Chapter 10: One seduction does not make a relationship
As Kellen took full advantage of the break he'd been given by the S Class Esper, a knock sounded on the door. The Captain pushed his hair out of his face with a sigh before turning to answer.
Soft murmurs could be heard from the entrance, but Kellen didn't have it in him to try and figure out who was there. He needed to focus on pulling himself together, and steeling himself enough that he was able to resist the Captain's next advance. He needed to go talk with his manager and update her, he needed to go home with his parents, and he also needed time to process this whole thing.
The Captain had made his intentions very clear in the last hour, but Kellen still needed time to actually think this through. As much as he listened to his body and gut on most things, he still enjoyed mulling over things on his own.
The dizziness he had felt eventually faded away, and he didn't feel like he had boa constrictor wrapped around his chest anymore. Slowly, he got to his feet and leaned against the edge of the couch. Kellen decided, given the situation, it wasn't smart to hide how much the Captain affected him, since the man already knew the truth. Hiding it was pointless, and also felt dangerous.
Kellen had a gut feeling that if he pretended that the Captain hadn't been successful in seducing him, or if he hadn't been a good kisser, something awful was going to happen. A shiver ran down his spine at the thought.
"Oh, are you cold Kellen?" Kellen didn't jerk at his voice, and instead turned to face him. The Captain didn't appear as open as he had been before, or as calculating, but he knew it was there beneath the surface. How the hell had Kellen not noticed it before?
Sure, the Captain carried himself well, especially for an S Class. The other S Classes Kellen had met through his parents all had a few screws loose.
Openly.
The Captain chose to have those screws loose in private, and apparently Kellen was now one of probably few alive privy to that. Or maybe it was something that happened as S Classes aged.
"I-I'm not cold. I was just shaking something off." He admitted quietly, still lost in his own thoughts.
"Oh? Then why are your arms covered in goosebumps? Give me a minute, I'll be right back." He turned and raced up the stairs two at a time. Shortly, he was back with what looked like a jacket. It looked...familiar. He approached the Guide quickly, flicking the jacket out and tucking it around his shoulders. Since he had been so casual about it, Kellen only took a brief glance down at the design of the jacket, before doing a double take and paling.