Random Anime Stuff

"Some... friends?"

"Yeah," you shuffled nervously. You were already in your hoodie, bag in hand and slipping on your shoes. You feigned urgency, "I'm late already, I'll see you later."

"Wait." A single word from Caleb made you freeze. Almost immediately, he was by your side, making you jump. You cursed internally, hands suddenly feeling clammy, had he found you out?

"Your hair," Caleb smiled, his eyes narrowing into sweet crescents. He ran his fingers through your strands, smoothing out whatever imperfection he saw with it.

"O-oh, thank you." You tried to hide your stammer with a poorly timed cough, "well..." you trailed off, turning on your heels to take your leave. You opened the front door, feeling a flow of cool night air rush in. Your heart thumped in your chest.

"Hey."

Another single word from Caleb stopped you in your tracks. You felt like you were going to throw up. Your stomach churned horribly as you turned back, avoiding Caleb's eyes.

"Y-yes?"

Caleb leaned in, a smile still on his face. His eyes searched yours, even though you couldn't bring yourself to meet his gaze. "You forgot my goodbye kiss, pipsqueak."

Relief flooded your entire being and you felt your legs go weak. Right. Riiiight, a goodbye kiss, you felt yourself chuckle. Closing your eyes, you leaned in, letting Caleb meet you halfway. It was a soft kiss, more like a fleeting peck, but as you pulled away, Caleb yanked you into his arms. Your body lurched into his, and you were caught by his arms which wrapped securely around you. You yelped, but it was quickly cut off as Caleb's lips sealed yours again. He tilted his head and deepened the kiss, groaning as his hands ventured along your back.

He took a step forward, advancing until you were pressed against the door, slamming your escape route shut.

"Caleb-" you tried to say between the mess of kisses. Caleb ignored you, and continued to explore you with his tongue. He kissed you breathless, until your lungs were aching for air.

"You need to breathe," Caleb murmured, finally pulling away. He caught your chin with his fingers. His gaze was direct, on your glistening lips and full of raw desire. Captivated, you let the second kiss happen, letting your knees go weak as you felt his arms wrap around your waist and his tongue lap at your bottom lip. He made you moan into him, and when you did, he bit into your lip, leaving it red and tingling.

Your heart was thumping in your chest, racing so ecstatically you felt lightheaded. You tiptoed, leaning in for yet another kiss, the fib that you were rushing to meet your friends had long flown out the window. That was, until Caleb said his next words.

"So... who are you going to see?"

You felt your heart immediately drop. Suddenly the beating in your chest felt painful. You froze and tried to pull away, but Caleb's arms were locked around you and only pulled you closer, so that your hips met his. Caleb nuzzled your neck.

"Is it Zayne?" You could hear the contempt in his voice.

He was right, but you heard yourself say, "no..."

Your response was by instinct, you didn't mean to lie. You knew you would be put in your cage again if he found out about the truth, but more than that, you just... didn't want him angry. He was always on edge when it came to Zayne.

Caleb scoffed. His mouth was now busy exploring other parts, your chin, your neck, your collarbones. They weren't kisses anymore, they were sharp nips, leaving a scatter of marks and bruises.

"Hoodie, no makeup, hair in a messy bun... Do you expect me to believe that?" He sounded hurt. "When you go out with your girls, you always dress up."

You tried to keep your face straight. True, that was true, but how had he known it was Zayne?

"He confessed to you, didn't he?"

"Caleb-"

A loud bang made you flinch and the door behind you rattled with the force of Caleb's fist. His breathing was deep, even and controlled. You knew he was holding himself back, otherwise there would be a hole in the door.

"Do you think I was born yesterday?" Caleb seethed. Your hands curled into anxious fists, clammy and shaking as you tried to calm him down. "I know how he looks at you."

"Look, it's not," you struggled to find the right words. The ones that wouldn't set him off. Caleb waited for you to finish. But when you couldn't find the sweet pretty lies you were looking for, you eventually gave him the truth.

"He deserves it face-to-face," you muttered, defeated.

Caleb's brows furrowed. His jaw was locked tight as he glared at you. You could see he felt hurt. Betrayed. You felt shrunk under his penetrating stare. "Deserves what?" Caleb said flatly.

"Deserves to be told the answer face-to-face."

Caleb looked away and barked a laugh, like he couldn't believe your words. His silly, little, naive, pipsqueak. When he turned his gaze back onto you, he had an eyebrow cocked up.

"If you don't give him an answer, then that is his answer. Don't tell me that doctor is too stupid to know that." Venom dripped from Caleb's words. He crossed his arms. The only thing missing from his authoritative stance was his colonel uniform.

"Well, it's still courteous to give an answer face-to-face, especially when it's a rejection" you raised, insistent on going out tonight.

Caleb chuckled again, as if you just told him a funny joke. He released you.

Was he letting you go?

"Thank you, Caleb," you spoke all in one breath, trying to get out before he changed his mind. "I'll be back soon, I promise."

You took the opportunity to turn to open the door, but before you could, Caleb immediately snatched your hand, twisting you back around to face him. It hurt. He locked your fingers together tightly, intimately. Your stupid heart leapt again, but at this point, you couldn't tell if you feared him or if you were just hopelessly smitten with him.

Deliberately, he brought your hand up to his lips, kissing your knuckles slowly and gently nuzzling the contours of your hand. His eyes were closed, savouring your shape, your smell and your heat.

"Pipsqueak..." Caleb groaned as he dragged his wet tongue across a knuckle. "You can't leave without my permission, though?"

You opened your mouth to retort, but didn't get the chance.

"No- wait, I didn't mean it like that," Caleb said, frown deepening for a second.

"You can't leave without my permission." He repeated. His tone was final, almost like a command. You quivered under his loving gaze. Trapped in his arms, it felt like cotton balls had been stuffed in your chest. You whimpered as Caleb picked you up and brought you to his room, guiding you back into your cage.

Forced onto your fours, you crawled in without resistance, far too familiar with the many ways he would make you comply if you refused.

Bonus A/N: I kid you not, after I wrote this, I logged in and Caleb was mad at me 😭 I'm actually scared?