Disclaimer: I still don't own Suikoden.
Author Notes: First, I would like to give you my sincerest apologies on the length of time it took to get this chapter out. I'm afraid to say that I got hooked on another video game, Dark Cloud 2, and was using all of my spare time to play it. After that I wasn't really sure where I wanted to go with the story, wrote this chapter, and then rewrote it. Once again, I'm sorry. Second, the actual notes: Here we go. It's the big number five. I've never been this dedicated to anything that I've ever tried to write. So I'm really hoping I'll have the main plot out by the end of this chapter anyways. It'll probably be a few thousand words until I get there so I'm afraid to say it will probably end in a cliffhanger. Also, there's more Hugo/Chris goodness on the way. Hopefully you won't die of warm fluffiness. Hopefully I won't die of it while I'm writing. That would probably build up suspense while you all get mad that I didn't finish it. By the way, this is important. When the second paragraph break occurs no time has passed at all. I simple used it to switch what side of the story it is being told from. I'll leave a note there. Well, let the chapter begin.
Dreams and Nightmares Chapter V
The Dream
By: Luke 'Deathplight'
The first thing that Chris noticed as she lay in bed was that she was on a soft bed. She could not remember ever even coming inside that house last night. She should have been asleep outside on the bench. Chris realized she must have fallen asleep while outside, and Hugo brought her in.
"Mmm… Hugo?" Chris had no idea why that came out. She was glad that Hugo wouldn't have been able to hear it. Then Chris' hope came crashing down.
"Wow, you're finally awake," came his voice. Hugo should not have been in her room. Chris' reply came out a little more annoyed sounding that it should have.
"What the hell are you doing in my room?" she asked.
Hugo chuckled a little. "First you call out my name, and then you complain when I reply. I just can't win with you?"
"Well just tell me why you were in my room watching me sleep."
"Jeeze, how about some gratitude. If it weren't for me you'd still be outside on that bench. I brought you up here after you fell asleep and went to a guest room. You were taking forever to wake up so I came in and waited," replied Hugo.
"Sorry. I guess I'm a little grumpy when I first wake up," apologized Chris.
"It's okay. If eventually everything turns out like I want I guess I'll have to get used to it," said Hugo
Chris couldn't help but laugh at that. She was surprised that she didn't really mind his joking arrogance. It was a welcome relief from all the seriousness she was forced to live with most of the time.
Chris opened her eyes for the first time that morning and looked around just to assure herself of her surrounding environment. This place was definitely her room. Hugo was sitting down in a wooden chair that was off to the side and was looking at her.
"By the way," Hugo began. "Don't fall asleep someplace other than your bed again unless you're already dressed for bed. It was really hard to get you changed into your pajamas without waking you."
All the dreariness that Chris had felt suddenly vanished, and her eyes flew wide open. She sat up straight and cried out, "You did what!"
Hugo started to crack up laughing. "You are so easy!" he exclaimed.
Chris was confused and looked down to see that she was still wearing the clothes she had on last night. "Don't do that!" she said to him.
Hugo was still laughing. "But it's fun. Besides it woke you right up, didn't it?"
Chris let a sigh of relief as she fell back down onto her pillow. Hugo was going to drive her insane if he did anything like that again.
"Please don't say something like that again. You almost gave me a heart attack," stated Chris.
"Oh come on. You're so boring sometimes. I can't believe I fell in love with a boring person. I'll be the laughing stock of the entire village—"
"Hugo, shut up," Chris told him. She could just imagine the smile that spread across his face.
"I love you, Chris," Hugo said with a content little sigh. Half of Chris was warmed by how openly he displayed his affection. The other side wished that he wouldn't because she didn't fell right about not being able to be sure about her own feelings for him. If Hugo didn't drive Chris insane she would do it herself.
Chris got out from under the covers and stood up. She looked at Hugo and waited for him to leave. He just sat there.
"Are you going to watch me get changed?" she asked sarcastically.
A sly grin appeared on his face. "Can I?"
"No."
Hugo let out an incredibly fake sounding sigh. "Then why did you ask me?"
"I was being sarcastic."
"I like sarcasm better when you don't use it to get my hopes up," Hugo said sadly.
Chris sighed. "What am I going to do with you, Hugo?"
The same little smirk appeared on Hugo's face as he had before. "Whatever you want."
Chris' eyes opened wide. "Hugo! I swear you can be worse than Louis sometimes."
"Shit, now I have competition? It's getting harder and harder to try and get you to fall for me."
"Hugo, please just go outside so I can get changed," Chris said to Hugo.
"Are you sure I can't stay and watch?" asked Hugo innocently.
"Yes, I'm sure," replied Chris calmly.
Hugo let out another sigh. "Someday you won't get embarrassed about something like that with me."
"Yes, and maybe someday I'll fall in love with you, but that hasn't happened yet so get out of here."
Hugo hung his head. "Yes, ma'am."
One of these days Hugo was going to push his luck too far. But who knows? Perhaps one day Chris would be able to openly and easily flirt back.
*~~~*
Hugo waited outside of Chris' room and waited for her to emerge. When she walked out in a particularly good-looking outfit Hugo had to do a double take.
"You're really beautiful, you know that?" Hugo complimented. He saw a small blush appear on her cheeks.
"Thank you. You have only told me that a few dozen times a day for the past four days," Chris replied.
"Yes, and it's always been true for those few dozen times a day. I'd really like to see you in a Karayan outfit though."
"Would you now?"
"Yep, a particularly revealing outfit…" Hugo said and trailed off. As he thought about it an odd smile appeared on his face.
"Hugo, are you okay? You're face got all weird."
"I'm fine," replied Hugo. "I was just imagining you in a Karayan ensemble. In that outfit you're fine, too, I might add."
"Hugo…" said Chris.
"Oh come on, Chris. I can't help it. It's not my fault that you're gorgeous."
Another rose-colored blush appeared on Chris' face.
"Do you have any idea how cute you look when you blush?" asked Hugo.
"No I don't. How cute do I look?" replied Chris.
"Well I think I'd better not get into that or you might smack me," snickered Hugo.
Then Hugo stopped laughing and just looked at Chris. He stared deep into her eyes. He felt that he could actually see through her pupils and straight into her soul. Hugo stepped forward without realizing it. He didn't seem to be in control of himself as he wrapped his arms around her. The most interesting thing, however, was that Chris seemed to be as lost and out of control as he was right now. Hugo leaned his head down and pulled Chris into a kiss. She returned it without hesitation.
*~~~* (POV Change)
"Lady Chris?" came the voice of the butler. The moment was immediately over. Chris quickly pulled away from the kiss and pushed Hugo away, hard. She then tried to cover up what had happened.
"I'm sorry. I got here late last night. You were already asleep and I didn't want to wake you," Chris said quickly.
"No need to apologize milady. I do, however, apologize if I… interrupted anything."
"No, of course not," replied Chris.
"Well, you can come down and get breakfast if you wish," said the butler. "Will the Karayan be joining you?"
The Karayan? Chris had almost completely forgotten about Hugo. She finally told the butler, "Yes, of course."
"All right then. You may come down when you wish to eat your breakfast." With that the butler turned and headed down the hall.
When Chris turned to look at Hugo she saw that he had an incredibly rejected look on his face. He sighed sadly. During her conversation with the butler he had leaned against the wall and slid down. He was sitting with his knees in the air and his arms resting on top of them.
"Hugo, I'm sorry," Chris tried to apologize.
"It's not your fault," replied Hugo sadly. "We shouldn't have been kissing in the first place. And don't worry about forgetting about me while you were talking to the butler either."
"Hugo…"
"Chris, I told you. It's okay. You never pledged anything to me so I shouldn't expect anything. I just wish…" and he trailed off. Hugo stood up and headed off in the direction of his room.
The guilt trip was horrible. "I'm sorry, Hugo…" she said as he walked off slowly.
Chris just wanted to fall over and die. She felt like dirt. She felt like crying.
*~~~*
Hugo felt like crying. He had been rejected faster than a rancid piece of meat. He could never ever remember feeling so horrible in all of his life. Chris probably didn't realize it, but she had pushed Hugo so hard he hit the wall. While she was talking to the butler he had just wanted to melt into the surrounds and become invisible. Instead all he had ended up doing was slumping to the floor. He decided that he might as well forget about Chris. Her actions today had proven that he had no chance with her. Hugo didn't mind that she broke the kiss, but she did it so forcefully it seemed that in her mind she had just made the biggest mistake of her life. Once he and Chris reached Brass Castle he would just keep heading towards Karaya. He didn't mind if he had to travel at night. The Karayan just wanted to be back home right now and forget everything that had happened on the trip.
Hugo realized how pitiful that he must have looked. Self pity or pity from anybody else wouldn't help his situation right now so he stood up and did his best to force his emotions down. He never wanted Chris to seem him looking so weak ever again.
Once Chris had remembered about Hugo she had said that he would be coming to breakfast. He might as well do so now. Hugo tried to get himself back together and adjusted his face to keep it from looking so pathetic. He closed his eyes to remove the unshed tears that were in his eyes and walked out of the room.
Hugo headed to the dining section of the large house and saw Chris slowly picking at her food with a fork. There was a full plate set across from her and an empty chair in the spot. He assumed that the plate was for him.
He headed over to the chair, pulled it out, and sat down. It must have taken Chris a while to realize that he was there because she did not acknowledge him until he was sitting down.
"Hugo?" she asked unsurely.
"Yeah?" Hugo replied.
"I… um…" she tried to get out.
"Don't worry about it Chris. I'm sorry about how pathetic I must have looked," returned Hugo.
"You have every right to hate me," she said.
"But I don't."
The rest of breakfast was eaten in silence. Hugo would glance up once and a while to find Chris just looking at him. He really must have looked pitiful earlier. Hugo sighed to himself.
After they had finished eating Hugo said, "I'm going to go to Brass Castle now. Are you coming with?"
"If you don't mind. Just let me go get my things," Chris replied. Hugo nodded and headed up to the guest room to get his own things. He took considerably less time than Chris and waited for her by the front door of the building.
Chris finally appeared and said, "Well, let's go."
Hugo waited outside of the stable for Chris to get her horse. They exited the city and found Fubar just outside of it. He let out a soft "Kueee…" and walked over to Hugo. Both Hugo and Chris mounted their steeds and headed into the forest.
*~~~*
They were now in the middle of the plain and would be to Brass Castle shortly. Chris the trip was very quiet. Every once and a while Chris would hear Hugo let out a sad sigh. She figured he must have been thinking about what had happened. She definitely couldn't blame him after what she put him through.
"Hugo?" ventured Chris' voice. It sounded much more feeble than she had intended.
"Hmm?" he replied. Chris finally gave up on trying to talk to him, stopped the horse, and dismounted.
"Hugo, stop and get off Fubar," Chris told him. Hugo complied and walked over to Chris.
"What is it?" his voice said quietly.
"Your acting this way is really starting to get on my nerves. Both of us know that it was because my butler interrupted the kiss and I practically flung you into the wall. Then all I did was try to cover it up. I'm sorry, but telling you that won't do any good. We might as well just pretend that he never saw us kissing and pick up right where we left off."
The surprise on Hugo's face was very evident as Chris wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss. It was unlike anything Chris had ever felt before. Her mind was blanking out and she forgot about everything else. The kiss lasted for a very long time, and Chris didn't even bother to try and keep track of exactly how long. Chris finally pulled away from the kiss and looked into Hugo's eyes. Both of them were very out of breath.
"Wow…" was all that either of them was able to get out for a while.
"That was…" said Chris and trailed off.
"Yeah…"
Chris was finally able to get control of herself and said to Hugo, "Like I told you before, I'm still not sure if I'm in love with you, but if every time that we kiss it's like that, the odds are definitely tipped in your favor."
"Spirits, I love you, Chris," was how Hugo replied.
"Does that mean you forgive me?" asked Chris hopefully.
Hugo nodded. "Of course I forgive you. I would have forgiven you even if you hadn't kissed me like that, but I definitely liked that solution better. Would you like to try that again?"
"I think that we should get to Brass Castle. If we kiss like that again today it'll be dark before we get back," Chris replied with a smile.
"Chris, I think you're falling for me," commented Hugo.
"Hugo, I think you're right," replied Chris.
Hugo and Chris just looked at each other for a moment when Hugo questioned, "Really?"
Chris nodded. It wasn't a lie. Almost all of her thoughts had been about him lately. If that wasn't proof enough there was the fact that they had been sucking face for over a minute.
Chris then turned and walked back towards her horse. She was a little dizzy from a combination of things, which included the kiss and her lack of oxygen at the moment. Chris shook her head to try and reorient herself.
They both remounted and once again headed towards Brass Castle.
*~~~*
Brass Castle was finally in sight. During the rest of the trip Hugo just tried to comprehend what had happened. One minute Chris was talking to him and the next… She even told him that she thought she was falling for him. After she said that Hugo knew that he wouldn't give up on her just yet. It had definitely made up for what had happened earlier that day. Just before they were about to enter the territory of Brass Castle Hugo remembered something.
"Oh shit. I just realized that the minute we get back there, your knights are going to kill me. They must have already realized that we were traveling together for the past week. We both left at almost the same time and Borus even saw me at the exit of the castle. Nobody can be dense enough to not but an equation like that together," Hugo said.
"I had forgotten about that, too. But what's the worst that could happen?" asked Chris.
"One or more could attack me, and I might be forced to kill them because they'd kill me other wise," replied Hugo.
"What makes you so sure you'd even be able to kill them?"
"Knights move too slowly. You are the quickest and most skilled of the group, and I managed to hold my own against you for a very long time."
Chris sighed. "Please try not to hurt any of them if you can help it. I'll try and calm them down if it ever gets that serious."
"Don't worry. I won't hurt any of them. You will have to inform them that we are a couple though."
Chris raised an eyebrow. "Whoever said that we were a couple?"
"Give me a break Chris. I told you I'm in love with you, you said you were falling for me, and we kissed for about two minutes straight."
Chris chuckled a little. "That's one of the reasons that I like you so much."
"Because we kissed for two minutes?"
"No! Because you're straightforward, and you can always lighten the mood," responded Chris.
"Oh, so are you saying that I'm a bad kisser?"
"I never said that! Quit putting words in my mouth," said Chris.
Hugo smiled at Chris. "You have no idea how fun it is to get you annoyed like that."
"And you have no idea how fun it'll be when the next time you try to kiss me I don't kiss back," responded Chris.
This shut Hugo up immediately. He knew that it was an empty threat, but now was not the time to take chances.
"Wow, that shut you up quick," commented Chris.
"Please don't make threats like that. I don't know if I would be able to take it," pouted Hugo.
"Aw… poor baby," said Chris in a slightly mocking voice.
"Shall we enter?" asked Hugo.
"You bet," returned Chris.
"Well, Fubar, you know the drill," said Hugo to the griffon. With that Fubar let out a "kueee…" and flew off into the air after Hugo had dismounted.
Chris dismounted from her horse. They headed into the castle area and were greeted by the sounds and crowdedness of the people. First Chris put her horse in one of the stables and they headed towards the center of the castle. Upon entering the actual castle they were greeted by the friendly face of Louis.
"Greetings milady. I trust your trip went well?" he asked.
"Yes. It was a much needed break," replied Chris.
"I see that Hugo accompanied you for at least part of your trip. I am guessing that perhaps you listened to the wind spirits?" The last part of the sentence had a major emphasis.
Hugo realized what he had meant almost right away and began laughing. Louis also laughed. Even Chris chuckled a little.
"That was something Lulu would have said," commented Hugo once his laughing had died down. "You two really would have gotten along well."
"So did you?" questioned Louis again.
"I really do not think that we should be discussing this," said Chris.
Hugo answered the question for Louis, however. "Um… I guess not. I don't really know how to answer that question," replied Hugo as he scratched the back of his head. "I guess it depends on your definition of 'happened'."
"Hugo…" Chris said giving him a death look.
Hugo smiled. "Lighten up Chris. I seriously doubt that Louis will assault you just because I kissed you."
"Hugo!"
"So… you did kiss," replied Louis with a little glint in his eye.
"Yep," said Hugo with a grin. "Several times."
"Hugo!" shouted Chris once again.
"What?" asked Hugo innocently and raised his hand in defense.
"First of all, you don't need to be telling Louis. Secondly, it wasn't several."
"Well, it was more than a couple," responded Hugo
"But it was less than several," replied Chris.
"Why do you have to always ruin my fun?" questioned Hugo and fake-pouted.
"Well," began Louis. "You don't have to worry about me, but you might want to watch out for some of the others. They've been really pissed, lately."
"Speak of the devil," said Hugo as all of the other five except for Salome approached. From a distance, they spotted Hugo, Chris, and Louis almost immediately. It would be pointless to run away now. "Well, it looks as if they've seen me already. I guess it wouldn't do me any good to hide now." Hugo sighed. "Here, comes the hell." He could be in for a long night.
Percival was the first to speak. "Hello, milady. I trust you're trip went well."
Roland was the next to speak. "Welcome back, milady."
Apparently the two calmer members of the group spoke first.
"What the hell is the big idea?" asked Leo angrily at Hugo.
"You little 'barbarian' scum," added Borus.
Hugo could see that Chris was about to try and defend him, but he stepped in first.
Hugo angrily took a step towards Borus, his hand ablaze. "Do you have any idea how much I hate that word. You call the Grasslanders 'barbarians' when that term should really belong to assholes like you. The funniest thing is that most Zexens aren't like you. The reason most Grasslanders hate Zexens so much is because most of the well-known ones are like you. Borus, do yourself a favor and go to hell."
With that Hugo walked away from the group and tried to keep his hand from setting the whole place on fire.
*~~~*
"That asshole…" said Borus as Hugo walked away.
"What the hell was all that about!" Chris demanded. "What is wrong with you!"
"But… mila—"
"No 'buts', Borus. That behavior of yours is very unlike you and is really starting to piss me off. It is also very unbecoming of a Knight of Zexen. Hugo is exactly right about what he said. The same goes to you, too, Leo." Needless to say, Chris was very pissed off. She stormed off in the in the same direction Hugo had.
As Chris walked away she heard Borus say to her. "You're right, Lady Chris. I'm sorry. It won't happen again." His voice sounded deeply ashamed, but right now, though, she was too angry to reply or care. If her True Rune were fueled by anger the way that Hugo's was, hers would probably destroy the entire castle.
Chris wasn't really in the mood to try and find Hugo right now. He probably wasn't in a talking mood anyways. Instead she just roamed around the castle. Many people commented about her return and gave their greetings. She wasn't in a good state of mind right now and decided just to head up to her room and have a warm bath. Upon her way up there, she encountered a familiar face. It was Hugo.
"I'm sorry," Hugo said almost immediately.
Chris looked at him with a confused expression. "For what?"
"For what I said about your knight and Zexens," Hugo explained.
"You don't have to be sorry for that. If you hadn't told him off I certainly would have. As a matter of fact, I added a bit after you walked away. And you're right about what you said about assholish Zexens, too."
Hugo sighed. "Do you think these prejudices will ever go away?" he asked her.
"Maybe eventually," replied Chris. "We'll probably get to see it if it happens."
"Yeah. I guess we'll have to wait until then until people will accept 'us'," commented Hugo.
"What do you mean by 'us'?" returned Chris.
Hugo chuckled a little. "Apparently you haven't accepted it either. Don't worry, though. You'll realize we're supposed to be together if you're given time."
"You are the most egotistical, arrogant person I've ever met," said Chris jokingly.
"I'm not egotistical," replied Hugo completely seriously. "I only state the truth. We're going to be together Chris; even if it takes forever."
Chris sighed and shook her head. She didn't think she would ever understand him.
*~~~*
Hugo yawned at sat up in the bed. He stretched his arms to the side and then scratched the back of his head. The young Karayan knew immediately that he had overslept. He could tell by the large curtain of light that was lighting up the entire room. These Zexen beds were too comfortable for their own good.
Hugo thought back to the events of the day before. He sighed. It didn't look like staying here in Brass Castle would be a good idea. In all truth, he didn't even want to be in a crowded place like this. His desire to stay near Chris, however, pushed any of those feelings aside. The problem was that if any of Chris' knights decided to sneak into Hugo's room and kill him in his sleep that would keep him from Chris indefinitely. This especially came into play because of Chris' Rune. Unless she got killed in battle he could be waiting for her in the afterlife for forever. That was definitely not something to look forward to. Hugo briefly wondered what the knights would do if Hugo and Chris ever got married. Hugo shook that thought to the side. The chances of that happening in the near future were so unlikely it was completely unnecessary. Thinking about marrying her might only get his hopes up.
The Karayan decided that it would probably be in everyone's best interest if he left Brass Castle today. Hugo sighed. He would definitely miss Chris. Coming on this little vacation was one of the best things and one of the worst things he'd ever done at the same time. He got closer to Chris and realized he was in love with her, but that came at the cost of him having those feelings without being close to her for months or even years at a time. Hugo shook his head once again. It would almost surely be within the same month that he saw Chris again. He wouldn't allow himself to separate her from him that much. He was still going to miss her, however.
Hugo walked out of the room and tried to find her to say goodbye.
*~~~*
Chris was just about to head to the main part of Brass Castle when she heard footsteps from behind.
"Chris?" she heard Hugo ask. Chris turned around to greet him.
"Oh, hello, Hugo. What is it?" she responded.
"I just needed to tell you that I've decided to leave earlier than I had planned. I'm going to go within the hour."
Chris was saddened much more than she should have been. It felt like a knife had just been stabbed into her heart. She felt rejected and alone and knew that she shouldn't have been. It was the oddest experience she could ever remember in her entire life.
"Oh… um… how come?" she asked and tried her best to hide what was going on in her mind right now. She had a feeling, however, that she was failing at that task.
"I think that your knights might try to kill me in my sleep. They've made it real clear that they don't want me her. I don't want to cause any trouble," he replied.
"Oh…"
"Chris… are you okay?" Hugo asked with a slightly worried tone.
Chris nodded. "Yes, I'm fine. I'm just a little bit tired. I didn't get much sleep last night."
Chris could tell that Hugo didn't believe her but he said anyways, "Okay then… Well I guess I'll see you around sometime. Goodbye."
"Bye…"
Hugo walked back in the direction of his room in order to pack all of his belongings. Chris sighed loudly. Something was wrong with her. For a moment she thought that she was going to have a breakdown right in front of Hugo. She cursed silently and wondered why she was acting so strange and why she felt so crushed. But she knew the answer.
'I'm in love with him…' she admitted to herself silently. 'I've really fallen in love with Hugo.'
She shook her head and did her best to clear all of her thoughts. That didn't help her situation at all. If anything shaking her head just gave her even more of a headache. Chris had no idea when she was going to see Hugo again. One thing was for sure, though. She definitely needed to tell him before he left, just so he knew. She might not see him again for another whole year. Chris doubted that she could deal with carrying that weight on her chest for that long.
Chris headed off the same way that Hugo had gone. As she walked down the hall she wondered what she was going to say. After coming up with a few lines that would never work she decided to just wing it. She wasn't good with words anyway. She approached the door that she knew he occupied and tentatively knocked on the door. The sound was very quiet and Chris was slightly surprised that Hugo even heard it.
"Who is it?" Hugo asked from behind the door.
"It's me," Chris responded. "Can I come in?"
"Sure." Chris watched as the door in front of her opened and she came face to face with Hugo.
After looking at her for a moment Hugo said, "Chris, are you sure you're okay?"
Chris shook her head. "No, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."
Hugo stepped out of the way, and Chris entered the room. Hugo then closed the door behind her.
"Do you need to sit down?" Hugo asked her.
Chris nodded. "Thank you." Chris sat down in a chair and Hugo sat down in one across from her and waited for her to speak.
"I guess… the reason I wanted to talk to you is…" Chris tried to get out. She stopped and then started over. "Hugo, when you told me that you were leaving, I was crushed and at first I was sure why. But I know now. What I'm trying to say is… I love you."
Chris had never been sure how Hugo would react, but she hadn't expected what she saw. Hugo just sort of froze. He sat there with a disbelieving look on his face. Chris waited for him to do something when she realized that he was shocked beyond words. Chris decided to take matters into her own hands.
Chris got up from the chair, walked over to Hugo, and sat down in his lap. His eyes had been watching her the whole time in a similar way a stalking tiger does to its pray. His eyes, unlike the hunting beast's, were gentle, though. His face showed an indescribable look of anticipation.
The Zexen captain looked into his eyes for moment before wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him into a kiss. Chris felt Hugo wrap his own arms around her waist and gladly return the kiss. The kiss had an unbelievable amount of passion in it, and a very good amount of time passed before they broke the kiss. Chris eased into his embrace and rested her head against his shoulder. She also adjusted her arms in her position around him to increase the comfort level. For the first time in over a week, Chris' head was clear of almost all conscious thought. It seemed that letting out her emotions had allowed all of those unanswered questions an anxieties to make themselves absent.
Neither of them spoke for a while. They were content to just be held in each other's arms. After a while Hugo finally spoke.
"I wish I didn't have to leave," Hugo said with a sigh.
"Do you have to?" Chris asked.
"Yes… I really don't want to, but I think the problems caused with me staying any longer might ruin the entire vacation."
Chris knew he was right and sighed sadly. "I'll miss you."
"I'm going to miss you, too. I'll try and visit as soon as possible."
"Can we just stay like this for a little bit longer?" asked Chris.
Hugo smiled. "Sure."
After a moment Hugo then added, "I love you Chris."
"I love you, too, Hugo."
Notes: I am about ready to kill myself. I can't believe that I didn't get the beginning of the main plot out yet. Fortunately, I doubt that you'll mind with that cute little ending scene. I promise that I will get out the main plot by the next chapter. I will get it out even if it takes me a 10,000-word chapter. Just to let you know, the story is going to change a little bit. There will be more action and battles and all that good stuff. To those of you who are cringing with fear right now, do now worry. There will be no shortage of Chris/Hugo fluff. Even in the middle of battle their love will burn strong… god that sounds so retarded it's not even funny… Anyways, once again, I am sorry about the wait. Remember to review. Reviews make the world go 'round. Okay, maybe not that drastic but there's no doubt that they help me write better. Tips are always welcome. Until the next chapter…
