Mikoto Rage: It's probably just me, but I'm slowly starting to dislike the GMs for Elsword more and more…I mean, I used to like them a lot and all, but after the Costume Design Contest, I've been thinking-Geez, the GMs aren't very good at judging! Mainly because I've participated in all of the artistic competitions held by the GMs, and some judgments were good, I agree, but it seems it's getting crappier and crappier each time! And then, recently I noticed that they've also got the crappiest taste in Elsword Couples! Raven x Rena?! C'MON PEOPLE, RAVEN X EVE! I DON'T CARE IF RENA RESEMBLES FRIKKIN SERIS, RAVEN SHOULD MOVE ON AND FALL FOR EVE! Yes, I don't like Rena, and the couple I hate the most is definitely Raven x Rena. Okay, I'll stop here; it's probably pretty boring reading my rant. So, in conclusion, the GMs are leaving a bad impression on me.

NOW, read! :)

ミ コ ト • Mikoto


Chapter 4: Heart's Night

Previously:

"What a shock! My beloved Phantom Thief Crow is actually on top of me, on Valentine's Day as well! I could die happily any day now~!" Eve had heart eyes.

Raven cleared his throat, and tried his most original pick-up line, first place in his book. "Hello, I'm a thief, and I'm here to steal your heart."

"Let's commit the perfect crime; I'll steal your heart, you'll steal mine."

The thief put his hands into the air. "I surrender!"

"This is NOT how you carry a lady!" Eve lectured. An Elite like her, felt this was disrespectful.

"Well…" Raven jumped back, and before he fell, he tilted his top hat. "I, Phantom Crow, swear that I will steal the heart of the most beautiful girl in the world." One last smirk and he was out of sight.

"That's an interesting story, Raven…" Eve was staring at her ceiling, in her bed sheets. The morning sunlight was peeping through the gap between the curtain blinds.

She recalled last night's explanation.

"I started to steal two years ago. Not for wealth, nor for fun. Well, maybe some of it is for fun, but that's not the point." He sighed. "Look, Eve, this is going to sound crazy…"

"I don't care. Tell me anyways."

"As you know, I only steal certain treasures. Only the unique ones."

"Like the Mona Lisa?" questioned Eve.

"No, not ones like those. I'm talking about mystical art."

"Mystical art…?"

"Like this." Raven held up 'The Heart'. "This one is a mystical and rare piece of art."

Her amber orbs blinked. "That's-"

"Precisely. What's special about the treasures I take is the fact that they've got a hidden valuable inside it."

"Inside it? But that pendant is small."

He chuckled. "You don't know this, but inside certain treasures, there are special things called 'ElShards'. There are different elements, and I need the ElShards extracted from the treasures."

"Why?"

"Think of the ElShards as if it were the treasure's soul. I'm not interested in the treasure, but more of the soul. It is all part of a mission I've set for myself."

"But isn't taking the 'soul' away from a treasure bad?"

"Nope. It will remain as normal, but instead of a 'mystical rare treasure'; it will turn into a 'normal rare treasure'."

"And what do you need these ElShards for?" Her eyes narrowed.

"I need them in order for this planet to keep on living."

"Hah?" Eve raised an eyebrow.

"This is going to sound like a whole bunch of crap, but there are 6 ElShards. Fire, Nature, Water, Wind, Dark and Light. Each one is a source that gives energy. For example, the Water Shard is what helps the rivers and streams unpolluted, so we can continue to drink clean water. Nature is one of the biggest ones-the trees and plants will continue to live with it, and another example is the Light Shard." He glanced at the dark night sky. "The Light Shard provides us light-the sun. Dark gives us darkness-including night fall, and so on."

"I see…so you're like…a hero?" Eve folded her arms.

"Haha, I prefer playing the 'bad guy'. Thus, a Phantom Thief. After all, a Hero can't steal things, now can they?" He smirked.

"Point taken." She nodded.

"Any other questions?"

"…Don't you get sleepy?"

"Huh?"

"Staying up late, stealing, then having to go to school and doing lots of paperwork…"

"I do, but I'm used to it now."

"Hm…how many ElShards do you have at the moment?"

"I have five. This one's the last." He pointed to 'The Heart'.

"And what's that one?"

"Well, I have Dark, Light, Water, Fire, and Nature. Which means…"

"This one is Wind?"

"Yes. Let me show you something that not many people know…"

"?"

He turned 'The Heart' around in his hands many times, as if it were a Rubik's Cube. The expression on his face seemed to change, as he found what he was looking for.

Her eyes blinked, as the gemstone split into two. "You-You broke it!" Eve gasped.

"Relax, relax, I haven't." He held the pendant up, to show her, by the white chain. The gemstone had changed in different shape. Instead of a tear drop, there were two-but placed together to look like a heart. Raven's face softened, as he gently smiled at her. "This is 'The Heart's real form. It has two alexandrite wings, to make it into a heart. It's like there are two pieces, and they've finally been joined together perfectly, to complete its actual form."

"Two pieces…" Eve whispered.

"Yes. Like when two lovers find each other, and they fit each other perfectly. They too, have been joined. They just don't know it until they're finally together."

"Together…"

A voice interrupted her thoughts, "Miss Eve! You need to get out of bed, or else you'll be late for school! called Ophelia.

"Coming!" Eve quickly hopped out of bed, and started to prepare herself. As she finished changing into her uniform, she glanced at her reflection in the mirror. "I wonder…if I'm one piece, then who is my other half?"

"Eve, good morning!" Raven waved at her, and caught up to the elite-classed female.

Eve had a bored expression on her face. "Why hello there, Phantom Thie-"

He quickly covered her mouth. "Ssh! Remember our deal?!"

"Oh, right. Good morning, Raven." She pushed his hands away from her.

"And Happy Valentine's Day."

"…Happy Valentine's Day." She mumbled.

"Raven!" a first year girl ran up to the student president. "Can I speak to you for a moment?"

"Sure."

"Here, I hope you'll accept the chocolates I made for you…" the girl said nervously.

He smiled. "I will, thank you."

She blushed, and quickly skipped off.

The dark haired male smirked at Eve. "Well, Eve?"

"Hm?" she gave him a curious look.

"Don't tell me you forgot."

"Forgot? What are you talking about?"

Raven pointed at Eve, as he mimicked her exact movements from yesterday. "I'll show you just how worthy my cooking skills are!"

Eve was taken aback. I forgot! "Oh, that…"

He put his hand out. "I wouldn't mind receiving it now."

"…I lost it."

"You what?"

"I misplaced it somewhere. I think someone must've stolen it. Because…it was that good, you know?" she lied.

"You're definitely not the best liar in the world." He chuckled.

"I-I'm not lying!"

"Hey, what's that thing sticking out of your bag?" Raven took hold of the object, and slid it out of her bag. "Ah, Valentine's Chocolate."

"W-What?!" Eve stared at it. …How could I forget?! I made it yesterday when I got home, then I packed it into my bag so I wouldn't forget! She face palmed. "That's…yours."

"Thank you very much, Eve."

"Right, you're welcome." She quickly tried to walk away, to hide her embarrassment.

But Raven was faster. He gripped her wrist, and spun her around, to make her face him. "Really, thank you." His smile was like an angel's. Eve swore she felt her heart skip a beat.

"Really, y-you're welcome!" she pushed him off, and immediately stomped into the school building. Why am I feeling so flustered?

Raven chuckled. "Who knew Eve was such a shy girl?" I think I like her even more now.

First, pass a note to her.

Raven had finished writing a small note. He then asked his buddy, Elsword, to pass it to Eve in class for him, since they were both in the same class. Elsword agreed to do it, which he did.

Eve raised an eyebrow, when she saw a folded piece of paper on her desk. She was in the middle of math class, but curiosity won over, and she unfolded the paper; only to end up frowning.

Eve, you should be with me :)
-Raven

"…" She scrunched the paper up, and threw it into the bin.

Elsword reported to Raven, and he sighed. "She'll be tougher than I thought…"

Second, compliment her.

It was interval, so Raven quickly rushed out of his subject class, and hunted for Eve around the school. After five minutes, he found Eve walking through the school hallways. He called out to her, "Eve!"

She turned. "Oh, it's you."

Raven quickly took that chance to wrap his arm around her waist, and his free hand tilted her chin up, as he slightly tilted her body down, so she would have to look at him.

"H-Hey, what are you-"

"Eve, I'm only going to say this once."

"What…?" she felt her face heating up. He's close…a bit too close!

"I could stare into your mesmerizing eyes for an eternity." His voice was smooth.

The other random students in the hallways stopped, and stared, and gasped.

"..." Eve didn't know why, but hearing him say that to her sounded fake, which annoyed her. So she did the most obvious thing that came to mind.

Slap!

Eve walked away. "Hmph!"

Raven rubbed his cheek. "Well, that was a bit predictable…"

Third, Look into the girl's eyes.

Raven's face was centimeters away from Eve's. "Eve…I-"

She slammed a book into his face, "Need glasses. If you had glasses, you wouldn't have to come so close to me, just to see my face."

"…Rejected again."

Fourth, if you've been rejected a lot, try asking her straight out.

"Eve!"

Eve cringed when she heard his voice. "What is it now?"

Raven put his hands on Eve's shoulders, and looked at her seriously. "What do I have to do in order to make you mine?"

"…Hah?"

"Answer the question."

Eve looked at him, glumly. "Stop bugging me for starters."

Raven's head dropped, as Eve left him there. She really is difficult…if only her heart was an item. It'd be much easier to steal…

Later on that day, school was over, and it was afternoon. Eve was on the rooftop, and for some strange reason, she was thinking about Raven.

Raven found her again, and leaned on the railing next to her. "Hey."

"…Hello." She replied, as she tucked some strands of hair behind her ear, as the wind blew.

They both stared at the sky in silence.

Eve broke it first. "After you've finished the ElShard mission, what then?"

"I don't know." He replied.

"You're just going to quit being a Phantom Thief?"

"Probably."

"But didn't you say it was fun?"

"Yes, but what's the point in continuing, if there's nothing to steal?"

"…You've got a point."

"I think I will quit."

"So, you've already quit, because you already got the last one, right?" she glanced at him.

"Nope."

"Hm?"

He winked at her. "I told you last night. I still have one more thing to steal."

Eve let out a small laugh. "Of course…"

The two said in unison, "The Heart Of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World."

They then exchanged glances, and in that small moment of eye contact, Eve's heart was fluttering.

-End Of Chapter Four-


I apologize, this chapter is really late ^-^;;

Well, last chapter is next chapter :) Until then~

ミ コ ト • Mikoto

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