Awaiting You (Chapter 2)
Seele found herself waiting for the day Caelus would visit. Bronya told her that Caelus said he'd visit, though he didn't specify a date.
Bronya said he mentioned something about a 'Penacony' that Seele had never heard of, though that didn't matter to her. Seele just wanted him to visit already, she felt everyday pick away at her, though she had her duties and things to do, she felt as if it all didn't matter, she was fixated on one thing. His return.
She had never felt this way before, sure, she dreamed about him, but knowing he would visit was something new. Seele was the type of person to focus on multiple things at once, but with her mind focused on one thing, it was like everything else passed as a blur.
She found herself wandering around the Administrative District in her free time, though her expression was void of any real emotion, any explicable one at the least. All Seele could think about was him, it had never been this bad, but with the promise of his return, she was smitten.
Seele would get weird looks as she walked down the street, for either her gloomy demeanor or her Underworld origin, she did not know, and she didn't care to know, either.
Though Seele would feel cold, she didn't mind it, she felt warmth from the feeling of her cheeks flaring up at the thought of Caelus, the trailblazer she adored, she remembered every interaction with him, she wished she were more friendly then, though that wasn't in her nature. She wasn't a girly girl, or at least that's what she thought, Bronya always told her that whenever Caelus was the topic of discussion she would act like a teenager in love, which in Seele's imagination, must be bad.
Seele would find herself sitting on a bench, head down and her heart hardly afloat, she didn't want to admit it, but with every passing second she felt her heart be set ablaze, it was corny, sure, but Seele wanted to share even more moments with him, even then when she wasn't feeling such emotions for him, she remembers the excitement that flared from within her whenever her and Caelus would battle, hearing the aggression and power behind his attacks inspired Seele, she looked up to him, then as a combatant, now as...
Seele was cut off from her thoughts when she felt her phone vibrate, she looked at the illuminated screen and saw a message from Bronya.
"He's here."
Seele felt her eyes widen at the very words on her screen, the pure adrenaline flowing through her body at such a simple phrase shocked even her, as she shot up from her seat and began dashing towards Qlipoth Fort, ignoring the weird glances she got as she saw the distant steps that led to the fort, which Caelus must've been.
She blew past the Silvermane guards that were stationed in front of the steps, climbing them at speeds that left the Silvermane guards in shock.
She entered Qlipoth Fort in a frenzy, she forced the doors open and ran about the halls of the gigantic structure, and eventually found the room the two were in.
...
As Caelus entered the room, he saw Bronya waiting, sitting behind the Guardian's Desk, staring at him intently, her look stern.
"You've finally arrived, you kept me waiting, Caelus."
Bronya would say, in her usual formal manner, her voice matching her expression as her words were firm.
"Yeah, sorry, I had some things to do before coming here..."
Caelus would say, chuckling slightly, though Bronya seemed unfazed.
Bronya quickly sent Seele a message before placing her phone on her desk.
"..."
With Bronya's silence, Caelus looked around for something to talk about, and it was then that he noticed the giant stacks of paper on Bronya's desk.
"You've been busy, I assume?"
Caelus would say, or more ask nervously.
Bronya's look didn't change as she continued to look at Caelus with her firm look.
"You're here as a vacation, I've set you up a room at the Goethe Hotel, I can assure you there will be no trouble. Enjoy yourself."
Bronya would state, before sighing.
"But if you wish, I bet plenty of people have favors to ask of you."
Caelus smiled slightly, appreciating that Bronya wanted him to relax, but also wanted to appeal to his trailblazing lifestyle.
"I appreciate it, though, you said someone's been requesting I visit. I'd like to know who."
Caelus asked, hoping that Bronya would reply to him this time, seeing as she couldn't leave him on seen in person.
"Well, I'm sure they'll approach you sooner or later-"
Bronya was cut off when the tall, wooden doors to Bronya's office shot open, the two looked over to see Seele, standing there, panting, her eyes darting around before landing on Caelus.
"Oh, hi, Seele."
...
Seele felt her heart begin to beat faster, and she felt her breathing grow uneasy, it was something foreign to her, someone's mere presence had never done this to her before.
So why the hell was this attractive trailblazer doing this to her?
Seele stood there, her pupils dilated as she stared at him, her violet eyes meeting his amber ones.
She didn't say anything in response for a while, silence filling the room as Seele felt the tension between her and Caelus, while Bronya wished she could just disappear in the moment.
"H- Hi Caelus."
Did she just stutter? Seele felt her throat knot itself as she struggled to speak, wanting to continue talking but when she opened her mouth to speak, the only thing that came out was sputtered coughing.
Caelus would rush up to her, placing a hand on her back and one on her stomach.
"Seele, are you okay?'
Caelus would ask, but when Seele only replied in a panicked series of coughs, Caelus knew what to do.
He smacked her back a few times, increasing his force with each smack, before Seele finally coughed out whatever was in her throat, sputtering out for a moment before looking up at Caelus.
"Thank you."
She said, nervously, as if she were tiny. Seele felt small in the moment, practically shielded by Caelus and his body, his hands still resting on her back and stomach.
Caelus nervously chuckled before retracting his hands, to Seele's dismay.
"Don't worry about it, I'm just glad you're okay."
Caelus would say, before helping Seele up by offering a hand.
Seele saw the outstretched hand and felt her cheeks flare up, the heat rushing to her face implying that she was blushing, she knew it, it was embarrassing.
She took his hand and gripped it tightly and helped herself up.
Caelus nervously chuckled before letting go of Seele's hand.
Seele looked at Bronya, who was simply watching the two with her usual stern expression.
"Oh, I forgot to mention."
Bronya would begin, looking over at Caelus.
"Seele will be accompanying you, she offered to assist you with anything you might need."
Caelus looked at Seele before his gaze diverted back to Bronya.
"Ah, that's nice of her."
Caelus looked at Seele.
"Thank you."
Seele blushed and looked away, her eyes looking to Bronya.
"It's nothing, I'm just happy to see you,"
Seele blush deepened as she let that slip, she felt herself stumble for a moment before she caught herself.
"..."
Caelus looked at her with a small smile before turning his attention to Bronya.
"Well, we'll get going, I have some places in mind that I want to visit."
Caelus looked at Seele.
"You'll be accompanying me, right?"
Seele nodded quickly, almost violently.
"Yeah! Of course!"
She sputtered out, a nervous expression on her face.
As Caelus turned to walk out of Qlipoth Fort, Seele shot Bronya a thumbs up, in which the Supreme Guardian groaned.
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