XXVII
The Peak Together

"Pluto Kardos, you better eat your food. You can make love with your eyes later." Zsoka snaps at me, and my father, Hyunshik, seems to snicker at me beside my mother. I was currently at the kitchen bar, where Zsoka made breakfast. There are 4 chairs, and that is for us kids. I sit at the far left, Jaejin next to me, Nova next to Jaejin, and Orion on the far right next to Nova. Orion snickers and Zsoka narrows her eyes which makes him shut up. Nova is trying to hide the smile on her face but it's becoming hard for her. Jaejin is just giving me his famous cocky smile and I blush, going back to my food and white tea. On my plate is a chocolate pastry, along with a bowl of yogurt, granola, and in season fruit. I ate my food in a hurry and drank all of my tea. Jaejin muttered how much he missed her cooking and I don't have the heart to tell him that the only energy she put into this dish is grabbing everything from the farmer's market. I put my dish in the sink and decide to go get ready for the day but before that, Nova stops me.

"You and Jaejin need to wear fur lined stuff. We're going up to the Peak today. All of us."

"Why that side? Can't we-" I start to complain but she narrows her hazel eyes at me.

"Pluto." She warns and I just nod in agreement. I know better than to argue with my older sister, Jaejin is right behind me when we walk upstairs to my bedroom. The bedroom where I'm currently at and not my toddler room. I grab his hand and pull him into my room.

"Pluto, if you wanted to take the next step you should've told me." Jaejin grins at me and I smack his chest.

"Shut up Jaejin," I roll my eyes and open my first drawer, handing him an extra pair of fur lined pants and a leather tunic that would keep him warm. I watched him undress, pulling the clothing that I just gave him. I could feel myself harden as I watched his half-naked body in front of me. "You'll need to wear your harnesses, she'll probably make you fight her." I change the subject and he throws his head back, laughing.

"I'm glad that while I am half naked that you bring up your sister." He teased me and I only blushed. Of course he noticed my gawking at him and checking him out. I pulled my own tunic and sleeping pants off, standing only in my boxers, and my lower parts were definitely betraying me. Why did I still have to be hard? I pulled my tunic that had Kígyó scales in a faint line up the seam out of the first drawer in my dresser. Jaejin grabbed my waist and turned me around, so that I was facing him. This definitely wasn't helping my hard on. He grabbed my chin with his forefinger and thumb, cupping the bottom of my jaw. His almond eyes were filled with desire and I nearly tore his shirt off. His tongue slowly swiped across his bottom lip, and then bit the corner of his own lip.

"Jae-" I start but he doesn't let me finish. He grabs the back of my thighs and picks me up, placing me on the bed. He places himself on top of me, his body seems to fit like a puzzle against mine and he isn't crushing me, his weight is perfectly balanced on top of me.

"You are making it very hard for me to get ready, my little Pyro." He tells me in a sultry voice. He presses his hips into me, I can feel how hard he is and I can't help the small whine that leaves my throat. His hand travels up my arm and then he's brushing his fingers across my collarbone. Goosebumps splay across my chest and my nipples harden.

"Boys!" My sister yells but Jaejin doesn't move, he just watches me like a predator watches his next meal. "We have to leave soon. I'll meet you at the stables here in ten minutes!" She yells and then we hear her footsteps down the stairs. Jaejin's lips brushed against mine before he took my lips in a passionate kiss. I wrap my legs around his waist and he rolls his hips, which causes a moan to leave me. The perfect opportunity for him to push his tongue in my mouth. We play for dominance with our tongues but we both know who's going to win this. He pulls away from my mouth and places kisses against my jawline, then down my neck. He lightly grazes his tongue against my pulse point and a moan leaves me again. I'm panting and itching for more. I need him to touch me, I need him to claim me as his and his only. He sucks on my neck, and sucks hard. He's marking me and I desperately want him to mark me with the mating mark. I want him to sink his canines into my throat and I want to feel us connect in more than one way.

"Please." I beg him and he chuckles against my throat, I'm panting and about to lose my mind, but he technically hasn't even touched me. I'm screwed for the real thing.

"We need to get ready, Prince Pluto," He says against my neck, I feel him take a deep inhale, groaning under his breath, "You are so hard to resist." He mumbles and pulls away from me, a loud whine leaves me and I feel so embarrassed. He stands up and grabs my hand, pulling me up from the bed.

"Tease." I grumble and Jaejin smiles at me, kissing me once more that takes my breath away. By the Gods am I screwed.

Jaejin is amazed by the peak and it makes me giggle at him. He told me he understood why I was taking so long to come back to Black Soul. Nova laughed, she's in a better mood than when we showed up at the stables earlier. She could smell the arousal off of us and punched me in the arm for it. It's not exactly my fault that Jaejin was crafted by the Gods himself. She took us to the spring side and I muttered something about being a show off. When I came, it was always the winter side we were training on but since Jaejin was here, she must've wanted to go easy on him. Not that he would care, Jaejin was trained hard since he was a pre-teen, his father pushed him and pushed him to almost the point of breaking. I stepped in before he could, he wasn't going to train Jaejin like an emotionless killer, not under my watch.

"Through the storm, we blossom." Jaejin says as he looks at the draconei carved in the marble arch at the entryway of some training plots.

"It's been roughly translated over the years but that's essentially what it means due to half winter and half spring." I explain to him and he nods. Jaejin has his dual axes strapped to his back, four throwing knives in holsters on the top of each of his thighs. There are a couple of metal stars that have sharp edges to them on his waist. This was his get up on training days and I would be lying to the Gods if I didn't admit how delicious he looked every time he wore this attire. Nova had taught me how to fight with dual swords and they cross each other on my back. I'm wearing my black leather tunic with my dragon's scales on the seams, long with the black leather pants, and black boots. I have throwing knives strapped on my left arm, from my wrist to my elbow.

"You ready, Pluto?" My sister grins at me and I sigh heavily, nodding. I take the harness of knives off of my arm and throw them off to the side. Jaeejin just watches me with wide eyes.

"Pluto, you don't have the train-"

"Just watch, Prince Jaejin." Nova smiles and I know that smile, it's one of her many cocky ones. The one I've grown to love. Nova pulls out her two swords, they have a white hilts unlike my red ones. Nova gets in a strong stance, holding both of her swords by her side and waiting for my first move. I pull my right sword up and pointing down, while I keep my left sword right at my waist just in case she decides to come at me. She swings her swords above her head and I do the same. I swing my right sword over my head and swoop it towards her body which she blocks with her own sword, the clashing of the steel giving me a shiver down my spine. I hold my left sword up and keep the right one to my side as we circle each other. Nova is the first one to make the first move this time, she circles both swords in a fluid motion, coming towards me with them.

"Pluto!" Jaejin snaps, "Watch out!" He yells but I don't take my eyes off of Nova. She would embarrass me in front of him if I did look away, I was going to win this sparring match this time. She wouldn't catch me losing so easily in front of him, I was going to show him how strong I've gotten. Her left sword comes down towards me and slices my right sleeve, I hiss at her. She only smiles at me. She didn't draw blood, she just sliced the shirt open at my wrist. Her right sword comes down again but I'm quick, I defend myself with my left sword, clashing it before she can get to me. I push my left foot back and hold both of my swords in front of me, never leaving her hazel eyes. I swing my right arm above my head and come crashing towards her as she clashes her right sword with mine before I get the chance to get to her. She uses her right sword to come at me again but I'm quick to learn my sister's moves and clash it with my left right in front of my face, pushing against her sword, which causes my sister to be pushed back. I use this moment to swing my right sword towards her and slice her shirt open at the wrist on her left arm.

"Well done, Prince Kardos," Nova snaps and I grin at her, "But we aren't done yet."

"I wouldn't expect anything else, High General Kardos." I growl at her and she comes running towards me, swinging both of her swords elegantly but I'm quick, using both of my swords to clash with each strike she tries to get me with. She steps forward on her left foot, pointing both of her swords down, coming towards my face. I lean my back as low as it can go as the swords crossover and above my face by an inch. I use both of my swords to cross as they come up to clash with her swords and to push her back which buys me time to stand back up in a defensive pose. As I do that, I swing my right sword above my head and point my sword at her throat, the tip of the sword right at her pulse point. My left sword came up to her midsection to make sure she would stay in place. I'm breathing heavily and so is she.

"Yield." I breathlessly whisper to her and she nods. She takes a step back and drops her swords on the floor. I turn around to look at Jaejin who is wide eyed and is scanning my body for any injuries.

"I told you, Prince Jaejin, there's nothing to worry about when it comes to Pluto, I've taught him well." My sister comes to my side with a smile, I know she could've gotten out of that predicament but she gave me the win. She knows I needed to prove this to him. Jaejin's mouth finally snaps shut and his lips spread into a smile.

"I don't know what to say. A couple of months ago, you could barely hold my axes because they were too heavy," Jaejin chuckles and I roll my eyes, "I'm impressed, Pluto Kardos." He muses and checks me out, his eyes scanning down my body. I look around the Peak and notice a few Warriors have gathered around, they watched me take down Nova; it gives me a new boost of confidence that I didn't know I had.

"Let's see you spar, I'd like to see where I can improve Pluto, I also haven't seen dual wielding of axes." Nova speaks up and I nod.

"That's because it's a Black Soul tradition, High General." Jaejin tells her, walking to the plot of grass that Nova and I were just on. I walk back onto the training grass, Nova picks up her swords and sheaths them on her back. I put my arms up in their defensive position as I watched Jaejin pull out his black hilt axes. The actual blade is made of metal but has a green stripe down the bit of the ax.

"Alright kids, get set." Nova announces and from the corner of my eyes, I can see Warriors and the other High Generals to watch. It was a crowd of 7 to 20 now. Jaejin only smirks before he comes at me, swinging them towards me and I grit my teeth. I pull my right sword up and block against his first strike, using my left to swing at him which makes him jump back. He comes at me again and swings his axes in a fluid motion, I know I can't dodge this one. I jump back and block his ax with my left sword. We strike, and clash for a few minutes. Both of us are out of breath but I know how tired I am getting. I used all my energy on Nova and I didn't think she would make me fight against Jaejin. I didn't conserve it like she trained me to. Jaejin comes at me again and I don't have the time to block or jump back from his ax. He holds the ax against my chest that is heaving up and down. Jaejin looks down at me with a smirk on his face, sweat is beading on his forehead and drops of sweat are trailing down the sides of his face.

"Yield, Pyro." Jaejin mumbles and I drop my swords to the ground. He grins and sheaths both of his axes on his back, I hear murmuring and Nova is grinning widely at the both of us. What I don't expect is Jaejin wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me against his chest. I place both of my hands on his chest and stare into his brown eyes.

"I yielded." I whisper and he knows I am not a big fan of big crowds, especially people staring like they are at us. He doesn't seem to care though.

"I know, Pluto." He tells me but he doesn't let up. He still holds my sweaty body close to my body and dips his head. He kisses me on the mouth, hard and passionately. It takes my breath away when he pulls away from me, as if I wasn't already panting from the workout I just had.

"What was that for?" I ask him, puzzled. Jaejin usually isn't someone who likes to show his affection in public as far as I remember with his past girlfriends.

"Because you're all mine."