nourishing the dragon body

"how dare you?"

Noah simply scoffed and rubbed his sore cheek with a frown. He continued to fix his gaze on Zamir and he didn't miss the way he was beginning to tremble under the foamy warm water.

The water in the tub was still warm so he knew Zamir wasn't shaking from cold but something else, whether it was fear or anger or both, he couldn't decide.

"weren't we supposed to be done?" Zamir shot at him, his voice sounded strained and that made Noah realize Zamir was shaking not because he was angry but rather he was livid.

"you think it's okay to just utter threats at me whenever you like huh?" Zamir shouted and punched him in the chest

"out of my fucking tub"

"now" Zamir yelled when Noah refused to move "and we're done for real you big jerk"

'wow, he's really pissed' Noah thought.This was blowing out of proportion, it's not like he wanted to break up for real but he had said those words thinking it would stop Zamir from leaving the room in his stupid fits and disappearing into some dark place.

"is there any thing I can do to change your mind?" Noah asked his voice mellow and his hands roaming around Zamir's legs

his hands were slapped away before he got a big 'NO' but that didn't deter him, instead it made him more stubborn and he forcefully grabbed Zamir's hand in a hold before straddling him.

"hey don't you dare use your fucking strength on me, let go" Zamir hissed his resolve was begining to falter due to the closeness of their bodies.

His breath hitched when something poked his abdomen and he didn't need to touch it to guess what it was. "let go of my hands" he repeated weakly but that didn't happen because Noah refused to let go and instead said softly into his ear "promise me you won't break up with me and I'll let go"

"what? no... you were the one who wanted to end it first..."

"I didn't mean it Zamir" Noah said cutting him off quietly but firmly as he looked into Zamir's eyes that were now filling up with tears "I said it because I didn't want you to leave the room again and walk off into some dark and dangerous places"

"did you even put me into consideration when you do these crazy selfish things? I thought I was going to die when I couldn't find you anywhere in the apartment, I was running around like a mad man yelling out your name in the streets looking for you for the fear that something bad happened to you while I was in the bathroom"

Zamir sniffled "it was you who pushed me away because you didn't want me"

"oh yeah, that's an excuse for why you walked out of the house barefooted and without your phone" Noah said his voice strained as he tried to keep the anger rising in him in check

"*sigh.... okay, maybe I was wrong for getting you high and then pushing you away but you could have just walked into the other room and lock the door behind to keep me out but you chose to hide in a dark ..."

"It wasn't on purpose okay... i_i..." Zamir burst into tears and turned his face away.

Noah didn't push it. for the moment atleast, so he released his hold and got out of the tub. he got back into the shower to rinse off the soap on his body and when he was done, he tied a towel around his waist and left the bathroom.

Zamir removed the plug from the drain to let the water out and rinsed off his body using a hand shower. He stepped out of the tub and went to stand in front of the mirror again, he sighed seeing how puffed up his eyes were.

Feeling very frustrated, he removed a bathrobe from the rack and wore it before dragging his feet out of the bathroom. He went straight to the bedroom and slumped on the bed. He decided to go in late so he picked his phone and dialed his secretary's number

"good morning Mr Jackson" she answered on the second ring

"morning Sophie, everything okay in the office?" he asked his tone sounding aloof

"well everything is smooth sir"

"did Mr Moore submit his resignation yet"

"y_yes sir"

"okay, can my schedules for today be moved upward?" he asked while searching for the Advil bottle in his bedside drawer

"it is possible.."

"move them I might be coming in late so I'll only work on those that I can" he said and tapped the red button without waiting for an answer from his secretary.

Zamir found the drug and walked to the kitchen for water but when he got there, the bottle medicine was snatched out of his hand and he was made to sit on a stool where his breakfast was waiting for him.

He sighed and pinched in-between his brows "what is this?" he asked and looked at Noah with an expressionless face

Noah on the other hand seemed to have been waiting for compliments of sorts, frowned and sighed in a dramatic way then bowed before answering "in response to your royal highness, the son of heaven, the liquid fire, the great ice lord ..." it is a sacred meal that was prepared for the nourishing of the dragon body"

Zamir who had been hating himself all morning and was ready for some more bickering didn't expect this drama. it caught by surprise that he sat frozen for a few minutes before bursting into laughter.

"seeing his majesty happy makes me happy too" Noah bowed dramatically again

"Long live his majes..."

"okay, enough already" Zamir cut in smiling, he picked up his chopsticks and dug into the food. when he'd chewed the first bite he pointed his chopsticks at Noah and said "i'm still pissed at you" and went back to his food.

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Zamir groaned as he sat on a couch. he was so full his belly ache slightly, he didn't even know he could eat that much considering how pissed he was before Noah pulled his shenanigans. He smiled again remembering how he hunched his back and folded his hands.

"tsk... stupid" he muttered smiling.