Boundless

By: Kuroi Neko-kun

Summary: After a fiasco with a drunken Borus and his happy sword wielding tactics in that condition, Fred and Caesar discover feelings for each other and find that love is boundless.

Disclaimer: I WANT MY TEA LOVING YUBER! I am screaming this because Konami owns the Suikoden franchise. Pfft!

Warning: It's the end already. You should know it by now.

A/N: Yes, the end is the date. I had this in mind since I wrote the story. The other elements (the kraken, Chris/Geddoe, Fred getting hurt, etc) just fell in place. And no, there will be no sex scenes in this fic. Just to clarify, I wanted to write it but I thought against it.

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Boundless Love

For the lonely days

The passing times are really vain

Boundless Love

For the boring days

I wanna take a Long vacation right about now

- A part of Boundless Love by TO DESTINATION

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Chapter 7

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From the window of his room, he watched the armies slowly depart from Budehuc. The war was over. There was no use for making the castle its base any longer. He soon would be departing as well. Officially, he was on a journey to improve himself to beat his brother. In the end, Albert proved that he was better, despite the consequences. Prying away from the window, he went back to packing his items from his room. A few books and some clothing was all he brought to Budehuc. He didn't really plan to stay longer than he had to. Thomas did ask his help in some business strategies and he had covered them. He, as well as many others, was given welcome to stay at the castle as long as he wished but he rather not.

"Packing already?" He looked up to see the raven haired knight leaning against his doorframe.

"I should get started on it soon," Caesar said before giving him a small smile. He hadn't told Fred about his plans yet and he wondered if he could get the knight to travel with him.

"You're not planning to leave without having our date, are you?" Fred said as he moved closer to him. Caesar noticed that Fred was already dressed for the occasion. He was not in his armor but a knight's garb when one is on a casual affair. Covering his top was an intricately embroidered tunic as his legs were covers with a pair of black pants and a pair of elegantly styled boots covered his feet. He looked incredibly handsome. Caesar could only look down on himself and sigh at his usual traveling outfit. He was not fit to go out with him.

"Now?"

"Of course."

"But I'm not dressed for it," he said.

"You don't have to. You could go in your skivvies for all I care," Fred chided.

"Fred, my body doesn't appreciate it if I traveled naked in Vinay Del Zexay," he said before adding, "Neither does the residents."

"You look fine, Caesar," Fred said. The strategist shook his head before heading to the door.

"I'll be back in a minute. Just stay here." As soon as the door was closed, Caesar raced to the door a few doors away from him. He threw it open to find the two people he needed to see.

"I need help," he said. Borus and Percival looked at him with confused looks on their faces.

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Moments later, Caesar came out of their room dressed differently than before. He knew for one that those two Zexen Knights were the ones that were always best dressed in any occasion. Well, best dressed without forsaking their manhood. Running to them was the best choice. He reentered his room to find his lover sitting at his bed, reading a book. Fred looked up before smiling. He knew Caesar would change.

"You look splendid," he said, standing up and walking over to the redhead. Splendid was just an understatement to Fred. He had dressed in a green shirt and over it was a sleeveless brown vest with an elaborate design of a leaf in light green thread. On his neck was a light orange scarf. He had abandoned his usual pants and boots for a pair of matching brown pants and dress shoes. This was definitely a change from Caesar's usual garb and it made him look divine. Though I doubt he would enjoy being called that. But Caesar's face broke into a smile before he kissed his lover.

"Thank you. Shall we make a move?"

"Yes, we shall."

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They arrived in Vinay Del Zexay an hour later, with Fred's insistence that they take a horse from the stables. Though he didn't favor riding one, he couldn't protest since Fred had already planned this earlier. Once the knight had placed the horses in the stables of the Zexen town, he took the redhead to one of the restaurants by the lake of Vinay Del Zexay for dinner. A romantic setting that was as they ate, talking about things that happened during the war and such. Once the desserts were brought and eaten, they left the restaurant. Fred mentioned the play that they were going to.

"It'll be great, I'm sure. Though I've never heard of such a title in my life…" he said before turning to Caesar who looked crestfallen.

"What's wrong, Caesar? Too much to eat?" The strategist shook his head.

"No… I just… Well…"

"Are you alright?" Fred asked, suddenly concerned.

"I am, Fred," he said before grabbing his lover by the arm, "Can we not go to the play? I rather spend more time with you. Just move ahead from your plan."

"Well, if you insist," said the knight before brushing his lips against Caesar's. "Do you feel tired, Caesar?"

"Not really…" he mumbled before realizing where this was heading, "But I would like to take a rest. My feet hurt." Fred smiled before taking him by the hand.

"Good. Let's head to the inn."

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The room was one of the best in the town. Beautifully decorated and well furnished, Caesar felt that it was just wrong to even be in this room, especially for what they were planning to do. Or what Fred had planned anyway. He nearly jumped when Fred closed the door. Oh great, I can't believe I'm nervous. Well, I should be! I've never done this before! He protested in his head. As much as he wanted this, he never came about the idea of actually having it. Sure, he had turned out some very good opportunities but he wanted his first time to be special and not some fling. He watched as Fred slowly approached him before standing right in from of the strategist and smiled before placing a hand on Caesar cheek. That only made the young strategist's heart beat faster. He could only react as Fred moved closer to him, inching their faces together. It was then, Caesar's mind decided to work and he pulled back, his heart hammering in his chest. Things started to bother him. Questions that were left unanswered needed to be answered. Hell, if they were going to do this, might as well be truthful to each other. And he wanted their relationship to be without secrets. He didn't want to discover that Fred was good in bed because of experience. He knew he better start it now because Fred was giving him a confused look.

"Fred," he said, "Before we start, before we do this. I want you to be truthful to me. Can you do that for me?" The knight softened a little.

"Of course," he said. It was one thing about Fred he liked was that he never teased with his answers. And it was what he needed at this moment.

"Have you… ever done this before?" he asked, almost timidly.

"With a man or a woman?" Fred asked, confused.

"Man, woman, frog, beast, insect… if any," he said, using his sarcasm as defense to his nervousness. Fred provided a patient smile before answering.

"Once, with a woman," he said, "She was my second girlfriend and I was only sixteen. She left me for a rich man."

"Oh," Caesar said in response.

"Well, what about you, then?" Frozen, Caesar didn't say anything for a while. It was when his cheeks turned pink when Fred realized why he was acting this way.

"Caesar, are you a virgin?" As he said those words, his lover's cheeks matched the color of his hair. He walked over to him and gave the redhead a hug.

"If you really don't want to do this, I can wait," he whispered. But Caesar shook his head before wrapping his arms around Fred.

"No, this is what I want Fred," he said in a calm voice. Amethyst eyes met shy emerald ones. Caesar gently broke from the embrace and sat on the bed. He slowly removed his shoes and undid his scarf. He unbuttoned his vest and placed both the scarf and the vest on a chair. Lastly, he began working on the buttons on his shirt. He sat on that bed arms on each side pressed against the edge of the bed, his slender body peaking from an open shirt. Fred walked over to him got on his knees facing Caesar's chest. He looked up, looking for a sign of willingness from his lover. Caesar pulled him up slightly, giving him an open mouth kiss, pushing his tongue into Fred's mouth. It was the confirmation he needed as he gently pushed Caesar onto the bed, not breaking the passionate kiss.

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He moved his face away from hers. She had fallen asleep, tired from her fights and having to stay up to deal with most of the political drama between Zexen and Grasslands. She had already said goodbye to Hugo who left the day before and was catching on some sleep. Louis had told him that she didn't want to be disturbed so he said his goodbye to her in the only way possible. He kissed her forehead and whispered to her that he was departing, though it was going to take a while for him to come to terms of not seeing her again. He sighed before moving away from the bed, only to realize he was restricted from moving. A hand had caught a fistful of his black outfit. He turned his head to see a wide awake Chris Lightfellow grinning at him before letting him go.

"I had a feeling you were planning to leave without a proper goodbye," she said.

"Chris, I have to go. You know that," he said. Chris stood up, grabbing the robe beside her and throwing it on before turning back to him.

"Yes, I do. Even if we have all eternity, I may not forgive you for being a prick and leaving without waking me up," she said, in a tone that scared most of the men on the battlefield. At that moment, he remained indifferent though he wished he was facing Yuber again than a rather annoyed Chris Lightfellow. That all changed when she wrapped her arms around him waist and hugged him. He hugged back, silently relieved that he wasn't going to face the eternal wrath of the Silver Maiden.

"I know that I'll miss you," she said before looking up at him.

"I'll miss you too," he said before kissing her forehead again. He stopped before pressing his lips against hers. Once they broke off, Chris looked at him before biting her lip, not wanting to cry. She was a knight and knights don't cry.

"Chris, I love you," he said, admitting to it finally. The tears that she had forced back flowed down her cheeks. Who was she trying to kid? There was no way she was going to be able to deal with this.

"I love you too, Geddoe," she whispered before burying her head into his chest. They stood there for a long while until Chris finally learnt it was inevitable. They had to part.

"Goodbye," he said, "For now." She nodded.

"Until we meet again," she replied.

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Hands clasped together, Fred looked at Caesar before smiling. They lay in bed, exhausted from their first time together but both fought to stay awake, not wanting the day to end. Fred kissed his lover's cheek before wrapping his arms around Caesar's waist.

"Don't leave me," Caesar suddenly said.

"I won't."

"But we all have things to do," he said, "You still have to rebuild the knights and I…"

"You have to best your brother. There's nothing wrong with traveling together," he said. Caesar lit up as he heard the words he wanted to hear.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, let's travel together," Fred said before kissing Caesar's shoulder. "I'm not about to let you go, Caesar."

"Funny, I was thinking the same about you," the redhead shot back before turning to Fred again. "I love you."

"And I you," Fred answered back. Caesar snuggled into his chest and closed his eyes. Never was he letting Fred go. Never.

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End

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KNK: Yup, that's the end of this fic folks. I have an epic that involves these characters and pairings and I plan to write that out soon. It depends on the response on this fic. But I'll still write it before it leaves my mind. it'll be called 'After The War'. Look out for it!