Falling for the First Time

Disclaimer: I do not own Marchen Awakens Romance anime or the characters. I only own Kuno and Yukito.

Summary: Alviss' observation of the second match.

Pairing: Ginta/Alviss, Nanashi/Dorothy, Alan/Chaton and others

Rated: T (for teen) but will increase rating later

Genre: Action/Adventure, Romance, Humor

Warning: Swearing, violence, unintentional OOC, sexual situations and yaoi

Chapter 4: Observations

Alviss' POV

The next day was going to be a very important day for me. I was going to have to sit out of the second round, but this is a perfect chance to see what I'm up against.

"I still think that I should be the fighting…" I complained to Nanashi.

"Come on Al! You already had your time in the spotlight."

"…"

The crowd began to question about Ginta's and Jack's disappearance as Dorothy and Snow reassured them to leave everything to them and Nanashi.

"We will now send you to today's battlefield. Are you ready? Andarta, to the desert field!" Pozun used his magic to teleport the trio to the desert field as the audience can examine the fight by glancing at the moon. Some men in the audience began complimenting how creative the Chess Pieces were.

"HEY! Don't praise the enemy!" I shouted at them, but was ignored as they continued to stare at the moon.

At the battlefield Dorothy commented on how huge the desert was and said evilly "With this much room, we can go all out."

"Come on out Chess Pieces!" Pozun ordered as the Chess Pieces appeared in a blue light. There were three of them. One of them was the little girl I saw at the castle where Ginta rescued Snow. Behind her was a guy with blue hair and behind him was a guy wearing a black cloak that almost look like a mirage.

Snow decided to go first. The blue haired guy stepped forward. Nanashi and Dorothy were talking about Snow's burden and the reason she fights in the War Game until Dorothy blurted out. "I still won't let her or anyone have my Gintan! Bwahahahaha!"

Nanashi just looked at her like an idiot, but I was ticked off at what Dorothy said. What does she mean that she won't let everyone have my Ginta! God damnit! I need to stop referring to him as mine or I'm going to sound like them.

"MAR Snow, Chess Piece Fugi, second battle, first match, begin!" Pozun declared as he ran off to a safe distance where he wouldn't get hit.

Fugi made the first move and used his Nature ÄRM Vindalva to create wind cutters in the air and fired them toward the princess. Snow easily dodged them as Dorothy and Nanashi commented on her performance. Bell also said that she was doing good. Edward was being dramatic as he made movements of him being hit by the attacks. "You're not the one being hit by the attacks…" Bell told him.

Fugi congratulated her on her dodging skills as Snow prepared for a counterattack with her Nature ÄRM Ice Earth which he blocked with a tornado. Snow continued to attack him and eventually got in close to him and punched him. Snow went on the fist to fist combat as Fugi had to dodge them.

I guess the training in Alan's Gate of Training really paid off. I thought to myself.

Fugi eventually have had enough and caused a wall of sand to block Snow's view. Fugi took the time to attack her as he appeared from behind the sand wall and punched her in the stomach hoping that was enough to knock her out. She took a direct hit, so everyone was worried that this might be it.

Snow…

Just when Snow was about to hit the ground, she summoned her Guardian ÄRM Yuki-chan to soften the landing. Fugi was surprised.

"I won't sleep yet Fugi. I won't give up!"

Yuki-chan gently put her on the ground as Snow thanked it before the Guardian disappeared.

Fugi summoned a lot of tornadoes.

"If those tornados hit her then…" Nanashi's voice trailed off.

"She won't be left in one piece…" The tall guy Maira finished, "Fugi is ready to finish this."

Bell and Edward began to panic as the two kept yelling at Snow to give up. Despite the fact that I don't appreciate her being around Ginta I thought it was time to stand up for her.

"No, she's not finished yet." I told Snow's servant and my fairy, "Look closely at Snow. Her eyes. It's not the eyes of defeat."

Fugi finally unleashed his attack on Snow. She seemed to be caught in the tornado attack and all seemed that Fugi won. When the tornadoes disappeared though the only thing where Snow was standing was four Yuki-s huddling close to each other to protect their master.

"Thank you Yuki-chans!" the Snowmen then disappear again.

"It's time for my finishing move, ready Fugi?" Snow zoomed toward where Fugi was and summoned another Yuki- that landed on top of him. He forfeited the match and Snow was declared the winner.

The crowd cheered for her victory as Edward was no longer crying for Snow's safety.

"Good job, you did really well today," whispered to her Guardian ÄRM.

Let's see. Snow's chance of getting Ginta is 33.3 percent with that talent, I thought to myself. I might have a chance with Ginta if Dorothy does horrible. Now let's see what moves Nanashi used to save me from Kuno.

After Snow's win the girl Loco decided to go next. I haven't seen her use her techniques in battle. I wonder who was going to fight her and if they were going to be okay.

The girl stepped up to the field as Dorothy threatened to beat her up to a pulp, but Nanashi said he would fight her.

"What's your reason for going?" she asked him.

"The reason…Because I love girls!" Nanashi declared as he started to giggle in the girly tone. Stupid idiot!

"DAMN "TEHE"!"

He continued making "tehe" noises as Snow walked toward the two.

"I'll be off now!" he began to walk toward the battle field, but continued to giggle to annoy the shit out of Dorothy.

"Let's start the second match. Luberia Nanashi, Chess Piece Loco, second battle, second match begin!" Pozun declared.

The two just stood there as Nanashi grinned evilly. God do I hate that face!

"All right. Bring it on whenever you like, missy." He said in a cunning voice.

Everyone began to wonder what Nanashi was thinking. I told Bell that Nanashi should be alright, but there are never absolutes in battle. Why does Nanashi have to be so stupid?

Nanashi continued to tell her to attack first as he taunted her until she got out her Darkness ÄRM to paralyze him. She then got out a cursed voodoo doll along with a spike and hammer and began pounding on the doll. The first attack had to hurt.

Loco then told them about the side effect of her Darkness ÄRM. When she uses it she gets younger and younger. "I am originally thirty-two years old. Do not forget that."

Dorothy got really upset about the fact Loco was older yet cuter than her. I sighed, You're an idiot Dorothy if that's the only reason you hate her.

She pinned another nail on the voodoo doll which seem to make Nanashi flinch. She picked up the third spike and pinned it to the voodoo doll which he started to groan from the pain.

"Nanashi! Give up!" Snow yelled.

"We already have one victory! Just leave the rest to me!" Dorothy added.

For once I think they're right Nanashi. I thought to myself.

"Yeah, maybe I will give up…" Nanashi began, "if Dorothy gets butt naked."

The two girls blushed at Nanashi's request and Dorothy shouted, "Like hell I would!"

"Then I'll stand here a little longer."

Idiot! Don't request such stupid demands! I screamed in my mind.

Nanashi then broke free from the Darkness ÄRM using willpower alone. Loco was shocked that he didn't use a Holy ÄRM and pinned the fourth spike on the voodoo doll. It seemed to have no effect on him as Nanashi prepared his attack. Loco was really scared now and pinned the final spike on the voodoo doll. Nanashi just smirked as thunder bolts appeared from his ring that he was wearing.

"Electric Eye!"

The lighting attack was shot toward the sky and came crashing down on Loco's voodoo doll burning it.

The crowd was amazed at Nanashi's power as Bell and Edward praised him.

So…this the technique that he used against Kuno. I thought to myself.

Nanashi was panting heavily as he was almost out of energy. "You're not the one I want to strike with this thunder. I've saved it for a stupid head called Peta. So for today, I'll end it…here…"

Nanashi collapsed and Loco was declared the winner.

The crowd was disappointed at Nanashi's lost. I just stared at the ground and mumbled, "Nanashi, I hope that kindness doesn't kill you one day…idiot…"

Snow and Dorothy rushed to Nanashi's aid as Snow healed him with her Holy ÄRM.

Loco was still shocked about almost getting hit by the lighting attack. Maira then walked up to the battlefield declaring that Dorothy would be the first corpse.

Maira and Dorothy stepped up to the battlefield as Dorothy asks him if he knew who she was.

"I wouldn't know who you are, nor am I interested…in someone who will be dying soon anyway," was his answer.

Dorothy just looked at him like he was on crack or something because she just laughed at him like an idiot. (She did choke on her laugh though which would have been enough to kill her. "It's not even funny to be a joke."

"You were laughing quite loudly," Snow muttered.

Don't laugh if it's not funny! I shouted in my mind.

"The winner of the second battle is up to you, Dorothy." Nanashi told the witch.

"A guy like him is not even good enough for me."

"Dorothy, he's trying to kill you. Be careful!" Snow warned.

"Second battle, final match, MAR Dorothy, Chess Piece Maira match begin!" Pozun declared.

Before the battle begins though Edward make fun of her by calling her a Doro-doro (First Doro from Dorothy's name and the second Doro from Dorobou meaning burglar.) Dorothy gets mad at him and scares the shit out of him.

"She's scary!"

"True, I'm looking forward to seeing how she fights. Depending on how well she does will allow me to calculate the percentage of her getting my Ginta. Did I just refer to Ginta as mine again?"

"Really? She might just lose in one second," Bell said with a sigh, "You shouldn't get your hopes up so high, Al."

I smiled at what Bell said. Half of me wants to support Dorothy and hope she wins. The other half of me though really wanted her to lose in one second. The smaller the percentage, the more likely I will be with Ginta.

The battle began as Dorothy summoned her Guardian ÄRM Ring Armor. A suit of armor appeared and rushed at Maira. She really was underestimating the Chess Piece with that weak Guardian ÄRM. Maira countered by summoning a slimy watery Guardian ÄRM Vacua. The watery ÄRM enclosed Dorothy's ÄRM and broke it. Dorothy seemed more exited though…

"Hey, you got a rare ÄRM. I want that."

"Sure, I'll give it to you…if you defeat me." Maira told the witch.

Snow and Nanashi commented on how gross Vacua looked and how strong it was.

"Dorothy- said it was only a test, but…"

"Now, I'll have you become the first corpse of the War Game," the Bishop threatened, "Go, Vacua!"

Vacua was about to attack Dorothy when she called out another Guardian ÄRM Bliki to defend her. (She then said out loud that she just named it just now.)

Bliki was even bigger than Ginta's Gargoyle. When Bliki punched Vacua, the watery ÄRM ged its shape to absorb the attack. Dorothy stayed composed as her Guardian kept attacking Maira's Guardian that kept regenerating itself.

Maira then explained to Dorothy on how he got his Guardian ÄRM Vacua and how he used it to rise from the Pawn class to the Bishop class.

"I will kill you, then ascend another rank."

"So if you lose, will you be demoted back to a Pawn?" Dorothy asked. "Or, if you become a Pawn again, would you rather die?"

Dorothy gave him a death glare. Those eyes…they look like hers!

"Let's cut the chitchat, and put an end to this match," Maira told her.

"You're right." Dorothy raised her hand to the left (I think) and called back Bliki.

"Given up already? Vacua will eat you and you will be the first MAR corpse."

Dorothy got out another ÄRM that was called Dimension ÄRM Zipper. A zipped appeared out of nowhere next to Dorothy as she put her hand in it searching for another ÄRM to use to take his ÄRM.

"Forget it, Vacua. Go ahead and trap her!" Maira commanded as his Guardian ÄRM rushed at Dorothy.

By the time that happened though, Dorothy already got out the ÄRM she wanted to use. The ÄRM was a chain with an inu at the end of it. Flames were glowing as she held it.

"What ÄRM would that be? A weapon? Or is it a Guardian?" he asked.

"My favorite." was her answer.

"Whatever it is, it doesn't interest me since it'll be trapped in Vacua soon. Trap her Vacua!"

"Guardian ÄRM, Rain Dog!"

The witch's ÄRM activated revealing a portal where Vacua was sucked into. No one moved as there were big chomp sounds coming from the portal.

The sorceress Dorothy!

Eventually something from that portal coughed out Maira's broken ÄRM as Maira ran over to his ÄRM to pick it up to see what happened.

"Come out, Toto." The witch commanded as a huge ferocious god cam put of the portal. "Was it tasty Toto?" She asked the dog.

"It was a little slimy and wasn't too good." The Guardian answered.

"-red vein- But Toto, you broke the ÄRM!" she yelled.

The dog looked scared as Dorothy kept hitting him calling it a stupid dog. "Stupid dog! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"

"Ow ow, ow. I'm sorry Master!" "You gluttonous, stupid dog!" "I was so hungry!"

Dorothy stopped hitting the dog and told it, "Well, I really didn't want it anyway…one with such a bad taste."

Then don't make a big fuss over it! I said to myself mentally.

"Ate it? You ate Vacua?!" Maira asked in an angry yet horrified voice.

"Guardian ÄRM, Rain Dog. His name is Toto. My favorite boy. Although he's a little gluttonous."

Dorothy's dog began to walk toward Maira as Maira took huge steps back.

"I GIVE UP! I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE ÄRMS ON ME!" The Chess Piece screamed.

"Winner-"

"Hold it!"

Pozun stopped the judging as Dorothy told him. "I won't let this end yet."

Toto kept walking toward the Bishop as he just stood their trembling in fear.

"It ate a lot of lives, right?" She asked in a nasty tone. "Maybe it's goof for you to experience being eaten at least once."

"W-What are you talking about?"

"Sorry, I'm not as kind as everyone else."

The dog was already in biting range of the Chess Piece.

"Wait, please spare my life!" The Chess Piece pleaded.

"You'd better remember this. Im the sorceress, Dorothy. Toto, go ahead."

With that Toto went for the kill and bit Maira's head off. He gulped it down and then ate the body. Nothing was left but the blood that came from Toto ripping his head off.

Everyone (even the Chess Pieces) were trembling in fear of Dorothy's Guardian.

"Th-That's too cruel." Snow complained as she turned away from the gruesome image. "She could have forgiven him."

"That's incorrect, Snow-."

"Why? He didn't have any more ÄRMs or anything."

"This is a war."

"Still!"

"Tomorrow, you might be the dead one. This isn't a plain old game. I think that's what Dorothy wanted to say."

Toto returned to his master as she petted him gently before he disappeared and turned back into an ÄRM.

"Oh boy, he became the first death in the Chess. You can announce the winner now."

"S-Second game over! Winner MAR!"

The crowd cheered for Team MAR's victory but I still felt a little uneasy with Dorothy. For now I'll say she has 33.3 percent of being with Ginta-. Which means I have 33.3 percent too…

Pozun sent the members back from the battlefield to the castle grounds where everyone was. Where they praised the girls for winning. (Some guy made fun of Nanashi because he lost to a girl.)

Dorothy…I'm glad she's on our side despite the fact you try to win Ginta's attention.

Suddenly Dorothy and I felt a strong magic power approaching. Two people were teleported back to the battleground and were none other than Jack, Babbo, and my Ginta!

"I'm beat…" Ginta- complained.

"That geezer's a Spartan."

"Oh, so you've returned." Ed asked them.

"Gaira's training is over," the two boys said. There auras were much stronger than the last time, but I wasn't really paying attention to that as Dorothy jumped on Ginta again.

"Really, isn't it great that both Ginta and Jack have returned, Ed?" Snow asked in a sour tone as she was jealous of Dorothy all over Ginta again.

I don't blame her for being mad though as just watching the scene made me sick to my stomach. Not to mention that my heart was hurting again. Why is this always happening? I questioned myself as Dorothy finally stopped hugging and kissing Ginta.

"Gintan, we won the battle," she told Ginta. "Aren't we great?" She had to add that line.

"I trust you, so I'm not surprised." Ginta stated proudly.

"He trusts me."

LIKE HELL YOU BITCH!

I had to let go of my anger when Gaira came told me to watch something. He threw two rocks at the two boys as Ginta successfully dodged one, and Jack caught the other one in his hand.

"What's the matter, geezer?!" Ginta asked in an angry tone as Jack was rolling on the ground with a big red hand screaming how it hurts.

"Well something like that…"

"They sensed the presence of a rock that doesn't even have any magical power…in such a short amount of time. Even though Jack's still stupid…"

Babbo mentioned that he powered up and bragged about getting a Version 4. This resulted in Ginta and Babbo getting into a another argument.

"Umm…Congratulations on winning the second battle." Pozun began, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I'd like to pick tomorrow's battlefield."

"That's it?" Nanashi asked.

"Yes, let's do it!" Ginta cheered.

"Princess Reginrave."

The princess of the castle appeared again and threw the same blue and red dice to the ground. The blue dice had a four on it while the red one had five.

"Here it is. 5 vs. 5 and the location is the volcanic field."

"Volcano?"

"Forget that, just give me food! I'm so tired and hungry!" Babbo complained.

"I'm starving too!" Jack complained.

"All right, to celebrate MAR's victory and the return of Ginta and Jack, let's party!" Nanashi stated.

"Yeah!"

"YEAH!"

Just when I thought things couldn't get worst. We don't need a party when there is another match tomorrow.

"Let's get ready Gintan!" Dorothy told Ginta as she kissed him again. Snow was angry again. My heart kept pounding. Why does this always happen?!

Without realizing it I stomped off back into the castle not caring if I shocked the team or not.

Normal POV

Team MAR just looked at Alviss as he stomped off into the castle.

"What's with him?" Ginta asked.

"He's stressed out over two things. One he didn't get to fight, and two he hates celebrations." Nanashi told Ginta.

"Oh…"

"Who cares about him now Gintan let's get ready!" Dorothy cheered.

Ginta was lost in thought to what Alviss did just now. Why has he been weird ever since I gave him that pendant…I'll ask him when Dorothy finally gets off me. Ginta told himself.

Me: TBC with 3545 words. Commentary removed to avoid anymore embarrassment.