Chapter 182: We aren’t even boyfriends, let alone lovers
Gunther had a strained, angry look on his face as he looked over Taylor and Casper. Added to his look was the fact that his arms were crossed, and a muscle was twitching in his jaw. If he didn’t look worse than Hill, Kellen might have found this situation funny. Might have.
"Gunther, if you don’t sit down willingly, I will force you to." Gunther’s head jerked at Kellen’s firm tone, as if he had forgotten about the Guide. His cheeks flushed, and after a glare from Kellen, he did as he was told. Gunther didn’t take his eyes off of Casper, and Kellen sighed. "If you make it that obvious, anyone can tell." Kellen muttered as quietly as he could, and watched as Gunther’s sunken face flushed.
It was clear once Kellen took his hand, how dire Gunther was. He needed guiding, but clearly hadn’t been going to get it from Casper, or anyone else. Kellen clenched his teeth, hating that these two had probably been doing this for much longer then anyone could probably guess, and that it hadn’t been affected until now.
"Next time something like this happens, you need to let me or the Captain know immediately. Preferably me. I’m the only Guide who can take over Casper’s position." Kellen told Gunther, and Gunther at least had the decency to look chastised.
Sighing, Kellen began their guiding session, and he was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to guide him. He was still an elemental Esper, but because he wasn’t a wind Esper, it felt like he was guiding any other Esper. Of course, like Hill, he needed the full 15 minutes, maybe even 16 minutes, but no one was going to blame Kellen. Especially when he stepped into Gunther’s powers and was faced with a giant tiger made of water, and Kellen had to throw his powers in the form of toys at it, since he didn’t think it would allow him close enough to pet it.
He had a feeling that was reserved for only one Guide.
Releasing Gunther, Kellen turned to check on Casper to find Casper glaring at him. Surprised, it took Kellen a few seconds to understand why. Casper hadn’t been angry when Kellen had chewed him out in front of all of these people, so why-
Ah.
Grinning, Kellen reached out and ruffled his hair, and knocking his headband off.