Kingdoms Divided

Chapter 13

Jiban is the one to remain quiet and distant from Lennox this time. He stays expressionless, also looking exhausted. The first actual stop they make for a real rest in a village, Lennox comes to visit Jiban as he is taking care of Leo. "Want to stay with me tonight? We can talk through things more or just rest together." Lennox offers, Jiban looks at him as if he is about to say something. His lips begin to quiver, but he bites them to make them stop moving. His eyes start to go glossy and Lennox moves forward to comfort him, but Jiban walks away.

Jiban is in a daze the rest of the journey back, always looking like he is thinking about a million things at one time. He stares off into space as he rides Leo who follows the rest of the soldiers on horses.

"Did you two breakup or something?" El asks Lennox, seeing the way Jiban looks. Lennox is unable to keep his eyes off of Jiban almost the whole ride back, "I don't know." Lennox replies in a soft tone.

They arrive back at the Kingdom of Lun to many rushing towards them, cheering. They start to take the wounded to care for them and some families collect their family members' bodies. Lennox tries to not look to keep his face as king, though every soldier he loses hits him hard. It feels like he is in the place of the family members who have to collect the bodies. He stays focussed on the crowd who cheers for their obvious victory. He waves, smiles, and celebrates slightly with the citizens, but still feels like he's fighting a pit in his stomach the whole time.

By that evening everyone has returned to their homes, all collected materials are put away, horses are put into stables, and Lennox is finally in his room where he is putting his things away when there's a knock on the door. He walks over to the door, opening it to see Jiban who lets himself in.

"If you're too scared to say it, fine! I will! I love you Lennox! And throwing yourself into battle like that was not only stupid and dangours, but plain selfish." Jiban begins and Lennox shuts the door behind him. "If you don't want to think about me having to watch you die, then think about how you could've left your people without a leader that day! You want to say how scared you are to lose me like I was not terrified to lose you in that battle too! How you- you- could have died! How you- you-"

Lennox stops him with a kiss, "I love you too Ji." Lennox says before kissing him again, but this one was more than anything they have had before. This is anger, passion, lust.. love all in one. Their lips cannot keep up with the others as they pull one another close. Jiban wraps his arms around Lennox's neck and Lennox's hands quickly make their way to his waist. They fumble only slightly as they feel their way to the bed. Lennox lowers Jiban slowly as he crawls on top of him, their lips never separating. Lennox sets his right hand on the side of Jiban's head while his dominant hand makes its way up Jiban's outer thigh and into the back of his shirt.

Jiban turns him over so they are now laying the right way on the bed and he is once again cradling the king's lap. He lifts his arms up for Lennox to take off his shirt before he connects their lips again and then kisses down Lennox's neck. Lennox cannot help but to throw his head back for Jiban to have more access. He grabs Jiban's ass tightly before he pulls him forward to sit up and take off his own shirt. Lennox lays back down where Jiban kisses down his neck to his chest now where he thinks about going lower, but stops not knowing if Lennox is still not ready.

Lennox wonders why he stopped, he is almost desperate for more, so he pulls him back to his lips to kiss. He starts to tease around the band of Jiban's pants, "May I?" Lennox asks.

"Please do." Jiban replies in between their small gasps for air. Lennox unbuttons his trousers before moving his hand into the other boy's pants. Once Jiban feels what Lennox is doing in his pants he moans slightly before biting his lip to stop the sounds from continuing. Lennox turns them over again, so that he is on top and kisses down Jiban's body, but as does he slowly pulls down Jiban's pants as well. He throws the pants wherever and crawls back up to meet Jiban's face. "I'm ready." Lennox states shyly, "I-I know some things, but-"