Elise, Sakura and Hana finally made it to the tropical resort where they would be for a week.
It was a paradise to them. There was a beach, a hot spring, a massage room, a sauna and so much more.
Elise's eyes were sparkling in excitement.
"Look at this place, it's heaven" Elise said in excitement
"I never would have imagined that this would be the place where we would be staying" Hana said
"There are so many things that we could do here. I don't know what to do first" Sakura said
"I do. After that intense battle with that knight I'm taking a dip in the hot spring" Hana said
"The hot springs at Hoshido are nice. I wonder what the hot springs here are like" Hana said
"I wonder how the springs are here compared to Nohr" Elise said
"Nohr has hot springs?" Sakura asked
"Yup, but I want to see what this one is like" Elise said
Sakura then saw a woman with dark blue hair that was in a ponytail.
Sakura was shocked to see who it was.
"Oboro? Is that you?" Sakura asked
The woman, known as Oboro, turned and saw them there.
"Lady Sakura, Hana, you're finally here" Oboro said
"I'm here too" Elise said
Oboro looked at her and gave her a small glare.
"I know" Oboro said
"What are you doing here?" Hana asked
"Lord Takumi asked me to come here and act as an extra bodyguard. Personally I would rather not be here but I need to follow his orders" Oboro said
"Well I'm glad you're here, Oboro" Elise said
"I was just following orders" Oboro said
Elise backed off a little.
"Oboro, please be nice to Lady Elise" Hana said
"I trust no Nohrian" Oboro said
She then walked away. Hana then noticed that Elise looked sad.
"Don't worry about Oboro, Lady Elise. She just has a personal grudge against Nohr" Hana said
"I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by that" Elise said
"It's a personal grudge. Some Nohrians took the life of her parents and she has been obsessed with getting revenge on Nohr" Hana said
"Oh, I'm sorry" Elise said
"Don't worry, Elise. As time passes, I'm sure she'll see you as an ally" Hana said
Hana then made the decision to go talk to her.
"You two should go and get our room set up. I'll go talk to Oboro" Hana said
They nodded and went to their room. The samurai then went to Oboro to talk to her.
"Oboro, we need to talk about princess Elise" Hana said
"There's nothing to talk about" Oboro said
"You must know that her entire kingdom has turned on her. She had nowhere to go" Hana said
"She's still a Nohrian. The same people that took the life of my parents. Every Nohrian is unforgivable" Oboro said
"Please Oboro, just listen to me. Elise maybe a Nohrian but she's on our side. She tried to bring her big sister back. She even fought against one of her siblings for us. She recognizes the darkness that Nohr is and is trying hard to help us win. To me I consider her an important Hoshidian ally. She's also suffering but is trying to be strong and move forward" Hana said
Oboro remained silent.
"What I'm telling you is the truth. I just want you get along with her and get to know her. She maybe a Nohrian but she's not the one who took the life of your parents" Hana said
Oboro just sighed and finally replied.
"Fine, I'll try" Oboro said
"Thanks, Oboro" Hana said
The four of them then checked into their residence while they were staying on the island. They then went to the hot spring.
"This is so great!" Elise said
"It's so relaxing" Sakura said
"This is heaven. My muscles already feel relaxed" Hana said
"This is heaven" Oboro said
Sakura then noticed that Elise's hair was curled up into twin buns. Hana noticed that Sakura was drooling a little.
"Lady Sakura, you're drooling" Hana said
Sakura snapped out of her trance and felt embarrassed.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry!" Sakura said
"What's wrong, Sakura?" Hana asked
Sakura signaled Hana to lean towards her. The samurai was confused but the leaned in.
"Elise's hair looked like a pair of croissants and I got a little hungry" Sakura whispered
Hana then looked back at Elise and saw that her hair croissants. Elise was looking at her friends with a confused look. She was wondering why her friends were being so secretive.
"What are you two talking about over there?" Elise asked
"N-nothing" Sakura said
"She was just saying that your rolled-up hair looks like a pair of croissants" Hana said
"H-Hana!" Sakura said
"Croissants? Elise asked
"I didn't mean to offend you by saying that!" Sakura said
Elise would always remember putting her hair up and looked in the mirror. She never noticed that they looked like croissants until it was pointed out to her.
Hana and Sakura watched as Elise perked and started snicker. She then let out a laugh. Oboro watched as the young blonde started to laugh uncontrollably.
"My hair does look like a croissant! I never noticed it before!" Elise said
Elise then looked at Hana. She saw that her hair was in a bun that was on top of her head. The blonde princess then started to laugh.
"Hana! Your bun looks a giant meatball!" Elise said
Hana blushed. She knew that already but then she started laughing.
Sakura was watching as her two best friends were laughing their heads off.
"Look at Sakura's hair! The color of it reminds of sauce" Hana said
Sakura then looked at Oboro. She started to laugh at her.
"Oboro's hair looks like a blue meatball" Sakura said
Oboro watched as the three girls started laughing. She then started to laugh herself.
"I guess we all do look a little funny" Oboro said
Truthfully, Sakura was happy because Elise was finally able to laugh and enjoy herself. They then went into a sauna. Elise was fanning herself. She was not used to this amount of heat.
"I never realized how hot it could get in here" Elise said
"I would often use a sauna to train myself to withstand heat. Sweating is also good for you" Oboro said
The girls then went to get a massage.
"So good" Sakura said
"It helps you relax just as much as a hot spring does" Hana said
After the massage they went back to the hot spring for one last dip. By the evening everyone was in bed. Elise woke up in the middle of the night. She try yo go back to sleep but she couldn't. she got up and went outside.
Hana woke up to the sound of a door opening. She looked over and saw that Elise was gone. The samurai then followed her. She looked and saw that she was leaning on the balcony. She then heard some sniffles and hiccups. She knew that the young princess was crying again.
"Lady Elise" Hana said
The young blond quickly wiped her face and looked over to see that Hana was the one that called out to her.
"Oh, hi Hana" Elise said
"What are you doing out here?" Elise asked
"I heard the door open and saw that you were gone" Hana said
"Oh, sorry for waking you" Elise said
"No problem. Why are you out here though?" Hana asked
"Well I woke up and I couldn't go back to sleep, so I came out here to get some fresh air" Elise said
"Why were crying?" Hana asked
"I-I wasn't crying" Elise said
Hana could tell that she was lying. It was easy to tell that she was lying. She was bad liar, almost as bad as Sakura.
"Elise, I heard you sniffling and making some whimper noises. You were crying" Hana said
Elise didn't really have anything to counter against that.
"Did you not have a good time today?" Hana asked
"No, I had a wonderful time" Elise said
"Then why were you crying. You can tell me anything" Hana said
Elise let out a sad sigh.
"I was just thinking about Effie" Elise said
"Effie? You mean that knight from before?" Hana asked
She nodded.
"You told us that she used to you retainer, right?" Hana asked
"She was also my best friend" Elise said
"Best friend?" Hana asked
"Years ago, I snuck into a Nohrian village and started to give out flowers. There was some people who lived in the slums and one of the people that was in the slums was Effie. That's how I met her" Elise said
Hana couldn't believe that pink knight used to in a slum.
"We would spend a lot of time together and play with each other. One day I got caught and we had to say goodbye to each other. Determined to be with me again, she decided to join the Nohrian army and trained nonstop. When we met again, I made her my retainer" Elise said
Hana couldn't believe that same knight who attacked them went through all that effort just to meet her friend again.
"I just want to know why she would try to kill me like that. We used to be so close, so why?" Elise asked
"If we ever see her again then you can ask her personally" Hana said
"Really?" Elise said
Hana nodded.
"Thanks, Hana, thank for listening to me and I'm sorry for being such crybaby" Elise said
"I'm happy to help you, Lady Elise" Hana said
Elise wanted to know Hana better.
"Now it's your turn" Elise said
"Huh? What do you mean?" Hana asked
"I want to know you better, Hana" Elise said
"Well, what do you want to know?" Hana said
"I want to know how you and Sakura met" Elise said
Hana blushed and turned away.
"Hana?" Elise said
"I'll tell you but you have to keep it a secret okay?" Hana asked
"Sure thing" Elise said
"Sakura and I are childhood friends. I wanted to become a strong samurai. So one day, I snuck into the Hoshidian training ground where samurai are trained and I would secretly do the exercises along with them. I would then practice in an open field" Hana said
Elise never would've thought that Hana would do something like that.
"One day, I got caught by a Hoshidian princess. That princess was Sakura. She used her magic to heal me. She would do that every time I had injuries on me. She was so kind and gentle. We became best friends. I made the decision to become stronger and would always try to be there when she needed me. I want to protect her and I still do. She made me her retainer even though other people believed that I lacked the qualifications to be a retainer. They eventually gave up after Sakura convinced that that I would make an excellent retainer" Hana said
"Wow" Elise said
"You know lady Elise, I'm willing to act as your retainer too if you need me too" Hana said
"Don't worry about that Hana" Elsie said
"No, in fact I would like to be your retainer as well. I need to be even stronger. If I were to face off against Effie on my own as I am now, then there would be no way I would be able to win. I need to be as strong as her" Hana said
"Then everyone of us can train together to become stronger" Elise said
Hana agreed.
The last few days were heaven. It was the last day and Elise was lying in the sun. She had been there for a while.
It was time for lunch and the girls were waiting for Elise.
"I'm worried about her she hasn't showed up yet" Sakura said
"I'm sure she's just running late" Oboro said
"Let's give her some more time" Hana said
Oboro has warmed up to Elise. She was wearing a kimono that Elise made herself. The kimono was orange with a white floral pattern.
"Sorry, I'm late!" Elise said
"Elise, thank goodness you here" Elise said
They stared at Elise. The young blonde's normal peach skin was now a tanned brown color.
"What's wrong girls?" Elise asked
Oboro then brought out a mirror.
"You better look for yourself" Oboro said
Elise looked at the mirror and saw her tan.
"Oh! I got a tan" Elise said
"You act like this has happened before" Hana said
"It has. Don't worry, my skin will be back to it's normal color in a week" Elise said
The girls then packed up and were prepared to go home the day they were to go back to Hoshido.
MEANWHILE AT NOHR
"So Elise is stronger than before. She has the ability to harness elemental magic and craft them into weapons?" Garon asked
Leo nodded.
"She's much bigger threat to Nohr now. We must strike now" Corrin asked
"Effie tried that before and failed" Xander said
"We'll find a way to kill her for sure" Camilla said
"No" Garon said
"Father?" Xander said
"I want her captured and brought back to me alive" Garon said
"What are going to do with her? She's not going to cooperate" Leo said
"I'll put her under hypnosis that will make her obey any of us. We need to prepare capturing team" Garon said
Garon wanted to use Elise's new found strength to destroy Hoshido and he was going her no matter what it took to get her.