LegacyZ- yeah, haha, I guess I kinda rushed it to set up everything
ACertainWriter- Thanks for the feedback, I'll admit my grammar was pretty bad and so was the pacing. It took a bit longer for me to write this one, so hopefully it's a bit better than the last chapter
Will Bell still have a harem?- Nah, this is for the BellxAis shippers, i'll probably do that in another fanfic
Bewildered, the members of the Loki Familia first looked at each other, then at the Sword Princess and her rabbit. This happened to be too much for Bell, so he ran out of the dining hall like a scarred little rabbit, leaving Ais embarresed and surrounded by gazes.
"Tcch, I'm outta here," the werewolf practically spat, and left the dining hall. As the nameless members of the Loki Familia got back to eating, their leaders were still fazed by the news they had heard. The most angered by the news however had to be their leader Loki.
"The Rabbit huh? Thinks he can steal Aiz from he does he!" Talking to herself in an angry tone, she snapped the other members out of their state.
All Finn could do is let out a smile at the news, Gareth thought about teaching the kid a lesson so he wouldn't do anything stupid and the three ladies were laughing and discussing Bell and Ais's marriage, which made the blonde haired girl blush go even deeper.
The most emotional reaction however came from the one who admired Ais the most, the level 4 elf. Shaking and red with anger, it took Leyfia everything she had to think about her position and to not blow Bell up with her magic. Infuriated, she left the dining hall, her resolve magnified to not lose to the red eyed boy.
At the Belevolent Mistress…
As Bell walked in, he was greeted by a smiling Syr.
"Hi Bell, I heard you joined the Loki Familia. Good for you!". A blush began to develop as the older women was praising him.
"Thanks Syr," Bell stated as he was escorted to a table. As he waited for his food to arrive, he could see that he was being stared at by the people around him.
"So the rabbit joined the Loki Familia, huh!"
"He's so lucky."
"He doesn't deserve to be with them!"
As Bell was listening to the people around him, Syr returned with his food with a smile on her face. As the conversations about him continued, Bell couldn't handle it anymore, so he quickly finished his food and left for the dungeon.
Inside Loki Familia mansion….
After eating at the Benevolent Mistress, Bell had gone up to the 12th floor of the dungeon before making his way back to the Guild. At the guild he had received congrats by Eina who was aware that he had joined the Loki Familia. After collecting a large amount of valis for his efforts, he made his way back to the Loki Familia mansion.
Instead of talking to the members of the Loki Familia, Bell just headed up to his room. This was due to the fact many of the lower levelled members of the Loki Familia didn't like Bell. This was due to jealousy of how Bell levelled up so fast, and due to the rumours spreading about him and the Kenki.
On the way to his room, Bell caught the eyes of a small but fear-inducing man, and so was stopped by the Familia's Prum leader.
"Hi Bell, how was your adventuring today?" Finn asked whilst smiling at the nervous boy in order to calm him down.
"Ohh, umm, it was pretty good. I got to the 12th floor," Bell replied returning the smile.
Finn had always liked the young boy, but never thought of him joining his Familia. The Golden-haired man was mostly intrigued by the fast pace of Bell's levelling up. So much so that he had asked Loki of Bells current stats. Usually a person's stats were not to be disclosed, however as he was the leader, exceptions could be made. So, as he was told the boys stats, His eyes grew wide, as it had barely been any time since his level up. Although Loki told Finn of Bell's stats, she did not tell him the reason for his impeccable growth.
"Good, Good. So Bell, are you fitting into the Familia alright?" the Prum asked.
"Umm well, it has only been 2 days and I don't really know a lot of people, but people seem nice. Somewhat," Bell replied with a slight laugh.
"Well these things can take a little time, especially since your stealing their Sword Princess," Finn teased the boy. Bell's cheeks grew a little red at the comment and he didn't know how to reply.
"….."
"Well in any case, once they get to know you, you'll be fine. By the way, were you heading to Loki's room to update your status?" Finn asked curious to see Bells growth.
"Well actually, I was going to my room now and get cleaned up," Bell replied with a smile. The Prum leader looked down at the messy boy and let out a little laugh, although he was a little disappointed he could not witness the increase in the boys stats.
After the talk with Finn, Bell started to head for his room again. This time however, he was stopped by the green haired elf. As they were face-to-face, a small smile formed on her lips, as it was her chance to see what he thought about Ais.
"So Bell, how was adventuring today?" The Elf asked, still keeping a small smile on her lips. Bell noticed this and had a slight blush on his cheeks as he replied,
"Umm, it was good, thank you." Bell knew what was about to come, and the embarrassment had already started to sink in.
"Oh, Good. So Bell, have you spoke to Ais since the dining hall this morning? Running and leaving her alone during that time was very selfish wasn't it? Especially since you were so bold to steal her first kiss the night before," the elf stated as the smile on her lips grew further.
"Umm, well, umm." The white-haired boys cheeks grew crimson red as he was trying to form words. All he could do now was look down in embracement Riveria tried to hold in her laugh. She only wished Ais could be here.
Well her wish was answered, as the doors of the Loki Familia mansion opened and in came four adventurers. These were the werewolf, the Amazonian sisters, and the topic of Riveria's teasing, Ais. The group of four noticed one of their leaders and their new recruit and started heading towards them, except for a certain werewolf who just got annoyed and headed elsewhere.
"Hey Riveria, heyy Argonaut-kun!" The younger of the Amazonian sister's practically shouted the second name.
"Hey, what are you guys up to?" Asked the older sister.
"Well we were just discussing a punishment for the young man here, for kissing Ais," The green haired elf replied, giving a small smile.
"Punishment?" Bell stated in a drawn out, high pitched voice.
This caused all the ladies to laugh, except Ais, who's cheeks just reddened. Sensing the awkwardness between the two members, Riveria decided to take the Hyrute sisters and leave Bell and Ais to themselves.
As they were now standing opposite each other, both red cheeked at too embarrassed to look at one-another, they just looked downwards, at the floor. This was until Bell finally got the courage to look up at Ais and ask her how her day had been.
"S-so, h-how was your day Ais?" Bell asked, stuttering and embarrassed at the blushing girl in front of him.
"Good, we just finished a buying a few things. How was your day Bell?" She asked with a smile.
"W-well I just ate and then stayed in the dungeon. I mostly just stayed on floor 12 and grinded monsters there by myself." Bell replied, though he looked down, knowing this floor was nothing compared to the floors Ais could reach by herself.
Ais noticed this and wanting to spend more time with him asked,
"Bell, we could train more if you want. We're in the same Familia now, so we don't have to hide it."
A smile grew on Bell's face and he replied enthusiastically
"S-sure! When would you like to start?".
"How about tonight, in the indoor training area?" Ais blushed whilst replying, remembering what had happened.
"O-okay." A blush formed on the boy's face, remembers their kiss yesterday.
As they went their separate ways, Bell headed for his room to prepare for his training session with Ais, but before the got there
"Stop. Come 'ere". A voice called out to him. As Bell turned around, he saw the head of his Familia, Loki. She did not look pleased.
"So ya though' ya can steal Ais away from me huh?!" Loki stated clearly drunk.
"N-no Loki-sama, I'm sorry," Bell begged, scared of her.
"Listen bunny, ya do anythin' to Ais and yer dealin' with me!" Loki spat out her words, along with some of her drink.
"Don't think yer can be with Ais 'cause yer part of my Familia now!" Loki stated with a drunk and firm tone
"Y-yes Loki-sama," Bell replied, looking down with sadness that although he was in their Familia, Loki still stopped him from being with the golden-haired princess.
As Bell watches Loki, she started to fall due to her drunken state. So he assisted her to her room. As she made her way inside her room, Bell only heard Loki crying and asking "Ais, why did ya pick me.".
Finally, Bell was in his room. He was thinking about what had happened earlier with Loki, in which he concluded that she had only said those things because she was drunk. As he finished getting prepared for his training with Ais, he let out a small smile, thinking to himself that they could finally train and be seen together now.
In the training room….
CHINGGG! Noises of weapons being hit together. The sword princess and the rabbit were in the midst of training. Due to the onlookers, both Bell and Ais were serious and didn't take any unnecessary brakes, or as a matter of fact, they barely even talked, only communicating when Ais told Bell what he needed to fix. Bell tried his best, trying to ignore the jealous comments of other members of his Familia, especially a powerful little elf's.
As the night progressed on, Bell and Ais found the were alone; even Leyfia had grown tired and left. Deciding it was time for a little break, they both sat down next to each other, snacking on some food Bell had brought for them.
"Bell you seem to be progressing fast, well done." Ais stated with a small smile. She had seen first-hand how fast this boy could adapt, but nonetheless, he still continued to amaze her.
"Thank you Ais." Bell stated as he blushed at her comment, and then took a bite out of his sandwich. However, the sandwich was too hot for him and he could feel his mouth burning as he panicked. Ais seeing this, quickly gave Bell some water to wash it down with, which he did. As he thanked Ais and gave the bottle back to her, his hand which he was resting his bodyweight on slipped, causing his body to go forward. As he opened his eyes, he could see that his lips were touching Ais's and that her eyes were staring at him in shock.
"IM SO SORRY!" Bell shouted as he quickly removed his lips from hers.
"I-its o-okay, it was an accident." Ais replied back, blushing at the boy who kissed her for the second time. Truth be told, she didn't mind it, but she wasn't going to tell him that anytime soon.
As both of them could only stare at each other, they heard footsteps heading for their direction. As they looked in the direction of the noise to see who was there, they were met with familiar faces. The Hyrute sisters and Riveria were smiling back at them however there was an extra person in that group this time.
"Finn?" Bell quickly said.
"So, this is how you train, huh." Finn stated with a smile on his face at the young adventurer in shock
"So bold Argonaut-kun, kissing her for the second time in two days." Tiona teased as she looked at the two.
"So, should there punishment be for kissing Ais two times?" Riveria asked in a joking manor.
"Well, Ais didn't seem to mind." The older Hyrute sister exclaimed while smiling, causing Ais to look down in embarrassment.
Bell looked at Finn, pleading with his eyes to stop everyone teasing them. This, however, failed and the teasing and embarrassment continued for a good part of the remainder of the night.
During the next morning, Bell and Ais sat opposite each other, with Loki next to Ais. Now she was finally sober, she decided to apologise (barely and reluctantly) to the adventurer she shouted at yesterday. As everyone was eating, Bell and Ais couldn't look at each other. Tione, noticing this and wanting to embarrass the two shouted,
"What's wrong Bell, you kissed her yesterday, but you can't even look at her today?".
"AGAIN?!" Loki shouted as she stared at the boy, who was now starting to sweat, while most of the other executives just laughed"
