Later that night everyone except Hiro and suguru were asleep. Hiro stayed up thinking of a way to get Eiri and Shuichi to admit that they had feelings for each other. He thought of countless plans throughout the night but not one of them made any progress, mostly because they did not make sense. Suguru was growing tired of his partner making these silly plans, he felt that all those two really need is some time, and then they would eventually acknowledge their feelings for one another. After all it took time for them.
"Hiro, we should go to sleep, we have to go back on the road tomorrow." Suguru suggested. He then moved closer to the red haired teen. His body language and tone became more seductive. "If you want, I can take your mind of them for a while." He said stroking the other teen's hair. As he leaned to kiss his lover however he was unintentionally rejected. The younger boy was hit with a slap of sadness. He had never been pushed aside like this, especially not by hiro.
"What the heck?" he asked. Hiro then turned to his lover to see that same sad look on his face. He didn't mean to reject him so coldly; he was just preoccupied with his own thoughts. "I'm sorry." He said. "It's just that I was thinking about the prince and master Shuichi. Wouldn't they be really good together?"
"Enough with that!" Suguru snapped. "Even if they are falling for each other it wouldn't be right to meddle with their love lives. Besides, you know what it's like to have people in your business."
The sorcerer thought about what he said. Then he remembered how back in their village many people taunted him and suguru for being lovers. The law of the village was that no same sex relationships were allowed to take place. But they couldn't help it. They were in love, and nothing anyone could say would tear them apart.
Flashback
One night, hiro and his new lover suguru were in an old shed that the young psychic put together. This was the one place that they could be themselves without the constant scrutiny of the other villagers. They would have their first night together as a couple.
As they lay in the bed, Suguru began to wonder if his and hiro's love could really conquer it all.
"You know that I want to be with you more than anything in the world, don't you Hiroshi-kun?" he asked.
"Of course." Hiro answered. Then his lips met the smaller boy's forehead. Soon after that they were all over each other. And yet suguru's heart was still filled with fear.
"What's wrong?" Hiro asked.
"It's just that, no one in this village accepts us not even our families. There's no telling what they'll do to tear us apart."
"I know." The red haired sorcerer began. "I wish that stupid law didn't exist. I mean, we can't help who we fall in love with."
"Yeah but my family doesn't even know about us, they don't like you now! If they ever knew they might try to hurt you." Tears began to fall from the younger teen. Then they fell into a loving kiss. Hiro hated to see his lover cry. He hoped that it would never happen again. It would never happen again. Not as long as he was around.
"No one is going to hurt me or you. I'll make sure of that." He said. And then he pulled the blanket over them and began to comfort his disheartened lover.
End flashback.
"You're right." Hiro said. "But you have to admit they'd make such a cute couple."
Suguru pushed him down on the grass. He was now lying on top of the taller man.
"That's enough. We'll deal with them later; right now let's tend to our needs."
"And by ours you mean yours right?" hiro remarked. Then gently pushed Suguru onto the grass and began to pleasure his psychic lover.
Even more lately that night the blond prince woke up to some odd moaning; he saw the two boys he met in the village expressing their love right before his eyes. Disgusted by the sight, he got up and took a brief walk around the forest. Then he looked back to make sure that he didn't wake Shuichi. He walked to a nearby pond and began to think about his past, present and future.
I can't believe that I am feeling this way about a cowardly, clumsy little brat. I mean he is pathetic, he cant stand up for himself, he's afraid of damn near everything and on top of that he's not even a fighter. So why the hell am I thinking about this idiot every single minute? That damned brat. All he does is meddle in my business and make me rescue him. But why do I rescue him? But I guess I did underestimate him. After all, he did take a beating from those bandits for me the other day. And he did save those other brats, and me. But that's beside the point. I am a MAN! I shouldn't be having these feelings for him. I have a duty to fulfill, and that duty is marrying this princess. But how can I do that if I have feeling for someone else. And of all people that brat. Sure he seems to care for me now, but how do I know that he will always care for me. Everyone in my life that I have ever been close to has lied to me, has betrayed me. How is this kid any different? But I do think he is different. I want him to be. But is he really?will Shuichi betray me the same way that he did? And… what happens after I marry this princess. Is he going to find another prince to travel with?
Eiri then pulled out a locket that was given to him by his late mother. He opened it and it played sweet, chime-like music.
"I want to trust him. But I don't think that I can. How do I know, he won't abandon me, or betray me or worse, leave me alone, like you did mother? I'm fine on my own, I don't need friends. I especially don't need him." Then he walked back to the camp and fell back asleep.
ONE WEEK AFTER…
The group was on a ferryboat that was heading straight for eternias. It had already been two weeks since Shuichi and Prince Eiri were traveling together. They had been on the boat for three days and were still not even close to Eternias. Over that period of time, the two men were still very stubborn about how they really felt. They knew it but refused to acknowledge their love for one another. Even when their comrades teased them about it.
"Dammit Shuichi, just tell the prince that you love him already! You know that you do." Sakano teased.
"I already told you guys, I don't feel that way about him! We're guys! And-
"So what!" shouted Hiro. "If you like someone it shouldn't matter what gender they are as long as they make you happy, right?"
"Well…yes but… even if I was in love with him, which I am not, he wouldn't like me anyway."
Hiro grabbed his friend's shoulders. "You don't know that Master Shuichi. He might feel the same way. Go and talk to him."
Meanwhile suguru was shockingly giving Eiri the same treatment.
"I said leave me alone about that!" the blond prince shouted.
"But you know it's true." He said. "And I have a feeling that he feels the same way for you."
Even though Eiri had suspected that shuichi had feelings for him he still had doubts. But why wouldn't he? After all, Shuichi might think that he is just an arrogant prince.
"Hell do you know? Even if I liked Suichi and I am not saying that I do, he doesn't feel that way about me."
"You won't know unless you go and talk to him. Without getting into any senseless fights." Suguru said.
Eiri walked away from the psychic teen. So what if he was possibly right. There was no way that he would admit that he loved anyone. He was used to being alone; he was used to people lying to him. Why would that pink haired rookie be any different? But in the back of his mind he thought that maybe just maybe, they might have a connection. Maybe this was real. But he didn't know for sure.
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