Corsair// C!Techno x OC

Part 15

TW: guns, panic attacks

~Lyra's POV~

I walk up the stairs to the bow and lean over the edge. I pull my shirt out from over my belt slightly and take a pistol out. I fidget with it in my hands and frown.

"You planning on killing me?" Techno asks, leaning up against the railing next to me.

"Maybe." I chuckle, smiling at him.

"Does Jasper know you have that?" he asks, looking at the gun in my hand.

"Absolutely not. He'd kill me with it." I scoff and put in back in my belt and fold my shirt over it once again.

"Then how'd you get it?" he asks, looking at me.

"Raided a town, found it in a cabinet, decided I'd keep it in case of emergencies. The only ammo I have for it is in the gun already, so it's one use." I lean over the edge again.

"Nice" he leans over as well, not taking his eyes off of me.

"I guess so." I smile, picking at my cuticles.

"So where are we going next? I'm assuming Jasper told you last night." he asks.

"Oh— I have no clue. He called me in yesterday to tell me I was on thin ice with my behavior recently." I lie and force a scoff.

"Then why was Puffy so concerned?" he asks, furrowing his brow.

"You could get kicked off if you don't meet Jasper's behavior expectations." I smile and stand up straight, turning to look at him.

"Really? That's stupid." he scoffs, looking at me as well.

"Well, it is what it is." I shrug, making eye contact.

We hold eye contact for a while. I swear I saw his gaze flicker to my lips at least once, but I could just be imagining things. I break eye contact and look at my shoes, clearing my throat.

My brain said that he was just a friend.

But my heart and the butterflies in my stomach said otherwise.

~Few day time skip~

According to how long it took to get to the island, we should be arriving at Techno's land soon enough. But I could be wrong, Jasper could go right passed it and this could all be fine.

I sat down on the bench, my leg bouncing immediately as it touched the floor. My stomach was in terrible pain and I hadn't eaten all day. I couldn't. Not until I knew Techno's land and family was safe.

I saw Jasper come out of his office, a sly smirk on his face. He glared at me and grinned more as he passed me and walked up the stairs to the steering wheel.

It was very unlikely that we were just going to drive past the island and go somewhere else. But a part of me believed it could happen.

Techno was reading in the tent area. He had become quite good at memorizing Jasper's schedule and sneaking in and taking books, without being noticed. It was quite impressive.