- PROTECTION [BXB] -

- 9: "New Introductions" -

Wesley's POV:

This was great. No problems, no drama, just us living our lives.

I wouldn't change it for the world.

It was now around 8:15 in the morning, which most students were active around this time. Classes don't start until 8:55. With this free time, I was walking around the campus with Cortez.

Nox is usually fine alone in the dorms, and I expect nothing less than what I have seen from him before. Maybe some messed up furniture, but he's never deliberately ripped stuff apart. Most of the time, he's sleeping when we come home from classes in the past.

Back to me walking with Cortez, we don't really have anything to do except walking. I don't mind it honestly, it feels nice to get to walk with him. I've earned some questionable glances when people saw us walking together, but I just shrugged it off. The possibility of them trying anything with Cortez standing in front of them was close to zero.

But, there is one thing I wanted to do since this morning: which was to meet-

"My love, did you want to meet Taurus and Zenith?" Cortez asked suddenly, and he looked down at me.

He read my mind.

"I was just about to ask, if that's fine?" "Everything you ask me is going to be fine, my love. They're in the student lounge in the main building." "How'd you know that?" "You will see in a minute." He sighed out that last part, and shook his head.

Well, at least it's reassuring to know I can ask him almost anything. I'm pretty much looking forward to meeting Zenith and Taurus, especially because they helped me in my low moment. The plus being, they're good friends of Cortez.

We were coming up to the main building and Cortez stopped me before we could enter the building. He tilted his head down and looked straight into my eyes and said, "Do not feel intimidated by either of them. They are more excited to see you, so be yourself." I nodded in response, and he nodded back in approval. He opened the door for me and gestured me to walk in first.

Such a gentleman.

I walked into the building, and I took in the familiar interior for myself. The building itself is giant, holding most of the main classes. This is the only building to have 3 floors as well, so it has to be. The lounge area was only to the right of the entrance, it has a cafe and everything for students here. I looked over at the couch area of the lounge and I saw two people sitting on one of the couches. One had black hair with red streaks, the other had white.

"That must be Taurus and Zenith right?" I asked Cortez, gesturing over to the lounge. He nodded and walked over, and I followed. The two looked over and it seems like their faces brightened at the sight of us, or maybe Cortez?

"Yo, Tez! And, would that be Wesley?" The one with the red streaks had called out to us, and he waved up his arm. The one with white hair just smiled, as if nothing could've made him more content.

"Yes, Taurus, this would be Wesley." Cortez answer led back. Alright, so this is Taurus and Zenith.

Cortez sat on an arm chair, and I realized that he was patting his lap while looking at me. He was gesturing for me to come and take the open seat on his lap. "Right in front of them? Do they know?" I embarrasingly whispered over to Cortez, hesistant to sit on his lap.