Chapter 8

Third Person’s POV:

Kye adjusted his fringe for the 10th time as he waited nervously for Xander’s arrival. Sighs can be heard from his unimpressed butler as he watched his Young Master pace around the living room like a jittery person who’s about to go for his first date in his entire life till now. Well technically it was Kye’s first date so Castian couldn’t bring himself to complain about his actions.

“Do I look okay? What if I’m under or over-dressed?” Kye frowned at his dressing with little to no confidence as he stared at his outfit in the mirror before him for the 17th time.

Kye's outfit ^

“You look fine, Young Master. If I had the hots for you, I’ll be at your feet within seconds so calm down. Not like the beast will care much about it if he’s going to rip those into shreds...” Castian shrugged cooly, leaving Kye with question marks all over his head as he wondered what his butler meant by that. “He should be here anytime s-”

*ding dong*

“Ah… speaking of the de-beast.” Castian commented as Kye sucked in a deep breath to calm his nerves. He swear he had never felt so haywired before even during his first business meeting with the higher-ups.

“Coming!” Opening the door quickly, his eyes widened at the loss for words before shutting the door back close with a bang, making Castian jerk slightly at the scene with astonishment written all over his face.

“Why did you do that?” Castian questioned dumbfounded as Kye tried to stutter out a reply but to no avail from the shock received.

“H-He-”

“He? Too hot for ya?” Castian teased him playfully, nudging him lightly with his elbows before looking into the peephole only to become speechless like his Young Master. His face paled like a sheet of paper as he stood against the wall shakily for support. “Did… you know a-anything about t-that?” He stuttered out hesitantly as they stared into each others eyes in worry before shaking their heads at the same time.

“W-What should I do?”

“G-Go and… get some?” Castian force chuckled, trying to make peace of the situation they’re facing.

“Get some?” Fun? Kye wondered curiously in his mind as Castian shook his head like a madman.

Clamping his hands down firmly onto Kye’s shoulders, Castian took a deep breath before advising him while staring into his eyes. “You know what Young Master, take it as a… getting to know each other day? Just act natural! Don’t panic. Even if you do, don’t show it on your face. Got it?”

“Got it.” Kye nodded. ‘Do not panic.’ He reminded himself as Castian wished him luck.

“Good. Now go.” Before Kye can even utter another word, he was thrown out of his own house and locked out of it, thrown into the wolf’s den to be exact.

“H-Hey.” Kye stuttered out pathetically as he looked up into the dazzling brown eyes of Xander’s which seemed to make his head spin.

“Morning. What happened? Did something happen?” The low rumble of Xander’s voice shook his core as Kye struggled to not run away from his predatory gaze.

“N-Nothing. Something got stuck b-behind the door.” He lied swiftly as his eyes shifted to a different figure whose presence is too much to even pretend to ignore. “W-Who’s this?”

“Ah. Meet my son, Matthew. He’s a dear isn’t he?” Xander nuzzled his nose against his son’s cheek, earning heart-warming giggles from the little one as he tried grabbing hold of Xander’s cheek with his tiny hands. Despite his initial shock, Kye couldn’t help but chuckle at how endearing the sight was before him, it was a totally different side of Xander which he had yet to see. “Ah sorry Kye. Shall we go?”

“Where?”

“You’ll see.” Xander said with a wink as he pulled Kye by hand with his free one towards the car which he had rented for the day.

Xander's outfit ^

~ Time Skip ~

Upon reaching the destination, aromas of various flavours assaulted their noses before they can even step through the front doors. Kye’s eyes widened in excitement as his eyes feasted on the array of colours before him. “Tea?” He asked eagerly as he rushed to the display shelves of different coloured tea leaves as Xander chuckled how how much of a kid Kye was acting.

“Yup. This is a tea brewery. We can get to see his different types of tea are made, how the leaves are specially selected and many more. I thought it may interest you…” Xander trailed off embarrassed, scratching the back of his head. Kye on the other hand who was amazed to see such things for the first time shook his head excitedly, his smile even wider than his usual ones.

Seeing how excited Kye was, Xander couldn’t help but follow behind the excited youngster’s footsteps with a light chuckle as he stroked his son’s head gently and tenderly, placing light kisses on his head occasionally.

At the end of the whole trip, they ended up in a pastel coloured cafe which is adorned with fresh flowers and many soft and colourful pillows. Tables are set in tatami style while the ceilings and walls are made of clear glass, the cafe in a shape of a dome which allows natural lighting to enter the glass dome, giving it a light-hearted and calming feel.

“What would you like to try?” Xander asked as Kye stared at the overhanging menu, brows furrowed as he thought hard on what to get.

“Are the cookies nice?”

“The earl gray ones are nice, I highly recommend them. I also recommend the blooming tea and the osmanthus jelly. They make a good combo if you want something light, savoury and sweet but not overly sweet- sorry.” Xander rambled off mindlessly, earning himself an impressed and entertained look from Kye who laughed lightly at his words.

“It’s fine. I’ll trust your choices then.”

“Of course. I always make the best choices.” Xander said with a playful wink. “Why don’t you choose a seat, I’ll go order for us.” Nodding lightly, Kye raced eagerly to the seating place where he awed at how gorgeous the setting was. It almost felt like he was in a large empty meadow which is full of flowers and sheltered by the clear blue sky.

Kneeling down at a corner with many pillows, he arranged them in a nest-like shape before smiling to himself for his work which he was proud of though it hardly took any effort.

“Wow. It looks cozy. Here.” Placing the tray of confections down onto the table, Kye helped him to lie Matthew down comfortably in the pillow nest which he seems to enjoy when a huge smile appeared on his face upon being set down.

“Here. Your tea.” Kye stared weirdly at the clear water as he wondered if Xander was trolling him. In the glass cup just set plain hot water.

“This is tea?” He questioned curiously, making Xander burst out laughing at his cluelessness before handing him a flower bud and instructing him to put it into the water which he followed hesitantly yet his eyes shone with excitement as he anticipated on what's to come.

As soon as the bud sat on the base of his cup, it bloomed into a flower, earning a amazed gasp from Kye as he watched the flower gradually bloom into its full size. A light yet sweet aroma of jasmine wafted in the air almost like giving the cafe a touch of jasmine perfume. “Amazing isn’t it?” Xander questioned as Kye nodded slightly, his eyes glued to the new finding the whole time as he enjoyed the aroma it released.

“What is it made of?”

“Green tea leaves, chamomile flowers and jasmine tea leaves. There are other flavours too of course but I thought that this will benefit you more as chamomile can help you release the stress and tension from work, green tea is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients which is beneficial to your health while jasmine can help give you an energy boost and- sorry. I tend to talk too much.” Xander let out a nervous chuckle before popping a jelly into his mouth to prevent himself from saying more in case he was annoying Kye which seemed to be not the case as Kye had his eyes on him the entire time even though he was also playing with Matthew’s tiny fingers which are grasping onto his much larger index finger with as much force an infant could have.

“Don’t worry. I enjoy listening to you talking. It’s interesting and I learn many things from you too. By the way, do you know of any tea which can help Castian not play around with too many girls?” Kye’s question rendered him speechless as he tried to come up with a suggestion to it.

“Ah… maybe you can ask him to drink less of bust-tea and boot-tea first? But I guess you can get him some… milk tea if he wants milk.” Xander coughed into his fist awkwardly before sipping on his tea guiltily as he self-reflected on what he had just said.

“Hmmm I’m not sure if he drinks those teas in the first place but okay. I’ll tell him that. Thanks Xander.” Kye beamed ever so brightly as Xander conflicted between shaking his head at Kye’s innocence or laughing at what he just said.

“Ready for the next place?”

“I can’t wait.”

“You’ll love it.”

“Of course, you make the best choices right?” Kye teased lightly, earning a wide grin from Xander.

“Fast learner aren’t you.” Xander teased back, resulting in both of them bursting into laughters as Matthew watched the crazy adults with wide curious eyes.

Stay tune for part 2! Hope ya’ll enjoyed this chapter! ♡