.Hack/Affection
Written by Emerald Twin Blade
: Fragment No. 1 :
Promise
Everybody's favorite blue-haired Wavemaster would sigh, sitting beside the bridge in the Δ Server's Root Town, Aqua Capital Mac Anu. Leaning against his staff with a look of despair on his face, all he did was stare sadly into the waters that flowed through the city. Red patches of data codes could be seen all around the Root Town, and it was even beneath the water, as well. Crimson eyes stared at one of the patches for a very long time, and in his mind, he practically memorized the code that was visible. He'd gotten so caught up in repeating those numbers and signs in his head, that he didn't notice his lips moving as he mumbled the code and that somebody had approached him from behind.
"Elk…?" a soft voice asked, a brown-gloved hand being place on his shoulder.
Elk jumped at the sudden contact, and nearly fell into the water before him. His eyes were wide as he suddenly saw just how much those codes mattered. The closer he got to the water, the more he noticed that there was nothing there… at all. It was a void, and fear swelled inside of his chest. He opened his mouth to let out a cry, but then he felt two arms suddenly grab him around the waist and yank him back to the sidewalk.
He was panting, those red hues still wide with the fright he'd just experienced. If one could be scared one moment and then angry the next at the person who made them feel in such a way, Elk surely was not one of them. He didn't even stop to look at whom it was that'd saved him, but he felt so grateful right now that he didn't care. Rushing forward, his arms clasped around the person's neck in a hug.
"Oh, thank you so much! You saved me!"
A good-natured laugh would be heard, and the Wavemaster knew exactly who it was. His grateful happiness was replaced with embarrassed nervousness as he looked at the face of the person he was embracing, his cheeks reddening in a bright blush.
"K-K-Kite…? Wh-Wh-What're you doing here?"
The dark aqua-haired Twin Blade smiled, laughing again, "I came looking for you! I knew you were online right now, but you kept ignoring my FlashMail… Is everything all right, Elk?"
Elk sighed, looking down at the solid stone walkway with a worried look. He couldn't look at the older boy, or at least, not without his face getting warmer and probably changing color, too.
Solid… Remembering how it was when he thought he'd fall into the void… relief came over his Heart as he absently leaned his head against the Twin Blade's shoulder.
Had the Wavemaster not have been in deep thought, he might've actually noticed the dark red blush that crept across Kite's face.
He must still be afraid about what almost just happened… he thought, deciding that he should be a good friend and comfort the younger one. Placing his arms around the other's waist again, he held him close, feeling something begin to happen inside of him. He felt like he never wanted to let him go, and that he wanted to keep him safe, Heh, why am I thinking this way…? I know… I should be disgusted, or even scared of these feelings… but… it feels so right…
Feeling a soft pull around him made Elk snap out of his thoughts, and he blushed embarrassedly, quickly pushing out of Kite's reach and staring down at the ground again.
"I-I'm sorry… I-I don't… kn-know what got into me…"
He picked up a hand to hold to his rapidly beating Heart, panting slightly to catch his breath and to calm himself down.
Warmth… Protection… And, dare he think it… Love, was what he'd felt when he was so close to the other boy. For a while now, he'd known about his feelings toward Kite and had accepted them, but he'd also known that if the other boy were to catch on or find out about those feelings, he might not want to be friends anymore… if they even were friends.
"Heh, it's okay, I don't mind…" Kite assured, tilting his head slightly and looking over to Elk with a smile, although, he did feel his arms yearn to hold the other close to him again.
"K-Kite…? D-Do you… consider us… friends…?"
The Twin Blade's bright blue eyes went wide for a moment as his smile weakened and an eyebrow was raised, "Well, of course… Why wouldn't I? We've been through so much together… I kinda thought—"
"Oh, no, Kite! I didn't mean it that way! I consider you a friend, too! A close friend, even! I—" Elk had just caught himself before he blurted out the last words 'like you as more than just a friend,' and was able to redirect his speech but with very noticeable difficulty, "… really think I should stop talking now…"
Kite just blinked, watching the Wavemaster struggle for words, and his smile became full again. His cheeks had lightened to a less dark shade of red, but it was still visible, probably not to Elk, though. He turned his face away to look toward the sky, but his eyes lingered on the other boy for a moment before following.
"I'm… glad you see us that way, then…" feeling eyes looking toward him and a cute outtake of breath he just knew was from his friend, he turned his head again to look at him, "Anyway, I came here looking for you… Do you want to come with me to a Dungeon? It's nothing big, just a regular unrestricted area…"
Elk looked down again, considering it, and then smiled as brightly as he could with a nod, "Umm… Okay!"
The Wavemaster had become a part of the Twin Blade's party the moment he accepted. Kite pushed himself up to his feet and held out a hand to help Elk up, as well.
Taking his hand, the blue-haired boy would get pull up and then follow the other toward the Chaos Gate, "So… Where're we going?" He did hope it was in this Server… he was too afraid to go beyond the Root Towns of the other Servers because he didn't want to die against something really big and scary.
Kite could hear the nervousness in Elk's voice, so he smiled at him and held his hand out to him again, "Elk… Do you trust me…?"
Surprised by the question, he answered right away, "O-Of course I do! I-I was just wondering…" Holding his staff and hands close to his chest, he was so embarrassed and nervous… it was just so cute! "I-Is anybody else coming with us…?"
"No… But that just leads us back to the question… Do you trust me?"
Elk's right hand shook slightly as he slowly reached out his own hand and took the other's, and as if just holding onto his hand could make him feel better, his courage increased with a nod, "Al-Alright, then…"
The two disappeared as they suddenly were warped to a different Server…
Ω Server : Relic City Lia Fail
When everything was visible again, they found themselves in a rather dark and gloomy city-like place. Streetlights were on all around them to show them where they were, and right in front of them was a Grunty Ranch. The first thing that Elk noticed was the Little Grunty crawling around inside of the small ranching area, a small smile curling on his lips at how cute it was. He'd always wanted to raise a Grunty… but he didn't think that he'd be a worthy master to it once it grew up.
"Mon ami!"
"G-Gah!" he jumped, hiding behind Kite as a huge Grunty that seemed to have blonde hair galloped up to them.
"Mon ami! Oh, Mon ami, I knew you'd come back!" it exclaimed, seemingly happy.
Kite just smiled, nodding toward the Noble Grunty and looking over to his friend of whom hid behind him, "Elk, this is my Noble Grunty… He's nothing to be afraid of!"
"Oh, I resent that, Mon ami! However, since it is you, Mon ami, I will let it slide…" the Noble Grunty huffed, "As for why I've come straight to you, Mon ami, I found out something very interesting from Milky!"
"Mil… ky…?" Elk blinked, looking to Kite again.
The Twin Blade laughed, "Yeah… I've kinda helped a lot of different Grunty's grow up, and Milky's just one of them that Noble here likes to hang around with…" Giving his attention back to the Grunty before him, he nodded, "I know, she told me already. I'm actually planning on heading over there today."
"Oh, really, Mon ami? I'm very sure you'll be happy with any results you get from going there, Mon ami! But now, I must bid you adieu, Mon ami! I shall see you soon, Mon ami!"
With that said, it turned around and galloped back to where it usually stood, waiting for anyone or anything to come by and speak with it.
"Th-That was… a little strange…" Elk mumbled, walking back to be beside Kite rather than behind him.
"Heh, heh… Yeah, but you kinda get used to it once you've raised a whole bunch of 'em, right?" he turned to look to the Chaos Gate, and typed in the Keyword, "All right, you ready to go? It's a little bit high, but not too high…"
"Wh-What's the Area Level…?"
"Just 79…"
"79? K-Kite, d-don't you think that's a little high? I'm only level 74… I don't think just the two of us would be able to survive very long…"
Kite laughed, shaking his head and putting a hand on his shoulder, "That's not true… You've got powerful magic, and healing to boot! While you stand back and handle things from afar, I'll take care of everything in close-range. I promise, I won't let anything bad happen to you, alright?"
Elk looked up at the Leader of the Party, a worried look still on his face, "Y-You promise…? Are you sure? Y-You don't have to… I don't want to trouble you…"
"Oh, Elk, it's no trouble at all! Really… I'll protect you, I swear it…"
A nod of timid belief came from the lightly blushing Wavemaster, and then they warped to the area of which Kite had chosen.
Author's Notes:
Taahaa! What do you think of my first Kite x Elk fic? I read every single Kite x Elk fanfic here on a while back, and I thought, Hey, there aren't enough of 'em! So! Here I am! I'm writing one myself! I'm not all that sure if I'm putting Kite and/or Elk a little bit OOC, but I did feel a little bit weird with how I made Kite act...
Anyway! Reviews, please? Reviews, good, yes? Gimme lots and lots of good Reviews: