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Chapter 3: Day Off and Love all around!
My eyes slowly open as I woke from my slumber. Hearing a soft snore coming from my chest I looked down and was greeted by the sight of Hestia laying mostly on top of me. Her head was resting on my chest with her hand resting not far from it and her one leg was draped over mine and my one arm was still around her waist holding her there.
Her hair, which was no longer in her usual twin tail style, fell over 5her face. With my free hand I gathered it together and tucked it behind her ear revealing her face. "She really is a beautiful woman."
Bringing my lips to her forehead, I gave her a soft kiss. she groaned as her eyes slowly fluttered open. "Sorry. Did I wake you?" She shook her head before cuddling deeper into me.
"So warm." I barely heard her but I still blushed. I removed my arm form her waist and began to trace small circles on her back, causing her body to give a small shudder which brought a smile to my face.
"I have the day off." Her head snapped up as she stared into my eyes. The close proximity of her face made me blush again. "Come on! I can do this! This is my chance!" I finished my mental pep talk and swallowed hard. "M-maybe we could spend the day together?" I cursed myself for stuttering like an idiot but the blush and huge smile on her face gave me hope.
"I-I'd like that." She buried her face back into my chest to hide her blush.
We laid there for a few more minutes before I decided that we should probably get up and prepare for the day. So I used my only weapon that was effective against beautiful woman: I poked her side. A small giggle escaped her mouth but she remained in her position. "Hestiaaaa!" She still didn't move and in her position she couldn't see the grin that broke out on my face. "Well, you asked for it!"
"EEP!" She quickly escaped my grip and launched herself out of the bed. When she landed she crossed her arms under her breasts and glared at me.
"Cute." The words left my mouth before I could stop them and both of our faces turned bright red.
"I- I'm going to take a shower!" she stammered as she took out clean cloths and heading into the bathroom. "And don't peek!" she yelled at my before closing the door.
I sighed in contentment as the previous warmth spread through my chest again. "Step one complete." A massive grin formed on my face. "I can't screw this up." Shaking my head I sat up and got out of bed. A hiss escaped my mouth as my feet touched the cold stone floor. "We really need to get a better house." Stepping out of the bedroom I made my way to the kitchen to make us some breakfast.
Opening the cupboards I sighed. "Looks like we can add grocery shopping to the list." Moving over to the table, I picked up my satchel and took out the bags of money I had gotten from the guild. Emptying it all on the table I began the painful task of counting the small mountain of coins.
The coins where in different sizes but they all mostly looked the same. A gold coin with a 'V' on it with two lines running through it horizontally. On the corner of the coins where numbers ranging from 1 to 1000. "Like the notes used back in my old world. The bigger number makes it easier to calculate large amounts." I sighed as I looked at the pile of coins. "Well, let's get to it!"
Ten minutes later
"And done!" I rubbed my eyes and grabbed a piece of paper and . . . pencil? "They have them here? Good to know." Managing my finances was crucial when my mom died so I was use to budgeting. "That brings us to a total of 193,470 Valis. Not bad for two days work I think."
Hearing the bedroom door open, I looked up from my page and smiled. "How much do we have?" questioned Hestia. I could basically see the dollar signs in her eyes as she began to drool slightly.
I just smiled at her and replied. "Don't you mean 'How much do I have'?" She pouted. "Ah, I'm just kidding!"
"I knew you'd see it my way!" Hestia cheered as she spun around as I closed my eyes.
"Yes, yes. Good thing I already did the budget." Her cheering stopped. "Oh, that reminds me, what day is it today?"
"Saturday the 21st of August." She replied after thinking for a second.
"So the days and months are the same? That's good to know." I opened my eyes to see her pouting at me and I laughed causing her to blush and turn around.
"We need to get food for the house." I looked down at my current clothes. They were fine for dungeon crawling, but I needed normal clothes to wear. "I also need clothes." Her face turned hopeful. "Maybe we can see about getting you something." Her cheering resumed and I sighed.
I stood up from the chair and went to take a shower. Once inside I undressed and stepped into the shower. "You never told me how much we have!" I heard her voice through the door.
"We have 193,470 Valis." I quickly replied.
The door suddenly burst open and I quickly covered myself with the shower curtain. "YOU MADE THAT MUCH IN TWO DAYS!?" Hestia was right in my face as she yelled.
I nodded before speaking "Hestia?" She was staring into my eyes
"Yes?"
"Could you, I don't know, maybe leave the bathroom?" Still staring at me
"Why?" Her head tilted to the side.
"Because I'm naked and in the shower?" Her eyes trailed up and down my body.
"That doe-" She stopped mid-sentence as she processed what she saw and heard. Her face started heating up and turning a bright shade of red as she fled the bathroom slamming the door as she left. "I'm SORRY!" My face burned in embarrassment but I still had to finish my shower.
Ten minutes later I was dressed and made my way out to the living room. Hestia was seated at the table waiting for me. As soon as she saw me she blushed and diverted her eyes and staring intently at her lap.
Approached her and patted her on the head. "It's okay Hestia. Accidents happen." She nodded but still looked down. With a sigh I reached down, grabbing her hand and pulled her to her feet. "Come, let's go have some fun!"
She finally looked up at me and started to smile. "Okay, let's go." I returned her smile and dragged her up the stairs and out of the church. When I opened the door the sun was already in the sky and if I had to guess I'd say it was around 10:00 am. Letting go of her hand I offered her my arm. She slid her arm into mine as we started to make out way down the street.
It took us a while to reach the market area as we just took our time walking and talking. It was nearly mid-day when we arrived so we fist sat down at a small restaurant.
After our meal came the shopping. We strolled from store to store mostly just looking around. As we entered the clothing store, Hestia started trying on all kinds of different outfits until she came to a burnt orange miko-style outfit that looked remarkably similar to her original outfit. (1)
When she came out of the changing room my eyes widened. She looked absolutely stunning. She noticed me staring and blushed. "W-what are you staring at?"
Her voice brought back to reality and I noticed her blush. "It fits perfectly." Her blush intensified. "I think you should take it." She nodded shyly and returned to the changing room as I looked around in the men's section. "No way!" my eyes widened. In front of me was a very familiar outfit.
On a mannequin was a long, silver buttoned blue coat with three separated coattails. A white, serpentine pattern runs around the collar, with a snakes head hanging over the coat's left shoulder, and its tail slinking down the right, all the way to the bottom of the coat. A gold lining runs across the edges of the coat, and a silky, golden flower blossom pattern decorates the inner lining. Each cuff of the coat also possesses five, gold buttoned straps with gold lining.
Underneath the coat, I noticed a navy blue ascot that wrapped around the wearers neck, which hangs over a black, sleeveless vest. On the mannequin were tan, finger-less gloves, a brown, snakeskin belt with a silver buckle, dark green pants with a scale pattern running across its surface, and tall, brown boots with two golden buckled straps at the top.
"It's Vergil's outfit from Devil my Cry 3!?" I looked around. "How the hell is it here?" I looked at the price tag.
'RESERVED,' golden letter faded into view beneath the bold letter. 'Sorry for the inconvenience. Hope you enjoy!'
'The fuck!?' I called one of the staff over. "Sorry miss, but could you tell me who reserved this?" She stroked her chin. "It was an elderly gentleman. He said it was reserved for his grandson." She closed her eyes, "the name was"
"Damien White?" I questioned. Her eyes suddenly snapped wide open.
"Yes, how did you know?"
"Because that's me. When did he reserve him?"
"I see. We will of course require proof of this, and he reserved it two days ago."
My face turned downcast. "So he's probably gone already." I shook my head. "Ah well, how do I go about proving it?"
"Oh he said you'd be able to tell me who inspired the outfit."
'That's pretty easy.' I grinned at her. "A man named Vergil wore the original version."
She smiled at me. "That is correct. You know, you look exactly like he said you would."
'Creepy old bastard, I'm still going to kick your ass when I see you again!' Faking a smile at her I spoke. "Thank you?"
"Well, I'll send someone to pack your order. Have a nice day on your date."
"I will thanks." My eyes slightly widened "Wait, what date?"
"The one you are having with the young woman you came in with, of course."
'Well shit.' I just smiled and nodded at her. I saw Hestia approach from the corner of my eye and she was wearing her new outfit. 'Though, I wouldn't mind.' and turned to face her. She was carrying a couple of spare outfits as well as a few other choice clothes.
"What did you get?" she asked me and I pointed at the outfit still on the mannequin. "Wow! It will look great on you."
I leaned closer to her and whispered in her ear. "The old man that kidnapped me left it here for me." Her eyes widened.
"When?" she asked also whispering.
"Around the same time he dropped me in the dungeon no doubt." I sighed and looked around. "I still need to get a few things." She nodded and went to take a seat on one of the benches inside the shop. I picked up some small clothes, a formal suit as well as some causal pants and shirts.
I indicated to her that I was finished and we approached the counter and paid. A total of 13,000 Valis later we continued on our journey both sporting new outfits. Hestia linker her arm her arm with mine and we walked down the street.
We walked around for 15 minutes before we passed a small jewellery shop when a piece in the window caught my attention. I saw Hestia race over to one of the food stands to buy us something to eat so I quickly slipped away and into the shop.
The shop keep was an elderly man with a tuff of hair on each side of his head. "How can I help you today sir?"
I quickly motioned him over and showed him the piece I wanted while also keeping an eye on Hestia. "I'd like this one please."
"Oh? You have an eye for the good ones." The old man's deep voice filled his store. He noticed where I was looking and smiled slightly. "And I'm not only talking about the necklace." I turned to him and saw that he was looking over at Hestia and blushed. " I'll wrap it for ya." He quickly took it from the display and placed it in a box before expertly wrapping it. "You take care of her now, lad." I blushed and nodded.
"How much?"
"15,000 Valis."
I nodded and handed him the money. "Thanks old man!"
"Go get her laddie!" he called out to me as I left his shop.
I quickly made my way out of the shop and back to Hestia before she noticed I was gone. 'Mission: success!' I hid the wrapped box in my coat pocket as I approached her from behind. She was so busy admiring the food that she didn't notice me coming up behind her. "Anything good?" I asked her.
She looked at me over her shoulder and nodded. After getting our order of Jagamarukun we continued our walk as we ate.
When we turned the corner I saw a small antique shop. I looked over at Hestia and pointed out to her. "Shall we take a look?"
She nodded as we headed for the small shop. The owner was a kind lady named Nui. The shop had been her husbands and was passed on to her when he passed. It was there that I came across one of the greatest object ever created: A pristine 6 string acoustic guitar.
Hestia noticed my shock and came over. "What is this?"
I turned to her. "It is only the greatest musical instrument ever created." I turned my attention back to it. The old lady came over to us after speaking with one of her grandchildren.
"My husband could never sell that."
"May I?" She nodded as picked it up before giving it a strum. It was quite horrible. "It's a bit out of tune." After a few minutes I managed to get all the strings I tune. Looking up I saw Hestia looking at me with a large smile on her face. Seeing her smile caused a song to pop into my head.
I smiled at her before I began to play.
(Play Can't Help falling in live by Pat McIntyre.)
I looked at Hestia and saw that she had a massive blush on her face. I smiled at her again when the old lady glanced at Hestia and spoke.
"Ah to be young and in love!" Her blush increased as she sputtered.
"D-Don't say such things!" said the goddess but the old woman wasn't listening.
"Don't worry dear, the boy is absolutely smitten with you." This time I was blushing as well but remained quiet. "See? He's not even denying it."
Hestia turned to me by I diverted my gaze as my blush grew. "Listen to me girl, Don't waste your time like I did." Hestia looked back at the old lady. "I knew my Hans years before we confessed to each other. And looking back now, I regret not doing it earlier just so I could have spent more time with him." A single tear rolled down her face.
I placed the guitar on its stand before I approach the woman and hugged her. "Thank you." I whispered in her ear. I let go of her and stepped back. I picked up the guitar again. "How much for this?"
She shook her head. "It would make an old woman happy if it was in the hands of someone who can appreciate it." I nodded at her but a plan already formed in my head. As the old lady moved to the front of the store I called one of her grandchildren over and gave the boy 10,000 Valis. His eyes widened and went to speak when I lifted my finger to my lips telling him to stay quiet.
I knelt down and whispered into his ear. "Here's what I want you to do." I explained my plan to him. He smiled at me and nodded so I stood up and made my way to the counter where the owner had placed a bag for me to store the guitar in.
Once I finished packing it I thanked her again and left. Before I exited the building I winked at the grandson I had been speaking to and he nodded at me.
Hestia linked her arm with mine again as we walked down the street. The sun had already begun to set as we slowly made our way home. "Home huh?" I glanced at Hestia. "The say home is where the heart is." A smile wormed its way onto my face.
"What are you smiling about?" Her voice was soft and made me feel warm.
"Home" I looked her in the eyes. "I was thinking of home."
"Oh." Her face fell. "Thinking of your old world?"
"No." her head snapped up and she stared at me with wide eyes. I stopped and placed our purchases on the ground before taking hold of Hestia's hand and placing it on my heart. "In my old world we have a saying that: Home is where the heart is." I placed on hand on her cheek.
Hestia leaned into my hand and closed her eyes we both leaned in.
"Well look at what we have here boys."
"She looks like a pretty one."
"What say, ya leave the pretty boy, an come with us? We'll show ya a good time."
We turned to the three men approaching us. They all looked like low level adventurers as their clothes where cheap and riddled with holes and all three of them carried different types of low level swords. Now usually I'm not someone to act in anger but when one walked forward, no doubt the leader, and roughly grabbed Hestia's arm causing her to yelp in pain I saw red. "First they interrupt us and now they hurt her? No way in hell!"
Before he could even move her my hand grasped his wrist and I squeezed.
Snap!
"AHHHHH!" The sound of bones breaking and pained screaming filled my ears. He instantly let go of Hestia's arm and ripped his arm out of my grasp and retreated back to his friends, His wrist now bent at an awkward angle.
"Ya bastard! Ya broke my wrist!" He yelled at me while gritting his teeth in pain.
"Your filthy hands are not allowed to touch her." My voice was cold and full of anger. "How dare you?" They took a step back. "How dare you touch the woman I love!?" Taking a step forward and vanished in a burst of speed, appearing in front of the man whose wrist I broke and punched him in the face. I felt satisfaction as I felt his nose shatter under my fist. His head snapped back as he was sent tumbling backwards blood guising from is broken nose.
His friends tried to attack me but I instantly activated flash step again appearing behind the one on my left and grabbing the back of his head and ramming it into his friends. Their heads crashed against each other instantly knocking them out.
The one I punched sat up and looked at me with eyes full of fear. Before I could move towards him I felt a pair of slender arms wrap around my waist as Hestia hugged me from behind. "They've had enough." Her voice was soft and pleading.
I sighed and glared at the man. "Take your friends and leave." The man nodded frantically before struggling to his feet and waking up his friends. The three of them scurried of to lick their wounds.
Hestia loosened her grip on my and I turned around. "Hestia, I'm-" All thoughts faded from my mind as a pair of lips touched my own. I felt fireworks explode in my mind as a familiar warmth flooded my chest. Hestia pulled back and rested her forehead against mine.
"Woman you love huh?" I blushed. "Do I know this woman?"
I nodded "Yes" my one hand rested on her hip and the other caressed her face. "It would be impossible for you to not know her."
"So she's very famous then?"
"Oh yes, very famous." I smiled as my heart hammered in my chest. "I love you Hestia." I captured her lips in a quick kiss. We broke apart both wearing bright smiles and blushing.
She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled my head forwards so that her lips where right next to my ear. "I love you too."
My heart skipped a beat when I heard those words. I arms tightened around her waist and I picked her up and spun her around causing her to squeal and laugh. Stopping, I held her in the air and kissed her again before putting her down on the ground.
"Oh, I got you something!" My hand left her waist and reached into my coat pocket. "I was looking for the perfect time to give this to, but I think there won't be a better time than now." I retrieved the wrapped box and presented it to her.
Tenderly she took it from my hand and unwrapped it. She gasped when she opened the lid. "It's beautiful." She stroked it before lifting it from the box. She handed it to me and turned around. Fixing the chain around her neck, she took a step forward before turning around. "It's perfect!" She kissed me again. "I could get use to this." She whispered against my lips.
"So could I." I took a step back and picked up our purchases before grabbing her hand interlacing our fingers. "Let's go home." She nodded and kissed me on the cheek then we restarted our trek homewards.
The warmth never left my chest even as we entered the abandoned church that server as our home. "She deserves better than this." I glanced at her and saw that the megawatt smile was still present on her face. "I promise you, from now on I will take care you." Hestia, completely unaware of my inner dialogue continued through the church and down the stairs all the while dragging me along.
Once we reached the bottom Hestia threw her arms around my neck and kissed me before retreating to the bedroom. With a dazed expression I started to pack away the foodstuff that we bought. As I was packing I heard the bathroom door close and the shower running.
After I was finished with the kitchen, I moved to the bedroom and stored our new clothes in the dresser. Once I was done I dropped down onto the bed with a groan and closed my eyes. "Today was rather exhausting." I thought to myself before my mind filled with the memories of Hestia and I kissing causing me to blush. "But it was all worth it."
My fingers floated over my lips as I remembered how soft Hestia's lips where and how they tasted. My thoughts were disturbed when I heard the bathroom door open. I felt the bed shift as a familiar weight settled on top of me. I felt Hestia's hair tickle my face so I opened my eyes only to come face-to-face with the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes.
Her soft blue eyes gazed into mine as I lifted my hand up and caressed her face. "You are so beautiful." She blushed and leaned down. Our lips met once more. We broke the kiss a few seconds later still staring into each other's eyes. I quickly flipped her over and gave her a quick peck on the lips before getting up from the bed.
She laid on the bed looking up at me with a huge smile on her face. Hestia was now wearing a pure white nightgown that reached down to the middle of her thighs, though it didn't cover much of her cleavage. I smiled back at her with a blush growing on my face before I turned around and retrieved my new sleeping clothes from the dresser and walked into the bathroom and shutting the door. "I nice cold shower will be perfect."
One cold shower later I returned to the bedroom only to see that Hestia had already fallen asleep. A small smile formed on my face as I climbed onto the bed behind her and laid down. My arms found their way around her waist and I pulled her towards me so that we were spooning. I buried my face in her neck and inhaled her scent before I kissed her neck. "Goodnight my love." Sleep claimed me soon after
FIN!
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