The Portal on Shakespeare [a week later]

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A mattress had been bought for guests, the house had been scrubbed from top to bottom and then bottom to top, and Ben, even though he knew that Luke wouldn't care in the slightest, had stressed out about what they'd have for dinner for the last three days.

Now he was a half-hour early for the time his father had sent him for the portal, bouncing nervously on the balls of his feet.

He was excited and terrified in almost equal measure.

Sounds like a fun vacation, huh?

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[endsthegame]

Ender gasped and shut his eyes for a moment. "Kuso," he murmured.

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Ben kissed him softly and kept his hand moving, hoping to impart the same feeling of safety and comfort...and other things...Ender had given him.

[endsthegame]

It didn't take long for Ender's breathing to pick up. He kept his eyes shut, just basking in it now that he could.

His hips rocked up into Ben's grip.

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Ben didn't want this over too fast--he was enjoying the look on Ender's face far too much--so he kept his hand moving at the same steady pace.

[endsthegame]

Ender groaned softly - he had to bite down on his lip to keep it from getting any louder.

Didn't really matter what speed Ben used. He wasn't going to take long.

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"Look at me," Ben whispered, knocking his head into Ender's forehead. "Open your eyes."

[endsthegame]

Ender did, his eyes meeting Ben's... ridiculously blue ones.

He sucked in a ragged breath.

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Ben smiled softly at him. "I love so much, Ender," he whispered, moving his hand just a little faster.

[endsthegame]

That was all Ender needed. He let go with a soft whimper, one of his hands clinging to Ben's arm.

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Ben leaned in to kiss him again. "Hi there."

[endsthegame]

Ender slid his fingers up into Ben's hair and kissed him back. And again. And again. "Hi."

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Ben smiled against his lips. "This is where I belong," he murmured.

[endsthegame]

Ender sighed softly, rolling a little to the side a moment later.

Because that would be more comfortable, flopping-on-Ben-wise.

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Ben wiped his hand on the side of the mattress, then went back to snuggling Ender again, enjoying the quiet calmness.

[endsthegame]

"Use tissues next time," Ender muttered into Ben's neck.

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"Yes, dear," Ben said fondly, kissing his temple.

[endsthegame]

Ender draped his arm over Ben's chest. "There you go," he mumbled.

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"Go to sleep, love," Ben said softly. "I'll be here."

[endsthegame]

"Okay," Ender murmured, kissing him on the cheek.

And zonking out. Look, one of them had spent the morning working hard.

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Ben watched him sleep for a while, still too keyed up to follow his excellent example just yet.

He was feeling much more sure about his choice to be where he was, though. This felt right, and learned enough to trust that feeling.

[endsthegame]

Ender slept for a few hours, as was his wont; by the time he awoke, the sun hadn't risen yet, and the village was entirely quiet but for the bugs making noise outside.

He rolled off Ben's chest so he could stretch without accidentally hitting him.

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Ben mumbled sleepy nonsense, but for once didn't wake up immediately himself. He turned over and curled into his pillow, falling back into a deeper sleep.

[endsthegame]

After a couple of minutes of watching him, Ender slipped out of bed. He pulled his pants on - and, remembering they had a guest - his shirt a moment later.

Then he took the stairs. He was hungry - he figured he could pass Luke by without waking him up.

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Luke was up already, tinkering around in the kitchen. "Don't suppose you have hot chocolate around?" he asked. "I never really enjoyed the taste of caf."

[endsthegame]

"We do, actually," Ender said, walking past him to reach for one of the cabinets. "People from your galaxy always seem inordinately into stocking up on the stuff..."