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Lotor seemed to be completely ignorant of Gabe’s internally problem. Though maybe that was a good sign? Maybe he was getting a slightly better handle over his bond? Or his desire to kiss Lotor right now just didn’t translate into a feeling that could be transmitted… either way, Gabe merely rolled his eyes at Lotor’s tease and turned his head to look out the window as they drove.

Gabe looked over at Lotor when he called himself scary and gave him a disbelieving look. “Your tech is scary. You? Not so much.” He said with a smirk and humor in his tone. He gave Lotor’s hand a squeeze as they parked. But when he tried to give Lotor the money for parking, Lotor’s reaction caused him to stare blankly at him for a moment. “You know, I don’t doubt that. You make medicine and tech to cure sick children… it’s not that much of a stretch to see you making honest money through some false name. But we are mates, partners… and partners share responsibility, and that means we each pitch in. If you have a problem with me paying for things and buying to stuff, then we might have a problem.” He said, meaning it to be light. But they were stern, truthful and therefore meaningful. They got in line and Gabe didn’t make any move to pay for the tickets. He just gave Lotor’s hand a squeeze and a smile as thanks as they walked into the fairgrounds.

Gabriel looked around at the nearby vendors as they walked and smiled at Lotor’s offer. “That’s a two way street, Tori.” He said smiling. They walked through and soon reached the carnival games section and the first game Lotor zoned in on was the weight guessing game. Gabriel actually chuckled. “These games are all rigged so I think it would be only fair for you to play and win.” He said, looking up at the different prizes. “However, maybe we should wait, just in case…” he teased, pulling Tori closer as they continued their walk through.

The fair was set up in a circle for the most part. They were about half way around the circle before they ran into the petting zoo. Gabriel smiled when Lotor pointed it out. And his smile grew wider as he watched Lotor’s reaction to the cute animals. Oh god… Gabriel could see Lotor owning a farm with a hundred dogs, cats, cows, goats… pretty much any animal he could get his hands on. It was adorable. He laughed when Lotor started contemplating adopting them. “Tori…” he pulled the male closer to the petting zoo. Soon they were in line to go in and pet all the animals. There were goats, and sheep, even a little deer! Gabriel let go of Lotor’s hand to pet a pig and a sheep at the same time. He was smiling brightly.

He found Lotor again, petting something cute. But he paused, a small distance away. “Tori, you can’t adopt the petting zoo.” He said, smiling, his arms crossed against his chest. Gabe had no desire to adopt a pet. When he was little, he had that desire. But now, his life was just too busy. Being a police officer didn’t exactly leave lots of room for a dependent animal. “Tori, come pet the sheep.” He reached for Tori’s hand and tried to pull him over to the little black sheep that was eating for hay. Gabe stopped suddenly and sneezed, rather violently. He looked back to see that they were rather close to the kittens and puppies. He sneezed again. Crap. “I need to go wash my face. Stay here?” he offered before he was cut off by another sneeze. He left the petting zoo quickly, not even sure if Lotor had stayed or had followed him. He found the nearest restroom, still sneezing and quickly washed his hands and face, and blew his nose. It took a few minutes, but his sneezes subsided.

Gabe nearly jumped when he realized Lotor had followed him. “I’m fine.” He said, holding back another sneeze. He took a deep breath and released it slowly, leaning against the sinks. He rubbed his nose, trying to get the itch to sneeze to leave. “Sorry, Tori. I’m fine really.” He tried to give Lotor a smile. He remained where he was and followed Lotor with his eyes as he locked the bathroom, then removed his disguise. Gabe actually smiled seeing his mate’s true face again.

Brows furrowed when Lotor handed him a pill. He hated taking medication, but he trusted Lotor. He took the pillow quickly, then returned to leaning against the sinks. “Sorry. I’m allergic to cats. And maybe dogs too? I don’t know for sure.” He wiped his face again, but he wasn’t sneezing anymore. “I had a foster that had to return me once because she had three cats. Worst night of my life. I couldn’t breathe, or sleep for that matter…” he tried to sound light-hearted. “But I’m good now. Let’s go back, I’ll stay away from the cats. You didn’t get to pet the sheep.” He said quickly, trying to rush them back out to the petting zoo so Lotor could be happy again.

Gabriel reached for Lotor’s hand and pulled him out of the bathroom. He directed them back to the petting zoo, gently pulling Lotor along. Again, he tried to smile back at Lotor, trying to confirm that he really was alright, even if his heart was racing a bit. What if he went back in there and started sneezing again?

((short sorry!))

Gabriel didn’t try to drag Lotor when he dug his heels in. he stopped with a disappointed sigh, disappointed in himself for ruining Lotor’s fun. He looked back sadly at Lotor, but nodded. Loosely, Gabe wrapped an arm around Lotor in an attempted hug. “Sorry.” He mumbled softly into Lotor’s shoulder, so softly Lotor might have missed it. The hug broke and Gabe huffed, a attempt to laugh. “I don’t doubt your abilities, but curing allergies might be a bit of a task… I hate the effects of the medication so I usually avoid it, unless I have an attack… luckily my reactions have never been life threatening…” he shrugged softly. He looked at the petting zoo sadly as they walked away from it and turned towards the rides. He shook his head. “I’m not allergic to any foods. I get sneezy and drowsy in the spring… seasonal allergies… it’s just pet dander really set me off.” He shrugged again.

Gabe actually chuckled and smiled a genuine half smile at Lotor’s ramblings. “Not life threatening. I’ll be fine. You have many better projects to focus on, Tori.” He pulled the male closer, bending his arm so that their joined hands rested on the small of his back. He leaned his head against Lotor’s arm for a moment, then straightened again. Luckily the rides acted as a sufficient distraction. Gabriel smiled brightly. “I like the Ferris wheels, the rollercoasters, bumpers cars…” he chuckled a bit as he pulled Lotor in line to buy tickets for the rides. “What do you want to try first?” he asked, excitedly. “We can go on them all, since you’ve never been?” he asked, smiling again.

The fair rides were so much fun! Not as much fun as an amusement park, but close to it. And Lotor seemed to be having a ball. They tried all the different roller coasters, and even repeated their rides on a few of them. They were walking away from one of the coasters when Lotor mentioned building his own roller coaster park. The rides Lotor would develop would no doubt be amazing, fun and terrifying! Gabe gave Lotor a playful confused look when he mentioned naming a ride after him. His next comment made him laugh out loud. “Ya, no… let’s not name a ride after me.” He said, still chuckling as they walked over to the bumper cars.

“It’s in the name. Bumper cars. You get in a car and bump into people as hard as you can.” He chuckled. The ride was silly, but he still enjoyed them. Soon the current bumper session ended and people were ushered out of their cars. Then the gate opened to let in the next group, which included Lotor and Gabe. Gabe immediately went to the furthest blue car. “Bet I can bump you more times than you can bump me!” he challenged, laughing as he got into his car and buckled in. After the attendant walked around to check each car, the music started up again. “Let’s get ready to bumper!” the attendant announced, and the cars started up.

Gabriel took no time at all to press down on the petals and bump right into Lotor with a laugh. “One for me!” he shouted over the music and laughter before he reversed and high tailed it after from his mate, trying to give chase. The few minutes of their session ended too quickly, with Lotor landing the last bump as the cars died, making him the winner. “No! I was so close!” Gabe whined, smiling like mad. He chuckled and got out of the car. “What’d you think?” he asked as he took Lotor’s hand and walked off the bump floor.

“Can we take a break from the rides and get a snack?” He asked, gently gesturing to the fair food vendors. He knew Lotor had a problem with processed foods but did that mean he also had a problem with sweets. “Have you ever had cotton candy?” he asked with a smile.

Gabe chuckled at Lotor’s slightly angry rant over the bumper cars. “Ya, maybe a 5 year old you could…” he chuckled again, pulling Lotor in closer. He rested his head on the male’s shoulder a moment, relishing in the warmth before he pulled away. He was having a lot of fun… now he just wished he could see the joy and smiles on Lotor’s real face and not this imitation… soon…

They walked over to the food vendors and Gabe got in the short line to get them a small bag of cotton candy. “It’s spun sugar. It just melts in your mouth.” He said, offering the bag to Lotor before he pulled out a piece for himself and ate it happily, very childlike. The sweet treat was delicious, but Gabriel knew his own limitations, which is why he got the smallest bag possible. He had a sweet tooth, but cotton candy was a bit too sweet sometimes. He giggled at Lotor’s reaction to the candy, wishing he could taste the sugar on Lotor’s tongue. Maybe he should save some of this for later… or get a bag on the way out…

Together they got Lotor the corn on a stick. They walked out of the line, out of the way to savor their treats. Gabriel noticed the kid staring, but didn’t pay him much mind, too distracted with his sweet treat. “Now that you mention it, having something to wash the sugar out of my mouth would be nice.” He smiled softly, taking another bite of his candy. “Do you want to get a soda or two bottles of water?” he asked. He probably should ask Lotor later more about what he could and couldn’t eat… last thing he wanted was to make Lotor sick, or worse… They got in line with another vendor and Gabe let Lotor pick out their drink. Then they headed to a bench to sit, eat and drink, before heading back to the rides. Gabe sat close to Lotor so that their bodies touched from hip to knee. “Thanks for taking me out, Tori. I’m having a great time.” He said with a smile, leaning in to rest his head on Lotor’s shoulder.

The desire to touch and kiss Lotor was still there… and over the course of their date, it was only getting worse. And the damn hologram wasn’t helping settle that desire in Gabe. As soon as they got home, Gabriel had every intention to satisfy that itch. He turned his head and pressed a kiss to Lotor’s clothed shoulder. “More rides?” he asked, looking down at Lotor’s finished cob and his own empty bag of cotton candy.

Gabe chuckled at Lotor’s offer, but shook his head. “Maybe next time. We still have rides to ride and games to play.” He said with a smile. He wanted this experience to be different for Lotor, even if participating in the haunted house sounded fun.

He nodded excitedly when Lotor suggested picking up where they left off. “Sure!” he said, grabbing Lotor’s hand as he headed to the next ride. They tried every age appropriate ride at least once, then went on their favorites again. His face hurt from all the smiling and laughing he was doing. He couldn’t remember when was the last time he had had this much fun. The fair got a bit busier as the sun started to set.

Walking hand in hand, Lotor led him to the Ferris wheel. “I bet the sun set will look gorgeous at the top.” he said as they got into their cart. He looked over at Lotor as they started to move; he was messing with the watch. Was there something wrong with it? A bloom of panic erupted from him when Lotor’s features were revealed. Eyes widened, heart in his throat… his first instinct was to try and hide Lotor with his body, which didn’t work well since the cart bar. Gabriel’s eyes darted to the crowds, immediately trying to figure out the saving way of getting Lotor out of here. But no one was paying attention to them… confusion colored his mental state before Lotor started to speak. Gabe blinked at him, brows pulled together in confusion… then suddenly he was hitting Lotor’s shoulder, not too harshly, but not too softly either. “Don’t scare me like that!” he huffed. “I thought the watch malfunctioned and… and…” he looked back over at the fairgrounds below, trying to will his heart to relax…

Lotor was leaning into him, then kissing him, and his momentary anger and panic was forgot as his brain whited out. The kiss left him a bit breathless. He blushed at Lotor’s comment, but his eyes never left Lotor’s face, taking in the features he had been desiring ever since Lotor activated the damn hologram. Gabe leaned in closer, gasping as Lotor’s finger tangled themselves in his hair. His own hands gripped the front of Lotor’s shirt and pulled his closer. Lips met and parted slightly, giving Lotor access to deepen the kiss. Damn it… had kissing always felt this good? “Torri…” Gabe whispered when the kiss broke. His voice sounded breathless and needy, his lips were reddened and kiss-bitten, his cheeks were flushed slightly, his eyes were half lidded and lustful. Damn it… only Lotor had this affect on him… they were in public too!

Gabe blushed deeper at the question, eyes darting to the crowds as they came down for another loop. “Technically…” he looked back to Lotor and smirked. “I’m off duty right now…” he leaned in and placed a chaste kiss on Lotor’s lips. “Do you really think we’d be staying though if you did that? That’s a sure fire way to get me to drag you home to work out all the sexual frustration your stupid hologram puts me through.” He whispered against Lotor’s neck, nipping the sensitive skin there as his hand trailed up to cup Lotor’s jaw, trailing soft caresses along his jaw and cheek bone, up to the tips of his ears, and back.

Lotor’s voice made him shiver and moan softly. His eyes closed for a moment as they kissed, and he melted into his mate. His ever-growing lust hurt against his restrictive jeans and his skin burned whenever Lotor touched him. Gabriel bit his lip, biting back a moan as Lotor’s desire and lust crashed into him through their bond. It was an exhilarating experience… to feel exacting how much your partner wanted you. He could get drunk off this feeling. Gabe gasped as Lotor leaned in and sucked a dark mark onto his skin. “Would you like that, Ni miri? Pressed up against a wall, feet away from exposure, biting back your moans as I took you?” he asked, his voice low, husky and full of lust. He chuckled softly. “I don’t think either of us could be quiet enough not to get caught.”

Another gasp followed by a soft moan escaped his lips when Lotor bit down on his shoulder, even though he knew he had to be quiet… Lotor had just told him the hologram didn’t mask their voices. But he couldn’t help it. Gabe felt like he was drowning in lust and burning with desire. Damn it! How in the hell was he supposed to return to their innocent date after this? They had sex that morning… He couldn’t remember ever being this… insatiable with his previous partners… then again, he had never been bonded to them… and they were still technically in their ‘honeymoon’ period right? Lotor’s tongue pulled Gabe from his thoughts. “Car. Definitely.” He shivered and bit his lip hard to try and keep his voice down. “Tori… s**t…” he was now imagining Lotor riding him in the back seat of the car. Damn it. His pants felt ridiculously tight now.

His mind whited out for a few moments when Lotor started to whisper in his ear. Shivers ran down his spine, and goosebumps formed on his neck and arms. “Anna, open the car.” He said, not even sure if that’s how it worked. He didn’t care. Reaching for the back seat, he heard the door unlock (maybe biometric sensors?) and flung the door open. He climbed inside, pulling Lotor to straddle him as he entered. He pulled the door shut and immediately reached for Lotor’s wrist. The angle made Lotor seem so much taller, and it was kind of hot. “Off.” He was down to monosyllables at this point. s**t, the things Lotor did to him!

~time skip?~

Lotor's eyes narrowed, "Tell me his name and I will destroy him. My pardon isn't in effect yet, one more crime won't hurt." He seriously would tear the piece of trash limb from limb for hurting Gabe like that. But Gabe wanted to go to bed and Lotor couldn't help but agree. "Ok, baby. I promise I won't go anything like that again." He stood up, carrying Gabe, and dried them off before taking his mate to their room. He pulled down the sheets and lay down with the human, pulling him close. "It's ok, love. I've got you," he played with Gabe's hair as he spoke, "No one will ever hurt you, not while I draw breath." He relaxed into the bed and sighed, they were both going to be sore in the morning, but it had been worth it. "Soon we won't have need for the hologram...well, unless we want to have a bit of fun outside." He wiggled his eyebrows. "Just a bit longer and we will be able to walk in public, just us."

((Short sorry))