*^* I kept my promise on "A Happy Ending"! Meaning... I get to write another chapter of this story! *celebrates*
Aisha and Elsword sat away from each other during the trip. Aisha looked out the window of the carriage, daydreaming about meeting Add again after so many long years.
It was mid-afternoon when the carriage stumbled to a stop. Elsword immediately woke from his nap and looked over at the coach for an explanation.
"Aisha," Elsword said, attempting to wake the sleeping girl up. The knight couldn't help but to stare at her peaceful face as the mage breathed rhythmically.
'She seems so cute and innocent when she's asleep... I wish she was more like this when she's awake...' Elsword secretly thought before reluctantly putting a hand on Aisha's shoulder, shaking her lightly, but to no avail.
"Add..." Aisha muttered before twitching slightly. Elsword froze at the name. It was too familiar, where had he heard it before? Dismissing the thought, Elsword decided to pinch the mage's cheeks lightly. He was finally rewarded with Aisha's drowsy eyes opening from a distant dream. Elsword slid back slightly, allowing the mage room the stretch and look around.
"Why are we stopping?" Aisha asked sleepily, rubbing her eyes.
"Apparently," Elsword explained, "one of the carriage's wheels broke and we need to get out of the cart. Our bags are already too heavy for the lever. The coach doesn't need the weight of two people in the cart to fix this."
"Ahh..." Aisha said, still half-asleep, "Why didn't they rent a bus or something? We wouldn't have this much trouble getting to Ruben. It just makes the wait to see Add even longer..."
Add again. Elsword was beginning to feel curious about this "Add". Aisha was probably thinking of this person for the whole entire day. Feeling it was something personal, the knight kept his mouth shut on the topic. He would probably find out by the time they arrived at Ruben anyways.
"Well... the school is rather... broke," Elsword decided to say, choosing his words carefully.
Silence followed his words as the pair watched the carriage being repaired. Somewhere in the middle, Elsword noticed Aisha fell into another daze. This time, he was definitely sure it was Add.
With the cart finally fixed, the horses fed and rested, the three continued down the road to Ruben.
It was around midnight when Elsword and Aisha finally arrived at Ruben. The broken wheel had delayed them for several hours. Elsword stepped out of the carriage, stretched, and gazed up into the starry sky above him.
"Home at last," he thought, smiling. His mind took him down memory lane as he continued to stare at the starry sky.
"Sis! Look! There's a shooting star!" little five-year-old Elsword called, jumping up and down in excitement.
"Yes, it's quite pretty isn't it?" Elesis replied, smiling as she joined her little brother.
"Let's make a wish!" Elsword said enthusiastically, laying down on the grass, "I wish that I will be able to see Sis become stronger than ever when she leaves and comes back home!"
Elesis chuckled and ruffled Elsword's hair playfully. "There's no need to make a wish on that," she said, grinning, "I'm strong enough to be able to do that without some type of miracle."
Elsword's smile widened at those words as he stood up and walked home with Elesis. The next morning, Elesis departed to protect Velder from countless armies of glitters. From that morning, Elsword never saw his sister again, only reassured of her survival through the many letters she has written to him.
'Sis will definitely come back,' Elsword thought before turning around to see Aisha unloading her bags from the top of the carriage.
"Oi Elbrat!" Aisha called, "Are you going to come help me unpack or not?"
"Who are you calling an Elbrat?" Elsword retorted, still smiling at his memories, but he hurried over anyways, letting the mage get away with the name.
Aisha fell to the ground, exhausted from the weight she was carrying. Elsword merely stretched before looking down at her.
"Tired already?" he asked, a mocking tone in his voice.
"You'll see how tired I am," Aisha replied with her infamous evil smile while holding up her biggest dictionary. Elsword flinched before backing away, remembering how much it had hurt to be whacked with a book that size. He chuckled nervously, backing off before the coach had saved him from another bump on the head.
"Seeing the two of you already unpacked," he started nervously, noticing the book in Aisha's hands, "You two will now be escorted to your dorm."
Aisha froze before slowly asking, "Excuse me, but, did you say "dorm" or "dorms"?"
"D-o-r-m, singular," the coach said, not at all surprised at the mage's reaction, "But don't worry, the rooms aren't co-ed. Just the dorm."
Aisha sighed in relief as she was given her room number.
"You'll be sharing room 676 with Ara Haan," the coach said, letting her see a map of the dorm, "And you," he pointed at Elsword, "Will be sharing with Raven and Chung Seiker in room 677."
"Wait," Elsword interrupted, "Why am I sharing with two people?"
"Ahh, don't worry," the coach said reassuringly, "Chung only camps out in your room sometimes because his roommate constantly kicks him out so he could conduct some experiments." Elsword stood there agape as Aisha giggled, a knowing smile forming on her face.
'Only Add would do that," she thought happily, grinning from ear to ear.
The two transfer students were soon brought to the entrances of their new rooms. The second they twist the knob of the doors and walk in would be the beginning of their new school life. The beginning of their new friendships. The beginning of relationships that the students would never have thought they would create.
Hm... what did you think of the end? It seemed a little over dramatic to me... but, I'm sooo happy! I made the second second job change in my whole entire life! My NW was a TR for a whole year now =w='. Well, next one I'm gonna have to work on is my CeL q.q...
Replies to my reviewers~
AliceNeko321- =w= nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, it shall never be founnnddddd! Though, you'll never know what I'll do to the little package later on... *^* bwhahahhaa.
AkitaEls- Well, Elsword was exaggerating Aisha's description of being a "loner". It was made clear that Elsword was joking when I had the scene of Rena, Eve, and Aisha in the beginning of the chapter. *^* You interpret things so well~ I wish I was that good... Thanks thou heehee
MiyuMelody-:D YAY! I know this one's a little later than last chapter's arrival, but it's still considered "soon" in my mind. After all, I've been busy xD (and a late Merry Christmas to you+early Happy New Year~)
XxNightMaruchoxX- =w= I know, but if I kept everyone's ages the same according to the game, none of the plot would've made sense. For example, a child prodigy wouldn't repeat a year, but would probably skip a couple of grades in school. Aisha wouldn't have met Add if I kept it the same way. The marvels of being an author~
Well I might be gone for a few days in a few days... xD
So, no uploads for a while(maybe), ok? Reviews are appreciated~
