Protect and Serve: Genrou
Chapter 3
Genrou slowly roused himself from his sleep, his eyes opening to find Houjun sitting nearby in meditation. He wondered when the Atlantean had gotten up, but didn't dwell on it for long. He quietly sat up and watched him for a moment, taking in every detail. He looked human to him: the only immeadiate differance being the ears. But still, to Genrou, the man before him seemed unreal.
'No human is this prefect...this beautiful...' He sigh quietly and stood up, needing something to drink. He couldn't help feeling the way he did when he looked at the Atlantean. He poured himself a glass of water, downing it quickly, his thoughts still with the Atlantean and what had happened the night before. After a moment he took a deep breath and headed back to the living room, stopping in the door when he saw Houjun looking at him, mohogany eyes curiousiously meeting his amber gaze. His heart felt as though it would burst, but he kept himself calm.
"Is something bothering you, Genrou?" He jumped hearing the Atlantean's voice, but shook his head. Houjun smiled and stood up. "You just seemed so nervous, that's all. I suppose you're not used to what happened last night, but I'm impressed, no da."
"Y-you're impressed?" Genrou asked. "'Bout what?"
"You handled the Tessen well for someone who can't swim, no da." For a moment Genrou was speechless. Normally, he would be rather defensive about his inability to swim, but he couldn't snap at Houjun. Not when he was smiling at him. "Still, I hope my brother and your friend are alright." the Atlantean looked away then and sighed. "I couldn't sense their presence...maybe I'm still weak from yesterday...but still..."
Genrou went to him, resting a hand on his shoulder gently. "Hey, at least you tried, right? We'll find 'em."
Houjun shook his head. "It's not that. I just...I was supposed to protect him...And I couldn't even stay by his side..."
"You did what you could, didn't ya? If I hadn't fallen in the water, ya wouldn't have had ta rescue me, so it's more my fault then yours." Houjun looked up at him sadly.
"Even so, I should have been able to protect him. That's why I'm here. Back home...a few days ago...I didn't have to worry about it. But then...our father was killed in an accident. Up until then, my brother was the Captain of the King's Guard and I was training to be a mage."
"Y-yer dad died an' ya still had ta come here?"
"It's important...that Atlanteans make peace with the humans on the surface. That's what my father wanted. When he died, my brother had to become the king and I had to take his place as Captain."
"That doesn't make any sense. Why you?" Genrou asked, feeling a bit stupid about asking so many questions.
"Tradition," Houjun sighed, rolling his eyes. "The crown prince is to be the captain until the king either steps down or passes away. Honestly, my brother didn't want to be king any more then I wanted to be the crown prince." Genrou was silent for a moment, letting what Houjun said sink in.
"Yer the crown prince?" Houjun nodded. "Damn...I didn't know...er...sorry..."
"What are you apologizing for?" the Atlantean asked. "I hate being treated like royalty. You have nothing to be sorry for, no da."
Genrou blushed slightly and grinned. "Alright, then I won't treat ya like a prince or nothin'." He gestured to the couch. "Have a seat. Ya couldn't've slept enough after yesterday, you were up before me."
"I'm fine, really." Houjun insisted, sitting down. He winced as his back reminded him of what Hakurou said this morning.
"You ok?" Houjun shook his head and leaned forward.
"Hakurou wanted you to re-dress my wounds when you woke up."
"Oh, ok, I'll get the stuff, you take yer shirt off." He left for the bedroom and found the bandages on the bed as well as an antibiotic cream. He returned to the teen and sat on the couch behind him so he could remove the bandages. He gently swept the long blue hair other the Atlantean's left shoulder before starting. 'His hair's so soft...' he thought, removing the bandages carefully, not wanting to hurt him. He dropped the old banadges on the coffee table and took out a small peice of gauze so he could apply the cream. Houjun sighed quietly, leaning his head forward. "You ok?"
"Hmm? I'm fine. That stuff isn't as painful as the liquid Hakurou put on on back earlier. I think he said it was hydroperoxide."
"Yeah, that stuff burns like hell, but it's supposed ta be good fer cuts that are this bad." He tossed the gauze on the table and began covering the wounds with larger peices and then began re-wrapping his torso with a roll of gauze, thinking that it would be more comfortable that the tape Hakurou had used earlier. He closed his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Houjun again and again until the roll was finished. He placed a peice of tape over the end to hold it in place and gently pulled the Atlanean's hair back over his shoulder, running his fingers through it absently.
"Yer hair's really soft," he muttered. Houjun blushed a bit, unsure how to react. He forced his breathing to remain calm, but he couldn't stop the blush from spreading enough for Genrou to notice. The teen smiled a bit and leaned forward. "Yer blushin'" he whispered in Houjun's ear, causing the Atlantean to blush more. "Yer cute," he chuckled softly, lips brushing against Houjun's cheek.
"G-Genrou..." the teen whispered shyly, unused to this feeling. Still, it felt nice. He closed his eyes and relaxed a bit, feeling Genrou moving a bit. He felt Genrou's hand take his chin, gently tilting it to one side. He could feel the teen's breath against his lips.
Suddenly his eyes snapped open. He gasped and put his hands on Genrou's shoulders.
Genrou, suddenly relizing just what he was doing, sat back quickly and fell to the floor with a thud, his own face burning. He looked up at Houjun, thinking that he had disgusted the Atlantean, but instead found him staring forward, as though looking at something. He stood up quickly and looked around before looking at Genrou.
"My brother...he's in trouble!"
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