Chapter 2: Clean skin and silent night
Klaus is holding on tight to Dave´s hand and it occurs to him that it should be the other way around. Dave just jumped into the future, with unknown technology, people, places, rules and more. Still it is Klaus who holds on tight to the strong and steady hand of his boyfriend. He leads Dave towards the bathroom closeted to his room. "Wait here a second." Klaus runs into his room to find some pyjamas and after a quick check on the stairs he enters Luther´s room to find something for Dave. There are still clothes that wouldn't fit the giant now. That have to be older clothes before he had grown gigantic. He returns to the bathroom and locks the door behind him.
"We could take a bath." Dave says after he got an overlook of the room. Klaus follows his look and finds the bathtub and a bright smile appears on his face. His last bath was a long time ago, too long if you ask him.
"Two great minds think the same, but I think we should get washed first and then get a good lay-in. I don't want to share the tub with you and have a jungle." Dave grimed.
"You would if I would decide to say fuck this all and jump in." Klaus gets closer and starts to kiss Dave.
"Yeah, I know but we have the opportunity to get clean and enjoy ourselves later together." Klaus starts to unbutton his shirt and Dave follows suit. Both men are undressed very quickly and enter the shower together. The water pressure and temperature is heaven-sent. The water that travels down their bodies is coloured in a muddy brown, sparks of red, followed by an unhealthy looking greenish-yellowish and finally becomes clear.
"Not bad for two boys that came out of the mud." Dave is still enjoying the hot water as Klaus leaves the shower to get the bath started. It is a bit of waste to use that much water but they both earned it and after tomorrow they can start saving water and the whole planted. Not tonight.
"It´s ready." Klaus calls and Dave turns off the water in the shower. He walks toward the tub and let himself glide in, Klaus follows him and Dave´s strong arms close around him. "This is heaven." Klaus closes his eyes and let a feeling of peace fill his mind. All the thoughts of the war they had just left were gone, all the fighting and the blood they will come is also far away. Only Dave and the hot water are in his mind and the love he feels for the man fills him up again or more. Klaus isn't sure he had never felt like this before.
Thinking about it, if the commission people had succeded, Klaus isn't sure he would have returned home, he can´t imagine to live on in a world where there is no Dave. He might have returned for Ben to tell him to move on because he will follow soon but there was no way he would be part of the fight his siblings are having to save the world. At least that's what the guy they caught in Vietnam told them. That Klaus had to return and fight.
"Where are you going, pretty?" Klaus opens his eyes and turns his head to meet Dave´s eyes.
"Nowhere, not without you." Klaus kisses the love of his live and let his head rest against his shoulder.
"I hope so. You promised me something, a fantastic, colourful world full of rainbows. Don't go back on your word Hargreeves."
"Never Katz, not even in your wildest dreams would I miss when you enter the door to our own little paradise or your first time discovering the wonders of the world wide web. And don't worry I will teach you all my dance moves so you won´t feel left out."
"Ha, I will show you my moves and everyone around as will get green of envy, when we take over the dance floor." Klaus smiles, its like in the camps, thinking about a future but this future is becoming more and more real. Something the old Klaus would have feared 10 months ago.
"You still own me the lasagne that your grandma is famous for. The recipe of a love affair with an Italian season worker. That lasagne has to be the best in the world." Dave chuckels, he had promised this dinner Klaus in his first week in Vietnam and with this story he made sure Klaus will never forget it.
As their skin begins to wrinkle, they leave the water, dry up and put on their pyjamas. They are too tired to do much more then crushing into Klaus´ childhood bed and fell asleep, seconds later. Cuddled close together in the arms of their loved one.