I Will Protect You: Victuuri

Chapter 8: Separated

Yuuri awoke to the sight of a pale wing covering him. He turned his head to see his lover, still asleep, before turning back and trying to carefully move out from under Victor's injured wing. As he began to move away, a pair of arms wrapped around Yuuri's waist and Victor mumbled, "Where do you think you are going, my love?" Yuuri squirmed in the dragon's grasp as he replied, "I wanted to see what was going on and let you sleep. You're injured so you need the rest." Victor unfolded his wings, pulled his mate onto his lap, and lifted the night-robe just enough to reveal the bandage on his leg. Yuuri flushed and tried to pull the article of clothing down as he stated, "My injury isn't that bad so don't worry; and please don't lift my robe like that!" Victor frowned a little as he lowered the edge of the robe and told his mate, "Phichit told you to rest so don't brush off your wound like that. I would never be able to live with myself if I could have done something to prevent it from getting worse." Yuuri flushed at his lover's sweet words as he allowed the dragon to lift him from their spot and carry him towards where a line for breakfast was being started.

Catching sight of the couple, Mila smiled as she grabbed two bowls of porridge and approached them. Smile still present, she said, "Here. It might be difficult for you to have to grab two bowls like that." She handed them the bowls as she smiled and told the pair, "I better get back to serving breakfast and my mate, Sara." Yuuri looked at her in surprise as the female walked back to her position. Noting his mate's surprise, Victor chuckled and informed, "They are a mated pair, like us; though Sara's brother has no clue that they are already together. Really he's the only one who doesn't know. It's actually quite funny when you think about it." Yuuri nodded as he responded, "I can see why she wouldn't tell him." Victor chuckled slightly as he rubbed his cheek against his mate's.

A little later they were approached by Yurio, who said, "We will be leaving soon to our secondary home. Get ready to leave." Yuuri was confused as he asked, "Secondary home? And how are we going to get there? Both Victor and I are injured." Yurio scoffed as he replied, "I'm carrying you two and we can't say where it is. We know where, but are unable to give adequate directions so that no outsiders can find us." The brunette began to panic as he told the young blonde, "I really don't think I should. I mean, isn't that a little to troublesome?" The young dragon let out a snort of contempt as he said, "I'm carrying you both, no arguments, so deal with it!" Yuuri shrank back a little before nodding. Satisfied with his answer, Yurio nodded and ordered, "Hurry up and get dressed so we can go."

It took a few minutes longer than normal due to the injury on Yuuri's leg and the fact that the human did not wish to be seen. Victor also loathed the idea of anyone seeing Yuuri dressing. As a result, Victor used his wings to hide his love from view while helping Yuuri dress, much to the embarrassment of the latter. While helping his love pull on his black breeches, Victor noticed his lover wince as the fabric brushed against the bandage. He gave Yuuri a concerned look which resulted in the human attempting to smile and reassure him that he was fine. Once the human was completely dressed, Victor placed a hand on the dark-haired man's cheek and made the smaller male look at him. Victor furrowed his brows as he said, "If you're ever in pain do not try to hide it from me. I love you so much that I can't stand even the thought of you in pain so please just tell me next time." Yuuri lowered his eyes in shame as he sighed, "Alright, Victor, I'll tell you." The white dragon smiled as he lifted the smaller man of the ground and said, "Good, now let's get to Yurio so that we will be on time when we leave."

It felt strange for Yuuri to be on top of a dragon that was not Victor. He positioned himself like he had on Victor, between spines in front of the wings. Both he and Victor had some difficulty getting there, but they were assisted by the golden dragon. Once situated, Victor sat himself behind Yuuri, wings folded slightly, and wrapped his arms around his mate. Yuuri smiled slightly as the clan began to take off, Yakov and Lilia first. They were then followed by others in a random order. Beside Yurio was Otabeck, his red scales shimmering in sunlight, who gave a slight nod and allowed Yurio to take off first.