Kismet—Chapter Nine

by taitofan

Rated R for yaoi, sexual content, hits of yuri, and some language

Disclaimer: I don't own Majora's Mask, Minish Cap, or anything else Legend of Zelda related. Trust me; I'm sure that many people are happy about that.

Author's notes: First off, I apologize for the wait. My last semester of college was hellish, and I had personal issues with my own love life… But now I'm back, and hopefully there won't be another four month wait. Next is the warning. This if officially bumped up to an R rating. There's still no sex worse than oral, but, well, there's more sex than I can get away with on PG-13. Now, if you wonder why most of this is taking place when Cremia is there lately, well, it's because more can happen that way. Don't worry, we're just about done with the time skips. Why? Because some very important things happen in this chapter…and I don't just mean the things that cause the rating to go up to R either. Things just keep getting more and more complicated… And I apologize upfront for any butchering of the Picori language.

Flames do nothing but make me laugh, although I'll listen to any CC you have. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 06-01-07

"Vaati, it's time to get up…" Kafei sighed as his fifth attempt to wake Vaati up failed. He had no idea why he was so tired… They hadn't stayed up that late after all. "You lazy little thing…" His only response was a soft snore.

'I suppose I could just let him sleep until everyone else is up… But, then again, I can think of a why that's sure to wake him up…'

He smirked in a manner that was nothing short of evil and moved down to the end of the bed. The covers were pushed aside, but still, Vaati slept on. Kafei carefully pulled the slumbering sorcerer's pajama pants down past his narrow hips, but still there was no change.

"So that's why you didn't want to wake up," Kafei laughed softly at the sight he was met with. "I hope you're dreaming of me." He lowered his head and took the tip of Vaati's erect member in his mouth, giving it a small suck. Vaati moaned lightly in his sleep, but still didn't awaken. Kafei wasn't done yet though—he took more in and hummed. The vibration made the moans louder, but he still wasn't awake… So Kafei took in as much as he could and sucked hard.

That worked a little too well.

"Kafei!" He quickly pulled away and clamped his hand over his now fully awake boyfriend's mouth.

"Shhh, the others are still asleep… We don't want to wake them, now do we?" Vaati, who had jolted awake in a way that could only be described as pleasurable, was far too aroused to be angry.

"N-No, just go back to doing that…" Kafei thought back to all of the times he'd landed on the floor due to a certain someone's control over the wind…and decided it was a good time for a bit of revenge.

"That? I'm sorry, but I don't have any idea what you mean…" Vaati glared down at him, but the lusty gleam in his eyes hardly made him appear intimidating.

"Bastard… I want you to…keep sucking me. You know that…" Kafei chuckled and pulled Vaati's pants down further before he lowered himself again.

"That's all I wanted to hear…" Vaati bit his lip as Kafei's mouth engulfed his erection again, this time with a new vigor. This was dangerous, what with the girls being just a few rooms down and whatnot. But at the same time, the danger made it exciting. And besides, at that point Anju could have waltzed in and he wouldn't have cared.

"Oh goddess, that's so good, don't stop!" The whispered pleas drove Kafei wild. With hooded eyes, he watched his boyfriend writhe under his ministrations, and it was nothing short of beautiful. He didn't know what he'd done to be blessed with such a divine being in his life, but he certainly wasn't about to question his luck. "Oh Kafei, please…"

Being the kind boyfriend he was, Kafei brought one hand up to fondle Vaati's testicles, after he'd found out the night before that the sorcerer was just sensitive enough to enjoy the sensation. His other hand slipped down his own pants and began to pump his own erection. He wasn't going to last long; he knew he wouldn't. And judging by the way Vaati was squirming and moaning, he wouldn't either.

"Oh Kafei… Ttomo… Iganeo! Su-Sude kisu!" There was that strange language again… But it sounded so exotic that he doubled his efforts just to hear his beautiful voice more. "Yo…yo kui!" Seconds after that breathy declaration—whatever it meant—Kafei felt Vaati spasm as his orgasm hit him. He kept sucking until Vaati rode out the waves of pleasure, loving the way his body glistened as he threw his head back. That was enough to throw him over the edge himself, and he came with a muffled moan.

Once he regained his ability to think, he crawled back up to where his boyfriend lay and held him close. They were sticky and needed to wash up, but the afterglow was so nice… And besides, Kafei had a question that needed answering.

"Those things you were saying… What were they?" Vaati, who wished that he could wake up to that every morning, raised an eyebrow as the bathed in Kafei's warmth.

"Things? What things?" Kafei had wondered if Vaati had even known he was doing it… And now it seemed that he had his answer.

"Last night you said something in another language, and you did it again just a few minutes ago. Today you repeated the thing you said last night… Sooday keysoo or something like that…" Vaati was silent for a few minutes, leading Kafei to wonder what exactly he'd been saying… He certainly hoped it wasn't anything bad…

"Sude kisu you mean?" Kafei nodded, and Vaati sighed heavily. "I must have been slipping into Picori when I've been…aroused. Sude kisu means… Well… It means I love you." Kafei's eyes widened and he quickly sat up, bringing Vaati with him.

"Do you mean that…?" Vaati bit his lip as Kafei keep their gazes glued together, as if he was searching for the answer deep within his red irises. It all seemed too soon, but then again, it was so perfect… So why lie?

"Of course I do. I love you so much… I hate having to hide our relationship and I hate the way you make me feel so vulnerable, but I wouldn't give it up for anything. I want to be with you forever… I've never felt this way for anyone before, but if this isn't love, then I honestly don't know what is…" Kafei's face broke out into a smile as Vaati's declaration went on, and when it was finished, he wrapped his arms around the pale form and held him close.

"Oh Vaati… I love you too. I never thought I could, but you're so different from everyone else I've even met. I can't even imagine how miserable I'd be if you'd never come here. No one has ever made me feel this way… You got an apology out of me after all—that must be love." Vaati laughed and pulled back enough to press their lips together in a lazy kiss. He had a boyfriend, they had a growing intimate relationship, and they were in love...

He didn't think life could get much better than it was at that moment.

Two weeks after they'd confessed their love, things were going wonderfully for Kafei and Vaati. Cremia was still coming every week to spend time with Anju, even letting Romani try her hand at watching the ranch by herself one week so she could stay longer, but the younger girl had decided she didn't like staying alone when her sister got to be so close to Vaati…

"Maybe I should tell Romani that I'm gay…" Kafei didn't bother to look up from the vegetable he was cutting as his lover rushed into the kitchen. Romani had been particularly moonstruck that day…

"She'll be gone tomorrow and you won't see her for another week. I don't think one day a week will kill you." The sorcerer walked over and wrapped his arms around Kafei's waist, resting his chin on the older man's shoulder. Cremia had just fulfilled her duty by getting Anju and Romani out of the house, and since the only other person left already knew about them, he wasn't worried about anyone seeing them.

"It's not that… I don't mind the attention, I just don't want to hurt her… Her crush on me is painfully obvious, and though she's only twelve, her feelings are real enough to her. I'd hate to let her go for years feeling that way only to find out it can never happen…" Kafei's chopping stopped as he processed Vaati's words, causing the sorcerer to wonder what was wrong.

"…You plan on staying around for years?"

"Of course," Vaati replied, furrowing his brow at the strange question. "At this point, the hardest part will be keeping our relationship a secret. With our luck, we'll be lucky if the whole town doesn't know by the end of the year…" He paused as a thought occurred to him. "…You didn't think I was lying about wanting to be with you forever, did you?"

When no answer came, Vaati sighed and tightened his grip on Kafei's waist. Honestly, being insecure was his job. Kafei was supposed to be the leave the hormonal, angst-ridden thinking to him…

"I've never told anyone else that I love them before, because I never have. It isn't something I throw around lightly. I love you Kafei, and when I say forever, forever's what I mean. Is that really so hard to believe?" Kafei put down the knife and turned around, making it so he was now the one holding Vaati.

"No, no it's not. I'm sorry, I just… I'm still not used to being in love with someone. Even being attracted to you was strange at first. In a good way of course, but still…" He trailed off and shook his head before smiling at the smaller man in his arms. "I want to be with you forever too, as long as you think you can put up with my occasional bouts of idiocy." Vaati giggled in his typical high pitch, the sound making Kafei's smile widen.

"Occasional?" Even the jab at him couldn't bring Kafei down. He merely nipped at one of Vaati's pointed ears, smirking when he shivered in delight. That was one of the more interesting things he'd leaned in the past two weeks…

"Little brat…" Recovering from the small assault on his ear, Vaati decided to prove Kafei right by sticking out his tongue childishly. It took every ounce of willpower the older man possessed not to take that as an invitation… He still had things to do before the girls got back though, and finding them in any compromising positions wasn't exactly ideal.

"You've called me that a few times since I've come here… Is it your pet name for me or something?" Though Vaati had been joking, Kafei paused thoughtfully. Was it? He'd never really thought about it… Vaati was a brat, so probably not. But maybe he should give him one.

"No, I'm just telling the truth…" The sudden gust of wind that ruffled his hair accompanied the glare Vaati was shooting him. Sometimes he wondered if he could control it subconsciously… That night at the dinner table a few weeks back, the wind had seemingly come in response to Vaati's emotions… It would be interesting to look into… Later of course. "But you're my brat."

"Much better." Kafei laughed and captured his lover's lips in a soft kiss. He loved it so much when Vaati was happy… It was much better than when he'd mope or angst. When he pulled away, he ran the back of his hand gently against the side of Vaati's face, still fascinated by his pale skin. He pushed the hair away from his right eye and traced the mark there. The markings under his eyes were so exotic looking… "You look like you're going to eat me alive or something."

"Just enjoying the view…" Though it didn't sound like a bad idea. "Maybe I should give you a pet name… What about muffin?"

"…What do you think?" Kafei laughed at the look on his face and tried again.

"How about cupcake?"

"How about you try again?"

"…Pookie?" Vaati shuttered and fixed him with a firm glare.

"If you ever call me that, I'll turn you to stone and let the Cuccos roost on you." Kafei chuckled at the empty threat, then placed one last kiss to his forehead before stepping away and turning back to his cooking.

"Whatever you say, love." Well, that wasn't so bad. Vaati'd take it.

"Anyway, before we got off topic… I was serious about Romani. I think I'll tell her tonight. Not about us of course, just me. Anju already knows it at any rate, so it won't matter much if she spreads it around. I really don't care who knows it." Kafei was glad that his lover was optimistic, but he couldn't help but be a bit worried. Not about Romani of course, but of his parents and in-laws. If his mother or Riria ever found out that Vaati was gay, the rumors going around would be more or less confirmed in their opinions. And he knew it was selfish, but…he really didn't want the whole town knowing he was gay yet, even if his lover wasn't concerned.

"Telling Romani is probably a good idea, yes. But… The Picori had hated you when they found out your sexuality. Why aren't you concerned about that happening here?" Vaati, completely oblivious to his lover's internal conflicts, smiled at the question.

"Well… Honestly, I'm not afraid anymore because I'm in this body now. I was weak when I was a Picori, and honestly, I thought they might…kill me. And if they'd wanted to, they probably would have succeeded." Kafei's chopping had slowed and eventually stopped yet again as the younger man went on. The thought that almost an entire town had wanted to kill Vaati just because he was different was nothing short of depressing. But before he could say anything or even turn around, Vaati continued. "But now, I know I could defend myself. If they don't like me for something so trivial, that's their problem. …And if something ever goes wrong and they find out about our relationship, I can take care of you too."

Kafei said nothing as he spun around and took Vaati into his arms again and held him closely. He didn't deserve Vaati; he knew he didn't. It didn't matter what Vaati had done in the past or how bratty he could be those days. Anyone who'd offer to protect someone as selfish and arrogant as he knew he could be already had all the redemption for past deeds that they could possibly need.

"…S-suday…kissue…" Vaati chuckled at the botched attempt at the Picori language, but he appreciated the sentiment nonetheless. He wasn't sure what had gotten into Kafei, but he wasn't going to complain.

"Sude kisu," he agreed, wrapping his arms around Kafei's neck and bringing their faces together until they could feel the other's breath on their faces. "Ttozu, always."

"Yes, always…" Their heads tilted and eyes flickered shut, getting ever closer until—

"Ah, we're back guys!"

—Cremia's harried voice caused them to jolt apart. Between the tone of her voice and the fact that they were back far sooner than they usually were, they knew something was wrong… And when she finally hurried into the kitchen with a worried expression on her face, Romani at her heels and Anju nowhere too be seen, they knew they were right.

"Kafei, something's wrong with Anju… We were in town and saw your mom, and she dragged Anju away. When she came back, she…she… Well, I don't know, but something was wrong. She wouldn't talk to us. All she did was stare into space for a few minutes, then she ran off! We had to sprint just to keep up with her! As soon as we got here, she ran upstairs and I don't know what to do and I'm scared and—"

"Calm down," Kafei cut in before she passed out. It took a lot to rattle Cremia, but then again, that behavior was highly unusual for Anju. Of course, with his mother involved… He just knew it wasn't going to be anything good. "I'll go upstairs and see if she'll talk to me. Vaati wanted to talk to Romani anyway. You can be…moral support." He caught Vaati's eye before he left, and they shared a nod. Whatever was going on, they'd already made a promise—always.

"Thanks Kafei." Cremia sighed in relief as he was out the kitchen door. Anju had frightened her, and not even her pride was going to stop her from admitting it. She cared about the other girl too much not to ask for help. But there was nothing else for her to do right then… Besides, she had a feeling she knew what Vaati was going to say. She wasn't stupid—she knew what her little sister thought of him…

"Oh Vaati, you wanted to talk to me? What is it? Whatever it is, yes!" The love struck expression he was met with was not helping matters. Nor was Cremia snickering in the background. How lovely… Goddesses knew what Kafei was going through, and here he was, having a hard time telling a twelve-year-old girl that he was gay… And just after he'd told Kafei he didn't care who knew! …Of course, the entire town didn't have a crush on him either.

"Romani… We need to talk about something important." He had no idea how to tell her now. How did you say something like that to a kid? He had very little practice talking to children, and most people who knew he liked guys found out on their own. Somehow, just coming out and saying she had no chance with him seemed rather cruel… "How do you…feel about me?" The pretty blush across her cheeks made him positive that in five years, she'd have her pick of men.

"Oh, well, I… I like you a lot. Um, you know, like like you. You're really cool and nice and…" She trailed off, and Vaati was still no closer to knowing how to tell her.

"I see. Well, Romani, you know how some people are…different?"

"Different?" she repeated, a confused look on her face. "What do you mean?" Obviously, she had no idea what that had to do with her confession. She was definitely in for a surprise.

"Different, as in, some people don't like the opposite gender. Some girls like other girls, and some boys like other boys. You've heard of that, right?" He hoped that hadn't sounded condescending, but really, this was almost painful…

"Oh, you mean that some people are gay! Yeah, I don't actually know anyone like that, but some people seem to think Kafei is like that, but they're totally weird anyway… Why do you ask?" Vaati sighed and looked to the ground, not meeting her gaze. Romani looked confused at first, but then her eyes opened in realization. "…You mean…you're…?"

Cremia watched as her sister's eyes misted over. She'd been afraid of this… She had to hand it to Vaati; at least he'd done it with tact. Somehow, she had a feeling that Kafei would have just blurted it out and told her to move on and find a boy her own age. That didn't change the fact that her little sister was about to cry though…

"Romani…" She never got the chance to continue, because Vaati chose that moment to kneel down and take the girl into his arms in a comforting hug.

"I'm sorry," he apologized sincerely, "I really am, but it's true. I don't want you to waste your time on me, okay? It's nothing personal, but I've known I like men since I was thirteen. You're a very sweet girl, and one day you'll find a guy who will love you the way you deserve, I promise. …Are you all right?" She sniffed and nodded into the hug, soaking in his words. Vaati was gay...

"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Then…there's nothing wrong with me?"

"No," he confirmed, pulling away to look her in the eyes, a serious expression on his face, "nothing at all. You're a wonderful girl who'll make a wonderful wife one day. And I'd be honored if you still wanted to be my friend."

As Romani happily agreed that yes, she would love to be his friend, Cremia smiled at the sweet scene. Vaati would make a great dad some day… And since Kafei had always said he wanted kids when they were younger, she could only wonder how long it would be until they adopted… Or until Anju got her wish for kids.

'You need to make a decision soon,' she silently told him. 'You can't keep Anju away forever, and you can't expect Vaati to wait either… When will you stop being selfish and think of them?"

"Anju, I'm coming in…" Just as he'd thought, Anju hadn't locked the door. She never thought about those kinds of things… Or perhaps she'd wanted to be followed. Her lack of surprise at seeing him enter made him assume the latter was correct. "What's wrong?"

She said nothing as he sat next to her. Next to her, but not touching her. It wasn't a conscious decision, he just had no desire to. His subconscious knew he only wanted to touch one person… And he was downstairs telling a little girl that he liked guys. He wasn't sure which of them had a harder job.

"…Kafei…" He was nothing short of relieved when she finally spoke. Of course, he was a bit concerned at the tone of her voice—quiet and sad. "…Do you love me?"

"Of course." And it wasn't a lie. He did love her… She never specified what kind of love she meant after all. "What did my mother say to make you think otherwise?" She remained silent for a few moments before she could decide how to word her thoughts.

"I know that I can be naïve. But…I don't think I'm stupid. I believe everything you tell me, but in the back of my mind, I always wonder what you're hiding from me. The day Vaati met Cremia and Romani, you came downstairs without a shirt on. Your hair was a mess. You said your mother had come by that day, but today she stopped me and asked about you… She hasn't seen you for at least a week before that day. So why Kafei, why did you lie to me? After all this time, have the rumors going around town between true? I've always believed you when you said they weren't, but if you were lying about that, who knows what else you could be lying about…"

Now, of course, was the ideal time to tell her the truth. He could tell her that he was homosexual, in love with Vaati, and they could be happy. She could move on. It was a perfect opportunity.

"Anju, of course it's not true. You can't believe my mother, you know that. She's a miserable woman who just wants to ruin everyone else's happiness. I wasn't lying to you, you must know that." She bit her lip as she mulled over his words. After a minute, she nodded and threw her arms around his waist. She tried not to think about the fact that he didn't hold her or kiss her anymore. Or that he hadn't said "I love you" in so long. She didn't see all of the holes in his story because she didn't want to. She loved him after all…

And Kafei felt like the dirtiest man alive.

"So, how did it go?" After their separate encounters, the lovers didn't have a chance to talk alone until they were in Vaati's room that night. All the sorcerer knew was that when Anju had come down with Kafei, she had looked happy and he looked guilty. Whatever had happened, he had to assume that telling her the truth hadn't been part of it.

"I lied to her," he said blankly as he sat on the bed. "Again. She asked if I loved her and I said yes. After all, I do love her, but I knew what she meant and I don't love her like she wants me too. I'm such a horrid person. You told Romani the truth and you haven't know her for that long, and I can't even do the same to my best friend since I was a child. Neither of you deserve me…" Vaati resisted the urge to bash his head against the wall. He wasn't sure when exactly their roles had changed, but this new hypercritical Kafei was unnerving, to say the least.

"Kafei…" Said innkeeper raised his eyes from the floor just in time to see the incoming hand whap him upside the head. "You need to stop blaming yourself! Yes, you should have told her, but I understand that you're scared. It's understandable. You don't want to hurt her, but either way you're going to… I know you want to wait, and that's fine, so long as you don't wait too long. So stop acting like you killed a puppy and kiss me dammit!" Kafei blinked. Twice. He was still taken by surprise whenever Vaati turned commanding. Though… It was awfully sexy.

"I don't think I will," he replied with a smirk, which only deepened when Vaati's expression turned incredulous. "I think it would be far better if you kissed me." Honestly, Vaati didn't care who kissed who as long as their lips were attached, but he humored his lover and pushed him down on the bed, straddled him, and ravaged his mouth—all within five seconds. The unknowing display of dominance only served to turn Kafei on even more.

Kafei didn't have the chance to belittle himself anymore that day—Vaati kept him far too occupied for the rest of the night.

Anju woke up in the middle of the night and quietly slipped out of the room without waking Cremia or Romani. She hadn't been sleeping well lately regardless, but that night she'd barely been able to sleep for more than an hour at a time. Maybe getting some fresh air would calm her nerves…

She silently padded down the hallway, ready to head downstairs…but she stopped suddenly. Something in the back of her mind was telling her to look in Vaati's room… She knew she shouldn't. He deserved his privacy, as did her husband. But… Things just weren't adding up lately. She knew Vaati was gay, she wondered the same about Kafei for years, they were both acting strangely… Part of her felt utterly horrible for thinking that Kafei would have lied to her like that, but another part told her it was only human nature…

Her feet made up her mind. She knew, as she stood before the door, that it was probably a waste of time. The door was probably locked… But she raised her hand to try regardless, only to find…that the door opened without a sound.

This was it. She could go in and see if there were any answers, or she could turn around and be blissfully ignorant… It wasn't a hard decision in the end. She went in, grateful for the moonlight that bathed the room, making the sight before her leave no room for doubt.

After all, seeing two naked men in each other's arms was about as obvious an answer as she could possibly get.

Just as quietly as she entered, so did she leave and shut the door behind herself. Then it was down the stairs as she'd first planned and out into the cool night. She supposed that she should be more surprised—more upset. But instead, she felt…numb. She'd only been married to Kafei for a little more than half a year, after loving him forever… And now to find out he was cheating on her… For how long? Since Vaati arrived? Just recently? Had there been others before him? In the morning, she knew what she had to do…

'Wait, no… I… I'm sure there's some kind of misunderstanding. Kafei loves me, I just know it! Vaati's gay; maybe he convinced Kafei to experiment… Yes, I'm sure that's it. Kafei loves me, not him. This is just a phase that he'll get over. Then things will go back to normal.'

She stayed outside for a few more minutes, enjoying the cool night air and watching the twinkling stars. When she finally went back inside, she fell asleep immediately.

Morning came, and Cremia and Romani went. It was when Vaati went to bring their dishes from lunch to the kitchen that Anju caught her husband alone.

"How much longer will he be staying here?" Kafei was nothing short of taken back by that.

"As long as he wants to… Why do you ask? Don't you like him?" That answer wasn't as clear-cut as it would have been a mere day ago…

"Of course… I was just curious. He hasn't been spending any of the money we've paid him to help out, and I thought maybe he'd want a place of his own…" That was awfully tempting, knowing they'd be alone… But it was nice to have Vaati constantly around, even if they had to hide their true relationship most of the time. If he was gone, the lies would just get more and more elaborate…

"There's really no reason. The rooms never fill up, we have extra help around here, and I have another man to talk to. Besides, he doesn't know anyone but us. You wouldn't make him go out into a town that's constantly spreading rumors about him, would you?" No, she wouldn't, no matter what was going on. Between the young women who wanted to molest him and the older folks who thought he was nothing but trouble, that would be cruel. Besides, she knew it was just a phase…

"No, you're right… And you two are getting along so well…" Her voice did nothing to betray her newfound knowledge, though her eyes showed a sadness that Kafei completely missed.

"Yes, we certainly are. Now I'll go help him with the dishes if that was all." She nodded and he quickly left for the kitchen without another word. She slowly walked back to the front room, sighing as she sat down at the desk. Who knew what they were doing at that very moment… No, she had to stay positive. Kafei would get bored of this game and come back to her soon, she was sure of it…

She ignored the little voice in the back of her mind that insisted otherwise.