It was night...the same night the poor Old Man got his heart broken yet again.
Yuri and Estelle were already on the outskirts of Danghrest. The moon was up and the wind was blowing softly. The trees were dancing to the rythm of the wind.
Yuri walked down the path towards the forest. Estelle was right behind him.
It was silent. Not a word came out from their mouths. It was very peaceful yet at the same time nervewrecking. The only thing you could hear were the swaying of the trees.
Estelle walked a little ahead of Yuri. She then faced Him.
"So, Yuri." she said while walking backwards "Do you always go on midnight walks?" the princess asked. Unaware that there was a stone ahead.
"Yes i do." Yuri said with a smile. "Now you better watch out."
"Huh? Watch....out? For wha--...AAH!!" she said as she fell... only to be laughed at by Yuri.
Estelle was just stunned.
Yuri chuckled and pulled her up. "You better watch where your going, Princess"
"T-Thanks Yuri!" she said. "But you're mean!" she said and pouted
Yuri laughed again. "Hahaha, Loser" he said in the same tone he used with Flynn when he said those exact same words.
"Where are we going, anyway?" Estelle questioned
"To this hill i always go to when we're in danghrest."
"Wow. Do you have a special place near every town?"
"Well, not every town, but I guess." he said as he resumed walking.
"Wow, Thats very nice!" she said as she followed Yuri. This time, looking out for rocks, twigs, or anything she can trip on.
The rest of the trip was as silent as it was before the "Yuri You're Mean!" incident.
They were just walking alongside each other..nothing coming out of their mouths.
Suddenly, Yuri heard rustling near the bushes, behind the trees.
Yuri brought out his sword and pointed it at the direction where the sounds were heard.
"Estelle, stay back!" Yuri said as he went into his battle stance.
"B-but!.. I wanna fight too!" Estelle replied. She brought out a sword that was hidden under her clothing.
"Damn it, I said stay back!" Yuri said, changing his direction from Estelle to the tree's.
"No! I wanna prove myself!" She said. She stepped infront of Yuri, pushing him back in the process.
"Wait, Wh--" Before Yuri could finish his sentence, a Bugbear came out and attacked.
Estelle attacked the monster as soon as she saw it. Wow, she was strong.
The princess slashed the monster with her blade several times. One slash was extremely strong and gave a big amount of damage to the now-dying monster.
"Here we go!!" she yelled. She gave three slashes and finished it off with her favorite skill. "PIERCE CLUSTER!". The monster died with sparkles. It was funny how Estelle could make any monsters death seem beautiful.
She put her blade back where she got it. She looked at Yuri and smiled. "Have i proven myself?" She said then giggled
"I didnt even ask you to...but hell, you sure did." Yuri said with a shocked tone. Yeah he has seen Estelle fight before, But..This was quite diferrent. She beat the crap out of that monster...and in due record time.
Estelle smiled at Yuri, then walked towards him "Im glad then! Now, to our destination?"
"Oh. Sure."
Finally, after two delays. They reached their destination.
It was on the top of a hill which wasn't far, but it overlooked Dahngrest. It had the perfect view. The city was right there, right in front of them. It was as if they could just pick it up. Also, the view of the moon was fantastic...it was shining brightly.
It somewhat reminded Estelle of the first time she saw the ocean. It was a very beautiful sight to see.
Yuri sat down on the grass. The tip of his toes meeting with the edge of the hill. He looked at the view, then to Estelle.
"You sittin down, or what?" Yuri asked, looking up at Estelle.
Estelle just nodded and sat down beside yuri. She also looked at the magnificent view infront of her. The princess' eyes sparkled with the embraced her legs, trying to keep warm. She rested her head on her knees and sighed.
"It's very pretty here....." She said then shivered. "...but its so cold." the princess laughed then looked down at the grass.
Yuri sighed then scooted closer to Estelle then wrapped an arm around her shoulders, keeping her warm.
"There. Warm enough?" he asked then smiled.
Estelle couldn't help but blush. "Y-Yeah." she said. "Thanks, Yuri."
"Don't mention it." Yuri said, holding her close. He looked up at the view once more, then back at the cuddled up Princess in his arms.
Estelle yawned..then slowly fell asleep. Unknowingly resting her head on Yuri's chest.
Yuri chuckled then looked back up at the moon. "I wonder what the Old Man'll say about this." he said then sighed.
He closed his eyes then slowly dozed off.
~•2 hours later•~
Yuri opened his eyes... The first thing he saw was Repede. As he saw his loyal companion, he woke up immediately, thinking that the others were there. He looked around, shocked to see no one but Repede there.
"Where are the others? Still back at the inn?" Yuri asked.
Repede replied with a Bark. The pooch then glared at Estelle, then turned his back and walked away, back to the city.
Yuri looked to his left and saw Princess Estellise, still asleep in his embrace. At first he hesitated, but then he had no choice. He shook the sleeping beauty in an attempt to wake her up...which only resulted to Estelle muttering "Five more minutes."
Yuri sighed then shook Estelle once more. "Hey, Estelle! Time to wake up. The sun's almost rising. Cm'on" he said then shook Estelle once more.
As they say, third time's the charm.
Estelle woke up and rubbed her eyes. She came to her senses and looked at Yuri. Once she saw the smile on his face, she blushed and stood up.
"Ack! I-im sorry! I didn't mean to sleep!" Estelle said.
"It's alright, it was only around two hours anyways." Yuri said as he stretched, standing up soon after.
"And the sun's not yet up. So, we can make it back before they wake up." Yuri said.
"A-Alright.." Estelle said as she too stretched her arms.
"Well then, Lets go?"
"Okay" Estelle said with a smile.
They then walked back to Danghrest.
To Yuri's Surprise, Judith was still there, talking to Ba'ul.
He walked up to Judith, Estelle following him from behind.
"Hey...where are the others?" Yuri asked
"Oh, they're still sleeping." Judith replied. "Oh my, you two... a night alone? Thats nice." she said with that tone of hers that could make your brain explode. "Im jealous." she said with a wink.
"I-Its not like that, Judith!" Estelle tried to explain
"I'm just kidding, Estelle. I'm sure Yuri wouldn't dare." she said then smiled
"J-Judith! You're just as mean as Yuri!" she said before marching back to the inn.
"Seriously though Judith, nothing happened." Yuri explained before following Estelle.
"Really now?" Judith whispered to herself before going back to talking with her entelexeia best friend.
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They were all back in the inn at this time. All set and ready to go.
"So, kid. Where were you last night?" Raven inquired.
"Just took a walk." Yuri replied
"A walk, you say?" he said with a grin.
"Just shut up, old man." he said before walking away. "Cm'on guys, lets go." he said before they all departed...leaving raven behind..all alone... Again.
"Aw, do ya HAVE ta be harsh to the Old man?" Raven said before catching up with the rest.
...poor raven.......