Here is chapter 10 of Lucy's Fairy Tales. Enjoy!
[Wolf's POV]
"Andromeda…" Lucy whispered the blade's name over and over again. Then, she turned towards me and stared into me with her dark brown eyes.
"I love it so much. Thank you so so much. I really, really, will take good care of Andromeda," Lucy's eyes sparkled. I could tell that she really liked my gift.
Finally relieved, I smiled at her. "I'm glad that you like it. Andromeda is really special to me, so I want you to take special care, okay?" I said.
"Un!" Lucy replied, nodding her head enthusiastically.
"There's a good girl," I said, and ruffled her hair. I could feel her silky smooth hair beneath my fingers. Dammit, I should probably stop doing that.
I quickly pulled my hand away, even though my heart demanded me to keep touching Lucy's hair.
I cleared my throat, and started barking instructions at Lucy.
"So first off, the most important thing is stamina. Without stamina, no matter how skilled you are at hand-to-hand combat, you are going to lose because you will be tired before you finish your opponents off. Right now, we are going to work on running," I said. I could see the dread in Lucy's eyes.
"Don't worry, it's not going to be as bad as yesterday's running. Today, we're going to take it much more slowly and easily. Plus, I think you will like this place."
[Lucy's POV]
We were running, with Wolf in front of me. We weren't talking, but it was a comfortable silence. I could feel the forest wind blowing softly on my hair, cooling my neck. I could smell the grass and plants surrounding me. I could hear birds chirping and small animals scurrying across the forest floor. "Wow," I murmured to myself.
"Hmm?" Wolf turned to me, his head slightly sideways, in question.
"Oh, nothing. It's just that, I realized how beautiful and peaceful this forest is. I thought it was a very dangerous place, but it's so… serene." I looked up at the tall trees that covered most of the sunlight, allowing it to have an exquisite green hue. It instantly calmed me.
"Heh," Wolf chuckled. "If this is beautiful to you, you would love the place we're going right now. Plus, this is a dangerous forest. Nothing attacked you since I'm here next to you,"
"Um…" I said. "But you did attack me, remember?"
Wolf, who was running in front of me, abruptly came to a stop. That made me almost crash into him.
"Hey, what was that for?" I asked.
"Look, girlie. I never meant… I mean, I did mean to hurt you that time, but I will never hurt you. Ever. Got that?" He put his big, scarred hands on my shoulders and looked at me straight in the eye.
I could see his eyes so clearly-his distant grey eyes, that seemed...warm. No, not warm; ardent.
All I wanted to do was reach for his eyes. They absorbed me, pulling me into him.
As I stepped in front of Wolf to hold his eyes…
A freaking rock stuck out of the earth and made me tumble into…
Wolf's arms. Although he was wearing his t-shirt, I could feel his hard muscles from years of training through the cloth. I blushed, suddenly remembering what I was trying to do, and what I was doing right now.
Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid! I yelled at myself internally. You are the dumbest girl in the whole freaking universe!
I tried to pull myself up, but my knees gave up on me; now, of all times.
"Hey, you okay? Are you hurt?" Wolf asked as he pulled me to my feet.
"No, I'm good, thanks," I murmured, trying to look at his worried eyes. But I couldn't, because of my embarrassment.
Way to go, Lucy. I said to myself. Very smooth, very smooth.
[Wolf's POV]
After the whole talk, and Lucy's weird stumbling, we finally arrived at the pond. But before we could get a good visual, I stopped Lucy.
"Okay, we're here, but I want you to close your eyes," I said, wanting to surprise her.
"Wait, what? You want me to close my eyes? Then how do I walk?" Lucy said, looking annoyed. Or was it something else?
"Don't worry, I won't let you trip and fall by yourself again. Trust me?" I asked her earnestly.
"Hmph. Fine. But if I do fall and get injured, you're responsible." She closed her eyes. She looked mesmerizing.
I gently put my hands on her shoulder; I felt her tense beneath my touch. Is she that disgusted with my touch?
I led her carefully towards the pond. When it was right by her feet, I whispered in her ear, "Open your eyes."
