(BL) Hunting The Field Guide

The room that Casper had taken Kellen to was on the higher levels of the tower. It wasn't quite classified as a space for just Espers, but Kellen knew that most Guides wouldn't dare to step foot in here. Fortunately, Kellen wasn't most Guides.

It was like a giant play room. An obstacle course built just for those who had awakened powers. To the left of the entrance were a bunch of cubbies for outside shoes, while to the right was a large space with mats on the ground. Kellen assumed it was a warm up space so you didn't sprain anything. Tucked to the right was a doorway marked for change rooms and bathrooms. In the far distance Kellen could see a large old school board with names scribbled and ranked. He couldn't read the names from this far away, but he could guess. He bet either Gunther or Ms. Hill was on those lists. But the main focal point of the space was the obstacle course itself.

It was giant, and made Kellen's mouth water. With rope swings, rock walls, pits of foam under long stretches of climbing...Kellen was in dreamland. It was unconscious, him kicking off his shoes and shoving them in a cubby. Casper watched the Guide, a smile playing on his lips as the man's blue eyes lit up from within. He hadn't seen him this excited before. He was sure that when he told the Captain about how excited the younger Guide had been, he wouldn't be very pleased that he'd missed it.

"You look like a kid in a candy store. I can tell you'll be back here." Casper chuckled as Kellen nodded.

"Why didn't you show me this place yesterday?" His tone was slightly accusatory as he began to notice others in the room too. Realising they weren't alone, Kellen pulled himself together slightly. He took his time removing his socks and jacket, rolling up the sleeves on his shirt underneath before adding them to his shoes. Casper's faint smile had become a real one as he watched the Guide move.

"Well, I can see that I made a mistake now. I didn't know you'd be this excited." He stared in the direction that Kellen was looking. The giant boards. "Shall I time you?" He asked as the Field Guide dropped into a few stretches, warming up his muscles.

"Not on the first run." He told him, and Casper laughed. The two heard laughter from nearby and realised that some Espers had been listening into their conversation. Casper stiffened at the sound, since he knew that the Espers were making fun of them from the tone of their laughter. It wasn't good intentioned like Casper's had been. Kellen, who'd been brought here to work off some steam, grinned. "Why? Is it a hard course?" He asked Casper, hoping one of the fools bit the bait.

"Well, it might be hard for Guides, but this is a B Class obstacle course. For us, it's easy." The Esper who approached them boasted. Casper, who hadn't even seen Kellen in action because he was one of those Guides who never left the city, snorted.

"I hear only Hill, Gunther and Jason have completed this course. Are you saying you can but you just haven't?" He demanded and the Esper scoffed. He either knew who Casper was and didn't care, or had no idea and assumed we were two dumb Guides. Kellen couldn't wipe the grin from his face.