I know, I know I finally updated. I'm sorry for always being so slack and lazy— don't hurt meeeeee! _ Nah, I'm kidding, anyways…I suppose I'll just say this: Magic Kiss! Is mainly a romance-humor story made just for the heck of it, so sometimes there will be "fillers" of magic mistakes (or random scenarios) that gives an idea of the relationships in this. xD Enjoy! イ ノ キ • Inoki
Previously:"Hey, it got quiet…are you two kissing again?" The elf smirked evilly.
"WHAT!? NO WAY!" Aisha shoved Elsword so hard, he fell to the ground.
"Whatever you say~" Rena started walking off with the others, with Elsword and Aisha following behind, spouting off about how they hated each other.
•
The swordsman with black hair unsheathed his sword and whistled. "What has this big fella been doing with his life to get that six-pack?"
"Ahaha, well, I've got one right here." The blond gunner showed off his armor's six-pack.
"Hah! I bet that's just your armor, Chung! Check me out; I've got a REAL six-pack here!" The red knight started fumbling around with his clothes to try and show off his abs until he received a very hard blow to the head by a certain someone's staff.
"Idiot, no one wants to see you half naked!" The purple mage said with a frown.
"What? But I'm not half naked if I still have more than half of my clothes on! See?" Elsword tried to show her but she hit him again.
"Not in front of a lady! Don't go around showing off your abs, you creep!" Aisha shouted.
"Scared that a hottie will fall for this bod?" The redhead grinned as he teased her.
"WHAT!? With that body? Please, not even a guy would look at those!" She pointed, dramatically.
"Uh…actually, I'm looking." Chung admitted.
"You don't count because you have a feminine face." The Nasod Queen remarked.
The blond sighed. "I knew it, Nasods are useless and stupid. Can't they see that this face is a lady killer?"
That statement earned an Eve Oh-no-you-didn't slap, right across the cheek.
"Ow! Geez, not the face!" The deadly chaser held his cheek tenderly.
"I apologize; I didn't know that you were so obsessed with your looks. Allow me to fix that." Eve prepared another slap.
"Yikes! No way!" Chung ran towards the monsters for refuge.
"Guys, we're in the middle of a dungeon! Could you straighten up and take this more seriously? Look, the boss is just staring at us!" The blond elf aimed her arrow.
The six-pack grey giant loomed over the group and bumped his fists together. "I'M GONNA SMASH YOU!"
"Holy crap." Elsword drew his sword and readied himself.
They battled Uno Hound but their blades couldn't cut through that hard skin.
"The heck, I rephrase my first statement. What in the world has this big fella really been doing with his life!?" Raven swung and slashed, swung and slashed, swung and slashed. Over and over, repetitively trying to slash Uno hound's thick skin.
"I know right!? How long have we been at this for!? Five minutes?" Elsword was also swinging his sword wildly.
"Five point eight, actually!" Chung shouted as his cannon blew off a huge blue light.
"Stand back, let the brilliant Aisha show you how it's done!" The void princess shouted as she awakened and held out her hand. Beams of bright red lasers shot out towards the giant and pierced through it. "Ha! How do you like that!?"
Uno Hound stood up and went berserk. He charged forward and grabbed the two swordsmen, lifting them up into the air with ease.
"HOLY—PUT US DOWN, YOU GIANT, SIX-PACKED, GREY, TOUGH-SKINNED, FREAK!" Elsword shouted while trying to whack Uno's arm with his sword which wasn't doing much effect.
"It's fine, Elsword. At times like this, you remain calm." Raven squirmed around in Uno's tight grasp, trying to make himself 'comfortable'.
"You're okay with this!?" Elsword couldn't believe his ears.
"Of course not, that's why you do this. Er-hem." The blade master cleared his throat and called out to Chung. "CHUNG, OUR KNIGHT IN SHINING CLAD-WHITE ARMOR, COME SAVE US ON A WHITE HORSE!" He tried to imitate a damsel-in-distress.
The knight in shining clad white armor backed down. "I'd rather not…"
"Ouch, man. That's what you call rejection." The redhead rolled his eyes.
"Wow, Raven! I can't believe you imitated a girl so well! You should do that more often!" Rena teased and shot arrows.
"Really? No. I was hoping it would have some effect but apparently, Chung doesn't care." Raven's eyes held a dull look.
"Don't worry! The brilliant Angkor will save you!" Aisha laughed and threw the petite bat towards the enormous giant.
"You mean you'll be my prince!?" Elsword squealed like a little girl.
"*Beep* No!" She hurled a chained rock that went flying and knocked Uno on the head. "Now, Eve -while he's distracted and dizzy!"
The Nasod gracefully glided up, behind Uno hound and struck with her mechanical spears. Too late. Uno hound spun round and hit her across the map like a baseball player.
Eve crashed into a wall and struggled to get back up.
"Eve, are you alright!?" Aisha levitated towards her.
"Fine. System crashed. Literally."
"Uh, what?"
"Switching to dormant mode to save energy, good night, Aisha."
"YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW!?" She shook her but the android had already closed her eyes. She sighed. "Eve's down! Start focusing!"
"What the heck do you think I've been trying to do!?" Elsword argued.
"Uh, not focusing because of my good looks?" Raven smirked at his own comment.
"I'm not gay! Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'M not GAY."
"We get it, now stop moving otherwise you might get hit!" Rena released a huge Crazy Shot at the same time as Chung's Shooting Star which knocked the giant out.
"You know what they say! The bigger they are, the harder they fall!" The deadly chaser did his signature ending pose.
•
The ElGang gathered around their injured friend. "Did she seriously decide to sleep right in the midst of a battle?" Elsword stared.
"Yep…" The mage replied.
"Well, I guess it can't be helped." Raven piggy-backed Eve. "She looks pretty beaten up."
"Are you kidding!? Check me out!" The red knight showed his cuts and bruises to the group.
"No one wants to check you out, Elsword." Aisha rolled her eyes as she exited the dungeon with the others.
•
The Nasod Queen stirred slightly. Soft, fluffy fur against my cheek…firm, comfortable back…I'm not walking but I'm moving…? Her eyes snapped open as she examined her surroundings.
"Finally awake?" A man with black hair smiled kindly.
She stared at the man with blank eyes. "You…you're…"
The crowd they were walking with gathered around her, asking about her condition.
"How are you feeling?" A blond elf asked.
"Why are you looking at us like we're total strangers…?" A girl with purple hair had a worried expression.
"Hey, you doing okay?" Blond hair, bright blue eyes and a feminine face.
"Meh…who cares if she's awake? Big deal." A rude knight with red hair had his arms behind his head while walking casually.
"Can you walk?" The man with black hair looked at her from the corner of his eye.
"I…I'm not sure." She realized he was piggy-backing her like a little kid. "And that's not how you hold a lady!" Instinct kicked in and she slapped him across the face.
"Tch…I carried you all this way and you complain about how I carry you?"
"Of course! Someone like me shouldn't be carried with such insolence."
"Haha! At least we know Eve's still healthy and well." Blondie laughed.
"Fine." The black haired man changed his hold on the nasod and held her bridal style. "Is this better?"
"Wha-What the-!?" She panicked.
"You said to 'hold you like a lady', so that's what I'm doing!"
Aisha stared at the couple and giggled. A spoiled princess and a cool prince…that's definitely what they look like!
"Please, you two should get a room already! Teehee~!" The elf remarked.
"Get a room? Are you suggesting a love hotel!? I don't even know this man!" Eve's finger jabbed Raven's cheek.
"Uh, yes you do. You know, Raven. The super uncool, unmanly, lame swordsman with RAVEN black hair and the guy who's carrying you." Redhead grinned mischievously.
Eve went silent as words went through her head. Come to think of it…who are these people? They seem to be familiar with me…friends perhaps?
"Uh…Eve? Are you alright?" The whole group stopped and looked at her worriedly, but the girl remained quiet, still absorbed in her thoughts.
Something isn't quite right about this…am I dreaming? Is this reality? What am I? Human? No…not quite. Her eyes scanned the unknown faces around her. "Stop."
"Huh?" They looked at her, clueless.
"What did you just call me? Is that my name? Where am I? Who are you?" All of her questions spilled out.
"Eve…you don't remember us?" The black haired man was slightly taken aback.
•
"Okay, your name is Eve. You're a Nasod which is somewhat like a robot, in your case, an android. These two robots here are your minions, Moby and Remy. They follow your commands only. I'm Aisha, a magician. That's Elsword, he's an idiot and a knight, on your right is Raven, also a knight and very cool," Aisha lowered her voice. "Personally, I think you and Raven had something going~"
"Going?" Eve stared at Aisha blankly.
"Uh…nevermind! Anyways, the elf over there is Rena and the guy with the cannon is Chung."
"Hm…" Eve held her chin between two fingers and stared at the group, deep in thought. She 'hm-ed' for another few minutes until she finally decided to say something. "I vaguely remember all of you but…things were different."
"Different? How different?" Raven asked.
"Hm…Aisha, can we go to the accessory shop?"
"Sure…but, why?" The void princess held a confused expression.
•
"Thanks for your business!" Praus waved them goodbye.
The Elgang reached a nearby clearing and stopped to rest.
"So…what are we doing?" Elsword slumped onto the grass.
"Well, Eve remembers us differently so maybe if we 'change' according to her memory, then she'll remember something!" Rena explained as she landed on a tree branch and sat down.
"But if that's the case, won't she remember false memories?" Chung placed his cannon on the grass and took a seat on a tree stump.
Raven leaned against a tree. "Not necessarily although that could happen. We'll just have to find out -it's better than nothing, right?"
"Alright, Eve. What now?" Aisha dumped the shopping bags down and rummaged through them.
"Hm…" Eve walked around the gang and examined each individual intently. She came to a halt at Elsword after circling the group three times. "You!" Her finger pointed at him dramatically.
"Huh!? Me?" Elsword jumped up, surprised at the drama.
"That's right. Put this on and try to act cool." She threw some black attire at him.
"Act cool? But I'm already pretty cool…" He muttered.
"Oh, and…hair extensions. You'll need some."
"WHAT!?"
"You heard me, now go change into that bush over there!"
He sighed and obediently went to change behind the bush.
"Now…" Eve's eyes flicked to her left. "Chung…put on this wig, and add these to your armor. Try to look more innocent."
"What the…" Chung glared at the items Eve held out to him. "These…I'm not doing it. I am definitely not cross dressing." He stubbornly refused until Eve slapped him a few times.
Aisha sweat-dropped. "I don't know what she's doing but I guess we'll have to go with it…"
Next, Eve marched towards Raven and presented him with a black costume. "Raven, I need you to wear this. Here's some hair gel to make your hair spikey and put this over your nasod arm. Put on a more rough expression."
"Rough?" A big question mark loomed over Raven's head.
Aisha laughed. "She means to look more bad as—I mean, to look more like a bad boy!"
"…Okay…?" He also went to change behind the bush.
"Rena!" Eve called out to the elf.
"What is it, Eve?" She smiled kindly.
"Cover up. Tie your hair into a side ponytail and master some kicks."
"Uh…alright then." She changed behind a different bush.
"Lastly, Aisha."
"Hm?"
"…Get rid of the Angkor staff."
"What!? But, but…!" Aisha hugged the staff tightly.
"Temporarily."
"Oh, ok."
"And put these robes on also, tie your hair lower. Could you act more…studious?" Eve handed her a thick book.
"Err…sure…" She forced a smile.
"Good. Something's still missing…hm…" She mumbled to herself and clicked her fingers. "Ah! I've got it!" Eve grabbed some other clothes and walked towards a bush.
Wrong bush. The boys were in the middle of taking their shirts off.
"Gah! Eve, what are you-!?" Elsword quickly lowered his shirt.
Raven's eyes widened. "Uh…" He turned his back to her, his face slightly pink.
Chung simply laughed it off. "Guys, chill! Who cares if she sees some chest? Nothing to hide, really."
Eve felt her face heat up. "S-Sorry, I'll leave right away!" She retreated immediately and ran to another bush.
The guys breathed a sigh of relief and continued changing until Raven brought up his observation.
"Did anyone notice that ever since Eve woke up…she has more human characteristics?"
•
They all finished changing and stared at each other's new look. Elsword became Rune Slayer, Chung became Iron Paladin, Raven became Reckless Fist, Rena became Wind Sneaker, Aisha became Elemental Master and Eve became Code Empress with Moby and Remy in oversized Oberon and Ophelia costumes.
"This is…nothing like us! The exact opposite!" Aisha exclaimed, glancing down at her robes.
Chung curled a strand of his wig. "Isn't this a bit girly…?"
Rena clutched the hems of her dress. "Yes, I agree with Aisha…"
"This plastic fake nasod arm is uncomfortable…" Raven said, rolling his shoulder.
"Hair extensions, a fake tattoo and a mini top!? What the heck is this?! I'm practically half-naked!" Elsword complained, hugging himself.
"Gee, Elsword…you're right. That is pretty revealing." Aisha giggled.
"Says the girl who wears skimpy void princess clothes."
"Hey, it's part of my contract!"
"But you secretly enjoy it!"
"Where'd you get that idea from!?"
"IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS."
"WELL THEN, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR ROLES HAVE SWITCHED! WHY DON'T YOU GO STRUT SOME STYLE DOWN VELDER AND SEE HOW MANY GUYS YOU PICK UP!?"
"WHAT!? ARE YOU SAYING YOU PICK UP A LOT OF GUYS IN SKIMPY CLOTHES!?"
"THAT'S WHAT GUYS LIKE, ISN'T IT!?"
"FINE. I'LL GO STRUT SOME STYLE THEN!"
"You mean you're going to pick up some guys?" Raven held in the laughter.
"YE—I MEAN, NO!"
Aisha cracked up laughing and rolled on the grass. "Ahahahahahahahaha! Elsword's such an idiot!"
"Grr, Aisha!"
"Hold it!" Eve butted in.
"Huh?" They looked at her.
"Everyone, act in-character." She demanded.
"By that you mean…?" Chung didn't finish the sentence.
•
"Sup?" Elsword flashed a hot lady-killer smirk. "Ready for some heat?"
"Uh…" Chung looked down at his outfit and blushed, embarrassed at the feminine-like armor. "I'll…I'll protect everyone!"
Raven held his fake arm in 'pain'. "My arm…!" He cried dramatically.
Rena flipped and did a few kicks. "Well now, shall we start~?" Her lips curved into a kind smile.
"Playtime's over!" Aisha got out her girly staff and her book of spells.
"Ophelia, Oberon. Let's get this over with." Eve commanded to her fake nasod companions.
They all went silent, listening to themselves. "…this isn't working, is it?" Eve said after a while.
•
The Elgang lied on the grass, all exhausted and out of ideas. They had tried everything their poor brains could think of but unfortunately none of them could return Eve's memories.
"I guess…we'll just have to leave Eve like that and she'll eventually get it back…" Aisha said after some silence.
"Yeah…" They all agreed.
A day passed and Eve still didn't gain any fragments of her memories. The group had tried surprising her as they thought something shocking would get her mind working.
"Alright, Eve, just walk into this haunted house…" The mage pushed the nasod girl lightly.
A mummy with raven hair was lying on the ground and grabbed Eve's ankle. She stared at it with frightened eyes. "L-Let go of me!" Eve kicked its hand away.
Eve's actually scared? Raven thought. I knew it, she's more…human.
When Eve exited the haunted house, she was approached by a man with crimson hair, gelled back neatly. He gave her a rose as red as his hair and winked. "A rose symbolizes passionate love…Eve, this rose represents my love for you~"
The nasod queen blushed and slapped him. "I despise players!"
Aisha was slightly jealous to see Elsword flirting with Eve but of course she'd never admit it. Instead, she took it out on him by throwing a certain bat in his face.
"Ow, ow, ow! Aisha, get your darn bat off of me!" He shouted while trying to rip the purple creature off.
"But Angkor loves you!" She smiled sweetly at him.
"IT'S BITING MY HEAD OFF."
"Love bites, Elsword, love bites." She hid a mischievous smirk.
The blond boy approached the silver haired girl. "Eve…can I talk to you in private?"
"Sure." She replied plainly.
When they shifted to a more quiet area, Eve questioned what the situation was.
"You see, Eve…the truth is," He started.
"Hm?" Her face held a curious look.
"I…I'm actually a girl!"
Her eyes judged him. "No, Chung, I'm certain you're a guy. How did you get your gender mixed up?"
Gender mixed up!? The words struck him like lightning as he was left speechless.
"Eve~!" The cheerful elf called out to her.
"Ah…what is it?"
"Come with me for a second~!" She led her away from the group and gave the nasod a thoughtful look. "Yes…we'll do this and this…ooh! And a bit of that…"
"Um…Rena…? What are you doing?" Eve questioned.
"Trust me!" The blond girl flashed a smile.
Thirty minutes later, Eve had changed into more dresses than a bride in a Chinese wedding!* Rena had done make-up, hair extensions, picked out her dresses and clothes, etc. She had dressed Eve up like a doll and presented her to the Elgang whom praised the beautiful nasod.
"Uh…Rena? It's great that you're trying to help but…what does giving Eve makeovers have anything to do with surprising her to get her memories back?" Aisha asked bluntly.
"Well, Eve's surprised at how good she looks! That counts as a surprise, right?" The elf smiled.
"Uh…I guess…?" The mage was quite confused.
She giggled. "Teehee~! It's also fun and interesting! It's not every day we get to dress Eve up! Besides, the guys think it's entertaining too."
"Okay then…?" Aisha still had her doubts.
Rena was right, Eve was astonished at how many styles suited her. Lolita, cute, pure, elegant, the list goes on but nonetheless, it didn't return her memories. She sighed. Will my memories ever return…?
•
The next day, the Grand Archer presented the quest to the Elgang. "Tada~! We have to go back to Uno Hound and defeat him once again!"
"And maybe he'll hit Eve hard enough to knock her memories back into her!" Chung thought out loud which for some reason sounded like an insult to the nasod.
"Perhaps this is hard enough to knock some manners into you!" Her hand ran straight across his face.
"Ow, geez! I didn't even say anything…" The Deadly chaser rubbed his red cheek.
Raven sharpened his sword. "Actually, I think Chung's theory could work." Slap!
"…Was just being honest."
Soon, they had engaged in battle and were wiping out the monsters like they did before. It wasn't long until they had reached the boss stage, back for revenge.
"Alright, Uno Hound! You're going down for knocking out my friend's memories!" The hotheaded knight charged towards the giant monster.
"Wait, Elsword. Shouldn't we let Eve get hit by Uno Hound first?" Chung suggested which earned him another slap from Eve.
"She'll get hit eventually, no need to deliberately wait for it." Raven unsheathed his sword and dodged Eve's flying hand that was aimed at his face.
Rena and Chung fired arrows/bullets simultaneously while Raven and Elsword did the same with swords.
Eve tried her hardest to fight the huge monster but had difficulties trying to remember her combos. Aisha noticed this and tried to back her up until Uno did its spinning attack which didn't let the Elgang get near. Eve was once again slammed into the wall at the end of the map -only difference was, someone else was slammed into her.
Raven's eyes widened as he felt something press against his lips, Eve's did the same. In that split second, Eve's memories started swarming back like a flood. Images of her friends appeared and were replaced by different ones. It was as if her mind was being overloaded. She blinked twice with a new spark in her eyes.
The blade master noticed this and immediately withdrew. "Eve, did you regain your memories!?"
Her hand met with his face, so hard that his head almost spun right round. "The first thing you should do in a situation like this is apologize!"
Raven rubbed his cheek tenderly and sighed. "Sorry about that…it was an accident."
"No excuses!" She glared.
"I'm glad that you're back to the Eve we knew." He smiled gently at her.
"Raven, are you ignoring me?"
"It's great to have you back, Eve."
"How rude! When one is talking, don't stray off topic!"
"I'm sure everyone else will be glad to hear that you're back to normal." His smile this time was genuine.
"…Never mind…" She gave up.
Meanwhile…
"I can't believe this! Did Uno Hound somehow get stronger?" Rena used one of her few remaining HP potions.
"I don't know, but I'm out of MP…" Chung said as he tried to shoot with his cannon, only to be covered in smoke.
Aisha stood back and charged up her mana while Elsword was recklessly swinging his sword around, trying to cut the boss's life down.
"Aisha!" The redhead called out her name, panicked.
"What!?" She shouted as she ran towards Uno Hound for an attack.
"I need you!" He said, out of the blue.
She could feel the blood rushing to her face. "E-ELSWORD, NOW ISN'T THE TIME TO BE SAYING WEIRD THINGS!"
"No, I mean it, Aisha! I NEED YOU."
"SHUT UP AND KILL THE DARN THING!"
"I CAN'T BECAUSE I NEED YOU! I HAVE NO MANA!"
"THEN SAY YOU NEED MANA, NOT ME!"
"OK, FINE. I NEED YOUR MANA!"
Ouch, that sounds like he's just using me… "WELL, TOO BAD! BECAUSE I'M USING I-!" Aisha wasn't able to finish her sentence because Elsword had grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. She could feel the MP being transferred as their lips connected. He drew his head away and smiled his thanks to her. Turning around, he used Double Slash on the grey giant and down it fell.
Aisha was left in a daze with her face redder than ever while Elsword slashed Uno Hound down. Her brain was trying to process the current events. Okay, Elsword said he needed me, then we had a stupid argument and then he…he… She blushed even more if that was possible.
"Hey, Aisha thanks for the mana! Sorry, I thought that we should've wrapped things up faster…" Elsword scratched the back of his head, embarrassed that he did such a thing so casually to her.
She trembled with anger as she clenched her fists tightly. "ELSWORD, YOU JERK! I-I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST DID THAT ON YOUR OWN! WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" Aisha tackled him to the ground and started punching him.
"You two are certainly as loud as ever." The nasod queen flicked her hair.
The pair paused. "Eve, you remember everything?!" The Elgang started crowding around her, asking question of how she did it.
"Well, Uno Hound slammed me against a wall, like the first time and then I found Raven's li—" She explained bluntly but was interrupted by the tall swordsman.
"W-Wait, Eve! Don't tell them that!"
"Why not? It was just a simple ki—" He covered her mouth.
"It was nothing."
The Elgang looked at the two suspiciously. "What was it…?"
"A ki—" Raven covered her mouth again which she struggled to rip his hand away.
"A…?" Chung questioned.
"Raven, stop doing that!" They quarreled with each other.
"Then don't tell them!"
"I fail to understand why!"
"Good. It's better that way."
"But it was just a kiss!"
Silence. Raven face-palmed and covered his now pink face. Eve still had her poker face on and the rest of the Elgang's jaws dropped.
"YOU TWO KISSED!?" They shouted.
"Yes. It's no big deal." Eve rolled her eyes.
"Eve, kisses are meant to be for the one you love…" Aisha pointed out.
"So then you and Elsword must love each other a lot?"
"N-NO! NO WAY!" Elsword and Aisha both shouted.
"Raven, Eve, how? Why? When?" Chung tried to comprehend the situation.
"Allow me to explain…" Raven started as he told everyone the incident of the kiss.
"So the surprising thing that made Eve remember was the kiss?" Rena thought out loud after hearing the explanation.
"No, it was definitely when she got hit." Chung pointed out.
"I dunno, kisses are pretty surprising if you ask me!" Elsword said, casually.
"Says the guy who just made the first move!" Aisha whacked him on the head with her staff.
"Honestly, I can't tell if it was the kiss or the hit." Eve said, pondering on the thought. "It all happened at the same time…in a way."
"I suppose it doesn't really matter, what's done is done. The end result is what counts." Raven concluded.
"Well…we're glad to have you back, Eve!" Everyone smiled warmly at the nasod girl whom returned the smile (which was rare).
"Thank you, everyone."
Looks like Eve isn't as emotionless as she claims to be. Raven thought and held a soft smile on his face.
*Eve had changed into more dresses than a bride in a Chinese wedding!- In Chinese weddings, the bride usually changes into 6 different dresses in one night. (I've been to one, the dresses are very pretty!)
Extremely sorry for the very late chapter…*bows* I got busy, but now I'm on break so I should be able to write more! Don't worry, I've already started working on the chapter 4! By the way, from my plans, I've estimated that Magic Kiss! will have around 11 chapters…I wasn't planning to make this a long story, sorry! Thanks for reading!