A Second Story Chapter 10

A Day to Ourselves

Noel woke up to bright sunlight pouring into the room. She winced a bit and rubbed her eyes. She heard soft snoring and saw Ragna still peacefully sleeping. She blushed a little at the man. She was still trying to wrap her mind about everything Bang had told them the night before. She figured that she could let all that pass by for now. She was finally able to accept that she and Ragna were more than friends.

"Well, I guess I'll go take a shower while Ragna is still asleep." She said getting out of bed and stretching. She was not a morning person, but she could overlook that matter just this once. She walked to the bathroom with a toothbrush in her mouth and a towel slung over her shoulder.

"Ah, cold!" Noel squeaked as the water hit her. It took awhile for it to warm up, but it felt nice to have a shower. She could feel her body being refreshed under the warm stream and her worries felt like they were melting away. There was one feeling in the back of her mind that had been tugging since the incident at the clinic, however.

"We are one, you and I. Accept the truth and defeat Terumi." A voice rang out in her head. She wasn't sure if it had come from her head or she was just stressed out. She figure she must be hearing things.

"Ragna? You awake yet?" She yelled from the shower. She heard a yelp and a thud implying that Ragna had fallen off the bed. She giggled at the mental image.

"Yeah, Noel. I'm awake, I swear. Just cut it out with the yelling would you? Some people aren't morning people...the morning is evil..." Ragna said between yawns. He sleepily trudged his way into the bathroom not realizing that Noel was in there. He stopped when he opened the door. There was no description to how red the man's face was.

"ACK, RAGNA!" Noel shrieked, covering herself up in the towel. "GET OUT NOW!"

"Dah..Um..Dur..I'm Sorry!" Ragna stuttered slamming the door. Well this sure was an interesting way to being a day. He guessed he was still half asleep so he must not have heard the shower going. Well he might as well make breakfast since Noel was obviously busy at the moment.

"Geez, Ragna. You could have knocked first." Noel said still blushing when she saw what looked like a feast was gathered on the table. She marveld at the site of so much wonderful food placed before her. Did Ragna make this all?

"Um...Ragna? Did you make all of this?" She asked tilting her head a bit.

"Yeah, so what? I like cooking, big deal." He said embarrassed. He figured this would get her to laugh at him for not being manly.

"THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD!" Noel yelled and started wolfing down some eggs. She hadn't eaten since her and Ragna went to the restaurant so she was starving. Ragna had a slight sweatdrop forming on his brow. He saw that scene happening a little differently in his head.

"Uh...n...no problem." He said, sitting down to eat something for himself. He thought of what they could do today. He figured they could use a day off after everything that had happened recently so maybe he could treat her to a day of relaxation. He would talk with her about it in a little bit.

"Ahhh, I'm stuffed. Thanks again, Ragna. It was amazing." Noel smiled at him. She was amazed at how good of a cook he was. She wasn't expecting that, although he did travel by himself so she guessed it wasn't to strange.

"Glad you liked it. So I figure we could use a day off so what would you like to do today? Anything you want. My treat." Ragna smiled at her. Noel put a finger to her mouth and looked up slightly.

"Hmm...How about we go back to the park? We were kind of cut short last time. After that, maybe we can go see a movie or something. It has been awhile since I have been to a theater." She said snapping her fingers. Ragna agreed to the matter and went to go take a shower before they went to go do anything.

While Ragna was in the shower, he thought about everything that was said last night. How he was the body of the beast and Noel was the heart. That Noel was the only way of stopping whatever was inside him and that also she could be dragged in with him. He knew they would need to find a way to stop it...they would do it together.

Noel sat out in the den of their room changing her clothes. She figured since they were going to have a normal day she would wear normal clothes instead of her uniform.

"Hmmm...what to wear..." She said looking through her things. She smiled as she found the perfect outfit to wear. She settled on a sky blue shirt with a tiger on the front, a short, blue skirt, some knee length boots and a blue headband. Just as she finished changing, Ragna stepped out of the bathroom. He stopped in his tracks and looked at her.

"Is something wrong? Does it look weird on me?" Noel asked, looking for approval.

"No..It...It looks great, Noel. I'm just not used to seeing you wear normal clothes. You look really cute in it." He answered, blushing. Noel hopped with a fit of excitement. She was looking forward to the day ahead. Once Ragna was ready, they left and headed to the park.

They arrived at the park within thirty minutes of leaving the inn. They had stopped for ice cream along the way and Noel was enjoying hers, but Ragna was never to fond of sweets. He was nursing his when he noticed Noel had some on her nose.

"Hey, your not a little kid anymore. C,mon haha" He said as he wiped it off her nose. She started blushing at this.

"Um...thanks." She said softly. They made their way back to the bench they had sat at before when Jin had attacked them. Noel wondered whatever happened to Jin. They had just left him there knocked out. She hoped he was alright, but what made him act that way.

"Ah, this is nice isn't it?" Ragna said leaning back. He was enjoying the day so far. It had been relaxing and nothing had gone wrong. He was getting to spend an entire day with Noel and that was the best feeling in the world right now.

"Hey Ragna...Have you felt anything strange since we met?" Noel asked. Ragna was not quite sure what she meant by this.

"Hmm? What do you mean strange?" He asked.

"Well...Like a feeling in the back of your head like something is trying to get out." Noel said, referring to the knot in her head she had been feeling, not to mention the voice she heard.

"Well, a little, but nothing to be worried over. He said trying to reassure her. He put his arm around her and she laid her head on his shoulder. He wanted this to last forever. Little did he know, someone was watching him and Noel from the shadows.

"Hehehe...Enjoy yourself now Rags, but I'll be coming for both of you soon enough." The figure laughed flashing a glare with amber, slit-like eyes.

AUTHORS NOTES:

Got the 10th chapter now. I am about 65% done with the story so expect things to heat up a bit from now on. I hope you guys are enjoying it. Please R&R and let me know what you thing.

-Echoesofmercy