NaruSaku1995: I think that his clothes present his choice of developing machinery instead of brute force like LP, so he looks cleaner and more scientist-like. Since his hair has more volume than DiE and longer than LP, it definitely seems like it's the fluffiest. Just so you know, I'm a Gintama-holic (and currently Elsword-holic) and I like the both of them. I prefer the manga though since Sorachi-sensei is glorious whenever he draws the troll faces.

Ragna0011: The stalkers are having their own fun, but they will appear later though. It's hard to keep the stalking up when you keep want to have fun. Sorry to break it to you, but that's not how it's gonna happen. ElsAi will have their own little date in chapter 13. Chapter 12 will have a Elsword moment for Aisha. That's all the sneak-peek I can give you though. Thank you for leaving a review at the end XD You wonderful forgetful person.

Arachnodon: How should I say this...Add lacks motivation for everything but his work. Elesis is more pushy, lively and willing to try new things. If Elesis didn't push him to try new things, Add would shut himself in 24/7. Elesis is more annoying at first since Add was still against the idea of doing anything beside his research. Gradually, she will turn into that friend who urges you to go out more. She could do whatever she wants without his presence, but she chose to experience it with him so he would ease his fixate on Nasod.

wulfralph: I consulted Google and the 'w' is pronounced as a 'v', right? Like 'vul' in 'Vulcan' (for anyone who wants to know, Vulcan the god of fire in Roman myth and not in Star Trek...I don't watch Star Trek). I was lost at the 'fralph' part though. And here's more! The update is quite steady. Wait...I shouldn't jinx it. Writer block is the most horrifying thing to have.

InsanePurpleLove: I welcome stalkers (not really). I hope you continue to enjoy this little fic of mine in the future (please).

Second part of the date! *roll around*

They were standing near an old book stall. It was the place Add occasionally visited to buy some Nasod machinery book. Chung was talking to the owner, who despite having some wrinkles, was about in his 40s.

"Do you sell notebooks?" Chung asked.

"Of course I do, which one do you like?"

The owner took out a bunch of notebooks stacked on top of each other. It was quite dusty as the stack kicked up a small dust cloud. Chung turned to Eve, who was still wondering what he was doing.

"You told me your diary was about to run out of pages. So, which one do you like?"

Eve's expression was still deadpan at first, but then a small smile appeared on her face. He was really considerate. That was his most notable trait. She took a small step to stand next to him and looked through the amount of notebooks that the owner put up.

"You're really considerate. I appreciate it Chung."

Chung smiled as Eve took a notebook and turned some pages. She was the most graceful person (?) he had ever seen. Gentle yet regal, those are the two words that fit her the best. Elesis looked at Chung, who was staring at Eve with gentle eyes. She elbowed Add, who was still sulking.

"Aren't they cute?"

"So?"

Elesis rolled her eyes. She ignored him then went up to the stall.

"Do you have some rune magic books?"

"Of course, wait here a sec."

The owner kneeled down and went through his stash of books of all kinds. Finally, he found some and put them on the stall. Elesis nodded in gratitude and slowly turned the pages. Add peered over her shoulder.

"Getting some for the brat? You're not going to Velder for half a month anyway?"

"What do you mean? Elsword is h-"

Elesis quickly shut herself up. Add still hadn't known that Elsword had been in Elder for almost a week. She thought he would be discovered sooner, but with Add always shut himself in, it wasn't a surprise that he still hadn't realized yet. Add arched an eyebrow as she was silent mid-sentence. She was definitely hiding something he should know.

"That brat is what?"

"He's…home! Right…" Elesis cleared her throat to sound more convincing. "He's home."

"Uh huh…" Add nodded but the way he looked at her told her that he was suspicious and didn't buy her lie at all.

Luckily for Elesis, Eve finished finding her new diary book. She could change the subject. The notebook looked antique with a brown leather cover and a bright blue orb in the middle, complimented with gold ribbons. It also had a lock on the side, perfect for a diary.

"You have good taste Eve." Elesis nodded.

"Thank you."

"How much is this?" Chung asked the owner.

"Five thousand ED."

Eve nodded and reached for her pocket but Chung's bigger hand stopped her. He put the exact amount of money on the table, paid for her. Eve looked at him, waiting for an answer. Chung noticed her staring and smiled meekly.

"Just let me be cool for once in a while."

Add snickered, but he was shut up quickly by Elesis, who elbowed him in the stomach. Eve stared at the Tactical Trooper and he averted his gaze. She sighed, hugged the book against her chest. A small smile appeared on her face, which caused Chung to blush.

"I really appreciate it."

"Y-You're welcome!"

Elesis sighed in happiness as she saw Eve's happy face. She was a Nasod after all so her expressions were mostly deadpan. Hardly ever had Elesis seen Eve's obvious happiness. It was a nice moment between the two of them, she felt like she could stare at them forever, but Add broke her out of her thought.

"So, did the brat say he wanted anything?" Add flipped a few pages of a random magic books.

"No, this is a gift for him, so he didn't know yet."

Eve noticed the two of them looking through books. It was clear that Elesis still hadn't made up her mind. She focused more on swordplay enhanced by fire, so she knew almost nothing about rune magic. Through a huge amount of books, she didn't know which one was the best. Add was way worse than her, he didn't even understand how magic worked as opposed to his knowledge of machinery.

"Do you two require help?"

"Yes…" Elesis was still in her thinking state, she answered without even hearing the question.

Eve nodded. She signaled Moby and Remy to come forward and their eyes tinted blue. They scanned the books thoroughly, made Elesis startled and stepped back a bit. The result screen appeared as hologram to show Eve, who looked at it in deep thought.

"What is the queen of Feita doing here?" Rena said as she was munching on her fried cracker.

"We would have known if we kept an eye on them." Despite saying that, Raven was chewing his lizard jerky.

Rena giggled. She knew she dragged him away, but he had fun buying stuffs with her, especially food. They bought so much food since living in a castle meant constant classy meals and gourmet food. Sometimes, what people sold on the street was always tastier than the fancy meals they had. Rena ate her last piece of fried cracker and looked at her empty bag in disappointment. Raven noticed it and offered his lizard jerky.

"Want some?"

Rena nodded with a smile and bit on the piece of jerky while it was still on his hand. Raven sighed at her happy face, she looked like a child, especially with a small crumb on her cheek. He reached for her face and wiped it away.

"There…"

Rena blushed. She was a capable adult, but the way he treated her earlier looked like he was dealing with a child. Raven quietly asked her what happened. Rena shook her head and went back to tailing them. Her heart couldn't handle itself if he kept doing that.

After analyzing the result, Eve reached in and took the third book in the stack.

"This one contains the most information out of all of them."

"Thank you! You're the best Eve!"

Elesis hugged the queen again. Eve slowly got used to Elesis's hugging tendency as she wasn't startled by her anymore. After Elesis released her, Eve handed her the book. Elesis kept thanking her over and over again before actually paying for it. Add became agitated as he saw Eve utilized her Nasod ability. He wanted the code so much, but because of his fiancée, he couldn't even lay a hand on her (or Elesis might snap his neck while he asleep). Chung stared at the MasterMind. He couldn't trust him yet. Although Elesis did say that they would call truce for today, he was still afraid that he might capture Eve without him noticing. As they were about to go to another stall, a loud scream took their attention.

"Thief! Thief!"

A shady man was heading towards them. He noticed Eve was standing in his way and pushed her, knocking her down to the ground.

"Eve!" Chung quickly pulled out his Destroyer. "You bastard!"

He was about to shoot, but only smoke came out.

"What? I just reloaded!"

"Leave this to me!"

Elesis ran full-speed towards the man. She jumped and kicked him onto the ground. He was a petty thief after all. He couldn't outrun Elesis, who had to train her speed and stamina every single morning. As Elesis was reaching for the ED pouch, the man pulled his necklace and lazer shot out. Elesis quickly leaned to the side to evade, but it hit her shoulder, pushed her off his back.

"Damn, I wasn't expecting that!"

Raven grabbed the sword by his side, readied to fight the thief. However, Rena placed her hand on his shoulder, stopping him before he could do anything.

"But…"

"Just wait a bit." Rena signalled him to be silent. "Elesis is tough, she could deal with it."

Add quickly ran towards her. He checked the place where the lazer hit her. Luckily, it left only a small burn.

"Quickly! Give me one of my drones!"

On usual basis, she would have refused, but since this was an emergency, they had no time for that. Elesis reached inside her pocket and threw him one of his drones. Add activated it immediately when it touched his hand. A small floating diamond-shaped thing appeared behind him.

"Fire!"

A small bolt of magenta-colored beam was shot out. It hit the man, taken him down in one shot. The pendant on the necklace seemed to protect him as he was still able to move even after taking a clean hit. The man was getting up, about to flee again.

"Ophelia! Oberon!" Eve ordered.

Her maid and butler restrained the thief immediately. Add ticked his tongue in annoyance and pulled Elesis's coat aside. He hastily pulled the zipper down, revealed her bare collarbone.

"What are you doing pervert?!" Elesis tried her best to cover up again, but he held the zipper tightly.

"Are you an idiot?!" Add scolded her.

"Huh?"

"You didn't know what he was capable of! Don't rush in like that!" Add eyed the burn on her collarbone. "Lucky for you, this is only a minor injury."

Add let go of the zipper, allowed Elesis to pull it up to cover herself again. Add sighed and sat down next to her.

"Be careful next time." His voice was much gentler as he reminded her.

"Yeah…"

"Are we interrupting you two?" Chung asked with a laugh. "You look pretty romantic there."

As they were about to protest that they weren't romantic in anyway, Eve and Chung walked pass them, left no room for argument since they didn't listen.

"I will retrieve the money."

Eve carefully approached the man since she didn't know what else he got in his sleeves. She nodded towards Moby and Remy. They immediately scanned the man.

"Hm…that necklace of yours is Nasod technology, correct?"

Oberon took the money pouch on the ground and handed it to Eve. She looked around for the person who got their money stolen. Suddenly, she felt a heavy pat on her back. As she turned to look at the side, it was a woman in her 20s.

"Thank you! All of you were extraordinary!" She happily took back her money pouch. "I'm Luichel, the accessory shop owner. It wouldn't be fair if I let you go back empty-handed after you all helped me. So, as a reward, you can take whichever piece of accessory from my stall."

"It wouldn't be necessary." Eve calmly rejected.

"Don't be like that! Come here!"

Luichel pulled Eve along with her. Chung hurriedly followed since he was afraid that he lost sight of her again. Add offered his hand to help Elesis stood up and she took it. Elesis dusted her clothes. The burn on her shoulder ached, but it wasn't painful so it didn't bother her much. When she got back on her feet, she grabbed Add's hand and pulled him with a smile.

"Come on! We're going to lose track of them."

"Don't push yourself. Tell me if it hurts."

"Ok."

Rena felt her knees were going weak at how cute they were, even Raven was blushing slightly. She flailed her arms in excitement since if she was allowed to speak loudly, she would scream to everyone that they were making progresses. Raven made sure that she wouldn't do anything silly like that and held her shoulders tightly.

For the first time in ever, Elesis's voice was meek. She didn't know why, but maybe it was from the fact that Add's voice was so gentle. He was always taunting her with sarcastic tone. It was one in a million chances that he actually sounded nice and genuinely cared about her well-being. Before she knew it, they had arrive at Luichel's stall. Elesis giggled when she saw Eve was donned with all kinds of jewelries. Most of them were fake, though they did look nice. Chung smiled and took the necklaces, rings, bracelets off of her. He picked a small silver tiara.

"Fitting for a queen."

Chung placed the accessory on her head. Luichel nodded, she had to say Chung had good eyes. Eve adjusted it, she averted her eyes away from the Tactical Trooper. The way he smiled was a bit too charming for his own good. Chung picked out another bracelet with an orange orb in the middle. He held up Eve's hand and gently slid it onto her. Eve took a closer look. It really complimented her porcelain skin.

"It looks great on you." Luichel smiled.

Eve nodded. She wondered if she was capable of blushing or not, but she could tell her system was overheating. To repay his kindness, she chose a golden cross with a blue jewel in the middle.

"Lovely." Eve said with a smile.

Chung's entire face warmed up immediately. He looked away from her eyes. He was afraid that if he looked at her too much, she might realize he was extremely embarrass.

"They're also adorable, aren't they?" Rena sighed in bliss. "Aw, young love."

"You're still young, you know. Don't say that like you're old already." Raven chuckled.

"Yeah, young or not, I hope that I can find love like them."

Raven looked at Rena, who didn't seem to notice that he was staring at her. He sighed with a smile and patted her head. Rena looked at him and said jokingly.

"What? Do you volunteer to give me that love?"

Rena didn't realize that she sounded like she was asking him to be her boyfriend. Raven averted his eyes, pretending that he didn't hear her say that. It would be awkward no matter how he chose to answer that. Being her boyfriend wasn't that bad since the way she acted erased that fact that she looked like Seris. However, Raven still hadn't been able to confirm his feelings for her yet. He didn't know whether he loved her or not.

"Hey, I'm kidding."

Raven's silence made Rena realized what she just said. She returned to watching Elesis and Add, acted like she had never said that.

Elesis and Add stood on the side. She smiled a bit from her friend's possible newly found love interest. Add didn't care in one bit. He approached the stall and was quickly greeted by an overly-friendly Luichel.

"Took you two long enough!" She pulled the Blazing Heart closer. "You girlfriend here is in need of some accessories."

Luichel, again, took out her jewelries and put them on Elesis. She had no idea what to do as the stall owner kept putting on different kinds of accessories on her. It started to feel heavy as she had no idea if any part of her body didn't have something on it. Add stopped Luichel as she was about to put a bracelet on Elesis.

"I think this fits her the most."

Add took a necklace with a small red pendant in the middle with gold shaped like flame donned the side. Elesis took off all of the things on her and when she was less expected it, Add put the necklace on her.

"Red is definitely your color." Add mumbled to himself.

"Whoa, I've never thought that Add was this sensible."

Raven nodded in amazement. The stubborn prince had grown a lot. Rena could almost say that they had been dating without the elf's knowledge.

"Beside, she isn't my girlfriend." Add unknowingly crushed Rena's expectation.

"Really? You two look like it."

"We don't." Add ticked his tongue.

Both Elesis and Add had no idea where people got that idea, even though Chung and Eve, a Nasod, could see it. They acted like lovers. Eve sighed and smiled, she was happy for her friend, but she was quite worried as her stalker was now her fiancé. Chung hoped that when he married her, he would stop stalking Eve. It would be creepy if it still kept up after that. Elesis looked around for something that might work well on Add. She hated to be in debt since Add chose the necklace for her earlier. She had to admit, he had good taste. It looked well on her. It was her turn to pick something for him. However, the fact that he was almost covered head-to-toe in his suit didn't leave her too much room to work with.

"That's alright. I don't need anything."

"But it's not fair. I have to find you something." Elesis turned to Luichel. "Do you have tie pin?"

"Hm? Of course."

Luichel took a small red basket with multiple pins inside. Elesis went through all of them. Since Add mostly wore his suit with his tie, she thought she gave him something that he could use on daily basis. Finally, she found a gold-colored pin with a blue diamond-shaped ornament at the end. She quickly turned to face the MasterMind with a wide smile.

"There! This fits you the best!"

"You don't have to, but thank you." Add took the pin off of Elesis's hand.

She had good taste. Personally, he would take this one if he could choose. Rena sighed in contempt as Add put the tie pin on. They took another step. Rena and Raven couldn't be happier than that.

They continued to go around the Merchant District and visited other stalls.

The sun was starting to set. The color of orange replaced the bright sunlight. It was time to head back. Eve and Chung said goodbye to them as they still had to visit some other places before heading back. After this, they would have a meeting with the king before going back. Elesis would love to have more chance to speak with Eve, but since Add was in the picture. It couldn't be helped it.

Meanwhile, Raven and Rena were still at the merchant District. Rena didn't want to go back just yet since they were tailing the lovebirds all over the place and didn't have a chance to go around the place herself.

"They're going home already huh?" Rena pouted. "Hey, can you accompany me? I want to buy more things here."

Raven nodded. He didn't have much to do anyway. Received his approval, Rena smiled brightly and hurried him to another stall.

Elesis and Add headed back to the castle on their own. It wasn't a long way, but it could take a while. Add was unusually quiet on the way home. Elesis looked at him questioningly. She smiled and caught his hand and walked next to him.

"Admit it. You have fun today."

"It was okay." Add looked on the side.

Elesis tried to pry the honest answer out of him, but it wasn't working as well as she thought. She sulkily looked away from him. They were holding hands like lovers and walked down the road in the sunset. It should be romantic, but with the two of them, it wasn't possible. Not before long, Elesis spouted an insult.

"Fatty, you had fun. Just admit it."

"Wanna pick a fight, gorilla? I'll do it on the street if I have to."

"Bring it! But wait, I don't want to drag your unconscious body back to the castle."

"I wonder who is going to drag who."

That's all for the date. I swear, there will be a pseudo-date in the near future. It wouldn't be a date, but more as an outing.