Collapsing into a fit of giggles, Purple fell onto the specially made bed, where it molded to his form. The mattress did little but to muffle the irken's laughter slightly. Red leaned against the door jam, watching his partner be a fool from afar, arms crossed and smiling lightly.

Finally the laughter faded a bit. "Done?" Red asked dryly.

The violet eyed irken sat up, a bit blue faced, antenna crooked. "He-he. Maybe." Another quiet giggle. "Depends. Are you going to be an idiot again?" Red rolled his eyes and finally shoved away from the door, taking a few steps into the room which was painted in shades of maroon and indigo.

"Of course. I'm always an idiot, according to you."

"Well, yeah." Pur agreed, laying back on the bed and tilting his head to the side to watch. "You did good tonight."

That stopped the other irken a good few feet from the bed, and crossed his arms again. "You think so? I was…worried the idea wouldn't get across."

Purple shook his head. "No. It did. The crowd loved it. You inspired them. Although, it's a good thing they didn't see you afterwards. You were—"

"An idiot?" Red finished, grinning manically. "I know." The smile faded. "Do you think that they…know?"

The violet eyed irken responded to his partner's smile, smiling right back. But, it was something they did often; grin, smirk, smile, laugh, giggle, dance, sing, be pathetically inseparable. As always. "Of course…but, they won't do anything about it."
Red' antenna lifted slightly, surprised. "What?"

"Just think about it, Red. They know. They've known since we came back on that ship together. Myuki knew and that dumb ass knew. We're together all the time…but, what can they do about it. We're the highest law in the land besides the Control Brains and they are terrified of us. Not only that but, they worship us."

He shoved up to kneel on the bed, so they were equal. "We're together and we're happier than anyone has ever been. You touch me and we are close, too close, closer than anyone should be…how could they not know? But, it doesn't matter."

Red sucked a gulp of air into his lungs, staring back into those intense eyes, the ones that danced with the secrets of a harsh past and laughter, hope for the future. Their future. They had dragged him in once and they did it every day since. "Why not?"

Pur stared right back, memorizing the tiny lines of confusion and knowing he could find them in his sleep. "Because we're Tallest. And because you're going to come to bed." With that said, he flopped back down, every bit the lazy ass. Red rolled his eyes, discarding all his armor.

"Mmhmm. Whatever you say, My Tallest." It dropped to the floor and made a clinking sound against the plush carpet. That done, he crawled onto the plush mattress, next to his co-ruler who followed every movement with giant eyes. Red finally plopped down, letting the material mould around him. "There. Satisfied?"

"Not entirely."

"Oh? What else do you want? My soul? A full body massage?"

"Oh shut up. No." Pur lifted himself up on his elbows and pressed their lips together for a few three seconds, savoring the sensation just as much now as he had the very first time. Their antenna brushed for a millisecond, a deep connection, a passing of information and emotions.

They separated and Purple smirked, lying back down, smugly. "A full body massage wouldn't be amiss though." Red laughed in the dark, pulling the other irken towards him, encasing him in protection, promises and warmth. He knew that for as long as he lived he was never going to be able to sleep without Purple next to him.

He was okay with that.

A.N.:

Done. Nearly a year later. XD

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