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       #Post#: 1569--------------------------------------------------
       Chris and Discord 
       By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 9:00 pm
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       Kaiza was on the phone- the only one he could try and reach was
       E, Casimir had gotten a new burner phone, and course the man
       dumbly forgot to get that number.
       He was getting no answer from the woman- and she was on his last
       nerve. He was convinced the two  were dipping out again- which
       told him they failed *again* he was getting irritated at the
       idea as he remembered cas took the three beatings- “guess it’s
       not getting through- find E bring her back here-“ he said as he
       got an idea.
       “You know which room I want her in.” He said with a glare as he
       moved from his now finished breakfast. His hand going to his
       phone to text Aquarius.
       **be ready by lunch.**
       He texted.. the man never asked he demanded. He knew he wanted a
       moment with the one thing that didn’t entirely stress him out-
       his boyfriend.
       —fin—
       The morning had been quiet for Aquarius. His boyfriend was busy
       with things the man deemed too dangerous for the nymph and he
       was left to tend to his flower shop. He had skipped breakfast
       and opted on getting the shop in order. It was rare he had so
       much time to himself these days.
       He was about halfway through the morning when he looked at his
       phone to see a text from a number not saved in his phone telling
       him to be ready by lunch.
       "Well... that could mean any number of things Kaiza..." He
       complained to himself but got himself prepared to be busy for
       the rest of the day. His lover could just want his attention for
       a romp, to go to lunch, or to be his arm piece for the day.
       There was never any telling.
       `Do I get any clues on what we are doing at lunch?` he sent in
       question but didn't exactly expect an answer.
       By the time noon rolled around, Aquarius was ready for whatever
       his boyfriend was planning.
       -fin-
       ```Nice pasta place, then you and me and that bed of yours-put
       that blue dress on```
       Texted back Kaiza. He wanted to at least have some good food and
       a good fuck to put him back in spirits he wanted to be.
       After a bit of time would the man get ready,  he was dressed in
       a suit and the car already on its way to pick up his nymph
       boyfriend. It wasn’t hard to rope the man in- nor was it keeping
       him since the guy was trying to make him happy.
       —fin—
       A blush streaked across Aquarius' cheeks seeing the man text
       back that he wanted him in that blue dress. The nymph had never
       been one to cross dress before meeting Kaiza but he found he
       didn't exactly mind it.
       He closed up the shop before headed home and getting ready in
       the requested dress. He was far from surprised that there was a
       car waiting for him and climbed in without question. His cheeks
       still burning red from the weird looks he got from his
       neighbors.
       -fin-
       Kaiza saw Aquarius in his dress to smile- once he saw him in the
       car to see him blushing.”why so flustered aqua? “ he said
       affectionately.”you look cute.. swear… just wait till I strip
       you.” He murmured leaning over to kiss his neck. He noticed a
       gaze of a male neighbor to give a murderous glare to see them
       look another direction. His mouth going back to make a nice
       hickey- his way of saying ‘mine.’
       ----
       "Just, feels weird wearing women's clothes... but... if you...
       like it so... I... I dont mind too much, just get weird looks!"
       He started to explained before his boyfriend before letting out
       a groan at the kiss to his neck. Then Kaiza was giving one of
       the neighbors a dirty look to get them to avert their gaze
       before the man's lips were back on his neck.
       Another groan escaped him. "Kaiza! Dont leave a mark!" He
       complained as his fingers tangled into the man's hair, his whole
       body reacting to the attention.
       ----
       “Ignore them- your for my eyes only anyway.” He said in the
       man’s ear. It was then his phone went off  with a text to look.
       and grin.”small detour then lunch.” He said.”and marking is my
       way of saying who you belong to don’t complain.. or I could
       always tattoo my name across that back of yours..” he said
       hotly. He loved how the man reacted. “Things may get a tad
       violent- so may need you to wait in another room.” He said as he
       shifted to drive.
       —fin—
       A shiver rushed through Aquarius at the words in Kaiza said in
       his ear. He tried to take a moment to calm his body down from
       just how much the man turned him on and got a worried look when
       the man claimed they had a detour. His cheeks turned *very* red
       at the threat to have the nymph get a tattoo of his lover's name
       across his back. Needless to say he raised no more complaints.
       "Why would it get... violent?" He asked, wishing he could
       persuade his boyfriend to give up his life of violence.
       -fin-
       “Well they found someone that missed her calls- just meeting up
       with the enforcer to get a rundown to make sure they did what
       their suppose to do,and I got a report to listen to.” He
       said.”messenger said it’s important enough to interrupt a date
       involving one my missing people.” He said with a sigh. “So I
       gotta do what I gotta do.”
       —fin—
       "Oh... okay..." Aquarius said softly as he looked out the window
       watching the buildings and people go by as they were driven to
       the mentioned safe house.
       "Should I... wait in the car?" He asked with an innocent look.
       -fin-
       “Mm.. maybe probably…” he murmured. He shouted for a guard to
       watch his car. “Fine- he will watch you- I’ll be back okay?” He
       told him. He kissed the man’s cheek before he would go out to go
       talk to the messenger.
       Little did he know- a car would peel out- and shoot. They took
       care to not aim at aqua given he was needed to drag the leader
       somewhere to die. He would be grabbed and tossed in the van that
       peeled through. It was common how people were snatched this way.
       Of course the talutah anything else goes- some already thinking
       of having fun with the man as another started in thinking he was
       a woman.”you won’t die as long as you comply.” Was all that
       would be said as a gun would be pressed against aqua’s head.
       —fin—
       A small nod came from Aqua when Kaiza agreed to let him stay in
       the car starting to relax just a little. "Try not to hurt
       anyone..." He had requested knowing it was potentially a big
       ask.
       The moment Kaiza was out of the car, something felt off. The
       nymphs heart nearly stopped as it dropped to his stomach when
       the car peeled out. Everyone meant to protect him either dead or
       turned against the waterborn.
       Things continued to get worse as Aquarius was grabbed forcefully
       out of the car and thrown into a van that sped off in a similar
       manner. His heart was pounding as tears began to streak down his
       cheeks, cold terror filling him as he felt the gun pressed to
       his head.
       "Please don't hurt me," he begged, no longer resisting.
       -fin-
       Kaiza was in the middle of what he was doing.. granted that big
       ask never came through- it turned into a shit show as he heard
       the guns and rushed out to see his men dead. “No..” he murmured
       to get to the car- there was no body of aqua but he surely was
       gone.
       His head swiveled to see a car already peeling its way down a
       street as he took keys from a man- his car was jacked up from
       being shot in the tires. He got in to start the engine and took
       off after them pissed they would touch *his* boyfriend.
       “Your fu.cking dead Leto.” He grumbled as he gave chase.
       —fin—
       It wasn't long before Aquarius found himself being dragged out
       of the car by his hair and into a building with a swarm of
       Talutah gang members guarding it. The nymph was dragged into a
       room before the one with the gun to his head began to get handsy
       and hiked the hem of his dress up, only to exclaim in discussed
       while squeezing Aquarius manhood *way* to hard. "It's a fu.cking
       trick, didn't know Kaiza was into wussy men." Taunted the guy as
       he began to r.ape the waterborne as he begged for mercy.
       -fin-
       Hailstorm had finally found a place close enough to a river to
       settle in and had spent the past few days fixing up his new den.
       It wasn't anywhere close to complete but he liked what he'd
       collected so far.
       The water dragon had been traveling all over and rarely settled
       down for long, but this time he felt it would be different. He
       could sense other water gifted beings in this Oasis and figured
       it was his duty to try and protect and guide them as best as he
       could.
       His body was suddenly wracked with intense pain as he felt what
       the water nymph was going through, causing him to drop the
       crystal vase he'd been carrying and doubled over.
       **"What the actual fu.ck?"** He growled in a deep pissed off
       tone.
       His eyes went white with rage and he shifted into his sleek
       water dragon form, which looked like it was made of actual water
       to anyone that saw him.
       He took off in flight, using the connection he had to the water
       born to track him down. He slammed through the side of the
       building as if it was made of twigs instead of concrete. The
       sound was quite terrifying and made the building shake like it
       had been hit by an F-9 plane.
       "What the hell was that?" One of the Talutah gasped as he
       started to get off his ass.
       **That was me, prepare to die mortals,** Hailstorm growled
       before unleashing a rush of water that knocked them all down
       again. The one that had been r.aping Aquarius was grabbed up by
       the water dragon and his body was broken in all the wrong angles
       before any of them could react.
       Hailstorm shifted to his half dragon human form and gently
       collected the Water nymph in his arms. "How dare you accost my
       kin. Death will be your future if you even think of it again,"
       he warned, his eyes an icy blue.
       Normally he would have just ended their miserable lives, but the
       nymph needed to be healed and cared for. With another glower at
       the mortals, he departed, leaving them standing ankle deep in
       water.
       "Rest my sweet nymph, I'll heal you, then I'll take you home,"
       -fin
       Tears streaked down Aquarius' cheeks as he was used so
       violently, his body littered with cuts and bruises by the time
       what seemed like a jet slammed into the building before he saw
       the water dragon. The nymph was discarded by his r.apest, left
       to tremble in pain and fear. He fully expected to be killed as
       well, at least until the mighty dragon shifted into a humanoid
       form, being so gentle with him.
       He couldn't help but cling to the dragon that had just saved
       him, letting out a squeak of surprise when the dragon took off
       with him. "O-okay, t-thank you" he quivered out shyly. When they
       arrived and the dragon began heal him he dozed off as the pain
       eased.
       -fin-
       #Post#: 1570--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Chris and Discord 
       By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 9:07 pm
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       By the time the fanatic leader managed to get to the closest
       hideout he knew of. He saw at most dead bodies- the few still
       around scattered to avoid him of all people. Without the numbers
       they would have been dead. He got out to see the dress of his
       boyfriend in tatters after a little of looking around.
       Panic set in as he began calling for help. Placing he didn’t
       care who got hurt as long as aqua was unhurt and safe.
       —fin—
       Hailstorm peered down at the trembling clinging water nymph with
       kindness and worry in his gaze. How could anyone treat such a
       beautiful soul in such a despicable vile manner?
       "You have nothing to fear from me my precious waterkin," he
       murmured gently, letting a bit of his healing into the young
       nymph during the flight back to his secluded den.
       He was quite tender in how he cared for Aquarius, easing the
       nymph into a restful sleep while he eased the pain and healed
       the cuts and bruises slowly.
       He arranged the nymph in his own soft bed, rearranging the
       other's hair and dressed him in the softest robe he had. Then he
       laid down next to him watching the nymph as he slept.
       "You will be mine, and I will keep you safe," he murmured
       meaning every word.
       --fin--
       It was a while later that Aquarius woke, a soft groan escaping
       him as he moved and stretched, surprised to be pain free before
       he realized he wasn't alone in the bed. His rescuer was right
       there, watching him.
       A startled noise left him, backing away slightly. "Who... who
       are you? Th-thank you for saving me..." He said shyly, looking
       around where he had been taken. "My... boyfriend is probably
       worried sick..." He added as his mind drifted to the volatile
       man.
       -fin-
       Still being in his half dragon form, Hailstorm smiled not moving
       while he watched the water nymph stretch out and then get
       startled by seeing him there.
       "I am Hyoran," he replied giving the Japanese word for
       hailstorm. "I'm new to these parts. You are quite welcome. I...I
       felt your pain and what those mortals were doing to you. I
       couldn't let them get away with such a terrible thing." He
       explained.
       Hailstorm frowned for a second at the mention of the nymph
       having a boyfriend already. He held the jealousy from showing
       openly even as it raged inside him.
       "Well then I should get you back to him. Will the robe be enough
       to wear for now? Or should I find you something else.
       Might...might i know your name water kin?" He asked gently.
       --fin--
       "You are so incredibly kind, the robe should be fine, I can
       change and give it back to you when we get to my apartment... my
       name is Aquarius, Hyoran is such a pretty name," the waterborne
       said shyly.
       -fin-
       "it is my job to protect the waterborne, though I do find you
       quite attractive as well," Hyoran complimented the nymph.
       "Let's get going then, we wouldn't want your boyfriend to worry
       about you any longer," he sighed. "Aquarius is a lovely name,"
       he added with a bright smile.
       Even though the nymph had a boyfriend, he wasn't about to give
       up on winning him over just yet.
       He led Aquarius out of the den and through the spacious still
       undecorated house and out a side door.
       "I'll be faster in my dragon form, please don't be afraid. Just
       tell me which way to go,"
       Hailstorm then shifted to his watery dragon form and moved down
       so Aqua could climb onto his neck.
       *"By all means, hold onto my horns if you need to. It won't
       bother me in the slightest,"*
       --fin--
       Having the dragon claim he found Aqua attractive had the pink
       haired man blushing as he followed the man out of the house,
       nodding at the warning of turning into his dragon form. The
       nymph stared in awe for a long moment before he climbed onto the
       back of the dragon's neck and helf onto his horns. "Is this
       okay?" He questioned, his grip tightening when he felt his
       savior move under him.
       The water nymph was still trying to wrap his head around the
       idea a water dragon had saved him. He couldn't help but admire
       the beauty of Hyoran's watery form.
       -fin-
       It was quite satisfying to see the adorable water nymph
       transfixed by his mighty form. The water dragon waited patiently
       for the little nymph to climb up his body and settle on his
       neck.
       *"Of course it is Aqua,"* he half purred back, very much loving
       being so close to the lovely nymph.
       Once he was sure that Aquarius was settled and had a tight hold
       did the magnificent dragon move, calling on his magic to hide
       them from the sight of others. He didn't want to scare anyone or
       give away his presence just yet. There were sure to be enemies
       that might try to come against him.
       He landed a few yards from the place Aqua directed him to and
       shifted back to his in between form, moving the nymph off of his
       shoulders once he'd finished.
       "I hope you enjoyed the flight. Now, let's find this boyfriend
       of yours," he insisted, intending on meeting the man.
       --fin--
       A squeak left Aquarius as the dragon took off into the air. The
       view of the city under them was incredible. He watched in awe
       before they were landing near his apartment.
       "That was amazing, i could see the whole city! I just need to
       get into my place and get my phone, all I need to do is text
       him." The nymph said as he lead the way to his apartment,
       getting one of his hidden keys from the top of his doorframe and
       headed inside, quickly scrounging for the burner phone he had
       gotten in case something were to happen to his phone and sent a
       quick text to Kaiza.
       `'I'm safe, at home.` he sent before going to his closet to look
       over what he might want to wear, pulling out a skirt that he
       knew his boyfriend *loved* along with a crop top. Looking
       himself over in the mirror before looking the dragon. "How does
       this look?" He questioned.
       -fin-
       Deus sighed hearing his half brother freaking out over his
       boyfriend. He hated how the man would use up this many resources
       on one person. He already understood why so much was for Casimir
       and E the two had fucked with a peacemaking attempt that even he
       hoped would have worked. He broke a few good fingers on E for
       that one.
       He watched as his brother heard his phone and the look of
       relief.”deus.” Kaiza said.”call them off on aqua- get them back
       on cas.” He said as he relaxed “and make sure E is being
       watched..”
       The white haired man rolled his eyes- he hadn’t cut that watch
       out- E was known to be skittish and secretive. The other was
       observing for Casimir.
       He watched the man run out to give orders over the phone and
       continued on his day heading towards his car. The man was
       getting hungry that was for certain.
       ——
       Kaiza had flown out to get in his car. The man took off
       practically speeding his way to aqua’s house. He could not
       believe the message till he saw him. Once he got to the house he
       got to the door to ring the bell like crazy, and looked about
       damn near close to breaking it in.
       ———
       Lunch had rolled around for Eris as he got off his own work. The
       man taking on a job at the library, for more than just money.
       While most trust fund kids usually didn’t work- he did. He was
       working on a project known as ARK. It was meant to make a person
       that had the strongest qualities of each race. But to find a
       terranian was hard enough. He was lucky if he found a mixed one-
       but he rather have a pure blooded one.
       He stopped at a sports bar he heard about- the sounds of
       shouting at the screen and sizzle of food. He found a spot at
       the bar as his eyes went to the screen and a scowl fixed on his
       face.”oh come on! That was pass interference!” He stated as he
       waited to get a drink order in before hitting a table for food.
       ——
       Crash was at his computer - his program running since a day ago.
       The man seemingly have crashed out. Cans of soda scattered the
       desk, as well as energy drinks.
       It made a noise as it found a result- the man still sleeping off
       a long night. His hair plastered a bit to his face as he
       slumbered. He slowly stirred before he perked up.”finally!” He
       grumbled as he tapped a bit on the keyboard. It was giving
       results of a specific set of people that was in the database of
       the oasis- social security- drivers license and records flashed
       his screen.
       His tired eyes ran over a school id of Ezra to smirk a
       little.”so there are a fe-“ he paused to see Enon. His brows
       furrowed a bit wondering if they were the same person. “Doesn’t
       matter- deus will be happy with these results!” He told himself
       with a grin,
       —fin—
       The moment Aqua heard the insistent doorbell, he knew it was his
       boyfriend and from the rapidness, the man was about ready to
       break the door down.
       The nymph rushed to the door and quickly pulled it open giving
       his worried boyfriend a big smile and hugged the man, partly out
       of relief of seeing the man, but more so to keep him from
       lashing out the moment he saw the water dragon.
       "Don't freak out, but the guy who saved me is here, this is
       Hyoran," he said gesturing to the dragon.
       ---
       It had been an uneventful morning as far as Chevy was concerned.
       He had grown bored of his boss' full on panic attack and had
       dipped out to go grab lunch for himself, deciding to grab
       something for Deus at the last minute. He had pulled up just as
       he watched the boss speeding off.
       The enforcer walked in, finding his partner and ploped the bag
       of food next to him. "Boss man finally find his piece of ass
       that got snatched?" He questioned as he plopped down on the
       nearest chair and began to open up the food he had gotten for
       himself.
       ---
       Life in the Oasis had changed so much since Ezma had grown up in
       the place. Custom homes giving way to more modern ones, trees
       replaced by skyscrapers. Even with how slowly it had happened it
       had been jarring to the terranian. Over time, she was slowly
       forgotten by the people who used to treat her as leader.
       Now? She was working at a bar to keep herself occupied. The
       yelling and shouting at the sports bar she was working at was
       beginning to get on her nerves but she tried to tune it out as
       she approached the newest guest now also yelling at the TV.
       "Can I get you something?" She questioned plainly, her eyes
       covered by the mask she still wore. Very few of her kind being
       around meant most thinking she was just a weirdo.
       -fin-
       #Post#: 1571--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Chris and Discord 
       By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 9:13 pm
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       Hailstorm grinned at the joy Aqua expressed over seeing the city
       from above.  He followed after him, checking out the apartment
       complex and then the room that he was left into. It wasn't all
       that bad, though not nearly good enough for the nymph, or so he
       thought.
       He kept these thoughts to himself while he waited as Aqua
       changed into a different outfit. He turned at the question and a
       bright approving grin lit up his face."looks great on you
       gorgeous," he praised.
       It was only a short while later when he nearly jumped out of his
       skin when an insistent ringing bell sounded over and over.
       "Geeze, must be the boyfriend," he muttered to himself.
       He held back the rush of jealousy when Aqua threw the door open
       and hugged the taller man on the other side.
       He moved slowly forwards at being introduced and looked the
       tattooed man over slowly. *"I apologize for rushing off with him
       earlier, I can't always control my compulsion to save fellow
       water kin. I'm sorry if I worried you,"* Hyoran lied smoothly,
       looking apologetic. *"I should go now that you are safe with
       your boyfriend. If you ever need help again, just call my name,
       I'll hear you wherever you are,"* he said giving a nod to Aqua.
       ----
       Knowing that Crash had probably fallen asleep at his screens
       again, Blaze decided to grab breakfast for the hacker genius. He
       came into the trashed office that the man worked in to find
       Crash had just woken up.
       "Thought you might be needing some coffee and breakfast," he
       said and paused to sweep some empty cans off the desk and sat
       down on the bare spot and held out the precious elixir under
       Crash's nose.
       "What'd you find?" He asked curiously letting his legs swing a
       bit and then pulled out two breakfast sandwiches. He dropped one
       down for Crash and unwrapped the second to take a big bite.
       He was one of the rare types that got all jittery and crazy on
       coffee so he generally avoided it.
       "You should get one if the junior members in here to clean up
       this pigsty," he added wrinkling his nose at the mess.
       --fin--
       Kaiza felt the sudden hug as a wave of relief  went over him as
       his arms went around his boyfriend. His chin rested on til of
       his head as his eye went to the water dragon.
       “Thank you.. I had no idea where he went.” He said as he tried
       to remain composed.”taking you like that- I took off, I figured
       their closest known hideout.. but saw nothing- I thought I lost
       you.” He said as his eyes hardened at the dragon a bit. He
       couldn’t help but feel the dragon was half lying.
       The sense of not liking this guy settled in. “Thank you for
       saving him- I got him now.” He said as his voice changed as he
       sounded a little possessive at this point.
       ——-
       Eris heard the bartender to glance, and paused. His eye widened
       a little as he saw a woman in an eye mask. Not many would think
       it normal but out of place. The faint sheen of the fabric let
       him know he could be seen.”like to order a draft beer.” He
       asked. He shifted a little bit as his gaze went to her red hair.
       He felt small sense of suspicion. He heard of a redheaded
       hero.. “maybe a shot too?” He asked trying to play off as if he
       was thinking till he heard groans to look up.”damn it..” he
       mumbled at the screen.
       ——
       Deus made a nod.”damn time honestly- could be using the
       resources to get that fucker cas and that other one that is
       trying to leave- luis?” He said to sigh.”honestly if the guy
       can’t defend himself not  worth keeping.” Said the pale haired
       man.
       He played with his phone a little as he rang one of the runners
       to count the rings, till he heard a voice.”I told you two didn’t
       I?” He said in the phone as the harried voice apologized.
       “Better come in later today or it’ll be another three teeth
       dean.” He said before hanging up.
       “Swear we need to weed out the problems- least we got a few that
       can push themselves.” He said with stare before unwrapped his
       burger to take a bite.
       ——-
       Crash saw the coffee to take it to hear the man talk about
       cleaning his room.”like hell! I don’t trust them fu.cks. Last
       time they ruined my last laptop.” He told the man.
       “Just some complaint about a job from a guy that got shot in the
       leg. He wanted a hit on some red head. Apparently put a bullet
       in his leg.” Not these two.. think he said female.” He said to
       flip his notebook.
       —fin—
       With how hostile Kaiza typically behaved, the man returning the
       affection and not pushing past him was a relief. He couldn't
       help the blush on his cheeks from the combination of Hyoran
       telling him to call him if need be, and Kaiza's possessive tone.
       He couldn't help but be proud of the man for thanking the dragon
       and not being outright hostile.
       "Okay... thank you again," Aquarius said before the dragon
       departed. His attention turned to his boyfriend. "I'm sorry I
       worried you so much," he apologized timidly once alone.
       ---
       "You got it bud," Ezma said lazily as she swiftly got the drinks
       out and ready in seemingly record time. She had been doing this
       for a while. Bartending was getting to the point of being too
       easy these days.
       "Here ya go. We opening a tab?" She questioned as her hands
       seemly moved on their own to prepare other orders in the busy
       sports bar.
       ---
       "Yeah, not worth the effort, but it's kind of fun to hunt to
       traitors." Chevy said with a smirk between mouthfuls of burgers
       and fries. He spun around in his spinny chair when Deus answered
       the phone and munched as he listened to the man tear into an
       underling.
       He couldn't help the blush that streaked across his cheeks as he
       stopped spinning the chair when the man seemingly complemented
       him and stared at him like that. The enforcer found his superior
       insanely hot and desperately tried not think about it.
       "Yeah well, most weaklings are weak for a reason, might as well
       put them down." He mused.
       -fin-
       Hyoran wasn't completely heartless, though he kept his features
       blank at hearing Kaiza's confession of how he'd thought he'd
       lost Aquarius. Having experienced many losses in his life, he
       could understand the feeling.
       *"I'm glad I could be of assistance,"* he murmured softly and
       gave a slight bow of his head before he moved to slip past the
       two. *"perhaps I'll see you around,"* he added before he put
       space between them and then shifted and headed back to his den.
       Once there he began unpacking his garments and trying to find
       something more "modern" to go with his human look. If he was
       going to win the water nymph over, he'd have to start by getting
       more Intel on the gorgeous man.
       What better way to go it than in person? Once he knew enough
       he'd start wooing the Aqua. A part of him ..albeit a very small
       part felt bad about needling his way into Aquarius' romantic
       relationship. Though from what he'd seen so far, he felt as
       though this boyfriend wasn't able to keep aqua as safe as he
       could.
       "He reminds of Spira," he realized suddenly. His heart clenched
       thinking of Spira and how he'd lost his lover so long ago. Every
       lover he'd had over the years held a special place in his heart.
       Some of them had been reincarnated, while others hadn't. It made
       him wonder if perhaps he was drawn to Aquarius because he'd been
       Spira in the past. Only in time would he find out the truth.
       ------
       Unlike the mortals in the Oasis city, a now newly minted God of
       the seas and water ways bore witness to the water dragon flying
       over the city. Namor took in the sight with a great deal of
       trepidation. It had been a great deal of time since he'd made
       his way to this place, old memories of his lover and mate having
       been too hard to deal with to come back sooner.
       He'd been watching and waiting for the heavenly signs to align
       and show him where Jalal would appear after having been reborn.
       Having lost not only the man, and their much loved Shaynah it
       had kept him from forming other relationships; not wanting to
       outlive another loved one.
       And now the dragon over the city, meant that trouble was coming
       to the oasis once more. "this time I will protect you and keep
       you from dying Jalal," he murmured to himself, his eyes flashing
       a bright white blue.
       He brushed back the swatch of white hair out if his face and
       began his search of the city for Jalal.
       ------
       The shadow that had started following Eris shifted a few feet
       away at a table. Remy eyed the gorgeous man from underneath his
       hooded sweatshirt, taking in the angles and perfection that was
       Eris Striker.
       After watching the younger man get annoyed with the game
       displayed on the TV, he finally slide out of his seat to
       approach the bar and asked for a beer and then side eyed Eris
       for a moment before he sat down next to him.
       "Looks like they're doing terrible plays today." He commented,
       enjoying the slight thrill of being so close to the man he'd
       become obsessed with.
       They'd run into one another a few months before, though he was
       sure Eris didn't remember that at all. Remy was too small on the
       scale of life so he probably wasn't even on Eris' radar.
       "Can I buy you another drink, handsome?" He asked once both of
       their beers were gone.
       ---
       Burn chewed his mouthful his eyes sparkling a bit at the annoyed
       reply Crash gave him.
       "Well..then I could help you, but you'd have to make it up to
       me," Blaze replied with a grin once he'd swallowed his mouthful.
       He leaned down to peer At the screen seeing the two identical
       faces. "You sure it's not just the same person? Unless they're
       identical twins or something," he added after a bit.
       "A hit for getting shit in the leg seems kind of excessive.
       Betting she rebuffed some unwanted advances which hurt his
       pride," he speculated with a chuckle.
       After he'd finished his sandwich he crumpled up the paper and
       tossed it into the almost overflowing trash bin.
       "So...you gonna shower or just smell up the place?" He asked in
       a teasing tone reaching to lift some strands of Crash's greasy
       hair.
       --fin--
       Kaiza kept the eye on the dragon as he left not quite letting go
       of aqua.  The next part had the man’s gaze soften for once.”it’s
       my fault not yours- I shouldn’t have left you in the car..” said
       the man as he held him.”you even dressed up in that cute skirt
       for me.. so… what do you want for lunch?.. I can have it
       delivered instead and just enjoy you.” He said softly to kiss
       the man’s top of his head.
       ——-
       Deus chuckled a bit -“you’re cute when you blush like that..
       it’s true though- you handle yourself real well and keep up.” He
       said to munch a bit more.
       “Mm.. it’s a dog eat dog world out there- I am for the top.” He
       said as he finished off a fry.
       His mind wandered to Eden- the girl he felt still lied out her
       ass- most broke often- but she managed to get out something that
       sounded like she broke. “Course clever ones are just as good
       too.” He said as he snatched chevy’s fry that hung from his
       mouth to eat it. “Mmmm” he said giving a smirk as he chewed.
       ——-
       The man got his drinks.”for now yes, uhm.. keep it flowing and
       I’ll tip you nicely.” He said as he found a table close. The
       screen of another tv in the right spot so he could observe the
       woman.
       He felt an eye of someone to shift his gaze to a man that had a
       beer and sat next to him at the table.  He didn’t mind it much
       being crammed as the place was.”yeah kept saying they should
       have traded Rodrick that coward.. keeps taking a dive any time
       he can’t throw- damn quarterback.” He said.
       He heard the next set of words to look at him.”yeah sure- mind
       getting it?” He asked as he seemed to go to the tv screen- but
       his eyes followed more of Ezma.
       It wouldn’t be till then it registered the guy was hitting on
       him. He facepalmed himself at his focus being so gone that he
       missed that.
       —-fin—
       Seeing Kaiza's eyes soften like that before the man assured that
       it was his own fault for leaving him in the car. "Staying in the
       car was my idea though..." He tried to protest before blushing
       quite dark at how affectionate his lover was being.
       "We can order some Chinese, that dress you like so much got
       messed up... so I decided to wear this for you since you like it
       so much... do you want me to put the food order in and we can...
       go to my bedroom?" Aquarius questioned shyly, snuggling into the
       man's embrace.
       ---
       "You got it," Ezma had said as she went about her work. When
       another man joined him, she was quick to get the drinks filled
       before going about her shift.
       A glance at the clock told her it was time for the terranian to
       go on her break. She served the drinks for Eris and Remy before
       she told another bartender to watch Eris and make sure his beer
       stayed full as she went in the back to grab her things and then
       headed outside for a smoke break.
       --
       Being called cute did *not* help the blushing situation on top
       of the man praising him more. Chevy quietly ate him fried as he
       nodded his head at what Deus had said before the frie was stolen
       right from his lips. "Yeah, clever can get you pretty far," he
       agreed. "Think if you ran this place, wouldn't have  nearly as
       many wasted resources...." He added to continue eatting, that
       smirk the man was giving him *did thing* to Chevy that he
       couldn't explain outside of he wanted those lips certain places.
       -fin-
       #Post#: 1572--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Chris and Discord 
       By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 9:26 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Remy nodded in agreement, knowing just enough about Eris'
       favorite team to follow along. "If Coach Davis was smart he'd
       switch him out with Diaz. At least he knows how to make plays,"
       he commented and took a long drink from his beer.
       He grinned at Eris accepting his offer of a beer, though it
       didn't escape him that the man was more watching the bartender
       chick instead of the game. A flare of jealousy lit inside him at
       the thought the object of his desire and obsession might like
       her.
       "Sure, just gonna wait until there's less people at the bar," he
       said eying the busy cue of people waiting to get drinks.
       He finally got up to ask the  lady he wanted two more beers when
       she could bring them over, then slipped her the money for both.
       He slipped back next to Eris and added his own annoyed groan
       when the quarterback threw a long pass only for it to get
       intercepted.
       "Seriously? That guy should retire now, he's so terrible," he
       exclaimed in annoyance.
       "Thanks," he expressed to Ezma when she brought the beers over.
       "so, you come here often to watch the game?" He asked Eris
       leaning on a bit closer to the man and checked him out a bit
       more, being more obvious about it.
       --fin--
       Kaiza made a warm smile.”Chinese sounds perfect.. I can order
       that, and we can totally go to your room.” He said to snuggle
       the man back. He drew aquas face up to kiss the man rather
       deeply.”maybe have a little fun before the food arrives?” He
       asked affectionately as he got his phone. Once he had what aqua
       wanted would order the food as they headed to the man’s bedroom.
       He walked in to sit on the bed to draw aqua in, the one dropping
       as he gotten the order to hang up to kiss him softly as his
       hands went up aquas back,
       —-
       Deus gave a grin at the man’s talk. The idea of running the
       joint felt well and fine- but he needed things to actually work
       out. The trap for Kaiza had fallen through according to a text
       to his phone, and the ‘peace’ talk where Eden and Casimir were
       supposed to be apart of fell apart.
       His fingers grazed his cup a little bit. “Hey Chevy- wanna go
       clubbing later?” He asked as he grabbed his soda to sip it.
       ——
       The man watched as Ezma worked before he got more drinks to
       smile and thanked her. He watched her go outside to bite his
       bottom lip a bit before he heard the man again.
       “You know it..” he said being mindful of his sudden guest.
       “Sometimes..” said the man as he sighed. *though I may come more
       often now.* he thought silently.
       Somehow he needed an in for that woman, and worm in her good
       graces.. after all she could be exactly what he’s looking for.
       His mind fluttered to Wren that was being observed for quite
       some time.
       If he could just acquire the last piece she’d be perfect. Or so
       he felt.
       “You new around here?”He asked the man that sat by him.
       —fin-
       It was a bit irritating to watch Eris watching the bartender
       lady. It took a great deal of control to keep this from showing
       in his face. When he realized she was leaving and it was the end
       of her shift, Remy smiled slightly.
       And then just like that he had Eris' attention all to himself.
       "New? Nah I've been here before. I've seen you a few times, just
       finally got the nerve up to approach you this time," Remy
       admitted taking the moment to openly admire Eris' handsome
       features up close.
       "If I'm bothering you, just say so and I'll find someone else to
       flirt with," he replied with a slight sigh. "It really shouldn't
       surprise me if I'm  once again interested in a straight guy.
       Seems to be my biggest problem at this place. All the hot guys
       are more into the ladies,"
       --fin--
       The sweet words and kiss had Aquarius fully melting against his
       boyfriend before smiling quite wide. "We can definitely have
       some fun before the food gets here," the nymph agreed before
       being guided to his bedroom, gladly getting in Kaiza's lap as
       the man finished making the order to kiss him deeply his hips
       rocking against the man's lap, grinding against him as they made
       out. "Kai, I want you inside of me," he said in a sweet yet
       seductive voice.
       -fin-
       Eris looked at the man a bit fully. He couldn’t help but feel he
       seen this guys face before.”your not- but to be frank- I’m
       bisexual.” He lied. If he planned on snagging a woman was his go
       to.”that and am poly.” He said to lean on his hand.
       ——-
       Kaiza smiled at the man that gotten into his lap. He made out
       with the man and heard his words.. “oh.. I’ll get inside you…
       suck me off?” He asked with a soft look.
       “Then I’ll prep you and fill you to the brim..” purred the
       fanatic leader in his ear.
       —fin—
       Finally having Eris' attention full on him had Remy grinning and
       straightening up a bit more. "glad to hear that," he replied,
       not in the least bit giving away that he knew Eris was lying.
       "Oh yeah? Poly? So how exactly does that work? Do you prefer
       having your partners sharing or is it more of like an open
       relationship type of deal where you both can date other people?"
       Remy asked curiously.
       "Would you be interested in going out sometime?"
       --fin--
       "Of course," Aquarius murmured before getting onto his knees
       between his lover's legs. He then worked the man's pants down to
       take Kaiza into his mouth and began to suck hungrily, wanting to
       taste his lover's seed.
       ---
       After a good twenty minutes, Ezma returned from her break and
       went back into the bar, going into the back to get her things
       put back where they went. She then went back to tending to her
       section, filling up drinks and bringing them to Eris when he
       noticed the man was low. The man had said to keep the drinks
       coming.
       "You two wanting any appetizers?" She questioned.
       -fin-
       “I don’t mind sharing but as long as everyone is on the same
       page.” Said Eris with a smirk. He heard steps and Ezma that he
       had been watching. “Yes please.. “ he said with a smile. He was
       beginning to formulate some idea to snatch her. Granted he
       couldn’t do it now. It was too public. He needed to know her
       patterns so he could get that chance.. or so he felt.
       ——-
       Kaiza gave an appreciative groan as he felt the hot mouth on
       him. Aqua going at him was hot to the man. He rested his hand on
       the man’s head a bit to hold it as he bucked a bit to hear the
       attempt of a moan.”talking with your mouth full…” he purred.
       He could feel the man’s determination as he felt his own build
       up before he would cum.
       They would flip as he kissed the man deeply.”your turn.. “ he
       said softly as he pressed his still hard member against the
       man’s hole.
       He pressed in slow watching the body beneath writhe a little. He
       stopped to give time for aqua to adjust before he’d start
       moving.
       —fin-
       Eris' reply had Remy go quiet for a moment, mostly to hide the
       annoyance at hearing the other talk about sharing. It wasn't
       really his nature to share anything, least of all the man he was
       obsessed over.
       "Good to know," he said with a slight smile and finished off the
       last of his beer.
       He glanced up, his smile falling a bit at the red headed woman
       coming over to ask them if they wanted anything to eat.
       "I'd like some jalapeno poppers if you still have those. And
       some chicken bites would be great," he spoke up, having seen a
       few other people order the same things. "Thanks Red," he added
       off handed, trying to sound friendly.
       Once she'd left he shot a look at Eris. "You interested in her?"
       He asked curiously.
       -fin-
       After taking his lover's seed down his throat, Aquarius moaned
       as he was flipped onto the bed and kissed deeply by his
       boyfriend. A dark blush on his cheeks feeling the man pressed
       against his hole before lowly being filled.
       "Oh fu.ck! K-kaiza!" He moaned out as he was filled. He clung to
       the man as his body slowly adjusted before he felt the man start
       to move. Aqua quickly became a mess of moans and praise of how
       incredible his lover was.
       ---
       With the two giving their orders, Ezma was back off and in the
       kitchen for a short while before she came out with the freshly
       made food, handing out several orders at the same time so she
       didn't stop to chat when she dropped things off. She then went
       back behind the bar and went about tending her section.
       -fin-
       Kaiza loved how the small frame moved as he continued to pound
       into him. The lewd look he was given, how aqua’s head tilted to
       giving him a lidded look as he looked lost in the sensations.
       It spurned him on to cling to the man as he filled him up, his
       hips moving slowly.”I’m not done..” he murmured as he continued
       to fu.ck the man for hours, giving into the raw passionate sex
       that fogged his mind, and eased his fear now that he knew he was
       there.
       ——-
       Eris noticed the slight smile. He figured if the guy wasn’t into
       it- that was it- he just wanted an excuse to get close to Ezma.
       He watched her set the plates down his smile graced his
       face.”thank you.” He said as he watched her walk off.
       “Mm yeah.. I tend to like my reds..” he commented as vague as
       possible about his type.
       —fin—
       Remy gave a polite thanks to Ezma before the woman left, an idea
       formulating in his mind about using her as bait to get Eris
       where he could grab him. With how fixated the man was with her
       it seemed to be the best plan.
       "Only red heads? Cause I can't help being attracted to you."
       Remy couldn't help but admit. "Maybe we could exchange numbers?
       Talk a bit before going on a date. If you're not interested I
       understand,"
       -fin-
       It seemed Kaiza was even more insatiable than usual as the man
       bred him for hours. Aquarius spilling many times himself but was
       beginning to worry he would become pregnant if the man kept this
       up. Still, he gave no resistance, in fact, he *loved* when his
       boyfriend was like this.
       It make him feel needed and wanted, especially given how cold
       the man could be at times. It seemed every time Aqua thought Kai
       was done with him, the man just didn't stop.
       -fin-
       Kaiza would continue for hours before he would collapse resting
       in his lovers arms.
       —-
       The man looked over.”mm- just gonna have to look at my calendar-
       but here is my number.” He said to look at his watch.”I best go-
       work calls.” He said to sigh- and as promised he tipped Ezma
       greatly.
       Over some time- the man had been keeping on her habits of her
       day- trying to find an opening to snag the woman. All the while
       he would hear his phone go off- he would text off and on- his
       own obsession becoming the focus as he didn’t realize even he
       was being stalked as he stalked Ezma.
       It was another morning as he got a coffee as he looked over his
       notebook- he smirked a bit realizing there was a window. He
       closed his notebook as he went to get things arranged to prepare
       to snatch the woman.
       ——-
       Kaiza was up a bit early- much like his habits when something
       happened to aqua- would be attentive for a day or two- to cycle
       to his awful habits. He texted the man he’d come see him today
       as he finally found an opening- he walked by the door where Deus
       was going rounds with one of the members, to sigh as he said”try
       to not leave a mess this time?” He walked out as he made his way
       to his boyfriend’s shop.
       —fin—
       For the past day Hailstorm had worked on getting a human past
       set up. It wasn't cheap by any means, but he'd need it if he
       wanted to get a job. Apparently most of the remaining things he
       needed would have to be purchased by green paper or with
       whatever a credit card was.
       Up until now, Hailstorm had been able to barter for what he
       needed.
       After striking out at several job interviews, he found himself
       outside a small flower shop and decided to check it out. He was
       quite surprised to find Aquarius behind the counter helping one
       of his customers.
       Of course in his human form, Aquarius wouldn't recognize him. He
       looked and sounded much different. Which he hoped would make it
       easier to get closer to the nymph and possibly win him over.
       "Hello," he said approaching the nymph with a smile and pulled
       his long blue hair over his shoulder. "I'm Hal. I was wondering
       if you might be looking for someone to help you out around your
       shop. Even if it's just doing the heavy lifting , I'm game for
       anything. I don't really have any references or anything, I've
       been traveling most of my life..I never really stayed in one
       place for long,"
       ----fin----
       When Kaiza was finally done, the man collapsed and the pair
       snuggled, falling fast asleep. When Aqua woke, his lover was
       gone. He got a heavy sigh out of the nymph, who dragged himself
       out of bed and went to take a good shower. Once clean, he made
       himself some coffee before heading off to open up the shop.
       It was a quiet morning and he liked that quite a but though his
       mind kept drifting to the dragon and Kaiza. The nymph looked up
       from his work when he heard the bell sound and a blue haired man
       walked in and approached the counter.
       The nymph looked surprised at the question and the lack of
       qualifications. "Well... I have been considering hiring someone
       for when I'm not here. Tell you what, I can give you a trial
       period..." He suggested before his attention went to his phone.
       His saw a text from Kai wanting to come see him. "Might have to
       wait til after lunch, my boyfriend is on his way up here." He
       said. "But I can give you some paperwork to fill out." He said
       before going to the back. The sound of the printer soon going
       off and Aquarius soon returned and gave them to the man.
       He then texted Kaiza back.
       `Can't wait to see you.`
       -fin-
       Kaiza saw the text as he walked, taking in the warm sun of the
       day. It wasn’t often he chose to walk- he felt a nice lunch date
       to the park sounded really nice as his thoughts mingled on
       various things.
       He finally reached his boyfriend’s shop, and made his way
       inside.  He took notice of his boyfriend helping out a man to
       frown a bit- least till he saw the paper realizing the guy was
       applying for work.
       He leaned against the frame of the door as he kept an eye on
       this new man. Ever since the dragon showed himself- he couldn’t
       help but feel aqua was drawing in all sorts of types and now- he
       felt like he needed to be on his toes.
       —fin—
       "that would be great, thank you." Hal replied with a genuine
       pleased grin.
       He nodded and waited patiently for Aquarius to return, looking
       around the shop. It was quite inviting and had a very calming
       vibe to the shop.
       "This is a really nice place you have here." He told the nymph
       when he returned and borrowed a pen from near the register to
       get started on the paperwork filling out what he could.
       He fudged a bit on the "race" part, saying he was mixed and
       hoped that would put the nymph off or anything.
       He glanced up when he heard the door open.
       "Is that a customer or your boyfriend?" He asked and handed the
       paper over to Aquarius. "I don't think I caught your name. Or do
       you prefer to be called boss by potential employees?" He asked
       with a bit of humor.
       -----
       "Why thank you, It belonged to my parents before they passed.
       Just trying to keep their work alive." Aquarius mused as he
       watched the man quickly fill the paper out. The nymphs eyes had
       gone to the door when he heard the bell giving the man an
       inviting grin.
       "That is my boyfriend, my name is Aquarius, if you prefer to
       call me boss I don't mind, but Aqua is fine if my name is too
       much of a mouthful." He explained as he took the papers. "I'll
       see you after lunch," he told the man before the pink haired
       nymph went into the back to put the paperwork on his desk to
       look over later.
       He then went about seeing the potential employee out and closed
       the shop up, his attention finally fully on his boyfriend as he
       dropped his arms around the man. "I missed you this morning," he
       pouted. "Wish you would stay til I wake up for once," he
       complained before giving the man a sweet kiss.
       -fin-
       Kaiza looked more than happy to see the grin on his lover
       towards him. He watched as he wrapped up his work and smiled
       more as they were now alone.
       “I missed  you too-“ he said as he heard the rest to feel the
       soft kiss.”it couldn’t be helped I got a call last night about
       stuff I had to handle.” He said honestly.
       “I was wondering… if you wanted to go on a date to the aquarium
       tonight?”he asked looking a bit sheepish for once. “Also wanted
       to see what you wanted to eat- I was heavily considering sushi
       today.” He said in a thoughtful tone.
       —fin—
       Remi had been following Eris over the past few days and came to
       the realization that the other was stalking the Red haired woman
       from the bar they'd met in. If it wasn't so amusing, it might
       actually feel more insulting. At least it kept the guy from
       realizing just how close Remi had gotten.
       While he watched Eris go about getting things prepped, he
       plotted and waited to catch the other unaware.
       He waited until he saw Eris park a block from the bar, a smile
       tugging at the corner of his mouth.
       He pulled out his phone and dialed the man. He'd been texting
       and talking to Eris over the past few days so it wouldn't seem
       out of the blue.
       "Hey sexy, what are you up to tonight? You feel like meeting up
       again? Could start at the bar we met at, then go out clubbing if
       you're up for it," Remi purred seductively into the phone.
       "Maybe even have a bit of bedroom action, if you're interested,"
       ----
       Hal gave his hopeful boss's boyfriend a friendly smile and a
       wave.  "Nice to meet you. Aquarius..that's a cool name. Probably
       best if I call you Boss at work. Though outside I'll use your
       name," he decided and put the borrowed pen back.
       He looked around the shop while Aqua was in the back, not
       wanting to draw too much attention from Kaiza. He left giving
       Aqua a very exuberant thanks for considering him and headed off
       to the nearby marketplace.
       Even being so far away, he could still hear the conversation
       between the two, a calculating look coming in his eyes at
       hearing their plans for a date.
       "Probably should not make him too suspicious, but if I run into
       them when they are picking up food that could be considered a
       coincidence," he mused.
       -fin-
       "I'm ganna start making you turn your phone off when I get to
       have you sleep over," Aquarius grumped before brightening up
       near instantly at the mention of a date and going to grab
       something for lunch as well.
       "Sushi sounds great! The aquarium sounds like an amazing idea! I
       plan on closing the shop around 5 so you can maybe meet me
       here?" He questioned, clearly excited about a real date that
       wasn't just a booty call.
       -fin-
       #Post#: 1573--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Chris and Discord 
       By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 9:37 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Eris was just about ready to snag the woman to see her turn to a
       different direction to huff.”she must be off today.” He grumbled
       at the sudden change.
       He heard his phone ring to jump for a moment to see it was remi.
       He sighed before he answered.
       He blushed a bit at the compliment. He looked in the direction
       that Ezma had left as he decided - he didn’t have really
       anything to do..so figured he’d entertain the idea.
       “I don’t mind clubbing- just not sure if I want to move that
       fast handsome.” He said as he eyed the phone a little on that
       one.
       Flags were raising in ways he couldn’t explain but, being
       willfully ignorant with them agreed to go.”so what time?” He
       asked as he leaned back in the seat of his car.
       ——
       Kaiza gave a chuckle.”I know it sucks but- I work the gang- it
       won’t look good if I don’t respond.” He said as he  wrapped his
       arms around the man,
       “Sounds perfect..” said the fanatic leader as his hands slid up
       his boyfriend’s form.
       “you look hella excited! Must of picked good places.” He said
       looking proud.
       —fin—
       Remi let out a soft sigh at Eris' saying he didn't want to move
       that fast. "All right, I'm sorry. I don't mean to rush you. Just
       been thinking about you a lot," he purred back. "So clubbing and
       making out some??" He questioned with a needy and lustful tone.
       Remi made a thoughtful sound and glanced at his watch. "How
       about 9? It'll give me time to get changed and looking sexy for
       you," he suggested. "Most the good clubs are just starting to
       open then. Hope you're up for some dancing as well. Been wanting
       to see how that body of yours moves,"
       -----
       Hal wandered the market a bit more before heading to the sushi
       place he heard Kaiza and Aqua finally settled on a little while
       later. He glanced around when he entered, ignoring the
       Interested looks he drew from the wait staff and the couples
       already inside.
       "Table for two?" The host asked at the entrance.
       "Just one, I just moved here and I heard this place had the best
       sushi in the city," he replied with a grin.
       He used his dragon influence a bit to get seated not too far
       from where Kaiza and Aqua were seated. He opened the menu to
       look over what was offered, his mouth nearly watering at the
       selection. If only he had more money, he'd have ordered the
       entire menu. He hadn't really eaten much and the smell of
       everyone else's meals was nearly making him salivate.
       "Can I get you something to drink to start off with?" His waiter
       asked.
       "I'll take water, you can leave the pitcher," he said knowing
       he'd probably fill up on that first. "Then bring me, the ahi
       tuna rolls, and the salmon sushi rolls, and some of this spicy
       sauce," he said picking two that he could afford.
       He closed the menu and handed it over and glanced over at Aqua
       and Kaiza for a moment, taking in their closeness. A longing
       feeling rushed through him and he glanced away with a sigh.
       Hopefully he wouldn't always be on the outside looking in on
       other happy couples. This lonely aching feeling sucked.
       --fin--
       A shiver ran through Aqua feeling Kaiza's hand run up his back.
       "You did, plus, I'm just excited to go on a real date... if you
       cancel on me this time I won't forgive you... we haven't ever
       been on a real date, it all sounds just perfect," he said with a
       pointed glare he rarely gave his love before dissolving back
       into excitement as the pink haired nymph pushed closer and
       kissed his boyfriend.
       -fin-
       Eris flushed a bit. He didn’t know why this guy sounded so
       obsessed about kissing him. “Nine sounds good, “ he said to see
       the girl was long gone and inwardly cursed. “Dancing sounds fun-
       may need to unwind after today.” He said sounding a bit
       disappointed.”been a day.” He said as he hung up after saying
       his goodbyes to head back home. He would prep to get ready for
       the date-once finished realized they didn’t talk about a meet up
       to ask by text where they were going.
       —-
       “I won’t cancel swear!” He said and kissed the man back. After a
       bit of the day would he be at the front of the house to pick up
       aqua. How he was dressed made Kaiza blush brightly. He looked so
       cute to him.
       He would drive to the sushi place as the two would get seated.
       He made his order and said.”get what you want aqua.” He said
       with a smile as he started to enjoy his date.
       He caught Hal moving in a bit later to side eye a bit to feel a
       mild inkling to shrug it off. It was a good place after all. He
       took a drink of his tea.”this is really good!” He said and got a
       piece of his.”wanna try aqua?” He asked with a slight blush.
       —fin—
       From where Remi was watching he could see Eris flushing at his
       suggesting making out. He had the feeling he was being a little
       too forwards with the talk about physical things. He needed to
       draw back a bit and not sound so desperate or obsessed..or he
       might give himself away. "Great, I'll try and cheer you up then.
       Catch you later Eris," He said with a flirty tone before hanging
       up.  He purposefully waited until Eris texted him about where he
       planned on where they were going.
       `How about the Royal Room? They have a great dj coming tonight,
       then we can head over to the Midnight Secret for a show? There's
       this amazing light show and aerial dancer that's always great to
       watch,` Remi texted back. `They have the best drinks and food
       there too. IF that's not enough partying, we can decide where to
       go after,` He added.
       Once he'd finished, he grabbed his kit and headed to his car,
       stashing it in the back under a blanket and headed off to the
       Royal Room, one of the newer dance clubs that had opened in the
       city. He headed to wait at the front door for Eris to show,
       chatting a bit with the bouncers while waited patiently.
       ------
       Hal slowly ate his food when it was brought out, every couple of
       minutes glancing around the room before his eyes settled on
       Kaiza and Aqua and watching the two's interacting with one
       another. It was obvious that the two were quite fond of one
       another.
       It was a few moments of watching that he realized there were
       several of the men in the room that kept shooting ugly looks at
       both Aqua and Kaiza, and he could hear their muttered comments
       about the disgusting fags. Hal's eyes grew harsh, and the water
       in the glasses around the room shook a bit, picking up on his
       strong emotions. He forced the feelings down, not wanting to out
       himself, letting the patrons think it was another earthquake
       going on.
       After he'd finished and paid the bill, Hal stood up and headed
       out. He had the strongest feeling that Kaiza and Aquarius might
       end up getting jumped.
       It wasn't that he didn't think Kaiza couldn't protect Aqua, but
       with the looks the bigots had been giving them, he knew they'd
       more than likely be outnumbered. If there was even a chance of
       Aqua getting harmed, he wasn't going to take it. It would be
       better stepping in to help then let either of them get hurt. He
       might not like Kaiza that much, but Aquarius did. He couldn't
       bear seeing the man crying his eyes out over Kaiza. That would
       be too cruel.
       ---fin--
       Hearing the promise had put Aqua at ease, enjoying their little
       park date before heading back to work. He went over paperwork
       but wound up closing early to go home and get ready for their
       date, even buying a new dress to surprise his lover with. Soon
       enough they were seated at the restaurant, their food coming
       after Aquarius order several different dishes.
       He was merrily eating his food before his boyfriend offered him
       a bite. "Yeah I would love a bite! You should try some of mine!"
       He said cheerfully, sealing a piece from Kaiza and giving him
       several in return. He loved seeing his tough rugged boyfriend in
       such calm setting, enjoying the blush on the man's cheeks.
       -fin-
       Eris was walking in as he felt the thrum of the music. His eyes
       ran over the bar till he saw remi. He strode his way over
       feeling a few eyes.. being confident as he was stopped by the
       man. “Hey! Sorry for taking a bit- traffic sucked.” He said as
       he settled at a spot.
       —-
       Kaiza was enjoying himself as he tried squid sushi.”ohh this one
       got wasabi!” He said to get a drink real quick.”maybe a little
       too much!” He said with a chuckle.
       Of course the man wasn’t entirely oblivious.. he noticed a few
       obvious disgusted looks. He knew how people could be.  Course,
       he saw the water in the glass shake in several spots.
       “Bout ready for the aquarium? It’s a really neat place- I heard
       there’s this black tailed fin shark I wanted to see.” He said as
       he got himself cleaned up with his napkin and giving aqua time
       to be finished.
       Of course the two walking out was met with one that was looking
       to be violent. He tugged aqua close as he listened to the man
       start his mouth of vile- before he would throat punch the guy
       and walk aqua around him.”let’s get to the car- can’t stand
       small minded people!” He said with a bit of a glare before
       seeing two more of this guys friends popping up.
       —fin—
       After waiting for over twenty minutes for Eris to show, Remy
       headed inside to grab some drinks at the bar. He had the feeling
       that the other man might have been delayed. At least he hoped
       so. It would be unfortunate if Eris got spooked and decided not
       to show up.
       Hearing the others voice raised a bit to be heard above the
       music had Remy turning with a grin. "No worries. I already
       ordered you a drink, thought you might want one or two before
       hitting the dance floor," he said with a wink.
       Remy looked Eris over slowly, giving the man an appreciative
       look. "You're looking even more sexy tonight," he couldn't help
       but purr. "I'm not usually this..forwards on a first date, but I
       really am into you. A great deal in fact. I can't seem to get
       you out of my mind."
       Remi slide his hand out to brush against Eris' on the bar top
       and leaned in a bit closer. "I hope that doesn't scare you off,"
       ----
       Hal had waited in the shadows in the alley, watching as the
       first man approached Aqua and Kaiza as they came out of the
       restaurant. His lip curled and a low growl came from him as
       Kaiza managed to knock out the first guy.
       When the next two emerged heading towards Aqua and his lover,
       Hal transformed into his half dragon form, his hands moving to
       snatch both by their collars and roughly pulling them back
       against him.
       **"Making trouble for my friends? Not the smartest thing to be
       going. I think you two need to cool off,"** he growled and then
       transformed to his water form, pulling them into the icy
       coldness of his firm, holding them there until they passed out
       and then let them fall to the pavement completely soaked
       through.
       **"Looks like even now there are bigoted assholes. Thought
       things would have changed by now,"** he sighed, sweeping his
       hair out of his face and gave a nod to Kaiza and Aqua. **"We
       should stop meeting like this,"** he joked before turning to
       check over the man that had started the whole thing.
       **"Mess with them again and you'll know the true wrath of this
       dragon. Stay away from them,"** he threatened his eyes blazing
       white with fury. **"Pass it along to the rest of your pals,"**
       ----fin----
       "Yes! I'm so excited to go see the fishies!" Aquarius had
       cheered as they finished eatting and Kaiza settled the bill. The
       night he seemingly started off in pure perfection,so of course
       the moment they left the restaurant, they were jumped by an vile
       angry man who Kai throat punched. It had appeared they were in
       the clear until Aqua saw more people and clung to Kaiza,
       trembling.
       Before the two could make contact, the dragon from before
       appeared and protected them. It had the femboy blushing quite
       dark as he watched the dragon.
       When they were all gone, leaving Aqua with the two powerful men
       he gave the dragon a massive grin. "Thank you for saving me...
       again..." He voiced shyly.
       -fin-
       Kaiza felt aqua cling to him as he moved the man behind him
       ready to fight. But was caught by surprise as the dragon from
       before had come back saving him the trouble of fighting them and
       keeping aqua safe at the same time.
       His brow raised at being called a friend as his arm went around
       aqua again in a more possessive manner as he witnessed the man
       making the two pass out with little effort, using his magic.
       Kaiza couldn’t help but feel mildly jealous at Hal’s abilities
       wishing it was just as easy for him.
       “Thing is there is just some behaviors that don’t change even
       over time- just a vicious cycle that won’t be broken.” He said
       to sigh.
       “Honestly I am grateful you came and helped…Hyoran.” He
       said.”given that wanna come with us to the aquarium? Probably be
       best so we don’t end up in that situation again.” Said the man
       as he was thinking more of aquas safety but didn’t want to back
       out on their date.
       ———
       Eris noticed the drink to look back at his date. He made a
       polite smile as he said.”thank you- and your looking good
       yourself he said as he too his cup to take a drink. He felt the
       brush against his hand as he listened as well as he could over
       the music.
       His eye went to remy as he heard the man confess. He didn’t know
       why, but a mix of a thrill and a small warning inside told him
       to be careful. “It doesn’t scare me in the least, long as me
       taking my time doesn’t run you off.” He joked a little as he
       looked at the man a little as he took another drink.
       -fin-
       The piercing look in Hyoran's eyes softened as he caught sight
       of the blushing Aqua. The shy grateful thank you from the
       gorgeous man brought a smile to his face.
       His gaze lifted towards the tattooed Kaiza as the gangster spoke
       talking about vicious cycles repeating. His eyebrow lifted in
       surprise at the other's thanks and then asking if he'd join
       them.
       "I told Aqua I'd keep him safe, that's what I intend to do. I
       suppose I could join you, as a body guard. It might be wise to
       give you both a way to contact me in the future, should other
       problems arise," he added thoughtfully.
       After a moment of thought, he pulled out of two pearls he'd
       attached to his hair and offered one to each of them. "Keep
       these on you, if you ever need me when I'm not so close, just
       touch them and I'll come,"
       ----
       Remy smiled at how polite and proper Eris was being. "Thanks, I
       don't dress up for just anyone," he replied with a slight grin.
       He wasn't all that surprised by the joke that Eris gave in
       return to his confession. "Oh of course not, I do love a good
       challenge and someone that keeps me on my toes. It's not as fun
       if the guy I like gives in right away. The sweet anticipation
       and working my way up to being with a guy as incredible as you
       will be quite enjoyable. I always did believe it's best to enjoy
       the journey and each day, and not just rush to the final
       destination. Most people miss out on the joys of life by
       rushing," he added, leaning in a bit closer to Eris.
       After a few more drinks and some more flirting, Remy gently took
       Eris by the hand. "Shall we have our first dance then?" He
       purred, his eyes looking intensely into Eris'.
       ----fin----
       Given they had been attacked, Aquarius had expected the date to
       be cut short so when Kaiza invited Hyoran to join them and then
       the dragon agreeing had the nymph practically bouncing with joy
       that they date wasn't canceled and Hyton would be coming along.
       He eagerly accepted the pearl thinking for a moment. "I bet I
       could turn this into an earring." He mused excitedly. "Let's get
       going!" He suggested.
       -fin'
       Kaiza merely looked at the thing wondering why *he* would need
       it to put it in his pocket. He heard his lover mention about
       making it an earring out of it. And as much as he didn’t want to
       admit it- having this guy covering his boyfriend when he
       couldn’t sounded best.
       He took Aquarius’ hand to shoot a look back at hyoran’s face to
       walk.”my car isn’t terribly far.” He said as he stepped over a
       body that was barely stirring before kicking it as he did so.
       ———
       Eris chuckled softly at his words.”glad to know, and your right-
       my dad made the mistake of falling in bed with my mother- hadn’t
       seen her since I was 5.” He said to shake his head.”so I take
       his word seriously about taking time.” He explained.
       Over a few drinks and a bit more flirting did it end up on the
       dance floor. His face red from the intense look he received.
       “Sounds fun..” he said as their bodies began to rock on the
       dance floor with a smile.
       ---
       Hyoran couldn't help but smile softly at Aquarius' excitement
       over a simple pearl and getting to go to the aquarium. He was
       far too adorable.
       "I can make a hole in it if you want to do that," he offered.
       Having never actually ridden in a car before, had Hyoran
       hesitate a moment before following after the other two. He
       smirked slightly seeing Kaiza kick the fallen man in passing.
       He frowned slightly seeing the short car when they got to it.
       "Looks like I'll have to fold myself in half to get in that
       thing," he murmured a bit uneasily.
       However he wasn't going to renege on a promise he'd made. He'd
       just have to bear with the confined space. At least the aquarium
       wasn't all that far away.
       Once the doors were unlocked he moved to get in the back seat,
       and bumped his head as he slide in. He rubbed it a bit, letting
       out a soft sigh.
       -----
       Remy couldn't help but give a sympathetic look to Eris when he
       mentioned not having seen his mother since he was five. "I can
       understand that reasoning quite well,"
       He himself hadn't been in contact with his own parents in years.
       More so in order to not get dragged down by them. He felt had
       been a bit jealous seeing Eris and his father interact while
       he'd been following him.
       Remy broke into a wide grin noticing just how red faced Eris got
       from his gaze alone. "Oh I'm all about the fun," he murmured and
       tugged Eris in closer as the music got their bodies moving.
       He couldn't help but let his hands wander a bit as they danced.
       There were a few fellows and ladies that got a bit too close,
       but it only took a sharp look from him to make them back off.
       After nearly an hour of dancing, Remy pulled Eris off to a spot
       to cool down and ordered them both something to drink.
       "You getting hungry? I don't want to get you too drunk just yet.
       We could get something here, or go get cheaper food somewhere
       else." He suggested, leaning in and laying a hand on the other's
       shoulder.
       --fin--
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