All right, I know I should be updating Hold Onto Me Forever, but I still have a huge writer's block for that story. Also, there are a few alternate endings to this story and if anyone wants me to post them up as bonus chapters then let me know in a review.
Response to reviews:
Greenarrow: I thought the ending was cute too. I was going to make the last chapter longer but that just seemed like the perfect place to end it.
Black Angel of Destruction: Here's the next chapter. I hope you like. Oh yeah, and update Demon Queen and My Child soon. I love those stories
Noone: I think that Dr. Laira is actually the official doctor of the Dragon Castle while Kharl was just pretending to be an assistant. You could be right though, but for this story their going to be two different people. Hope you like this chapter.
DarkSapphireDragon: I'm glad you like this so much. Here's the next chapter, I hope you like it.
Yamatoforever: Ok, how did you know they weren't at peace yet? Anyways, I hope you like this chapter.
I do not own Dragon Knights.
Passionate Decisions
Chapter 9
Lykouleon wrapped his arms around Rune as the elf snuggled closer to him. After his elfin lover told him that he was pregnant, the two stayed in the gardens for a little while longer before returning to the castle to warm up.
"You know, you do this every morning," his lover mumbled as he opened his eyes slowly. Lykouleon looked down at him and smiling, gently kissed the top of his head.
"I only do it because I love you," Lykouleon answered. He then gently placed a hand on Rune's stomach rubbing it slightly. Rune looked up at him and smiled at him. "What do you want it to be: a boy or a girl?" Lykouleon asked him.
"Hm, I don't know. I just want our child to be healthy. I'm worried that the potion might do something to the baby," Rune admitted as he snuggled closer to Lykouleon once more.
Before Lykouleon could answer there was a knock at the door. Both Lykouleon and Rune looked up and when Lykouleon said for the person to enter, Ruwalk opened the door and walked quietly into the room. "My Lord, there are some lesser lords here to see you."
"What do they want?" Lykouleon asked confusion clear in his voice.
"I'm not sure but I think it has something to do with your adventures at Nadil's Castle," Ruwalk answered picking his words carefully. It was clear to Lykouleon that he did know what was going on but he didn't want Rune to know about it.
Lykouleon kissed Rune's forehead and then got off the bed. "I'll be back soon," he whispered to his Queen.
"You better be or else I'll come looking for you," Rune said as he hugged Lykouleon before the Dragon Lord left him.
Lykouleon smiled at him and then left the room with Ruwalk. As soon as they were in the hall his smile vanished. "What is this really about, Ruwalk?" Lykouleon asked his voice held no emotion.
Ruwalk gently bit his bottom lip. "You already know that the lesser lords don't approve of your Dragon Queen, but they don't approve of you having a child with him either. As soon as the child is born, they want you to renounce the child as your own."
"What?" Lykouleon asked sharply making Ruwalk flinch. Lykouleon didn't wait for a response from the Yellow Dragon Officer. He speed off toward the council chamber where the lesser lords were waiting for him, murder in his eyes.
Lykouleon stormed into the room and silence fell over the place immediately. No one, not even Rune, had ever seen the Dragon Lord this angry. All of the lesser lords were now wondering if they should try and convince their Dragon Lord to renounce his child.
"My Lord," one of the lesser lords said, breaking the silence.
"Shut up!" Lykouleon hissed in a deadly voice. "I know you all did not approve of my Queen, but wanting me to forsake my own child, what the hell were you thinking!?! And after all this time you've all been on my case about getting an heir! Once I'm finally going to have one, you all disgust me," Lykouleon whispered, his voice full of the threat of death.
"My Lord, we didn't stop you from marrying Queen Rune, but having an heir with him, none of your people will except the child," the lesser lord that had spoken before said.
"No, the people will except the child, just as they have excepted Rune. It is all of you who are the ones who don't wish to except either of them," Lykouleon glared at him and then turned toward the back of the room where Tetheus and Ruwalk stood.
"Ruwalk, Tetheus, you two are to go with one of these lords back to there homes and then you are to chose a new lord to rule in their place."
"What are you doing?" a few of the lesser lords yelled while others looked on in shock.
"I'm doing what I should have done a long time ago. None of you are to rule anymore. There will be someone else in your place from now on." Lykouleon then left the room, leaving everyone in shock.
Lykouleon's rage was still with him as he slammed the door open to his and Rune's room. His Queen turned around suddenly when he heard Lykouleon come into the room.
"What's wrong?" Rune asked as he ran from the window toward his lover. Lykouleon looked down into the elf's concerned eyes and felt his anger melt away.
"I love you," Lykouleon whispered into the elf's ear as he tightly embraced him. "You're the most important thing in the world to me, I'm not going to do anything to hurt you."
"Lykouleon," Rune whispered, confusion in his voice. He wanted to know what had brought this about, but he didn't want to anger Lykouleon, so he just let it drop.
8 months later
Rune's pregnancy had gone by well so far. There was only one month left before the child was suppose to be born, but Lykouleon's worry for his Queen increased each day.
As of right now, Rune was sitting in the gardens, in the place where Lykouleon had purposed. He closed his eyes and smiled lightly as he heard the wind gently blow through the leaves, the birds chirping happily, and the dragonflies that flew around the small lake.
He opened his eyes and looked down, placing a hand on his swollen belly. "Calm down, little one, you'll be out soon enough," Rune whispered as he felt the child kick once more. As if the child had heard him and was trying to show its stubbornness it kicked once more.
"Rune." Rune looked up to see Lykouleon smiling gently at him.
Rune smiled at his lover as the Dragon Lord walked over and sat on the stone bench beside him. Rune took Lykouleon's hand within his own and then placed it gently on his stomach.
"Active little thing," Lykouleon commented as he felt the child continually kick.
"Stubborn too, just like you," Rune said as he laid his head on Lykouleon's shoulder. "It's a boy," Rune said after a few moments of silence.
"How do you know?" Lykouleon asked as he kept on hand on Rune's belly and one hand playing with Rune's silky hair.
"I just do," Rune answered softly before yawning.
"Tired?"
"A little bit. I'm going to go to bed," Rune answered as he stood up. He smiled at Lykouleon once more. He was truly grateful for the peace that surrounded them now. But he didn't know that it would soon be shattered and he would deliver his child into a world at war with itself.
Shydeman glared as the Dragon Castle came into view. Shyrendora, Fedelta, and himself had all somehow survived when the Dragon Lord had come to get his lover back. Now though, they would attack and kill the elf so the Lord Nadil could at least play with the elf's soul. They would also be getting rid of the Dragon Lord's child and that thought brought an evil smirk to his face. It was only a matter of time now.
Tetheus suddenly looked up. Everyone was in the dinning hall having lunch, except for Rune who was sleeping. He thought that he had felt a strong demon presence but now that he tried to locate it, it had disappeared.
He decided to ignore it and went back to eating his lunch. His head snapped up sharply when he felt it once more, and obviously he hadn't been the only who had felt it. Lykouleon and Rath had both looked up as well.
Rath ran to the window, and after a moment Lykouleon and Tetheus did the same. Shrugging, Thatz and Ruwalk walked over to the window as well. Outside, they saw the demon army slowly approaching the Dragon Castle and leading it, was Shydeman.
Inside his room Rune suddenly woke up. He gasped at the strong demon presence that hung in the air. Slipping out of bed, he gently pulled a robe over his sleeping gown and walked toward the window. He gasped once more as he saw the demon army coming to the Castle. He knew why they were coming. They came for him as well as his child.
Lykouleon and Rath suddenly ran through the door breathing heavily. Lykouleon ran over to Rune and wrapped his arms around the Dragon Queen. "Are you all right?" he whispered.
Rune nodded. "What's going on, Lykouleon?" he asked.
"You, Rath, Thatz, Cesia, Delet, and Dr. Laira are to go down and hide in the secret room under the castle that Alfeegi found."
"The one with the alter?" Rune questioned.
Lykouleon nodded and then continued. "You are to stay down there until Tetheus, Ruwalk, or myself comes down to get you."
"But Lykouleon, Thatz and I can help you fight the demons!" Rath objected.
"I know Rath, but the demons are after Rune. You have to keep him and my child safe from them. I need you to do this," Lykouleon said as he turned his gaze to the young Fire Knight.
Rath nodded in understanding, a determined look in his eyes. He usually didn't agree with Lykouleon, but Rune was his best friend and he knew that the elf could very well be killed if he didn't protect him.
"Lykouleon, I don't want to leave you," Rune said as he gripped Lykouleon's arm and held onto him.
Lykouleon looked down at his Queen with sad eyes. I don't want to leave you Rune, but I'm not going to let any demon get near you. You have to go with Rath and Thatz for me." Rune sobbed gently as Lykouleon pulled the elf into his arms.
"I love you," Rune chocked out, trying his best not to break down completely in front of his lover.
"I love you too," Lykouleon whispered in the elf's ear just as Thatz and Dr. Laira ran into the room. Pulling away from Rune Lykouleon gently claimed the elf's lips as his own. "Go with them," he whispered as he pulled away from the elf once more.
Rune nodded and then, without looking back, fled the room with Rath, Thatz, and Dr. Laira following him. Lykouleon looked sadly at the elf's retreating back and then slowly walked out of the room as well; ready to fight once more for his Dragon Queen.
Rune started breathing heavily as he used the wall for support. Rath and Thatz came up behind him and offered support, which Rune was grateful for.
"Rune, what's wrong?" Rath asked his voice full of worry.
"The baby, it's early," Rune breathed out shakily.
Dr. Laira came up beside Rune. "Rath, Thatz, run back and get hot water and towels or sheets, anything like that. Don't worry about Rune, I'll get him down to Cesia and Delet." Rath and Thatz nodded before running back down the hall.
Dr. Laira turned his attention back to his Queen. "Come on," he whispered gently as he led Rune down the halls. 'This shouldn't be happening. There will be a good chance that with Rune going into labor now it could give away our position and get us all killed.'
Rath ran down to the kitchens and grabbed a kettle of hot water that had been sitting on the stove waiting to be used to make tea.
"RATH!" Rath turned around to see Lykouleon, Ruwalk, and Tetheus all staring at him. "What are you doing?" Lykouleon half yelled at him. "You're supposed to be with Rune!"
Rath however wasn't listening to the Dragon Lord. "Sorry Lykouleon, don't have time to tall. Rune's gone into labor early," he shouted back at the three.
Lykouleon's eyes widen when he heard this. 'Rune's gone into labor early?' Lykouleon thought. 'Please, be safe love,' he prayed as the first wave of demons began their attack.
"Rune, you need to breath," Dr. Laira said, trying to calm the elf down somewhat. It had been about six hours since they had gotten down to the secret room under the Dragon Castle. Dr. Laira, Delet, and Cesia had taken Rune inside the room while Rath and Thatz had been forced to wait outside.
Lykouleon, Ruwalk, and Tetheus, though battle weary, ran down the halls toward the two Dragon Knights. All three stopped in front of the two to catch their breath.
"Where" Lykouleon trailed off as they heard Rune scream in pain. Lykouleon tried to run into the room but Rath and Thatz held him back. "What the hell are you two doing?" Lykouleon all but screamed at them.
"You can't go in there, you'll just be in the way, My Lord," Thatz said holding Lykouleon back.
"I want to see him," Lykouleon growled at the two, but Ruwalk and Tetheus came up behind him and held him back as well.
"Let go of me! I need to go to him!" Lykouleon screamed just as Cesia flung the door open.
"My Lord," she said gently getting his attention. "You'd only be in the way and complicate things. Plus, Dr. Laira doesn't want to take a risk of giving Rune any painkillers in case they interact with the potion and cause something to go wrong. That in itself should be reason enough to keep out." Cesia then slammed the door in their faces.
Lykouleon sighed as Rath, Thatz, Ruwalk, and Tetheus all let go of him. He walked over to the far wall and sat heavily down on the stone floor leaning on the wall. "He'll be all right, right?" Lykouleon asked his voice seemed full of weakness and despair.
"Of course he will be, Lykouleon," Ruwalk said sitting down by the Dragon Lord. Tetheus sat down on Lykouleon's other side while Rath and Thatz sat across from them. No one spoke, and the only thing that broke the silence was Rune's screams.
No one noticed the slowly setting blood red sun that seemed to be carrying all worries of the Dragon Tribe.
Midnight
Rath gently shook Thatz awake. It had been five long hours since Lykouleon, Ruwalk, and Tetheus had joined Rath and Thatz outside the room.
"What is it?" Thatz asked in a sleepy voice. Rath didn't answer and that was when Thatz noticed that it was quiet. Rune's screams no longer ran through the halls. Everyone waited in a tense silence and a few moments later they heard a baby's cry. Everyone sighed in relief.
"My Lord," Delet said opening the door. "You may see Queen Rune now," she said opening the door wider for the Dragon Lord.
Lykouleon stood up and hesitated for only a moment before he quickly walked into the room. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Rune holding their child. Rune had been propped up on the pillows that Rath and Thatz had brought down for him and the blankets were draped over Rune's legs gently. His hair fell down around his face. He smiled down at the bundle in his arms. It was a tired smile, but one of the most genuine smiles that Lykouleon had ever seen. Rune then looked up at Lykouleon and smiled at him as well. That was all the convincing that Lykouleon needed to go over to Rune.
"He looks like you," Rune said gently. Indeed the child did look like Lykouleon. The only thing that he seemed to have inherited from Rune was the elf's ocean blue eyes. Well, on the outside at least. The child had the same air of innocence that Rune had.
"What should we name him?" Lykouleon asked gently as he wrapped his arms around Rune and looked down at baby boy, for Rune had indeed been right and the child had been born a male.
Rune smiled down lightly at the child as the baby gently grabbed onto one of Rune's fingers and seemed to look at it as if it was the most amazing thing in the world.
All right, Lykouleon and Rune finally have their baby. As for the kid's name, I need suggestions. I also need suggestions for Nadil's kid's name. So, if anyone has a name in mind please tell me in a review. Review if you want the next chapter.
Preview:
"The child is Nadil's Rune! Nadil's heir! You just expect us to accept him just like that!"
"No, I know you wont except him as Nadil's heir, but he is my child still. I'm not going to give him and just let you kill him. He may be Nadil's heir, but he's my child as well and I love him!" Rune shouted as he tried to hold back the tears. He couldn't believe that his best friends wanted him to give up his child.
Through this all, Lykouleon remained silent.
