Kashmir [BxB]

Chapter 13 - Depraved

I sigh, taking a seat in Science class next to Esme. It was Tuesday, and we were supposed to start on a new species this week. Mr. Garcia was a brilliant teacher, but after two weeks of studying first vampires, and then elves, I felt calm in the now-familiar structure. I didn't know what species he had planned for this week, but I knew what to expect which was comforting.

"Good Morning, class! Gather round in your groups, make sure someone writes down your words, because we're starting on a new species today!"

I turn around so I'm straddling my chair, facing Nate and Kade who are sitting behind me and Esme. Kade's eyes meet mine, the warm brown making me tingle. I hadn't slept with anyone in a couple of weeks, and his stare was so... captivating. I wet my dry lips with my tongue, my mouth having gone dry when I saw him.

"Okay, I'll give you the species and take attendance while you're working on your five words. We all know the process by now, right? Five words to describe or encapsulate a species, right?", Mr. Garcia instructs, grabbing his laptop out of his leather shoulder bag and a whiteboard pen, readying himself.

The class confirms his words, and with a quick glance at his computer, he turns around to the board and writes the word 'INCUBI' in large, bold letters.

"Remember, five words to incapsulate or describe. Go!"

Nate immediately starts writing, putting down 'sfs' on the paper before looking up.

"What?", he asks when he looks up to meet my eyes. "It's relevant."

"Not saying it's not.", I shrug, "Write down 'beautiful' as well."

Esme snorts from beside me, "Narcissistic much?"

I give her a shove, telling her to go ahead with the next one.

"Pheromones.", she chooses, and Nate writes it down.

"Fourth one, Kade. What've you got?", he then asks, looking at the boy next to him.

"Um... what about,", he pauses, eyes flickering my way before looking down on the paper, "no sexual preference?"

Nate nods silently, writing it down. "Okay guys, last word. Any ideas?"

I can't keep my eyes off of Kade, no matter how hard I try. He's so heartbreakingly gorgeous, too beautiful to fit in with the ugly classroom walls and vulgar scribbles on the desk. He looks up, meeting my eyes, and once again convinces me of this contrast; he's too magnificent to be real.

I smile at him, lost in his deep, dark eyes, swimming in the pools of serenity as he finally holds my stare.

"Actually, add depraved in there as well.", Kade adds, just in time for Mr. Garcia to call the attention back to himself. I blink at him, wanting to protest, but Mr. Garcia quiets the class down.

I don't turn around, eyes glued to Kade as he sits hunched over next to a confused Nate who left the fifth bar empty. Kade looks up, meeting my eyes with a cold, hard look that makes unpleasant chills run down my spine. Mr. Garcia calls on our group to go first, and fortunately, Esme gets assigned.

"One word please, Miss Voss."

"Pheromones.", she says, flicking her now purple-ish hair over her shoulder.

"Pheromones...", Mr. Garcia mumbles as he writes the word down. "And what are pheromones, Miss Voss?"

"They're what attracts people to an incubus."

"Not exactly. That is one function of pheromones, it's not what they are. Mr. Harris, care to help your groupmate out?", Mr. Garcia says, directing the question towards me.