Ooh, Nadil/Lykouleon, though this one's very difference from the other one. Enjoy!

Warnings: Nadil's not exactly pure of language, is he? Implied shounen-ai, and as a side note, this is when Lyk was a prince, so that'sbefore Rath and Rune and the current cast, so that's why the fire knight isn't Rath.

Dragon Knight Snippets: Beneath

Nadil's cape swished in rhythm to his steps as he crossed the courtyard, heading for the Fire Knight who leaned lazily against the railing of the courtyard steps. Stopping in front of the knight, he gazed coldly at the boy.

"Lazilius, do you know where the Prince is?"

The light-haired boy blew a bang out of his face, "He decided to go on an escapade again, I hear."

The violet-haired Wind Knight barely managed to suppress the urge to roll his eyes. That damn, whimsical Lykouleon.

Lazilius looked at him with as straight a face as he could— that boy had always been a fool, but he knew to be careful around Nadil, of that, the future Youkai king had made sure, "He went out the east end," he pointed at said direction, and continued, "But His Majesty will definitely figure out that the Prince escaped again once he finds out that you're gone too."

Nadil's eyes glinted dangerously as he raised a brow, "Why would that be?"

Lazilius shrugged, "You always follow him, don't you?"

The crimson-eyed youkai stopped short, and the Fire Knight seemed to realized that he'd said something clearly displeasing to his fellow knight, though he couldn't figure out what, and backed away.

"Um, I gotta go find Darrel for some stuff he wanted me to do…" he excused himself and went off in an imaginary race to find the White Officer, leaving Nadil to ponder his words.

It made him seem like he yielded to that fool Lykouleon's every whim. His supposed devotion to the Prince was not out of mere affection, or even duty, but only of pure gain. Someday, when the current King died and Lykouleon took the throne, Nadil would betray him and take over all of Dusis. The Youkai kingdom would fall easily under his command, and with them he'd be able to obliterate any opposition he encountered from the human realm. It was a perfect plan, and all Nadil had to do was convince the Prince that he was loyal to him. A little seduction helped as well, of course, and the Prince was as sure as a puppet in his hands.

Growling shortly as he replayed Lazilius' words in his head, he turned around and headed off to the east end of the castle.

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Nadil's eyes narrowed as he walked through the dense underbrush of the castle's surrounding forest. Up ahead was a clearing Lykouleon favored particularly— it aggravated Nadil to realized that he actually knew what spots the young prince was fond of, but he reminded himself that knowing his enemy was the best advantage he'd have later on.

The wind shifted, cold and biting, though the day was clear, and Nadil's pace quickened as he picked up a demon's scent ahead. He forced himself to slow down, there was no need to worry yet. But the quicker he reached the miscreant prince, the better then chances were that Lykouleon would not be attacked.

Not that he cared…

A short cry broke out from ahead, and Nadil's pulse quickened, though he wasn't sure why. Adrenaline, possibly? If that damn prince got hurt… Nadil mentally shook his head and rephrased the statement—if that damn prince got killed. It really didn't matter to Nadil if he got hurt, since that interfered with his plans in no way. Still… his body subconsciously sped up. The branches whipped as his face and snagged at his clothes, but for once, it didn't seem to matter.

Bursting into the clearing, he quickly assessed the situation. Lykouleon lay on the ground, his shirt soaked with the blood that dripped from his side, his face pale and grimacing. The bulky youkai that stood above him, ready for another strike, seemed oblivious to Nadil's sudden arrival, only looking hungrily at the blonde boy helpless at his feet. His sharp claws were raised high into the air. A wave of panic bolted through Nadil.

The violet-haired knight swore shortly, dashing forward to intercept the attack at the last moment without a second thought. The claws slashed a clean gash across his arm, and Nadil hissed in pain. Unsheathing his sword, he drove it mercilessly into the youkai's body, giving it a rough twist for good measure and the satisfaction of hearing the tortured cry of pain.

He kicked the carcass on the ground, sheathing his sword to inspect his wound. It stung, but it was not serious, at least. Still,why in the seven hells had he rushed in like that? Lykouleon would not have died from that one blow, so what had happened to drive his common sense out the window and make him senselessly try to … save the Prince? Had he actually been worried? Nadil refused to believe it. He couldn't understand it—he'd actually willingly hurt himself just to protect that fool of a dragon Prince? What the hell had he been thinking? There was nothing Nadil hated more than senselessness and emotions, and that was what had governed his action at that moment.

"N-Nadil…?" he heard the shaky voice behind him and whirled around,and he had the urgeto punch the living daylights out the object of his confusion, but stopped short as he saw the pale, blood-splattered face, concerned emerald eyes focused on his.

Damn it. He turned around and punched a tree, growling savagely in frustration. Why could be not bring himself to hurt Lykouleon? He told himself it was because he needed the Prince to be able to accomplish his goals, but that hadn't been the reason, had it? Even the future youkai king knew better. But then… why?

"Are... you alright?"Nadil heard the shifting of clothing, the ragged gasp of pain and the shallow panting that followed but resisted the urge to turn around. He had to be alright if he was talking, after all.

There was a hand on his shoulder, leaning unnaturally heavilyon him,and Nadil turned around in time to catch Lykouleon as he fell and lowered him to the ground. The Prince held his side tightly, blood still pouring steadily from it,and looked up at Nadil through glazed eyes, his body trembling with effort. Nadil tensed slightly as he realized that the wound might have been more serious than he'd thought.

"I- I'm sorry… you told me not to leave the castle…" Lykouleon gasped as he tried to sit up, instead falling limp in Nadil's arms once again, his breathing redoubled. He struggled to continue, "I'm sorry… you got... hurt."

Nadil gritted his teeth, wondering if it was worth even opening his mouth—"It wasn't your fault, your Highness," too late, he'd spoken anyway. Why had he even said that? It was the damn prince's fault.

"I'm taking you back now, you must see the doctor, " he added shortly, before hehadanother chance to say something foolish,and the prince nodded slightly before his eyes closed, the hand clutching Nadil's shirt relaxing. Nadil reached out to touch his face and frowned... how many times had he not traced the almost-feminine slopes of the young prince's face when seducing him? Butthis was the first time Nadil had done so without an intent beneath.

The youkai knight gazed at the limp body for a moment, before picking him up and heading back to the castle, subconsciously pressing the prince's body closer to him.

O.o oookaaaaaaay. Tell me if you thought Nadil was in character at all. I think I like seductive!Nadil better...

Puppy: Oh, right, right, I have to send you the scans! So sorry, I forgot! I'm glad you liked.

Kage: Insecure!Rath is cute! He just has such a cute face...

Reviewer: Thank you!

Angstluver: Hope you liked this NadilLyk!

Aquajogger: Thanks. I love hide and seek! It was one of my fave games as a little kid. Hm, more rushed? Going by how I felt about that one, then this one probably feels similar, doesn't it? Ugh, school IS a pain.. i have an AP test Wed and Thurs... rawr...

Old Fiat: Good thing a lot of us don't feel it's a waste of time then. Schizophrenic's the spelling.

ME: who's ME? And is that a good thing or not...::shrug:

Capella: Omg, that's hilarious! And the funny thing is, that's the pairing that introduced me to shounen-ai in the first place! (Then again, it's cause I had seem some doujinshi scans and thought they were from the manga, and so thought Hiei and Kurama WERE a couple, (you can just guess what the doujinshi had)and was a bit confused at first with the whole idea of shounen-ai, then came to accept it and squeal, then was disappointed to find out it wasn't canon... lol, long story) As an inside joke (and to creep her out a bit, cause she's not fully accepting of shounen-ai) me and my friend called each other Hiei and Kurama, with her being Kurama and me Hiei, and I'd call her that EVERYWHERE (she refused to call me Hiei, cept once or twice, lol). To the point that one classmate asked me what the heck I was calling her. I told him to ask her, lol. Anyway... :huggles the HieiKurama-ness: I love them too. :looks at long response: sorry bout that! I guess we all tend to rant about our favorite pairings.

Dark-birdie: Wow, I'm glad you thought so! That's a really high compliment for me, when ppl like a snippet with a pairing they don't normally like. And... hm, I have the ... er, theory? Whatever, the mindset that both ppl in a couple can be uke or seme in different circumstances, in fact, one the things I like writing is uke as seme- though I don't really see it as uke/seme so much as dominant-submissive in a relationship. So yeah, I think that even if for the most part there's once dominant figure, the roles can be reversed, and I LOVE doing that. Ex, Satoshi and Daisuke from DNAngel- I love Daisuke as dominant. So... um, to answer your question finally, I like both RA and AR, and to me it's the same, (soI use AR and RAinterchangeably)itjust depends on the situation :points to snippet 'Getting in the Mood': I was purposely making Alfeegi seme there. Sorry for the rant!

Howl: Here's the LykNadil! Lol, you cried? I didn't ... but it still makes me sad! Hope you liked this one... :sweatdrop:

Verg: I'm gonna try doing a Kitchel/Tetheus sometime soon as soon as I get a good scene for it. Thank you so much!

Thanks everyone! Next will be... either KitTetheus, ThatzRune, or... KaiTetheus, or something :sweatdrop: