[AU RL - nothing within is game canon.]

[unknownrival]

Issei hummed softly to himself as he sat on the top step of the stairs to the temple. It really was a beautiful day outside - the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, his boyfriend was coming over for a visit and would be arriving in a few minutes - everything he could have wanted out of the day.

"But I'm sure Archer will surprise me with something I didn't even know I wanted," he remarked. "Even after a few months, it's rare that what he says doesn't make me blush."

Oh, well. Some things never changed. And Issei would have been lying if he said that he didn't enjoy it.

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[stripping.livejournal.com]

"Of course I do," Issei answered instantly.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Archer took Issei into his arms and jumped into the sky.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Whatever Issei had been expecting, it certainly wasn't that. (W-what if he slipped out of Archer's grasp and fell? What if someone saw them? How on earth was he doing this?!) He clung to Archer for dear life.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Archer smiled as he easily held Issei as he bounded from roof top to rooftop to gain altitude. They went higher and higher in the sky and Archer smiled.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Slowly, Issei began to calm down. Archer probably had done this hundreds of times before; he wouldn't drop him. Cautiously, he took a look around the city.

"...It's beautiful from up here."

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Archer smiled as he sat them down on the tallest building in Shinto. He looked around and said, "It is, isn't it?"

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it is." Issei turned his head and smiled at him. "Thank you for taking me here, Archer. I... really don't know what to say."

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

"You don't need to say anything, just enjoy the view," Archer said with a smile as he looked over his beloved city.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Issei pressed closer into Archer's side and watched the city for a few more moments. "...do you do this often?"

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Archer automatically wrapped his arm around Issei's waist and quietly nodded. He answered, "Actually, yeah, I do."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"I can see why." Issei sighed wistfully, a slight blush visible on his cheeks. "When you do amazing things for me like this, I never know how to repay you."

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

"Just keep being you," Archer told him with a grin as he continued to hold him.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"I don't think being me is as awe-inducing as this is," Issei pointed out with a small smile.

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"Well, you do have your moments," Archer teased lightly.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"I'm not quite sure what you mean. Care to elaborate?" Issei answered.

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"If I did, then I wouldn't get to tease you by not telling you," Archer pointed out with a grin.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"Fine. Then I just won't tell you about your moments, either," Issei replied, blushing slightly.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

"I am fully aware of my moments," Archer laughed.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"I guess the blushing on my part is sort of a giveaway... Still, I at least can choose not to tell you exactly how much I like them."

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I think I can tell," Archer retorted teasingly.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Issei smiled back at him, determined for once to be the teasing one. "Really? Explain how much, then. I don't think you really grasp the full extent of how much I like you."