Chapter 32: Black and Amber
Aster thought he was going to die from embarrassment as the humanoid panther practically announced that claim as fact to the whole residence in the loudest voice imaginable. He hurriedly scolded the cat in a forced whisper.
"Corty! Shut up! No, I don’t have a mate... I...We... We kissed is all. It was nice... Really nice, actually." Aster let out a breathe of relief, Cortist was the first person he had talked to about that night and these feelings. That felt right to the boy somehow. The cat was eyeing his brother from the side with squinted eyes, the shit eating grin upon his muzzle grew by the second as he began to snicker soon after.
"It’s the Aschefell she-wolf, isn’t it? The hottie? The one you were shielding back there?"
Aster could only stare at the ground and cover his face as the blood rushed to it, forcing out the reddest blush the mage had ever seen on his little brother. The cat laughed loudly again at the confirmation.
"HAHAHA, SERIOUSLY?!? YOU’VE BEEN OUT IN THE WORLD FOR JUST FIVE WEEKS, AND YOU SCORED WITH A HOT, NOBLE SHE-WOLF ALREADY? ASTER! I’M SO PROUD OF YOU!!!"
Aster was going to die. It was that simple, everyone in the mansion had heard his brother’s excited yelling just now, and his heart was going to explode from embarrassment. He felt a hand on his shoulder, and found his brother was finally satisfied with the torture. He spoke in a much quieter tone now, albeit one still laced with the teasing.
"I swear, it’s always a canine that sweeps someone off their feet... Is it the ’vajayjay’? That do it for you? I can respect that."
Aster just glared at his brother now, Cortist smiled regardless.
"I, I don’t even know what you’re talking about Corty... I really don’t know what I’m doing. I didn’t care about this stuff. Until I did, so now I’m just trying to figure out what to do next. I mean... I know what sex is... But I don’t really know what sex is. Or how to, I guess... I just get nervous when I think about it too much... I think I want to try with Stahl though... Eventually... If, if she wants to... I just don’t want to mess it up is all."