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Chapter 19: Siesta's Feelings

"I should watch where I leave extra logs." Yuudai says to himself avoiding looking at Siesta. She is in the cauldron with her clothes drenched in water.

"You don't say." Derflinger remarks sarcastically.

"She's not moving." He whispers. "Is she waiting for something?" He sighs. "Sorry about that log. I forgot to throw it in the fire."

Siesta starts to laugh mischievously. Yuudai looks into her eyes trying to figure out her game. "It seems you're not afraid to be naked in front of a girl." She says smirking.

"The way I see it is stay under the water and cover what I can or jump out showing everything. Not really much of a choice for me." Yuudai explains blushing without even knowing.

"Well my clothes now need to dry and I'm already in, so it looks like I'm going to be bathing with you." She states taking her clothes off in front of the black haired teen.

He tries to tell her to stop, but nothing will come out his mouth. He looks away trying reserve whatever innocence he has left. In the sense of dirty minded, at least. He hears her sit down in the water meaning she is naked now.

"So is this how others bathed in Tokyo?" She asks curiously.

"Pretty much. It was pretty plain and simple, but we usually didn't use a cauldron." Yuudai answers. "Although a hot spring doesn't sound too bad right now…" Yuudai says offhandedly and suddenly feeling warmer by the thought of it.

"Why would you want a hot spring when this is almost like a noble bath?" Siesta questions.

"I mean this is amazing too, but still. With a hot spring no work is necessary. It is just taking off clothes then getting in." He replies.

"Please don't be shy. My body is hidden in the water including my breasts are." She tells him.

He sighs. He decides to turn towards her to find what she said is true. Before he can think of how naked she is he immediately realizes how close they are. "Why do I feel like I'm living someone else's fantasy?"

Japan

All of a sudden Saito sneezes catching him by surprise. "Weird. I feel offended for some reason."

"That is strange." A girl he is hanging out with says.

"So will you go out with me?" Saito asks quickly with while bowing to her.

"Sorry Saito, I don't want to ruin our friendship. And besides, you are like a brother to me." She tells him.

"Why must fate be so cruel?!"

Back In The Cauldron

"That was weird." Yuudai mutters swearing he heard a boy questioning fate.

"I've heard vague details about Japan, but I want to hear about what you know. Tell me, what is your home country like?" Siesta asks looking at Yuudai.

Yuudai sighs knowing this is probably the only thing that will keep him from thinking about the current situation he is in. "Well I know this might come as a shock to many people, but magicians in my world are usually just people looking for quick money from foolish people by using cheap parlor tricks." He starts. "In other words, unless you're messing with some dark things, magic generally doesn't exist."

"What?!" Siesta exclaims. "You're joking!"

Yuudai grins. It seems he can get some fun from her reactions. "Nope. Even without magic we are still more technologically advanced compared to this place." He says. "I even have what one would call a phone in my world in the pocket of my jacket."

"Hold on." She says getting a curious look from Yuudai. "How have you been able to keep it for so long if you've been here for months?"

"Like I'll let the last thing I have from my grasp." He replies in a sarcastic voice. "Other than my clothes, that is the last thing I have from there. As much as I don't want to go back, I'd rather keep something that proves that I didn't originally come from here."

"Anyway, what else can you tell me?" She asks.

"I suppose I can." He says thinking up some things. He begins explaining his home to the maid. Yuudai goes from the beautiful parts to the darker parts even throughout history and current times. He tells her that the darker parts are what brought upon more beauty than beforehand. Except one part. He explains that part as something that was a live and learn experience for Japan as a whole. (I don't think I need to explain what I'm talking about, do I?)

"Wow." Siesta says unable to think up a better word. "Japan sounds amazing, but I can't believe all that had happened. Actually, I think that sounds similar to what my grandfather would say." She says shaking her head. She stands up covering her nudity with her arms. Yuudai's head suddenly is looking elsewhere finding the courtyard immensely interesting. "Thank you for your time Yuudai." She thanks getting dressed into her dry clothes. He turns to her smiling.

"Would you look at that. There was no Mr. I guess you're getting used to me." He jokes. "It's no problem Siesta."

"Can you tell it to me again sometime?" She asks.

"I suppose there is no harm in it." He replies. "I might even tell you more things I didn't get to."

"Hey Yuudai...I was wondering…" She trails off.

"What's up?" As soon as he asks this she runs off. "That was weird." He mutters. "Wait…" His eyes widen. "My phone...it's dead." He mutters realizing he never turned it off. He then shrugs. "Oh well." He then relaxes in the cauldron.

Later

"I feel so clean." Yuudai states walking into the room with his outfit he always wears on. Lucky for him though, he had enough hot water left to give those clothes a good cleaning.

He notices Louise right away with a big book. A book old enough to be as old as his own grandparents. Maybe even his great great great grandparents age. It also looks important.

"Hey Blanc, what's that you're reading?" He asks. He then notices her blushing madly with only her bra and panties on. He turns his head to the laundry basket to see if it needs to be taken to Siesta, but he finds it empty. "What happened to your clothes?" Yuudai questions trying to avoid looking at the half naked girl.

"I...cleaned them." She admits slowly sounding embarrassed.

"Then why are you not wearing one of them?" He questions still not looking at her.

She takes a deep breath. "Since when did I need permission to not wear any clothes?" She asks trying to be upset. All it is taking right now is thinking about the night before and the situation going on with the princess.

Yuudai's straight face turns into a frown. "Nobody did." He replies suddenly feeling as if he couldn't care less about her dressing style.

"Exactly." She says noticing his mood change.

Yuudai silently walks to his spot at the window placing his sword next to the window. He sits down there looking at two people. Louise tries to think of something to say, but she can't think of anything that is worth saying. Nothing that wouldn't upset him anymore than she already did. He stares at the two two intruders with a flat out glare.

"Fly Sylphid away from here Tabitha." He states in a tone that expects complete obedience. "And take her with you." He closes his eyes as Tabitha raises an eyebrow as Kirche seethes. Tabitha decides it is best not to irritate him any further and flies Sylphid down even though Kirche didn't want to.

"Yuudai." Louise says unaware of what just happened. "When I told you to sleep next to me last night I didn't mean just that night." She states. "So get over here in bed."

He lets out a silent sigh. "Is that an order?" He asks.

"If it must be then yes it is." She replies unwilling to let him sleep at that uncomfortable window sill again. He walks over to the bed and lays down without a word. She stays silent, but her mind won't leave her in peace. 'Just say sorry!' She reprimands herself. 'But if I do then then where is the line between master and familiar? Besides, it's his fault he got moody when I asked him such a simple question.' Not another word is said that night as the two go to sleep.

Ten Days Later

"Maybe I should do something productive today." Yuudai says to himself without much interest from his window sill. He takes a look around the room finding not many things to clean since Louise doesn't own many things. "Nope."

"How about you start training with your hand to hand combat?' Derflinger suggests. Yuudai nods in thought.

"That isn't a bad idea. Because if I lose you in a fight against a fight against a foe who refuses to use magic then it wouldn't be a bad idea to have those skills ready." Yuudai thinks out loud. He jumps up quickly as his ring glows blue again adding the sky blue highlights into his hair. "Although I'll definitely have an advantage!" He proceeds to practice for about an hour throwing punch after punch and kick after kick introducing all kinds of different moves that could work so that he isn't stuck to just one style of fighting. Suddenly the door opens to Siesta poking her head in just as Yuudai sits himself down on his window sill while his hair is still highlighed. He catches sight of her and gives her a wide smile. "Hey Siesta, what brings you here?" He asks.

Siesta doesn't answer for a moment due to seeing him without his shirt or jacket on. Just a muscled teen torso on a lean body. She is surprised since she hasn't really seen his body since the only other time would have been that bathing a week and a half ago. She didn't really notice it at that point though. He sighs still smiling.

"My eyes are up here." He jokes using a phrase that most women use as a joke. (Touchy topics I am poking at on this chapter, hmm?)

She blushes and steps in the room all the way revealing a silver tray holding food. His eyes stick on the delicious looking food. "I noticed you haven't been chased out of the food hall lately, so I thought you'd be hungry." She explains.

This brings a smirk to his face. "Well their eyes just can't keep up with me anymore." He says. "That is why that is. Except today. Haven't been too motivated."

"Would you like some food then?" Siesta asks. Yuudai's hair returns to normal as he stands up to put his shirt back on. He keeps the jacket off though.

"That would be awesome right about now." Yuudai replies bringing a smile to Siesta's face. He starts to dig into his food noticing Siesta about to start talking.

"S-so Yuudai...I was wondering if you could tell me more about your world." She says curiosity in her voice.

"I mean I could, but it isn't much to talk about compared to this world. Just a lot of wars, debates, politics and all that stuff." Yuudai says taking another bite of the food. "However, I did promise that I would tell you more, so get ready." He continues on talking more about his world.

Suddenly, Siesta gets excited and looks at Yuudai with sparkling eyes. "I've got an idea!" She exclaims. He raises an eyebrow. "My village is having a celebration since the princess is to be married. Plus there is a beautiful field of flowers that I want to show you there! They'll be blooming right about then. And then my village will be making an amazing stew called yosenabe." She rants as Yuudai listens while eating.

"Hmm." Yuudai cracks his neck slightly knowing that she'll start a internal conflict of sorts.

"Of course if I bring a guy home so suddenly then my family will be shocked." She mutters getting a nod from Yuudai. "I could probably just say your my husband." Yuudai's eyes widen at that. "If I tell them that we are getting married then they all will be happy." She continues to mutter.

"Why do I feel I don't get a say in this?" He asks himself. She finally glances at Yuudai to see him wide eyed and confused. "I want to say you are too bold sometimes, but I know I have no room to talk." He says comically.

"I'm not bold." She replies.

"Bull crap." He retorts quickly.

"Did you say something Yuudai" She asks since she didn't hear him clearly. He shakes his head. "Anyway, my mother told me to only show my body to my chosen man."

"Must be a lucky guy." Yuudai says hoping for nothing more than something snapping his neck. It's not than he doesn't like her, it's that it feels so awkward for him since he hasn't dealt with that kind of thing before.

"I'm not joking Yuudai." She states looking into his eyes.

Yuudai lets out a sigh. "I know you're not joking Siesta." He replies. "Before you get the wrong idea, just know that you are very attractive." He tells her.

"Then why didn't you do anything at the bathtub that night?" She asks.

"Because I was taught to respect a woman's body. To never touch her without expressed permission." He replies. An image of Fouque flying through the air from their fight pops into his mind bringing an amused smile to himself. When he focuses back on Siesta he finds her with a big smile. "I've got a bad feeling all of a sudden." Yuudai says under his breath.

Siesta starts to take off her clothing making his eyes widen more than ever. He takes a few calming breaths stopping Siesta for some reason. He stands up setting the tray aside. He lays a hand on shoulder keeping a straight face.

"If you are going to do this for me then don't do it in another girl's room." He tells her. Siesta then realizes whose room she is in.

"I don't care whose room I am in, I love you Yuudai!" She exclaims shutting her eyes while blushing.

"So it would seem." He says with a smile. She then tackles him to the floor in a hug right as Louise rips open the door. He attempts a smile. "Hey Blanc." He greets laughing nervously.

End

And we end it here for now! I hope you all liked it, like every other chapter. I honestly am the most proud of this story than my others. I honestly am. Why? No reason, I just like my OC Yuudai. He is awesome in my humble opinion.

I don't really have much to say today. So thanks for reading, following, favoriting, reviewing and have a great day/night/morning!