La Nuit Tourne Paranormal

Chapter Five

I taste the delicious delicacy Itsuki is preparing as I close my eyes in delight. Mmm, that's tasty. My eyes shoot open to Itsuki standing across from me in the kitchen, his eyes full of excitement and anticipation.

"How is it?" He asks anxiously waiting for my input.
"It's amazing, Itsuki!" I say happily as he smiles at me.
"I made it specially for you." He says awkwardly as he scratches the back of his neck.

I smile in gratitude as I take his hand in mine causing my heart to race from my own actions.
"Thank you so much, really... for everything." I say more than grateful for everything he's done for me since I've been here... I would have died numerous times if it hadn't been for him and Kenzo.

He clears his throat as he almost begins to speak as suddenly our eyes lock into each others as time stops. My lip part as I glance at his lips... that feel amazingly soft. I watch as he bites his lower lip... did he catch me looking at him that way?

My cheeks redden as I glance down, breaking eye contact as suddenly Itsuki reaches out and pulls my chin back up to meet his eyes as my heart begins to race.

"Zella..." He starts as we hear chuckling from the doorway, pulling us away from the moment. I look over to the doorway to Hiromi standing there grinning at us.
"What happened to Faye?" He asks as he walks over to us and begins to taste the food Itsuki just let me try.

As he tries the food, I watch as Itsuki glares at him from next to me as Hiromi closes his eyes and breathes in, then breathes out heavily.
"Itsuki was always a good cook." He smiles at Itsuki as he ignores his compliment.

"Faye went home." He clenches his jaw, crossing his arms. I wonder why she went home so suddenly?
"You never gave her a chance, ey?" Hiromi smirks at Itsuki as Itsuki glares even more at him, he looks as if he's going to murder him.
"I don't have that sort of relationship with her, nor will I ever." He hisses at him through a clenched jaw.

Hiromi chuckles as he leans against the counter and glances at me grinning.
"What about Zella?"

My heart stops as awkward silence falls over us... what did he just say?
"What about her?" Itsuki says protectively.
"Do you have that type of relationship with her?" Hiromi raises his eyebrow as Itsuki begins to shuffle around awkwardly.

Right before he could answer the question, Kenzo walks in interrupting the conversation, as he enters a puzzled looks flashes across his face... he really just doesn't know what he walked into. Relief falls over me as I realize maybe I'm not ready to know Itsuki's answer yet... or even worse, what if he doesn't like me?

My cheeks burn red from embarrassment as Kenzo clears his throat and begins to speak, ignoring the awkward situation.
"We should discuss techniques, and make sure our plan is thorough."
He walks to the table as he sits down.

Hiromi joins him at the table as I stand beside the counter next to Itsuki.
"Yes of course. I've learned some of the most experienced practices at my agency." Hiromi smiles as Kenzo returns the smile.
"That's excellent! Perhaps you could show Zella a few techniques, she's learning her powers."

My heart pounds at Kenzo's words as I glance at Itsuki as I notice he has his eyebrows furrowed, and his jaw is clenched while he's glaring at Kenzo. I guess Kenzo could be right... he's in a higher position than them.

Hiromi chuckles as he glances at me swiftly, then averts his attention back to Kenzo.
"It would be a pleasure."

Itsuki clears his throat as he glares at Kenzo.
"She's my apprentice, she doesn't need outside training." He then averts his glares towards Hiromi.
"She's not an object. Who would turn down extra training lessons? Especially from someone with a higher reputation."