(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 253

Chapter 253: Just a day in the life

Kellen was all smiles, warm and welcoming as he led the anxious child towards the Medical Bay. Brent was the same, and for some reason, that seemed to comfort the young man that they were bringing in. Some of the other Guides who saw him gave him pitying looks, and it was clear that he had no idea why.

It had nothing to do with Kellen and Brent, honestly, and everything to do with the Healer Espers who resided in the Medical Bay. They were...a little more rough and tumble. Harsher around the edges.

Still caring, just, if you had done it to yourself? Or someone else had done a severe level of harm to you?

There was a reason Kellen was good friends with Taylor.

So, Kellen and Brent brought the kid to them, and when one of the Healers saw him, their whole face went white. Thankfully, they recovered quickly, put in the emergency call for Taylor, and went about getting the kid to undress for him so that he could see the state of his body.

Kellen knew that at least one of them, Brent or Kellen, had to go back and teach the class that they had planned, but it was clear that neither one of them wanted to leave the kid alone. That, and the kid grew anxious whenever one of them shifted behind him.

Both of the Field Guides remained standing, arms crossed, near the door. Silent, but loud protectors. It wasn’t necessary, given the way that when any Healer saw him, their eyes turned green. It wasn’t something that either Kellen or Brent could stop. Not after Brent had hung out and been trained by Kellen.

Kellen hated shit like this.

How many other Guides did he know that got taken advantage of like this? Maybe not this level, but it was never something pleasant to be faced with. In fact, Kellen called Rene, and had the healers tending to the kid to take photos.

The kid just went along with it, guzzling down the cookies and cream shakes handed to him with a fervor that told him and everyone around him that even his basic food intake had been restricted. Kellen wanted to break something, he was so angry. Guiding Center C was going to have a cultural flip if there was anything he could do about it.

Rene, for her part, didn’t ask why Kellen was contacting her, and instead got to business. Because she was affiliated with the Nemesis Guild, she would have to let Pamela, or Captain Thatcher know that he had contacted her and planned to hire her as a contractor of sorts.

Kellen, for his part, at least sent Pamela a warning message and explained why he needed to use Rene.

His Mom had been too long out of the business, and Rene specialized in representing clients that had been taken advantage of. Plus, Kellen was pretty sure that the two of them had gone to school together, and interned at the same firm, but did not practise the same thing.

"You stay." Kellen said to Brent as time ticked closer and closer for their first class to start. "I don’t need to move much in the class, and if I need help, I’ll just yank an Esper from a hallway or something. You stay here. Keep an eye on the kid. You’ll make sure that he’ll eat and take a break." Kellen said and Brent glanced at him.

It was clear that Brent was aware that leaving him behind was a significant thing for him. Kellen was vibrating with anger. Brent nodded.

"I’ll look after him, Kellen. You know that." Brent assured him, and Kellen nodded. It was the only reason he was okay leaving him behind. Taylor hadn’t shown up yet, but Kellen anticipated that. She was busy. There was a reason they had assigned times to visit her. But that also meant he was a little hesitant to leave the kid who had come to him to ’help’ him by himself.

So, it was a relief that Brent was going to stay behind. It wasn’t a trust thing, it was a solidarity thing. The kid clearly didn’t have anyone in his corner till now, and Kellen wasn’t going to let him feel that way anymore.

"Thank you, Brent." Kellen told him, not taking his gaze off of the nervous boy sitting in the chair before him. He looked even worse then Kellen had seen him only a few days ago.

Skinny? He looked like a toothpick. How anyone could see him and think that he could guide them he had no fucking clue. Unless the kid was unregistered, there should be no reason for him to-

Kellen’s mouth firmed into a thin line, his body shaking.

"I’m going to kill them." Kellen muttered and Brent grunted. He had a gleam to his green eyes that Kellen felt mirrored his own.

"Let’s just say, the Field Guide name is going to take a beating."