Uneasy Alliance (A Roleslaying with Roman story)

The Promise

Roman yawned and rubbed his eyes as he walked down the hallway, going to wake Youngblood and Noise. He had thought that sleeping with anyone other than Youngblood in his room, he wouldn't have gotten a wink of sleep. However, with Djembe there, he had actually had one of the most restful nights since he left Reston.

He chalked this up to the fact that he knew that Djembe wouldn't let any of the other guards take him while he slept, and didn't think much more of it.

He opened the door to Youngblood and Noise's room quietly. He peeked in and smiled softly when he saw the two. Youngblood was in his usual meditation position, his legs crossed and his jackets on the floor beside the bed. Noise had his face pressed against Youngblood's chest, gently kneading his side with his claws. The rest of his body was curled up in Youngblood's lap, aside from his tail, which was wrapped tightly around both his and the elf's torso and binding them together.

Roman walked over and gently shook Noise. The tiefling groaned and slipped down to curl up more. Roman picked him up and set him out of Youngblood's lap, onto the mattress. Noise immediately started to squirm and whine, now devoid of his comforting warmth. Youngblood awoke as soon as Noise was separated from him, but reasoned out the situation quick enough to not put his sword to Roman's throat. He stretched his legs out and blinked a few times.

"Morning Ro.."

"Morning.. is he gonna be okay?"

Youngblood nodded and picked Noise back up after he put his hoodies on. Noise calmed down and smiled softly in his sleep. Youngblood chuckled and ran his hand through Noise's hair gently.

"He'll be fine.. I think we're both just a bit.. worried.. we don't want to be apart anymore."

Roman nodded and looked down at Noise worriedly. "Poor thing.. he's been through so much.."

Youngblood kept his eyes on Noise's face, deep in thought.

"...Roman?"

"Yeah?"

"Can... can you promise me something?"

"Of course, anything, what do you need?"

"Don't tell Noise."

"...what..?"

"Don't tell Noise about the deal I made with Tempo. I don't want him to do something drastic.."

Roman looked into Youngblood's eyes as the elf looked back at him, set completely on keeping this between them.

Roman sighed heavily and nodded. "Okay... okay, I won't tell him... but if this makes it into August, you have to tell him."

Youngblood nodded back and held Noise closer. "Thank you."

Roman put a hand on his shoulder and the two walked out into the lobby to meet Flow and Djembe.