Breaking His Concentration (Alhaitham x Kaveh)

Chapter 14- I have.....feelings?

Alhaitham's POV

Sunlight.... so much sunlight. I was.... in the living room. I flicked open my eyes a few times as I looked around the room, trying to understand what was happening. I felt a weight on my shoulder, and looked over to see Kaveh dead asleep on my shoulder. My mind didn't feel cloudy in the slightest, I hadn't darken anything the night before. I thought I would be angry and shove him off me, horrified that I let him fall asleep on me. But waking up now, I didn't feel that at all. Actually, I felt well rested. Maybe even.... happy? It had seemed the sun was barely just rising, my cue that I needed to get up for work. But when I looked over to him asleep on my shoulder I couldn't help it, I didn't want to move him. But I really did need to go to work.

I sighed, and gently got up, catching his head with my hands so he wouldn't fall on the ground. I'm sure this floor wasn't a very comfy place. I gently reached one hand behind his back and the other behind his knees, and gently picked him up in my arms. He made some sleeping noises, but no signs of waking up. I walked over to my emerald couch and gently laid him down so he was laying down on the couch cushions. I gasped when I saw him flutter his eyes open, but they were clearly full of sleep.

"What's going-"

He murmured, but could barely keep his mouth open he was so exhausted.

"Don't worry about it. Go back to sleep, Kaveh."

I whispered in the darkness, grabbing the blanket on top of the couch and laying it over his body. He certainly didn't need much convincing, and I watched as he fell right back asleep. A tiny smile appeared on my lips, he was cute. No. No. What was I thinking? No, he most certainly wasn't cute. I groaned and placed my hand over my head and walked to my room. I really did need to get ready.

Two Hours Later.....

I had only been at work for about an hour and I already wanted to go home. I had just finished drafting my resignation letter from being Acting Grand Sage. It was too much of a job, something I really didn't want. I had moved from my old office to the Grand Sage's desk, the large crystal one in the middle of the open room on the top floor of the Akademiya. I narrowed my vision to see someone coming up the elevator, it looked like it was Cyno.

"General Mahamattra. To what do I owe the honor?"

I asked, setting down my quill and folding my hands over my desk.

"No need to be so formal, Alhaitham. You know you can call me Cyno at work. I'm here to pick up the resignation letter the sages said you had for me?"

"Ahh, yes."

I pulled out the small tan envelope as Cyno walked towards me and plucked it out of my fingers.

"It really is a shame you're leaving. You would make a good Great Sage."

"No. Not what I want to do with my life."

I shook my head, leaning back in my chair. Now that he officially had the letter, it felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. No more getting to work at the crack of dawn or wasting my time doing things for other people. Now I could get back to my own research of the Divine Knowledge Capsule and try to find my sister. Cyno dipped his head at me, and turned his back to start going down the stairs.

"Wait. Cyno, may I ask you a question?"

I can't believe I was doing this. The last person I wanted to ask for help was Cyno, but it felt like he could maybe help in my situation.

"Sure. What is it?"

"Take a seat. It might take awhile."

Cyno turned around slowly, and pulled out the chair in front of my desk. He sat down and propped his feet with his sandals on, on the top of my desk and folded his arms. He looked so carefree, like nothing mattered in the whole world.