I Scored Myself A Mate

After everything calmed down and the servants slowly went back to sleep the first wave of excitement slowly calming down their tiredness took over and lazily they returned back to their rooms to rest for their upcoming free day. The one that the King had so graciously given them without a second thought. 

Ea once he heard that a huge frown suddenly popped on his face. A free day, after such a big change was a suicide mission. There so many things that needed to be done, so much stuff they had to take care of and Allias had just kicked out all of their free hands, meaning that once again the petite elf would have to do everything on his own. He was a royal blood too but he would always end up cleaning after Theseus' mess like some kind of maid.

Anyways, Allias looked so handsome. His train of thought changed as he laid on his bed, his arms behind his head. He was looking at the ceiling thinking of the previous events. It was magnificent. The way looked at him, or the light that he offered to the whole kingdom. For many years they had been living their lives, getting used to the darkness that surrounded them, the endless cold day in and out. It was astonishing to see so many smiles, so many loud voices in a palace where everyone walked with their faces hidden, their voices low almost like whisper. After this, things would slowly change. 

"Open up" he heard an excited voice and a very violent knock sounded on his door. He sat up curious and opened it to come face to face with Ares. He had a big smile on his face, almost jumping up and down from joy. "Did you see it? Did you? It was amazing!" He exclaimed and grabbed Ea's hand, forcefully bringing him outside. "Come on, let's go I want to show you something." 

"Where are we going?" Ea asked. He was very confused as to what was happening right now. Ares should be insanely mad at him right now. Especially after what he revealed to him but he was standing there, right in front of him and was asking him to follow him, looking all excited and happy, no malice in his crimson eyes.

"I want to show you a place. Give me your hand. We will teleport there" Ares said and tended his hand.

"I can teleport there by myself" Ea said shy of the unexpected contact. Ares clicked his tongue and pouted. Without a second word he wrapped his arm around his waist and brought their bodies closer. 

"You don't know where it is. It's also too late. You are already trapped" He said with a grin and in an instant they had turned into black shimmering dust before they landed on an unfamiliar place. 

Ea stared around for a while, trying to understand where he was. They were up high at some kind of roof. The palace roof! His eyes widened as he noticed the royal garden underneath them. They were standing on the dark blue bricks on one of the palace towers. There was no window or door that could take you to this place. It was a very narrow space, the roof being round at the base with a pointy end at the top, barely fitting two people. It was the highest spot of the palace and if you looked around you could easily gaze upon the whole kingdom.

"What is this?" Ea mumbled.

"Amazing right?" Ares described the faraway place. "Look there. This is what I wanted you to see" he told him and pointed with his finger the main village in front of them. The thick snow still kept melting and Ea could see patched of green growing steadily. Leaves suddenly appearing on the trees. The nature seemed to be fully awakening slowly. But that wasn't only it. There were people outside. All the houses were brightly lit and everyone had exited their place and was running happily on the streets. In some neighborhoods people were dancing and Ea could imagine the laughter of the children as they saw for the first time a daisy, or an alive and healthy tree. The whole Kingdom was awakening not just the nature in it. Ea's heart began raising and he placed his palm on top of it wanting to calm it down. 

"It's beautiful" He said and Ea looked at him with a smile.

"I know; I am glad you like it."

"How can I not?" Ea asked him, his tone brighter, his dark eyes shining with glee as he turned around and looked at him. He was smiling brightly, a rare sight for the always strict and stern elf. He looked like an overjoyed child and for the first time in so long he was looking into Ares' eyes without trying to avoid his gaze or get away from him. "Look at it." He repeated Ea's words. "The people, the snow, the ice. Everything is changing." He said, a new hope being birth in him. He took a few steps wanting to reach the end of the roof, hungrily wanting to see better how everyone celebrated. 

"Watch out!" Ares shouted as he stepped wrongly at a slippery brick and to avoid falling he found himself again, being embraced by the Disee Prince. "The ice is still melting. It's dangerous."  Ares said his look showing his worry. He didn't try to let go of him. Even after Ea stepped steadily on his feet his strong arms were around his waist, the thin fabric of his shirt the only obstacle of their bodies touching. 

"Thank you" Ea thanked him. "For catching me and…for bringing me here. I haven't something so beautiful in a while."

"No need to thank me. I wanted to see this with you. I know how much you care about our home. How worried you were. I hope it brought you some peace." Ares said and Ea nodded. Peace, happiness excitement and impatience of what would happen next. Every emotions exceeding the other so fast he was a bit confused but in the best way possible. 

"I believed you hated me. I…I want to tell you so many things. About what happened last time." Ea announced and the smile in Are's face slowly disappeared. He let go of him and he scratched the back of his head. 

"You must think I am silly right? Making such a big deal of being kidnapped, after such a long time. I am a man after all…I shouldn't make such a fuss. I get it…"

"No!" Ea exclaimed and stopped him. "It's not silly. What you went through, I could even imagine the pain and the torture. It doesn't matter if you are a man. The pain, the fear is always the same no matter the gender. I was the fool. I thought that leaving you alone would be best. I was immature, thinking that if I reminded you of it you would just relive your pain so foolishly I pretended like it never happened. I never wanted you to be alone, I too was so worried." He said and took Ares hands in his. "When I heard you were gone. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat and when you came back, beaten up and exhausted I would get nightmares. I would see you dead in front of me. I would see the guards bringing your dead body and I would wake up frozen and run to your room while you slept to make sure you were there. I wasn't busy. I was just scared and a coward. I am so sorry for not being there for you. Please even if you don't want to be married to me anymore just believe this. I would do anything to go back in time and act like I should have. Then you wouldn't have hated me…"

"I don't hate you Ea."

"You don't?" Ea asked surprised, his deer eyes staring into his as tears swelled up in them. "You don't?" 

"No, you idiot" He said and hugged him tightly. His chin rested on his shoulder while Ea's hands slowly wrapped around him. He gripped tightly on his shirt as he began crying. "I was just mad; I didn't know better. I didn't know you better and I didn't believe in you. I was too deep into my own pain to actually think of anyone and let my wounds eat me up. I am sorry too." He whispered in his ear and kissed his cheek, the small elf flinching and stepping back, slipping again. "Wow, I told you to watch out." Ares scolded him and caught him again. Ea wished that he would always be there, to catch him.

"I am sorry it took me so long to talk to you." Ea said and Ares nodded. He gently caressed his cheek making the elf blink furiously and his body tensed. He slowly leaned in, hinted that he wanted to kiss him. Ea felt his temperature rising up, his eyes widening as Ares handsome face got closer and closer. "Wait!" he shouted and stopped him, Ares looking at him with a very confused look.

"What?" He asked him.

"Wait. Just wait!" Ea said, almost sure that his face would be bright red by now. Even if it was in the middle of the night his blush would be like a beacon.

"Ea, how much of a virgin are you?" Ares asked him

"Are there stages to virginity? Like some kind of tournament?" Ea asked. 

"You could describe it like that…I get the feeling that you might be the champion" Ares joked with a grin.

"What?"