Finally managing to control his blush, Alec began picking up his weapons and the rest of his gear. He was already planning a route through the Institute that would make it difficult for his siblings to track him down so they wouldn't tease him about Adam. "I'll meet you there."

As he put the seraph blades back on their rack, he looked over his shoulder, forcing himself not to smile when he realized that Adam was watching him. He really needed to quit acting like a silly teenager whenever Adam was around or there'd be another lecture about his duties and how coming out had changed him.

When everything was back in place, he took the less used route to his quarters, showering quickly and pulling on his less ragged clothes. Yep, Izzy was going to tease him constantly when she began to notice that he was acting differently. Or she was going to give him advice on how to talk to guys. He wasn't quite sure which situation would be worse. After finding the Codex among his old textbooks, he went to Adam's room, knocking tentatively on the door. When Adam said that he could come inside, he entered the room, making sure the door closed behind him.

Holding up the book, he smiled nervously before he noticed the book Adam was holding. "Am I interrupting? Do you have another assignment?"