Chapter 7
I so want this game from Voltage right now called Suit Room De Itazura Na Kisu, well in English it's called Mischievous Kiss Suite. I really want to play that game. Wishing Voltage will release this game fast, but probably it'll take some time until it's released for English.
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Italic is like when the narrator speaks or Lucy's thoughts
Recap -
"But you better give up on Rouge." Gray says to me.
"What.." I say confused.
"If you fall in love with Rouge, you'll just get hurt." Gray says to me.
What does he mean by that?
Chapter 7
~Lucy's P.O.V~
Why would I get hurt if I fell in love with Rouge? I want to find out why, and before I realize what I'm doing. I say...
"Why?" I asked Gray.
"Why do you think?" Grays ask me back.
"...Because he only has room in his heart for books?" I answer unsurely.
"Haha, that's a good one." Gray says laughing.
"Or...Maybe he hates women?" I say guessing.
"That's possible too." Gray says looking at me.
"Um, I was just joking." I say.
"Rou seems like he'd say 'Love is too much of a pain', right?" Gray asks me.
"...True." I say agreeing with Gray.
"Well, if you say you don't love him, then we'll leave it at that, but just don't forget what I said." Says Gray.
"Okay..." I say.
I answer as I glance at Rouge, who is still sleeping peacefully. I just don't get that feeling from Rouge, no matter what Gray says. Although I can't imagine myself falling in love with him anyway.
"Gray." Sting calls out Gray's name.
Sting's face suddenly peeks in from outside.
"Message from the Commander, we'll be staying in a different town tonight." Sting informs Gray.
"Really? Where?" Gray asks.
"Beaujin City." Sting answers quietly.
"Beaujin City!?" I say in surprise.
A few hours after travelling in the carriage...
"It's like a dream.." I say looking at the city.
This is the city, I've always dreamed about... Beaujin!
"...Is it just me or are her eyes sparkling? What's up?" Gray asks.
"Books. This city has a huge bookstore." Natsu tells everyone.
"Ah, that's right. Milady Lucy is an avid reader." Sting says with a smile.
"Which means..." Gray says trailing off with a smile.
"..." Rouge says nothing.
"I knew it. Rouge's got a spring in his step, too." Gray says looking at Rouge.
"Looks excited than I've seen him in a while." Natsu says.
"Rouge. I'm sure you realize that your number one priority is protecting Milady Lucy..." Sting says reminding Rouge.
"I know. Don't worry, but today we both have the same needs." Rouge says to Sting.
"Rouge! I want to go to that huge bookstore!" I say to Rouge.
"Very well. I shall accompany you as your protector." Rouge says smiling at me.
"All right! Let's hurry!" I say happily.
"Um, is Rouge acting a little out of character to anybody else?" Gray asks.
"Rouge! Don't forget your duty!" Natsu calls out to Rouge.
"..." Sting says nothing.
"Wow..." I say looking at all the books.
I've heard stories about this place, but it really is huge! I wonder how many books they have here? They must have ten times more then Kanai's library!
"All right. Let's meet up at the entrance in an hour." Rouge says to me.
"But, that's not enough time!" I say.
"All right, fine. Two hours." Rouge says adding an extra hour there.
"Okay!" I say.
I'd really like to spend half a day here, but I guess I'll make do with two hours.
"Here it is!.." I say when I found the book I was looking for.
I've been wanting to read the sequel to that romance novel. Oh this one too! Which one should I get? I can't decide... This is a sequel to a book I really love, and this one is old, but a classic...
"Ah..." I suddenly gave out a quiet scream seeing something.
"History of Fiore Kingdom"
I should start reading books like these from now on too.
"..." I don't know what to say seeing that title.
I guess I'll give up the romance novel for now, because right now I need to beef up on my princess knowledge.
"There are many books about our country at the palace milady." Sting suddenly says to me.
Ah...
"So please buy any book you like." Sting says smiling at me.
"Sting, why are you here..?" I ask surprised.
"I'm acting as your protector in Rouge's place. He loses all self-control when there's a book in front of him. We can't allow anything to happen to the Princess." Sting explains with a smile.
"Yes, I've noticed that about him, but I totally understand. When I come to a place like this, my head is just full with all the books I want to read." I say happily.
"Because you love to read so much milady?" Sting asks with a smile.
"Yes! Ah, I'm sorry. I guess I shouldn't get so carried away at a time like this. After all, my life might be in danger..." I say looking at Sting.
"Not to worry. No one can afford to be tense all the time. Please relax a little. I'm sorry it's been very hard on you, having all this happen so suddenly." Sting says to me reassuring me that it's okay.
Lute...
"Which books were you looking at milady?" Sting asks surprised.
"I can't decide between these two..." I say to Sting.
I hold out the two romance novels and Sting's eyes widen slightly in surprise.
"..What is it?" I ask noticing Sting's sudden reaction.
"Ahh, pardon me. I just haven't seen that book for a while." Sting says sadly.
"Do you like romance novels too Sting?" I ask.
"No...But a former comrade had that same exact book... Is it a popular book?" Sting asks me.
"Yes... It's a very famous romance novel. Everyone calls it a classic, but for some reason it wasn't in Kanai's library." I say to Sting.
"Really?" Sting says surprised.
"Ahh. I can't decide. Which one should I get?" I say.
"Why don't you just buy both milady?" Sting asks me.
"But we might need this money later..." I explain.
"Then shall I buy you one as a present?" Sting asks me.
"Oh no. I couldn't possibly..." I say looking at Sting.
"It's a small price if it will lighten your heart milady and we won't have many other opportunities to stop by bookstores on the rest of the journey. So let's just buy it here." Sting says with a smile.
Sting...
"Thank you so much. I'll repay you later somehow." I say thanking Sting.
"There is no need Princess. Just... in return, please do not read this book in front of Rouge." Sting says to me.
"Why not?" I asked confused.
"If he finds out I gave it to you as a present, he might tease me and say 'Why don't you buy a book for me?'" Sting explains smiling.
"Haha, Okay. I understand. I promise." I say smiling back at Sting.
Two hours later...
"What's taking Rouge so long?" I ask Sting.
"He's always like this..." Sting answers me.
"Yo! Sorry I made you wait." Rouge says smiling at me.
"You're late Rouge...W-What in the world!?" Sting suddenly says noticing Rouge's books with a surprised look.
"T-That's a lot of books." I say to Rouge.
"They were calling my name..." Rouge says with a smile.
"I can't believe you... Deserting your post and spending all that money on books!" Sting says to Rouge.
"I knew you were with her." Rouge says looking at Sting.
"Wha-!" Sting says with a surprised expression.
"Sorry about that, best friend, but thanks to you. I met some wonderful books here..." Rouge says.
"...Sigh. You're always like this. Well Milady Lucy. I shall be leaving now." Sting says with a smile.
"Thank you so much! For.." I say trailing off.
Sting smiles sheepishly and presses his index finger to his lips. Oops. I forgot. The book is supposed to be a secret.
"...Something happen?" Rouge asks.
"N-No.. Anyway, now what are we going to do?" I ask Rouge.
"Hmm. It's still light outside, so why don't we go read? We might as well." Rouge says with a smile.
"Okay." I say smiling back at him.
We sit down on an empty bench and Rouge quickly takes out a book.
"Wow.. You got ten books!" I say in surprise.
"Yeah. That bookstore has the best selection outside of the capital. I stocked up." Rouge explains simply.
"There are a lot of little bookstores too." I say.
"There's printing press in this city, so there are lot of newspapers and books sold here." Rouge explains once again.
"A newspaper...Is that the booklet that has a lot of news written in it?" I asked.
"Yeah. Have you never seen one?" Rouge asks me surprised.
"Never. There aren't any in my village, but word must travel fast in this city thanks to those newspaper." I say.
"Yep. That's why Commander went off our designated route to stop here." Rouge tells me.
"To collect information..." I say.
"That's part of it, but he also wanted to find out what kind of rumors were circulating among the townspeople. Especially, because if the truth about the King was being circulated, we'd be in a lot of trouble." Rouge tells me.
"...That's true." I say quietly.
The people can't find out that the King was kidnapped.
"The Commander doesn't have an easy job. He'll probably spend the whole night gathering information. He's a workaholic." Rouge says to me.
"Are you sure you don't have to help him?" I ask Rouge.
"Me?" I have the very important job of protecting you." Rouge answers looking at me.
"Huh!? I don't have the feeling you protected me at all today, though." I say.
"... Well, let's read the books we bought." Rouge says ignoring what I just said.
"Hey! That's mean! Don't ignore me!" I yell out to Rouge.
"Shut up..." Rouge says simply while reading his book.
"Don't say that..." I say back to him.
Ah... that book looks interesting. I reflexively lean forward.
"Hey, No one said you could read this." Rouge says to me his face a little red.
"But it looks interesting..." I say to him.
"Go away!" Rouge says to me.
"Please let me Rouge. Just for a little bit." I say looking at him.
"Stop it, it'll ruin it!" Rouge says looking back at me.
"No it won't!" I say.
"Yes, it will! Plus your face is really close.." Rouge argues back.
"What...?" I say surprised.
Whoa, he's right!
"S-Sorry." I say moving back.
"..." Rouge says nothing, but still has the blush on his face.
"I'll scoot over a little, but can I please read it with you?" I ask.
"What are you getting all worked up about? Read your own books. Anyway, what did you buy?" Rouge asks me.
"This." I say holding the book showing him.
"Flower of the Royal Palace: A Sequel', there it is a romance novel." Rouge says.
"Who cares?" I say.
"This is a love story between a princess and a knight too! That would never happen in real life." Rouge says to me.
"It's fine. It's a fictional world anyway." I respond to what he just said.
"Hmm..Hm? 'I slightly open my mouth in response to his kiss.." Rouge reads out from the book.
"Hey! Stop it! Don't read it out loud!" I say looking surprised.
"...Wow. These are the kinds of books you read?" Rouge asks me.
"Of course. Anyway, you don't know the half of it.." I say.
"What do you mean?" Rouge asks me.
"There are way more passionate lines than this one.." I answer him.
"P-Passionate..?" Rouge says surprised.
"Like 'We kissed all night long' or 'He showered my whole face with kisses'. There are all kinds!" I explain to Rouge.
"...Oh, so they all end with just kissing eh?" Rouge says asking.
Rouge makes a difficult face and returns my book.
"...Yeah? and what's that book?" Rouge asks me.
"What?" I say confused.
"The one in the bag." Rouge says looking at it.
"Ah! Wait!" I say starting to panic.
That's the book Sting bought me in secret!
"You can't look! Give it back!" I say getting nervous.
"Who cares? You looked at my books without asking..." Rouge trails off after he sees the book.
After Rouge pulls the book from the bag and looks at it, he falls silent.
"I-I bought that one myself! With my own money!" I say.
"..." Rouge glances at me.
"It's true..!" I say.
"Fine. You're stubborn. Here." Rouge says giving the book back to me.
I quickly return the book to the bag. He believed me right? Now he doesn't think Sting bought it for me.
"...Hey." Rouge suddenly says to me.
"Yes?" I say.
"When girls fall in love with someone, do they always want to date them?" Rouge asks me while looking at me.
"What...?" I said confused.
Why is he asking me this all of a sudden?
"You mean in general?" I ask.
"Whichever. Your opinion is fine too." Rouge says.
"If it were me, I'd definitely want to become a couple." I say.
"Why?" Asks Rouge.
"So we can go on dates and things like that." I explain.
"That's it?" Rouge asks me.
"Well.. When you're a couple with someone, it makes it special." I say giving my own opinion.
"..." Rouge says nothing as he listens to me.
"Making someone your lover means you're accepting them as a special presence in your life right?" I ask looking at Rouge.
"..." Rouge still is silent.
"And being special to someone I loved... would make me really happy." I say with a slight smile on my face.
"...Hm." Rouge says quietly.
"You don't think so Rouge?" I asked.
"..." Rouge keeps quiet.
"Oh... Are you the type who just wants to play around with a lot of girls?" I ask.
"...Excuse me. Do I look like that kind of person to you?" Rouge says a bit angry.
"No, actually you seem like you'd say.. A date? What a pain..and things like that." I say.
"...What was that you trying to do an impression of me?" Rouge asks looking at me.
"Yes! Did I sound like you?" I ask.
"Not at all." Rouge says tiredly.
"That was quick!" I say.
Rouge smiles a little.
"You're funny." Rouge says with a little smile.
"Am I?" I say smiling back at him.
"Yes, no matter how much I look at you, you just don't seem like a princess." Rouge says to me still smiling slightly.
"O-Oh that. I'm sorry..." I say looking down at the ground.
"Don't apologize. I'm complementing you." Rouge says quietly.
"What..?" I say looking back at Rouge.
"...Or maybe it's a little different." Rouge says still looking at me.
Rouge draws his eyebrows together, deep in thought.
"I don't hate girls like you." Rouge says.
"Huh?" I say confused.
"Yep. That's it. That's what I meant." Rouge says now back to reading.
He nods with satisfaction to himself and then returns to his book. I try to think what he might mean by that... And I feel my cheeks growing warm.
Next Chapter - "Starting tomorrow, another knight will be joining our party." Rufus says. A new comrade will be joining us on our journey!? "Lucy, right?" A robed man asks me. The enemy draws closer... "I'm cranky, because someone interrupted my free time. Hurry up." Rouge says. Rouge stands up to the enemy. Will he win the battle!?
TO BE CONTINUED...
Notice - All characters will be OC, to fit the characters in the game.
Characters -
MC - Lucy
Lute - Sting
Haku - Gray
Ken - Natsu
Shion - Rouge
Gaia - Rufus
Votes -
10 Days With My Devil - s/9875067/1/
Sting x Lucy - 6
Gray x Lucy - 3
Rouge x Lucy - 5
Loki x Lucy - 1
My Forged Wedding - s/9875077/1/
Sting x Lucy - 2
Rouge x Lucy - 2
Well it seems 10 Days With My Devil Sting and Lucy has the most votes for now.
For My Forged Wedding it's a tie.
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