Part 2: Trap
Standing at the bottom of the mountain were 3 members of the black Bulls, including the captain and now appearing was the captain of the blue rose Knights Charlotte.
"Good day captain" said Asta and Noelle saluting.
"So what are you doing here" said Yami turning around.
"Some of my team were hanging around the village, an hour ago I overheard two men talking about what if the bandits in the mountain attacked them" said Charlotte.
"Well I guess you could come with us, we heard at headquarters that someone was suppose to be delivering to the village but never arrived" said Yami turning around.
"Oh I guess that's alright" she said her face looking a little red. The only one who noticed her face going a little red was Asta.
The group started walking up the mountain and the higher they went it began to snow heavier.
"Are you not feeling cold" said Chalrlotte talking to Yami who was wearing his usual white vest under his black bull Rhobe.
"Nuh I'm good, hey Asta you good back there" asked Yami looking bending him where Asta and Noelle were walking behind him and Charlotte.
"Yes sir" said Asta.
"Okay if you say so" said Charlotte looking ahead of them.
"Hey Noelle" Asta asked her?
"Yes" said Noelle looking at him.
"Earlier before we started heading up here I saw the the captain of the blue rose Knights face go a little red , you know what that might mean" Asta asked her which caused her to look surprised.
"Are you sure" she asked him and he just nodded. She then leaned closed to him and he seemed surprised of how close she was to him, "It means she might have a crush on captain Yami" she whispered.
"What" he almost shouted which got Charlottes attention.
"Is everything alright you two" she asked the two of them?
"Yes everything's fine" they answered trying act like they weren't talking.
As they continued walking Noelle suddenly rembered something that happenned at headquarters before they left, "Hey Asta" she asked him and he turned his head a curious look on his face, "Right before we left you were about to tell me something, what was it" she asked him.
Asta blushed a little "Well I was about to say, wait what is that" he suddenly changed the subject when they saw something ahead of them.
It was a carridge missing a wheel, empty boxes were scattered on the snowy ground and near the front was something that looked like a person in a cloak.
"Hey are you alright" said Noelle starting to walk towards the carridge.
"Hey Noelle wait" said Yami but before he could move a another step a light appeared on his feet and ice spikes started forming from the carridge towards them. But before they could reach Yami, Charlotte opened her grimaoire and vines appeared shattering the spikes.
"Thanks" said Yami as his grimaoire opened in the air and he pulled out his sword.
"No problem" said Chalrotte smiling at him and he actually smiled back at her which caused her to blush.
As Noelle got closer to carridge a light appeared behind her, when she looked back and saw a snow tornado appeared. Before it cooul reach her it was cut in half by Asta with his big anti magic sword.
"Go check on the person in the cloak" said Asta holding the sword.
"Right thanks" she said nodding to him and continued towards the carridge.
"EVERYONE IT'S A TRAP" said Yami, Asta looked up to see men in dark cloaks coming down the mountain.
Asta, Yami and Charlottel started battling the men as they came down the mountain. Noelle finally reached the cloak, but when she moved the cloak she noticed a symbol on the ground that started to shine after she moved the cloak.
"ASTA" shouted Noelle. But as Asta turned around to see a small explosion that sent Noelle flying into the air.
"NOELLE" shouted Asta as he was about to walk over where she landed, but was stopped by one of the men in the dark cloak.
"Where do you think your going" he said laughing.
"GET OUT OF MY DAMN WAY" Asta shouted with a complete look of anger on his face hitting the man with his sword which knocked the man out.
Asta then saw five men in dark cloaks in front of where Noelle was on the ground.
"Well what do we have here" said one of them picking up Noelle and putting her over his shoulder, "Will take this one and decide what to do later" he said turning around.
"GIVE HER BACK" said Asta as he was about to approach the man. Luckily when he saw the man pick up Noelle he saw that she was only uncaouncous.
"Do something about them" said the man who had Noelle. The man closest to him nodded and opened his grimaoire and sent a white ball of energy at Asta that sent him to the mountains side and snow fell on top of him.
"Asta" said Yami after he cut down the man he was fighting and saw what happened to Asta. The same man sent another white ball of energy above Charlotte. Rubble started to fall towards her. "Look out" said Yami running to her and grabbing onto her as the rubble fell around them.
The men in cloaks then started walking away.
An hour later Charlotte opened her eyes to see Yami above her and she blushed when she felt his arms around her. "Good to see your awake" said Yami, he sounded in pain from holding up the rocks.
"Are you okay" she said concerned.
"Yeah, if you could use her magic to lift the rocks that would be great" said Yami.
Charlottes grimaoire opened and vines came out of the ground and lifted the rubble.
"Asta where are you" said Yami looking around and then he noticed a small snow pile beginning to shake. After a second Asta cut himself out of the snow with his big sword.
"Are you alright" Chalotte asked him?
He didn't answer her, he just looked around with an annoyed look on his face and then slammed his sword into the ground angrily and started pounding his fists into the ground, "DAMNIT, DAMNIT" he screamed as he continued to pound his fists into the ground. He then stopped, "They took her, they took her and I wasn't fast enough to save her" he said annoyed by himself.
Yami then walked over to Asta and picked him upmby the front of his black bull rhobe, "What do you think your doing, you think all this complaining is going to save her" He asked him annoyed?
Asta seemed to realised what captain Yami meant, "I understand, forgive me captain" he said.
Yami put him back to down, "It's alright, we all have our moments, but you never forget the mission" he said.
"Well it should be easy for us to find them, looks like the snow didn't completely cover their tracks" said Chalrotte pointing to ahead of them to see footprints going past the path ahead of them.
"Captain, I would like to lead the way" asked Asta seriously?
"Go ahead" said Yami.
Asta started walking forward after his big anti magic sword went back into his grimaoire. Yami and Charlotte were walking behind him.
"Yami if I may ask, Asta and Noelle what is their relationship" Charlotte asked Yami?
"I've sent them on plenty of missions together, Noelle would always check in Asta after he came back up severely injured from a mission and after seeing him act this way I think he cares about her then more then a friend" said Yami answering him.
Asta didn't here the two captains talk, he was thinking back to last month when he, Magna and Noelle were visiting his home village after completing a mission.
Flashback:
The three members of the black Bulls were sitting at the kitchen in the church with the kids who lived there, the priest and sister Lily.
"Next thing you know this guy comes out of nowhere and hits the boar in the head with his sword" said Magna explaining their mission outside the village.
"Uh it was nothing" said Asta rubbing the back of his head.
"Well you could have gotten yourself hert" said Noelle annoyed at Asta.
"Well it's a good thing I had you looking out for me" said Asta smiling at her.
Noelle blushed and looked away, "Well someone has to" said Noelle.
"Don't worry about it, Astas a man he can handle it" said Magna.
The only person in the room who noticed Noelle blush was sister Lily. "I wonder how close she is to Asta" she thought smiling.
Later when Asta was outside practicing dual wielding with his swords, "Good evening Asta" said Sister Lily.
Asta smiled, "Sister Lily did you come out this late to talk to me" he said.
"Why yes, but don't go assuming what I'm talking about" she said talking about their past conversation before he joined the black Bulls.
"Uh" said Asta looking depressed.
"I want to ask about the girl you work with Noelle, how do you feel about her" said Sister Lily smiling.
"Hmm, you mean Noelle" said asked Asta and she nodded, "She's a great friend, great help and her magics amazing" she said.
"Did you notice when she looked away when you thanked her earlier" sister Lily asked?
"Yeah, she always does that when I say something good about her and talking about when she would visit me when I would sleep for a long time after a mission" he said answering her.
"Would there be times when you would be concerned about her" She asked?
Asta then saw in his mind to when he saw her being injured by the magic knight from the diamond kingdom when they went into their first dungeon.
"Asta are you alright" sister Lily asked concerned? Asta stopped thinking about it when he hears sister lily speak, he also noticed he had his fists clenched and they were shaking.
"Yeah, I just rembered a time when I was concerned about her and saw her get hert" he said, "I care about what happens to her" he said looking down.
"Well it seems you might be in love with her" said sister Lily smiling and caused Asta to blush.
"Wait what" said Asta, "You could be right, but there's also the fact that she's royalty" he said feeling a bit sad.
He then felt two hands on his shoulder and he looked to see sit Lily looking at him seriously, "Asta you should know it doesn't matter where you both from, if two people love each other then they deserve to be together" she said then hugging him.
"Do you think she loves me" asked Asta surprised by the last few words she said.
"Yes" she said looking at him, "Make sure to tell her alright" she then stood up and walked to the front door, "Goodnight Asta" she said walking inside.
A few minutes later Asta walked into one of the extra rooms that were built thanks to him and Yuno sending some of their money to the church. He noticed Magna and Noelle were already sleeping. He saw Noelle shivering a little so he lifted her blanket over her a little, she smiled in her sleep. Asta lyed down on the ground near her and smiled.
Flashback end:
"Don't worry Noelle, once I find you, I'm going to tell you how I feel" Asta thought as he went to go rescue Noelle.