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Chapter 4

A week has passed and Ayami's wound healed throughout the week with the help of her potions though a scar remained at her upper back. Gaignun, meanwhile, kept his promise to take care of her though he did nothing to help the girl.

The Alchemist didn't mind it but she cannot believe that she agreed to the 'eternal woman hater's' bargain to be his servant then his girlfriend.

'Well, since it was my decision, I should be brave enough to stand by it rather than chicken out.' she thought as they left Al de Baran that morning. The two agreed days before that after she had recovered enough to work, they would head to Geffen straight away to his house. There, she would start her work as his servant.

Servant... the word made her cringe in fear. There were so many 'what-ifs' that crossed her mind.

'What if he... rapes me?! Or orders some perverted friend to do the deed?! NO!!!!' the raven-haired Alchemist began to stomp her feet angrily as she took each step down the mountain.

The twenty-year old tried hard to focus on the trail they were taking in Mt. Mjolnir but to no avail. Her companion was distracting her somehow...

Gaignun Griemhild wore his usual Wizard outfit though the cloak was nowhere to be seen.

'He's wearing tight clothes though...' she thought as she began to stare at his butt as it swayed from side to side, along with him.

Unfortunately, he noticed it. "Why the hell are you staring at my ass?!?"

Ayami suddenly blushed. "Excuse me?! Me, staring at your ass?! Hmph, as if! I'm not that desperate!"

"Hmph, don't lie, Orihara." he taunted, making her feel more guilty. "You were staring at my ass as if it were a piece of fresh meat at the market."

She tried to open her mouth to reply to his taunting but he shoved her against a tree, slowly lowering his head to her face.

'What is he doing?!' she screamed into her mind, her body already undergoing hyperventilation from their closeness.

"What were you about to say?" he raised one eyebrow, smirking at her. "Come on, tell me."

The raven-haired Alchemist was at too lost for words. Up close, he looked so handsome... especially his eyes. They were the most stunning pair of amethyst colored eyes she had ever seen.

All of a sudden, she sensed something that flickered in his eyes. 'They're empty... and why is there... sadness...? How can that be? He has the perfect life, not to mention his family's one of the most predominant families throughout Rune-Midgard. Why...?' she thought sadly.

"I mean... aren't everyone's gluteus maximus' made of muscle? So its meat." she retorted smartly, smirking.

He was caught off-guard by her defiance and when Ayami saw the chance, she pushed him down the hill.

"HA, HA!!!! IDIOT!!!" she stuck out her tongue and eyelid in a childish manner. "Do count the times when you see the earth and the heavens, okay? BYE!" with that, she walked off to the other path, cackling evilly as she took out her fan to cover her mouth.

As Gaignun rolled down the steep and muddy hill, he began to mutter curses at her. Damn that sadistic girl...! She's gonna pay for that!!! he thought angrily.