I love my own stories... although they seem a little cheesy in my opinion... ah well! On to the next chapter!
"AISHAAAA!"
The Elemental Master turned around, frightened at what was screaming out her name. Grand Archer Rena came dashing towards her with her arms open and her eyes full of tears threatening to spill out. Aisha attempted to teleport out of her friend's path but was too late.
"R-rena... g-get off of me... You're gonna kill me at this rate..." Aisha managed to choke out.
"B-but! We won't be seeing you for the whole first semester!" the motherly elf cried, still clinging onto the poor mage as if she were her only life source.
"Yes, but we still get to see her for the whole second semester when we transfer over there, too," the Code Battle Seraph said, watching the pair with amusement in her eyes.
"Eve!" Aisha desperately cried, "Don't just stand there! Help me please!"
"Request denied," Eve said blankly, "Acceptance is not necessary either. For one, it is impossible for Rena to kill you because you have your mana shield on, and two, the bell is going to ring in approximately forty-three seconds anyways."
"Forty-three seconds?!" Aisha yelled, panicking, "Let go of me, Rena! I need to get to the principal's office before school starts!"
"Aww, Aisha~ Don't be so mean~ Don't forget to write ok?~" Rena said, reluctantly letting the mage out of her grasp.
"I WON'T!" Aisha called back as she sprinted as fast as she could to the principal's office.
The door to the office slammed shut as Aisha panted heavily before falling down to the floor in relief. She has climbed three sets of stairs, stormed through various halls before finally arriving at her destination within a matter of forty-two seconds.
"A-are you okay...?" someone asked. A gloved hand came into view, offering to help the exhausted girl up. It was definitely not the deep, shaky voice of the principal. Aisha looked up to see a red haired boy.
"Yea, I'm fine," Aisha bluntly replied, ignoring the hand.
"Ohh! Aren't you Aisha? The one who has the highest grades and is rumored to be a mute flat-chest?" the boy asked, a little surprised, "You also sit right in front of me!"
"Flat...chest?" Aisha muttered, an evil glint shining in her eyes, "YOU, ELSWORD SIEGHART, HAVE CROSSED THE LINE!" Grabbing a large leather-bound book from her bulging book bag, she whacked it across the poor knight's head.
"Whoa there... calm down," Elsword said nervously, obviously regretting his words.
"Aren't we lively today?" the principal asked, finally showing up. He let a small smile form on his lips as he watched the two stop midway through their fight and scramble to get proper again.
"G-good morning!" the pair said in union.
"Good morning," the principal said with a smile, sitting down in his chair, "So, I believe you two are the students that will be studying abroad today?" Aisha and Elsword's eyes widened as they controlled the urge to shout at one another. The two quickly nodded, remembering their manners.
The principal chuckled as he pointed out the window. "You'll be traveling to Ruben Village in that carriage. The trip should take about a whole day. Food and water are both provided for the two of you and as for restroom breaks, go now or never. Got it?"
Aisha and Elsword vigorously began nodding their heads again, making the principal wonder how they don't get dizzy constantly doing so.
"Got it? Got it. Okay, off you two go. See you both in a year!" the principal said, shooing the pair out of his office. Aisha and Elsword began to descend the stairs in silence.
"Well then," Elsword started awkwardly, "I thought I was the only one who was going to go study abroad."
"I'm quite surprised that the school even let you do it," Aisha started, "Rumors have been going around saying that your grades are rather low."
"And I'm surprised your parents let an unsociable and violent girl like you off on your own five thousand miles out of their reach," Elsword murmured. Unfortunately for him, Aisha has heard ever word he said.
"Did you say something?" Aisha asked, giving him her dangerous smile.
"Hm? What are you talking about?" Elsword asked innocently, eyebrows raised.
"DON'T PLA- eek!" Aisha squeaked as she tripped on the long staircase. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion until a single strong hand caught the mage's outstretched arm. The force was so strong that Elsword landed on his back with Aisha following right after. While the mage was able to avoid any injuries, her bags were not. Her books and writing utensils were scattered all over the floor, some bouncing down the stairs.
"Ah, um," Aisha said awkwardly, "T-thanks..." She nervously got up to pack up her belongings.
"Y-you're welcome... I guess," Elsword replied, and started to help the mage gather the split items. Once Aisha was finally packed and ready to go, the two resumed their silence as they climbed into the carriage and took off for Ruben.
Little did they know that there was still a little package in the corner of the stairs, waiting to be returned to the warmth of Aisha's bag.
Another Chapter updated! As to my "A Happy Ending" readers, I PROMISE I'LL UPDATE THAT NEXT! =w= writing original stories is a lot more fun than converting a comic into a written story...
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