Author's Notes: I command you all to love me! No? Okay, Nevermind. News for the whole one of you that reads this, prove me wrong people. With where I'm at in this fiction, I think it's almost over. After there is the thing, followed by the finding out, followed by the other thing, followed by the thingy, followed by the stuff, followed by the ending stuffy things. … Yeah… Whatever. So, just enjoy it while it lasts. I promise that after this is done I WILL get to my Reeve based fiction. Hyne, how I love the underdogs!

Chapter 8: Something You Don't Want to Walk in On!

"Reno, Reno, wake up!" a voice said urgently at my side. I groaned in irritation and smacked Rude's hand away. Gods, it was late and I was not ready for another round of sex. Still, Rude kept shaking me.

"You have to get up Reno," Rude hissed, "They are coming!"

"Who?" I asked as he jabbed me in the shoulder.

"The guards."

"Why?"

The door was thrust open and the light torch was cast upon us. My hair was messy, my clothes were tossed all over the room and my body was draped around al over the High Priest. I am not sure which of us was more shocked by this, us or the guards. They blushed slightly before rushing forward and grabbing Rudelynth by his arms.

"Hey, what are you doing!" I demanded of the guards, wrapping the blankets around my waist. "How dare you lay hands upon him so roughly!"

"Stay away m'lord," the leader said, "This man has betrayed us!"

"What are you talking about!"

"He let humans into the temple! Those barbarians broke into the vault! They burned the wings!"

"No," I gasped in disbelief as they forced Rude into ugly, backless robes, "He wouldn't, he couldn't!"

"What proof do you have?"

"He was with me all night. Ask his guard!" I shouted, trying to get up to move to Rude's side.

"My Lord, he has brainwashed you. Come, you cannot stay here," the leader said now.

"Reno," Rudelynth said softly, his eyes tender and loving, "Go to your father. We will handle this together."

I nodded and glared at the guards, "Treat him well or I will make sure you share the cell next to his."

The High Priest smiled softly in thanks and allowed the brutes he used to train with drag him off.

The door thrust forward with far more power than I had intended in the first place. Rufus and Reevesyn were drinking as was usual. The two looked up at me in shock, and were I not distraught I might have been angered by them. Reevesyn was in my brother's lap and the two were naked from the waist up. Though that was not odd on hot nights like this, the fact that Rufus's hand was down my former lover's pants and Reeve had been kissing his neck was odd. Reevesyn was blushing, though I assume his skin was also hot from their actions. My brother looked angry, shocked and guilty all at once. In the moment I took this all, they started to stammer apologies.

"Shut-up," I hissed at them and they watched closely to see if I'd go for my weapon.

"Reno, it's not what it looked like," Rufus said defensively.

"It is Rufus, so get your hands out of his pants. Both of you dress! I will not face father and Hhojyo alone."

"There is no reason to take this to the King," Reevesyn said.

"Shut-up Reeve. I don't care who you sleep with. I need your help brother. They have arrested High Priest Rudelynth."

That got the two in motion rather quickly, both restoring clothes, making themselves presentable.

"What happened to Rude?" my older brother asked.

"I believe Hhojyodeymga has framed him," I whispered, pushing a strain of crimson back from his hair, "They came while we were asleep and arrested him. They say he let humans into the temple!"

There was even more shock from them at this point.

"They said that the humans burned the wings of Cytledorma and the others. But he was with me all night!"

"I guess it really is time to talk to the King," Rufus said with a sigh, "But we must wait until morning brother. If we wake him now then he'll be irritable and more likely to side with whoever is against this High Priest…"

With a deep sigh I sat down on one of the rich couches. My heart was still racing and tears stung my eyes badly. This was a crime punishable by death! Rude could die, completely innocent. I felt the weight shift on the couch and Reevesyn's arm wrapped around my shoulders. Here was a shoulder being offered, so I took the offer and buried my head in his chest. As comforting as it was to be in his familiar arms, I knew instantly how different he was from Rude, and it made me cry harder.

"There, there Reno," Reeve cooed in a familiar way, "Everything will be alright. We'll help you, we'll help Rude."

Gods, it felt good to be held by someone, anyone really. Rufus touched my shoulder and nodded to Reeve, who released me. The blonde ran his fingers through my hair and finally sat. He took over Reeve's place of comforting me so that Reeve could prepare me a bed for the night.

"Don't worry Reno, we'll fix this, I swear we will."

I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder, his hand in my still moving to comfort my nerves.

"I hope you are not mad at Reeve and me," he said, trying to distract me from the situation.

"I'm not. But…"

"You want me to explain?" When I nodded he cleared his throat, "Well, he was my tutor as well, before you were born. We were really close, but not as close as you two got. Then when the time came for my first partner, I was going to ask him, but you were born and he was too busy with designing your rooms. So, I only had the one partner. And I really couldn't do anything with him after that, I was too scared to ask. Finally, you two ended up together. I watched enviously. He was broken up when you left him, not much, but enough to come and talk to me. We talked, I told him I loved him, and here we are."

Again I nodded weakly. That I could understand. The first partner was a major thing in a Buterfluas's life. Usually a good friend, a personal teacher like Reevesyn, or one of those trained for such a thing. Some said it was a horrid thing, but it was our version of the human's 'Birds and the Bees' talk.

"You love him?" I questioned.

"Yes Reno, very much."

"Never let him go."

Rufus smiled and nodded, "I don't intend to Reno."

"Guys, we all should be headed to bed," Reeve said as he reentered from another one of the rooms of Rufus's suites. He held out a large blanket for me, and I allowed him to drape it around the front of my body. Really, I'm glad he thought of that since I was only in a thin robe. Once I was safe in a guest bed the two retreated to Rufus's bed room for the night. Alone and thinking of my love, I cried myself to sleep.