Alex's POV

The house is quiet for once. Laurance went out with Y/N, and Cadenza accompanied dad on a trip to the score to go grocery shopping. I'm trusted enough to remain home alone. And with a boy, nonetheless.

I look up at Vylad when I shut the math book in my hands. "I finished this week's homework," I say, standing up from my place to put my backpack back against a nearby wall. I sit back on the bed and look onto Vylad's paper, trying to figure out what number he's on.

His brain and hand are moving quickly in sync, and I almost envy his ability to do so. He has everything around him so perfectly calculated, and it's like he knows what move you'll pull before you even do it.

He glances up at me once the last few numbers are written and takes his notebook out of his book. "Are you trying to cheat?" He teases, shutting the book before putting his supplies back into his backpack.

I shake my head at his question and sit criss cross in front of him. This only causes him to mock my actions and return his gaze to me.

"Hmm, I thought so," he says, flashing a playful smile at me before looking down at my hands. His smile drops and so does my heart. There's a sudden change in the atmosphere, and I can't tell if I like it yet. "We should talk about last night."

"Nothing happened last night," I saw, looking at him a bit confused. I already could tell I wasn't enjoying where this conversation was heading.

"Exactly, that's why we need to talk." He looks me in the eye and grabs onto my hand, drawing little circles into my knuckles. "I wanted something to happen."

Shock fills me at his words. This wasn't how I thought that this conversation was going to go, so it takes me a few minutes to process just what exactly he is telling me.

"You wanted to kiss me?" I ask, my words slow and hesitant. "Vylad. . ." I drop my attention from him to my legs. A soft sigh escapes from my lips as I try to calm my racing heart. "I wanted that too."

I had pushed our moment that happened last night out of my head. I wasn't going to make any advancements on it or even comment further unless he was to bring it up. And if the conversation wasn't going to happen between us, that moment was going to be pushed further back until I couldn't remember it anymore. At least if it's pushed away to be forgotten, I wouldn't be able to think back on it to think of the what if's and what it could've meant.

The room falls silent, and I slowly begin to get up before I feel Vylad's hand grabbing onto mine to stay. He doesn't let go, and I don't move.

Instead, I sit back down on the bed and look at Vylad. "I've never done this type of thing before," I say, feeling like a fool for the silly confession. "I wouldn't know the first time to do when a relationship forms."

Vylad looks at me with a soft chuckle, shaking his head. "I think the first thing to do is for me to gather up enough courage to actually ask you out," he says, earning a bit of laughter on my end. I suppose we both just jumped into this without even asking. To think that we're both sophomores and we're acting so silly is astonishing.

"You would think with how much I've observed with Laurance and his flirting that I would've done the same thing," I tell him, look softly into his eyes before grabbing on his hands, squeezing them for assurance for the both of us. "Vylad, will you be my boyfriend?"

Vylad nods his head, bringing me into a small hug and letting it longer for a moment longer than we expected. "I want to go slow and take our time. I want to enjoy every moment as if t were our last," he tells me.

I glance up at and nod my head in understanding. I admire his features, studying each part of his face as if he would disappear in a matter of seconds and I would need to recite every detail of him.

I've always wanted a relationship, but I could never find someone that I thought could make me truly happy. In fact, I never really found someone that caught my eye. That changed when I got to Phoenix Drop, but there was no confidence in myself for a relationship between us to form.

It appears that I have proven myself wrong, and I have Vylad to thank for that.