Wow... I really do everything I shouldn't do instead of doing the very few things I really should do. School is killing me right now, my final year and all... but I assume that an apology isn't what you want. It's fiction drabble time! I made a friend of mine say 10 random words. You'll get the next 5 tomorrow I think. Oh yeah, my Felix/Piers pairing can be a bit OOC sometimes.

Disclaimer: If anyone here belives I own this, they have been severely misguided. Poor fools. I don't own anything.

1. Laugh:

While Felix didn't do it very often, Piers always appreciated and treasured the times he got to hear it. It was a deep, melodious sound that he loved, and it was one of the things he liked to think that he somehow influenced. Because, even if it was selfish and perhaps not true, the Lemurian told himself that he'd heard the Venus Adepts laugh more often since they'd got together.

Felix liked Piers laugh. It was contagious and so utterly happy, a clear and carefree sound that he couldn't get enough of. That's why he always tried just a little harder to get to hear it. It'd gotten easier since he'd discovered that his Mercury Adept was ticklish.

2. Cat:

"What's that?" Composed.

"What's what? I can't see anything." Nervous.

"A cat?" Disbelief.

"Ah well… it's a kitten actually. You know Garet's parents have cats and they got a litter two months ago and… and no one wanted this one, and I just couldn't leave it." Apologetic. "I said I'd look after it."

"Really? Do you plan on raising it on your own?" Humored.

"It's hard to be a single parent. Will you help me?" Hopeful.

"Of course dear." Playing along. "But dad has to go to Isaac's now to get back our runaway djin."

"What?! I'm not the mother!" Offended.

"It's got your eyes." Amused.

"…Shut up." Resigned.

3. Blue:

"I thought we were done with these things once we left Izumo…"

Piers snickered and did an elegant pirouette in his new festival outfit. "Please Felix, everyone and every place have some kind of ritual or custom they celebrate like this. Now put it on or they won't let you join." The fabric almost floated in the air around him, the mix of pale and bright colours matching his looks perfectly.

Felix sighted and looked at the outfit that was laid out for him, the exact same model as Piers' own. "No. I'll look stupider than Garet in his djin-costume."

Piers chocked on a laugh. "I highly doubt it. I can go as far as to say that that would be impossible." He struck a pose; hand on his jutted hip and narrowed eyes. "Do you think I look stupid?"

"No, you look… good." That was probably this year's biggest understatement. "But you've had… how many years to practice?"

The Lemurian sighted. "Many." He walked up to the bed where the clothes were spread out like a sacrifice for the Gods. "What's wrong with it?"

Felix held a piece of fabric between his fingers with mild disdain. "It's…weird. Twirly."

While getting over the fact that his companion had just used the word 'twirly' (was that even a word…?) to describe something despite his very serious appearance, Piers spun around in a circle again and the fabric danced in the air. "It's supposed to represent the water we were born from. See how it flows?" He stopped and the pale light blue and warm bright turquoise clothes settled again. "To thank Mercury for the grace and, admittedly a bit too long, life she gave us we hold this ceremony once a year. Please Felix? It'd mean much to me if you joined."

"It's blue…it doesn't suit me."

"Well, green, brown and red don't suit me, but I still put up with that odd costume last year. The Festival of Gaia, was it?"

"Touché."

4. Rainbow:

The warm, late summer evening air was moist after the heavy rain. The sun was still an hour or so from setting, and they both had found solace under a large tree some way from New Vale. It wasn't unusual to find them there, it'd become something they did just for the sake of being alone. For Piers, it was comforting to find silence and calm in the busy world outside Lemuria and for Felix, it was a chance to think about things and observe the new world thoroughly.

Suddenly Piers stirred and pointed up at the sky. "Hey… look, it's a rainbow."

"Mhm."

The lack of verbal activity from the Earth Adept didn't bother Piers in the slightest. He knew Felix too well. "Do you know the legend about the rainbow?"

Felix glanced, interested and amused, at him. "No. Do tell."

The Lemurian made himself comfortable against Felix side before continuing. "It is said that if you find the end of a rainbow, you'll be granted your greatest wish."

"Really?"

"Yeah. That's why I'm so confused… it should end somewhere around here." He looked around, lazily surveying their surroundings.

Felix chuckled. "Oh? Why is that?"

Aquamarine hair fell around their faces like a curtain as Piers leaned forward until their breaths mingled with each other. "Because I think I've already been given my wish."

Their lips sealed in a kiss.

5. Pinecone:

Piers groaned as Felix propped himself up and rolled off him.

"What is it? Did I hurt you?" Suddenly, Felix was beside him again, studying him worriedly.

Piers shifted and sucked in a sharp breath. "No, not you, it's just…" He sat up with some difficulty and reached behind him, rummaging around in the grass.

The Venus Adept took the opportunity to reach for his discarded cloak, draping it like a big blanked around their half-naked forms. He looked up as Piers muttered a triumphant "Ha!", and tried to get a look at what the Water Adept held in his hand. "What is that?"

Piers held it up. "A pinecone. I had this lodged in my back the whole time, and I have no idea how it got there."

Chuckling softly, Felix examined the angry red marks and scratches on the tanned back. He Cured them quickly, and tilted Piers head upwards. "I think that this is called a 'pine'."

The enormous tree that they'd been sitting under and…well, had a very nice time under, was indeed a pine. The brown and prickly pinecones hung from almost every branch.

Piers hissed at the unexpected contact with his back. "Oh." The effect of the Cure-spell begun to work and he settled back on Felix bare torso. "If we decide to do this again, we need to switch tree."

"Agreed."

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