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Disclaimer: I own nothing

Warning : Shonen ai.

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I wake up the next morning with my little Shinigami in my arms. Gods, does he feel good. He smells like sweet lavender and his skin is like silk to the touch. After his bath yesterday, I had noticed some bruises on his arms, wrists and ankles, but as I look at them now in the morning light, I see that his skin is once again blemish free. Is ivory-like skin is so smooth, that I can’t help but run my hands along his skin as I pull him closer to me.

He stirs and lazily rolls over so that he’s facing me then slowly blinks his sleepy eyes into focus.

“Heero?… Is that you?”

I hug him closer and whisper, “Yes, Duo. It’s me.”

He smiles at me then. “I thought it was all a dream. I was afraid of waking up and being chained up to the walls of the dungeon.”

I kiss his fore head, “They won’t ever have you again.”

He smiles again and buries his face against my shoulder. If only he were a little older…

“Heero?”

“Yeah?”

“Why would it matter? You’ve already bedded me anyway. What’s the difference?”

My heart constricts in my chest. “I… I don’t want to force you into anything, Duo. I’ve done that once in my life and it is more than enough. I’m willing to wait until you come of age and make your own decision.”

“Is that why you slept in your silk pants and gave me a pair to wear as well?”

I nod. As beautiful as he is and as much as I want him, I won’t have him here just so that I can use him every night. That would be rape. He at least consented the first time.

“Will I have my own room?”

“If you want one,” I whisper, hoping that the hurt doesn’t come through.

“But you’d rather I sleep here?” he asks innocently.

I nod again. He’s so perceptive. Perhaps my ancestors feared Duo’s kind because of it. I get up and begin to dress. He sits up in bed and watches me intently. I wonder what he’s thinking.

“Why do you want me here?”

I finish putting on my boots before answering him, moving to put on my royal blue tunic over my shirt, “It was a part of our deal.”

“Why won’t you give me my own room? Am I going to be your fuck slave once you get over my age?”

I stop buckling my sword belt to look at his angry eyes. “No.”

“Then why can’t I have my own room?”

“If you want it, it’s yours. I’ll have a maid ready the adjoining room to this one for you by tonight.”

He looks puzzled. He was expecting something else.

“So you’re just going to let me have my own room? Just like that? What do I have to do for you in return?”

I finish getting dressed and go sit by him on the bed, bringing him a little closer to me. I lean in and kiss his forehead, feeling him stiffen. “Listen, I don’t want anything you aren’t willing to give, okay? I just feel… I feel like I need to protect you. I want to keep you safe.”

“Why?”

“I wish I knew.”

He seems to accept my answer and hugs me.

“Thank you.”

I hug him back and breathe in his scent. Something in me seems to come alive and I know that I’m finally complete. Even if nothing ever happens between Duo and I, I know that I can be content in knowing he’s safe and under my care.

I let him go, kissing his forehead again as I get up. “A seamstress will be here in a little while. Be good with her and she’ll make you a whole new wardrobe. From now on you are under my protection and you will dress befitting your position.”

“And what position is that?”

“The King’s Shinigami, of course,” I deadpan.

He laughs a melodic laugh and I can’t help but smile in return. It seems as though I have no control over my face when he’s in a happy mood. Infectious little thing that he is. I get up and walk out of the room, leaving my little Shinigami in the center of my large bed, amidst waves of blankets and sheets, looking like some ethereal creature from the garden of exotic night blossoms. He is truly a sight to behold, and I’ll be damned if anyone so much as harms a hair on his perfect head.

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Short chapter, but it was posted in a prompt manner. I’m thinking about switching out of first person present POV and into third person omniscient. What do y’all think? Anybody have an idea as to where I can go with this? Someone give me a conflict to work with, please!