The hivemind is conquering for me?

I stood up again and curiously walked towards the door to the lecture room, following after Hailey. The hallway was quiet. It was the quietest I had seen the academy grounds in my entire time here. ’Eerie.’

I then turned to Hailey and then ”Oof.” her stature collided with mine as she hugged my torso tightly. ”Thank you for your help today. I was so nervous. I am not used to talking to that many people. Sure, in the military I can command my whole squad, but this... All those eyes looking at me for knowledge... Did I do good? Was I clear? Ugh, I nearly threw up when I walked in. So many people. I planned the lesson out perfectly, but once I was inside, It’s like I forgot everything. Your few interjections and hasty use of entering the Mindspace really helped me out. Thank you.”

I smiled at the sudden hug. I liked my friends breaking physical boundaries, touch was more insightful than words in my mind after all. Wrapping my own arms around her back, I softly chuckled and replied.

”I thought you were very good. Better than I could ever do. I would be a robot up there just talking like I was reading off a que card or something. Totally monotonous. Not you though, Even with you pulling a straight face the entire time, I was totally engaged in what you were saying. I also didn’t know about the Aura’s so you have filled a gap in my knowledge, so thank you for that.”

Hailey pulled back slightly, but kept her hands wrapped around my back. ”You? You didn’t know about Aura’s? But you are? Have you never seen your teacher or Orchid do it while they are meditating?”

I shook my head. ”No, Jewel is quite mysterious in that regard and Orchid... Is sweet, but adorably simple, she doesn’t like that side of her Psionic gift so doesn’t really practice meditation. She is perfectly fine sparing and considering she is stronger than I am, it works for her.”

Hailey shuddered slightly thinking about Orchids strength. The woman was breathtakingly beautiful, she begrudgingly admitted, but her eyes... The way she looks at everyone except Apollo, left her always feeling on edge around her.

I activated my Thermokinesis and applied it to Hailey. I felt a great deal of resistance from her body before it accepted the foreign warmth. She looked up at me confused, prompting me to ask. ”Were you cold? I felt you dither in my arms.”

”No, just one of those random shakes that happen from time to time, but this is nice, your Psionics have gained a wonderful warmth after your fiery awakening. It’s nice compared to the coldness I am used to.”

Hailey then placed her hands flat upon my chest and rested her head upon it. Her breathing became heavy but also relaxed as she felt Apollo’s heartbeat. ’It’s so strong, like a drum being pounded, yet so slow and melodic...’

Hailey felt herself swooning and pulled her head away. She then looked up at Apollo’s kind and curious eyes as he watched her. Suddenly a surge of confidence she had no idea where she pulled from, suddenly welled within her.

Her cheeks turned flush as she showed a warm smile. ”A-Apollo, do you remember when we danced together that night at my... stepmothers party?” Her hands began to explore the wide, muscular chest in front of her.

She had never been one for aesthetics before, She had seen men much burlier than Apollo after all, but now she felt quite parched.

I smiled recalling that night, especially with the new context. ”Oh yes, I recall dancing in front of the king, wondering why he was looking at me like that all night, to think. I got to dance with his daughter, a real life princess. I am a lucky man huh?”

Hailey then stood on her tip toes and ran her hand through my hair suddenly, stunning me as pulled herself closer and the look in her eyes turned...

”Do you remember what we did at the end of the dance?”

With our noses practically touching and what she just asked, I naturally looked down at the topic of the conversation. ”I do indeed. I remember it being very nice.” Her arms then wrapped around the back of my neck as she pressed her bosom against me.

”So do I~” She said breathily. She began to close in, She was being bold, she could smell his scent. She resisted the urge to shiver and pulled his head down to meet hers. It was finally going to happen...

*BANG*

”Hailey, come in, someone else-

”-EEEEEEK!”

The boldness was shattered as Gabrielle barged through the closed doors. She then pushed Apollo away while jumping back herself. ”Oh something happened? Wonderful lets go look, tell me about it. Show me, come on, let’s go back in!” She said rapidly before heading back inside.

Gabrielle looked at her wards back evilly for a moment. ’Sneaky bitch...’ Before shutting the door and turning her attention to her son who was embedded in the brick wall. ”Apollo? Are you ok? She didn’t hurt you, did she? She didn’t...” Gabrielle was about to ask if she was forcing herself upon him, but her son butted in as he pulled himself out of the wall.

”Yeah, I am fine... Huh, I didn’t think that actually happened out of cartoons... Neat.” I said, looking at my outline, a second later, the surrounding wall then collapsed around it, leaving just a large indent in the incredibly thick wall. ”Aww... Wait, do I have to pay for this?”

”Do you fuck! *Ahem* I mean, Miss Bipolar, in there, will be paying for it... Throwing a student around like that... Unacceptable, even if she is your friend. Do you want to come back inside? Someone else just entered their Mindspace very quickly.”

I nodded. ”Sure, can you just give me a second though? I just got shoved into a wall after all, I need a second.” Gabrielle gasped. ”Of course! Of course! Take your time.” Gabrielle then turned around and entered the class room, leaving me on my own for a moment to take in what just happened.

’That was... Charged. Where the fuck did that come from?’ I felt completely blindsided. One moment we were hugging all nice, after I gave my praise and the next... ’I know I struggle to read people’s emotions at times... But I’m not that oblivious... That was 1000% going to be a kiss.’

The real question still was where did it come from? To me, Hailey and I always had a nice rapport, I never felt like she was into me that way. ’Hmm, she seemed pretty embarrassed at being caught. Oh well, I suppose we can talk about it later... It was what I was thinking though...Right?’

...

Orchid turned her attention to the door as Apollo walked in and even though to every single other unevolved human in here, he looked completely fine and handsome, but to her...

’Orchid knew it!’ She thought as she looked at Hailey, completely ignoring Apollo as was talking to a blonde haired woman up in the seats. Orchid knew that bitch smelled funny all the way back then. She wanted Orchid’s Apollo...

Resisting the urge to start growling, the only thing that stopped her was Apollo smiling sweetly at her as he sat down before he started speaking to the other prey that wanted him...

...

”What happened out there?” Janine asked. ”Just a quick chat. What’s happening up there? Someone entered their Mindspace quickly? That’s impressive.” Janine nodded her head and pointed back. ”Yeah, the blonde over there. Gabrielle ran up and shook her awake shortly afterwards as they hadn’t given the warning yet.

”The warn- oh don’t go outside the Mindspace barrier?” I guessed and Janine nodded her head. I then looked over towards who managed to meditate that fast and was surprised. ”Oh, Francesca? That’s cool.”

Orchid and Janine’s necks snapped to me with shocking speed. Janine then asked, trying not to sound possessive. ”W-who is Francesca?”

”Oh, yeah, you weren’t there yesterday, she was in my group during the tests. She is a part of some dudes’ harem. I still can’t believe I have now seen one in real life. It’s kind of crazy to look at.”

”...”

Janine was stunned by what she just heard as she watched Apollo look back as he listened to what was being said.

’Is... Is he being serious? He is dense when it comes to this stuff... But surely he isn’t that oblivious? Ok, when we hook up, I need to keep an eye on him if he doesn’t realise he has a harem... No wonder he is so relaxed around all these women...’

Janine then laughed softly and began to subtly play with her hair as she watched his side profile. He was so interested in what they were saying, he was so locked in...

’Idiot.’ She thought with a smile before her eyes went soft and delicate as she gazed upon him...

’I love you.’