Human (eng. vers) (Heat x OC)

8.

Iris was finally allowed to go to dry land, she liked the feeling of the earth under her bare feet. No sooner had she come down than she felt someone catch her and drag her into a corner of the city.

"Len!? What's going on !?"

"Hush ! They will see us !"

"Who's " they "?"

"Wire and Heat ..."

Iris turned her head and saw the two men in front of a building where several women in small clothes saluted those who passed by and invited them to come inside.

"These women ... Did they know them ?"

"No, they don't know each other Iris. That's how they do it to attract customers."

"Customers ?"

"... for sex Iris ..."

"Sex ..."

Iris knew this word well, even too well. Is this where they did this? With these women ? ... They were pretty. Why did Iris feel angry ? Nobody had done anything nasty, nobody wanted to harm her and yet ... When she saw one of the women placing her chest against Heat's chest, Iris came out of her hiding place and spread her fangs to spit.

"Iris no!"

Yelled Len, but the two men had already turned around.

"Iris, Len? What are you doing here?"

Wire asked while watching the barrels behind them they were hiding.

"Um ... I was playing hide and seek with Iris ?"

He said hoping it would be believable even if the expressions on their faces showed that they didn't believe them.

Heat still didn't look at her ... Why didn't he look at her?

"Let's go Wire ..."

He simply said to his friend, he was about to enter but Iris put a hand on his arm, he quickly freed himself looking at her with big eyes. And she wondered ...

"Are you... Scared of me ?"

Understanding that she had misinterpreted things he wanted to speak but Iris' eyes were already full of tears and when he wanted to touch her, she spat on him before fleeing. Wire adjusted the cape over his head and sighed.

"I told you it would happen if you weren't honest with her ..."

Len's eyes widened and he looked at his supervisor who was looking at him with hatred, then the young man finally realized.

"There is nothing between me and her boss! She is a good friend but I don't like her that way, I swear to you! I already love ..."

The young man fell silent and quickly looked at Wire before blushing and catching up.

"You didn't want to see her anymore because she interests you?"

Heat stuttered and tried to search for words but couldn't find anything to say and just clenched his fists.

"Boss ... If I may say so, it's not because of her past that you shouldn't tell her. She suffered but she is ready to move on, maybe not too fast but she trusts you more than anyone else on this ship ... "

Heat looked in the direction in which Iris had disappeared and glanced at his best friend who motioned for him to join her.

"So ... Um, boss Wire, were you going to go to a strip club?"

"I just wanted to prevent Heat from doing something stupid that he will regret later, these clubs do not interest me."

"Oh..."