Chapter 84 - 83

The three continued to go around the city and it was a fun day for everyone. When it ended, Yohann gave Gideon a hug that Kaiden couldn't even do anything about it except watch. But deep inside he was actually raging going "I HAVEN'T HUGGED GIDEON FOR SO LONG WITHOUT FORCING MYSELF AND YET YOU MANAGED TO HUG HIM?!"

Yohann on the other hand whispered

"Good luck with Kaiden"

That made Gideon surprised and he pulled away from the hug. Yohann only smiled and waved his hand at the two after saying that he had fun today and that they should hang out again sometime. The two got into the car once Yohann went inside his place and the drive back was a little quiet for a brief moment until Kaiden spoke.

"What did Yohann tell you?"

Gideon's eyes widened and he looked outside the window. It was already a shock how Yohann noticed that he was developing feelings for Kaiden but-

'I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT!'

"Ah erhm...  It was something we talked about in our messages"

"What was it?"

"It's a secret" Gideon firmly says as he covered his face with his hand to prevent Kaiden from noticing his slightly red face.

Kaiden lets out a hum as if he was just agreeing with it but not believing it. He knew that back then when they were kids when Gideon would lie, he looks to the side or he would touch his mouth in some way. Just right now, he's doing both.

"Did you at least have fun?" Kaiden changed the topic. If Gideon was bold enough to lie to him right now then he shouldn't press on it anymore. Gideon will eventually tell him about it anyway.

"I did" Gideon answered. Thankfully Kaiden changed the topic or else he would be stuck trying to explain-

"Then why were you upset with me earlier?"

Ah, fuck.

He wasn't able to escape the interrogation now that they were alone.

"I'm... not actually sure" He looked down at his knees. He was saying the truth. He just felt like his chest started to hurt and looking at Kaiden just made it worse.

Kaiden glanced at Gideon and he wasn't doing any of his mannerisms just now. Meaning he was saying the truth.

"I thought we were already ok" He says in a slightly annoyed tone. What else did he do? It seems like he's walking on eggshells every day around Gideon.

"We are" Gideon replies and Kaiden scoffed.

"Well, it doesn't seem like that. Earlier you were ok but suddenly you became sour"

"The only reason why I got pissed is that you were smiling a lot at others!"

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What?

Gideon realized what he had just said and looked away once again and covered his face.

"I... I didn't mean that. I don't really know why I got angry at you" Lies.

Kaiden had to slow down the car and park it to the side for a moment.

Okay okay, let's just collect our thoughts for a moment.

So Gideon got angry at him for smiling a lot at others. And now he's lying badly to cover that fact up. Does that mean Gideon was indeed jealous?

Kaiden needed to check and unbuckled his seatbelt before suddenly leaning up close towards Gideon.

"K-Kaiden?!" Gideon turned redder the moment Kaiden did this.

He wasn't really trying anything, in fact, their faces were still quite far but it was enough for Gideon to panic.

"Do you like me as well?" Kaiden asks him and Gideon was staring at him with wide eyes.

"I..." He gulped. Alexander just told him that he was still forming feelings. But why was his heart beating so fast?!

"You?" Kaiden leaned in closer and he could now hear Gideon's breaths.

Shit...

Kaiden felt like he'll get crazy just from hearing those soft breaths.

"little" Gideon answers and he pushed Kaiden back to his seat.

Kaiden was surprised by the honest answer. Even if it was just a little, it meant he had a chance. He just needed to make that "little" into "a lot". He held the hands that were on his chest when Gideon pushed him away.

"Then what should I do to make that into a clearer answer?" He asks softly and Gideon felt like his entire body was just burning up due to embarrassment.

A faint sweet smell suddenly appeared out of nowhere and Kaiden had to let go of Gideon's hands.

"Gideon, I'll have to open the windows for a moment and step out"

"Huh? why?" Gideon was surprised. Did he make a mistake?

"You see..." With every second Kaiden was inhaling this sweet smell, he felt like he'll give in to his desires. With a flushed face, he says "You're unconsciously using your powers, I might do something if I don't go outside"

'Oh? Is that why I felt hot all over?'

Kaiden could guess what he was thinking and he rolled down the windows and opened the door.

"I'll wait for you to calm down first then you can give me an answer once I take you back home ok?" Kaiden tells him that and he steps out of the car to take a fresh breath of air. If Amias didn't warn him about that then he would have done something terrible to Gideon then and there.

But Gideon just said that he had feelings even if it was little. It was already like a taste of victory for Kaiden.

This summer, he'll definitely make Gideon fall for him more.

Gideon who was left inside the car took a few breaths. The fresh air from outside would hit his face and it felt extremely cold. Well, Winter just ended so the air would still be cold. And perhaps the fact that he was blushing added more to that.

He just prematurely confessed to Kaiden. He buried his face in his hands thinking about how stupid he must have looked just now.

But...

Kaiden didn't push him away or think that he was a weirdo for rejecting him and now suddenly saying that he liked him. In fact, he even asked what he should do to get a clearer answer. This meant that Kaiden knew he was still confused with his feelings and respected that. He didn't even push that Gideon liked him.

"man..." he muttered.

'What did I truly do to deserve this?'

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Kaiden took him home after a while and asked again what he should do and Gideon answered that he wasn't sure yet. Maybe act normally? To which Kaiden laughed and kneeled down.

"Let's just start dating. Isn't the purpose of dating is to find out if you really like the person?" Kaiden proposed and Gideon felt like he was burning up again.

'This was really bad for the heart'

Kaiden laughed and asked him again. This time Gideon gave in and said:

"Sure... we could date"

"Great!" Kaiden beamed and hugged Gideon. This much should be fine right?

Gideon was surprised by the sudden hug but he could feel Kaiden's heartbeat was quite fast.

'Just like mine...'

He felt fuzzy now. Like something was tingling in his stomach. It wasn't uncomfortable in fact it was... quite nice.

He hugged back the prince and they stayed like that for a while until they heard a cough from behind.

Turns out that Theodora was home early and heard the entire thing.

The prince laughed awkwardly and yelled out "Well would you look at the time! I gotta go! I have a lot of work to do. I promise that I'll just call you later, bye-bye Deon!" Kaiden suddenly ran off to his car and Gideon was left standing there with his mother.

"You have a lot of explaining to do Gideon" Theodora starts and Gideon nods.

He knew that he fucked up just now but it felt a little bit thrilling. He was excited about Kaiden's promise that he will call him. Ahh is this what dating feels like?

"I know I know..." Gideon answers as he followed Theodora inside.

The two sat down and started to talk about what happened today.

"As far as I remember, you only told me that you will go to Lord Yohann's and Lady Kassandra's place. How come you came home with the prince just now?"

"The prince suddenly visited and I couldn't send him off because he offered to drive me to Lord Yohann's place..."

Well that was one thing out of the way... now-

"Then what was that whole 'What should I do for you to answer me more clearer?' and the whole 'Let's start dating!'? Would you mind explaining that to me as well Gideon?"

Theodora being angry was scarier than Stephen being angry. Gideon gulped and looked down.

"The prince actually confessed to me that he liked me since we were kids..."

"Figured that one out already, what else?"

"I... um.. I also like him. That's why Kaiden asked me out so that I can figure out my feelings if I really like him the same way"

Theodora, the overprotective mom, felt a little irritated.. Why Gideon? I thought you were smart and bright to know that the prince is not a good match with you. I can happily accept that you are gay but why the prince?!