He...is something I feel I must protect...There is nothing more, no feelings.
Adrian feels a sense of security over Alexa. While he claims he has no feelings for the smaller boy, he has. Adrian wants to protect Alexa and even has a stronger relationship with Alexa than he does with his own sister. It is very hard for Adrian to openly admit this though, in fact there has been times in which Adrian has publicly denied Alexa and then behind the scenes held Alexa for hours. There is no relationship between the two despite the numerous rumours that their is. Many people do believe they have a relationship such as Amaryllis and sometimes even Bandit and Raven.
I really, really don't like him. I'm not a child! I CAN protect myself!!!
Alexa knows that Adrian is only so close to him because he wants to protect him and while Alexa does, or rather did, like Adrian that feeling has spiraled into a hatred. Alexa hates how Adrian looks down on him and treats him as a child, despite the fact Alexa is very capable to fight his own battles. It disgusts him when people think they are in a relationship, but because of his timid nature he never says anything otherwise and never goes against Adrian's word. Alexa is sometimes confused on how he feels about Adrian as he finds that at times he does really like Adrian for being so supportive and nice to him.