Characters in this prompt: Black Dragon Kalameet/Hawkeye Gough, Dragon Slayer Ornstein

Summary: Kalameet gets caught while he visits Gough in his human form and assumed he could be a dragon in disguise. But Kalameet doesn't want to turn for Gough's sake.

(Author's note: This ship is of course pretty much pure crack and also I headcanon Gough as being aro/ace, so it would best to view this story as some kind of AU.

It was still interesting to dive into this ship and to write Kalameet for the first time. I based his human form mostly on the way Modounbubble draws him, but added some of my own interpretations.)

Kalameet snuck through the hallway of the cathedral at late night. The black dragon had transformed into his humanoid form, he was hardly able to walk around in these halls in his dragon form.

Kalameet had preferred to be in his dragon form, but he was willing to take the sacrifice by turning into the form of a weak, puny human so that he could spend time with Gough.

Kalameet had a hard time understanding this humans. Chasing some of them around, setting some buildings on fire and they would completely lose their mind. He just wanted to have a bit fun. While most of the humans he had encountered ran away at his sight in terror, the ones in Anor Londo were a lot more brave. Even though they were still humans, they called themselves gods or divines. Kalameet knew perfectly that they once all were humans, they only learned to use the power of the lord souls and gained benefits. And because most of them pointed their weapons at him, there wasn't exactly a reason for Kalameet to like them.

But then there was Gough. The giant had been the only person to not point a weapon at the dragon, but actually had started to talk to him when Kalameet had rested from a hunt. And the black dragon quickly had took a liking to the gentle giant. He liked him even more than he first wanted to admit, until he couldn't take it anymore to wait for the rare visits and decided to come see Gough himself.

Kalameet's human form still had some features that could reveal his true self. He had very dark skin, unusual to see in Lordran, some sharp fangs and the one eye he was able to see with was red and had the slit pupil common for dragons. The one eye he couldn't see with he had patched up with an eye patch. It could fluctuate, but usually the right one was the blind eye.

Kalameet didn't enjoy to wear clothes, but he couldn't walk around naked in this form. Seath, who had been the one to show him how to perform the transform spell, had actually picked his outfit. Because of his exotic looks for this part of the world, the albino dragon had picked up an outfit which was worn by the desert folks. This contained of a long tunic made of silk that got down to his knees, some lose pants of the same material and a piece of cloth wrapped around his head in a fashion that was known as a turban.

At least he didn't had to do anything with his hair and just could let the black curls flow down his back.

When Kalameet and Gough had first met, the giant had been the small one, being easily able to lean on him and Kalameet would sometimes fold his wing above the man and give him a blanket like this. In his human form, Kalameet was the small one and he greatly enjoyed burying his face into the giant's chest and just feeling secure in his embrace.

And to let them keep their relationship like this, it was important for Kalameet to not getting caught. So the dragon froze, when he heard a voice calling: "Halt! What are you doing at this time in the cathedral?"

Kalameet turned around his head and hissed. Of course it had to be the dragon slayer who found him. That one had a personal vendetta against Kalameet. A young, cocky dragon slayer had once challenged the black dragon and got burned reaaaally bad. Kalameet hadn't even bothered to kill the boy, but a slight regret rose in him now. The once young boy had grown into an experienced fighter and he wouldn't stand a chance escaping in his human form. Changing into his dragon form was of course out of the question. Also, Gough had told him, would he ever dare to lay a single finger on Anor Londo the giant would make sure that the dragon would never rise into the sky again. So there was nothing that Kalameet could do instead of maybe talking his way out of this.

Expect... he hadn't a single clue what he should say. He didn't had the wits of Seath. The dragon slayer had arrived at his location in the meantime and scanned him extensive.

"I have never seen you around here...", the dragon slayer said, spear ready in his hand. "And walking around at this late hour? How did you even manage to come in here? Maybe you tried to steal something or you could be an assassin?", he mused.

Kalameet decided to just not say anything at all. The best scenario for him was, that the dragon slayer would simply suspect him of thievery. He didn't had any weapons with him so it would be very likely. And because he actually hadn't stolen anything yet, he probably would just get kicked out of the cathedral, the place he wanted to be anyway. That was when the dragon slayer looked directly into his eye.

"Your eye!", he gasped. Well, shit!

"I have the strong feeling, that you are not the one you pose as...", the dragon slayer said, Kalameet could hear a slight growl in his voice. The knight had smelled something and it was the worst case scenario for Kalameet.

"We can to this the easy or the hard way. The easy way is, that you just let me get you to the dungeons.", the dragon slayer raised his left hand and closed it around Kalameet's arm. "I probably don't have to say what the hard way is..."

Kalameet was in big trouble now. His hope was that Gough would notice that he didn't make it out of the cathedral and come search for him. Or that the dragon slayer would tell him about his capture in the night. For now, he had to comply.

"I follow you, you don't need to be rough...", Kalameet said.

"So you aren't mute after all.", the dragon slayer said and released the grip on his arm a tiny but, but not much. After a short walk, they had arrived at the dungeons where Kalameet was being pushed into a cell. And what he heard the dragon slayer say confirmed his worst thoughts.

"I have a strong suspicious that this person is a disguised dragon. More so, a very certain black dragon that has terrorized this land for decades now. I don't care what it takes, get him to turn."

Gough had been fickle the whole day after Ornstein had told him in the morning which capture he had made. It had been really unlucky, that Kalameet had encountered Ornstein in the night. The dragon slayer was absolutely convinced that the man he had captured was indeed the black dragon he had a personal vendetta with. Gough not only feared that Kalameet's secret would come out but also what they would do to him to try and make him turn...

Gough would have so liked to just run to the cell where Kalameet was held, but he couldn't risk showing that he had a relationship with the supposed dragon, that would bring him and his position as a Knight of Gwyn in serious trouble. So the giant had no other choice then to attend to his duties, worrying himself sick.

It was the greatest relief when the night hit and the other knights including Ornstein decided to head to bed. After Gough had made sure that the hallways were empty, he hurried to the dungeons. After he had assured the guards that he had business there and that it was of utmost importance that they would stay quiet about his visit, he could enter. It didn't take him long to find the cell, where Kalameet was locked up. And the giant was met with a gruesome sight.

The dragon was lying on the floor of the cell, stripped of his clothes (at least they had the decency to let him keep his underwear), multiple wounds on his body, left arm clearly looking broken, the dark skin covered with bruises. His curly black hair was completely matted with blood from a big laceration at his head.

"Kalameet?", Gough whispered. "What did they do to you?"

Kalameet lifted his head a little, spitting out a bit of blood. "Gough, you came...", he whispered, voice hoarse. "They tried to make me turn. But I didn't." The dragon grinned weakly at Gough, showing his fangs.

"Did they torture you...?", Gough asked, voice starting to tremble.

The dragon pulled himself up, wincing. "Oh, I think, that shouldn't bend like this..", he groaned after he noticed the broken arm. "Shit, in my dragon form that would have barely hurt..."

"You didn't answer my question.", Gough said, voice and gaze stern. Kalameet sighed.

"When their magic didn't work, they tried using potions. When their potions didn't work they started to hurt me." Kalameet looked at the wall of his cell. "Damn, Seath warned me not to get hurt while being transformed, it could be really dangerous to turn back now..." The black dragon hissed in pain.

"Why didn't you just turn and fly away?", Gough raised his voice, his anger had gotten too big to care if anyone could hear him. Kalameet hissed again.

"And when I would have turned into a dragon, would I have ever been able to come back here?", he said between clenched teeth. "I wouldn't have been able to see you ever again. What if they had found out what kind of relationship we had? Shit, ow..." Kalameet sank back to the cell floor again.

"Don't tell me... you did this for me? You were so worried that I could lose my privileges that you took torture in favour of turning and escaping...?"

Kalameet nodded, some blood from his hair dripping down.

"We need to get you out of here.", Gough said. "When they continue this the next day I fear for your life."

Kalameet mumbled: "I had worse."

"Yes, but you aren't a dragon right now."

"But how? We don't have the keys..."

"Don't underestimate me", Gough said and pulled out a key ring with all sort of wooden keys on it. "I made copies of every key from the cathedral as practice and let me tell you, they work." The giant searched the key ring until he found the one that was able to open Kalameet's cell. Once the door was open, Gough entered through the door to embrace Kalameet into his arms. Luckily, the dragon had been put into a giant's cell, so that it wasn't any trouble for Gough to fit in there. After he had picked Kalameet up, the dragon groaned in pain.

"That was pretty impressive, Hawkeye.", Kalameet brought out. "But we still have to worry about the guards."

"Don't you think this place has some illusionary walls and secret passages?", Gough said and cradled Kalameet softly in his arms.

"But... there is still one problem...", Kalameet sighed. "I can't walk like this."

Gough carefully put Kalameet back onto the ground, making the dragon wince when his injuries got jostled. He then pulled a bottle out of his pocket. "This is a divine blessing, a potion made by the princess herself.", he whispered. "It is possible to heal any injuries at once."

Kalameet had pulled himself up again and leaned against Gough's leg. "But aren't these things incredibly rare?" Gough nodded. "And you are willing to give something so valuable up for me?"

"The time I can spend with you is much more precious than any potion in the world.", Gough said and carefully picked up Kalameet again. "Now stop talking and drink up." With that, the giant set the bottle on Kalameet's lips, carefully instilling the potion into the dragon's system.

The next few minutes Gough could practically watch how the wounds on Kalameet's body closed, how the broken bone mended back into place and how the bruises vanished. Only the crusted blood on his body and the fresh blood in his hair remained. Kalameet sighed in relief.

"That's feel much better.", he said and snuggled himself against the big chest of the giant. The both of them stayed a few more minutes like this in comfortable silence until Gough got up putting Kalameet back on the ground.

"Let's go, but be quiet.", he said. "I have to pass the guards on the way back, so I can't escort you into safety. Don't let yourself capture a second time."

Kalameet nodded and followed Gough to a seemingly solid wall. The giant punched the wall and it disappeared into thin air revealing a secret corridor.

"Makes you wonder why they build a escape route right here.", Kalameet said, leaning against the wall.

"For whatever the reason was, it can get you into safety now. Follow this corridor, it will get you out at a fireplace at one of the guest rooms. From there you can go on the balcony. From the balcony you can fly away, but better make sure, that nobody sees you."

Kalameet started to walk towards the corridor, but stopped and turned back to Gough. He approached the giant. "Please kneel down.", he said.

"Huh?", Gough said, but obeyed. Kalameet walked directly in front of Gough, raised both hands to raise the helmet of the giant and pressed a kiss on his lips.

"I owe you one.", he said and vanished into the corridor.

(Author's note: So, maybe you think Ornstein reacts a bit extreme here, especially for the way I write him, but please take note, Ornstein hates Kalameet to the guts. He doesn't have any sympathy for him and was practically convinced that he had captured Kalameet, at thing he had dreamed about for years.

And who where the people who tortured Kala? I am not so sure actually, but I guess the cathedral has some people who acts as torturers, I let you readers decide who it was.

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