Make Love, Not War
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Adult ++
Chapters:
16
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9
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14
Part 14
Justin grinned as he watched his love fight Methos. The lessons were interesting even though they normally ended with one of them being run through with a sword. He didn’t know why but he couldn’t seem to actually go far enough to kill his teachers if only temporarily.
“I’ve had enough of this, Justin! You have got to take this seriously, if you’re not willing to listen then you are going to get Richard killed.” Nikias snarled as he parried with Justin easily avoiding the sword. Justin couldn’t seem to kill, he didn’t know if it was because of Olivia Lake’s murder or some twisted morality but it didn’t matter. Justin would have to accept that his new life involved killing other people to survive or he would be dead in a matter of months.
Taking a deep breath Nikias said menacingly, “Justin, if you can’t fight me then I’ll take Richard on instead. At least killing him will be some fun unlike you, I don’t know how I’m supposed to teach an idiot to fight.”
Justin growled at the threat to Richard and the insult to him. He started moving quickly using the methods Nikias had taught him. While Nikias was on the defensive Justin took the chance to get the dagger from his boots. Throwing it expertly so it landed in his teacher’s throat, making the man gasp loudly as he fought to take in the oxygen he needed. Justin watched the man die with a calm detached expression, he didn’t want to kill anyone, but Nikias had pushed just the right buttons to make him lose it.
Walking over to his lover Methos pulled the dagger out and passed it back to Justin with a grin. It looked like the pair still had a few secrets. As the blue sparks arched in Nikias’ throat Methos mentally reorganised their training lessons. If Justin was that good with throwing knives then they would help the boy to perfect the skill, you never knew when it could save your life.
Methos was confident of the pair would get far in the game since they had a reason to fight beyond survival, they fought for each other. What had most surprised him was the knowledge the pair had of swordplay. Justin had explained that for the last year or so the pair had been taking lessons in secret as it provided them with the opportunity to spend more time together and made them feel safer.
Nikias stood once he was healed, happy that he had found the perfect way to motivate Justin into seeing that if he didn’t act, didn’t kill then whoever was after him the person would just go after Richard. He was a little shocked at Justin’s throwing abilities, as the boy had never hinted of having any skills in that area.
Methos said, “There are a few things we need to talk about with the both of you at dinner.”
Now was the difficult part, explaining that they hadn’t offered to take the pair into their family with an ulterior motive despite the fact that Justin and Richard were two people who could help bring Nikias’ family back. He didn’t know if they would believe him, Methos knew in their situation he would be inclined to assume he was being used.
“That sounds ominous, are you kicking us out or something?” Richard asked with a wide smile, which made him look like a homicidal maniac since his top and sword was covered in fresh blood.
“It’s nothing like that. Its good stuff really. Why don’t you go and get ready?” Nikias said cheerfully he didn’t want to upset his two new children.
“I hope it really is good news.” Justin said softly to his lover as they headed for the shower. He was still a little sceptical of Nikias and Methos’ motives. He couldn’t believe the pair would willingly take in a couple of teenagers who had spent their spare time arranging a murder without having an ulterior motive.
“Just how are we going to tell them everything?” Nikias said seriously as he passed his husband a beer.
Methos took a long drink before answering, “We’ll wait until they’re relaxed and then tell them. How do you think they will react?”
“They are going to be very angry and I don’t know if they will trust us again but we owe it to them to be honest. They’ve been honest with us about everything even about how they felt killing that woman.”
Methos nodded seriously knowing just how much the younglings had put on the line by being honest with them. A quick glance at his watch informed him that they only had an hour until they had to be at the restaurant. Sliding his hand into Nikias’ the man led the way to the shower. Everything would go a lot smoother if they were all relaxed and nothing relaxed Nikias and him like a leisurely bout of lovemaking.
*******
“So what do you want to talk to us about?” Justin asked seriously as he looked at his teachers unconsciously grabbing his boyfriend’s hand.
Nikias said honestly, “To understand everything you need to know about my life before I became an Immortal. I know this sounds surreal but I swear it is the truth. I was one of the Greek Gods; my name was Strife God of Mischief. My mother is Eris, Goddess of Discord and my father is Hades, God of the Underworld.”
“I thought all Immortals were foundlings.” Justin asked confused at the conflicting information.
Shaking his head Nikias continued, “That’s not strictly true. The immortals are descended from the Titans and are the result of sex between two people who have a certain amount of titan blood. I don’t know why but mortals who have Immortal children forget them when they are born. Anyway, I was made Immortal after I was killed for telling my son who his parents are. I left Greece with Meth after my father sent me to him and we went to join The Horsemen. I later found out from an old friend that my family the Greek Gods had fallen into a sleep and would not wake until a prophecy was completed.”
“What does this have to do with us?” Justin asked ignoring the voice in his head screaming for him to get Richard and leave.
Nikias rolled his eyes at the interruption saying, “After I has picked you up and was on the way here I stopped at a gas station where a man called Iolaus was waiting for me. He told me that you are two of the six people we have to take with us to Greece so that my family can be return.”
Richard snarled, “You fucking lied to us! The only reason you asked to take us in as part of your family was because of this prophecy!”
Careful to avoid anyone overhearing the argument Methos said, “That is not true! We didn’t need you to become family to get you there. If we wanted to all we had to do was teach you. We asked you to become family because we like you and we feel a connection with you.”
“Suppose we believe you, how do you know we are the ones you need?” Richard said having deciding it was true since the pair were too calm for it to be a lie.
“I know Iolaus would not lie to me about it. We are going to a place called Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Magic to pick up another two people we need for the prophecy and then we are going to America to get another two.”
“How do you know which ones are right?” Richard questioned in disbelief, he couldn’t believe how cavalier the pair were acting, as if it was an everyday occurrence.
Nikias imparted, “Iolaus said we will know them when we see them. We’ll have to take his word on it but he did say they are all of impure blood.”
“What does that mean are they demons?”
“Not really, Richard. All it means is that they are not normal humans. People with impure blood could either be magical, demonic or immortal.” Methos explained in full teacher mode, missing the small grins the three shared at his tone.
Justin nodding having assimilated the information he asked expectantly, “Are these four already couples?”
Taking a drink of wine Methos shook his head, “No, we are supposed to make sure they hook up correctly. I think they will probably know themselves who they are meant to be with. So that’ll make our job a lot easier.”
“When are we setting off to Hogwarts? Are either of you wizards?” Rich asked excited at the thought of going into magic world. He had always been fascinated with magic and the occult, having dreamed of being a wizard himself as a child.
‘I love the way these kids get straight to the point,’ Methos thought as he said, “Tomorrow. I have all your papers at the apartment. I have arranged for us to take our swords with us. I’ve contacted a friend of mine at school so they know to expect us.”
Nikias smoothly answered the second question, “We have a certain amount of knowledge and power that is mainly due to the our long lives. Since I’m a direct descent of Hades, a Titan I have a fair amount of power and skill but we both keep out of the wizarding world because it’s a very dangerous place.”
“The plan for tonight is to rest up until we have to leave. Our flight leaves at 0300 so we best go back and pack.” Methos sai bef before standing.
Justin nodded seeing it made sense a part of him couldn’t believe his mentors were talking about something so sensitive in the middle of a restaurant but perhaps it was to make sure no one caused any embarrassing scenes. Grabbing his boyfriend’s hand the brunette led the way out suddenly feeling suffocated; it was all beginning to hit him. He couldn’t believe how much life had changed in the space of a mere three days. At least there was one good point in his new life and that was Richard. He didn’t care what he had to do as long as Richard was with him, whole and happy.
“What’s wrong, Jus?” Richard asked seriously as he grabbed his love in a tight hug. He didn’t like the expression on Justin’s face. He wanted Justin happy again, as he was before they had left the apartment.
Justin smiled, “Nothing, babe. I was just thinking about how much everything has changed and how much I love you. I don’t care what life throws at me bse Ise I have you with me.”
“I know how you feel.” Richard said honestly before pulling the man into a kiss.
Richard couldn’t believe how Justin could taste better every time they kissed. Every time their mouths met it, felt like the first time, comforting, amazing, scary, and passionate all at once. He could happily spend hours just kissing Justin and had done so on more than one occasion. He knew it was ridiculously sappy but he couldn’t help but marvel at Justin’s power to make him feel alive and free. When they kissed Richard felt like he was floating in a sea of pleasure when all that existed was the two of them and the feelings they created in each other. Justin and Richard walked back to the apartment in a happy daze trusting their friends to keep them safe.
End Part 14
Justin grinned as he watched his love fight Methos. The lessons were interesting even though they normally ended with one of them being run through with a sword. He didn’t know why but he couldn’t seem to actually go far enough to kill his teachers if only temporarily.
“I’ve had enough of this, Justin! You have got to take this seriously, if you’re not willing to listen then you are going to get Richard killed.” Nikias snarled as he parried with Justin easily avoiding the sword. Justin couldn’t seem to kill, he didn’t know if it was because of Olivia Lake’s murder or some twisted morality but it didn’t matter. Justin would have to accept that his new life involved killing other people to survive or he would be dead in a matter of months.
Taking a deep breath Nikias said menacingly, “Justin, if you can’t fight me then I’ll take Richard on instead. At least killing him will be some fun unlike you, I don’t know how I’m supposed to teach an idiot to fight.”
Justin growled at the threat to Richard and the insult to him. He started moving quickly using the methods Nikias had taught him. While Nikias was on the defensive Justin took the chance to get the dagger from his boots. Throwing it expertly so it landed in his teacher’s throat, making the man gasp loudly as he fought to take in the oxygen he needed. Justin watched the man die with a calm detached expression, he didn’t want to kill anyone, but Nikias had pushed just the right buttons to make him lose it.
Walking over to his lover Methos pulled the dagger out and passed it back to Justin with a grin. It looked like the pair still had a few secrets. As the blue sparks arched in Nikias’ throat Methos mentally reorganised their training lessons. If Justin was that good with throwing knives then they would help the boy to perfect the skill, you never knew when it could save your life.
Methos was confident of the pair would get far in the game since they had a reason to fight beyond survival, they fought for each other. What had most surprised him was the knowledge the pair had of swordplay. Justin had explained that for the last year or so the pair had been taking lessons in secret as it provided them with the opportunity to spend more time together and made them feel safer.
Nikias stood once he was healed, happy that he had found the perfect way to motivate Justin into seeing that if he didn’t act, didn’t kill then whoever was after him the person would just go after Richard. He was a little shocked at Justin’s throwing abilities, as the boy had never hinted of having any skills in that area.
Methos said, “There are a few things we need to talk about with the both of you at dinner.”
Now was the difficult part, explaining that they hadn’t offered to take the pair into their family with an ulterior motive despite the fact that Justin and Richard were two people who could help bring Nikias’ family back. He didn’t know if they would believe him, Methos knew in their situation he would be inclined to assume he was being used.
“That sounds ominous, are you kicking us out or something?” Richard asked with a wide smile, which made him look like a homicidal maniac since his top and sword was covered in fresh blood.
“It’s nothing like that. Its good stuff really. Why don’t you go and get ready?” Nikias said cheerfully he didn’t want to upset his two new children.
“I hope it really is good news.” Justin said softly to his lover as they headed for the shower. He was still a little sceptical of Nikias and Methos’ motives. He couldn’t believe the pair would willingly take in a couple of teenagers who had spent their spare time arranging a murder without having an ulterior motive.
“Just how are we going to tell them everything?” Nikias said seriously as he passed his husband a beer.
Methos took a long drink before answering, “We’ll wait until they’re relaxed and then tell them. How do you think they will react?”
“They are going to be very angry and I don’t know if they will trust us again but we owe it to them to be honest. They’ve been honest with us about everything even about how they felt killing that woman.”
Methos nodded seriously knowing just how much the younglings had put on the line by being honest with them. A quick glance at his watch informed him that they only had an hour until they had to be at the restaurant. Sliding his hand into Nikias’ the man led the way to the shower. Everything would go a lot smoother if they were all relaxed and nothing relaxed Nikias and him like a leisurely bout of lovemaking.
*******
“So what do you want to talk to us about?” Justin asked seriously as he looked at his teachers unconsciously grabbing his boyfriend’s hand.
Nikias said honestly, “To understand everything you need to know about my life before I became an Immortal. I know this sounds surreal but I swear it is the truth. I was one of the Greek Gods; my name was Strife God of Mischief. My mother is Eris, Goddess of Discord and my father is Hades, God of the Underworld.”
“I thought all Immortals were foundlings.” Justin asked confused at the conflicting information.
Shaking his head Nikias continued, “That’s not strictly true. The immortals are descended from the Titans and are the result of sex between two people who have a certain amount of titan blood. I don’t know why but mortals who have Immortal children forget them when they are born. Anyway, I was made Immortal after I was killed for telling my son who his parents are. I left Greece with Meth after my father sent me to him and we went to join The Horsemen. I later found out from an old friend that my family the Greek Gods had fallen into a sleep and would not wake until a prophecy was completed.”
“What does this have to do with us?” Justin asked ignoring the voice in his head screaming for him to get Richard and leave.
Nikias rolled his eyes at the interruption saying, “After I has picked you up and was on the way here I stopped at a gas station where a man called Iolaus was waiting for me. He told me that you are two of the six people we have to take with us to Greece so that my family can be return.”
Richard snarled, “You fucking lied to us! The only reason you asked to take us in as part of your family was because of this prophecy!”
Careful to avoid anyone overhearing the argument Methos said, “That is not true! We didn’t need you to become family to get you there. If we wanted to all we had to do was teach you. We asked you to become family because we like you and we feel a connection with you.”
“Suppose we believe you, how do you know we are the ones you need?” Richard said having deciding it was true since the pair were too calm for it to be a lie.
“I know Iolaus would not lie to me about it. We are going to a place called Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Magic to pick up another two people we need for the prophecy and then we are going to America to get another two.”
“How do you know which ones are right?” Richard questioned in disbelief, he couldn’t believe how cavalier the pair were acting, as if it was an everyday occurrence.
Nikias imparted, “Iolaus said we will know them when we see them. We’ll have to take his word on it but he did say they are all of impure blood.”
“What does that mean are they demons?”
“Not really, Richard. All it means is that they are not normal humans. People with impure blood could either be magical, demonic or immortal.” Methos explained in full teacher mode, missing the small grins the three shared at his tone.
Justin nodding having assimilated the information he asked expectantly, “Are these four already couples?”
Taking a drink of wine Methos shook his head, “No, we are supposed to make sure they hook up correctly. I think they will probably know themselves who they are meant to be with. So that’ll make our job a lot easier.”
“When are we setting off to Hogwarts? Are either of you wizards?” Rich asked excited at the thought of going into magic world. He had always been fascinated with magic and the occult, having dreamed of being a wizard himself as a child.
‘I love the way these kids get straight to the point,’ Methos thought as he said, “Tomorrow. I have all your papers at the apartment. I have arranged for us to take our swords with us. I’ve contacted a friend of mine at school so they know to expect us.”
Nikias smoothly answered the second question, “We have a certain amount of knowledge and power that is mainly due to the our long lives. Since I’m a direct descent of Hades, a Titan I have a fair amount of power and skill but we both keep out of the wizarding world because it’s a very dangerous place.”
“The plan for tonight is to rest up until we have to leave. Our flight leaves at 0300 so we best go back and pack.” Methos sai bef before standing.
Justin nodded seeing it made sense a part of him couldn’t believe his mentors were talking about something so sensitive in the middle of a restaurant but perhaps it was to make sure no one caused any embarrassing scenes. Grabbing his boyfriend’s hand the brunette led the way out suddenly feeling suffocated; it was all beginning to hit him. He couldn’t believe how much life had changed in the space of a mere three days. At least there was one good point in his new life and that was Richard. He didn’t care what he had to do as long as Richard was with him, whole and happy.
“What’s wrong, Jus?” Richard asked seriously as he grabbed his love in a tight hug. He didn’t like the expression on Justin’s face. He wanted Justin happy again, as he was before they had left the apartment.
Justin smiled, “Nothing, babe. I was just thinking about how much everything has changed and how much I love you. I don’t care what life throws at me bse Ise I have you with me.”
“I know how you feel.” Richard said honestly before pulling the man into a kiss.
Richard couldn’t believe how Justin could taste better every time they kissed. Every time their mouths met it, felt like the first time, comforting, amazing, scary, and passionate all at once. He could happily spend hours just kissing Justin and had done so on more than one occasion. He knew it was ridiculously sappy but he couldn’t help but marvel at Justin’s power to make him feel alive and free. When they kissed Richard felt like he was floating in a sea of pleasure when all that existed was the two of them and the feelings they created in each other. Justin and Richard walked back to the apartment in a happy daze trusting their friends to keep them safe.
End Part 14