A/N Hey guys, I know it's been a while since I was working on my other stories, but I'm back so sit back and relax since this will be an interlude between arc 1 and 2 but be aware that there will be sexual content in this chapter and it will be the only time that's seen until arc 3 since things will happen in arc 2 that'll have Eric and Legoshi's lives turn upside down as you all know so enjoy.
Being in a relationship is an entirely new thing for both Legoshi and me, but I'd like to believe that we're fairing rather well since the two of us had gone back to school together after our little romantic fiasco at the festival and neither of us was able to stop smiling, immediate heat crawling up my neck every time my gaze met the large gray wolf's.
As young hormone-controlled teenagers, the two of us couldn't have chosen a better time to become partners because summer break had started the day after the festival, leaving us with an empty dorm as most of our neighbors left to spend time with their families.
Naturally, that left me in a rather melancholic mood since it reminded me that I was entirely alone in the world with no family and no place to call home because I was unable to remember if I had any of that, but it didn't last long and how could it when a certain adorable wolf always spends time with me to ease the loneliness I felt.
It was impossible to not smile in that situation so, instead of dwelling on my unfortunate predicament, I preferred to spend my school-free days with my favorite wolf as I enjoyed hanging out with the others who liked my commentary on their video games or the occasional battle against me since Jack had gone back home in the first two weeks while the rest of the boys stayed to take care of their summer classes.
In Cherryton, students are required to take two weeks of summer classes during the summer break but the rest of it can be spent in the dorms or back home so seeing as both Legoshi and I wouldn't be leaving, the two of us decided to wait until Jack got back and suffer through our summer classes together.
Even so, it was easily noticeable how affectionate Legoshi really was since almost every night after the first week, he'd sneak into my bunk or smuggle me into his before I'd fall asleep safely snuggled into his arms and he would be the first thing I see when I would wake up, making my day even brighter.
Although, along with his growing affection, Legoshi had also become a lot bolder and I mean a lot with sensual licks on the delicate skin on my neck, a tendency for wandering hands, and most definitely walking around the dorm shirtless on purpose so the wolf sure knew how to rile me up but I managed to keep myself under control, less we started fucking in public and getting kicked out of school for public indecency but that didn't mean I wasn't going to get him back for that eventually.
Still, I didn't want to feel like I was stealing him from Jack and the others since I'd also want him to hang out with them so every once and a while, I'd sneak off to take care of the gardens on the roof seeing as Haru had also gone home and would only come back for the last two weeks of summer break.
Other times, I'd leave the school grounds to go into the city and made sure to keep a low profile as I took pictures of the amazing scenery and spend my money on some new stuff I had my eye on for quite some time so all in all, I'd say my time was well spent.
Now, the sun shines brightly with every stolen glance out the windows littering the old atelier, the few flower vases resting on the window-sills giving the room new life as the curtains sway softly in the gentle summer breeze while I had put Louis' portrait aside, hiding it from dust and my boyfriend's eyes with a clean sheet and got started on a new colorful painting during this warm summer day.
Legoshi's head rests on my shoulder, his arms securely wrapped around my midsection while I'm comfortably sitting on his lap, the wolf wearing his blue polo-shirt today and giving me full access to feel the muscles of his torso neatly pressing against my back as he groans softly, waking from his little nap and promptly busying himself with licking the bite-mark on my shoulder while he responds to my pleasant sighs with deep hums as he moves up to kiss along the skin of my neck.
"You're really beautiful, you know that?" Legoshi mumbled softly, his cheesy but sweet compliment bringing a gentle chuckle out of me and I turn my head to meet his gaze, giving him a small kiss on his cheek.
"Thanks babe, you're quite handsome as well," I replied with a warm smile.
"I'm just happy that I can hold you like this," Legoshi hummed, leaving another lingering kiss on my neck as he added, "Having you this close drives me crazy...but in a good way."
"I know what you mean," I breathed out heavily, swallowing thickly as I started feeling aroused and subconsciously squeeze my thighs against my hardening member while I gently set down the brush and swiftly turned my body around, the wolf's hands eagerly settling on my hips and giving them an experimental squeeze before I met his gaze.
"Do you want to know a secret, babe?" I asked, then Legoshi slowly nods with a glassy haze covering his dark eyes before a sly smirk started to appear on my face as I went to rest my arms around his neck.
"I know you've been teasing me when you think I haven't noticed, walking around without a shirt on and getting me fired up so let me pay you back for that in a 'certain' way," I whispered as I slowly moved my hands down from his shoulders to the bottom of his shirt, going under the article of clothing so that I could trace my hands across his abs and up to his chest as I felt his luscious fur and heard him let out a quiet moan from the intimate contact.
In an instant, my shirt and tank top are removed before his lips meet mine with his tongue battling mine for dominance, a fight that I gladly lost while the wolf's clipped claws dug into my hips and I gasped for air as I grind the bulge in my pants against Legoshi's.
"Eric, are you sure you want to do this?" Legoshi growled, interrupting the kiss and leaving only a string of saliva connected to my lips as his dark eyes stare into mine like a predator.
"Fuck yeah, you're the one who kept riling me up so I wouldn't be doing this otherwise, now fuck me," I demanded with my voice in a half-moan, desperate to get some kind of friction after going through all his relentless teasing.
Appearing slightly taken aback, Legoshi's eyes widen for a moment until the familiar lusty glaze clouds them again and he immediately dips his tongue down to my chest, wasting no time in running it across my pecs before I started letting out moans as he mostly focused on my nipples, the sounds coming from me increasing once he begins to roll his hips up against mine.
"Legoshi...fuck, that feels so good," I groaned as his hand wandered downward, groping my bulge and gently squeezing my cock through the fabric of my pants.
My praise eggs him on further, making me whine and rut against him as he unbuckled my belt and unzipped my pants before having me get off him so that I could kick off my loafers and slip off my pants, then I climbed back onto his lap fully naked until he continued licking my chest while grabbing my length so that he could start stroking and squeezing it.
The combined pleasure from his tongue on my chest and his hand on my cock is enough to bring me closer to the edge faster than I would've thought and once he lifted me slightly to dip two of his fingers into my ass, I bring my mouth back to his as I squirmed and desperately moved against him while trying to increase the speed when the wolf smirked against my lips and kept my hips steady with his strong grip.
"Goddammit babe, quit fucking teasing me because I need you!" I gasped loudly with my fingers tugging the fur on the back of his head.
"Be patient for me, Eric. Stay still," Legoshi growled in response, the deep vibrations traveling right to my core as a shiver went down my spine.
"I don't want to," I breathed out while rolling my hips to prove my point, despite his strong grip keeping me still.
To get him back for teasing me, I made quick work of his belt and tossed it to the side before unzipping his pants and fondled the bulge through the material of his boxers, the action earning me a strong loud growl and an unwilling flex of his fingers inside of me that has me seeing stars so I move my hand up and down his covered length, now freely moving my hips to chase my pleasure as I reminisce in every single one of his growls, moans, and whispers of my name.
"Legoshi, I'm so close so don't you dare stop!" I moaned loudly, gasping at the feral groan that leaves the large wolf once my hand goes beneath the confines of his boxers and rubs against him.
"Eric, you make it really difficult for me to control myself, fuck!" Legoshi snarled through gritted teeth, rutting against my hand before shamelessly increasing the speed of his fingers in my rectum, inserting a third finger and this honestly has to be the first time I've ever heard him curse before but I didn't have time to dwell on it as I reached my peak.
"Legoshi!" I shouted in ecstasy, my body shuddering with my legs flexing and squeezing the wolf's body as my orgasm hits me.
My cock spurted out cum that went and landed on Legoshi's shirt while he kept moving his fingers inside me, brushing against every sensitive spot as my lips press against his once more before engaging in a passionate heated dance.
Quiet moans leave me as I immediately began to help the large wolf out of his clothes with his now ruined shirt landing on the floor, and before I can protest, he's fully lifting me into the air with my legs wrapped around his waist.
Still engaged in a heated kiss, I didn't give a damn about where he's carrying me off too but it's not long after that I feel the cool surface of one of the wooden tables that are stored away in the old atelier against my back.
Opening my eyes, my gaze meets the wolf's dark orbs and I squirmed slightly when I felt the tip of his length brushing against my anus, then the smile he gives me made me feel happy before he kisses me again, this time with more affection as he discards his pants and loafers until he positions himself at my rectum while I patiently gazed up at him but he suddenly stopped and gripped my hips tightly as he looked at me with a predatory shameless smirk.
Before I could ask him what he was doing, I was flipped onto my stomach in the blink of an eye and forced to hold onto the surface of the table as Legoshi holds my hips up right in front of his pelvis, which was certainly surprising but not unpleasant or unwanted since I was liking this dominant side of my boyfriend.
A blissful moan escapes me when Legoshi finally enters me, his possessive growl sending wonderful vibrations throughout my body and even though there's a small uncomfortable stretching sensation as his entire length settles itself deep into my anal tunnel, I didn't care about the pain at all since I'm just another horny teenager right now.
"You're so gorgeous, and all mine," Legoshi groaned from above me, leaning over and gripping the back of my hand with his own while interlacing his fingers tightly.
The moment he thrusts into me while combining love, power, lust, and caution in one push, I'm already seeing stars as the new position allows him to brush against every perfect spot and he wastes no time, setting a dangerous but mind-boggling pace that has me moaning his name like a symphony.
Growls and moans from Legoshi echo around the atelier as he pulls my hips back into his thrusts, the sounds of our bodies meeting in this sinful manner accompanying them so I was really glad I chose to pull this stunt in here now since the chances of us being caught are basically zero because of the atelier being located in an abandoned, rarely visited part of the school and not to mention that barely anyone even knows it exists.
"F-Fuck, Legoshi! Ah, oh my god, p-please don't s-stop!" I exclaimed, barely noticing that it was getting harder and harder to form any coherent words, let alone sentences.
By now, the wolf above me was pounding into me like a feral beast but still made sure to be cautious so that he wouldn't hurt me and I was sure that I would have trouble walking back to our dorm later because if he wasn't holding my hips up, then my legs would've already given out by now as Legoshi was moaning my name as well, growling in between while heavy pants met my ears.
His hand was tightly gripping mine, the veins beneath the fur seeming oddly erotic right now as a familiar pressure started filling up in my balls with each harsh snap of the wolf's hips and I'm subconsciously squeezing my anal walls around him.
The scent of sweat and sex fills the room, the creaking of the table accompanying my incoherent string of moans, growls, and pants while I was standing on my tiptoes now, my legs quivering every time Legoshi's length brushes against that wonderful bundle of nerves inside of me.
"Fuck, Legoshi!" I screamed in ecstasy as the large wolf used his free hand to grip my own length and pump it in quick motions, making me go over the edge again with my cock spurting onto the floor as I clenched around him in the most pleasant of ways, though Legoshi seemed to have other things in mind.
My overstimulated nerves scream at me while my moans increase in volume as the wolf behind me wasn't giving me a break from his unrelenting pace because quite the contrary, he only increases his speed and power behind his thrusts while his hand stroked and squeezed my length like no tomorrow.
Growling possessively, Legoshi licks over my bite-mark and focused on giving special attention to the most sensitive spot on my neck before his own growls become more ferocious as my moans turn into feral snarls with my eyes starting to glow red and my teeth beginning to sharpen while my nails start forming into claws, though I was unaware of it as Legoshi knew my body well enough to know I was getting close.
At that point, my anal muscles were squeezing him incredibly tight and I understood that it'll make it a lot harder for him to fight off his own climax, though he didn't have to wait long as my body spasmed and I'm squeezing his fingers while pushing against him until my hips are pressed flushed against his as I go over the edge a third time and take him with me since I was squeezing his length in a way that he couldn't take it anymore.
Legoshi snarled as I felt his cum flowing in me and enjoyed the warmth, the red glow in my eyes disappearing with my nails and teeth shifting back to normal as the wolf rode out his orgasm while slowly rutting his hips before gently collapsing on top of me, growling in a way that he once explained to me was called a comfort growl as he pulled out and hissed quietly from the feeling while cum came flowing out and ran down my legs until I felt his eyes settle onto my spent form again.
"Eric?" Legoshi questioned while sounding winded, though an incoherent mess of noises was the only response I could give him and it made him chuckle as he tenderly rubbed my back, stopping at where my two scars were before gently tracing them in a circular motion for a moment and gave me a nice kiss on my cheek.
"Bit off more than you can chew, didn't you?" Legoshi whispered, and I huffed tiredly in response while my legs quivered so the wolf lovingly scoops me up in his arms and walks back to the chair we had abandoned previously.
Settling me against his warm chest, he holds me close to him and began to gently clean the both of us with tender licks and as long as the two of us could, we simply enjoyed each other's presence as the soft summer breeze flows through the room with the sound of Legoshi's heartbeat filling my ears, and it was definitely one of my favorite sounds as we comforted each other in the afterglow.
They say time flies by when you're enjoying yourself and I would have to agree since the days passed way too quickly, and it seemed like the weeks spent cuddling or fooling around with my giant canine boyfriend turned into literal minutes so before I knew it, the last two weeks were upon us and that also meant the return of Legoshi's best friend, roommate, and my also good friend Jack.
At first, I was worried that I'd make him feel like a third wheel or that I was stealing all of Legoshi's time from him, but it turns out that the cheerful labrador really had a heart of gold because when Legoshi first told him about his new relationship with me, Jack hugged me and muttered an exaggerated, "Thank the heavens!".
From that point on, we became even closer in a sibling kind of way and he was just glad that I made Legoshi happy since with me around, it seemed like the large wolf was actually proud to be himself with the gloomy cloud that had followed him around for years now gone.
As always, Jack was incredibly easy to talk to and I enjoyed how funny and full of life he was but not to the point where it would be annoying or exhausting so he was like the brother I've never had, and due to Legoshi's calm nature, playing certain games with him was incredibly boring and sometimes bordering on frustrating because try playing Uno with someone that merely does his cute little ear twitch after being hit by three-plus fours in a row and then still manages to win.
Also, Jack understood my humor on an almost scary level since he actually picked up on a few jokes that I've come up with and used them on me, making me feel like the proudest human alive on this planet but one thing trumps it all, and that's chasing the ball.
Yes, that is an actual sport or activity that exists in this society so imagine my surprise when I found out about that because on Jack's first day back, he and Legoshi had made plans to go to the city to spend a few hours there so Legoshi, being the affectionate slightly clingy boyfriend that he is, had asked me to tag along and I agreed just to see if I wasn't actually having a bizarre fever dream but it turned out to be true.
I had spent a total of four hours watching my boyfriend and friend chase a tennis ball in a closed specifically booked room, so it was hilarious and adorable at the same time but even though it slightly weirded me out, I gladly took the opportunity to be the ball-thrower instead of the repetitive machine and I have to admit that it was quite the arm workout.
Still, summer in Cherryton proved to be full of surprises and little wonders so, despite all the horrific traumatic shit I've been through in the past few months, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't worth it just to spend the summer like I did and falling asleep before waking up in Legoshi's arms is a privilege I also didn't want to give up either since nothing can compare to that.
"Hey, Eric, do you want some potato chips?" Jack whispered, his quiet voice reaching my ears as he gently shakes my shoulder to wake me up.
After that, my eyes opened and I carefully removed myself from Legoshi's grasp so that I didn't wake him up suddenly, silently leaving his bunk and looking at Jack before gesturing for him to hand me the bag of chips until the labrador quietly chuckles and hands it to me as we both sat down on the floor, the soft crunching of the chips filling the room and accompanied by Legoshi's soft growl-like snores.
"How long until class starts?" I asked groggily, shielding my eyes from the bright rays of sunlight pouring into the room while I stretched, wearing nothing more than a t-shirt and boxers while a yawn escaped me and my joints popped.
"We still have some time left, just felt like eating potato chips," Jack answered, and I nodded.
"A nice idea since it would be good to do this every morning, create positive vibes," I commented as I kept eating the salty snacks.
Jack hummed in agreement, but when Legoshi manoeuvers around in the background, the two of us glanced up from the chips and looked to see that he has now rearranged himself so that only his snout peeked through the curtains of his bunk bed, soft snores coming from him.
'Jeez, can this man get any cuter?' I thought with a soft smile appearing on my face for a second, just before Jack and I turn back to the bag of chips.
"Hey, do you still have that manga about those high school kids with superpowers?" I spoke up before Jack pondered for a moment until he nodded.
"You mean boku no hero academia?" Jack inquired curiously.
"Yeah, that one so could I maybe borrow that one? I saw you reading it a couple of days ago and the art style looked pretty good in my opinion, which is why I wanted to check it out," I replied before Jack smiled.
"Sure," Jack said as he got up, quietly climbing into his bed and rummaging around before returning with the first volume of the manga and handing it to me while adding, "Here you go."
"Thanks, man," I said just before we glanced up when an annoying buzzing sound echoed through the room, a fat fly landing on Legoshi's nose and Jack decided to be the helpful friend as usual by promptly moving to swat it away when my boyfriend suddenly bit down on Jack's hand.
I was startled at first with my eyes bugging out and tried not to choke on the potato chips in my mouth as Jack let out a high-pitch scream and attempted to free his hand from the larger canine's mouth, then I couldn't help but burst out laughing at the tone of Jack's voice and his attempt to free his hand from my boyfriend's jaws.
"Wake up, I was just swatting the fly away from your face! Your jaws, stop biting me!" Jack screamed as he planted his feet against the bedframe, continuing to try and pull his hand free from Legoshi's mouth when the bigger canine finally opened his eyes sleepily and releases the labrador's hand, causing the smaller canine to roll back and fall face-first onto the ground.
"Morning, you okay? I smelled something good," Legoshi said as he opened the curtains to look out fully after sitting up, his dark eyes flickering over to where I was sitting and lighting up in an instant before he looks back down at his best friend.
"Is this what I get for eating potato chips in the morning?" Jack muttered under his breath, causing me to snicker in amusement as the labrador sighed.
"Yeah, yeah...let's just go to our summer classes," Jack added as he got up and brushed himself off.
Reluctantly, I abandon the bag of snacks and follow after the others as they move into the bathroom, taking Legoshi's warm hand out of habit as his tail lazily begins to wag behind him before I brush my teeth in silence and washed my face after using my razor and shaving cream to take care of my facial hair while the other two guys start a conversation.
"It sure is quiet without the others around," Legoshi commented, shielding his face with a towel from water as Jack violently shook his head to dry his fur.
"I was really sad when I went back home but before that, I had to go home fast so I wouldn't have to deal with all of them leaving in packs...you could try going home too, if just for a little while since I'm pretty sure your grandpa's sad without you," Jack spoke as he regards Legoshi with a melancholy gleam in his eyes and I remain silent, feeling out of place while also being uncomfortable since this was heading in a very personal direction and I felt like I was intruding on something that was supposed to be between Legoshi and Jack.
'Now that I think about it, Legoshi had only mentioned his grandfather once and that was shortly after he rescued me, so I'm guessing that things are complicated between them but I'm not sure I should ask why since it feels like it's none of my business.
Still, I want Legoshi to feel like he can tell me anything and have my support since I want him to feel as safe with me as I feel with him, but we've been only dating for a few weeks so would he think of me as being annoying or feel like I'm invading his privacy for asking about his grandfather?' I thought as Legoshi sent Jack a stoic look for a few seconds before returning his attention to his reflection.
"He'll probably be angry when he sees me..." Legoshi grumbled as he dries his face with a towel, giving my hand an affectionate squeeze with his own before making his way towards the door.
"Yeah, because he's sad," Jack said with a solemn look before I noticed something off with Legoshi's pants.
"Um, Legoshi, your underwear is showing," I informed him and the wolf looked back with a confused expression.
"Huh? Oh, right," Legoshi muttered, sounding a little embarrassed as he swiftly pulls his pants up and I sent him a thumbs up before he thoughtfully mumbled, "Oh yeah, today's Friday...I ought to get myself an egg sandwich."
Around ten minutes later, we were fully dressed and walking through the halls of Cherryton academy, Legoshi's hand proudly clinging to mine with our arms brushing against each other from time to time as I felt slightly uncomfortable by the weather.
"Damn, I can't wait for summer to be over since it's a really humid and hot day today, so I'm starting to sweat like crazy in this uniform," I muttered, grabbing my shirt collar and using it to fan myself when Legoshi begins to let go of my hand and give me space, probably thinking that it'll help me by not holding his naturally warm hand while suffering in the humid air of the hallway during the menacing summer heat so I narrowed my eyes and pulled him back.
"Don't even think about it, you keep that hand where it belongs because even though you're a walking heater, that doesn't mean you can escape my affection so we should be blaming the school for making these uniforms in the first place," I remarked and Legoshi chuckled, planting a kiss on my temple before pulling me along.
"It'll get colder again soon, don't worry," Legoshi reassured as we continued down the hallway.
This is another thing I've noticed with Legoshi over the passing of summer break, his unexpected maturity and while he's always been someone I'd described as calm, caring, and generally mature, I've definitely been noticing it more often these past few weeks and I haven't noticed it at first until Jack pointed it out to me while he was fascinated how the wolf's relationship with me was apparently bringing out the best in him.
He's been considerate to our roommates like offering Voss to get onto his shoulders to move up the stairs or not wanting to play games with the others as much as he used to, which confused the hell out of me but the big canine seemed just as content with letting me play instead while pulling me into his lap and basically cuddling me to death.
Nonetheless, I know I'm lucky to have someone like him by my side since good people are hard to come by nowadays, and speaking of good people, I spotted two familiar white rabbit ears appearing in my line of sight and the dwarf rabbit smiled when I made eye contact with her.
"Hey Haru-chan, how are you and how's your family?" I greeted warmly with a grin, stopping the two canines so that I could talk to her for a moment.
"I'm good and everything's as usual back at home so thanks, but what about you? I see someone's been keeping you busy," Haru pointed out with a smirk as she gestured at my and Legoshi's intertwined hands before I chuckled.
"Yeah, he's been making sure I don't die of boredom so do you have summer classes too?" I inquired curiously before Haru nods.
"Yep, see you later," Haru told me before she waved goodbye and we started going our separate ways.
"Later," I replied as the two canines and I continued to head to class, passing by a student holding the school newspaper and I solemnly gazed at the headline of the first page with a longing stare as it talked about Louis still being missing.
A picture of the red deer covers half the front page, his stern yet passionate eyes staring back at me and a big part of me has lost all hope that I'll ever see him again at this point but even though I didn't want it to be true, the rational part of my mind is already preparing to grieve for my friend because it's been weeks since he had been last seen by anyone so I snuggled closer to Legoshi and forced my grim thoughts to the back of my mind.
My classes pass by in a blur, seeing as most of these subjects are still pretty much useless to me or stuff I'm already aware of after several months of going through them, so it seems like school never changes from what I know so far.
At the beginning of summer classes, it was weird to sit beside my boyfriend the entire time and I liked it, of course, but it was still somewhat unfamiliar since the classes I shared with him and Jack usually have students assigned to seats by their first name so summer classes are the only time where I get to choose where I want to sit.
After the final bell rings to signify my freedom, I follow Legoshi and Jack out onto the campus grounds while calmly sipping from my bottle of cold refreshing water, enjoying the fresh breeze against my skin and letting out a content sigh.
"It kind of feels a bit colder now, thankfully," I commented as we kept walking, then Jack suddenly stops in his tracks and it caused me and Legoshi to look at him while confusion was clear in my gaze.
"Legoshi, what happened to you this summer?" Jack inquired carefully, making me choke on my drink and I awkwardly coughed as the large wolf appeared to be pondering about his friend's question.
Apparently, the changes in Legoshi's behavior and maturity have been nagging at Jack longer and more intensely than I thought since neither I nor the gray wolf said anything about what happened the night of my kidnapping.
Sure, the whole school knows thanks to Juno's propaganda speech and Jack's sense of smell is probably good enough to guess the depths of our relationship, but I didn't elaborate on what actually happened to me or Legoshi because while his wounds are still healing, the memory of that traumatic experience with the Shishigumi have left a lasting effect for years to come and will always be a constant reminder of what I've been through.
"This summer..." Legoshi muttered absentmindedly, his gaze locked on me the entire time until he continued, "I didn't...get to eat any watermelons."
'Wait, is he fucking serious right now? You know what, screw it, I could also go for some watermelons right now,' I thought as I started grinning and nodded.
"Agreed, so why don't we go shopping right now?" I offered while sounding eager, taking Jack completely off guard while he looked startled by my change in mood.
"H-Hey!" Jack tried to protest, only I cut him off by appearing behind him and pushing him forward while Legoshi smiled at the amusing sight.
"Come on, let's go," Legoshi encouraged before Jack looked a little resigned.
"I'll go, just don't go running off, okay? Short legs," Jack pointed out in exasperation, and even though I see it a lot nowadays, Legoshi's smile never fails to perk me up.
So, feeling in a good mood, I run over to my boyfriend and wrap my arm around his waist before he rested his arm around my shoulders and leaned down slightly so that I could give him a nice kiss before I looked back at Jack.
"Then it's settled, so the faster we get there, the more watermelons we can eat," I declared as Legoshi chuckled at my enthusiasm, then we continued our way to the kiosk as I gazed up at the sky and smiled as something seemed to change in me so I knew things would be different and only time would tell what that was.
Meanwhile, Miles was in his office staring out the window, lost in thought about what his next plan of action should be when dealing with Eric Miller since one of the analysts entered his office and reported that Eric had registered as a student of Cherryton academy, so now he had spent the last several weeks pondering on what to do as he frowned slightly.
"You'll have to make a decision soon," Steven said suddenly, causing Miles to turn his gaze to the male CIA agent who was an older deer with glasses and currently sitting on a chair near his desk while staring at him with a hard look.
"I know, but there's not much else I can do since Miller chose a highly-populated area to lay low in, so I can't send in anyone to bring him back or it'll possibly expose us in the process," Miles pointed out before Steven narrowed his eyes.
"You said you had this handled, so do I need to start doubting you?" Steven questioned with a certain threatening tone in his voice, making Miles tense up since he knew that the CIA agent wasn't somebody to cross so he sent the older man a reassuring smile to hide how nervous he was starting to get under Steven's menacing gaze.
"Look, Project Viper was created so that our two respective governments would be able to operate in foreign countries and eliminate certain threats to national security without claiming responsibility, not to mention that we have protocols in place to deal with any potential rogue operatives like Miller so you have nothing to worry about," Miles assured, only Steven didn't look amused.
"It's been months since one of your assets went rogue, and now he's running around while causing trouble so have you seen the news? He's currently wanted by local law enforcement for putting several officers in the hospital and tearing up a subway station.
Let me make it clear for you, the director is getting anxious about how this might blow up in our faces and that it'll be traced back to him, so you are to take care of this now or the CIA will step in to deal with the problem and you.
Don't forget Miles, you're expendable and all it would take is a wetwork team to take care of you by setting it up to make it look like an accident or a suicide, now deal with this fuckup you created or you won't wake up tomorrow because the CIA doesn't tolerate screwups.
In case you need a reminder, you were the one who got Eric Miller out of that livestock facility in this city's black market when he was five years old and personally recruited him into Project Viper once he was old enough, but he's now become a problem so take care of it or we'll take care of you," Steven threatened calmly, causing Miles to pale at that before he gulped and nodded.
"Sure, once he leaves the academy, then he'll be taken care of so you have nothing to worry about," Miles placated uneasily until Steven stood up and adjusted his glasses.
"I hope not, Eric Miller is the whole reason why Project Viper became so successful in the first place and it would be a shame if all that time and money spent into it was for nothing and we were forced to shut the program down," Steven stated before he left the office.
Miles just stood there for a few moments until he walked over to his desk, and with a snarl of rage, shoved papers and files onto the floor before resting his hands on the desk and breathing heavily as it felt like his world was falling apart, then he thought about Eric and his hands clenched into fists as the humiliation he just experienced made him even more eager to want the rogue human asset dead.
'You can't hide forever...pretty soon, you'll need to leave those campus grounds eventually and then I'll have you dealt with permanently, you little shit,' Miles thought darkly as his anger for Eric started to twist into pure hatred, having half a mind to kill the human personally for starting to take everything from him as he sighed.
"I need a drink," Miles muttered, moving to pick up all the papers and files he shoved off the desk as he scowled at nothing in particular and hoped that Eric left the school so that he could deal with him.
A/N Well, Miles is pissed and wants Eric dead even more now but as you can see, it's revealed that the CIA and a faction in the Japanese government created the program as a joint operation to deal with people who pose a threat to national security in both countries, and it's also been finally revealed that Eric was in the same livestock facility that Louis spent his early childhood in.
Still, unlike Louis, Eric spent two years in that hellhole as a possible meal for carnivores before being purchased by Miles and taken out of the facility to be raised in a similar manner that Oguma did with Louis until he was recruited into Project Viper with his initiation being 72 hours of torture to break him and psychologically condition him into an emotionless killer without morals or doubts.
So yeah, Eric's life has been hell but it wasn't always that way and it'll be explained in the future so let me know what you think and stay tuned.