[GL] Black Gold

Chapter 36

"Camie, is that right?"

Camie nodded. She had no idea how to talk with Firo and that made her uncomfortable. Should she pretend that she had class somewhere further?

"What are you doing here? Are you waiting for Amaltheia?

-Yes.

-Knowing the professor, she won't be out any time soon. I think you will have to wait at least twenty more minutes."

Camie looked down at her phone.

"But her class should end in 5 minutes."

Firo smiled:

"Yeah... Unfortunately teachers don't understand the concept of time the same way we do. They let us go five minutes late if we are lucky but most of the time it's twenty minutes. And that's without counting on all the nights we spend here."

Camie remembered how hard Théa worked in the visions. All the more reasons not to let her give up on her dreams. Seeing Camie's reaction, Firo tilted his head:

"You don't seem surprised. Do you spend sleepless nights here too?"

Camie shook her head quickly:

"No."

Firo opened his mouth but a third person suddenly appeared between them.

"I'm so sorry, I'm late. Did you have to wait long?"

Camie shook her head:

"I just arrived."

That made Théa smile:

"That's great.

-I was just telling her about how much over time we do."

Théa suddenly realized that Firo was there and she turned to him with a smile:

"Thank you for keeping Camie company while she was waiting for me.

-No problem. I had a great time talking to her, actually."

Firo smiled at Camie:

"Next time you pass through here, I would love for you to come and greet me."

Camie tilted her head with a frown:

"Why?"

That made Firo laugh:

"Because I liked talking to you."

Théa frowned:

"Are you already done with your project?"

Firo shrugged:

"I needed to clear my head a bit. I can't focus with all that stress around me.

-Understandable. They really didn't give us enough time."

Théa turned to Camie to explain to her what project they were talking about. Camie slowly nodded, having no idea what to say:

"That's... Interesting."

Both Firo and Théa laughed. Seeing them together made Camie somewhat happy. Théa looked way different in front of Firo than she did a few weeks before. When Camie first saw the visions, Théa was still blushing shyly in front of him. It seemed Théa really managed to gain self confidence and she didn't have any problem talking to him anymore. Camie couldn't help feeling proud. Was this thanks to her? Did she help Théa?

"Anyway, we should get going now. Camie's cheeks are rather red. I don't want her to catch a cold.

-Where are you two headed?