Sword Art Online V2: Reboot and Reactivate (alexia__ and ~*~FaLlEn*SnOw~*~, Mature?)

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He was now breathless, laying against Lance's chest, their bodies still so close, just resting next to each other. Light filters into the room, matchihg the color that was upon Shinji's cheeks, soft, rose petal pink. It was nice, being held in Lance's arms, the sheets beneath them a mess, but that made it all the more better.

 

A smile forms at the question, and Shinji shrugs softly. "I don't know. But I'm glad that things turned out the way they did. So I n be here with you, in your embrace, where I belong." Closing his eyes, he sighs softly, the sound of beautiful music reaching his ears, making him smile even more. Such a beautiful place, a beautiful city, and world. Being there, bodies close, warmth shared, legs wrapped with Lance's, made it all the more gorgeous.

 

After a moment or two of silence, he looks up at Lance's face. "What are the plans for today?" Shinji wanted to lay there a bit longer, but he also wanted to know what they were planning on doing that day, excitement at being in another country making him look for everything they would be doing, the moments they would be sharing. The temperature was perfect out, unlike back in Tokyo, Japan, where it was snowing.

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"I don't know!" Lance answers enthusiastically as he shifts in the bed trying to reach for his phone.

The large plans were covered and done weeks before they even set foot Italy, but he wanted to let Shinji's curiosity lead the rest of the trip. The sights were all amazing so anything would do for him.

Quickly he searched a few things on his phone, and smiles.

 

"There are a lot of things, but rest from the flight first, no hurry". Gazing to the images on his phone he pinpointed a few places to show the smaller boy "Look here, Venice, Athens, Pisa" the pictures were largely displayed on the screen; Lance quickly jumped to a small explanation of each city and its different activities.

"We are already in Rome so these are closest or we could go to wine tasting" his tone while saying it was serene and slightly provocative and he winked at Shinji as he said it.

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Eyes brighten at the words, and a huge smile forms on his face. Shinji had no clue what they'd do, but he knew they'd have a great time anyways, plans or no plans. Nodding next when he was told they should rest from the flight, he looks at the things Lance showed him on the phone, it all looked so interesting and amazing, he couldn't choose just one place, he wanted to see them all.

 

Even more so when each placed was explained to him, and all of the things they could do there. A confused expression forms at the mention if wine tasting. "I'm not old enough to drink alcohol... " Shinji hadn't missed the tone of voice, the expression, or the wink directed at him when Lance had brought the idea up, making him blush gently.

 

Laying onto his back, he stares up at the ceiling, he falls quiet, thinking. Then, remaining as he was, speaks up, shifting his eyes to glance over at Lance. "I don't really know what we should do...how about we just walk around and see the sights, going wherever that looks interesting. That's...what I'd do..." He adds the last part quietly, averting his eyes, and rubbing the side if his face.

 

"But before any of that happens...I want to sleep a bit, and then take a shower..." He smiles wide at this, before pulling one of the sheets around him, savoring the silkiness on his skin.

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"That's fine" answers Lance from some side of the room, as he came back his jeans were on but his bare chest displayed nicely for view. In his hand he held a pink box with brightly colored tarts inside. He places them on the bed table and pulls up the silky covers, stretching them a little and then wrapping Shinji in them.

 

"Comfortable?" he asks with a smile, his breath smelling sweet and sugary.

Lance though did not leave the room and instead stayed close by keeping an eye on Shinji, watching how the cute pink face popped out from the bed covers.

 

His body, unlike Shinji's, was used to traveling often so Lance felt himself full of energy and anticipation .

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Yawning now, he felt how tired he really was, and smiles as the covers were pulled up, and at how Lance wrapped them around him, covering his body in silky bliss. His eyes close, and he sinks his head into the fluffy pillows. He mumbles a soft "yes" to the when Lance mentions him being comfortable.

 

Before he knew it, he'd fallen asleep, his face and the top of his head the only thing one could see of him. As he slept, he had a soft smile the whole time upon his lips. This was truly the beginning of a wonderful time he,d experience, a memory he would always cherish.

 

Shinji slept longer than he'd anticipated, and by the time he woke again it was noon. He opens his eyes, and just lays there, before slowly sitting up had stretching, yawning a he does so. Taking a deep breath, he climbs from the bed, ignoring the fact he was still completely naked. "Time for a wash up..." He says, looking to Lance, wherever he was in the room.

 

He then goes into the bathroom, hoping it would be easy and not complicated. Once the water was on, he steps under and begins to wash himself off, humming as he cleaned his body and hair. It felt good to be clean again, getting the sweat and stickiness off of his skin. It didn't take long to finish, and he dries off, returning to the room to get dressed. "What should I wear?" He asks, proceeding to ask if Lance would be nice and pick some clothes out for him, putting on whatever the other chose.

[alexia__]

"Something nice" says Lance as he enters the bathroom but leaves the door open. From inside one could head the water running again and the male stepping in

"I got caugh eating and watching TV" he says with a chuckle "but we will to eat and then see the night skies of Italy" Lances voice provided for an enthusiastic yet sarcastic tone. Soon he stepped out and dried, wrapping the towel around himself he exits the steamy bathroom and into the room. In his band he pulls out some black pants a white shirt and a navy blue cardigan, he then begins to dress.

His blonde hair became stuck to his forehead due to their wet ends and some of them landed on Lance's eyes.

 

Outside the night sky was covered with a cosmic. Stars adorned the clear black and the lights around were dim and soft. The fresh air allowed Lance to relax and smile. Walking in the city was a delight, all the stoned areas and decorations of gold and stone made the city look like a musieum all through Lance would point out things for Shinji to focus on and others for him to remember.

A light chat was created between the two. Until they arrived to their destination. The dinner contained two floors and large amounts of balconies, one was for them and next to it the coast air could be felt on their faces.

"What do you think?" Lance asked Shinji his eyes intensely looking at the boy.

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After they were both washed, clean, and dressed, they head outside, Shinji wearing an outfit containing a white dress shirt, a pair of grey pants and a cropped vest that complimented his eyes, and begin walking around, Shinji practically drinking in everything he saw and was told by Lance, amazement in his eyes, and wonder in each sound of appreciation he made at a new sight. Each step he took had a happy bouncy to it, and the whole while he had a huge smile on his face, his eyes reflection the starry sky above,

 

He skips around, too wound up now to just walk, dancing around Lance as they walked towards their destination, and without thinking, he began to sing, a song he hadn't in a long time. It was an upbeat song, happy and very bubbly sounding. He felt eyes looking at him, but he did not care. Right then all that mattered was the time he spent with Lance. Every moment counted.

 

Reaching the diner, he gazes but at the view from the balcony, then turns to smile at Lance. "It's perfect!" He loved the scene he could see, the way the breezes tugged at his hair. It smelled amazing too, making his stomach gurgle loudly, had he begins to giggle. After he calmed down, he hugs Lance. "It's absolutely perfect."

[alexia__]

His arm brings the other a bit closer and he chuckles; the situation was almost perfect it became lovely. The rest of the night passed by in steady time, they ate, joked, talked, and watched the different yachts and boats leave the marina.

 

Lance had ordered some white wine, and made sure it was light, after their dinner and now the wind softly hit their faces.

"Ever heard of the love story of Romeo and Juliet?" he asks Shinji with a tone of glee. To Lance, in general, the story was cheesy, over rated, and ridiculous but at time he couldn't help and wonder how lovely it must have been for them.

 

His mother used to tell him that when people where in love the world was always in spring, soft colors surrounded the one you love, and at times ever firework like lights were created. At the though of this Lance laughs but refrains from teeling the reason.

"I think" he ads " that Romeo and Juliet, had such a great first love that no one understood it" his eyes close as his head leans in to Shinji's shoulder

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The food had tasted wonderful, and the chat they shared entertaining. Not talking about anything in particular, just whatever came to mind. Shinji enjoyed conversations like that, especially when they were with Lance. In his opinion, those were the best kind. Watching the scenery as they ate and spent time together had made it even better, not once did the smile on Shinji's lips falter.

 

After they had finished eating, they simply sat there next to each other, Lance drinking some wine he had ordered, Shinji refraining from partaking in the consumption of the alcoholic beverage. He didn't feel right in drinking at his age, staying with the drink he'd gotten during their meal. It was a rather fruity concoction, and even though he could not even pronounce the name of what it was called, he liked it.

 

Hearing the question, he shakes his head. "Yes, I have heard of it, But I have not read it. What is it about?" Looking to Lance, he wondered why Lance had laughed, but didn't ask. "A great first love no one understood, huh?"e resoftly murmurs, smiling more when Lance rests his head upon his shoulder. "I think I know how that feels..." Looking up at the night sky, he hums softly, not really going to any tune in particular but making up his own melody.

 

He closes his eyes, taking a deep breath of the air around them, and exhales slowly, looking sideways at Lance. "If such a love truly existed...no...I feel it does exist." He blushes, and gently takes Lance's hand with his own, linking his fingers with Lance a, smiling as he turned his face to the stars again. "I feel that way about you and I. What do you think?" Even though it was starting to get late already, Shinji didn't care. Being with Lance was all that mattered.

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He blushed at the statement of their love being like the story. Chuckling he moves his lips to the others neck and kisses there.

"So...you would die for me" he states remembering the end of the book.

Lance gives a sad smile, but does not let the other see it. Intentionally he dodges the question.

 

"L-let's continue this later" rising from his chair and reaches for the others hand. The city was empties on their way back, but the lights were consistent and bright. His hand fingers were entwined with Shinji's as they walked down the street. Lance was not one to care about people's sexuality, nevertheless his own, but in Tokyo people could run into each other easily specially since he was a doctor. But here he felt free to do such a thing.

His face leaned and softly kissed the other.

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Smiling as Lance kissed his neck, he hears the question. "Yes...I would." There was no second guesses, no after thoughts. Shinji would die for Lance, and there was no hiding that fact. But, he had noticed how Lance had avoided answering his own question, but decides to let it slide. For the time being anyways. Seeing the sad smile made him wonder, but he shrugs it aside.

 

Nodding when Lance suggested they continue later, he stands from his seat as well, and they both leave the pace, walking down the empty streets, hand in hand. Shinji liked the way Lance's hand fit in his own, it felt as if just by the way they fit so perfectly together, that they were meant to be. He looked up a the sky, fascinated still by the stars in the heavens, before looking over at Lance.

 

Shinji savored the soft kiss he shared with Lance, it felt like the perfect thing for that moment. When the kiss handed, and they part, he smiles at Lance, a faint pink on his cheeks. "Just one night we've been here, and it was the best. I hope every day we spend together always is like this." He yawns lightly, trying to hide it behind his hand. For some reason, he was sleepy again. But he ignores it, trying to enjoy this moment with Lance.

 

"So...how about tomorrow we do the same thing in the early afternoon, go wherever, see where our feet take us? I want to see as much as possible, I don't want to follow plans. How does that sound? Are you okay with that? We can go to other places too if you want." He smiles, looking to Lance, the stars reflecting in his eyes.

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He laughs at the adventurous Shinji "As long as we can sigh see during the day" he adds. Lance had noticed during their walk the way Shinji looked at the sky, he knew for a fact that the boy liked the stars and it was probably beautiful but to Lance, his sky, universe, and world was Shinji's smiling face. The more the other laughed, the founder Lance's heart became.

 

"L-let's pillow talk tonight until you fall asleep" suggested Lance with a blushing face, his eyes on the floor. In the city Lance felt more at home, just thinking that the place he grew up in was a couple hours away excited him and the fact that Shinji wanted to know completely overwhelmed him with touchy feelings. The bright white lights of the hotel came into view and they headed inside, taking the elevator and finally arriving in their room.

 

He waits until Shinji goes into the bed, and then turns off the lights. Cautiously he walks in the darkness and jumps into the bed slightly laughing. He cuddled close to the boy and held him in his arms; that night he wanted to sleep with Shinji truly sleep and feel their heart beats together.

 

After sometime he assumed Shinji was sleep and placed his chin softly over the other's head "Our love is better than that of Romeo and Juliet" he said kissing the top of the others head.

"you and I are quite different from them" his hands hug the boy tighter "because I could never let you go; you and I will grow old together and live happy lives full of memories"

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Arriving back at the hotel, they head to the room. Shinji was tuckered out, and with sluggish movement he changed into a pair of pajamas, before getting on the bed, slipping beneath the covers and letting his head sink into the fluffy pillows, sighing in comfort and content. Closing his eyes, he could see beneath his eyelids as the light was shut off, and smiles.

 

A tired, tiny laugh escapes him as Lance jumps onto the bed, and moves closer as he was cuddled up with, feeling completely at ease and safe while in the other's arms. Before he falls asleep, he kisses Lance gently, whispering an "I love you" before slipping off to sleep, his consciousness becoming dark as he slumbers, his mind now completely blank and empty of thoughts, only blissful dreams.

 

Even in his state of sleep, he hears Lance's words in his dreams, and a smile forms upon his lips. "Yes...I agree...we will make...so many memories...together.... forever..." He sighs very quietly, shifting a bit so he was against Lance even more, their bodies fitting perfectly with the other. And, for the rest of the night Shinji slept peacefully, into the morning, happy to be with the one he loved, in such an amazing place.

[alexia__]

The sunny day was perfect for the activities Lance had planned, so far they had visited the large colosseum and viewed major structural areas. His camera was filled with variety of pictures contributing of the scenery and Shinji. He didn't know if the boy had noticed but Lance had turned him into a personal model.

 

Now he found himself walking back to their table, two ice creams in hand, the day was refreshing but the sun still contributed to heat and he did not wish for dehydration.

"here you go" he hands it over to Shinji and smiles brightly. The small shop where they were was covered in lovely green vines, the store had a brick design with contributed to the Roman idea.

 

Lance checks the pictures they had so far and smiles at funny random ones he had taken of Shinji, stopping in one he blushes madly,

A bright eye Shinji is smiling back at him from the screen, his cheeks are nicely red and the wind had softly caressed his hair when Lance had snapped the picture.

"Perfect" he murmurs and continues. The time was about two in the afternoon and there was one last place to travel before they could call it a day.

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For the first time in a long time, Shinji was wearing short sleeves. His outfit contained of a bright green short sleeved shirt with the kanji for the words 'green tea ice cream' on it, as well as a small iconic picture of a bowl of the said ice cream below it. With this he wore a striped black and white sleeveless hooded vest, a pair of skinny jeans, and his signature scuffed up white sneakers. On his wrist was his green bracelet, and he wore his glasses, a different pair that had black frames. On his back was a string bag with a few things inside, like his drawing pad and drawing utensil case, his phone, wallet, and other random stuff.

 

In his hands at the moment was a smaller version of his drawing pad and pencil, having drawn quick sketches as they moved along. Just as Lance had taken pictures of sights and of Shinji, Shinji had done the same, only with drawing them. It was a perfect day in opinion, the weather was nice, and of course he was with Lance.

 

Now sat at a table at a shop, both eating ice cream. Shinji blushes at the flavor, it was so delicious. Looking over at Lance, he noticed the other was looking through pictures on his camera, and saw the blush on his cheeks, and heard the muttered 'perfect'. Tilting his head, he leans over, wondering what Lance's pictures were. "Hey, what are you looking at?" He asks, licking his ice cream as he waited for an answer.

 

He then leans back his chair, looking up at the sky. "What's our next destination?" Shinji looks over at Lance again, finishing off his ice cream and eying what was left in Lance's hand. When it came to sweets, and stuff like it, Shinji was a glutton, he just couldn,t get enough. And despite all the sugary stuff he ate, he never gained weight, remaining as a skinny tooth pick.

[alexia__]

He laughed as Shinji tried to see what was on the screen but Lance had been too fast. He didn't want to show them to the boy yet, it was a surprise, the plan was to put them in picture frames around the house, and have Shinji run around the house seeing all of them.

After his parents left him, Lance focused on the idea of pictures and memories. Always living in the constant fear of losing someone and not having enough to remember so a large photo album was created and in contained all pictures of him, his parents, of Amelia and Hayden and others with the cities and places he'd been to. By constantly adding in more pictures Lance lived a bit more relaxed.

"I'm thinking of Venice" he said biting the cone of the ice cream "the city is a bunch of islands connected with bridges" he said "and we can ride Gondola's"

He reached for a napkin to clean some of the dripping sweet and notices Shinji staring, slightly chuckling he stretches the hand with the sweet.

"You want it ?" he asks with a side smile forming on his face.

 

'How cute' he though to himself.

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Shinji pouts as he was prevented from seeing the pictures, but let's it go immediately afterwards, shrugging as if he didn't care. Though in all honesty he wanted to see what Lance had been looking at. Well then, if Lance wasn't going to show the pictures he'd taken, then Shinji just wouldn't show the things he'd drawn. At least the sketches of Lance anyways.

 

At the mention of going to Venice, he nods. It sounded like a beautiful place to go, and very fun as well. He looked forward to drawing more pictures of things, as well as Lance. A sudden blush forms on his face when Lance offers the ice cream, his eyes shimmering at the prospect of more ice cream. "Y-yes...I want it...please?" He nods, and extend his own hands to accept the sweet, blushing even more as takes it, and begins to eat what was left, smiling at Lance.

 

"So...um...Venice...a-are we going after here?" Shinji asks quietly, his cheeks still flushed, his legs bouncing up and down as he sat there. Why did he have to love sweets so much? He couldn't answer, as he didn't know. "Oh!" Just then he thinks of something, and flipped open his sketch pad, turning it to a blank page, begins to draw. Looking up every now and then, his cheeks becoming darker, he finishes drawing in about five minutes.

 

It was a sketch of Lance sitting in his chair, with the scenery of the shop behind him. Despite it being done so quickly, it was very well drawn. He smiles at the finished art, moving to close the sketch pad, not wanting Lance to see.

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Lance's attention was caught as Shinji pulled out the sketch book. He had seen the boy do it for some time now, he lightly leaned in and noticed Shinji hiding it away from him.

 

"Ehh? you're not allowed to hide anything from me Shinji" he said this in a low commanding tone but soon bursts out laughing.

"s-sorry" says Lance "you're so cute when you do that"

Lance's hand goes up to his mouth and he slightly hides the laugh as to not anger Shinji "I love you Shinji" he murmurs lightly.

 

 

A car was rented for their trip around the country, Venice itself was 5 hours away from Rome but Lance assured the boy that they could stay in the city and any other place he saw on their way there. Also he added in about the old Italian houses and vine camps that could be drawn. The drive itself was lovely and with the boy he knew it was going to be fun.

The car was a convertible and before leaving he handed the other boy a pair of sun glasses.

 

...I love you Shinji...

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Sitting in the car, Shinji wore the sunglasses he'd been given, looking like a total dork, but admittedly a very cute one indeed. All the while he had his sketch pad out, staring at the scenery that passed by, the moment he sees something he liked it gets memorized in his head, and recreated as a drawing upon the paper, each one looking amazingly well done, appearing almost like a black and white photo had been taken, not something drawn with a simple pencil.

 

Hearing Lance's words about visiting places along the way to Venice, and the mentioning of things to draw, Shinji smiles, giggling softly. His mind's eye had memorized the little scene from earlier, and every now and then he would add details to the drawing, how Lance had looked laughing, his hand raised halfway to cover his mouth. At that moment Shinji had acted like was mad, pouting playfully, but he didn't mind really. He loved hearing Lance laugh, it was such an amazing sound. He'd replied with an "I love you too" while tapping the top of Lance's head wth his drawing pad, before laughing as well.

 

As they drove, he noticed a few interesting places, but doesn't say anything just yet, not wanting to stop at that moment. However, one place in particular catches his eyes, and he gasps, a huge smile forming on his lips, and that look of innocent, child like amazement and awe forms on his face, his eyes twinkling in delight behind his sunglasses. It wasn't a particularly fancy town, rather plain in fact, but that's what had caught Shinji's eye so greatly. In his opinion, the place was beautiful.

 

"Lance, Lance, let's stop here!"

 

((You can choose the place. Somewhere small, not too fancy, doesn't matter where))

[alexia__]

The small town of Genzano stood proudly to their left as they drop by. Hearing Shinji's resonating words Lance slows down and begins to pull off the road. Many of the roads in Italy were quite empty but to prevent disturbance he parked away.

The large brick walls of houses could be seen over waves of green tress and bushes a section of the town was largly visible.

 

Lance leaned against the car and removed the cap of the camera that hung around his neck "we can get closer if you want" he says to the boy as he focuses the lense on one of the towers of a large building. He then moves to the section that stuck out of the tree section and lastly he took advantage of Shinji's distraction and snapped a picture of him.

 

"This town is popular for it's flowers, there are so many it's crazy". Slowly Lance walked towards Shinji his feet slightly on their toes making him a few inches taller. He smiles at the concentration of the boy and growns anxious of what else he had drawn.

 

Lance had been able to get a glimpse of Shinji's sketch a while back but nothing major due to the constant mystery he kept on them, making the wait better.

"Let's get the best of your sketches, once we finish our trip, and frame it in the house, okay?" he asks the other boy. In general he'd never admitted this but Lance was quite the fan of artist Shinji, the quick pase of each drawing almost did not match their details for it looked like hours of work.

"I wouldn't mind having the house covered in them"

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As soon as they were parked, Shinji gets out if the car, staring at the town and everything around it, amazed at how tranquil it appeared. He had everything ready, pencil in hand, and was already at work on drawing a section of the place, with the trees and bushes included, every little detail unmissed, and added in his artwork. He looks back at Lance, who had said they could go closer if he wanted, and nods. "Can we?! I want to see the flowers!!"

 

Shinji adds the finishing details to the drawing, smiles, and closes the book before he begins bouncing up and down, moving around almost like a balarina upon the point of her slippers. He looks to Lance who had spoken up about his drawings, saying they'd frame his best sketches for the house. "A-alright." He blushes, hugging he drawing pad to his chest. He normally didn't share his artwork, but for this occation, he was saving each drawing up to show Lance when they went back home.

 

When they went closer, Shinji insisting they go IN the town, his eyes look around at everything, before gasping loudly, blushing bright pink and dashing over to a huge flower shop, a seemingly endless variety of flowers on display, almost like a garden. Taking off his sun glasses, he gazes at the flowers, before leaning slightly to smell a large intricate and beautiful flower, his hand reaching to brush against the petals softly, eyes closed, a smile upon his lips. It smelled lovely, making him giggle in content softly.

 

A moment passes, and he stands up straight again, looking at them all again, trying to memorize as many as he could, as well as drawing some of them, before twirling around so he was facing Lance, his hands clasped behind his back, a huge smile now on his face. "They're all so pretty!" He never admitted it, but flowers were also a big favorite of his. Shinji had always loved how there was such a large variety, with different designs and styles, and the range of color was grand.

[alexia__]

Reaching to where the flowers were Lance pulls out a bright pink one and places it between the bridge of Shinji's ear. The color contrasted greatly with the light blonde of the boy's hair. Lance slightly blushed at the sigh but before he could say anything a woman from a new by shop laughs and calls Shinji a beautiful girl.

At this Lance smiles and he approaches her.

 

"Here" he tells Shinji once he returns handing him a large bouquet of all colored flowers. The petals had a soft shimmery glow due to the small droplets of water than ran down. The paper around them was a bright yellow and a white ribbon adorned it.

"Now you don't have to try and remember them too intensely" he says

 

If Lance's watch had been working correctly it would have said they were far away from Venice but it was broken and after sometime he began to doubt it

"Shinji what's the time?" he asked the boy while his eyes remained on the road. His thoughts were confirmed when a sign read their destination.

 

Sadly he looked at the device and sighed, it was quite old but he'd never expected it to brake plus the irony was immense, it broke where it was first bought.

The car went under a bridge and once they exited a bright blue marina could be seen over the hill. Ancient bridges and buildings stood in the bright blue appearing as if they came from under the water itself. Little to no roads appeared ahead of them but that's where the fun began.

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Shinji held tightly to the bouquet of flowers that Lance had gotten him, as well as reaching up every so often to touch the flower that had been placed in his hair, held by his ear. He couldn't stop smiling now, it s all too good of a day. Remembering how the woman had called him a beautiful girl made him suddenly blush. Shinji knew it feminine side but still...

 

As they drove, he stared out at the scenery, amazed by absolutely everything. When Lance asked him what time it was, he shrugs. "I don't know. My phone died." But it seemed they didn't need to know since they arrive at their destination soon enough, after driving under a bridge. As Shinji saw everything, he sits up straight in the seat, staring at as much as he could in one look.

 

"Woooooow! This is incredible!!" Like Lance had described to him, the city appeared to be built right on top of the water. There were little street for cars and such, the roads instead becoming canals and waterways, the mode of transportation no longer vehicles like trucks and cars, but boats of different shapes, styles, and sizes. There were of course sidewalks, and bridges every now and then.

 

Turning to look at Lance, Shinji smiling his biggest smile yet. "I love it already, it's perfect!" Hugging the bouquet of flowers and taking a deep sniff of them, he then sets them in his lap before pulling out his drawing pad from under his leg, sticking it and his pencil in his bag and slinging it onto his back. "I can't wait to look around and see more of this place!"

[alexia__]

A boat took them to the main section Venice where variety of stores and shops decorated the area. From there one could sit and watch all the other boats pass by, musicians also stood near by and flower petals filled the walking areas. From above flower pots hung giving the reds and yellow's of the buildings and accented look.

 

"notice the difference between here and back home, for starters there's color" laughs Lance as he remembers the mountains of snow covering Japan at the moment.

As they continued to walk by the narrows street Lance points of various buildings he had visited before. One was for sweets, which he knew Shinji would love, an antique store, book store and a lovely crystal maker.

Every so often the two would stop so that Shinji could get a few things on paper and the more Lance tried to look the more persistent in hiding it Shinji grew.

's-so cute' though the older boy as he backed away giving a signal of surrender.

 

After some time Lance instructed Shinji to wait outside a store for him as he went and got something, and highly insisted that the smaller boy not go in. Sometime after Lance exited the place with a small wrapped packet the content unknown.

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Everywhere Shinji looked, he saw something amazing. During their boat ride he had drawn several things, as well as when they walked, looking around at all the shops. Shinji wanted to go into the sweets shop, and book store. It was all so breathtaking, Shinji couldn't get enough of the place. The flowers were a nice touch, and he had to agree with Lance when he said there was more color.

 

Whenever he drew something, he noticed how Lance tried to get a peek, but Shinji kept him from seeing. The last attempt made Shinji scowl at the other, his expression a bit cuter than he wanted it to be, but it had seemed to work, as Lance backed off, surrendering and giving up. Which made Shinji smile in triumph, sticking his tongue out playfully, giggling with glee.

 

While he was waiting for Lance to return from inside the store, Shinji spots a vendor selling all kinds of jewelry, including watches. He had noticed that Lance's was broken, and decides to see how much they were. However, he didn't get very far as he felt someone grab him from a corner where no one was, there was no one around, the spot where they were being quite empty, and then a cloth pressed over his nose and mouth, and moments later his eyes roll to the back of is head as he passes out, dropping his sketch pad and pencil, and the flower from his hair.

 

Next thing he knew he was waking up in a dingy place, voices speaking in a language he did not understand, all the voices belonging to males. His head hurt, and when he tried to move he realizes he was bound and tied up. He begins to panic, and one of the men comes over and ties a cloth over his mouth after stuffing material in unsheathes mouth as well, gagging him, and then when Shinji looks up, his eyes were covered as well.

 

They were talking about Shinji and his appearance, and what they'd do with him. Either keep him and use him themselves, or sell him, knowing the would get a high price because of how he looked. One guy mentioned they should do both. Continuing to debate amongst themselves. Though Shinji had no clue what they were saying, it all sounded like gibberish to his ears. 'Lance... please help me....' Tears begin to fall down his cheeks. He was scared.