World Against Us

2.22 Send Me to Peace

It's been a few minutes since they drowned in each other's warmth. Now both of them are sitting near the lake with Cale resting his head on the person's shoulder, while the other keep brushing Cale's head.

"Hyung.."
"Hmn?"
"What should i do now?"

Cale raised his head and now look into the person's eyes. His hand intertwined with each other.

"I.. I don't want to do it, I can't accept it"

Cale shook his head while keeping his head down, trying to stop the tears that were threatening to come out again. He gripped his hyung's hand tight.

"Hyung. Can i come with you instead?"

Cale Barrow other hand hold Cale's chin up and make him look at his face. His hand slides to Cale's ear, slipping his fallen hair to the back of his ear.

"Cale.."

The person's voice was soft when he call out the other, making Cale's that's been averting his eyes look into the other.

"You can't come with me"

Cale knew this was the case, there's no was his hyung would take him there when his hyung himself hated that place. It was just his own selfishness that wants to ask his hyung to take him away. Hide him so he can run away from the role given to him.

"Then what should i do?"

Cale bit his lips. Preparing himself to whatever his hyung's suggestions to him.

"Cale, I've been cursed for hundreds of years, I've seen what ever it is to be seen. All my life i've been wandering alone. Now that I found you, i've never been this happy"

Cale closed his eyes when the person in front of him start to kiss his cheekbones that he's been brushing with his hand, Cale could feel the other's person's eyelashes fluttering on his face as his own nose touch the other person's chin.

Cale always feel loved whenever he's with him, warmth would resurface inside of him.When the other let go he finds himself wanting to chase those warmth.

"But the truth is, ever since i'm cursed i can no longer feel again. In fact I don't even know what it feels to be cold or hot, even more how it feels to be sad or happy"

The other person put his forehead onto Cale's

"I can only feel something about you. and when I'm with you, i feel like i have become human again"

Cale could feel his heart started to shake, feeling a bad thing would happen if he keeps listening. So he subconsciously pull his head away but was gripped by the other.

"So let me make a selfish wish."

The other person hugs Cale not letting Cale get away from him, as he put his lips near Cale's ear. Whispering his own selfishness

"when it's time. Please send me to peace.
End me, while i feel human"

Cale gasp. Frozen in his embrace. His hand gone cold. His pupils shaking. Not even his breathing could calm him back. Wind starting to form around them, Cale had lost control.

His heart chaotic like thousands of whirlwind keep swarming his inside, shattering every bits of his heart. He opened his mouth, wanting to let everything out to the other person. Wanting to let those shattering pieces to flow out so it would stop piercing the walls of his heart.

But what came out of his mouth was

"Okay"

Okay. When the day comes, i'll be there beside you. I will be beside you holding your hand while my other hand holding the very weapon that could end a red.

Because ever since he knew his role he already foresee this ending. That's why he persisted not wanting to accept it while finding a way to get out of it even when there is so much a human can do, he knew that even dragons cannot escape fate. Yet if it's his wish to surrender themselves to fate then he will accept it.

But until then..

'Let me be selfish too'

Until then..

Let me be by your side,
Even when i play my role and you play yours
Even when we had blades on each other's throat
Even when we curse on each other
Even when we made each other bleed
Even when we had to pretend to hate each other

You'll be the villain and i'm the supposed hero

But once the curtain was drawn,
Let me be your only red,
Let me hold you,
Let me rest by your shoulder,
Let me talk about things we used to talk,

a place where i can come back
One that i can call my home

That way i can fill you inside my life and you'll become a part of me. a part that can't be separated even when one of us are in a different world. You'll keep living inside of me, whether in my memories, my heart or in my soul.

Cale closed his eyes, wind starting to calm down. He whispered back along with his promise to the other person

"Okay. I promise"
"When the time comes, i'll take you to peace"

Cale let go of the hug and rested his head on his hyung's lap. Closing his eyes when his hyung's hand started to pat his head and chuckle

"You're still needy"
"Then hyung should stop pampering me"
"Hm? Okay , i'll stop"

Cale swift his head to look up to his hyung while making a pouting face.

"What? You said yo-"
"No"

Cale snuggle into the person's lap, taking the retreating hand back.

"Don't let go"
"Okay"

A warm smile can be seen on the person's face, a smile that can only be shown to Cale and Cale only. A smile filled with affection and softness.

They both then started to talk about their adventures, mostly Cale ranting about how his slacker life would often walk further away from him. They both were having fun with laughter filled the silent lake, a simple moment that they both knew they will keep inside his heart forever.

A joyful moment where there is only
Cale Henituse and Cale Barrow
An ordinary human, with no responsibility behind their back.

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Cale came back to his room at 4 am, curling under his cloak in his bed. The nature scent that remained on the cloak gave him the most comfortable feeling and immediately sends him into the realm of dreams, or ... not ....