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The sky is slowly turning red while the sun is setting down. You and Kaeya walk alongside, heading back to Monstrad. The wind is softly playing with your hair and you suddenly feel a bit chilly. You even shiver a bit.
"You want me to give you my coat?" he asks smiling. He noticed you shiver and now he's gonna pick up on you for this. He's a sly bastard.
"No need to do that"
"Oh, that's too bad"
"Kaeya!" you almost scream. He's right behind you: one hand on your nape, the other is holding his glove.
"What? Can't handle the cold? Maybe you shouldn't have declined my coat" He smirks and then starts laughing softly.
"Your hands are deadly cold!" you yell "don't touch me ever again or I'll-"
"You will do what?" he shuts you putting his fingers on your mouth. He's teasing, he always teases, he loves to tease. Now he seems to do it more often, it annoys and fluster you but you can't let it show too much because you know that if he knew the impact that he has on you he will never stop doing it. Maybe he will tease even more, he is like this and you don't know if you love or hate this side of him.
You look at him angrily, his smile seems to grow bigger. He will definitely tease more.
You try to think about something, anything, but you don't know what to add. Your mind seems to have gone blank, he has this impact on you. You just mutter a "jerk" giving him a soft punch. You wanted to smack his face but you managed to control yourself and aimed just for his arm, he should be grateful for the mercy you are showing him.
He giggles, his now gloved hand covering his mouth. The hand that just a few seconds earlier touched your neck. Without even realizing it you are holding your breath. You force yourself to breath again. Inhale, exhale. All you can think about is his cold hand on your neck slowly tracing your skin and leaving goosebumps all over you.
You shiver and then look away a bit flustered. Why are you thinking about this? What's wrong with you?
The Cavalry Captain notices it and smiles. Of course he noticed, his eyes are fixed on you.
"Once we get back to the city I will treat you to dinner" he says casually. "You can choose whatever you want, I'll pay"
"Why so generous?"
"You were a great help with thoose Abyss mages. If you weren't with me it would have been a pain in the ass"
You raise an eyebrow.
"Are you saying you could have lost against them if you were alone?"
"Absolutely not, you have a low impression of me if you think so" he grins.
You don't say anything, you just roll your eyes and he adds, in a lower voice "It just... feels nice to have someone around. It feels nice to hang out with you"
You are at a loss of words. You try to read every angle of his face but you can't find his signature smirk. He looks... serious. You have never seen the Captain acting this serious. Is he feeling ok? You are not feeling well, that's for sure. Your heart is about to explore, you don't know if he can hear it pounding so loudly, you hope he can't.
"I too enjoy your company" you manage to say at last. "But are you feeling ok? Why are you this nice today? Something happened?"
He doesn't answer your questions, instead he brushes your hair with his hand, you freeze.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot you said no touching" he says, flinching his hand away from you as if you are made of fire. He smiles a bit, shyly, and you know that he's keeping an eye on your next move.
"I meant don't touch me with your cold hands without warning me beforehand"
You stare at him with defiantly eyes. He can't speak a word and he seems almost lost for a moment. Of all the people he's at a loss of words. You didn't pictured this even in your wildest dream, it feels nice to be the one to leave him speechless since it rarely happens.
But it is just for a moment because then his usual grin reappears.
Sly bastard, he's up to no good. You know it. You don't know what he's thinking about but you know that it's nothing good.
You and Kaeya knew each other for years now. You can recognize the face he's making. This is the face he makes every time he has something sketchy in mind. Like the time he stole one of Diluc's wine bottles and dared you to drink it with him on top of the Barbatos statue near the cathedral.
You two almost kissed that day. If only the two of you weren't drunk maybe...
Now he's close. Close to you like that day. You can feel his breath on your cheek, how come you hadn't noticed that he was approaching until now? Were you really this lost in your thoughts?
He's dangerously coming closer and decreasing the distance from you.
He doesn't smell like wine like last time, this time he smells like mint and sweat. You should smell like sweat too, it was a long day after all.
No words, the two of you are now almost touching.
"May I-" he whispers, his hand near your cheek, you don't know if he can feel the heat coming from your face. You surely feel like burning.
"May I what?" you tease, or try to tease. Your voice is a mere whisper, you are already nodding.
"May I cup your face with my cold hands and then kiss you?" Here it is, his usual grin, but this time he looks different. He looks... soft.
"Yeah, you can" you smile, he smiles back.
He slowly caresses your cheeks, he's taking his time, then you just feel his breath on your mouth. You close your eyes and let your lips meet.