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Of course that little brat would notice.
And, of course, he wouldn’t shut up about it.
“Are you looking like that because of your girlfriend?”
“Luke! A gentleman doesn’t ask about a lady's personal life.” Layton scolded the little kid, who felt like he just pointed out the obvious.
Luke, who just came into the professor's office and blurted that sentence out, cocked his head and looked at his mentor, puzzled “Is that why you didn’t tell her anything?”
“Well, that’s not-”
"I don’t think Luke could know…" Emmy interrupted Layton with a grin "After all you don’t have a girlfriend, mister second assistant."
The kid gasped, greatly offended, “I am NOT a second assistant!” He exclaimed, moving himself forward to the woman “I am professor Layton’s first and only apprentice” Luke crossed his arms, chest puffing with a soft scowl.
Emmy grinned as Layton still tried to understand why Luke said that kind of thing. Did Emmy have a girlfriend?
"You probably kissed her, eugh! That's disgusting"
"That's because you never kissed someone! You're still a baby"
"I am not a baby! I'm nine! And Arianna gave me one kiss" He defended himself, putting one finger up.
"On the cheek, that doesn’t count." She said while crossing her arms. "Nine is still baby age."
“Excuse me...” Layton awkwardly interceded, still trying to process the fact that Emmy might have a girlfriend “Did you have a… Err… A partner, Emmy? I mean- I wouldn't like to pry but-"
"How could you not realize, professor?" Luke moved his head to the side with a soft frown "She's wearing her girlfriends shirt. Like when my mom wears my dad's shirts." He gave Emmy's sleeve a light "And she has the face the girls in my class make when they like a boy. Eugh"
"I think you've got competence in the detective business, professor.” Emmy crossed her arms “I do have a girlfriend, are you two happy now?"
"I knew it! How is she?" He asked, eyes glistening with a mischievous smile.
"Aren't you a nosy baby. Didn't you just say it was disgusting? I'll only tell the professor about it" Emmy answered, sticking her tongue out to Luke while laying a hand on Hershel’s shoulder.
"Not fair! I want to know too!" He exclaimed, stomping on the ground once.
Layton chuckled “Come on Emmy, don’t be like that.” He said with an affable smile “Poor boy is just curious, you can’t blame him for that, can you?” He patted Luke’s head in an attempt to make him stop pouting.
Emmy sighed “Alright, it’s the girl you two met yesterday, Alix.”
“I knew it! I told you I knew it, professor.” Luke looked at Emmy “She looked at you like I look at stew, and I love stew.”
“Oookay, that’s enough of what’s-going-on-Emmy’s-life for today.”
“But I have more questions!” The little boy said, pouting and looking straight at Emmy “Like-”
“Luke, my boy… A true gentleman doesn’t pry on others’ personal life. Especially when they don’t want to tell you.”
“Alright, professor” Luke looked down, shoulders lowering.
“Now, calm down you two. I have a puzzle right here that...”
Luke and Emmy audibly sighed.
“Are you sure you want to go investigating with me? You would have so much fun with the professor I swear.”
“I don’t want to intrude. Besides, It would be weird hanging out with my boss’ girlfriend when I can hang out with her instead, y’know?”
“He already said it was okay, I swear you two are gonna be the death of me.”
“Yeah but still! I don’t want to disturb his cool thinking- vibe.”
“Really Alix?” She straightened her girlfriend’s jacket. “Now you’re just making poor excuses”
“They’re not… I just- I don’t want to interfere...” She gave Emmy a soft kiss on the nose “Besides, I’d rather do some detective work with you.”
“It’s nice seeing you showing some interest in mystery solving.” She hung her camera to her belt and looked Alix up and down, raising an eyebrow “And wearing any other thing besides band shirts…”
“I’m not the one who stole my MCR hoodie while staying in my house last month.” She smirked, opening the door from her house.
“It’s pretty comfy, even with the very ugly spider”
“Mind you, it’s a very nice spider. What’s with you and bugs?”
“They’re disgusting! I don't know why you like them”
“They’re pretty cute to me… There’s a very beautiful cobalt blue tarantula that-”
“Oh stop it! You’re making me icky!” She groaned as she gave her shoulder a soft punch.
“Alright, Alright. Let’s go to Gressenheller, we don’t want to keep Luke and the Prof waiting."
Emmy stood on her tiptoes and kissed her lips affectively.
"I'll be driving, okay?" She said on a low voice before walking out the door.
Alix blinked, red in the face "Yeah, yes! Perfect"
"Did you- Nevermind" Emmy reached for her keys, and kept them in her coat pocket "I can't understand why you freeze every time I kiss you.” She said as she opened the elevator door ”We've been dating for a year and a half already!"
"Is something wrong with that?" Alix questioned as she got on the elevator with Emmy and pushed the ground floor button.
"No I just… It's just a kiss, right? Why is such a big deal?"
Alix smiled and lowered herself to softly kiss Emmy as the lift stopped..
"You tell me." She answered with a cheeky smile "C'mon, let's go"
With that, she walked past her girlfriend, out of the apartment complex. An instant later Emmy reacted and ran after her.
"Hey you! You can't go around kissing me and then running away!" Emmy exclaimed "Who do you think you are?!"
Alix looked over her shoulder, ready to respond, as she was met with her girlfriend's body tackling her.
"Hm? Ow! Aren't you fast, Emmy?
“I'll show you fast, sit on the scooter.”
“Remember that we’re trying to get to campus, not to jail.”
“What’s the matter? Scared again?” She teased as she stepped on the gas.
“Is not thAAAAAA- EMMY ALTAVA I’M GONNA KILL YOU”
Even with her ears deafened by the wind she could hear her girlfriend’s laugh.