Author's Notes; Hard Yaoi. Shounen-Ai. Fluff. Suspense. I have no doubt that a few of you lot were wondering, 'Is there going to be any hardcore in this?'..Well, originally, there wasn't going to be, solely on the worry that, given my past hard yaoi fics, the story might become monotonous..I've made an attempt to avoid that..I apologize that the scene itself is so fucking short, but it had to be if we don't want things getting loopy and staying consistent..Please enjoy..
X's sleep was short-lived, he only managed to sleep for maybe 15 minutes. The soldiers were discussing a strategy for when dawn came. They were loud, both accents could be heard as they talked, sometimes bickering and disagreeing. They were clear on one thing though; X would have to go back in with them and for that reason, one of Zero's soldiers was having armor crafted for him. The brunette noticed that Zero's lieutenant was holding an odd staff, it was black with scattered wavy red marks and a large purple gem embedded at the top. He wondered if the lieutenant was another warlock. Warlock...X couldn't help but feel bad. He felt so guilty and needed his warlock so bad that he nearly started to cry again, but stopped himself when he saw the soldier coming back to fit the armor on him.
The armor fit him well. It was several shades of blue with a red smooth crystal on the helm and large arm and leg pieces in a dark blue color. The soldier smiled and tried to comfort X a little. X grinned a little in return. "Thank you. May I ask who that knight holding that odd staff is?" The soldier looked behind them from the end of the wagon. "That's our Captain's lieutenant, Storm The Vicious. He's in charge of the army when our Captain is...unavailable. That's the Captain's staff he's holding. Captain Zero always brings his staff with him into battle, Storm brought it in case things get ugly." The brunette nodded, looking at the staff. "I see. May I see the staff?" The soldier grinned. "I don't see why not." He walked over to the lieutenant and returned a few minutes later, handing the staff to X. "Why don't you hang onto it, your highness? I think Zero would feel better knowing that his favorite childhood possession is in the hands of the one he trusts the most." X smiled slightly and nodded, taking the staff in his hands as the soldier went to join the others. The wavy red marks reminded him of his love, making him cry again. X could feel Zero's essence on the staff, overwhelming him with worry and guilt. "Zero..."
'You have my staff, I see.' In came Zero's voice to X's head as he cried. 'I'm glad of it, but your tears are breaking my heart. You're so miserable...' X was a little surprised, sniffling. "But...you're underground. How can you see me?" 'The staff's gem is pure Amethyst. If I focus enough, I can use the gem as a mirror and I can see you clearly.' X slowly looked up at the Amethyst crowning the staff. It glittered a little from the campfire and he wondered if he could see Zero through it. 'This staff I made with my own hands with help from my mother. Its my favorite memory of her. Keep it safe for me, X, until you are in my arms again. Because you can't use magic, you won't be able to see me.' X was starting to think Zero could read his mind. "Please, give me a sign, Zero. I miss you..." The blond was uncertain at first, the magic restraints on his arms prevented him from using magic from his body, but since he was speaking to X telepathically, it didn't seem to be affecting what he could do with his mind and imagination. 'I hope this works...' With that, Zero's purple and white hands appeared on X's knees. 'I'm limited in magic with my body, but nothing has changed in terms of my mind.' X sat the staff beside him and reached for Zero's hands. They were solid and rough as they were with the Absolute armor. He turned Zero's left hand over, gently carressing it while the right carefully wiped away X's tears. "Your hands are so rough, but so beautiful." Zero chuckled. 'Yours are so small and cute. Your touch makes me miss and need you more.' "Zero, I love you so." X smiled, crying more as Zero's right hand kept wiping his face. 'I love and need you more, my little human.' Zero's left hand took X's, gently squeezing it. 'Do you feel a little daring tonight, my love?' X shrugged, lifting their hands and kissing the back of Zero's. "Maybe slightly..Why?"
Soon, X was running across the desert back in the direction of Sigma's underground lair, carrying Zero's staff and the hands Zero had generated rested over X's chest. He made sure the armies didn't hear him as he got further away and used a glow from the gem of the staff to light his way. Zero wanted X to be safe, but X wanted Zero by his side. He knew Zero missed him badly so he decided to set off alone.
Once he neared the underground lair, he slowed down to catch his breath as he searched for the old stairway. 'Be very careful, Sigma and Dynamo are still drunk and noisy, but if you make too much noise, they'll hear you. There's another stairway that goes further underground, it leads to the bunker I'm held in.' Zero advised. X nodded, slowly making his way down the stairs and inside the prison cell area. Sigma and Dynamo's drunken laughter spooked him a few times as he steadily and carefully searched for the stairs underground along the way. When he found and walked down the stairs to the bunker, the hands on X's chest disappeared as Zero saw him. X couldn't see him very well, but he could make out a faint blue and red glow. 'Zero..? Are you there?' X whispered as he entered the bunker, seeing the glow move closer. The staff illuminated Zero's face in its purple glow as they moved towards each other. 'I'm right here before you.' Zero whispered in response. 'Could you pick the lock of these restraints? There's a few lockpicks on the table.' The brunette nodded picking up a lockpick as the blond turned around, showing his lover the restraints under his long mane. Using the staff's light, X carefully tried to pick the lock, but the drunken laughter upstairs and some other odd noises up there scared him, making him drop the pick a few times. Zero turned his head back to X, watching him and seeing how much the ruckus spooked him. 'Hold the staff between your arms and hold my arm.' X did as he was told. He felt much better when he held his lover's arm. He finally got the lock and removed the shackles, setting them and the lockpick down quietly. Zero's arms and body glowed red as the flow of magic was able to course through him again. He stayed still, lifting X up onto his back. X lifted Zero's hair up as he wrapped his arms and legs around him. He had missed Zero's warmth and passed the staff to him. Zero let out a gentle passionate moan as X got on and took the staff before stretching his wings a little as he quietly snuck towards the stairs.
Once they were outside, the blond took a deep breath of fresh air. It had been stuffy in that bunker. He began to flap his wings, slowly rising high into the air. X was so happy on Zero's back, snuggling him so much that he hardly noticed that Zero had started to rise and fly in the opposite direction of the army's campfire. The blond instead flew south towards a desert oasis, surrounded by palm trees. It was a good distance away from both Sigma's lair and the army campfire. The water rippled from Zero's wings as he gently landed. X slowly looked up from Zero's back and slid down onto his feet, standing beside his warlock. "Its beautiful, Zero. Where are we though?" Zero looked to X but didn't respond, his face blushed brightly. X had no idea what he was about to do. "What's the matter?" The brunette asked when he saw Zero's blush. Again, he didn't respond verbally, he took X's hands in his and drew his head close to X's face, drawing him into a deep kiss. X gasped as Zero took his lips, but steadily relaxed into the kiss. As they kissed, the blond slowly eased X down onto the desert sand, covering them with his wings to keep them insulated from the cold. He slowly started to remove X's armor once he was on the ground. X slowly broke from the kiss, looking at Zero. "What are you doing?" Zero smirked as he removed the chest and pelvic sections of X's armor, setting them and the staff aside. "You will see, my love." He moved closer and lapped at X's neck, removing X's helmet before reaching down to his own pelvic armor. The cold made X shiver and Zero responded by tightening his wings around them. He wasn't sure what Zero was up to, but it felt nice and he trusted him. "Relax, I won't hurt you." Zero assured him as he set X's helmet and his own pelvic armor aside. X nodded, seeing their lengths exposed. He then realized what was happening. Zero was trying to mate with him. His face flushed brightly with this realization, panting as the blond licked him down to his chest. Zero gently pushed himself inside X, careful to keep his word. X moaned softly and pulled Zero towards him, making him push further inside him. The blond was surprised at first, he knew X had never done this before, but the fact that he wasn't trying to fight or get away spoke for itself. Seeing X's face blushing and pleasured made his heart throb and race. He paced himself carefully as he went a little further. X's moans grew louder in volume, he'd never felt so good before. He felt so indescribably loved as Zero thrusted his hips forward, it felt like he had gone to heaven. Zero kept himself steady for a while, they had plenty of night left. He grabbed X's neck with his fangs as he hugged and relaxed on top of X. Zero began to speed his movements up and push as far as he could after a while, letting muffled moans escape him as he moved, moaning in time with X. He felt X squirming in pleasure, making his whole face blush a bright red. X's arms held Zero down tightly as they moaned more. "So close.." Zero muffled out. "Harder.." X asked, between moans. Zero obeyed and thrust his hips harder, pushing all the way inside him. The brunette let out a pleasured scream, soon releasing all over Zero's lower body.
The blond let go of X's neck and screamed shortly after, releasing inside X. The brunette's arms relaxed as they panted, looking down at Zero. Zero looked back up at him into his eyes, managing a smile as he stroked X's face gently. "How did that feel?" X chuckled happily. "Wonderful. Have you done this before?" The blond shook his head. "No. Knowledge and the general idea of it comes natural by age. That was my first time too." He gently pulled out of X and brought X's armor closer for him, letting him then taste the remaining fluids he had wiped up. X smiled, lapping the fluids away before finding himself craddled in Zero's arms. The blond helped him fasten his armor back on, receiving countless licks and kisses which made him chuckle happily. The brunette slowly stood up on his feet as Zero went back to get his staff, dusting off the sand from the gem before fastening his pelvic armor back on. He readied himself for X, moving his hair away. X soon crawled on and clung to him tightly, snuggling him as Zero took flight back to the army's camp.
