The after party (Invite Only)

[Alexander Gale]

It was an interesting party, full of fun, cake, and a giant whale, but it had to come to an end eventually. When it did Alexander led the guests down the north corridor to one of the largest air scrapers in the city with the sign in large neon letters spelling out Gale in the cold Atlantic waters. He continued to escort them to the Presidential suite and told them to enjoy themselves to anything room service could provide on the house. Though when Yuku started to enter the room, Alex stopped him and smiled softly. " This isn't your room, I have something much better in mind for the birthday boy." with that he led Yuku up one more floor to a large resplendent suite. " This is your room Yuku, had it built just for you. It has a fully stocked kitchen, living room, master bed room, guest bedroom, exercise room, armory, shooting range, recreation room, mini movie theater, and I added a room that I've always wanted but never had and that is a room where the floor, walls, and ceiling is a trampoline. I also left 6 rooms empty to do with what you wish. I hope you like it" 

[Yuku]

Ever silent Yuku calmly followed Alex up to the suite, but he had figured it was just a nice separate room for him. The big boss was always coddling him, and thankfully it served to motivate Yuku to do exponentially better each time. The guy was two an was rapidly securing a place in the business world and rising higher and higher on that ladder. So needless to say, every investment alex made in him paid off, and this lead to more rewards, but sometimes it wasnt a reward and they werent just boss and employee. This was pretty much just the cutest thing ever. Yuku, was full of cake and there was a bouncy room. He poked his head inside and tried to hide his smile and remain aloof but the grin just exploded across his face. He looked back at alex showing off this pure joy. <I get all of this too? There is even enough room for you to stay over if you visited. I mean if you werent too busy and wanted to, but its nice I mean all of this> the humble boy looked down <I never forget anything you done to- I mean for me.>

[Alexander Gale]

Alex smiled at Yuku as he bounded slowly into the bouncy room. " Oh I plan on visiting you quite often to see what progress you will make in this endevor. I know you will do swimmingly." Alex calmly slipped out of his shoes and treaded carefully into the room which gave way to his every step and gave back as he lifted them. " Hey now, I admit that a trampoline room is a pretty cool gift, but everything I give you Yuku is yours because you earned it. I will be alive for more years then I will dare to count, but will only have one apprentice and you are him. You have earned your place here with me on top of the business world and you will still be here after I step down. I only have one wish for you: I want you to never give up on it, it may seem pointless as an amputated starfish at times but if you endure it always becomes something like this, this city we have built. Your business will grow in unexpected and fabulous ways and you will no doubt make me proud. Even if a business fails I will still be proud of you because I know that if it didn't make it, it wasn't for your lack of trying....." Alex stopped for a moment and smirked after rewinding the conversation. "For what I've done to you?" Alex walked toward Yuku and stood inches from him looking down into his eyes, " Could you be referring to the time when we were forced into that crampped bunker....all....by....ourselves?" Alex moved slowly forward with evey drawn out word until the last one was whispered in homunculus ears. " Let me see if I can give a repeat performance ." Alex pushed Yuku to the bouncable floor and watched as the lights slowly faded to low almost unseeable glow that signaled night time in the city.

[Yuku]

Yuku spread his legs out to stabilize himself in the bouncy room. As Alex spoke his grand words of encouragement Yuku was very focused on him. He knew some looked at this young kid who came out of nowhere as nothing impressive, or figured he was just a brown-noser or related to Alex, or really anything that explained why he was in such a lofty position besides by pure merit. But oh how the vampire had a knack for reassuring him. He smiled bashfully and nodded <then ill continue to work my hardest..> he trailed off ,going red when he realised the fruedian slip he made in saying doing to rather than doing for. Alex enticed him drawing closer and slowly every detail of that night came back to him. He never expected he would get so close to a man who he both respected and was attracted to again. But then he was pushed to the bouncy floor. <Is..this part of my present?>

[Alexander Gale]

Alex looked the young homunculus in the eyes, " It isn't part of the present but it could be if you wanted it to be, but that entirely up to you, I'm not one to make a move without consent." Alex held a superfluous grin as he spoke, knowing that he contained the upper hand and yet it was not needed to convince his apprentice. "all you have to do is give the word" Alex teased the words upon his lips giving them a drawn out, almost seductive quality. "Or maybe I should be on my way?" he said wiith fake disappointment. He had shifted his weight to give the appearance of him about to leave.

[Yuku]

There was only the dimmed lights an the soft glow of Yuku's phone as his voice came out of it, an he couldnt stop himself from blurting out <No, don leave! you would be the icing on my cake!> well possible innuendos aside, it was true. alex just made everything he did for Yuku a million times better than he coudlve imagined by himself. He was beet red. they had been together once..did he even remember how it felt? He swallowed to moisten his dry throat. He was adorably nervous and not at all the confident young vp.