Intro:
This is simply a yaoi fic between KarshXGlenn. Nothing erotic goes on (not yet, anyway), so for those yaoi-likers who usually do not read hard-core fics, this is one you can read.

I need help with inspiration, but that doesn't mean I still can't write a simple CC fic. My other fiction on CC seems to fail beyond belief, so why attempt anything original in that area when people never read it? I want to stretch my work so people will get a feeling that they haven't received before, but with the look of things, everything has been done twice already..

If you don't like yaoi, then don't read. Bigotry is something I don't take very lightly, and those haters who COULD avoid yaoi but still read and review (or just flame) are gays in denial themselves. Just piss off if you don't like this. I'm not taking crap for something I want to do.


Chapter I:

~A destiny begins-
Entwined with a lovers fingers
Ginger, soft rays of sunshine
sparkle down upon his bare flesh-
and dewdrops
secrete their internal moisture
to bath his skin in their scented oils.
All fall to the new hero~


"Again, we are meant to wait.." Glenn whispered to lady Riddel who sat upon the embankment close to Viper Manor, gazing into the sky filled with clouds touched by golden rays. "I wish Zoah would hurry it up. What could possibly take so long..?"

"Now, now. What would Dario say to his little brother plagued by impatience?" Riddel watched with amusement as Glenn blushed. " `Be patient, young one. Patience is a virtue we Dragoons hold sacred.'"

"You forget.. Dario is no longer with us in this world, but in the other, he-"

Riddel shook her head in reply. "I do not forget," she answered. "Have patience, young one. Oh.." She stood to glimpse a sparkle of silver in the distance with a smile on her face. "Here they are now! I wonder what the world daddy is doing.."

Glenn watched with annoyance as the Deva's made their way down the sloping hills that lead to the embankments, Marcy and Zoah at Karsh's side, while general Viper trailed behind to scout out the area for something. Riddel began to run towards them with a bellflower dangling limply from her hand in an attempt to greet the group before Glenn could scold Karsh in any way.

"I see you're still here, boy." Karsh teased the young man, standing beside him to watch whatever he was looking at. "Bored?"

"No.. I am annoyed." Glenn answered. "Where have you all been for the past three hours? I could hear Zoah several times shouting out something, but.." Glenn cocked his eyebrows to watch the expression Karsh held change. " Were you all planning something again?"

The violet-haired dragoon left his companion to join in with the surprise Riddel was in for, and when she heard, she jumped up in excitement, forgetting her ladyness in a moment.

A banquet was all Glenn could catch, though it did not interest him the least. He kicked a rock in exasperation away from his place before sitting down to view the landscape the continent possessed. What could be interesting about a simple banquet, he asked himself. Riddel would no doubt enjoy it, but would Karsh do whatever it took to win her over? What of Dario in the other dimension?

"If only it hadn't closed, dammit!" Glenn whispered. "Karsh would take his silly love and throw it down the drain.."

"Hey, Glenn!" Karsh called, beckoning the young man into the circle the group had made to plan ideas. "We need you!"

"Why?" was his answer, looking at his friend with impatience. "I have no ideas for such a thing. Find someone who can actually plan something ahead of time. Was this Riddels `surprise'?"

Karsh looked the boy over before making his way over to him. "What is your problem, Glenn? What is upsetting you so..?"

"Nothing.. I'll help. I might as well."

Though no ideas came to his head, Glenn managed to understand what Viper was planning. Everyone in El Nido was invited to the banquet, it seemed, and it would be held in Termina with a special appearance from Nikki, Miki, and the Magical Dreamers.

"Just like.. Ah, never mind.." Glenn said, looking to where Riddel stood, excited. "Who else is invited? Surely not Porre!"

Zoah scoffed at the young mans remark. "OF COURSE NOT. YOU THINK WE WOULD GO THAT FAR, GLENN? IT WILL BE FUN, I ASSURE YOU. RIDDEL CAN DO WHAT SHE WANTS IN THE MEANTIME TO PREPARE."

"How many weeks until this banquet?"

"Two.." Riddel replied. "Oh, it will be so grand! I want bellflowers decorating the sidewalks, delicious food lined up at the stands to attract visitors. And when Nikki and his group perform, I wish it to be that beautiful play we saw when liberating Marbule!"

"Are you mad..?" Glenn asked, getting looks from the others. "I'm sorry, Riddel.. Forgive me."

"What is it, Glenn? You haven't been acting like yourself lately.."

~"I will follow in my father and brothers footsteps and become a great dragoon, wielding Einlanzer."~

Isn't that what I promised myself?, Glenn thought. What has come over me? Why am I so touchy..?

"..It's nothing. I'm fine.. Really." Glenn replied. "Let's just continue, shall we? That play will be very enchanting, I am sure."

When all ideas were spent, the group returned to Viper Manor to celebrate with a feast, Karsh as usual sitting beside Riddel and mesmerizing her with his beautiful smile. Glenn grew annoyed at this too, though he knew no reason why he should. Maybe because of Dario? Or, was it because Glenn, too, loved Riddel?

No, that wasn't it! Glenn did not love the lady in such a way. She was very captivating, beautiful, and graceful in all forms of speech and manner. But.. Love? Nonsense!

"Glenn, pass the champagne, please." Riddel asked him, eyeing the man with an interested expression. "I think you need something to cool you off a bit."

Glenn nodded and popped the cork, filled his glass to the rim, then set it down in front of his friend before having a taste of it himself. This action caused Karsh to utter a usual "grr" as he watched his companion give no toast to anything.

"Well, what shall we drink to?" Viper asked. "I say.. to health and prosperity!"

They all raised their glasses, poured when passed, then drank delicately. Riddel wiped the corners of her mouth while Zoah spilled a bit of the alcohol onto his lap by accident. Karsh watched Glenn drink quietly at the end of the stretch of table before taking a second helping of champagne himself.

"Glenn, what do you toast to?" he asked. "We've all said ours. We'd like to know your thoughts."

Glenn looked up at the group who was waiting for his response, though Karsh's eyes burned him the most. "I toast to the usual.. Peace and prosperity, love and hope.. May the stars shine brighter for those who have faith in fate.." he replied. "What I want to say has been said. Carry on."

*******

Once night began to fall, Glenn found himself in bed while Karsh slept uneasily on the mattress beside him. Thoughts began to cloud his mind, visions of the past, making him wince and drift in and out of consciousness.

As the night went on, he was in a dream filled with blackness, the very air contained no oxygen around him as he ran, on and on. Voices spoke out in every direction but to no avail.. They too were enveloped with blackness.

He thought he cried out at one point, asking for someone to stand beside him and comfort his raging soul. No one was there.. He was alone in the void he could not get out of..

But when his cries became loud enough to wake others, Glenn found himself in someone's arms as the dream faded away and slumber died. The warmth was intoxicating, hands caressed his sweat-matted head, and a voice spoke softly into his ear.

"It will be alright.. It was just a dream.. Glenn, Glenn.."

"Karsh..?" Glenn asked, grasping him tightly in his grasp. "W..where am I? What happened?"

Karsh looked down at him with strained eyes. "Just a dream, just a dream.. Go to sleep.."

The words were echoing in Glenn's head consumed by his heart that pounded roughly inside his chest. Even though it must have been real, the very incident seemed like a dream itself as Glenn drifted back off into sleep with Karsh's hands rubbing up and down his back.

"It will be alright.. It was just a dream.. Glenn, Glenn.."

*

Morning crept along the reaches of Termina as the suns rays touched the dying moonlight and shifted it away. The sky was filled with a glow, and when the sunshine touched the curtains at Glenns bedside, he awoke from his sleep to see he was alone in his room. He rose, called out to Karsh several times and began to dress amidst the gathering light outside.

When he was finished, Glenn left the cottage and walked down into the city where people were just beginning to rise to the new day as well. No sign of Karsh anywhere Glenn soon found. He was confused about the night before, and wanted to know what kind of dream he had had.

Was that, too, just a dream? Glenn thought. That sweet touch.. Like a lovers? Could that have been a simple dream..?

Soon enough, the young dragoon found his companion down by the rivers edge, caressing a flower that was held tight in his grasp. His usual boots lay discarded at the rocks around him as his feet splashed relentlessly against the waters edge.

"So.. This is where you are." Glenn spoke, watching his friend turn to give a smile at being discovered. "Why are you here?"

"Just thinking. You still scared?"

Glenn eyed the man with a question lingering about his features, but the thoughts of the dream resurfaced as he watched his friend grin mischievously.

"..What was that about?" he asked. "What was I doing?"

Karsh gave a laugh and beckoned the boy to sit beside him. "You were crying out something I'm not going to say right away, but you were shaking.. You woke me up and the only way to shut you up was to try to comfort you." Karsh smiled. "It worked."

"So.. That was you? But the dream.. I don't remember it.. What-"

"Eh.. You just screamed out a few things, and then you started babbling.. Look, I'm not going to say WHAT you wanted, but I tried my best, I did."

Glenn looked at Karsh with puzzlement, and when he sat down, he sighed as the cool water touched his bare feet. He laid back and stared at the sky that moved overhead. "What I wanted? Was it something personal?"

"You could say that," Karsh replied. "You sounded like a fool, saying `hold me. I'm so scared.. He's chasing me again..' I started to panic, so I did so. What was chasing you?"

"I told you! I don't know what you're talking about.. All I can remember is that I woke up and you were holding me. I know I was scared of something because I was trembling-"

"Damn right you were trembling!" Karsh said, giving a laugh. "And your little heart was thumping like hell. I didn't know what was going on, but since you don't, either, I'm not going to ask." He rose from his place and looked down at his friend. "I'm heading back to Viper Manor. It's about 7:00, so Riddel should be planning out the.. er.. Whatever it is she's planning out. I'll see you."

Glenn couldn't speak or ask the man to stay, and he could not help but think about what Karsh had said. Being chased.. Shaking..

"I feel something foreboding.. I can't get you off of my mind, Karsh.. That feeling.. Those words.. Something isn't right.. If only I could know what it was..!"


TO BE CONTINUED


NOTE: It stands as unrevolutionary and simple, but I'm sure it will turn into something nice much later on. The pairing may be changed to desirable one in future chapters, something original.. Has anyone done a ZoahXGlenn fic? I think that's pretty hot.. Oh well, that's just my opinion.