Rena, Elsword and Eve all ate at the breakfast table, not knowing what action they had missed. The elf was furiously tapping her foot, unable to keep her mind off of where Raven and Aisha were. Finally she gave up on waiting.
"Okay! We've waited long enough! I haven't seen Aisha or Raven since last night. I'm going to go look for them!"
"I'll go with you! Eve you stay here!"
The Empress was quiet, "Very well…"
Rena and Elsword rushed out of the castle.
"Where do you think they are? They've been gone for so long." The red haired boy was confused, worried and angry.
"I don't know, but we're going to keep searching until we find them, even if it takes us forever."
They walked all over town; they went to previous towns they visited as well, frequently asking people if they had seen Aisha or Raven. After hours of searching they finally got a small hint as to where Aisha might be, but it didn't seem entirely true, that it was Aisha.
"Yes, I have seen a purple haired girl with a staff, but I'm afraid she doesn't look entirely as you described. It was a dark mage with a bat staff, and very revealing clothing. I saw her sitting on a tree very well hidden, probably cloud gazing." A young black haired woman told them.
"That can't be Aisha… There are loads of other mages out there, but it wouldn't hurt to check." Rena said.
"Do you know exactly where this person was?" Elsword politely asked the woman.
"Somewhere in Ruben I believe."
"Oh that's pretty close! Let's go Rena! Thank you very much ma'am." Both of them ran out of Bethma, and headed for Ruben.
. . . . .
"Ughhh… What happened?" Raven rubbed his head and got up. His glove was stained with blood. "Oh… Now I remember. Void Princess…" Quickly he forgot about it.
He walked around town. "I should probably look for Aisha first… I sense she's not in Velder anymore."
So he went looking for Void Princess on his own. He walked past Bethma, and Elder. Somehow he understood which direction he was supposed to go.
Soon he came across a VERY tall tree in Ruben, with many branches and leaves, obviously a place for hiding. Void Princess was nowhere in sight.
"If I call out for her… She'll definitely run away."
So he began to climb the tall tree, using his claw as support to lift himself up. He climbed very high. When he looked down it frightened him, but he continued trying not to make much noise. Soon he saw Void Princess.
He watched her from behind the branches. She wasn't her usual self; she gazed at the clouds with no emotion. And sighed at her own thoughts.
"Hello Raven…"
The branches rustled and the vampire got out and sat on the large, clean branch with Aisha.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"I don't know anymore Raven."
The gloomy atmosphere made it hard to talk, so they both gazed at the sky.
"So you're a princess now?"
"I guess so." Aisha slightly giggled. "I have to admit, I do like this form better than my old one."
"So from now on, will I have to bow whenever you enter the room? And say things like, how may I serve you my princess?" He joked.
"Yep, otherwise I'll send you to the dungeon. And Elsword will be the guard dog."
They softly laughed and gazed at the sky again.
"That's only going to happen… If you stop running though."
"But… I'm scared that I might hurt you guys. Like when I switched everyone's bodies."
"I think… The only reason those things have been happening is because you didn't have anyone to help you."
"What do you mean?"
"When you transformed you were left alone for too long, but when I transformed… Everyone was right outside the door."
"So what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that… If you come back and stop running from us. You'll find it easier to control your power." He held out his hand. "If you come back, you won't be alone anymore. I'll help you get through it."
Aisha hesitated at first, but took Raven's hand and sighed. "Promise?"
"I promise."
"Then… I guess I'll go, but I hurt my leg and I'm low on mana. Should we wait?"
"No that's okay, trust me."
He got up and put Aisha to his back. Gently he glided from branch to branch using his claw for support, while the girl hung onto him. In about a minute they were back on the ground with not too many cuts.
"I love you Raven. I'm sorry I hurt you yesterday." The mage whispered into his ear.
Raven blushed, "You didn't hurt me, and I owed you anyway." He smiled and carried the girl back to Velder.
Soon they were greeted by Rena and Elsword. "RAVEN, AISHA!" they ran up to the two. "Where were you guys? Why were you gone so long? What happened to Aisha? Aisha why do you look so different? Why do you guys have so many cuts?" They threw so many questions at once. Raven held up his claw. "One at a time please."
"Where were you guys?" The elf asked.
"Oh… We were in a tree star gazing and accidently fell asleep."
"Why were you in Ruben?" The Lord Knight questioned.
"They had the best tree." He pointed at the very tall one. "Aisha hurt her leg, so I'm carrying her now. You guys don't have to worry we're fine."
They all walked home. Safely, and together again.
OMG! Sorry for taking SOOOOO long!I was playing Elsword, watching anime and I have school ._. I promise this isn't the end! I SWEAR! This is just another chapter. Thank you too all the readers ;D I promise this isn't the end. So just keep on waiting. I promise I won't take as long to write the next chapter. :D
