only without the dragons (p m)
 

he woke when the bright rays of dawn hit the far wall and getting up from the warm comfort of his cot he readied himself and his master's things for his bath. today of all days would be the most important to be clean and and get ready, for tomorrow was the start of his master's routine pilgrimage to the gods' temples and after nine years of being his masters pupil he was more than eager to have this happen as well. cheerfully he went to wake his master with a kiss

As soon as the sun had risen from its nightly slumber and its gentle rays extended through the branches of the trees to warm his cheeks he had been awake. His early call to sleep the night prior had given him enough rest to begin the day, but it was not until his apprentice was awake that they would prepare for their final day. Patiently he breathed slowly and began to open his ears to the sounds of nature and his nose to the scents it provided to him. It was not a surprise when he felt a hand creep beneath his sheets to touch him, or the warm lips that pressed against his own as he could hear the creak of the floor beneath his apprentice as he woke and the soft musk his apprentice brought with him into the room.

With a soft smile playing at his lips he opened his eyes to find the familar face looking at him with unaltered excitement for the day, and he knew he held the same excitement in his mind while he merely displayed a subdued version. "Morning sun's rising to you, I could feel your excitement before you stepped in the room." His grin grew larger as he slid free of his bed gracefully to press another kiss to the apprentice's lips. "Are you prepared to ready ourselves for the day?"

right away he knew it would be a good day and grinning manically he led his master towards the baths to wash away the old day and usher in wellness for the next, "indeed! i have been so excited to be old enough for this pilgrimage. i am honored and excited, nearly to bursting!"

"That is not your excitement close to bursting, but I know of what you meant," Rounding the door to look to the baths, he turned his head to look at the boy to find his excitement bubbling to the point where the other's tail flicked wildly and his ears would occasionally twitch. His touch was gentle as he reached out to place his hands against the soft cheeks, "I am excited the day has come as well, but you need to maintain your calm. Go fix us breakfast while I bathe and then you may resume your excited state." He gracefully pushed forward to get close enough to crush their lips together before gently tapping at plump lips with his tongue before pulling away. "If you do a good job you may get another kiss after breakfast." He let his hands linger for a moment longer before gracefully he turned and fled for the warm water of the bath.

he would have liked to stay but the temptation of potentially getting more of his master's affection was enough to send him off towards the larder for the things he would need for breakfast

His hair was still wet and his body damp after his shower, and while he pulled his clothes over his body he could smell the scent of frying sausage and the sweetened smell of honey which alone made him hunger for breakfast. Slipping through the narrow hall to find a plate already set on the cleared space at the table, he found his assistant still working on readying his own breakfast. Briefly he paused at the table to inspect the images and words written atop his oatmeal which very clearly spelled out that the boy was eager for affection that day. Careful not to jar him or bump the table behind him, he slid behind the boy to wrap his arms around the smooth waist. "I saw your drawings on my oatmeal."

as the rush of lye and sage rolled over him he found himself pleased beyond measure, "i draw on your oatmeal every morning. i think it is less you read and more your are excited as well. i can smell it on you as strongly as soap"

He hummed softly into the ear as an agreement while yet another kiss was offered. "This is true, I have waited much longer than you have to prepare for this trip, and the last time I departed was even longer than that, Lonis." Pulling free he walked around the table to where his breakfast sat still warm to take his seat. "Your nose should be better than that, I have been excited long before I bathed." Gently he blew on his breakfast to cool it, and while it let it sit for a moment longer he began working his fingers through his hair to straighten any knots that may have gathered until he deemed it was well enough to dry and he picked up his cutlery.

he did not go back to tending his breakfast until his master had picked his hair and was already eating, by then though his own breakfast was somewhat burned. he did not mind however for the view was one he never grew tired of and as he did several times in a moons rotation he ate his breakfast black

With their bellies full and their spirits high, he took his time in front of the mirror to properly groom his hair while he instructed the boy to go bathe. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the familiar head of black hair as he mulled around the entrance to the room and soon offered his help. With a brief hand gesture to invite the other over, careful fingers soon took the place of his own to gently comb through his long locks and aid in its tedious brading. "Lonis, we have much to do today before we leave tomorrow and you decide to help be braid my hair instead of bathing. I do not know whether to call you a lolligagger or a good apprentice."

sheepishly he smiled under the half-compliment half-insult words he received so often and sped up his braiding, "and time spent with my master helping him in his daily rituals is time not wasted and i am able to make my time stretch else-where for the privilege of it so what is the purpose of questioning whether it is a good or bad thing. i believe there is nothing but good in the happiness of others as long as no damage is done for it"


honey;
as the other came to reach the end of his hair he held up a signal of a halting hand before he reached back to finish it himself, "well put lonis, i am glad you will be the one accompanying me on my trip, i would have noone else." he turned back to the incubus to brush a gentle hand against the locks of black his partner wore so well only for a moment before he turned away to the ivy that ran through the cracks in their walls an gently running his fingers over the strong leaves. he willed his energy to be given to the plant for it to produce two blossoms. plucking both from the vine he leaned closer to the other to weave it into his hair before mirroring the same in his own, "there, we match"

the words pleased him for he knew he had said the correct thing but the gift was what melted him and happily he offered a peppering of kisses across his master's strong face before grinning broadly up at him


he could not help but laugh for amusement for the other's excitement and he offered one kiss of his own, "go bathe, we have much to prepare today before we depart tomorrow. meet me in the garden when you are ready to begin this morning's work"


nodding he did as he was told and hurried to the small bathing-room to clean up for the wellness of the day. he would be there as quickly as if he had not dallied at all if it would please his master

he was pleased with the conditions of the day as he was delighted with the fresh breeze and he could see the sun shining through the branches of the old trees. he took a moment to let his feet touch the soil and to feel the land around him and when he could begin to feel nature speaking to him he was joined by a now fresh-smelling other, "good, you joined me. this is the perfect time for you to practice your channeling of nature, it is a great day for it." he took one of the still-damp hands into his own to pull lonis with him into their planted rows of squash and zucchini

Chocobo: Of the lessons he had to learn this one was one of the harder ones. His master was a druid while he was a lowly incubus but he knew that if his master thought he could learn it then he could. Feeling the hand let go, he crouched down to stick his fingers into the dirt and felt for the tendrils of life that were there.

With curiosity he watched as the fingers gently plunged into the rich dirt, and it made him remember when he first learned and did something similar. Careful not to touch or jar the other from where he crouched, he circled around his apprentice to his other side before he too crouched. “What do you feel beneath the soil, Lonis?”

at first he felt nothing as he has felt nothing each time but as he listened and continued to listen until a feeling came through the tips of his fingers like a heartbeat without a pattern. nodding he looked up and lost it, "i felt it master, the beans spoke"

(he could not hear what they said and will shake his head no if asked what he heard)

"Mhm, beans are often talkative. Did you hear what they were talking about?" Reaching forward he brushed his hand against a leaf of the plant for a moment before turning his head up to his apprentice who shook was shaking his head. "Do not fret, if you knew they were speaking that is already progress, it is probably better you did not hear what they were saying though. Beans are bad business, that is why I have no shame in eating them." A playful smile crossed his lips as he rose to his feet. "You were very right in going to the soil to listen though. The roots are the most receptive part of a plant. Why don't you try a different plant, such as the clover. They are much easier to understand, and much less rude."

he never knew when the other was being serious or not when he smiled like that but he was please all the same to hear the words and removing his fingers he moved to the patch of flowers the bees so frequently came to for finding their food and weaving his fingers through the plants pressed his hands lightly down against the earth

Once again he followed after his apprentice and followed him to the ground, though instead of merely crouching he sat down among the bees and the sweet smelling flowers. "Make yourself comfortable, we will spend more time with the clover and the bees since they wish to help." Patting the black dirt he waited for the other to adjust before he spoke again, "There are many flowers in this small patch, and it can sometimes increase your ability to hear plants, or make it more dfficult. Clover is simple though, just clear your mind and tell me what they say to you- if you can hear them."

he could not hear them the last time but he did not complain and following his master's instruction he relaxed against the bare earth next to the plot


(nadda and after four or five mins he will get bored and antsy)

He was patient in watching the other in search of any reaction he may have had to what the clover were saying, but as the time passed on he merely saw him begin to grow weary of their lesson and soon began to fidget. Reaching out the man gently placed a hand against a clothed shoulder, "If you hear nothing it is alright. Today is the first of many to learn these skills, and had you been able to speak to the plants I would question if you were not soley incubus. Come, we can visit the clover later when your mind is clear, for now we will go over old lessons."

((Back inside to gather scrolls to be brought outside and they will study until Lonis complains or it is lunch time))

feeling chastised he mutely followed and helped gather the scrolls and tablets to take back out into the garden. they worked until the sun was high at which point he was freed from his lessons and stealing a kiss he hurried inside to make a cold lunch

Spending only another few moments among the plants and creature outside, he followed the other inside of their small house to assist with lunch. Already he could see the incubus pulling out ingredients from the cupboard, and joining him he wrapped his arms around the other. "What are you making for lunch?"

when the strong arms slipped around his waist and earth-covered hands closed round each other all thoughts of eating left him and melting back against the strong body he looked up, "rhubarb pie and cold beef on the last of the bread. i have already pulled water from the well if you would like a drink before i am done~"

(i assume spring-water is what provides the heat for the baths and that would be too mineral-rich to drink, also you are so cruel XD)

"Mmm, I do not believe I wish to move. I would much rather help you cook lunch," a sweet kiss was offered atop the head before he sweetly nuzzled thr other, "Or maybe I am feeling lazy and merely wish to watch you cook for me. I believe either or are both equally acceptable."

he could see the trap, the last two years since he had come of age and his master had finally begun to return his affections it had been set often just to see how well he could resist. some days there was a reward for not falling for it and sometimes there was nothing. resisting the urge to jump the other and risk rebuff he stayed where he was and only offered a press to show he was wanting, "it is a cold lunch, there is little to help with master"

He hummed softly into a near ear as he felt the ever so slight press of the body back against him. "There is, but we could always harvest a few vegetables from the garden to go along with what we have. Perhap those beans for being so mean to you," He unwrapped his arms just enough that his hands laid on the other's sides before he gave a tickling wiggle of his fingers. "Or maybe I can help by distracting you from cooking instead of actualy helping."

all thoughts of lovemaking were shaken from his head when the hands proved to be dishonest and ran up his sides, flinging down the knife against the table he writhed as he was unmercifully tickled

Evily he laughed as he felt the other squirm in his arms, and it was only when the other seemed to be running out of breath that he lessened his tickling by a mere smidgen. "And what do you say? Be honest now."

he was giggling so hard he couldn't answer and continue to writhe until the other went easy enough he could muster up the ability to turn in his master's arms

(he can't molest 'cause i am sure yours has more willpower than mine's allure but he knows it is a better strategy than being held from behind)

Despite his pleasure in watching the other wriggle, he brought his fingers to a stop so that they merely tapped against sides while he peered down at the other with a smug smile still playing at his lips. "Now, this seems more appropriate than my rude tickling, but I am still expecting something from you. Do you know what it is?"

saying nothing he smiled knowingly and reached up to kiss the fine sharp nose at it's very tip

"Very good. Now make us lunch while I prepare the remainder of this afternoon's lesson. We will eat outside because of the wonderful weather." He gave a small smile at the kiss he received before leaning in to press one of his own against a soft cheek. "Bring it out to the garden because we will eat there."

the near-whispered words sent a shiver down his shoulders through his spine and all the way to the tip of his tail. mutely he went to finish preparing the food so he could quickly reunite with his master amongst the flowers

He'd found a bunch of bees buzzing around their patch of clover for their own midday meal, and instead of scaring them away he spent his time waiting by joining them among the flowers and speaking softly to them in directing the sweet little bees to where the best flowers that season were located. Only a few had remained to speak before Lonis joined him, and as he set down their meal he sent the small creatures off on a breeze of his breath before turning his attention towards the other with a smile while he directly reached out for a slice of pie. "Very good, now as we eat I want for you to describe what you think life is. Take your time in thinking, it is a tough question." Taking a hearty bite of the sweet pie he let out a pleased and muffled sound of praise.

(fix your post)

nodding he contemplated what he thought would be the right answer despite knowing that his answer would be wrong. when the other inquired what he thought he did as he usually did and only offered a shrug

He was ready to take another bite from his meal, but as he saw the other only shrug he lowered it down to his plate before brushing his sticky fingers through the grass to rid of the mess. "Come now, we are going to be going on a grand adventure soon, and thus far you have not given an answer. If you do not wish to answer today you do ot need to, but once we leave know that I will ask again and I expect an answer."

frowning harshly he looked away in shame. he did not know the answer and they both knew he would not find it before they had to leave. there was no use and it made him feel sour. in an attempt to ease the bad feeling he wiped off his face and leaned in for his master's affections


(any affection and he 'wiped' by making his face blank, he will have his answer if you make love to him in the garden and ask what is special about unique moments in time such as this, he will have an answer if you can manage it)

He received the kiss as the other leaned in closer, and sweetly he returned it as he took the boy into his arms as their kiss continued for a moment longer. Careful not to jar their lunch, he pulled the other closer and down against the flowers so that they laid with arms intertwined. Leaning in he pressed another kiss atop the black haired head, "Do not feel sour, Lonis."

the rest of the day after that went without event and he spent the last hours of daylight packing and the dark hours of evening making sure his master's books and bottles were all put away. sneakily he went about making sure he could be as close to the other as possibly while he did it

It was odd to walk through their cramped house to find everything put away in a neat order unlike what it appeared to look like each day with scrolls and specimens plasted around askew, and it made him feel a little bit upset to see it so neat, as it was not how he preferred to see his things organized. He gave a soft harrumph as he walked the not far distance from the living room to the kitchen where he began looking through thair cabinets to see most of the food gone- either having been packed to take with them or was to remain as they departed for their adventure. Closing the cupboard door once again he went to the nearby incubus where he stood continuing to clean as he went. Draping his arms over shoulders, he slumped against his assistant. "Lonis, what is for supper? I fear there is not food than what we have packed and what is in the garden."

halting in his work he leaned into the much-desired warmth of his master's strong chest, "the ripest greens from the garden and a bit of candied cherries and honeymead from the cellar. the meat has all either been packed or set to salt to stay edible for when we return and anything that is in need of ripening will be pickled by the hunter's wife when we are gone. i have made sure everything is taken care of"