"Ais," Riveria shouted to get Ais's attention.

Rather than continuing to her room, Ais turned around and went towards Riveria's room, where Riveria motioned for her to sit down. Riveria believed this was the time to have 'the talk' about Bell.

"So, Bell seems to be adjusting to the familia, he even levelled up," Riveria stated as she smiled at Ais.

"Yes, his growth is very fast," Ais replied, showing interest in the boys growth.

"Not only that, he seems to be fitting in well here, especially with you."

"Yes…"

"Ais, how do you feel about the boy?" Riveria raised her eyebrow, curious towards the blonde-haired girls answer.

"I like Bell, he's a nice person."

Not satisfied by her answer, Riveria decided to pry more into the girl's feelings. "What did you think of kissing him?"

"Well it was… nice?" Ais replied with a heavy blush on her face due to the unexpected question.

Riveria smiled.

"She liked the kiss?!" Saying Bell was happy was an understatement. The boy's body was shaking, and he felt like jumping with joy, only he was in a very tight spot. If anyone heard him, it was all over, he would be hated for 'spying' on members of the familia.

"Oh then, would you like to do it again?" Rivera asked teasing Ais, who's face went crimson.

"M-maybe," Ais replied, not knowing why Riveria was asking these questions.

Bells face went into a deep smile. He could die happy now. Rather than spy on the rest of their conversation however, he decided to head back to his room and sleep; excited for the arriving days ahead. Little did he know someone had entered his room wanting to talk, and found him missing…

Next Morning…

As Bell entered the café for his breakfast, his thoughts were only on one thing. Ais. Making his way to his normal position, he was across the sword princess, smiling at her as he took his seat. The conversation he had heard yesterday was going on repeat on his mind. Had she really liked the kiss? Did she really want to do it again? Bell couldn't wait, he had to make his move today.

As Bell looked around, he noticed that today everyone was just eating and talking to each other rather than directing their attention towards him. He decided to take this opportunity to talk to Ais. As he motioned to talk to her however, he was stopped by a red head glaring at him.

"So, Bell, how's your adventuring going?" The question was simple enough but the less than hidden message was 'speak to her again and you will die'. Bell saw that Loki was in no mood to let Ais be taken from her so easily and could only gulp and reply back.

"W-well, I-it's been fine, I have started to get used to the middle floors now." Bell replied back as sweat drops dripped down his face.

"Hmm, good." Loki couldn't care less about how he was getting along in the dungeon. Truth be told she was interest in his potential, but now that he was taking Ais from her, War. She had to stop them talking and flirting in the dining table. Usually adventuring, Ais goes down to the deep floors usually with the Twins, so she doesn't need to worry about Bell tagging along and getting closer to Ais.

Bell looked back at Ais and asked how she was doing, effectively starting a conversation. As Bell gave a small smile, Loki could only stare at bewilderment as she had only looked away for a second to eat something, and he did that!

'How dare he,' Loki thought. She knew she lost as she couldn't scare Ais like she could the little rabbit. So once Ais started talking to Bell, there was nothing she could do. Taking this as a loss, Loki went back to eating her meal.

"Bell would you like to come with us in the dungeon today? We aren't going that deep this time." Ais asked, wanting to spend more time with the boy. Hopefully she hadn't sounded too clingy or needy.

Loki on the other hand practically spit out her food. Her plan was failing. Not only had she not been able to prevent the boy from speaking to Ais while eating, he was now going in the dungeon with her!

"Sure," Bell replied back, a wide smile present.

Riveria, seeing the smile, decided it was time for some entertainment.

"Bell, how about a wager," Riveria asked as she smiled at the boy.

"U-umm s-sure, what on?" Bell replied, unsure of what he was getting himself into.

"Well, how about an eating competition against Gareth. If you win, you get to take Ais out on a date. If you lose, you tell us what you were up to last night," Riveria stated as her smile grew wider.

'How did they know I wasn't in my room?!' Bell's thoughts went into panic mode. Loki was with them so he couldn't lie about where he was. How was he suppose to beat Gareth?! Why did he have to agree to Riveria, he could have just said he wasn't feeling well today. Well what's done is done. Bell looked at Ais, who had been staring down at the dining table with a small glimpse of a blush. He knew that it was now or never. He had to get this date.

"Ok, what are we eating." Bell stated with fierce determination.

This took the other members a bit back, they had expected him to blush and not be able to speak or run away again. But this. Even Loki's eyes went wide. The bunny wanted his princess, and it was showing. Riveria's smile grew wider. The boy had some backbone after all. She then went to the kitchen, and after a little while came back with what can be described as 2 barrels of food. She looked at the two members and stated;

"That."

Bell looked at Gareth, then at the food. The race was on.

Bell ate as fast as he could, he was barely even chewing, just biting then swallowing with loads of water. Although he was eating at remarkable speed, he still wasn't fast enough for the dwarf. Gareth was using both his hands and just swallowing the food whole. Around them the Loki familia were screaming with excitement, mostly cheering on Gareth.

Bell picked up his speed.

Gareth raised an eyebrow.

There was only a few pieces of food left for both of the adventurers. The cheering and screaming had died down, only wide smiles of anticipation left in their place. Gareth looked at the boy trying his hardest, and accidently got a piece of food stuck in is throat. As he was coughing loudly, Bell ate the remainder of his food, wining the contest.

A small smile was formed on the Sword Princesses lips.

The rest of the familia however were not happy. Most didn't even like Bell, so him wining against one of their leaders just annoyed them. Riveria, however, was happy with either result. If Gareth won, she would find out where Bell had snuck off to, however, now that Bell had won, she could 'accompany' Bell and Ais of their little date.

The next morning.

Since Bell was too full to take Ais on a date yesterday, it was decided that he would take her on one today. He had skipped going to the dungeon that day, instead wanting to come up with a plan of what to do. Truth be told, he didn't really know Ais as well as he hoped, so he didn't know what she liked to do besides going to the dungeon. He hoped today would change that.

As Bell walked out of his room, he was met by two smiling Amazonian sisters. Bell could only hesitantly smile back.

"So, Argonaut-kun, where are you planning to take Ais today? The younger one of the sisters asked Bell.

Bell did not want to answer; he knew if he told them he'd have uninvited guests. This time however, it seemed like luck was on his side.

"Let them be," Riveria stated as she walked towards the group. "He won fair and square, so he gets to take Ais wherever he wants without us interrupting him."

Bell thanked her as he walked of. What he didn't hear however is what Riveria said after.

"But he never said we couldn't join them."

The three ladies had deep smiles on their faces.

At the Top of the wall…

Bell had asked Ais to meet him at the top of the wall. He though they may as well start with a little training, eat at the Benevolent Mistress, then explore the city. He had the whole day with her to himself, and he was dedicated now more than ever to make Ais fall for him.

As Bell stared down at the city, he could hear footsteps approaching him. It was the golden-haired girl. She could see a formal fitting white and black dress, along with her sword for some reason; as he didn't actually tell her that they would spar, rather he just brought an extra sword with him. As Bell continued to stare at her, he could fell heat rush across his face, which caused him to look to the side. What he didn't see what that Ais noticed this and stroked the side of her hair behind her ear, with her face tinted a little red.

"H-hi Ais, you look beautiful," Bell stated. 'Beautiful?! She's stunning' he though.

With a slight smile, Ais replied saying, "You look nice as well Bell."

Bell couldn't help but smile at that. But this was the time for action. Bell explained for the first part of their date; they'd spar on top of the wall. Ais was more than willing, she'd wanted to know how much Bell had improved since last time.

'Chnggg." Swords were clashing against each other. Bell knew she was a level 6 and he didn't stand a chance, but he wanted to show her that he was getting stronger. No, he had to show her! However, there a small thing distracting him. Every time Ais tried to do a move which involved her jumping, he could see her underwear. And every time he did, he blushed and looked away, which means getting hit by Ais. Worst thing was, Ais didn't even notice! And he was not about to tell her something like that. It would've been the end of the date!

Bell decided he couldn't take any more of the beating, and it was time to move on to the second part of the date.

"Ais, do you wanna grab something to eat?" Bell asked

"Umm, Okay," the sword princess replied. She sheathed her sword and walked towards Bell.

At the Benevolent Mistress….

As Bell and Ais walked into the Benevolent Mistress, all eyes were on them. The Rookie who was now in the Loki Familia and the Sword Princess. At the door, Syr had met them and escorted them to their place. At first, Bell noticed she looked shocked seeing him with Ais, but then she regained her posture and acted normal.

Whilst eating, Bell and Ais talked about the guild, Ais explained the deeper floors of the dungeon to Bell, and then they talked about their training. As Ais carried on explaining how Bell can improve his form, all Bell could do was stare, thinking how beautiful she looked.

This didn't go unnoticed by Ais however, as she was now blushing and had started to stutter. Ais wasn't used to this… feeling? The feeling of this type of embarrassment that is. Bell had to keep the flow of conversation going, so it wouldn't become too awkward for them.

"So, umm Ais, I heard the familia's going on another expedition in a couple of days. How are your preparations going?" Bell asked, reigniting their conversation

On the other side of the bar…

"Nice save Bell," the older of the Amazonian twins said.

Riveria and the twins had been stalking the two adventures but making sure to keep a safe distance so they wouldn't be noticed. Back at the wall, they found the situation of Bell blushing because of Ais, well, hilarious. But now, they were hungry as well and were glad that Bell chose a restaurant to go to.

A little while later…

Bell and Ais had finished their dinner and went around the city. The city looked amazing, mostly due to the sunset, but Bell couldn't take his view off of Ais. As they had stopped on a small cliff overlooking a waterfall, Bell knew it was time to make his move.

He turned his head to the side and looked at Ais. She noticed this and turned to look at him, with her lips forming a small smile.

"What is it Bell?" Ais asked, her voice gentle.

"A-Ais," Bell shook his head trying to regain his composure.

"Ais, from the moment I saw you, you're all I ever wanted. You're the reason why I work so hard and want to grow stronger. A-Ais, I want to be your hero and be the one to protect you! I-I'm in love with you."

Silence.

A small smile formed on Ais's face. After which it increased until Bell could see the biggest smile he had ever seen on her. 'Wow' was all that Bell could think.

"Bell, I love you too!" Ais practically shouted in happiness. She was blushing red at what he just said but was too happy to be concerned about that. Bell had just confessed to her. Not only that, he wanted to be her hero. Knowing Bell, it wouldn't be long until he eventually reached her level. But she didn't want to think about that right now, all she wanted was to be close to Bell.

As the young adventures hugged each other and leaned in with their eyes closed for their first kiss a couple, they didn't notice 3 pairs of eyes staring at them.

"Oh. My. God! Can you believe it?! Argonaut-kun and Ais are a couple!" The younger of the Amazonian sisters said.

To say that the three ladies were in shock was an understatement. They had expected Bell and Ais to be too flustered to even talk to each other, and just give them entertainment, but never did they expect the little rabbit to be so bold. And Ais too, her confession was the most shocking thing of all. However, they were happy for the newly formed couple, and happy for Ais to have found her own hero. Still, the little rabbit will be getting a talking to, so he knows never to even think of hurting their princess.