Infernal Academia

Chapter 7 - Creeping Greed

The weekend, strangely enough, wasn't something Cobalt really looked forward to anymore.  Even during his teacher training back at university, Saturdays and Sundays were almost exclusively for studying and research.  He had hoped to relax a little now that he was working at B.I.D., but after a less than ideal first week, the Incubus found that his entire weekend had been dedicated to correcting assignments and organising lessons for the following week.  Without the convenience of a teacher's home office, his dormitory room had been reduced to a mess of documents, workbooks and scattered stationary.

His alarm went off like a bomb, causing Cobalt to groan as he blearily peeled his eyes open.

"Mnh... Monday already...?" he murmured, slapping his clock in an effort to shut it off.

"Uh-huh, and it's a big day, too!" piped a voice from beneath the covers of his futon.

There wasn't quite an accurate enough word to describe the noise Cobalt made upon hearing that, but "terrified shriek" certainly came close.  Quickly as his sluggish body would let him, he backpedaled out of the futon, bashing his head off the wall behind him and knocking down the bookshelf he had painstakingly set up the previous night.

"Wh- Wh- What are you d- doing?!" he cried, pointing an accusing figure at the shape beneath the covers.

None other than Karazelle slowly emerged, stretching languidly as she yawned.  Her body was slick with a fine sheen of sweat.  She sighed dramatically and ran a hand through her hair, taking great lengths to ensure that Cobalt saw every inch of her body as she stretched.

"You looked a little cold last night, sugar.  I figured I'd come warm you up~" she purred, crawling towards him.

"Wh- What?!"

"Well, your window's been a bit draughty since crazy eyes busted the lock, right?  You were shivering in your sleep, and can you really expect a girl to hold herself back when presented with a sight like that?" the Succubus asked, cocking her head as she brushed a stray strand of navy hair out of her teacher's eyes.

He guttered and stammered, causing her to giggle and pull back.

"Oh, you're too cute sometimes, sugar.  But I can't play with you all morning; we have a trip to prepare for" Karazelle sighed, fluttering her wings as she got to her feet.

Cobalt's heart nearly stopped.

"Excuse me?" he breathed, looking up at her.

"What, you know about the trip, right?  Last year, we found out that Mr. Whitaker was banging Suzie Allyta in the old club building, so he promised to take the class to London and say it was a History field trip if we kept our mouths shut.  Of course, he got caught and fired anyway, but I think I like his replacement better anyway~" she answer, narrowing her eyes predatorily.

Her lewd comments went right over Cobalt's head, as he was far too busy panicking over the first half of her statement.  One week in, and they were already going on a field trip to London?!  And nobody thought to tell him?!"

Noticing the panicked look on his face, Karazelle gave him a gentle smile.

"Don't worry, everything was sorted out in advance.  Here, give me a few minutes, and I'll draw you up an itinerary" 

Swiping a notebook off his coffee table, she grabbed a nearby pen and began to write, leaving the Incubus dazed and confused on the floor.  He just couldn't figure this girl out.  One moment, she was coming on to him like an animal in heat, and the next she was helping him out with such genuine sincerity that he had no idea whether she actually had an interest in him in the first place.  And while he would certainly prefer for her not to, the antics she pulls constantly prove him wrong, leaving him confounded as to just what goes on inside Karazelle's head.