Chapter 1: Probably it's just me, but most probably it's due to you….

"Ryan! WHERE ARE YOU!"

Lire was searching the room. Ryan was nowhere to be found. Elesis, Arme, Lass and Ronan were in the same room. Elesis, was sharpening her blade for no apparent reason, or at least that's what she wants Ronan to think. Arme, was reading her book of spells and was particularly looking at a spell called 'The Wishing Well'. Lass on the other hand was looking outside the window trying to comprehend the fact that he wasn't as good looking as Ronan. And Ronan finally, well, he knew something was about to happen, it's not every day Elesis sharpens her blade.

But there was one more character. One more hidden character in the room. Lurking in the shadows. His presence was unnerving. Oh but don't get me wrong, it was unnerving for him, not for everyone else. The character peered at the solid wooden structure about 3 centimeters away from the tip of his nose. Droplets of sweat came dripping down his forehead. He knew, if he had been found, death could be prominent.

"Man! Where did he run off to!" Lire let off a sigh.

"Knock it off, Lire, you know why he isn't here…." Elesis advised Lire as she glanced at Ronan, razor sharp teeth showing.

"Why! WHY! WWWWHHHHHHHYYYYYY!" Lire started to irritate everyone as usual with her almost childlike voice. She was definitely a Loli as Ronan would say, after all he was close to an otaku in certain terms.

The figure was calm and collected making sure he would not be found.

"FOUND YOU RYAN!" Lire exclaimed.

The figure leapt into shock and his head clearly hit the wooden underside of the bed bunk hard.

"AHA! SO THERE WAS WHERE YOU WERE HIDING HUH!"

Lire shifted her attention entirely to the rattling bed bunk across the room. The character cursed himself under his breath.

"What to do….if I don't escape…..I will…."

"GOTCHA!" Flipped open the mattress and underneath lay Ryan. "TRY IT!" Lire shouted as her weapon of mass destruction quickly entered into Ryan's field of comfort.

Quickly and steadily Ryan maneuvered his body sideways. Lire's attack missed! Now it was Ryan who had the opportunity. He used executed his special skill….RRRRRUUUUUNNNNNNN!

He leapt into the air, landed skillfully and then out the door he ran.

"WAIT!" Lire jumped after him.

The room became suddenly quiet.

"Ronan…" Elesis called out to him.

Ronan turned to Elesis feeling uncomfortable. "Yes?" He replied.

"It's time to die…." Elesis's face turned black as her sword shone under the lamp light near her.

"KYAAAAHHHH!" Ronan's epic screech of girliness filled the room as he leapt out of the window into the battle grounds below where other GrandChasers were practicing combat moves. Behind, Elesis followed.

Lass and Arme was left.

"Say….." Lass started. "Want to have dinner out?"

"Sure….." Arme looked at Lass for a moment and then turned back to her book.

-Near the girls toilet-

"DAMN! SHE ALMOST GOT ME!" Ryan was in another safe spot. Or at least he thought he was. It was in some bushes near the girl's toilet. Ryan was lucky he recalled Ronan asking him to follow him spy on the girl's toilet one night. They camped in the thick bushes right behind the toilet. Nothing interesting particularly happened that night, only that when they were back. Elesis had a giant spear in one hand and a giant sword in the other. And then all hell broke loose, at least for Ronan that is.

He waited patiently, he could hear Lire calling him not far behind. He kept calm and still. Waiting, just waiting….

And then, he heard something. Something…..

"So, how has your boyfriend been?"
"Yea, he's okay…."

Ryan knew what that meant instantly. A very important thing came into his mind….THERE WERE GIRLS IN THE GIRL'S TOILET!

His manly hormones were rushing about his body. He could see angels around him. They all told him. "Peep Ryan….peep…."

And without further thought. He leapt up into the air, almost reaching the ledge when….a fast and accurate object jabbed itself into his mouth. He could feel blood gushing out. Where was the enemy, what was it in his mouth? Was he going to die! Questions raced through his mind. Then, he understood it immediately. He tried to stop it, but he couldn't. He swallowed what was in his mouth and then opened it wide as blood gushed out of it. A single metal spoon fell out from his mouth and landed on the concrete floor.

"HOW WAS IT RYAN?" He heard Lire's faint voice. "WAS MY DISH ANY BETTER THIS TIME!" He heard her once more. "Ah! Ryan! You're bleeding severely! You're….goi…d…ie….don….di…." Her voice faded into an endless void.

Ryan, he could see heaven. He knew it because he had seen it many times. Was he going to touch it this time? His hand reached out but before he could, he woke up, in his bed once more.

"RYAN! YOU'RE AWAKE! THANK GOD!" Lire was partly crying partly happy.

"There…there…." Ryan patted Lire on the head gently. He loved this girl so much but yet feared her too….

"I prepared some food so that you got well better!" Lire smiled and chugged a spoonful of who knows what into Ryan.

"GGGWAAAAAAHHHHH!"

Once more….Ryan could see heaven….again….

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