Ennead

8

"I want-"

Seth was about to express his desire, but a knock at the door interrupted him. Seth furrowed his brows and gritted his teeth then sighed. Seth's reaction to Anubis's presence was visibly hostile. "What do you want?" Seth asked in a bit of anger.

Although Anubis was used to his outburst it still made him take a step back before answering, "The servant is here to assist you in your bath", Anubis softly replied.

"You came in to just tell me that!", he spoke in a loud tone raising his hand at Anubis. 

 Aether's stopped him before his hand landed on Anubis.

"Hey now Seth, that's not necessary, right?", Aether said in a soothing tone

Aether pressed his lips on the back of Seth's hand causing him to slightly turn red, leaving Anubis questioning their relationship.

"Should we bathe together?" Aether asked grinning

"What?" Seth said in shock

"Why? Are you embarrassed by my updated look?"Aether asked confidently.

"Do whatever you like", Seth said defeated.

Anubis couldn't fathom that his father would allow such a thing. Aether boasted about his new appearance and followed Seth to the bath, behaving like a bothersome child. "Oh come on, I've been training since we last saw each other. I've built myself some abs too", Aether said with a smug smile.

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-In the bath-

As Aether stripped his clothes one by one, two eyes couldn't look away. Catching Aether's attention he commented, "Are you mesmerized by my body or what?" Aether joked. Seth looked away as Aether entered the bath. "Come on in, it feels nice in here", Aether said as he swung around like a child. Seth got into the bath as well, as he fully sunk in, Aether was gone. Seth turned his head in all directions, but Aether was no longer in the bath.

Suddenly, Aether appears in front of Seth scaring him. Clenching his stomach Aether burst out laughing at Seth's reaction. Seth sighed in response to Aether's laughter. Wiping away tears, Aether said, "You should have seen the face you made". Seth's face turned a shade of red and he shouted, "Enough!", as he tried to hide his embarrassment. Aether's eyes widen in shock. "Come on Seth, it was just a joke, please forgive me", Aether pleads with his hands together. When Seth didn't respond, Aether leaned in close as his lips almost reached Seth. "Don't get mad, it was just a joke, ok?", Aether asked seductively. Seth pushed Aether away, "Alright, get away from me now", Seth gave in.

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- After the bath-

"Whew, it's been a while since I bathed with you," Aether said in a relaxed tone. He lay on Seth's bed like it was his own. Seth stares at him with unreadable eyes and Aether catches his intense glance. "What? Do I look so handsome that you can't keep your eyes off me?" Aether asked with a big grin. Seth turned his head away in embarrassment. His cheeks flushed red. He mumbled something in response, but it was too quiet for Aether to understand

"Hmm? What did you say?" Aether inquired, pressing his face against Seth before Seth had to manually push him away.

Seth turns away again because of his flush red checks which Aether takes notice of and teases him, "Your face is quite red, you as red as the rose in my hand, which is quite cute", Aether spoke as he kissed the rose. 

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A/N: 

Hope you enjoyed it!

Sorry if the story's too short.