KURETO

"I don't want to move." Guren stubbornly put his head on Shinya's chest and tried to sleep.

Shinya chuckled. "Wake up sleeping beauty." He poked Guren's cheeks. "Time to face the reports."

He tried to bat that annoying hand away, but Shinya just ran his fingers to his bare waist and tickled him. "I said I want to sleep!" Guren kicked Shinya out of the bed.

"Ouch!" Shinya rubbed his rear. "Rude! Kicked your naked lover onto the freezing floor, Guren is so rude!"

The violet eyes glanced at Shinya while cocooned himself under the thick blanket. "Go freeze yourself, bastard."

"How cold!"

Nevertheless, Shinya managed to drag Guren out the bed, after bribed him with shower sex – and Guren couldn't say no to that.

"Stop smiling, you're annoying."

"But Gureeen." Shinya slung his arm over his shoulders. "You're annoyed all the time."

Guren ignored him.

But Shinya, true to his persistence, kept chanting, "Guren, Guren, Guren my sweet beautiful darling don't ignore me, love."

Guren walked faster.

"Gureeen!"

Stay calm, Guren told himself. Stay calm.

He arrived to his office, where an annoying brat leaning nonchalantly on the door.

"Hiya lovebirds!" The girl smirked.

"Shinoa-chan!" Shinya threw his arms around her. "Guren is so cruel! He kicked me out of bed and ignored me! How deeply hurt my feeling is."

Shinoa patted his head. "I'm so sorry to hear that, Shinya-nii. I'm sure Lieutenant Colonel is just being a tsundere like usual, he only needs some more loving."

Guren really hated Hiragis sometimes.

"What are you doing here, brat?"

"Kureto-nii summoned you to his office," She said.

He groaned. How troublesome.

"You'll do this mission in two days time."

Guren skimmed the pages. "Anything else?"

"There is increasing activity in Sanguinem," Kureto said.

It had been a cause for concern. The vampires were getting restless, and JIDA didn't have the necessary power to bring them down yet – since they needed more than cursed gears to eradicate all the vampires.

"Guren, you're strong, but we need more power. " Kureto leaned forward. "We need to bring Seraph of the End into fruition."

Guren clenched his fist. Seraph of the End, the cursed experiment.

"If we were together, we could bring the vampires to their knees." Long fingers reached the dark curls. "You can protect everyone by ruling the world together with me." Kureto's face was close enough for Guren to see the amber shades on his irises.

And Guren could see in those eyes, flickers of desire Kureto always had. "… Are you propositioning me?"

Kureto smirked. "If I do, will you accept?"

"Hell no."

He laughed. "You're interesting, Guren." Fingers tilted Guren's chin. "I wondered what did Mahiru and Shinya do to gain your loyalty… hmm?"

"By not being you."

"Is that so?" Kureto smirked. "Let's see what will happen, shall we?"

He moaned, hands clutching onto Shinya's shoulders tightly.

"Guren…" Shinya hitched the tan leg higher. "Are you close?"

Guren nodded, mouth desperately found Shinya's and they breathed into each other as they lost themselves in pleasure.

Violet orbs stared at the ceilings, huffing tiredly. Fingers caressing the silver hair laid on his chest.

Guren grimaced. "Shinya, move. You're sticky."

"So are you," He quipped. Still, Shinya flopped to lay beside him. Blue eyes twinkled, pale fingers caressed his cheeks. "What are you thinking?"

The conversation he had with Kureto today reminded him of what he'd rarely give a thought. Sure, he had practically raised Yuu and Shinoa, but to have a child from his womb… He didn't know what to think of it.

"Tomorrow mission," Guren answered instead.

Shinya smiled. "Don't worry about it, you'll be fine."

That was one thing bothered him. How easily Shinya said that Guren will be fine, but he never said it about himself.

As if Shinya didn't care about his own life.

But Guren let it slide, he pulled Shinya to him and breathed his scent.

That night, he dreamt of a little girl with long silver hair and violet eyes.

He needed power. Guren choked his sob. He needed more power.

It was as if his nightmare laid on the ground. Shinya was alive, but barely. All because he tried to protect Guren.

Shinya was an idiot, he thought. How could him, easily threw his life away? Acting as if nothing mattered except for Guren's life – not even his own life.

But Guren didn't want that. He was done of being left behind, because the people he loved were died before him.

He didn't want Shinya's blood on his conscience. Just like Mahiru who died to protect him. Like his father who was executed for his mistake.

Guren remembered what Mahiru once said, that she would do anything to protect him – even if they had to part ways.

And Guren understood.

"Ah, finally you're here, Guren." Brown eyes glinted in the dark. "You've made your decision, I suppose?"

He closed his eyes, blood on Shinya's silver hair still in his vision. "Isn't it obvious?"

Kureto smiled. "We'll win this war, Guren."

His dark uniform stood out amidst the snowy ground. Asuramaru on his hand, was dripping blood, staining the pure snow beneath.

"Guren, why do you do this?"

The edge of his vision blurred. "Because I have to do this."

Shinya sighed helplessly. "Guren, what do you mean?" He touched Guren's cold cheek. "You killed everyone, and Seraph of the End? What for?" Blue eyes filled with anguish. "This isn't like you."

His throat choked. "Because I have too!" Guren yelled. "Because I don't want to lose you and I need power to do that!" Dark strands fell to his face. "You keep throwing your life away, and I know that I can't ask you to stop – because for you, my life is more important than yours." He put his hand on top of Shinya's. "But I don't want to live in the world without you. That's why I'll create the world where you don't have to choose my life over yours." Violet eyes stared back. "The world where we can be together."

"I understand…" His thumb stroked Guren's hand. Shinya understood how much Guren wanted to protect him, even if he didn't agree of what Guren did. "I'm sorry for forcing you to do this." Shinya smiled softly, even as tears fell from his eyes.

His eyes burned from tears. It wasn't Shinya's fault, had never been. "Even if we part ways." Lips closed over Shinya's tasting the tears between them. "I'll always love you."

"And I'll always love you too." Their foreheads touched, breaths mingled together in kisses.

"Guren," Kureto called. "Let's go."

Even blurred from tears, Guren could see the shades of the sky on Shinya's irises. The warmth of his skin. Shinya's scent. Trying to embed everything into his memory. "I have to go."

Shinya kissed him, hands trembling as he let go of him.

Fists clenched, feet shook for every step brought him away from Shinya.

"Guren," Shinya called. "I won't give up on you."

Eyelids closed over violets. Memorizing the voice and the promise. "I'll see you soon, Shinya."

Even as he walked away, he knew those red lips quirked into a smile.

In front of the car was Kureto, brown eyes alight under the setting sun. He offered his hand. "It's time, Guren."

And Guren closed his hand over Kureto's, the horn of the Seraph rang in the distance.

Notes

Kureto wants Guren to be his baby Mama but Guren ain't having any that's not Shinya's. hahaha

I made this story not to be too descriptive because it's pretty close to the Light Novel so I'm quite not sure about the copyright.

Is it even allowed though to write like this?