Hello minna! I'm finally back with another chappy (chapter)! Before I begin I want to say thank you to all you people who read my (crappy) story so far, so thank you. I was very surprised to find out that some people favorited, followed, and/or reviewed this story. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Also I'm sorry for the late update... I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorry...

Aisha: *Smacks Mei with wand* Mei, no one needs to hear your long apology. I think they get it.

Eve: Indeed. Your constant bowing and ranting is irritating.

Me: *Sulks*

Rena: Hi! Mei here invited us to the author's note~ Although the boys seem to be arriving late...

Me: *Stops sulking* Ah, speaking of which, why are they late exactly?

Ara: Um, I believe Eun was mumbling about Elsword and Chung arguing about the latter's gender. Raven and Add simply refused the invitation.

Me: ...Okay then, that is understandable.

Eve: Agreed. I still question Chung's gender. The supposed male denied when I asked to check for confirmation.

Everyone but Eve: ...

Me: ...Anyways, you probably want to see the chapter already so here you go! (I finally figured out how these line breaks work XD) I don't own Elsword.

The Esper and the Fox
Chapter 2: Through the Void

A figure hidden by a long grey hooded cloak walked through the quiet, almost empty, streets of Elder. Many of the people were fast asleep in their homes-the lights flashing off in the rooms could be seen through the windows.

The sun has already set below the horizon and the moon has rose, shining a gentle beam of light on Elrios. The unknown person walked on, taking a left turn, walking straight, then a right, occasionally bumping into people still wandering on the streets.

It stopped in front of a store, the owner rummaging through piles of... stuff. The owner's head popped out from behind the counter that divided the store from the streets, a lollipop in her mouth. "Hello, can Echo help you," questioned the young girl. She wore a white tank top and worn-out black pants that bunched up at her ankles, both articles of clothing dirtied with stains most likely caused by the many alchemy experiments she performed. On her waist was a brown leather pouch filled with vials and tubes of multiple colored substances. Lastly, Echo wore brown sandals and a pair of goggles that rested on her forehead. Her olive eyes and white hair were visible in the light of the gibbous moon. The cloaked being placed a few silver and copper ED on the counter and pointed to the cookies barely visible on one of the back shelves. Echo scooped up the ED with her black-gloved hands, placing them in her already overstuffed pouch. She headed towards the back of the store, grabbed a few chocolate chip cookies, dropping them in a bag before heading back towards the customer and handing the order.

The figure took the bag and wandered off. Stopping at the end of an alley, the being scanned the area with its eyes. When it confirmed there was no other entity within radius, the person summoned six diamond shaped objects and created a rift in space, stepping through with the floating objects following. It arrived at Pilgrim's Site, a field containing many demons just outside of Feita Village. The hooded person walked on, stopping for a moment in front of a swirling void, before jumping in.

Add's POV
I entered my dark room, snapping my fingers as the room illuminated before collapsing on my purple and black bed with my dynamos circled above me. I sighed, grabbing a cookie from the plastic bag and shoving the treat into my mouth. Not bad, I noted while surveying my room, munching on the cookie.

It was not exactly the cleanest room. A few empty bags and torn wrappers could be found on the ground and the table, along with some food crumbs sprinkled here and there. A wooden wardrobe, containing multiple changes of clothes, stood at one of the back corners of the indigo walls. There was a decent medium sized table containing shelves of books and tools with a dark colored swivel chair pushed into it. A LED desk lamp sat beside my black laptop on top of the table, decorated with circuit board designs in neon violet. Attached to the ceiling was a simple circular light fixture, an El fragment stuck in its center. Two doors were mounted onto the walls. One led to the bathroom. The other, the kitchen, which connected to the library.

I shouldered off my black jacket outlined with fuchsia that stopped right below my ribs, placing it on the nightstand with the cookies. My dynamos slowly drifted toward the ground, landing scattered on my bed, the pulses of electrical energy gradually decreasing to none. I shut my eyes and slept, not even bothering to change clothes.

I forced my violet eyes open slowly, knowing that morning has probably started long past, beyond the void. I blinked a few times before snapping my eyes shut. I grumbled, too lazy to get up. It was a few minutes after my awakening that I came to my senses. I felt the presence of an entity but ignored it, excusing it for my dynamos. Then, I felt something brush my neck. Fur, I determined, but I realized there shouldn't be anything furry in my bed. My eyes snapped open in realization. I turned on the lights with a snap of my fingers, turning as I adjusted my eyes to the brightness. I was left with the image of a reddish-orange fox in front of me.

I blinked once, then twice. The fox was still sleeping, whipping its tail around occasionally. It was then that I noticed the healing cuts on its body, especially the one on its hind leg, all encrusted with dried blood. Filthy, I thought, a scowl on my face. Sure, I wasn't a neat freak but this is just disgusting. Well, then again I do kill others rather messily, although… I quickly grabbed the animal by its tail and whipped it elsewhere, off my bed. The fox was greeted with a painful awakening.

3rd Person POV

The being howled in pain as it was slammed a bit too hard against the wooden door of the room. The reddish-orange furred fox grit its fangs, lowering its black-tipped ears, narrowing its pair of golden eyes, and curling its black-tipped tail around its wounded body in a protective manner. It glared at the approaching dark figure with anger and gave and almost inaudible growl. Mysterious golden orbs met insane violet ones as silence lingered in the room.

Add's POV
I had approached the fox that I sent flying to the other side of the room. Serves it right for placing its germ-ridden self in here. How the hell did it wander in here anyways? I studied the fox, sleep gone from my mind and recognized it as the one I encountered the day before. I sat there in a crouched position in front of the fox, staring lazily at its unusual ochroid eyes. It stared venomously at mine, teeth still bare. Huh, like it could do anything to me, I thought.

Bored of staring, I broke eye contact and headed toward the bathroom, locking the door behind me. I stripped off my clothes and hopped into the shower, starting my normal morning routine. Once finished, I put on an identical pair of clothes, freshly washed, from a hook and brush my teeth before washing my face. When I stepped back into my room, the fox was gone from its original position. My gaze swept across the room, spotting the creature with empty plastic bags in its mouth. The fox opened its mouth and allowed the bags to fall into the trashcan bearing an increasing amount of junk. The fox continued with its chore as I stood and stared in bewilderment at the animal's actions.

I stood there, dumbfounded, then awkwardly walked to the kitchen. Since when did fucking foxes come into a person's room and start cleaning up after them? I pondered the question in silence as I opened the fridge, grabbing a gallon of milk. I snatched a box of cereal and a bowl, making myself breakfast. Returning the milk to the fridge, I walked back to my room and poked my head through the door. Sure enough, the fox was dragging plastic bags and dropping ripped wrappers into the bin of increasing trash. I decided to let it be. Besides, my room does need to be cleaned... "That filth better not mess with anything else in the room," I mumbled, entering the spacious library with my bowl of cereal in hand. I snapped my fingers to lighten up the place.

3rd Person POV

The library was huge, the biggest room in the house actually. The walls were hidden behind the shelves upon shelves of books lying against it, and even then, more shelves had to be placed to store the pages filled with vast amounts of knowledge. The transparent glass ceiling stretched up into the sky, only there wasn't one. In place of a blue background with puffs of white and the sun's radiant rays shining through was darkness. All a being could see was an endless void, a perfect place for isolation. No one would ever dare venture into the void. They would get lost anyways, with no destination in sight and no way to return. Only Add had found a way. It was seemingly perfect for a wanted criminal in need of a hideout.

Add's POV
But a fox had found its way into the void and located my house. How was it possible? I couldn't find an answer.

I slumped into the black couch at the center of the library and place my bowl on the mahogany table beside it. Swiping a book from the counter, I fingered through the pages, bored of reading the same text over and over again. Just another book about time and space written in ancient symbols that I'd grown used to reading. In between skimming through books, I ate spoonfuls of cereal until the bowl became empty. I set the book I was currently reading aside-the one about ancient nasods-, hopped off the ebony couch, and proceeded to take the bowl to the kitchen sink. I placed the stainless steel spoon and empty glass bowl in the sink. It hits the bottom with a small clatter. I'll wash it later.

I walked back to my room and my mind drifted back to the peculiar fox. I peered in the room with no bags or wrappers in sight, other than in the trash can.

It wasn't that useless after all. I turned my head to the right and saw the fox licking at its bloodstained fur. Riiight... I think it's time for it to leave. I took the bag full of garbage out of the bin, tying the top. I summoned my dynamos that suddenly buzzed with energy and flew from the bed to me, catching the animal's attention. I summoned a portal, with nothing but darkness beyond it, and placed the trash on top of a platform made by my dynamos.

I turned towards the fox and started closing the distance between us. It glanced at me, the trash, portal, then back. After a few seconds it seemed to register what was about to occur, slowly backing away, dark yellow eyes narrow and teeth bared. I knew at once this was going to be a problem. Ugh, can't this asshole stop being so protective and let me get this over with. I continued my advance as it proceed to retreat, both of us never looking anywhere else but at each other as golden and magenta clashed once again. I refuse to leave this filthy bitch in my house. Becoming impatient, I ran towards the reddish-orange animal.

The chase was chaotic. Many objects were knocked over and books littered the library floor, some of them opened at random pages. There was a lot of noises made and a string of curses could be heard once in a while.

After many minutes of chasing the troublesome fox, occasionally shooting particle shot, I finally caught it. I held it by the tail and violently flung the animal at the ripped fabric of time and space followed by the trash bag. Both objects disappeared a moment after entering the portal. With a swipe of my hand, the portal vanished. I sighed and assigned the job of cleaning the house to my dynamos, which immediately left my side after the given command, reorganizing the house.

Meanwhile...

"... HE JUST THREW ME OUT, AFTER I CLEANED UP HIS DISORGANIZED ROOM!?"
" Hush! You are hurting my ears. I told you this would happen. This is not your first time being abandoned, child. Just leave him be. That imbecile never asked you to clean up his house in the first place."
"But-"
"But what, young one? He does not care. All that criminal sees in you is a germ-ridden fox that has no importance in his life."
"... His sou-"
"As I said before, that human's soul is of no importance if you cannot even touch upon it. It is the same as the rest; it is like all the other mortals that decided to house you, only to abandon you later on. Ignore them, for they do not understand."
" Ugh, I despise being in this vixen form for so long. How many more days until the fusion is complete? "
"Be patient my little Asura, it needs a few more months. Be glad I can enable you to stay in human for a short period of time when necessary."
" Tch, I guess it can't be helped. Add... I'm not giving up. You're... Different. Even if you hate me, I won't be leaving... Not until... You… accept me."

So, was it bad? Horrible? Crappy? I feel like this one's worse than the first chapter and Add's personality is just...UGH, SO COMPLICATED! Sorry, there was no action in this chappy. Just putting it out there, I'll try to update once a month but around this time of the year there are a bunch of important tests along with my homework (and procrastination). Here are my replies to my first two reviews:

Flamekaiser121- TY for reviewing! Like I said, I stink at fighting scenes, especially since I don't play Add. Hope you like the story so far!

rtcarawa- Thanks for reviewing! I don't know exactly what you're talking about, but if you are referring to Ara's fox form colors then you'll see sooner or later. Hehehe...

I'm already beginning the third chapter so just wait! I'll be happy if you even remember this story by then. Oh, plus I'm finally going to my first anime convention! Well actually it isn't but I was so young when I first went to a convention. I hardly remember it and didn't know anime at the time so yeah... Once again, thanks for reading, following, favoriting, and reviewing. Soooo sorry for the slow update and I apologize in advance for future slow updates. I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorry...

Elsword: *Walks in with Chung and sees Mei rapidly bowing* What's wrong with her?

Aisha: Oh she's just doing her FREAKING LONG APOLOGY! *WHACKS* QUIT DOING THAT ALREADY!

Me: B-b-b-but...

Aisha: NO BUTS MEI! THEY CAN TELL YOU'RE FREAKIN' SORRY SO SHUT IT!

Elsword: Hey Grape, stop yelling so loudly you flatty.

Aisha: HEY! WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME ELBRAT?!

Rena: *Sweatdrop's* Well this is going to to take a while so I'll just end it here. Bye~