Ch 12- Love
~~~~~~The Next Night~~~~~~~~~~
"Tonight I'll tell you two about what happened between your grandfather and me." Aion sat on the couch beside Crow while Yuuki and Ravyn sat in their usual places on the floor. "Aion are you sure you're okay to tell them?" Crow rested a hand on Aion's arm.
Aion closed his eyes and took a deep breath before reopening them. "Of course I am. It's better if they learn everything from us now instead of years later from someone else." Crow smiled softly as he heard Aion's words. "Then I guess you better tell them." Crow took Aion's hand in his.
"Alright. This happened long before you two were born and your dad still had yet to come into my life. I was supposed to be my father's heir and every day of my life was me being trained in how to be a good emperor. I was supposed to be perfect in everything and very high expectations were placed on me. As the days and years of this continued the only thing that made me truly happy was playing music. One night I was in my room playing Holy Ark when he barged into my room. We got into a fight and he told me that if I wanted to spend the rest of my life playing music to get out and leave. I left shortly afterwards with nothing but the clothes on my back and Holy Ark. I went to MIDI City and soon enough I met your dad." Aion finished his explanation. Crow squeezed his hand and he returned it.
"What changed?" Yuuki spoke up. "You two did. Two days after you were born your grandparents from both sides, Ailane, Peipain and Hundreko came to see you although I didn't know your grandfather was coming until he arrived. He came that day to apologize for the way he treated me. He was going to leave directly afterwards but I told him that I wouldn't stop him from seeing you if he wanted to. I wanted him to be a part of your lives because I didn't want you two to ask about why you never saw your grandfather and feel unloved or not good enough." Aion smiled gently down at them.
"Even then you were thinking of us." Tears welled up in Ravyn's eyes. "Of course I was you two are my precious angels and I love you both dearly." Aion pulled both Ravyn and Yuuki into a tight hug.
"We love you too." Yuuki buried his face against the crook of Aion's neck. "We could never feel unloved not with a family like ours." Ravyn chimed in.
"That's good to hear." Aion smiled lightly. "I didn't know Holy Ark was that old." Yuuki let out a light laugh.
"Well Holy Ark has been around just as long as I have but unlike me it'll be around much longer." Aion shook his head. "Alright before we all start crying and get into a topic we shouldn't be talking about let's go to bed." Crow spoke up.
"Good idea. Goodnight my angels." Aion kissed the top of Ravyn and Yuuki's heads gently. "Goodnight father." Yuuki and Ravyn said as Aion stood up.
"Get a good night's sleep you two." Crow hugged them and kissed their foreheads gently. "We will." They nodded.
"Hey kiddos there's no need to feel sad. We're still here and as long as we're here I promise that there will be no reason to be sad and even after we are long gone I want to see nothing but smiles on your faces. We will always be watching over you two don't ever forget that." Crow grinned at them.
"Dad that's easier said than done." Tears welled up in Yuuki's eyes. "Oh honey." Crow pulled Yuuki against him.
"We can't lose you or father." Ravyn's voice broke. "You two shouldn't be worrying about this. We will be just fine." Aion pulled Ravyn against him.
"You can't be sure." Yuuki sobbed into Crow's chest. "That may be so but you two are very strong so no matter what happens we know you two will be just fine." Crow began to rock Yuuki back and forth.
"How are we strong?" Ravyn spoke up. "Shouldn't that be obvious. You two are very strong in spirit, you never give up and like us you don't know when to quit. Besides you two are our sons and we believe in the both of you very much." Aion kissed the top of Ravyn's head gently.
"You two are the best parents ever that's why we can't lose you." Yuuki looked up at Crow his eyes red and puffy. "Even if you two do lose us you boys will still have everyone else and we will always be with you in here." Crow rested a hand above Yuuki's heart.
"It won't be the same if we do lose you two." Ravyn sobbed into Aion's chest. "You two will sadly have to one day go through life without both us but we know you can do it." Aion kissed Ravyn's forehead gently.
"And besides you two have to pick up where we leave off." Crow smiled as he wiped away Yuuki's tears. "That's a lot of pressure." Yuuki smiled lightly up at Crow.
"We know you can do it. Someone has to carry on our spirit after all." Aion rested a hand on Ravyn's cheek. "We will do our best then." Ravyn held tightly onto Aion's shirt.
"Let's get you boys to bed and I'll tell you about the time I nearly lost your father." Crow stood up with Yuuki in his arms. "Dad nearly lost you?" Ravyn looked at Aion with slightly wide eyes.
"Yes he did nearly lose me. It happened long before I nearly lost him." Aion nodded as he stood up being careful not to drop Ravyn. "It wasn't actually that long before Wimpion." Crow nudged Aion with his elbow playfully.
Soon enough they got the boys to bed. "About 3 or 4 years before my 'incident' when Dagger first threatened Sound World it was the day after the first performance of Crimson Quartet. Your father was running late and well me,Rom and Yaiba started to get anxious. When your father finally walked in I'll admit I acted like a jerk but I was scared out of my mind. Well when he walked in I started to yell at him and I insulted his songs, calling them lame and weak. Then when I noticed that a strand of his hair was standing up I laughed at it. After that he said he was quitting the band and he left. Rom, Yaiba and even the girls went looking for him but me I was nothing but a stubborn idiot staying behind. Looking back I realize I'm nothing but an idiot who might've lost the only man I've ever loved and the same idiot who almost threw all his hopes and dreams out the window because of a childish fear." Crow explained.
"Crow it's alright. I hold nothing against you." Aion sat down beside him. "Aion it's not alright! It was never alright! I pushed you too far and worse I could have lost you." Crow stood up and walked over to the door, back to the other three arms crossed and tears streaming down his face.
"You didn't lose me. You did come after me, you stopped Rom from hitting me a second time, you told me that you couldn't allow me to make Holy Ark sad and you were the one who brought me back. Remember you were the one who saved me no one else." Aion pulled Crow into a tight hug. "It doesn't make anything I did okay." Crow sobbed against Aion's chest.
"I forgive you anyway." Aion kissed the top of his head gently. "An idiot like me doesn't deserve someone like you." Crow shook his head.
"Dad can you please shut up." Ravyn joined the hug. "Yeah we love you no matter what." Yuuki joined in too.
"You two." Crow shook his head. "The boys are right besides I know you acted that way because you were scared and besides it's just how you are." Aion kissed the top of Crow's head gently.
"Still I should never have insulted your songs." Crow sighed. "Crow honey who's the idiot I married?" Aion rested a hand on Crow's cheek and turned his face upwards.
"Hmm let's see it can't be Rom or Yaiba because they're married to each other. It can't be any of the girls we know because you're team all of the homo and they're definitely not idiots. The only idiot I can think of who fits is Kuwagatatsuya." Crow smirked up at Aion.
"It isn't him. The idiot I married has red hair with beautiful crimson eyes to match, he's also short and is very passionate." Aion shook his head and moved a hand to Crow's lower back. "The only ones I can think of are Bai Red and Maro." Crow brought a hand up to his chin.
"Not them either. My idiot also tends to drink a lot of milk, he's loud, rude, very inconsiderate but I love him anyway and I'm looking at him." Aion leaned down and kissed Crow passionately. "I love you too. Ouch! Wimpion way to ruin the moment!" Crow yelped as Aion pulled on his tail.
"That was for playing smart with me." Aion began to laugh. "It's not funny!" Crow glared at him.
"Actually dad it is." Ravyn fell on the floor laughing. "He's right." Yuuki joined in.
"And there goes the love well I guess I should mention your father at the time was possessed by a dark monster which was corrupting his melodisian and that's what caused the whole incident." Crow tried to keep a neutral expression but failed.
"Is that true father?" Yuuki stopped laughing and looked at Aion. "Yes but it was only able to do so because I was already doubting my abilities." Aion crossed his arms and nodded.
"You shouldn't have any doubts because your songs are absolutely amazing." Ravyn looked at Aion disbelief in his eyes. "Well the problem is I knew the others were having difficulty with Crimson Quartet and I was worried that it was too hard for them. I was also feeling like I was dragging them down and keeping them from being greater than what we were back then." Aion said sadly.
"Why didn't you tell me that you felt like that sooner?" Crow rested a hand gently on Aion's arm. "I didn't want to bother you with my feelings." Aion looked Crow dead in the eyes.
"You could never bother me not even then." Crow moved his hand to cup Aion's cheek lightly. "I know that now." Aion smiled lightly at him.
"And that applies to even now." Crow stood on his tiptoes and pecked Aion on the cheek. "Well I'm married to you so there's no avoiding it anymore." Aion shook his head as he wrapped his arms around Crow's waist.
"You're right about that we're just two gay idiots who happened to meet by chance one day and wind up in a band together only to fall in love, get married and have two handsome boys." Crow wrapped his arms around Aion's neck. "Don't forget that we've also had to help save the world from crazy power hungry creatures twice." Aion chuckled lightly.
"Thanks for reminding me about that and to be honest I wouldn't have anyone else by my side through all of it." Crow grinned up at his husband. "And I wouldn't have anyone else by my side either." Aion leaned down and kissed Crow gently.
"Dad, father what you two have is definitely true love." Yuuki shook his head, he and Ravyn had went back to sitting on their beds. "Yuuki's right. You two have both had terrible fights where someone's always walked out but the longest you've been apart is 3 days after that you two hug, kiss and makeup. The shortest you've been apart I remember father came back around midnight and you slept on the couch also if I remember correctly we found dad curled up with you on the couch in the morning." Ravyn looked at Aion.
"Well I sleep better with your father here by my side. I might as well explain why. After the incident where I tried to kill myself I haven't been able to sleep alone ever since. I get nightmares and they're really bad. I have what you can call an out of body experience where I'm reliving that night the only difference is your father comes in, i'm dying in his arms, i can't hear anything and he's crying. I usually wake up screaming." Crow gave Aion's hand a light squeeze.
"Well that explains why when father has to leave for a few days we find you in one of our beds." Yuuki shook his head. "Well if I can't have your father with me you two boys are the next best thing." Crow smiled lightly at them.
"I'm still your first choice." Aion wrapped his arms around Crow's waist and rested his chin on the top of his head. "That you are Wimpion. You always have and always will be. You are my soulmate after all." Crow took Aion's hands in his own.
"I love you Rodent with all of my heart." Aion kissed the top of Crow's head gently. "I love you too Wimpion just as much as you love me." Crow smiled.
"Now you two under your blankets and we'll tuck you in." He pointed a finger at them. "Alright." They complied and got under their covers. Aion and Crow took turns tucking them in and kissing their foreheads.
"Goodnight you two." Aion wrapped an arm around Crow's waist. "Sleep tight." Crow smiled at them. "Goodnight." The twins echoed. Crow and Aion left and made their way to their own room.
"What is it?" Rom's voice thick with sleep greeted them. "Rom is Yaiba there? We need to talk to both of you." Crow spoke up.
"Yeah hold on I'll wake him up." Rom groaned. They heard Rom whispering quietly to Yaiba. "What is it hence?" Yaiba was soon awake.
"If anything happens to us we just want to know that you two will look after the boys." Aion wrapped an arm around Crow's waist. "So please promise us that if anything does happen you will look after them for us." Crow rested his head on Aion's shoulder.
"Yeah of course we will." Rom said a slight hint of confusion in his voice. "We promise hence." Yaiba spoke up.
"Thank you." Aion nodded his head as he kissed the top of Crow's head. "Hey you two don't worry about what's going on. Everything will be fine." Rom said gently.
"I'm not so sure. I have a really bad feeling." Crow sighed and shook his head. "Hey Crow we'll make sure nothing bad happens no matter what and remember you have the boys to think about. So try not to worry too much." Yaiba's voice grew serious.
"The boys are already getting worried and they're scared. So we don't really have to worry about acting calm in front of them." Aion rubbed Crow's back. "Still your first priority should be to keep them and yourselves calm." Rom growled lightly.
"Well it's kind of hard when we're a family of worry worts." Crow let out a small chuckle. "That you 4 are indeed hence." Yaiba chuckled lightly.
"Well just get some sleep." Rom said gently. "We will. Goodnight." Aion said as he kissed Crow's cheek. "Goodnight." Rom and Yaiba echoed. Aion hung up the phone.
"Come on darling we need our sleep." Aion threw the covers back. "Yeah yeah I know." Crow waved his hand absentmindedly.
"Crow honey stop it please. You don't need to worry so much. There is no way I will let anything happen to you or anyone else." Aion took Crow's chin gently in his hand and turned his face towards him. "Aion don't make promises you can't keep." Crow looked at him sadly.
"I will do everything in my power to keep that promise." Aion said determination in his wine red eyes. "Fine there's no stopping you especially when you have that look." Crow smiled lightly at him.
"What look?" Aion smiled playfully at him. "The 'there's no use arguing so drop it' look." Crow wrapped his arms around Aion's neck.
"Oh that look. Hey you married me and that includes the full package Rodent." Aion kissed Crow's nose gently. "And I wouldn't trade it for the world." Crow grinned at him.
"Now sleep." Aion said sternly as he pulled Crow onto the bed with him. "Yes Wimpion but first kiss me." Crow smirked at him.
"Oh alright." Aion leaned in and kissed him gently. "Goodnight Wimpion." Crow snuggled up against his side.
"Goodnight Rodent." Aion smiled as he kissed the top of Crow's head lightly. Soon the two of them were fast asleep. Aion purred lightly as he held Crow against him gently.
I have no idea why I didn't update yesterday. I thought about it and I just forgot whoops. This is the longest chapter to date almost 3000 words N/I the A/N and title.
