The Arcana (Asra X Male MC yaoi version)

Firework

(Hemu! Hemu!
I'm back! With a new chapter!
Asra belongs to Nix Hydra. Only Ellora is mine!)
(Ellora "thinking"
Asra "thinking"
Ellora "talking"
Asra "talking")

Asra and Ellora made their way out of the Lazaret and back to Vesuvia. They climbed their boat and started their return journey. The Lazaret had brought back bad memories but at the same time lifted a heavy weight from both their shoulders. As they made their way to Vesuvia by boat they saw hundreds of other boats, gondolas and canoes in the water. Their lanterns twinkling like fireflies in the dark. They could see other people, couples and families enjoying their night out together and having water picnics on the boats. They were all watching the sky expectantly. For the first time since the crematorium a smile flickers across Asra's face.

Asra, "Oh... Let's stop here for a moment."

Fireworks soar over the city into the dark sky in a shower of color and lights. Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, all the colors of the rainbow even white. Each burst more spectacular than the previous one.

Ellora, "They are beautiful."

Asra, "Yes, they are!"

Asra's not watching the fireworks, instead he's leaning on the side of the boat with his chin propped up on his hand and observing the colors that reflect across Ellora's face everytime a firework bursts. Both of them lean in for a kiss, but the boat rocks precariously as they reach for each other. Asra steadies Ellora with one arm and dips the other into the sea. He uses magic to balance the boat.

Asra, "Careful, wouldn't want you to fall out of the boat. Although I wouldn't mind seeing you wet clothes."

Asra kissed Ellora's cheek tenderly, trailing kisses down to his lips. All the tension seems to have left his body. They lie back on the boat with Ellora's head on Asra's chest. Asra puts an arm around Ellora to hold him closer. He raises the other arm to the sky and sends his magic which raises up and bursts in a purple firework across the sky.

Asra, "See the smoke trail? It's just like Faust."

Ellora, "And that one?", pointing at a red streak.

Asra, "Oh... That's no doubt our stove salamander."

Then a single white erupts in the night sky bursting in a dazzling bloom overwhelming the night with its radiance.

Asra, "That one reminds me of you..... How much you are a light to me even in my darkest of times. How everything else pales in comparison."

Ellora, "I feel the same way about you too. No matter what you are a light to me."

Ellora, "Asra was there when I first woke up. He was there to help me recover my strength. And no matter how far he wondered from Vesuvia, just knowing he was thinking about me made a difference."

Asra, "....truly? Ah Ellora.... I always worried.... Was I doing enough for you? Too much? Too little? With all I have done...... All the mistakes I have made....... That's the most wonderful thing you could have said to me."

As the fireworks finished Asra guides the boat back to the docks. They look over their shoulders. The Lazaret couldn't be seen anymore.

Asra, "The Lazaret always loomed in my nightmares. The chimneys taller. The furnace bleched fire and ash. And the darkness........... The darkness was smothering."

Ellora, "And now?"

Asra "I know...... I was reluctant but I'm glad we went there. You finally know the truth. And......... And I finally saw Lazaret as it was.... An old ruin. A shadow of the past. With no power over either of us anymore."

Asra steps out of the boat and offers his hand to Ellora to help him out as well.

Asra, "The Palace gates should be opening any minute. Shall we join our friends?"

Ellora, "Yes!"

The two of them then left towards the palace to enjoy the ball together and to probably face Lucio as well for the last time.

The End

(I hope you enjoyed this romantic chapter. Romance on a boat with fireworks in the sky!
Yes I'm a sucker for fireworks.... Sue me....
P. S. I love Faust. She's adorable!
Author out)