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It was night time,and cold was the weather in the Blackrock mountains,announcing the arrival of winter,such a lovely season. Well not the case for Blackrock’s black cat. It indeed was he’ll say the worst season of them all;despite the marvelous outrageous looking frozen flowers and trees in the city,the snow blizzards really wasn’t his cup of tea.
Tonight was more aggresive than any other nights,the snow blizzards growed even further and the cold making Hyperlaser’s body parts shiver. Peacefully laying on his bed, accompanied by his cat Princess,his eyes start shutting close,ready to fall asleep,after so many hours of trying.
“DRRING!,,
Hyperlaser jumps in surprise,quickly 0icking up his phone on the night table. He then only realises thay it was his boss,Subspace. God did he despise him. The phone still ringing loudly in the palm of his hand,he loudly sighs and picks up the call.
“Dear SFOTH,Subspace,it’s fucking 1 AM. What is it this time.” he grasps with a very tired yet angry tone.
“Oh stop complaining! You mercenaries only know doing this. Anyway!! I’ve got a new mission for you,and it’ll count double. A bonus by Pwnatious..What a dude.”The pink horned demon scoffed under his breath.
A mission?Like,,a mission at one fucking AM ?! He needed a raise for what he’s doing at the moment,additionally to the freezing weather that’s outside. He sure will catch a cold soon.
“Ok- Yeah let’s get this done with . Who the fuck is it,i don’t have all night. I’m not like you night owls lurking from afar at the demons opposing you.”the mercenary complained about it,yawning in every 5 words.
“Yeah yeahh..The target lives pretty close to the Darkage Cliffs,among those areas. I’m sending you the exact location in abit. Try getting his head,will you? It’s been decades since I’ve made biograft prototypes with new demon horns,hah!” Subspace chuckled at his own gruesome phrase.
“Mhm.”
“Oh hush,Hyper. It’s not like I’m demanding you to jump off a roof ! It’s your job.”
“You’re tiring. I better get a raise after this,or else your head will be my living room’s personal decoration.” Hyperlaser cooed before aggressively hanging up on his boss.
Gently,he picks his black cat up and lightly puts her down on her bed,caressing the back of her ear. He grabs his work suit,puts his hair up into a small ponytail before putting his helmet on. He picks up his railgun,along with a large warm coat to protect himself from the snow blizzard outside,and heads outside,phone in his hand trying to follow the location sent to him.
“Dear SFOTH where the fuck is this dude?”
Hyperlaser has been searching around in the suggested area for what felt like ages now,but still not even an inch of the target. Has he gone missing? Or has changed habitats? Or maybe Subspace has gotten the wrong location? Who knows what he was on when sending the link anyway. Submerged in his searchings,he somehow finds a weirdly familiar silhouette a bit further in the red shaded Darkage Cliffs fields. A tall big silhouette with red glowing horns,long messy hair,a large Montsuki covering a part of a big fuzzy owl tail.
The mercenary approaches the silhouette with caution,ready to attack at any brusk act. But he then only realizes it was Katana,sitting on the reddish grass,lightly stroking the plants near his tail. He looked pretty sad,despite him being usually emotionless and very neutral ,additionally to his mask covering his whole face,which is then difficult to distinguish any emotions from him.
Hyperlaser hesitates to speak,afraid to bother the swordman,but he didn’t want to let him suffer in silence all alone,so why not give it a shot? A small conversation may help out.
“Katana?”
“Hm?” the swordman turns his head enough to see the demon talking to him. Hyperlaser at this time? Shouldn’t he be asleep by now? Or did he need something? Nonetheless,he questions the mercenary
“What got you here,Hyper? It’s pretty late for you.”
“Pretty late for you aswell,Katana. I just had a small mission in these areas. Now,back to the topic;you’re feeling pretty off. Is everything ok?”the mercenary asked with a softer tone than earlier,putting his railgun down,to not feel like a menace to him.
Katana stood in silence,his head turning around trying not to face Hyperlaser,continuing to carress the roses.
“I’ll take that as a no.” he leans and sits besides Katana,getting his railgun abit further.
“Tell me whats wrong. I’m here for you.” Hyperlaser tilts his head,getting closer to the swordman. Katana turns around,facing the mercenary,still silent. He sighs loudly,and leans onto Hyperlaser’s helmet. A loud “Bonk!” occured.
“Is it fine for me to be afraid to love,Hyper?”the swordman starts,a softer tone than usual within his throat.
Hyperlaser was surprised of how direct Katana was,he has never been very ventish and never talks about his personal issues to anyone,not even his family.
“You have all the rights to be afraid,’Tana. No one can escape fear. Fear is within us,and always will. What was never within us is the reason of it. Tell me;why are you afraid of loving? Loving is a form of stress relieving to some,as it’s talking to a partner about problems and finding comfort within their acts and words. Don’t you think it is this way?” the mercenary replied,making sure each phrase was comforting and helpful for Katana to understand.
“I’m aware. Love is beautiful. I do want to love,but words can’t explain why this inner fear is keeping me from loving people.” he muttered,his voice getting softer and softer.
“You may have had bad connections and relationships in the past. Trauma plays a big role in these,and other things such as the way of acting and the limits of communication with others.” Hyperlaser started softly,lightly caressing the bigger’s hand,attempting to make him feel safe.
“I had quite bad relations in my past indeed,and thought that I have grown to the best. Looks like I can not get this out of my head. It’s really bothersome.”
“And that’s understandable,’Tana. The first shot is never the one,you know? You’ll surely miss it. But it’s never too late to try another one.” he cheered Katana.
“Mhm.”
“Keep in mind that the basics of a good,healthy relationship is the trust between both parties. Try building it with simple acts such as hugging and comforting,and get further on with time and patience. And it’ll be sorted out.” Hyperlaser prayed to the Illumina for his comforting methods to work right now. His biggest beast was leaving Katana sad or unfinished,his backstory had similarities with his,and the both got along very well. He always had this small spot for Katana in his heart,a soft warm space just for him. He was his everything,but never dared to speak it out to him.
“Hyperlaser.”
“Yes,Katana?”
“I’m afraid to be left alone.”he finally spoke,soft as he lowered his head,his hands slightly shiverring at the phrase. It was his main weak point,from what Hyperlaser could tell. It was worse than what he thought it would be.
“I’m afraid to be left to rot all alone,i truly am. I despise this inner feeling. It always works this way;i fall inlove,we get along but circumstances always chase me over and over again,leading to both of us getting hurt,and I end up all alone,in the cold. I hate it,Hyperlaser. I hate it.” he finishes,tone softer than before,his hands and tail quivering even more. It hit Hyperlaser right in the heart. Katana has left these feelings inside of him for so many years but never ventured to ask for help or comfort. He felt so bad,even guilty.
Gently,he holds both the bigger’s hands,facing him. As he petted them,he spoke “I understand how frightening this might be for you,’Tana,I truly do. And I am here for you,no matter what happens,no matter the consequences. I’ll always be there for you,and will never,not even your biggest nightmares,leave you.”
SFOTH did these sweet sentences get Katana go weak. It was all he have ever wanted to hear,especially from Hyperlaser. A truly pleasant moment for him.
The swordman has also had a soft spot for the mercenary;his voice,his acts,his soft touch.Everything about him made his cheeks flush.He never wanted to admit it to any of his family members,but Hyperlaser is the one he was afraid to lose.Watching both’s risky jobs,Hyperlaser’s faction troubles and Katana’s current status withal. But love is this way. He has never dared to ask him out,but hearing such comforting phrases coming out of his mouth,he thought that this was the perfect time to tell him about his fondness for him.
Brief minutes have passed,both enjoying each other in silence. The sun close to rise,Katana sighs loudly,carefully taking his mask off. He grabs Hyperlaser’s soft hands,the other flustered of the act.
“May I?” Katana questions,asking for the mercenary's permission to take off his helmet. He really wanted to see his face,not caring about the scars on it. For him,it was perfect.
“If you please to..” the other muffled.
Gently and carefully,he shrugs Hyperlaser’s helmet off,making sure not to damage his burn marks even further.
“Can I tell you something,Hyper?”
“Yes,’Tana?” Hyperlaser asked as he lifted his head up,facing the bigger’s mesmerizing eyes.
He takes a deep breath,and delicately cups Hyperlaser’s face,progressively getting closer.
“I love you,Hyperlaser.” he spoke with an euphonios tone Hyperlaser could not resist. The two stood in silence,Hyperlaser’s heat progressively increasing,his cheeks reddening. He couldn’t believe what his ears had just heard. Katana loves him? No,he surely has heard it wrong.
But oh Illumina did he pray for it to not be a mistake.
“Could you..repeat that?” he timidly asks. “Just to make sure.”
“Sure thing. I love you,Hyperlaser. I could repeat that a thousand times. I’ve already spent half of my life,and am willing to finish the rest of it with you by my side.”he articulated,a slight smile forming on his face.
And Oh Illumina did Hyperlaser feel joyous about it. His ears were not mistaken. Katana loves him. Katana,his love life,truly loves him. As his cheeks crimsoned,he reaches out to Katana’s cheeks,fondling them carelessly. Closer and closer to the other’s lips,he uttered
I love you too,Katana.
The two close to each other,Hyperlaser’s arms wrapped around Katana’s neck,his lips enlaced into his,kissing as if it was the last. Both have been waiting for this. Enjoying each other’s taste. Pleasant moment.
“I enjoyed it” Hyperlaser declared after setting his lover’s lips free from his,chuckling.
“I did aswell.” Katana brushed the mercenary’s hair with his large claws. Both lean on each other.
“DRRING!”
Both jump off their spots,Hyperlaser picking up his phone from under his railgun. No surprise,it was Subspace.
“Shit,the mission.” he grasped. “I totally forgot.”
He turns again to face his lover,clueless of the situation. He smiles,and picks up his helmet.
“Well,it was worth it,heh.” he pets Katana before heading out. “See you tomorrow,’Tana.” he lovingly spoke. As he reaches the end of the Darkage Cliffs,large arms reach out to his waist,gently carrying him up. Katana kisses the back of his head.
“See you tomorrow,love.” he mumbled
“GOOD GOD WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?!” Subspace yelled.
Hyperlaser was back to Blackrock,head in his hand,gloves unabridged with blood. He had a tired expression.
“Take your shit,this bitch took longer to be found than expected.” he snarled to the hot pink demon,throwing the head on the table.
“Eh..Good job atleast! Now my beauties will have newly made horn fabrics-”
“Yeah yeah,just don’t forget my double bux and my raise afterwards.” Hyperlaser barked,heading out of the laboratory,ready to get back home.
He thanked the Illumina for the mission he had received. I mean,he wouldn’t have got a lover if it did not occur. A truly gratifying night for both the mercenary and the swordman.