parentshiftbook Chapter 152: First kiss and Old friends.
Chapter 152: First kiss and Old friends.
Chapter 152: First kiss and Old friends.
Ring! Ring!
Emir gestured for Lyra to wait a moment and fished out his terminal.
He glanced at the screen and saw that it was Emma calling him, someone that he had barely contacted even before leaving Earth for Silent's trial.
Swiping up, he answered the call.
"Hey Em, it's been a while."
Returning his attention to Lyra, he stepped closer to her while Emma's reply echoed in his
ear:
"Emir! It's been so long since we last heard from you... Where the hell were you in the past year?!"
He let out a chuckle and said:
"Give me a moment, Em, I'll get to you in a second."
Pressing the mute button, he lowered his head to Lyra's level, drawing closer as her ruby eyes locked onto his deep, inky blacks.
They shared a moment of silent connection, a bittersweet understanding passing between them.
Emir's hand gently held her chin, pausing for a brief moment, letting the weight of their weird relationship and the impending separation hang in the air.
He could feel the mix of emotions radiating from her, and he wanted to make this parting as gentle as possible.
Emir didn't need a second to know that Lyra was ready.
Her entire demeanor and stance told him that she was waiting.
He leaned in, and their lips met for a few lingering seconds, the kiss filled with warmth, affection, and an unspoken promise.
But then, to his surprise, he felt her stiffen, and a muffled sound escaped her lips.
Her eyes widened, and he saw a mixture of shock and something else he couldn't quite place.
Stepping back, he looked at her in concern, his brow furrowing as he searched for an explanation.
"What's wrong?" He asked gently, his voice filled with genuine worry.
"...Did I do something wrong?"
Her face slowly began to blush, the deepest red spreading across her cheeks, almost turning them a delicate shade of pink.
"Are you alright?" Emir asked, his concern evident as he gently cupped her face in his hand.
But the touch only seemed to fuel her woes, causing her to quickly step away, clearly flustered and still processing what had just happened.
And before Emir could reply, Jake rebuked her:
"Don't mind her, Emir, she's just been really worried about you..."
"You know how hunters are, one day they're alive and dead the next, so we thought that we'd lost you there. We didn't believe the rumors about you going ruin diving for so long... That is, until we've finally heard that you showed up in the hunter's office."
"Ah. So that's how you've found me... Okay, look. I'm surprised that you guys actually worried about me so much, and I'm sorry for not replying, but if you want to know, I've got to ask a
few questions first."
"Ask away!" Emma screamed from the back.
"Heh, alright. First things first, what rank are you guys right now?"
"Guys?"
"I'm sorry." They replied in unison, their voices taking on a solemn tone.
Emir waited on them to sort out their emotions, thinking that they might've already gone to
the front lines and actually survived, now understanding why they'd been so worried about
him as they themselves faced death itself...
The Order.
"We, can't say much, but we... We've survived the front lines and are now high-ranking
hunters."
A wide smile spread across his face at the news, and he immediately began planning what he could do with them going forward.
"Congrats guys. You deserve it after all you've been through, but tell me, how? It hasn't been long since you were around rank 26, not even close to fifty, so how did you rank up so fast?"
"Actually, cross that. Let's talk in person, where do you guys want to meet?" He stated while thinking of how to ask them to join his group.
"Come to our place, we live near the gate across the academy, it's a new house we bought, I'll send the exact location now." Jake answered with a happy tone evident in his words. "Alright, I'll be there in a few minutes, expect a plus one." Emir confirmed and ended the call.
"Was that enough of a reward?" He asked as he turned his attention to Lyra, who was now standing straight, her face back to normal.
"More than enough... Though I get that you didn't mean anything by it, I asked for a reward, and you gave it to me." She sulked.
'AI or not. Women are mysterious creatures, aren't they? I gave her what she wanted, but she still complains... Though I guess the way I did it might make me seem insensitive.' He
thought with a raised brow.
"It's still my first kiss, you know? I wouldn't give it away willy-nilly."
Just as his words registered in her mind, she immediately brightened up, and her face showed
a beautiful smile. "That's what I like to see, now why don't we go meet up with some old friends?" He asked
while gesturing for her to hold his hand.