Shirahime (shirahime) wrote in taintedquill, @ 2007-08-06 22:49:00 |
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Entry tags: | adelbert/yuuri, kyou kara maou |
This Time Around, Part Five
Title: This Time Around, Part Five
Author: Shirahime
Pairing: Adelbert/Yuuri
Rating: NC-17 overall
Summary: Spoilers for early Season Two. After the revelations exposed by his rival, Adelbert decides what he is willing to do for the sake of what he once thought was lost.
Part Five
Nightfall, and Adelbert was standing on the small terrace overlooking the city’s main square below, Yuuri back in the room while Keenan was out scouting. A hand grasped the railing as the blonde looked downward at the people milling around in the evening air.
Yuuri had been relatively quiet during dinner, as if mulling something over. Adelbert frowned. He feared that the boy might be regretting what had occurred earlier in the day. The blonde sighed, turning to lean against the railing, arms folded onto his chest. Perhaps he shouldn’t have pushed the boy so soon.
The sound of footsteps made Adelbert open his eyes. Yuuri approached him, the light from the room behind him illuminating his dark hair. The teen took up a spot near Adelbert, leaning against the railing like the man was. After a moment, Yuuri broke the silence.
“Hey” the teen said with a touch of nervousness.
Smirking slightly, Adelbert replied with “Hey, yourself.”
The blonde watched how Yuuri scratched the back of his head absently as if trying to think of a conversation starter. The boy could be shy at times, but usually wasn’t at a loss for words.
“Um… it’s a nice night,” the teen said finally.
“Yes, it is,” Adelbert agreed.
“When I was a kid,” Yuuri started, “my big brother and I would sit outside and he’d tell me all about the constellations. But I always just loved to look up at the moon filling the sky.” As he spoke, Yuuri raised his head to look up at the nearly full moon. “It always seemed magical to me for some reason.”
As Yuuri’s face was turned up toward the view, he missed the look of longing on his companion’s face. Julia had always loved the moon, saying that it’s rays could warm her face like the sun’s. Unable to prevent it, moisture started to well in the blonde’s eyes. So many things that this boy did reminded him of Yuuri’s former self. But Adelbert felt a nagging guilt over perhaps pushing the young Maou into something that he wasn’t yet ready for. Adelbert startled at the sensation of his cloak being swept away from his side, a warm body replacing it. Looking down, wide blue eyes gazed down into tentative but determined brown ones.
“It’s a little chilly tonight, though,” Yuuri explained as he wrapped part of Adelbert’s cloak around his shoulders, nuzzling close. “It’s much warmer like this.”
Wrapping an arm around the teen, Adelbert returned the soft smile that Yuuri gave him. “Yes, much warmer indeed.”
The two stood in the night air in companiable silence for a few moments, sharing the warmth between them, before Yuuri broke it.
“Adelbert…”
“Hmm?”
Yuuri hid his blushing face against his companion’s chest. “Maybe later, we could…”
His ears pricking up in anticipation, Adelbert tried not to get his hopes up too high as he waited for the young Maou to finish his thought. “We could what?” he asked as the boy hesitated, hoping that he hid his eagerness successfully.
Swallowing hard, Yuuri raised chocolate eyes to meet blue. “Maybe we could do… the things you taught me about earlier.”
“Only if you want to…” Adelbert trailed off, surprised when an arm wound around his waist to caress his lower back.
“I really do want to, Adelbert,” Yuuri answered.
“Far be it from me to deny the Maou any desire,” the blonde said with a playful grin before bending to claim the teen’s lips.