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

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

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"Love you too." Cas kept petting Aki when he saw his reaction. "Do you like that, my love?"

He nods eagerly, leaning into the gentle touch. He loved it. "Yes…" He hums softly. "It feels wonderful." He whispers.

Cas smirked a bit, running his fingers through Aki's hair. "It feels quite nice, hmm?"

Aki purrs softly, his ears flicking a little. "Mhm…" His eyes fall shut, relaxing happily. He sighed as he leaned into the other.

"You're adorable…" He softly kissed Aki's forehead before continuing to pet him.

Aki chuckled. "If you say so…" he mutters as he kisses the others cheek. He leaned into the gently attention.

"I mean, look at you. You're just like an affectionate cat, and you know how I love cats." He scratched behind Aki's ears.

"I mean, I am half fox." he leaned into the other, purring loudly at the scratches behind his ear. "and I love scratches behind the ears."

"I figured you would." He kept going, occasionally gently flattening down Aki's ears as he pet him. "I rather like being pet as well, to be honest."

"Ooohh do feel free to elaborate." he mutters, a hand resting on the others chest, sighing happily. He relaxed into the gentle feeling of the others fingers through his hair and playing with his ears.

"I have a very sensitive scalp, so if you were to run your fingers through my hair, it would feel pretty good I presume." He shrugged. "It feels nice when I do it myself."

"My turn then." he mutters softly, reaching up and gently running a hand through the others hair, playing with the soft locks of hair and smiling a tiny bit.

Cas shivered, biting his lip a bit. He couldn't help but lean into Aki's hand with a quiet sigh, his hands falling from Aki's head.

Aki smiled warmly as he gently kissed his forehead, playing with his hair gently and humming softly. He loved how Cas just relaxed.

Cas moved closer to Aki so he was practically sitting in his lap and lay his head on the other's shoulder. "I love you…"

Aki held onto him, playing with his hair still. "I love you too, angel." he whispers as he ran a hand through his hair. "I love you more."

Cas was relaxing so much that he was almost nodding off on Aki's shoulder. He pulled himself up into the other's lap fully, wrapping his arms around him.

Aki held him, kissing his shoulder. He smiled a little, the warmth of the room lulling him to sleep as well. He smiled a little. "I love you…" He whispers before falling asleep.

"Mmm… ditto…" Cas drifted off as well in Aki's arms.
(Skip?)

(Sure. Maybe the guards find them??)

Aki woke to the noise of someone knocking. He made sure that he was in his female illusion before the door slammed open.

Cas stirred slowly when someone yelled, "Prince Casper! Who is this woman?!" He sat up, running his fingers through his hair.
"Relax, Vince. This is Princess Aria. Just showing her around."
"You must be more careful, Prince. We didn't know where you were."
"I'm eighteen. You don't need to know my whereabouts all the time."

Aki pulled away, yawning quietly. "Sorry…" His voice had turned silky and a little higher in pitch. "The room was so warm while we were talking and I dozed off." Aki chuckles.

"Yes, that's quite alright, princess." Cas said formally, standing up and holding out one hand to help Aki. "Now, if you'll excuse us, Vince, I'm going to continue that tour." The guard stopped him at the door. "Oh, c'mon, Vince…"
"I'm sorry, Prince, but I'll have to take you two to the king. He has a right to know there's people in the castle."

Aki gently takes his hand, giggling into his palm. "Thank you, my kind prince." He smiled at the other and stood slowly. He follows after Cas, but keeps his head high. He curtsies to the guard before starting when they're stopped. "Ah, you haven't introduced me to the king you talk so fondly about." He mutters softly.

Cas sighed softly. "Alright, Vincent… lead the way, I suppose." He followed Vincent to the throne room reluctantly. Vincent bowed before the king when they arrived, but Cas just gave him a stiff nod.
"Your majesty, I've found Prince Casper and Princess Aria in the castle. I thought it would be best to bring them to you." Cas and his father exchanged a glance of mutual dislike.
"Casper."
"Father."
The atmosphere was quite cold and stiff between them. "Who is this?"
"Princess Aria, like Vincent said. I'm giving her a tour. Princess?" Cas turned to Aki.

Aki followed after the others quietly, standing behind Casper, noting the tense situation. He looked up when he was addressed. He stepped forward, curtsying. "I am Princess Aria of the kingdom Verethia." He says politely. "I come to humble myself before your awe inspiring kingdom." He says before looking up. "Your son was giving me a tour of the castle, but I am elated to be in your presence, my lord." Aki says politely.

The king nodded, casting another glance at Cas, who returned it. "See? I'm not breaking any rules. You're the one who wanted me to find a partner, after all."
"You two are to be married?" Cas nodded stiffly.
"As you wish, father."

Aki kept quiet, keeping his head bowed. He didn't want to face the wrath of the king. He looks up when the king mentioned marriage and he nods slowly to affirm Cas's statement.