Remons opened his eyes, breathing in the fresh air deep into his lungs, smiling. Well, the lungs aren't his, but you get the idea.
"The room is terrible," Jack's body smiled at his Yusei's.
"Tell me about it,"
"The air smells like ass, the bed is hard, and my powers are sealed because of the incense," Remons groaned, rounding the table and plopping down on the couch next to Yusei's body and lying down on his boyfriend. "I completely regret asking for my music box."
They were sealed into the accessories, yes, but they were also given three items for them to spend the time with, which Remons was glad for. However, he had asked for the wrong things.
"Well, i assumed that the room would be terrible, so i asked for a pillow, a damp cloth that i can clean myself with, and a fan," Staron giggled. "I mean, i didn't have anything of sentimental value after all."
"You could have asked for my hair,"
"You think i would ask for your hair?" Staron resisted laughing out loud, looking at his boyfriend, who was lying on his lap. He couldn't help but ruffle the blond's hair, which was softer than it looks. The locks of blonde hair were nice and smooth, a little like a kitten's.
"I used to take really good care of it," Remons smiled, carressing his boyfriend's cheek. "Unlike you."
"Oh, shush," Staron smiled. In the past, his hair was always oily and mistreated, and felt like straw when he actually washes them properly. "And come up here and kiss me, this body isn't as flexible as i used to be."
"Ah, that rules out like, five of my kinks," Remons teased, sitting up. Turning his head, he locked his lips against Staron's, feeling the soft flesh move against his'
"Your lips are softer than before," Remons broke their kiss to say.
"Only you would say that at this time," Staron laughed breathlessly. "It's apparently a thing called chapstick. Pretty neat, huh?"
Staron leaned in, his hands reaching up to cup his lover's cheeks, pressing his lips harder and licking the other's bottom lip. His eyes opened, and for a moment there, he thought he saw Remons. The real one. The one with black hair, red eyes, and the playful glint in his eyes. The one that had the longest eyelashes, the one that had his hair covering one of his eyes half the time because he was too lazy to cut it.
When will he see Remons again?
When they disconnect, Staron could feel tears stinging his eyes.
"Star?" Remons looked at him, touching his cheek.
"It isn't the same,"
Remons' eyes widened, then chuckled.
"Of course it isn't, we're in different bodies!" Remons slid his hand down, touching the man's chin. "But after we break the seals... we'll be together. Just like old times."
Staron smiled, relaxing.
"Hey, speaking of the older times, how about a duel? You and me, 1v1, winner gets a kiss?"
Staron smiled at that. A long time ago, even before he found out that he liked Remons, the latter had challenged him to a duel and offered a kiss as a reward. He had brushed it off as a joke, but when he won... well, that was his first, and he didn't regret it one bit.
"Let's do it," Staron said, his face determined.
Staron and Remons moved to the empty space in the park near Jack's house. It was only the afternoon, but no one should interrupt their duel for the time being.
"Should i apply the field magic?"
"Of course! Don't want humans to sneak up on us and get injured," Remons smirked, stretching in the corner. "Of course, we shouldn't injure our hosts either."
Staron nodded, placing a hand on the floor. Almost immediately, the area turns dark, the colouring of the place turning a slight purplish colour.
"Now, Star, babe, are you ready to get destroyed?"
"Oh, no, i think i will do just fine," Staron smiled. He raised his hand, and at his command, a staff materialises in his grip, and he twirled it between his fingers, gripping it with two hands.
"Ooh, that brings back memories," Remons said, clearly amused. He mimicked the action, raising a hand before him. Immediately, the hilt of the sword comes to him, the metal bonding together, creating a shiny, metallic blade. "Bring it on!"
At that, Staron raised his staff, creating a ball of light, and it launches itself off at the other man. The warrior dodged it easily, causing the trees behind him to disintegrate on contact.
"Are you getting slow, babe?"
"I don't know, are you?"
When Remons leaped at Staron, Staron simply moves out of the way, hitting the man with his staff, and the warrior yelped, not expecting the hit. Staron jumped backwards, creating two new balls of light, shooting it from two different directions. Remons just touched his blade, swinging it, causing blue flames to appear, wasting the light balls.
Remons smiled. He missed the feeling of a duel. The feeling of putting your opponent on the edge, the feeling of being pushed to your limits, and the feeling of breathlessness when you dodge an attack... that feeling is priceless.
Remons swung his sword, this time summoning tides of water, and Staron jumped into the air.
Caught you.
Remons aimed his sword into the air, and threw it.
Staron's eyes widened, but grinned even wider. Aiming his staff at the sword, he launched a dark ball this time.
Consuming the sword, it disintegrated, and Remons' eyes widened.
"A new skill?"
"Yep, pretty neat, huh?" Staron said, launching two more light balls, and Remons backflipped twice, avoiding the balls, which crashes into a park bench behind the man.
Remons gathered himself, sprinting off in a circle, narrowly avoiding the light balls thrown at him. Creating another sword, he swung it again at the attacks that his lover was sending him, and it cancelled each other out smoothly.
Remons pointed the sword into the soil, swinging it upwards and towards the air. In his command, daggers appeared at will, firing off towards Staron.
Staron jumped, landing on a tree. To his shock, the daggers only flew up, and he dodged them, only to have them flying back at him.
"You're not the only one who gained a new skill," Remons smiled.
"Trap, activate!" Staron shouted, and held his staff before him. A mirror appeared with a sheen of light, and the daggers stopped, aiming towards Remons instead.
With a cry, the Daggers pierced him.
"Dammit!"
Staron smiled, jumping down from the tree, running up to Remons, kneeling down.
"I won!" Staron laughed.
"You did," Remons smiled, fondly. Reaching up, he carressed Yusei's cheek.
"Yusei looks wonderful when he smiles,"
"Only you would say that in this situation," Staron scoffed. "Give me my kiss?"
Remons smiled, leaning in, and kissed the man. His heart thumped in his chest as their lips moved together.
And for the first time in a thousand years, Remons enjoyed having that heartbeat echo throughout his body.
When Yusei came to again, the first thing he realises is the most excruciating and disruptive pain that he has ever felt.
He groaned in pain, sinking into the couch he was on, staring at the ceiling.
Where was he?
Before he could think about anything else, an ear piercing, but muffled screech filled the air, and Yusei just winced at the sound.
"Ah, sorry about that, we were sparring,"
'Sparring?'
"You know, the thing where we fight,"
'Why?'
"When we weren't honing our skills, kissing or having sex, we were always fighting in the past,"
'Are you telling me to get used to it?'
"Pretty much,"
Standing up slowly, and cringing at the ache in his arms, thighs, calfs, abs, and basically everywhere, he walked, with great difficulty and jelly legs, to the aound of that screech.
"Honestly, i think Jack would have a tougher time with his body, since i didn't stress it out as much as Remons did," Staron muttered.
'Part of me thinks he just wants to mess with Jack,'
"Part of you thought right," Staron scoffed.
As he pushed open the door to the nearest bedroom, another shout sounded from the man lying on the bed, and Yusei reached up to cup his ears.
"Jack?"
"EVERYTHING HURTS,"
"Yes, i understand, just relax and lie there,"
"GOD DAMN THIS STUPID RING,"
"Would you like me to throw it somewhere?"
"OUT THE WINDO-"
"Don't think that's a very good idea, Jack," Yusei said. "You still have to find it."
Jack just clenched his teeth, and Yusei waddled over to him.
"Oh sweet jesus," Yusei whispered, staring at the poorly done bandages on the man's hand.
"Yea, about that... it was an accident... we used field magic, so it wasn't supposed to happen, but he got quite a deep cut in his arm there," Staron said sheepishly. "It should heal fairly easily, but... uhmm... whoops."
"I'll clean this wound for you. Do you have a first aid kit?" Yusei said, taking off the ring that Jack dreads so much.
Jack faced him, his rage simmering in his face, then sighing.
"Under my bed,"