Okay, so nothing actually happens in this. It's just a random piece of fluff. It's OOC but hey, you'll get over it. Yay for Van and Stef!! Please review!
Joyful Reunion
Vanyel pulled open the solid wood door and looked up. He smiled.
Stefen was lying drowsily in 'his' chair by the fire. He met Van's gaze with warm eyes.
"You're back," he stated. Van's smile widened.
"That I am, ashke. And very glad to be, might I add. I missed you."
Stef stood, stretching lazily, and then went over to Vanyel.
"I missed you too, Van," he said. Stef reached up and helped Van unclasp his cloak. Van smiled gratefully and then sunk into an armchair.
The Herald-Mage caught his lover's hand and pulled him into his lap. The younger man squeaked in surprise and tipped his head back onto Van's shoulder to glare accusingly at him. Van assumed an expression of complete innocence and asked, with wide silver eyes,
"What?"
Stef grinned.
"You know exactly 'what', Lord Herald-Mage."
Van smiled and, before Stef could protest, he moved his head slightly and caught his partner's lips with his own in a sweet and loving kiss. Stef moaned softly when Van pulled back, long moments later.
"Do you forgive me?" Van asked with smug eyes.
Stef, seeing this, was about to make a smart reply when Van smiled. And not just any smile. That smile. The one that melted Stef's heart and gave him that weird fuzzy feeling inside. The one so filled with sweetness and pure happiness that Stef was helpless against it.
'That's not fair,' Stef groaned to himself.
"Well," Van queried, the smugness in his eyes replaced with playfulness.
Regaining his composure, Stef smiled.
"I suppose so, but you owe me one."
Vanyel's arms tightened around Stef's waist and he nuzzled Stef's neck. Stef shivered slightly.
"I missed you so much," Van whispered.
Stef grinned and leaned back into his lover's warmth, content for the first time in months.