Please review, it is greatly appreciated. Set between The Rogue and The Traitor Queen. So obviously there are spoilers.

Once More

Dannyl and Tayend sat at the usual table in the Guild House in Sachaka for dinner. Both kept darting glances at the other and then pretending to eat when the other noticed. Dannyl kept comparing the man in front of him to the man that he had lived with for twenty years, he has changed so much, he mused. He's gone from living off of me to completely dependant. He's now even the Elyne Ambassador. The Kyralian magician couldn't help but glance up again and studied his former lover's features covertly. He still only has a few lines and not even a single strand of grey hair. He has laughter lines around his mouth but that's to be expected. He never stops smiling. Dannyl thought with affection. The only time I've never seen him smile is when... He went bright red and concentrated as much as possible on the food in front of him.

"Dannyl?" Tayend asked confused.

"Yes?"

"What's wrong?" The Elyne asked him, concerned. Dannyl sighed, irritated by the man's concern for him. Why does he care so much? We haven't been together for nearly six months and he hasn't shown any sign of wanting to get back together.

"Nothing." He answered sharply. For a second, the Elyne Ambassador looked offended but then shrugged it off and resumed eating. I expected him to hate me. A few months ago he acted like he did.

"He is the enemy." Tayend's voice rang loud and clear in his mind. I expected him to be jealous of the fact that I liked Aschati, not angry. Not angry about the fact that the man I had liked after him was a Sachakan and a Black Magician. He didn't care about the fact that I liked another man, just the fact that in his eyes and the Guild's eyes, he's the enemy.

"Would you kill me?" He asked Aschati.

"I would." Aschati replied. Dannyl hadn't doubted then and he didn't doubt it now, that if he and Aschati came face to face with each other and Kyralia and Sachaka were at war, Aschati would kill him on the spot. Just like Tayend knew that I wouldn't be able to kill Aschati and that's what he was trying to tell me. Though he doesn't need to worry, nothing has happened between me and Aschati and I doubt that it ever will. We haven't even come close to kissing since that evening at the baths, after Tayend interrupted us. He didn't feel sorry about this at all though, nor did he feel saddened. He actually felt relieved. I'm glad Tayend interrupted. If only it had been Tayend in the baths with me instead of Aschati. Immediately, Dannyl felt shocked by the way his thoughts had turned. At the time I was angry with Tayend for disturbing us, now I'm relieved and wishing that it had been Tayend with me. He stood up abruptly and walked over to the window. He could feel Tayend's gaze boring into his back and could imagine the bemused look on his former lover's face. He is the man that I respected and loved. He smiles a lot now, he isn't bored with my company, the little bits of research I do he takes an interest in. With a start he realized that the Elyne was only a few inches behind him and had his hand stretched out towards his back. He turned around and could see worry and fear etched onto the man's face. And his compassion has come back, he doesn't go off every night with a group of friends, he spends time with me.

"Are you alright?" Tayend asked him slowly. Dannyl slowly smiled.
"Yes, yes I am." His former lover gave him a bemused look.

"Are you sure? You look like you're on some sort of drug." The Elyne Ambassador asked him, smiling slightly. Dannyl felt his heart skip a beat. I think I'm falling in love with him all over again. The Kyralian took a tentative step forward and studied Tayend's face carefully. He could see fear in his eyes but there was something else there, something underlying the fear. Does he still love me? Dannyl thought. He took another step forwards so that their bodies were almost touching.

"Dannyl." Tayend whispered. He looked down at his former lover and a small smile formed on his lips as he reached out and stroked the younger man's cheek. He waited for the Elyne to jerk away but he didn't. Instead he looked up at Dannyl with a questioning look. Dannyl bent his head forward and lightly brushed Tayend's lips with his own. He pulled back slightly and waited for the younger man to say or do something.

"Dannyl, I..." The Elyne's voice came out slightly husky and he moved his head to give Dannyl a fleeting kiss. The older man's eyes bored into the other's. I still love him.

"Tayend... I think... I... still love you." Dannyl whispered hoarsely. Tayend didn't wait for him to continue but proceeded to kiss him forcefully. The Kyralian responded by placing his right hand on the Elyne's lower back, pulling him closer, and his left hand wrapped itself into Tayend's hair. They both pulled away for air and looked at each other, both wanting to know that the other wished to continue. They didn't need words to know what they wanted. They both kissed each other forcefully, pushing their bodies together and wanting more from the other.

"Bedroom?" Tayend asked breathlessly.

"Yours or mine?" Dannyl murmured.

"Closest?" Tayend answered huskily.

"Mine." Dannyl breathed against the Elyne's lips. They both stumbled across to Dannyl's bedroom, wrapped around each other and not caring who saw them.

Tayend's leg bumped into the bed and he fell backwards onto it, followed shortly by Dannyl who kept himself on top of the younger man. Dannyl sent his magic out and closed the door. The Kyralian started to undo the buttons of Tayend's top, never breaking the kiss. The Elyne wrapped his hands around either side of the buttons Dannyl's top and just yanked at it as hard as possible, not caring about the fact that he had just pulled off a load of buttons on the older man's top. Dannyl didn't protest and used magic to remove the younger man's top and the remnants of his own. The brown haired magician moved his hands up and down Tayend's body, exploring the skin that he had used to touch daily and used to take for granted. He could feel his former lover's, or lover's, hands roaming his back, gently rubbing his finger tips into the skin. A small moan escaped Dannyl's lips and he broke the kiss. Tayend whimpered and the Kyralian smiled as he moved his head down to the Elyne's body and left a trail of kisses as he worked his way down to Tayend's torso. He stopped but allowed his lips to stay feather light on the younger man's skin.

"Don't stop." The Elyne moaned, bucking his hips slightly. Dannyl gently bit Tayend's stomach and moved his lips down to the edge of the man's trousers. He could feel the Elyne's erection against neck and an image of Tayend getting out of bed, after a night of sex, ran across Dannyl's memory. He grinned and undone the buckle of the younger man's trousers. He could hear Tayend's breath coming out in pants, no doubt remembering what the Magician could do with his mouth. The Elyne gasped as air was exposed to his legs in a matter of seconds. Dannyl smiled wickedly to himself, I forgot the benefits of what having magic could do during sex. He knelt up by Tayend's knees and admired the younger man's body. I forgot what it was like to just have to pull away the covers in the morning and see his body. To be able to feel it with no hesitation. To watch it respond to my body. He looked at the Elyne's face and could see a slight blush on his cheeks. He can feel me against his legs. He knows that I find his body arousing. Even now. Dannyl lowered himself and kissed the lump in Tayend's boxers. The man underneath him gasped and arched his body. The Magician sent his magic forward and ripped the Elyne's boxers in two, throwing them onto the floor. Tayend brushed his right hand against Dannyl's cheek and he kissed the palm gently, before lowering his head and taking the younger man in his mouth.

"Da-Dannyl." The Elyne moaned loudly. Dannyl continued, slowly picking up pace and using his tongue to pleasure the younger man.

"S-stop!" Tayend gasped. The magician complied and kissed the Elyne on the lips. Tayend grinned evilly at the man above him and moved in such a quick motion that Dannyl couldn't have stopped the Elyne from pushing him onto the bed and climbing on top of him even if he had wanted to. Tayend brushed the Kyralian's ear lobe with his lips and gently nibbled on his neck working his way down the Magician's chest and stopping to gently bite the bulge in Dannyl's trousers. I forgot what this felt like. To have Tayend pleasure me. I want him...

"Couldn't you... just... you know... use your magic to get your trousers off?" The Elyne asked huskily. The Kyralian didn't waste any time and used his magic to remove both his trousers and his boxers. I haven't been naked in front of Tayend for almost ten years. We haven't had sex for that long?

Tayend kissed the tip of Dannyl's cock and earned himself a moan. He immediately opened his mouth and slowly took the Kyralian inside of it. Dannyl gripped the bedsheets and panted, trying desperately not to moan loudly, in case someone heard him. The Elyne abstracted himself from the older man's shaft and grinned up at him. That ended way too soon, Dannyl couldn't help thinking. Tayend moved himself closer to the Magician's entrance and looked at him for reassurance.

"I want you." He murmured hoarsely. The Elyne complied and moved himself into the older man.

Ecstasy rolled over both of them and as they both came together, fireworks exploded inside of both of them.

…...

Dannyl woke up at and looked at the man asleep next to him. I want this again. I want to wake up every morning next to him and I want to be his again. But will it work and will he want to? Considering the fact that we were together for twenty years and the last ten years were a complete disaster. Do I still like Tayend? He thought slowly. Maybe I do. He's turned back into the man that I had once loved.