i'll be the one

After a fun evening with his apprentice and Mortis he was feeling the length of the day. His coat was still wet and he was eager to be in the cozy den with Mortis. Hika could have fallen asleep right then, he wasn’t bothered by the show earlier. He didn’t know Magnus but he was proud of Aslatiel for stepping up. Mortis had seen everything through a different lens, and Hikaru appreciated that about him. For that reason Haku was still awake as he aimed to snuggle up against Mort’s massive shoulder, right underneath his shimmering feathers. Kaiyo could easily consider it his favorite place, which led to even more thoughts about Mortis to race through his mind.

He focused on Mort though, they’d been through a long day and his friend needed to process everything he’d seen. Hika settled his head over Mort’s arm and looked up at him with a sleepy grin. Hika couldn’t focus on the thoughts that kept coming to mind when Mort wasn’t around. The thought suddenly struck him. Whenever he wasn’t with Mort it felt like his mind was on him. The thoughts returned now, the same as with Keetie, or Aslatiel. How much he cared for the dark Fatalis heir. He cared enough to shun the feelings, he’d seen Mortis after the scene with Hanako. Besides, he was a prince and Hikaru was far far far from a princess.

”Long day?” Hika asked softly as he brushed the thoughts away. They had a lot more on their plate than Hika’s pesky inner thoughts.