EXTRA CHAPTER (ARA)

Heyo~ I thought that some of you would maybe like this, so I did a chapter just for what happens to Ara! If you don't want to read it, that's fine~ But someone wanted me to do something with Ara, so here it is!

Also,

Chung- Deadly Chaser


Humming to herself, Ara walked around the endless whiteness. She stepped back as it flashed purple all around her, but then it was quickly back to normal. Blinking once, twice, she continued to walk, still unsure about what it was all about. Sighing, she kicked the glass-like ground.

"I wish I could get back...I want to know...I want to make sure that..." Ara frowned, unable to finish any of her sentences. "I wonder how Chung is doing? I hope he hasn't...my brother..." Mumbling to herself, the world began to repeatedly flash blue for a straight 5 seconds, until calming down and returning back to white.

"And what are these flashes of color doing here? I mean, I'm glad that this world is finally getting to its senses and using different colors, but..." Ara sighed. "I wish there was something fun to do here other than sit here and mope around all day, wondering about what was happening in the real world."

"My dear child, are you sure this is not the real world? Look around you..." A breeze played with Ara's hair, making her squeak with fright.

"B-But all I see is emptiness, there's nothing." Protested Ara, crossing her arms.

"Isn't that all the real world is?" The breeze laughed. "Emptiness? Sorrow? Despair? Don't you just wish that you could just take a break from all that?"

"That is not true!" Ara replied stubbornly. "In the real world, there's Aren! And there's...there's...Chung..." Ara blushed lightly, pouting.

"Aren...eh? Do you not mean Ran, the leader of the demon army? Ha! Petty humans, he is gone. He is not the same person from Fahrmann, he is controlled by a horrible beast." The wind spat, giving Ara a chill.

"Why...Why are you talking like you know my life?!" Ara clenched her fists, staring at the ground. "You know nothing. You don't know Aren! You can't say anything about this matter of topic! Stop acting like you...you...like you know me!"

"I am not acting." The wind spoke quietly, causing Ara to become less tense as she looked up.

"I am not acting." The wind repeated. "I am...I am as well from Fahrmann, but that is a story for another day. But as kind a soul that you are, you still most likely be gone before I get to tell it."

"No! I mean..." Ara lowered her voice. "Please do tell your story."

"My dear child, I am afraid that someone it approaching. But let me tell you one thing." The wind spoke. "Realize it, before your soul disappears."

The breeze went away, leaving Ara on the ground, looking up. Tears pricked at her eyes, but then her mind finally registered what the breeze had said.

"Ehhhh?! Someone is approaching?!" Ara exclaimed, quickly wiping away her tears and standing up. "W-Who is it?! What do you want?!" Ara hid her face behind her arms.

"A-Ara?" A familiar, kind voice asked.

Ara lowered her guard, bringing her arms down and facing the person who spoke.

"W-Wha...No! No...no..." Ara covered her eyes, quietly sobbing into her hands. "Why are you...here..."

"Of all people...why, you..."

"Chung..."

"Eh?" Chung asked, scratching his head. "Well, I dunno, really. I was...fighting you brother." He said the last part quietly, but Ara heard it loud and clear.

"Oh, no..." Ara whispered. "This is all my fault. If I didn't get myself here...If I didn't...you would've still been in control, Chung...You wouldn't have come here..."

"I-It's nothing that bad, really! I mean, I didn't...uhm...It's not that bad to be here...really..." Chung muttered, not enjoying the sight of Ara blaming it on herself. "And plus, it wasn't your fault! If I hadn't lost control of my own rage, this wouldn't have happened to me! Uh...so...please don't blame...yourself..."

"But Chung!" Ara protested, her voice muffled from burying her head into her arms. "If I...If I didn't mess up so badly, none of this would've happened. We would've still been living happily in the cabin. It was fun, Chung. It truly was. I enjoyed being with you...but I ruined it all. I messed up our whole lives, and now we'll be stuck here forever, all because of my silly mistake."

"Ara, it's not your fault." Chung said sternly, surprising Ara. "You didn't mess anything up."

"So you mean...I was such a small part of your life that disappearing didn't mean anything to you?" Ara mumbled, tears pricking at her eyes again. She blinked to get them out, but they kept on coming.

"E-Eh?! Ara! No, that's not what I meant! I mean-" Chung quickly tried to fix his mistake, but Ara was already convinced.

"So you didn't even care when I suddenly disappeared while trying to help you?! I'm that bad of a person?" Ara looked up at Chung, fresh tears flowing down her face. "Well, you should've just said so! Because...because I would've understood. I know what a horrible person I am."

"A-Ara that's not what I mea-"

"Chung, you don't have to make me feel better. I'm fine, really." Ara smiled, yet it was clear that she was heartbroken.

"N-No! Ara, y-you know that I didn't-"

"Chung, I told you already. I'm fine." Ara mumbled, standing up and facing the other direction. "If you don't want me to be here with you, I understand. You should've said it sooner, so I wouldn't have messed up your life." Walking away, Ara left Chung with his mouth open, his arm reaching out.

Chung groaned, bringing his hand to his face. "What have I done..."

After blaming himself for most things that he did, he quickly ran ahead of him, hoping to catch up to Ara. He soon found her sitting on the ground, crying into her arms.

Chung looked down, clenching his fists. So his words hurt that much...

"A-Ara?" Chung asked. The raven haired girl looked up quickly, but quickly disappointingly looked back down.

"Chung, why did you follow me if you want nothing to do with me?" Ara's muffled voice rang in Chung's head.

"That...That is not true, Ara. You are making assumptions." Chung said harshly, but he quickly covered his mouth. "I-I..."

Chung's harsh tone only made Ara burst into another fit of tears. "Chung, if you don't want me to be here, just leave! I messed your whole life up, so why would you want anything to do with me?!"

"Ara, it's not like that." Chung whispered, approaching the heartbroken girl.

"Yes it is." She replied through a hiccups and cracking of her voice. She was very, very convinced that Chung hated her and wanted nothing do with her ever again.

Tired, Chung sat down next to Ara, who scooted away.

"Ara...listen to me...no, stop for a second." Chung reached for the girl, but she mumbled something incoherent into her arms. Standing up, Chung approached Ara, and kneeled behind her, wrapping his arms around Ara's small body.

"C-C-Chung?!" Ara squeaked, struggling against his grasp, but Chung didn't let go.

"You misunderstood, Ara." Chung mumbled. "I didn't mean it like that. I was trying to reassure you. Not in the fake way, I hated seeing you blame yourself. So lets get out of here together, alright? Then we can live happily again."

Ara looked up, nodding. She smiled happily, hugging Chung. But her smile quickly fell. "How will we get to the exit? I remember someone saying to realize it...But I'm not sure what it means. I mean, I realized that it was all a misunderstanding, but..."

"Maybe, realize something very important..."

"It was important!" Ara protested.

Chung laughed. "More important than that."

Ara blushed, making Chung get embarrassed as well, him blushing himself.

"Y-You can think your important thing, if you don't want to say it, I'm pretty sure." Chung whispered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"O-Okay..."

I realize...

I realize...

That I may be falling in love with Chung...

That I may be falling in love with Ara...

After lots of blushing from their thoughts and persuading the other not to ask what they realized, they looked behind them, only to see a portal made of time codes.

"So what I thought was important, huh?" Chung mumbled as Ara blushed.

"I-Isn't that one of Add's portals?" Ara squeaked.

"Eh, doesn't matter. As long as we get back." Chung shrugged, sticking his head through the portal. He was met with several plants, and in the midst of all of them, was a wooden cabin. He motioned Ara that it was safe to go, so Ara stepped in, followed by Chung.

Ara examined all around her before her face lit up with a bright smile.

"Chung, we're really back!" Laughing, Ara jumped onto Chung's back, cuddling into his hair.

"Well, I wasn't even in that weird place for a long time, but it's good to be back."


Yeahhhh! Yeahhhh! Yeahhhh! Yeahhh! I'm sorry I really liked writing this one xD. I'll just put this under an Extra chapter since it has nothing to do with the actual storyline. xD

Also, Siilver Phantom, you are so much more OP than me. ;w; I don't even have a level 70 yet. My highest is a level 53, and I'm not working on it yet. Plus, since you're a CN, you get this really nice buff from the new update. xD CN deserved it, though!

Eheh, I'll probably get my Asura to level 70 just from doing Ereda Island, though...Like it gives so much exp. xD I've only done two runs so far and I've leveled up one level and about to level up another one.