Warning: I've been fighting Writer's Block, so don't expect an update soon... I hate this block, but at least I managed to squeeze this first chapter to Minor's sequel. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Watashi wa sutāfokkusu o shoyū shite inai. (Broken Japanese for I don't own Starfox... If you say that sentence, you can tell what the Engrish for Starfox is)
All seemed peaceful in the O'Donnell household. Said Star Wolf leader was enjoying a good movie in the comfort of his living room. Everyone of his roommates, including his adopted son, went to bed and resting for the night. Usually he would be in bed as well or out on a mission, but for once, he had the chance to relax is in his home.
The older lupine smiled as he continued to watch the movie. A classic favorite of his ever since he dwelled into the Human selection in films. He had to admit, they made a nice film with this one, unlike all the others he had seen in satire of the human race. For its age and time, this film really knew how to tell a great story.
The mercenary continued to enjoy the movie, until the sound of shattering glass caused his reflexes to kick in. The lupine leaped out of his seat and rushed to the source of the sound, finding a broken window and a brick. Whoever had hurled the brick still stood outside, shouting obscenities at the large manor. During these kinds of situations, the Star Wolf leader always had his Blaster ready to return fire, however, this troublemaker only sought to terrorize his roommates.
"You have 'til the count of four to get the Hell off my property!" Wolf shouted his fair warning, already waiting for a response before he began his countdown.
"The McCloud child is going to Hell!" The lupine sighed, he figured it was another outraged citizen. It's always been the loony people who assaulted his home over Marcus.
"That's it, screw the warning shot, I'm just going to fire at you and see how well you can dodge!" The mercenary shouted as he brought up his blaster and began to blindly fire through the broken window. After he shot about fifteen rounds, he turned to look out to see his work, only to find a random civilian on the floor and his own son standing under the light of a lamppost. The younger lupine rubbing his arm, looking closely, Wolf noticed that a bit of smoke rose from his arm as well as a burn mark.
"Your aim is getting worse, old man." The younger lupine chuckled as he made his way to the window.
"It was blind fire, Luke, now get your ass inside, did you make sure to knock him on the head?" The blonde lupine nodded as he hoisted himself inside through the shattered window. "Good, I'll go put the brick beside him so that it'll look like someone else knocked him out."
After covering up their relation to the unconscious body, the father and son sat down on the couch and sighed in relief. "So I take it you heard that guy?" Wolf asked as he paused the film.
"You know I wake up to every loud noise. Besides, bastard was after my childhood friend, couldn't let him go unpunished." The younger lupine responded as he ran a hand through his head-fur, finding that his fingers untangled a few strands of blonde hairs.
"Why do those morons have to come back every week?" Wolf sighed as he tried to make sense of the raging citizens.
"Because as long as people have different opinions, there's always going to be fighting." The young lupine replied, showing off his understanding despite his usual impulsive and stupid demeanor. "Plus, the bigots like him always think they know what's best for others, he had no place saying that Marcus is going to Hell."
"You don't go to Hell for loving someone..." Wolf added while shaking his head. Though on the inside, surprised that Luke managed to have a smart conversation with him. Usually when the two spoke it would either be about weapons, alcohol, or random gibberish. He actually expected the whole conversation would be about how he was a terrible father for shooting his own son. Which he was ready to counter by bringing up the other times that it would be vice versa.
"Try telling that to the media, they'll just try to find bullshit evidence that states it's not love." Luke countered, now it seemed as if it became an argument and not a conversation.
"Whatever, those two have something special and people are blind by only focusing on the outside." The mercenary rubbed his temples, he just wanted a simple night to watch a movie, he never wanted this kind of bull to happen.
"Let's see, barely legal 18-year-old Cornerian that still looks like a 14-year-old dating a 25-year-old human that has scars over 90 percent of his body... Where in that do you see something special?" Wolf held up the blaster and aimed at his son.
"I can't believe I didn't realize you were messing with me. Now go to bed before I shoot you again." The young lupine busted out in a fit of laughter.
"I'm sorry, old man, I couldn't help myself!" After Luke managed to calm down, he began to pay attention to the movie. "Cool looking movie, what is it?" The Mercenary lowered his weapon, knowing that his son wasn't going to return to bed anytime soon.
"Remember the Titans, a lot of Cornerians need to learn from this." The older lupine pointed out, catching the attention of the younger lupine.
"There's a life lesson in this that I won't find, please tell me." Wolf couldn't help but chuckle at Luke's bluntness.
"You want to learn it, watch the movie then. I'm not teaching you a lesson you won't even remember later." The young lupine pouted, kicked up his feet in the coffee table, and continued to watch the movie along side his father.
Earlier...
Upon hearing the sound of shattering glass, the redheaded human shot up from his bed, his body moving on its own. The mechanic leaping out of his bed and dashing to throw open his door. Traveling a short distance across the hall to check up on his boyfriend, upon opening the door to Marcus' bedroom, the human met the barrel of a blaster. At first he cursed his luck, but after expecting the position of the weapon to see it held upside down, the hick smiled.
"Ahm startin' ta think ah don't even need ta protect ya anymore." Keith chuckled as the vulpine lowered his weapon, getting a good view of the young McCloud. A few locks of white swayed over his emerald-green eyes, the white hair being a major contrast to his blue fur. The young vulpine smiled up at him, the warm smile causing the human's own lips to curl up even wider. The smile soon faded to a surprised blush, which confused the human for a moment. "Sumthin' wrong?"
"Um... You uh..." The young fox stuttered as he directed towards the human's exposed body. In Keith's haste to check on Marcus, he had forgotten that he only wore a pair of boxers. The redhead stood in his doorway, various scars that littered his body exposed for the vulpine to see. A mischievous grin soon spread across the man's face as he leaned on the doorway. "You should really go to bed, don't you have that... Thing in the morning...?"
The human knew full well that Marcus spouted out nonsense, but he decided to play along with. "Right, ah do have that thing... Might as well get ta bed." Keith agreed with a playful tone in his voice, slipping right past the young fox into his room.
"What are you...?" Before he could get an answer from the redhead, the sound of a body leaping into his bed met his ears. He sighed as he figured Keith would find a loophole.
"Shoulda told me ta go to mah bed." The scarred human chuckled after speaking, already getting comfortable under the covers. As much as the blue vulpine wanted to correct himself and get the shenanigans over with, he couldn't deny that he wanted to get in the bed with him. Sighing in defeat, the young vulpine made his way back to his own bed and joined the redhead.
After getting settled under the covers, Marcus turned on his side, facing the shoulder of the human. Staring upwards, the young vulpine was met with the gaze of his boyfriend. Despite the menacing looking scars on his face, the soft smile and deep blue eyes that shined with kindness easily melted aware Keith's intimidation factors.
The redheaded human wrapped an arm around the blue vulpine's small frame, pulling him a bit closer to himself. Marcus soon nuzzling into the crook of Keith's neck, taking in the human's musky scent. A mixture of sweat, motor oil, and spices, all of which blended together to make the distinct smell of the human.
"Sweet dreams, Keith." The young fox whispered as he closed his eyes.
"Only if yer in 'em." The hick responded with a cheeky smile, his comment causing the McCloud child to flush red. No matter what, it seemed that everything the older human said to him would cause him to blush, and yet he never complained about it.
"I love you..." The words slipped out from the maw of the blue fox, in a matter of seconds, the young man realized that it was the first he ever said it out loud. Before panic could set in, he felt the embrace get a bit tighter as well as soft kiss on the top of his head.
"I love you, too." Although Marcus was relieved to hear the same words returned to him, it shocked him how the hick said it without any trace of the southern drawl.
"... Say it again... Like you normally speak, please." He didn't mean to offend, but it felt strange hearing it without the accent. Much like a completely different person said it to him, not Keith.
"Well 'scuse me fer wantin' it ta sound and feel special... Ah luv yew, tew." The young vulpine giggled, despite the accent carrying a silly feel to it, it was the that he was accustomed to.
"Way better with the accent." Marcus managed to speak out before yawning, sleep beginning to take the blue fox. In a matter of seconds, the young man's soft rhythmic breathing indicated he finally drifted to sleep. Although Keith felt wide awake after being rudely woken up, he didn't mind at all this position he was put in.
I feel like this chapter was on the short side, but it's just the beginning, and still semi-blocked at the moment. So better than nothin'! Also, I apologize that nothing really happened, Death dammit, the title is Mercenary Games, not Keith and Marcus cuddle! Who would read the latter!? (sarcasm intensifies) Anyways, hope you all liked the beginning!