Key To My Heart || Slugterra

07| Girl Talk

Alessia's pov
After Eli and I took turns to wash up, I put on my new bunny hooded pyjamas that I got from the mall and we got in bed. Even after bonding with him for the entire day, I still didn't have the courage to face him when we're on the same bed. It was just too weird and embarrassing.

"Ales," Eli called for me from behind and I blinked.

"Yeah?" I answered without turning around.

"Why won't you face me?" he asked and I raised an eyebrow.

"Why should I?"

"To make things less awkward between us?"

I gulped. He was so direct but he was right. I was making things awkward between us. I took in a deep breath before turning around.

His stunning blue eyes never failed to escalate my heartbeat. We still kept our distance though, at least he respects that. Satisfied, he smiled delicately at me.

"You're such a cutie," he mumbled tenderly, and rested his eyelids.

"You're tired. Get some rest," I said. I tried to sound unaffected by his words, but inside his words were like magic and I was screaming like a fangirl.

"No, I'm serious," he whispered. Once again, I couldn't help but to allow blush rose to my cheeks. "Well, you don't look bad yourself," I whispered back. His eyes flung opened and he smirked. "You sure?" he asked as he wiggled his brow, "you sure I just 'don't look bad'?"

"Well, okay, you're exceptionally hot and handsome," I exaggerated, but secretly meant it. He let out a soft chuckle before silence once again crept in.

He's so peaceful and attractive with his eyes closed.

I smiled as I continue to adore his captivating, calm expression, feeling tiredness gradually compressing my own eyelids.

"You remind me of someone," Eli suddenly spoke without looking at me, and my eyelids rose slightly. "Your mother?" I questioned without thinking. At this point, my mind was ready to blackout at any second.

He giggled carelessly.

"A special friend," he whispered, imitating me. I felt a hand gently caressed mine, before my sleepiness completely took over my brain.

...
Poking carefully at Alessia's palm, Eli smiled before slowly lifted his blanket and got out of bed. Tiptoeing across the room, he headed towards his table. His heart thumping, and his eyes never left the girl sleeping soundlessly in his bed. He sat down on his chair and gave Alessia one last glance. After confirming she had slept, he reached out a hand towards the piles of papers on his desk.

Hidden behind the stacks of blueprints and notes was a medium-sized wooden box. A grin crept on his face without himself noticing as his heart fluttered. He pushed away the stacks of papers aside before he carefully pulled the box towards himself. The lid ascended soundlessly, revealing a bunch of letters alongside some extra papers inside.

Despite his tiredness, he grabbed a piece of baby blue paper, and started writing.

...
Alessia's pov
The following days were hectic for us. Mia and I were under 'intense training', as Eli put it. Being officially part of the Shane Gang, we had to be at the same level as the others.

Trixie was in charged in educating us on slug energy, the history of Blakk Industries, and the geography of Slugterra, while Kord taught us the basics of the blasters and different technical aspects of the mecha beasts.

And Pronto... he was supposed to be our 'fitness tutor', and all he did was forced us to do push-ups while he sat on our backs while munching on his chips.