I Scored Myself A Mate - Chapter 470 - 470

Chapter 470 – 470

"I didn't go anywhere, I will always wait for you." 

"That is a good line." Allias said, meeting Theseus' eyes. They were all alone in the forest. No sounds could be heard, their breathing the only sign of them actually being alive. They were frozen, stopped by something none of the two could explain as they hungrily looked at each other. 

"You need to stop forgetting me." The general said, taking a few steps towards the king. 

"Where would be the fun in that?" Allias asked him, a grin on his face. "That way you won't take me for granted." he joked. 

"That sounds…"

"Very stupid. I know." Allias said and Theseus chuckled. He rubbed the back of his neck, looking shyly at Allias. 

It had been three years. Actually, he didn't know what he was supposed to do. He was scared. How could he make this a perfect reunion, a perfect kiss or a perfect hug? He stood away from him, admiring him, drenched in the lake's waters and parted his lips, thinking of what to say. Nothing came out though, no words, just a shallow breath. In his mind this meeting was going to be epic, a scene as if it had been taken out of a romance book. Fireworks and embraces, tears and all that came with it but none of that happened. They were just the two of them, standing right in front of each other, talking. He was finally talking to him, after three years of searching, sleeping on hard soil. After so many winters and summers praying to the gods to get his lover back he had him right in front of him, beautiful, in all his grace. 

Theseus placed his hands behind his back, he didn't want Allias to notice that they were shaking. He should appear strong. He didn't want to crumble after everything, he had managed to get to this far, this was the finish line. He wasn't going to bend now. 

"Why are you always so reckless?" Theseus asked, remembering the day Allias sent him back, deciding that he should fight all on his own by that river. Allias' clothes were drenched and Theseus took his jacket, attempting to give it to him again. He approached him, his eyes catching a glimpse of the scarred back and he sighed, seeing every little line, every slash, all of the wounds of the past, gathering into his lover's body. 

The king grabbed the jacket and wore it, hiding his depressing body and he raised his head, his green eyes meeting Theseus' behind his wet brown locks. 

"Is this the first thing you thought of telling me after three years?" he asked and the general shook his head. 

"There are so many things I want to tell you. They simply won't come out."

"So you decided the best thing you could do was scold me. For saving your life, again. Wow, good choice mister high general." Allias said and the white haired man rolled his eyes. 

"Do you want to fight?" He asked him. 

Yes, maybe it was a bad idea to say that. But he wasn't good at things like this. He had one line, one line at a time. At the moment he was probably like a log, brainles. Enchanted by the fact that he finally had him back, he couldn't think of anything else. 

He looked so beautiful, just like he always did but for Theseus every single time was a surprise. The thought of someone being so perfect, even at a state like this, as magnificent. Allias was more than an elf, more than the kind of a nation. He was beauty and magic itself. He frowned, how great would he be if he said all of that out loud. The general would definitely make the elf's heart flutter. 

"Why are you frowning? Are we really fighting?" Allias asked him and Theseus' eyes widened. 

"No, no I was just thinking of something else." he said. 

"Perfect. You see after all this time and you think of something else" 

"You must really want to fight." Theseus repeated and Allias smiled. 

"I don't want to fight. I want to kiss you." he told him and Theseus felt his heart race, trapped inside his chest. He blinked. He was really here, he thought. "I said, I want to kiss you!" Allias exclaimed but Theseus once more stood there, rooted to the ground like one of the forest's trees. "Oh, fuck it." the king mumbled and grabbed the general from his shirt, bringing him closer and kissing him. 

The white haired elf closed his eyes, grabbing his lover and pulling him closer. He kissed him, letting out all the fears that had found a way to crawl into his heart after all this time. He felt the king in his embrace. His lips on him and suddenly the world once again seemed to exist around him. It would be fine. Allias was here. He thought as he tasted his lips, they were soft and moist, a kiss so familiar but so wanted. Theseus didn't want to stop, he wanted to keep kissing him forever. 

"I'm sorry." Allias told him after their kiss ended. He had tears in his eyes, his nose red as he looked at the general. "I am so sorry for leaving you alone again." he apologized and Theseus hugged him, bringing him closer. 

The king felt like he had returned home. Not back at the palace, not at the Avgee ruins. Theseus' embrace was the most familiar image of home. The most comforting feeling, something he had missed for so long without even knowing. He closed his eyes, allowing himself to rest, hear his heart that was beating like crazy and he smiled. 

"You sound like you're about to have a heart attack." he said, his face buried in his chest. 

"I am actually." Theseus said while playing with his locks. He kissed the top of his head, a smile lingering on his face as he breathed in Allias' scent. "You know, in my mind this would have been an epic reunion. I was kind of lame though." 

"You could never be lame." Allias told him. "You searching for me, finding me, that on its own it's more than epic." The king said, meeting his eyes. "Thank you for not giving up on me." he said. 

"I would never. I could never give up on you Allias. I love you. More than my own self." 

"I love you too. More than my own self." 

"I…I want to ask you something." Theseus said, his voice coming out shaky. 

"What?" 

"Will you be my soul link? Let's have a family together. After all this time. I'm sorry for all my mistakes. I am sorry I couldn't support you most of the time. I am sorry for thinking I knew what was best for you and I…"

"Stop saying you're sorry. You have nothing to apologize about. You have saved me, over and over again."

"So does that mean…"

"Yeah, I think it's time we do it." Allias told him, an excited smile appearing on his face. Theseus hugged him, kissing his forehead gently, spinning him around. 

"I still owe you an epic moment." 

"Well…"