and more bullet holes in your clothes.”
He scratched his head, embarrassed. “Yeah…I keep forgetting to avoid the bullets. Oh, well; I’m still learning.”
Still smiling, she replied, “Just make sure the faculty doesn’t find out what you’re doing. It’s against the rules to interfere with mortals while unaccompanied by a full god.”
“Don’t worry; they won’t,” he said, crossing his arms confidently. He removed the shabby mask and the trench coat, setting them on the floor. “But now I’d like to attend to more serious matters.” She looked shocked as he got down on one knee. “We’ve never actually clarified what’s been going on between us, so I have to ask you: Maya Brünhart, will you be my girlfriend?”
She embraced him. “Oh, Ev! Of course I will. You had to have known I was in it for the long haul. I’m actually relieved, though; I thought you were going to propose to me.”
That instilled a sickening feeling in his gut. “You…wouldn’t want to flow with me?”
She frantically waved her hands. “Oh, no, no, no, no, no. That’s not what I meant. It’s just… it’s a little too soon for that.”
Relief washed over him. “I’m so glad to hear that. I thought... well, never mind. It’s good. Everything’s good. We are officially a couple now, and I couldn’t be happier.”
“Me, neither, though we should probably get out of here before someone asks us why we’re loitering around the hangar at this hour.”
Now it was his turn to give a sly grin. “One moment, please. Now that we’re officially a thing, there’s one more piece of business to attend to.”
“Oh? What’s that?” She was obviously dying to find out.
He leaned in cautiously; just because she had agreed to be his girlfriend didn’t mean she was ready for this. Nevertheless, she saw what he was doing and leaned forward as well. Their lips met in the middle. It was quick and wet; Ev had never actually kissed anyone before, and he was pretty sure she hadn’t, either. Or if she had, he doubted it was consensual on her part. Still, it was the most wonderful thing he had ever experienced, one that gave him a strong tingling in his loins. Who knew a simple kiss could be so amazing? Note to self: I’ve got to have carnals some day .
“Wow,” she said.
“Sorry,” he replied. “I’m probably not a good kisser yet.”
“It’s OK. I don’t know a good kiss from a bad one, but what we just did felt good to me . How could such an amazing thing ever be considered bad?”
“Don’t know, but apparently there’s good kissing and bad kissing.”
“Trust me—that was good .”
* * *
Ev returned to his dorm room with a smile. “Someone’s having a good night,” Jaysin Marx said. Ev’s roommate was the future god of money who had no problem showing off with his expensive haircut and fancy gold vest which he wore all the time. Actually, he had an entire set of them in the closet, one for each day of the week.
Ev sat down on the couch next to him. Jaysin had muted the TV. “Maya and I are now official.”
“Thought you already were,” he said in his Chrichton accent. “For cryin’ out loud, Ev—you got a smoking hole in your chest saving her from Belial. Not only that, but you saved her again after Arcturus Reich forced us all into Gehenna. We woulda’ died there if you hadn’t brought the world back. How could Maya not be your girlfriend after all that?”
“Well,” Ev waved his hand in a so-so motion. “I don’t really count our last adventure because…technically…I was, you know, working with Arcturus and I helped put you all in danger in the first place. Really, she saved me that time.”
“Look, mate. Point is, you saved Maya at least once legitimately, and she’s stuck by your side ever since. We’ve all known how she feels about you. It was inevitable.”
Ev rolled his eyes.
He scratched his head, embarrassed. “Yeah…I keep forgetting to avoid the bullets. Oh, well; I’m still learning.”
Still smiling, she replied, “Just make sure the faculty doesn’t find out what you’re doing. It’s against the rules to interfere with mortals while unaccompanied by a full god.”
“Don’t worry; they won’t,” he said, crossing his arms confidently. He removed the shabby mask and the trench coat, setting them on the floor. “But now I’d like to attend to more serious matters.” She looked shocked as he got down on one knee. “We’ve never actually clarified what’s been going on between us, so I have to ask you: Maya Brünhart, will you be my girlfriend?”
She embraced him. “Oh, Ev! Of course I will. You had to have known I was in it for the long haul. I’m actually relieved, though; I thought you were going to propose to me.”
That instilled a sickening feeling in his gut. “You…wouldn’t want to flow with me?”
She frantically waved her hands. “Oh, no, no, no, no, no. That’s not what I meant. It’s just… it’s a little too soon for that.”
Relief washed over him. “I’m so glad to hear that. I thought... well, never mind. It’s good. Everything’s good. We are officially a couple now, and I couldn’t be happier.”
“Me, neither, though we should probably get out of here before someone asks us why we’re loitering around the hangar at this hour.”
Now it was his turn to give a sly grin. “One moment, please. Now that we’re officially a thing, there’s one more piece of business to attend to.”
“Oh? What’s that?” She was obviously dying to find out.
He leaned in cautiously; just because she had agreed to be his girlfriend didn’t mean she was ready for this. Nevertheless, she saw what he was doing and leaned forward as well. Their lips met in the middle. It was quick and wet; Ev had never actually kissed anyone before, and he was pretty sure she hadn’t, either. Or if she had, he doubted it was consensual on her part. Still, it was the most wonderful thing he had ever experienced, one that gave him a strong tingling in his loins. Who knew a simple kiss could be so amazing? Note to self: I’ve got to have carnals some day .
“Wow,” she said.
“Sorry,” he replied. “I’m probably not a good kisser yet.”
“It’s OK. I don’t know a good kiss from a bad one, but what we just did felt good to me . How could such an amazing thing ever be considered bad?”
“Don’t know, but apparently there’s good kissing and bad kissing.”
“Trust me—that was good .”
* * *
Ev returned to his dorm room with a smile. “Someone’s having a good night,” Jaysin Marx said. Ev’s roommate was the future god of money who had no problem showing off with his expensive haircut and fancy gold vest which he wore all the time. Actually, he had an entire set of them in the closet, one for each day of the week.
Ev sat down on the couch next to him. Jaysin had muted the TV. “Maya and I are now official.”
“Thought you already were,” he said in his Chrichton accent. “For cryin’ out loud, Ev—you got a smoking hole in your chest saving her from Belial. Not only that, but you saved her again after Arcturus Reich forced us all into Gehenna. We woulda’ died there if you hadn’t brought the world back. How could Maya not be your girlfriend after all that?”
“Well,” Ev waved his hand in a so-so motion. “I don’t really count our last adventure because…technically…I was, you know, working with Arcturus and I helped put you all in danger in the first place. Really, she saved me that time.”
“Look, mate. Point is, you saved Maya at least once legitimately, and she’s stuck by your side ever since. We’ve all known how she feels about you. It was inevitable.”
Ev rolled his eyes.
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