Jeanne looked up at him. Throughout the game she had noticed that Lyserg expressed his surprise in different (not to mention hilarious) ways.
For example... banging his head on the table... but this time...
His eyes had gone wide, and he was chewing his bottom lip slowly. It had been a few minutes since he last chose the card from the stack...
And fortunately there were no violent reactions or whatsoever... he just looked utterly confused...
... And utterly cute...
Jeanne blushed at the thought shameful of her contemplation. She had let go of Lyserg (much to her discontent) feeling rather appalled by the idea (but they're still sitting close to each other^-^)... what if Marco and the rest of the X – Laws walked on them... she shuddered at the thought.
Chapter Five: Wrong Conclusions... Not Really...
"Anou..."
The soft ringing of her voice immediately snapped him out of his reverie.
"Yes, Jeanne... sama..."
"Would you like to answer your question now?"
Lyserg stared at her quietly, blinking once, twice, and thrice... "Err... Jeanne-sama..."
"Yes?"
"I-I..."
Jeanne didn't know why but she felt her heart beating faster when she noticed the not so slight tint of red upon his usually pale cheeks.
He had been blushing quite a lot through the entire expense of the game though... it makes him appear a lot cuter...
Shaking her head vigorously she turned to look at Lyserg...
"J-Jeanne..."
"Yes?'
His thoughts seemed rather intense not to notice that he had called her again by her first name only.
"I... have a very important confession to make..."
The simple eight-worded sentence made the Lord Iron Maiden Jeanne blush like crazy. That was it... the word confession triggered something within her.
Would Lyserg tell me he wishes to leave the X – Laws? Would he tell me that he would just love to bitch slap Marco and tell him how much of a bastard he is? Is it about the way Marco snores so loudly that he can't stand it and he would rather be transferred somewhere else... nearer to my room perhaps... Would he... would he... tell me that he loves me?
Jeanne openly blushed, not at all happy with how she concluded Lyserg's peculiar behavior.
"Well... Jeanne-sama... I'd just like you to ask... Umm... what does this question means... I don't understand it at all..."
Jeanne almost fell on top of her head.
A question. He was ashamed to ask a question... Well, she couldn't really blame him... it was a rather... personal question.
When was you last monthly period?
"Lyserg..."
"H-hai?"
"I don't think you need to answer this question..."
"I don't?"
"Yes you don't. And you do NOT want to."
"Okay... whatever you say Jeanne-sama..." although it still did confuse him what the question was all about.
Since Lyserg didn't answer the question he was forced to take another card...
And what did you know it was an Oops card...
Jeanne twirled a lock of her lustrous silver hair... this maybe the only chance she could have...
While Jeanne was thinking it over, he didn't notice a certain green-eyed angel keeping a close eye on her.
He sighed. He would like her back in his arms. She fitted in his arms perfectly, and he definitely enjoyed the warmth she radiated. It made him feel comfortable and relaxed...
Feels like heaven...
He smiled at the thought. Heaven IS a state of ultimate bliss, and not a place to dream of, it was enough having the one he loved *cough* respected rather by his side...
He was FULLY contented to have her close and he could definitely not ask for more...
And that ends chapter five... WAIT~~~~! Before you throw any pointed object at the screen just let me say that there is an omake... Heh, heh I finally wrote something under two hours without listening to Parokya ni Edgar...
~ O M A K E ~
Lyserg-kun Gets Caught
"Lyserg what the @#$% in seven hells are you doing with... with this~~~?!"
Jeanne winced involuntarily... in all her life she had never heard Marco utter the word hell (much less bellow it) unless under VERY chosen circumstances, nor a curse word nevertheless... she reckoned he would even NEVER utter one under ANY circumstances. It was a sin, a bad habit not to be acquired by someone who claims himself holy.
Dakedo... hmm... he had done it ONLY once... maybe she can be considerate. Jeanne shook her head; maybe she should reprimand him... needless to say the conversation would prove to be interesting...
"How could you~?! You~~! Of all the people... I shall ask Lord Maiden immediately to bestow upon you a severe punishment... NO~~~! I shall ask for her permission to kick you out the group!"
Jeanne felt her cheeks burn. Maybe she should kick Marco out instead. The thought of not seeing Lyserg made her rather uncomfortable. Lyserg had always helped her in anyway he can whether it be strenuous or to the simplest task of baking (^^;; couldn't help myself, Chocolate Chip Cookies© anyone?)
"But Marco-san please understand I—"
"You WHAT~~~?! You Lyserg have given up to temptation~~?! Do you HEAR me~~?! You have stained your eyes with impurity~~! You are FILTHY~~~!"
Jeanne tightened her grip on the doorframe. How dare Marco judge a person so fast~! Was it not a teaching of God not to easily criticize someone upon first impressions... she really was going to do some serious butt-kicking later (^^;; Jeanne-sama doing some ass kicking... that would be priceless).
"You are NOT to be affiliated with someone of the female sex~~~! Much less... much less~~~~~"
"We were not doing anything~~~!!!"
"And I'm a devil incarnate~~"
You are~~~! One, two, five, eight, ten. Ten, six, five, two, zero...
Lyserg tried not to clench his fists any harder in fear of
drawing blood. It really wanted him to just have his fist, his very OWN fist
connecting with that thick skull of Marco's... whoever said he had under gone
celibacy~~?!
And his hands... his dirty, disgusting, REVOLTING fingers around his... his
beloved.
"You are NOT worthy enough~~~!"
Jeanne gasped... she had juts heard Marco's palm connecting with flesh. Lyserg clutched his left cheek, now with a very distinct slap mark...
That was the last straw...
... A few minutes later...
Jeanne pressed her ear closer to the door. Just a while ago it was just like World War Three broke out, but now... it was deathly quiet... so still.
Deciding it was stupid of her to stand meaninglessly in front of the door pressing her ear to door was NOT a dignified position for someone like her. She was about to leave when the door opened, and look who was standing there.
Jeanne immediately blushed, and found out that the floor was a very interesting subject to be focusing about.
"Jeanne-sama, I am dearly sorry for the racket a while ago."
He smiled. Jeanne you are so absolutely stupid! You're acting like a foolish schoolgirl in front of Lyserg. In an attempt to cover her flaming cheeks she let her glossy curtain of locks cover her face.
"Jeanne-sama please return to your room. It's rather early, you might want to take some rest."
"O-okay..."
She let out an uncharacteristic giggle. She agreed, love does make one do the stupidest of things... including make a total fool of yourself, wait... who said that it was love.
Lyserg sighed of relief when Jeanne disappeared around a corner. He clutched his beloved at his back. With a last glance at the room, he snickered.
"Goodbye Marco-san~~! Have a LOVELY day..."
Inside the room was a battered and bruised Marco all tied up by means of pantyhose (don't ask why).
He pressed his beloved to his chest, and smiled happily.
His beloved...
... a framed picture of Jeanne... not just any framed picture... a framed picture of Jeanne wearing lingerie... where he got it... even the gods don't know.
TsuzukuThat was weird if I should say so myself. Sorry for excessive OOC-ness... not to mention too much eccentricity.
My warmest thank you to the following people:
Joruri Soma, Eliv, Kurura-kun, GoddessLD, Kitsune Asakura, black-thief/Lor-chan, kawaii-kirei, Takari-san, and EneriRenie.
