He took one final, fleeting look at the clock in the room he was in and gave a soft sigh.

"If she isn't coming how now, then she isn't tonight." He thought to himself as he got up from his spot. He shook his head and turned off the small lights that were in the room that were also providing the room's illumination.

Giratina gave a casual look to the front door of his apartment, as if expecting to be proven wrong. When there was no sound of a lock turning or a knock on the door, his earlier thought was confirmed.

He sighed. His sleep schedule had already been fucked with, and if there was a chance to somewhat rectify it, he would take it in a heartbeat. Making sure his book was closed, he threw up the hood of his sweater and walked towards his bedroom.

It took him now to realize it, but when Arceus was gone, their apartment was a lot less noisy. Right now, even the quiet sounds of his feet hitting the carpet seemed to resonate as loud as ever.

He shook his head and placed calming fingers on his temples. He hadn't been this out of it for a while.

"…I need to get to bed. Like, right now." Upon seeing that their bed was in falling distance, Giratina fell on it and almost fell asleep right there. Instead, he had enough energy to crawl under the white blankets and place his hooded head on the pillow.

When he woke up the next morning, he was surprised to see that Arceus was next to him. She was dressed in a white, long-sleeved shirt with yellow accents on the sleeves and a pair of grey denim jeans. She wore a gold-coloured belt around her waist, and her bright green eyes showed a sign of life that Giratina had only seen a few times.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." She whispered softly as he awoke. "Did you sleep well?" Giratina gave a happy, but confused sigh- what was she doing here? He turned the pillow that he had been previously sleeping on vertically and propped himself up against it.

"Morning, sweetie." He remarked, not bothering to question why or how, but instead to roll with it. He took one of her hands in his as he guided his lips to her own. The kiss was short, and it served as a way to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

Arceus wore a gigantic smile on her face when they parted, and it was a rare expression for her. Most of the time, she was so involved with her business that she would lose track of some of the simple things. Like this moment.

"I had some time, so I managed to sneak away for a few hours and I got here as soon as I could." She positioned herself so that she was on top of him, straddling his hips and her hands on his bare chest.

"Fancy that happening." Giratina replied, his voice still carrying a few hints of grogginess. "So what do you want to do?" Arceus giggled as her lips made contact with her boyfriend's exposed neck. Giratina failed in hiding a smile as his hands dug into her bright blond hair. He gave a soft growl as he returned the kisses he was receiving to his girlfriend's neck.

The moans she was giving off only encouraged Giratina, as his hands reached for her golden belt and began to tug it loose. Arceus let loose a seductive growl as she began working on taking off her shirt.

However, just as she had her shirt over her head, they were both interrupted by the sound of high-pitched vibrating. The couple shared a look of contempt, and Giratina rolled his eyes.

"Do you need to get that?" He asked. Arceus had a pained look on her face. She probably should get it, but no part of her wanted to.

"…I should." She announced through gritted teeth. Frowning, she got up off the bed and reached around for her cell phone. Answering it, she left their bedroom and walked outside.

"Should've seen that one coming." He sighed as he pulled out his phone. Scrolling through the contacts, he found the number for one of his friends and dialed it.

"He'd better fucking answer…"

"Mmm… D-Darkrai!" Cresselia moaned as her boyfriend's loving tongue plunged deep in between her thighs. "Oh, fuck!" Darkrai's eyes looked up to see his girlfriend on his bed, writhing in pure pleasure from his actions and clutching the sheets in ecstasy.

However, he paused for a moment when the sound of vibrating reverberated from the top of his nightstand. He sighed and returned to Cresselia's thighs. "Get it for me, will you?" Cresselia nodded, picking the phone up with one hand and entangling the other in her boyfriend's snow white hair.

"H-Hello?" The female legendary was trying her best to remain calm and composed, which was proving to be a difficult and arduous task. Especially since it seemed that Darkrai was hitting all the places that made her scream the loudest. "Ah, damn!"

"...Cress?" Giratina asked from the other line, sounding a little confused. "Cress, put your boyfriend on the phone." Cresselia looked down at her boyfriend, and Darkrai sighed.

"Give it here." Darkrai took his phone from the legendary as he got off of the king-sized bed they were on and he began pacing around their bedroom. "What is it, Giratina?" He asked, sounding rather irritated.

"Darkrai, you know how much I hate pulling you away from Cresselia during the mornings, but I need advice. Do you want to meet for coffee in an hour or two?" Darkrai looked around his room and shrugged. For anyone else, he wouldn't have thought about his answer and would already be back in bed.

"…Yeah, sure. The usual place?"

"Yeah. I'll see you in a bit, then." Darkrai hung up, tossing his phone behind him so it landed perfectly into a black leather beanbag chair.

"Is he going to be alright?" Cresselia asked, covering herself up with the black and pink blankets on the bed and brushing a stray lock of blond hair from her face.

"I'm thinking more Arceus problems. But if that's the case, this shouldn't be much hassle." Blinking his blue eyes hard, Darkrai grabbed a few black pieces of clothing off the floor and balled them up in his arms. "I'm gonna go hop in the shower, so you're free to do whatever you want." Yawning and stretching, Darkrai cracked his back and sighed.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Cress asked, having not moved an inch in their bed.

"Probably not. The last thing Giratina needs right now is a loving, functional couple rubbing it in his face." She shrugged, but conceded the point.

"Okay then." She blew a kiss towards her boyfriend and turned over in the bed. "You two have fun."

When Darkrai walked into the coffee shop, he was able to spot Giratina, sipping from a cup of coffee in a booth not far away. He looked around, and saw that the place hadn't changed much from their last rendezvous here. Darkrai sighed, shoved his hands into the pockets of his black pants and walked over to Giratina's booth.

"Yo." Darkrai commented as he sat down across from the other legendary. "How have you been?" He asked. Giratina adjusted his glasses and sighed. He sipped from his warm mug of coffee and looked out the window, brooding all the while.

"All things considered, not horrible." Darkrai restrained a roll of his eyes. "Arceus came home sometime this morning, but left shortly after I woke up." Darkrai nodded in understanding as a cup of coffee was placed in front of him by a passing waitress. "I took the liberty of ordering you something while I waited." Darkrai nodded and took a sip.

Hmm… smooth, warm, yet a hint of too much cream. It wasn't terrible, but he had enjoyed better.

"So what happened this morning that has you all worked up?" Darkrai asked as he leaned back into his spot in the booth. Giratina adjusted his glasses and frowned.

"The usual." He remarked, disdain evident in his voice. "I wake up to find her, we kiss for a little bit, her phone goes off and I'm left alone again." He sipped from his mug and sighed.

"So why'd you call me here then?"

"Because I'm starting to actually debate leaving her." Darkrai's visible blue eye widened, and he exhaled sharply.

"Whoa there now… Let's think this one through rationally. You're not one for rash decisions like that."

"What are we thinking through rationally?" The two legends heard another voice, and looked to see Xerneas and Yveltal, standing at the side of their table. Xerneas looked the same as she always did, but Yveltal…

To say that Yveltal looked a little worse for wear was a bit of an understatement. His hair was disheveled and his eyes looked bloodshot, on top of his shirt being on inside-out.

"The hell happened to him?" Darkrai asked as Xerneas laughed and sat beside Giratina in the booth. Yveltal sat beside Darkrai, and in a fluid motion, he had his arms on the table and his head buried in them.

"Three guesses as to who he went out last night." Xerneas remarked. "And any guesses that aren't 'Landorus and Terrakion' don't count."

"Ouch." Darkrai gave Yveltal a consoling pat on the back. "I've been there. I know what that feeling is like."

"He got back to his apartment maybe two hours ago." Xerneas remarked, taking a sip from her to-go cup. "When I found him like this, I figured that coffee would be a decent way to start his recovery." Yveltal gave a groan of pain muffled by his arms and Xerneas rolled her blue eyes.

"I went out with Landorus and Terrakion once, and I learned from my mistake then." Darkrai commented. "Those two combined are a maelstrom of alcohol and techno that nobody should have to deal with."

"Not to sound whiny or anything, but can we go back to my problem?" Giratina remarked, and the other two functioning Legendaries gave a sigh.

"Sorry, Giratina." Darkrai took a sip from his coffee. "But your situation is kind of a difficult one. I mean, for all the stress that gets put on you, Arceus has it worse than anyone."

"Yeah, because she's the one who actually has to deal with everyone's shit. And rarely is it any kind of problem that has a one-step, quick and easy solution." Xerneas replied.

"So what do you guys want me to do about it?" Giratina asked. Darkrai and Xerneas looked at each other and shrugged. "Geez, thanks guys." Darkrai ran a hand down his face.

"Look, I remember a time before you two dated, and nobody wants to re-live that time. Not only were you miserable and mopey all the damn time, Arceus was also super-pissed 24/7 and made everyone work their asses off." Darkrai commented.

"All that aside, there's no reason to leave her so long as you still love her." Xerneas remarked. "You do still love her, right?"

"Of course I still love her." Giratina remarked. "I love everything about her, except the fact that she's so damn busy."

"Why don't you interfere then?" Yveltal remarked, his voice muffled by his sleeve. Everyone else in the booth turned to look at him with varying looks, but also to watch the Dark-type bring his head up and rub his bloodshot eyes. "If she really is as busy as you say she is, she would appreciate it then if you take the business away from her and the two of you rekindle the spark from the dying embers you have now."

"Yveltal…" Xerneas whispered.

"She may seem angry at first, but she'll love you for it." Hesitantly, Yveltal exited the booth, his hand holding up his head and the other over his mouth. "Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to the bathroom." Yveltal then walked away from the group, a hand rubbing his temples all the while.

"…Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, there is merit in his idea." Darkrai mused as he took another sip.

"You think so?" Giratina asked.

"You underestimate the level of authority you have. If you dragged her away for a few moments, nobody would really want to question it. Because, after all, you are Giratina. Very few entities alive would want to make you angry, and one of said entities is your girlfriend." Darkrai remarked as he absentmindedly stirred his coffee. Unfortunately, it had gone cold in his time here, and he had little intent of paying for another cup.

The cogs and sprockets within Giratina's brain were turning in an attempt to figure out a plan… and he had it figured out. At least, the rough stages of one.

"Listen, thank you guys. This was actually really helpful." Darkrai gave a smirk and saluted to Giratina.

"What are friends for, bro?" He asked. At that point, Yveltal had returned, but his eyes were bloodshot and his face looked pale.

"You gonna be alright?" Giratina asked. Yveltal facepalmed and sighed.

"I've been worse. Come on though- you've got your own issues to deal with." His voice was rougher and more strained sounding, but he seemed to be doing better now. Xerneas gave a concerned look, but he downplayed it quick.

Giratina, on the walk home from the coffee shop to his apartment, had figured out some kind of plan that he figured would work.

He figured that Arceus would still be at the apartment, which made things easier. His plan still worked if she wasn't, but not as well.

"Okay… you know how to do this." He pushed up his glasses as he walked into his apartment. "Now, just making sure you can do this." His thoughts were racing his heartbeat as he stepped in.

"Arceus? I'm back home." He announced, looking confused as to why he didn't hear anything in response. Was she still here? Sighing, he walked from the living room into the bedroom.

To his surprise, he found Arceus' clothes there- her shirt, pants and belt were messily thrown on the bed. It was at that point he clued in on the sound of running water.

"Oh. She's just having a shower. This… works?" Giratina shoved his hands into the pockets of his black jeans and shrugged. "Should I lay out an outfit for her?" He chuckled and then walked over to her dresser. He could do it no problem- he could still enact his plan.

He rooted around in the middle drawer and pulled out a nice, button-up black cardigan and folded it out on the bed. He then found a pair of charcoal-grey pants in the bottom drawer that fit tight on her, and laid those out also.

Opening the top drawer, he found her bras and panties, but shut that drawer almost instantly. A bright red blush on his face, Giratina noticed the sound of running water stop and he ran out of the room, his plan on keeping his presence secret.

He heard Arceus step out of the room and he then noticed something. He completely forgot about his master plan.

"Shit! I got obsessed with laying out an outfit, I forgot to hide her phone." Sighing and swallowing hard, he walked back into their room.

"Oh, hey Giratina!" Arceus greeted, bubbly as ever as she held a white towel around her midsection. "I didn't hear you get in. Did you enjoy coffee?" She asked. Giratina blushed as he sat down on the bed, conveniently sitting under her phone.

"Yeah, it was nice. We ran into Xerneas and Yveltal there." Arceus smiled and she let loose her towel. Despite being turned away, Giratina still got a major nosebleed just from Arceus' beautiful back and ass.

"Oh, that's good! They seem to be doing well- I hope they're adjusting well." Arceus began rooting through her dresser, and then she frowned. "Hey, did you see that pair of grey pants that I love?" Giratina blushed and then handed the folded-up pants to her from her bed.

"H-here…" He blushed, pushing up his glasses. Arceus took them and slipped into them, shaking around as they fit her amazingly.

"So… who was on the phone earlier?" He asked, still refusing to look at his half-naked girlfriend.

"Oh, it was nobody important. Just someone from work." She smiled as she brought out a lacy, white bra that she put on. "Baby, can you hook me up?" Blush intensifying and not wanting to get up from the bed, Giratina sighed.

"A-Arceus…" She turned to look at him, eyes wide and a smile on her face.

"C'mon, Giratina. You know you wanna." He bit his tongue- it was taking all of his discipline and diligence to restrain himself from throwing his girlfriend onto the bed and mauling her right now.

Giratina had to admit defeat. There was no other way. He got up from the bed and did up the back hooks for her bra, albeit without looking. He fumbled a bit, but managed it.

His ears then perked up as the sound of electronic buzzing was heard from their bed- her phone was going off. Shit. The two of them both looked at it, then at each other.

"…Can you not get it this time?" Giratina asked. Arceus walked over to the bed and looked at her phone.

"I should. It could be important." When she said this, Giratina walked over and kissed her. His hands wrapped around her waist and he reveled in the surprised moans she gave in his mouth.

"This is more important…" He whispered as he kissed her again. "Don't you think so?"

"Gira… oh fuck." She moaned out as he assaulted her warm neck with kisses. "W-what's gotten into you? This is a-amazing…" The two of them fell onto the bed, Giratina knocking her phone away as they landed.

"I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." She whispered back as the two of them went at each other's clothing.

"Ohmigod, Giratina… that was so good." She whispered, her voice hoarse. The two of them were spread out on the bed, sweat clinging to the both of them. Both were breathing rather heavily, and they both had gigantic smiles on their faces.

"Yeah… holy hell, that was amazing." Giratina sighed softly as he reached over to the bedside table and put his glasses back on. Upon finding his glasses, he was also able to find Arceus' phone, poking out from underneath the bed.

"What's up, Gira?" She asked as she rolled over and pushed up against his back. The sweat on her chest was cooling to him, which caused him to smile.

"I found your phone, if you're looking for it." He replied. Arceus kissed his neck in response.

"Put it back where you found it." She whispered into his ear. "Whoever might have called, they can wait. You're more important right now." He smiled as he sat up on the bed, his head resting calmly on the pillows.

"Thank you, sweetie." He whispered back as she sat up also, her head resting overtop his chest. She positioned herself so she could hear his reassuring heartbeat and wore a gigantic, content smile on her face.

"Love?" She asked. "I know that you're concerned about my work, and I want you to believe me when I say that everything will work out." He gave her a doubting look as he took one of her hands in his own, but he nodded regardless.

"I trust in your ability to." The two of them shared a brief kiss as both of them felt the sudden depletion of energy from before. Crawling underneath the covers, the two legendaries decided quickly that sleep would be the best option for them both.

For Giratina, sleep came easy. Not only was his girlfriend with him, he had felt better about their relationship now than he had in months. He closed his eyes, hoping to never be disturbed from this moment.

Choosing very easily to ignore the buzzing of Arceus' phone from underneath them.

A/N: You probably thought that this story was dead. You probably thought there wasn't going to be another update. You were correct. But I stumbled into some free time and my writing OCD kicked in, leaving me to finish all that I started (hopefully). This was one of those things.