It had been a long day in the office, Eric had had five collections on his own and he was utterly worn out and stressed. He still had piled of papers to fill out before the week's end and he knew William would never give him any more extensions.
He sighed, resting his head on the palm of his hand.
Oh how much he didn't feel like working right now.
Slowly his eyes drifted to the small framed photo on the corner of his desk.
It was his student's new recruit profile photo. William had given it to him when he was assigned to train him and he cherished it since their friendship flourished.
A smiled appeared on his face as he looked contently down to it.
A faint sense of relief filled him. He flinched, nearly falling out of his chair when he heard his office door swing open.
A flamboyant red head stood in the doorway, holding the small brunette by his collar. The frail boy squirmed in the ginger's grasp, attempting to get away. "S-senpai... H-help..." He mumbled helplessly.
Grell smiled brightly. "Guess who I found talking about you to the ladies in secretarial services!!" She said.
Eric cocked a brow and watched them, straightening himself back up. "Let the boy go, Grell." He laughed softly.
The redhead did as she was told, the small boy stumbled and fell breathlessly to the floor, clutching his chest. He glared up at Grell, grumbling inaudible curses.
"Oh how cute he was~ Telling the ladies all about his little crush on you!" Grell laughed.
Eric chuckled and stood, walking over. He assisted Alan in standing up, gently holding his hand.
"A little crush?" Eric asked, averting his gaze to meet Grell's.
"Oh yes~!!" Grell answered, being cut off by Alan retorting.
"I simply admire him, Grell!" He hissed.
Eric chuckled and ruffled Alan's finely styled hair, receiving a glare from the scrawny boy.
Grell's smile beamed as she watched the two, oh how she wanted to see their relationship bloom, despite her slight crush on Eric she'd quickly be able to get over it if it was Alan he was loving on. Besides, if William ever taunted her again for liking another (word used lightly) man, Eric would beat him to smithereens! Perfect!
Alan rolled his eyes and fixed his hair with his hands, looking back to Grell with an irritated expression.
Eric gently patted Alan's back, smiling down at him.
How did such a grumpy boy manage to be so adorable?
He sighed and glanced to Grell with a look that urged her to leave, receiving a playful pout from the other before she ran off, most likely to only go bother someone else.
"So ye' have a crush on me?" Eric asked, looking to Alan with a gentle smile.
Alan looked back to Eric, blushing. "What? No! Like I said before; I simply admire you."
"And what do ye' admire me for?" He chuckled.
"Well you're hard working, smart, strong, handsome, and tough just to list a few." Alan answered.
"Backtrack there. What did you say?"
"Smart...strong...han-" his blush suddenly deepened. "Oh no!! Senpai!!!
I didn't mean it like that!!"
Eric laughed and pulled him into a hug, gently rubbing his back.
So cute.
