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"WAKE UP!" Ronan's voice broke through Arme's slumber, and she woke up to find Lass already up and dressing. She averted her eyes and went downstairs in her pyjamas to see what was doing on.
"ARME! Get dressed then come back! Hurry!" Ronan shouted. Elesis, Lire and Ryan were already down, fully dressed in their battle outfits.
"Wake up the others ok? My voice is dying from all the shouting…," Ronan said hoarsely.
"Right…"
Arme went back upstairs, dressing in her own armour and raced to Jin's room, then Amy's room, then Seighart's room. Lass was already down.
"So what's this about?" Ryan asked.
"Ok. Well, apparently, we have received a mission to kill Kaze'aze. The witch has been causing harm to many towns and villages. If this doesn't stop, the whole of Bermesiah and Ellia will collapse. Since this is an extremely hard job, we will all be doing it. We must end Kaze'aze's life, and stop all the pointless suffering." Elesis announced. Lass clenched his fist, and Ronan noticed this.
"You don't have to go if her presence is too much for you to bear. I understand how you feel, and I don't wish for you to suffer unnecessarily."
"No…I'll go." Lass muttered, glancing at Arme. Arme looked back confusedly.
"Good choice. After all…you know," Ronan said. Lass nodded.
"Ok. Let's get going then." Jin said.
"How much longer…" Arme gasped as she stumbled.
"We are halfway … can you hold?" Elesis titled her head back towards Arme, who was lagging behind.
"Uhh… I don't…think…so…"Arme managed to reply before her legs gave away and she crashed into the hard ground.
"Arme! You ok?" Amy asked.
"I'm…exhausted." Arme said, not bothering to get up.
"Ok then. We shall rest here for a while. Let's have lunch!" Elesis announced.
"Where are we going?' Arme asked once she has recovered, taking a bite from her sandwich.
"Orc Temple. We are skipping a few places, cause Kaze'aze hasn't affected the yet," Lass answered. "You have no stamina at all. For physical endurance, I give you zero."
"Right." Arme didn't disagree with that, as she knew how pathetic she was. She looked over at Seighart, who was sun baking. In the sunlight, his black hair appeared to have purple streaks in them. The way he laid under the sun, was pretty cool, Arme thought. Then, something shiny caught her eye.
"You wear earrings?" Arme blurted out before she could control herself. Lass stared her weirdly. Seighart's black orbs blinked. Arme stuffed the whole sandwich in her mouth out of embarrassment.
"Uhh. Yeah," he said, sitting up. Arme had nothing to say. "What? Do they look weird or something?" His face suddenly clouded over with worry as he said this.
"No! You look fine! It's just that I never noticed…" Wow. He actually cares about his looks. A lot.
"Ok." He said, breathing out a sigh of relief. Lass turned his head the opposite direction, hiding his snickers.
"Ok guys! Elesis says that we should get going now, if you want to reach Orc Temple by nightfall!" Ronan shouted.
"Right. I'm so sorry for holding you guys up." Arme muttered.
"Oh…wow." Arme gazed up at the gigantic structure in the distance.
"That's the temple. We'll be attacking it tomorrow morning. For now, lets head into the village and eat and get some rest." Elesis said.
"Where will we sleep?" Arme asked.
"I have an old friend of mine who lives there. He'll be able to lend us a spare room." Ronan said.
"We're sleeping in one room? We'll fit?" Arme asked.
"Yeah. Well fit. Trust me. Now will you run faster? I'm starving."
They soon reached the small village, and Ronan lead the way to a little cottage.
"Are you sure we'll fit?" Elesis was now unsure too.
"Geez. It might be a bit squishy, but it's a lot better than sleeping outside." Ronan retorted, knocking on the door.
"Coming~!" A vice that resembled Amy's answered, and the door flew open a second later. A pink haired woman appeared.
"Ronan! How nice to see you!"
"Yes sure, Miss. Would you be able to lend us a-"
"Room, yes? The Knight Master had told me this morning that you guys might turn up," she chuckled, and lead them inside. The cottage was low-ceilinged, with every bit of furniture pink. The walls and carpet were pink too.
"Hey… you think we might be long lost sisters or something?" Amy asked.
"Who knows~?" the woman replied.
"What's your name?" Lire asked.
"Aww, just call me Miss~!" She replied, "I assume you haven't had dinner yet?"
When Elesis shook her head, Miss ran to the oven, and took at a massive roasted duck out.
"Oh yum!" Elesis cried, ripping off both legs and eating them together.
"Mind your manners," Ronan warned. Too late.
"OI YOU! A LADY MUST EAT IN AN ORDERLY FASHION," Miss yelled, smacking Elesis's back. Elesis glared at Miss, and, holding eye-contact, she stuffed both of the legs into her mouth, and swallowed. Bones and all. Miss gulped.
"Right. I see, that a simple scolding won't be enough to get through that thick skull of yours. However, one day, when you shall regret your eating habits."
"Thick skulls are good for fighting. Your head won't be easy to chop in half," Elesis retorted, before snatching the duck's bill and stuffing it in her mouth. Ronan stepped on her foot. The others ate silently.
"So…where do we sleep?" Ronan asked after they were done.
As 'Miss' lead them along a dark corridor, Arme subconsciously stuck closer to Lass. Lass, of course noticed this.
"You're afraid of the dark?" He asked, making Arme jump.
"Y-yeah…" Arme hated to admit it. She wanted to be a stronger girl, not just in combat, but in other fields as well. She hated being a weak girl. She already regretted collapsing early that day.
"Don't worry, I understand," he said, and took Arme's hand.
"You understand?"
"Heh. Yeah, more than you can ever imagine," he muttered.
The long corridor soon ended up in a brightly lit pink room.
"Well, this is your room! You'll be leaving tomorrow morning yes? Breakfast will be ready at 6:30am!" With that, 'Miss' left.
"Uhh…so…let's sleep…" Lire muttered, taking out her blanket and rolling it out on the floor. It took up more than a quarter of the room.
"There's not enough space!" Seighart muttered.
"Doesn't matter! We'll fit if we squish," Elesis muttered.
Soon, they were all lying down, squished together like sardines.
"Ow! Seighart you kicked me!" Arme hissed.
"Sorry."
"Amy, you're sleeping on my arm," Lire muttered.
"Jin…you foot stinks like hell," Ryan muttered.
"Oh yeah? Well I bet yours stink more," Jin retorted, stuffing his big toe into Ryan's nose.
"You're dead meat dude," Ryan whispered, wincing as he inhaled the harsh scent of the foot.
"Lass, you hair is in my mouth," Arme whispered towards the back of the thief's head. The thief jerked his head, turning around to face the mage.
"Better?"
"Yeah."
"Elesis, you're ruining my ponytail," Ronan complained.
"Tie it again in the morning!"
"Aww, but it takes too long…"
After many hours of endless complaints and struggles, the Grand Chase finally succumbed to exhaustion. Ryan had passed out before the others, due to the extreme stench.
4am next day…
"WAKE UP CALL~!" 'Miss' barged into the already full room, stepping on Jin's butt in the process.
"Ahh…dude…it's 4am! Breakfast is at 6:30am!" Seighart groaned, rolling over and squishing Arme.
"Hey you! Don't sleep on a girl you fool!" The pink haired woman yelled.
"For god sake…can you shut up you old hag?" Elesis grumbled.
"You guys shall get up early and do chores! You didn't think that youd get to sleep and eat here for absolutely nothing in return did you?"
"Actually, that's exactly what I thought," Lass muttered, earning a kick from the woman.
"If any of you people are gonna complain, you'll find that your life will be extremely difficult…" 'Miss' warned, and walked out with an 'I'll be expecting you downstairs in 10mins.'
"Ow," Lass muttered, and he stood up and stretched.
"Jin. Your foot ain't gonna have a good time from now on," Ryan said, and disappeared out of the room. Jin stared after him, and shrugged.
"You're going to regret ever having stuck your toe at him," Seighart laughed. Jin glared at him.
"Shut up."
"Aww man. I have to retie my hair…" Ronan said, slightly annoyed by that fact. He strolled over to a corner, sat down, and began to fiddle with his long blue locks.
"She-male," Elesis stated, and Ronan shot her a dirty look.
Arme was halfway through standing up when something collided into her back and sent her crashing back down to the ground.
"Waaaaaaa~! Oh my god! Arme, I'm so sorry~!" Amy cried, immediately getting off the little mage. "Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine. I'm not that delicate," Arme reassured.
"Good. I wonder what I slipped on…" Amy's eyes traced back to where she had lost her footing. Her eyes rested on a cleverly concealed banana peel. Lass went over and picked it up. It was all gooey and gross now, and it hung down limp. On one side of the banana, Arme saw some writing on it.
Take that you red head. (Not Elesis) How's your foot now huh? Don't worry, there'll be more to come.
-Ryan
"Ha! Ryan got the wrong person!" Ronan said, having managed to tie his hair into pigtails.
"Aww, I'm really sorry Amy…you too, Arme." Jin muttered, trying to keep a normal face, while inside, he was exploding with laughter, due to Ronan's ridiculous hairstyle.
"Don't worry about it~!" Amy said, "we're both fine~! Nice hair Ronan!"
"Thanks. Let's go down now. Don't want her to go mad on us again…" Ronan said, and lead the way down to the dining room.
"Oi you! Help me make breakfast!" 'Miss' yelled, jabbing a finger at Ronan, who turned pale.
"You and you! Clean the toilet!" She continued, pointing at Jin and Ryan, whose mouths were O-shaped.
"You three girls go and buy me some milk, cheese, bread, and apples!" She said, slapping a $20 note into Lire's hand, while handing Elesis and Amy both a shopping bag. They immediately left, grateful for the chance to be away from the craxy woman for a few minutes.
"Hey you people! Go and clean the house! I'll murder you if you damage the paint on the walls~!" 'Miss' slapped her hands on the backs of Ronan and Lass, pushing them towards a collection of brooms, buckets, and towels in a corner. They were pink.
"Now…you two. Grab some brooms and sweep the roof… wait a second… I've never seen this girl before…" she said, looking at Arme.
"She's a new girl," Seighart explained, grabbing two brooms, "C'mon Arme."
"I can't believe she didn't notice me at all yesterday," Arme muttered under her breath. Seriously… am I thattiny?
The two went outside, and climbed up a small ladder, onto the roof. The roof was pink as well.
Arme began sweeping away the leaves and twigs off the roof. Seighart also began to sweep the roof, looking very awkward.
"This is boring work," Seighart said when they were about halfway done.
"It's ok I guess. You don't really look like the type of person who would do housework," Arme observed, as Seighart continued to sweep the roof with jerky movements.
"Heh. I might not be good at stuff like this, but I am a natural at battles," he boasted.
"Right…"Arme said, smirking.
"AHH…we are DONE! Finally! You've done a lot Arme! Without you, I'd be here forever," he said cheerfully, patting Arme on the head.
"No problem! Lets get back down now. The others should be back too by now," Arme said. "Oh! By the way, let me show you something!" She said, and grabbed her broom, and held it between her legs. Then, she sat on it, and her hands let go of the broom. Surprisingly, the broom didn't fall down. In fact, Arme was sitting on it. Seighart raised his eyebrows. Arme hovered just at the edge of the roof.
"I'm a mage, so I can do this."
"Wow. You could've just flown your way here, instead of walking! You wouldn't be exhausted! You'd be faster than Lass!" Arme shook her head.
"I can only maintain it for a short period of time." Just she finished, her broomstick shuddered, and succumbed to the force of gravity.
"Ahh!" Arme braced herself for the fall, closing her eyes shut. However, the ground seemed to take forever to hit her, as she felt no impact. Arme didn't open her eyes, just in case the ground decides to hit her after all. Still no pain, no nothing.
"Hey you. Are you dead or something?" The sound of Seighart's voice made Arme twitch. She opened one eye, and to her surprise, she was in his arms, on the ground. That's funny. I didn't feel anything. In fact, his hands are pretty soft, not flabby, but soft.
"Ah. I'm sorry!" Arme immediately stood up and bowed out of instinct.
"No Problem."
"Arme straightened up, and saw that Seighart was dust covered he had some grazes and cuts.
"Ah! You're hurt!" I felt nothing, while he got all of that while landing? What the hell did he do? Did he like act as some kind of impact shield? She imagined a black Seighart shield. That's just stupid.
"Don't worry. Think of it as payback for me making you suffer from alcohol consumption at the party." He said, and patted Arme's head again.
"Could you not do that? It makes me feel like I am a little kid." She complained.
"Oh? Aren't you?" He asked teasingly.
Arme ignored him, and went in and sat at the dining room table. Seighart sat down next to her, and soon, the others all came in. Lass sat on the other side of Arme.
"Breakfast might not be that nice," Ronan admitted, disappearing into the kitchen, and reappearing with a big tray of sandwiches. At least that's what they were supposed to be… they just looked like a big lump of soggy brown stuff.
"The tomato juice went into the bread, and I accidentally spilt a jug of water of them," Ronan explained sheepishly when he saw the disgusted expressions of the others.
"Right…" Elesis's face fell, and seeing her downcast face, Ronan died quietly inside. He was fond of the red headed knight, even though she could be really annoying at times.
"Uhh, so, let's eat! We need to be going in half an hour!" Jin said quickly, and bravely inserted a piece into his mouth. He chewed slowly, and swallowed quickly. Everyone followed his example. Ronan let out a sigh of relief.
"Where did Miss go?" Amy asked.
"She went back to sleep after she finished cooking. Apparently, getting up this early was too much for her," Ronan explained, swinging his pigtails subconsciously.
"That's nice," Lire commented sarcastically.
"Ryan. Your trap missed. It got Amy instead of Jin," Seighart said.
"WHAT? But I made sure I put it in a place Jin was going to step on!"
"Too bad pal," Jin said.
"Damn you! I'll make sure to get you next time!" Ryan muttered.
After they finished the lot, the knights immediately got up and left, not bothering to say goodbye to 'Miss'. Ronan left a note for her on the dining room table instead.
"Ok! Onward towards Orc Temple!" Elesis shouted, pointing her sword straight ahead.
"Yeah! Let's GO!" The others responded enthusiastically, and they began to dash towards the structure in the distance.
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-Kurotsuki