Ignorance Isn't Bliss

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Erin blushed in embarrassment, but held onto his lover as he was scooped up. "Don' be so angry, love...'e's dead...," Jackal B. muttered, voice still slurred, as he rest his head against the other. The brunette blinked wearily, trying to fight off unconsciousness.

 

Ruu glanced over at Jackal B. and bit his lip with worry. He didn't want anyone to get hurt, but someone did...and yet again it was his fault. Sighing Ruu leaned a little more again Isaan's chest. They were almost at the door, and all they needed to do after that would be to head to the medical center. The smaller of the two looked forward to laying down and knowing everyone was safe. "...Did you get hurt at all?" The smaller asked his twin, concerned.

[Teesie]

The white haired teen looked to the smaller of the four and gave a cocky smile. As if he would be hurt by some old ass demonic freak. Isaan had more than enough experienced to take on any dangerous specie, or at least that's what his cocky personality brought on.

 

Chocolate eyes gaining amusement, the eldest laughed a little to glanced ahead once more. "Nah, I ain't hurt by som' weird, freaky shadow demon. I coulda' taken a million of dos' suckers." The white haired twin boasted cockily. This statement was given a roll of eyes from Arish. As he knew the teen was too cocky for his own good. The older male admit that he could be a little out of hand at some points, but as said before, the half angel knew his limit.

 

Opening the door, the Realm Official continued to carry the other until they all appeared before a door. "Is dis' it?" Glancing from the map back to the door. Arish sighed, there was no way in hell that he could ever like this guy, yet alone even tolerate him. Giving a shake of the head, the ex hunter opened the door and walked in, placing his brunette lover onto a resting bed.

 

"Son, I've been waiting forever for you." Isaan glanced to the man in which he knew well. It was Arik, Arish's father. The dark haired male just stared to his father with determined coal eyes. There was no way that he would be succumbed in more lies by this man. No way in hell.

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Ruu was relieved that they finally made it to the medical center, and he glanced at Jackal B., who was placed on a bed. The older male must have fallen unconscious on the the way. The one thing he wasn't looking forward to was the scolding he was going to get from Abel for his reckless behavior...yeah, that wasn't going to be fun. Speak of the devil...Abel walked in and took in the four with a look of shock. The full demon hurried over, and asked, magenta eyes wide with worry, "What in the world happened?!".

 

Ruu averted his gaze and muttered nervously, "It was my fault, Master Abel..."

 

The full demon sighed, "We'll talk about this later...you are injured," He glanced at Isaan, momentarily shocked at, one how similar he and his apprentice looked, and two that he was in a realm official's uniform, "Would you please put him down on a bed, sir, so I may look at my apprentice's injuries." He then looked at Jackal B. and sighed, this type of behavior he'd expect from the young half-demon, not docile Ruune. He quickly grabbed a few key potions, and a roll of bandages, and began fixing up the man. He had a moderate concussion, and with his years of practice it was a snitch to fix. Soon the young man was fixed up and his wound bandaged, though it might take him a bit to wake up. He turned to the others and the tall man stared at the young men in front of him with narrowed eyes...someone better start explaining what was going on, and explain now.

[Teesie]

The eldest twin stared to the full demon and gave a small cocky smirk. The chocolate eyes widened as he cocked his head to one side and gave a small nerve-wrecking laugh. The white haired male placed his brother into the resting bed, not paying much attention to what he was doing, his attetntiom was still on Abel. Looking the man up and down, Isaan bit into his lip. This guy was surely strong and the teen loved a good fight. Was it weird that he was sexually erected when meeting a strong opponent.

 

Arish stared to the other with a raise of the brow. The Realm Official guy was really weird and creepy. Isaan would not be one of his favorite subjects in his life. To have a person younger than him to become a cruel monster was really sad. The ex Elite Hunter would like to think that the other was strong enough to resist the concept of power and refuse to lead other's lives like a fucking puppet. It was a bit ironic that he was actually done the same, yet was still indenial.

 

"Hi." The eldest twin said to Abel, as he walked closer to the man giving a small lick to his lips.

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Ruu rolled his eyes at his his twin, ignoring the jealousy that rose in the pit of his stomach. Isaan could be a bit...weird, though he was never this odd when they were younger. The smaller wince when his twin put him down a bit roughly. He reached up to grab his twin's sleeved to get his attention again, but Isaan had all ready moved to far away. The silver haired boy frowned, and looked away. He was trying not to be clingy like he used to be, but jealousy was an ugly monster sometimes.

 

Abel glared down at the boy, and moved around him to sit beside Ruu. "Can you please remove your shirt, little one?" He was going to ignore the angel for now, maybe put him in his place later. He maybe a healer but it didn't mean he couldn't teach a cocky child a lesson in humility. Ruune bit his lip, very few people had ever seen his scars, and frankly it made him feel insecure about his body, but he knew that Abel couldn't help him through his thick sweater. Nervously, he sat up and removed the clothing, reveling both expected and unexpected scars on his small body. Of coarse there were the ones on his back from getting his wings cut off, but there were a myriad of smaller scars crisscrossing his back, and some on his stomach along with the wounds he had just received. His arms were covered with scars, all from the shadow when it first started possessing him, and around his neck, courtesy of the Demoni, was a ring of scarred flash, forever outlining where a collar once laid. The smaller chewed his lip nervously.

 

Abel frowned and muttered a small spell under his breath, and his hands glue a soft lavender. He instructed his apprentice to lay back as he ran his hands lightly over the smaller's stomach, assessing the damage done to the boy's organs.

[Teesie]

Issan sneered at the man, as the full demon just dismissed the white haired teen as if he was nothing important. That, only attracted the older twin more. Biting into his lips, the white haired teen lifted his shirt and pulled it over his head. He was for sure ready to try this guy out. Walking toward the healer demon, ruu's twin brother looked down to the man, giving a wicked smile to the elder demon as he accompanied Ruune on the bed.

 

"Ya' jus' gone dismiss me dat' way. Do ya' kno' wat' I'm capable of?" Leaning closer to the bigger male and staring into Abel's eyes with dark colored eyes. Isaan was attracted to this man none the less and wanted him to pay him some attention. Abel was surely a worthy opponent.

 

Arish only sneered to the white haired male before steering his eyes back to his brunette lover. The one he loved was hurt and he should be focusing on him, not the older twin that was occupying the room. "Babe, I hope you feel better... Smiling softly to the other.

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Abel felt his eye twitch at the angel's advances...it was hard to focus on his work. Ruune winced at his brother's actions, knowing that despite his kind nature certain things pissed Abel off. One of those things were people disrupting his work. The healer cut the magic surrounding his hands and growled, standing to his full height, which trumped the angel by a good half foot. Abel was an skinny and abnormally tall with large ram-like horns, and when he wanted to he could be an intimidating sight. Most forgot the was a demon with claws and very sharp teeth, and of course the demonic instincts after finding out he was a healer.

 

"Now listen here, child," He said firmly, putting extra epithesis on child, "You need to learn to respect your elders. I am at least three hundred years your senior and will not be talked to like that. Did your parents ever teach you respect, child? What if Ruune here was about to die and I needed no distractions to save his life, and just because of you pestering me he passed. You are lucky that his injuries are not as bad as I thought."

 

The full demon stared Isaan in the eyes, his normal magenta eyes now where beginning to become tinted red. He grabbed the boy's chin and made sure the younger was looking him in the eyes as he snarled, "Now...leave me to my work, child. I will not allow your idiocy, and cockiness to put my apprentice's life in danger any longer. Put your shirt on and sit somewhere else." He then sat back down and turned back to his work, now saying a different spell that turned his hands a light red. Below him Ruu bit his lip to keep back a cry of pain since the man was now mending his internal wounds with his magic. Being a healer's apprentice he knew he to not flinch, since the smallest movement at this moment might kill him.

 

'Brother...please don't bother him...' He thought, sending the message through the link, with some of his emotions at the moment, excluding the jealousy. He hoped Isaan would get the message and not bother the man.

 

Erin only groaned slightly but did not awaken. Abel had put him under a mild sleeping potion, not wanting the half-demon to irritate his wounds, and hoping that the wound would heal a little faster if the brunette slept.

[Teesie]

The eldest twin sneered, there was so much the eldest twin had to hold back in order for the man non to kill his brother. Who was to say the four of them were allies anyways? Dammit, he didn't have to join anyone's team if not willing. The demonic male better have been happy if not for Ruune he would have gotten an ear full of corful vocabulary. Through the weird link between them, the white haired teen looked to Ruu and frowned. There was defiantly a hint of jealousy flowing through the aura sent through by his brother. Why and what was it for?

 

Brother...please don't bother him..."[/Quote]

 

The voice continued to repeat through his head even though his silver haired twin had only said it once. Groaning, Isaan waved a dismissal gesture with his hand to walking out of the room. The atmosphere in the room wasn't for him, so he would just take a walk wherever. There was a vibe of un-want for him. It was something that Isaan despised most...to not be needed. That was a main reason for jointing the official. There, he was needed for his outstanding fighting skills. It felt like home.

 

After watching, Arish pursed his lip before glancing to Ruune. The other would possible be upset if his twin was to leave at a critical time as this, right? The dark haired man felt sorry for the smaller teen. Shaking his head, he once again turned his attention to his lover; but not before seeing a glimpse of his staring father.

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Ruu sighed and looked away from Abel. He didn't mean for Isaan to leave the room...he still wanted his brother in here. His presence was always reassuring. The color of the light deepened, and Ruu couldn't help the groan of pain that left his lips. This was a very critical point in making sure he wouldn't die of internal bleeding or organ damage, but it was damn painful. Healers had to learn to endure pain, though...it was all a part of training, which is why he was never given a numbing agent. Some people thought healers had it easy, almost never having to fight, but in reality it was very strenuous, and to heal someone one had to take the burden of phantom pains from the patient being transferred through magic. Ruu nearly passed out the first time he help on an operation. It was amazing how Abel didn't even appear in pain, but the silver haired boy knew he was feeling every ounce of pain he was. He hoped to someday be like that.

 

'P-please come back, brother...I didn't mean for you to leave,' Ruu explained through the link, 'It's just...he needs his consideration or I might get hurt worse...but I want you by me, Isaan.'

[Teesie]

The white twin marched down the hall with a determined face. He was only wishing to leave the tunnels soon, though there was one problem. The teen didn't know where the fuck to go. Groaning, the Realm Official stomped his feet, the pounding echoing through the narrowed walking; as Isaan ran his fingers along the pipes of the sewers. Who had ever thought of escaping and making the Neutral Zone a ghost town to hide away in a hidden city, in the sewers.

 

"God that mus' of been some plan to think of some'hing so...genius." He spoked in a teasing tone, but meant every single word he had said. Then a light, soft voice invade his ranting.

 

"Oh shuddup'" Isaan screamed, wishing his brother could hear him. Dammit, was it worthy to be jealous of something, because the white haired male was sure enough jealous of the smaller male's mind talking ability. "I need ta' find a way outta here." He whispered, continuing to search his surroundings.

 

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Arish continued to smile at the brunette occupying the bed, running his fingers through his lover's hair. He was a little worried, because the other was unconscious. The dark haired male just wished Erin would be ok.

 

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Ruu let a small tear fall, though not from pain. He felt heavily rejected by his brother. Why would Isaan want to be around him anyways...he was probably just annoying his twin. 'Sorry...I...just sorry...,' The smaller sent again through the link. Truthfully he was terrifying of his twin leaving him again...all alone. He just got Isaan liking him again, but he probably just fucked it up somehow...just like everything he did.

 

The pain stopped suddenly and he looked up to see that Abel was done. "Take it easy little one, it's going too take a bit to heal fully so don't strain yourself. Now, can someone please explain to me what had happened," Abel asked, whipping the tear from Ruu's cheek in a parental fasion. The silver haired boy shot Arish a pleading look, since he really wanted to go find his twin.

 

Erin leaned a bit into his lover's hand as it ran throught his hair and gave another small groan. He openned his cat-like eyes for a second before squeezing them closed again.. it was to damn bright! "Love...," he mummbled, raising a hand to sheid his eyes, "...tell someone to cut the fucking lights, they're bein' too bright."

[Teesie]

At the groan, Arish quickly engrossed his attention to his lover. The brunette seemed to be waking. Giving a soft smile, the dark haired half angel gave a small kiss to the other's pink lips before quickly pulling away. The strange individual looked to be irritated by something. The dark eyed man hoped it wasn't from his persistent kisses. Well, at least when the other was waking; he knew how irritated one could get sometimes, so he wouldn't hold anything against the other.

 

"Love...tell someone to cut the fucking lights, they're bein' too bright."[/Quote]

 

The dark haired man let a laugh escape his lips as he turned to look at the medical demon. "Could you please cut the lights? Jackal B. is really irritated by them." Arish stated, not missing the pleading look the the younger twin had just given him a moment ago. The ex hunter guessed that the small, petit healer had decided to go looking after his brother.

 

As Arish combed his fingers through the brown locks of hair he began to explain to Abel what happened. "Well, Er-um...Jackal B. and I was awaiting for Ruu to come see us. The kid never showed, so my love became really worried and we decided to look for him.. Come to think, Ruu must have been outside the tunnel because when we found him, he was in the tunnels, with his twin brother. Blah blah blah. Suddenly this shadow demon of 800 years showed, his name was Shade, and Ruu helped us defeat him. That's how he and Jackal B. were hurt. Seems like Shade was the possession that took over the kid when younger. I guess the situation which had deemed Ruu as a fallen angel."

 

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Isaan had finally found the entrance to the tunnel in which he came from. The sound of footsteps stopped him though, causing him to glance around. Who could possible be after him? Must as well be ready for a fight- no, he could tell that smell from anyone. It was Ruune.

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Ruu stopped short, making sure to keep a reasonal distance from his twin. His brother wanted to leave...okay...he could deal with that, he supposed. Isaan was his own person and Ruu wasn't going to force him to stay...he just hoped that he wasn't going to tell where the tunnels where. The smaller, thinking his older twin didn't even hear him, began to turn back, ignoring the feeling of rejection welling inside him, and tears that began to fall down his face. Yeah...he couldn't blame him for wanting to leave...who would want to stay by someone as weak as him. He winced, stomach begining to twinge in pain...maybe running there wasn't the best idea after being healed...

 

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Abel listened patiently to Arish's explimation of what happened and nodded. From what could peice together the whole reason for this fiasco was Ruune seeking out his family. The boy was still young so he didn't go about it the best of ways, but the Shade person made him narrow his eyes...sounded like a Shadow Demon. The entire clan was considered tratiors by most demons since the were rumoured to be spies for the Realm Officials. Not all where but a good majority. Actually one of their members was a half shadow demon, thus proving his point. "I see...," The gealer muttered. He turned to Ruu to inquire more but the child somehow managed to put his shirt back on and sneak out the door without him noticing. "I swear...that child is going to be the death of me," he muttered under his breath.

 

Erin, hearing Abel's comment, chuckled lightly. Ruu could be rather sneaky when he wanted to be. That and stubborn. Erin turned his attention to Arish, eyes now adjusted to the light. He gave lover an amused look, since he voiced his not serious request about the lights, and took his lover's hand in his own, slowly sitting up.

[Teesie]

Issan sighed as the other clearly had spoken through the link, allowing the elder brother to hear every word. The white haired teen said nothing as his brother walked away from him. Shrugging the Realm Official opened the door that lead into the bar. He wanted to find his father and explain to him of everything that was happening.

 

Taking the necessary steps to exit through the door, Isaan closed the door behind him. The older twin laughed as he trailed outside the door. Just as left, his father was standing and waiting for his return. Hours had passed, yet the me didn't move one inch. An advantage that Aheal had over Isaan was patience. The Elite Leader would wait for one as long as it took. Whether to kill, or just simply wait.

 

"My father you're awfuy a gener'us person." The white haired official teased, leaning against the exterior of the building for the bar. "I seen brother. Everythin' aint even as it seemed. Apparently a shadow demon had possessed him to kill Ashley, an' befor' you say anythin' it's true. His name wus' Shade and he admitted to it himself. Sayin' some 'bout the Realm Officials not wan-ting a weaklin'" Isaan explained, watching his father skeptically. "Seem like we were played like kids. All in tha' Realm Officials has been guided tha' same way as we, by older members. It's like a continuous cycle, except we found a way ta' break tha' link. The others didn't have a chance or just denied it as I have before."

 

Aheal stayed quiet and shook his head. "Where is Ruune? I wish to see him." The man said as Issan smile and gave a nod, leading the other to the tunnels.

 

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Arish smiled to his lover and stayed the distance between them. "How do you feel? I was starting to worry for you." Steadily combing his fingers through the brown locks, the strands falling through and out of his fingers.

 

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Abel sighed as he left to find his apprentice. He had requested Arish and Jackal B. look after things, he would be back soon. Ruu, though rarely, could be impulsive, and what had happened previously prooved that. He had sworn to Astaat that he'd watch after Ruu, and he planned to go through with his promise. The full demon sighed and ran a hand through wild, ink black hair...for such a small boy Ruune could be such a big handful.

 

Ruu had stopped to rest, his stomach not taking the strain well...Abel was going to make him go on bed rest now. The small teen hated that, most because it made him feel completely useless. He tried to keep the same stray face as Abel through surgeries, but it was useless, the pain still bled through. The silver haired boy sighed and leaned against the tunnel walls. Suddenly he heard foot steps...more than one pair in the direction he just came from. He fought the need to run, and glanced over, it was hard to make out people in the dim lighting of the tunnels, be he knew one was Isaan.

 

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Erin sighed as he watched Abel go, he could tell the man was quite worried. "Well, I feel like I wanna take a long nap, and shit, but other than that I'm fine, love," The brunette explained, leaning into his lover's touch. The green eyed man glanced back at Arish's father, the man looked like he wanted to talk to Arish, but was waiting.

 

"Arish," He said nudging the other slightly, "I think your father wants to talk to ya."

[Teesie]

Arish sighed, as he did not want to talk to his father; but just because Erin had just given notice to the situation, he guess he had to. Releasing a small groan, the dark haired male turned to regard his father. The man was sitting and staring to him, watching the interaction that the ex hunter was having with the brunette. It was the kid that he has treated as one of his own when younger. It was true that he had tried convincing the older male, Arish, to leave the petit boy, but after a while he gave up and accepted that the other would be a part of his son's life. It didn't matter because Arik had started to enjoy Erin's company, dearly.

 

The half angel stood and only stared to his father. There was no way that he would speak to the full angel first. It would be a useless cause to him, seeing as his father let all those situations in there life happen. The blond was a weakling, one that Arish would no longer stand no matter how long the man was around.

 

"Son, I have to tell you that I had nothing to do with this. Once I found out the real reason of your partnership with....Erin, I was utterly taken back. I wasn't a part of leading your life. To tell you the truth, I myself was done the same as you. I broke loose from those chains, or at least I thought I did. Your escape is better than I have ever done. There is no way that the officials could rule over you with such friends. Your completely free, while I, on the other hand, was still attached; but loosely. It managed to pull me back when I was training you to join the forces. I apologize."

 

The other was looking to him with all seriousness, a bit of uncertainty in his golden eyes. The use-to-be Elite Hunter just pursed his lips; moments passing without a single word. A sigh was released as the dark haired male looked to his father. "It's fine, I forgive you." Arish admitted, chuckling in his mind about the thoughts that had been running through his head. Looks like forgiveness was given after all.

 

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Isaan gave a cocky smile upon his vision being assaulted with the sight of his brother. The other had once again went outside his limits for him. The eldest teen could tell that Ruune was once again hurt, he wouldn't mind helping the other though. Walking behind his younger twin, the white haired male took the other in his arms, bridal style. He began to walk back toward the medical room, Aheal on his heels.

 

"Well father, here is Ruune." He simply spoke as be turned a corner, noticing the medical demon that looked yet again so appetizingly strong.

 

Aheal looked to his you her son and smiled gently. "We miss you Ruune." The father of the two whispered gently, stopping in his tracks at the scent of a demon. Pale green eyes looking up, he was meet with the sight of a tall, lanky black and gold haired demonic being.

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"We miss you Ruune."

 

Ruu looked up at his father and smiled lightly. He was happy to know his father still cared about him. He relaxed in Isaan's arms, he thought about protesting when he was picked up, but decided that he rather enjoyed being held like this...by the elder twin at least. When Ruune saw his mentor the boy smiled sheepishly and waved meakly from Isaan's arms. "Hi Master Abel...funny seeing you down here," The boy stated awkwardly. He was in so much trouble.

 

The grey skinned full demon narrowed his eyes at his small apprentice and sighed. "Ruune...while I understand your dedication to family and how you were worried about your brother what you did was rather stupid. I told you not to strain yourself, didn't I? You could have tarred open the lining of your stomach or worse, and you know that," The man lectured, ignoring the two angels for the monent, "Do you have any idea how worried I was, little one?". Their eyes met and Ruu bowed his head in apology, he knew the man loved and cared about him as if he was his own.

 

"Sorry...I was just a bit...scared," The young Fallen explained, and that was true, Ruu was scared his twin would leave him alone again. While he could stand it now, it would still be painful. The demon's magenta eyes softened, the man smiled and ruffled the boy's silvery hair.

 

"Just tell me next time before you go do something stupid," The man sighed before looking at the two angels. He was actually impressed by the adult angel's height, not many people were the same height as the demon. "Ah, hello, my name is Abel and I am the Healer for the Freelancers, and young Ruune's mentor and current guardian," The man said with a slight bow, "It is a pleasure to meet you." Sometimes Abel could be a little too polite, but he often blamed his mother for beating that into him for almost a hundred years before he left. Ruu bit his lip, hoping that his father would at least return Abel's politeness. Disrespect is something that the man never took lightly.

 

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Erin smiled at the exchange between father and son. He was happy to know that everything was cleared up between the two. Yawning, the man layed back down. He was probably still feeling the affects of what ever potion Abel gave him, since he felt quite tired.

 

"Hm...Love, I'm gonna take a nap, so don't be so worried," The brunette conman muttered, closing his eyes again. He fell right back to sleep, since all the commotion in addition to the um...sex, he and Arish had earlier had taken a lot out of him.

[Teesie]

The eldest twin smiled to Abel as he scolded his younger brother. Ruune had disappointed the other and was actually sorry for it. The silver haired kid was mighty adorable. Slightly chuckling, Isaan walked pass the abnormally tall demon and entered the medical room. Now since the white haired teen was paying attention to his surroundings, he set he smaller into the bed gently. Sighing, the chocolate orbs stared to the pale green ones as he sat down.

 

"Well, it seems dat' you did such a dangerous task jus' fa' me." Isaan teased, leaning closer to his brother and giving off a wicked smile. To be honest, the older twin was quite sleepy and wanted to rest. Slowly picking his brother up once again, the white haired male layed onto the bed and placed the small, petit body atop his. "Imma' sleep here witcha' ok?" He voiced, closing his eyes and falling deeply into a slumber.

 

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Aheal stared to the tall demon before looking over to the twins as the two strolled away into the medical room. The pale orbs, identical to Ruune's, steered back to Abel and once again stared. After moments passed the male finally opened his mouth to speak to the other. "Well, I do thank you for looking after Ruune, but he won't need it anymore. I'm his biological parent and will be watching over him from now on." The Realm Official stated, giving the other a small nod and walked passed the grey skinned demon.

 

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Arish only nodded to his lover and once again began to comb his fingers through the other's brown locks. The ex hunter knew that his lover would be sleepy so it would be best to stop bothering the other. "I love you Erin." The dark haired male whispered, mostly to himself. Arik heard the small confession and shook his head. His son was truly in love.

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Ruu snuggled into his twin's chest, enjoying the rhythmic sound of the elder twin's heart beat. It's been a long time since the two had slept together like this and to be truthful he enjoyed it. Before falling asleep himself the younger leaned up and placed a soft kiss on the elder twin's cheek. The tiny teen tucked his head under Isaan's chin and soon drifted off, clutching tightly to the white haired twin.

 

"Well, I do thank you for looking after Ruune, but he won't need it anymore. I'm his biological parent and will be watching over him from now on."

 

Abel narrowed his eyes slightly at the man's retreating back, and bit back a sigh. Part of him wanted to yell at the man, mostly because his negligence as a parent had caused Ruu's lack of self esteem, or the was at least what Astaat had explained to him while preparing to pass on guardianship to him before the Demoni found out. Personally, Ruune was nineteen, and could very well take care of himself, despite the two angels probable doubts. He was prepared to take care of himself after the Demoni, actually, not wanting to be a burden on Abel, but the full demon had convinced him to stay and be his apprentice.

 

"You do realize he's almost an adult, correct? It's been four years since you last saw him," Abel stated, staring at the man's back, "Ruu's changed since you've last seen him...you may not see it yet but he has grown up." Sure, Ruune could act a little childish, but the boy could actually be horribly somber at times, and surprisingly mature, though it was only a side he showed when he needed it. Abel only knew this because he was around Ruu the most, and had seen many side of him.

 

The long haired man sighed and grabbed a few blankets from a near by shelf. The demonic man began covering up the sleeping twins and and Jackal B., he didn't want them catching colds or something. He glanced at Aheal out of the corner of his eye occasionally, wondering what the other's response to his statement might be.

[Teesie]

Aheal just turned to stare to the tall demonic male without a word to say. The man was being honest and the full angel knew that his son had matured. The white hair, streaked with silver locks fell into his pale green narrowed orbs. The Realm Official leader missed Ruune and never forgot about the boy. It was Isaan and only Isaan that had forced his twin out of his mind. The father kept the promise that he made to Anya in his mind for those several years. Four years away from the young twin was bad, but not entirely too terrible.

 

At this point, the male didn't know if he would answer the other curious stares or not. The decision was in favor of staying quiet than saying a word at all. The younger angel just averted his gaze from the demon and stayed silent.

 

Arish just stared to the two not saying a word. He could feel a bit of hostility between the two, and it seemed like the aura was created over Ruune. Whether the other could take care of himself or not, the dark haired male wasn't sure. The half angel had not heard all the argument. Gazing over to his father, Arish could see that the man had fallen asleep. So it seemed like he was the only one woke, with the two feuding that was. That was not so good. He would defiantly fall asleep with his lover now, even if he had to force himself to sleep.

 

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Abel adjusted the blanket on Arik and put one over Arish, sensing the boy was trying to sleep. Satisfied with his work he turned to Aheal again. He could tell the man did care for both his sons, and it seemed like the angel was being a bit shy perhaps, or maybe he just choosing not to answer. The full demon didn't want to start a fight, but he was just being protective of the emotionally scarred boy he met two years ago, who had his teenage years ripped out from under his feet. He just didn't want Ruu to get hurt again, by anyone. The boy was like his own child, he couldn't help but be a little over protective. He also wanted to make a point of Ruu not being a child anymore and not needing someone else to protect him. God knows that frustrates his apprentice, he likes to fight for himself. Not that the silver haired boy particularly liked to fight, but when it came down to it he could defend himself rather well; Abel had made sure of that and so had Astaat before him.

 

"I'm sorry if I had offended you, mister...um...," The snake demon blushed slightly, he had never gotten the man's name! Now that was a little embarrassing. Ruu hadn't liked talking about family since it was a painful subject for him, so he had absolutely not idea of what the former Realm Offical's name was.

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The angel once again steered his pale eyes to the demonic being, looking past the strands of colored hair in his eyes. The other seemed to want his name, but it wasn't such a important task was it? At least the abnormally tall man was slightly apologizing. Aheal guessed it couldn't be too bad. It's not like the other could do something with his name.

 

"My name is Aheal. About Ruune....I don't care how you or anyone else feel about him. I'm thankful that you watched over him and was a guardian to Ruu, but he is my son.. I think I have a right to watch over him if I wanted, no matter how long I had been absent from his life." The younger man said, staring to the healer demon.

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A smile quirked on the demon's lips, the man was a bit different than how Astaat had described him. He believed she once called him an emotionally stunted prick. A parent was a parent he supposed, and a parent truly never stops looking after their children. That is what his mother told him when he left without his father's knowledge to study healing. He really missed his mother sometimes.

 

"It is nice to meet you mister Aheal," Abel said kindly, now getting his final true impression of the man, and liked what he saw in him, "I am glad you care about Ruune so much, a late friend of mine had once lead me to think otherwise, and that is why I was so over protective. I apologize for any rudeness, but I was testing the waters, so to speak, and forming my own impression of you." He may not have known the man's name before, but Astaat never really mentioned names, it seemed she preferred not to, and always just referred to him as Ruu's father. He smiled nervously at the man, hoping he didn't damage his own first impression.

 

After a few awkward minutes the black haired man asked, "Would you like to join me for some tea while the peace lasts?" By peace he meant all the others being asleep, and no loud noise, or commotion. Aheal was free to say no, of course, and the full demon truly expected him to, but he thought it'd be polite to offer at least.

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Aheal once again stared to the other thinking over the statement the thin male had just stated. Firstly, he praised him for loving his son and secondly, the demonic being had just asked him to have tea with him. Well, that was something that he could do for the time being. Having his sons sleep was a bit boring as the angel wouldn't mind having a drink.

 

"I would like to join you. It could be something I could do while both my sons are asleep." The white and silver haired man stated, while taking a glance to his twin boys. Letting off a sigh, the shorter Realm Official looked to the demon and smiled lightly. Abel was s few inches than him, but still abnormal. "Then let us please go. I doubt the others would be sleep for long."

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"I would like to join you..."

 

Well that shocked Abel a little, he was sure the man would say no. Smiling a little again the full demon lead Aheal upstairs to his and Ruu's appartment above the medical center. Once the other was seated at the small table in the kitchen Abel began preparing the tea. He wasn't sure how the man liked it so he made a milder verson of what Ruu usally had. The silver haired teen normally drenched it in sugar and honey, so he decided just to put a little honey. Abel, himself, just took his tea straight up, nothing added.

 

He placed the cup of warm tea infront of Aheal and sat across from him. He took a small sip of his own and bit his lip, he actually couldn't think of a single topic of discussions that might not end badly.

 

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Ruu squirmed slightly in his sleep, a nightmare fashing in his head. It was more of a memory actually. A few moments of restless sleeping later the small teen shot up, pale green eyes wide with fright and panic. The boy began to hyperventilate, gripping at his throat, pulling down the high collar of the turtle neck he was wearing, revealing the thick scarring around his neck. He felt along it, slowly getting a grip on himself. "G-get a grip Ruu...you're not th-there anymore, h-he can't hurt you...they don't exist anymore," The teen muttered shakily, slowly calming down from his panic attack, "...the Demoni's gone...they're gone...Fa-Fa...Fasu's gone...gone."