“You beckon I follow.”
“Like a good pup,” Aiden softly said as he stroked a single finger down Mike’s throat.
“Yeah,” Mike whispered back. He sensed that there was something more behind Aiden’s statement. But his head was too swirly and cloudy to try and decipher any hidden meanings. So, he sat there, caught by golden tiger’s eyes, unable to look away. Aiden wasn’t using his powers, but he still felt hypnotized. And he knew that he would do whatever Aiden wanted him to do.
Both of their phones pinged at the same time—ending the charged moment. Aiden broke their eye contact and grabbed his cell first.
“I hope it’s not Caleb calling us back out. I’m way too high to fight crime.”
Mike groaned. “I would not even attempt to aim at anything with my powers right now.”
He quieted while Aiden checked his phone.
“It’s Caleb but he doesn’t need us. He sent the logo for ACG that Danny created. I like it.”
He held the phone down so Mike could look too. It was a shield outlined in navy blue and white, with a deep red background, and ACG in bold gold letters.
“Nice. That’ll look good and be easy to identify.”
“Yeah.” Aiden let his hand drop but held on to the phone. “You know what else we should have?”
“What?”
“Personal symbols. If we’re gonna have a team logo, why not have a symbol for each superhero?”
“I like that idea. We can tell Caleb tomorrow at the firehouse since we’ll be there for the weekly meeting.”
“Nah, I’ve got Danny’s number. He’s probably gonna be the one to design them anyway. I’ll call him and tell him myself.”
Mike shrugged, listening as Aiden dialed then put the phone on speaker.
The call connected, the person on the other end sounding slightly out of breath when they answered.
“Hello?”
“Danny! It’s Aiden. It’s not too late to call, is it?”
A soft laugh came through the phone. “Kind of. But what’s up?”
“I saw the logo you made for ACG. I love it. And I have an idea for you. Don’t you think symbols for all the team members would be cool? Blaze, Ignite and Helios already have a symbol but everyone else could use one too. It would make us all official and shit.”
“That does sound like a cool idea.” He paused for a moment. “Jordan likes it too.”
“Blaze is there? I’m surprised he’s back from patrol already. Does that mean you’ll do it?”
“Yes.”
“You’re awesome. Okay, I’ll let you go. Tell Blaze I saidhi.”
It was quiet for a moment, a muffled voice speaking on the other end.
“He says don’t call us this late again.”
“Ooops! Sorry about that. Bye Danny!” They ended the call and Aiden fell back against the bed laughing. “They are definitely about to fuck,” he said through his giggles.
“Probably,” Mike agreed with a grin.
Aiden pushed up onto one elbow. “But it’s cool.” He crooked a finger at Mike. “So are we.”
“Wait.”
“What?” Aiden asked with an eyebrow raised.
“Let’s get something to eat first. I’m hungry.”
