Me: *eating random something*

Emil: Um, Dark, are we going to start yet?

Marta: Yeah! I wanna see what you have in stored now!

Me: All right all right sheesh. Lemme get the boring part out of the way first _

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Chapter 3. The First "Date"

As the sun slowly came out, Marta rubbed her weary eyes from yesterday, as she saw it was morning. She excitedly got up, quickly showering, brushing her teeth, and combing her hair. Today was the day she got to spend some quality alone time with Emil, and she needed to get ready as fast as possible!

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! Its like a date, I have to look as best as possible!

Marta's mind was running around in circles, as she literally ripped open her drawers trying to find something decent to wear.

Why can't I find anything?! I need something good, or Emil will think I'm some sort of slob! Come on, I need something, anything! I have to look good!

Downstairs below, Emil was practicing his foot and sword work for the soldiers in Brute's army, as he showed them several different sword techniques, as well as footing patterns.

"So you want to move like this to dodge, and if you want a bit more power in your swing, try putting your foot like this. If you want something low, do this stance, are you all getting that?"

The guards all nodded at Emil's teachings, as he looked at the clock. It was 10:00, and Marta was still no where to be found. He decided to go check up on her, as he looked towards the guards.

"I'm going to go check up on Marta, you guys, go outside and practice the techniques I showed you today, all right?"

Marta was still frantic, as she continued to rip apart her drawers for something decent to wear. She was a princess, and yet finding something good to wear was so difficult for her, she wanted to rip her hair out. But she refused to do so, believing Emil would think she was some sort of psychopath. Emil walked upstairs, hearing a frantic Marta, as he lightly knocked on her door.

"Marta? Are you all right, you said you wanted to go to town today, so I thought-"

Emil opened the door on Marta, as he saw her in nothing but her undergarments. It was quite silent, before Marta screamed, throwing clothes at Emil.

"AHHHHH! GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT! NO, JUST WAIT FOR ME OUTSIDE, I'LL BE READY IN A MINUTE, JUST WAIT!"

Emil quickly ran out, slamming the door behind him. Standing in the hall, he blushed furiously at what he had seen, trying to forget that. Things went off to a bad start.

Marta blushed, covering herself with a dress, knowing Emil saw her like that. The sheer thought of that made her blush like a tomato, but one small part of her didn't mind it. She quickly escaped those thoughts, as she continued to look through her drawers. Only after looking through her drawers for the fifth time, she uncovered a white sequined dress, with lace all around the bottom. She quickly threw it on, along with her flowered accessories, as she slowly opened the door, seeing Emil in the hall way.

"Ready to go Emil?" Marta said happily, as she looked at the now sheepish Emil.

"Y-yeah…lets go Marta…" Emil said sheepishly, as he continued to blush, trying not to look at Marta. After seeing what he saw, it'll take a while to get used to it.

Marta quickly ran downstairs with Emil, as she looked towards her father, instructing the guards about Emil's teachings.

"Daddy, I'm going out into town! And don't worry, Emil will be with me too, so you don't have to worry about a thing!"

Brute smiled at Marta, as he nodded, seeing Emil walk down with her. He walked up to Marta, as he gave her a big bear hug.

"Be safe my little angel, and Emil, I know you'll keep my daughter safe at all times?"

Emil nodded and laughed a bit nervously, scratching the back of his head, looking at the large, protective father of Marta.

"D-don't worry…I assure you, I'll keep Marta safe at all times while I'm with her, so you don't have to worry about a thing your highness!"

Brute smiled at Emil, as he put Marta down, patting Emil's head. Just then, some chefs came in with trays of soup for the soldiers.

"Ah yes, the food for our soldiers! Eat up boys, after what Emil showed you today, I expect you all to be just as good as him! Don't forget what he taught you, and train hard to protect my kingdom!"

One of the chefs looked a bit clumsy, as he carefully tried to walk without spilling any of the soup. Unfortunately for him, one of the soldier's swords was laying around carelessly, as he tripped on it. He ended up spilling some soup, but one bowl went flying as it headed straight for Marta. Emil quickly moved her out of the way, the hot bowl of soup splashing in his face. Soon Emil was fanning his face, as the soup burned very bad.

"Ah! That's hot soup, that's really hot soup! Ow, Ow, Ow!" Emil yelled out, as he tried to clean his face of the soup.

Marta gasped in surprise, as she quickly took a nearby vase full of flowers, dumping the water on Emil's face. Soon Emil was now drenched in water and soup, as Marta looked at him with apologetic eyes.

"Emil! Are you all right?! That soup looked really hot, and you looked like you were in a lot of pain!" Marta had both her hands up to her mouth as she spoke. Emil just laughed a bit softly, as he looked at her.

"Don't worry, I'm your knight, I have to protect you from this kind of stuff. Whether it's a sword to the back…or a hot bowl of soup to the face, I promise, I'll protect you no matter what!"

Marta smiled warmly at Emil, blushing a bit at his words, as she looked at the clock. It was 10:30, as Marta began to freak out. She quickly grabbed Emil's hand, as they ran out the door towards the town. When they got there, there were so many people walking around, stores and stands everywhere, it was so amazing to Marta. But for Emil, it was nothing that special.

"Oh wow, there's so many people here! I never imagined the town would be this busy, and have this many people…Oh, what's that over there?!"

Marta exclaimed excitedly, as she pointed to a place with a bunch of stands, and people looking around everywhere. Emil laughed, as he looked at it.

"That's a bazaar, its kind of like this place where people set up their own shop stands, and sell things. It usually has stuff like jewellery, food, and all sorts of other things. You want to go check it out?"

Marta looked at Emil, and nodded happily, as she quickly ran into the bazaar like a little kid in a candy shop. When she got there, she was amazed at all the things around her. The little toys, the jewellery, everything. When Marta got there, some whispers were heard, as she walked through, looking at all the stores.

"Isn't that the princess? What's she doing in a place like this? Who's that boy with her? What business could royalty have here?"

Emil sighed a bit nervously as he overheard all the whispers. He couldn't deny Marta what she wanted, but he wanted to take her away from here. Marta looked at everything in such awe and wonder. After a little while of walking, Marta soon found herself in front of a small jewellery stand, staring at all the rings. The owner smiled at Marta, as he shower hall of his merchandise.

"Well hello there young lady, would you like to see some of my exquisite jewellery? I'll even let you try on a few to see what you look, and I'll just let your boyfriend pay for it."

Marta tried on a ring, when she heard the owner refer Emil, who was at a different stand, as her boyfriend. She blushed at the thought, as she shook her head, looking at the owner.

"Oh no, he's not my boyfriend! He, he's just a friend! Anyways, I love these rings, they're so pretty!"

One ring in particular caught Marta's interest, as she picked it up. It was a small, silver ring with a little butterfly crest on it, with little pink diamonds along the wings, and antenna. Engraved on the ring, was a line of flowers all over the ring. Marta loved the ring so much, she wanted to buy it on the spot. Emil noticed the ring Marta was holding, as he looked at it, smiling.

"Marta, if you like the ring I could buy it for you, if you want to that is. Let me just check the price."

Emil saw the price, as he saw the ring was 90,000 gald. Emil was shocked at the price of the ring, as he laughed a bit nervously. Marta just giggled, as she put the ring back on the display, looking at Emil.

"Its all right, you don't have to get me anything. Besides, we're here just to have fun, right? Come on Emil, lets go look around the bazaar some more! I want to see other things!"

Emil smiled at Marta, as he was quickly dragged off to more and more stores, with Marta looking at everything in amazement. Soon Marta had explored every single nook and cranny in the bazaar, as the sun began to set. She saw the sun going down, as she gave a sigh of depression.

"I can't believe the day is already over…and I wanted to explore a bit more…its not fair…"

Emil saw how Marta was depressed about the day, when he could see something far off in the distance. It was a large ferris wheel, with glowing lights all over it. Emil took Marta's hand, as he brought her to where it was.

"Emil, where are we going?" Emil smiled at Marta, as he pointed to the large ferris wheel. Marta looked at it in amazement, as her eyes lit up, looking at Emil.

"You mean we can RIDE that? Oh my gosh, Emil, I want to go on it!" Marta said excitedly, as she quickly ran ahead of Emil towards the ferris wheel. When they got there, Emil paid for the tickets, as they waited for an empty seat. When they got on, and saw that it was going higher and higher, Marta got a bit scared, closing her eyes. When it was at the very top, Emil looked out the windows in the wheel.

"Marta, come on, open your eyes! This is amazing, you're really missing out on a lot!"

Marta slowly opened one of her eyes, as she peered out of one of the windows. She got curious as she opened both of her eyes. Before she knew it, she was plastered to the window, seeing everything below them. She was completely amazed by it, as she continued to look.

"Oh my gosh Emil, its so beautiful! Wow…thanks for taking me up here, this is amazing!"

Marta exclaimed happily, as she continued to stare down. When the ferris wheel slowed down, Marta and Emil got off, as they quickly ran back to the castle. Brute saw Marta come back, as he gave her a big hug.

"Marta! My angel, how was your day?" Marta began to laugh so happily, as she hugged her father.

"Daddy, it was the best! I got to see so many nice things, I got to ride a ferris wheel, it was amazing! I can't believe what I was missing out on all these days."

Emil chuckled at Marta's excitement, as he noticed the time, seeing it was time for dinner.

"Marta, I have to go eat with the soldiers now, I'm glad that your time in the town was fun. We can talk a bit more tonight if you'd like, but right now, I have to eat."

Marta nodded, as she saw Emil run off to eat. She felt as if the day was like a wonderful date with Emil. Her time with him was the best of her life, as she couldn't stop laughing and smiling the rest of the night. Before going off to bed, Marta gave a hug to Emil, as she quickly ran back to her bedroom, laying on her bed. She gave a soft sigh, as she remembered the entire day with Emil. She wanted to go back to the town tomorrow, and spend more time with Emil, but for now, she was completely beat, as she slowly went to sleep.

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Me: Wow, the chapters just get longer

Marta: I'm just glad I got to spend some alone time with Emil

Me: Well your not spending any time with him NEXT CHAPTER! IN FACT, I INTRODUCE ANOTHER GIRL IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!

Marta: *Gets very large axe*

Me: And now I run! IF MARTA DOESN'T KILL ME, PLEASE REVIEW SO I CAN UPDAAAAATE! *Runs form Marta*