Happy New Year

Hello! It is I again. This time, I think I am going into putting more detail into the story… Just maybe….The fandom might be effed-up, because I am low on iron in my body, making me very, very tired. Then, I have an ear infection, and a sinus infection. Bleh, that is ALL from the cold!

Anyway, I hope that you will like it!

The last day of December, everyone was getting ready for that night, including a seventeen-year-old man. There, at that moment, he was not wearing any clothes beside his undergarments as he looked at the various outfits splayed about his room. A grin adorned his face as his hand brushed a Ke-Han silk. With the other various colors in the room, the red cloth had shown the brightest. What should he wear? Oh, the clothes before him did not seem to catch his eyes! A servant on the outside of the door nearly jumped when the door had been opened to reveal the sexy, pale youth. "Go get the finest tailor around and tell him to bring everything!" He held himself like a woman would. "I do not want to look dreadful when I go the palace tonight!" His voice held sorrow at the thought of appearing destitute in front the aristocrats.

The servant rushed off.

The door slammed closed, and the young man pouted as he stared at his clothes. Every cloth in the room he had worn twice over! Now he needed new clothes to impress others…Especially that one person. Drawing his lower lip into his mouth, he nibbled on it as he waited as worry creasing his forehead. Looking over to one cloth, a slow smile spread on his face, and he held it close to himself as he thought of that night when his 'knight in armor' saved him from that dreaded hall! Ah, such woeful thoughts of that night!

The tailor went to the young man's room, his cheeks flushed, and some time later as the day started to turn to dusk. Apparently, the tailor did bring everything. The clothes filed in after him as the younger man stared at each cloth as they entered the room. Oh my! So many colors and patterns!

A dark grey one there! A sea green here! Red flashed about his eyes, but he was looking for a different color…Something that would not make him look paler than he actually was. Black was out of the question, so was dark grey. A frown flitted across his face as he continued to stare at the various outfits. So far, everything that the tailor brought to him, he turned away.

It was either too dark, too bright, too much patterns, not enough patterns.

The tailor himself was just about to give up when he drew out a dark blue one, and on the outfit was orange and gold koi apparently swimming in a small pond together; and it was the finest silk. Around the collar, the lighter it got. Then around the neck was white, to symbolize to moon. It was so beautiful! A deep orange sash hung in the middle, accented by white.

Holding out his hands, the young man beckoned for the dress-like material; and once in his hands, it felt…Marvelous! A lovely sigh escaped his lips as he stared at the cloth. "Good sir, I think I will buy this, and many others that have caught my interest tonight!" He stood and gave the tailor a smile. "I thank you for giving your time to me, but I must go!" He said and went straight into his bathroom, and started carefully putting on the dark blue out-fit. "My servant will show you out!" The excited young man exclaimed through the bathroom door as the material slid over his already soft skin.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he put a silver pin in his blonde hair on the left side, and left his hair hanging on the right to cover his blind eye. Continuing to look at himself, he grabbed some make-up, and dabbed some on his eyes. 'Just to add some color!' Another excited sigh escaped his lips as he rubbed some glitter into his skin to make him shimmer within the moonlight. His mind flitted over to the man that was going to accompany him. The man! Oh, how devilishly handsome he would look!

Another sigh escaped his lips as he thought of his…affection to the other male. How he missed him so! Smiling to himself, he looked over to himself once more before he nodded his head. Perfect! Opening the door, he rushed out, and grabbed a pair of sandals that would go with his outfit. Rushing out the door as he saw the last of the sun disappearing behind the Cobalt Mountains. 'Shit! I'm going to be late!' His thoughts panicked, but his facial features did not say anything as he got in his carriage. "Please, if you would, drive as fast as you can!" The young man exclaimed his voice had let out some anger. The diver paled, nodded, and whipped the horses into a trot, then into a full run.

Steadying himself, he glared at the driver from behind, and started to grumble about messing up his looks. Sighing as he looked over and the streets were crowded, he saw that many people were staring at his carriage as he drove on by. Closing the curtains, he sat back and waited, knowing that it was going to take a bit to get to the castle. Shifting a hand into his other sleeve, he pulled out a small mirror and looked at himself, and sighed with relief when he saw that nothing was wrong with his make-up or his hair.

When it seemed to be well over an hour to get to the castle, the young man was grumpy. However, when he got off the carriage, he immediately brightened because there was his knight in armor! Moving over to him, he slipped him arm through the other man has and smiled up to him. "Why, my dear, long time no see!" The much smaller and paler man exclaimed. A look of surprise to him then was immediately relaxed.

"Nice to see you too, Caius." His deep voice murmured Caius' name, and a shiver went through his body. Shifting closer, he rested his head on the other's arm, and smiled. How he missed the smell of his (more-than) dear friend! Caius felt the other man tense, and stayed tense.

"General Alcibiades!" He exclaimed, and pulled him forward. "We've got to see if the Emperor of Ke-Han came!" Caius said his voice light with happiness. Caius' outfit floated right above the floor, and it seemed that he was not walking. Out of the corner of his eye, he looked up and down at Alcibiades' own attire.

There was a deep green silken shirt with a bright red over-coat. Epaulettes adorned his shoulders, washed in gold. The pants he wore looked like black wool, and it seemed to b ironed. His boots were leather with buckles and straps. Going back up to his face, he saw that it was relaxed. Alcibiades had his hair finger-combed back to keep it out of his face.

Caius' heart fluttered, and he tightened his grip on Alcibiades; who gave him a questioning look, but Caius didn't look over to him. As they entered the hall, Caius grinned and dragged over to where th'Esar was. Sitting next to him, there was the young Emperor, and behind the Emperor was his royal retainer. Hearing grumbling behind him, he shot Alcibiades a glare, and smiled over to Momuru and Kouji.

Emperor Momuru looked over to Caius, and his eyes lit up. In his language, he pointed them out to his servant, who turned to stare at them. As they neared, Caius let go of Alcibiades. What surprised him was that his friend grabbed his elbow and smiled politely to them, and gave a bow. A squeeze to his elbow signified that Caius should also bow. Mastering his features, he bowed also. While Caius was bowing, he did not see the glare that Alcibiades sent to Kouje, who glared right back. Alcibiades turned them around and made his friend walk with him. His long strides almost made Caius trip over his own clothes, and after that, he grabbed the front of his clothes and held them aloft his feet.

Seeing that they were heading over to the balcony, Caius looked at the time, and saw that it was nearing midnight. His brows knitted together, and shook his head in confusion. 'Maybe he got too warm inside?' Caius questioned himself and pulled his elbow from Alcibiades' grip. Using his left hand, he massaged the sore spot, sending his companion a pout; Alcibiades looked at him and then looked away, a small smile on his face.

Caius shivered and looked to the night it was cold! Rubbing his hands along his arms, he sniffed distastefully. Suddenly there was a warm appendage on his shoulders, and looked up to Alcibiades. The older man's head was turned away from him, and Caius curled up to the bigger man. "Its-" He was cut off by a single finger on his lips. Alcibiades pointed with his other hand to the sky. Once more, Caius' eyebrows knitted together, and he was not exactly getting the point. Right at that moment, the midnight bells started to ring, making the young man jump.

Feeling a deep rumble, he looked up to see that Alcibiades was barely containing his laugh. Shoving his elbow in Alcibiades' side, he pouted. "That wasn't very funny!" He exclaimed and his whole body jumped again when the fireworks went off. That time, Alcibiades did laugh aloud. A small growl escaped Caius' mouth and he wrapped both his arms around Alcibiades and pushed him over to the edge. "That was not funny!" He said once more, and was tempted to push him over.

"Caius. Caius." Alcibiades was shaking his head with a smile on his lips. "To catch you unawares is very difficult, what is on your mind?" He asked, being curious. Tilting his head to the side, he raised a brow and continued to look into Caius' green eye.

Clearing his throat, he pursed his lips and then let a slow smile show. "Nothing in particular." The younger man knew that he was teasing the older. The blonde haired man's arms were still around Alcibiades, but he did not notice as he rested his chin on the other's chest and his good eye sparkled in the moonlight. "Why do you ask?" He gave a little 'hmm' and smiled.

Alcibiades frowned slightly, not exactly liking where this was going. However….he did not mind it at all. That twinkle of Caius' eye made him shiver. "It's cold." He murmured and stood straight, liking how the mage was holding him. The excuse could be true also, because he felt Caius' arms around him, and they were cold. Drawing away, the large man sighed and made an excuse to go get something to drink. Alcibiades did not see the hurt look from Caius as he turned his back.

It was not surprising when the hall was almost cleared when he entered it. Taking in a deep breath, Alcibiades let it out slowly. Making his way over to the drinks, he was met by Margrave Royston. The general didn't like the lazy grin on the other man. "Getting along fine with Greylace?" Stiffening, Alcibiades shook his head, keeping silent. What gave him away to the mage were his tinted pink cheeks. "Don't lie to me, General Alcibiades, I know that look when I see it." He added as an afterthought. "Furthermore, I know teasing and flirting when I see it." He murmured and took a drink of his water.

Grabbing two glasses, he poured himself some of the Ke-Han alcohol and some fruit juice for Caius. Turning his shoulder, he made his way across the dancing floor, and out to where Caius was. His shoulders stiff and his jaw was clenched. Caius turned to him, a happy expression on his face, and then noticed the look on the other's face. Right then, he saw the slight worry from the young man, but then it passed. His light voice touching his ears, and he relaxed. "Thank you, my dear, for getting me something to drink!"

Caius reached to grab it, his hand grabbing the glass, and brushed against the other's hand. The younger man swore that his heart leapt that time at the small touch. Bringing the glass to his lips, he took a small sip. His one eye seemed to be fixated on something behind Alcibiades, as if Caius was lost in thought with a smile on his face.

The mage could feel Alcibiades' eyes on him, moreover his lips as they pulled away from the glass. His tongue darted out and licked the remnants of the drink off them. Caius could see when Alcibiades gulped, and then took a drink from his own glass. Some one else might have thought it was an awkward moment between the two, but they both knew that it was something else forming; but their conscientious minds weren't forming the idea of them getting together.

"Well," Both Caius and Alcibiades jumped from the former's voice. "I'm a bit tired." It was the truth, and Caius was guessing that it was around two in the morning since the time that he and Alcibiades were out on the balcony. "I'm going to retire to my house, are you going to leave?" His voice was quiet, unsure.

Hearing a grunt, Caius sighed almost relieved at the familiar response. Taking that as a yes, he slipped his arm through Alcibiades they walked over to a table, and left their cups there. As they continued to walk, he waved to Momuru and Kouje and bid them a good night, and they both left the castle. Once outside, they got a carriage to Caius' house, and Alcibiades rested his head against the side of the carriage.

Once at Caius' house, Alcibiades got out of the carriage first, and held his hand out for Caius to take.

The hand was taken, the bottom of his outfit lifted, the younger man stepped out of the carriage. Expecting for the older man to let go, he relaxed his arm and started to walk. He was stopped abruptly, turned around, and walked right into a very warm embrace. Blinking in his confusion, he looked up to the older man, and saw that there was a lustful glint in his eyes. "Uh." Caius was lost for words as he stared into Alcibiades' eyes.

Large hands splayed on Caius' back. Drawing back slightly, Alcibiades lowered his head, and saw the quick panic that took the younger man. A small smile formed on his lips as he touched his own to the other's. Feeling Caius freeze, Alcibiades wondered if the younger felt the same way about him. Then small hands wrapped around his neck, pulling him flush up against the smaller man. A small moan was heard, and Alcibiades kissed him more harshly.

Caius' body felt like it was on fire, and he could tell that Alcibiades wanted him; he could feel it pressed against his stomach. "Alci-" he was kissed once more, and his legs trembled. Caius ran his fingers through Alcibiades' hair and gripped at it from the back. Pulling the general back from his lips was difficult, but he managed it. "Not here." His voice was rough, even to

Caius.

Seeing the flush on Caius' cheeks and the swollen lips, he kissed him once more; ignoring the fact that Caius said not right here. Feeling the tugging on his hair, he growled as he pulled back from the lips once more. Picking up Caius bridal-style was fairly easy since the young man was small, and Alcibiades was large for a man. Walking to the door, he felt one of the hands release his hair, and open the door. Grunting, he went through the door and shut it with his foot.

The blonde haired man slipped his sandals off, and Alcibiades tugged his boots off with some problem. Feeling Caius' hands slip to his shoulders to take off his jacket, he set him down. Shrugging off the jacket, he reached behind Caius and tugged on the sash. It slipped off, and Caius squeaked. Chuckling deeply, Alcibiades hung it on a chair that they passed by. Running his hands along the silk, he slipped off the first layer, and draped it on a post nearby as they made their walk to Caius' room.

Once inside, he removed another layer of the cloth as Caius removed his shirt. Walking over to the bed, Alcibiades pulled away from Caius' sinful mouth, and laid him back on the bed. Only in his pants, he crawled up on the bed. His hands moved on their own accord and removed the second to last of the layer of clothes. The moonlight peered through the blinds, showing Caius' soft, smooth, silky legs.

As he started to reach forward, there was a sudden lurch in the room. Stumbling, he blinked as he opened his eyes. Caius had a concerned look on his face. His hand rested on Alcibiades shoulder, "Are you alright?" He asked, a frown on his face. Looking down at himself, Alcibiades was fully clothed, and so was Caius. Furrowing his brows, he shook his head.

Grunting, Alcibiades stepped out of the carriage, and waited for Caius to get out. "I'm fine."

Alcibiades knew that this was going to be a long night, because his pride was showing through the wool pants. "Oh." There was a small sigh, and Caius looked to him. "I almost forgot." He smiled, his pink lips shown in the moonlight. Alcibiades gulped, and felt himself grow more lustful for the younger man. "Happy New Year."

Alcibiades groaned, placing a hand on his face and dragged it down. "Happy New Year, Caius."

Yes, it is going to be a long, longnight.

Well, how was it? XD, I know, I was being mean to Alcibiades. I think it was going to be a long, long night for the poor General Alcibiades. This is a one-shot, but if you want me to continue it, give me a review or p.m. me!

Anywho, until next time

WolfLove~