How NOT to be a mother in a doomed story (Oc story)

The champion and the Ludex 1

Event? Led place? What was he-Oh...right, she did get the gist of it now...

Slamming a door and almost breaking her nose, nah, down right breaking the poor thing in the process and knocking her down like a sack of potatoes was perhaps something that no one would feel happy about.

Except Dottore, that guy would surely eat popcorn at that.

Anyway, why had he not said anything about that before in the first place..?

Then it hit her.., that it was probable that as stupid as it sounded, he could be just as shy as she was and was waiting for her to break the ice..?

That was so cute as it was sad.

Sighing loudly and clasping tightly the cloth of her skirt with her hands he rose her chin to look at him with all the pride she could muster. Which...wasn't much at the moment.

"I-I am not angry" She muttered at last.

"Strange... your face clearly denotes clear signs of distress and the redness of your cheeks denotes no small amount of irritation.."

[Dammit! This man is too observant for all the wrong reasons..!]

At least it meant that he had not been ignoring her.

There was that.

"I-I...thats not it.."

However, what could she said to clear his wrong conceived worries?

That she was embarrassed out of her ass to hold a conversation after such a social debacle..?

Stupidly shy?

Or just horny..?

The last one felt more like a pang at her soul, but yeah, none of the options seemed that would end with a happy ending. It would be safer to throw herself at the core of the Death-star.

And no, she doubted she would "Somehow return" Disney style from that.

"Are you sure..?"

He asked, clearly wanting to know what she truly felt...to which she merely nodded. Not knowing if she could trust her voice at the moment. It was not much, but it was enough to put his mind at ease as he gave her a nod of his own.

It made her feel a little better with herself.

[Ok, you can do this.....just ignore the fact that you have made this conversation a thousand times worse a few minutes ago and that everyone is looking at you funny and take this chance to get to know him better.]

She repeated to herself in her mind, however, just as her lips parted ways to speak did another voice interrupt as one of those blue hat wearing guards came by.

"Ludex Neuvillete, I bring news from Maurice Juglar. The department director of Mathematics and statistics wants to welcome you to the Institute.."

[D'OH..! God dammit man, read the room man! I was here first!] She seethed inwardly.

However, the sound of a cup of water been gently placed on top of the table put any further bitter thoughts on hold as her eyes were drawn back to the source of her problems.

Those silvery eyes of his glaring at the tranquil reflection on the surface of the water.

"So soon? I had hoped that he would wait a little more to do such a thing..."

The Ludex spoke up, his voice calm and collected like she had expected him to be, and yet...it felt as if he was vexed by the news.

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