This took so long... I am truly sorry, but my finals started and I had a bunch of papers to hand in and many, many projects to do, and I mostly took the time I had to draw because that's what helps me when I'm stressed. But enough with the blahblah.

Hopefully you will enjoy this chapter! especially the smut part. that took so much time to write lol.

As always, many thanks to dragon-overlord-yuu for the beta! y'all should check out her stories they are fabulous!

Anyway I'm done rambling! Reviews are very appreciated :)

Things were starting to be… hard.

Trying to keep their relationship a secret wasn't simple. They were running out of excuses to be at one of their dorms, together, and in the same bedroom. Homework was sometimes the reason, other times it was club things. Three days passed, and the others started seriously questioning their whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Apollon still looked horrible. Takeru had questioned his brother about it, but Tsukito wouldn't answer his questions. He stayed silent and stared at something on the ground. Takeru thought his brother's reaction was weird. He wasn't the kind to hide stuff.

Since no one would help him out, and he didn't want to make Hades worry, he took Apollon apart after classes, while the others walked to the clubroom.

"I need help to bring books back from the library" he explained.

Before Hades could propose to go too, Dionysus took his arm and forced him to go to the room. Takeru and Apollon walked to the library together. The sun god tried to make small talk and act cheerfully, but Takeru wasn't fooled.

"You know, if the fact we haven't seen the sun a lot recently is what makes you so tired, I can try to chase the clouds" he proposed, halfway to the library.

"But then you would be hit by lightning because of my father. I don't want you being hit by lightning. It'd be my fault! I'm fine, really" Apollon replied, smiling.

"You look like a corpse"

Apollon stopped walking and looked out the window. His façade had fell, and he looked even worse than usual. He had dark circles under his eyes and his skin looked almost as pale as Hades'. He also seemed somewhat thinner.

"You're worried about Hades? Is that it?" Takeru asked, turning around to face the boy.

"Yes" he whispered.

It was strange to see him look so… sad! They were all so used to seeing Apollon being the cheerful guy, always smiling and laughing and fooling around… seeing him this worried and saddened by his uncle's condition made Takeru feel empathy for the guy. He cared so much…

"I… I've been getting up every nights to see if he's still in his bedroom" Apollon confessed, and a small, bitter laugh left his lips. "The first few days after it happened, I camped outside his bedroom to make sure he wouldn't get out. Dionysus told me to go to bed countless times, but I couldn't… I couldn't bring myself to leave Hades' door. I was so scared he would leave me too… But Dionysus reasoned me. Of course, if uncle found me in front of his room, he'd feel bad. He'd feel bad he made me worry so much I would lose sleep. I've been sleeping in my bed, but I will wake up very often to check on him…"

Takeru was astonished by the sun god's confession. A small, sad smile floated on Apollon's lips. His way of speech had changed too, during this little exchange. He, who normally repeated twice what he had said hadn't done it this time. He had called his brother Dionysus instead of Dee-Dee. It truly felt strange and out of place, but considering the situation, Takeru sort of understood.

"So this is what my brother wouldn't tell me."

Apollon violently blushed, making Takeru smile "I- I haven't said anything to- to Tsuki-Tsuki!"

"Your face tells me otherwise. Look, you and the drunkard are the only one knowing the secret. I'll look after Hades at night, you can sleep soundly. And if you need to leave your dorm to get some proper sleep, you can go sleep with my bro."

"Did he- did he tell you we were dating? Did Tsuki-Tsuki tell you?"

A large smile spread on Takeru's face "No, but you just did! Oh, I knew it!"

"Don't tell anyone! Or I'm telling your secret! I will tell it to the others!" Apollon threatened the other god.

"Start by getting some rest first, then we'll see."

"Thank you, Takeru. I really mean it. Take good care of my uncle, alright? You will take good care of him?"

"That's already what I planned to do. Don't worry, he's in good hands"

They walked back to the club room, Apollon feeling much better, even though he still seemed exhausted. He felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He knew Takeru had been sleeping with his uncle for a few days, but he still couldn't help worry. Now having the confirmation through words that his friend was looking after the man, he felt much better.

"Where are your books?" Dionysus asked the second the two gods walked in the class.

"We didn't find what we were looking for." Takeru promptly replied.

He had actually forgotten he had given that reason to get to talk with Apollon one on one…

They continued planning the stargazing event. The atmosphere was a lot lighter than it had been in the past days. Now, it actually felt like before the events of the past weeks. Hades seemed like his usual self, happy to share his knowledge of the night sky, Apollon cutting him at any moment to ask some question, Dionysus and Yui listening and Takeru… Takeru actually just enjoying the moment. If he had been against the idea of attending this stupid school, now he couldn't help but think it might have been the best thing that happened to him in centuries.

They concluded their reunion by fixing one last meeting the day before the event. Takeru decided to head for the Greek dorm with Hades and Dionysus while Apollon went to the Japanese dorm, deciding it'd be better to sleep far from his uncle, somewhere he wouldn't be tempted to get up and go check on him, especially if Tsukito was, by pure coincidence, sleeping in his arms. He wouldn't want to wake the boy up… even if Tsukito usually watched the moon at night. Then he would be there to stop him from going.

Inside the Greek's dorm, Takeru was sitting at the table while Hades and Dionysus prepared food. They could eat at the cafeteria, but from time to time the gods preferred making their own food.

"You know" Dionysus started as he cut some carrots "the others are seriously suspecting stuff. Like, they're pretty sure something is going on between the two of you, and soon it won't even be a secret anymore"

"It's a secret until we actually make the announcement" Hades replied.

"Do you even plan to make it before graduation?"

The older god stayed silent. After graduation… they would all be separated, unless they didn't graduate.

A look at Takeru made him sure they all had to. His friends… he wouldn't bear it if they were to fail. He'd help them all, but if he saw he was making them all fail, he'd ask his brother to send him back to his palace and let Yui and the others go on without him. That was the only way to save everyone from his misfortune.

"We'll make it eventually" Takeru added.

In a way, he was pretty sure he knew what went on inside of Hades' brain, and he was against it. He wasn't about to let him go, oh no. Unfortunately for him, the god of the underworld was stuck with his boyfriend forever, since death might not even separate them.

"Yeah, like he said" Hades grumbled.

They changed subject, although it was now mostly Dionysus and Takeru chatting. After dinner, Hades declared he was tired and was going to bed, even though it was fairly early. Takeru silently followed him upstairs and inside the bedroom, where his boyfriend had let himself fall on top of the bed, face first in his pillow. Takeru closed the door.

They hadn't been really alone since the day they had started dating. In the past few days, when they hung out, there was always something disturbing them, and Hades ended up falling asleep before Takeru could initiate anything. But right now… it was early. Knowing the man, he doubted he'd go to sleep right away. Now was his chance.

The sea god laid down on Hades' back and started playing with his hair. The man sighed and closed his eyes. As much as he was enjoying the feeling, he was also building up the courage to tell Takeru they couldn't go on any longer…

Not knowing what was going on in his boyfriend's head, Takeru started pressing kisses on his neck. His hand left his hair and slid down to the end of Hades' shirt, going down under it and gently tickling the skin.

The Greek god's eyes opened wide, and he forced Takeru to move so he could turn and sit up. He looked the younger god straight in the eyes and resisted the urge to caress his cheek and kiss him.

"Takeru we- we can't- "

"I swear to every gods that if you say we can't be together because of your fucking misfortune or whatever other reasons you want to give, I'm throwing you out the window."

"B-but…"

Takeru tackled Hades, making him fall on the bed. He sat on top of him, his knees resting on the bed each side of his boyfriend's body. Hades felt his face heat up. Oh gods. Oh gods he was so close…

"Y-You don't understand, you could get really hurt!" He protested some more.

To make him shut up, the sea god leaned down and pressed a kiss on Hades' lips. He wanted it to be cute and a proper kiss, but it was more like crashed lips against Hades' mouth, and pretty messy too. He sat back up, rubbing his nose who had apparently tried to kiss Hades' too. The Greek god looked at him, surprised. They stared for a few seconds, until Hades started to laugh. It was a genuine laugh, a happy laugh that Takeru hadn't heard in months.

Hades looked at him and started laughing even harder. The face his boyfriend was making! He was so shocked by the laugh! The older one couldn't help it. It was way too funny. As much as he wanted to push him away, he couldn't deny Takeru definitely made him feel better. He was his little ray of sun. His little storm god was his sunshine during these dark days.

"I love you, Takeru… I'm sorry. I… I'll try not to push you away anymore" he whispered, a smile on his lips.

"I- I love you too, but… what just happened exactly? I think I missed a few minutes" Takeru said, completely confused.

"Come here" Hades whispered, opening his arms.

Takeru slowly laid down on top of Hades, his head resting on the man's chest. He could hear his heart beat strongly. The Greek god closed his arm around his boyfriend, imprisoning him.

"At this point, my heart is beating only for you. I love you. I just… don't want you to get hurt. You almost did, and if- if I hadn't seen the shelves move in time, you would have gotten hurt that time…"

"But instead you did! That's no better!" Takeru replied bitterly "I understand you don't want me to feel your misfortune, but I can take care of myself."

"If I can save you from wounds, I will, Takeru, whether you like it or not. I'm used to the pain anyway…"

"Hades…"

Takeru looked up, his eyes meeting Hades'. The man was still smiling softly at him, one of his hand playing with Takeru's hair. Slowly, he leaned down again and pressed a gentle kiss to Hades' lips. Quickly, Hades made Takeru fall on his bed, inverting their position. He was now on top of the boy, deepening their kiss.

The sea god forced him to stop for a moment, and he looked at the door.

"What are you doing?" Hades mumbled as he tried to kiss him again.

"Making sure Apollon isn't about to walk in" Takeru smiled.

"You fish head, I know you locked the door" Hades sighed as he forced Takeru to look at him again.

They started kissing again, despite Takeru laughing at being called "fish head". As Hades' kisses got more intense, the boy stopped giggling as it was getting hard to breathe between laughs and kisses.

Hades started undressing his boyfriend, his hands going under his shirt and caressing his abs. The sea god shivered at the soft touch. He wished Hades would hurry, but at the same time it was quite pleasing… all the teasing was pretty… arousing.

The Greek god bit his boyfriend's neck gently, barely leaving a mark. As he undid his shirt, he left a kiss on the freshly exposed skin, slowly trailing down. Finally, Takeru's torso was completely exposed, and his cheeks were bright red. He rarely bottomed before, even though he liked to touch himself behind when masturbating. But his strong personality generally lead him to top when he found himself sleeping with men. Yet with Hades… it was something else.

Hades went back up, taking possession of Takeru's lips again, confusing the boy. What in all heaven was he doing… oh.

Hades had grasped Takeru's cock through the boy's pants. He gently squeezed it, and the sea god's eye opened wide as he moaned against his boyfriend's lips. Hades couldn't help but smile. He repeated the action as Takeru melted underneath him, eyes closed and lips slightly parted.

The Greek god undid his lover's trousers and pulled them down as his tongue started playing with Takeru's. At the same time, Hades' hand started stroking the younger god's dick through the fabric of his underwear. He moved his lips away from the boy's so he could kiss his neck tenderly before biting it harder than before, slightly sucking at the soft skin.

Takeru gasped as his back arched slightly. It felt so good but… uh why didn't Hades just got on with it, damn it! He was taking all his sweet time while Takeru was suffering under his lovely, sweet touch…

"Hades… please" He pleaded as the man was playing with his nipples, teasing him relentlessly.

"Please what?" Hades smiled against his boyfriend's nipple, right before sucking it again.

"Pl-please stop teasing me!" Takeru begged, eyes half closed.

"Hmmm alright…" he whispered back.

Hades finally removed Takeru's underwear, discarding them to the ground, only to found himself before the god's erected penis. He turned his gaze to look at Takeru's red face, smiling mischievously at him.

"How do you want me to take you, Take?"

"I don't care just… do something." Takeru pouted, looking to his right.

Hades nodded and started stroking his lover's cock again, only to put the head of the shaft in his mouth a few seconds after. He gently sucked on it as he swallowed more of it in his mouth. Strangled moans and gasps escaped Takeru's lips as his back arched a little more every time Hades sucked or licked him, taking him to heaven for a brief moment. When his boyfriend stop, he looked up, confused as to why he had sat up.

"Turn around" Hades ordered.

"Why?" Takeru asked as he did what he was asked anyway.

"You'll see… or feel, I should say" the Greek god smiled again.

He made Takeru stand on all four, legs wide enough to give him a good access to his hole. He crouched behind him and kissed the opening, licking it before sucking it.

"Wah- Ha-Hades-!"

The younger god squeezed the bed sheets with his hand as Hades kept eating him behind. It felt oh so good after all the teasing, and yet he wished Hades would start giving him a hand job at the same time, but his hands were on his ass, keeping the butt cheeks apart. As Hades licks became quicker and harder, it became unbearable. Takeru's hand went under him and he started masturbating himself at the same time.

His legs were shaking as he moaned in the pillow, unable to think straight anymore. How he had wished for this to happen goodness… His mind was overwhelmed by the amazing feeling of Hades' tongue against his rim, his mouth biting at his butt cheek, his hand squeezing them gently…

He came moaning his lover's name. His legs gave in and he found himself laying on his belly on the bed, panting hard. Oh dear lord.

Hades removed his shirt and laid down on Takeru's back, kissing his neck again, the bulge in his pants pressed against the younger boy's behind. He liked taking things slowly and teasing his lover a lot, unlike Takeru who liked it when things were rougher and not as much teasing as Hades liked to do… even if the Japanese god had to admit it was pretty arousing.

Desire flared up again in him as he felt Hades' cock pressed against him. He turned around so he would be face to face with Hades and started kissing him again, his hands going straight for his hair.

They kissed for a long time, as Hades started to remove his own trousers and underwear, the pressure now unbearable. He forced Takeru to lay back on his back as he reached for something in his nightstand. He got out a tube of lube, and Takeru couldn't help but smile.

"How come you have this?"

"I… just in case" Hades mumbled as he squeezed the lube in his hand and started rubbing it on his shaft. "Stop smiling like that!"

"Why?" the boy laughed.

"It annoys me"

Hades bent down to kiss him before Takeru could reply again. The Greek god started preparing his boyfriend, doing the job fairly quick as his tongue had helped loosen him up earlier. Once he considered it to be enough, and unable to wait any longer, he positioned himself and entered the younger god. A gasp escaped Takeru's lips as he felt the member enter him.

It wasn't quite what he had envisioned. Hades might feel bigger than he thought he would. Tears filled up his eyes as Hades inserted himself more. Seeing that, the older god started kissing him on the neck, biting at the skin in an attempt to make him forget the pain as he got used to the feeling of having him in. He played with his nipples and kissed him passionately. As much as he was impatient, he didn't want Takeru feeling uncomfortable.

"Tell me when you think it's fine for me to move" he whispered to the god's ear.

Takeru nodded. He hugged Hades closer as the man kept kissing him lovingly everywhere he could. As the pain subsided, he started kissing Hades back, biting at his shoulder. His fingers were tangled in his lover's hair, closing his eyes and taking in a deep breath. He whispered the word "okay" into Hades' ears.

Hades started to move, setting a slow pace. Takeru choked back a sob as he hugged his boyfriend even more. It did hurt a lot… but at the same time it did feel sort of good. The mix of the pain with the good feeling of having Hades inside of him… it was hard to explain.

As Hades' pace quickened a little, Takeru moaned loudly next to his ear. Now this is what he hoped to feel. He felt complete bliss as his boyfriend thrust into him, something he had imagined so many times while touching himself at night… and now it was actually happening.

Hades groaned against Takeru's skin. It just felt so good and he had to resist the urge to go faster. He was slowly losing himself too to the feeling. He barely felt it when Takeru's finger nail dig into the skin of his back out of pleasure, leaving bloody crescents. The gasps, the moans and the purrs coming from the younger god only encouraged him to give in and quicken his pace. He wanted to feel every part of Takeru…

He remembered the scene in the infirmary and how good it had felt when the Japanese god had started stroking his member as he fucked him. He reached down and started doing the same, supporting himself with his other arm. He started by stroking Takeru's penis gently, but went faster as strangled moans left the boy's lips. It was so hot…

His back arched at the feeling of both Hades' hand around him and his lover's cock deep inside of him, Takeru was slowly losing it. Oh why did he wait so long to confess… Hades started kissing him again as Takeru felt he was on the edge of coming. He started moaning Hades' name as his lips were still pressed against his lover's. Takeru came, grasping at Hades hair' and moaning his name loudly, quickly followed by the Greek god who couldn't resist as he felt his lover's muscle clench around him. Good fucking lord…

The older god let himself fall on top of Takeru, panting hard too, but still managing to press kisses to his cheek and jaw. After a few minutes, Takeru started laughing uncontrollably as Hades pulled out and fell next to him.

"What's so funny?" he mumbled, suddenly tired.

"It's not funny; I'm just… happy. I love you, 'des" Takeru whispered back as he turned around to bury his face in Hades' chest. "My legs feel numb, though"

"About that… you might not want to get up tomorrow" Hades admitted as he hugged him closer "We should probably also go take a shower…"

"Hmm. No. I'm too comfortable like this."

They stayed silent for a moment as Hades simply enjoyed the feeling of having Takeru in his arms. It was really comforting.

"We really should- " the Greek god started, only to realize Takeru had fallen asleep in his arms, snoring gently.

He sighed and smiled. They were a mess, but the shower would have to wait for the morning to come. He pressed a gentle kiss to Takeru's forehead and slowly drifted to sleep too.