[DarkForbidden-Love]

"Be careful here," Dark advised as he walked further along the rock. He had removed his shoes to have a better grip on the surface. "It is father mossy, if you fall you probably won't be able to surface again." Dark was grinning now looking into the heavier mist. "We can leave the food here and get it later when we are hungary."

[littl3chocobo]

he nodded and his heartbeat sped up, they were going behind the falls! he left the things and followed behind the other, as they slunk past the water the world grew darker and cooler, a few steps put them in a small cave behind the falls, he felt a thrill go through him

[DarkForbidden-Love]

The caves were the same catacombs he had found as a child, yet dark did not go in too deep, knowing it would be easy to get lost. The caves glowwed naturally from the moss that had grown on the walls. "If ou want to go futher in, let me know it is eay to get lost back here." But Darl grinned at Alexander even after the words, "Now turn around." The water fall was behind Alexander and Dark knew that if you looked through it at this time you would see several rainbows and the green-blue water's underside as it went rushing past. "At night," Dark started, "The moon reflects through the waterfall and you can see your reflection as though it was still water."

[littl3chocobo]

he sighed at the sight. nothing he could conjure was half as beautiful as this. dreamily as if he had no awareness of anything other than the view in front of him he spoke "this world is beautiful, as you are beautiful. i feel a desire to be here forever"

[DarkForbidden-Love]

Dark blushed at Alexander's words. "Thank you, Alexander." He said. "WOuld you like to go deeper in with me?" Dasrk asked pointing further inward. "I want to see how far these go back and if the moss is because dof the water or something else."

[littl3chocobo]

'oh?' he said coming from his daze, "....if it pleases my- if it pleases dark" he spared one last glance at the water and took the other's hand. he would follow his lord to the end of the world.

[DarkForbidden-Love]

Dark was careful as they went deeper into the cave to remember how to get back. The glowing fungas had stopped once you could no longer see the falls from in here, leading Dark to believe it was something in the water that caused that to happen. The tunnels were dark but it was still possible to see. "Alexander," Dark said, "do you have a flashlight?"

[littl3chocobo]

'...the stick thing? i do, it is back on the ledge with the food, why?'

[DarkForbidden-Love]

Dark let out a little laugh, "Um... it is generally easier to go back to where we started if we can see. The darker it is outside the darker it is in here and eventually we could be plunged into complete darkness."

[littl3chocobo]

'you do not know the way?' he chuckled in the gloom, he could only see the dimmest outline of the other 'you are the teacher, it is your place to know'

[DarkForbidden-Love]

Dark was embarressed by Alexander's words but pretended not to be, "I rely quite a bit on my sight." Dark turned around, still holding Alexander's hand. "Like now I can't tell you how to get back there, but I can lead you back in this light."

[littl3chocobo]

"that is the same" he said assured, "being able is no different than knowing for the results are the same" he could barely see the other but he had the suspicion the other was blushing again, he wanted to see the other's badly he drew closer to dark and with his free hand found the other's face, he brushed the edge of a jaw and turned towards an ear "let's keep going" he whispered

[DarkForbidden-Love]

If Dark had not been blushing before he certainly was now. Dark was sure Alexander had not meant it that way and so mostly ignored the comment. "Okay," Dark agreed to going deeper in.

[littl3chocobo]

in the back of his mind he felt a little rush of pleasure for having elicited such a response, the light shiver in his lord's voice meant more than the words themselves. he gripped his lord's hand tighter as he was pulled along deeper into the cave.

they walked for what could have been a minute or an hour as far as alexander could tell before the sound of water could be heard under their feet, it was cool and slick and felt good under his feet the little bit of light allotted to them earlier was gone and he felt a little knot of dread in his belly. he opened his mouth to speak when he was interrupted by dark 'ah, we are almost there' he felt the other disentangle their fingers "just a moment it's somewhere along here" he could hear the light noise of the other brushing his hands along the wall moving farther away. the knot became a ball 'dark..' he whispered the other mhmm'd a question, 'dark don't leave me, i am sorry'

[DarkForbidden-Love]

"Huh?" Dark said and then felt like bashing his head in. The darkness must remind him of the end of the book and he thought Dark would just leave him there. "I'm not going anywhere," Dark said calmly and walked back to Alexander. "I'm here," And Dark took Alexander's arm, "Not leaving." Dark smiled and hoped that Alexander knew what he was doing even if Alexander could not see the smile.

[littl3chocobo]

when the hand took his arm he latched on to it with his other hand pressing hard enough into his own arm to bruise. he still was not assured."i don't like this anymore. we should leave" he made a move to leave in the direction he thought they came when he felt dark's other arm wrap around him. his head was pushed lightly into the crook of the other man's neck 'alexander i am here, do not be afraid' he froze. 'i am afraid?' he thought about it, and was shocked to find that he was, really and truly he was. he let go of the hand and put his arms around the other in a tight embrace. 'i don't want to be afraid anymore'