Wow, it's been almost a month. School's really got me swamped, plus the fact that I can pretty much only be on the computer for about two hours a day cause I'm not allowed on the computer, so I sneak on before everyone gets home. :sigh:

As I'm sure you noticed, I put the main pairings in the chapter titles, cause I thought it'd be helpful in remembering wich was which. Does it help any?

Warnings: Slight gore, angst, implied shounen-ai, if you wanna see it that way.

Enjoy!

Dragon Knight Snippets: Lying

Thatz could do nothing more than to just watch, as his stomach clenched and his mind fought to deny what was so plain in front of him. He vaguely wondered if Rath would act the same way if it was him and not Rune on the ground, limp and pale, blood soaking into his clothes and sticking messily to his hair. He wondered if he would yell and cry out his name angrily, fear rattling his body like glass in an earthquake. The fear was screaming from his eyes, and Thatz knew it was reflected in his own too.

He watched as Rune's eyes fluttered open, and stared, unfocused, through heavily lidded eyes. That had never felt relief wash over him like that, his body falling lax in a sickening sensation, as if cold water had been poured inside him and running down the walls of his stomach. Blue eyes widened for a moment as he caught sight of Rath, who remained oblivious.

Thatz watched as Rath held Rune tightly, his knuckles white and his face even whiter. Had he been able to cry, he would have made the rain envious.

Rune winced, managing a weak smile, and disentangled himself from Rath's arms, who was clinging to the golden-haired elf as if letting go meant dying. Rune placed a trembling hand on his chest, his breath coming in shallow rasps, and a gentle, warm glow was emitted from his hand. Torn and gruesome, the large gashes that had been ripped into him disappeared, and Rune's moonlight-pale face gained color. The small cuts on Rath's face and arms faded, without leaving even scars, and Thatz finally found the strength to stand on legs that felt like rubber.

And then the question came, the reason that Thatz had been frozen into a mere spectator, dreaded the moment Rune would, hopefully,wake,and the reason why his eyes had been tinted with a mix of horror and pity as he'd watched Rath's fragile sanity tested by the possible death of his most dearest friend. Thatz had always been envious of how much Rath really loved Rune, and wondered if it'd ever be the same with him.

"What happened? I'll kill the demon who did this to you!"

Rune's eyes widened, and his mouth opened but no words came out. Thatz became painfully aware that he would be the one to intervene. Rune couldn't take it, he didn't know how to lie, but the truth would have fractured Rath like a porcelain cup crushed delicately under the heel of a soldier's boot.

"It's dead," he interrupted, and Rath turned to stare at him, "You passed out, and the demon headed straight for Rune-"

"Did you kill it?"

Thatz hesitated, because there were no marks on his body to show for a struggle other than the ones that had already been there, and the demon they'd been fighting had been too strong for Thatz to take it alone. Rath would see through his lie... "No, I tricked it. I dove underneath it so that it stabbed itself trying to reach me."

Rune was still staring at Rath, baby blue eyes still wide, and Thatz knew he was fighting to keep the memory of Rath's face morphing, elongating into a snout and beady eyes, canine teeth gleaming dangerously. Trying to dispel the image of Illuser's gruesome wolfish body ripping apart the demon to insignificant shreds, blood dripping conspicously from its crimson-soaked tongue, before rounding on the elf. Had Rune not called out Rath's name and snapped his mind free from his dark side's control... Thatz didn't want to think about it. Rath would have surely ... and Thatz would have followed.

Tears began slipping from Rune's ashen face, following the curve of his neck before soaking into his shirt, and Thatz felt like following suit. He wiped his eyes brashly, trying to control himself for their sakes.

"Rune, what's wrong?" Of course, Rath paid heed only to Rune, but at the moment, he figured it didn't matter. They were alive, and that was... almost good enough.

"N-nothing... I'm just relieved," Rune too, wiped his eyes, exchanging a glance half of relief, half of pity, because he knew how painful it was for Thatz. The earth knight fell to his knees, pulling them both to him and wrapping his arms around them. He kissed their foreheads and closed his eyes, pressing them tighter and wishing that it wasn't that complicated, and that lying wasn't the best way to protect them.

ooooh... I'm so mean to Thatz. What is it with me wanted to torture his character so much? You think that with teh frequence that I have him in my fics he'd be my fave... who knows, maybe he subconsciously is... O.o

Kage Ohkami: Lol, well, I hadn't until my friends had their little 'math' lesson, and it was acutally a one-time thing. I had a hard time coming up with a humoruos ending and with how I was going to write this scene, cause i had the option of starting it off with Thatz and Rath walking in on them, and them trying to explain. Lol.

Puppy: Lol. I'm not a big advocate of shoujo-ai, though not because I don't like it, but more cause I can't see it happening that well. I'm in too deep into shounen-ai, lol. I'm sure it took them a while to become convinced that their girlfriends weren't cheating on them with each other.

Shadown Down: Yeah, I like R/A and T/K better, I just kinda felt like screwing around with different pairings for once. It is always about Rath, lol.

Long Forgotten Howl: Lol, I'm glad you liked it. It was fun to come up with.

Black Angel: Lol, thanks, I'm guessing?

Aquajogger: That's what my friends said, and I guess it would be very helpful. You gotta get somone who already has experience though::nods wisely:

Dark-birdie: Lol! It would be sooo funny if guys did that too. But I think they just kinda find the nearest girl who'd do it with them and go ahead. :shakes head: Guys.

Old Fiat: I guess I might watch that sometime. At least you're forthcoming about not reading the snippets :shrug:

Capella: Lol, yup, like the swimmers, who write 'eat my bubbles' so then there's... eat my ice-chips. Lol. That one was sooo much fun to write. I'll think about that shoujo-ai. I wanna come up with something good, not something completely cracked. In the druggie sense. I love Tomoyo/Sakura, just cause it's so sweet. And Neptune and Uranus, and Mini Moon and Saturn. Lol.

Angstluver: Thank youuuu::happy:

Alright, well thank you so much for your reviews! I know people have suggested stuff to me before, but I can't remember all of them, so if you have any ideas or challenges or suggestions... throw them at me! Next snippet is Rath/Thatz and coming at 298 revs.

Tata!