Death Of Paradise//A Blazin AU//Blaze x Ein

Chapter 13: Together

(Ein's POV)

It's been about a month since Blaze and I arrived in Falcon Claw and things are actually going really well. I've been living with Blaze the whole time I've been here and honestly, I've grown very fond of his company. He's fun to be around and isn't a bad roommate. He likes to keep things clean, which is a plus for me because I hate when things are out of order. Overall, living with Blaze has been very good. I've also gotten to know my sister much better. She comes over to visit pretty often. Usually just to hang out and spend time with Blaze and I. Aaron comes over every so often as well and it's always good fun, but he has responsibilities as Alpha, so it's not too often that he does..

As amazing as everything has been this past month, there's just one thing that kinda makes things... strange. It's not strange for anyone else. Only for me. I... I have no idea what's wrong with me, but sometimes, I guess I feel almost sick? I dunno. My stomach drops and my face heats up. And for some reason, it's only when Blaze does something stupid or... I dunno. When he tries to be charming but ultimately failing at it (which is quite often). I'm not sure why, but it only happens with Blaze. I need to talk to someone about this. Maybe Aph could help? Or maybe I could ask Blaze... nah that's probably a bad idea. He's surprisingly knowledgeable for being an absolute himbo, though. Shouldn't be too bad if I do end up telling him.

"Yo, Ein. You alright? You were staring off into space." Blaze chuckles after shaking my leg to snap me out of my thoughts. I lightly chuckle as my hand moves up to the back of my neck.

"H-Huh? Oh. Yeah, I'm alright. Are you doing anything today?" I ask the werewolf sitting next to me.

"Nah, it's my day off. Thank Irene for that, am I right?" Blaze jokes, nudging my side slightly.

"Heh, yeah," I reply awkwardly, "I gotta go see Aph today, but that's about it for me. Gotta talk to her about... something..."

"Oh? Well, if you want, you can talk to me too." Blaze says with a grin plastered on his stupidly pretty face, "Y'know. If you want."

Ah look at that. There he goes again being stupidly charming with his stupidly pretty smile. I slightly glance to the side, not being able to look at his eager expression, knowing it might just be the death of me one day. I twiddle my thumbs, nodding nervously at his rather simple offer that should not be nearly this challenging to answer.

"Uh... yeah, thanks. I-I mean... maybe that's not such a bad idea? Is that okay?" I reply, my heart thumping in my chest.

"Of course! So," Blaze scoots a little closer to me, looking into my eyes, giving me his full attention, "What's up? Everything alright?"

"U-Uh..." Oh crap there it is again... "Y-Yeah, everything's alright. I've just... been feeling... off lately...?"

"Oh. Yeah, I definitely get that. Do you know why, or is it just like, one of those days?"

"Uh, well, it's not really just 'one of those days.' I've been feeling off for pretty much the entire month I've been here." After I say that, Blaze's happy expression slightly falters, "N-Not because of you or anything like that. Well, kinda? I dunno it's just..."

"Did... Did something happen?" Blaze asks with a confused and semi-pained expression.

"N-No, nothing bad happened! No, I- Ugh this is so complicated."

"It's alright, take your time. I'm still listening." he replies with an expression I'm not quite able to read.

I take a deep breath, gathering my thoughts once more, trying to sort out the words in my head so I don't absolutely fuck up while trying to talk to him... why the hell am I worried about that? He doesn't judge... but he does get upset. Would he get upset if I say something completely absurd? Fucking hell why am I even telling him this? This is such a bad idea-

"Hey, if you don't wanna tell me it's alright. You aren't obligated to," Blaze chuckles out.

"O-Oh, no no it's fine!" I suck in a sharp breath and let it out before continuing, regaining my composure, "So, in a sense, you kinda make me feel sick?" FUCK WRONG THING.

Blaze's ears droop down suddenly as his expression quickly changes to one of a sad puppy.

"No no no! Not sick! You uh... you... uh... shit how do I explain this..."

"It's okay Ein, I get it... you don't have to stay here if you don't want to. I... I know I can be overbearing at times-"

"Blaze, I'm not that much of an asshole." I interrupt, "You're great. Trust me, you're awesome. I-I'm not leaving. Not anytime soon at least. Also, you're not overbearing. You respect my boundaries. Probably better than most people if I'm being honest. What I said came out ENTIRELY wrong."

I reach my arms out and wrap them around Blaze's neck, pulling him into my embrace, "I just... I'm feeling a lot of things. New things and I... I don't know how to explain them. One thing's for sure, though. You don't make me sick, Blaze."

"Yeah?" Blaze asks, looking up at me with pleading eyes.

"Of course." I reply, smiling back at him as his expression softens.

"Well..." My face heats up as Blaze leans his head on my shoulder, "Describe to me what you feel. Maybe... I dunno, maybe I could help you figure out what you're feeling?"

I nod my head in agreement as he settles in to listen to what it is I have to say. I tell him about the past month and what I've been feeling. I tell him about the weird feelings I get in my gut every time he smiles at me and how even the littlest things he does make my heart skip a beat. When I'm feeling down, it's his comfort that I want. Even when he's being an absolute idiot, he still manages to make me laugh. Once I'm done ranting about how Blaze makes me feel all these different ways, he shifts his gaze away from me and looks down slightly.

"Shit, did I say something wrong? I'm so sorry if I like, offended you or anything-"

He giggles and looks back at me, his cheeks almost as red as his hair, "You gotta stop apologizing, Blue."

There it is. That stupid nickname... I kinda missed it. "There you go again! With the whole 'making me feel weird!'"

Not long after I comment on the weird flip-flop my heart did, Blaze bursts out laughing. And fuck does it make the feelings worse. So much worse. My heart begins to pound so hard and so fast in my chest when he wipes away his tears from laughing so hard. He regains his composure before speaking once again.

"Ein," Blaze begins, "Do you like me?" He asks me sweetly with rosy cheeks. His blue and green eyes suddenly seem to shine brighter as his smile grows ever more genuine.

My face flushes at the werewolf's inquiry, "D-Do I like you?! W-What kinda question i-is that?! I... Of course I don't like you. Well, I do like you! But not like... like that! Y'know...?"

The red-head beside me rubs the back of his neck and chuckles, "Well, that makes things a little more challenging, haha! I have no clue what you could possibly be feeling if this isn't you, like, totally crushing on me." he says with a playful smirk.

I roll my eyes, "Yeah yeah, alright." I reply, "Well, uh... you think you could help me figure it out? It would make things a whole lot easier if there were two people working together, and I just-"

Blaze places his hands on my shoulders before looking into my eyes with his signature smile and saying, "There's no way I wouldn't. We'll figure it out. Together. Yeah?"

My cheeks grow hot at his sudden closeness before speaking...

"Yeah...

Together."