expected mush coming up, but don't expect it to be good... I don't like writing stuff as such

Then There Was You

I never expected that someone would like me nor watch me from afar. I had now acquired a different image for my guild master; she had filled the void of my emptiness. I had someone else to think of.

It was a few weeks later from when Crow had talked to me when I started seeing Quinn. Crow was right. She did have an interest on me. Kairos soon found out that I had moved on and I was seeing the Guild Master.

Many weeks passed since then and I have been risking training myself at the Yuno Fields. Tonight, I thought. Tonight, I'll tell her. Quinn had been something special to me and it was time to tell her that.

As I expected Crow was as lively as Kairos was. He had opened up to me the night after he had told me about Quinn. He and Kairos were very much alike. He wished me luck as I left the room to fetch Quinn from the garden. Kairos was out somewhere in the city.

Her pretty face was illuminated by the moonlight as she waited for me just outside the guild house. The chilly air was an excuse for me to place an arm around her as we walked into town.

I had treated her to a candle-lit dinner and a gondola ride around the canals of Al de Baran. And as the night was about to end I called her upon one of the small fountains near the Clock Tower.

"What is it?" Her sweet voice echoed in my head.

"Er," I stuttered a bit. Quinn placed her hand on mine to comfort me, but instead making me more nervous. "Quinn," I continued, "you've been something special to me these past weeks." I looked at her emerald eyes looking back at me. I leaned forward and kissed her. She did not move backwards nor hit me. She just closed her eyes and kissed me back. Time seemed to stop as I held her in my arms. The stars being our witness as we kissed under them.

Cough. I froze as I looked around for the source of the disturbance. It was Kairos. He had just come from the Tool Dealer, finishing a few errands from some of our guild mates.

"Good evening," he said casually then, walked away. I swore I saw a devilish smile on his face as he turned to leave.

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I woke up the next day inside a grand room. This definitely was not Crow's and my room. It seemed too elegant to be ours. I looked around and saw Quinn by the window looking out at the garden.

"Good morning," I greeted from the covers of her soft bed as I leaned against my elbows.

"You're awake," she said as she approached me. "Had a nice sleep?" She asked.

I instinctively pulled up the covers when I noticed that I had nothing on. "Yeah," I replied rather sheepishly. Quinn sat down by my side and kissed me lightly on the lips.

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Crow had noticed my absence during that evening, but didn't question me about it. Kairos probably knew what happened already, he had ways of knowing what happened between Quinn and me.

As the month of October came to a close I remembered that it had been almost half a year since I last saw her. I sat alone on one of the garden benches admiring the sunset, November was coming around. The cool winter breeze brushed against my face as I recalled some of the things that occurred a few months back. This was the first time since I arrived in Al de Baran that I thought about her. I admit that I missed her company.

"Andrew!" It was Kairos. He ran towards me holding a piece of paper on one hand looking rather pale.

"What?" I asked. Kairos took a deep breath before giving the paper to me. I took the note and read it to myself and as I did I felt the color drain from my face.

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Ha, there. Another short chapter added! I'd like to take this moment to thank everyone who has read this story and.. those who have reviewed it! Ah, and news about the comics.. I have been working some few sleepless nights trying to think of how to draw this and that. Heh, but I promise you that the Blacksmith would be very good-looking! drool.. Hm.. and so will Kairos!! Ngzz... See you next chapter!