candle in the window
Don't gimme no lines and keep your hands to yourself.
Chapter 23
"Not here." Alfeegi moved a box and flipped through pages. "Not here."
"How can you be sure it's in any of these?" Ruwalk put down a large pile of documents and books. Wow that's heavy. He wiped his brow of sweat. "We've been searching for almost four days and only managed to cover a quarter of the room, which is really saying something acctually." he scratched his cheek thoughtfully.
"Then we'll just have to continue searching." Crystaline copper eyes didn't bother to look up.
"I'm not saying we should stop." the yellow dragon officer defended. "All I'm saying is, is this really worth the effort? I mean, what could possibly be on an impossibly old map that would have any kind of relevence to the current situation?"
"Until I find the map we can't be sure can we?" The cheif secretary snapped. The brown and red haired dragon's brow wrinkled. I? Ruwalk suddenly felt left out. They had been searching together these three days at the least, right?
"Why that map? There are plenty of others that mapped the old kingdom."
"No." Alfeegi set down a leather bound book onto a box, more forcefully than he had intended. Ruwalk brown eyes watched his love intently. The dragon combed a hand through his strawberry blond hair and let out a breath. This coming from Alfeegi was equivalent to pulling your hair out and screaming, to releave tension. "It's that one...It has to be." Brown eyes saw the secretary's jaw tighten.
"Alfeegi?" Ruwalk spoke in soft tones as he approched the frustrated cheif secretary.
"Don't start," the white dragon officer shook his head, recognizing those gentle tones. "I've taken enough breaks. You can leave if you would like, but I'm going to keep looking." He piled a box onto another to reveal the dust covered corner stone of this column.
The strawberry blond felt the yellow dragon officer's hand touch his. Crystaline copper eyes were surpised at first, but he pulled away quickly taking a step to the left and faced the other dragon squarely.
"Stop it." The white dragon officer's narrowed his eyes. "I'm serious." Without a word the brunet moved forward. "I said..." Alfeegi paused, bumping into a sturdy column of stacked documents.
The chief secretary hadn't realized he was backing up. Those brown eyes weren't threatening or demanding, but that was the danger. The yellow dragon officer has always found some way to distract his fellow officer. But the cheif secretary wouldn't succumb this time. He refused to.
"I said no." The strawberry blond recovered quickly, feeling a sweat drop at his temple. Alfeegi felt a little guilty being so uncomprimising, especially when those beautiful brown eyes seemed to be pulling him in. "Ruwalk." The yellow dragon officer caught the other's preventative hand, lacing their fingers. It only took one step to press his body against his dear one. The cheif secretary reflexively gasped. Ruwalk took advantage of that opening.
"Umph." the white dragon secretary resisted the sudden kiss that touched his lips and caressed his tongue.
Crystaline copper eyes closed tight and his free hand pulled despirately at the yellow dragon officer's dark vest,struggling to get him away. Why is he doing this! I told him no. Why isn't he...Crystaline copper eyes opened, finding those deep brown eyes filled with concern. That's right. Alfeegi remembered. I told him, when he's worried about me, to just kiss me. The white dragon officer stopped resisting and the brunet released him, respectfully taking a step back.
"Alfeegi..."
"I'm sorry," He let his strawberry blond bangs cover his expression, "that I worried you."
"As long as you're alright." Ruwalk smiled, touching his lover's arm. The white dragon officer crossed his right arm over his stomach and held his left elbow. Crystaline copper continued to hide under strawberry locks. The secretary of state felt a bit uncomfortable, but also a bit hungry. Perhaps a breather was best.
"Why don't I, get some snacks." the secretary of state offered. "I'll be right back, alright?" Alfeegi nodded. "Well then..." He left the silence of that huge room.
The brown and red haired dragon slowly stepped into the hall with a lowered gaze. Am I doing something wrong? The yellow dragon officer frowned. Do I some how push away the very people I want to pull closer? What am I supposed to do?
"All finished for the evening, sir?"
"Is that you Devlin?" Ruwalk remembered that there was a change of shift on the sentries for the vault.
"Yes, sir."
"Did they demote you?" brown eyes blinked, unassuming.
"Oh no, sir." he waved a hand. "I requested this. I want to work during the night, to leave the day for other pursutes."
"Oh, I see." Ruwalk smiled. "Do you have someone you're meeting in the morning?"
"Uh, well." he blushed immediately and turned away. I was right, Ruwalk smiled to himself. "Anyway I was wondering if I had to lock things up here." the raven haired young dragon changed the subject.
"No, Alfeegi is in there now and I'll be right back. Oh, I'm going to be getting some snacks are you hungry at all?"
"Oh no, sir. I'm fine. Thank you for the offer." He laughed a nervous laugh greatful for distraction from personal subjects.
"All right then." Ruwalk walked down the halls and thought how gloomy the castle halls were when there's so few light to shine in them. In the dark hues, brown eyes noticed an approching pale figure. "Kai-Stern?"
"Uh." Light yellow eyes betayed that he was caught red handed.
"I thought you were supposed to be resting after six."
"Uh, well." Those eyes looked up and to the side as he scratched his cheek.
"Don't worry." the yellow dragon officer waved a hand. "Both you and Lykouleon like to bend the rules. I understand. I won't tell anyone."
"Thanks." he rubbed his frosty hair.
"No problem."
"By the way." the blue dragon officer asked. "What are you doing up so late?"
"Alfeegi and I have been looking for a map. I think we're really making some progress." Ruwalk said cheerfully.
"A map?"
"Yes. It's supposed to have some connection to your mystery."
"A map huh?" the blue dragon officer sounded skeptical.
"Right, that's what I said." then the brunet remembered. "Oh, I was going to go get some snacks. Care to join me?"
"Thanks, but I already had something."
"So that's why you were sneaking around." Brown eyes narrowed at him, playfully.
"Gimme a break." The albino rubbed his white locks. "A bowl of fruit in my room isn't enough for midnight munchies, ya know?"
"I agree."
"I guess I should get back to my room now." Light yellow eyes smiled at him.
"Good night, then."
"Good night."
******
Shortly after
******
"Let's see," Ruwalk did a quick check of the goodies he snagged from the kitchen, before he got to the vault. He pointed at the items on the tray as he thought of which were Alfeegi's favorites. "That should be enough." He smiled to himself, happy to do something for his lover even something small like this.
"Hello?" The yellow dragon officer slowed when he noticed that Devlin was not standing at the open doors of the vault. Suddenly the brunet ran into the hall with a face filled with panic.
"Secretary of State, Ruwalk." The young dragon fighter skidded to a halt.
"What's going on?" the yellow dragon officer utilized his commanding voice.
"I heard Cheif Secretary Alfeegi shout, 'I found it.' Then..." Devlin's blue eyes flooded with worry and panic. "There was an accident. I have to get help!" He pushed past the secretary, tipping the tray in his hands sending the dishes clattering onto the cold marble floor. The tray rolled as Ruwalk ran into the room. Alfeegi!
"Alfeegi!" Brown eyes were horrified to see his love half buried under a collapsed column of boxes, documents and books. "Lord no." He clawed with despirate hands, ripping and scattering papers and shoving books away. "Alfeegi." The yellow dragon officer touched strawberry blond hair, after he finally managed to uncover him completely.
The white dragon officer trembled uncontrolably. Shock? He took his vest off and lay it over his injured love. I have to keep him warm if he's in shock. Ruwalk remembered how important that was. I can't move him in case he has a neck injury. I'll wait for the doctor. Where is he? Where did Devlin go?
"Don't worry, Alfeegi. Help's on the way." The brunet rubbed his back in slow soothing circles. The white dragon officer's eyes and mouth clentched tightly. "Alfeegi?" A horse cough errupted from the his small mouth. Brown eyes grew wide when he saw the splatter of crimson fluid stain the old papers. Ruwalk lifted his head and with a trembling voice he screamed. "SOMEBODY HELP!"
Don't gimme no lines and keep your hands to yourself.
Chapter 23
"Not here." Alfeegi moved a box and flipped through pages. "Not here."
"How can you be sure it's in any of these?" Ruwalk put down a large pile of documents and books. Wow that's heavy. He wiped his brow of sweat. "We've been searching for almost four days and only managed to cover a quarter of the room, which is really saying something acctually." he scratched his cheek thoughtfully.
"Then we'll just have to continue searching." Crystaline copper eyes didn't bother to look up.
"I'm not saying we should stop." the yellow dragon officer defended. "All I'm saying is, is this really worth the effort? I mean, what could possibly be on an impossibly old map that would have any kind of relevence to the current situation?"
"Until I find the map we can't be sure can we?" The cheif secretary snapped. The brown and red haired dragon's brow wrinkled. I? Ruwalk suddenly felt left out. They had been searching together these three days at the least, right?
"Why that map? There are plenty of others that mapped the old kingdom."
"No." Alfeegi set down a leather bound book onto a box, more forcefully than he had intended. Ruwalk brown eyes watched his love intently. The dragon combed a hand through his strawberry blond hair and let out a breath. This coming from Alfeegi was equivalent to pulling your hair out and screaming, to releave tension. "It's that one...It has to be." Brown eyes saw the secretary's jaw tighten.
"Alfeegi?" Ruwalk spoke in soft tones as he approched the frustrated cheif secretary.
"Don't start," the white dragon officer shook his head, recognizing those gentle tones. "I've taken enough breaks. You can leave if you would like, but I'm going to keep looking." He piled a box onto another to reveal the dust covered corner stone of this column.
The strawberry blond felt the yellow dragon officer's hand touch his. Crystaline copper eyes were surpised at first, but he pulled away quickly taking a step to the left and faced the other dragon squarely.
"Stop it." The white dragon officer's narrowed his eyes. "I'm serious." Without a word the brunet moved forward. "I said..." Alfeegi paused, bumping into a sturdy column of stacked documents.
The chief secretary hadn't realized he was backing up. Those brown eyes weren't threatening or demanding, but that was the danger. The yellow dragon officer has always found some way to distract his fellow officer. But the cheif secretary wouldn't succumb this time. He refused to.
"I said no." The strawberry blond recovered quickly, feeling a sweat drop at his temple. Alfeegi felt a little guilty being so uncomprimising, especially when those beautiful brown eyes seemed to be pulling him in. "Ruwalk." The yellow dragon officer caught the other's preventative hand, lacing their fingers. It only took one step to press his body against his dear one. The cheif secretary reflexively gasped. Ruwalk took advantage of that opening.
"Umph." the white dragon secretary resisted the sudden kiss that touched his lips and caressed his tongue.
Crystaline copper eyes closed tight and his free hand pulled despirately at the yellow dragon officer's dark vest,struggling to get him away. Why is he doing this! I told him no. Why isn't he...Crystaline copper eyes opened, finding those deep brown eyes filled with concern. That's right. Alfeegi remembered. I told him, when he's worried about me, to just kiss me. The white dragon officer stopped resisting and the brunet released him, respectfully taking a step back.
"Alfeegi..."
"I'm sorry," He let his strawberry blond bangs cover his expression, "that I worried you."
"As long as you're alright." Ruwalk smiled, touching his lover's arm. The white dragon officer crossed his right arm over his stomach and held his left elbow. Crystaline copper continued to hide under strawberry locks. The secretary of state felt a bit uncomfortable, but also a bit hungry. Perhaps a breather was best.
"Why don't I, get some snacks." the secretary of state offered. "I'll be right back, alright?" Alfeegi nodded. "Well then..." He left the silence of that huge room.
The brown and red haired dragon slowly stepped into the hall with a lowered gaze. Am I doing something wrong? The yellow dragon officer frowned. Do I some how push away the very people I want to pull closer? What am I supposed to do?
"All finished for the evening, sir?"
"Is that you Devlin?" Ruwalk remembered that there was a change of shift on the sentries for the vault.
"Yes, sir."
"Did they demote you?" brown eyes blinked, unassuming.
"Oh no, sir." he waved a hand. "I requested this. I want to work during the night, to leave the day for other pursutes."
"Oh, I see." Ruwalk smiled. "Do you have someone you're meeting in the morning?"
"Uh, well." he blushed immediately and turned away. I was right, Ruwalk smiled to himself. "Anyway I was wondering if I had to lock things up here." the raven haired young dragon changed the subject.
"No, Alfeegi is in there now and I'll be right back. Oh, I'm going to be getting some snacks are you hungry at all?"
"Oh no, sir. I'm fine. Thank you for the offer." He laughed a nervous laugh greatful for distraction from personal subjects.
"All right then." Ruwalk walked down the halls and thought how gloomy the castle halls were when there's so few light to shine in them. In the dark hues, brown eyes noticed an approching pale figure. "Kai-Stern?"
"Uh." Light yellow eyes betayed that he was caught red handed.
"I thought you were supposed to be resting after six."
"Uh, well." Those eyes looked up and to the side as he scratched his cheek.
"Don't worry." the yellow dragon officer waved a hand. "Both you and Lykouleon like to bend the rules. I understand. I won't tell anyone."
"Thanks." he rubbed his frosty hair.
"No problem."
"By the way." the blue dragon officer asked. "What are you doing up so late?"
"Alfeegi and I have been looking for a map. I think we're really making some progress." Ruwalk said cheerfully.
"A map?"
"Yes. It's supposed to have some connection to your mystery."
"A map huh?" the blue dragon officer sounded skeptical.
"Right, that's what I said." then the brunet remembered. "Oh, I was going to go get some snacks. Care to join me?"
"Thanks, but I already had something."
"So that's why you were sneaking around." Brown eyes narrowed at him, playfully.
"Gimme a break." The albino rubbed his white locks. "A bowl of fruit in my room isn't enough for midnight munchies, ya know?"
"I agree."
"I guess I should get back to my room now." Light yellow eyes smiled at him.
"Good night, then."
"Good night."
******
Shortly after
******
"Let's see," Ruwalk did a quick check of the goodies he snagged from the kitchen, before he got to the vault. He pointed at the items on the tray as he thought of which were Alfeegi's favorites. "That should be enough." He smiled to himself, happy to do something for his lover even something small like this.
"Hello?" The yellow dragon officer slowed when he noticed that Devlin was not standing at the open doors of the vault. Suddenly the brunet ran into the hall with a face filled with panic.
"Secretary of State, Ruwalk." The young dragon fighter skidded to a halt.
"What's going on?" the yellow dragon officer utilized his commanding voice.
"I heard Cheif Secretary Alfeegi shout, 'I found it.' Then..." Devlin's blue eyes flooded with worry and panic. "There was an accident. I have to get help!" He pushed past the secretary, tipping the tray in his hands sending the dishes clattering onto the cold marble floor. The tray rolled as Ruwalk ran into the room. Alfeegi!
"Alfeegi!" Brown eyes were horrified to see his love half buried under a collapsed column of boxes, documents and books. "Lord no." He clawed with despirate hands, ripping and scattering papers and shoving books away. "Alfeegi." The yellow dragon officer touched strawberry blond hair, after he finally managed to uncover him completely.
The white dragon officer trembled uncontrolably. Shock? He took his vest off and lay it over his injured love. I have to keep him warm if he's in shock. Ruwalk remembered how important that was. I can't move him in case he has a neck injury. I'll wait for the doctor. Where is he? Where did Devlin go?
"Don't worry, Alfeegi. Help's on the way." The brunet rubbed his back in slow soothing circles. The white dragon officer's eyes and mouth clentched tightly. "Alfeegi?" A horse cough errupted from the his small mouth. Brown eyes grew wide when he saw the splatter of crimson fluid stain the old papers. Ruwalk lifted his head and with a trembling voice he screamed. "SOMEBODY HELP!"
