Breaking His Concentration (Alhaitham x Kaveh)

Chapter 21: A Bad Feeling

Author's Note
Hi guys! So I have about one more major plot point or large chunk of angst planned for the book and then after I'm not sure where the book will be going, but I think this will be the last major plot point 💕

Kaveh's POV

I had this feeling I couldn't shake. This feeling like something terrible was going to happen. Like something was going to happen that I couldn't control. So instead of finishing my architecture work for the day I found myself sitting on the couch shaking my leg, trying to get rid of the bad feeling in my chest. I just wanted Alhaitham to come home. I needed him to come home. I didn't know why, but I just knew I needed him. I kept running my fingers through my hair trying to calm myself down. It was just a bad feeling, nothing more. I was being superstitious and stupid. everything would be fine. And then when I heard the key turn in the doorway I jumped up, shaking to see who would walk through.

"Woah. What's wrong with you?"

Alhaitham furrowed his brow at me as he walked in, his keys still in the door. I collapsed on the couch, trying to catch my breath as I saw that it was him who walked through the door.

"Nothing. I've just had a bad feeling all day. I don't know why"

"Maybe I can help with that."

He spoke quietly, pulling his keys out of the door as he let it shut behind him. He sat in the small chair across from me, folding his hands and resting them on his legs.

"I met with Cyno today. Didn't go very well at first."

"Why? What did you do?"

"Why would you assume I did something? I Didn't do anything. Well, other than steal the Divine Knowledge Capsule."

I raised my eyebrow, giving him a look. What did that mean? Obviously he stole it, but that couldn't mean that he connected the dots.

"He figured it out somehow. Well, he figured out part of it. He thought you were the one to steal it but I convinced him otherwise. I got him to forget that I was the one who stole it. So you can let the bad feeling you have go."

"And how did you manage to convince him not to tell anyone? It's not like you two are exactly friends."

"I have my ways."

He gave me a tiny smirk. Was I still acting weird or was he in a strangely good mood? There was a smile on his lips and he was messing with his hair as he looked at me. He wasn't being snappy like usual, it looked like he was enjoying the conversation . Maybe I didn't have anything to worry about.

"I need to ask you something, Kaveh."

He murmured, standing up and walking slowly to sit down beside me. I followed him the entire time with my eyes, curious as to what he was doing. When he sat beside me he gently took a piece of my hair and rubbed it between his fingers, moving his face so it was centimeters away from my neck. I could feel his breath on me and I couldn't help it, but my heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest. No matter what he did he never failed to give me butterflies.

"Yes?"

I whispered, my voice shaking just the tiniest bit from how close he was to me. I wanted to kiss him so badly, I wanted to feel his lips on mine.

"Awhile ago, when we fell asleep by the fire together you said something to me that I haven't forgotten. I want to know what it means. You said, "The moon looks beautiful tonight, doesn't it?"

His voice was soft, but as soon as he said the words I felt chills run down my spine. I thought he had forgotten about that. I barely remembered it. It had slipped out of my mouth because I was so exhausted, I hadn't expected him to remember this. This wasn't good. I didn't know what I was going to say. I didn't know what it meant. Well, maybe I did but I couldn't admit it. Not now. It would scare him away.