A/N: I was looking at my bishop Natasha the other day and she's so cute! Even though she's drowning with all that robe like she was too small for it. But that's not the point! The thing is she must have voluptuous curves hidden beneath her robe. I mean heck, she along with Myrrh and Tethy's can't even rescue anyone in the Game! Myrrh is a given because she's still a child(kind of) but look at Tethys! And why does she always cover her front with her veil? Suspicious... Heh, I'm getting carried away. But that's just my opinion though, you can still think whatever you like.
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"Hidden skin"
It was so hot. Thank heavens it was her day-off. Natasha could only pray for the safety of their comrades on the battlefield with this dreadful heat. Since Syrene wasn't finished cooking her special frelian fish yet, Natasha had decided to wait inside her tent and had removed her veil and robe because she felt like she was frying in it. She left her camisole on, the garment that she usually wore beneath her robe. It reveals more of her skin for it was sleeveless and it only covered her body from shoulders down to a portion of her thighs. She felt refreshed as gentle wind rubbed to her skin and she let out a satisfied sigh. She lay down hugging her robe just in case if anyone were to call her, she could put them on immediately. But the heat was humming a lullaby, alluring her to sleep and in seconds she was in slumber.
Lunch is ready! Joshua suddenly stopped his sword fighting with Marisa and had volunteered to call the cleric before anyone would. He called her name twice outside her tent but she didn't answer. Maybe she's not there? Joshua tossed his coin… heads. He decided to go in and was shocked when he saw the sleeping cleric hugging her robe beside her and her legs, bare. His heart beat came faster and faster and faster until he could no longer catch up to it. He covered his nose as blood gushed out. Panicked when she slightly moved, he immediately got out of the tent.
What was the big deal? Not like it was his first time seeing a woman's legs. Marisa's skirt was, no doubt, shorter than that and he didn't mind Tethys whenever she danced, and hers was the most revealing of all! His breath was deep and shaking as he tried to control his heart. The thing was, it was hers, Natasha's that he saw. He thanked his lucky star for he was the one to pick her up. He had always protected her and had secretly guarded her. There were even times that whenever they were caught up in the rain, he would immediately get a cloak from the supplies and wrap her in it. He walked dizzily away from her tent and then bumped into gerik.
"Ah, Joshua. Sorry didn't see y-whoa! That blood man?" Gerik asked with a raised brow.
"Wh-what?" Joshua stared dizzily at him.
The mercenary pointed his index finger toward his own nose. "The blood?"
"Ack!" Joshua covered his nose again. "It was… hot." He said, still half dizzy.
"I know what you mean."
"What?! Then y-you… you…" Joshua's voice was shaking. He saw her?
"Yeah, I can barely take it myself."
"Darn it Gerik! Why does this have to happen?" Joshua slowly reached for his sword then positioned to his killing stance which he only does whenever he would fight a very dangerous enemy— trace of blood still beneath his nose.
"I'm sorry Gerik, but I…"
"Hey Joshua, it wouldn't change even if we do this."
"It's the only way Gerik. I shall make you forget."
"Nah, you won't take this heat off my head with sword fighting, you'll just exhaust me." Gerik sighed. "Look, I know it's shameful for us who came from Jehenna to be affected by such heat in different country, but maybe this 'darkness' thing is what's causing this strange change in weather. The sun is so hot it's killing me!" he rubbed his forehead.
Joshua's eyes widened. "The… sun?"
"Of course the sun." Gerik gave a suspicious look at the swordmaster who slowly abandoned his attacking stance. "What else is hot?"
She is… "Yeah, the sun! Whew hot huh?" he gave a nervous laugh.
"Luckily for us the frelian knight cooked fish for us, of course in frelian style. So have you called the cleric yet?"
"Um, no."
"Still busy with her antidotes? Don't worry, you go and rest. I'll pick her up" and Gerik made his way.
Fear went to Joshua's face, terrified that another will see her in such a state, he immediately blocked Gerik's direction.
"I'll wake her up."
"C'mon Joshua, just minutes ago you were staring dizzily with dripping blood under your nose."
"Don't worry about it, I'm fine. Besides, that frelian food is delicious, innit? So you go ahead."
"Joshua," he patted the other man's shoulder. "don't push yourself. I'm doing you a favor here."
"I'm fine, I tell you!"
Natasha woke up from the noise of argument between the two men outside her tent.
"Call it in the air!"
"Wipe the blood off first man!" Gerik handed a small bandage.
"Blood?" Natasha got out of her tent. "What blood?"
Joshua quickly turned to look at her. Thank goodness she's wearing her robe!
"Joshua let me see." She approached him, her hands gently reached for his face and he turned pink when he was forced to look down her.
"Did someone punch you in the face? I don't see any bruise. What caused it?"
What caused it? The image flashed back. He covered his nose as he backed away from her.
"Joshua?" said the confused woman.
"H-H-H-H-HOT!" Burst of blood from his nose sent him flying in the air and landing headfirst onto the ground. He heard her cried his name out before he passed out.
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