fairytales

大兔子凯 + 小兔子源

It's late at night, and it's time for Yuan to go to sleep.

Climbing onto the bed, he pulled the covers up to his chin and watched Junkai use a wooden spoon to stir the milk in the pan on the stove before pouring it into a mug.

He handed the cup to Yuan. "Would you like a story tonight?"

Yuan shook his head. Junkai climbed into bed beside him, moving to wrap his arms around him. "Then?"

"Guess how much I love you," Yuan said, stifling a giggle.

Junkai cocked his head, as if pondering the question. "Well, I don't know, how much do you love me?" Laughing, he poked the end of Yuan's nose.

Yuan then stretched out his arms, stretching them until he couldn't stretch any more. "My love for you, is this much."

Junkai smiled. His arms were longer, and he stretched them out too. "My love for you, is this much."

Yuan thought: That is a lot.

"My love for you is as tall as this." Yuan raised his hands, stretching them towards the ceiling, stretching them until he couldn't stretch any more.

Junkai replied, "My love for you is as tall as this, so tall that it couldn't be taller."

His arms reached a height higher than Yuan's. He thought: I hope my arms will become as long as Junkai's one day.

Yuan had another idea. He reached up and flipped himself over, his knees making an arch over the low-lying tree branch, and he grinned at Junkai from upside-down. "My love for you is as high as my knees, high until it couldn't be higher."

Junkai, laughing, then grabbed hold of Yuan's hands and tossed him upwards, their laughter echoing throughout. "My love for you is as high as your knees."

Breathless, Yuan landed back on Junkai, a smile dancing on his lips. Before the older could catch him, he wriggled out of Junkai's arms and stood up, saying, "My love for you is as high as the height I can jump, high until it couldn't be higher." He jumped, and the tips of his fingers when outstretched almost managed to touch the tree branch.

Junkai smiled. "But, my love for you is as high as the height I can jump, high until it couldn't be higher." When he jumped, his whole hand could latch onto the tree branch.

He jumped so high -- Yuan thought admirably -- I hope I can jump as high as him one day.

Yuan said, determinedly, "My love for you is as long as the road outside, all the way to the river."

Junkai said, ruffling Yuan's hair, "My love for you is as long as the road leading to the river, and the one across the mountain."

Yuan thought: That really is very long. He rubbed his eyes, feeling tired, and he couldn't think of any more metaphors to compare his love for Junkai to; he looked up at the great black sky dotted with stars, and felt that nothing could be higher than the sky.

Junkai gently picked up the yawning Yuan, and tucked him into bed. Before drifting off to sleep, Yuan murmured, "My love for you, is as long as from here to the moon."

"噢! That's long," Junkai agreed, "very long."

He leaned down and pressed a kiss to Yuan's forehead, before climbing into bed beside him.

Holding him tightly to himself, Junkai whispered, smiling, "My love for you, is as long as from here to the moon... and back again."

Origin: unknown
Original Characters: 大兔子 + 小兔子
Author: unknown
Translated by: me :)

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