Writer problems: I googled how to hotwire a car for this chapter. I'm not a criminal, I swear...also there is sex again

ALSO: Shoutout to chibiwriter on tumblr who drew me a thing for this fic (and also another thing of Artemis) I don't care if it'll never be finished, I love it a lot and I will cherish it as it is ; 7 ;

Song Inspiration:

Power to Progress - Darren & Stephen Loveday

Ai Kotoba - ShounenT

"What?"

"You have to go back to Delphi. Apollon is..."

"Apollon is what, Artemis? I won't know unless you tell me."

"What Apollon the god of?" Artemis asks.

Tsukito raised an eyebrow at the strange question, "Too many things, honestly."

"Just answer the damn question!"

Tsukito held up his hands defensively, "Okay, okay...The sun, music, prophecy, healing and..." His eyes widen as he slowly comes to realize, "...plague." quietly fell from his lips.

"Yes! And he's about to jumpstart another Black Plague if we don't stop him."

"But what can I do against a god? I'm just a human."

"I messed up, okay? I thought you were going to hurt Apollon like so many other humans he's loved and I tried to keep you two apart because I didn't want to see him like that again." Artemis said in between choked back sobs, "But I was wrong, I was so so wrong. You're the only one who can save him."

"Why does it have to be me?" Tsukito asked.

"After you left Delphi, Eros yelled at me for trying to break you up. He hates Apollon's guts, but I guess he decided stop being petty and let him be happy for once and sort of bound him to you, so you two are technically soulmates, I guess? And now Apollon's going on a rampage again and you're the only person I can go to. Are still with me so far?"

"Where else would I be?"

"I don't usually take orders from a lesser god, but this is my brother we're talking about." Artemis explained, "You love him, don't you?"

Tsukito turns away from her, scenes from their last night together played in his head, "I...I don't even know."

"I do. Even though I gave you all those visions of the Trojan War, even when he told you what he's done, you still saw the good in him and accepted him. Even if you don't realize it yet, you love him unconditionally. I know I've been a jerkass to you and I don't know if my apology is even enough for you, but please, I'm begging you, stop my brother so he doesn't make those mistakes again."

"Wait, you were the one giving me those visions?" Tsukito asked, "Is there anything else you should be telling me?"

"Not now, we have to go!"

Tsukito sighed, "Alright, is there anyone watching right now?"

"Uh...no?" Artemis replied as she scanned their surroundings.

"Good." Tsukito looks around until he found the most old-fashioned looking car he could find, "I can't believe I'm doing this..." He turned to Artemis, "If an alarm goes off, get ready to run."

"Okay, but are you-" Artemis stops her sentence when she hears the sound of breaking glass as Tsukito smashed the window with his elbow. Thankfully, it didn't seem to equipped with an alarm. "I...isn't that illegal?"

"Your brother is about to put a plague on Delphi. Besides it's only illegal if you get caught." Tsukito unlocks the car from the inside, "Get in."

Artemis rushes to the passenger seat, while Tsukito looks under the steering wheel, "Can I borrow one of your arrows?"

Without missing a beat, Artemis summons her silver arrows and gave one to Tsukito, despite not being sure what Tsukito plans to do with it. She watches intently as he wedged it into the panel under the steering wheel and pried it open, revealing the wiring underneath, "Look in the glove compartment, is there any electrical tape?"

"Conveniently, yes."

Tsukito began removing the wires with careful calculation, praying that he doesn't electrocute himself. He strips the wires of their insulation, exposing the copper parts of them. He twists together what he assumes is the battery and ignition wires. Tsukito lets out a sigh of relief when he sees that the dashboard lights are up. Now time to actually start the car. He takes the remaining wire and sparks it against the other two a few times until he hears the engine start up, "I did it..."

"How did you know how to do that?" Artemis asked, staring at Tsukito in pure amazement.

"...You don't want to know." Tsukito shook his head, "I prefer to avoid doing things like this, but sometimes I have to do what I have to do. I have learn how to survive somehow." He covers the exposed wires with electrical tape, then proceeded to get into driver's seat. Using Artemis' arrow, he finishes the job by breaking the locking mechanism on the steering wheel. "Alright, where to?"

"Delphi, of course! Did you not hear me the first time?"

Without hesitation, Tsukito steps on the accelerator and drives off.

Tsukito rushed to Delphi as quickly as he could. The roads on the way there were conveniently empty for the most part. No wonder he was able to speed this far without getting caught. Traffic laws be damned.

Suddenly, the car began to slow down, only managing another few hundred feet in the road before it sputtered to a complete stop.

"Oh no. No no no no no." Tsukito muttered to himself before smacking his hands against the steering wheel in defeat.

"What happened?"

"Either it's run out of gas or broke down completely. I'm not sure which." Tsukito replied. He internally berates himself for choosing the most run-down car to steal. "How long more do we have?"

"About another hour drive, I think." Artemis leans back into the seat, sighing in exhasperation, "Great, we're stranded. What now?"

Tsukito gets out of the car, "I could try running there."

Artemis scoffed, "You're skinnier than uncooked spaghetti. There's no way you could make it."

"Well, do you have any other ideas?"

"No..." Artemis buried her face in her hands, "We're done. There's nothing we can do."

"You're a goddess, can't you do something?"

"Once Apollon goes on a rampage, not even I can stop him."

"Alright, what about Zeus then?" Tsukito suggested.

Artemis rolled her eyes, "Do you think that deadbeat would give a rat's ass? Apollon's doing the dirty work for him as far as he's concerned."

"Well, there must be something we can do." Tsukito said, his usually dull, vacant eyes so full of determination. "I'm not giving up on him. Not now."

Suddenly, a neigh could be heard in the distance. Just in the nick of time, the pegasus lands on the ground right in front of Tsukito with Dionysus in tow, "Need a ride?"

"Yes, very much needed."

Dionysus held out his hand to Tsukito, helping him up, "Great, because we need to stop Apollon before he wipes out all of Delphi."

"Are you coming?" Tsukito asked Artemis.

She shook her head, "I'll catch up with you later. Go stop my idiot brother."

Tsukito nodded, "I can't guarantee anything, but I'll do my best."

Next thing he knew, the pegasus took off into the air, leaving Artemis alone in the middle of the road.

"Good luck." She whispered as she watched Tsukito fly off into the distance.

"So remind me again why Apollon wants to wipe Delphi off the map?"

"He was pretty heartbroken after you left. Not that this is your fault or anything. I'm sure you had your reasons." Dionysus sighed, "This is Apollon's problem. He almost always let his emotions control him and he ends up doing some really reckless shit that he almost always ends up regretting later."

Things were worse in Delphi than Tsukito thought. The setting sun painted the sky a horrifying red color. A strange black mist loomed ominously over the town. Whatever it was, Tsukito did not have a good feeling about it.

"Oh shit..."

"Are we too late?" Tsukito asked.

"Good news: you're not too late. It would take an entire night to take out the entire town, so if you can find Apollon in time, you can try to convince him to undo this and heal everybody."

"What's the bad news?"

"Apollon can probably accelerate the effects of his plague so I can't guarantee you have until the next morning to stop him. Also you might get infected too, if you were to go in there."

"Is...is that supposed to scare me?"

Dionysus shook his head, "Nope. But I'm not sure if the fact that you are willing to go into a plague-infected town despite the repercussions impresses me or scares me."

He dropped Tsukito off at the entrance of the town, "This is as far as I can take you. Everything is up to you now."

"I'd prefer if you didn't say that. It's going to put me under pressure even more."

"No way. I know you can do it." Dionysus said, reaching down to give Tsukito a hard pat on the back. "I believe in you...and as much as Arte does not wanna admit it, she believes in you too. You're the one Apollon needs right now."

Tsukito smiled and nodded, understanding the mission he had been given. Taking a deep breath, he runs into the town. He certainly wasn't prepared for what he was coming back to. Several people were passed out in the street, hopefully not dead. People were crowded at the doors of the clinic, desperately begging for answers about their sudden illness. And they're all going to be dead by the next morning, as far as Tsukito can imagine.

"Apollon, what did you do?"

Suddenly, Tsukito began coughing violently. It was hard to breathe in between coughing fits that just kept on coming. He covered his mouth with his hand and when he finally stopped coughing, he gasps when he saw the blood in his hand. Tsukito pulled up his shirt to cover his mouth and nose, as if that would help somehow.

He had to stop Apollon and fast. Preferably before he dies along with every other citizen in Delphi. But how was he going to find Apollon like this?

Tsukito makes his way towards the Temple of Apollo and thought carefully. He remembered during the Trojan War, Apollon spread plague by shooting arrows into the camp. If that were the case here, then he must be up somewhere elevated.

Tsukito desperately looks around the surrounding mountains, sighing in relief when he finds a golden light on top of one of the peaks. "Found you."

His heart pounding against his chest as he desperately ran to where Apollon was. It wasn't exactly easy with the steep, rocky terrain, but he couldn't afford to let that hinder him. He could barely breathe, but he wasn't sure if that was the plague's fault or just his anxiety taking over.

What if he didn't make it in time? What was going to happen when Apollon realizes he repeated his mistakes? Would Tsukito even be there to help him recover from that? What if Apollon couldn't recover and he just lived in despair for all eternity?

Tsukito shook his head. As terrified as he was about facing Apollon, this was no time to start having second thoughts. As long as he's alive, he will stop Apollon no matter what..

Before he knew it, he could see the golden light shining even brighter. He was almost there. By the time he managed to reach Apollon, he could feel his weak legs shake to the point they couldn't support his weight anymore. He slumped to the ground, exhausted and trying to catch his breath. But as he did so, it triggered even more coughing. His fingers were sticky as the blood he coughed up dripped through them.

He looked up and his eyes widened when he saw Apollon. He watched as the sun god summoned a black arrow out of thin air and pulled his bow back.

Tsukito's body moved on its own, despite the fact that it hurt all over from the strain he put on it. In a panic, he rushed to put himself in the way of the arrow, "Apollon, don't!"

Apollon's eyes widened, "Tsuki-Tsuki...you came back?"

"Apollon, please don't do this."

Apollon's look of surprise quickly turned to anger and hatred, "No! You betrayed me!"

"I know, I did. But that doesn't mean you can do this." Tsukito said, "Do you really want a repeat of the mistakes you made in the Trojan War?"

Apollon laughs bitterly, "That doesn't really matter anymore, now does it? I thought you were different, but I was stupid to think that. You said I meant nothing to you. You mean to tell me that you've been lying to me ever since we met? All that time we spent together meant absolutely nothing to you? Artemis was right. I shouldn't have blindly trusted you in the first place."

"I'm sorry. I know I said awful things to you and I know you'll probably never forgive me, but I also know that this isn't what you want-"

"Shut up! What do you know about what I want?" Apollon screamed.

"Because I've seen it! When you told me you didn't want to hurt anyone again, when you said you want to redeem yourself, I know you were being genuine. Even right now, I still believe you can be a better person. It's not too late Apollon. No matter what, I won't let you make the same mistakes again, so..." Tsukito spreads his arms out, "You either put the arrow down or you shoot me. Your decision."

"What are you doing? Get out of the way!" Apollon's anger began to falter. His hands shook as he was holding back the urge to cry.

"No!" Tsukito refused, "I understand if you're upset, but please don't take it out on all those innocent people. They didn't do anything wrong. I was the one who betrayed you. Take it out on me. I...I deserve it."

Apollon's fingers twitched on the bow string, unsure of what to do, "Why are you making this so hard?"

Tsukito closed his eyes and smiled, completely accepting the fact that he was might have sacrifice his life to save these people and Apollon. At the very least...he'll be able to live with Takeru again. Apollon could grant him that. He took a deep breath, completely prepared for the arrow to pierce his chest and end this quickly. "I'm sorry..."

...But it never came.

Tsukito cracked an eye open when he heard something clattering on the ground. Apollon had dropped his bow and arrow.

"Huh?"

Apollon fell to his knees, "No...no!"

Tsukito just stood there, at a loss on what to do, "Apollon..?"

The sun god just bursts into tears then and there, "I can't...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry, Tsuki-Tsuki..."

For a moment, Tsukito just watched Apollon cry pitifully like a child. He crouched down to this knees and hesitantly wrapped his arms around him, holding him close, "I know...I'm sorry too." He tried to hold back tears. He didn't want to make this moment about him.

He felt Apollon snake his arms around his waist tightly. Tsukito's body relaxed in the sun god's grasp. Being held like this by him...he just feels like this is how should be. It just felt so right. But Tsukito was the one that hurt Apollon. He's not entirely sure if he deserves this. Tsukito cradled Apollon's face in his hands, wiping away the tears with his thumbs.

Apollon continued sobbing, barely able to form a coherent sentence, "I'm so sorry, Tsuki-Tsuki, I'm so selfish. Now look what I've done..."

"It's okay, it's not too late." Tsukito reached for Apollon's bow, "Let's end this together, alright?"

Apollon nodded, "Okay." He said, still hiccuping from crying so hard.

Tsukito took Apollon by the hand and pulled him up. He held out his bow to Apollon, giving him a patient smile.

Apollon took a deep breath, picking up the black arrow he had dropped. With a bright flash of light, he turned it into a golden arrow right before Tsukito's eyes. He then took the bow from Tsukito and put the arrow on it before pulling the string back. As he aimed it towards Delphi, he felt Tsukito's hands on top of his, as if helping him shoot. They look at each other for a moment, gazing into each other's eyes.

"You're not scared, are you?" Tsukito asked.

Apollon shook his head, "Mmhm, no...you're here with me. I'll be fine."

Without wasting another second, they both let go of the string and watched the arrow fly into Delphi. It disappeared into the sky for a moment, then suddenly a shower of golden arrows rained upon the town. The strange black cloud seemed to dissipate in an instant.

"There, that should probably heal everyone at once." Apollon said. He heard a dull thud on the ground and turned around, "Tsuki-Tsuki?!"

"Shhh, I'm tired. You have no idea how much I had to run to get here. My body hurts all over."

"Then let me heal you!"

"I would appreciate that, thank you."

Apollon laid his hand on Tsukito's chest. That familiar warmth spread throughout Tsukito's body, alleviating any traces of pain. "There, better? Does that feel better?"

"Yes, much." Tsukito said, "Lie with me? We have a lot to talk about."

"Okay, since you really love the ground so much." Taking up on Tsukito's offer, he laid down on the ground beside him. They laid in silence for a while, watching the sky as the sunset made its course and turned a dark navy blue.

After a while, Apollon was the first to break the silence, "So, what's next for you?"

"What do you mean?" Tsukito asked.

"Where are you going to go? You can't stay in Delphi, right?" Apollon said, "I really love you, Tsuki-Tsuki. I really do, but I can't make this about me anymore. If you really love someone, you have to let them go. That's how it goes, right?"

"...but if they come back, they're meant to be yours."

Apollon laughs, "You're joking, right?"

"Nope. I decided I want to stay here." Tsukito said, "I've had a few days to...think about some things and sort out some feelings, I suppose. Hmm...where do I start? Oh, I saw my brother again."

Apollon tilts his head in confusion, "What...? But I thought you said he was dead."

"He is. I may or may not have fallen into the Underworld yesterday and I found him there. Hades is your uncle, yes?"

"Eh?! You met Uncle Hades? How did he let you out?" Apollon asked, seeming genuinely surprised.

"Hades seems quite scary, but he is actually quite nice...surprisingly." Tsukito replied, "And I came to find out that my brother is married to him, so that probably plays a role in me getting out."

"Your brother is married to my uncle...?" Apollon's eyes slowly widened as he realized, "OH! That's your brother? Take-Take is your brother?"

Tsukito raised an eyebrow, "You've met him?"

"I have, a few times, but I can't believe it took me so long to realize that was your brother!" Apollon said, "I'm sorry, if I had known, I would've told you sooner."

"It's fine. Don't beat yourself up over it. I'm just really happy to see him one last time." Tsukito smiled, looking up towards the darkening sky, "He told me to just live my life the way I want to and try be happy. It's going to take a while for me to move on, but I've already decided that's what I'm going to do. Starting with you."

"What do you mean by that?" Apollon asked.

"Remember when we first met, you confessed your love to me out of the blue?" Tsukito said, "Is it...too late to take up on that offer?"

Apollon suddenly sat up, his eyes widening. "Do you really mean that? Do you, Tsuki-Tsuki?"

"Hey, I've had time to think about it...all that time I spent with you. I don't know how, but I supposed I must've fallen in love with you sometime along the way. I think you really have a way of growing on people." Tsukito rolled over on his side and sat up, "Apollon, ever since my brother passed away, I just felt so lost and alone. But then you came into my life...and to be honest, I'm really happy that you did. You really live up to your name as the god of the sun. Every time I was with you, I felt like you were like my sun."

He turned to look at Apollon to see he had tears streaming from his eyes again, "Oh no, did I say something wrong?"

Apollon sniffled, wiping away the tears from his face, "No no, you didn't say anything...I'm just...really happy to hear that. It's the first time anyone has said that to me."

"What are you talking about?" Tsukito asked.

"I am the god of the sun. I am also the god of prophesies. All my life, people everywhere would come flocking to me. But that was because they wanted my gifts. Even though I was constantly surrounded by people who worshipped me, I was just so lonely. But you...you didn't care about any of that. To be honest, sometimes it seemed like you forgot I was a god." Apollon laughs softly at the thought, "I just thought maybe...you'd be the one this time. I know I'm very impulsive and I honestly hate that about myself. I must've scared you when we first met."

"To be completely honest, you did."

Apollon laughs sheepishly, "Sorry. I'm sorry. But you know, I'm actually glad you turned me down the first time. I didn't know you, or what you've been through, or even how much you were suffering on the inside. I wasn't thinking of you at all. I was only thinking of myself and this idealized version of you I had. But know now, you have your weaknesses and you've suffered a lot too. You're not perfect. But I never stopped loving you despite that. Even if you didn't feel the same way, I would've been okay with that. When you were with me, I seem to forget I was ever alone. I can't thank you enough for that."

Tsukito's eyes locked on to the ground, unable to look at Apollon, "I...I didn't do anything, really."

"No...you've done so much for me. You saved me in a way, Tsuki-Tsuki."

"Then...I'm sorry I kept you waiting." Tsukito said, "I promise I will make sure you never feel lonely again."

Suddenly, Tsukito felt himself being lifted off the ground, "Whoa, what are you doing?"

Apollon giggles, gently pressing his forehead against Tsukito's, "Do you want to live with me on Mt. Olympus?"

"Is it okay for me?" Tsukito asked.

"I can probably find some loopholes if I beg Zeus enough." Apollon replied, "You don't have anywhere else to go, right? Come on, let's go."

Apollon could not keep his hands off of Tsukito when they returned to his realm. Not that Tsukito was particularly complaining. To be completely honest...Tsukito was quite eager, but he wasn't as bold about it was Apollon was.

Apollon carried Tsukito to the bedroom and practically threw him onto the bed. He grabbed onto Tsukito's wrists, pinning him against the bed as he leaned down to kiss him. This time, the both of them took the moment to relish in it. Their lips melded together perfectly like they were only made for each other.

Apollon's hands tugged at Tsukito's shirt. They stopped kissing for a moment, "Is...is this okay?" Apollon asked shyly.

"Yes, it's fine." Tsukito murmured, "I trust you."

Apollon proceeded to pull Tsukito's shirt off, his pants following not long after. Apollon couldn't help but laugh, "Bunny pattern? Seriously?"

Tsukito pouted, clearly not appreciating Apollon making fun of his choice of underwear, "Shut up."

Apollon tries to fit in words in between his laughter, "I'm sorry...it's just so cute, yet so like you."

"Well, are you going to take them off or what?"

Apollon just poked him on the forehead, "Bossy."

They begin to kiss once more. Tsukito was so preoccupied, he didn't even notice Apollon had slipped off his underwear and threw it aside onto the floor. It's long gone now.

As Apollon's fingers roamed all around his body, Tsukito could feel warmth spread throughout his entire body with every touch. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest and he wonders if Apollon could feel it too when he pulled him close.

Tsukito gasps as Apollon began kissing along his jawline, trailing further down to his neck. Apollon lightly sucked on different spots on his neck and shoulders, making even more red marks to accompany the previous ones. But Tsukito didn't care about that. He just didn't want Apollon to stop. His body started to ache with desire. He was so desperate for Apollon's touch.

But he did feel kind of bad that he's making Apollon do everything. Tsukito let his hands touch Apollon's body, his touches gentle but hesitant. It wasn't like he knew what he was doing. He was just trying to remember what Apollon did to him the first time they had sex.

But Apollon seemed to like what he was doing. His little moans encouraged Tsukito to keep going. Tsukito's hands wandered even lower, his fingers brushing against Apollon's already half-hard erection through the thin sheet of cloth wrapped around his waist. He rubbed at the growing bulge through the fabric, feeling it gradually get even harder with his touch. The friction alone was enough to make Apollon's mind go into a haze.

"Tsuki..." He could barely utter Tsukito's name as he let a groan escape his lips.

Tsukito immediately stopped what he was doing, "Sorry, I wanted to make you feel good too. Did you not like it?"

"No, that's not it at all!" Apollon shook his head, "Hold on, let me make this easier for the both of us."

He made quick work of removing the sheet from his waist and threw it onto the floor to join the pile of Tsukito's clothes. Now there was nothing between them.

Tsukito could feel the heat rush to his face as he stared at Apollon's cock. It was now painfully hard and twitching, as if eagerly waiting for him to do something, anything. He nervously reached for it, his fingertips trailing along the shaft. After doing that a few times over, he was feeling confident enough to let his fingers wrap around it.

He carefully watches Apollon's response as he begain to stroke it. His pacing was slow and awkward at first as he was still a little unsure of what he was doing. Apollon rocks his hips slightly, trying to urge Tsukito to stroke him faster. It wasn't hard for Tsukito to pick up on what he wanted, so he complied. He began picking up the pace little by little until he could feel that Apollon's cock was hot and throbbing against his hand.

"Like this?"

Apollon leaned in towards Tsukito, burying his face in the curve of his neck, "Yes...just like that..."

Tsukito shudders as he felt Apollon's ragged, uneven breathing against his neck. He stops his stroking for a moment to tease the tip. His fingers delicately rub at the slit, making leak even more pre-cum all over them. Apollon was quite vocal about his pleasure and doesn't even make any effort to supress any and all noises coming from his mouth. The sound of Apollon's panting combined with the slick, wet noises certainly did not help Tsukito's slowly cracking composure.

"If you keep doing that, I'm gonna..."

But Tsukito didn't stop. Rather, he quickened the pace of his strokes until Apollon finally came. He could feel Apollon's body spasm slightly as his cock spilled its thick white cum all over his hand. After he removed his hand, Tsukito just stared blankly at the sticky white mess all over it. Apollon came a lot, he noticed.

Apollon's face flushed a deep red at the sight, "Oh, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" He took hold of Tsukito's soiled hand. "Here, I'll clean it up."

Tsukito just quietly watched as Apollon's tongue lapped at his fingers, licking them completely clean of his cum. Apollon then kissed each of his fingers before trailing kisses along his arm.

"That was so good...you're so good."

"You're still hard, though." Tsukito says bluntly.

Apollon laughs softly, "I haven't done anything to you yet, of course I won't be satisfied with just that." He gently kisses Tsukito's forehead, "It's my turn now. I'll take very good care of you, okay?"

Tsukito hums in contentment as he wraps his arms around Apollon's neck, "I know you will...if I remember anything from our last experience."

But they both knew that this was nothing like last time. This wasn't a casual one night stand.

Apollon let Tsukito pull him down lower before capturing each other's lips into another heated kiss. For a moment, it felt like time had stopped. Nothing else mattered but each other.

Tsukito moans as he felt Apollon's hands on his body again, but any noise he made was stifled by the sun god's lips. Apollon's hands slowly traced along Tsukito's chest, his stomach, and finally his thighs. He had to make sure he had every detail of Tsukito's body committed to memory.

Their lips part, both of them gasping for air. Apollon gazed at Tsukito lovingly, his eyes held nothing but pure adoration for him. The sight of Tsukito underneath him right now took his breath away. Tsukito's face was flushed and his amber eyes were half lidded, but still looking up at him tenderly. The moonlight filtering through the window seemed to give his pale skin a certain glow.

Apollon wants this image burned into his mind for the rest of his life.

He brushed Tsukito's lilac hair out of the way before kissing all over his face. "You're so beautiful, Tsukito...so beautiful..." He murmured.

All this praise and the way Apollon was so lovingly calling him by name made Tsukito's heart flutter. He doesn't know how much more of this he could take, but he absolutely loved it. Though, he would never tell Apollon this out loud.

Apollon moves down lower to playfully nip at Tsukito's collarbone, feeling the latter's body jump in response. He keeps doing that all the way down until he reaches Tsukito's nipples. Apollon's tongue teasingly traced around one of them before he closed his mouth around it to suck on it. He rolled the other one between his fingers, relishing in every little moan and whine that came out of Tsukito's mouth. Apollon then moved on to suck on the other nipple, making sure to give it just as much treatment as the other one. Tsukito's back arched off the bed as he tangled his fingers in Apollon's hair. The sun god hissed at the feeling of Tsukito harshly pulling at his hair, but it wasn't like he disliked it. Rather, it got him even more excited.

It was such a delight to see Tsukito writhe underneath him. He would very much like to tease him like this forever, but he knows the both of them probably can't hold out for much longer.

Apollon abruptly stops after deciding he has had enough of teasing Tsukito. He reached over to grab a small bottle off the bedside table.

"You're okay if I do this, right? Right?" Apollon asked.

Tsukito nodded, "We've already done this once before. I can handle it."

"Okay. I'll...I'll try to be careful."

He senses Tsukito's eagerness and tries to cover his fingers in lube as fast as he could. He kissed Tsukito's cheek and intertwined their fingers together as his other hand reached down towards Tsukito's entrance. Tsukito's breath hitched when he felt Apollon insert a finger into him. Surprisingly, he didn't seem to be in any pain so far...or any discomfort, really. So Apollon went ahead and eased in two more fingers. He notices how Tsukito's grip on his hand tightened just a bit and how his body shifts slightly. Apollon reminds himself to go a bit easier on him. Making this as painless as he can for Tsukito was his top priority right now.

He began moving his fingers little by little, until he was absolutely sure Tsukito had adjusted well enough for him to pick up the pace a little. He kissed Tsukito tenderly on the lips, hoping it would take his mind off of any pain he might be feeling. He kept at this for a while until Tsukito pulled his lips away to speak.

"No more..." He whispered, "I want you inside me...please."

Apollon slowly removed his fingers, "Alright, if you're so sure."

He gives his cock a few hard, fast strokes. He was focusing all his attention on Tsukito that he was just realizing now how much it's been aching all this time.

Tsukito lets out a choked sob as Apollon slowly enters him. He thought he would get used to the feeling seeing as he did this before, but instead it was still just as painful. Apollon stops when he's halfway in just to give Tsukito time to adjust. He knew damn well that this was supposed to hurt at first, but he couldn't help but panic a little inside when he saw the discomfort Tsukito was obviously in. Apparently Tsukito was able to guess exactly what he was thinking because the minute Apollon was beginning to have second thoughts, he wraps his legs around Apollon's waist, giving no other choice but to enter him completely.

"You know I'm not made of glass, right?" Tsukito said.

"Sorry..." Apollon leans forward to gently press his forehead against Tsukito's, "I still feel sort of bad about being so rough with you the first time."

"Don't be..." Tsukito lowers his voice, "And don't hold back. All the love you have for me, I want to feel it all."

That line alone seemed to be the breaking point for Apollon. He rocked his hips slowly at first and then gradually set a more vigorous pace. Tsukito's cries echoed throughtout the room as he felt Apollon's cock inside him, relentlessly prodding at his prostate and stretching him in all the right ways. He was in absolute bliss. His mind couldn't form coherent thoughts at this point. The only thing on it right now was Apollon.

Apollon groans loudly as he was enveloped in Tsukito's tight heat. It was making him feel dizzy with pleasure and he wanted more of it. And he wanted to hear his beloved Tsukito scream his name.

Tsukito begins to notice Apollon's thrusts were becoming more erratic. He was starting to sense he was almost at his limit. He was too and Apollon somehow just knew. Apollon reached for Tsukito's neglected cock and began to stroke it in time with his thrusts, bringing Tsukito closer to the release he so desperately needed.

"A..Apollon...ah!" Tsukito struggled to call out as he came. His body trembled uncontrollably through as a euphoric feeling washed over him.

Apollon found the sight of Tsukito's orgasm so beautiful, it was enough to finally send him over the edge. He released deep inside of Tsukito, continuing to thrust into him until he had completely emptied himself. He takes a few moments to catch his breath before pulling himself out of Tsukito. Exhausted, he lets himself drop onto the bed next to him.

Tsukito moves his hand over little by little until it makes contact with Apollon's hand. He feels it twitch for a split second before he locks their fingers together. Apollon, of course, returns the gesture, grasping Tsukito's hand tightly. He felt like he never wanted to let go of it.

"Apollon? Can I ask you something?"

"Yes? What is it?"

Tsukito hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you truly love me?"

"Of course I do!" Apollon answered without missing a beat. Tsukito couldn't help but smile. It was nice to know Apollon's so certain about it.

"Then what's going to happen to us?"

"What do you mean?"

"You know why I tried to distance myself? You're a god. I just thought...you would eventually get tired of me."

"Tsuki-Tsuki, what are you talking about? My heart is overflowing with so much love for you, I feel like it might burst. I would never, ever get tired of you. I want to be with you forever." Apollon reached over to caress Tsukito's cheek. Tsukito couldn't help but instinctively lean into his touch.

"Yes, I know that now, but that doesn't change enything. You have forever, I don't. I'm going to die eventually and I'm scared to think about what'll happen to you when I do. I don't want to cause you pain, Apollon. Not again."

Apollon didn't respond. He just kept gazing at Tsukito with a gentle smile on his face.

"Why are you smiling? Did you not hear what I just said?"

"No, I heard you. I heard you loud and clear. I just don't want to worry about that right now and you shouldn't either. We'll figure something out, but for now, all that matters is that we're here together. That's more than enough for me." Apollon said.

"It's not very reassuring when you put it like that." Tsukito replied, "By the way, when I said you didn't mean anything to me...I still feel so terrible about it. I was so confused, but that's no excuse. I'm so sorry, Apollon, for hurting you like that."

Apollon planted a gentle kiss on Tsukito's forehead, "It's okay. I forgive you. I know you didn't mean it. Besides, it's my fault I lashed out like that and nearly killed off all of Delphi."

"But I'm the reason you did that in the first pla-"

"Shhh, no more. Just rest for now. We've both been through a lot." He pulled a blanket over Tsukito's naked body, making sure to wrap him up tightly, "There. Nice and cozy?"

"I don't see a point. I don't sleep, remember?" Tsukito said, "You need it more than me."

Apollon laughs, "I'm the sun god. I don't get cold, remember?"

"Oh...right. I forgot."

"If you can't sleep then is it okay if you let me cuddle you?" Apollon asked, "You can watch over me while I sleep or something."

"I guess..." Tsukito sighed.

Apollon draped his arm around Tsukito's waist and pulled their bodies close together. Tsukito couldn't resist the urge to snuggle up against Apollon's chest. He could never get enough of Apollon's warmth. He just felt so safe and comfortable in Apollon's embrace, he honestly never wanted to leave it.

The sun god gently pressed a kiss on the top of Tsukito's head, "My adorable Tsuki-Tsuki...I love you so, so much."

"Good night, Apollon...I love you."

With those words resonating in his head, Apollon slowly dozed off to sleep. He looked like a child when he sleeps, Tsukito noticed. So peaceful, yet vulnerable. He couldn't resist the urge to reach over and stroke his hair.

He glanced outside the window. Now that he realizes it, the moon seemed more beautiful than he's ever seen it.

Apollon woke up the next morning to Tsukito sleeping peacefully in his arms.

Wait...Tsukito has insomnia. He doesn't sleep.

"Tsuki-Tsuki?" Apollon called out his name. "Come oooon, get up!"

He hears giggling. Tsukito's eyes were closed but he wasn't sleeping. He's playing with Apollon.

...Alright, if that's how he wants it.

Apollon will do anything in his power to get Tsukito to open his eyes.

He carefully pries himself off of Tsukito and reached for a pillow. He held it high above his head before swinging it down full force. Tsukito lifts his arm to block it, but still...he refused to open his eyes. Apollon puffs his cheeks as he pouted. Tsukito knows it, but he laughs some more, as if taunting Apollon.

But the sun god wasn't giving up yet, oh no. He had other ideas.

He pulled the blankets off of Tsukito's body. Tsukito didn't even flinch and kept feigning sleep. Apollon giggled mischievously as his fingers gently stroked Tsukito's skin. His body twitched for a split second. Perfect.

Apollon placed both his hands on Tsukito's belly and moved his fingers in a rapid motion. Tsukito tried to stifle any giggles that came from him, but it was to no avail when he burst out laughing and screaming. His body writhed underneath Apollon as he begged him to stop. But Apollon wouldn't relent. Tsukito's laughing fits continued as Apollon's hands tickled his sides. It wasn't long before the both of them got tired and stopped, but Apollon was satisfied. He finally got Tsukito to open his eyes.

"Hmm, good morning." Tsukito hummed in contentment.

Apollon smiled at Tsukito, gently caressing his cheek, "Good morning, my sunflower."

Tsukito couldn't hold back a laugh at the cheesy nickname, "What, did I get an upgrade from Tsuki-Tsuki now?"

"I'm claiming you as mine, You're the sun's flower, get it?"

"Pffft. You are so ridiculous." Tsukito said as he ran his fingers through Apollon's long silky hair.

Apollon just giggles and taps Tsukito on the nose, "Boop."

Tsukito playfully returns the gesture, "Boop."

Then they both laugh and lovingly nuzzle each other's faces. It was in that moment they both felt like everything was perfect. Just the two of them alone together, finding comfort in each other's presence. Neither of them wanted to get out of bed. They didn't want this moment to end.

Apollon kissed all over Tsukito's face, "S'agapó, Tsukito...s'agapó."

"I know I have a limited knowledge of Greek, but that does not mean you can say something weird and tell me it's a term of endearment."

"Oh no, it means I love you." Apollon laughs, snuggling up against Tsukito's chest, "It feels so good to say it...I just want to say it to you so many times."

Tsukito just pats Apollon's head, "You're too adorable. Too good for this world. I don't deserve you."

"I am far from good, Tsuki-Tsuki. I should be saying that to you."

"Hey, hey, remember what we talked about. You were far from good back then. Now, you've changed...and you're still changing. You've grown into a kind person, Apollon. I want you to be proud of that."

"Even though I was so close to becoming that person again?" Apollon asked, "Tsuki-Tsuki, I was going to shoot you. When you stood in front of me, I was actually considering putting that arrow in your chest...I wanted to force myself to hate you. But that didn't matter...all I could think about was I was about to kill the only person who believed in me...the only person who still cared about me even when he knew what I've done in the past. I would've never forgiven myself."

"But you didn't. I'm still here with you. You're holding me right now."

"I know. I'm very happy right now...but I just feel like you might disappear again. I don't think...I can handle being left alone again." Apollon said, "I'm sorry, I'm so needy and selfish."

Tsukito gently kissed Apollon's forehead, "That's okay. Just know that I didn't decide to stay with you out of pity. My feelings for you are real and are mine alone."

"Yeah...thank you for putting up with me."

"Do you feel better now? We should probably get out of bed."

Apollon just tightened his hold on Tsukito's waist, "Can we stay like this a little while longer? Can we?"

"...I guess." Tsukito sighed. It wasn't like he was in a hurry or anything. And he found that cuddling with Apollon like this was probably his new favorite thing.

Unfortunately, this moment of intimacy was cut short by a knock on the door, "Apollon, are you in there?"

They both jumped, startled by the sudden noise. They quickly scrambled out of bed and struggled to put back on their discarded clothes. But they couldn't get completely dressed fast enough as the door opened.

Artemis just stood there, seeming completely unfazed at the fact that Tsukito was still half-dressed, "Well, you two losers clearly had fun last night..."

"Not even a 'good morning', Artemis?" Apollon said, mildly irritated.

"Bro...it's noon." Artemis replied bluntly, rolling her eyes.

Tsukito raised his eyebrows. They were in bed that long?

Sighing in exasperation, Apollon asks, "What's up this time?"

"Zeus would like to see you."

Apollon groans, "Again?"

"Oh, and he said bring Tsukito too." Artemis added.

In that moment, both Apollon and Tsukito's faces flushed pale.

It was a quiet morning in Delphi.

"Excuse me."

The innkeeper looked up from her paperwork to see a tall, dark-skinned man with white hair and an icy blue gaze.

"Ah yes, how may I help you?" She greets the man kindly.

"I'm looking for someone. I was wondering if you might've seen him before." The man said in perfectly fluent Greek. He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a photograph.

The photograph was of a young man with lavender hair and a perpetually bored expression on his face. It didn't take long for the innkeeper to recognize him. That face was still fresh in her memory.

"Ah, yes! I remember him. He came to stay here for a month."

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"He checked out about five days ago, I think..." The innkeeper thought for a moment, "But I think I saw him around yesterday...which is strange. I can barely remember what happened yesterday, but somehow I definitely remember seeing him."

"What can you tell me about him?" The man asked.

"Well, he keeps to himself a lot. But sometimes he'd play the violin in the streets. All the children here love it." The innkeeper explained, "He was always going to the Temple of Apollo...I told him about it when he first came here and I guess he seems to like that place."

"Anything else you can tell me?"

"Uhm...oh yes! He's always with this other young man. They seemed to be close friends...or perhaps something more, but I wouldn't know."

"Can you describe this man to me?"

"Tall, with blond hair and green eyes. Quite handsome, but very cheery and hyperactive."

The man nodded, quickly writing all this information down in a small notebook, "Thank you. This will help us a lot."

"I'm glad I can help." The innkeeper said, but the man was already gone.

"This is a nice town...I can see why Tsukito would love this kind of place." There was the sound of footsteps, "Thoth, did you get anything?"

"He stayed here in Delphi for a month. The last time he was seen here was yesterday." Thoth said, "And he's always hanging out with this other man but it doesn't sound like anyone he knows."

"Then he still has to be here somewhere!" The other man said, "I'm sorry for dragging you all over the place..."

"I tour around the world anyway, it's no big deal. I might as well find my imbecile student while I'm at it." Thoth let out a sigh, "Don't worry, Akira, we're going to find him."

Holy fuck I'm so sorry I took so long (writing smut scenes is hard, yo)

Buuuut, given that this is over 8400 words, I hope it's goddamn worth it.

Was it necessary for Tsukito to go Grand Theft Auto and steal a car? Probably not. Did I have him do it anyway because Tsukito doing morally questionable things is hilarious to me? Hell yea.