Aylife's eyes were bizarre, his emotion were mixed with worried and anxiety. As Delta was scared at his unusual behavior. " How is she? Is she okay? Did anyone hurt her? "

Delta sensed his worries in his voice, feeling a bit of jealously as she pushed him back. " C- Calm down Mr Xitalu... she was taken under your care right? You should've know about all of that. " she told him, feeling a bit uneasy on his sudden assault.

" Oh. Is that so? " he felt a bit relaxed, fixing the glasses that he was wearing. " I would like to meet her right away. " taken by his word, a pink lightning that has the writing " Jealousy " struck her heart. She jerks up on her own and lead the way.

As they walked deeper into the lab, mumbling could be heard from Delta's mouth. But that didn't faze Aylife one bit. All he cares was to meet his friend again. They stopped in front of a door. As a few scientist hands out a hazmat suit to Aylife.

" Through this way Mr Xitalu. You already know where the Key are. So I can't guide you along the way. " she humps, still jealous of his attention toward the Key.

" Okay then. " he wore the blue hazmat suit that has the text written in a strange language. Before he goes through the door, he turned around and stare at Delta, who looks away in annoyance.

" Thank you for your help, Ta-chan. " as the word escape his mouth. She could felt an imaginary bullet went through her heart. Taking her by surprise as she was knocked out due to his compliment. The worker around her panicked as they catch her in her fall.

As the door behind Aylife sealed, he looked around. The place was filled dreadful atmosphere, the ceiling was painted with red, and the floor was filled with weird gooey swamp that could be poisonous.

" Whoa~ I wish everyone could be here. This would be a good hiding spot for Firodile if we played hide-and-seek here. " he mumbled to himself.

Other than the strange red beanstalk growing all over the place, the path he followed was separated into various selection. But he kept moving straight without reading the sign that was written on one of the beanstalk.

April sat on the ground, Copy curled up on her lap, trying to find a good spot to sit down. " It is you... where have you been all this time? " the unnamed mother asked the ghost girl, who sniffs and wipes her tears.

" I was lost in the woods! I thought mom escaped with dad! " the girl hit her mother's chest, which doesn't have much physical contact with her body. But she could still felt the warmth of her touch. Patting her head, she smiled and looked at her. " I'm sorry. We failed to escape because the security was too tight. "

The cat found the place where he felt the most comfortable, under April's breast as its ears were squished by it. " Umm, I'm sorry to interrupt your reunion but could you please listen to us for a moment? " the woman looked at the cat, still petting her daughter's head. " You're such a cute and polite cat~. " Copy felt an affection in her words, as the cat close its eyes slightly and spoke.

" Thank you, but saying that won't make me happy at all... " anyone can tell through the cat's squeaky voice that he was lying. She couldn't help to giggles at the cat's embarrassed face.

" This is so reassuring~. " April said, smiling both at the cat and the woman in the cell. Copy sighed, " About my question... "

" Oh, ask away. "

" Thank you. " so polite~ The girl thought. " First of all, where are we? And what is this place? " as he ask this. The girl stares at them before asking her own question.

" Didn't you guys came in from the front door? " the cat flinched at this, as he remembered that they actually came here from a portal they found. The cat slapped its paw on its face, trying to make an excuse.

" Uhh... we actually came here falling from the sky and crash landed. " a moment of silence surrounded the premises. Copy feels like he wants to pluck out his whisker and then dig a large hole and live inside it forever.

The ghost girl interrupted broke the silence. " It's true mommy! Copy's friends are strong people that beat up scary looking monster! Though, Aylife fell into a trap hole and we haven't seen him since... "

" Aylife? " April and Copy had ellipse on top of their head, as it disappears, Copy started screaming. " AHH! WE COMPLETELY FORGET ABOUT HIM! What should we do April?! " the cat asks, climbing on her cleavage and look at her directly in the face. All she did was smile, " He's going to be fine. I know him for a lot of years already~. " seeing the trust she put in Aylife made the cat felt reassured. He jumps down from her cleavage, landing on the rough cement floor.

" If you say he'll be fine then that means you guys must have gone through a lot, huh? " she nods, staring at the woman who had calm her beloved daughter. " We came to this dimension because there is a friend we need to save. " after hearing the word ' dimension ' she was led to a confusion. " You bunch... are not from this world are you? " the gaze she made was letting out a queasy feeling. Putting that on the back of her head, she cleared her mind and bowed down, " Before I tell you about what you want to know. I must say thank you for finding my daughter and bringing her back to me. " she said, her forehead touching the floor as April gave her a cheerful smile.

" We haven't done anything yet~ you don't have to thank us for that~. " a warm feeling was swaying the heart of the other prisoner, who cried in happiness.

" Such a pure girl! " a man cried, punching the wall out of sadness.

" There's no way we could harm such a girl! Now I really want to get out of here! " another one spoke, as he tried to break the cage open.

" We're coming lady! We'll help you escape this place with our strength! " Copy sweat drops on their pointless struggle and blew the word " Idiots, " under his breath.

The prisoners are very loud, with a slight of movement the cackling noise that came from their handcuff could annoy anyone out of their wits. " OH JUST SHUT UP ALREADY! " the cat released a tantrum, as the noise slowly dies down. It sighed, looking at the woman who looked like his master.

" Can you please tell us what happen here? I need Maro to wash me up again. " hearing the name ' Maro ', the woman lets out a small gasp. Looking at her daughter, who was confused by her mother's reaction, and then back to the teenager and the cat. " There is a lot that I have to ask you... but I guess you're in a hurry. " the cat nodded, as he jumps on April's head and lay down his own head on it. The girl stayed silent for a moment, as she readies herself to recall what happened here.

To be honest, I was a maid of this castle. The once great Forest Castle was known for its nature beauty. There used to be a small town here, a town where people lived happily, surviving the wild and also meet foreign traveler. The prince of the castle, was known as a great warrior in the military. There have always been several royal family that wanted to marry the king's son. Whom he rejected for some hidden reason. For me, I was just another maid of the castle. But whenever I stepped outside the castle, the people would greet me with smiles.

" Oh young lady! Purchasing food stock for the king again? " the shopkeeper asked of me.

" Ahaha... yes. Is there any fresh food on sale? "

" Well of course! We have the healthiest fruit and vegetable on sale! " laughing at his strange pose, I picked a few fruits and put it inside a basket. " How much would that be? "

" Oh the fruits? Don't worry about it, you can take it for free. "

" Eh?! Are you sure? Won't your business go bad? " the old man smiled at me, as he plays with his long beard.

" Hahaha! Think of these as charity to the king. And besides, I am going to move my store to another kingdom soon. " I was shocked at the sudden news. He has always been my favorite shopkeeper in this town. " Make sure you marry the prince. Everyone's rooting for you. " I could feel my own face heating up, hiding my face with my own hands.

" H- How did you know about that? "

" Hahaha! Everyone knows about your and the prince! They always talked about how much of a perfect pair you people are. " more and more feeling were gushing inside me, taking a deep breath I bid the shopkeeper a farewell. I could still hear his funny laughter that always brightens my mood.

It was another busy day, as the cook handed the food on me, he told me to send it to the prince. " Oh and also. Don't forget to give him your affection in it. " it was embarrassing...

" This prince guy must be an important person. " Copy spoke, as its cat ears twitches separately.

" He must be a strong, reliable and trustworthy prince~ am I right? " the woman laughed nervously. " Yes... he is. "

" And so, did something happen to him? "

The girl was confused at his question. " Whaa~? "

The cat sweat drops, " What I was trying to ask was is he still alive? "

She smiled, as she pats on the sleeping ghost girl's head.

One day, the king called me to the throne's room. He said that it was an emergency call, so I hurried to the throne room. When I went inside the door, the king was on his throne, majestic as usual. I slowly walked up to him and bowed my head.

" What is your order, your majesty? " I could hear the throne being pushed back, following it was footsteps, must be king's I thought.

" Raise your head. " the king ordered, I does what he says as he looked down on me with a serious face. I was worried if I'd angered him for some way. Closing my eyes in the fear, the king asked me the most dreadful question in my life.

" ... Can you... marry the prince? "

I froze at the spot... the king has embarrassment written on his face. " I... " before I spoke further, I took a small gulp and ask. " W- Why do you chose me, a n- normal maid of the castle. To marry the p- prince? " I couldn't help it, curiosity got the best of me.

" Well... there are various reason why... but- "

" Just tell me! I'm just a normal maid... if you want cuter maids there's the Head Maid, Delta Beautiflex... she's a lot cuter than I am! And sexy if I must add! " the said woman just stare at her with a blank look, as if she could care less of her compliment.

" Why did you reject all of those royal family's request to marry your son? Is it because of m- me...? "

The king was in a bind, unable to answer her question. He sat back on his throne, trying to make up an answer. One of the guards went toward the maid, he was shorter than everyone else in the room. Anyone could mistaken him for a child, as he pats her back.

" I'm sorry to put on such a burden on you. The reason is undisclosed. But I really need to you to marry my son. " the king said with a soothing voice. I couldn't help but crying, tears were falling down my cheeks.

" Answer the king's question, or this case isn't going anywhere. " one of the guard spoke slowly.

What should I do... am I really going to be happy with the guy I like? Ahh... this is so hard...

My tears stops in some instance, I have made my decision and I won't regret doing it. I slowly stands up and raise my head, my eyes were still on the king's figure.

" I... " I cried, gathering all of my courage I told him the answer with an outburst. " I'm sorry! But I couldn't accept the marriage! " after that, I ran away from the castle. The townspeople saw me running through the streets, but I couldn't help running away from the castle. I was afraid that the king would kill me or sold me to a slave market.

" That is a scary thought you have there... " Copy shivers in fear.

The sky was getting darker, I don't know how much time has passes since I started running. An uproot stopped me in my tracks, as my long sprint came to an end... I was the in the forest at that time. All I could remember was that I fell asleep in the woods.

As I wake up from my sleep, a child's face was staring at me. His blank blue eyes were staring deep into my soul, yelping in shock, I accidentally knocks my forehead with his.

" Ow! " the child screamed, I looked around to find myself in a clearing, it was a dark night and the only thing that brightens the area was a bonfire. I slowly rubbed my forehead, gazing back at the child with blue hair. Other than his previous expression, he now looks more childish now that I saw him clearly...

" Hey miss. You forgot your ring. " before I could ask what it was, he put a ring at my ring finger. My mind was blank at that time, as he stands up and stretched his arms. Slowly my face turned red... as I screamed in embarrassment.

" W- WHAT IS THIS?! "

After a short rest, I calmed down and looked at the blue haired boy, he seems to be a very young kid to be in the woods... did he also ran away from home?

" U- Umm... "

" Yes? " he replied, turning his face toward me.

" M- May I know your name? " I asked nervously.

I remembered his childish smile, the smile that warmed my heart. " I'm Aylife Fueko. Though you can call me Aylife. "

" Mommy.. did you mean the nice guy that helped me? " the ghost girl asked, looking at her mother as she gently rubs her head.

" Yes darling~ oh and if I remember correctly, you people mentioned the name ' Aylife ' before too right? " the woman asked, as Copy's ear perks up, he point his head upwards with pride.

" Hmm~ we did? " April lightly hums. While Copy, who seems to be in a good mood. " Hehehe. Of course! He's a four wielding sword user and also my master's friend! " she giggled at the cat's voice and looked out the window.

" He must be fighting again... for someone's else sake. "

" He sure is~. " April replied, smiling at her as she closed her eyes. The girl continued to tell them about her past.

We stayed together for some time. Sleeping in the same tent and also sharing the same blanket.

" Firodile would get jealous if he hears this... " Copy mumbled.

He always went to the river to catch some fish and I would cook it for the two of us. One day, we were by the river, he was waiting patiently for some fish to bite his bait as he asked me a certain question when I was in the middle of washing his clothes.

" Hey miss. Don't you have a home to go back to? "

" M- me? ... Well.. I do but, I'm worried about you living out here all alone. "

" Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself. " as an adult, I couldn't let a kid lecture me about survival. I went to his side and sat near him.

" You don't need to lie to me. I know you missed your parents so much. " I was hoping for a child crying in my chest, sobbing about how sad they truly are inside. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.

" What are you talking about? I'm fine staying this way. "

Shocked by his response, I froze at the spot, suddenly his fishing rod started shaking, he quickly reacted to it and started pulling it, he struggles to pull the fish up, I sighed at that moment and gave him an advice.

" Oh you should give up. There's no way a kid like you can catch a fish. "

He turned around to look at my eyes. " Just watch me! " as he said that, he pulled harder, at first I was expecting a tiny fish ate the bait. But the size of the fish that he pulled out of the river was beyond my expectations. As the fish landed on land, he asked me to cut the fish up to pieces.

" There's no way I can do that! " the fish was 3 feet tall and 10 feet long, he was a bit annoyed by my disability and went inside the tent. After a few minute inside it, he pulled out two sword! One was covered in gold and the other was covered in silver. He dragged it with his frail arms and cut it into pieces!

" There you go! Hey miss! You can cook this fish tonight for us right? "

" U- uhm... "

" You can? Thank you! " after that he hugged me, which make me happy a little...

Our peaceful days felt endless, he enjoyed every single day as if it was an adventure. We had fun, a tons of fun! I can't remember how long I've spent my time with him. Until one day... " Hey miss. " the blue haired boy called me.

" Yes, Aylife? "

He has a distant look on his face, different from what I saw everyday. " Do you want to follow me to an adventure? "

That was his question, I would immediately said ' yes ' but then he added another choice. " Or do you want to go back to your home and get married with that strong prince? "

I was shocked by the second choice... how did he know? It was still a mystery to me...

" Choose one. " he looked at me, as he chomps down the meat that was on his hand.

TO BE CONTINUED

" Maro! " - Aylife

" WHEN IS THIS GOING TO END?! " - Firodile.

" ... " - X?

" We will help you~ because that's what I like to do~! " - April.