WARNING: this is a YAOI fic as it maleXmale relationships and if you don't like that then buzz off.

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Triangles can be fun

Chapter 12

Thatz's heart stopped. There was no way he heard accurately or this was a really good dream.

Determined sky blue seemed to envelop him waiting for an answer. The earth knight was at a loss for words. Dream or not he felt nearly overwhelmed with happiness. The one thing the green-eyed male could do was reach up pulling the other down into an embrace.

Rune was startled by the action, but was relived that he had got a positive response. With swelling hope making him bolder he kissed the closest part of the red head, his cheek. Finally the earth knight found words as he sighed contentedly, "I love you too."

They lay like this for a while. Thatz on his back with Rune curled up on his chest. As the ex-thief ran his fingers through the sunlit silk that his love called hair, a thought came to him, "Can I ask you a personal question?"

"Sure," the elf said nearly purring at the attention.

"I thought that um.." the red head trailed of nervously.

"Thought what?" Rune asked raising on one elbow to look at him directly.

"That you and Tintlett.." he trailed off again wondering if he could possibly change the subject at this point.

The blond tilted his head to the side confused, "Tintlett and I?"

Braking eye contact he finally said, "She was like your girlfriend or something."

What ever response the ex-thief had been expecting it had not been laughter. The elf chuckled as he softly took a hold of his face bringing their foreheads together. Thatz blushed still not use to the closeness.

"She was my twin. When elves are born as twins they are consisted two sides of one soul. We have always been close, but I could never imagine sharing this with her," and Rune's lips sealed over the other's. Nibbling the water knight drew a moan form the earth. "What about Kitchel?" he challenged lightly once his mouth was not otherwise occupied.

"Kitchel?" Thatz looked frustrated and sort of sick. Rune knew his love's feelings on the subject, but it was just fun watching Thatz put his thoughts into words. "That constant pain in my ass is just that. We grew up together in the same area but in rival gangs. Master was practically my role model back them. He always told me that if you were honest and respectful good things would happen. You can guess how hard that was and she made it worse. She always took everything that I didn't have tied to my body every time I saw her and I saw her a lot. So despite my hard work I was always starving and broke.

"I was starting to think that Master was full of bull until I met the Lord and the rest of you. That she-demon can come back time and again for all I care. But she's not going to get you." The red head emphasized this with a possessive squeeze around the blond's waist.

Completely smitten Rune nuzzled Thatz's neck but a low grumbling brought out a chuckle from him.

"Come on lets get something to eat," the elf's stomach added its statement. Now red he continued, "We're obviously both hungry." Sliding to his feet the water knight took a hold of Thatz's hand pulling him also to his feet.

"Let's find Rath too, we defiantly have some news for mister ten-feet-away-one-minute-and-draping-on-you-the-next." Thatz said.

Rune paused, "So you're okay with it."

"With what?" the green-eyed young man glanced at him concerned.

"That I love you AND Rath," the blue-eyed young man said getting nervous again.

The ex-thief frowned, "Wouldn't that be hypocritical of me?" Rune just blinked and Thatz's gaze fell, "Well I mean I love you Rune and I also love Rath. I mean I just couldn't imagine the two of you not in my life. But I'm not sure how he will take it. Rath seams bound and determined to be a martyr, and he will push us away thinking its for our own good."

Rune wrapped his love in this arms putting the other's head to his shoulder, "Do not worry. You said it yourself; with the two of us working together we can keep him safe. And I am a sure we can watch out for his happiness too."

Thatz deeply inhaled the cool fresh sent of the other and nipped at the neck that was so tantalizingly close. Rune squeaked and covered his mouth with his hand turning bright red. The earth knight chuckled giving an apologetic lick, "You are just so adorable, and right."

The water knight let himself be led out by the hand while he covered his face with the other.

As they looked back and forth deciding on which way to go, a glimpse of white caught their eyes. Cautiously they came up to it happy to see Rath sleeping away. Torn about waking their obviously tired love it was Thatz's grumbling stomach that proved enough to get Rath to open an eye.

"Rath," Rune said softly, "why don't you sleep in our room? You can't be comfortable out here."

Still half asleep the fire knight reached up like a child to be picked up. Earth and water knights lifted carefully together and managed to get him in Thatz's room. The streetwise knight took one glance at the bed and deemed it to small for the three of them.

"Can you hold him for a minute?" Thatz asked Rune over Rath's head. Rune nodded.

It only took a few moments to drag the mattress from Rune's room and use the two to make a big soft nest for three. Rath was easily tucked in and that used up that last of the two ailing knights' strength. The addition of another warm body made the nest awfully tempting.

Before the internal debate went too far there was a knock on the door. Blinking Thatz went to answer it with Rune at his side.

To their delight there was the tall mister Crawford, that Rune remembered, caring a tray stacked with rice balls and meat buns, that had Thatz's undivided attention. The red head didn't even noting the man carrying the tray until he had swallowed two rice balls and was working on his third meat bun. Mid chew the earth knight paused and blinked at the man. Rune smiled and he made introductions, he never wanted Thatz to change.

Crawford nodded, "Well I guess you really are hungry. If you want there is a sitting room down the hall. We could sit there so we don't disturb Rath."

Rune glanced back to see Rath shifting uneasily and his own nightmare came back to him, "Don't worry we won't disturb him. And I don't really want to leave him alone."

Thatz nodded taking the tray and went back with the blond to their nest. After a little shifting they were comfortable. Thatz and Rune leaning back on a pile of pillows and on each other with Rath's head on Rune's lap. In the sudden quiet the elf wondered what he could do about the silence.

~~ TBC ~~