Disclaimer- Koori-chan doesn't own any of the characters, nor is she making any money off them
WARNINGS- There will be YAOI. Yes yaoi, as in slash, gayness, and homosexuality. Whatever you want to call it. Knock yourself out, ne? If you aren't into that sort of thing, please make use of the back button. Don't flame unless you've actually read the story.
"Ah! Lady Lyndis! You bloom like a nightflower under the moon's rays."
Kent rolled his eyes from the safety of his tent. For as long as he had known Sain, even as young men under Wallace's tutelage, he had always been like this. Much to his displeasure, the redhead was appointed as Sain's keeper at a young age. This probably had something to do with how quickly he dragged the other man off poor unsuspecting women, even at the age of ten. After all these years, he had it down to an art; Sain rarely had time to get drool on their traveling companions.
Then again, the women he traveled with were almost always able to take care of themselves.
"Thank you so much Sain! However, I think it's almost time for bed! We're traveling tomorrow, and if Hector catches you out and about, things could become unpleasant."
A frightened squeak was heard.
"Good eve to you, fair maiden!" Sain said hurriedly, before appearing inside the tent the Lycian Knights shared.
"My, it's cold tonight." Kent remarked, his voice rich with the humor of innuendo. Sain shot him a dirty look, but the sparkle in his eyes ruined the effect.
"A lot of help you are." He grumbled. Kent continued to smile.
"I thought Lynn held her own just fine- there was no need to for me to intervene. She doesn't take you seriously anymore, you know." Kent answered. It was true. Lady Lynn, like most of her female comrades, didn't believe Sain's sweet nothings for a moment. Kent hoped he hadn't hurt his friend's feelings, since it was unlikely he'd noticed. Thankfully the knight seemed undaunted.
"Of course. She never has, silly Kent." Sain said, flourishing his hands while he laid out his sleeping mat. Kent stared at him in shock.
"You're not upset?" He asked. Sain chuckled and started to remove his armor.
"Never have been. Why should I be?" The brunette replied. Kent sputtered.
"Well don't you . . . you know" The red haired man questioned. This was unknown territory for him. All these years he'd been keeping Sain from harassing women, but he'd never asked why. What did Sain want with them, anyway? A need for physical intimacies wasn't the reason; a few weeks back he had nearly ran from an overzealous street-vendoress.
Sain turned to raise his eyebrow at the well-behaved knight, his chainmail hanging on his arms and his tunic riding much too far up for Kent's taste.
"Lust after them? Sure, but that isn't everything." He answered. "Besides, how could I bring home a girl before you have? 'Tis bad manners. You obviously need it more than me." He smirked. Kent huffed at the barb on his sexual activity, or lack thereof.
'Thanks Sain. A real confidence booster, you are.' Kent thought. However, since he refused to imagine Sain 'bringing home a girl', he simply growled at the other knight.
"Not that! Get your head out from between your legs. I meant, don't you love her?" Kent asked. Lyndis has put up with Sain's nonsense the longest, and wasn't that what love meant? Kent noticed his companion's face had taken a serious cast.
"No Kent. I don't love Lyndis, not in that nature anyway." Sain whispered angry. Before Kent could say anything, Sain had curled into his bed roll and turned away.
Kent sighed. Usually the other man was lighthearted about any subject. Apparently this was different. Aware that they would be leaving early tomorrow, the sensible knight decided it was time to sleep.
He stood up, relocating the pack of supplies that had served as his makeshift chair and unrolled his own bedsheets in silence. Despite his best efforts, Kent was caught up in curious thoughts about his mate's odd behavior.
Even after he crawled into his cloth cocoon with only Sain's steady breathing to keep him company, he was unable to sleep.
Annoyingly enough, for all the sleep he lost wondering, he was still as confused as before in the morning.
a/n- For anyone's whose reading my other stories (specifically my Naruto fanfics) I am not going to take too much time to write this- consider this a necessary break. My brain has been hurting me lately.
