"Too flashy… overdone,"

Yao said as he clicked his tongue at the smiling man who was stepping off the brightly lit stage. The excited crowd around Yao clapped and cheered as his eyes followed the tall man's exit from his front row seat. Standing up, Yao, with a snap of his fingers, dimmed the lights in the grand Amphitheater and made the cheering crowd dissipate into wisps of air. Another snap of his hand teleported Yao to a backstage room where he was going to scold Romulus for being too careless on stage, again. Putting his hand on the gold-colored door handle and pushing the door inward, Yao was met with a low tenor voice humming a cheerful tune, " Romulus, you overdid it again."

The Italian man, in question, turned just as his unbuttoned shirt slid smoothly off of his shoulders," What do mean, Yao? I thought it'a was one of my finest shows." Stretching his freed torso, Romulus grinned as the adrenaline from his performance started to dissipate from his body. Yao huffed in disbelief as he stepped closer to assist the man with undressing," You overdid it. I saw you nearly lose control of the falling piano and you singed your hair again." His hand immediately reached up to run through Romulus' thick curly hair, feeling a few tender, hot spots under its touch. Romulus winced at the gentle fingers, but tried to smile it off," It's'a not too bad. Besides, it'a was all for'a the performance."

"idiot."

"Si,si… but I'a make one hell of a magician, right?"

Sighing, Yao stretched up to place a chaste kiss to the so-called-roman's lips with a smile," Better than most, but not nearly as good as me."

Feigning insult, Romulus in a quick of movement, hoisted Yao in his arms and brought them nose to nose as his amber eyes flickered with amusement," You'a should take that back. The press would'a definitely disagree."

"No, I remember reading an article that said I had more style and composure than that flashy brute called Praecantator ," Yao replied with a smirk.

Pouting as he set Yao down on the ground with a kiss, Romulus moved to grab a collared white shirt that had been tossed carelessly on a chair," That's'a mean. It's'a not my fault you'a are better at vanishing and teleportation."

Smiling, Yao retorted," But you'a are good at Transformation and Production."

His one hand buttoning his shirt as the other summoned a love seat from thin air, Romulus leaned back to collapse on the seat," Si, but it'a takes a lot out of me. How's'a the crowd?"

"Gone, I made them… disappear."

Romulus brow scrunched in a slight frown," Yao, I'a thought I told you not to do that anymore."

Joining him on the imperial red seat, Yao played his innocent act," I didn't want anyone to disturb us."

"It'a might expose us."

"You've done far more reckless things."

Growling in frustration, Romulus decided to let it go and pull the Chinese man closer,"… Yao."

Yao leaned into the touch by calloused hands and rested his head on Romulus' shoulder, lazily drawing patterns on the man's collarbone," Yes Romulus?"

"When's'a your next show?"

"One week.." Yao replied tiredly.

"Maybe, I should go again this time." Romulus softly spoke as his fingers ran lightly through Yao's flowing black locks.

Yao replied firmly," No! Absolutely not. You've been performing all month. I won't be responsible if you tire out and lose control… Do you want a repeat of Carthage, New York?"

Eyes downcast, Romulus resembled a child being scolded," No… but in'a my defense, the'a aftereffect weren't'a that bad. The public blamed it on a surprise tornado."

Feeling a twing of guilt, Yao softened his demeanor," I worry about you… that's all."
Lifting his head to meet Yao's eyes, Romulus smiled," You'a don't need to."

Yao's hands quickly moved down to expose Romulus' scars under the Armani shirt as his brown eyes raked over them with tight lips,"… this is why.. I need to."

Sighing, Romulus could only reassure him with a gentle kiss and murmurs," I'll be careful from now, si?"

"Why is it that I don't believe you?"

Yao was about to tear someone's throat out. He was beyond mad, he was absolutely furious. Romulus had decided to go behind his back to perform yet again. As Yao weaved his way between the crowds, his eyes were locked on the Italian (Roman) man on stage. Yao had half a mind to transport the man somewhere far away where he'd be lost even with his magic.
On stage, Romulus with a swish of his hands summoned a torch. Yao froze. As he quickened his steps, his mind raced,' No… he's not going to. He knows he doesn't have enough energy to do that trick! He barely made it out last week with singed hair!'

Crowd and danger of exposure be damned, Yao snapped his fingers, trying to jumpstart the large amount of magic that he knew he'd need, as he cried out to get the man's attention," Romulus!"

The man on stage froze mid-motion as his eyes found Yao amongst the people watching. His mouth moved to answered back when suddenly the fire in his hand sparked out and exploded into a consuming blaze.

In a fraction of a second, the entire stage was engulfed in an inferno.

*Praecantator- magician, prophet, wizard (latin)

*This is set in an alternate world where magicians are able to use magic, but they keep it a secret.
Instead, there is a secret society of magicians where they are able to grant and take away people's abilties. Yao and Romulus were initiated at the same time, and have been together for awhile.

*Magicians usually perform in a pair or on an alternating sequence to avoid overusing magic and having it run loose. The magic builds up in their bodies and tend to be unpredictable.

*The incident in Carthage- After a long show, Romulus and Yao went to drink at a bar. Some sleazy men started to hit on Yao, Romulus get angry. Men get aggressive (drunk idiots) and Romulus ends up tearing the roof and the walls of the bars down in a fight.

*Production: The magician produces something from nothing.

*Vanish: The magician makes something disappear—A vanish, being the reverse of a production, may use a similar technique, in reverse.

*Transformation: The magician transforms something from one state into another.

*Teleportation: The magician causes something to move from one place to another.

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