To have him embraced in my arms...

To have his hands running through my hair...

To have his soft lips caressing mine...

Would be pure bliss.

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Emil groaned slightly in his sleep as he turned over and opened his eyes slowly. He was exhausted, and had no memory of what had happened over the past few hours- If that was how long he'd been out cold for. He yawned and gave a small stretch as he sat up in a oddly comfortable bed. It wasn't like his bed at his and Marta's bed- but more like the bed's he used to use along his journey.. Inn bed's. He blinked, and then glanced around frantically. He was in a inn. And an extremely fancy one at that- the Altermira hotel for upper class. Who had brought him here? He questioned to himself quietly, still trying to figure out what the heck had happened and why he'd passed out in the first place.

" Have a nice rest? " An oddly familiar voice called out from behind his bed curtains. Despite the soothing, kind voice, Emil clung to his blankets like a frightened kitten. Who was that?

" U-um.. Very nice... " Emil managed to squeak out in his shy, frightened voice.

" Glad to hear it. " the other man mumbled out. " You might want to change out of those clothes, though. The got filthy when you fell. Emil blinked. I fell? He questioned again, as he looked down at his dirty clothes. Quietly, he glanced over at the fresh pair of clothes stacked in a neat pile at the end of his bed. Immediately, he ripped his shirt off and held up the new white one. It was so clean, the sun reflected off it and sort of hurt Emil's eyes. he smiled a bit, even though this was an odd situation. This man had saved him, so he figured he couldn't be that bad. He pulled the fresh T-shirt over his head and did up the front buttons, then quickly proceeded to take off his pants. The Bed curtains were extremely thick and blocked out most of the sun, so he figured the man wouldn't be able to see him changing. Emil pulled the clean pants on and folded his dirty ones. He wasn't quite sure where to put them, so he gathered up his courage and began to shift the bed curtains away so he could leave his bed.

" U-u-um.. Excuse me.. Where do I- " Emil blinked and then glanced around the room. It was completely empty. He paused and then laid his dirty clothes on the bed behind him, then sighed. The man must had already left, yet he hadn't even gotten to thank sighed and shook his head. " Ah well.. I wonder if this room has it's own bathroom? I need a shower... " he added, taking a strand of hair and twirling in with his fingers. Without much looking, Emil found a door and, as he suspected, the room contained a toilet, a sink, and a rather fancy shower / bath tub. He entered the room and undid his shirt again, not noticing the quiet sound of water hissing out of the shower. he smiled and removed the rest of his clothing and then walked towards the shower absent mindlessly. He gripped the side of the shower curtain and thrust it side ways, just as he heard a man shift inside. Emil's eyes widened as his face turned crimson in both surprise and happiness. there stood Richter, in all his nude glory, dripping wet with water.

" Emil? What the hell are you doing?! " He yelled, shocked that the timid boy had done such a perverted thing. Emil's eyes grew as big as saucers, as he realized that he, too, was naked. Richter's gaze fell down to Emil's fairly small length and blinked. Emil blushed harshly as he grabbed a towel and shakingly thrust it around his waist.

" D-DON'T STARE AT I-I-IT..!! " he whined, turning away from his long lost friend. " G-geez..! A..And p-p-p-..put a towel on, would you? " Richter smiled and gave a small laugh.

" Oh no, you burst in on my shower and your telling me what to do? Forget it, you owe me 2 now. " Emil felt his face flush more and he hesitantly looked over his shoulder at Richter, who, had not yet put a towel on.

" I-I'm s-s-sorry.. I didn't hear.. T-the shower going.. A-and.. " Emil shut his eyes tightly. " P-please just put a towel on! " he pleaded. Richter raised his eye brow.

" Why? I'm taking a shower. " Emil shook his head.

" b-b-b-but..! " Richter blinked.

" but? "

" I-I want to hug you..!! " Emil finally burst out, blushing even darker. Richter blinked again.

" ..Emil..? "

" I-It's been so long since I've s-..seen you.. I.. " Emil sniffed softly. " ..I-I want to hug you. " Richter sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. He hated when Emil gave him the cute boy act. Only, it wasn't really an 'act', it was how Emil truly acted. But.. It still bugged him when Emil started to cry like this. Mostly because it was usually his fault. Resentfully, Richter turned the shower off and pulled a towel around his waist as he stepped out of the shower.

" Alright, alright. All cove- " Emil immediately tackled Richter in response, and nuzzled his face into Richter's chest, causing him to blush lightly. " E..Emil.. " he whispered slowly, as he wrapped his arms around the smaller boy's torso.

" ..I.. I missed you so much. " Emil mumbled, practically cherishing the feel of Richter's toned chest pressing against his cheek.

" ..To be honest.. I.. I missed you, too. " Richter whispered back into Emil's ear, causing him to shudder involuntarily. Emil blushed and then gripped Richter's back. The feel of his breath on his own neck felt incredible, and, to his dismay, the moment was ruined by his 'little friend' slowly growing erect. Emil blushed harshly and shoved Richter away, hoping he didn't notice. " What, clinging to me one second and shoving me away the next, what do you want from me? " He chuckled, but deep down sounded a bit hurt. Emil stared at the ground and mumbled something before shifting from one foot to the other nervously. " what? " Richter asked, confused.

" I-I said.. I-If I didn't push you away then.. It would.. push into your.. " he looked away, practically dying of embarrassment.

" What would push into my what? " Richter asked again, confused. Emil shut his eyes tightly again.

" M-my boner would push into your t-t-thigh! " Richter blinked, and then gave hearty laugh.

" Why the hell do you have a boner? " he asked, still chuckling. Emil paused, and then glanced up at Richter. Now's my chance. he thought as he held Richter close again.

" ...Because I love you. " He replied quietly, but still loud enough for Richter to hear. " ..I love you. "