Chapter 134 - 134- New And Improved

All of them looked like completely different people. It was almost shocking for Allias to see them like that. He had spent quite some time in the human realm outside the Veil and he was familiar with how people look there but he could never imagine that his people would fit in so easily. If you could say looking ten times better than the average person fitting in. Mark had dressed every single one of them differently and it was as if he had gotten the essence of their souls. Even if that sounded kind of dramatic every piece of clothing was perfectly designed to fit them. 

"Mark you…" Allias mumbled. 

"I am amazing, I know. Mama taught me well." He said proudly as he looked at his best friend. He was dressed in a pair of white pants paired with a white shirt and a teal pullover hoodie underneath. He also wore a pair of brown sunglasses and held a beige purse. "I mean college life had me a bit rusty, you know wanting to fit in with sweaty, hormonal guys but oh boy, you people got money." 

"I kind of like the human look to be honest." Ares said and made a swift twirl for Allias to notice him. "What do you think?" he asked him with a childish smile and Allias nodded proudly.

"Yeah, you look good. This style suits you." He said noticing his ripped skinny jeans, the heavy black combat boots and the leather jacket above an ACDC t-shirt. Allias doubted he knew the band but this darker style looked really good on him. "You too Ea. You look adorable." He told him and the petite elf blushed. He was wearing a light pink knitted sweater and a pair of white colored skinny jeans. Mark had even given him a pair of gold round glasses and underneath the sweater he noticed a shirt with light blue and white stripes. He looked very cute and friendly with that outfit. His palms hidden by the long sleeves. 

"So you have nothing to say about me?" Theseus asked and cocked and eyebrow. "They even cut my hair." He said trying to smile but he couldn't. It was still a pretty hurtful thing for him to mention. He had developed some kind of emotional bond with that pony tail and he almost cried as he saw parts of his hair being chopped off and thrown to the ground. 

"This is not a fashion show. Let's go" Allias said and turned around. He was wearing a light beige pair of lose pants, with a brown thing belt and a white lose shirt. On his shoulders he had a dark brown wool overcoat. His thin wrist was finely decorated by a very old vintage gold watch. 

"So everyone gets compliments except me?" Theseus asked as he followed Allias. He had already walked out the palace and headed towards a stopped carriage. There were two waiting for them outside. One had a pair of beautiful white horses and the other one had a white one and a brown one. The King and the general would occupy one while the kids would get the other. The carriage driver opened the door for Allias, respectfully looking at the paved ground and Theseus got in with him sitting opposite of him. The King drew the red curtains and let the only source of light get through, a ray of sunlight landing on the wooden bottom of the carriage, like a very clear line separating them. Theseus sat back comfortably, crossing his legs and looking at Allias with a scrutinizing stare. 

"What?" Allias asked while looking outside the window. He stared at the trees that had started to finally bloom, the grass that now had a healthy green color, almost similar to his eyes and the people, as they passed through the village looking at the carriage in awe and bowing, even though they couldn't see the King. 

"Why don't I get a compliment?" He asked his eyebrow still raised and a very cocky expression had suddenly appeared. As he sat back, one of his arms resting openly on the handle while the other rested on his thigh he had a very clear aura of dominance. He would certainly have heard what Allias had mumbled before, clearly blinded by how looked he looked but still he wanted to hear more. That's why he was sitting there filled with confidence, his lilac eyes sparkling with excitement as Allias desperately was trying to avoid ogling over him again. It was embarrassing. "Allias won't you look at me?" He told him and the King scoffed.

"You clearly heard me before so do you want me to say it again?" 

"Yeah, now that it's just the two of us. I want to hear you say it." He told him with a smile and moved his body forward, approaching him, his eyes looking lighter now that the sun was on his face.

Allias did the fatal mistake of looking at him. Seriously, how can someone be so handsome? He wondered and he blinked a few times, trying not to feel overwhelmed by the picture in front of him. Theseus was smiling sexily, dressed in a loose pair of black formal pants and a black jacket. He also wore a dark red turtle neck that fitted his body perfectly. His hair had been cut and now for the first time in his life they were short. Pulled back with gel, parted to the side only the right side fell loosely in front of his face. Allias bit his bottom lip as he stared at him. 

"You look okay." He said and tried to turn his face back to the window but Theseus grabbed his arm and pulled him forward, the King landing messily in his embrace. Theseus blew towards his hair, a few stray white strands moving and Allias blushed as their eyes met. 

"Just okay? You can say it you know. I think you look really beautiful. I had never seen you dressed like this."

"Neither had I" Allias said as Theseus instructed him to sit on his lap. Doing as he was told he took his hand in his and played with Theseus' fingers. He had obviously never seen Theseus dressed like that but at the same time not even himself. His parents, or at least his human parents were very conservative. He was only allowed to wear the simplest of clothes, befitting to the stereotype of the man they had on their minds. Him being dressed like this, even if he remembered himself from a different time, where his clothing options were completely different, felt somehow liberating. As if he was leaving behind a very painful past, filled with insecurities. It would be fine now, since he knew who he was and what he wanted. No one had the right to stop him from being himself and the beating he used to receive where slowly beginning to turn into an old time story at the dusty corners of his mind. Thinking of this he laid his head on Theseus' chest and the general caressed his cheek with a worrisome expression. 

"Is everything alright?" He asked him. 

"I am so lucky to have you. To have everyone next to me again. I…as I grew up I was completely alone, scared and hated but now the pain is not so hard to bear. When you're with me" Allias confessed.

"I am sorry." Theseus told him and kissed the back of his hand. "If I had found you sooner I would have lessened your pain. But even now I am willing to share it with you. You are not alone Allias, as long as I am alive you will never be. Even if you want to burn the world, even if you want to ruin everyone that has ever hurt you I will help you. I will even kill them for you so your hands won't be painted by their lowly blood. Your word is my command. You are my King." 

"Just your King?"

"And the love of my life. You are my Soul Link."

"You look great in that outfit by the way. Very sexy" Allias told him with a cheeky smile as the carriage came to a halt. They were slightly shaken by the sudden stop but sat in their seats very fast. Looking perfectly elegant as the driver opened the carriage door. 

"We have arrived my lords. We are at the portal." 

"Thank you." Allias said and Theseus jumped outside first, helping the Golden King get down. "You can return. When will our baggage arrive?" Allias asked the driver before he left. 

"The baggage is in the other carriage with the rest." 

"So Mark, Ea and Ares were stuck together in a carriage with all of our luggage" Theseus noted as the driver was starting to disappear into the forest. 

"Oh, the nagging."

"It will certainly be unbearable."

Theseus agreed with Allias while both of them were imagining very similar scenes, concerning as to what could be happening in that forsaken carriage. Seconds later both of them were laughing. "Are you ready for this?" Theseus asked him as they looked at the portal. Their special flowers all around. 

"Well, how bad could it go?" 

"Do you want me to be honest?" 

"No, please lie to me. I need it."

"It's going to be fine my love, do not worry." Theseus said with a fake smile.

"No it won't"

"It definitely won't be."