In This Rebirth, The Male Lead Is Mine [BL]

”Baby,” Rise called the behemoth, which no matter how you look at it did not qualify to be called Baby because of its huge size. He petted it lovingly and spoke softly. ”Meet your second master.”

Rise shamelessly pointed to Kamille, who was now standing just beside his baby, looking up at him.

Kamille’s brow arched, seemingly surprised, but he did not say anything and only nodded his head slightly as if to greet his instant pet, co-ownership with Rise.

Baby, the behemoth, opened its huge eyes as it gazed at Kamille. It only needed one look, recognizing the other immediately as its second owner because of the link it had with Rise.

Rise’s thoughts were... filled with Kamille, after all.

It then whined and made a sound, greeting Kamille. Its voice was also a surprise—not actually loud, considering its size. However, it was only a demeanor that Rise and now Kamille could experience.

”It’s name is... baby?” Kamille sounded rather awkward when he spoke that, especially when Rise suddenly glanced at him, eyes bright for some reason.

Kamille evaded his gaze and decided to look at the behemoth instead.

Rise narrowed his gaze slightly; a naughty thought flashed in his mind but he decided against it in the end.

”Yes, Baby,” Rise deliberately trailed off, staring at Kamille’s expression, but he pouted when he did not see the expected reaction. ”I named it baby.”

In reality, Rise did not actually name it as such; he just called it that and since then had been calling it baby, and over time the behemoth seemed to also think it was the name he had given it.

When he got his baby, it was truly a baby—no more than the size of an average adult dog—until it grew to the size it had. Rise was even aware that his baby was not even an adult yet, and so the size would probably grow in a few years or more.

Even in five years, his baby had grown up so well, almost twice its current size.

”Baby...” Kamille repeated the name, his tone deep but soft. Rise’s heart suddenly skipped a beat; he could not help but stare at Kamille, who now also lifted his gaze and met Rise’s.

His expression was calm as usual; however, there was something else in his gaze, as if he was amused but satisfied at the same time.

Just as Rise was about to call him, Kamille shifted his gaze and looked at the behemoth again. The corners of his lips lifted in a teasing manner as he reached out and touched ’baby’, calling its name again.

”Baby, nice to meet you.” Kamille leaned forward and whispered it, making his voice deeper and sexier, especially as his mouth lifted, giving a small, captivating smile.

Rise fell silent, gulping and gripping the bucket in his hand.

Kamille slowly raised his gaze; the teasing smile had not faded. Rise stared at Kamille hungrily, gripping the bucket; it was a wonder it had yet to break.

Was his Guild Leader... purposely teasing him? Really?

Rise did not know if he should be happy or not... He thought his influence on Kamille might not be limited to the good; there were bad things as well.

Like this one... He was fucked. His Guild Leader had now learned how to tease him.

Of course, was Rise the one to let himself be defeated in his own’s game easily?

And so a playful smile appeared on his lips as he jumped and landed just in front of Kamille. He put down the bucket of medicine, which was already almost empty.

”My baby...” Rise cooed; his gaze was not on his baby at all but on his other baby. ”Want me to kiss you, baby?”

Kamille’s smile faded slightly while his smile widened.

The behemoth, unaware of the unofficial competition between its two owners, could only have a basic understanding of anything and whined, responding with Rise.

”I’ll kiss you now.” Rise leaned and was about to kiss the behemoth’s eyelids when a palm suddenly stopped his lips from touching the skin, and instead, he kissed a palm instead.

Rise never left his gaze off Kamille, and with this, the provocation in his gaze only grew. He bit Kamille’s palm, who visibly flinched, surprised by what he did, but he did not withdraw his hand.

It was Rise who pulled his lips away, and he did not forget to give Kamille’s palm a peck.

”Guild Leader, what’s with you? I just want to kiss my baby.” Rise halfheartedly complained.

His baby also whined and nodded as if to agree as well, making a comical sight. For it, kissing was not a big deal. Rise often kissed its eyes, but it had become rare since it had not summoned lately.

Kamille could not respond for a moment. What he did was totally unreasonable... or was it? Kamille did not think so. He exhaled, feeling the tingling through his palms where Rise’s lips had just made contact.

”Kissing...” Kamille’s eyes then became firm. ”You can’t kiss anyone else besides me.” He shook his head; his possessiveness finally showed up.

He already let it slide when Rise was hugging others so tightly, having an intimate moment in front of him. Kamille knew there was some necessary points that it had to happen so he put this side of him in check.

His mind was also preoccupied with his thoughts then.

However, tolerating it once did not mean he liked it. Kamille never thought he would have this kind of feeling where he never wanted to take possession of someone so bad; it was messing with his mind, and to the him he honed for so many years.

”Not even your... baby.” Kamille had already closed the distance between them when he said this, his voice lowering until his breath tickled Rise’s ear.

His arm circled Rise’s waist as if it were already his second nature, a place only for him.

”And don’t worry,” Kamille added, his tone filled with sincerity as he lifted Rise’s chin with his other hand, making him look at him. ”No one can kiss me besides you.”

With his words, Kamille basically confirmed. It was a relationship sealing of exclusivity. Not having a label but a relationship beyond the label itself.

Rise thought he would laugh with joy or cry with tears when the point he had been waiting for had finally arrived. He had not done any of that.

Instead of doing that, Rise stared at Kamille, his arm hooked up with his neck.

”Then, kiss me.”

It was a statement, a request, or an order.

More than that, it was also an answer.

”Kiss me.” Rise repeated.

Make me yours. And I’ll make you mine.

Rise’s gaze was a pool of emotions; he himself did not know what he was feeling. It was just an overwhelming emotion that he only knew one thing.

The man in front of him... could do anything with him, even break his heart, and Rise could see himself crawling back. The effect Kamille had on him was beyond the words love could offer.

This was not good, but Rise never associated with the word ’good’ all his life anyway.

Kamille’s eyes glimmered; emotions flashed on them. He seemed to read his thoughts or not. Rise did not care.

Then... Kamille smiled, a smile that really reached his eyes. Rise’s eyes widened slightly, astonished by the smile.

He was about to ask why he smiled, but his lips were already claimed, pulling his thoughts to wherever his mind wanted him to wander. Still, in that split second, Rise understood the meaning of that smile.

Making his lips lift up with a smile and a kiss, he parted his lips and deepened the kiss.

Kamille just gave him a pass, acknowledging his thoughts. It was both a relief and a satisfaction.

In both their twisted ways, Rise and Kamille... were truly meant for each other.

If not for... the impending future.

At that moment, the future or the present, everything was forgotten. The time seemed to have stopped, and the world only had the two of them, kissing under the illumination of moonlight.

It was a deep yet gentle kiss, uncharacteristic of them, but somehow it worked and was more appropriate to the setting and emotion they were feeling.

As the two kissed, Baby the behemoth also fell silent, closing its eyes as its tail curled up, and its huge body moved, covering and protecting the two from the prying eyes.

No one had seen this intimate moment other than Baby, making it more private and memorable.

***

Their time was limited, and so while Rise wanted to be intimate for longer, they needed to deal with what was waiting for them. However, something seemed to have changed slightly between the two.

If it was Hayes or the others who interacted with the two, they would surely sense the difference. While Rise and Kamille often acted so intimate and so clingy with each other, they never exuded this kind of feeling.

Like... They just felt so light and natural. Rise did not cling to Kamille, but even without that, their closeness was apparent. Others could sense it but did not dare to ask.

More than that, Kamille and Rise’s intimidating presence was more noticeable for the group.

Dan’s group had now rested, standing so obediently and close to each other. Rise looked at them, assessing them, making the five anxious and also wary.

These four should be dead by now. He swept at the four and then landed at Dan, the leader of the group. He should be in despair now, planning his revenge, becoming half-insane.

Now... Because of his intervention, they were alive. They survived.

Rise’s lips slowly rose; a satisfied laugh was then heard. And Rise’s laugh was not exactly a good sign.

Sure enough, an ominous air enveloped the fate of the five.

”I saved you... How about your life for an exchange?” Rise smiled so naturally one’s jaw would drop.