forum It's not in the Cards (O/O)

Started September 03, 2019 by @Vuclan-is-tired

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Aki listened quietly, his eyes on Lucien. "He was very lucky…" he whispers as he squeezes Lucien's hands. He looked around the gardens and sighed happily, shutting his eyes.

Lucien shrugged slightly. "He was sick almost all the time. I wouldn't call that lucky. But…thank you." He squeezed Aki's hands in return.

"He was lucky to have you." He whispers as he walks beside him. He nods and sighed quietly as he looked over at Lucien.

"I was lucky to have him." Lucien countered with a soft smile. He kissed Aki's cheek gently.

Aki smiled a little before looking down. "I wonder what it's like to have siblings." He says softly.

Lucien smiled a little. "It's…I don't know. I didn't have a normal sibling thing, because René was always so sick. So…" He shrugged.

Aki shrugged before walking around the garden and gasped sharply as he walks to a small bush of flowers. "I've seen these…" he whispers quietly, his eyes wide. The memory was tugging at his mind, barely there. He remembered a womans laugh.

Lucien frowned a little. "This exact bush, or just this type? Those are…Red Tigers, I believe they're called."

"Yes…" He whispers softly, his eyes shutting. "I remember…" He sighed and pulled away. "Nothing. But.. I remember her laugh. I have that at least." He mutters.

"Who? Your…your mother?" Lucien asked slowly, gently rubbing Aki's back with a hand.

Aki nods slowly. "That's… that's all I remember…" he whispers, pulling away. "It's nothing…"

Lucien bit his lip, and didn't move to pursue him. "Oh. I'm…I'm sorry." He didn't know what to do. He wrung his hands together nervously.

He shook his head before standing and kissing Lucien's cheek. "It's fine… let's… let's go eat something."

Lucien nodded slowly. "Ah. Alright." He said, giving Aki a quick smile. He started walking towards the gate. If he was honest…he was glad to leave the garden. The ghost of his brother was too strong here.

Aki followed after him, but his mind lingered on the cards. He took a deep breath and tried to relax. He needed to calm down, and needed to remain calm. He shouldn't listen to the cards.

Lucien took his hand again, lacing their fingers together. "Aki? Are you alright?" he asked softly.

Aki starts before nodding slowly. "Yeah… Yeah I'm okay…" He mutters, smiling at the other and kissing the back of his palm. "I'll be fine."

Lucien studied him for a moment, then nodded. "Alright. You…you know you can talk to me anytime, right?"

Aki nods and smiles a little. "Thank you. I'll keep that in mind." He chuckles softly and looks down before sighing happily. "I'll always tell you if something is bothering me."

Lucien smiled a little in return. "Alright." he kissed the top of Aki's head.

Aki smiled a little at that before looking at Lucien. He kissed his cheek sweetly before lightly tightening his grip.

Lucien smiled, and tightened his own grip, gentle. He didn't want to accidentally hurt the other male.

Aki leaned into Lucien, a small sigh leaving his lips. "I'm ready for a nap… But food first…" He giggles.

Lucien chuckled softly. "Mm. Alright. Let's go get food, then." he started heading for the kitchens.

He smiled at the other and leaned into him as they walked to the kitchen. He sighed and looked around the palace.