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Byleth hadn't been at the Acadmey for long, however she had proven herself in such a short amount of time of how capable she was, to guide her students into the life they yearned for.
When she had first arrived, everyone was in awe of her. Her dark turquoise hair bounced up and down as she strolled through the academy carrying her folders and books.
As students gazed at her, she'd return a faint yet soft nod to show she wasn't a threat. She didn't have much experience interacting with other people since she had been along side Jeralt this entire time, so she would often think the students were frightened by her or felt uncomfortable by her presence.
However that was not the case at all, she may have been intimidating by how she can easily wield a sword without a sweat and her expressionless exterior but all the students wanted to be involved with her.
Byleth had this magnetic attraction that they wanted to be apart of. She was a goddess in their eyes.
"Does my hair look funny?" She thought to herself as she tried to adjust it while making her way down the short steps, she was on her way to the Greenhouse before class.
As she entered, she went straight to the back corner, crouching down holding her books to her chest. Her eyes deepen, looking at the blue peonies that were gradually blooming before her.
Her delicate fingers reached out but before she could touch the petals, her ears perked up at the familiar sound of her students.
Dedue and Dimitri had entered the Greenhouse but had stopped right by the door way. She found herself unconsciously hiding behind one of the overgrown tropical leaves, she sighed to herself, "What am I doing?”
Byleth watched silently at Dedue grabbing a watering can and begun his daily duties. Byleth's eyes gazed over at Dimitri, his blue cape over the one shoulder and his bright blonde hair shined in the sunlight.
His ice blue eyes smiled as he stood beside Dedue, observing the plants before him. Trying to figure out which was a weed and which wasn't.
"Pretty...." She thought to herself, feeling her chest suddenly tighten.
Why was it that he made her feel this way, he was only a student. Just like everyone else, wasn't he?
"Please don't pick that one out, your Highness." Dedue instructed, knowing his Highness so well that he didn't need to watch what he was doing.
"Hm? Isn't this one a weed?" He pointed out, his brows scrunching.
"If you recall, we planted that flower last week in that exact spot."
"It looks like a weed."
"It's a green flower." Dedue bluntly stated.
Byleth couldn't help but smile, she liked it when the future Lord of Faerghus would have such innocent moments like this.
The two students were then suddenly met up with a couple of students from the other houses. Byleth looked on as Dimitri and Dedue were surrounded.
"Up to the usual Monday morning I see!" One of the students said with a chuckle, "Dimitri, you're really hopeless needing Dedue to supervise you."
"Hey hey, that's mean calling our future King hopeless!" One of the girls defended.
Dedue said nothing, standing up next to Dimitri who only sighed and replied, "Maybe one day I can be as caring and gentle as Dedue. He really is talented in this field."
As the group conversed loudly, Byleth stood up quietly, she needed to be getting to class, she had already been there minutes longer than she needed to be.
"I got distracted..." She thought, frowning as she looked down at the blue peonies once more.
Her eyes explored at the small crowd of students by the doorway, "This is awkward...I should slip past while they're busy talking."
She took action as she tried to power walk out of the Greenhouse without anyone noticing, usually she could sneak out of any social setting within seconds.
Although she was quick, she had caught the attention of the young lord. He was able to spot her over in the crowd of students.
Dimitri's eyes fluttered, his eyes lighten catching her dark hair out of his corner of his eye. Without thinking, he took a step forward out of the crowd, surprisingly lunging.
As soon as she took a step out of the Greenhouse, she felt a desperate hand grab her wrist and tug her back, almost losing balance.
Byleth spun around, seeing Dimitri standing there with his arm out. ‘Her wrists are so small’ he thought, there in that moment, he felt like he could stay like that for a while, he would have liked it.
She stood there, not saying a word. Dimitri didn't know what he was doing or why he felt as though he needed to stop her. Dedue looked upon them, silently cocking his eyebrow at the sight of Dimitri showing such affection.
"Ahhh...Professor! Sorry, I didn't mean to grab you so suddenly!" Dimitri snapped out of his daze as he dropped her wrist, "I wasn't trying to inappropriately touch you but...I just...I just wanted to say-"
"Good Morning Professor." Dedue finished for him, allowing his Highness to gather himself from his frantic rambling.
The other students went shyly soft, this was the first time they have been up close to the new professor, they were stunned.
Byleth glanced at them for a moment, trying everything she could do to not blush. The professor was so surprised that Dimitri had even noticed her, how could he have?
"Good Morning." She nodded quietly, "It's time to get to class."
"Professor am I able to finish watering these plants, I got interrupted." Dedue stated, implying he didn't want the other students to have come in the first place.
Byleth turned to the rest and ordered in a soothing voice, "Your class starts in 5 minutes does it not? You all should begin to make your way up."
"Y-YES PROFESSOR! SORRY PROFESSOR!" The students obeyed as they all scurried past her, not wanting to make a bad first impression.
Byleth turned her back on the two Blue Lion boys and said, "I'll meet you in class."
Dimitri watched as she gracefully made her way down the concrete walk way, the wind gently dancing through her hair and her cape blowing coolly in the pleasant wind.
The blonde boy then felt a hand pushing him forward, a soft encouragement.
Dedue let out one of his handsome smiles, looking at the eager Highness, wanting to take a step further, "Go on."
Dimitri hesitated for a moment before running after after her.
"Professor!" He called out to her, allowing her to look over her shoulder to witness how adorable he looked. His resemblance was like a puppy dog chasing after its owner.
She quickly turned away, trying to hide her soft red cheeks, "So cute..."
"I'll walk with you to class." He announced as he caught up with her, noticing that she wouldn't turn her face to meet his.
Dimitri frowned, walking slowly to match her pace. Even though he was young, he was still much taller than her, his legs could move twice the speed of hers.
"Oh...but if you want to be by yourself I understand. I know how stressful it is when you don't get time alone to yourself especially in the Academy-"
"No." Byleth answered, looking forward, she had gathered herself together.
It was amazing how she could hide her emotions to the public eye. No one has ever seen her smile nor laugh, let alone get flustered at someone she likes.
Dimitri gazed down at her, waiting for her to continue.
"No...it'll be nice." She managed to get out.
His eyes light up so graciously, "Yeah? So we can walk together?!"
"Yes." She could feel herself feel giddy inside.
Byleth and Dimitri strolled together slowly, very slowly. Both of them admitted they didn't want this walk to end. Dimitri had grabbed some of the text books off her, offering his help as much as he could.
Other Academy students who were walking to their classes, noticed the young Lord and the Professor parading together, very closely, they couldn't help but feel jealous.
Seeing Dimitri as a potential threat. Actually, he would be the number one threat as the Professor WAS assigned to the Blue Lions.
Dimitri tilted his head to the side, admiring the beauty beside him, he felt as though he was walking on the moon.
"Professor?"
"Hm?" Byleth continuing to face straight ahead.
"Can we walk to class together everyday?" He suddenly asked, caught off guard to have heard the words come out of his mouth.
"Huh?" This made Byleth turn to him.
The top of his ears turned pink, "I Mean....I mean that if it isn't too much of a hassle."
"What is this all of a sudden? Do you want to protect me?" She attempted to joke.
Her heart melted, hearing Dimitri chuckle softly made her want to be the one protecting him.
"Maybe I do. To be honest, I've always wanted one on one time with you. I know you're busy with everyone else's needs and requests, so I know it is very selfish of me to ask. But... I believe I'd feel...regret if I didn't ask you."
She paused for a second, stopping in her tracks on top of the bridge. Dimitri turned to face her, his eyes went dark all of a sudden, waiting for an answer.
Byleth gave a troubled look, she honestly couldn't comprehend what he was trying to say.
"Professor, you do realise you're wanted by everyone in Officers Academy." He started, breaking the silence.
"Wanted?"
"Hm? You didn't notice? I thought you would have taken note that everyone watches you, the gazes, the lusts after you."
"I thought people found me intimidating." She confessed, focusing her gaze over the bridge, watching all the students making their way to class.
"Intimidating, yes. And yet they are intrigued and want more of you. What I'm saying is, as one of your students I would like to accompany you in the mornings."
"Is there a specific reason?"
He handsomely cocked his head, he felt like teasing her, "Well...I wouldn't forgive myself if I'd lose you to Claude or Sylvain."
The turquoise woman didn't give anything anyway, she continued walking, allowing him to follow after her. She didn't need to answer him, her soft expression allowed him to figure out what her response was going to be.
During the lecture, Byleth, as a new and upcoming professor had to be focused on her objectives in class. She stood at the front, writing down notes on the blackboard with her back facing the class.
Mercedes and Annette were sitting at the front, excitedly talking about what they were going to have for dessert that night. While Felix was daydreaming about how he was going to win the Sword Tournament later that month.
Ashe was intently listening, wanting to take advantage of this newfound Professor and how she would help him become someone worthy of being part of the Academy. Ingrid, next to Sylvain, rolled her eyes at annoyance as he kept going on and on about how many presents he had received for his birthday from girls.
Dedue and Dimitri were seated in the back being the idol students as one can be. Dimitri eyed around, watching Felix glance over at Byleth's round bottom.
He then glared on when Byleth turned around to face her students. This grabbed Sylvain's attention when the red head lifted his head, admiring her heavy breasts.
Dimitri also knew that after class, his professor was going to have tea later with Ashe and Mercedes. He felt uneasy, even though they were his friends he felt as though they were taking her away from him.
He was attached, not because she was beautiful and a goddess but because she understood him. She listened to him, she corrected him without insulting him and even though she has never showed any emotion towards him, he was determined to see that face, smile.
He was going to do everything in his power to make her smile, even if it's just once.
Byleth was gorgeous, she filled all the right places that every man wanted. Her curved hips dipped to one side as she leaned more weight on the other, her breasts were gifts from the gods as they were bouncy and captured the eyes of many and her face was just down right gorgeous.
Dimitri however couldn't help but feel helpless, he felt guilty looking at her in that way, in the way that people would undress her with their eyes.
He wanted to protect her, to be hetc everything, and yet he was confused as to how she was able to make him feel this way.
The next morning, Byleth opened her dormitory door and was innocently greeted by the blonde haired boy waiting against the wall.
All she said was “Good Morning," as she stepped out and he followed.
They didn't need to talk, it was just comfortable. She didn't need to ask him to help carry her books, she didn't need to ask how he had slept and she didn't need to inform him about the upcoming mock battle.
She trusted him and he trusted her. Both of them were intrigued by each other, so innocent, yet something was burning inside, slowly burning.
Very slowly.
*****
Byleth watched from the side lines as Dimitri fought one on one with Sylvain at the training grounds. The Professor was watching his every move while sitting in the middle of the other Blue Lion members.
Dimitri's eyes darted to the side as the red head swiftly swiped to the right and lunged towards him.
Dimitri easily blocked his attack and spun around him, slashing at him and knocked the training lance out of Sylvain's hands. However he just smirked as he harshly kicked the lance up, catching it in his palm.
Dimitri frowned, his eyes darting, trying to articulate what his next move was. Sylvain lifted his feet, charging at the young lord with all his might.
Dimitri's eyes widen at this sudden aggression. A sweat dropped on his forehead as Dimitri ducked back, feeling as though if he had slowed down, Sylvain would have definitely hit him.
The blonde boy dodged all of his attacks, launching out counter attacks to threaten him.
His ice eyes quickly looked over to the stands, noticing that Ashe was resting his head on Byleth's shoulder.
To this distraction, Sylvain found his opening and managed to slightly graze the side of his neck.
Dimitri snapped out of it and glared devilishly at Sylvain who instantly regret his attack. The young lord leaped forward, hurling his lance towards him.
Sylvain flinched as he dodged the lance but didn't manage to dodge Dimitri who threw his body into Sylvain, smashing him into the ground.
"Ah Shit!" Sylvain exclaimed, causing Byleth to stand up and cross her arms.
"No swearing." She ordered, stepping down the seats and made her way towards them.
Dimitri stood up, wondering what had came over him. To have let another boy get close to Byleth, to let him fall vulnerable to an opponent and to have use brute force to win the battle when it was weapons only, he was seriously disappointed in himself.
"See, now you know why I call him the Boar Prince." Felix stated, causing Mercedes to look at him and scold.
"That last minute got really intense." Annette said, sitting beside Dedue who stayed silent.
"Sylvain you were getting too cocky hey!" Ingrid laughed.
"Shut up!" Sylvain yelled back, looking up to see Dimitri offering a hand. He took in how apologetic he felt.
The red haired man however glanced at Byleth coming into his vision, he smirked while letting out a hand to her, "Come help me, Professor."
Byleth sighed as she lifted him up, looking at his body to see if he was injured.
Dimitri dropped his hand, watching as Sylvain put his arm around his professor's shoulder, "My my Dimitri, you really have gotten stronger haven't you? But hey! You weren't supposed to use your body you know!”
"I understand, sorry.”
Byleth gave a worried frown, she dropped out of Sylvain's grip and put her hand to the side of Dimitri's neck, "You're bleeding."
The blonde boy felt his ears go red with the sudden touch, he didn't know what to say. He felt embarrassed that he acted like an animal.
"It's nothing." He said softly, taking a step back.
Byleth stood there, studying his face with her piercing blue eyes, "Class, we'll finish early today. Go get lunch and I'll see you afterwards."
The Blue Lions marched out of the training grounds, excited that lunch was early plus they didn't need to wait in line during rush hour.
All was left was Dimitri and Byleth.
"Come with me." She ordered, opening the gates.
Dimitri didn't budge.
Byleth looked over her shoulder, looking like she was about to scold him.
"Dimitri."
He wasn't listening. He was sulking.
Byleth reached out, grabbing onto his hand. He looked up, his crystal eyes softening as she guided him through the court yard. None of the students were out as classes were still running, it was just them two.
He eyed down at her hand, seeing how small it was holding his, and yet he wasn't about to let go and neither was she.
Byleth lead him to her dormitory, he however never had been inside her room and was hesitant. He did poke his head through the doorway though, noticing that everything was neat, tidy but blank.
Same as his room. Byleth grabbed open a tin filled with bandages, she stood by her table and ripped open the new package, "Are you coming in?"
Dimitri nodded, closing the door behind him, leaving it to be him and her, trapped inside a small room. He glanced around, not knowing whether he should sit at the table or was it too casual to sit on her bed.
"Here." Byleth ordered, her eyes pointing over to her bed.
He sat carefully on the edge of her bed although he felt he was too big for it. He watched on, her stepping to the small sink to damp a towel for his wound.
This time now he had the opportunity to study the walls. They were bare, although he did notice there was a small faded photo of her and Jeralt of when she was a child.
Lost in his exploration of her room, Byleth was now standing before him. His eyes levelled up to her plump breasts.
Dimitri shyed away, turning his head to the side, trying not to imagine what it would be to grab them. He was still a growing boy, after all.
"This may sting." She warned, she placed her hand on the side of his neck, allowing him to lean into it while she used her other to softly clean his wound.
She was careful around his graze, tending to it so dearly that she didn't want to make a sound.
"What happened?" She questioned, trying to catch his gaze.
"I don't know." He replied, his eyes looking behind her.
"That's not an answer."
"Then I don't have one."
"Dimitri."
There it was again. The way she would say his name in order to get him to talk. She knew what she needed to do, she always had.
"I...I was distracted."
"By what?" She asked, standing straight to turn and get a clean bandage.
His eyes admired the back of her body. He could feel a flame inside him. What did he want?
"It's childish." He answered.
"Even so, as young adults we learn from our childish mistakes. If it is something you're ashamed of, I am here to guide you."
"It was you." Dimitri admitted, abruptly. She looked over her shoulder, her eyes piercing through him.
"How so?"
He could feel himself getting embarrassed, is he really going to say what distracted him. Is he really going to show how much of a jealous boy he was?
Byleth made her way back to him again, guiding his head to the side in order for her to plant the bandage on his neck. The wound wasn't going to scar however it was going to sting for a few days.
"I think I'm really like a little boy. I got...envious. Even though you were watching me battle, I felt stronger. I felt more empowered knowing that I was able to have you watch upon me. But...when I saw Ashe having his head on your shoulder...Ah..."
Dimitri hung his head down, he felt as though he had said enough, enough for her to understand.
She felt her heart flutter, an intensity flying through her body. She couldn't but look at him with her loving eyes, she wanted to close the distance between them.
Byleth sat herself down onto the bed next to him. He lifted his shoulders to see what she was trying to achieve.
The goddess amazingly lifted her arm and placed it on his head, guiding him to rest his head on her shoulder. Dimitri's face flushed, he could feel his heart skip a beat.
"Professor..."
"Don't worry about the other boys." She blankly said.
"You don't need to feel threaten...I..." She had trouble trying to figure out how to word it, "I like my morning walks with you. Just you. Not any of the other students. I like them with...just you."
Her tone came out all flustered, this was the most she had ever shared about her feelings. Byleth felt that was the most she could speak about it and hoping it wasn't confusing him.
Dimitri gazed up at her, his eyes widen, discovering her rosey cheeks and her troubled expression. It was captivating.
"I'm in trouble..." He thought to himself.
He could feel this overwhelming heat creeping up inside him, he felt so .... happy.
"Did...did that make you feel at ease?" She asked.
"Yes. You don't need to say anymore."
The two of them stayed in that position for ages, his head on her shoulder, her head resting on his. Both of them with closed eyes, she noticed her back was getting sore from holding him up.
Byleth lightly held onto him, noticing that he had fallen into a little snooze. She placed him on the bed, with his legs hanging over the end.
She laid down beside him, watching his chest move up and down with every breathe he took. Her eyes sparkled looking at him, she couldn't help but smile as she closed her eyes and innocently slept next to him.
The next morning, the young lord made his way towards Byleth's dormitory gleaming with joy. He felt as though he was on another level compared to the others.
"She wants to walk with me...just me.." He thought over and over again, as his steps were getting quicker and quicker. He always looked forward to their morning walks, they were his favourite thing.
All the students knew by now that Dimitri and Byleth had a special connection, they'd be blind if they couldn't see it from them walking together in the mornings, to them fishing in the sunset afternoons and to them always sitting next to each other at the dinner table in the hall.
Something beautiful always lingered between the two. The way they would look at each other across the classroom and the way they would protect each other in the battle field.
They were just so wonderful together.
He found himself waiting outside her dormitory for quite some time, it was unusual for her to be late and it was even more unusual that there was a lot of noise coming from her room.
Suddenly he heard something drop inside and another loud crash and bang.
Naively and unexpectedly he swung the door open.
"Professor! Are you okay! Is everything alrig-"
Byleth stood there, slightly bent over as she stopped right in her tracks. Her hands gripped on the hem of her shorts, in the notion that she was about to pull them up.
She was vulnerably in her white lacy underwear and matching strapless bra, she must have slept in as her hair was in a complete mess, but god it looked so sexy.
Books were fallen on the ground trapped in her whirlwind she created to attempt to get ready on time.
Byleth blinked her eyes a couple of times, trying to comprehend what she saw before her.
Dimitri's ice eyes flinched, his eyes darting to her exposed breasts to her silky smooth legs and then her plump bottom. He had never seen so much skin from a woman before as well as he had never seen so much of the Professor before.
He IMMEDIATELY slammed the door shut.
"Oh Dimitri? You're not with the Professor today?" Annette mentioned, noticing the young boy hurriedly and frantically storming into the classroom.
"Hm?" Dedue frowned as Dimitri dropped himself next to him.
"Woah Dimitri your face is blazing red!" Ashe observed, alerting everyone to look at him.
His cheeks, burning. His ears, hot. His expression, adorable.
"Ahhh! So cute! Did something happen to you?" Mercedes chimed in with Ingrid giggling by her side.
"Oh? Did you walk in on the Professor changing or something?" Sylvain laughed, which made Felix sigh in annoyance.
Before anyone could add anything else, Byleth stepped in and everyone went silent.
There standing, their powerful Professor, this time, looked very bashful. Her cheeks were blushing sunset pink as well as she couldn't meet their gazes.
All of them stared at her in awe, admiring how cute she was appearing all flustered.
She said nothing as she shuffled to the front of the room, placing her books onto her desk and opening one up for roll call.
Byleth took a deep breath in and put a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Felix?"
"Here."
"Dedue?"
"Here."
She begun, announcing all the names in a soft manner.
The air felt intense and heavy, Sylvain thought, he could tell something was going on and he was amused by it.
"Dimitri..." She spoke smoothly, lifting her head up to look at him.
The handsome man had his elbow on his desk, and his hand covering his mouth. But she could tell he was still blushing from this morning.
"Here..." He answered, his eyes meeting hers. His ice eyes piercing through her dark ones.
Their eyes were intoxicated with one another, their bodies felt hot and weak with the earlier mishap.
Byleth spun around, her back to the class as it was time to begin the lecture. Although she was hiding herself from him, he could see the top of her ears, red.
His heart couldn't stop beating, her body kept flashing before his eyes no matter how hard he tried to focus. He found himself daydreaming, imaging what would have happened if he didn't shut the door, if he hadn't ran away.
If only he took that step forward, closing the door behind him. What if, he thought, what if he had grabbed onto her wrist and put his hand on the arch of her back.
If he had laid her onto the bed and kissed her right then and there.
Dimitri, shook his head, feeling himself getting too excited from his own little fantasy. He cocked his head up, catching the image of Byleth standing there while everyone was reading.
She was gazing at him, her cheeks still a tint bit red. Her pink lips luscious and her eyes were deep with something wanting more.
"Could she be...thinking the same thing?"