risk that. But he'd think more on it later as to what to do with the guy. Not that he needed more to worry about on his mind with the little event not that long ago that took place.

Grabbing one of the bowls and a container of water he walked back towards Mizuki before sitting it down in front of him. He went back grabbing his own before sitting near where he was earlier that day when they were here.

"maybe you'll eat this time, or at least drink something." It was stew after all who really could hate that.. sure Thalion wasn't the best cook but it wasn't like his cooking was in-eatable. Neimi never complained so it had to be at least decent.

Though as he was eating and Mizuki didn't move right away he had a thought that nearly made him want to stop eating and go find something else to do to waste the time for the night. There were ways to make Mizuki eat.. or drink for that matter but both were something he wanted to keep out of his mind.. or that's what he was trying to tell himself.

Mizuki sat there for a moment with the towel upon his head. He didnt move to remove it nor did he move to dry his hair he just let it sit there. When Thalion came over and placed the food infront of him Mizukis stomach growled. Almost hesently he reached forward and grabbed the bowl.

Slowly he ate. Little spoon full after little spoon full. He ate about 1/4 of the bowl before he placed it back down on the floor infront of him. Mizuki never really was a big eater. Looking to the water he he picked it up and downed it all without a second thought. Leaning back into the wall he gave a little sigh as his muscles protested the movement.

He never said a word to the fact that he ate something this time, least he seemed to have some will to live even if it was a minor one. Well least that was one less thing he had to bother worrying over. He was thinking for a while today the guy was going to starve himself to death. Not that he could say much he never ate anything when he was captive.. though at the same time Thalion was a bit more lenient as far as captors went.

Finishing what he had in his bowl he stood once more and left Mizuki to whatever was plaguing his mind. Though in truth Thalion at the moment had his own demons he was dealing with. He seemed to almost be in a sort of auto mode as he went about putting anything that was left away and cleaning whatever was used in the process, aside from what Mizuki still had.

Why was it bothering him so much, he had other things to worry about and now he couldn't get Mizuki out of his head. Even the dreams that had been plaguing him from the first night of being captive were being renewed in his head. He finally settled that he just needed to sleep .. that had to be it he was just tired and over thinking on all of this.

He never said a word, even though normally he was cursing at Mizuki for being so damn silent all of a sudden when he knew very well the man could talk, he had no problem running his damned mouth at his own encampment. He walked over to the bed and flopped onto it like the night before. Though he did turn a little to speak, not that he thought Mizuki would move from the spot he seemed to claim but still. "you don't have to sleep in the floor.."

He didn't have any smart remark this time around, though he had worn himself out trying to figure out what was going on really. But he had a point there was a few chairs and a half sofa in the living area... hell anything hard to be better then a hard floor. There was also the bed, though granted it wasn't very big and that's not quite what Thalion meant when he said Mizuki didn't have to sleep on the floor.

Mizuki listened to Thalion go about his buissness. He watched him under half lidded eyes. Mizukis mind was whirling with questions. Why had he kissed Thalion? Not only that why did the other male kiss him in return? Why did he come back for a second go? It made no sense to Mizuki. No matter how long or hard he thought about it nothing changed and he gained no answers.

When Thalion spoke about not sleeping on the floor Mizuki actually looked up to him. "I dont sleep" He said simply "Since I was six...I dont sleep" He said "So a very very long time this mind has not slept" He said to Thalion in a stotic voice. And it was true, meditate? yes. Sleep? No.

With that odd answer from Mizuki he moved and sat up looking at him with a rather odd expression. "don't sleep.. you have to sleep sometime, geese if you don't.." He laughed a little before speaking again "no fucking wonder the East is fucked up." He shook his head a little, that was a bit scary really if this guy really never slept.. he could have been in real trouble if he remained as a captive.

"Your probably not going to answer this but whatever. So why don't you sleep.. I mean you do some form of resting or else you wouldn't be alive." He had to admit he was curious on if he'd get a answer, aside from that he didn't care. Ok he did care a little he didn't really want to try and test this guy to see if he'd stab him in his sleep or not..

Really he wasn't all that curious about why or what caused him to not sleep, he was still focused on his own thoughts and it was preventing him from being as tired as he thought he was. 'why the hell didn't I solve anything!' he screamed in his head, the second kiss was suppose to settle it not make his questioning worse. He should have just left well enough alone but no he wanted a damn answer or to prove that it wasn't true.

Mizuki looked at him and contiplated if telling him was such a great thing. But seeing what situation he was in it really couldnt hurt. "I meditate deeply for hours each night" He said simply "Deep enough that it restores my energy" Mizuki said not looking away from Thalion. "I sleep once a month for four hours. Thats it" Mizuki said simply ever since the age of six. When I came to the castle of the east" He said like it was nothing.

And it was true though. Every word of it. He was sure that Thalion wouldnt try something while he was meditating. If he had really wanted to he would have done so already.

He blinked a few times trying to figure the strange man out, apparently even grand Generals had issues.. not that he didn't already know that.. "that's.. a bit odd.. ever think you can't sleep cause you choose the side that's going to lose in the end?" He smirked a little before laying back down, sure he didn't have to torment the poor guy with thoughts of his army being slaughtered but Thalion wasn't the type to leave such a comment unsaid.

In ever fiber of his being he knew that the West would stay free of the Easts control. They had to.. there was no free lands left anywhere else. This was it, the last of the free people all fled here. Not only that if they lost then most of them would be slaughtered.. it would be looked as possible threats to the kingdom. Hell Thalion knew for sure his head was already due on a silver plate not to mention a few others he could name off.

"whatever then, either way if you don't sleep I sure as hell am." Or at least he was going to try.. unless his mind planned to play tricks on him tonight as well and curse him with a dream he didn't want to see. He rather missed when he didn't remember or didn't have dreams about now.

Mizuki said nothing to the cheap threat the other used against him. Mizuki almost wanted to laugh when he said it though managed to stay exactly how he was; calm. Mizuki removed the damp towel that was on his head and held it in his lap for a second. He then stood and walked it back to the bathing area. Taking his shirt Mizuki ripped another peice off of it before placing it on. Taking his hair he took his time and braided it. His hair was his only pride and joy. For no matter how much his soul was tainted it remained untarnished.

After he tied off his braid he walked softly back into the room. Though he opteded for sitting in the same place he always did Mizuki couldnt help but glance at the other male beside him. Did Thalion care for him? Mizuki shook his head and closed his eyes bringing his braid over his shoulder to rest on his chest once more. What was Mizuki to do? How could he really be falling for this man?

He never moved or acted like he noticed Mizuki moving about a bit, really he probably didn't notice. He was trying to sleep no matter what happened. His mind was being overly active and it was starting to wear at him. He just needed to sleep to forget it, or that's what he was trying to tell himself.

Though his mind had other plans for him, probably a good three or four hours after going to 'sleep' Thalion sat up suddenly. He stayed there for a moment before resting a hand against his head and moving a few stray hairs out of the way. Another damn dream, why were they getting worse now. This one.. it went further then the last one. His breathing was even unsteady from it, what the hell. He needed to get himself under control.. he half wanted to still blame Mizuki for this. It never started till after he was captured.

At this point he'd rather have nightmares of the land being ravaged then this.. anything would be better. He felt like his own body was betraying him for how it was almost lusting towards the dream. Was it even possible for your mind and body to betray you? Either way he wasn't going to get much sleep tonight either it seemed.

Though a odd thought crossed his mind, maybe it'd make him tired. "Hey.. Mizuki, you .. dumb question your probably awake. He sighed a little before speaking again to go ahead and try to strike a conversation, though he wanted to cover up why he just suddenly was awake as well. "What happened? Rather when you first went to the Eastern castle, something had to happen for you to stop being able to sleep right?" He half didn't expect a answer, but he asked anyway.

Mizuki sat there and just listened to the soft noises around the room. The little creaks the house made and something shifted. The soon even out breathing of Thalion letting him know that the other male had fallen asleep. Everything was finally quite. Mizuki straighted his back and hung his head a little. Meditation was a great thing. He thought before he cleared his mind and sat there absolutely still.

Mizuki was good going for a good four hours before the large intake of air from Thalion broke his concentration and it was over just like that. Listening as the male began to speak Mizuki wanted to laugh at the stutter of words. But then when he was asked about...that he kinda faulted a little.

But he felt that the male beside him needed to know for some reason and Mizuki was fine with telling it "When I was young my kin and I lived free" He said "We lived in our home lands with out a care. It was like a dream" Mizuki said slightly dipping his head a little "All dreams end though" He said "The night of my sixth birthday our village was raided by the kings army" He said in a voice that seemed to be so far away "Everything was buring, dying..." Thats when Mizuki paused a moment "I can still hear the screams" He said.

"During the entire thing they collected the children together" He said "They took us to the castle and left us in the castle caves of the far west wing" Mizuki said in a shiver "Thats where day after day I lived. Scavenging for anything to stay alive." Mizuki said so matter of factly "It wasnt until I was 15 when I attacked a gaurd and the king saw something in me' He stated "Thats when I left the hole." Mizuki said shrugging his shoulders a little "In those days it was sleep and die" He said.

He seemed to listen well enough to the tale Mizuki had. It wasn't what he was expecting. Though he should have.. it was a similar tale to what eh had heard from others. Hell the same would have happened if the king's army had gotten his parents instead of mere bandits.. probably now that he thought of it the thugs saved his life. He had to consider himself rather lucky the more he thought about it. The drows still had the lands that were native to them.

Dreams might not last forever but.. he wasn't going to give up. The odds were stacked against the West. Thalion wasn't as foolish as he made out to be, he was a natural born leader even if he avoided doing so and played the role of a idiot at times. He wasn't going to let what happened to Mizuki happen to anyone here, not while he drew breath. But he kept such protective thoughts to himself.

"I see.. why serve him then?" He probably was going to get to a point where Mizuki didn't answer him but he had to know what drives a man to serve under the very being that killed everything and destroyed the home he once had. "I'd rather choose death then to server under the one who destroyed my homelands.." To be honest Thalion was a bit craftier then just rolling over and dying.. he'd play out whatever role needed and work his way through the ranks if it was required just to get close to the target he wanted.

Really thats half of the reason he was n the Western army.. he had a contract that he was following to kill one of the commanders, needless to say he succeeded in doing as the contract said.. though at the same time he was captured due to a minor mistake. There's a bit more to this tale but you can figure out the rest as to why Thalion is his rank.

Mizuki looked to him "It was serve him or die" Mizuki said "And...I didnt want to die" It was the truth and it was so simple. Mizuki didnt want to die. That is why he kept forcing himself to do what he needed to do within the kings army in order to make it. To see and breath another day. Though it would seem that those days were over.

That was the last conversation on the subject that they had. After that Thalion did just what Thalion did and brushed it off with a comment. After that he laid back in his bed though he didnt sleep or rest. Neither of them did.

The next day was the same thing. Going to work coming home. Going to work comming home. Going to work, getting bugged by the little girl whos name he found out to be Neimi, going home. The days began to blur together. How long had he been there? Getting used to Thalion and the people. Talking with the male more and more. Simple words and kinds gestures took a while to bloom but they were going to be in full force...sooner or later.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-One year later-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Mizuki sat there on the edge of the bed with his back pressed against the wall his feet out before him. They had just made it home from the days work and his shoulders hurt. Mizuki had now been in the west caves for little over a year amd everything has changed. He began to know and talk with the people. He made his peace with some while others still didnt know if he was to be trusted. Neimi and Mizuki had even made up and were now very close.

Though Mizuki still didnt talk much to others he felt it easy to share his voice with Thalion. Thats when Mizuki looked up to see the male comming out of the bathing room. Towel around his waste, one on his head his right hand trying to dry his damp locks. "You look like a drowened rat" Mizuki said to Thalion with a smile. Over time they had begun to joke around and even play fight at times, even making crude jokes at one another just to get a rise. And Mizuki loved it! It was something he could do to keep the male beside him. Mizuki had fallen and fallen hard for the pissed off male infront of him. It was safe to say that Mizuki was in love.

It was hard to believe he had put up with Mizuki for a year, between him and the kid it was half like having a small family.. especially after Neimi got over her fear of Mizuki. At the same time it seemed to work on Thalion, he had changed a little. Though it wasn't anything drastic, he was still his normal crud self and pretty much whatever came to mind probably came out with little to no regard of who he was talking to.

Though he had to admit, he started enjoying the company as time went on. He was use to just having Neimi come and go but Mizuki was always there. After a while things settled out a bit more when Mizuki started accepting the fact he didn't HAVE to stay in the same damn spot for all the hours they were home.

Whatever that caused the two to not kill each other over a year ago he had to admit he was glad for it. Though it did take half of the year for him to finally settle with his mind that the thoughts weren't going away no matter what he did.. that and the few awkward moments they had every once in a while ended up getting worse and worse each time.

He was in the process of drying his hair when the comment caught him attention. He stopped for a brief moment with a slight glare at Mizuki before a smirk crossed his face. "Least I don't look like a mop when wet, I'll take drowned rat any day" He had a point, Mizuki's long hair went everywhere when it was went or damp.

Once he had dried his hair to the point he was happy with it for now he walked over to Mizuki who was sitting there and grabbed his chin with one hand after moving the smaller towel from his head to his shoulders. "besides, you must like this drowned rat. You've stuck around this long" He had given Mizuki the option a few times to go elsewhere, or they could get him a place of his own but he never seemed to take the offer.

Mizuki watched him and snorted alittle at the wet mop comment. Then Thalion walked over and leaned down grasping his chin saying something that made Mizukis heart flutter "Besides...you must like this drowned rat. You've stuck around this long" Thalion had said in a lowered voice filled with some hidden emotion that the male had yet to admit to.

Mizuki couldnt help the actions that took place next. Grabbing both ends of the towl with a strong fist he slowly pulled the other male towards him giving him the option of pulling away if he wanted to. Though there was no resistance as their lips met softly in a tender kiss with Mizuki closing his eyes.

Oddly he was expecting the kiss, he would have done it himself if Mizuki hadn't of beaten him to the punch for it. Even if he was coming to terms with this.. he still tended to pull away at times like he didn't want to come to terms with it still or something made him fear getting close to Mizuki. Then again Thalion never really got close to anyone.

He held the kiss for a moment before moving a hand and forcing Mizuki back onto the bed staying over top of him. He couldn't resist doing so really, it was just perfectly set up.. After he had accepted that these thoughts weren't going away it became worse over the year. The feeling of his lips against Mizuki's even the slightest touch, he almost wanted to say he longed for it. Any sort of interaction like it was a new found addiction for him.

Mizuki accepted the light push when their lips broke apart. He landed back into the bed with his elbows so he could still look at the man before him. Thalion... the rude, blunt trouble maker that he had grown to love. He ever wondered when the day came when Thalion said those words to him. The thought that brushed his mind made his ears drop a little dipping below silver hair that covered the bed under Mizuki with some captured by his bare chest, flowing down like little rivers of silver water.

Mizuki had almost gotten used to wearing his hair down when they were at home. He often wondered if Thalion liked it. But that was just one thought floating among many. Looking up to meet eyes with Thalion Mizuki gave a small tender smile one that was tarnished by his thoughts.

What was it about Mizuki that did it. Over the course of the year he found himself less and less able to part ways with this man. Even when he had to due to certain errands he needed to take care of.. he'd count the hours as they passed slowly.

The word love never crossed his mind, but then again it wasn't something commonly brought up with his kind int he first place let alone with the early childhood he had gone through. Granted Mizuki had a rough start early in life as well but at least he remembered his home. One day though maybe he'd say the words that Mizuki longed to hear, maybe they wouldn't be too late when he got to saying them.

One hand stayed on Mizuki's shoulder seeing as he had stopped him from pushing his back all the way, not that he couldn't force him down if he wanted. Even if Mizuki was taller, strength wise Thalion still had the upper hand at least in the hand to hand department. His free hand moved towards Mizuki's face and lightly brushed aside a few stray strands of silver hair that were getting in the way pushing them back behind his ear.

"don't look at me that way" Thats half of what started any of this in the first place, he almost seemed innocent, Thalion knew better then that. Mizuki couldn't hide what some of his thoughts were not even with such a smile. Though not like Thalion was any better if he knew or thought he knew what Mizuki was thinking then it was the same damn thing he was.

Mizuki gave a little dip of his head "And how is it I whould be looking at you?" He asked rubbing his face into the others hand as he brushed his hair back. Looking back to Thalion with lust filled lavender eyes he resched forward his fingers lightly brushing the marks left from the meddalian that would never go away. Every time Mizuki saw them his heart began to hurt. And now matter how many times he said sorry for everything he had done they never went away.

Mizukis dropped more at the thought. Then he leaned forward and closed his eyes as his lips brushed over those marks with tenderness. If he could take them back he would.

He laughed slightly he didn't have a good answer for the question. "anyway but that" It was almost a weakness if Mizuki was going to use such a look. He hated it really that he could be bribed to do almost anything by simple expressions. "you know damn well what your doing so don't play innocent here" Sure he still had his way of talking but it wasn't the same as before, even in his crude language it was still caring or rather in it's odd way.

"stop that, you've said sorry a hundred times" He never really had any second thoughts about the marks, they didn't bother him in the least. He already had minor scars from other events over the years so why would he think about the marks from the charm. "You fret over things too much" He said before moving his hand and placing it under his chin to lift it an kiss his lips lightly. It wasn't that he minded the attention to the spot, it just bothered him that Mizuki was still worrying about it. For a while Mizuki was far from stable so he didn't want him reverting back to that state over something that couldn't be helped now.

Mizuki looked into Thalions eyes as his head was brought up. Light fingers grasped his chin and softly moved his head giving him the option of not turning if he so wished. Though he fallowed through with it "I know" Mizuki said to the 'you've said sorry a hundred times' comment "They live to haunt me" He said placing his palm flat on Thalions chest covering the marks from his view.

He kissed Thalion back as the males lips brushed upon his. Mizuki then slid the hand that was upon his chest up. Brushing fingers over a defined shoulder, up a strong neck to weeve into chopped red locks that were still a little damp from the bath before, bringing Thalion down slightly with him as he let his other arm slip out. His head now rested on a pool of silver as he looked up to Thalion with a small tender smile. One that seemed to of replaced the harsh or dead frowns.

"You need to stop letting things bother you" He spoke in a rather calm tone. though he knew why the marks haunted Mizuki, he could have killed him over a year ago. the thought of that everything he had done seemed to eat at Mizuki from time to time. Not that Thalion didn't have his demons, he had his own marks to be ashamed of. Both of them should be dead by all means.

He moved a little pulling one leg onto the bed as he stayed over top of Mizuki. Kissing his lips once more he moved to the side and down to his neck before biting it lightly. After a moment he released his neck and kissed the spot lightly. It was late, and he had a different assignment tomorrow one he normally left Mizuki behind for, though he had a odd thought about taking him with him tomorrow.. it'd do good to get out of here. Though in the back of his mind he still had a fear that Mizuki still worked for the Eastern kingdom..

"Little things always bother me" He said simply with a little shrug of his shoulder. And it was true. All the scars on Thalions body that Mizuki inflicted he wished to take them all back. Mind you Mizuki had his own scared from the other male as well. The largest of any was the one on his back. It never fully healed leaving white bumpy scars across pale skin.

Mizuki soon forgot about the little things though as he felt Thalions lips upon his once more. Kissing back he gave a little whine of protest as the other male pulled away, but the protest soon died on his lips and Thalions returned to his skin lightly kissing down the expanse of his neck to give a bite at the junction where shoulder met neck.

Over the year they had learned what little things brought the others attention to full force and they were evil when they used said tatics. But it was a good evil Mizuki thought as the little pain brought on more pleasure.

Thalion would leave early in the morning for an assignment that would take him away from Mizuki for a good couple days. Mizuki didnt want that. He wanted nothing more then to stay with the man above him for as long as he could. Though he knew that Thalion had his doubts sometimes about him. Hell he hasnt left the caves since he was first brought here over a year ago.

"I know little things bother you, you should stop letting them" He thought it was a little silly, but he guessed one of the two of them had to worry over the small things. Thalion never really seemed overly bothered by anything... unless it was serious or had to do with the well being of the area he swore to protect.

Sure he knew all the little things that drove Mizuki up a wall.. but he tended to try new things with him. Depending on the reaction depended on if he tried such a move a second time. Though Mizuki had a harder time finding such buttons to push with Thalion.. aside from expressions and small gestures he wasn't as affected.. or at least he was better at hiding what he was affected by.

He sighed a little before pulling away from Mizuki and moving to lay next to him. He seemed a little tired though he probably had a right to be. Dealing with Neimi and working at whatever task he was given and then a few extra side jobs. He probably didn't act like any military unit Mizuki had ever seen.. though it seemed there was quite a few things that were different in the West compared to the East.

"I think i'm calling it a night... tomorrow is going to bite no matter" He let out a heavier sign before closing his eyes, sure he had stated this little game but he was tired, he wasn't sure he had the energy to deal with Mizuki or rather continue the teasing he was doing. Though he never did mention to Mizuki that he was planning to take him tomorrow as well.. he didnt want to leave the guy here for the few days or the week he'd be out doing whatever.

Mizuki laid there in shock for a moment. Thalion was good at what he did...in more ways then one. But to pull away when just getting started that was cruel even for him! It never mattered the day before why should it begin now? And with that thought Mizuki gave a playfull growl before lifting himself up onto his arms. Grasping Thalions shoulders he lifted his right light leg before forcing the male beside him to lay on his back.

With an evil smirk Mizuki sat down on the lower of Thalion. Just above his legs with his own legs on either side bent at the knee. Mizukis hands held down Thalions shoulders as silver hair casted down and around them as Mizuki smiled with a knowing smirk. "Like hell you are" He said to the bed comment.

He was about to turn over but Mizuki seemed to stop him and forced him onto his back. It wasn't common that Mizuki got to the point where he wouldn't let Thalion retreat when he wanted. Though at the same time he had laid it on a bit more tonight then what he normally did.. He was probably asking for it.

He lay there for a moment as he looked up at Mizuki and the comment 'like hell you are' Not that he really minded but he wanted to protest anyway as he tried to force Mizuki off of him, though that was easier said then done when he got a idea into his head of what he wanted.

It wasn't really Thalion's style to be pinned down like this so he felt a little un-nerved at the moment with Mizuki apparently determined to get something out of this tonight. "heh.. guess I over did it this time." He tried to act like he didn't know what he had been doing this whole time, though he knew he had asked for this pretty much.

He should have just went alone with the direction they were going in before.. then he wouldn't be in this little situation he was in now. His ears went back a little as he tried once more to free himself from under Mizuki, though size alone made that difficult and being on top gave him the upper hand.

Mizuki knew that the other male hated being in the underdog place but he asked for it this time. You can only push someone so far before something happens. "You always over do it" Mizuki said leaning down a little bit "With your looks..." He said placing a kiss beside Thalions eye. "With you words" He said placing a light kiss on the males mouth before quickly moving along. "With every breath you take..." He said softly as he nipped at the others jaw before lightly kissing an exposed neck.

That is when he let Thalions arms go. Though he remained on top of him moving down slightly so his kisses could travel to the others chest. That is where he kissed every mark left from the medallion while his right hand roamed down a toaned side to a towel clad hip to simply rest on the flesh there.

He frowned a bit though it wasn't really a serious one though he was about to protest to what he was saying. there was nothing he could do to change most of that.. though at the same time why bother changing seeing as they both liked anything they got from the other. "Thats a little unfair.. " He breathed out trying to ignore the kisses and the feeling of Mizuki's lips against his skin. He wanted to try and be stubborn, though in the long run he'd fail and he knew it.

Such a weakness, he didn't want to admit it but it was a weakness. Mizuki knew it too, just such simple actions and touches no matter what it was with; his lips his hands. Long as Mizuki was showing some form of affection Thalion normally gave in.

though most of the time he could force Mizuki off and let him take over, this time didn't seem to be the case. Not that he was really complaining. He doubted either side of this minded who was really in charge.. it was more of a game to see who won in the end.

"Unfair or not its ture" He said in a smile. Mizuki knew what was instore for him tonight. It would be just this...simple touches and kisses theat eventualy led into something deeper. He knew though that inorder to when the war you got to win the fight. And that was Mizukis plan from the begining with the light touches and soft words that would drive the other male crazy.

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Mizuki awoke with a start. He had fallen asleep after everything that had taken place the night before. He gave a shudder at the dream that was sill lingering in the back of his mind. It was there until he falt a strong pair of arms wrap around his waist brining him back into a strong chest with the head of Thalion resting on his shoulder in the crease of his neck.

He half looked peaceful when he was sleeping, though in most cases his mind wasn't as peaceful as he let on. Though he had to admit he was pretty rested from the night before. But that didn't mean he was going to let Mizuki get up just yet either. He groaned a little before pulling Mizuki back keeping him close. "not yet.." he mumbled under his breath keeping his face against Mizuki's neck.

He had to get up soon anyway.. but till then he was holding him captive. Besides he'd tell him in a little while that he was coming with him this time. But for now he kept quite about his thoughts. Though the same fear started coming back that it'd be his own undoing if he took Mizuki with him.. He had long forgotten about the woman, Luna. The one who vowed to find her General.. that wasn't even on his worry list but it probably should be.

After a while longer he moved a little still staying close to Mizuki, the body warmth alone was comforting, but it'd have to end eventually. Stretching he finally did release his hold on him at least a little before opening his eyes slowly. He still looked half asleep though if anyone tried to pull a fast one they'd find out how asleep he really was.

"By the way.. your getting dressed too." He said before sitting up a little and cracking his neck to one side. "I was going to tell you last night." He smirked a little though it still seemed he was in the process of waking up. Though he doubted Mizuki was really going to complain. He always did when he said he was going to be gone for three days or more at a time, so this was a nice change right.

Mizuki sighed a little at the comfort the other gave him. It was nice. Though when Thalion sat up and told him to get dressed to he turned his head to look at the male "Your...taking me with you?" Mizuki said his thought out loud. He was shocked to say the least. It had been over a year that he was taken to the west caves and since then he hasent seen the oustide world. His heart skipped a beat. Did this mean that thalion trusted him fully? Or that it was a test on his part to see if he could? Either way Mizuki would enjoy it.

Sitting up he placed a kiss on the males cheek before standing. Grabbing some clothes he now hand he got dressed. Placing pants, boots, shirt, gloves and cape on Mizuki then braided his hair all the while glancing at Thalion as he got dressed.

He didn't think he'd be all that excited to go really, though thinking on it.. it had been over a year when he had last seen the outside. Hell even if he ran off he doubted that he'd go after him, he felt a little guilty now for keeping him here. He could have done this ages ago probably. Though seeing as Mizuki was already dressed he finally decided to move and get dressed as well throwing on something that was similar to what he always wore.

"don't go acting too excited.. I still have work I have to do. Though I guess you don't really have anything you have to help me with.. aside from not giving away my position." Thalion was still working for the Western resistance.. so he still did missions to track down certain members of the other force and to keep a check on the units that were close by.

Thats what todays request was, get a head count on the camp near by this area. If possible kill the commander in charge of the units there. If not make sure your not caught. Taking Mizuki with him was a bit of a heavy risk.

Thats when Mizuki stopped his movements. His ears dropped really low and his head hung "You...still dont trust me" Mizuki said in a rather sad tone. He had knowen for awhile that the other male held little trust in anyone. And Mizuki could understand that he of all people should be trusted last. But even after all this time? Mizuki was sure if it came down to it he would take arms against the east for Thalion and everything that the west now. Though it seemed his actions were still unclear.

He sighed a little walking over to him once he finished tugging down his shirt and grabbing whatever else he needed. He grabbed Mizuki's chin and made him look at him, this probably looked a little odd seeing as Mizuki had a few inches over Thalion height wise. "Look if I didn't trust you then I wouldn't be letting you come along, I'm just stating what I have to deal with each time I go out there." He kissed his lips a little roughly before releasing him and walking back to where he was to fix on the quiver for his arrows and then went about testing the current string on the bow.

"To admit, it's not a good idea to take you with me. I'm sure your army still seeks you. I'm not sure what group we're going to see when we get there. I just need to keep tabs on who's close to this place... I won't let it turn into a blood bath." He hissed out his final words as he seemed satisfied with the state of the bow. He didn't tell Mizuki that he wa probably putting his life in more danger then normally with taking him. but he didn't want to leave him here. For whatever reason.

"come on, we have a bit of a distance to cover to get to the point." With that being said he grabbed Mizuki and forced him to walk forward before he had too much time to reconsider staying behind. he wasn't going to let him stay behind as he made sure he kept walking all the way to the entrance. Though Thalion did get a few odd looks from the guards there. Though at the same time Mizuki had almost become one of the group here.. he had been here for a year and seemed to make ends or peace at least with any he could. Not once did he try to cause trouble. But at the same time Thalion had a sickening fear that it could change if the man was reunited with his lost army.

Mizuki kissed him back just as hard. He guessed that was true as well. Then his mind strayed as the eastern army was brought up and the fact that Thalions cover could be blowen like nothing it made Mizuki want to stay behind. He knew that the army had orders that if he was captured to continue looking for as long as it took to find him. Though...Mizuki was dying on the inside of the thoughts as to what he would do.

Would he leave Thalion and continue on his evil matters? Or would he stay and protect the one that he loved? Either way the time was going to come sooner then he thought when he would make that choice.

He was about to aruge over the fact that maybe he shouldnt go but was forced out of the house from Thalion who was ignoring his protest. Reaching the cave gate Mizuki stood straight and gave a leveled glare to one of the gaurds. Despite Mizukis trys the male always wanted to bring him down in one way or another. There was no way Mizuki was leaving without a few choice words.