Author's Notes; Royal/Post-Apocalyptic AU. Shounen-Ai. Very fluffy. To make up for the big fucking drop off in pairing pictures lately, I've said fuck it, I'm throwing in the fucking fluff not just because of the drop off, but also because things got stressful..and thanks to a chaotic week, I'm personally a little disoriented..I also have a promo picture in mind for this..Aye, I make my own promo pictures for my own writings, if you want something done right, do it yourself..Anyways, please enjoy..This work shouldn't go further than 3 chapters..
The next morning when he woke, Zero checked the food supplies to ensure that there was enough to go around. He insisted X stay in bed and brainstorm a design for Neo Arcadia. He brought breakfast for the two of them to their chamber, sitting beside X carefully and passing him his food. Toast and eggs for both of them. X couldn't complain much, he hadn't eaten for 3 whole years. Zero wasn't terribly hungry so he had minimal complaints as well. He folded his wings slowly as he started on his eggs and passed X some juice. X smiled and took a sip before setting the glass on the nightstand beside him. He edged closer to Zero and slowly rolled beside him, swiping Zero's fork. The blond looked at him, slightly confused as X handed him his fork. The brunette picked up some of the eggs on Zero's plate and lifted them up towards the blond's mouth. Zero finally understood what X was doing. X was the only one who knew that the blond liked being babied a little. He found it very cute and sweet of him, it would often turn his face red and make his heart flutter. Zero blushed brightly and his chest lens gave a slight glow as he ate the egg and returned the favor for X. The brunette giggled and purred as he took his bite before rubbing against Zero's hips.
When they finished feeding each other, X crawled into Zero's lap, almost as if Zero was X's throne. The blond didn't mind, though, he encased X in his wings and handed X the blueprint paper and pencil. Reclining against Zero's chest a little, it didn't take long for X to get started. The blond held X's sides gently as he watched his lover. He could swear that he saw bits and pieces of Abel City in some of X's designs. X let him look over the blueprints, snuggling him more. Zero smiled and kissed X's head before looking the blueprints over. "We'll need to do a full sweep of the planet to get enough materials for this." X looked up at him. "By ourselves?" Zero shook his head. "Not a chance." He whistled loudly, signaling for Abel's remaining troops. There had to be at least 40 of them, they piled into the room and stopped in front of the two lovers, saluting. "Sir!" Zero nodded at them. "At ease. We now have a blueprint of what Neo Arcadia will look like. However, it will obviously take alot of material and time to get the job done, which means a full sweep of the planet is needed. Split into groups of 3." The soldiers nodded, doing as they were told. The 3 groups had 13 soldiers each, 3 remained off to the side. Zero lifted his left hand off X's side and pointed at the groups individually. "North, West, South...The three of you left, get your chasers. You'll be coming with me and X to the East." The soldiers nodded, leaving the room to get ready. The two watched them leave before Zero looked down at X. "Your armor is wrecked, it will take alot of time to repair it. I kept your clothes in that second closet in the back in the hope that you were still alive." He pointed to the closet at the far side of the room. X set the blueprints down before turning around and hugging him. "You're just the best." He kissed Zero's lips, letting the blond kiss him back before going to the closet and changing his clothes.
Since the asteroids had rained down, the sky had very little blue. It was a dark crimson mostly, and due to some remaining bodies of water, blue patches could be seen, making a little purple at the edges where they mixed with the red. These blue patches were fewer at night in absence of the sun. Zero's soldiers set out in their assigned directions. Zero waited for his three remaining soldiers to get their chasers and attached trailers on them to keep the materials they might scavenge. X hadn't taken notice of the sky since he had woken from his brief dirt nap. Now that he was looking as he kept tight on Zero's back, he found it saddening and interesting at the same time. He noticed that the stars were more visible too. Zero looked up at the stars too as he took flight towards the east. "Strange looking, isn't it?" X nodded gently. "Yeah, but kind of intriguing in a way. Its kind of cool to see the stars during the day though." The blond grinned, nodding back. "I have to agree there. Its quite an interesting sight." He could hear the chasers following behind them and held X's hands close to his chest lens. "Where do you want Neo Arcadia built?" X lowered his head a little. "The old site of Abel City." Zero nodded slightly. "Then we'll store the materials close to that area."
Once they neared a large crater, everyone set to work gathering any materials that looked usable. The three soldiers searched around outside the crater while Zero flew inside, X stayed on his back acting as an extra pair of eyes as Zero hovered slowly around. Sometimes, Zero had to touchdown to pull something out, other times he merely had to flap his wings faster to blow the dirt and dust off semi-visible objects. When the sky began to darken to a burgundy hue and the sun began to set, the materials gathered by the soldiers were piled into the trailers hooked to the chasers. Zero flew back to the underground shelter to check on the survivors and make sure they had plenty to eat and drink. Some of the humans and Reploids asked favors of him and X, but neither minded. Once all the errands were settled, the two kings returned to the excavation site. The three soldiers had set up a small camp in their absence, saluting them as Zero landed. Zero and X saluted back before X crawled off. The blond watched X get comfortable on the matt before lying next to him, encasing X in his wings once more. "We've had a good start and found alot to use, but it will take quite a while. Even longer with the actual construction." X smiled and pulled him closer. "I don't care how long it takes, as long as I'm with you." Zero smiled back. "I'm yours forever, X. And you're mine forever, you realize that right?" The brunette blushed brightly, looking at him. "When was that established? Hmm, given our past, you're right." The blond smirked. He knew X was just playing. "You are mine for eternity, end of story." X nodded, smiling happily as he snuggled Zero before the both of them closed their eyes. "Yes, your majesty."