I'm sorry for not posting sooner... I've been much too busy with my other RO ficsbut nevertheless, I'll try my best to post one chapter per at least, for those who have been waiting for so long.

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Chapter 10: Whooooaaaaah!

"Aren't you the Alchemist who shielded Gaignun from the Skeleton Archer's arrow?" Hugen Ariadne asked, her black eyes filled with curiousity.

'Unfortunately, yes.' Ayami thought bitter though she said aloud, "Yes, I am, Miss."

Nereid Metis, on the other hand, went over to Ayami and held her hand. Slowly, he kneeled down the plush carpet and kissed her fingertips and the back of her palm. "We meet yet again, Ayami-san." He said huskily.

The 'maid' started to turn at least fifty shades of red. There she was, in the living room, with at least five people excluding herself and the Crusader treating her like a lady!

"Jiku…" Hathor interrupted, clearing his throat. "Do stop glaring at Metis. He is not kissing your delicate peach, for Odin's sake."

Sure enough, the Hunter Guild Master turned his gaze away from Ayami, blushing furiously.

"About your sister…" Metis stood again, facing the raven-haired twenty-year-old Alchemist. "How is she doing?"

"Hmm… If I know, she's throwing another tantrum yet again…" the girl sighed, imagining her younger yet pregnant sister jumping around the house, screaming and crying. "I do hope they put up with her spoiled attitude. It'll only last for at least seven months or so…"

Gaignun decided to butt in. "You think Vincent can take care of her?"

At the mere mention of a masculine name, the only Hunter in the room shot the three of them a questioning yet angry look. "Who's Vincent?"

'Let's see if he really likes her…' an evil thought entered her mind and before the green-haired Crusader could open his mouth to answer for her, the servant covered his mouth with her hand.

"Her boyfriend who's staying at our family house in Prontera. I let him stay and take care of her." An evil glint was present in her chocolate brown eyes.

The guild master of the Ulysses and his guild mates, which consisted of Gaignun, Metis, and Ariadne gulped in fear as they saw the black rabbit's emerald green eyes flame in pure anger and hatred at the mere name of 'Vincent'. Orihara, on the other hand, was calm but on the inside, she was rolling with laughter! If only Momo knew how jealous this guy was…!

'Number one perfect quality for an ideal boyfriend, he has to get jealous whenever I'm with another guy.' She told herself happily.

"Enough!" Hathor said before Jiku could suddenly throw a raging fit in the Griemhild house. "Jiku, we are not here to talk about your personal life. We are here to discuss our personal strategies before the war starts, you understand? Until after the war, please keep your personal feelings aside. Understood?"

"Yes sir!" the three chorused.

"Kurosagi?"

The guild master of the Sharpshooters of Nature looked up, his eyes still burning with desire to kill whoever that 'Vincent' was. "Understood, Hathor." The sixteen year old replied.

"Orihara, do get us some food, will you?" the master of the house snapped angrily. "Just don't stand there, get it!"

"Yes sir." The woman bowed and left the living room.

"I'll go with her." The Crusader offered and followed after her to the kitchen.

'Argh, how dare that obnoxious indigo-haired freak make fun of me in front of Metis! Stupid jerk!' Ayami angrily opened the pantry, took out some biscuits and slammed it hard, the cabinet almost falling on top of her if not for Metis who held it up just in time.

"Do you need help, Ayami-san?" he asked in his ever-gentle tone that secretly made the Alchemist swoon in delight.

"U-um… no, sir." She replied shyly, turning a flame red.

"Don't call me that… call me… Metis." He said in a rasping voice. Slowly, he pushed the Alchemist against the cabinet, staring into her eyes with his honey-brown ones.

"M-m-m-m-m-metis! W-w-w-w-w-w-what…" the young woman asked nervously but the Crusader placed a finger on her lips.

"Shh… they might hear us." He warned, smiling evilly at her.

Ayami suddenly felt a little scared yet excited at what Metis had said. Slowly, he bent down his head until...

A startled scream came from the kitchen door. The two grown-ups looked to the right to see Shelley staring at them, her eyes wide open.

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