I'm so sorry for the late update x.x Had to many exams going on =( xxforgetme helped me to finish this, so thank you!

I'll make the next chp come out faster. Promise! Anyways, please enjoy chp 3 xD

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"Lass!" She yelled as she dropped her purse and ran over to him. He was lying face down on the grass. There was blood everywhere, and she could see that he has multiple wounds on his back, and some of the larger ones were still bleeding. She reached inside her robe and pulled out her staff.

"Cure," she murmured and his wounds began healing automatically. However, there were still many left. She had no idea where he had got them, or what he was doing here. What should I do… she doubt that she could carry him all the way to his bed…

"Ugh…" Lass moaned as he sensed her presence and tried to roll away, concealing his wounds.

"Lass…?" Arme asked hesitantly.

"Leave me alone …"he muttered. Arme ignored that, and placed his head on her lap, and saw with horror, that there were a lot more wounds on his front.

"H-hey… what happened to you?"

He groaned, but did not answer. Arme gently placed Lass's head back down on the ground, and, gathering all her strength, she began to carry Lass back to the room, picking up her dropped purse on the way.

Arme laid him on his bed, and flopped down on the ground. Her arms ached like hell. However, one look at Lass told her that she must get up and help him. She reached into a drawer and pulled out a box of bandages and a towel. She blushed a little as she removed his clothes in order to cleanse the wounds. His body is beautiful. She quickly wiped that thought away. What was she? A pervert? She wetted the towel, and gently dabbed at them, trying to cause him as less pain as possible. When that was done, she bandaged him up. Lass watched her the whole time.

"You feeling better now?"

"Mmm…I'm so glad you're here Arme…" he murmured as he caught a few strands of her violet locks. The mage reddened.

"Are you going to tell me what happened?"

"No…but I'll tell you one thing…I'll protect you from anything," Lass's eyes pierced through hers as he said this, "I will be your knight in shining armour." Arme's eyes widened at this remark.

"Lass, what happened last night? What do you mean by protecting me? I'm not in any danger…"

"I'm sorry- last night's details are strictly secret, for your own good."

"Fine, I won't force it out of you…" she said, "Will you be alright here by yourself? I'm going to make breakfast."

"Yes." Lass answered, rolling his eyes.

It was too late to go shopping now, so she just made do with the leftovers from last night.

"Good morning." Seighart walked into the kitchen, smelling the food cooking.

"Hi." Arme answered half heartedly as she pondered about Lass's injuries.

"Where's silver boy? He's usually the first one up… Hey, are you alright? You kinda… pale."

"I'm fine," said Arme hastily. "Lass is, uhh, sick."

"What? He is sick?"

"Y-yeah."

Seighart walked over to face Arme directly. "Something is bothering you, and you're not telling me about it."

"Yes." Was there any point to lie? It was written all over her face.

Wrapping his arms around the petite mage and hugged her tightly. "It's always better to spill out your troubles princess. If you don't, they'll just weigh you down…"

Arme shuddered as his breath tickled her cheeks. She was warm all over.

"S-sorry…" she managed to utter.

"Oh?" Elesis came into the room at that moment, and Seighart immediately backed away.

"Good morning." He said casually as he sat down on the sofa.

"Hehehe… hi." Elesis raised her eyebrows at Arme, while the mage stared confusedly back.

"So… you and Seighart? Sweet." She teased softly so only Arme could hear.

"No! Uhh. It was nothing."

"Ok." Elesis said, but something in her tones stated that she clearly didn't believe the mage.

Soon, the other chase members arrived. Lire was glaring at Arme.

"Oh my! Lire, where did you get those wounds?" Amy asked. Arme whirled around at the word 'wounds' and examined Lire. She really was covered in cuts and bruises.

"It was from the mission." She muttered.

"What? But I don't remember you getting them…" stated Ronan confusedly.

"They were small but grew worse over night." Lire replied stiffly.

Arme took Lass's share of breakfast upstairs.

"Breakfast," she said as she placed the tray of food next to him.

"How are you feeling?"

"Hungry."

"I meant your wounds idiot." Arme said, rolling her eyes.

"Fine." Lass stared at her expectantly.

"What."

"Aren't you supposed to feed a sick person?"

Arme gawked at him. "Do you have like super ears or something? You overheard?"

"Maybe. Maybe not."

"Well too bad, 'cause we both know you are capable of moving your arms and mouth, and therefore capable of eating."

"Aww meanie," He muttered as he reached for a piece of toast.

Arme sat by him while he ate.

"You owe me. A lot." He suddenly said.

"What? Oh, you mean the wand you bought? I'll pay you right now."

"No. You owe me way more than that."

"Why?"

"Because I said so."

"Lass, that's hardly reasonable. You know I'm broke."

"Then don't pay back in money." He answered mischievously.

"Then what do you want?" Arme asked confusedly.

"Hmm… a kiss… and a cherry pie."

"WHAT!" Arme slapped him. "Hey you, I know I am real gullible and all that but don't joke around. Seriously."

Lass frowned at her. "Who said I was joking? You have no idea how much you owe me you know. You owe me big time. Now is the time to pay me back."

"What if I don't pay you back?" She retorted.

"Then I'll make sure I get them by force of course. Judging by the way you performed when I was testing you out, you wouldn't put up much of a fight."

Arme flinched at the memory. "I improved."

Lass stepped out of bed to face her directly, pulling out a kunai from nowhere. "You want to try me?"

"Ah. No. Umm, I'll bake the stupid pie first." She said hastily while backing away from him.

"Sure." Lass grinned at her.

"You get back in bed before your wounds open up again." She said before racing downstairs to the kitchen. She quickly prepared the pie, and when it was finished, she wrote: Stupid Old Man on the top with cherry juice. Satisfied, she carried the pie upstairs.

"Hello there." Lass greeted her cheerfully.

Arme set the pie down on his lap wordlessly and was halfway to the door before Lass grabbed her from behind.

"There was something you owed me Arme."

"Hey you. I told you to stop kidding me, and there is no way I'd owe you that much." She said angrily and walked out of the room. She was halfway down the stairs when Ryan came out of nowhere and crashed into her.

"Whoa!" He shouted as his axe fell out of his hand and chopped right through the top half of the railing. The blade missed Arme's head by millimeters. The two crashed down until they reached the bottom.

"Ow… watch where you're going…" Ryan muttered as he got up to inspect the damage.

"Sorry…"

"Arme. Do you know why Lass is hurt?"

"Lass is just sick," Arme muttered.

"As if. I know what happened. Lire told me."

"What? You mean you know what happened last night?" Arme whirled around to face him.

"Yeah well. Apparently, Lire wanted you out of the chase, but lass wanted to keep you, so they fought last night… and well… yeah. That's why he's hurt, and that's why you're still here right now." Ryan explained. "And hey- don't go too hard on Lire- she's the one who told me all this," he added as he saw the look on Arme's face.

"Lass fought for me?" She was shocked. She had never thought of Lass as someone who would do that kind of thing. He usually appeared to look as if he couldn't care less… I will be your knight in shining armour… what does that mean?

"Yeah. You owe him a lot. He usually never does that for anyone." Ryan muttered, then went back to inspecting the damage.

"Um... thanks for the information…and I'm really sorry about the railing…"Arme said as she hurried back upstairs.

When she opened the door, she found Lass sleeping. Arme walked towards him and knelt beside his bed. Wishing that he's hear her even when sleeping, she began to talk.

"Lass, I know what happened now…Ryan told me everything. Umm… I just want to say thanks. A lot- I don't know what I'd do if I was kicked out…" Arme murmured, her voice sounding strange as she said this. Of course, Lass didn't answer, so she continued.

"I really hope you heal soon. I am so…grateful for what you've done…Thank you," Arme kissed his cheek, and stood up. She prayed that he had actually heard her. She exited the room, closing the door soundlessly behind her.

Somewhere during his sleep, Lass heard Arme's voice speak to him. He listened carefully to every word. Then felt her lips touch his cheek, and smiled ever so slightly.

"How's Lass?" Seighart asked as he saw Arme coming downstairs.

"He's sleeping."

"Oh." Seighart studied her for a moment. "You look better."

"Really…"

"You wanna watch TV with me?"

"Sure," Arme replied. The two sat down on the mini sofa.

"What do you want to watch?"

"I don't mind. I'll just watch whatever you were watching before."

Seighart raised his eyebrows. "Ok..." He switched the channel to watch a documentary on wild boars. As the two sat on the sofa and watched TV, Arme couldn't help but feel a bit…cramped. The sofa wasn't designed for two people, and one of the buckles on Seighart's armour is digging into her thigh. Arme tried her best to concentrate on the boars but each time Seighart shifted, the buckle dug deeper into her skin. She really wanted to complain, but she was too chicken. She had no idea how to say it. Move it. Your buckle is annoying. No. Your buckle is killing my thigh. No. Can you move it? Your buckle is murdering me. Nope. Can you take off your buckles? Definitely not. Stupid buckle. -.-

Arme squeezed her legs together to make as much space as possible between her and the buckle. Seighart was still watching the boars intently. With her leg feeling a bit better, she too directed her attention on the boars. The show was pretty boring to her, but she kept her eyes on the screen as to not upset Seighart. When the documentary ended, she stood up and stretched.

"Well, it's time for…lunch…." She trailed off as she saw the time. "Holy! It's 5pm already! They must be starving!" Seighart looked up at her with an amused expression.

"Actually, Elesis, Ryan, and Jin came down a hours ago and raided the kitchen while we were watching the film. It was a long documentary…"

"Oh. Well, I guess I'd have to start making dinner," said Arme as she walked into the kitchen. Seighart got up and followed her.

"Umm, by the way… I think they might've took a bit too much from the…kit..ch…en…" he muttered as he saw Arme's expression as she opened the cupboards.

"Yes. They did by the looks of it. I mean like. There's no nothing here!"

"Uhh well… you can always buy the food…" He suggested. "Hey hey it was only an idea!" He said as Arme glared at him. Then, Arme's expression became a light frown as she reached for the phone book and began dialing the pizza place.

"Hi. May I order…," she paused for a bit as she calculated how many they'd need, "8 pizzas please...yes…8…BBQ Chicken…thank you," She muttered and put down the phone.

"Nice." Seighart said and went to sit at the dining room table.

"I'm going to check up on Lass," Arme said reluctantly as she made her way up the stairs. She was a bit nervous as she entered the room. She had no idea if Lass had heard her before, and so she had no idea what to expect from him.

Lass was awake and reading a book in bed when she entered the room.

"Hi. How are you feeling?" Arme said in her most normal voice. Lass looked up from his book.

"Excellent." He said with a smirk. Arme's eyes narrowed at this. Had he actually heard her?

"Right…"

"So."

"So…?" Arme hadn't budged from the spot where she had entered the room.

"Why are you standing there? You don't have to stand so far away- it's harder to talk if you're there you know. I'm no contagious or anything."

Arme shuffled forward a few centimeters and Lass raised an eyebrow.

"When's dinner? And I think I missed lunch?" He asked.

"Pizza's gonna come soon."

"Aren't you going to cook? I like your cooking." He complained.

Arme grunted some nonsensical stuff back at him.

Ding Dong.

"Well, that's the pizza. How many slices do you want?"

"Six."

"Ok…" Arme said as she exited the room.

When she came down, the whole Grand Chase was eating pizza. Seighart had gotten to the delivery man before anyone else.

"YOU TOOK MY PIZZA!" Jin roared at Elesis.

"IT'S NOT YOUR PIZZA OGRE FACE!" she yelled back.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING OGRE, NUT HEAD?"

"OH YEAH? WELL-"

"SHUT UP!" Ronan roared.

"YOU SHUT UP GIRLY MAN!" Elesis and Jin both shouted.

"Yes yes! Go Jin!" Amy yelled into her microphone as the two continued to fling insults at each other. Seighart took 2 whole boxes and sat on the mini sofa to watch TV, turning the volume to max. The sound was deafening.

Arme quickly grabbed 10 slices of pizza and sneakily left the room.

"What's going on downstairs?" Lass asked Arme tossed him 6 slices.

"What do you think?"

"Food fight?"

"Yes."

"Nice."

"Yup."

Arme changed into her pajamas behind a book shelf and climbed into bed.

"You're sleeping that early?"

"No. I'm reading in bed." Arme took out a book from under her pillow and began to read.

"That's bad for your eyes you know."

"Yeah well, I don't always do it so yeah." Arme turned her back towards Lass.

"Hey you. Are you like avoiding me or something?"

"What makes you think that?" Arme muttered with her back turned.

"Well. I dunno, but I just get that impression…don't tell me it's all 'cause you kissed me." Arme internally groaned.

"Heh. Well, good night, sleep tight." She muttered and turned off the lights. He knew…HE KNEW! I thought he was asleep that idiot.

Lass got out of bed and climbed onto Arme's. She didn't notice him at all thanks to his stealth. Grinning hugely, Lass lied down next to her, not making a sound.

"AH!" Arme woke up in the middle of the night to find Lass on her bed. Lass opened one sleepy eye.

"Oi you. Get off. When did you get here anyway," she whispered harshly.

"I'm sleepy. If I move, my wounds will open again."

"Then how did you get here?" Lass shrugged, wincing a bit as he did so.

"Suit yourself." Arme muttered and rolled over to the farthest corner of the bed.

"Aww geez. Do you hate me or something?"

"No. I don't hate you, but-" Lass rolled over toward Arme and kissed her.

"There."

"...Get off." Arme turned her head to fully face Lass's. Her face was bright red, and her eyes were blazing. She reached for her staff.

"…" Lass took out a single kunai out of nowhere and placed it against Arme's throat. He looked at her amusedly. Arme gritted her teeth and withdrew from him. She lied down and closed her eyes heavily. Lass lied down next to her and immediately fell asleep. She hated people who played with her. It was annoying, especially when they don't even like her that much. But maybe…he likes me…? Arme quickly pushed that thought out. Why would he? She wasn't too nice looking at all. She got up out of the bed, making sure not to disturb the silver-haired boy and crept into the illuminated bathroom, wiping the shower steam off the glass. Inspecting her flat, matted hair and pasty skin she sighed, switching the light off and sitting down onto the cold tiled floor. Why…why does my heart race when I see him? Even though he is such a jerk…Urgh…this is so confusing…

She wiped her sweaty hands on her nightgown and slipped back under the covers, her body sub-consciously curling closer to Lass.

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Once again, sorry for the long wait. .