Guards and Rebels

Vex stirs slightly as the moon light shone down upon Regulas and herself. Vex feeling warmth she pushed herself agenst the warmth. Curiously she opened her eyes to find the warmth next to her was Regulas. 'He is so warm... It's hard not to....' she thought as she wrapped a fore-hoof around him and pulled herself closer. Vex gives in to the warmth and falls asleep once again.

As the moon began to sink under the horizon Regulas opened his eyes to find Vex latched on to him. He thought about pushing her off but that might be a little rude. So he sat there awake and just stared at her asleep and clinging. Regulas thought about what to do again, weather wake her or let her sleep were the two he thought of. He kept trying to think of other options until...

• Click Click Click Buzz Buzz-

'Who would be knocking at this hour?' Regulas thought as he looked at Vex. He wrapped his hooves around her. "Come in."

The door opened and a member of the royal guard walked inside. "Good morning sir.... Is this a bad time?"

"Not at all," Regulas said calmly holding Vex close to him. "What is it?"

"Sir... I have to inform you that you are receiving another promotion," the guard said.

"What is the promotion for I have been on vacation," Regulas said clearly confused.

"I have no idea sir but you are now First Lieutenant," the guard said stiffly looking at him with expressionless eyes that seemed to pierce into him. "Your section of the guard is waiting for you outside for there orders and I'm sorry to say but your vacation is cut short."

"Oh... I see.... Go out side and wait for me. I'll be out in a minute," Regulas said calmly waiting for him to leave before he got up. The guard went back outside and closed the door behind him. Regulas nudged Vex softly waking her and getting a small groan in response. "Vex? You need to let go of me so I can get up." He removes his arms from around her and waits for her to release him.

"But... Your so warm... and cuddly." She argued holding on tightly her face a little red. She didn't want to let go he was so warm it's like he was warming her heart. "I refuse."

"The guard are outside. They just promoted me to first lieutenant. If I'm not out there now there might be trouble," Regulas stated calmly trying not to make her flip out. Unfortunately it did.

"What?" She said rather loudly and pushed away form him. "You are a first lieutenant now? How?" She asked hoping for an answer. Regulas had no answer or reason for his promotion he was just as confused as she was. He open his mouth as if to say something but closed it as she continued. "I just slept with someone who can get me killed."

"Yeah.... It's a new experience for us both. You could have killed me too so.... I'd better get out there." Regulas gets up and takes a deep breath before he steps outside. All 6 of the soldiers snapped to attention as Regulas stepped out into the morning light began to peak above the horizon. "At ease." The soldiers loosen up immediately and wait for his orders. "As you all know I'm now a First Lieutenant... and in all truth... I am unsure what to do.... Is there a normal routine you all follow?" They all nod in response. "Well that makes it easier... Follow your normal regimen of duties. Don't do anything you wouldn't normally do. Am I understood?"

"Sir, yes sir!" The six soldiers respond and fly away.

"Sir?" Regulas turns his head to see the guard that informed him of his promotion.

"Yes what is it," Regulas asked the guard.

"You can stay here now the life of a Lieutenant is very relaxed and you have more free time to yourself to do as you wish. Also, you and your family and those in your herum get to eat anywhere in the kingdom for 75% off the original price as long as you are present to the meal or you drop them off. Now there are other privileges and I'll have your fellow guard Gale Drake to run the rest by you. Oh, that reminds me you now have a noblestallion home it is within a few yards of the castle.... That's it I'll leave you and your um.... lover alone now," The guard said rather quickly then turned and flew in the direction of the castle.

Regulas let out a sigh of relief and walked back inside closing the door behind him to see Vex staring him dead in the face their muzzles close to touching her eyes are like knives cutting into Regulas' soft and calm eyes. "So? What happened Regulas," Vex asked him.

"It went well.... They didn't ask any unwanted questions or anything else... but the guard that walked inside thought you were my um...." Regulas thought now if it was worth telling her now. After he poured out what happened to him and his feelings. "My.... Lover."

Vex's face flushed immediately then her cheeks turned bright red. "H-he thought I was y-your l-lover? D-did you um.... tell him t-that I wasn't," She asked completely embarrassed.

"No....." Regulas said guiltily and Vex's face got about 3 shades redder.

"I-I.... Regulas? Will you be more than my guard? Will you be mine," She asked as she stared at him with pleading eyes. "I thought you would have told him... that we weren't... We aren't but that doesn't mean we can't. Please? Please Regulas."

Regulas met her pleading gaze and his solid walls he built around his heart vaporized to dust and his frozen heart melts as if under a heat lamp. "I-I... Yes. Yes Vex, I will..."

inner Regulas: "My heart is going wild what is wrong with me.... one look and my emotions bust out for her? It... It is different she just over passed years of hurt... Is my heart torn or is it mended? My emotions are all over I don't know what to feel..."