I grabbed my luggage and walked out of the station. The train had reached the town about fifteen minutes ago. I was now walking around looking for my guide. They were going to help me find a hotel and them give me instructions to get to the Sabertooth guild.
I had had one in Magnolia but of course I lost them since I chased after that guy.
I wonder what he was doing anyway? I thought.
After another couple of minutes I spotted someone holding a sign with my name on it.
As I walked up to them I immediately recognized them. It was none other than Rouge. One of the twin dragon slayers of Sabertooth!
What in the world is he doing here?! I thought.
I couldn't think of anything else to do and I wasn't going to walk up to him so I hid behind the closest wall and peeked out to watch him.
Why am I hiding? I feel like I know him from somewhere so, I should just go up to him! No! I can't! He's too scary and I still don't believe that he's my guide! I thought.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't hear the girl come up behind me until she spoke.
"Oooo! Do you have a crush on Rouge? Is that why you're hiding from him?" She whispered.
I screamed but had my mouth immediately covered by the girl's hand.
"Shh! do you want him to hear us?!" She whisper yelled.
I pried her hand off of me. "I'm not hiding from him because I have a crush on him!" I whispered back.
"Then why would you - uh oh." She whispered looking over my shoulder.
I looked behind me to see Rouge walking towards us. He didn't look mad just confused. As he got closer and saw me a look of recognition flashed across his face and he started walking faster.
That completely freaked me out. I grabbed my things and bolted in the opposite direction. I could hear the girl and a guy who I assumed to be Rouge yelling after me but I didn't care. I had to get away.
I ran down the street until I was lost in the crowd and I knew that I wasn't being followed.
Then, I found a small road beside a river and sat down o the curb, my feet hanging over the edge.
How do I know Rouge? I only met him today! Unless...no there's no way. I thought, staring at the water.
I continued to stare at the water for another couple of minutes. I got up and stretched. I should probably go find a hotel to spend the night at. I thought.
I looked over beside me and almost fell into the river from the shock.
Lying on the curb beside me asleep was Rouge.
I shook him awake then stood back up and gave him my best glare.
"Huh? Oh. Did I fall asleep?" He asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
I just continued to glare at him for another couple of seconds and he just stared back. I was surprised. I had never met anyone able to hold out under my gaze.
Finally I said "Why are you sleeping next to me and how did you find me?"
"I found you because I followed your scent and I was sleeping next to you because when I tried to get your attention you just continued to stare at the water so, after an hour of waiting I fell asleep." He answered completely calm.
"What? I was only sitting here for a couple of minutes!" I snapped.
"Oh yeah? Then look at the sky behind you!" He shot back.
I looked over my shoulder and saw that the sky had turned into the most marvelous shades of orange, pink, red and purple. I stared at it in shock.
Have I actually been here for more than an hour? It only felt like a couple of minutes! Oh well. What happened happened. There's nothing I can do about it now except to figure out this new problem. I thought.
I turned back to Rouge. "So why did you follow me and why did you stay with me? Why not just leave me?" I questioned.
"I followed you because I'm your guide and I didn't leave you because I didn't want too." He answered.
This reminded me that I had been scared of him and didn't believe he was my guide. I still didn't believe he's my guide but I'm not scared of him anymore. I had one last question for him though.
"Why did you look like you recognized me? I've never met you before today." I didn't bring up the fact that he also looked familiar to me.
He gave me a weird look then replied; "that question has a long answer and it's getting dark so let's go find a restaurant to eat at then I'll answer your question."
I debated whether or not I should go with him but something told me I could trust him and my curiosity was getting the better of me so, I nodded to him and followed him as he walked away.
Rouge's POV
When Natsumi asked me why and how I knew her I couldn't help but stare at her weirdly. Did she honestly not remember me? I had heard that she had lost her memories but I didn't think it would be this bad.
Who are you kidding? You knew how bad it could be you just ignored it because you didn't want her to forget you. I thought.
Now she was following me as I lead her to one of my favorite places to eat. I just hope that no-one else from the guild is there. Especially Sting. Sure he's my best friend but he'd ask me a whole bunch of questions if he saw me with a girl.
We reached the restaurant and I pushed the door open and stood to the side to let Natsumi go first.
"Ladies first?" I said. She just rolled her eyes at me and walked inside.
As I walked in beside her I spotted a blonde head of hair and groaned inwardly. It was Sting and some other members of the guild. I had a feeling that this was going to be a long night.
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