The Truth Un/Told

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The humming died down as Akkey landed lightly just outside the familiar bar, its windows lit up warmly in the cold autumn night. The wind brushed at her hair softly, the meticulously styled waves glowing under the moonlight. She wrinkled her nose as she stared down at herself, feeling a little ridiculous that she actually changed out of her tunic to something nicer, but Dixie was right. Her lavender dress matched his work better, and she couldn’t let that go to waste.
moe-lazyeye
The crunch of cold gravel under a boot sounded from behind her, and she looked to see Stonegit approaching the tavern, he paused, clearly on his way back from working a shift. “Akkey…” He said, his voice was calm, not uninviting, but it was unreadable after that. “You came…”
akkeyagentofhelheim
Her shoulders tensed under her clothes at the sight of him, in such a way that was hauntingly familiar of their younger days, which she immediately resented herself for reacting in that manner. She expelled a slow breath, pressing her palms in front of her, feeling the ridges of an old scar. 
“I promised,” she replied softly.
moe-lazyeye
Stonegit calmly walked up beside her, and then opened the door. “Come on in.” He said and guided her into the tavern. Blunt turned at their entrance as he was putting away a decent sized stack of coins and, what Stonegit could sworn looked like precious stones, into the money box. He stopped dead when he saw them. 
“Oh…” He said, and there was something very odd in his expression when he saw them both walking through the door. He then realized ‘oh’ probably wasn’t the right thing to say, but he found that he didn’t have any follow up to cover it. 
“Hey love.” Stonegit said, and his voice was patient as he walked over to grab a stool for himself. He glanced around at them and then the room as a whole. “Well…I’m not sure where all these pieces are about to fall…but how about you get out a bottle of something strong for us just in case.”
Blunt’s hand absentmindedly reached around to accommodate Stonegit’s request, his eyes now locked on Akkey.
akkeyagentofhelheim
A feeling of both cold and hot washed over her as she met his gaze, before quickly flicking her eyes away. There was an unease that prickled down her back. She bit her lip, then sighed to herself, approaching them but uncertain of herself.
moe-lazyeye
Stonegit gave a slow exhale as he settled onto his seat. “Okay…you both talked.”
“Yeah…” Blunt said dryly, and then lapsed into silence. 
Stonegit glanced between the two of them, and noticed the discomfort. How couldn’t they be though? Hel, he was uncomfortable, but something told him this was worse for them. Well Stonegit…you started this…you better see it through…
He reached out and gently touched Blunt’s arm, and nodded in turn at Akkey. “There’s no reason to make things more stressful than they already are…I’m not here to make you say something I already know…you love each other.”
“Stones I-”
Stonegit held out a hand. “And you also love me Blunt…I know…” His voice was still calm, but not like a brewing storm like someone on the edge of a flare up. But genuine calm. “I know…” He affirmed once more, and then paused to give both of them a moment to say something, if they chose. 
Blunt looked like a man lost at sea. He looked scared and, again, completely unlike himself. “I…” He said uneasily as he looked at Stonegit, and then looked to Akkey again. “I…”
Stonegit rested a chin in his hand mildly. “Akkey, Blunt seems to be having trouble do you want to take the first round?”
akkeyagentofhelheim
The first round? I don’t even know what to say myself…
She hooked her ankles beneath her seat, passing a slender hand over her eyes that remained downcast. Her mind was both blank and going at a million miles. 
It was another minute before she glanced up at both of them, and she spoke in a soft voice, “I don’t have the damndest clue how this will work, but I do know… that if I can be with Blunt, call him mine… I’d want that… I always have…”
Her hands came up to cover her mouth, fingers touching at the tips. Her face was growing increasingly warmer as she let her gaze slide over to the bodyguard, “Stonegit, I’m… you’re…” she trailed off, at a loss.
moe-lazyeye
Blunt looked like he had just been smacked by a bewilderbeast’s paw at her words, but something finally stirred in his chest so that he spoke. “Me too.” The words were more like a gasp as he stared at Akkey, and then looked at Stonegit with wide eyes. “I want that too…i-it sounds like the impossible…but Stones I-”
Stonegit had maintained his casual position, and if anything he seemed appreciative of Akkey’s honesty, and the willingness to say something. He reached out a hand and gently patted Blunt’s chest. “Okay…that’s what I needed to hear.” He stretched as he stood up. “Akkey…take a walk with me?”
akkeyagentofhelheim
Akkey blinked twice, eyes flicking quickly between the two men, before nodding slowly. She stood to follow him, “Aright…”
moe-lazyeye
“Hey…” Stonegit cupped Blunt’s face momentarily and made the man look at him as he spoke carefully. “Breath…breath and think. Think about you…the way you did before…we’ll be back.”
With that he stepped out with Akkey. They walked in quiet for a second, and then Stonegit turned to her. “There is…” he paused momentarily to press lips together in thought. “A lot going on with this…I’d jump right to the heart of the matter…but I’d like to explain myself on some things first. Before I do though…what was it that you were going to say to me in there?”
akkeyagentofhelheim
She chewed the corner of her mouth, avoiding his gaze for a moment before turning to look back at him, “I was going to… apologize. I buried all of this deep down, and I refused to accept the truth about myself… Now we’re in this mess and someone’s going to get hurt and…” she sighed, the furrow in her brow deepening as she rambled.
moe-lazyeye
Stonegit sighed and pushed his hands into his pockets. “I…I’m sorry too…maybe that doesn’t make sense. I’ll try to explain, and I hope…I really, really hope someone doesn’t get hurt from this. …Here’s the truth.”
Stonegit lowered his head, and Akkey saw clear guilt etched into his features. “I know that if things had been a little different…I would have left Blunt for someone else…” he went quiet for a moment as the confession hung between them.
“Thing is though…he knew that. And he still would never leave me. That got me thinking. On top of that…” Stonegit’s hand traveled over the scar over his heart. “Between my heart not doing so great, pissing off demons and my job in general…he could end up being alone. Hel…he’s already alone so much when I’m gone, sometimes days at a time…it isn’t right. And then after Haddock died all the pieces just…fell into place.”
He gave one last exhale, and then met her eyes directly. It was a look of fierce protective instincts. “Blunt would never suggest this himself for fear of betraying me and dishonoring you. So I’ll say it for him. Because I am so sick of seeing him like this. I miss the man I fell in love with and I want him back. So Akkey….”
“If you want to call Blunt yours…you can. As long as you can abide with the fact that I’ll be doing the same. Because if there’s one person in this whole world that I have faith in enough to believe he could pull off something so crazy…its him.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
Someone else… Akkey’s mind immediately flew to her dreamscape upon his confession, the night she met herself. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion, but it was brushed away when he continued. 
She held a hand up as if to physically halt the conversation, “Wha- wait, wait…” a short, dry laugh escaped her lips, taken aback with what she just heard. Her hand came to cover her mouth, staring very intently on the ground between them as she let his words sink in. Both of us? How will that even… 
Akkey gave another short, almost desperate exhale under her breath. She couldn’t help it.  Complicated couldn’t even begin to describe what was going through her mind. She finally managed to gather enough courage to be honest with herself, and to everyone else, to be truthful about what she wanted, and with a solution, right before her, and yet again she just… stopped in her tracks, doubting herself and her own character to faithfully see such a crazy arrangement through.
You promised you would be mine. All of you. It intruded mid thought like an echoing memory, and she blinked, momentarily confused. Those words felt like hers, yet also they were strange. She glanced up at him, quiet disbelief etched on her face, “This is insane…”
moe-lazyeye
Stonegit held out a hand. “I know it is. And if the notion is offensive to you then I am both sorry, and the conversation can die here in the space between us…I just don’t want it to blow back negatively against Blunt, this was my choice to say something…my choice to initiate all of this.”
His shoulders sagged a little as he leaned up against a building corner. “Look…it get it. I’m gay, you’re straight, so clearly there’s no interest between us two. Our past is…murky, at best. But…”
Stonegit pressed his lips together as he shook his head. “I can tell he loves you with every fiber of his being…I know this would not apply for most situations. But him loving you doesn’t make me feel as though he loves me less…and I can respect if you, or anyone for that matter, wouldn’t feel the same as myself on that subject. It is insane…it is.”
She could only stare at him for a while, still dumbfounded, but mixed with a confusing sense of wonder at how it was possible for the old bodyguard to feel that way.
“I… don’t…” she finally spoke in a low voice, clasping her hands together behind her back, “I can’t decide if you’re amazing or crazy to be able to say that. Although, I suppose that has been your reality from the beginning…” her tone turned into something meek, and she shook her head, the corners of her mouth turned up in an empty smile, “You’re better than I am. I don’t how I could possibly do that… ”
Selfish, Chief. She sighed and shifted her gaze to the side, the physical reaction helping to suppress the old memory, “I guess this doesn’t really fix anything, does it…”
moe-lazyeye
“Blunt and I both grew up in a place where the way we loved was wrong…maybe it made us more flexible with stuff like this…”
He pressed his lips together and let out a low sigh. “I don’t know about fixing anything…but it’s all I have.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
A lock of hair came loose from its pins, and she tucked it behind her ear anxiously. Do you love him enough that you’re willing to find out?  “I do…” she said, barely audible under her breath, as if replying once again to Dixie’s question but this time with a little more certainty,
“Alright…” the green in her eyes were clear against the moonlight, “I’m still not sure what will happen, but I love Blunt, so…” she glanced at him to meet his gaze, “I won’t completely close myself off from this. I’ll do it.”
moe-lazyeye
“Wh-” Stonegit blinked, surprised by the sudden agreement. 
And then there was relief. 
The expression was so genuine, there couldn’t be any doubt that the man had meant every word he had said. Blunt’s happiness was truly tied to his own, and for everything the man had done for the bodyguard, there was now the chance, for Stonegit to finally give something back. Something that was more than just an apology, a ceasing of what was wrong, and the promise to do better.
Stonegit very carefully reached a hand forward, and hesitated. How couldn’t he? There was so much history, and so much hurt that was between the two of them. But his gratitude and care for her moved him forward anyway. His hand took her wrist, and then he pulled her in to a gentle hug.
The man closed his eyes as he placed a hand on the back of her shoulders. He was silent for a moment, and then he stepped back so that the contact would not linger. Stonegit gave a small shake of his head. “I’m almost beyond words…I can’t thank you enough…because I know this will make him happy. And…and you are someone who could always use more family Akkey….”
He then turned his head back towards the tavern. “So…should we go back inside.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
He could feel the shift in her small frame as she froze for moment, then let her shoulders sag beneath his arms. The silence that hung when he stepped away was tentative, yet earnest. Akkey took a breath, “…yeah. Or do you want to talk to him first…”
moe-lazyeye
Stonegit gave a small shake of his head again. “No…it’s a joint effort from now on…”
The two carefully walked back inside, where Blunt was still leaning back heavily against the bar. He looked sick with anxiety as he raised his head to meet their gazes. Stonegit walked over to him right away and reached up to grip his arms. He massaged them briefly. “Ah, don’t talk yet. Breath first. And relax. Everything is okay.” He glanced back at Akkey for a moment, and then returned his gaze to Blunt. 
“I’ll get this out there because there’s no reason to beat around the bush. Blunt…You’re an open, or dynamic, relationship kind of guy. We both know it, even though you never managed to admit on your own…and I’m okay with that.”
Blunt blinked a few times, doubtless a little shocked. “Wait…you…”
Stonegit brushed a bit of hair out of Blunt’s face, and ran his hand along his beard once. “But something like that would only work if I emphatically trusted and was comfortable with the other person. So…” He guided Blunt off the bar and turned him towards Akkey. He let his hands fall away. “You’d be able to truly love more than one person. So do it…”
Blunt’s head snapped over to look at him, and then he turned back towards Akkey, his expression still more than a little dazed. His mouth opened a little as his mind raced to comprehend everything Stonegit had just said to him. “Akkey?” He finally managed to utter.   
akkeyagentofhelheim
She stood separated from them for a moment, her eyes flicking between both in a hesitation, lingering a little longer on Stonegit as if in mental conversation. Then she inhaled carefully, and closed the distance between them with soft, slow footsteps. She tilted her chin up, and he saw such a gentle, loving smile on her face as their eyes finally locked as they always did. 
“I meant what I said. I always have, and will love you. So, whatever happens, whatever you need to do, Blunt, if I can have you… all of you, and if you will have me, then… I’m willing to try.”
moe-lazyeye
Blunt trusted both of them. And so that made what he did next a lot easier than he ever thought it would be.
“Yeah me too.” He said almost breathlessly, and then stepped in to cup her face and kiss her.
His hand was steady, and posture now liberated from its former anxiety. Stonegit eased himself up onto a bar stool with a small smile as he watched, and then turned around to grab up one of the mugs on the counter, to both get himself a drink and give the two of them a sense of privacy.
akkeyagentofhelheim
Her eyes closed the instant their lips met, with ease and the warmth she always knew. She savoured the moment. This was her truth and she was no longer running from it; her heart swelled in her chest as she kissed him back, her hand gripping the wrist by her cheek.
They pulled away with a soft exhale and her eyes were dazed for only a second, before she realized what had just happened. She blinked, and her face immediately turned the familiar, furious pink, reaching to where ears would have been if they existed.
“Wait, whoa, what–” she stammered, but she was laughing at the same time, making no movements to separate herself from him. Her face split into a grin that she couldn’t control as she stared up, eyes bright green and giddy, perhaps only a hint of a tear in the corner of her lashes, “I wasn’t ready!”
moe-lazyeye
Blunt kissed her again swiftly and broke away as his arms stayed around her. “Yeah too bad, I was.” He said with a laugh in his voice.
Stonegit rolled his head around to look st them. “I’m up in the morning and won’t be back until the next one.” He told them. “So both of you go to the cabin for the night and I’ll meet you back here to set the ground rules later.”
Blunt looked to him, and swung Akkey up and around so she was on his shoulders piggy back style. “Sweetbutt…are you sure?”
Stonegit nodded. “I’ve been sleeping with you for two decades I’ll be just fine for tonight. In the meantime, you two get out of your system. Just don’t be late for breakfast day after tomorrow.” He then waved a hand cheekily. “Bye.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
It took a second for Akkey to understand what he meant, and if one’s head could explode and overheat then that was hers in that instant. She let out a squeak, immediately hiding her burning face behind Blunt’s shoulder, but after a moment peeked over again to look at Stonegit, considering something in her mind.
She wriggled out of Blunt’s hold, dropping to the ground lightly, partly blocked by his large frame as she regarded the bodyguard. It seemed like she decided, and took quick steps towards him, a crease of concentration on her brow, then wrapped her arms around Stonegit in a quick embrace, as if to return what she hadn’t outside, keeping her head down and expression hidden. It was fast, and over before either man could react, as Akkey separated from him again at a distance, tapping one toe on the ground, starting up a soft hum.
moe-lazyeye
His hand came up to touch her arm for only a brief moment as she stepped away. “Welcome home.” Stonegit said to her, and then looked up as Blunt stepped over to him, and took his hand, as the man had come over to cup his face. He kissed the inside of his wrist and then nodded to him. “Go on…portal out of here.”
Blunt kissed Stonegit’s forehead as his other arm snaked around Akkey’s middle. “This is still so…weird.”
“Please.” Stonegit said with a smile. “Like you haven’t done something like this before…now get going. Both of you, I need sleep.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
One foot shifted and the portal yawned open beneath them, as a genuine smile stretched over her face, and she nodded, “Good night.”