Sorry for not updating for so long... but don't worry you guys! I'm going to post Chapters 5 and 6 respectively. Have fun reading!
Chapter 5
It took the two half the day to reach the City of Magic and by then, they were already starving to death from the long journey.
"Where... in Niflheim... is your goddamned house?!" Ayami panted as they entered the northern gate of the said city.
"Shut up and don't complain, woman." he grumbled, trying to ignore the hungry protests of his stomach. They hadn't eaten breakfast that morning, for they were in a hurry to go back, especially him.
His younger sister needed him.
He sighed as they continued to walk on, ignoring the mild stares and disgusting looks of the people looking at his VERY dirty clothes.
Ayami, on the other hand, to take her mind off of the hunger she felt, took out again her list of "Eligible 2nd Class Job Bachelors" and her black eyes trailed down the notebook she held in her right hand.
'Whom to get again...? Bards? Nah, they're too dramatic and poetic. Besides, they already have their Dancers so... Sages? I don't like those armors they wear. If that guy hugs me, I might get crushed! Rouges? Cheap carbon copies of Hunters. Arrogant and selfish. Monks? Eww, enoched guys...! Alchemists are okay but definitely not Crusaders so...' she thought as she began to cross out the class jobs off her list. Only the male Alchemists and Wizards remained.
As they went up the stairs towards the fountain area, she went on straight and didn't notice a lone bench. Absent-mindedly, she slammed her body over the bench, flipping her forward into the fountain. Her postion was awkward; her arms and legs both eagle spread and her skirt went up a bit, exposing her underwear. And the worst part was, she was soaking wet!
"Ouch...!" she moaned, rubbing her right knee. The twenty-year-old quickly sat up and checked on her injury, which was already turning red. 'Another bruise...' she thought bitterly.
Gaignun looked back and when he saw her moaning in pain, he began to laugh. "Idiot... Watch where you're going!" he mocked.
Ayami didn't know whether to slap him after she got out or not... She wanted to die of embarrassment.
Just as she began to think, a hand reached out towards her. "Are you alright, Miss?" the voice asked politely.
She looked up to see a smiling male Crusader at her and without her knowing, her face began to heat up.
The Crusader continued to smile at her and it made Ayami feel a bit comforted, to say the least. At least this person cared, she thought.
Slowly, she got up and took his hand. With his hand supporting her, she made it out without slipping.
"Thank you." she said shyly, turning a little pink.
The holy warrior smiled back. "No problem, miss. Are you sure you're okay?"
"Um... yes, I'm fine. Don't worry." she assured.
The man looked unconvinced though. "Hmm... How 'bout I take you to my house first and get changed? You're really soaking wet and..." before he could continue his sentence, he took off his cloak and wrapped it around her body. "your clothes are sticking too much to your skin and some pervert might hit on you." he whispered, turning a bit red.
Orihara studied him. He looked like the typical Crusader that she meets everyday in Al de Baran. He wore a really huge armor, a shield and who could forget the cross patterns on the tunic he wore.
Though Crusaders tend to be cold-hearted and stoic, he, on the other hand, smiled so brightly as if he had no worries. He also had a very angelic face. Olive green hair that framed his face, his eyes a warm honey brown...
"Will it be alright if I take you home with me? You might catch a cold if you don't change..." he suggested, breaking her train of thoughts.
"Huh?" she replied absent-mindedly, looking around the center in search for a indigo-haired Wizard but to no avail. 'He left me! How rude!' she thought angrily, coming up with plans to crack his head open when they see each other again.
"Well... I guess it will be okay." she said finally.
The man smiled yet again and it made her heart flutter for some reason. "By the way, I am Nereid Metis. Pleased to meet you, Miss...?" his voice trailed off.
"Ayami. Orihara Ayami." she said, blushing a bit as he grinned cheekily at her direction again.
"Ayami...? What a beautiful name." he remarked, making her cheeks turn red a lot more. "So, let's get going now, Ayami-san."
With that, he whistled and a High Peco Peco came to his side. Metis helped Ayami up the tamed monster and the two went off to his house, in the outskirts of Geffen, just near the Capital of Rune-Midgard, Prontera...