Chapter 35 - Future Challenges

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IGNIS paused outside of the kitchen as he tried to get his heart rate to slow down again.  He hadn't quite planned for it to get that heated in there.  He had only intended on teasing you a bit like you had him at the pool.  But he hadn't taken into account of how his own body behaves from having you that close to him. 

For again he had had a hard time controlling himself after he caught that addictive scent from you.  He didn't understand why it turned him on so much.  It's not like it was something a little more sensual, it was just a neck.  Well, maybe not just a neck, for it was only your neck that he reacted like that with. 

He took a wavering breath as he tried to shake the thoughts out of his head.  But it was too late for part of himself, which was causing some major discomfort.  He reluctantly turned to face the wall as he adjusted himself to a more comfortable position.  He slightly groaned with the relief of the pressure. 

Then he stood there for a few minutes as he tried to finish bringing down his heart rate.  That was until he heard the clank of a dish from behind him.  The sound startled him and put him on edge.  He slowly turned around to face the table with his hand reach out and ready to summon his dagger if need be.

But when he looked at the table, all he saw was the bright eyes of Gina staring back at him from the table as she happily continued to eat her eggs.  She was sitting in the head seat that he knew you had set for his uncle.  He narrowed his eyes for a brief second as he looked back at her.  But then he relaxed and walked up to her.  He noticed that she was almost done and had done a good job of keeping the mess to only her plate.

"Are you ok?"  Gina asked with her big eyes as she stared up at him.

Ignis slightly smiled back at her. 

"I'm fine."  He said as he rubbed her head.  "You know, (y/n) hadn't set that seat up for you?  That was suppose to be for my uncle."

Gina stopped mid-bite at his words.  "This wasn't for me?"  She asked as she started to put her fork down.

"It's fine now."  He said with a gentle voice. 

"Just be sure to ask next time.  And try to not to make a mess."  He told her as he rubbed her head again before removing his hand.

Gina gave Ignis her big doe eyes as she nodded with a smile.  Ignis just smiled back. 

I know that (y/n) won't mind just changing out the utensils.  He thought as he watched her take a bite of egg.  Just as long as that's the only thing that needs to be cleaned up.

"I have to go talk to my uncle for a minute.  Just finish up then head out to play.  We'll take care of the dishes."  Ignis said to her as he walked towards the garden.

She nodded one more time at Ignis.  He nodded back then entered the garden so that he could search for his uncle.  She watched him walk of the door with a smile.  Then she turned back to her breakfast.  That was when she noticed the orange juice.......

It didn't take Ignis long to find his uncle.  For he was sitting in one of the chairs by a table, near the water fountain that was in the center of the garden.  He was silently writing in his black notebook that he kept in his coat pocket.  Ignis slightly smiled as he looked at him while approached him.  It had been his uncle who had gotten him in the habit of writing certain things down.

Ignis's book was mainly full of cooking tips and recipes.  But his uncles were usually full of battle strategies and mission details as he saw how they might play out.  His uncle had told him once that it helped him to make decisions on different situations based on what could happen.  It also gave him a chance to see  how it might play out before he actually put anyone in the field.  This was one of the main reasons that he was the head of the Intelligence Department. For under his guidance, the casulty rate had dropped drastically.

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Korn looked up when he saw someone approaching him. 

"Ah.  Ignis."  He said with a smile. 

"Please join me while we wait."  Korn said as he gestured to the empty chair opposite of his, before returning to his writing.

Ignis didn't argue.  Instead Ignis took a seat in the chair.  He didn't sit back though.  Instead he sat up so that he wouldn't get his shirt dirty.  He wasn't  a big fan of getting dirt on his clothes, if he could avoid it.  In fact there had been a few times when he had gone a bit extreme on avoiding his clothing getting dirty.  It's not that he was afraid to get dirty, he just preferred to avoid it if possible.

"I take it Mr. Clifton is on his way home."  Korn asked as he continued writing in his book.

"Yes.  I suspect that he should be home by now, or at least close to it at this point."  Ignis said as he crossed his legs and placed both of his hands on his top knee.

"Good."  Korn replied. 

Then he sat there for a few minutes in silence as his pen scratched away.   Ignis sat there watching him as he tried to figure out the best way to bring up the questions that had been racing around in his head.  He knew that he had to be careful though, or he might give away to much.  The last thing that he needed was for his uncle to start asking questions about the relationship between you and Ignis. 

In fact, the idea of it made Ignis nervous enough. Since he himself wasn't even sure what was going on with the relationship. He knew that it was past the point of being just friends.  But how far past that point, he wasn't sure of.

"You know."  Ignis began.  "It was awfully considerate of Mr. Clifton to stop by here and do the test today.  I wasn't expecting to be tested until tomorrow, right before swim practice."

"It was indeed.  And I'm glad that he took up my request."  Korn said as he continued to write.

"I see."  Ignis returned.  "Well then that was very good planning on your part."

"Well, I didn't see the point of having you wait."  Korn replied.

"When did you ask him to come by?"  Ignis asked. 

He knew tell that he was starting to tread on thin ice with some of his questions.  But he just had to know.

"After the King gave the order to bring everyone back early from training."  Korn said. 

Then he paused with his writing and looked up at ignis.  "Why do you ask?  And why are you suddenly concerned about something so trivial."

"Well then it seems we have a very different definitions of trivial."  Ignis bluntly stated as he tried to keep his nerve.

Korn set down his pen as he turned his full attention towards his nephew.

"Are you suggesting something?" He returned with a bit of irritation in his voice.

"I'm not suggesting anything.  I'm just trying to figure out why you decided today, of all days to push for (y/n) and myself to start our new training sessions."  Ignis said as he tried to keep his voice calm. 

But this was proving to be difficult since he had never argued back or questioned anything that his uncle had done until now.

"I just told you."  Korn said as he was starting to get irritated with Ignis that he would question him.  "I didn't see the point in having either of you wait any longer."

"But don't you think that it might be too soon."  Ignis said as he clenched his hands together as his temper and nerves were starting to take over as he felt his hands start to shake.  "You didn't want to give her a break for one weekend,  or even one day?"

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