In the Road

Victor pushed back Yuri's shirt, letting it fall to the ground. He pulled Yuri closer as he moved to kiss his left shoulder, mindful of the sensitive flesh as the stitching had been removed only a two days ago.

"Victor, I…" Yuri gasped to Victor's short series of kisses.

The Colbran ran his hands down the human's sides, nuzzling the crook of Yuri's neck. "Mmhmm, too long…" He whispered.

Residents inside a richly decorated guestroom of the Royal estate for now three weeks, two place settings remained as evidence they had just finished a private dinner that evening.

Dual eyes bored into brown ones as the Colbran framed Yuri's face. "I…never want to feel what I did at the hospital again…" Victor confessed.

Yuri exhaled through is nose as he nodded. "You asked me to stay close…" A grin pulled at the corners of his mouth. "Guess I was following orders, neh, Master?"

"Seriously?" Victor deadpanned as he pressed his hand on Yuri's chest to make him walk backwards. "Trying to sweep you off your feet here!"

Yuri chuckled as he fell onto the bed. "Hey. It's gonna take years for groups of people to see reason of a new way of living. "I ain't gonna change exactly overnight either."

"You only had one glass…" Victor narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

Yuri rolled his eyes. "I'm not drunk, I promise. Do I literally have to say 'take me' from now on?"

Victor pursed his lips.

Say it. The demand was quickly written all over Victor's face.

Yuri turned over. "Well gee willickers, guess I'm going to bed. Never mind your poppin' b-"

A strong grip immediately took Yuri's hips to prevent him from moving.

Yuri looked over his shoulder. "Hnn~? That's what I fucking thought."

"You're an enabler, you know that?" Victor slid his hands around to the front of Yuri's pants.

"Hehnn~ So I've been told." Yuri shivered as more of his skin was exposed.

Victor turned Yuri over and pulled off his pants completely before scanning Yuri nakedness from head to to toe as he unbuttoned his own shirt.

Yuri rested his forearm on his forehead. "Keep staring at me and-"

Victor's shirt fell to the floor. "Or what, you'll blush?"

Yuri smirked and lifted his hand. "and don't take them off me."

Victor dove forward, sliding his hands across the sheets on either side of Yuri's form. "I missed you…"

Yuri nearly gasped when he saw Victor's heart-shaped smile. It had been so long he couldn't help but smile back.

Victor kissed Yuri's forehead. "I want to set you free, but my heart wants you and your fire by my side forever."

Yuri's eyes went wide as he heard this confession, but he remained silent.

Victor took Yuri's hand and kissed the palm of it. "We can't stand in ceremony, vowing like Human's do, but…will you promise yourself to me?"

Without a word, Yuri took back his hand only to wrap his right arm around Victor's neck, digging his fingers into Victor's hair as he kissed the Colbran, giving his answer.

Between their hearts, there was no radiance such as this for anyone else but for each other.

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Yuri's heart sank. "So after two months…that's it then?"

Victor rested his chin in his hand, his elbow resting on the table for two. "Yes."

"A-After all that, just, boom and done? Nothing else?"

Victor's brow furrowed slightly. "Yuri…why are you upset?"

The human clenched his pant leg under the table so no one saw. "It's just…there's no…"

"Humans…" Victor muttered as he closed his eyes and huffed through his nose. "I thought you hated suffering."

Yuri bristled. "I wanted to see a trial, Victor. Not a hand-me-down order of 'how dare you betray me so off with your head'. It's so…" Yuri's shoulders dropped. "Anti-climatic…" he sighed in frustration.

Victor lowered his arm. "I understand. To actually see justice in action would've been a far better morale booster. However, there is a whole renovation of the government itselfHer Declotes wants to do. It's just a whole lot easier to pass a verdict such as this, especially when the evidence is quite transparent."

"But then the former Delca and his supporters were only beheaded for lying to the crown, that's it!" Yuri hissed as fancy couples walked by. "It's hardly fair! What about Phichit? Yuuko too?"

Victor covered a mechanical, golden-color hand with his own. "Yes I understand. However, the accounts of their actions won't be dismissed, Yuri. They will be recorded in less…theatrical means, but we have to take what we can get."

Yuri lowered his head. "What about Albjora? Morja? Without a trial, the moral booster like you said, when will…?" His voice trailed off, Victor already knew what he was saying.

Victor shrugged and took back his hand. "Well Her Declotes didn't put Mila, myself and Jean-Jacques in charge as Divisional Advisors for nothing. We will get changes made, I promise."

Yuri took a sip of wine as he watched Phichit spinning Lutz on the dance floor while Axel returned to her table with a plate of food. "Yes, I suppose that's true."

Victor tilted his head. "What else do you want from me?"

Yuri turned back with the glass still on his lips before he set it back down while shaking his head. "N-Nothing, really, I just…" Yuri sighed a little. "Do you think we can see Chris and Yuuko at one of these banquets some day? Let alone, see their child, or Minami again?"

Victor looked out to the dancing couples of the royal ballroom as they enjoyed the evening.

He knew what Yuri meant. Not much had changed. There were still human servants, under the slave act, standing by the walls awaiting to be called while thousands of the Human race lingered on Albjora. Improvements have been sought to change the living conditions of the two Moons, but the purpose of those places still remained and no Unwanted were allowed on the Colbran surface. "I think…if we work hard we will see it in our lifetime, yes."

Victor looked over his shoulder and saw Yuri was studying his prosthetic left hand. "Yu~ri…"

Katsuki looked up. "S-Sorry, I heard you its just…I'm still getting some use to it."

Victor sighed through his nose. "Yes…I can imagine it would take time."

An aria on a strings started to play.

Victor took Yuri's hand as he stood up. "Come on, can we enjoy ourselves now? Appreciate the victories where they lie?"

Yuri blushed a little. "W-We're not going to dance are we? I-I don't know…"

"I didn't know I could fall for a human and I was wrong. I didn't know pain and resentment could ever be alleviated by the messy, sometimes hell, life and love can bring." Victor kissed the back of Yuri's hand. "So, this time, how about you let me lead?"

Yuri looked at his right hand in Victor's, the promise ring on his finger, and then Victor's smiling dual eyes. "Okay..."

This was the dance that they did.

-THE END-

-Thank you for reading and support! I had a lot of fun creating this AU and invite you to expand or share. :3