Chapter 12 : Love questions
Hey guys, Agithos here, another chapter thought and wrote in class, and posted late at night...Don't judge me, math are reaaaallly boring. Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter
"There you go ! All done !" I said as I placed the bed.
"Thanks dude !" Yaebi replied.
It has been a day since Yaebi lives with us, in the house. Yesterday, he slept in my room, you know, since he said he was a guy and all. I am not gonna check if you know what I mean...Moving on, after we ate the dinner, I thanked everyone, again and went to sleep. The next day, well...today, I promised the zombie that I would build him his own room, and that's what I did. Not that I mind sleeping with someone else but I prefer to have my own bedroom.
"Now, I won't hear you snoring !" Yeabi said.
"Oh come on, I don't snore that loud !" I laughed "Well, I am going downstairs. If you need something, just ask !"
"Ok !"
I went in the kitchen to find Ayumi and Ari talking above a map of the forest.
"Hi girls !"
"Hi Mickaël !" They said at the same time.
I looked outside, it was almost noon.
"Where is Cupa ? Because I am ready to go. I have fini..."
"Actually Mickaël, I want...I mean, we want you to stay here, at least for today. Your bruised haven't healed completely yet. I don't want you to hurt yourself even more. You know what happened last time you went to fight even though you were wounded !"
"Hey, it all worked out in the end !" I chuckled.
She then hugged me for a few second before releasing her hold. She had a slight blush on her face which Ari seemed to notice immediately.
"You ! Come with me ! We need to talk !" Ari said as she took Ayumi by the hand and led her in her room. I stood where I was, my heart was racing and my cheeks felt hot.
"Damn, each time she is close to me, I get this feeling. Maybe someone can explain it to me...Ayumi ? No, certainly not, she is the one concerned about this after all. I would make a fool of myself. Vanessa ? No, she is still a child, she probably wouldn't understant. Ari ? It would be a good confident she had known Ayumi since they were childs, but knowing her, she would tease me. I would never hear the end of it. Cupa ? Seeing how jealous she can get, it would bring me only problems. Gaëa and her friends ? Bad idea, I don't want to have my head on a spike. Notch ? Well...I haven't seen him in quite a while and I doubt he would help me one this one after what happened last time !" I sighed "That leaves only one person : Yaebi !"
I slowly went upstairs, unsure of what to say.
Meanwhile, Ari and Vanessa's room, Ayumi POV
Ari led me in her room and shut the door behind me.
"So..." I started "What do you want to talk about ?"
"After what happened down there, you should know exactly what I want to talk about !" Ari said.
"No, I don't know..." I was starting to get nervous.
"Notch damnit, are you seriously soft in the head right now ? I am speaking about you and Mickaël !"
A blush appeared on my cheeks.
"I-I don't get what you mean !" I lied.
"Oh come on Ayumi, I know since we were little. You haven't changed one bit. You may be an excellent archer but you are a very bad lier !"
"Fine..." I sighed "What do you want to know ?"
"Do you like him ?" Ari asked.
"Yea, sure I like him, he is a friend after all !" I answered.
Ari facepalmed in front of me and grunted.
"No, that's not what I meant. Do you like LIKE him ?"
"O-Oh, hum..I-I don't know..."
A large grin appeared on Ari's face. She then pointed a finger toward me and laughed excitingly in her mouth before saying :
"Oh my gosh, it's so cute, our lil' Ayumi is falling for a human !"
"Don't say that out loud ! And what is with the ''little'' ? I am older than you !" I responded.
"What ? Afraid he might hear you ?
"N-No but...I would rather that you do not shout out our conversation. By the way, how can you be so sure I am in love ?" I asked.
"Easy, how do you feel when you are next to him ? What do you think about him ?"
"I feel...safe, protected, like nothing could harm me. He managed to make me and Vanessa smile, even in the worst situation. He is kind, brave and he always there for us. But...it would never work. He is a human..."
"A human that saved your butt, twice, avenged Vanessa, risked his life to get her pendant back and finally, it's thanks to him we are reunited together again. He may not be a mob but he cares for you and Vanessa, I can see it !" Ari said as she interrupted me.
"But I am a mob !"
"A mob who also saved his life three times if we count yesterday, plus I noticed how you acted when Cupa told you Mickaël was in danger. Sure, you were determined to save him but you were also panicked. You were scared he might have been dead when we would have arrived. You care for him too. You should tell him how you feel before someone else catch his eye !"
"Yes...I care for him but...does that really mean I am in love ? Should I tell him even tough I am unsure of how I feel ?" Thoses thought were fighting in my head.
"I-I...No, I can't..." I finally said.
"Why ?" A dumbfounded Ari replied.
"I don't know, I just can't bring myself to tell him how I really feel !"
"He is the FIRST human to have seen you as a girl before seeing you as a mob. Don't you know what that means ? He doesn't care if you are a mob or not !"
"He may not care, but the other humans does. What if he get ostracized from his own kind ?"
"Ayumi, open your eyes for a moment. He BETRAYED his own kind by saving you and Vanessa in that cave in the first place ! Ari nearly shouted while staring at me
I avoided her gaze and looked next to me. Ari sighed.
"Your choice, but you might regret it in the future !"
I turned toward the door and began to exit the bedroom.
"Hey Ayumi !" Ari called me.
"Hmm ?" I mumbled.
"Just for your knowledge, I am just one year younger than you !"
I chuckled and rolled my eyes as I exited her room.
Meanwhile, Yaebi's room, Mickaël POV
"Alright, here we go !" I thought.
I knocked on the door. Soon after, a voice spoke up from behind.
"Yes ?"
"Yeabi ? It's Mickaël !" I said.
The door opened with Yeabi behind it.
"Hey Mickaël !" he smiled "What can I do for you ?"
I looked around before answering :
"Can we talk ? In private ? Man to man ?"
"Hum...Sure ? Come in !"
I entered his room and shut the door behind me.
"So, what do you want to talk about ?" Yeabi asked.
"I need some advices, since a few days ago, I am feeling odd toward Ayumi !" I answered.
"What do you mean by ''odd'' ?"
"I don't know, each time I am close to her, my heart is racing, I feel hot and I have a knot in my stomac !" I said.
After hearing that, his right eye twitched, a wide smile curved on his face and he began to laugh loudly.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA, that's a good one Mickaël ! HAHA !"
"Shut up ! It's not a joke Yeabi, this is serious !" I nearly yelled "That's why I came to you, to have some advices, not to get laughed at !"
He stopped laughing all of a sudden.
"Really ?" He asked, unable to say something else. He was looking at me, gaping.
"Yes !" I answered, my arm crossed.
"Hum, sorry. I couldn't help it, it's just that...a human falling in love with a mob seemed like something unrealistic !"
"What ? Did you said ''falling in love'' ?" I asked, unsure if I heard right.
"Yep !"
"No, it can't be, not now !" I said as I rested on a wall.
"Why not ? Is it because she is a mob ? Would you have prefered a human girl ?" Yaebi asked with a grin.
"No, I don't care if she is a mob or not. And, as for my reputation among my kind. Let's just say I am not the most popular..."
"Why ?"
"I betrayed my ''team'' when I met Ayumi and Vanessa !"
"Were they coming from your..."
"No, I think they were from the village. So far, I am sure I am the first human who ever came here from another world !"
"Ooohh...Anyway, back on the subject, if you don't care about her kind and what your kind thinks. Why do you act like it is a problem ? You should be...Oooooh, I think I get it, you'll have to go back to your own world, right ?" Yeabi asked.
"Yep, you guessed right. I don't want to brake her heart when I'll have to leave !" I explained.
"Then, why don't stay here ? In Minecraftia !"
"I-I can't Yaebi, I have a life and friends back home. They are certainly worried about me right now and I miss them too !"
"Alright, I get it, but you should still tell her how you feel, even if it doesn't work, you won't have any regret. You will feel better !"
"Thanks Yaebi, I think about it but I can't promise anything !"
"Good luck with that dude !" Yaebi said.
"Oh, and another thing, you didn't tell anyone about our little secret, did you ?"
"Nah, don't worry, it is still safe. I won't tell anyone. You'll have the right to kill me if I do !" Yaebi grinned.
"I would rather not !" I chuckled and exited the room, unsure of what to do now.
"Maybe some sports will help me relax and clear my mind !"
I went downstairs to see Ayumi next to Cupa. Here it was again, the racing heart, the knot.
"H-Hi Mickaël !" Cupa greeted me.
"Hi Cupa, where were you ?" I asked.
"In the forest. I have finally been able to see my friend Andr. I tried to make her come see our house but she had something planned for this morning. She will pass by this afternoon.
"That's cool, I'll have the chance to meet her. For now, I'll just go out and train a little !"
"Alright, see you soon !" Cupa said with a happy voice.
As I walked toward the door, I noticed Ayumi smiling at me. I smiled back and saw a faint blush on her cheeks. I exited the house and went to the training ground. I took off my torned T-shirt. Then I began to do some warm-ups.
"God damnit ! How can I be in love, especially now ? I am a soldier, I was trained to fight and protect. I haven't been taught anything about ''love''. What am I suppose to do now ?" I said in my mind as I thought of my feelings.
After the warm-ups, I began to do some push-ups.
"1...2...3...4...5...6...7"
After the seventh push-up, I felt a foot on my back, pushing me on the floor, followed by a small laugh.
"Ari...get off me !"
"Don't mind me, continue your training !" She said.
"Leave him alone Ari, you are disturbing him !" A voice I recognized as Ayumi's spoke.
"Aww !" Ari whined "You are no fun !" She continued as she lifted her foot. I got on my feet. I saw Ari holding a shovel above her shoulder while Ayumi had her bow in her hand.
"Hey, what are you two doing here ? I thought you would have already left by now ?" I asked.
"Ayumi wanted absolutly to say goodbye to you before we leave !" Ari said, insisting on the ''absolutly'' part. Ayumi turned toward the spider girl and threw her her death strare. Ari seemed to get the message because she slowly walked away from us.
"Alright, you lovebirds, tell me when you are finished !"
"Ari, I swear, I'll make you eat your shovel !" I thought.
Ayumi turned to me.
"Well, as Ari said, I just wanted to say goodbye before leaving. The cave is pretty far away, so don't expect us to return before late at night !"
"Are you sure you will be ok ? With the sun and all..." I said.
"Don't worry. We already planned the journey. There won't be any problem !" She reassured.
"Right, take care !"
"You too, don't do anything reckless while we are gone !"
"I thought you knew me better than that !" I chuckled.
"That's exactly why I say that !" Ayumi smiled "Well, Ari is waiting for me, I would better go !"
As she left, I slowly waved at her before I saw her disapearing between two trees. Then, I sighed and resumed my training.
"So, where was I ? Ah yeah !" I put myself on the floor "7...8...9..."
After some time, I finished my training. I was sitting against a tree, wiping out the sweat from my forehead and breathing heavily.
"...Steps, push-ups, squats...I think I did them all !" I checked in my head.
Suddenly, I heard a bush moving next to me. I turned to the bush before sighing.
"Ari, I know it's you, get out of there !"
Like usual, there was no answer, but a moment of reflexion distressed me.
"Wait a minute...Ari left with Ayumi since quite some time now. It can't be her !" I thought as I got on my feet and looked around me.
Out of nowhere, I heard a familiar teleporting sound behind me. I turned around slowly to find myself staring at the face of her girl with two purple eyes.
"WOAH !" I shouted, startled by this sudden jumpscare. To my surprise, the girl seemed more frightened than me.
"AAAHHH !" She screamed as she covered her face with her both hands. Then, she took a few steps backward.
Now, I could take a good look at the girl in front of me. She was way taller than me, towering me from, at least, a head. She had really long brown hair. The girl in question was wearing a sort of black coat with a mini skirt at the end and some tights. On her head, was a black hat with two purle eyes on it. It looked like the face of an enderman. But the most intriguing fact about her were those little purple particles floating around her.
"So, this girl is an endergirl...oh crap, did I just do what I think I did ?" I said in my head as I remembered that I looked at her in the eyes.
The girl seemed to have calmed down. She put her hand away from her face and looked at me straight in the eyes. From what I saw, she wasn't older than 17 years old.
"Did you just..." She began before screaming "AAAHHH !" Then, she rushed toward me.
"OH SHIT !" I yelled in my head as I began to run in the opposite direction. I slalomed between trees in hope of loosing her in the forest. But, each time I thought I got away from her, I heard a teleport right behind me. There was no way I could outrun an enderman. The most terryfing thing is that she was screaming nonstop.
"Damn, if I can't outrun her, I'll have to hide until she calms down, if theses mobs can calm down..." I thought as I continued to run. I was starting to get exausted. If I couldn't find something, I would as good as dead. I already fought an enderman hand to hand, but this, this was different. Strodus wasn't screaming like a freaking psycho and I did not do two or three hours of intense training before.
I heard the girl teleporting but when I looked behind me, I saw nothing but trees, she wasn't there. I was alone. I sighed
"Phew, that was quite a run. Why do I always have to run for my life ?"
I took a second to catch my breath.
"Now where is she ?"
I knew she was probably still after me. In the game, endermen chased their victims until he or his victim dies, or if the enderman regain control over himself, which was quite rare. As I thought about that, something teleported behind me. I just had the reflex to duck to avoid a punch which passed a few inchs above my head. I looked behind me to see the girl from before. I knew what I needed to do to get out of this situation, even if I hated it.
"I am sorry !" I said quietly as I prepared a punch.
I punched the girl with a right hook on her cheek. She fell down, covering where I hit with her left hand. She looked at me with tearful eyes. At this moment, I felt really bad for what I did. I hope this was the only way of getting out of this situation. The girl seemed to have regain her senses so I tried to apologized.
"I-I am sorry, you were chasing me and I did not see..." I began.
I didn't have the time to continue as the endergirl closed her eyes and teleported away.
"Great...I hope she wasn't the daughter of someone important, or else, I'll have big problems !"
I waited for, at least, five minutes to see if she would teleport to me again. Nothing, I was alone in the forest. I decided to go home.
Meanwhile, A forest, Ayumi POV
"I swear Ayumi, you should tell him how you feel !"
"Please Ari, it's my problem, don't get involve in my love life !"
Ari and I were walking in a forest, toward or destination. We were carefully avoiding any area exposed to sunlight.
"But you would make such a cute and unique couple together, you have so much in common !" The spider girl said.
"I don't know, Ari !"
"Ayumi, I have never seen you so unsure of yourself. You were so confident before. Where did that go ?" My friend asked, grinning.
"It's the first time I have this kind of bond with someone..." I began.
"Thanks..." Ari interrupted me as her smile disappeared.
"You know that's not what I meant. Anyway, imagine if doesn't love me back !"
"You won't know unless you ask !"
I sighed before saying :
"Let go Ari !
The spider girl pouted.
"Fine, for now, but we are not done yet !"
Meanwhile, the forest, Mickaël POV
I was running through the forest, trying to find my way home. After minutes of running, I finally arrived in front of the house.
"Finally..."
As I arrived in front of the door, I heard some voices coming from inside the house.
"Don't worry Andr, I'll find the one who did this to you and I'll make him eat his own fist !"
"Thanks...Cupa !"
"Don't worry, that's what friends are for !"
The first voice belonged to Cupa, I guessed. But I didn't recognized the second voice. I opened the door to see Vanessa eating a piece of bread. As for Cupa and Yaebi, they were talking with...
"YOU ?" I shouted, surprised the see the endergirl from before. I was careful to not to look at her directly. I really didn't want the incident to happen again.
As soon as she saw me, the endergirl made a little ''eeeep'' sound and tried to hide behind Cupa, a fearful look on her face. Seeing me half-naked, Cupa's face turned red and she fainted. Yaebi laughed and asked :
"Wow Mickaël, are you trying to make all the girls faint like her ?"
"Aahh, shut up..." I replied
I heard a quiet voice coming from the endergirl. Then she pointed a finger at me.
"I-It's him. He is the one that did this to me !"
"Huh ? Wait WHAT ? Mickaël, why did you do that ?" Yaebi said with surprise, disapointment and a little bit of anger in his voice.
"Yaebi, listen to me, it was an accident !" I tried to defend myself.
"Then , explain to me why Andr here claims you punched her on purpose!"
"I was acting in self-defense, she tried to kill me !"
"Is that true Andr ?" Yaebi asked.
"I don't know..." she answered.
"Can you tell us what happened ?"
20 minutes earlier, The forest, Andr POV
I was in the forest, Cupa told me it was somewhere around here. Suddenly, behind a tree, I heard something breathing loudly.
"What is that ? An animal ?" I thought.
I was wondering who could do this heavy breathing. Curious, I teleported in a bush, next to a tree in question and what I saw astonished me. There was a human, sit against a tree. He had brown hair and was wearing only his pants. His upper clothe was lying next to him.
"What is he doing here, all alone, in this forest ? Should I help him ? No...all humans must be avoided !" I sighed "Well...just to be sure !"
Just as I was about to teleport, my foot slipped off the ground and I fell face first. This caused the bush to make some noise. The human seemed to notice it and looked in my direction.
"...I know it's you get out of there !" I heard the human say, unable to hear the first part because of my face planted in the dirt.
"What ? Does he know who I am ? No, I think he takes me for someone else !"
Then, the man began to get on his feet and looked around him. I decided to take my chance to teleport behind him. No use to hide now, I was already discovered. I put my head close to him. Just as I was about to speak, the human turned around and stared at me straight in the eyes.
At this precise moment, something snapped inside me. My eyes began to hurt really bad. I backed away in fear and pain. I covered my eyes with my hands.
"W-what ?"
I felt the urge to kill this human. Then I lost consciousness. The next thing I remember is feeling a sudden pain on my cheek. I fell on the ground and looked up and saw the man from before, his fists closed. I think he tried to tell me something, but in fear and pain, I teleported away before he could finish.
Some minutes later, I found the house Cupa told me about. I knocked on the door and a young girl with a purple hair opened. I guess she knew I was an enderman because she avoided my gaze.
"Who are you ?" She asked.
"Hum...hello, sorry to disturb you. My name is Andr. Is Cupa living here ?"
"Yes !" The young girl said before she turned to somewhere inside the house "Cupa, your friend is here !'
I heard some running in the house, seconds later, a familiar creeper girl hugged me really tight.
"ANDR, long time no see !"
"Hey Cupa, it's been a while !"
"Yes, come in, I'll present you to the other !"
I entered the house to see the young cave spider girl from earlier, eating a piece of bread and a zombie going downstairs. Cupa spoke up :
"Andr, this is Vanessa and Yaebi. Vanessa, Yaebi, this is Andr !"
"Hmm" Vanessa briefly nodded.
"Hey !" Yaebi smiled.
"H-Hi !" I said. I looked around the house "So, this is where you live ?"
"Yep, this is the kitchen, the living room and we have five bedroom !"
"Five bedroom ?" I asked surprised "You are only three !"
"Oh no, we are actually six !"
"SIX ?"
"Yes, there is us three. But there is also Ayumi, a skeleton, Ari, a spider and Mickaël, a reaaly kind human !"
"A human ?"
"Yes, he is our friend !" She said with a blush.
"How can mobs be friends with humans ?"
Without thinking, I looked at my bruised cheek. Cupa seemed to notice it.
"Andr, what happened to your cheek ? Did someone hit you ?"
"I-I met a human in the forest, he-he did this to me !" I finally answered.
"What ? There is another human in this forest ?" Cupa asked.
"It seems so !" Yaebi said.
"Don't worry Andr, I'll find the one who did this to you and I'll make him eat his own fist !"
"Thanks...Cupa !"
"Don't worry, that's what friends are for !" Cupa finished.
Present time, Home, Mickaël POV
Andr finished her story as I listened carefully.
"I think I understand..." Yaebi began "I read somewhere, when endermen reach adulthood. They develop some kind of primal instinct. If someone they don't know or trust look at them in the eyes, they go berserk and they have the urge to kill. After there massacre is over, the enderman won't remember what happened. An endeman can control this part of him with some time and training !"
"Hey ! Andr has been trying to deal with this problem for quite some time !" Cupa said, after finally regaining consciousness halfway through Andr's story.
"I already knew about that !" I said.
"Then, why did you look her in the eyes ? Did you want to die ?" Cupa asked.
"I am no that crazy Cupa. It was an accident, she teleported behind me and when I turned around, I found myself staring at her eyes !" I explained.
"I-I was just curious about you. You were alone in this forest !" Andr said.
The voice of Vanessa spoke up between two mouthful :
"So, if I understand right, this was nobody's fault ?" She asked.
"Yes, you understand right !" I answered.
There was a moment of silence.
"...How boring !" Vanessa finally said.
I faceplamed, how can one little girl be so...so...Aaaahhh, I don't know how I should call her. I need some time to come up with a new word. Anyway, I walked up to Andr. Being careful to not look her in the eyes, I held my hand toward her. Thinking I would hurt her, she put her arm up to her face to protect it. After a second, she lowered her arms to see my hand, still in the same position.
"I am sorry I hit you back there. If you can forgive me, we could start over. What do you say ?" I suggested.
"Hum sure, if you don't mind. By the way, I am sorry too, for creeping up on you like this !"
After a brief handshake, Cupa offered :
"Hey Andr, why don't you stay here for dinner ? You could meet the other two !"
"I don't think so Cupa, Ayumi and Ari might not return home before late at night. But otherwise, I think it's a great idea !" I agreed.
"I-I don't want to impose..."
There is something you can't forget about Cupa : No one, and I mean NO ONE refuses one of Cupa's offer. She will insist until you surrender to her pleas.
"Oh, but you are not ! Come here ! Please, please, please, please !" Cupa insisted as she jumped around vigorously.
"A-Alright then !" Andr gave in
Told you.
Meanwhile, The Forest, Ayumi's POV
We had finally arrived at our destination. A cave, situated alongside a small hill, near a waterfall."
"Wow !" exclamed Ari "My feets are killing. Seriously, Mickaël should dig our own mine one day ! Like this, we wouldn't have to walk for hours everyHMFP !"
I covered my spider friend's mouth with one hand to prevent her from talking some more. I could have swear I heard someone talking, aside from Ari of course. When I removed my hand from her mouth, she tried to scold me.
"What the hell is wrong with you Ayumi ?"
"Shhh !" I replied with a finger over my mouth "I think I heard someone !"
"I told you we should have followed the group instead of turning left like idiots !" A voice spoked.
"Do you really want to face those mobs again, after what happened last time ? Count me out !" Another one was heard.
We quickly went behind a tree to see who were talking. There was two humans in leather armor, both talking as they looked around them.
"What last time ?" The first one said.
"You don't remember ?...Ah, that's right, you weren't there. You see, we went into a cave to kill a traitor allied with some mobs. It was a disaster, we lost half of the group while we weren't able to kill, at least, one of them. The boss was enraged. But, yesterday, one of our scout came back. He said he saw the creeper running in the forest. He also followed her until he arrived to a house, in the middle of the forest. The boss jumped on the occasion. That's why we are here, to kill them all !"
My gaze met Ari's one. We both looked at one another with fear in our eyes. We began to rush toward the house. Never mind the expedition, the lives of our friends were more important than some stupid resources.
TO BE CONTINUED. Well guys, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I already have the idea for the next chapter and I started to write it even though I didn't post this one (^^'). So as always PM or review to tell me what you think of the story : good or bad. See you next time ;-)
