"Aww, the mission for the book is gone." A purple-haired girl said, pouting slightly. Next to her were two boys looking equally as disappointed as she was.
"Yeah, sorry Milly. Marshall took it and ran off to find Chase while you were out." Sachi said, offering a small smile to the young girl.
"Really? Well, I guess that's what I get for waiting around for so long," Milly said, and then blinked. "Wait, didn't the mission request a girl? Why would Marshall go to Chase?"
"Well, they are team now, so maybe Marshall wanted him to come," Sachi giggled. "It's not like they are alone anyway. They came here to ask Katie for her help since she filled in the request."
"No way! Katie's on the team too?!" Kaiser, the boy next to Milly, asked. The smaller boy, Naxus, looked at him warily.
"I don't think so. I think this is only temporarily. After this, she might go back to soloing missions again." Sachi said.
"In any case, it's best for you not to go, Milly. The person who sent in the quest decided to change the reward." Goodway said, drink in hand. The guild members looked at her, curious.
"Really? To what, Master?" Sachi asked.
"To 2,000,000 jewels."
"Ten times more?!" Milly screeched, her teammates looking equally shock and dismay.
"All that for a book?!"
"That's the type of reward you get for subduing monsters!"
While the three argue among themselves, Sachi looked over at her master.
"Katie was right after all, then. The job may not be simple as it seems to be." She said, and Goodway nodded her head in confirmation.
"Tch," Everest, who had been listening to the whole conversation, scoffed. "Lucky devils. Should be an interesting match, though, with Katie being a summoner, Marshall an aggressor, and Chase a jack of all trades." She smirked. Sachi just grinned.
"Everest, your clothes." The blue haired ice mage looked down to realize she was only in her underwear and bra. Blushing, she covered herself up.
"Fuck, not again!"
Meanwhile, with the three mages and Joey, they were, once again, on a carriage and once again, Marshall being sick to his stomach and unable to move. Chase just looked down on him.
"Seriously, this is just sad." He said. Marshall moaned pitifully while Katie just giggled nervously. Looking at the blonde, Chase couldn't help but question her. "So, Katie, what type of magic do you use?"
"Well, I'm a Celestial Wizard. You see this keys?" She picked up the keys from her waist and showed them to Chase. Together, she had six - three silver keys and three gold ones. "These are gateways to the Celestial spirits, and with them, I am able to summon them here."
"I heard about that," Chase said, looking at each key. "Don't you usually have to have a contract with the spirits?"
"Yep! Each spirit has different needs so not every contract is the same. So it goes without saying that the contract between the spirits and the Celestial wizard is very important, as they are promises to be kept by the wizard." Katie explained. Chase nodded his head.
"I see. So, um, the keys that you have...I noticed they are different colors, do they mean anything?" Chase asked.
"The silver keys are keys that I brought at a store. So far, I have "The Clock", Horologium, "The Southern Cross", Crux, and "The Harp" Lyra. The gold keys are the super-rare keys that open the gates to the twelve Zodiacs. I have "The Golden Bull" Taurus, "The Water Bearer" Aquarius, and "The Giant Crab" Cancer." Katie said, beaming. Chase stared at her.
"That's amazing, Katie!" He said, making the blonde blush. Meanwhile, Joey was drooling.
"A crab? Sounds yummy!"
"You can't eat the crab, you dumb cat." Chase gritted his teeth. Katie giggled. "So, do you plan on getting the rest of the golden keys then?" He questioned, eyeing the blonde. Katie nodded her head.
"Yep! That's why I have been going on missions. I've been searching high and low for the missing nine keys. I haven't gotten anywhere close to finding them, though." She said, pouting slightly.
"I'm sure you will, Katie. I believe in you." He said. Katie looked at him in shock, before breaking into a smile.
"Thanks Chase!"
"Next stop: Shirotsume Town!" They blinked.
"Oh, we're here." Katie said, just as the carriage stopped moving. Immediately, Marshall was up on his feet, blue eyes shining with joy and happiness.
"I'M ALIVE!"
"Aye sir!"
"You were never dead, idiot." Chase said, shooting death glares at both Marshall and Joey. Katie just laughed.
"He always gets like this whenever he rides transportation." She said, making Chase smile warily.
"So I've noticed."
"Hey, are you two talking about me?" Marshall asked, pouting slightly. Katie just shrugged her shoulders and began walking to town, Chase following her. Meanwhile, Marshall slumped over in a depressing sight. "Joey, I think Katie is trying to steal my partner."
"Aye."
As they started to walk through town, Marshall spoke up. "I'm hungry."
"Why don't you eat your own fire then, if you're so hungry." Chase said, and the look he was given as though the dark mage had personally insulted Marshall's mother.
"I can't eat my own fire, that's like...eating one of Katie's summons or even eating Joey." He said, and then started to weep. "Man, you're really cold-hearted, aren't you? No wonder you're a dark mage."
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN?!" Chase shouted. Katie just shook her head and sighed, a fond smile coming across her face. These two...Man, when this is over I'm going to miss these two. She thought. Maybe I should find me a partner? Suddenly an image of Ryder appeared in her mind, causing her to shiver. Never mind. I'm reminded as to why I work alone.
"Okay, this is where we split ways for now. I'm going to find me a costume or something, you guys can go ahead and grab something to eat." Katie said, and went into a different direction.
"Oh, look! There's a restaurant right there! Let's go, Joey, Chase!" Marshall said and before Chase could say anything, the fire mage ran towards the shop, with Joey flying behind him. Chase sighed.
"Why me? What have I done to deserve this?" He muttered to himself. You rather rot in prison? Chase blinked before hurrying up to follow Marshall. Good point. At least these people aren't glaring at me anymore. He thought. Chase had entered the doorway just to see Marshall and Joey had already gotten a spot, and was now digging into their food. "You could have waited for me!"
"Eh? Oh. Sorry, Chase. We brought you your own food, though." Marshall said, pointing towards a bowel of soup. Chase's eye twitch and then he sighed, before pulling up a seat and sitting down, staring at the soup. Well, it wasn't like I was starving or anything. He thought, bringing the spoon up to his mouth and happily ate his soup. About fifteen minutes later, Katie joined them. "Hey, welcome back Kat...tie?"
The blonde smiled, titling her head, her now long hair tied into a ponytail. She was wearing a short, black and white maid uniform where the skirt was just above the knees short, the shirt hugging tightly around her chest, white stockings stopping near her knees, and her shoes about 4 inches off the ground.
"What do you think? It's cute, right?"
Marshall and Joey stared at her, eyes wide, while Chase blushed.
"You look beautiful, Katie." He said. Katie beamed.
"Thanks Chase. At least someone can appreciate true beauty." She said, sending a scowl at the choking fire mage and cat.
"Marshall, I've never seen Katie like this. What do we do?" Joey whispered, never taking his eyes off the blonde.
"I'd make fun of her, but I can't do that to Katie. She's...too special for any kind of teasing."
"I heard that." Katie hissed.
"You two really need to work on your whispering." Chase added. He could tell this is going to be a long day.
Disclaimer: The OC, Kaiser, isn't mine. I'm only borrowing him for the time being.