[Pinkie]

First he was told never to do that again then the next moment he was told that Thalion didnt want to hand around him anymore. True they had bad luck and he didnt know what to do any more. One moment they were close together with a smile and the next moment they were apart with feelings of gratitude and relief.

Sighing to himself Mizuki moved over and found a rock to sit on. Looking around the cave he noticed that the entrance was covered but he didnt know how thick. Not only that but there was a little stream that filled into a large pool on the other side of the cave. Well at least they had water. Mizuki sighed, they needed to keep what air they had so they couldnt create a fire but they needed light.

Thinking he brought his hands up to his mouth taking the crystal from around his neck and holding it to his lips. A light whisper of old elvish he blew on the crystal. Soon a light lavender light flew from the crystal to forum a bird that flew around lighting the cave. Mizuki didnt speak there was nothing to say. Hanging his head he sighed to himself his ears flattening.

[Rosekitten]

He had taken that the wrong way didn't he? Yep as soon as he heard the sigh as the other seemed to walk over to be by himself he knew that was the case. Though the light he could live without, though Mizuki couldn't. He moved a little before sitting up and really taking notice that all they had was air and water.

After a moment he noticed Mizuki was still off to the side with his head hanging. Yes he knew they had to watch the air supply they had but he needed to say something in the event they still didn't pull through. "You know I was joking right?" He meant about the not hanging around Mizuki. Though from the doomed look the other had he guessed not.

When he got no reply he glared a little before he was fed up with the silence. Moving he pushed Mizuki back against the wall behind him before kissing the other. He could protest later if he wished. "Believe me if you want.. I do love you. Honestly I would have died if it wasn't for you."

[Pinkie]

Mizuki was in shock. The cool lips on his made him smile a little then he heard Thalion speak. He loved him...did he really return his feelings? Looking up he looked Thalion right in the eyes "Your...not joking" He said as he looked right into the face before him and not once did he see a hint of a lie. No so what Thalion had said then was true.

"I would of died if it was not for you...looks like we need each other" He said before reaching a hand up and putting it on the side of Thalions face. "I need you more then you know" He said with a smile "I have waited for so long to hear you say that" He said before leaning in and kissing Thalion again.

Though the kiss was short as he pulled away not sure if Thalion would move that fast. The love was the best thing that he could ask for "I never thought I would ever hear you say those words" Mizuki said looking to him Thalion with a smile before his ears dipped back and a light blush covered his cheeks under his eyes as he turned his head a little away from Thalion "Sorry...about before...I didnt think it just happened" He said about the kiss to the neck earlier.

[Rosekitten]

He didn't answer Mizuki, he didn't need to. Did it seem like he was joking? Let alone when did he joke about something like that even. Though it didn't take Mizuki long at all to figure out the answer for himself. Saying what he did probably hinted he was a bit concerned that they were still stuck. Who knew if they had a limited air supply or not even, it looked pretty sealed so for now assume the worse.

He felt a little bad it took them both nearly dying, maybe still doing so to get him to say it. Or maybe rather admit it to himself before telling the other something that had been true for probably a while. "heh.. to be honest I though I was going to die before I got the chance to tell you." Lucky wasn't half of it, if that shard had hit anywhere else it could have meant a lung or anything else, but whatever devils luck he had the shard had missed anything vital.

Though he noticed Mizuki seemed to think on something as a hint of blush crossed the other's face before he turned his head to hide it. "yeah.. about that.. I just couldn't keep the barrier up while being distracted.." His ears went back a little not wanting to really admit that to the other. "Though you do know I see really well in the dark... so your turning your head for no reason." He shrugged a little, it was a little funny to him.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki blushed darker as Thalion spoke. Yes he knew that he could see in the dark though Mizuki had issues with it. Light elven were not so good at dark. Mizuki turned his head after a moment to look back at Thalion. It was a distraction was it "Well...it would of been a good distraction at least" He said in an ill humored joke not knowing what to do or say.

"Thalion...was...the only reason why you said that...was because you thought or still do think that we are going to die?" He asked him a little sadly. Mizuki wanted Thalion to tell him that he loved him because he wanted to not because he thought he was forced to. The thought made him a little sad "I mean...its okay never mind" He said moving so he could stand and move past Thalion. Walking a little bit away from the male he stood before the pool of water.

It was large enough and deep enough that the water rippled with movement creating soft waves on the walls from the light that flew around the cave. Looking into the water Mizuki looked at his reflection. Noticing the triangle shape missing from his ear they dipped down. Just another thing he used to almost kill Thalion.

[Rosekitten]

"heh.. good distraction till we were crushed to death.. fair enough." There was a thought that nearly came all too true. He really did cut that rune close. Though at the moment any distraction would be welcome. Not to be the one to think ill of situations, but they had no idea how bad the cave in was. Let alone how long they were going to be here, days they could do. so long as they had water and air at least.

Though he looked at Mizuki when he asked if that was the only reason he said what he did. Though he didn't get to answer that question as Mizuki spoke again before standing. As he walked past and towards the pool of water Thal sighed a little. Did he really have to explain this now?

He waited a moment watching the other before noticing something else seemed to be on his mind as Mizuki's ears dropped a little. Walking over to the other noticed the side that Mizuki seemed to be looking at in the waters reflection. Right him...They never did find that bastard. revenge wasn't even close to the word he wanted to use if he ever saw him.

Though he had more than just personal reasons now to want that guy's head on a pike. At first it was payback for that scar on his face as well as the others. But now he felt like he had to get back at the man for nearly killing Mizuki. Even before they had admitted feelings at that time... He had his answer for Mizuki.

"No I didn't just say it because I ave doubts of us making it out of here.." He sighed a little before speaking again. "I meant what I said, I had spent most of the years pushing thoughts of you aside and saying they didn't matter and that nothing would come of it. Nearly losing you the first time made me notice I still cared, even if i pushed you away I did it because I didn't know how to handle still caring about you."

Shaking his head a little he knew how childish that sounded but it was the truth. Though Mizuki seemed to still be looking at the pool of water as Thal made him face him. "I do love you, you don't have to believe me but damn it I said it anyway. If we make it out of here I'll still say it." He never once was really mad at Mizuki for anything, even nearly getting them killed. He couldn't be no matte how he tried.

[Pinkie]

So he did care for him and has for awhile now. Mizuki wanted to believe this and so much. The look on Thalions face told him that he was telling the truth "I have loved you for many years...though with every turn I took you pushed me away" Mizuki said "I thought you knew I cared but rejected the thought of it" He said almost sadly as he dipped his head a little.

Though after a moment or two he looked back up to Thalion with a smile and half lidded eyes "We will get out of this...and your sticking to your word" he said with a smile as he reached up and brushed pale fingers of over a pointed ear to trail down the side of his face lightly to a dark neck.

Mizuki then removed his hand slowly as he brushed his fingers down the skin of Thalion as he removed his hand "I do love you" He said "And nothing makes me happier to know you love me as well" Mizuki said with a soft smile and half lidded eyes "More then you know...." He said with a little nod.

[Rosekitten]

He shook his head a little. "I think you of all people know I can be a bit dense. It was only recently I even started putting things together you had said or done in the past." Maybe slow was a better word. But heck when they were younger the girls were always around Mizuki so why would he think anything of the sort really.

"Yeah, your probably right." He wanted the other to be right really. But he also had to be realistic, the group they had brought with them had others to lead the assault that needed to take place soon. So after so long they would have to give up on being rescued.

Though that thought died when Mizuki moved a hand to run from his ear down to his neck. Honestly he didn't mind what Mizuki had done before just unexpected as far as how it had effected him was all. Though seeing their current situation.. he wished they were elsewhere. Though maybe he was just giving in to temptation at this point.

"More than I know huh? Perhaps-" He was cut off by a sudden growling noise as his ears went back remembering such a sound. "Thats not good..." He said as he noticed the questioning look on the others face. He moved a little before turning him around. "That... that is not good." Out of everything.. that was probbaly why the support didn't hold well, apparently a dragon was living here, from the looks of it a female, though that might be worse than it just being a dragon.

[Pinkie]

Mizxuki smiled as Thalion talked though when he suddenly stopped he was not sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. With the question in his mind he soon had an answer as the male moved and showed a pissed off dragon standing infront of an opening on the other side of the cave by the pool. So that was why the wall was thinner then it should of been. A female dragon had dug her way in here. That meant only one thing "Please...do not tell me that is a pissed off dragon" Mizuki said before pausing.

This was when the dragon before them growled again and took a step forward. Her eyes were bitch black and her skin was a dark blue with flecks of lighter blew and white though that was not the thing that made Mizuki afraid. "Thalion...there are three eggs behind that female" He said peering into the opening beyond.

Great so not only had they disturbed a dragon in a little closed off place but a female guarding childern no less "Do we have any other luck but bad?" Mizuki asked in a hiss as he reached out a hand and grabbed onto Thalions arm "I cant do much magic" He said "My energies almost gone" He said with a growl glaring at the female before him "I have enough to cast one maybe two at the most" He said taking a step back as the female before them took another towards them.

[Rosekitten]

"Ok than I won't tell you that a dragon is one of the last things I wanted to see. Bad experiences as a child all aside." He laughed weakly, this was grand indeed. Their luck they run into a nesting dragon. He was starting to think the gods hated them or something and that was saying something as Thal never thought much as far as the ways of the gods.

"Yep... there are.. so might I add how rare it is to find a dragon in these parts now or after we're eaten?" He smirked a little finding a ill humor in this. Survive a cave in only to fight a dragon, there was a story in there somewhere that he'd punch a bard for the moment he started reciting it.

Though when Mizuki said he could only do a spell or two Thal knew their hope was grim. "Well... guess we improvise. Lucky for you.. I've had a fair bit experiences with dragons." Granted it was all running away from, when he did run as a child he wasn't expecting to come across any dragons. He moved before grabbing Mizuki's arm and forcing them both to duck behind a rock pile to the side.

"Ok.. it's mainly blue so fire isn't the element we're worried about." Though fire would have made this easy. "Seeing as we only have a few shots with your spells the next best bet is to get the one soft spot... though the downside." He shrugged a little speaking. "It only appears when the beast is using its breath attacks. And seeing as I don't carry dragon slaying gear about commonly.. thats our options. Though being water electric spells should do a bit of damage as well."

[Pinkie]

Mizuki gasped a little as they were one moment standing and the next moment kneeling down behind some rock pile that was near by. Mizuki looked at Thalion as the male spoke and he was right they had few chanced at this though as he spoke more Mizuki got an idea. "I think I have a plan but your not going to like it" He said with a frown.

"If you distract the beast and move it over some....I could get closer to it" He said "From there get the beast to use her attack. Make her breath her power and when she is weak" Mizuki said with a smile "I think an earth spike would do nicely to get through the thick skin of the under belly" He said with a nod of his head "Though...its risky" Mizuki said "I would be able to do it once"

The spell he had in mind was one that would take what energy he had left so it would have to be a dead on shot they were to get out of here "So...I need you not to die when you do this but I need you to draw her closer this way" Mizuki said before leaning in and kissing Thalion "I love you...be safe" He said to him with a smile. They were going to get out of this and Mizuki would make sure of that.

[Rosekitten]

He looked at the other as if to say oh really. "when do I ever like your plans?" Couldn't complain too much, there were worse dragons to be pinned by that just a blue. Though listening to the plan aloud made it sound like a easy task. Right easy...

"Move the dragon got it... such a easy task I could do this n my sleep." He laughed a little shaking his head. Hardly easy, a nesting dragon of all things. They were lucky this one seemed young and inexperienced. He was about to move to try out this little plan they had before Mizuki seemed to stop him a moment.

Needed him not to die, well he never planned on it that was sure. Though he wasn't expecting the kiss as he smiled a bit after. "I'm always safe, your the one who keeps getting me in trouble." He teased a little before kissing the other before he got any negative thoughts in his head. "Don't you die either, none of that over use of magic crap."

That being said he moved from behind the rock not really expecting the dragon to be still in the same spot. She was hesitating? That was odd, shaking the thought he did probably one of the first things they teach those who live in such areas not to do.. get the dragons attention. Easy enough done seeing as the creature was defensive and trapped. A combination nothing should be fought in. Though least the dragon was moving. 'I'm screwed if this plan fails.' he almost wanted to laugh at the thought, one mere sword and runes didn't work on dragons. Even if he used his magic it wouldn't be effective.. yep Mizuki better not miss.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki peeked over the rock and watched as Thalion got the dragons attention. Good one thing down. Mizuki watched as the beast growled and stomped its feet. You could tell it was young it was doing everything it could before actually attacking. Mizuki almost felt bad for the plan that they had but in a moment like this it was either her or them and Mizuki was not dieing today.

As Thalion taunted the creature Mizuki moved to be closer. Watching he waited for the moment that he needed. The beast was standing there watching Thalion. "Come on...just a little more to your right" Mizuki said in a little whisper as he watched what took place before him.

Just when he was about to think of a different plan he watched as the beast reared up and began its attack. "Shit!" Mizuki said as there was no choice. Darting forward his spell was being cast as he moved and before long he was infront of Thalion. A wave and a flick of his hand the earth below the dragon twisted and whined as it formed a spike.

Though it didnt reach high enough "Crap!" He said watching as the beast fell forward to breath what it had built up and as it did the spike impaled itself through the beast jaw and up through its snout. Struggeling the beast Thrashed "Wait...somethings wrong" Mizuki said as he realized that the attack never came. No instead it was building in the beasts mouth.

Quickly he casted his spell before he turned around and wrapped his arms around Thalion as a stone wall came up just as a roar came. Then the walls of the cave lit up with electric viens snapping and crackling lighting the very air in electric waves. Mizuki hissed as the spikes lashed at the skin of the two males.

Mizuki only had enough energy to create a small wall between them and he could hear it cracking. There was one last boom then darkness as the light from the electric current ran out. Breathing heavy Mizuki groaned as he felt every little burn on his arms. Moving a hand down Thalions he sighed. They both got hit but not as bad as it could of been.

[Rosekitten]

This was harder than it looked, the beast wasn't following or attacking as it should have been. He wasn't going to question it, just meant he didn't have to avoid the attacks from the creature. Though he was a bit worried as the beast finally seemed ready to strike, he had ended up closer to the wall than he thought so avoiding a attack would be fun to say the least.

He was about to breath a little when Mizuki seemed to notice something was wrong about the same time he did. Though before he could do anything Mizuki had put a wall up between them and the dragons apparent final assault before it's death.

Ok so the wall wasn't perfect but still when everything seemed over they were both alive at least. When there was silence a moment and the wall seemed to riced he sighed a little. Though it was a short lived one as the creature fell from it's last assault. It's body crashing into the wall closest to it.

The wall was destroyed upon impact, they were luck no other rocks were lose from the previous cave in. Though on the now cleared wall as the dust died down was some dumbfounded troops who had been busy trying to dig through it. Two of the five next in command were there as they could hardly grasp that the two were alive let alone a dragon just crashed through the wall.

The two were busy still just trying to remain on their feet after all of that as Thal smirked a little. "Well.. got the cave cleared." Seeing as in the long run they did just what they had set out to do.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki laughed tiredly at Thalions comment. He was close to being out of energy. Having burns and no energy he wanted a nap. Though he knew for a fact that wouldnt happen for a long time. Sighing he looked to Thalion "Wall cleared?" He asked as the male spoke before he looked in the direction he was peering. Awww so that was what he meant.

It would seem that the dragon did them a bit of a favor. Looking at the troops before him Mizuki smiled. With the help from Thalion he was able to still be on his feet though he felt his legs starting to shake and he knew that if rested fully on Thalion the male would fall as well. With them both at there limit Mizuki was shocked that they were even standing now. "God you would think we would have attention by now" He said with a tired smirk looking up at Thalion.

[Rosekitten]

"You'd think, hell it's not like we were declared read just yet." He said carrying on Mizuki's little line. Honestly the odds of a dragon crashing through a wall were slim so of course the ones there were in shock for a moment. Though one of the two in current command finally got things moving ordering a medic to make sure they were ok. He didn't want to move truthfully. He felt Mizuki was barely standing,heck the stunt with the dragon was about all the energy he had to spare. If anything else decided to pick now to happen they were screwed.

Though after the few medics they had with them got to them Mizuki was no longer leaning on Thal. Before they could go to camp they had to make sure neither of them were in worse condition than they looked. Truthfully if Thal had his way they'd go back to camp and rest, but there were other things that needed to be done.

As Felix walked over to the two shaking his head Thal had a comment for him. "So I have a answer for you finally." Felix seemed to pause a moment before remembering what he had asked that was never answered. "Oh?" "Yeah.. being a lower rank I never had to deal with this shit." He said with a slight smirk. The question the human had asked was why Thal refused promotions, he had thought it was odd. Though he had a point.