The night was hot. The atmosphere in Regulus' room felt hot. Regulus' kisses had felt hot too. And now Ariel was in need of some fresh air. But the air outside was also too hot to calm down his ardors. He was sitting on the window edge, smoking a cigarette, and trying to get freshness on the hot skin of his face and torso. He could remember how soft Regulus' lips had been as they glided down up and down his torso. His kisses were way too hot, his lips burning his skin every time he would whisper love words he could only say in such intimacy. At some point he had to stop Regulus or he would have gone insane.

"Ariel..." And there his smooth voice was coming up to interrupt his trail of thoughts and a shiver ran down his back because of how deep and hot and beautiful it sounded.

"I want to have sex with you."

What stupid things was this boy saying again. Ariel thought he heard wrong but when he turned his face to look at him, Regulus was staring back at him with his eyes looking so serious.

"No," curtly replied the blond boy, returning his gaze to the empty street and exhaling some smoke.

"Why? I feel like you never want to have sex with me. Am I not good enough?" spat Regulus, sensing the anger building up in him, not even surprised to hear that answer.

Ariel being his usual self, let out a soft chuckle upon hearing this and then answered, "Not good enough you say? Reg, you're in fact too good for me. And trust me, I do want you."

"Then what?"

"Not now," he said, then quickly added, as if the words just came up to his mind, "I don't want to hurt you."

"But you won't hurt me-"

"Don't be stubborn. You surely can guess it hurts."

"Did it hurt the first you did it with a guy... or did it at all since I don't know if you did it with a girl."

Ariel laughed as he threw his finished cigarette outside the window. He then walked up to the bed to sit beside Regulus.

"I've never touched a girl and I will never. Even if I have to extend the family, my future wife could cheat on me, I wouldn't care. And anyway, my brother's there to do the job of extending the family."

"Oh... and for the other boys then."

"It hurt like hell. Almost every time."

"You've never taken pleasure in sexual intercourses then?" quietly but curiously asked the boy.

Ariel chuckled again before replying with a smile, "Of course I did."

"Have you stopped... hanging out... with other guys?" whispered the youngest after a moment of silence. This question had been on his head for a while.

"Yes. The moment we kissed for the first time, you became the only one in my life," honestly answered Ariel.

"When will we..." he trailed off, not finishing his sentence but the blond boy had understood him.

Ariel looked down for some seconds. He then turned his face to look at him, wearing a fond smile on his lips. Regulus wouldn't return the gaze, only looking straight ahead of him. Ariel brought his hand up to place it on Regulus' cheek, making him face him in the process. He looked him directly in the eye, grinning a little before whispering, "You want it so bad? I'm sorry I don't wanna do it now. Can you wait a little? I can give you something else, if you accept..."

His last words were barely heard as he placed his lips on Regulus'. It was short, and Regulus whispered back his response so softly against his lips, "Yes..."

Regulus and Ariel melt onto each other's touch as they went back to lie down. Ariel's kisses were gentler than before, even gentler than usual. No use of his tongue, no biting, it felt so sweet. The youngest was eagerly waiting for Ariel to offer him something new. He smiled a little when he felt the older boy's hand slip under his shirt to caress his skin. It felt all too familiar, Ariel knew this part of him by heart. The soft kiss progressively turned into a heated kiss and the two boys moved around in the bed without realizing it, just getting comfortable against each other. Ariel was now cuddling Regulus from behind while his hand was still caressing up and down his torso and while his lips were kissing the boy's neck without a cease. Regulus felt all hot inside, it was a heat he had never felt, and it was brought by Ariel and his touch.

It felt all too good for the raven-haired boy that he didn't realize at first that the older boy's hand had moved downwards, going past the limit of his waistband. Feeling suddenly shy, he felt his whole body warm up in bashfulness. He didn't dare look up at Ariel but his next words made him do so.

"Your skin is really all soft and warm everywhere..."

Regulus would have expected an amused look to be placed on his features but instead, his eyes and grin reflected fondness. And maybe this look on his face made Regulus blush harder.

"Your face is all red. You're so cute," he said again, going down to kiss his cheek.

"... Because of you..." answered Regulus faintly, not even trying to argue. Not one second later he had his eyes closed as he felt Ariel's magic enchant him once again with so much ease. He was touching him in the most perfect way that Regulus forgot to be embarrassed, he forgot to be reserved, he forgot everything, every other emotion - nothing could even compare.

"Ariel..." he would whisper through his sighs of pleasure.

"I'm here..." would answer the boy with a smile and Regulus would smile too.

He felt a new kind of happiness in Ariel's arms. Every moment spent with him felt like discovering a new kind of happiness. And this one was no exception. It only felt more special. They had shared something special. The blond boy pleasured him and took care of him and deep down he knew it had been an unique moment for them. And even after, when it was much later, Ariel hadn't stopped taking care of him. His hand was slowly offering him soft caresses and it was enjoyable for both.

They didn't feel like sleeping, they felt like enjoying being in each other's arms for a little while longer, feel each other's appreciation through soft touches.

"I'm sorry you aren't totally innocent anymore..."

For a moment Regulus was shocked Ariel's first words were something like that. But in the end he couldn't help but chuckle.

"We've been hanging out together for eight months, don't you think innocence already left me..."

"Are you kidding? We've only been kissing," answered with fake surprise the older boy.

"Uh? You always bite me like a wild animal in heat," groaned the boy with a scowl.

"A what? Aren't you overreacting. I surely bit you a few times but I just wanted to, nothing more hm..."

"Well, in conclusion just being with you prevents me from keeping my innocence."

"My baby has to grow up..." said Ariel in a sigh.

"What were you expecting with me being close to you..." he answered with a sigh as well.

More seriously, Ariel replied, "Actually, I like what we have now... I mean, I surely have wants too and I'm not hiding it, but I like how it evolves slowly. I like how I can still kiss you like it's the first time and it completely satisfies me. I like that you still have a pure, bashful side that I discovered and got to enjoy. And I kinda wish it wouldn't change. I know that's not what you want but... I don't want us to grow up."

Regulus listened attentively to his words, not giving out any emotion before finally answering, "Don't get me wrong, I do like what we have too but I can't help wanting more, wanting us to evolve. We're young so let's enjoy what we have now. Let's just have fun while you're still not someone else's..."

"What are you saying? I could be 'someone else's' like you say but I'd still be yours. And it's because of this... I feel like this, what we have, it will last longer if we take our time... You see, I'm still seventeen and you're still sixteen but it won't last. So I wanna take my time as a boy, have fun with you and discover myself fully with you while adulthood is still far away."

Regulus looked him in the eye and nodded his head slowly. He had listened to his every word even though the only sentence 'I'd still be yours' made him forget almost everything in the end. 

"It's fine. Let's just keep going like that. It's far from being displeasing. After tonight, I feel more than delighted by the turn of our relationship..." quietly murmured the boy.

Ariel smiled widely, loving his adorable attitude. "Don't worry, everything will come at the right time." And he finished by placing a soft loving kiss on his lips.

'As long as I still have time to see Regulus it'll mean I'm still young. The moment he isn't my priority anymore will mean I have become an adult.' These were the thoughts that accompanied Ariel as he fell asleep while holding Regulus close to him, with a knot in his stomach but a soft feeling in his chest. Deep down he knew Regulus would still secretly be his priority no matter what would happen.

author's note: writing intimacy is difficult. but i love this because i try to make it beautiful. it's my first time publishing a chapter with an intimate moment so i'm kinda afraid this could be bothering. and of course i didn't make it explicit, it's not that kind of story-

anyway i rewatched my favorite series which is young royals and i want to get inspired by such beautiful gay stories to make my own stories. i'm doing my best to make it beautiful and respectful like this show! well so i hope you like how the chapter turns out to be