IMMORTALLY PROBLEMATIC

Chapter 22: Rest

Prapai made sure that Sky was well comfortable. He needed him to be safe and Carityl was his domain. There were so many unanswered questions but for now he just wanted Sky's safety.
Back home, Rain was back to his senses as well. He looked and Payu who was standing by the door like a guard " P'Payu, why are you over there."
" I need to protect you that's why so you don't... Do you... Know me?"
" P' don't be weird... I...AHHHH" Rain was feeling a sharp pain in his stomach. Payu ran towards him checking for signs of hysteria and anything else. He tried to heal him but it wasn't working. Although he right there to take care of him  but he really felt like he wasn't getting any better. He lay on the ground writhing in pain and Payu didn't know what to do to help so he held him and took him tight and said
"Do you trust me?"
" Of course I do." He knew his problem was the side effects of the magic wearing off, and he had to take him too a protected realm. He took him to his house in Arityl. Because of how protected both kingdoms were, it was impossible for negative magic to thrive there. In no time Rain was feeling better. Payu sighed. This was a sigh of relief after everything that had happened. He stared deep into his eyes and smiled. He closed his eyes and gave Rain a hug that didn't need any explanation. Payu and Rain had quarreled in time past, but it was worse as he couldn't recognize who he was and could jump off a window to stay away from him. Payu relieved that moment in his head again. Fear gripped him. He wasn't one to get scared but the fact that Moss could control them like puppets so easily scared him. He could sense Prapai was also there in his realm. He needed to get in touch with him at once. He looked at Rain and said
" Here, I control everything, this is my Realm. It called Arityl. You're welcome to my home." Rain scanned the place with his eyes. It was already different from earth. The things in his room alone looked really pricy, from the shelves, wardrobes, his outfit here. He had seen Payu in his outfit with a different setting, but here, he seemed to glow and had a completely different aura. He looked more powerful and even his demeanor was different.
" I have to get you changed so you don't look suspicious around me."
" What do you mean, I look just fine."
" To earth standards yes, but to Arityl standards, even a beggar wouldn't look like you do."
After bickering back and forth about it, Rain accepted to change his outfit. Payu held him by his hands and took him to another room, there was no clothes in his room that Rain could wear that wouldn't raise his suspicion, as he was sure that the people would ask who he was to him, and he really wanted to be quiet in his trip. The room they went to was downstairs. Payu led Rain into the room and went straight to the wardrobe
" I hope something in here fits you." Payu was going through the clothes while Rain was having a complete different thought. He went close to Payu's ears and said " Who does these clothes belong to?"
" My servant."
" Did you like him?" Payu was stunned, but he knew this came from only one place, jealously, and after everything that had happened, he wasn't to use it against him, till he knew it was necessary
" No I didn't."
" Oh..." Rain couldn't continue so he nodded. The clothes actually belonged to Payu's servant who he treated like a brother. The day he found out he was going on a mission to the Earth Realm, he asked Aeck to go on his own journey round the world and have fun. Aeck was handed to him when he became the Protector of Arityl and since that day, Aeck vowed to protect Payu to the best of his ability. But it was always the other was around. When Priscilla died, he watched Payu fall absolutely apart. There was no helping him, no remedy. He tried his best bringing it out but it was in vain. Payu wallowed in regret and was so unhappy for so long. Before he left, he didn't even get the opportunity to see Payu smile back at him. Aeck wanted Payu and Prapai to be happy more than anyone else in the world. He saw them break in different ways. Payu was unhappy, Prapai was destructive. They both handled grief differently.  Payu regretted and mumbled under his breath
"Aeck, I wish you could see me now. I can smile a bit better than before, this man makes me smile."
He picked up the outfit and started unbuttoning Rain, who opposed the idea greatly.
"We just did it yesterday,if you keep this up we might end up doing it again."
All the thoughts of the last day were gone. He couldn't remember anything so his mind was telling him that they both slept together the day before. Payu was relieved and said
" can't I?"
" No. I Want to see Arityl, you can rip my clothes off later."
Rain caught himself slipping again, bent his head and took the clothes from Payu and ran to a dressing room that was beside the wardrobe. Payu stood there stunned out of his mind. Rain gave him butterflies and he liked it. Rain closed the door to the dressing room and shouted
" No peeking."
" Khab.(yes)"  Payu didn't know but Rain who stood with him had a flashback of everything. He put a piece of cloth in his mouth and slowly slumped to the ground. He was crying, ruffling his head. He remembered it all but felt it would be a burden to Payu. The lump on his chest grew. He came out and hugged Payu. " What do I  do with his information P'Payu, I jumped off a window to avoid the man I love. P' Payu, I can't be a puppet, I feel suffocated, I just want to die." Payu held onto him like his life depended on him, his grip was strong on his skin. He wanted to take the pain away, but didn't know how.

Sky opened his eyes and looked around. He knew he was in Carityl at once. He looked over and saw Prapai who was sleeping soundly. The room was quite cold so he covered the duvet properly. He wanted to leave to explore but felt too tired to do so. His body was exhausted and his legs were shaking. He recalled everything and began to sob. It was low but Prapai woke up to see Sky crying. He was quiet but tears wee streaming down his face. He sat up, without saying anything placed his head on his shoulder. No words were needed. What hurt him was the fact that Sky knew everything. This gesture by Prapai made him mushy. He let it all out, this time, Sky sobbed loudly and Prapai let him. He wanted to be his comfort, his safe space, his everything.