Twisted Fates | DanCae - Caelus x Dan Heng |

Chapter 3

•Dan Heng sighed a bit and headed towards the Parlor Car, wondering what on earth Himeko would need at almost 7 in the morning. As he pushed open the door and headed into the room, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and found her standing by one of the windows. He walked over and stood next to her, crossing his arms. "What did you need, Himeko?" He asked, looking to the side to try and read her facial expression.

•Himeko didn't give a hint to her current expression at all and instead kept looking out the window. "I figured March would eventually find you." She gave a small chuckle as she turned slightly towards him. "I have a question. Why is it that you're so intent on having Caelus not go to the Luofu?" She could see the hesitation on his face. "It's just a simple question, Dan Heng." He didn't seem to take it that way but he nodded. "You say that, but make it seem like a threat." He uncrossed his arms and now looked out the window as well.

•"After the last mission, on Jarilo-VI, and the fight with Cocolia.." Dan Heng broke off for a moment before shaking his head. "He almost got killed then. He got stabbed right through his chest with that spike. The Stellaron is what saved him, I'm sure, but that isn't the point. He could have died. And I'd rather not lose a comrade." His voice remained stern as he spoke, to enforce how he was feeling and that it wouldn't waver. Himeko listened intently, turning to look at him. She had this intense look in her eyes that were a bit of a surprise to Dan Heng when he looked at her again.

•"While I understand your concern, Dan Heng, it is entirely safe for him. He isn't a small child that you have to protect. He can fight on his own, you know that, correct?" She asked him, still looking at him with that intense look that was starting to change into a softer expression. Dan Heng looked down. He was a bit embarrassed now because he didn't think of it like that. He didn't want Caelus to think that he was trying to baby him at all. "I know that he's not a baby, I'm just worried about him. That's all."

~After their conversation~

•Dan Heng headed back towards his room, bumping into Caelus. It was an accident of course, but it was fine. He caught him so he didn't stumble and fall, pulling him up onto his feet once more. "You ok?" He was concerned that he may have hurt him. Caelus seemed to snap back into reality as he talked to him and shook his head a bit. "Huh? Yeah, sorry. I wasn't paying attention..my feet are killing me right now and I'm still tired.." He looked a little embarrassed that he hadn't paid attention at all to where he was walking.

•His companion looked relieved, however, that he wasn't hurt. "You're fine. I should have been paying attention myself. I'm glad you're alright." Caelus looked over at him like he was crazy before he spoke again. "Anyways, where are you headed?" He raised an eyebrow as he waited for an answer. The Trailblazer shrugged a bit. "To get breakfast. I haven't eaten yet and I'm starving. Have you eaten at all yet?" He looked a bit worried that he hadn't and was probably gonna drag him to. He'd force him to eat if he had to.

•Dan Heng chuckled and put a hand on Caelus's head to ruffle his already messy hair. "I haven't actually. I can join you if you wish, since you looked like you were just about to drag me if I didn't." He smiled slightly at him, which surprised Caelus but it was definitely a welcome change from his normal cold like demeanor. "You have a nice smile, Dan Heng." It just kinda came out of his mouth. He didn't mean to say it out of no where and when he was just simply talking to him, but at the same time, he meant. And the black haired male looked surprised to say the least. But he shook it off and regained his composure. "Oh. Um..thank you, Trailblazer. You wanna go get breakfast now?"

•It wasn't long before they had both gotten breakfast, thanks to Pom Pom, and were talking about the previous mission. Dan Heng watched Caelus's facial expressions carefully. He wasn't surprised at how easy he could read them, as he was normally very cheerful and full of energy, almost like March. "I wonder how our friends in Belobog are doing. It's only been a few days but still. I hope everything's going well for them." He snapped him out of just staring at his face. "Are..you alright, Dan Heng? You're just..staring at me. Is there something on my face?"

•"Huh? No! No, uh sorry. My apologies. I..simply spaced out for a moment. That's all." He played it off as an accident, which Caelus believed. Why wouldn't he? He trusted him dearly. "What were you saying about them again?" He leaned in as Caelus started talking again, this time being more focused on his actual words then anything else. Maybe it was just his curiosity getting the better of him, since hardly anyone knew anything about the Trailblazer at all..but he couldn't help but want to know more about him. Not anything else. Was that normal? It had to be. Who wouldn't want to learn more about the being that no one had even see before?

•"Actually, Caelus. Could you talk more about yourself? I'm..curious as to where you came from, if you remember at all. Simply because no one on Herta's Space Station has ever seen you before, yet you were there.." Dan Heng decided to probe a bit at Caelus, giving into his curiosity. The silver haired male tilted his head, stopping his story for a moment before he nodded and talked more with him about what he remembered.

"Well.."