Suddenly, Kaira leaned toward Charles, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Hey, Rian!" she said, locking eyes with him. "Show me!"
Charles froze, his mind screeching to a completely wrong place.
'She wants me to show her…?' he thought, heat rushing to his cheeks.
His traitorous brain took her words in the worst possible way, and for a second, absurd images flashed through his head.
He shook his head quickly, trying to erase them.
'No, no, no!' he thought, nearly panicking. 'No way Kaira's asking for that! It doesn't make sense!'
He scratched his neck, attempting to hide the embarrassment burning his face.
'Or… are girls in this world like that?' he thought, a touch of paranoia creeping in.
This place was already wild with its bloody arenas and powers.
What if social norms here were… different?
The idea was so ridiculous he couldn't help laughing internally.
'No, impossible. Kaira's a mess, but not that kind of mess…'
