Along the Great Divide

Chapter 18--Husband to Be

Mamoru stared at him for the longest time, his shoulders trembling. He slowly started to back away, turning his back to him. Ludwig watched, nervous that the mage would give him the answer he wasn't looking for. Mamoru paced around a little before stopping at the wall across the room. Suddenly, he started running, Ludwig getting up and catching him, falling back onto the floor.

"Ah ha Ah ahahaha!"Mamoru laughed, hugging onto the Vampire warmly. Ludwig was stunned, staring up at he ceiling. "Yes! Oh sweet Goddess yes!"

"So…It's officially a yes? A yes, yes?"Ludwig breathed, looking up to Mamoru with a smile.

"You dolt of course!"Mamoru said with a laugh.

"Can I see your hand?"Ludwig said, squirming up so he was sitting up. Mamoru sat straddling his lap as Ludwig dug around in his pocket, pulling out a small lacquer box. Opening it up, he revealed the secret of his hard work. There in the box was a perfect silver ring. In the dim light, he could see the shine of tiny diamonds inlaid in the intricate silver-work.

"The smith…"Mamoru breathed, Ludwig taking his hand and slipping the fine silver ring onto his hand. "It's beautiful…It couldn't be more perfect."

"You think so?"Ludwig said gratefully, running his fingers along the back of Mamoru's hand.

"Of course…"Mamoru smiled, bringing his hands to the side of Ludwig's face. "You've made this man the happiest man in this earth."

"Only this earth?"Ludwig asked teasingly, bringing his arms around him and settling them at the mage's lower back.

"It'll be everywhere and everything once we're married. Then I'll be the happiest man in the universe and paradise."Mamoru said with a chuckle, hugging onto Ludwig with a brighter laugh.

"Good."Ludwig beamed, shifting and rising to his feet, taking the mage with him a little awkwardly. Mamoru wrapped his arms and legs around him, holding on tightly as there was a cold rush of air round them both. When he peeked over Ludwig's shoulder, they were in their bedroom that was littered with rose petals and candles like the downstairs.

His fiance had definitely outdone himself.

He was placed down on their soft bedding, which had been replaced with a satiny sheet that felt cool through the robes against his back. Against the light, he found everything to be much softer, giving the form above him a halo. Ludwig looked down at him with a soft smile, his hands on either side of face with the pads of his thumbs running along the skin on his cheekbones.

"I love you Mamoru…"Ludwig whispered softly, bringing his lips to touch the mage's briefly.

"Aishiteru mo yo…Ludwig…"Mamoru answered back softly. Ludwig blinked a little, his ears twitching at what he said.

"It's beautiful. What does it mean?"Ludwig asked, brushing a little hair back from the mage's face. Mamoru smiled, bringing his hands up to Ludwig's ears, making them quiver a little in his hands. The halfling above him didn't always like them being touched but tonight, he leaned into the training-worn hands, thrumming contently.

"I love you too…"Mamoru replied, smiling warmly.

"Aishiteru…"Ludwig whispered softly, leaning down and kissing the apples of the mage's rosy, flushed cheeks. Leaning his head down a little further, he nibbled along Mamoru's neck, a contented sigh escaping from his lover's mouth.

Ludwig's fingers wriggled their way down the collar of the robes on the body below him, pulling it open to expose the pale chest there, except for the darker skin of the mark along his flesh that connected them soul-to-soul. He slowly kissed his way down, using the tip of his tongue to trace along the outside of it.

Mamoru moaned softly. It was probably the first time in a while that didn't have to rush or worry about someone coming in and having the hunters break into their lives again. A long, chilly lick enveloped over his mark, making his moans call out louder.

"Un! W-wiggy,…"The mage quivered. "Bite me…"

"Not yet, love…"Ludwig whispered against his skin, kissing the mark. "I want to get a full taste of you…before dinner at least."

Mamoru laughed a little, slipping out a contented sigh as Ludwig began to move steadily lower and lower to Mamoru's pants. As he sank to his knees on the floor, having dragged the fabric with him, pulling the mage's typical flat shoes off with it.

Taking the pale right leg, he kissed along the skin, trailing up to the inner thigh. He ran his tongue along there, his mouth just skirting near his goal. Mamoru's breaths quickened, his blood racing everywhere and ever so prominently between his legs.

The smell of the other's arousal teased under Ludwig's nose as he brought his tongue underneath the sacs, trailing and kissing the tip of the weeping head. Mamoru squirmed a bit, waiting anxiously but it never came.

He wanted to feel that mouth over him and the tongue swirl about him like so many times before. Sitting up, he looked down at Ludwig who had a mouthful of him, peeking up at him. "B-bite me…I…want to do you too."He said, his face flushing.

"Mmm…? This is a surprise…"Ludwig chuckled, Mamoru moaning a little as the vibrations from the deep voice rattled against his member. "Are you sure?"

"Ahn…Yes, Yes, please…"Mamoru squirmed. He found himself on his back shortly, Ludwig staring hungrily down at him. He let a little gulp escape him before receiving a little kiss, the vampire moving down to his chest.

There was the familiar hot flash in front of his eyes as Ludwig bit down on the mark on his chest. His hands reached up, running through the dark hair and arching with a moan. The vampire purred against his skin, lapping up the little bits of blood that escaped from the weeping wound. Mamoru trembled beneath him, moaning softly as Ludwig helped him to sit up.

"Now are you sure?"Ludwig teased, kissing along the pale neck.

"Nnn, yes…"Mamoru purred, slinking around Ludwig and moving to the floor. Since Ludwig still had his pants on, he helped him to shimmy them off, pulling off his boots as well. The member underneath them, free of it's binding garments, sprang to life. Taking it into his hand, he stroked it slowly, trailing his tongue up behind his hand.

However, he was a little surprised when he tasted something that wasn't usually found there. "Strawberries?"Mamoru blinked, licking his lips.

Ludwig reddened. "It was…Frei's idea…I took a bath with some oil that he gave me…It's supposed to taste like that…."He mumbled embarrassingly.

Mamoru smiled, adjusting himself on his knees and taking the member into his mouth, lowering himself down. Of course, he was delighted with Ludwig's pre-preparation idea. He could taste it, enjoy it all for himself with an added bonus: a strawberry flavored cock. A moan above him told him he was doing a good job of it too.

Moving his mouth of it, he suckled along the head, trailing his tongue along the ridge along the bottom to the sacs beneath it. Reaching his hand back behind him, he placed his finger at his own entrance, flexing his finger around with a moan.

"Kinky."Ludwig purred, his hand resting on top of Mamoru's head as the mage moved forward and back along Ludwig's with his mouth. He could feel the mage's tongue lick along the underside of him, the suction from his mouth pulling at the skin a little. Falling back, he shivered a bit, his hips pumping up. The mage on him moaned, giving the member a squeeze at the base of Ludwig's member.

"Nn, Wiggy, I'm ready…"Mamoru breathed, getting to his feet. Ludwig peeked up with a smirk, pulling the mage to him.

"Come here then…I've got one more surprise, love…"Ludwig said with a smirk.

"Oh?"Mamoru said with interest. Ludwig guided Mamoru onto the bed, lying him on his back. Ludwig moved aside a second, going to their nightstand drawer and removing a small container along with a silky sash. He took the sash, tying it around Mamoru's wrists while he kissed him sensually, tying the sash with a tight knot to the headboard.

"What's in the jar?"Mamoru asked, peeking up and seeing Ludwig take the top off and deep two fingers into it. He took Mamoru's hardened shaft and stroked it with the substance on it, dipping his fingers a little more into it and coating the crevice of Mamoru's cheeks with it, sliding a long finger into him.

Mamoru shifted a little at the feeling, moaning when the finger was inserted. He felt an odd tingling sensation that slowly made him start to feel hot. He squirmed a bit, arching and keening…and this was all with just one finger. "Ah! Ah! Ludwig! Ah!"He keened, arching.

"That stuff on you is an aphrodisiac…"Ludwig said as he inserted another finger and another. Mamoru moaned loudly. "A light one…but you're so hard…"He purred, leaning up and giving the mage a long, deep kiss as he readied himself to enter. "I wanted to give you the most pleasure tonight and make you feel amazing…"

"You nnn, ah, didn't aaah!Havegothroughallthattroublewiggy!"Mamoru moaned and keened loudly when Ludwig entered him, thrusting in and out right away.

Mamoru keened, wriggling around just to get his hands on Ludwig's skin. The restraints were killing him. It was like he was caged and Ludwig was wiggling his favorite snack in front of his face. And by snack, his urge to touch. Ludwig thrusted into him, making him bounce and slide against the silky sheets.

"Oh Oh Reyah oh sweet Goddess! Ahhh harder faster! Oh I want to feel you!"Mamoru moaned, wrapping his legs around Ludwig's hips, his body coating in a fine sweat. "Oh fuck!"

"Such a mouth on you, ah, Mamoru…"Ludwig purred, leaning down and biting Mamoru again on the chest, causing the mage to arch angelically, coming in between them with a high pitched keen.

And he was still hard as hickory wood.

"Ah, again!"Mamoru squirmed, panting.

"You've got it…."Ludwig groaned, smirking and undoing the ties to the bed though leaving Mamoru's hands still bound. The mage reached up to Ludwig's chest, pushing him over so now Ludwig was on bottom, waiting to see what Mamo would do. Mamoru lowered himself down onto Ludwig's member, moaning and rising up and down along the vampire's length. He keened, leaning over and moving a little faster as Ludwig thrusted upwards to meet him.

"Ah, Mamoru!"Ludwig said, wincing a little when Mamoru's fingernails dug into his skin. Rolling them over, he lifted the mage's pale legs and thrusting himself deeper into the mage.

They wrestled and traded positions for better positions around their home. It was the most erotic, greatest night of their lives and they hadn't even been married yet.

Down in the dining area by the fire place they had collapsed by the lower embers of the fire. The dim lighting flickered along their wet skin, Mamoru curled up next to Ludwig like a cool pillow. Ludwig lay quietly, stroking Mamoru's sweat-drenched hair in some meditative thought.

'This is life…'Ludwig thought. 'I don't need blood in my veins or a pulse to feel this sort of pleasure in life. So long as I have Mamoru…a kitchen to cook in…And purpose, that is my true existence.'

"Mmnn…"Mamoru mumbled, clinging onto the Vampire's cool body a little more despite a comment about noodles instead of bones he had managed to slip out before he passed out next to him.

Ludwig sat up, pulling Mamoru up with him as he adjusted to carry him bridal-style upstairs to their room. With a few kicks of his feet under the blankets, he lay Mamoru down before he put a cleaner quilt on top of him, setting the sheets aside to be cleaned later.

Sliding into bed, he snuggled down and drifted off to sleep.

In the morning, Mamoru still hadn't woken up. Ludwig sent a message to Frei about it, a mage coming over with a salve and direction. Mamoru would probably be sore 'there' if he hadn't already healed then. While the mage rested, he cleaned up their rampage through the house and prepared some baked goods from the kitchen. Unfortunately, he himself was still a little exhausted from the night before.

Ludwig sat lazily behind the counter, his eyes struggling to stay open though he knew he needed to keep an eye out for Chester, the 'halfling' boy who had successfully taken the job as delivery boy. There was still no peep from upstairs.

People came and went. By the late afternoon, he finally heard the groans from upstairs, a clink of some form of container. Chester sat watching the dining area as Ludwig went to go check on Mamoru. The mage was still half-asleep, having read the note he had left about the salve and was smearing it along the muscle of his backend.

"Ah! Wiggy…How long have I been asleep?"Mamoru mumbled, putting the lid back on the jar of salve.

"A little less than a day…I did wear you out didn't I?"Ludwig teased, moving over to give him a little kiss on his forehead. "I already spoke to Frei…Take the rest of the day to heal. Chester will bring you up some dinner."

"Eh? Why can't you?"Mamoru whined, hugging onto Ludwig a little sleepily.

"I still have a restaurant to run…As much as I would always love to wait on you hand and foot."Ludwig said, kneeling down and taking Mamoru's ankle. He kissed the skin of his ankle, giving a playful little nip before rising. "Lie down and rest love…"

"Mmm…"Mamoru mumbled, yawning and crawling back underneath the sheets. Ludwig kissed his forehead, tucking him in and leaving the room quietly. Downstairs, it had picked up a little and Chester balanced a tray of dishes back to the kitchen to wash them.

"Ah! Chef! I'm sorry, I can't handle it all by myself. I wrote down the orders and the tables too!"Chester called.

"Uhh…Thanks?"Ludwig blinked, looking around. He went back into the kitchen, cooking up a storm.