Candle in the window
If my time line is off by any means I whole heartedly apologize to all true fans of the series. Let me know if I'm wrong about name spellings but I'm not concerned about accurate coloring of characters because I've heard too many versions.
Chapter 8
"Where am I?" Kai-Stern reached out a hand. Warm skin embraced his, fingers fondly welcoming his digets.
"You're home." That familiar voice his heart knew better than his own, told him.
"Lykouleon?" yellow eyes opened to take in blond hair, green eyes and smooth skin.
"It's about time sleepy head." His smile was welcome but the memories that accompanied it, he reluctantly acknowledged.
"How long have I been sleeping?" the albino officer sat up slowly, his head still ached.
"A day and a half." Lykouleon's hand was still around his friend's.
"..." the blue dragon officer looked at that hand and wondered, "Who saved me?"
"Huh?" Green eyes blinked. "Saved you? Some of our guards brought you in from the east gate. I could have Alfeegi get you a list. I think it were four of them."
"The east gate?" light yellow eyes grew wide. "But who brought me here?"
"I told you the guards."
"No." the albino looked deeply into green eyes. "Who brought me from Luwa to Draqueen?"
"You were alone." Lykouleon searched the other's face, his expression was pure confusion from learning this. "What happened to you, Kai-Stern?"
"I'm sorry." The albino lay back in the bed, not as soft as his own but it would have to do. "I'm very tired."
"You're not hungry?" This was odd behavior, was he hiding something or just not ready to tell. And the questions, why was he asking such strange questions? But there was time for that later. "I brought snacks."
"No." the blue dragon officer turned over so he wouldn't have to look at food.
"Apple?"
"No."
"Carrot?"
"No."
"Sandwich?"
"NO."
"I got you favorite spice cake." Lykouleon waved the confection like bait.
"No!" his eyebrow twitched.
"But it's your favorite." the blond pouted.
"I said no." Kai-Stern insisted.
"Alright no snacks." *Munch munch*
"What did you just eat?" The albino, for some reason was incredibly curious, turned back to see what it was. Green eyes were wide for a moment like he had been caught red handed.
"Not telling." Lykouleon covered his mouth to finish chewing.
"What?" Light yellow eyes blinked.
"Not telling." he shook his blond head.
"Fine." Kai-Stern huffed and looked up at the ceiling, pretending he didn't care.
"You want one?" Lykouleon offered.
"Which one?" the blue dragon officer tried to find out.
"Close your eyes."
"NO!" That wasn't going to work. The lord had too much fun with his games some times.
"Jeez, moody." the dragon lord leaned back in his chair. After a moment of silence. "I'll read you a story to help you get to sleep."
"What?"
"Oh come on." the blond held up a leather bound bundle of papers. "I found this book in you're bag and I've been wanting to read it. Maybe I should read it out loud."
"That's my journal." the blue dragon officer looked at the dark green cover, still tied with a special knot. He knew of no one else who could tie a knot like this one. If the knot was different he would know that some one had been reading it.
"Oh, sorry." He put it down on the bed stand. "Maybe you could tell me a story."
"Mmmm." The blue dragon officer turned over and covered his head with a blanket.
"Have it you're way." Lykouleon told him.
Kai-Stern half expected to hear him get up and leave, but there was no movement. After a moment a sweet humming danced on the air and touched his ear even through his cave of blankets. He pulled the blanket down to his shoulder to hear his lord better. It was a sweet tune, light and smooth but...something about it seemed sad too. Why are old songs like that?
"I can't beleive you remembered that song." The albino said.
"Well, you're wrong." the lord told him, matter of factly, "I don't remember the song, just the melody. Acctually just the chorus." he scratched his cheek. "I didn't realize what I was humming until you said something."
"You're unbelievable." the blue dragon officer turned to lay on his back and put a hand over his face.
"How's that?" Lykouleon leaned forward and folded his arms over the unihabitate portion of the other's pillow.
"Whenever I think," his hand slipped down to rest on the bankets and yellow eyes looked at him with admiration. "I've figured you out...You surprise me." A small smile was trying to get out.
"In a good way I hope." Green eyes looked him over. "Oh," He noticed something like a fleck of grass in the frosty hair and he reached for it. "There's something."
"What?" He asked looking suspicously at that extending hand.
"I don't know," the lord leaned over him and pulled on it.
"Ouch." Kai-Stern pushed his blanket down and grabbed the lord's hand. "Stop it."
"But it's just a little..."
"Leave it alone." He pulled away.
"Let me get it." The blond lord leaned farther.
"Don't." the albino pushed Lykouleon's shoulder. This sudden shift in weight made the lord loss his balance. His feet slipped kicking the little chair over as he landed flattly on his friend. Kai-Stern put a hand over his face and sighed.
"Sorry." the dragon lord tried to move.
"Ouch!" Kai-Stern grabbed the blond and held him still as he sucked in a breath through his teeth. "Don't move." he concentrated to ease the thobbing in his side. His teeth were tight and his muscles twitched. After a moment the heat that worsened the pain seemed to be smoothing out. The albino controlled his breathing, starting to relax.
"Can I move now?" Lykouleon asked, wide eyed and a bit nervous perhaps.
"Sure if you want to kill me." Kai-Stern was taking this in stride.
"You're so mellow dramatic." Lykouleon relaxed, laying quite comfortably on the blue dragon officer. After a moment they both sighed, but only the dragon lord asked the question anymore. "How do we manage to do this everytime we're alone?"
"How should I know?" The blue dragon officer didn't bother to shrugg.
"It's every time not just now and again." Lykouleon explained, "How can that be coincidence?" the lord was genuinely curious. Just then Kai-Stern got an idea for a game of his own.
"Then it must be because," the frosty haired man began in a dramatic voice. His strong arms came around his majesty, holding him close.
"Kai-Stern?" the dragon lord felt a blush touch his cheeks. Then, in the most monotone and flat tones the blue dragon officer could manage, he continued as if his lord had never spoken.
"From the moment I meet you I've been secretly in love with you," Green eyes rolled, he should have known better. "I disguise my desires with coincidental circumstances that allow me to be close to you but always distant."
"I'm serious." He looked at the albino, angry but...
"Oh, forlorn. Although I am content to watch you from afar," he changed his monotone to sacastic fun. "My pining heart will not be satisfied until you smile just for me."
"Shut up." the lord let blond bangs hide his expression, his fists clenched clumps of the other's shirt.
"No wait this is sounding pretty good." his sacasm turned to poetic mellow drama. "Smile once for me and my heart sings, smile only for me and I will always..." his words trailed to nothing when he felt his lord begin to tremble. "Lykouleon?"
"So stupid." His voice whispered. When Kai-Stern didn't reply he continued. "I can't believe I was acctually..."
"Lykouleon." Kai-Stern gently slid a hand up and down his lord's back, trying to comfort him.
"Ruwalk said..." the dragon lord tried to stop this hurt feeling that dispite how angry he was, he was getting choked up, "And then you were...And I was really...really worried about you."
"Lykouleon." The albino felt really guilty now. He had said something innappropriate and hurt his friend's feelings. The only way to make amends in such cases is to spill some of your own feelings.
"I was afraid." the blue dragon officer told him. Green eyes looked into dazzling light yellow. "I thought I was dead." He confessed, catching the other's tear before it touched his warm cheek. "When I thought that I might...I might never..."
The words he was spitting out weren't making sense anymore but the blue dragon officer wanted more than anything for his lord to understand his feelings. Albino arms tightened around the other. Green eyes were steady with those light yellow pools as the distance between them wasn't so distant anymore.
"Kai..." Lykouleon wasn't trembling anymore but his emotions were different. One moment he was angry and the next...what was this feeling? It was remotely similar to that pulling feeling that he experienced when he wanted to kiss Raseleane but some how...stronger.
Experimentally, he allowed his lips to touch the other's. His heart started beating faster and his breathing quickened. Green eyes partially closed, he had to see the other's reaction. Was he feeling the same or...? Reluctantly Kai-Stern's lips parted, hovering, unsure how or if he should make a move.
Lykouleon was never afraid of his feelings just didn't understand them some times. Once the feelings are known, there was no reason for hesitation. Only if the other gave him reason to stop... Kia-Stern's cheeks betrayed a blush as light yellow eyes closed. The dragon lord dipped his tongue into that warm, wet cavern of taste.
Kai-Stern's hand touched blond hair while his tongue did some exploring. Hearts beat furiously, and chest to chest, the feeling was intoxicting. Lykouleon moaned when the blue dragon officer rolled him onto his back, covering him with that expressive body that wanted him completely.
The dragon lord also wanted his blue dragon officer. He wanted this man so badly his body ached, waiting to be touched. His hands reached out, sensing where and how the other wanted to be touched. He wanted to surrender himself to this feeling but...what about Raseleane?
"Wait." Lykouleon breathed, putting a blocking hand on the blue dragon officer's chest. Light yellow eyes glinted guilt before he...
"I'm sorry." The albino rolled off him and sat on the side of the bed.
"No, I..." the dragon lord tried to tell him that part of the blame was his own.
"I made a mistake." He said. That hurt.
"What?" Lykouleon felt his heart stop from how unexpected those words were.
"I'm sorry." The blue dragon officer stood and left the room.
"My lord?" A guard peeked in the door. "Is everything alright? Should Kai-Stern..."
"Everything's fine." Lykouleon told him standing from the bed. "Kai-Stern was just wanting to go to his own bed." he smiled doing everything he could to hide his confusion and pain. The lord shut the door to the infirmary behind him. "Now, if you could escort me to my own..."
"Of course my lord." The guard was happy to serve. "It's late."
If my time line is off by any means I whole heartedly apologize to all true fans of the series. Let me know if I'm wrong about name spellings but I'm not concerned about accurate coloring of characters because I've heard too many versions.
Chapter 8
"Where am I?" Kai-Stern reached out a hand. Warm skin embraced his, fingers fondly welcoming his digets.
"You're home." That familiar voice his heart knew better than his own, told him.
"Lykouleon?" yellow eyes opened to take in blond hair, green eyes and smooth skin.
"It's about time sleepy head." His smile was welcome but the memories that accompanied it, he reluctantly acknowledged.
"How long have I been sleeping?" the albino officer sat up slowly, his head still ached.
"A day and a half." Lykouleon's hand was still around his friend's.
"..." the blue dragon officer looked at that hand and wondered, "Who saved me?"
"Huh?" Green eyes blinked. "Saved you? Some of our guards brought you in from the east gate. I could have Alfeegi get you a list. I think it were four of them."
"The east gate?" light yellow eyes grew wide. "But who brought me here?"
"I told you the guards."
"No." the albino looked deeply into green eyes. "Who brought me from Luwa to Draqueen?"
"You were alone." Lykouleon searched the other's face, his expression was pure confusion from learning this. "What happened to you, Kai-Stern?"
"I'm sorry." The albino lay back in the bed, not as soft as his own but it would have to do. "I'm very tired."
"You're not hungry?" This was odd behavior, was he hiding something or just not ready to tell. And the questions, why was he asking such strange questions? But there was time for that later. "I brought snacks."
"No." the blue dragon officer turned over so he wouldn't have to look at food.
"Apple?"
"No."
"Carrot?"
"No."
"Sandwich?"
"NO."
"I got you favorite spice cake." Lykouleon waved the confection like bait.
"No!" his eyebrow twitched.
"But it's your favorite." the blond pouted.
"I said no." Kai-Stern insisted.
"Alright no snacks." *Munch munch*
"What did you just eat?" The albino, for some reason was incredibly curious, turned back to see what it was. Green eyes were wide for a moment like he had been caught red handed.
"Not telling." Lykouleon covered his mouth to finish chewing.
"What?" Light yellow eyes blinked.
"Not telling." he shook his blond head.
"Fine." Kai-Stern huffed and looked up at the ceiling, pretending he didn't care.
"You want one?" Lykouleon offered.
"Which one?" the blue dragon officer tried to find out.
"Close your eyes."
"NO!" That wasn't going to work. The lord had too much fun with his games some times.
"Jeez, moody." the dragon lord leaned back in his chair. After a moment of silence. "I'll read you a story to help you get to sleep."
"What?"
"Oh come on." the blond held up a leather bound bundle of papers. "I found this book in you're bag and I've been wanting to read it. Maybe I should read it out loud."
"That's my journal." the blue dragon officer looked at the dark green cover, still tied with a special knot. He knew of no one else who could tie a knot like this one. If the knot was different he would know that some one had been reading it.
"Oh, sorry." He put it down on the bed stand. "Maybe you could tell me a story."
"Mmmm." The blue dragon officer turned over and covered his head with a blanket.
"Have it you're way." Lykouleon told him.
Kai-Stern half expected to hear him get up and leave, but there was no movement. After a moment a sweet humming danced on the air and touched his ear even through his cave of blankets. He pulled the blanket down to his shoulder to hear his lord better. It was a sweet tune, light and smooth but...something about it seemed sad too. Why are old songs like that?
"I can't beleive you remembered that song." The albino said.
"Well, you're wrong." the lord told him, matter of factly, "I don't remember the song, just the melody. Acctually just the chorus." he scratched his cheek. "I didn't realize what I was humming until you said something."
"You're unbelievable." the blue dragon officer turned to lay on his back and put a hand over his face.
"How's that?" Lykouleon leaned forward and folded his arms over the unihabitate portion of the other's pillow.
"Whenever I think," his hand slipped down to rest on the bankets and yellow eyes looked at him with admiration. "I've figured you out...You surprise me." A small smile was trying to get out.
"In a good way I hope." Green eyes looked him over. "Oh," He noticed something like a fleck of grass in the frosty hair and he reached for it. "There's something."
"What?" He asked looking suspicously at that extending hand.
"I don't know," the lord leaned over him and pulled on it.
"Ouch." Kai-Stern pushed his blanket down and grabbed the lord's hand. "Stop it."
"But it's just a little..."
"Leave it alone." He pulled away.
"Let me get it." The blond lord leaned farther.
"Don't." the albino pushed Lykouleon's shoulder. This sudden shift in weight made the lord loss his balance. His feet slipped kicking the little chair over as he landed flattly on his friend. Kai-Stern put a hand over his face and sighed.
"Sorry." the dragon lord tried to move.
"Ouch!" Kai-Stern grabbed the blond and held him still as he sucked in a breath through his teeth. "Don't move." he concentrated to ease the thobbing in his side. His teeth were tight and his muscles twitched. After a moment the heat that worsened the pain seemed to be smoothing out. The albino controlled his breathing, starting to relax.
"Can I move now?" Lykouleon asked, wide eyed and a bit nervous perhaps.
"Sure if you want to kill me." Kai-Stern was taking this in stride.
"You're so mellow dramatic." Lykouleon relaxed, laying quite comfortably on the blue dragon officer. After a moment they both sighed, but only the dragon lord asked the question anymore. "How do we manage to do this everytime we're alone?"
"How should I know?" The blue dragon officer didn't bother to shrugg.
"It's every time not just now and again." Lykouleon explained, "How can that be coincidence?" the lord was genuinely curious. Just then Kai-Stern got an idea for a game of his own.
"Then it must be because," the frosty haired man began in a dramatic voice. His strong arms came around his majesty, holding him close.
"Kai-Stern?" the dragon lord felt a blush touch his cheeks. Then, in the most monotone and flat tones the blue dragon officer could manage, he continued as if his lord had never spoken.
"From the moment I meet you I've been secretly in love with you," Green eyes rolled, he should have known better. "I disguise my desires with coincidental circumstances that allow me to be close to you but always distant."
"I'm serious." He looked at the albino, angry but...
"Oh, forlorn. Although I am content to watch you from afar," he changed his monotone to sacastic fun. "My pining heart will not be satisfied until you smile just for me."
"Shut up." the lord let blond bangs hide his expression, his fists clenched clumps of the other's shirt.
"No wait this is sounding pretty good." his sacasm turned to poetic mellow drama. "Smile once for me and my heart sings, smile only for me and I will always..." his words trailed to nothing when he felt his lord begin to tremble. "Lykouleon?"
"So stupid." His voice whispered. When Kai-Stern didn't reply he continued. "I can't believe I was acctually..."
"Lykouleon." Kai-Stern gently slid a hand up and down his lord's back, trying to comfort him.
"Ruwalk said..." the dragon lord tried to stop this hurt feeling that dispite how angry he was, he was getting choked up, "And then you were...And I was really...really worried about you."
"Lykouleon." The albino felt really guilty now. He had said something innappropriate and hurt his friend's feelings. The only way to make amends in such cases is to spill some of your own feelings.
"I was afraid." the blue dragon officer told him. Green eyes looked into dazzling light yellow. "I thought I was dead." He confessed, catching the other's tear before it touched his warm cheek. "When I thought that I might...I might never..."
The words he was spitting out weren't making sense anymore but the blue dragon officer wanted more than anything for his lord to understand his feelings. Albino arms tightened around the other. Green eyes were steady with those light yellow pools as the distance between them wasn't so distant anymore.
"Kai..." Lykouleon wasn't trembling anymore but his emotions were different. One moment he was angry and the next...what was this feeling? It was remotely similar to that pulling feeling that he experienced when he wanted to kiss Raseleane but some how...stronger.
Experimentally, he allowed his lips to touch the other's. His heart started beating faster and his breathing quickened. Green eyes partially closed, he had to see the other's reaction. Was he feeling the same or...? Reluctantly Kai-Stern's lips parted, hovering, unsure how or if he should make a move.
Lykouleon was never afraid of his feelings just didn't understand them some times. Once the feelings are known, there was no reason for hesitation. Only if the other gave him reason to stop... Kia-Stern's cheeks betrayed a blush as light yellow eyes closed. The dragon lord dipped his tongue into that warm, wet cavern of taste.
Kai-Stern's hand touched blond hair while his tongue did some exploring. Hearts beat furiously, and chest to chest, the feeling was intoxicting. Lykouleon moaned when the blue dragon officer rolled him onto his back, covering him with that expressive body that wanted him completely.
The dragon lord also wanted his blue dragon officer. He wanted this man so badly his body ached, waiting to be touched. His hands reached out, sensing where and how the other wanted to be touched. He wanted to surrender himself to this feeling but...what about Raseleane?
"Wait." Lykouleon breathed, putting a blocking hand on the blue dragon officer's chest. Light yellow eyes glinted guilt before he...
"I'm sorry." The albino rolled off him and sat on the side of the bed.
"No, I..." the dragon lord tried to tell him that part of the blame was his own.
"I made a mistake." He said. That hurt.
"What?" Lykouleon felt his heart stop from how unexpected those words were.
"I'm sorry." The blue dragon officer stood and left the room.
"My lord?" A guard peeked in the door. "Is everything alright? Should Kai-Stern..."
"Everything's fine." Lykouleon told him standing from the bed. "Kai-Stern was just wanting to go to his own bed." he smiled doing everything he could to hide his confusion and pain. The lord shut the door to the infirmary behind him. "Now, if you could escort me to my own..."
"Of course my lord." The guard was happy to serve. "It's late."
