Chapter 22: Bargaining
'Ah, his gaze changed,' Luis forcefully hid his smile, turning his lips into a slight pout.
This male moon elf is his 'it'! That repetitive 'I-don't-ask-for-too-much-just-tall-handsome-with-stony-six-pack-abs-and-heavenly-assets-thats-it' answer whenever he is asked for his ideal type. Hihihi.
This man is the personification of all that!
"Anyway, I seem to forget to ask your name," Luis said with his sweetest smile.
That smile has been trained through countless blind dates that he had been to.
Luis' gaze is glued on the man.
The dimness of forest that night didn't hinder him from recognizing how handsome this guy is.
Now looking at him in a broad daylight, with his muscular chest emphasized by the slightly fitted shirt. That tanned skin that contrasts with the white garment. Silver hair on top of that well-chiselled face and piercing purple eyes. 'Oh, fuck me...'
Luis can only say he is gorgeous!
Deep inside, Luis wanted to shout and then twerk in front of this hunk while saying 'I want you!'
However, he is here with a different agenda.
The moon elf lord did not dare to have his eyes stray downwards or else he will think of a different adjective for this man.
Should he consider making underwear? Or maybe not?
He initially didn't make one since his thing is downsized due to the fact he is a bearer and he loves going in commando...
Well, forget it. Luis has time to think about it after this.
Being in the presence of your subject of desires is like standing in a labyrinth. It is easy for him to get lost. So he opted to keep his eyes strictly on the face level...
"Xagrien." The man said in his deep and masculine voice.
"Well, I am.." yours. Luis didn't have the balls to say that supposed last word to him especially first, he is with his subordinates. And second, Xagrien is unsmiling towards him.
In his last life, he is very careful to flirt. It is either he will be punched straight in the face or his target will be disgusted or afraid that he will hit them.
What a sad life.
Swallowing his past life grievances, he turned to his company.
"Nicol, Legland, and Olyn. Please give us some space to talk. Make sure no one around the vicinity can hear us." He ordered his three trusted subordinates. Luis is aware of the animosity that these three are holding towards this man.
When he came back that day, they all saw the burn marks on his wrists.
Needless to say, they are panicking, asking where did he go, what happened to his wrist and who is that naked male on his back.
Even the cuteness of the little chick that he brought with him was ignored. All because the wounds that he can easily heal.
Luis didn't explain further so not to make the issue bigger and only said that he met the male when he is taking a short walk.
"My-" Luis didn't let Legland finish as he had already told them to keep his identity secret from this male earlier.
Legland knowingly stopped and whispered in his mind. 'It was too hard to stop calling the moon elf lord that way,' and then he subconsciously scratched his head.
Luis secretly bit his lips to stop himself from snickering. This dilf has such a cute side!
The moon elf lord is contemplating if he can pinch the male's face but he quickly put the idea away upon remembering that this guy is already taken.
What a loss!
"We will talk about something confidential. Besides, even if he attacks me, I can protect myself," Luis said formally, completely masking his messy thoughts.
"I understand." The three nodded in chorus and turned to leave.
However, Olyn takes this opportunity to say something. Like a threat.
"Don't even think of leaving this place alive if you dare to do something with our lo-"
Luis knows what word will come next so immediately cut in.
"Olyn, I want to drink that refreshing juice once we are done. Prepare it for me, please." Luis widens his eyes meaningfully.
'Nice save!' The moon elf lord heaved a sigh of relief.
"Yes!" Olyn said after catching the gist. He almost blew up the cover of his lord! Olyn left after doing two exaggerated bows.
Seems like the moon elves found another way to apologize. Luis felt helpless. 'Whatever, as long as it is not kneeling,' the moon elf lord secretly consoled himself.
He then turned to this wild, gorgeous and visually stimulating moon elf.
"First of all, I-" Luis started only to be interjected by the two remaining beings in the room
"Chirp." The white plump birdy turned away from the other moon elf. He can somehow feel its tiny legs trembling.
Luis is puzzled. 'This chick is afraid?' But he didn't dwell much on that mystery as the handsome moon elf has something to say.
"How sure are you that they will not eavesdrop on our conversation?"
"I just knew." Luis subconsciously raised his eyebrows. 'This hot guy's meaning is?'
"Do you trust them so much? How sure are you that they will not betray you?" The moon elf asked sharply.
Luis stared into the other's eyes. But he fails to uncover anything.
"Well, more than a handsome man whose origin is unknown," Luis answered. He is somehow interested in where this guy is coming from so he entertained the question.
"And to answer your second question, I don't know it myself. Only time can tell."
"We all need someone who will support our back in this perilous world. If I will always think that my people with betray me sooner or later then I might as well kill myself, right?"
Luis stated his honest opinion with a little hint of playfulness in his tone.
Indeed, he didn't expect his people to blindly follow him. In his previous life or now. All he thought of is he want to live comfortably and he needed the help of other people to do that.
He always believes that no man is an island. Even now that he is a moon elf lord, he finds that saying meaningful considering that he needed to accumulate strength before the apocalypse.
Luis then headed to his main reason after saying these words.
"We are not even here to discuss my trust issues. We are supposed to talk about what happened on that fateful night."
"Did something happen between us?" The hottie asked directly. Obviously cooperative.
"What do you think?" Luis aggrievedly flashed his wrists with healing burn marks. He deliberately did not heal it completely for him to show this to the man.
Luis doesn't have ulterior motives for doing so. For real.
"I met you naked that night and was too forceful and wild. I almost failed to go back here because I was too tired." Unintentional or not, Luis explained it ambiguously.
He then raised the discreetly trembling white chick to show to the handsome moon elf.
"And do you remember this little guy? He is our star witness. Ask him for confirmation."
"Chirp!" The poor chick desperately clawed his way out of the moon elf lord who is in the middle of flirting.
"Chirp!" It spew a small green fume at the stupid featherless creature then turned to his butt and ran.
"See?" Luis said as he stood with both of his hands on his waist. He slightly moved closer to his male god.
"I will never copulate with a bearer who is still being weaned." But then his subject for his desire was just meant to ruin his advances.
"Cough. Cough,"
"What the hell? I am still weaning?! You bet your ass, I am way more mentally mature than you!" Luis can't help but point at Xagrien. "And can't you just say sex? Copulate is too mouthful!"
Luis who was trying so hard to flirt felt insulted and utterly crushed by this man!
"Who told you that we had s*x that night?! Don't tell me you do not remember any of it!" The moon elf lord asked.
"All I know is that I am in pain that's all. I sort of blackout so I don't know what I am doing that time." Xagrien explained with a straight face.
Luis blinks his eyes twice to wake himself up. Well that indeed make sense. Hence he seriously explained what happen.
"Right, you are naked and rampaging that time. You attacked me in the middle circle. I am supposed to pick this little guy up when you suddenly showed up. Ready to pounce at me."
"If it is for something else then I will be willing," Luis whispered in a bug's voice.
He remembered something then he showed his wrists with burn marks.
"But you see this? You pinned me down the electrocute me! You should be thankful that I even heal you."
Xagrien saw the unhealed injury. His eyes flickered with an unknown emotion.
"Then I am sorry and thank you."
The moon elf lord crossed his arms and sassily answered.
"Are you sure that is genuine?"
Upon seeing that Xagrien has no plans to respond to his tsundere-type of coquettishness. He finally rests his case. This guy might not be into him.
"Whatever, what I am curious about is your behaviour at that time. You were moving like a savage beast that time. I tried to call you awake but you didn't respond. You are just purely and violently attacking me like an animal relieving its stress. And your eyes. It's not something that a normal moon elf should have. I want to know why you are like that."
"You wouldn't want to know," Xagrien said with a serious face. Luis didn't notice how the other clenched his fist.
"Why not? I just asked you, you see?" Luis goaded.
"It is best for both sides if you don't know anything."
"Even if I am willing to get myself killed after knowing it."
"Will your people let me out of here unscathed if I do that?" Xagrien's forehead wrinkled.
"How am I supposed to do that when I am already in the arms of the moon goddess?" Luis jokingly said.
"Let's not talk about my secret. I won't tell it to anyone unless they are dead."
Luis felt helpless upon seeing how adamant this guy is.
"Why, is it something unspeakable like a demon's curse?" He tried again.
"You-" The male stared at the bearer with a piercing glare.
"Don't look at me like that or I will wet myself."
However, Luis still played like an obnoxious kid. "Or maybe you were wishing that it was a curse?"
Xagrien on the other hand, looks like he is about to explode any more of this.
Luis bets that this guy will spank his ass if he continue pulling this stunt.
"Oops! We cannot leak your energy or my subordinates will come rushing here interrupting our little talk." The undercover moon elf lord flicked the seeping wisps of electricity. "Ahhh!" Luis pulled away his hand and shake it. 'It stings!'
"That would be the best. I might end up attacking my benefactor if you continue nosing at my secrets," Xagrien answered not minding how ridiculous the other looks.
Luis now realized that it is hopeless to question him so he conceded.
"Okay, I'm sorry." Luis knows that he is overstepping the other's privacy. So he said his intention of doing so.
"I am investigating some kind of disease that could potentially destroy the whole world in the future. I am just trying to see if there are early manifestations that can be found. That is all I can explain."
During the 21st-century apocalypse, the cause of the zombie outbreak and the awakening of power users is still left unknown. Some say that it is the product of the Earth's environmental evolution. Some say that it is a mutation of a mysterious disease.
Ten years have passed yet these theories are still unverified.
So Luis thought that he could start by looking for clues as early as now.
"I don't know what you are talking about. And to satisfy your curiosity, no it is not a disease." Xagrien answered.
"Can we stop now? Just like what I said earlier, I am willing to hunt for the gratitude of saving my life. I need to go now,"
Luis nodded.
"Okay, I will come with you!"
"No!" Xagrien ruthlessly turned the bearer down. "Why would a good bearer go with a total stranger?"
"Maybe because I need something from you."
"Didn't you say that we are done here?" Xagrien exasperated sigh.
"I didn't say that. Come on let's go back to the rogues' settlement."
Xagrien visibly stiffened upon hearing that.
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Imsuperberbs20 Something crazy happen yesterday so I didn't dare to post this.
My mother found out that I am writing a BL novel! She was shocked after reading the second chapter of this book but I was traumatized seeing someone with my late grandma's pic vote for my story.
Really, Mom please DO NOT PROCEED BEYOND CHAPTER 2. DO NOT EVEN THINK OF JUMPING INTO THIS RABBIT HOLE CALLED BL.
Sh*t. I'm still out of it.
Anyway, to my readers, here you go. Please enjoy.
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