Chapter 2

Authors Note:

So it looks like in the first chapter I got Tione and Tiona mixed up. I have tried to do better in this chapter, but if I'm still incorrect, would you let me know in a review please? Thank you!

As the Loki Familia walked through the streets of Orario Lefiya couldn't help but pout. Bell had run away from her, she wasn't that scary surely. Suddenly her memories of all the times Bell had run away from her started to play out in her head.

Lefiya shook her head. "No way, I'm not that scary looking am I?"

Tiona frowned. "What do you mean?"

Lefiya turned towards Tiona. "Well, people don't just suddenly, run away at the sight of me right? I mean, running away from someone like Aiz I can understand, she does look kinda scary at times."

Aiz from her location in front of them suddenly stopped walking. "Excuse me?"

"But I'm not scary looking am I?" Lefiya finished quickly.

"Well, I don't know what to say. If it means anything you don't look that scary to me, so theirs that I guess."

Lefiya's eyes went wide, before she suddenly jumped at Tiona. "Oh you're the best Tiona simply the best. As thanks for your kind comments please allow me to massage your small orbs."

Tiona struggled in Lefiya's grasp while saying. "You know what, never mind. You are kind of scary, because you're a massive pervert."

Lefiya stopped trying to grope Tiona and frowned. "But I thought people liked perverts."

Both Aiz and Tiona stared at Lefiya like she'd gone mad. "I mean, the Freya Familia exists right?"

A look of comprehension dawned on Aiz face while Tiona continued to stare at Lefiya. "I'm not sure how to respond to that." She finally said.

Gareth from close by snorted in amusement.

"We've arrived!" Finn called out. "Open the gates." He ordered the guard at the front.

"Yessir. Open up!" He called out.

As the gates were opening they suddenly heard a voice crying out saying. "My beautiful warriors, welcome home!" Suddenly the goddess Loki, running forward at insane speeds, jumped over captain Finn's head and while Aiz, Tione, and Tiona dodged to the side. "Glad you all made it back safe and sound!" She said in the air, before landing on top of Lefiya.

"I've been so lonely up here by myself Lefiya!" Loki cried, while groping Lefiya's breasts.

Suddenly, to horror of everyone, Lefiya grinned and her hands found Loki's rear end. "And I've been lonely too, you've got something quite impressive down here goddess."

Loki cackled in both surprise, and amusement. "Well I've got too make up for other areas y'know?"

Suddenly Tiona understood where she'd seen Lefiya's grin before. As the elf and goddess groped each other their expressions were exactly the same.

Finn coughed awkwardly. "My lady, zero casualties were suffered on this trip. We weren't able to reach any further levels, I'll have a full report on that later."

Loki glanced up. "Kay! Catcha later!" Loki looked back down. "By the way Lefiya, if I'm not mistaken you seem to be growing up."

Lefiya giggled. "But of course goddess, I do believe I've been eating quite well. And doing work in the dungeon gives lots of exercise. While not as impressive as yours I do believe I have quite the impressive rear end as well."

"Ooh, may I see?"

"Maybe later, in the showers I mean."

Loki's eyes went wide. "You got it sister." Loki stood up. "Well, time to prepare for dinner. We're all gonna feast like gods tonight!"

As everyone around started cheering Loki walked away towards the manor. Lefiya let out a genuine smile. It really was good to see the goddess, the last time Lefiya had seen her, it was as a light returning to heaven.

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While in the showers Aiz watched Lefiya carefully, the memories from the dungeon still playing out in her head. Lefiya had killed the minotaur with her dagger and saved a boy, but what had caused her to run off in the first place?

She knew that Lefiya was with them when the Minotaurs appeared, so she must have run off while everyone was distracted. But then, what was she looking for? And did she find it? Did it maybe have anything to do with that boy she saved? No, that couldn't be it, he was a level one adventurer, and clearly new at this too. So what was it?

"Hngh." Aiz glanced at Tiona and found her eyeing Tione's breasts, then her own, and then Lefiya's. "Dang it Lefiya, they really are growing aren't they?"

Lefiya smirked. "That's what I told you didn't I?" Then she glanced towards the baths.

Suddenly they heard Loki's voice sounding bubbly. "Don't you worry your pretty little head about that." Loki suddenly jumped out and rushed towards them. Aiz, Tione, and Tiona all dodged to the side. "I'll massage them till their nice and juicy. Give me those tatas, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie! Let me look at them Lefiya!"

Lefiya's smirk stayed plastered on her face. "Well, ready for some skin ship goddess?"

Loki giggled. "But of course, ~Lefiya.~"

Well, while Aiz was curious about what was going on with Lefiya, it wasn't worth witnessing whatever horrors were about to take place in the showers tonight.

As Aiz walked away Loki called out. "Wait a minute Aiz. If you want your status updated you need to come by after dinner. I'm gonna call It quits after ten people tonight."

Aiz turned and nodded, then she turned and walked off.

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After dinner Lefiya saw Aiz make her way towards Loki's personal chambers, probably to get her status update like Loki had told her to earlier. Lefiya frowned, she needed to get stronger too. 'I should probably get my status update after Aiz is finished.' Lefiya nodded to herself and started to follow.

Lefiya saw Aiz walk in and enter. Lefiya nodded to herself and leaned on the wall. After a few minutes Aiz opened the door. "Hm, Lefiya?"

Lefiya nodded. "I've come to get my status updated." Aiz nodded, started to walk away, but Lefiya called out to her. "Hey Aiz, after I'm done, can we talk?" Aiz faced Lefiya, and nodded. Lefiya smiled. "Thanks."

"Well, well, well, look who's second. I'm actually surprised, I didn't expect you tonight. Maybe tomorrow, but not tonight." Loki said, with her signature smile on her face.

Lefiya chuckled, and sitting down she removed the upper part of her clothes, giving Loki access to her back. "Let's just say that Aiz isn't the only one with a drive to get stronger, surely you noticed the dagger?"

Loki grimaced. "Hard not to. Very well, lets begin."

As Lefiya sat down Loki pricked her finger with a needle and drew a line of blood on her back. As Lefiya sat she wondered, how could she get stronger faster? Bell's growth rate was insane but he was a little bit of an exception. His skill Realis Friese and the Hestia Knife had accelerated his growth exponentially. Then again, the concept of continually fighting odds greater then oneself over and over again.

And the Hestia Knife, well… "It was a weapon that learned to talk." Lefiya muttered.

"Hm, what was that? Talking weapons?" Loki asked curious.

Lefiya's expression was thoughtful. "Goddess Loki, have you ever heard of any talking weapons?"

Loki frowned as she finished with Lefiya's status, pushing a paper onto her back. "I can't really say I have, that's not to say I know everything. The closest Example I can come up with would be Thor's Mjolnir, which could do this weird worthiness test thing, but otherwise no. Why? Do you want one?"

"No, its just, I had this thought." Loki gestured for her to go on. "I have this idea, of what It might take to make a sentient weapon that could learn to talk."

Loki look interested, handing Lefiya's status report over to her. "I see, do go on."

"Well I'd imagine it'd need to be made by a god of the forge, and it would probably need to be infused with a gods blood. The reason being that in my theory, a weapon like this would grow with the user, it would almost be like a Familia member. It would be enchanted to grow with the user is my idea here though."

Loki seemed thoughtful. "Growing with the user huh, and that would mean, that as the weapon learns it might learn to talk too. Hm, interesting. Very well then, I'll ask Hephaestus about it the next time I see her. See what she thinks."

Lefiya nodded and looked over her status change. Wow, her stats were so low, that was just unsettling, although she had had a jump in speed and strength so that was nice. "I should probably get going." She said.

Loki waved her away and Lefiya left. Loki frowned to herself. "Man what has that girl been reading? Its an idea though, a very interesting one."

Lefiya stepped out and spotted Aiz a short distance away. Walking over to her she waved. "Hey Aiz."

Aiz nodded. "So, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?"

Lefiya leaned on a window and looked outside. "Aiz, do you remember that boy I saved in the dungeon?"

Aiz was silent for a moment before. "Yes, I remember him, the white haired boy who ran away right?"

"Yeah him." Lefiya clenched her fists. "After I saved him, I saw something in him. It was almost like, an aura of potential." She wasn't really lying, she had seen it, and she knew that Freya had seen it too. Bell's soul, it was pure, and see through, almost ghostlike. "It was strong Aiz, really strong. And, I want it to grow, even without having talked to him." Lefiya turned to Aiz. "That was why, I ran off earlier. I had sensed something, and I needed to see it closer. However I feel like if I try to talk to him, he'll run away again. So if you see him… can you befriend him Aiz?"

Aiz was silent again. Then finally. "I'll see about it if I meet him."

Lefiya smiled wide, operation get Aiz interested in Bell was a success! "I'll see you tomorrow then!" And Lefiya ran off.

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To say that Lefiya's relationship with Bell in her time was simple wouldn't be accurate. In her time Bell had fallen in love with Aiz, and she had fallen in love with him. However the two's relationship hadn't really gotten anywhere before the monsters had destroyed the world.

After most intelligent life in the world was killed Freya, [figures that It'd be Freya,] after seeing that there was absolutely nothing she could do to get Bell and Aiz away from each other had "suggested" that since more of the surviving adventurers were female, [something that all the remaining men had found extremely stupid,] that to repopulate the world the men should have harems.

The world had spiraled downwards from there. [What else had Freya expected to happen.]

Since what felt like an entire fourth of the surviving population had had the hots for Bell a lot of really dumb things had happened. But Lefiya seeing an opportunity to have something with Aiz had taken it… and as a result she had fallen in love with the white haired boy.

Of course Tiona, who had managed to survive the first wave of monsters, had made fun of Lefiya for ages. Until Lefiya had told Tiona to try spending an extended period of time with him and not develop an attraction for him.

Well Tiona had spent an extended period of time with him… and that was one of the reasons Lefiya felt a much stronger attraction towards Tiona then Tione. Tiona had been one of Lefiya's closest allies during that time.

There was of course this unsaid rule that everyone, yes even Freya, had followed. And that was of course, that everyone differed to Aiz. Aiz was the first one he had feelings for, and that was simply fact.

To say that Lefiya wasn't bothered by that detail would be incorrect. However after she had tried adopt Loki's behavior patterns, and with her previous affection for Aiz still existing, it had actually stopped bothering her because… well, it gave her a convenient excuse to get cozy with her female friends.

Of course Bell hadn't been the only man with a harem. Captain Finn and his wife had also survived the first wave. And as soon as she heard Freya's idea Tione was practically glued to the captains side.

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Ahhhh, the Hostess of Fertility. Lefiya had a lot of memories of this place. A lotta food, a lotta ale, and best of all, really cute waitresses. Thinking about it didn't Ryu work here? Of course, she hadn't met her in this time yet so she should probably introduce herself sometime shouldn't she?

The party wasn't the only reason she was here however, if she recalled correctly this was the night the Bete decided to be a total retard. That would mean, that he was here tonight. Lefiya's eyes wandered around the tavern, making a bunch of little observations, searching for Bell Cranel.

Idly Lefiya thought that the last time she'd searched for Bell in a tavern like this it had been to drag him away and offer her body to him. A real shame she'd never been able to corner him.

"Aiz, Elf, it's about time you told everybody what happened the other day, hilarious." Elf huh, come to think of it had Bete ever actually said her name?

Hang on.

"And what story would you be referring to Bete. I can't seem to recall anything I did in the dungeon that would be important to you?" Lefiya said, her eyes narrowing, her tone turning dark.

"C'mon you know what I'm talking about." Bete said, clearly missing her tone. All those minotaurs got loose. You told me you went down and finished off the last on the fifth floor right? You had to save that tomato dumba-"

"What are you getting at Bete." Lefiya interrupted darkly.

Bete laughed. "I'm just tellin the story. Anyway, so theirs some little pansy running around in there, and this big ugly sucker just starts chasing him. Right? So elf girl jumps in, and cuts the thing to pieces. And the little wuss gets absolutely covered in blood. Dude looks just like a big ol stupid tomato!" Bete started laughing, and because they were drunk Tione and Tiona let out some giggles too.

Lefiya clenched her fists, she was really close to clocking the drunk fool in the face right now. He was making fun of Bell, that was a mistake in her presence.

Bete continued his story while Lefiya was silently raging. "And then check this out, then tomato guy runs out screaming his freaking head off, and ran away from the one who saved him." Bete hiccupped and started laughing. "What a pathetic jacka-"

"I don't think you can blame him for any of that." Lefiya interrupted.

Riveria made to assist Lefiya. "It wasn't his fault. That will be quite enough out of you Bete. The monsters only escaped the 17th floor because of our mistake. It wasn't the kid's fault, don't even try an-"

"What?! The idiot bit off more then he could chew trying to be a hero. You can ask elf girl, she knows what I'm talking about." Lefiya was considering taking the poor little wolf, slicing off his ears, and making a nice comfortable pair of boots with them. She was sure she could do it, it wouldn't be very hard. "Tell her the truth, who's the more big strong and handsome hero? Me or the turd?" Lefiya was truly considering answering that question.

Finn smiled innocently and raised his hands. "Uh Bete, I think you might be drunk."

"I asked you a question elf!"

"Yep drunk."

"What would you do if that kid walked up to you, and told you he had the hots for you?" She'd probably kiss him and take him to bed honestly. "I'm sure you would tell him to get lost right? I mean, you wouldn't waste your time on some crybaby you could totally crush. That sniveling snotty idiot has no right to even be near you. Your way to good for a loser like that. And considering it's you of all people that is really saying something, considering you're like the weakest of all us that is really saying something!"

Lefiya was just about to walk over and crush the idiot's tiny little skull when suddenly she felt someone rush past her, and one of the maid's voices calling out. "No, hey Bell, wait!"

With a slight panic Lefiya quickly stood up and rushed out to follow him. Aiz stood up and followed Lefiya out. Lefiya stood in the street as she saw the figure of Bell rushing towards the dungeon. Lefiya grimaced, and took out her dagger, handing it over to Aiz. "Could you please keep an eye on him? Just, to make sure he doesn't kill himself."

Aiz nodded. "Of course." And turning she used her magic to rush away.

That was one less worry, now then. Entering the tavern once more Lefiya walked up towards the owner, Mama Mia. "It appears that my friend has scared away one of your customers."

The dwarven woman eyes Lefiya. "It appears so."

Lefiya smiled. "Don't worry, I'll make sure to cover his tab. And to make up for causing such a ruckus. How would you like some free labor?"

Mama Mia raised an eyebrow. "What did you have in mind?"

Lefiya turned towards Bete, he was being dangled upside down by the rest of the Familia. "What's the largest maid uniform you have?"

Author's note:

For anyone wondering yes I do intend to discuss Lefiya's behavior patterns in a later chapter. Patience is key my friends.

I also very much appreciate All the reviews that I have received giving me constructive and useful criticism, pointing out the flaws in my work and giving me advice. I appreciate it, and actually ask for it. Thank you!

Later!

Davis IceElf