A/N: A Honeyphos now (XephosXHoneydew). The two get lost in a cave, unable to find each other, and Honeydew realises how much Xephos means to him.
A spaceman and a dwarf. Who would have thought they would make the perfect couple? Xephos; the man who fell from the stars, disconnected from his own world, and Honeydew; the dwarf exiled from his own home. Each lost from their own kind. These two were fated, destined, to meet. While the spaceman remained unconscious, the dwarf found him, curled up in a crater. He waited through day and night, cold and hot, thick and thin. Then the spaceman awoke. The dwarf was overjoyed, relieved, to say the least. From that day, they have never separated. The two intertwined for all eternity. But, it took a long time for them to admit their love to each other.
"Xeph, where are you?" Honeydew called. He had gotten lost while they had both gone mining. How a dwarf got lost in caves was astounding, but Honeydew did it. He regretted not taking the torches Xephos offered him. Even though he was born in the dark, being exiled and now used to the light hindered him. Honeydew almost fell straight off the edge of rocks, into a pool of lava. He began to feel nervous, hearing various cave noises. Spiders, zombies, skeletons...all of them crept the dwarf out. If only Xephos, the brave spaceman, was there to save him. In his shaky hands was his trusty pickaxe, but it wouldn't save him if he was overrun or running for his life. "Come on, Xeph. I need you." He murmured under his breath. He had never openly admitted his love for the spaceman. Sure, the two had spent almost all their time together, but neither actually said 'I love you'. They acted more like brothers, but Honeydew felt stronger than that. He walked almost blindly through the caves, unable to stop his shaking hands. "It's ok...he'll just be around this corner, Honeydew." He talked to himself to get rid of his fears. When he heard a hiss from behind him, he couldn't control himself. Honeydew instinctively curled up, squeezing his eyes shut. But no explosion followed. Slowly he opened his eyes, seeing the familiar red jacket, blue and white striped shirt wearing spaceman. The dwarf jumped up, his arms wrapping around his friend. "Thank Notch you're here!" He whispered. Xephos smiled, his own arms moving to comfort the dwarf. "I was so scared! It was dark and noisy and spooky and cold and scary and..." Honeydew continued on, mostly repeating the same words. "...and I'm so glad you're back!" He ended.
"I'm glad I found you too, Honey." The dwarf blushed slightly. Xephos had never called him that before. "D-Do you like the nickname? I was thinking about calling you it before..." He glanced away, not sure whether he embarrassed or pleased the dwarf. Honeydew smiled, pulling Xephos down to his level. Their lips connected, leading to a long kiss. When the two parted, they were both blushing.
"I love it, Xeph." He whispered. "I love YOU. Everything about you, even your weird little habits." He glanced around and, in the few moments they had been together, Xephos had placed about 20 torches around. "We've been together for so long, but I never knew how to say it. I-I guess I've said it now." Honeydew laughed. "So..." He looked back at the spaceman, who wasn't looking at him. "X-Xeph?" He asked nervously. 'Oh no. I've done it all wrong.' Honeydew thought. 'He doesn't love me. He just wanted to be friends.' He thought. "L-Look, I..."
"I feel the same way." His voice was quiet. "Every day, I'd look at you, and see perfection. Well, as close to perfection as you can get. So..." Xephos smiled. "I love you too, Honey. Now that we've admitted it to each other, everything will get even better." The dwarf nodded, as the two kissed again. They didn't care that they were in a mineshaft, lost. They were together and that's all that mattered to them.