Hey Chapter 3! Wahoo! God I am lazy . ;;; but, here it is at least. This chapter is where it takes a break from following the game and goes by me, if you don't like, bite me. :D ))

Existing Faith

Chapter 3

Something Beautiful

The five party members scurried around the Lunar Subterrane like mice in a maze. The monsters in the area were very strong and ruthless. Rosa had to constantly use her white magic to heal all the party; she was running out of energy as was everyone else.

"I don't think we were ready to come here yet." Edge panted as he sat down against the wall after a particularly long fight with a Behemoth King.

Cecil didn't respond, he only looked out onto the endless roads of twists and turns. He had thought they were ready, he had the most powerful sword anyone could get; he had seen the party beat worse. So why was this so different? Cecil gripped his sword tighter and narrowed his eyes in the dingy light. They were going to pull through this, he was sure of it; he would make sure of it. Cecil walked over to the edge of one of the many platforms they had transported too and looked down. Kain walked over to where Cecil stood and looked down with him.

"I believe we can do it Cecil, we have been through worse right?" Cecil looked up at Kain with defeat written all over his face.

"Can we Kain? The more I think about it the more I realize what a mistake it was to come down here in the first place." He sighed and looked out into the stretch of abyss. "We are running out of supplies, everyone is tired and the monsters just keep coming." He shook his head. "We should just go back."

Kain did the only thing he could think of, he slapped Cecil. Hard. Cecil stumbled back a few steps while holding his throbbing cheek. The chatter amongst the group stopped at that instant and all eyes were now in Kain and Cecil. Kain didn't care; he was determined to talk some sense into this man. "What in the hell are you spewing! Cecil! You are our leader! We can't have you giving us false hope. Stop talking like that. It isn't the Cecil I know." Cecil dropped his hand from his face and looked down at the ground and was quiet for a few minutes, then, he smiled.

"You're right Kain, I can't be talking like this. I have to believe that we can do this." Kain smiled at his friend

"That's more like the Cecil I know."

"Guys watch out!" a sudden cry from Rydia caused the two to turn around rapidly and just in time to see a Blue Dragon charging towards them. The dragon stopped in-between Kain and Cecil and the other three members. A small cloud of air poured through the dragon's nostrils as he eyed Kain and Cecil both. Kain grabbed his spear and held it out in front of him. Behind the dragon Rydia mumbled a quick spell and cast a Fire on the dragon, which screeched out in surprise and cast an Ice in defense. The crashing of icicles caused the ledge in which Kain and Cecil were standing to break, sending the two down into the blank nothingness of the Lunar Subterrane.

Kain groaned and opened his eyes slowly, only to find himself face to face with a worried Cecil.

"Kain! Thank goodness, I thought you were seriously hurt! We fell quite a ways and I can't even see the ledge we were standing on anymore…" Cecil looked up from where they fell as he spoke.

"Well, looks like we will have to climb our way back up" Kain leaned away from the wall and hissed in pain as it shot all the way through his arm. "I…I think I broke my arm…" he closed his eyes as he slumped back against the wall. Cecil looked down at his arm and ran his fingers lightly over the unnatural bed in Kain's arm.

"I-I'm sorry Kain, I cannot heal the bone…my white magic is not good enough for that…but I can at least make the swelling go down" Kain nodded and closed his eyes as he felt a sudden warmth seep through his skin, relieving him of some of the pain. Sighing he opened his eyes and looked up.

"I guess we are going to have to wait…lord knows how long that is going to take…"

Cecil nodded in agreement and sat down next to Kain. "I wouldn't worry about it too much Kain. You know they will come looking for us. I just…I hope the attack from the dragon didn't not hurt them…"

Kain rolled his head from side to side. "Nah, they will be fine, Rydia is a strong enough mage and Rosa can heal, and Edge is a fine fighter, they will make it." Kain opened his eyes and looked out into the area where they had fallen.

Cecil stretched and flopped out on the ground following Kain's gaze upwards. "You are right, they will be fine, and they will come find us and we will be on our way to defeating Zeromus and saving the world." Cecil smiled and looked over at Kain. "Right Kain?"

Kain nodded. "That's right, we'll do it all." After, the two fell into a long silence, which Kain broke.

"Ne, Cecil?"

"Yes Kain?"

Kain paused for a minute looking at his feet. What DID he want? He wasn't quite sure, all the questions were running though his head in a large jumble and he couldn't quite place his finger on one.

"I…well…what." Kain frowned at how dumb he sounded. He had no idea on how he was going to start the conversation, no idea how to even bring up that topic. 'Well, I could just say, 'hey Cecil, I like you more than a friend, care to make out?' But that would not work out to my advantage I believe.' Kain thought to himself. So he opted to the next best thing, just take action. Kain leaned forward and grabbed Cecil behind his head and pulled him in for a kiss. Cecil's eyes widened and before he even really knew what happened Kain pulled away but kept his hand behind Cecil's head. "That's what."

Kain sighed and pulled his hand away when Cecil didn't respond and closed his eyes facing away from him. "I'm sorry Cecil, I just couldn't help it. I have been thinking of some way to tell you for such a long time."

"H-How long?"

Kain shook his head and kept his eyes closed. "I don't even know anymore. Sometimes it feels like forever."

"But what about Rosa? Don't you love her?"

Kain sighed again. "I thought so…but it seems like now I never even did." He opened his eyes and looked back over at Cecil. "I…I think I have fallen in love with you." Kain searched Cecil's face for some kind of a reaction but got none. Kain closed his eyes and turned away from Cecil. "Just forget it, let's just pretend it never happened."

"No…Kain. This is important to me. I want to make you happy, but I have no idea how in this kind of situation. I have never had to deal with this kind of thing."

"Well…for starters what do you think of me? Would you even consider a relationship with me if Rosa was not an issue?" It was a loaded question he knew, but he just had to know.

Cecil pondered for a few minutes, then reached out and rested his hand on Kain's. "Kain, you and I have been friends for so long that you are like a brother to me." He reached up and intertwined his fingers in Kain's hair. "You have beautiful hair, and are very handsome." Cecil smiled and tilted his head to the side. "I guess for a man, you probably would be the first and only one I would seek out."

Kain smiled and grabbed Cecil's hand from his hair and held it. "That's a good enough reason for me"

Cecil looked down at their joined hands. "But, Rosa is here. And I care a lot about her too. Plus after all this and I am to become King…" his voice trailed off and he looked over to the side. Kain understood what he meant without him saying anything.

"I know. You can't have a male lover if you are going to be King" Kain said as he followed Cecil's gaze to the floor, cursing his gender on the inside.

Cecil looked back up at Kain, pity covering his features. "I'm sorry Kain. I don't know what I can do or say to make you feel any better." Kain looked up at him and brushed some hair from his face with his good arm.

"Will you let me have this one time? Just once before I have to loose you to royalty?" Kain asked pure want and need rushing through his veins.

His purple haired friend looked up at him before nodding slowly and smiled. "This once. Just for you Kain and only for you." Cecil smiled and leaned forward to capture Kain's lips in a small kiss. Kain tangled the fingers of his good hand in Cecil's hair while the other one dangled uselessly against his side. Pulling back slightly, Kain looked Cecil in the eyes.

"Are you sure. I don't want to do something that will hurt our friendship. That to me would be worse than death."

A small laugh escaped Cecil's lips and he placed a small kiss on Kain's lips. "Don't worry Kain, this wont change anything in my eyes."

Kain managed a smile and slowly ran his hand down Cecil's back and unhooked the armor tied there. "Good, it wont change anything for me either." Smiling he pushed Cecil against the ground using his cape as some comfort.

"Will your arm be ok?" Cecil asked as he touched the bent bone.

Kain shivered at the contact and looked down at Cecil. "There is nothing that would keep me away from this. I can ignore my arm." Leaning down Kain kissed Cecil again and began the night that would change their lives more than they thought possible.

((Omigod, I don't think I have EVER updated this much. XD I am proud of myself. And, um, I really liked how this chapter came out. I was thinking about actually writing the lemon scene out. And I still might. But I am not going to post it here and run the risk of some half assed punk getting on here and getting offended and reporting my fic. It has happened once, I don't need it again.

Love me? I try hard to finish this. Clari-sama))