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

Oh and I don't own Dragon Knights I'm just using them to fulfill my own sick fantasy. Hey, at least I addmit it.

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Well here it is. As you can guess I had these others writen for the past three weeks, but my net has been down. So IF I am going to farther it will take a little time. Particularly since I am back in school.

Triangles can be fun

Chapter 18

Rath just stared at the slashed pillows for a moment before Rune's question sank in. He knew time was running out. That was the way the basterd always did things well he had gained at lest one helpful ability since they played this game last. Giving Rune a quick smile he sat and concentrated. Thatz was most likely unconscious and it was hard to find a mind like that. Heck he would settle for finding Garfakcy and get some answers that way.

It took time to scour every place his mind could reach and he found nothing. Growing in frustration his ruby eyes snapped open. Just then Rune came into the room panting. He collapsed into a chair and blinked in surprise when Rath asked, "Are you okay?"

The elf nodded catching his breath, "I searched this entire floor. Retraced all my steps. There is nothing here not even the servants."

Rath nodded Rune was obviously still weak they hadn't really gone that many places. But he must have done his search at a run so he was defiantly getting better. "I don't want you to leave my sight Rune. That psycho might try for you next," the fire knight said standing. He met those blue eyes for a moment and saw so many questions and was grateful for just a nod in response.

Rath took a moment to check and pack their bags so that they would be ready to do the instant they found the missing knight. This gave him a moment to think about the 'clue' and give Rune a rest.

It seemed that Rune didn't want a rest for the moment he could take an unlabored breath he spoke, "Kharl was definitely speaking to you when he gave us his clue. So what for you is the most memorable part of the castle?"

Rath half smiled but didn't pause in his work, "This room." He didn't get into why but when Rune and Thatz had said they loved him it was heaven and hell. If only he could believe it was true. The pair certainly seemed to be acting like their normal selves only more cuddly and the brunet would be lying if he said he didn't want to be a part of that.

The red-eyed knight could nearly hear Rune blush and shake his head, "but it can't be here because Thatz isn't here." Rath nodded conceding the point but he honestly couldn't think of another place. Nowhere that was memorable at all anyway. "Rath," the strange timber in Rune's voice made the other turn to look. Ocean blue eyes shimmered with forming tears, "I can't lose him." Before the sentence was finished Rune was securely in Rath's arms, "If I lose either of you I don't know how I'll live."

"You have me right here Rune," Rath nearly pleaded. He couldn't handle people crying, "and all we have to do is find Thatz. He is here somewhere. We just have to figure it out and run like mad."

"I just feel so helpless without my po-wers," Rune's hold loosened and he whispered urgently, "Is there a turret high enough to see the ridge of Men? And the plant clogged moat? It was in a dream that Thatz and I had. You were standing on the parapet."

Rath froze for a moment startled by this revelation then nodded giving Rune a quick squeeze before pulling back, "Yea, I know this place. Come on we don't have much time left."

Grabbing their bags and Rune's wrist he took off. Retracing his steps took longer then he thought. By the time they were mounting the tower stairs the sun was a hair from the horizon. Rune collapsed half way up and the fire knight didn't wait for the pleas to be left. He picked up the elf shifted the bags and ran full tilt.

At the top the turret looked just as empty the first time Rath had come. Setting Rune down by the outer wall he scoured the place for any sighs of activity. Rune's gasp drew his attention back to the elf. The water knight was looking over the edge so Rath raced beside him and looked down.

There on the sharp rocks below lay Thatz. From this distance he couldn't see if the red head was breathing, but that was almost secondary. Glossy green webbed hands where reaching out to the prone form. They seemed hesitant because of the sun. Rath didn't need to look over to see it darkening around them. There was no way he could get down there in time unless he jumped. Tossing the bags to the side the fire night jumped onto the rampart when a shout ripped through the silent landscape.

Rune was horror struck for a moment reliving what he had seen here last. Then he was in the present and he was to late and those kappa were going to take Thatz and pull him to his death. The instant a slimy green finger brushed Thatz boot something snapped. Shouting he hurled his will into the water. Nothing of the seas or streams would harm those he loved. Not a chance in hell. The murky water churned angrily swelling and spreading over the red head for a moment before becoming a pillar pushing his love to him.

As it drew nearer he was running out of both power and surface water. "Come on," Rath's voice broke into the chouse of his strained mind, "You can do this, we almost have him just a little more." The encouragement brought with it a reassuring warmth so using the last of his power he ripped the water of the river below up to his need. Finally the pillar was high enough. With a smile on his lips darkness overcame him.

Rath shielded his face as the ground erupted throwing rock and mud high enough to reach him. With the burst Rune's water column came up to just over the wall, and suddenly it was falling.

Like lightning Rath had a hold on Thatz's arm. Breathing his first sigh of relief in hours the fire knight pulled the wet earth knight to him. He put Thatz next to the exhausted Rune a called out fire full sized.

Fire complained for a moment about having such a small place to perch and was content to fly them miles from this place. And as the castle vanished behind a mountain Rath knew it had been to easy but he was not about to go back.

~~ On the second tower ~~

Garfakcy watch the little show with his benefactor but waited until the fire dragon was gone before asking, "Why did you let them do Kharl-sama?"

The taller man smiled at the horizon for so long the smaller wondered if he was going to get an answer, "It is actually quite simple Garfakcy. We had made an agreement and I had gotten most of what I wanted."

"But wouldn't this give them a happy ending or something," the younger man asked almost pouting.

"Only if this was the ending," the feather haired man gave him a smile before retuning inside, "No my dear friend this is far from their ending."

~~ The End? ~~

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