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“I was a sick kid.”
He gripped his thighs.
“I can’t play outside like normal children. I was on the bed, most of the time. My mother would never leave my side. She would read me stories or we will made one. Kouyou would occasionally come and play with me, but she was always busy with classes and training.”
The memories wasn’t his own. It was what was told to him by the people around him.
When he was six. The queen was diagnosed with cancer. Her time was running out. But she knew she could never leave her son alone.
The doctor told them that Chuuya wouldn’t age pass five since his body was so weak.
But the queen refused to give up.
On the end of her life, the queen found an ancient texts.
She made a deal with a sealed God.
“Dazai... There’s a God of destruction inside of me. The reason why I lost my memories when I was seven was him. My mother gave her life so that I can live. But he wasn’t satisfied. My mother was dying, he needed more. She died before she can tell us but we figured it out anyway... In order to give me this strong and healthy body...”
“He tricked your mom, doesn’t he?”
Chuuya raised his head, looking at Dazai with widened eyes.
“He took her life... But he’s also planning on taking yours. That way, it’ll beneficial for him.”
Dazai was a genius. Of course, he will eventually figure it out.
“He was filled with vengeance. Dazai... I don’t know when...”
Chuuya can’t bring himself to speak. It was the reality he have been running away from.
Dazai could hear the unspoken words.
“You don’t know when you’ll die...”
He whispered it out.
“Yes.”
His voice was weak.
Dazai almost couldn’t hear him.
But he was very attentive towards Chuuya.
He could never missed anything related with Chuuya.
“Dazai... I suspected that I am only a vessel for him. I feared that when he decided the time has come, he would take over me and cause massive destruction.”
Chuuya looked down after seeing Dazai frowning.
“But don’t worry.”
He smiled weakly.
“My human body could not handle that much power. I wouldn’t even last for an hour if he decided to take over.”
Dazai frowned deeper.
“So what? You gonna let him go berserk and die with him?”
Chuuya flinched. He doesn’t expect to he scolded by Dazai?
“... That’s the only way.”
Dazai made a disbelief face.
“What the fuck are you talking about? Why are you just accepting things the way it is? Why are you not fighting back?”
Dazai already stand up out of anger.
“Dazai...”
Chuuya’s voice sounded calm.
It was as if he has accepted it.
He accepted his short life span.
“You driving me crazy, Chuuyaa!”
Dazai has never felt this frustrating. He could almost pulled all of his hair off.
“That stupid fucking God!”
“His name is Arahabaki.”
“Did he tell you that?!”
Dazai sarcastically asked.
“Yes.”
“Huh?”
That took him off guard.
“You can talk to him?”
His frustration was replaced with curiosity.
“Yeah... Sometimes he would like scream in my head... Saying stuff like... destroy...or obliterate... and those synonyms...”
Chuuya awkwardly explained.
“Did he ever said anything about me right now?”
Chuuya laughed.
“No? But he is screaming right now. This always happened when I’m about to fight. I think he is excited about tomorrow.”
Of course, the God of destruction would love the war of all things.
The both of them stayed silent.
Both processing what happened.
“Is this why... You rejected me? Because you think you would die?”
Chuuya was about to open his mouth before shutting it back at Dazai’s next words.
“If you say yes, I will punch you.”
Chuuya avoid Dazai’s gaze on him.
“Chuuya... You’re driving me nuts...”
Chuuya also has the audacity to smile so sweetly at him.
“At least tell me something... Even if it’s past tense... have you ever been in love with me?”
Dazai eyes were filled with hopefulness.
How can Chuuya ever deny that hope.
“Yes, Dazai.”
Dazai gasped.
“I have never ever stopped loving you.”
Dazai wasted no time pulling his head towards him.
They kissed passionately.
It was filled with mended heartbreak, longing and hope.
They pull apart to catch their breath but Dazai wanted more.
He lips moved from his mouth, to his chin and trailing down Chuuya’s neck.
“Dazai...”
Chuuya tried to held back his moan while Dazai work his way towards his collarbones.
Chuuya gripped Dazai’s back harder.
“Dazai...”
He moaned.
His shoulder was uncovered.
Dazai sucked his shoulder hard. Leaving a blooming red. He looked towards his masterpiece with satisfaction.
“Dazai!”
Chuuya gasped. He pulled Dazai’s head towards him.
“What?”
Dazai grumbled, he was annoyed after getting interrupted when he wanted to dive in Chuuya’s neck again.
“Arahabaki...”
Chuuya was breathless.
“Arahabaki... He was silent.”
Dazai did a double take.
His braincells connecting.
“Chuuya... What is your ability again?”
“Gravity manipulation.”
“And you get that from the sealed God?”
Chuuya frowned in confusion.
“Yes...”
He frowned got deeper when Dazai started laughing uncontrollably.
“HAHAHAHHAHA.”
“dazai?”
Dazai framed Chuuya’s face with both of his hands.
“Chuuya! You dumb Chibi!”
“Huh?”
Should he be offended?
“Do you know what’s my ability is?”
Royalties always hid their ability from the public eyes. So that it can’t be used against them. Naturally, no one knows about Dazai’s as no one knows about him.
“Of course not.”
“My.”
He land a peck on Chuuya’s lips.
“Ability.”
Another one.
“Can.”
Again.
“Nullify.”
One more.
“Every ability.”
This time it was longer and Dazai’s tongue sneakily swiped his teeth.
Chuuya was overwhelmed by the kiss attacks.
“Huh?”
“This is why I called you a dumb Chibi! My ability is no longer human. I can nullify any other ability including yours. Try use your power?”
Chuuya tried to raised Dazai’s bed but failed.
“Huh?!”
He tried to touch the table next to him and lift it up but failed.
“HUH?!”
Dazai was already snickering.
“Try now.”
Dazai stand away from Chuua.
In an instant, almost all of the wooden furniture inside his tent floated up.
And when Dazai bopped Chuuya’s noise. It all went crashing down.
“What the fuck.”
Chuuya cursed in astonishment.
“Your highness, is everything okay?”
Someone from outside ran towards the tent after hearing the loud noise.
Chuuya subconsciously fixed his messed up cloth.
Dazai smirked at him teasingly.
“It’s fine.”
He spoke loud enough for the person outside to hear.
“I understand, your highness.”
The person then walked away.
Dazai wasted no second to latch himself on Chuuya.
“Where were we?”
He smiled seductively.
Before his lips can touch those juicy lips, a voice can be heard from outside.
“Apologise your highnesses, Commander Chuuya is needed on tent number four.”
It was Akutagawa.
Dazai frowned with annoyance.
“For whatmmph.”
Chuuya slammed his mouth shut.
“I’ll be there in a secon- EW.”
Dazai licked his hands.
Chuuya looked at him incredulously while wiping his palm on his trouser.
“Behave.”
He warned him before moving outside.
“See you tomorrow, your highness.”
He playfully bowed towards Dazai.
“See you tomorrow, commander Chuuya.”
Dazai sang out.
On the way back to Chuuya’s tent, Akutagawa spoke out.
“I lied.”
“I know.”
“I believe it went well?”
Chuuya noticed how Akutagawa was looking at his shiny neck.
He groaned.
“Shut the fuck up, Akutagawa.”
The next day, Dazai was standing on a makeshift stage.
He was giving a speech to rise their morals.
Before ending, his eyes went to where Chuuya was standing in front.
Their eyes met.
“One more thing.”
The hundreds of people looked towards the prince with curiosity.
However, Dazai was only looking at Chuuya.
“If we win... No. After we win... Let’s get married, yeah?”
After they win means they will win no matter what.
Loud gasps could be heard from multiple direction.
The one that can hear it curiously asking his mate.
They were all whispering to each other in disbelieve.
Even Dazai’s councillors were shocked beyond words.
But Dazai was waiting for Chuuya.
Chuuya laughed in disbelief.
“HAHAHHAHAHAHA.”
His people felt happy seeing their prince laughing so care freely.
Chuuya hold his eye contact with Dazai after his big laugh.
He screamed,
“LET’S WIN!!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
Hundreds of soldiers shouted out loud as a respond towards their commander while stomping their feet.
In the middle of the chaos, Dazai and Chuuya smiled at each other.
‘Let’s win this.’