Ta'a Chume'Dun, Hapes, Hapes Cluster, Friday evening

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Ben leaned against the balcony of their suite in the Fountain Palace and sighed softly. Hapes really was ridiculously beautiful, and while he preferred Naboo because of the lack of constant political posturing, he did enjoy getting to show Ender and Val off to Tenel Ka, who flatly refused to believe he was old enough to have a baby of his own when she could still remember changing his bottom.

The laughter from her guards at that had almost made the embarrassment worth it. "I think it's time for dinner soon," Ben called into Ender. "It's hard to gage here by the sun because it never gets fully dark."

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"Think Tenel Ka would mind?" Ben mumbled into the pillow.

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"How many of these rooms does she have?"

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"More than ten," Ben said.

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"Then she won't miss it," Ender decided.

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"We'll write her an incredible thank you note," Ben declared.

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"I'll make sure it's effusive," Ender agreed with a chuckle.

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Ben rolled over to nestle his head against Ender's shoulder. "Though you're still my favorite pillow."

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Ender patted him on the arm. "Until I get sick of it, at least," he teased.

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Ben blew a raspberry into Ender's neck. "Brat," he teased back.

[endsthegame]

"I don't remember promising to be your pillow forever, in goodness and in health," Ender said, smiling at him. And the raspberry.

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"It was totally in there," Ben said. "I give you endless back rubs in exchange."

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"I haven't had one of those in a while," Ender said. "Maybe I should file for breach of contract."

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"Roll over and I'll give you one now," Ben said.

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Ender laughed softly. "Always have an answer for everything, don't you?" he said.

While rolling over.

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Ben leaned in and pressed a soft, lingering kiss on the nape of Ender's neck. "Only most of the time."

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Ender sighed quietly. "It's all right," he said. "I often like your answers."

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"I thought you might," Ben said, running his hands along Ender's spine.

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Ender shivered under his touch, pillowing his head on his arms. "That feels nice."

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"That's the idea," Ben said softly, kissing along Ender's back as his hands worked.

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Ender smiled softly at his pillow. "You always know how to make it work."

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"Well, I've spent a good portion of my life trying to make you happy," Ben said, reaching out to trace Ender's smile. "I love seeing it work."

[endsthegame]

"Some would say that was irrational obsession talking," Ender teased softly, shutting his eyes.

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Ben nipped down on the meat of Ender's shoulder. "Shush."

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Ender whimpered softly. "... 'Course, that's also a decent description of love."

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"Yes, it is," Ben agreed, tracing his tongue down to Ender's tailbone.