<Xio> |start...|
* Xio sits a top Tenal on the couch, massaging his back gently
<Xio> ....
<Tenal`> <<he can be out with Nep>>
<Xio> << okee >>
* Tenal` starts a deep growl in his throat as he gets massaged
<Tenal`> That feels great xi
* Xio sighs and presses the heels of his hands into the small of Tenal's back
<Xio> ...I can't believe I let that happen last night...
* Tenal` blushes
<Tenal`> I can't believe that happened either
<Xio> I wish Cenn was around... we need to talk to him about it.
<Tenal`> but we DID sort of find Cennarith a rider
* Xio leans down and kisses Tenal's cheek softly
<Tenal`> <<me on bottom, you above. I didn't thinke he was all that great, OOPS too late>>
<Xio> << eh? o_o >>
<Xio> I've been doing this for 30 minutes.... now do me.
* Tenal` blushes
<Tenal`> how about we do the underwater boogie
* Xio laughs a little and nuzzles his neck
<Xio> ...not right now... I want my massage
* Tenal` bounces off of the couch and pulls a small bottle of scented oil from a pocket in his pants
<Tenal`> ok, you take your shirt off and we'll go from there
* Xio smiles a bit and pulls his shirt off, then stretches out on the couch
* Tenal` drips some of the oil onto Xi's back and starts massaging his shoulders before taking a seat on Xi's btt
<Tenal`> <<butt even>>
* Xio smiles and sighs contentedly
<Xio> ...I love you
<Xio> << wee... scene change? o_o >>
<Xio> << I'm not in the mood to play Xio tonight ;_; >>
<Tenal`> <<nnaaaaahhhh>>
<Xio> << okee o_o >>
<Tenal`> <<geeze..... you want to play a kitty boy, but I don't want to do the kitty thing, and I want to do Xi and Tenal, but you don't.... this is NOT working>>
* Xio closes his eyes
<Xio> << I'll do the Xi and Tenal thing >>
<Xio> ...mmm... a little lower
<Tenal`> what exactly did you want to talk to Cennarith about anyway?
<Xio> Last night... just... what happened.
<Xio> The sex thing.
<Xio> Lower
* Tenal` works his fingers lower on Xi's back, pressing each finger in a little circle
<Tenal`> oh.... that
<Xio> Right there...
<Tenal`> well, you know what they say about dragons and their riders
<Xio> ....no, I don't.
<Tenal`> when dragons mate, so do their riders
<Xio> ...but he mated with (us(
<Xio> << *us*, too T_T >>
<Tenal`> and the riders of greens are usually male, and the greens mate with the blues, so the male riders mate with the male riders
* Tenal` presses his fingers lower on Xi's back and works circles
<Tenal`> well, I know that was odd, but still.... I think we're his riders
<Xio> I kn-- oooh... that's good
* Xio nods
<Xio> ...I know we are...
<Tenal`> at least Nep hasn't found out yet.... she'd go ballistic
<Xio> About us being his riders or about last night?
<Tenal`> well, about last night at least
* Xio laughs
<Xio> She's gets mad at you when you even look at me...
<Xio> I swear, she's more jealous than *you* are.
* Tenal` grumbles something and pinches Xi's love handles
<Tenal`> you take that back!
* Xio squeaks
<Xio> It was a compliment ^^;;
<Tenal`> it didn't sound like one
<Xio> And don't mess with those... I need to get rid of them
* Xio reaches back and squeezes Tenal's thigh
* Tenal` increases the pressure on the love handles for a moment before resuming his massage
<Tenal`> if you didn't keep making crepes and such every flaming morning then you wouldn't have those
<Xio> ...well, you never give me any suggestions on what to cook.
<Xio> I thought you liked crepes.
<Tenal`> I do, but I do a lot of spell casting that requires a lot of power, so I naturally burn off the calories
<Tenal`> You, on the other hand....
* Tenal` grins wickedly
<Xio> Do you want sex at all tonight?
<Tenal`> well, does the truth hurt?
* Tenal` slaps Xi's butt
<Tenal`> you have a bubble butt
* Xio glares at him
<Xio> I'm trying to relax and you're not helping
* Tenal` leans down and kisses the back of Xi's neck
<Tenal`> but I love you just the way you are
<Tenal`> (even if you make me crazy sometimes)
<Xio> I'm still gonna loose these extra 10 pounds whenever I get around to it
<Tenal`> well, you have to if we're going to be riding Cennarith
<Tenal`> to quote a famous wyer woman, "a dragon rider needs to stay in shape lest their dragon pick up their bad habits"
<Xio> Shut up, I'm not *that* fat.
<Tenal`> ..... or was that the master harper who said that?
* Tenal` stops to ponder
* Xio slaps his thigh
<Xio> Back to work, you
* Tenal` squeezes more oil onto Xi's back and resumes dancing his fingers over Xi's tired muscles
* Xio groans and shifts a little
<Xio> ...that feels so good, Tenal...
<Tenal`> I don't really know how to explain anything any more. One day we're just...well, us, and the next we have a gold dragon living with us and we become his riders
* Xio chuckles
<Xio> We were never just 'us' to begin with...
* Tenal` sighs
<Xio> I've got another job tonight, by the way
<Tenal`> what do you mean?
<Xio> I'll be getting in late.
* Tenal` sighs
<Xio> You know what I mean.
<Tenal`> so I take it I'll be having leftovers
<Xio> ...I'll fix something before I go
<Xio> You only keep me around for sex and food, don't you?
* Xio smirks at him
<Tenal`> well, who's the target tonight?
<Xio> I can't tell you.
* Tenal` grabs the top of Xi's pants and yanks sharply upward on them
* Xio squeaks
<Xio> Ahhhnnnn....
<Tenal`> lemme guess... how did you phrase it - "If i tell you, I have to kill you, and you're too pretty to be killed by me."
<Xio> Y...  yeah
* Tenal` sniffles
* Xio smiles at him
<Xio> It's confidential
<Tenal`> so what do i have to do to get some attention around here? You don't love me any more, do you. There's some other guy, isn' there?!
<Xio> . o O ( ....mr. haapppyyy ;_; )
* Xio slips his hand around the back of Tenal's neck and pulls him in for a soft kiss
<Xio> ...you know that's not true, Tenal.
* Tenal` grins wickdly at Xi and places his finger to Xi's lips
<Tenal`> you fell for it, hook, line, and sinker!
<Xio> -_-;;
* Xio grabs his wrist and flips over, jerking Tenal tightly against his chest
* Tenal` jumps to the floor and dances around the room
<Tenal`> Soft, what light through yonder window breaks. Tis the east, and Xi is my sun.
* Xio laughs and lets go of him, then climbs off the couch
<Xio> You're insane...
* Tenal` beams
<Tenal`> I know..... I thought I'd try my hand at acting. Who knows, maybe I can help to make some money for us
* Xio reaches over to him and feels him up a little
<Xio> Hmn...
* Tenal` blushes lightly
<Tenal`> did you forget that I had to help to put that big fire out three houses down earlier today?
<Xio> ...no... I didn't forget.
<Xio> Why?
<Xio> You want a reward?
<Tenal`> well, do you know how I helped to do so?
* Xio shakes his head, plunking down into the arm chair
<Xio> ...no, you haven't bragged much about it yet.
* Tenal` playfuly slaps Xi
* Xio grabs his hand and kisses it
<Xio> ...how?
<Tenal`> you.... well, I used a lot of my magic, mainly the water type, to douse the flames
<Tenal`> and you remember what happens when ever I do a lot of casting
* Xio nods a little
<Xio> Mm hmm...
<Tenal`> well, right now I don't want to be touched
* Xio blinks
<Tenal`> I just want to soak in the tub for a LONG while..... floating endlessly
* Xio smiles a little
<Xio> I'll draw you a bath and get to work on a carving
<Tenal`> you and your carvings
<Xio> You and your paintings.
* Xio stands up and heads for the bathing room
<Xio> << more scene change? o_o >>
* Tenal` sighs and bounces off to the bedroom, stripping clothes as he bounces
<Tenal`> <<well.... Tenal laying in the bath thinking>>
<Xio> << okee >>
<Xio> |The bath...|
* Xio sits in the corner of the room, carving quietly
<Xio> ....
* Tenal` lays in the water, staring at the glowbasket on the ceiling
<Tenal`> (what exactly happened these past couple of days? I nearly blew our house guest from here to between and back, I showed Xi my new power and nearly scared the shards out of him. We made love.... or tried to make love, in exotic places. Then there's that gold dragon)
* Tenal` hears a droplet of water strike the surface of the pool, and it seems to echo
<Xio> << My teas gone cold... I'm wonderin' Why I... got out of bed at all... the morning rain clouds up my window... and I can't see at all. Even if I could, it'll all be gray, but you're picture on my wall... it reminds me that it's not so bad... it's not so bad >>
* Xio glances up at hi
<Xio> << m >>
<Xio> Are you okay?
* Tenal` doesn't notice that Xi is even in the same room, but continues to ponder
<Tenal`> (Where is my relationship with Xi going?)
* Xio frowns a bit and tosses a little wood chip at his head
<Xio> ...are you awake?
* Tenal` sighs and dips under water, his hair floating about his face as he falls to the bottom of the pool, a trial of air bubbles coming from his nose
* Xio goes to the side of the pool and leans on it, watching him, quietly
<Xio> . o O ( ...I don't know if I should come back after my job tonight... )
<Xio> . o O ( ...I'm putting him in too much danger... )
<Tenal`> (I'm so tired of these powers of mine.... why is it that after casting I feel so..... well, horny or something like that? Tonight I just don't want to be touched.... I just want to float endlessly upon a sea.... a sea of chaos)
* Tenal` releases a large air bubble and floats to the surface, gasping for air
* Xio smiles at him a little sadly
<Xio> ...do you feel alright?
* Tenal` blinks and nods
<Tenal`> yeah.... fine... just fine
* Tenal` looks into Xi's eyes and picks up on something
<Tenal`> something's wrong, isn't it?
* Xio kisses his cheek softly
<Xio> ...I just don't wanna do this job tonight.
<Tenal`> well, I wanna help you in any way that I can
<Xio> ...you know you can't come with me.
<Tenal`> why can't I? I know the job is dangerous, but I wanna help.
* Tenal` stares into Xi's eyes, his own glowing a little
<Xio> Because you don't know anything about it...
<Tenal`> you know that my powers can come in handy
<Xio> You can't blow up an entire city just to kill one man.
<Xio> And I'm a completely different person on these jobs.... you don't wanna see me like that.
<Tenal`> I can do smaller stuff than that overkill spell I used
<Tenal`> and I love you no matter what, and my ability to jump between at a moment's notice could possibly save that cute butt of yours
* Xio shakes his head
<Xio> ....no.
<Tenal`> please
<Xio> No.
<Xio> That's final.,
<Tenal`> please
* Tenal` flips onto his stomach and stares Xi in the eyes
* Xio kisses his forehead
<Xio> ...Tenal...
<Tenal`> your lips say no, but your heart is breaking that you refuse to take me with you
<Xio> If both of us were to die... what would happen to Cenn?
<Xio> Besides... I'll be fine.
<Tenal`> you don't want to admit that I could be helpful
<Xio> I know you could be helpful
<Xio> But I also know that you've never been in this situation before
<Xio> And I've been doing it for 13 years.
<Tenal`> so
<Tenal`> I wanna come to work with you tonight
<Xio> No...
<Tenal`> come on Xio
<Xio> Why?
<Xio> Why do you want to?
<Tenal`> because.... well, I had a premonition
<Xio> ...what about?
<Tenal`> about you and tonight's job
<Xio> What happened?
* Tenal` runs his finger across his throat
* Xio smirks and kisses his cheek
<Xio> ...then we'd better make love soon.
* Tenal` sighs
<Tenal`> you're missing the point Xi
<Tenal`> if I go with you, then the vision won't come true
<Xio> If you go with me your life will never be the same. Ever.
<Xio> And you'll hate me...
<Tenal`> well, I'll hate you even more if you die on me
* Tenal` kisses Xi gently on the lips
* Xio kisses him back
<Xio> ...Tenal... you don't even know who it is I have to kill yet.
<Tenal`> is it someone I know?
* Xio brushes Tenal's cheek with the back of his hand
<Xio> ....
<Tenal`> tell me Xi
* Xio sighs and looks away
<Xio> << name... name... need name >>
<Tenal`> <<can't think of name>>
<Xio> << Uhn.... Uhmn... >>
<Xio> Betan
<Xio> << Woo o_o >>
<Tenal`> Betan the healer? What did he do to deserve this?
<Xio> ....I can't tell you that... just let him die and then he'll be even with the house.
<Xio> ...okay?
<Tenal`> Xi, he's one of my best friends. He's the one who helped me to discover more about my past than I knew
<Tenal`> (he was also my first crush, my first love, my first lover..... does Xi even understand that?)
<Xio> ....it's just best I don't tell you
* Xio stands up and heads for the door
* Tenal` has his hair start to stand on end
<Tenal`> Xio, you had better tell me what he stands accused of or I WILL blow this place sky high and you know I will
<Xio> ...rape.
<Tenal`> WHAT??!
* Tenal` leaps out of the pool and pins Xio to the wall in one powerful move
* Xio looks at him calmly
<Tenal`> you had better be kidding or by the egg I WILL end your life
<Xio> ...he raped someone's daughter... an 11 year old.
<Xio> << turn, I mean >>
* Tenal` stares Xio in the eye, his own green eyes darkening
<Tenal`> who is the accuser?
<Xio> The little girl and her father
<Xio> My client
<Tenal`> name names Xio
<Xio> Herenal and his daughter Terace.
* Tenal` increases his pressure on Xio's shoulders, the sound of popping bone filling the air
<Xio> << random letters >>
* Xio winces
<Xio> ....
<Tenal`> you and I both know that Herenal is a notorious liar, and his daughter is a tramp
<Tenal`> and she's not 11 turns old, she's 17 turns old!
<Xio> ...either way... she was still raped.
<Xio> All the evidence points to it.
* Tenal` stares through Xio, the wall behind Xi's head gaining a pair of new holes
<Tenal`> and how do they know it was my friend? Hmmmmmm Xio. Explain that.
<Xio> You know I would never take a job unless I believed that the person was guilty.
<Tenal`> Betan would NEVER do something like that. He.... was my first lover.
<Xio> I know he was...
<Tenal`> then you know that he had no interest in that little.... that little.....
* Tenal` punches a hole in the wall next to Xi's head
<Xio> ....
<Xio> ...but he's also been a drunk for the past 10 years, and even worse since he  lost his business.
<Tenal`> By the egg Xi
<Xio> ...I've taken the job... if I back out now, Herenal will just send another assassin after you, me, *and* Betan.
<Tenal`> I..... I believe in him Xi. I believe that he's not guilty, that little miss all that had it coming. I mean, look at what she wears and who she hangs out with.
<Xio> ...that doesn't give anyone the right to rape her.
* Tenal` releases Xio and blinks out, reappearing a moment later fully dressed and armed with an ornate sword that was a gift
<Tenal`> I'm going to go and protect my friend, and there's nothing you can do to stop me
<Xio> There are witnesses and when he was questioned, he gave five different stories.
<Xio> ...Tenal
* Tenal` blinks BETWEEN without further discussion
* Xio sighs and rests his head in his hands for a moment
<Xio> ...I don't have any choie.
<Xio> << choice, too >>
<Xio> << c button's being mean at me. >>
<Tenal`> <<LOL>>
<Xio> << well, it is ;_; >>
<Xio> << wee... scene change? o_o >>
<Tenal`> <<yah.... to Betan's house>>
<Xio> << who should play Betan? >>
<Tenal`> <<you>>
<Xio> << right >>
<Tenal`> |Betan's House|
*** Betan has joined #Leather_Angel`
*** Xio sets mode: +o Betan
* Tenal` blinks out of between before Betan's house
<Tenal`> (Xio had better be completely wrong. Betan would never do anything like that)
<Betan> << Tenal can come into the house and find Betan there all... blah o_o >>
* Tenal` walks up to the door and knocks loudly
* Betan doesn't answer
<Tenal`> Betan! Betan, it's Tenal. Open up. It's important.
* Betan sighs and sits where he is
<Betan> ...come in
* Tenal` rears back his hand, the knuckles glowing with energy as he punches the door off of its hingers
<Tenal`> <<hinges even>>
* Betan sits at a little wooden table before a mug of 'klah'. His hair is mishevled and he looks as though he hadn't shaved or slept in a few days.
<Betan> << heh >>
<Tenal`> Betan??
<Betan> That's my name
* Betan sips at the 'klah', spilling a bit
* Tenal` steps in and is immediately repulsed by the smell that meets his nostrils
<Tenal`> (I know that he's fallen on hard times, but this is rediculous)
* Betan stands up, stumbling a bit
* Tenal` blinks
<Betan> ...how'zz... yer knew... *hic* boyfriend?
<Tenal`> You.... you're not Betan. You can't be Betan. Betan never touched a drink in his life, and he was a respected and respectable healer.
* Betan chuckles
<Betan> ....things change.
* Tenal` stumbles backwards
<Betan> Lots'f things...
<Tenal`> Just answer me this. Did you rape that girl.
<Tenal`> and by the egg, tell me the truth!
* Betan scratches his head and shrugs a bit
<Betan> ....slept with *someone*
<Tenal`> (I hate to do this my friend, but i must)
* Tenal` hits Betan with a sleep spell
* Betan falls to the floor, sound asleep and snoring loudly
* Tenal` kneels down by Betan and places his hands to his friend's head, telepathically searching for something
<Betan> << Betan should've done it, I think >>
<Tenal`> {By the egg Betan, your mind is really messed up. Show me what I'm looking for}
<Betan> << he just needs to have >>
<Tenal`> <<ditto>>
* Betan mumbles something in his sleep
<Betan> hmn...
* Tenal` probes deeper into Betan's mind
* Xio leans quietly against a door leading into a hallway, watching Tenal
<Xio> . o O ( ...it's going to break his heart. )
<Tenal`> {Did you or did you not rape Terace}
<Xio> . o O ( ...and then I'll have to tell him something even worse )
<Betan> << should he answer? o_o >>
<Tenal`> <<yes>>
<Tenal`> <<and he should have enjoyed it and might have enjoyed it more had he not been so drunk>>
<Betan> ....yeah, I did... *hic* d't again, too...
<Betan> << yesh o_o >>
<Betan> ...kinda wish I wan't drunk... woulda enjoyed it even more....
* Tenal` stumbles back, the dark aura forming around his body, his hair standing on end and his eyes glowing a fiery red
* Xio grabs Tenal's arm
<Xio> ...Tenal...
<Tenal`> You bloody pervert. I don't give a shit if you were my friend. I shall finish you here and now!
* Xio shakes him
* Tenal` expands his aura so that it knocks Xio out of the house
* Xio cries out as he lands hard on the ground
<Xio> ...ah...
* Xio sits up, looking into the house
<Xio> Tenal, it's out of my hands now!!
<Xio> He murdered her four hours ago!!
<Tenal`> Spirits of earth I summon thee now to grant me the power in exchange for my vow. Teaching this pervert, do as i say, I command thee oh spirits!
<Tenal`> EXPLOSION ARRAY!!!!
* Tenal` blows the house and everything within a ten foot radius around it into orbit
* Betan dies
<Xio> << yaaay >>
<Xio> ....
<Tenal`> DARE BRANDO! MEGA BRANDO! DRAGON SLAVE!!!
<Xio> Shit.... Shit!! Tenal, you idiot!!
* Tenal` continues to fire off spells, destroying everything around him. He emerges from the smoke a moment later, tears streaming down his face.
* Xio scrambles to his feet
<Xio> Tenal!!
<Tenal`> I.... I'm sorry Xi
<Xio> I tried to tell you just now...
<Tenal`> I'm a bad person
<Xio> They found her body four hours ago... it was fresh
<Xio> He killed her
* Tenal` blinks between, his last words echoing in Xi's mind
<Xio> ...that means it's out of my hands.
<Tenal`> {farewell my friend.... I'm sorry to cause you so much pain. Look out for Cenn for me}
<Xio> ...that also means that since you killed him, either Herenal or myself will hang...
* Xio runs his hands through his hair
<Xio> ...I have to think.
<Tenal`> <<scene change to the mountain lake?>>
<Xio> << sure... >>
<Xio> |The mountain lake...|
* Xio sits on the shore, staring out over the water in deep thought
* Tenal` blinks out of between in the middle of the lake, the shock of the ice cold water jarring him out of his trance.
<Tenal`> (Damnit damnit damnit! I really need to..... wait.... I'm not dead... I wanted to die! I WANTED TO DIE!!)
* Xio watches him quietly
* Tenal` tries to sink to the bottom of the lake, but a protective bubble forms around him
<Xio> ....I thought you'd be here... you in between for 2 hours.
<Xio> << you were >>
<Tenal`> {XIO! Xio, I know you're here. Stop protecting me. I did something wrong and I want to die for it}
<Xio> {{{ ...Tenal... shut up and get out here... }}}
* Tenal` sits cross legged in the bubble and pouts
<Xio> {{{ ...now. }}}
<Tenal`> {If you can do this bubble, then you can pull me out any time you want}
<Xio> {{{ ...or I can just put my life at risk and come to get you... do you want that? }}}
<Tenal`> {do what you want.}
<Xio> {{{ ...I'm not mad. }}}
<Xio> {{{ Please come out }}}
*** Betan has quit IRC (Quit: We're not laughing *at* you, we're laughing *near* you o_o)
* Tenal` grumbles a few words in an ancient language and vines erupt from the ground around Xi and hold him in place
<Xio> << weeeee @_@ >>
* Xio glances at the vines and sighs
<Xio> {{{ ...Tenal... c'mon... what'll happen to Cenn if you kill yourself... what'll happen to me? }}}
<Tenal`> {I'm not coming out. I can't believe that Betan did that}
<Tenal`> {Cenn will still have you, and you'll have Nep and Cenn. You can do without a drow like me in your life}
<Xio> {{{ ...no I an't. }}}
<Xio> << can't... >>
<Xio> << brb >>
<Tenal`> {you saw what my powers can do}
<Xio> << bak >>
<Xio> {{{ ...I know }}}
<Xio> {{{ ...so what? }}}
<Xio> {{{ ...are you going to pout down there all night? }}}
<Tenal`> {I just killed one of my best friends}
<Tenal`> {I just killed my first love}
<Xio> {{{ ....I warned you. }}}
<Tenal`> {I just want to forget everything}
<Xio> {{{ ...even me? }}}
<Tenal`> {I.... I don't know. I don't know any more}
* Tenal` emerges from the lake like a bat out of hell, his aura flaming about him
* Xio watches him quietly
<Xio> ....
<Tenal`> Xio, what are we going to do?
<Xio> Let me out of these vines and come down here, and then we'll talk.
* Tenal` floats down and stands before Xi, tears welling up in his eyes
<Tenal`> I'm sorry Xi
<Xio> I know.
* Tenal` kisses Xi softly on the lips before turning around, a magic circle forming beneath him and spiraling clockwise
<Xio> ...Tenal
<Tenal`> *whispered* By the twelve signs of the zodiac I pledge my life so that he may be called forth. By the blood red tides of hell i command the celestial gate to be opened. Unleash the crushing blow of destiny!
* Xio widens his eyes
<Xio> ....what are you doing?
* Tenal` turns his head and looks at Xi, tears streaming down his face
<Tenal`> I'm saving both of us a lot of trouble... for the future.
* Tenal` turns his head back and closes his eyes, summoning the last of his strength to say the command words.
<Xio> ...Tenal... I love you
<Tenal`> DEMON.....
<Tenal`> (I love you too Xio, but having me around will just be trouble)
<Xio> It wasn't your fault
<Xio> If you leave me, I'll never forgive you
<Tenal`> <<Xi should break free of the vines and hug Tenal tightly>>
<Xio> << okee >>
<Tenal`> I don't deserve to be forgiven for what I've done tonight.
* Xio growls and finally manages to snap free of the vines
<Tenal`> GAAAAATTTTEEEEEEE!!!!!
* Xio wraps his arms tightly around Tenal, pinning his arms at his sides
* Tenal` feels the magical energy flowing through him like lightning, his body shuddering and convulsing, his eyes glowing white and rolling back in his head. He collapses, smoke issuing from his body.
* Xio holds on tightly to Tenal
<Xio> ....
<Tenal`> {don't you know never to interrupt a spell caster}
<Xio> << what happened to him? o_o >>
<Xio> {{{ ...you were going to kill yourself... I had to stop you somehow. }}}
<Tenal`> <<magical backlash... he couldn't finish the motions for the spell and it backfired>>
<Xio> << woot >>
<Tenal`> {moron. Didn't I teach you never to interrupt a spell caster since the spell could backlash and fry the person?}
<Xio> {{{ ...so how do I fix it? }}}
<Tenal`> {like I have a clue..... you made me backlash a zodiac level spell... do you know what type of power those things pack?!}
<Xio> {{{ ...only by secondhand accounts... at least you're not dead. }}}
<Xio> {{{ Besides.... that spell would've killed me too. }}}
<Tenal`> {I'm not dead because I'm not human.... I'm a drow.... there's a difference. ANd be thankful the energy didn't course through your body as well}
<Xio> {{{ ...I know.... but I have a feeling you'll be alright... }}}
* Tenal` coughs a few times
<Xio> {{{ ...told you }}}
<Tenal`> i....di...ot
* Xio sits down on the shore, holding Tenal in his lap and refusing to let go
<Xio> ...I love you
* Tenal` slowly regains his senses, first hearing the fear and saddness in Xi's voice, then the tear that slides down his cheek
<Tenal`> (what do I say to him? I'm not good at these types of things)
<Tenal`> Xi
* Xio strokes Tenal's hair gently
<Xio> ...hmn?
<Tenal`> I.....I'm sorry
<Xio> ...why?
* Xio kisses his forehead
<Xio> ...you did nothing wrong.
<Xio> I was planning on slitting his throat anyway even after I found out he killed her...
<Xio> The problem is... a lot of people know about your powers... so it'll be a litte easier to pinpoint you.
<Tenal`> well..... I wanted to see for myself if he did or didn't do it
<Xio> ....actually, a lot easier.
<Xio> ...and I told you not to.
* Xio lies him down on the shore, then stretches out next to him
<Xio> ...it's my fault, too
<Xio> I shouldn't have told you.
<Tenal`> he was my first crush, my first love, my first lover.... and he helped me to find out about my past and such
* Xio wraps an arm tightly around his waist
* Tenal` sighs
<Tenal`> I wanted to know
<Xio> ...from now on, trust me...
<Tenal`> but I wanted to help. I'm tired of just sitting around the house and waiting for you to come home.... if you come home at all
<Xio> You know I would never take a client unless I believed that the person they wanted dead was guilty of a serious crime...
<Xio> ...and I've always come home before.
<Tenal`> and what's with the strange smell one some of your clothes? Hmmmmm? And some odd stains that aren't blood.
<Tenal`> <<one = on>>
* Xio smiles a little
* Tenal` glares at Xi
<Tenal`> are you having an affair?
<Xio> ...what do you truly believe?
* Tenal` gives him the evil eye and then sighs
<Tenal`> well, I smell the scent of another man on you sometimes
<Xio> ...victims...
<Xio> Occasionally, I *do* have to grapple
<Tenal`> not the victim type smell
<Tenal`> do I have to knock you out and extract the truth forcefully 'cause you know that if i do there is a chance you'll be a vegetable for the rest of your life.
<Xio> ...I'm not cheating on you.
<Xio> ...why would I?
* Tenal` arches an eyebrow
<Tenal`> maybe I'm not the type of man you want.
<Xio> ...but you are.
<Tenal`> perhaps you want a human, not a drow.
<Xio> ...I want you.
<Tenal`> maybe you want someone who can't kick your sorry little butt if you upset them. Yeah, that's it. It's that blonde little ho two doors down..... Amarian.
* Xio laughs
<Xio> ...the 13 year old?
<Tenal`> Amarian Sr
<Xio> ...the 40 year old?
* Xio just grins at him
<Tenal`> he's still good looking at 40
<Xio> I love you... you're so amusing.
* Xio smirks
<Xio> And you accuse me of affairs
* Tenal` grumbles and sulks
<Tenal`> or perhaps that harper across the street.... Vincid.
<Xio> << I have to go soon >>
<Tenal`> <<ditto>>
* Xio sighs and kisses his cheek
<Xio> ...nope
<Tenal`> That's it.... it's Vincid, isn't it. I knew it. I saw how you were looking at him
<Xio> << end here >>