Chapter 4

Aquios & Secrets?

Nel's P.O.V.

Albel and I made it to Aquios in about two hours. We moved faster than anyone else in battle together, monsters aren't a problem for us, of course spending the past six months on missions and training together helps a lot. Just like when we know what each other is going to make before the other pulls it off. Yeah we spend a lot of time together but I rather be with Albel than any other male here in Ellcore. The Castle was still quite since it s early in the morning. Albel and I went to bed a few hours after we got here yesterday. I should still be asleep but I can't close my eyes again. Since it's still really early Clair should still be asleep. Good now I won't get ask 20 questions from her, Tynane and Farleen. They have asked questions every time I come back from spending time with Albel. I know I spend a lot of time with him since we are together on missions a lot anymore. I will never hear the end of it from those three if they figure out what happen between Albel and me a month ago while we were on a mission.

I wonder if Albel is awake yet? I think I ll go find out. Walking the halls of the Castle this early in the morning with only the night guards awake is kind of weird. But my mind and body blew that feeling off as soon as I opened the door to the room where Albel was staying.

"What took you so long Nel? Your late." Albel said as I shut the door. His room was dark since the sun hadn't come up yet, but from the sound of his voice, it sound like it was coming from the bed. "It took me awhile to decide if I wanted to go get something to eat first or come see if you we re awake." I said moving closer to him. "Is the great Nel N- Zelpher of the Crismon Blade getting slow or just getting old?" Albel mocked me, me of all people.

"No I'm not getting old, Just been a little slow-moving from bed this week, but of course you weren't there too so that might have something to do with it too." "Oh now your going to blame me for your laziness. That s very unbecoming of a knight." Albel said as my foot hit something, so I stopped walking towards his voice. Suddenly out of no where I felt a warm arm wrap around my waist. I closed my eyes when I felt the arm tighten around me. When I open my eyes I was flat on my back on the bed with Albel smirking above me. I laughed as he smirk twisted into an evil one.

My turn to pick on him. "Now who's getting old? I thought you would have had me in this position the moment I stepped in the room." "You wish Nel. You wish." Albel said but before I could move my lips to say something, Albel had his lips on mine. Unconsciously my arms wrapped around his neck as Albel's right hand moved to rest on my hip. This is the side of him that no one ever sees. When his guard is down.

A moan escaped my lips as Albel's wicked mouth kiss down the side of my neck. I'll skip the rest of what happen next.

From Albel's room you can hear if someone was in my room. While laying in Albel's arms I heard someone in my room, which I guessed to be Clair. "Nel? You awake?" "Oh she's not in here." 'Great another voice, just please don't let their be-' "Where could she have gone off too?" A high-pitched voice said cutting my line of thought. 'Son on a-' Clair, Tynane and Farleen are all up. As long as none of them think to look in Albel's room I'll be safe from the millions of questions for a while.

"Maybe she's awake and it out training in the garden or in the Kitchen." Farleen said. "You check the kitchen Farleen, I'll check the garden." Tynane said as they ran off to see. Maybe Clair will fall for it too and follow one of them. WRONG! Clair's foot steps walked right to this room's door and stopped. I heard the door handle jingled but the door didn't open. "Damn it's locked." Clair said as I looked up at Albel smirking. "Take that maggot. Can t disturbed my fun now worm." Albel said as I giggled. "Nope not there." Farleen said. "Maybe something is going on between her and Abel." Tynane said. "Damn! Oh the maggot can think now! Shocking." Albel said. "I know! Maybe she's in Albel s room." Farleen said. "Damn!" Albel cursed under his breath as Farleen tried to open the door. "Ah it won't open." "No... we didn't know that Squeaky. That's because it's called LOCKING DOORS maggots." Albel said as I giggled. "Oh I know! Maybe you can open it with Runology Clair." Farleen and her stupid ideas. 'Thanks for ruining my moment you three.' After those words left her mouth Albel was up and dressed and grabbed his sword a I threw the blankets over my head.

Moments past as the sound of a fire Runology filled the quietness until the lock popped. The door flew open and the three of them rushed in only to met the end of Albel's Katana and come face to face with a very pissed off swordsman with wicked aim.

"What do you three worms want!" Albel didn't ask he demanded to know what they wanted. "Nothing Albel just looking for Nel and just thought she was with you." Clair was the only one who could speck. The other two are to scared too. "Well as you can see She s Not Here. Now Get OUT! BEFORE..I..CUT..YOUR..HEADS...OFF!" Albel's temper has been released upon you since he yelled the last part. "Sorry our mistake Albel." Clair said as the three of them took off running. Trying to get away from the wicked and pissed swordsman. 'And they couldn't shut the door.' I thought.

"I should of killed them for disturbing my sleep The little Maggots." Albel complained while shutting the door. "Why in the world would those worms think you were with me anyways." Albel ask sliding back into bed beside me. "Sorry Albel I can't get them to leave it alone. They think that you and me are together. You swear I m their older sister or something, they can't keep their noses out of my personal life." I grumbled and cursed them out as I got comfy back on Albel. "Hmm fine I'll make them wish they never thought that thought." Albel said. "I guess we should get up before everyone else shows up looking for us. Unless you want to be caught like this Albel the Wicked." I said with a smirk at the idea and the face s everyone would make. "Hmm maybe I want to keep you in bed all day and keep you in nothing but these sheets." Albel smirked at me with a kinky gleam crossed his mind and was shown in his eyes. "Now that would be great if we were alone back at your room in Woltar s house instead of in a Castle." I said as Albel sighed.

Good thing we got out of bed, because Woltar was looking for Albel, Fayt and everyone was now here and now the game of bug Nel with stupid questions begins. Tynane and Farleen won't shut up! They keep asking me where I was and what I was doing this morning, while Clair just walked beside me not saying a word. Then just as we sat down to eat Mirage, Sophia and Maria joined in on throwing questions at me.

"Ok I can't take it anymore. Fayt ask me to marry him." Sophia squealed. WOW what a shocker! Not really, I knew this was coming since they couldn't stop sucking faces every minute of the day, but everyone else didn't. "Congratulation Sophia. Who knew he would go through with asking you." Maria said. "That's good news Sophia I'm happy for you. Now I got something to tell you guys." Mirage said as everyone turned to her. 'YAY your off me now! Maybe their forget about everything not.' I thought.

"I get to kill Cliff for what he has done. So someone remind me later. My test came back positive." "What test?" I just had to ask. "Pregnancy test." Mirage said very clam about the whole thing. "Oh great Cliff reproduce wonderful." I said thinking like Albel. "YAY! We get to have a baby on the ship." Maria squealed out. "Don't you mean when you get a new ship or fix the other one." I reminded her about it blowing up. "Well yeah!" Maria said. "So anything new with you Clair?" Mirage asked. "Nope nothing new." Clair said as I got this nagging thought that this wasn't going to stay on everyone being asked questions.

"How about you Nel?" Mirage asked. "Like what?" 'Besides Albel and Me.' I thought. "Life? Love?" Mirage and Sophia said. Don't even go- "Like you and Albel. What s that all about?" Farleen cut me off. 'Great there goes them forgetting about it.' I thought then asked. "What about us?"

"You know what we're talking about! You are always seen with him, in his room, and the way you two look at each other screams something is there between you two." Sophia said like some school girl. "We all know there something going on between you two, so save us the trouble of finding out Nel and just tell us." Clair said. "I;m not telling you guys anything. You'll just take it all the wrong way. so my lips are staying shut." I said getting up and running away from them as fast as I can.

While running away I ran into Woltar, the king of Airyglyphh, and the Queen of Aquios, who got married. "Sorry." I said. "It's alright Lady Nel. By the way, have you seen Albel around here by any chance." Woltar asked. "No the last place I seen him was at the guest room he's staying in." I said. "Very well, if you happen to see him before I find him, can you inform him that we are looking for him." Woltar said. "Yes I will." I said but was screaming inside, 'Only if I can speck when I find him!' "Very well, we'll be going now. God-bye Lady Nel." All three of them said as they walked away talking among themselves.

Albel isn't hard to find. If you know him well enough. If he's bored you'll find him either training or fighting someone. Ok more like killing someone. An today's victim is...

FAYT!

Albel is wiping the floor with him. Hmm, lets see,,, stop Albel's fun and tell him the old coot is looking for him or just take a sit on the railing and watch him beat the crap out of Fayt...hmm.. 'Sit back and watch!' I thought. Taking my seat on the railing I heard Sophia being Fayt's little cheerleader. "You can do it Fayt!" 'OH! He can do it?' I thought taking it the wrong way as Albel Air Slash Fayt into a wall. 'Well they will have to patch that hole up. Again.' I thought as Albel began to mock Fayt. "Ah look the fool just got his ass handed to him again! Now who's the best in this pathetic challenge of yours?" "Alright Albel you win." Fayt said as he laid flat-out on the ground. "Well bust out the Cider the fool finally admitted it." Albel said. "Anyone else want to test their luck?" Albel ask smirking knowing all to well who would jump at the chance. Hell even I know who would be next. "Alright! I'll wipe that smirk off your face." Cliff said. 'Ha he thinks he stands a chance against Albel. This should be good.' I thought. "Good now I can kill you for the comment you made about Nel's ass maggot!" Albel said as I jumped up from the rail and yelled, "What about my ass!" "Nothing" Cliff tried to cover his own ass. "Oh just how he wants to squeeze you ass. And that's the reason that I always walk behind you, so I can stare at it." Albel spilled everything he said about me. "Fine, Albel kick his ass." I yelled as Albel smirked. "With pleasure."

I watched as Cliff got thrown into walls, rocks, cut in places so it would hurt more, and them he was thrown over the railing into the water below. "Had enough yet worm!" Albel yelled leaning against the railing looking down at him in the water. Before Cliff could reply, Mirage spoke for him. "Yes he has." Albel didn't say a word after that he just walked up the stairs to where I was sitting at on the railing.

"Had fun?" I ask looking up at him. "No they didn't pose any challenge for me." Albel said. "I thought the great Albel the Wicked would enjoy kicking the crap out of Cliff." I said. "Now that I did enjoy but..." Albel paused while moving behind me them whispered in my ear, "Not as much fun as fighting you Lady Nox." "Albel." I whispered. "Yes my goddess." Albel whispered in my ear as he wrapped his arms around me. "No one is supposed to know about that remember. So don't say it to loud." "I don't think they can hear us Nel, and they don't seem like they can see either." Albel was right they couldn't hear us nor see us. Sophia was to busy making all over Fayt since he now passed out from the pain. Maria, Roger and Adray were fishing Cliff out of the water for Mirage while she gave Cliff an ear full an a half about being stupid.

"Yeah I guess your right." I said while leaning into his chest, enjoy this moment while I can. Albel didn't seem to mind, he just tighten his hold on me as I felt him rest his head on mine. We stayed like that for a few minutes in quite until I remembered about Woltar. "Oh yeah Woltar is looking for you Albel." "The old coot can sit on nails for all I care, right now I'm not moving from here." Albel grumbled as I giggled while watching Sophia panic over Fayt not waking up yet. "I guess I should help her before she gives herself a heart attack." I sighed. "Now why would you want to stop that. Be funny to watch." Albel said as I swung myself around in his arms to face him. "You'll see why." My lips held a smirk that Albel knew all to well. He let go of me after a kiss.

"Hey Sophia! If you help him drink this he'll wake up." I yelled throwing a bottle down to her. "What is it?" Sophia ask. "Soul Creation. Let me put it this way Sophia. IT WILL WAKE HIM UP! One way or another." I smirked as Albel and I walked away from them. "Do I even want to ask what that crap is?" Albel asked. "Lets just say Peppita invented it, and the main ingredients are hot sauce, lemons and chills." I said as Albel laughed at the thought of what it will do to Fayt.

The moment we steeped into the Castle we heard Fayt screaming and him running around until he ran into the railing and fell over into the water. Albel and I glanced at each other them we lost it. We slid down the wall laughing.

After a few minutes we finally started to walk again. Talking among ourselves while we walked, ok more like Albel mocking them and me giggling over everything he said. I didn't even noticed that we were walking past the Audience Chamber until I heard the Queen's voice. "Nel." I stopped dead. "Yes." You know that feeling of dread you get when something don't feel right. Yeah I have that right now as Albel and I turned to face them. "Is there something you two wish to inform us about?" Romeria asked as the King of Airyglyph, Arzei looked at Albel. "Why is there something you can't take care of yourselfs?" Albel said calmly but I could see the look to slit neck in his eyes. "No it's just there papers arrived today to both kingdoms. A Marriage License and marriage Certificate in your names, care to explain." Arzei asked. I was at a lost for words, I didn't know what to say. "Care to say why the likes of you give a damn. And don't tell me it's because it s not allowed." Albel's looks would kill if looks could. "Well if these are real and not a joke we will arrange for them to be sighed by the both of us and we won't tell anyone about it, if you wish." Romeria said as Arzei nodded in agreement. "Take a wild guess and think for yourselfs. I'm sure you ll figure it out." Albel said pulling me along with him as we left.

After that we took a walk outside the city to take out frustrations on the local monsters outside the city walls. We killed a few hours doing that than instead of eating with the others Albel and I picked up something in town and ate on the balcony outside his room. Albel mocked some people here and there as we watched the stars and talked about random things. "I think they know, so what we do now." I ask looking up at him. "Go to bed and forget they said anything about it to us."

"I can live with that." I said as we cleaned everything up. We fell asleep shortly after that. Today was too much to deal with and knowing us it ain't looking any better for tomorrow...