First of all, thanks for keeping up with the stories here, or checking on them, if you're new to this. In the previous parts, the characters were all in their 3rd paths, so to make things different, this part will use the base forms.

Lu: YAY! Base form! Base form! Base form!

*sweatdrops* Why the heck are you so happy about this?

Lu: *smiles* 'Cause why not?

Fair point… Anyway, this chapter will use the suggestion I got in a review. It took some time to get here, but if I receive an idea I like, I'm not one to let people down. So, many thanks to the person who gave me this.

Lu: Let's get to it already!

Alright, alright… do your thing.

Lu: Xdante doesn't own me or anything, just this story. If you're still a hater of this story, then change your life! Every nice people who like this, have fun as always~ *smiles and waves*


A Little Drop of Romance

Chapter 7: Sick Days

The gentle sound of the wind blowing through a forest on a warm, sunny day has always been relaxing for the members of the Elgang. Out of the group, 2 people enjoyed this much more than the rest. This wasn't that time however, as Rena and Rose were engaged in their usual sparring session of the day. Even though the 2 were now girlfriends, their training always made others think that they were actually enemies.

As the girls clashed their trademark weapons to each other, which resonated pretty far through the forest, Rose asked "So, what do you want for dinner?"

"Seriously? We're in the middle of our daily practice and you're thinking about food?"

"Partially. The other part is me imagining you in a bikini." The gunslinger replied with a wink and a smirk, which caused Rena to blush and lose her focus, as Rose pushed her back a little.

"That's a cheap trick..." the elf said as she regained her footing fast enough to dodge Rose's next attack then kick at her feet and making her girlfriend fall on her back.

When the gunslinger looked up, she saw Rena on top of her with her bow aimed at her head. Rose sighed and said "Okay, you won. Again..."

The elf giggled and said "You never learn. That trick will only get you so far." She then kissed her girlfriend lightly before helping her get up.

"One day, I'll get you with it." the gunslinger replied while hugging her girlfriend close.

"Can I stop filming now?" Ciel asked as the lovebirds were still holding each other in their arms. Apparently, someone was always recording each training session with a camera for later observations. It proved to be efficient.

Lu shook her head and replied "How can you say that?! Those two being over each other is the best part!" she then ate some popcorn she had with her.

"Maybe Ara would like to take over for him." Rena suggested before Rose lightly elbowed her in the side. "Ow! What?" Rose just pointed at Ara's sad face while looking at the ground. "Oh..."

"Yeah... being a knight sure takes a toll on people." Rose said while looking at Ara sympathetically.

The fox girl sighed and said "I can hear you... just not in the mood..."

Add was currently munching on a chocolate bar he just got out of his pocket as he said "She'll be home at night, so quit bringing other people's mood down."

"Add, that is not nice." Eve told him but the boy couldn't care any less as he just shrugged as a response.

"I just miss her... but he's right." Ara said as she got up and walked over to Rena and Rose. "I should train hard too for my Elesis! So who'll take me on?!"

Rena smirked as she answered "I'm up for it."

The whole team had turns after Rena and Ara's sparring session. By the time they were done, it had already gone dark and they went home. Ara was hoping that Elesis would be back by that time, but it turned out she was wrong. After arriving back to their home, it started to rain heavily. The spear wielder was hoping that her girlfriend would arrive sooner than later that night.


Road to the El Search Party's home, night time

Elesis was walking home after a tiresome day of helping many individuals. The tasks she got herself into varied from simply carrying a few items all the way to fend off against a team of bandits. Needless to say, she was extremely tired after all the chores she took upon herself to complete that day.

"Ugh... that's the last time I'm gonna do so much work in a day... I'd rather spend it with Ara at a restaurant..." the knight said to herself as she kept walking home. She was about halfway there, when she heard lightning strikes in the distance. "Great..."

Elesis tried moving at a faster pace but unfortunately her tiredness got in the way of that, as she almost immediately tripped. She got up (very slowly) and kept going at the same pace as before. This was how the red knight got caught in the middle of a thunderstorm. "I so hate the weather right now..." she said while walking further in the pouring rain.


Elgang home

Ara kept looking outside the window as the rain was knocking on it, while waiting for her knight to arrive back home. She sighed for the umpteenth time now, which annoyed Add even further. "For crying out loud! Quit looking outside already!" Lu then smacked him on the back of the head hard enough to hear a loud bumping noise as the boy's head now had a red mark on it. "OW! The hell was that for?!"

"For being a jerk, you jerk!" said the demon queen in response to the boy's shouting.

Add looked even more pi**ed as he yelled "And who made you the guardian angel of the 2 lovebirds?!"

"Better than a chocolate devouring immature kid!"

"Who are you calling an immature kid?! You look the part way better than me!"

"Then how about this!" Lu then grimaced at Add while sticking her tongue out at him and continued on with a "Ne ne~" sound.

"Just proves my point! You're the kid here!"

Eve then slapped Add hard and held Lu's ear like a bad child. "Ow ow ow! Hey, no fair!" cried Lu as Eve was still holding on to her.

"Behave, children." the nasod queen said as she was still holding Lu's ear.

"She started it!" the dynamo user yelled as he was also pointing at the demon queen.

"COULD YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY?!" Ara yelled extremely loud, which caused the whole group to go wide-eyed and stay silent. She grabbed her umbrella and raincoat from the hanger and said "I'm gonna go look for her."

"It's like Niagara falls out there. You'll be soaking wet if you put your foot out." Chung stated quickly but it only earned him a mean looking fox girl.

"I'm not gonna leave my love out there any longer for even a second!"

The cannon wielder gulped and replied "Understood..."

Ara opened the door and was about to step out, until she saw who was on the other side, preparing to knock. Elesis stood there, soaked completely and looking like a wreck. Still, she had a warm smile on her face as she said "Hi hun... I'm home..." and then she collapsed into Ara's arms.

Normally, Ara would be overjoyed as she held her lover in her arms, but since she looked worse than a kicked puppy, she was panicking. "Elesis! Your body is so cold! Let's get you in the bathtub and take a nice hot bath."

"You... waited... for me?"

Ara smiled while petting her girlfriend as she replied to her knight's question "Of course I did. You are my everything." After that, she carried her girlfriend to their room bridal style.

At that very moment, Elsword woke up from the nap he was taking on the couch. "What did I miss?"

Aisha rolled her eyes and explained everything to the younger knight. He was about to rush after her sister and her girlfriend but Raven quickly grabbed his shirt and told him not to follow them. They'll just have to check on her tomorrow morning.


In Ara and Elesis' bathroom

The spear wielder was holding her knight in front of her in the bathtub. The only difference is that Elesis used to hold Ara in the same way. The knight relaxed and leaned back into her lovers embrace. "This... feels nice..." she said tiredly.

Ara giggled a little before replying "Now you know how I always feel in your arms." She then began to rub Elesis' arms with soap as she said "I was worried about you."

"Sorry..." the knight said rather weakly and quietly.

Ara kissed her cheek as she replied "It's okay, love. You're safe in my arms now. I promise to never let you get hurt."

Elesis was thinking of mentioning how their roles reversed, since it was the knight who should protect others. In her weak condition, however, she could only smile while saying "Thank you... my beautiful... knight..." and then gave a light kiss on her girlfriend's cheek.

Ara laughed a little and said "Anything, for my lovely queen." She then washed Elesis thoroughly (No, I'm not gonna go into the details. This is rated T after all.)

After the relaxing bath, the couple changed to their nightwear (which was a thin nightgown for Ara, and a top with trainer shorts for Elesis) got in bed and fell asleep in each other's arms.


The next morning

Ara happily woke up and stretched as the rays of the morning Sun shone through the window. "What a nice day! Elesis, let's do something fun!" Her girlfriend just groaned as she tried to cover herself. The fox girl giggled as she said "I know you hate early wake up calls but-" as Ara yanked the covers off of her lover, she was shocked to see what was there.

Elesis was curled up and shaking while having her arms cover her body. She was very pale and seemed to wipe the snot from her nose that was dripping. "I... don't... feel... fine..."

An unusual sound echoed through every land of Elrios, as Ara screamed that loud.

Elesis' eyes were swirling black lines as she said "That... was something..."

The next second, Lu burst in with Ciel backing her up, both armed and ready. "What happened? Alien invasion?! Demon attack?! You saw Add without pants?!" Lu asked quickly before the mentioned boy walked in annoyed.

"That was just 1 time, God damn it!"

"You shouldn't really say bad stuff involving deities." The new member of the group, Ain, stated as he got inside too. He looked at Elesis with a raised eyebrow. "Do people usually go that pale and have those black outlines under their eyes?"

Rena and Rose looked at her closer and the elf said "No, Ain. She's sick."

Rose checked her temperature by touching the knight's forehead. "Very sick at that. And for the record, those black outlines under her eyes are called bags, Ain."

"Oh. Interesting." He said while giving his usual smile.

"And people say I'm weird." Add said as he went closer to Elesis before asking "So, what was that scream? Clearly, you're in no condition to do that."

Elesis weakly said "Ara..." while pointing, with a very shaky hand, to the corner of the room. Surely enough, the spear wielder was there, curled up in a ball while sobbing really hard.

Rose patted her head which made her look up. The gunslinger smiled at the crying girl while saying "Hey, it's okay. Just give her a week, maybe 10 days and she'll be as good as new."

"I can't help but think that I could have prevented it..." Ara said while starting to sob harder again. "I should have... given her some medicine... not just that bath... I'm a horrible girlfriend..."

"Ara..." Elesis got up and was right in front of her girlfriend with her blanket wrapped around her. She held Ara's cheek while saying "Don't think... like that... honey... just... be here... for me..." When she finished talking, Elesis rested her head on Ara's chest.

Ara held her lover tight and quietly said "I'll promise to stay beside you. Forever."

"And we'll help!~" Lu exclaimed with a smile on her face.

"Leave it to us! We'll help sis get through this nasty virus!" Elsword exclaimed while striking a heroic pose.

Aisha sweatdropped while looking annoyed and said "Talk about being over dramatic."

Ara put Elesis back to the bed gently and tucked her in before dashing to their closet and looking through many outfits. "Not this one... nope... Oh I was wondering where this was..." Were a few things that she said as some clothes kept flying out of the closet.

Rena picked up a green lingerie and put it away. "I'll borrow this for some sexy nights~"

Rose blushed hard but didn't say anything in protest.

"Found it!" Ara yelled as she appeared in a very sexy nurse outfit.

Elesis blushed extremely hard at seeing her girlfriend in that. "Uh... Ara dear... what are... you doing... in last years... Halloween party costume...?"

Instead of answering, she went next to her girlfriend and saluted before saying "Nurse Ara, reporting for duty!"

Elesis raised an eyebrow at her in curiosity, while everyone else just sweatdropped after hearing that. Raven came up to her and said "Um... you only do that in the army..."

"Oh... well never mind that." She kept smiling while sitting on the bed next to Elesis. "For my knight, I'll always be here and make sure she'll have a speedy recovery." To prove her point, she put an arm around Elesis, who smiled at her in return.

"Thank you... my sexy nurse..." the knight snuggled closer to her and Ara hugged her girlfriend gently.

"We can help too." Rena said while smiling.

"Yeah, we can each help with your recovery, Elesis." Rose added, also smiling.

"I don't mind but your methods have to be approved by me first." Ara stated in a matter of fact way.

"Sounds good." Ciel said as Lu just smiled.


Day 1 (still the same day): Elsword's method

"So, who's gonna start?" Chung asked as he looked at everyone.

Elsword got up and started going to his room while saying "She's my sister, so I'm obviously first. I know the perfect way to treat her too!"

"I highly doubt that." Aisha muttered as she saw Elsword going into his room.

Not 10 minutes later, he burst into the room with a large bag. "Hey sis! I brought you the ultimate cure!"

Ara raised an eyebrow at him and asked "Are you sure? It kinda looks to me like you're going on a trip."

"I'm positive, this always helped me when I was sick." The younger knight replied.

Elesis heard what her brother said and asked "It's not... the same... when you had... the chicken pox... right?"

"What was it then?" Ara asked her girlfriend.

"He... practically... bathed in... sour milk..."

"Hey, I was young and stupid!" the young knight exclaimed in response. He heard Aisha yelling "STILL ARE!" then some mad giggling. He opened the door and shouted back "NOBODY ASKED YOU!" before answering her sister. "No it's completely different. Here!" He said as he took an item out of the bag.

Ara and Elesis were both annoyed at what was shown to them. The fox girl was the first person to react. "You think a bunch of video games will make her feel better?"

"Hey, it always worked for me." Right there, Elsword coughed a little.

Elesis weakly but firmly stated "Get... out..."

"Come on, trust me. This wi-" he was being pushed to the door by Ara before he could finish his sentence.

"Nope. You blew it. You wasted your chance. I won't allow it. Leave!" the fox girl said as she slammed the door in Elsword's face.

While standing outside, he realized something. "My games are still in there..." The door opened and the bag was thrown at him. He got buried under his games as he said "Thanks."

Back inside Elesis was shaking her head. "Can't believe... we're siblings sometimes..."

Ara went next to her bed before reaching into one of the drawer on their nightstand. "Let's just hope Aisha will have a better idea tomorrow. Now, time for your medicine~" She brought out a huge pill, one which makes you wonder how it can fit in the drawer (not to mention being swallowed), and held it close to the knight.

Elesis hid under the covers while weakly saying "I hate medicines..."

"Hey, don't do that! Be a knight and take your pill!"

"I'd rather be a baby now..."

"Well, you're certainly acting like one."

"Baby want a treat for it..."

Ara giggled a little at that and replied "Okay~ My wittle baby can have a sweet treat for it~"

Elesis got out of the covers a little as she asked "Promise?"

Ara patted her head lightly and said "Promise, love~"

Elesis got out completely and shut her eyes tight while opening her mouth. She swallowed the pill with ease but had a disgusted face afterwards. "Yuck! This sucks..."

Ara giggled a little, then laid down next to Elesis while hugging her close. "Your treat, is to cuddle with your nurse~"

Elesis smiled a little before replying "That's nice... but what if... you'll get sick too?"

Ara smiled lovingly at Elesis for caring about her health and answered "Eun can help me." She then turned into her Eun mode (A/N: For lack of a better name, sorry...). "Now, we're both ready~"

Elesis didn't question the logic behind this. Probably for the better anyway. She just got closer to Ara and the 2 girls gently rested for the remaining time of the day, as Ara used her tails to wrap herself and Elesis in a warm embrace.


Day 2: Aisha's method

The day started out in the normal fashion as it always has. With a few minor adjustments because of Elesis' sick state, not that she really minded being pampered by her girlfriend, but the fact that her body ached all over, almost felt unbearable. Just almost.

In the afternoon, there was a knock at the door. Ara was currently watching a TV show with Elesis, so it wasn't like they were bothered either. The newly self-appointed nurse opened the door to reveal Asiha. "Hi Aisha! You came to help with Elesis' cold?"

"Exactly! And I have the perfect solution, hue hue~" The mage stated very proudly as she went into the room and stood close to Elesis. "Way better, than that peanut for brain, Eslword."

"Anything... is better... than that..." Elesis stated as she crossed her arms.

"So what is this method?" Ara asked as the mage was setting down a cauldron on a table with some vials next to it.

"Simple. I'm gonna make her a potion for her mood." Aisha stated proudly as she began creating her concoction.

Elesis raised an eyebrow and asked "Does… that mean… you'll… cure… me?" Secretly, Ara didn't want that just yet, as she was enjoying caring for her girlfriend as a nurse.

The mage shook her head as she replied "No, unfortunately, that requires a higher level knowledge of potion creating, which I currently do not have. All I can offer now is a method to ease your pain and speed up your recovery."

"And what does that mean exactly?" Ara asked as she went closer to see what exactly Aisha was putting in the cauldron.

The mage poured some yellow liquid into the concoction as she explained. "This potion will help her body's white cells fight off the virus, plus, it'll make her pain go away for a while. I can't tell how long it will last though, so I'll be making 3."

"Why… only… 3?" Elesis weakly asked as she blew her nose.

"This potion can be strenuous on your body, so it's advisable to only make a small amount. In the long run, this could cause you fatigue way sooner than you would normally feel it." The mage explained as she put some weird fruit into the potion.

Ara stood there thinking and said "I don't get it…"

"Think of it as super oil for a regular car. If it is used too much, then regular oil will be used up way faster than normally." Aisha explained as she stirred the cauldron.

"Oooooooooh! Now I get it." Ara said with a smile.

The mage poured some pink liquid into her concoction before saying. "It's done." She took a glass, dipped it into the potion and took it to Elesis. "Here you go~"

The knight sat up, took the glass and drank it without hesitation. Ara looked away annoyed as she said "Wish she took the medicine that easily."

"This… is not… gross… like… that…" Elesis said as she handed the now empty glass back to Aisha.

The mage looked at her watch and said "It should start to take effect in 3… 2… 1."

"Huh? I do… feel… better." Elesis said weakly. She wasn't cured yet but at least it seems it will speed up.

"YAY! It worked!" Ara yelled as she slightly jumped up.

"Hehehe… I saw… under… your skirt…" Elesis said with a blush as Ara gave her a sexy grin.

"Take your medicine nicely and you'll see more~" she replied as her knight now had a very red face.

Aisha gathered her stuff and walked to the door as she said "I'm gonna come back tomorrow with the next glass. You should be okay for the rest of the day."

"Thanks… Aisha." Elesis said as she got under the covers again and closed her eyes.

Ara smiled as she stood at the door with the mage. "Thanks Aisha. I'll see you tomorrow then." She then closed the door as the shorter girl left.

Aisha reached her room and saw Elsword there waiting for her with his arms crossed. "So, tell me how you failed Miss 'I-think-I-know-better-what-my-sister-needs'."

Aisha smirked as she answered "As a matter of fact, my treatment will be given to her 2 more times, since it actually worked, unlike your stupid idea that gaming can cure anyone."

Elsword groaned as he left the room. Thus, Aisha had a pretty good day.


Day 3: Rena and Rose's method (after Aisha gave hers)

The elf and the gunslinger were currently in Ara and Elesis' room, doing their part in helping with the knight's disease. Rena was currently mashing some herbs in a bowl together while Rose kept looking through her bag that she had brought with her.

"Empyrian vine." Rena said while holding out a hand to Rose. The gunslinger looked through the bag, found what she needed and gave it to her girlfriend. The elf put the vine in the mixture and kept doing her duty.

"So… how will this help Elesis?" Ara asked as she eyed the green goo like substance.

Rose smiled as she answered "It's a special cream. We're combining Rena's herb knowledge with therapy from my homeland. We once tested this out on Elsword and it worked like a charm."

"No wonder he thinks gaming cured him." Ara stated as she crossed her arms in irritation.

Rena sighed in annoyance as she said "Oh don't even get me started on that. He kept insisting it was the games that cured him and he didn't even say thank you for all the trouble we went through for him."

"Yeah… that's my… brother… alright…" Elesis stated as she was sitting on the bed with her back to the board.

"Forget him for now, how will we make Elesis eat this?" Ara asked, since she knew her knight's stubbornness when it comes to medications.

Rose turned to her surprised and asked "Who said anything about eating it?"

"I like… this stuff… already…" Elesis smiled lightly as she crossed her arms and sniffled a big one.

Ara went to get a tissue and then sit next to her girlfriend while having said fabric in front of her nose. "Blow." And that's exactly what the knight did. "I don't want you getting even worse than you are now." the fox girl added while throwing the tissue away.

Elesis wiped the remaining snot off her nose with her sleeve (which obviously went unnoticed by the nurse) before asking "So we just rub it on my back?"

Rena grinned as she answered "You got the rub part down, but not the location for it."

Rose looked at the fox and the knight as she finished for her girlfriend "It has to be rubbed on the chest."

Ara's eyes became stars and yelled "I'LL DO IT! HURRY IT UP ALREADY!" Elesis giggled a little at that while smiling.

The elf then explained "With this, your lungs will be cleared of any mucus that's there and will weaken the virus too, so you'll be able to speak like you always do. Meaning not your sick voice. Also, it gives off a pretty nice mint fragrance."

"How long until it's done?!" Ara shouted while drooling a little with a wicked smile on her face and hearts in her eyes.

Rose sweatdropped and answered "It should be ready any-"

"It's done~"

"-second now…" the gunslinger finished as Rena handed the cream to Ara.

Elesis got under the covers again as she weakly said "Ara… not… in front… of… Rena… and Rose… please…"

The fox girl blushed then turned to Rena and Rose and said "Uh… sorry… could you please give us some privacy?"

The 2 girls grabbed their stuff and went to the door. Before leaving the elf said "Get better soon, Elesis~"

Then Rose added "And don't forget to save up some for the rest of the days. It's best to use just a small amount, as this cream is very strong. Enjoy~"

And with that, Rena and Rose left Ara and Elesis' room. Ara enjoyed applying the cream to her loved one's chest and after a nap, the results were clear. Elesis felt a lot better that night and was able to speak in her normal voice and way. Needless to say, Ara owed the elf and the gunslinger a very big 'thank you' for their help.


Day 4: Raven's method

"I don't understand how this can help…" Ara said while looking at Raven, who had an exercise sponge under his arm.

"In case you didn't remember, I'm sick not fat." Elesis said as she crossed her arms annoyed.

Raven sighed as he explained "I know you're not fat and this method is as important as any medicine you're taking. Since you can't go out and move at all, your muscles will become sore from just sitting and lying in bed the whole day. In order to get your muscles working again, we'll do some minor exercises."

"As her nurse, I won't allow anything too strenuous." Ara stated firmly while crossing her arms looking angrily at Raven.

The mercenary sighed and replied "These are very simple. Ara, just hold up her arms and legs a little, pretend like she's walking or rowing a boat and that should be enough until she recovers completely. So once you're completely fine again, you'll be easily able to move again even though you were bedridden for so long."

"Well… if it's light training that might do some good." Elesis stated to her girlfriend.

Ara thought about for a few minutes before saying "Alright, but you'll turn around Raven. I won't have you sneak a peek at my knight's most delicate features. Those are only for me."

"Fine, fine…" he said as he turned back. Rave could hear Elesis being helped on the sponge and as soon as he got the ready signal they started the training. "Alright, first, stretch her hands up…"

*1.5 hour later*

"… and let her legs down. That should be enough." Raven said as he could hear Ara putting Elesis back in bed. "So, how do you feel?"

"Hm…" Elesis did feel that her muscles aren't that sore anymore and some of her pain went away as well. "Yeah, my muscles do feel better. Thanks."

Raven got his sponge, put it under his arm and walked to the door. Before leaving he turned to Ara and said "Never underestimate my knowledge."

"He can be such a bother sometimes." The fox girl stated while looking annoyed.

Elesis got under the covers and said "Honey, I'm a little tired. I'm gonna take a nap."

"Okay, sweetie~" Ara replied and went next to her girlfriend to cuddle her. She also transformed again and wrapped her tails around herself and her girlfriend before drifting off to sleep.


Day 5: Eve's method

"Why do I feel like the board guy in an Operation game?" Elesis asked sarcastically, as Eve's method was under way.

The nasod queen got her 2 drones above Elesis and had them use some kind of blue light on her body. "Moby and Remy will scan your body and identify the main sources of the virus that resides within your body." Eve answered in her usual voice.

Ara tilted her head in confusion and asked "What will happen after that?"

Before Eve could answer, her drones stopped the scan and floated back to their master's side. Eve made a holographic computer panel appear before her and checked it. "Alright, now for the treatment." Moby and Remy then floated above Elesis' stomach. Needless to say, the knight got a little nervous.

"Uh… what happens now?" Elesis asked as she started sweating a little in fear.

"Laser treatment." Eve answered as her drones shot small lasers at the knight.

Ara obviously got panicked and practically shrieked "EVE! WHAT THE HELL?! I WON'T ALLOW THIS! STOP IT NOW!" the fox girl yelled while flailing her arms everywhere.

"If we stop now or you interrupt Moby and Remy, Elesis may get seriously injured or even die." The nasod queen explained, which caused Ara to stop and stand still, as if she were frozen.

Her 2 drones were soon done and floated back to her master's side. Elesis looked at Eve a little madly and asked "Just what was that?"

Eve calmly explained "We removed the main virus from your body with laser treatment. The heat created by the laser destroyed the main cause. Now, all that's left are the other bacteria, still spread across your body."

"So, how did this help exactly?" Ara asked as a big question mark appeared above her head.

Eve was walking out the door as she answered "I took one sick day away." And with that she left the 2 lovers' room.

"She didn't even stay to listen to our thanks." Elesis said while rubbing her stomach.

Ara nodded in agreement then asked her girlfriend "Are you hungry, hun~?"

"I wouldn't mind an apple…"

"Say no more, sweetie~!" And Ara was already gone, leaving Elesis dumbstruck with how quick she can sometimes be.

"I'm just glad she slows down when it's the most important." The knight said to herself, before closing her eyes and taking a nap. Later, when she woke up, her girlfriend was holding a whole basket of fruits. Elesis wasn't in the mood for explaining stuff and just ate anything Ara had given her. Least she wasn't hungry that night.


Day 6: Chung's method

"If you have video games in your bag too, I'm gonna throw you into Elsword's room." Ara stated firmly with her arms crossed, as Chung was inside their room with a very similar bag that Elsword had with him on the first day.

The cannon wielder rolled his eyes and answered "Of course not, only Elsword thinks that." He then reached into his bag… "I brought this to help." …and pulled a bottle of water.

Both girls had blank expressions on their faces as Chung was beaming a very radiant smile. The knight was the one to ask "What is this treatment exactly?"

Chung showed his bag containing the same bottles of water before answering "My country has the best mineral waters for illnesses. Just drink these up and you'll be fine in no time."

"There are like 50 bottles here." Ara said as she looked at the water bottles.

"Yeah, she needs to drink all of them, so get to it." The cannon wielder said while crossing his arms.

Elesis just looked at Chung unbelievingly and asked "Just what do I look like? A water balloon?"

Chung laughed a bit and replied "Of course not. This is guaranteed to work. An illness can leave you dehydrated, but Hamel's natural bottles of water, the ones I have here, are guaranteed to take away the thirst that an illness leaves behind. Or in this case, has inside you still. My parents gave me these all the times and you can clearly see it helped."

"I'm guessing water's not the only thing you took." Ara stated with her arms crossed.

"Of course. I got some medications and all the rest, but believe me, this is the main reason why I never stayed sick for long." He then went to the door to leave but turned back to the 2 girls before closing it. "Trust me, it'll work." The cannon wielder then closed the door and left.

"I can't believe how some people are so gullible." Ara said as she began putting away the water bottles.

Elesis looked at her and asked "So, what did your family use when you got sick, hun?"

Ara beamed a bright smile while answering "My village's fox totem, of course~ It has mystic healing powers that works best with other medications~"

The red knight sweatdropped and thought "Now who's the gullible one here?" Still, she was relieved that in this, she was only the nurse. Having the fox totem there would be a bit too much for her to handle in this situation.

"Oh by the way, I work as a totem myself when I'm transformed, so I got you covered, sweetie~" Ara stated with a very bright smile.

Elesis wasn't even that surprised by this, but she didn't argue. After all, the tail blanket her girlfriend provided was way better than the one they usually use. No way will she put a stop to that anytime soon.


Day 7: Add's method

"Yep, I so saw this one coming." Elesis stated while looking at the scientist in an annoyed way.

"I'm seriously not surprised." Ara said as she kept looking at the boy in the same manner.

Add's method was way too obvious, even for the idiot. Well, maybe not to every idiot… *cough* Elsword *cough* "What? If you saw this coming, then you know it works. When was I ever wrong?"

"You told Aisha that scorpions can be distracted with roses." Elesis said with her arms crossed.

"You once said that Rena was a spy for the dark elves." Ara stated while looking annoyed.

"Let's not forget your April fool's prank, where you practically lied to us about Ariel having a crush on Echo." Elesis added before continuing "I still can't believe we fell for that one…"

Add sweatdropped while looking annoyed before replying "Fine, so I was wrong in minor stuff and really? Pulling my April Fool's prank into this case? That's a day when I'm allowed to screw anyone over!"

"Except Eve." the 2 girls said as Add growled in irritation.

"I swear to God, one day she'll fall for a prank I do!"

"Ask Ain for help. He knows deities." Elesis said while smirking.

Add looked at her even more annoyed and said "I'd rather ask help from a toaster."

Meanwhile, Ara just took the bag and placed it next to Elesis' bed. "Well, thanks for the chocolate, Add. I actually think it would be best if I gave these to her after she's cured."

Add just shrugged as he replied "Fine by me, but eat this now." he then threw a small candy bar to Elesis, which the knight caught.

She looked puzzled and asked. "And… why should I eat this now?"

"I took the liberty of putting a very small amount of medicine in it. It's not that much, just 1% of the whole stuff, so you won't even feel it. However, it will make you fall asleep." the scientist answered.

Ara then asked "So… shouldn't she eat this at night? Before going to sleep?"

"It's a strong medicine, so she'll feel tired even when getting up after the nap. It's best to take it now, then when she wakes up later in the evening, it'll be better to have her normal sleep."

Elesis unwrapped the treat and said "Well… here goes." before eating the whole stuff. Once she finished, she gave out a large yawn "Okay… I'm really… tired… thanks… for the treat…" and then she got knocked out.

Ara was dumbstruck and said "You weren't kidding about the stuff, that's for sure…"

Add went to the door and before leaving he said "Well, I never joke about my stuff."

"Not surprised you made this, Doc." Ara said as she giggled a bit.

Add simply left the room after that, giving space to the 2 girls. Ara transformed and lied down next to her knight, as she joined her in dream land.


Day 8: Ain's method

Ain was in the 2 girls' room, currently attending to the patient in his own… uh… unique way, as he was in his spiritualism form. "Oh Great Spirit of Ishtar! Please, lend us your brilliant powers in order to heal the body of your unworthy and wretched child! ..." He chanted in a very high and echoing voice as he kept throwing his arms up and down while having his eyes closed. Yes, his method is a pray to his Goddess. Ara should have known better that the priest like person would do such a thing.

Elesis looked at Ain angrily as she asked "Did he just call me wretched and unworthy?!"

Ara sweatdropped and replied "I don't even wanna know where he got this incantation from…"

"If you ask me, I think he made it up. Maybe he's still doing so along the way…" Elesis said, unsure whether this really is written down somewhere or not.

During this conversation, Ain was seemed to be in a trans and just kept on going with his monologue. Or not his… heck even I don't if it's his or not… "… And let your pure spirit shine on the way towards the land of Paradise!"

Elesis sweatdropped before asking "He knows I'm not dead, right?"

"Actually… I have no idea at this point…" Ara said as she grabbed a chair to finally sit down, since this chanting has been going on for over 30 minutes now. "I wonder how long this will take…"

*3 hours later*

Ara and Elesis were fast asleep, while Ain was getting to the end of his method. Thank God already! "May our prayers be heard. Amen!" After finishing his (heck of a) long speech, Ain returned to his normal form and smiled. "That should be enough. How do you feel, Ms. Knight?" He then noticed that Elesis was fast asleep and that Ara too was catching 'Z'-s in a chair nearby. Ain just smiled more as he said "Wow, I must be improving to have such a calming effect on Ms. Fox too. No doubt, Ishtar is happy with my progress here." He then left the room, proud of his handy work.

In the evening, Ara woke up and checked on her girlfriend (who was still asleep) and was surprised to see that she was getting better. "Eun… is this the work of…"

"I have no idea… And I wouldn't question things like this… just… let it go, Ara." the fox spirit inside the girl replied and Ara did just that. She hugged Elesis and went to get some dinner for her before calling it a day.


Day 9: Lu and Ciel's method

"Bat wings~" Ciel added said ingredients into a pot that Lu was happily stirring above a small blue flame that she and Ciel had conjured in Ara and Elesis' room. Interestingly enough, the flame only emitted enough heat to boil the cauldron that the demon queen was using and didn't burn anything. The 2 girls were amazed by this.

"Rat skull~" Lu said as her butler handed her master the next ingredient. Elesis covered her head with her blanket and exclaimed "I'm so not gonna eat or drink that!"

"I think I'm gonna be sick…" Ara said as she started turning a little green.

Ciel then spoke up "It's not for consumption. You just have to inhale the scent of this."

"That doesn't make me any more comfortable!" Elesis exclaimed, still under her cover.

"Snake venom~" Ciel handed Lu the ingredient.

Ara was now voicing her concerns of this method "I'm starting to have regrets agreeing to this…"

Lu just smiled cutely at Ara before saying "Don't worry. I saved the best ingredient for last~"

Elesis peeked out of her blanket and asked "What might that be?"

The demon queen simply went to Ara and pulled a piece of hair off her head. The fox girl yelped in surprise then asked "Hey what's the big idea, Lu?!"

"The last ingredient is a piece of hair from the person's beautiful loved one~" she then dropped the hair piece in the concoction, as the substance let out a puff of blue smoke shaped like a heart.

"That part I like…" Elesis said as Ara blew her a kiss and winked.

Ciel took the cauldron closer to Elesis and said "Okay, just take a big sniff and that's it."

Elesis raised her eyebrow in suspicion and asked "That's all?"

Lu just smiled brightly at her as she replied "That's all~"

The knight leaned over her bed and took a big sniff of the stuff. That resulted in her instantly fainting. Ara just stared at her knocked out love and asked "Was that supposed to happen?"

"Yep~ Ciel, dispose of the rest." Lu said as her butler left the room to take care of the chore. "Well, that's it. See you girls later~" the demon queen said as she skipped out of the room.

Ara was still dumbstruck but at this point there wasn't really anything else she could do, so the fox girl just shrugged and took her place next to Elesis and wrapped her in the usual tail blanket. The Red Knight slept through the rest of the day.


Day 10

The next morning came by pretty quick for Elesis. All she remembered was smelling the demon's weird brew and that's it. However, she could have sworn that the thing smelled like Ara. She decided not to tell her girlfriend about this information though. The knight sat up and stretched then got surprised. She felt completely fine. "Well damn. Lu's pretty good."

Ara then stirred as she was slowly waking up. "Morning hun~" She then realized that Elesis was sitting up and looked completely fine. "Wait… are you…"

The knight just smiled and said "I'm cured."

At that, the fox girl quickly pounced at Elesis and gave her a very big hug. "I'm so happy! You're finally better!"

"Yep. Let's go on a date!"

"YAY!"

Later that day

Everyone was happy to see Elesis all well again (though Elsword was still sulking about his treatment being blown). After some idle chat, the fox girl and her knight were walking to a restaurant where they had a lunch reservation. On the way, however, many people came up to Elesis and wanted her to help them. Ara got in the way of that and quickly pulled Elesis away from the group while yelling "SHE'S BUSY ALREADY! SHE'LL HELP SOME OTHER TIME!" and quickly went inside the restaurant where she made sure her knight was seated comfortably.

"Hehehe, I guess I owe you one for that." Elesis said as she smiled at her girlfriend.

Ara simply stated "From now, you'll take me wherever you go. No argument." She then raised her drink.

Elesis raised hers and replied "No argument."

The 2 girls had a great day and made sure that Elesis never left Ara's side again. Ever.


That's it for now. Hope you enjoyed!

Ciel: Hey Boss, can I dump the rest of this concoction down your toilet?

Like hell! I remember what happened the last time you did that!

Lu: This won't blow your toilet up. I think…

Still, NO!

Ciel: Then how should I get rid of it?

*opens a portal* Here. Throw it into the demon realm.

Ciel: *does that* Least I don't have to carry that thing around anymore.

Lu: We hope you enjoyed this part! Stay tuned for more! Bye bye~

Hey, that was my line!

Next time: Lu takes centre stage as Ara, Elesis, Rena and Rose will help her get over a trouble she has.