Lover & Fighter ((Ryouta Basket & Pigeon))

[Kotorichan]

Ein's eyes widened at the boy's reaction, he quickly got out of the tub and wrapped a towel around his waist. "Haru! Wait!" He hurried after the boy but he was gone too quickly. "what did I do wrong?" he wondered out loud. His shoulders slumped and he dried himself off and got dressed. Haru had seemed almost scared of the idea of other royalty... did he think that they would be mean to him? or that Ein might fall in love with some princess? The prince didn't understand at all. He wished that Haru had stayed to talk to him more.

[Ryouta]

Ryou couldn`t sleep at all. He had done his works but he was all with stress! He was in bed, thinking of what to do in an hour but he didn`t find the right thing. He get out of the other, started walking around the room, put his fingers under his chin to show that he was thinking. He sighed, there was no way for him he could find out. He needed a little fresh air so he left the room for garden. When he arrived, he tried to stay calm and deep breathes. He managed a smile. Ryou looked at the blue for a while but suddenly he felt he was being called. He walked to the tree and saw Souma, his guard. He surprised. "Souma.why are you here?" He answered immediately. "I`m here to get you back!"

[Kotorichan]

Ein had been going for a walk in the garden to calm his mind. He had just finished planning his coronation and needed some time to relax. He still didn't understand why Haru had seemed so upset. As he walked he saw the assassin from before, he immediately hid behind a tree. But he noticed Haru with the man... The boy didn't seem to be in any danger... Ein stayed were he was and strained his ears to hear their conversation, he didn't understand what was happening. Why would Haru be talking to an assassin.

[Ryouta]

Ryou didn`t know what to say to the other. He didn`t want to leave but he also wanted to. It was complicated. He had no other choice but he didn`t want to go lie that. He had to at least...see Ein once more. He couldn`t let go like that! Never! He grabbed the other`s arms and tried to concentrate. "But...I am close! It`s so close, you know! The king is dead and I earned the prince`s trust now, if you give me an..." Souma didn`t let him speak. "No! I can`t allow that! I know that the King doesn`t love you as much as his first son. I`ll kill the prince and tell everybody that you did!" Ryou wanted to fix the situation but he just had made it worse. He looked down, unable to talk, Souma held him tightly. "Okay...until the coronation...I`ll wait but I can no longer be apart from you, prince Ryou!" Ryou nodded and managed a smile. He returned to his room fast and leaned to the wall, he was messed up.

[Kotorichan]

Ein stood perfectly still for a few moments. He had heard every word of Haru... No... Ryou's conversation... For some reason he couldn't feel a shred of anger, just overwhelming sadness. He took a deep breath and went back inside. Without thinking straight he went up to Ryou's room. He hesitated for a moment before knocking on the door. "Haru? Are you in there? I'd like to talk to you please..." he felt his eyes burning with the urge to cry. It hurt so much to know that the person he loved so dearly had wanted him dead the entire time

[Ryouta]

Ryou slowly slide down on the ground, buried his face into his knees, crying in silence. He didn`t want Ein to die. There was only one thing that he could do! He had to protect him even if his life was going to be taken. It was all his fault so he had to take responsibility. He just had to think of how he could have Ein to escape but suddenly the door knocked. Ryou jumped from the ground and gulped. He tried to put away his tears. He really wanted to tell Ein but he was scared that he would have been hated by him. He opened the door and bowed. "Is there something that you need, Ein sama?" He asked, his voice was shaking. He starred at the other for a while. It seemed that he wasn`t feeling well.

[Kotorichan]

Ein smiled sadly. "I just need to talk to you for a moment..." he stepped into the room, not bothering to ask if Ryou minded. He slowly closed the door behind himself, using his body to keep it closed so that there was no exit. He stared down at the boy for a moment before pulling him into a passionate kiss. After just a few moments Ein pulled away, he took Ryou's hands and held them tightly. "I love you... No matter what I'll always love you..." he looked down at the floor, trying not to cry. "I must seem like such a fool to you..." He kept one hand holding the other's hand tightly and pulled out a dagger. He wrapped Ryou's hands around the hilt of the dagger and pressed the tip against his own chest. "I love you Ryou, and if you mean to kill me then do so..."

[Ryouta]

Ryou looked at the other, shocked the other`s behavior when he grabbed his hands into his tightly. Thoae words was freaking him out, tried to snap out of what he was thinking. No there was no way that....he could have understand, right? Ryou had nothing to say. He was silence. He was just starring at the other like that. A few moments later, Ein made a dangerous move and also a surprising words came out from his mouth. Ryou looked started shaking after he heard those words. He didn`t know what to say. He was all wrong! He was scared for nothing. There was no anger from the prince, no punishment. Ryou bit his lips as he threw away the dagger on his hands as he slide down to the others legs. He grabbed and squeezed the other`s pants, sobbing deeply. "Please forgive me...It`s not like that...really! I won`t ever kill you...It`s right....I lied but I was scared you might hate me for that...I love you....Ein...I`m not your enemy...You are the only person that made me this happy...I love you...please believe me...I love you so much..."

[Kotorichan]

Ein hesitated for a moment before pulling Ryou into a tight hug. "oh god... I... When I heard you talking to that assassin, I thought that you had lied to me about your feelings..." tears began to run down his face. "I thought it was just to get a chance to k-kill me... oh god... I love you so much, whether you're a prince or a commoner... None of that matters to me..." he sobbed softly. "I love you Ryou, thank you so much... I thought that if killing me is what you wanted... then it didn't matter, someone else could take my place if it made you happy..."

[Ryouta]

Ryou`s tears began to fall even more than before when he heard those words. Ein was a person that one could rarely see in the world. He was amazing. Ryou held the other tightly. He loved the moment. His heart also felt relax since he wasn`t hiding anything any longer. He couldn`t now spend time with him as Ryou, the prince of Harayuki not Haru, a boy from a far village. He sniffed a bit as he smelled Ein again. He could now be with him and protect him. He pushed the other slowly as he grabbed his cheek with a smile on his face though he hadn`t quit crying. "Ein...please love me...now...I want to show you that I am not tricking you...so please..." He said, squeezed the other`s hand and tried to pull to the bell.

[Kotorichan]

Ein pulled Ryou into a tight hug and lightly kissed his cheek. "you don't have to do that... I know you're not tricking me he smiled gently. "I already told you, I want to wait until you're completely ready..." he pulled away a little and cupped the boy's face in his hands. "I love you so much, I would never want you to force yourself to do something like this..." he gently kissed him on the lips, happy that Ryou didn't have to hide anything from him anymore. His tears had turned from sadness to happiness.

[Ryouta]

Ryou looked at the other as his tears started to fall again. Why was he that kind?? Ryou just couldn`t take it. He was innocent thought he was the prince...no the king right now! Ryou buried his face into the other`s shirt as he nodded. He was knda scared to do it now an Ein gave him a chance! He was a fairy, no ordinary man! Ryou tried to calm down as he pulled the other to his bed. He lwet go as he lay down, went under the blanket. He innocently looked at the older male and smiled gently. "Then will you sleep with me, Ein?" He liked it that he called him Ein. He could now act normal around him. That was the right thing to do.

[Kotorichan]

Ein got into bed with him, pulling the boy into his arms. "of course Ryou..." He sighed happily, pressing a kiss to the prince's forehead. "it's strange, that name sounds right somehow..." he murmured, gently trailing his fingers through the other's hair. "it's so beautiful... just like you..." He closed his eyes, beginning to fully relax with the boy in his arms. Everything seemed so perfect, like nothing could possibly go wrong. "I love you so much..." he breathed, already starting to fall asleep. It had been a long day, and now he just wanted to sleep.

[Ryouta]

Ryou blushed because of the other`s beautiful words. He smiled at the other after he fell asleep. He slowly dog his nails inside his blonde, long hair, looking at his charming and handsome face. Ein was all his. He really admired the other. He pushed his head to his chest, stroking it gently, closing his eyes, whispered into his ear. "I love you too, Ein..." He kissed his forehead as he embraced his muscled body tightly and slowly started to fall asleep., He saw beautiful dreams. He didn`t really wanted the coronation day to arrive since he new the it was going to be a bloody day. He hoped the Ein would be fine, he wanted to protect him with all he had.

[Kotorichan]

Ein quickly fell asleep. He woke up early the next morning and slowly pulled away from Ryou, he didn't want to wake the boy up so early. He started to quietly get ready for his day, he would be busy since the coronation was so soon. He briefly considered leaving without waking Ryou up at all, but quickly decided against it. He sat down on the bed and gently shook the young prince's shoulder. "Ryou... Sweet heart, I have to go work on things... I'll be in my room when I'm done this evening, I'd love it if you found the time to stop by"

[Ryouta]

Ryou was a bit sleepy so he didn`t want to wake up at first when his shoulder was shook but after he heard Ein`s voice, he felt like that he had missed him so he slowly opened his eyes. After a few seconds, his version became clear and he could saw his beloved. He smiled as he sat up next to him, looking at the sheets. He leaned his head to the other`s shoulder and closed his eyes a bit, dog his fingers on Ein`s, holding tightly. "Can`t I come with you now??" He asked in a gentle voice. He didn`t really want to wait until evening. He wanted to be by his side every second. He looked at the other as he raised himself up a bit and gave Ein a soft kiss on his lips.

[Kotorichan]

Ein smiled and gently returned the kiss. "are you sure you want to? it might be really boring for you to just listen to me plan things..." he asked, gently running his fingers through Ryou's hair. "I'd love to have you come with me if you wouldn't be too bored..." he met Ryou's lips in another gentle kiss. He wished that he could just stay with the boy forever, that he didn't have any other responsibilities and could just lay in bed for the rest of the day.

[Ryouta]

Ryou shook his head with the usual smile on his face. "Mm..I won`t get bored since you are going to be there with me....Ein..." He whispered and moved closer, sat on the other`s lap. "But before all of that...I want to have a proper breakfast." He stroked the back of his neck softly, moving his hips. He moved closer and kissed him again. This time he tried to attack his mouth, playing with the other`s tongue roughly. It felt good but it was a bit embarrassing for Ryou. He moaned inside the other`s mouth, sharing his saliva with him.

[Kotorichan]

Ein blushed deeply at the passionate kiss. He eagerly returned the kiss, moving his hands to rest on Ryou's hips. After a moment he forced himself to break the contact. "mm... Ryou... You shouldn't tempt me like this..." he murmured, staring at the boy with eyes full of lust. "I already just want to spend the whole day with you... But my coronation's in two days and I have a lot of work to do..." he sighed and pressed another, lighter, kiss to the boy's lips. "I'm sorry beautiful... Once this is all done I promise we'll have more time together..."

[Ryouta]

Ryou sighed as he nodded and buried his face on the other`s chest. "Guess no helping it..." He whispered as he moved away from the boy as he sighed again. He walked to the closet and pulled out his clothes. He took off his shirt, threw it on the bed. He slowly changed his upper part of body. He wanted to change the downer part that his eyes met Ein`s. He blushed looked away fast. He tried to not act really wired. He fast took off and wore the other pants but I think it was enough time for Ein to watch. He walked to the door and opened it. He sighed again. "I think I should be formal again!" He didn`t want it but it was better than staying in his room alone.

[Kotorichan]

Ein quickly looked away when he realized that Ryou was uncomfortable changing in front of him. "yes... And I suppose I should go back to calling you 'Haru'... Once I'm kind we'll be able to be more open with all of this..." He stood up and walked over the door, pulling Ryou aside for a quick kiss. "Ryou, please remember that I still want to marry you... As for an heir... There's nothing about my blood that makes me superior, and there are lots of orphans from wars..." he smiled gently. "please don't give me your answer right now, just remember..." He pulled away before anyone could see and stepped into the hall.

[Ryouta]

Ryou blushed dark because of a sudden kiss, he blinked and starred at the other for a while. H blushed even darker after he heard the word 'marry'. He looked down. This time Ein had a good idea for his successor too. Ryou didn`t really know what to say. He deep breathed and walked behind the other, looking at his back. It was still a bit confusing for him to understand a relationship or marriage between males. He just knew that he love Ein and nothing else. He started to get nervous again as he hips started shaking. He calmed down after a few seconds and walked to the hall, he looked back at the other, placing his hand on his chest. "Please come, my prince! Everyone is waiting for you!" It really sucked being formal again.

[Kotorichan]

Ein straightened his shoulders and quickened his pace. He looked extremely calm and professional. "I am well aware of that Haru, please calm yourself. It would not be polite to show up in such a fuss" He smiled kindly and stopped at the door where he was meant to have his meeting. He opened the door and walked in, politely bowing to the people already sitting at the table. "My deepest apologies for my lateness, I was quite exhausted last night and had difficulties waking this morning." He took his seat at the head of the table.

[Ryouta]

Ryou looked at the other talking seriously with him again. He hated it but all he could do was it resist! If he could at least call him Ryou again! He sighed lowly and followed his to the meeting he had. Everyone in there seemed serious and cold. Ryou could feel a few glares to Ein. Ryou could guess who they were! They had to be the closest people to the last king. Ryou tried to not glare back. He back to the seat and sat behind Ein, stock his hands together, looking down. He was a bit nervous, hoping that none of the people there had seen him before when he was in Harayuki!

[Kotorichan]

The group quickly began discussion Ein's coronation. After a few minutes Ein stopped talking, noticing one of the men was starting to stare at Ryou. "Excuse me, but is there a problem?" he asked firmly. "I feel like I've seen your servant somewhere..." the man said slowly. Ein pushed down a feeling of panic. "I'm sure you have, he has been working in the castle for awhile now" the man shook his head. "no, no... Have you ever worked in Harayuki?" he asked Haru. Ein sighed. "I assure you that Haru has lived in our country his whole life. Haru? I'm going to ask you to leave us alone for awhile, you seem to be distracting Sir. Edwards"