Partners In Crime(Dalador/Aladarius)[The Owl House]

Chapter 7

(I just feel like it so I'll post 2 chapters this weekend. One Saturday/today and one Sunday/tomorrow.)

{A Couple Days Later}

~Darius POV~

Grom was the day before the weekend and while usually we'd hangout, Alador and I didn't try to call each other once. At least I didn't try to call him. I haven't talked to him yet today. To be honest, I'm nervous. Grom got awkward.

"Come on, a date? How about it?" A girl said to someone.

I looked over. Odalia and Alador. She leaned towards him in a suggestive way and he was visually uncomfortable.

"Hey, Alador." I said.

"Oh thank Titan." Alador mumbled.

He cleared his throat.

"I'd rather not, Odalia." He said awkwardly. "Anyway we have to get to class."

He walked off and I followed. I glanced at his hands. His nails are done. The same colors his grom outfit were, plum and mauve.

"Told you those colors suited you." I noted

"Hm? Oh. Yeah." Alador replied, looking at his nails. "You were right."

We stayed silent the rest of the walk to our class.

{A Week And A Half Later}

Alador and I managed to make it through school the past week semi-normally. He asked me to hangout today. I agreed though it feels tense.

We sat in Alador's room trying to think of something to do. Every time one of us thought of something we went to say it then stopped and remained quiet. The air felt thick. It's obvious Alador's holding something back.

"Witchlet?" Alador's dad said, poking his head into the room.

He never knocks.

"Dad!" Alador exclaimed, obviously startled.

"Sorry, sorry." Mr. Blight said. "Is everything alright? You two are quieter than usual."

"Yep! Everything's fine! Nothing's awkward or weird or uncomfortable at all!" Alador practically shouted. "We're completely fine!"

"That's unconvincing." Mr. Blight told him.

"Everything's alright." I told him, less obviously lying than Alador. "Alador's stressed from a project about...social discomfort. Yeah, it's an extra credit project."

Alador nodded quickly.

"Okay?" Mr. Blight said. "Alador, you already have perfect grades, why do you need extra credit?"

"For scholarly dominance." Alador said, not lying this time.

When it comes to grades, Alador's a little crazy. It's why he's top student.

"Okay then." Mr. Blight said. "I have to leave for a meeting. I won't be back until late. Don't open the doors for strangers."

"I know, Dad." Alador said.

Mr. Blight left. After a minute or two, the front door opened then closed. This is as good a time as any I guess.

"We really should talk about what's going on." I said. "We can't pretend it didn't happen. It's obviously still on both our minds."

"Yeah..." Alador said.

This is going to be really awkward.

"Why are we so awkward?" He said. "We've known each other for years, why should one thing like that screw it up?"