Dread Wolf (Sebastian)

[Deleted]

He could see that Ren was angry even before he managed to get off of the dragon and it was something that made him uneasy, especially as he watched the younger Japanese man make his way towards the man who was still trying so hard to escape despite the fact that his efforts were obviously fruitless. He listened to the words that he said as he spoke, wincing at the anger that coated his words and gasping when he saw Ren's foot connect with the back of the tamer's head. While the other man had clearly deserved the action after what Ren said he did to the dragon, he was still surprised to see such a side of him. It was when Ren drew his wand that he actually became worried the most for while he loved and trusted him, he knew how much the man loved dragons and he knew that anger had the ability to make others act out in the absolute worst of ways. He watched Ren's actions with an unreadable expression, his body ready to move and restrain his boyfriend if it was needed of him, only relaxing when he casted a spell to calm the dragon.

Ren spoke again, saying that while he would love to oversee Mackey's punishment for making the choices and allegiances that he had made that he was in no position to do so. The criminal was told that his people were waiting to escort him to Azkaban and Ren had just turned back to look at the dragon when the sound of disturbing laughter filled the air and his attention was drawn back to Mackey as he spoke for the first time since his capture, telling Ren all sorts of horrible things that had even Sebastian fighting the urge to go and kick him himself. He did not know Mackey personally nor did he know this Akio person but the fact that this man was threatening the person that was currently the most precious person in his life was not something that made him happy.

He would die before he allowed something to happen to Ren or his family.

He was given a glance by Kida, one that asked him to pull the two apart should Ren decide to attack and Kida was given a small nod, signifying that he would do as asked if need be, though if he was being perfectly honest he would probably allow Ren a good punch or two before interfering in the fight. As he watched Ren interact with the man there was a surge of pride that he felt as he watched the way that the other man handled himself. He did not allow the other's words to affect him and that was something that greatly impressed the Hungarian for there were experienced aurors that he knew of that had problems doing such a thing. It was immediately after that that the criminal was sent away with one of the members of Ren's team and they were told that they would go after their next target the following day, something that made Sebastian pale slightly the second that he heard that this man had some sort of ties with the people that he was trying his hardest to avoid.

Death Eaters.

His throat rippled as he swallowed roughly before glancing at his boyfriend, who was shaking for some reason or another and the mere sight was more than enough to make him swallow up his own fear and discomfort as he moved his attention to focus on Ren. He moved quietly over to where Ren sat and moved to sit next to him. A strong arm wrapped around his shoulder and pulled him close in a comforting embrace as he listened to him speak, listened to him admit a secret that only he and three other people knew about him." Ren, you do not need to be scared. I do not care if you are an unregistered Animagus. You are still you and I will protect you from anyone who wishes to harm you and your family, nothing will ever change that." He smiled a wistful smile as he gazed at Ren's sad and almost scared face before he spoke up again." Since you've told me so much about yourself, perhaps it's time I show you one of my own secrets." He sighed before moving his left hand to his right sleeve and forcing the material of his jacket upward and showing Ren the single tattoo that rested on his arm.

The dark mark.

There was no mistake, the mark of the death eater lay faded upon the milky skin though upon closer inspection it would be clear that the tattoo was an older one and there were a few mistakes made with the formed marking, as though Sebastian had not stayed still while being marked. Almost as though he had fought during the entire process. There was a bitter smile that crossed his lips as he stared down at the tattoo before tearing his eyes away. " I come from a family of dark wizards and witches originally. My father, mother and uncles were the first decent wizards to be in our family. My grandfather was a high ranking Death Eater who hated my father and his other sons because of the fact that they would not follow his footsteps and study the dark arts and he did whatever he could to make them as miserable as he possibly could. On my sixteenth birthday my grandfather summoned me and branded me with this thing against my will. He tried and failed to turn me into a death eater and because of this damn thing, I have to hide my name and the fact that I'm alive from others. If the death eaters know that I'm alive, they'll come after me and try to kill me."

He could handle them, that wasn't the problem. The problem lay in the fact that he wanted to keep his niece and nephew safe from those monsters and he would do anything to ensure that that goal was met." I am sorry that I kept such a thing from you Ren but I was scared and now that you were sharing such important things with me I just can't hide things from you...not anymore."

[Ren Satoshi]

Feeling Sebastian's presence near him made him smile happily and snuggle close to his side. He listened to him as he spoke, only turning his gaze from his eyes when he pulled up his sleeve. When he saw the dark mark, his thoughts became still and his breath stopped coming, until Sebastian explained the circumstances surrounding it and he relaxed slightly.

Suddenly...everything made sense.

Ren's fingers drew along the mark, and his lips lowered to kiss that darkened skin softly. "It is not the mark that defines you. Your mark is within your heart." He smiled. "My family has some very dark roots, so all of us have...potential to turn to the forbidden arts. I think most people do. The strength of one's character rests in whether or not they fight it, or give up and give in. You are the strongest person I know in that you continue to fight it. Believe me. I know what it's like to have darkness eating away at you. When I get angry...I can't stop it. Certainly you've noticed it, I can get violent...but never toward those who don't do something to deserve it."

The dread wolf was clawing beneath his skin and the animalistic howls were whispering in the shadows of his mind. He ignored it. "I would do anything to protect you, dark mark or no. My team won't fear you if it is seen. Mueller is of Death Eater lineage, as is Jun. Kida never judges what he doesn't know or understand. Gutenberg was one of Durmstrang's most promising recruits for the Death Eaters, but he fled to save his family. He doesn't go when we go to Germany for that reason." No one could judge.

"If you are concerned about people finding you out, you could stay in London during this one. Or, I could cover that up and we could have a pseudonym for you." He smiled, "There is a solution to every problem, love." The howling was silenced and he subconsciously sighed in relief. "Remember how I said I knew how to replicate geisha makeup? Not...not that I would do that to you, you absolutely don't need it, you are gorgeous as is, but the foundation they use...could easily blend with that light skin and it's very thick, so you likely would not see it. You must have put up one hell of a struggle, love. The edges have softened considerably, it's faded quite a bit. You poor thing." He softly nuzzled into the crook of Sebastian's neck and crooned softly. "Regardless of the steps you've taken to become who you are, I will walk beside you as you sculpt who you will become in the future. I love you, and your past, your flaws, mistakes, everything you are is everything to me."

[Deleted]

Out of all the reactions to the mark that he could have ever thought he would get from Ren, never once not even in the most optimistic of his hopes and dreams did he believe that Ren would react in such a positive way. He has expected to have been faced with anger and disgust, perhaps even a bit of hatred. Instead he watched with surprised eyes as Ren allowed his fingers to gently trace over the mark before his lips lowered to press a kiss to the dark skin before Ren spoke to him, telling him that he tattoo on his skin was not the mark that defined him, that his true mark lay inside of his heart. He was told that Ren also came from a family with dark roots, something that made it easy for all of those that were in the Japanese male's family to turn to the forbidden arts. He went on to say that a person's character was determined by whether they chose to fight the darkness that lay within their hearts or if they chose to give into the darkness and let it control them. He said that Sebastian was one of the strongest people that he knew because he continued to fight and those kind words were enough to make him smile before he tugged the man close and moved to bury his face in the space between his neck and shoulder, resting there as he spoke. " Ren, thank you. You are the first to know about this and not shun me. The first to not treat me like some sort of monster. Words can't properly describe how grateful I am to have you in my life." He fell quiet, listening to Ren as he spoke of his own darkness before speaking again.

" Ren, those that are burdened with the curse of darkness always have to fight an internal battle throughout their lives and the fact is that there are going to be times when we lose control of that darkness. I am impressed that you are able to limit who you go after when you lose that control, even I cannot do that." In the past when he was truly angry he hurt whoever was around him at the time, friend or foe. As he grew he had gotten better at controlling his anger and who he lashed out at but there were still incidents that happened. One of his biggest concerns was that he would one day harm the people that were important to him and as he looked at the man that had claimed his heart in such a short amount of time he could feel the familiar pangs of worry and fear hit his heart. What if he hurt Ren? What if he hurt his niece and nephew?

He would never forgive himself.

He was distracted when Ren spoke again, this time saying such sweet words to him that he could feel his doubt and fear slowly slip away. Despite seeing the dark mark, Ren still wished to protect him. He would not be judged while he was with Ren, not by him or his teammates if they happened to see the mark and that information alone was enough to soften his heart. He was willing to go through so much trouble and was even willing to allow him to stay in London just so he could avoid being found. " You are an absolute angel for going so far for me Ren but I will accompany you on this trip. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you just because I was too scared of death eaters to go with you. As for covering this mark up, perhaps that would be a smart thing to do. If I ever lose my coat then this would be exposed and I might cause you all some trouble..." He frowned at his arm before returning his attention to Ren as he spoke again. " That is a good idea, if you don't mind doing helping me with it, that is? I'm useless with this sort of thing and I need all the help that I can get." He smiled sheepishly at his boyfriend before moving his head to rest on top of Ren's." Thank you Ren, your words mean more to me than I could ever express with words or actions and just so we are clear, I love you too Ren. You are the best thing that ever happened to me."

[Ren Satoshi]

Ren smiled, he'd never thought of his skill with makeup as being useful for someone else before, but he enjoyed the thought. Having his condition was actually a good thing in this case. He never thought that he'd live to see the day! "Why wouldn't I do something kind for you? You never judged me, even if I fell apart for some stupid reason or another. You're helping me in an insanely dangerous operation! There isn't anything you haven't done for me, and as such there is nothing I wouldn't do for you." He nuzzled up into Sebastian's neck softly before saying quietly, "You're welcome to stay with me in London tonight, if you'd like. I would enjoy your company immensely, the quiet is a little foreboding at times and I do get a little lonesome. There are two bedrooms, so there would be no awkwardness. You could sleep in my room, I'll sleep in Takumi's." There was a touch of hope in his voice. "That way, I could cover your tattoo tonight and it would be good and set tomorrow."

Oh, Merlin, let this be a night where he could sleep and didn't wind up latching onto the other person in the house.

He knew that his team would probably tease him mercilessly about the Hungarian's presence in his home when they showed up together, but...his own reputation had preceded him to them to begin with. He was known for being promiscuous and quick to please others, but that fad completely stopped once he'd found Tanaka. As a teen, Ren had been tormented for his own medications by those who found his attacks humorous and forced to do things that he was not proud of to get them back. Hell. He'd never done anything passionate and intimate with someone that was the sole keeper of his heart. He'd come close with En, but had not dared. Akio was always in competition with En's memory and he'd not really enjoyed intimacy with someone whose sole desire was for him to dominate him. And while that dark beast within him enjoyed it, his heart always felt so empty.

He lied to himself.

He wasn't that sort. It was the other way around. And he'd be DAMNED if he was going to rush into anything with Sebastian. His hopes were in the Hungarian. "Plus, I've got a bit extra food at home. I got a little heavy handed when I was fixing dinner the other night." He blushed slightly. Yes, he was far from perfect in the kitchen. Far. From. He could burn soup if his attention wavered, which was often far too easy.

[Deleted]

For as long as Sebastian could remember, there had always been a small part of his being that was uncomfortable with the idea of having someone do some sort of favor for him, there was something about the idea of being a burden to someone that he cared about that made him uncomfortable when it came to asking for personal favors. It was this trait that had Sebastian feeling almost uncomfortable as he asked for his help with covering up his dark mark, feeling somewhat uneasy and averting his gaze until he heard Ren talk to him again, putting some of his fears to rest as he gave Ren a small almost weak smile." I just really do not wish to burden you over something that is supposedly so simple. I am not used to asking others for help with things outside of work, so I am appreciative that you're willing to help me." Though he would never admit it, there was also the smallest bit of embarrassment that he had about this whole situation. He had had the tattoo for twenty two years and still had not managed to learn how to cover it up properly. Talk about embarrassing.

Ren nuzzled his neck again, something that had his cheeks coloring slightly at the affectionate gesture. Despite the fact that it was Ren that was acting so affectionate towards him, there was the inexperience, the general shyness that came naturally to Sebastian when it came to dealing with other humans. His sixteen years of hiding and searching had assured that he had been isolated from others during the majority of his adult life and as such he had lost any connection that he had once had with others long ago. Physical contact was something that he was not naturally comfortable with, his first instinct being to shy away from others when they even tried to touch him and yet he for some reason felt it at a much smaller level when he was with Ren and as a result he was able to touch him and allow himself to be touched by him much easier than he was able to do with anyone else. He trusted him at a level that he had only ever trusted Roderich and Daphne in the past. He could only hope that his trust would not be betrayed in the end for if Ren ever betrayed him, he was not sure what he would do.

The trust that he had placed in Ren was the only thing that kept him from shying away from Ren when he was told that he was welcome to come and spend the night with Ren in his home in London. He was told that the quiet in his home was foreboding and that his company would be welcome for the night. There were two rooms, something that would ensure that nothing awkward would be happening to the two of them that night [not that Sebastian could think of anything awkward that would happen between the two of them, he truly was too oblivious for his own good at times] and the fact that he could get his tattoo covered if he chose to stay was a benefit that he truly could not resist. " Well, I suppose that it would be alright for me to come and stay for the night, all things considering. That and I think that the sooner my mark is covered, the better that it will be for us in the long run." That and if covering his tattoo was going to be a long process, than it was best that they took their time. He did not wish to rush Ren in any sort of way when it came to things like this, so it was something that benefited the both of them.

He chuckled slightly at what Ren had said next, enjoying the blush that had covered his cheeks the second that his eyes had caught it. Ren looked cute when he blushed and he couldn't help but tease him slightly, something that he rarely got to do since he himself was usually the one that blushed. " I must say Ren, red and pink really seem to suit you quite well. You look cute with a blush covering your cheeks like that.."

[Ren Satoshi]

That comment was enough for Ren to blush darkly and smile up at Sebastian. "Really, now? I'm glad that you like it!" He certainly seemed to enjoy causing it!

With a soft chuckle, he wrapped an arm tightly around Sebastian and with a wave of his wand, they appirated into the flat.

Ren shrugged off his coat and hung it on a brass hook near the front door before slipping his shoes off and leaving them by the door. Damned traditions. Finally, he went toward the back hallway, speaking as he went. "I'll mix together the foundation now. It may take me a little time and adding things to perfect your skin tone, but, Merlin knows I've got a lot of practice in this and enough supplies to match everyone in the Hogwarts Castle at least three times."

When Sebastian would follow the sound of his rummaging, he would find Ren seated on the floor of a very open room with lamps charmed to mimic daylight. Natural light was the best to color in, after all. He was carefully mixing a very thick, pure white substance in a black stone bowl, a small kabuki brush near him. At his other side, he had what appeared to be a small toolbox, however, when he opened it, it appeared to be full of hundreds of bottles and jars of various skin colored pigments to adjust the tones and hues. His hair was tucked behind his ears and he looked up with a warm smile. "Welcome to my work space." A chuckle left his lips and he looked up at him with a grin.

There was a plush cushion on the floor in front of him and he leaned forward and patted the spot gently. "Have a seat, love." He smiled and pulled out a small phial of a thick, clear liquid to prime the skin and attempt to adhere the makeup there. "There's an advantage to the dysmorphic disorder, and I never thought I would say that in my lifetime. I get so paranoid about matching my own tone that I can really get anyone correctly."

[Deleted]

The second that his eyes caught sight of that blush he could not stop his already amused smile from growing. It was an amusing thing, just how much he was able to make Ren blush even when he really was not trying to. In the past he had been antisocial, avoiding contact with most others for personal reasons and keeping those that he did trust to the barest of minimums, only befriending people that shared his blood and name in the past. It was because of this seclusion that he had never before met a person that reacted to his words and actions the way that Ren did. He had never before had someone that was attracted to him the way that Ren was and he had never made another person blush before. It was certainly a change in his life, though it was one that he honestly could not complain about in any sort of way for while his blush made his heart feel warm and made him grow softer and softer as a person each time that he saw it, it was a pleasant change in his eyes, one that he was grateful for.

It was a moment later that the two men were apparated to the apartment that Ren was currently staying in and he watched with curious eyes as Ren removed his shoes before hurrying to do the same, not wanting to offend Ren in any sort of way inside of his own home. As he removed his shoes, he listened to the other man as he spoke to him about him might having to take a little bit of time in order to mix up the perfect match to his skin tone, something that he had known would take some time. He followed the mixed sounds of Ren's voice and his rummaging as he walked through the hallway and into the beautiful room where he was currently working, watching with surprised eyes as he watched him mixing a very thick looking pure white liquid inside of a small stone bowl. It took a moment before his gaze moved from the mixing bowl to the small toolbox that contained bottles of many different sorts of skin colors, something that had truly surprised him.

He moved closer to Ren after he was invited to sit down, moving to lower his body soundlessly onto the cushion that Ren had signaled out for him, his gaze moving over the different things curiously as he watched his boyfriend work with something that was honestly far beyond his understanding. It was something that truly interested and fascinated him however and he was determined to learn from him in some sort of way. Hell, he would be happy if he could properly learn how to cover up his dark mark after this! " I can tell, you are an absolute professional at this. It's amazing to watch you as you work, Ren."

[Ren Satoshi]

Ren tried to subdue the smile that was creeping onto his face and couldn't. Thankful for the slight curtain of hair that shielded his face from view, he picked up a small brush and one of the bottles to adjust the tone of that white mixture, adding a precise amount of drops and mixing it carefully. "Thank you, love. I didn't start out quite this skilled, but about the time I went to Hogwarts for a year, I had learned to do this so well that I'd wake up early to do my own and sometimes the girls in Ravenclaw would ask me to do theirs too." He chuclked softly, dabbing the brush against the soft skin of Sebastian's inner arm and shaking his head. Not the right color, obviously. He picked up another bottle and started adding and mixing again. "Of course I did it, the girls wound up adoring me to pieces, even though I didn't understand what they talked about very well, but I started to realize that they really just wanted someone to listen. When I understood most of what they said, I still didn't talk back. But, even through that, they figured out that I was a good friend to have."

Though it was weird to listen to them clamor over the obvious love he had for his brother. It was like they liked watching them! Now that he thought of it, it was sort of funny. "I did Takumi's makeup sometimes too...though he didn't like it much. It was more to humor me than anything. I probably did half the girls in the castle on Valentine's Day, but...I didn't mind. It kept my mind off of spending the day alone." He tried the brush again and squinted slightly, almost, not quite. Next shade, more mixing.

"I thought about doing this professionally for a little while, but my family didn't like that idea. A respectable wizarding family had to have respectable wizarding jobs. I was suppsed to work for the Ministry in Japan as the assistant to our minister, but I didn't want to. Our family has had one person at least in the Japanese Ministry since the bloody dawn of time. When I refused, and Takumi refused...then my sister refused...my parents were absolutely ready to spit fire." He laughed softly, having to stop mixing with his shaking body. "Things got sticky with the minister after that. The oldest of our children either had to go to the Ministry, or marry into a prominent wizarding family to prove our loyalty to the Japanese Ministry. Aito had already chosen his career path, so my grandparents had to set him up with an arranged marriage. It wasn't our family's proudest moment, especially when he came home for that meeting and was so miserable. He'd had to break off a relationship for this nonsense. However, it's a small world. The person he was arranged to marry was the person that he'd been dating anyway." 

That had made the agony worth it. "If it hadn't been, I think I would have quit my job and gone in to the Ministry just to save him from that. I'm glad it worked out though, because I got to meet you again." He smiled up at him and tested the mixture against his skin. There! Perfect! He picked up the larger brush and loaded it up, using smooth strokes to evenly coat the mark. It disappeared beneath the layer easily and he eased into feathering the edges to taper into the natural tones of his skin, biting his lower lip carefully as he leaned close to his arm to make sure that all of the edges blended evenly and naturally. When he was finally done touching up the tones that eased into the sides of his arm, there was not a single trace of the mark and smooth flesh remained flawless. Quickly, he grabbed a small bottle of a light mist and spritzed it carefully over it and softly blew across it to set the spray. "Water-proof, smudge proof, you can even sleep in it if you wish. It will only come off if you use soap and warm water."

[Deleted]

Sebastian's eyes never left Ren as he watched the younger man work on mixing up the makeup that would be used to cover up the mark on his skin, fascinated with just how much work and effort it took in order for Ren to match the tone of his skin correctly. In the past, if one had told him such a thing he probably would have scoffed at them and yet as he watched with his own eyes as Ren added small and exact amounts of different colored liquids he found that he now had a new respect for people who worked with these sort of things. When Ren began to speak, he found his attention diverted from the mixture for a moment as he listened carefully to the words that were being told to him. It seemed as though the younger man had not always had his natural talent for working with makeup, but when he had arrived at Hogwarts for that one year he had learned to do makeup so well that some of the Ravenclaw girls had used to ask him for help with their own makeup, something that he had apparently been all too happy to do. He could feel the strange feeling of a wet brush being dabbed across his skin as Ren spoke and while he was interested in the other's story it was not enough to distract him completely from the weird sensation of the thick, wet and cold liquid as it made contact with his skin. A shudder went up his spine and while he did his best to hide it, he could not fully mask his slight surprise at just how weird the liquid felt on him going silent for a few moments as he tried to get himself used to the strange feeling before he replied to Ren, trying to take his mind off of it for the time being.

" I cannot imagine why the girls wouldn't have liked you, from what you've told me you seemed like you would be the perfect friend for them to have, even if you did not talk to them much while you were there. You really must have been popular with the women back when you were there and I must say that I give you credit for hanging out with those girls, I always thought they were strange and avoided them like the plague, then again I wasn't that social back in school." It was funny, Ren seemed to be an overall pleasant person to have as company, a man that was well liked and popular even despite the darkness that dwelled within him. He seemed the sort that would have been popular with the others at Hogwarts, a boy that would be surrounded with friends, unlike himself who had made only three friends that were not actually related to him throughout all of his seven years of schooling. While Ren was friendly and had a certain warmth about him, Sebastian had been antisocial and overly serious with a cold front that had scared others away from him for the most part. It was because of that fact that even now he had a hard time understanding just why Ren had had a crush on him of all people when there had been so many other people there to admire! What the hell had he seen in him?

He listened to Ren as he spoke again, this time about placing makeup on his brother Takumi, something that had him shaking his head slightly with a small smile crossing his lips as he spoke to Ren. " I believe it is the job of a sibling to humor their siblings no matter what it is that their siblings might ask for." Merlin knew that his siblings had taken advantage of this belief whenever they had the chance. Roderich would have him run errands for him at the weirdest of times and would even have him delivering his personal [ and rather sappy] love letters to Daphne when the two of them had started dating. Katarina would have him following her around into the most embarassing of stores, holding her shopping bags and making him follow her through aisles that he would much rather have avoided on his own. He had done all of these things without so much as a complaint and had his siblings had the same hobby as Ren had, he probably would have allowed them to put makeup on him as well if it would have made them smile.

Not that he would have ever told them that, of course.

When Ren spoke of being alone on Valentine's day, the smile slipped off of his face for a moment and his expression grew solemn. " I am sorry that you spent your Valentine's day alone, Ren. Had I been aware of your presence, I would have come out of hiding on that day and spent it with you, even if I was not the best company back in those days." He fell quiet for a moment before realizing that he would probably need to explain about his hiding and chuckled quietly." My siblings and my brother's girlfriend were all fools for love when we were students. Every chance that they got, they would try to set me up on a blind date with some girl. On Valentine's day it got especially bad so eventually I stopped leaving the tower and asked one of my housemates to bring me my assignments, so I would not fall behind." Those had been the days. Merlin how he missed them all.

Again Ren spoke and he listened to his story, his brow furrowing slightly as the words sunk into his head. He could not imagine being placed within such a position, could not imagine having to choose between taking up a job that he did not want or marrying a person that he did not love with all of his heart and while he was glad that all had worked out for Aito and the person that he was to marry, he could not imagine how horrible that experience must have been for the both of them. He could not imagine how stressful life must have been for Ren and his siblings, having to go against their parent's wishes to be happy. It was something that was almost sad. " I am glad that it all worked out for those two in the end. Not everyone is blessed with such luck and will get a happy ending, I am glad that they will be one of the fortunate." He had heard of arranged marriages and their recent growth in popularity, news that saddened his heart. He himself had been spared from such a fate because of the dark mark on his arm, his brother had been saved because of his engagement to Daphne and his sister had been engaged as well. It was because of this that he could not imagine being forced into such an intimate relationship with a stranger and it was that thought that he allowed to consume his mind as Ren began brushing him with the makeup again, this time completely distracted to the point where he did not even feel the brush or the makeup as it was placed carefully on his arm. It was only when Ren sprayed something on his arm and carefully blew on it did he snap out of his thoughts and turn his attention back to his arm, gasping quietly in shock as he glanced over his arm.

The mark was completely gone!

He listened again before smiling and moving to hug Ren with his free arm. " Thank you for this Ren, you truly are amazing."

[Ren Satoshi]

Ren smiled, "Amazing? That's an awful strong word, isn't it?" The makeup would keep for a while, so he busied his hands, putting the remaining shade into it's own little jar and using a very fine tipped pen to mark a line of Japanese symbols across the small label and putting the sealed jar into that giant box of hues. "No need to waste it, after all. It will be used again, I'm sure. In case I need to make some touch ups for some reason or another." There was a soft, barely hidden smile over his lips as he looked up at Sebastian before using his wand to purge all traces of the hues from his brushes and his bowl and setting them on the vanity in his room again. "Would you like any tea? Something to eat? Shower is just off that wall there, if that sounds better." He gestured to a thick door on the eastern wall that led to a roomy bathroom stocked with aromatherapy oils and salts, plush towels, and privacy. 

Ren smiled again, drawing up to his feet and looking down at Sebastian with a fond smile. "I'll be just down the hall if you need anything at all, love." He laughed slightly and leaned down, kissing his boyfriend softly on his lips before leaning up and heading out the door and down to the room next to where Sebastian was going to be sleeping and getting ready to go to bed.

When Ren woke, it was barely dawn. He found himself yawning and sitting up in Takumi's bed with a low groan before getting up, moving down the hall, and looking into his bedroom at Sebastian's sleeping form with a warm smile before slipping into the room and slipping up into the bed next to him and wrapping both arms around him and nestling his head gently against his chest. He'd gotten comfortable, softly nestled close to him. It wasn't long before he started dozing off again with a soft smile on his lips.

[Deleted]

For the first time in a very long time Sebastian did not suffer from the darkness that his dreams often haunted with as he slept. For once, he dreamt of happier times and places, memories that he shared with the most precious and beloved people in his life and it was enough to cause a smile to cross his face as he slept, for once finding peace in his dreams as well as he did in reality, a concept that was as strange and as foregin as it truly sounded for how often was it that a mortal found his reality to be a more pleasant place to live in than his dreams? It certainly was strange and yet one would find that he would not complain. For once in his life, he was happy and was somewhat at peace with the world, he would not take for granted the small bit of happiness that he was blessed with during the surely short amount of time that he would have it. It was then that he began to dream of Ren in a way that caused his smile to grow bigger as the images flashed through his mind. Images of his smile and the sound of his laughter were enough to make him sigh happily in his sleep before his arms moved to wrap around the body that was snuggled up to him, tugging it closer as he burried his face in the soft hair.

Wait a minute. Body. Hair? He lived alone, there should be no body next to him and why the hell were the cuddling up to him while he slept?!

Completely forgetting just where it is that he was, his eyes snapped open in a panic as his body quickly moved away from the other person moving to quickly lunge at his coat that held his wand in his pocket, getting tangled up in the blanket as he did so, something that caused him to lose his balance as he moved and for a moment he flailed helplessly before falling off of the side of the bed and hitting the floor with a loud thud. It was a moment before a quiet groan filled the air. " A fene egye meg, fészkes fene ez fájt."[Damnit, bloody hell that hurt!] He swore softly in Hungarian, a hand moving to gingerly rub at his head which had been the thing that had been hit hardest on his impact with the ground before his gaze moved around the room in confusion for a moment, not remembering where he was for a moment before his memories flew back into his aching head and his body tensed, a furious embarassed blush crossing his face before he spoke quietly to who he now knew was Ren, staying on the floor, too embarassed to rise and actually look at him. " Er...I'm sorry about that. For a moment, I kind of forgot that I stayed over here so w-when I felt a body next to mine I freaked out."

[Ren Satoshi]

At first, the sensation of Sebastian cuddling closer to him made him grin softly and nuzzle softly against his shoulder. The sensation was incredible and all of the feelings that it stirred up in him were enough to sent him on cloud nine. However, the sudden recoil of his boyfriend and the loud thud that followed was enough to shake the Japanese man from the lingering caress of sleep and he crawled over to the edge of his bed and peered over the edge just so that his eyes were visible. "Gravity still work, love?" His eyes crinkled softly as he smiled as brightly as he was able without seeming too entertained by the fact that he'd been that startled. "Are you alright, love? Would you like some tea?" He drew his knees up and drew himself up to sit on his knees for a moment, an obvious smile on his lips. With Sebastian's reply, he got off the bed and chuckled softly, moving down the hallway to the kitchen and starting the kettle for tea.

As the kettle heated and he set up a couple of mugs, he gathered up some fruit and yogurt to make some breakfast for them. Everything was all ready in a matter of moments, hot oatmeal for Sebastian with fruit and honey, Okayu for himself with fruit and honey, hot tea, and a blended smoothie for protein and calcium. He wasn't the best cook, but he wanted to ensure that they both ate well before the mission. However, before he ate, he had to get through his workout.

He slipped into an empty room and cast aside the tee shirt he'd slept in and took a few deep breaths before letting his body relax and going into a series of standing sun salutation poses. He moved so easily between poses and he could feel his muscles waking up. It was a few long moments before he wound up in much more complex poses, taking a deep breath between each pose and moving to the next. He remained in one position balanced on his forearms with the balls of his feet settling just a breath above his head. He was content in that position for a while before finishing up and moving to a weighted punching bag suspended from the ceiling.

He took a few moments of punching the bag, his form was strong and he moved in very calculated movements. It took a while before his muscles buzzed happily and he finally moved out of the small gym and into the kitchen to eat. Hopefully by then, Sebastian would be out. He left that tee shirt slung over his shoulder and wandered into the room before picking up the small bowl and picked up a pair of chopsticks, preparing to eat.

[Deleted]

He knew just by staring up into Ren's dark eyes that his reaction to his presence in the bed had greatly amused him, something that made him even slightly more embarassed, his eyes averting to the side and his cheeks darkening even further when he heard the other's teasing remark. " Yes, it does still work and it is obviously not an ally of mine at the moment." He muttered quietly, his fingers running through his mussed hair before ruffling it slightly, a habit that he had taken to preforming whenever he was greatly embarassed in front of another person, a gesture that he had not made since his days back at Hogwarts. It seemed as though old habits truly did die hard. A small sigh left his lips before his hand moved to his head, making sure that the impact hadn't caused any sort of gash to form before sending up a small smile to his boyfriend. " The only thing that has been injured is my pride, other than that it seems as though I am just fine." He paused for a moment, before nodding and speaking again. " Some tea would be nice, thank you Ren."

He watched as Ren got off the bed with his response, moving out into the hall and letting out a soft chuckle as he walked away, something that made his cheeks darken again. Well, it seemed as though he had managed to successfully embarass himself already and the morning had just barely started!

Sighing quietly to himself, he rose from the ground and moved to where he had placed his coat the night before, carefully pulling out a pocket watch that he always carried with him, glancing at the time for a moment before quickly determining that he would have enough time to apparate home to shower quickly, change clothes and quickly gather some supplies that they might need for the mission that lay ahead. He left Ren's house with the familiar popping sound filling the air, quickly going through his normal morning routine, changing his clothes and gathering up some supplies, carefully tucking them within the inner pockets of his jacket before apparating back into Ren's room and slowly making his way to the kitchen, smiling awkwardly and rubbing the back of his neck when he saw Ren already seated and about to eat. " Sorry I took so long. I went back home for a while to get ready, change and grab a few things." He took the seat across from Ren, smiling at him before looking at the food with an almost surprised expression before his eyes softened slightly.

No one with the exception of his mother had ever made him a meal before.

" Is this for me?" He knew that it was a silly question to ask considering that he and Ren were the only two people that were currently in the home but still he asked, feeling that it would be rude to consume the other's food without asking. He waited patiently for Ren to answer him before allowing himself to slowly eat what was placed in front of him before smiling and speaking to him. " Thank you, I will have to return the favor and make a meal for you as well at some point." He was no professional chef by any means, but he did know how to cook well for a single man. His mother, worried that he would never find someone that he would want to marry and that he would be alone for the rest of his life had ensured that he knew how cook for himself before she had passed, something that he had always been grateful for.

Perhaps it was something that he could impress Ren with at some point.

[Ren Satoshi]

"Of course it's for you, love." He smiled lovingly up at him for a fleeting moment, a softness edging over his features as he met his gaze. "I'd actually wondered where you had gone. I managed to squeeze in a fairly basic workout before you got here, so after we eat, I'm going to shower, then we can get out of here and pop into the Sanctuary to wait for the rest of the team. The dragons will behave, I promise you that much. Except for that Catalonian, he's a bloody handful. Nearing the adolescent stage, dragons have a penance for not listening. But, I swear, he's dubbed me his mother, so he listens fairly well at least!" He shook his head slightly, a slight smile on his lips. It was amazing how that gesture in and of itself seemed to stay fixated on his lips around Sebastian. He simply couldn't help it.

Though, the back of his mind was racing...panicky. Moving through Akio's lackeys was one thing, but, seeing him was going to be rough. Especially given the fact that Akio had a skill to not speak to Ren directly, but rather to that beast inside of him that he had managed to hide so well for so long. He knew he couldn't keep an iron clad resolve when faced with his past. It would be just like opening up all of the old wounds again and pouring acid into the cuts. This was going to be harder than he ever imagined. He would be fine until that day.

He ate a little faster than normal, gulping down his breakfast with a pleasant smile. His mind had opted to not focus on the impending reunion with Akio, but on the presence of Sebastian. The shape of his eyes, the contour of his jaw, the shine in his hair, the softness of his skin, the sound of his beating heart, the sound of his voice, and his laughter, the way he moved...his mind was re-creating him to an exact copy. Something that would commit him to Ren's memory, especially the smell of his cologne. Dear Merlin, he always had trouble letting go. What would he do if things went south with Sebastian?

Such thoughts!

He smiled at Sebastian and rose from his seat before moving to his side and softly nuzzled his cheek before going off to shower. That was a process, thanks to his disorder, and it took him longer than he really wanted to get out of there. Well, his skin certainly was scrubbed to a healthy glow at least. He'd changed his hair again, missing it's length, and finally got dressed before taking on the daunting task of applying the makeup he both loved and hated. However, on himself, he worked far faster, the hues already ready and quickly blended. Skin was perfected, eyes lined and defined, lips held a faint sheen of gloss, cheek bones contoured with a natural bronzer to give him a healthy looking face.

Once he was satisfied, he moved back to Sebastian's side and flashed him a smile before speaking. "Ready when you are!"

[Deleted]

He listened to Ren as he spoke about the dragons, smiling again as he continued to eat. While he knew that those creatures were completely dangerous to those who had no experience handling them and that they could very easily hurt, maim or even kill him, he could not bring himself to dislike the beasts the way that a lot of other wizards did. To him, dragons were beautiful and majestic creatures that deserved to be treated with the absolute highest of respect by every single tamer and keeper that had the honor and privilage of working with them, something that was caused by Sebastian's soft attitude towards creatures of all sorts. There were honestly no creatures in both the muggle and magical that Sebastian did not like, something that his brother used to joke about back when he had been alive, saying that if he had the chance, that he probably would have tried to befriend every single creature in the world, even the basilisks, a thought that almost made him shudder as he recalled the attacks on muggleborns that had happened during his time at Hogwarts all those years ago. Okay, so perhaps there was a creature that he feared, a creature that he was not all that fond of, even now, something that was ironic considering his blood status and former school house. How the hell had he ended up in the Slytherin again?

Oh yeah, it was that damn hat. Merlin he hoped they had torn that thing to shreds by now.

" I've noticed how attached that dragon has gotten to you, I have to say that it makes for a especially endearing sight." There was something about seeing just how much that dragon had taken to Ren that softened up his heart for an unknown reason. Just the image of Ren being showered with such affection and adoration by such a beautiful creature was enough to make him smile yet again, something that was beginning to happen more and more around Ren, almost as though it was a natural reaction for him to have around the younger male. Almost as though it was natural for him to be happy around Ren. Then again, he supposed it was hard to not smile with the cute moments that always seemed to happen around Ren. Almost immediately his mind froze before going back and replaying the thought he had just had. Did he really just use the word cute to describe something, to describe a person?

Oh dear, sweet Merlin. He could already hear Roderich laughing from beyond the grave.

When Ren got up and wandered over to his side, he was drawn out of his thoughts by the soft caress of Ren's cheek against his own skin, something that caused him to smile for a moment as he watched Ren leave the room to go and get ready, leaving him alone with his thoughts and contemplations about his relationship with Ren, musing over just how attached he had already gotten to the man in such a seemingly short amount of time. There was a strong urge to protect Ren, something that had only been present before when it came to relatives, though this urge was more serious, more fierce than almost any he had felt before. Then there was the ability that Ren had to make him forget the constant pain that his past caused him, a magical ability to give him the relief that he so desperately needed. He made him forget the horrors of his past, something that he was eternally grateful for and yet there was a nagging part of his brain, a part that rested in the very back of his mind, speaking to him in the silence that Ren's absence had caused.

' If you ever want to have a true relationship with this man, you will eventually have to tell him everything. You will have to show him everything and open your soul to him, just as he is doing to you by allowing you to help him on this.'

Just the thought was enough to make him swallow roughly out of nervousness knowing all to well that his mind was right just as it always was. He knew that the time would come eventually when he would need to tell Ren everything and yet there was a certain fear that lay deep within his heart, clouding his mind with doubt. Could Ren love him if he knew the truth? He truly hoped so. It was a moment later that Ren reentered the room, saving him from his doubt and chasing away the darkness from his mind with the light that he always seemed to bring him with his presence alone. He had grown out his hair again and had chosen clothes that suited him well, accenting his beauty in a way that almost made him glow. " You look stunning as always, édesem." He smiled before nodding silently at his statement. " Alright then, lead the way."