Chapter 1354: They Can Thank
The three of them couldn’t stay in the forest, nor could they risk searching for Unzoku. The reason Unzoku had most likely retreated was because he believed Gary was strong enough to defeat him.
But in the current state Gary was in, that wasn’t the case. Which was why it was better to keep him away, and more importantly, not run into Unzoku again.
That was why they had all agreed that, for the day, they would be staying together at Gary’s apartnt.
It was most likely that Unzoku already knew where Gary lived, and they didn’t want to reveal the locations of their own places. Besides, if Unzoku had truly run away, would he even return?
This was Kai’s theory at least. But just in case, both he and Xin had decided it was best for all of them to sleep in the sa apartnt for the night.
“All right, done!” Kai grinned, turning to the other two who sat on the sofa, his phone in hand. “I’ve just sent out a ssage to every mber of the Howlers. They’ll all be on high alert and aware that sothing could happen.”
Kai had set it up so that every mber’s phone would accept ssages from him, forcing an alert noise no matter what mode the phone was on, even if it was on silent.
He hadn’t explained the full situation or exactly who the attackers were, but he’d made it sound serious, because it was.
Still, he was sure most people would probably glance at the ssage and go back to sleep, except for those already awake.
“All right, so I’m going to sleep on the sofa, which ans you two are going to be in the bed together, right?” Kai said casually.
“Together? Isn’t there another room here?” Gary asked nervously.
“Sure there is,” Kai replied. “But I’m staying on the sofa so I can see the door if anyone cos through. And in your case, Gary, you’re useless right now, so it’s best if Xin stays right next to you. Your bed’s big enough, so stop being shy, you’re just sleeping next to each other, not with each other.
“At least not while I’m here. And rember, with our ears, I can hear everything.”
Kai’s teasing made Xin’s face blush a little, but she agreed nonetheless. She headed into the bedroom first to get changed, and a little later, called Gary inside.
“I’m surprised you actually have so girls’ clothes here. You don’t have soone else, do you?” Xin asked as she sat on the edge of the bed.
“That’s Amy’s stuff,” Gary replied. “She stays here sotis, even when I’m not here.”
“Ah. Right.”
An awkward silence followed as Gary climbed under the sheets and Xin did the sa.
“I guess we should both try and get so sleep,” Gary said.
“I’ll be staying awake,” Xin replied. “I need to make sure no one cos in. I’ll keep guard for now. So you don’t worry, close your eyes and get so rest.”
The lights were switched off, and a few minutes passed. Then thirty minutes. Finally, Xin broke the silence.
“Gary… you’re still awake, right?” she asked softly.
“How did you know? I didn’t even move,” Gary replied.
“Your breathing,” Xin said. “I can hear your breathing… and your heartbeat. It’s thumping so loud. Can you please try to get so rest? You’re just making worry about you.”
“Xin,” Gary replied slowly. “How the heck am I supposed to get any sleep when I’m lying right next to you? Do you know how long I’ve imagined this mont? How long I’ve dread that the two of us would be in the sa bed together?”
Now, it was Gary’s turn to notice it, he could hear Xin’s heartbeat too, quickening, thumping louder.
“Do you have any idea how much of an idiot you sound like right now, saying that right in front of ?” Xin whispered. “And you should know… I can see perfectly in the dark.”
She paused. “Right now, I can see you looking at , staring straight into my eyes.”
Underneath the sheets, both Gary and Xin slowly began moving their hands closer toward each other. Inch by inch, they inched forward, until they felt the soft touch of each other’s fingers.
They intertwined their fingers, feeling the warmth flow between them.
“You know… if we’re struggling to sleep, we could always try sothing else,” Gary said with a small smile.
“I was going to ask… if we kiss each other, will that force us both to transform?” Xin asked.
“No, I don’t think so,” Gary replied. “I an, I think it only happens if we will ourselves to transform. We should be able to kiss each other just fine.”
“I guess… it’s sothing we should find out, right? Like Kai would say, it’s important to test everything so we know for the future. And what better ti to test it than now?”
Gary knew deep down, though, this kiss wouldn’t activate his form. He wanted to do sothing else entirely.
Leaning in, the two of them began to embrace each other, their lips eting in a soft kiss. Energy seed to rise within them both.
Slowly, the bed sheets lifted.
Just outside the room, on the sofa, Kai held one of the cushions up against his head, covering his ears.
“Did the two of you not listen to a thing I said?” Kai muttered. Then he sighed, a small smile forming. “Well… I guess the two of them needed to push forward. This makes them official, and they can thank for it later.”
Kai grinned to himself.
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