Chapter 38

                                    

                                          
chapter 38: (Black Iris: part 1) 
(during the time they left..) 
(or when they left again??) 
(This part might be confusing..) 
Conal Hawke POV. 
It's been a while, more specifically a few hours since I kissed Zac. It wasn't even an actual kiss, it was just a slight peck, but he didn't even try, he just kept ignoring me. 
I sighed, currently we were going through the Bernas Glades and some things have been happening. Gusts of wind at random times. Nothing behind us when I heard a rustle or snap. I could even feel rumbles under the earth along with steps from someone. It could've been a beast or something but we haven't come across any at all today. 
Even Zac has been acting strangely too. 
"You alright there, Zac?" I asked. I was kinda worried about him, just a bit though, he's still suspicious in my opinion. "You seem nervous about something." 
"Huh, yeah. I'm good." 
"You're sure about that?" 
I could feel Zac turning away and having an awkward moment, then I realised. 
"Was this about earlier?" 
"What?! No." He very obviously denied it. 
"Are you sure? Cause I'd like to do it again." I put a finger to my lips to tease him. 
Slowly he turned towards me. 
"Oh really?" He smirked. "Well you better." 
I giggled. I wanted to say something but I felt something before I could answer. 
It was his lips, pressed against mine. It felt more like a smashing kiss than the gentle one I gave him earlier but this. This felt incredible. Unbelievable. And also quite... unusual. What the f*** is he doing? 
"Mmph!" I tried to scream. 
"Shut up. Or else they'll notice us." 
Wait what? Or else what? Who will see us? Why aren't we just hiding? Then again, we're in the middle of an open forest. 
After a few moments I thought we were in the clear but no. Feeling something step towards our direction I warned him. 
"Someone's coming." I told Zac. 
Hearing me, he then pulled my hand and started running. "It's not someone, it's something." 
"What?!" I whisper screamed. 
"Shut up." He replied before kissing me again. 
I closed my eyes while still paying attention to the figure almost near us. The footsteps grew more faint before actually disappearing. 
However Zac just kept smooching me and began trailing down my jawline to my neck. 
"You do realize that 'thing' is gone now, right?" 
"I noticed. Now I'm just having fun." 
What did he just say? He was just what? Why was he suddenly doing this? The questions just rambled all over my mind almost putting me in a daze. 
"You still good or are you daydreaming?" I could tell Zac was smirking. 
"Yeah, so what now?" I asked him. 
Clearly he was hiding something. What was that 'thing' we were 'hiding' from anyway? 
"Now we leave, obviously." 
"But what exactly was that 'thing'? You clearly knew what it was. It's written all over your lying aura!" 
"Wow, aggressive."