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-- Later that night --

Aster was standing outside the training room where Satorious had been all night and still was. (Did I mention that this is happening at around 2:15 in the morning?) He was debating whether to go in or stay out there and continue to argue with himself. He finally gathered all the courage he had and went inside to see Satorious sitting at the desk, looking through a pile of papers.

"What are you doing up at this hour? Aren't you tired?" Aster asked, which caused Satorious to nearly jump out of his skin.

"Aster, you should know better then to scare someone like that... especially at this early hour." Satorious said before letting out a yawn.

"Satorious, you're overworking yourself. You should get some sleep."

"I can't. I'm working on something."

"What is it that's so important?"

"Something that I think will increase our chances of Syrus being a better dragon. He'll need these skills someday. Besides... in this world you can't take a chance."

"You can chances on some things."

"Not in this case you can't. Besides... lately I've been having the strangest feeling that something bad is about to come. Something evil."

"What is it?"

"I don't know yet. The feeling isn't strong enough. I can't tell."

"Satorious... do you wanna know the real reason I came in here?"

"That would be nice. What's so important that you must distract me from my work to say?"

"That I... I..."

"You what?"

"I... I really... really..."

"You really what?! I don't have all day?!" Satorious yelled.

"I really want to go now." Aster said, in a really depressed voice before walking out without so much as a glance back. He closed the door slowly and sighed sadly before slumping to the floor.

Zane came down the stairs and smirked evilly when he saw Aster.

"Aster! Guess what?"

"You learned how to breath fire and are gonna burn me to a crisp right now? Go ahead... do it. I've got nothing left to live for."

"Actually no. I haven't learned how to breath fire yet. And what happened to you?"

"I don't wanna talk about it."

"Why not?"

"Why the sudden curiousity about my life, huh?" Aster asked. "Besides... why would you care? We hate each other, remember?"

"Yeah, I know, but that doesn't mean that I can just let you be depressed."

"You mean that?"

"Yeah." Zane said, and Aster smiled. "I mean... who else is going to be able to hate me so much?" Zane asked, causing Aster to stop smiling and sweatdrop.

'I should of known.' Aster thought.

"So, you gonna tell me, or what?" Zane asked as he sat down.

"Okay. Under one condition."

"Name your price."

"You can never tell anyone, not even Syrus, that I talked to you like a friend."

"Deal." Zane said as he shook Aster's hand.

"Okay. Well... this morning I came down here to tell Satorious something, but he was working and when I tried to tell him he basically told me to get out."

"Came down here to tell him... what?"

"Nothing."

"No, tell me."

"It's nothing."

"I wish you'd tell."

"Oh, darn it!" Aster said. "I came down here to tell him that I... love him."

"You what?"

"I love him alright. Dear Slfer, Ra, and Obelisk, if only it was as easy to say him as it is to you."

"It wasn't easy to tell Syrus that I loved him."

"You didn't have to do anything! Syrus changed himself into a girl for you and you were still somewhat clueless."

"Whatever. So, how are you gonna tell him now?"

"I'm not planning on telling him anymore."

"Why not?"

"Because I tried and look where it got me."

"Ever heard of that phrase, "If at first you don't successed, try, try again."?"

"Yes, but that's not always easy to do."

"Zane?" Syrus asked as he walked down the stairs. "What are you doing out here? Come back to bed." He said as he rubbed his eyes from sleep.

"I'll be up in a minute, Sy."

"Okay, but please hurry." Syrus said before starting to walk back up the stairs.

"Go upstairs with him." Aster said.

"Right now? You sure?"

"Yeah, well... I'm gonna have to face Satorious again sometime."

"Well... okay then." Zane said as he stood up and went up the stairs with Syrus.

Aster wasn't actually planning on going back inside, but then again he didn't have to. Because right then, Satorious came out of the room and saw Aster slumped there.

"Aster? No wonder the other door wouldn't open. You're leaning against it."

"What are doing?"

"I'm following your advice and going to bed."

"That's it?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"What about an apology?" Aster asked as he stood up.

"Apology? For what?"

"How about yelling at me for starters!" Aster yelled.

"Be quiet. It's a little after 2:30 in the morning." Satorious said as he covered Aster's mouth, but Aster just jerked his hand away.

"I don't care! I don't get a simple "sorry" after the way you treated me?!"

"Aster, calm down."

"Leave me alone." Aster said as he turned his back towards Satorious.

"Aster... listen-"

"Just go!" Aster said, then started to walk away, but Satorious grabbed his wrist to keep him there. "Let me go!" He yelled as he tried to get free, but it was no use. "Let me go!" Aster yelled. Then the next thing he knew, he was pinned up against the wall by Satorious.

"Will you just listen to me?!"

"No! Let go of me!" Aster yelled, trying to get his wrists free, but it was just another failed attempt. "You let me go right now and I won't sue you!" Aster yelled.

Satorious started chuckling while his bangs covered his eyes.

"What's so funny?" Aster asked.

"Oh, I was just thinking of something." Satorious said after raising his head up so his eyes were visible again.

"What?" Aster asked, and Satorious looked at him while his eyes were doing this sort of trance pattern. "Oh no! You're not getting me with that!" Aster said as he looked away.

"You don't... want me to look at you?" Satorious asked. "Then... you look at me." Satorious said as he grasped Aster's chin and forced Aster to look back at him.

"No way!" Aster said as he finally got free of Satorious' grasp and was about to start to walk away. "I know what you're trying to do, Sat-" He was cut off when he felt Satorious grasp his wrist.

"You do?" Satorious asked, a bit surprised about the fact that he knew. "I mean... you don't trust me?"

"No, not anymore."

"Then there's nothing I can do to help."

"You wanna help me?"

"Absolutely." Satorious said as got closer to Aster and started to circle him slowly. "I know your innermost feelings. I know how you feel about me."

"How did you know? I never got to tell you."

"Hm?" Satorious asked with an almost dreamy look on his face, but then snapped back to reality. "Oh, I have my own... little ways." Satorious said as he placed one of his hands on Aster's hip, then chuckled. "But first... you have to trust me, my Aster."

"Don't call me that."

"You don't want to be mine?" Satorious asked, causing Aster to blush.

"Uh... no, I do, but-" Aster was cut off again when Satorious placed a finger to his lips.

"No buts. You do or you don't."

"Alright... I do."

"Say it again."

"Satorious!"

"Okay, okay." Satorious said. "So... how exactly do want me to claim you?" He asked, causing Aster's blush to deepen, a lot.

"Um... anyway you want to I guess." Aster said, and before he knew it, Satorious was dragging him to his room.

-- In Zane's room --

Syrus was sitting on Zane's bed, thinking, when Zane came out from the bathroom and sat down next to him.

"You okay." Zane asked.

"I'm fine. I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"I hope that Jaden and Bastion's new relationship goes okay."

"So do I?"

"Zane, I've got a question."

"Yeah?"

"What were you and Aster talking about downstairs earlier?"

"I can't discuss it. I promised him that I wouldn't."

"Since when do you make promises to him?"

"And since when did I break promises to anybody?"

"How about the time when you promised that you would never hurt me and you did? But that doesn't matter. You still won't tell me? The loyalist of all your fans?"

"Nice try, Syrus."

"Why not?"

"Because I promised him that I would keep it a secret."

"That's not fair." Syrus pouted, and Zane chuckled.

"You're cute when pout."

"Zane, what do you want?"

"What? I can't tell you that you're cute anymore without you asking questions about it? Fine. If that's the way you're gonna be then I'll just go to bed." Zane said as he got under the covers and turned off the light. There was still some light in the room thanks to the full moon outside.

"Zane, you know that's not what I meant."

"It doesn't matter. I'm tired anyway. So just go to bed, Sy."

"But, Zane-"

"I told you to go to bed, Syrus!" Zane snapped. He quickly sat up, slapped his hand over his mouth, and looked at Syrus, who had tears in his eyes. "Sy, I'm so sorry. I don't know what came over me. I didn't even feel any anger... at all. I-it just happened."

"It's okay, Zane. I forgive you."

"No, really. Yell back at me. You have to."

"You want me to yell at you?"

"Yes, yell at me."

"Well... okay, I'll try." Syrus said, then took a deep breath. "Zane, why did you do that?! You're such a jerk!" Syrus yelled. "How was that?"

"That was... pretty good." Zane said. "Now I feel better. Thank you." He said as he bowed.

"Your welcome." Syrus said as he bowed too.

"Now can we go to bed? I'm getting so sleepy I think I might just pass out."

"Yes, lets go to bed." Syrus said. So they laid down together under the covers and fell asleep in each other's arms.

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That was my forth chappy! I hope ya'll enjoyed it!