nobody's POV:
everyone was sat in a circle around the campfire, keeping warm in a breezy spring night. the group had been walking for ages, and finally at nighttime, they found a good spot for camp. anyk next to akkar, alpha next to elas, and armus next to saint, like they usually do. its been a few weeks since alpha and elas became official, so to say the least, they've been insufferable. PDA never seemed too much of an issue, even...mid...battle... anyways.
even now around the campfire, alpha and elas are flirting. elas kept whispering, and alpha replied in a soft whisper and a side smile. they were horrible to watch, well, for some of them. akkar was chewing on his piece of bread while staring them down, wondering how his life could've turned out this way. this was a new side of alpha, he was happy and not as moody. akkar just figured it was because alpha was getting his dick sucked, and elas was getting his shit rocked in return. finally akkar sighed.
"goddamnit guys im trying to eat over here, your romance is making me sick." he whined, alpha looked at him and raised a playful eyebrow.
"cmon man, you're just jealous i won the lottery before you did." to that akkar scoffed.
"so what if i am?" he mumbled before taking another bite. to this, anyk spoke up aswell.
"well, akkar does have a point you know, i mean, when saint and armus first got together they could barely even look at eachother, do you remember elas?" anyk giggled at the memories, and so did elas.
"i remember saint turning red at every word armus spoke to him." elas looked at saint, who gave a light smile before looking at armus, who was staring at saint lovingly.
"wait." akkar spoke, everyone looked at him to see his face had dropped. he quickly chewed on his food and swallowed.
"wait...what???" he spoke loudly, pointing at saint and armus.
"YOU....AND YOU?? YOU ARE... YOU LIKE...?" saint and armus looked at eachother before looking at akkar. saint looked shocked while armus just raised an eyebrow. there fell a silence as akkar tried to speak.
"what fucking rock have you lived under?" alpha suddenly asked, making the group bust out in a sudden chuckle.
"wh-" akkar started. saint took over the conversation.
"well, i don't blame him, me and armus tend to keep more private" he spoke with his lovely accent. they flashed a sweet smile to akkar.
"well, alpha knew, and he knew just as much as akkar when we met." elas spoke.
"yeah but i've slept near their room or tent often enough" alpha spoke, earning a nudge from elas. saint ignored that statement.
"wait so....you two are actually boyfriends?" akkar asked, genuinely. saint just nodded, while armus wanted to tell him in a different way. he lifted saint's face and kissed his lips gently, letting akkar get a good look. alpha whistled playfully at the two.
"WHAT THE FUCK YOU LIKE MEN?" akkar asked them seriously.
"i assume you're talking to armus huh?"saint spoke unamused.
"well yeah fucking look at you i knew you liked men the moment i met you." akkar said quickly, saint just shrugged. armus chuckled.
"well, i like both, but i love Saint." he smiled, an arm around their waist. the two smiled lovey dovey.
"for....how long?" akkar asked, feeling like he had had an eyeopener.
"5 years." elas spoke, "am i right? armus was 15 and saint was 16 right?" saint nodded happily.
"damn...now i feel old and single. thanks guys!" he said sarcastically, making everyone laugh.
"saint, you remember when you had that crush on armus?" anyk asked, and saint awkwardly nodded.
"how could i forget? those were the most stressful days of my life." he smiled, and armus chuckled.
"but....aye..." alpha started as he swung with his bread.
"armus, aren't you like....religious?" he asked, and everyone was a bit confused.
"yes? but my god allows me to date the same gender." he nodded, alpha just raised an eyebrow.
"then....what about sex?" alpha took a bite of bread, knowing he kind of spotted armus disobeying god. saint turned a bit red as he looked at elas, elas was enjoying this too much to stop his boyfriend.
"yes. same sex too, that's the same thing as gender kelhana, keep up." armus spoke.
"he's asking if you're allowed to have sex before marriage" anyk said unamused by alpha's personal question, but it was very in character for him. the two were silent for a bit, saint too embarressed to talk, and armus a bit confused on how he'll handle alpha's teasing personality.
"...no, i don't think so." he answered honestly, and saint already knew where this was gonna go. alpha chuckled. "really?" he leaned on his knees, speaking to armus directly.
"i heard you." he spoke, eating the last bit of his meal. saint shoved elas's side, hinting for him to keep his boyfriend in check.
"alpha, that's their busin-" elas started but armus gave a cocky smile.
"i have done nothing to disobey my god." he said confidently. saint turned to him and started tugging on his arm, attempting to stop whatever it was he was thinking of doing. that's when akkar's eyes fell on saint's hands, and the ring they had around their ring finger, he noticed armus had one too. he sat back and repeatedly tapped on alpha's shoulder, more like slapped him however. but alpha didn't listen.
"dude, i heard you rawdog saint just a few nights ago, you're not gonna tell me you didn't do nothing." he got a shove by elas.
"Ki-Joon!" elas scolded, but alpha just defended himself.
"that guy has got dog ears let me tell you, unless you have been spending nights near our room with a certain prince, who can't keep it down either might i add." armus spoke, getting a bit tired of alpha, he had that sometimes.
"armus!" saint tried to scold, meanwhile alpha was getting his arm destroyed by his brother next to him.
"WHAT? what? you're hurting me man." alpha pouted as he took his arm back.
"look at their fingers" akkar whispered to alpha, but saint (half) elf ears picked it up, and quickly tried to hide his hand. however, alpha was a rogue, and he saw the half elf's ring glow a bright gold in the corner of his eye. he knows what he saw.
he didn't say anything, he just smirked and sat back.
"being engaged doesn't count, aimery." he said, leaning back in his chair.
"i am not engaged, im a married man." akkars eyes widened.
"what? you are 20 years old, when i was your age i went out to parties and played 7 minutes in heaven and spin the bottle." alpha spoke before regretting his words, getting a death stare from his boyfriend.
"it's true.....we've been married for a year already. he was 19 when he proposed, and we married not long after." saint spoke softly. akkar held his head in confusion, too much information at once.
"bingo." alpha spoke under his breath.
"SO...SO YOU AND SAINT HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR A YEAR, RIGHT, OKAY COOL, AND YOU TOLD NOBODY??" akkar asked confused.
"we told anyk and elas, and our family...well, most of our family." saint smiled softly, a bit embarresssed to be in the middle of attention like this.
"YOU KNEW???" akkar stood up looking at elas and anyk.
"we were there." elas smiled, happy for his best friend.
"so....you married saint to lose your virginity or what im confused by the conversation."
"what? no. he married me because we knew we were meant to be. i had just gotten my brother blue by my mother, and i was heartbroken. and i felt alone and insecure, i asked if he'd still want to be with me if i had a baby to take care of, and that's when he proposed." saint smiled at armus, placing a kiss on the side of his face.
"aweeee." akkar cooed. he was so happy for them. "congrats i guess." he joked, and it lightened the mood a bit.
"what are you looking so satisfied for kelhana?" elas asked his boyfriend, who looked at saint and armus happy.
"were you two going to tell us eventually or did i have to keep fishing it out of you?" he spoke, smiling a bit.
"see i knew he was up to something-" anyk whispered, she didn't like or trust alpha very much.
"you knew?" armus asked him, somehow a bit surprised.
"i had my guess, i mean, im a rogue, you really think i didn't notice the gold around your fingers?" armus smiled a bit to him too, even though he could really get annoyed with the guy at times, he was alright.
"i didn't notice." akkar said softly.
"i know akkar." alpha replied.
"whatever, im tired, heading to bed. don't forget guys up at 9, we gotta climb the mountain." alpha spoke as he stood up, and elas joined him.
"im coming with!" alpha playfully pulled elas in by the waist, infront of everyone to see.
"ooohhhh, aren't you scared i might....do something before marriage, orrr i might propose on the spot?" he teased, making elas giggle, and saint busted a big smile.
"get out of here Kelhana." armus sighed, laughing a bit at the teasing. alpha was already walking away with elas.
"annyeong!" he spoke, disappearing into his tent.
"i hate that guy." armus spoke, shaking his head a bit. saint leaned against his chest, placing his hand there.
"no you don't, not really." saint spoke, and saint was right, not really.
