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((mmm, no darling, I actually thought about it when they were playing the board game on Dymion's first night after being born, but what's a twist if things don't get twisted before there's a solution?? twisted ))

Apollo chuckles a little, despite himself, "The god of time! Don't you see?? Maybe he can find away to let your body age quickly and give you back your old form!.... Gods, why hadn't I thought of this earlier?? He is constantly appearing in different ages and stages of life in the forms he takes. There's nothing that says he can't make that happen with someone else...." He wipes away Endymion's tears in a tender manner before standing up and sending a message to the god of time.
"He'll come by tomorrow, he says...... But one thing we should do beforehand is talk to Adel about all of this...."

Apollo laughs, feeling almost giddy with excitement. The simple possibility of getting his Endymion back made his spirits lighter, "Late morning.... I didn't tell him what the problem was, since he's far off right now and its hard to communicate the longer the distance is, but I'm sure he'll know something he can do." He hugs Endymion again suddenly.

Apollo smiles weakly, looking a little weary. This wasn't going to be easy, not at all, and he didn't expect Adel to forgive either of them right away. He wallks back in and sits on the bed, running a hand through his hair, "Well.... We need to tell him first that just because you look like you are a child, doesn't mean you are.... That you are still the same man as before what happened... That you and I love each other very much and that we're trying to cope with what has happened..... But that we made a wrong choice and nearly did something wrong...... And we need to apologize like we may never get a chance apologize again.... Then we'll probably need to stress that a man together with a boy is wrong, under any circumstances, and that we were morally wrong to have been in that situation...." He sighs. This wasn't going to be easy.

Apollo sighs, nodding, "Alright, but I'm going with you, I think he needs to hear this from both of us." He puts on his own shirt, takes a deep breath, and follows Endymion out of the room and to Adel's room, silent and nervous, but determined to make this up to Adel and get the young boy back to friendly terms with him again.

Apollo comes into the room slowly and sits beside Endymion, but a but farther back from Adel. He says in a soft voice, "It's ok for two men to be in love, but not for a man to be.... physical.... with a child..... Adel, what we were about to do was wrong."

((oooh, I admit that I didn't see that one coming))

Apollo's breath catches in his throat at the admission and his eyes widen for a fraction of a second. For a moment, he felt like he was going to be sick, but he swallows hard at the bitter, stinging bile in his throat. If Apollo hadn't killed Richter before, he would have done it now. He would have brought the old man back from the dead and killed him again if he had had the power to do it.
He finally whispers, "Adel.... Some of the bravest people I know wouldn't be able to handle that.... Please know that no one will ever take advantage of you again...."

Apollo bites his lower lip, suddenly feeling inexpessibly guilty, even though this wasn't his fault. It was no one's fault, but it was still happening and he didn't know what to do. He remains silent, not knowing what to say.

He finally whispers, "Adel, Endymion will always have the same personality and mind no matter how old his body is.... He will always hang out with you and play with you.... He'll never change that way.... He'll still be your friend."