Chapter 4: An Old Acquaintance
It was morning; Aribeth opened her eyes and saw the tainted glass paint a soothing blue and green color on her face.
"Good morning…"she whispered to herself. She got up and went to the bathroom.
(I'd describe what she was doing but I don't want to called a pervert)
(Okay, bottom line, she took a bath and got dressed okay? I'd describe it but this is a wholesome story)
She picked up her bag and went out of her pink room. She shut the door behind her and walked to the main door. She went out the church and craned her neck upwards to see the sky. It was majestic. The Sun was shining, birds were chirping and to top it off, she was in love.
"I love this day." She said to herself, as she stared into the sky.
"You love who?" a male voice called out behind her. Aribeth brought her head down and turned back to see who it was.
"Who do love?" the male said. To her surprise, it was another male priest.
"Oh…nothing, I said I love this day." She explained.
"Oh okay, I'd better get going now." The male priests smiled as he walked pass her.
"What a busy-body." She said to herself. She slowly walked to the street where she encountered Guile. She saw the all the lamp posts intact and unmovable. She smiled as she remembered Guile screwing them back on.
"What an idiot." She thought. She continued walking and reached the end of the road.
"Princess!" Guile called out from afar. Aribeth turned left excitedly. She smiled as he looked at Guile running to her. Guile was carrying a glass bead which made Aribeth remember the Heaven's tear in her back. She hurriedly ran back to the church.
"Wait! I got something for you!" Guile called out.
Aribeth ran for her life.
"Shit!! Why did I forget?!" she thought. She ran into the church and into the hallway. She finally reached the Mother Superior's door. She tried to catch her breath and knocked tow times.
"Come in." The Mother Superior called.
"Princess! Why did you run?" Guile said while he tried to catch his breath.
"Wait here." She said softly. She turned the knob and entered the immediately closing the door behind her. Guile saw some part of the room and was amazed.
"Whoa! Whose room was that? He said to himself.
"You, stalker! Who are you stalking?" A priest said angrily
"Just because I'm a stalker, it doesn't mean I stalk people all the time. Jeez! Cut me some slack!" Guile said.
"Mother Superior, I forgot to give you the heaven's tear." Aribeth said sadly.
"That's okay my child. Come with me outside." She said as she stood up.
"I don't think now is a great time to go out." Aribeth said nervously. She was scared maybe the Mother Superior would see Guile.
"Nonsense child! Now is a perfect time." The nun said as she pulled Aribeth to the door.
"Hide Guile, please hide!" she thought The Mother Superior turned the knob and opened the door.
"Oh, finally! I thought you'd be in there forever." Guile said, relieved.
"Who is this my child?" Mother Superior asked Aribeth
"This…this is Guile Mother Superior." Aribeth said sadly. An awkward silence filled them as they looked at each other.
"What is he doing here?" she asked.
"He…he is my companion." Aribeth said softly.
"Oh, so your in his guild?" she asked.
"Yes! She is in my guild!" Guile said nervously as he chuckled.
"Oh I see what's going on!" Mother Superior said angrily. This made both of them more nervous. Sweat started to drip from Guile's head as gulped his saliva because he had a feeling that the Mother Superior would scold him and Aribeth.
"You have training!" The old nun said as she smiled sweetly. From the moment, the pressure was relived from both Guile and Aribeth.
"Y-yes! That's why now isn't a good time for a walk Mother Superior!" Aribeth explained nervously.
"Oh okay my child, perhaps later. The gem?" Mother superior said as she smiled at Aribeth
"Oh yes." Aribeth said as she pulled out the cloth covered gem from her bag.
"Thank you my child. Go on now! Train so you can be stronger!" the old nun said with a smirk on her face. "I'll return to my room now."
"Yes Mother Superior." Aribeth said as she helped the old nun into her room.
"Whew!" Guile exclaimed. "That was a close one."
"Too close." Aribeth said as she took a deep breath.
"What is it?" Aribeth asked Guile
"Oh, yeah. Here I got you something." Guile said as he smiled sweetly at Aribeth.
"Let's walk." Aribeth said. They started walking as Guile gave Aribeth the glass sphere.
"What's this?" Aribeth asked she examined the sphere.
"It's a message ball." Guile said smiling, as they went out of the church.
"Message ball?" Aribeth said, puzzled.
"Throw it to the ground." Guile said.
Aribeth threw it to the ground and eventually broke.
"I LOVE YOU ARIBETH!" A loud voice shouted as the glass sphere broke into pieces. The people around all stared Aribeth. Embarrassed, hid behind Guile. As the crowd dispersed, Aribeth walked in front of Guile then slapped him.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Aribeth said angrily.
"I thought you'd like it." Guile reasoned as he rubbed his cheek.
"I like it but why here?! The Fiasco we had with Mother Superior was close enough why did you break it here!" Aribeth said, disgruntled.
"Don't worry she wont hear, besides, why can't she know?" Guile asked
"Because, I'm her apprentice! I can't get into a relationship!" She explained quietly.
"Oh yeah. Vow of Celibacy. Can't you just quit?" Guile said as he set his hand down. "That was painful by the way. Ouch!"
"I can't just quit now." She said. She started to walk as Guile followed her. "It would break her heart! I'm the only high priest who agreed to be her apprentice."
"Why did you become her apprentice in the first place?" he asked diligently.
"I…I didn't believe in love…till I met you." She said embarrassed. She started to blush so she turned away. Guile sighed as her raised his hands to rest behind his head.
"That's sweet…thank you." Guile said sincerely. Aribeth stopped and looked at Guile.
"Guile, do you love me?" she asked softly. Her eyes started to glow as she looked at Guile. Her hands were joined together and rested in her mid chest.
"Of course." Guile said as he took his hands behind his head and reached for her hands.
"I love you with all my heart." He said sweetly as he put her hands on his chest.
"Feel that? It's only for you." He said as he smiled at her. Aribeth blushed as he looked into her eyes. She bit her lips and looked away.
"I don't know what to say…"she said softly.
"Say that you love me too." He said eagerly.
Meanwhile, in the north of Prontera, a W.O.E. was taking place. The guild Sacred was defending their agit. Varil was leading a group of knights as they fought through a swarm of assassins, rouges and knights.
"Defend our Agit!!" he shouted. Wizards were casting storm gusts to freeze their foes. Assassins were using sonic blows to defeat their opponents. Knights were bashing their way through the crowd surrounding them. Rouges stabbed their way to the emporium but failed to go past Varil. Varil fought majestically. He knocked down all his opponents with a single blow. He countered a Champion's Asura strike, an Assassin Cross's Soul Destroyer, a Biochemist's Acid Demonstration, you name it, and he could counter it. In the end, they won and kept their agit.
"That was good, but we didn't beat our goal time." Varil said. "I was hoping we would finish this W.O.E. in less than an hour, but its still good." Upon saying those words, his guild members cheered.
Meanwhile, Aribeth was about to say what she feels about Guile.
"Well?" Guile asked, "Do you love me too?"
Simultaneously, Varil started to feel uneasy.
"I..." Aribeth said slowly. Varil crossed his brows thinking what is wrong.
"…love" Aribeth continued speaking. Varil on the other hand, looked around to see if there's anything wrong.
"…you" Aribeth finally said what she felt. Guile felt happy, while Varil felt uneasy.
"Guys, I'll be back, just enjoy our victory party…"Varil said seriously.
"Come on Varil! Loosen up!!" a guild member jeered, but Varil ignored it and left the agit and went to Prontera.
Aribeth and Guile held each other lovingly. They held on each other like there was no tomorrow. Suddenly, Al ran to them bearing bad news for Guile.
"Guile, come quick! We have a problem!" Al said as he tried to catch his breath. Guile hesitated to let go of Aribeth.
"Guile! You can flirt with her later, now we have an emergency!" Al shouted.
"I'll be back for you. Stay here." Guile said sadly as he turned away from Aribeth and left with Al.
"Be safe…"Aribeth whispered.
Varil, on the other hand, has entered the Hall of Glory, which connected Prontera and Prontera's agits. It was filled with chandeliers and black metal railings. The floor was paved with beautiful marble. The beige ceiling has a smooth finish that gave a luxurious touch to the place. As Varil walked the hall, he then reached the end. By the time he exited the hall, he immediately noticed Aribeth.
"Hey! I remember you." He exclaimed. Aribeth turned back and saw Varil. The infatuation Aribeth had for him disappeared. She looked at him and waved fondly.
"Hey, I didn't get your name. I guess I was just busy defending our agit." Varil explained. Aribeth smiled and turned back. Varil sensed something going on.
"Are you avoiding me?" Varil asked.
"No I'm not. I'm just waiting for someone important." Aribeth said.
"Oh, okay." He said, relieved. "So…your name?"
"Aribeth Tymerande." She replied.
Nice name, I'm…", "Varil Parista" Aribeth interrupted
"So you know me." Varil said, embarrassed.
"Everybody knows you." Aribeth said with a smile. Varil then looked around trying to find what he felt was wrong.
"Okay, so I'll see you Aribeth." Varil said as he waved goodbye and walked pass her. Aribeth waved back but still fell silent. Varil headed to the town's fountain where Guile and Al went to.
"I'd better go there." Aribeth told herself. She took another route to the Fountain to avoid Varil.
Meanwhile, the trouble Al was describing was the trouble with their guild. An assassin cross and a stalker were about to fight but Guile and Al stopped them.
"What's the problem?" Guile asked.
"That bastard stole my fire katana." The assassin cross exclaimed.
"How would you know? I have a fire katana as well! Just because you lost yours doesn't give you the right to take mine!" the stalker snapped.
"Okay, both of you! We'll fix this. You! Stalker what's your name?" Guile asked
"Brawn." The stalker replied.
"…and you?" Guile looked at the assassin as he asked her.
"Missy." She replied.
"Okay, Missy and Brawn. Both of you have fire a katana." Guile started
"I have two! He stole my other fire katana!" Missy said angrily
"I didn't steal it! I have a fire katana of my own!" Brawn reasoned.
"Okay, Missy, retrace your steps, what happened before you lost it?" Guile asked calmly.
"Well, I and Janet went to hunt for Eddga. Brawn joined our party, we accepted cause we did need help." She started, "we finally found Eddga, but he summoned Bigfoots to protect him. Janet cast ice wall to isolate Eddga so I could go for the kill. Brawn and Janet fought off the Bigfoots Eddga summoned." She continued, "Eddga attacked me, and I defended using my fire katanas and pushed it way, then I stabbed it in the gut and killed it. Then when I raised my hands, I noticed I'm missing a katana." Missy explained.
"Well there you have it." Guile said, "Eddga has strong claws, he must've broke one of your katanas when he attacked you."
"That's what I've been trying to tell you!" Brawn said.
"Oh…"Missy said, embarrassed.
"So I guess your both okay now?" Guile asked with a smile.
"Thanks G.M." both of them said. Everybody cheered for joy.
Guile turned to Al with an angry look and said, "This is your emergency?"
"What was I supposed to do?" Al reasoned.
"I am gonna kick your ass! I left Aribeth alone!" he said angrily.
"Ah…a novice guild." Varil said arrogantly. Both Al and Guile turned to see who said that.
"This brings back memories." Varil said, smiling
"You got a problem punk!" Guile threatened.
"Whoa! What's with the attitude? I was just telling the truth." Varil explained.
"Get out of here if you don't want your pretty face beaten up!" Guile exclaimed angrily.
"I don't think so. Come to think of it, you can't even touch me." Varil bragged.
"Oh, that's it!" Guile exclaimed, ready to attack. He unsheathed his dagger from his back pouch and bolted towards Varil. Varil unsheathed his sword and blocked Guile's attack.
From afar, Aribeth could hear the clanging of metal. She immediately recognized the sound. It was the banging of two weapons.
"Guile…" she said softly as she squeezed through the crowd.
The crowd was cheering for Guile as he jumped back ready for another attack.
"You're going down!" Guile exclaimed as he jumped towards him. Varil blocked his attack again, but this time, he fell flat on his butt because of the impact. Guile jumped back and got ready for another attack.
"Get up! Or are you just tired?" Guile taunted. Varil pinned his sword to the ground and used as leverage to stand up.
"You're good! I underestimated you." Varil exclaimed.
"You ain't seen nothing yet!" Guile said as he sheathed his dagger back in his back pouch, and pulled out metal knuckle weapons from his leg pockets. He jumped again and attacked. Varil blocked but Guile's left knuckle broke his sword and his right knuckle got a clear shot of his face which made Varil fall to the ground.
"Hurts don't it?" Guile taunted with a smirk on his face. The crowd was cheered louder as the fight began to intensify.
Varil got up and spat out blood. He fixed his jaw which cracked a sound.
"You're getting on my nerves." Varil said angrily. He unsheathed another sword from his back handle and posed to attack.
"Want more beating?" Guile taunted.
Varil bolted to attack him but Guile caught his sword with his bare hands.
"My father was a champion. He taught me well. You're not the only hybrid here punk!" Guile said as he pushed him away.
Varil raised his sword and pinned it into the ground.
"You want a hybrid fight? You got one!" Varil exclaimed as he closed his eyes.
"GRAND CROSS!" Varil shouted. Immediately, the crack his sword made began to light up, then a big cross appeared on the ground and lit up. The long end of the cross was directly under Guile. The pressure Guile felt brought him to his knees.
Finally, Aribeth emerged from the thick crowd.
"Stop it!" Aribeth shouted, but they couldn't hear her because of the crowd's cheers.
"LEX DIVINA!!" Aribeth shouted. Immediately the Grand Cross Varil cast disappeared. Guile stood up ran to Varil and posed to punch him.
"KYRIE ELISON!!" Aribeth shouted again. A barrier formed around Varil and Guile was knocked back.
"Why are you fighting?!" Aribeth exclaimed as she looked at both of them sternly. Guile and Varil were both tired. Varil was genuflecting wit his sword as a support while glaring at Guile. Guile was crouching and was also glaring Varil.
"He started it!" Guile shouted, as he pointed at Varil.
"I did not! You did." Varil defended. Both of them were panting, trying to breath.
"I don't care who started it I want to know why your started fighting!" Aribeth scolded.
The crowd jeered Aribeth, "shut up you! Let them fight!"
"Shut up! Go home! Train or whatever! Just go away! This fight is over." Aribeth commanded. The crowd groaned as they dispersed.
"What started this fight?" Aribeth asked calmly.
"That punk-ass Knight insulted Guile." Al said.
"There's no need for profanity, whoever you are." Aribeth snapped.
"Whoever has a name! Alphonse! Don't forget!" Al snapped back.
"Okay, Alphonse. I don't believe you. Varil is a complete gentleman, he wouldn't do that!" she defended.
"You saw your man was attacked and you defend his…his…attacker!!" Al protested.
"I didn't understand whatever you just said." Aribeth said as she shook her head.
"I was Grand Crossed for Pete's sake Aribeth!!" Guile exclaimed.
"He hit me in the face with a metal knuckle…" Varil said as he pouted.
"Oh my God! You're a sissy!!" Al exclaimed, as he and Guile laughed.
"GRAND CROSS!!" Varil shouted. Both Guile and Al felt the pressure.
"Princess!! Help us!!" Guile shouted.
"LEX DIVINA!!" Aribeth shouted, and the G.C. stopped.
Both Guile and Al groaned in pain.
"See! He started it!" Guile said.
"Varil did you?" Aribeth asked.
"No! He threw the first punch, I had to defend myself." Varil reasoned.
"He said we were a novice guild!" Al shouted.
"You are a novice guild right?" Aribeth asked.
"Yeah, but he doesn't have to shove it on our faces!" Guile said as he stood up.
"Then sadly Guile, you're the one to blame." Aribeth said.
"Yeah! Why'd you take it seriously?!" Varil agreed.
"One more annoying groan from you and I'm gonna shove your sword up your butt!" Al said as he stood up.
"Stop it both of you!" Aribeth said as he helped Varil.
"What's this? You're helping him?!" Guile exclaimed angrily.
"He is in need, and I have to help him." Aribeth reasoned, "Its part of the priest's code of ethics."
"Fuck that! Don't help him!" Guile said
"Just for that, I'm bringing him to the hospital." Aribeth snapped.
"Say what?!" Guile said surprised. He rand in front of Aribeth and pulled her away from Varil.
"What are you doing?!" Aribeth exclaimed.
"I told you not to help him!" Guile commanded
"I'm still helping him." Aribeth protested as she helped him. Guile pulled her again and pushed Varil to the ground.
"Help him again and I'm gonna knock him out!" Guile threatened.
"You don't have the guts!" Aribeth dared as she helped Varil back up. As Aribeth helped Varil back up, POW!! Guile punched him knocking him out. Al ended up laughing who fell down because of the laughter.
"What did you do?!" Aribeth shrieked.
"What are you, blind?" Guile said.
"What?" Aribeth asked in an angry tone.
"Your right in front of me and you're asking me what I did. Did you get your eyes checked?" Guile asked jokingly.
"It's an expression! Why'd you knock him out?" Aribeth asked with an angry tone.
"I told you right? If you help him up, I'll knock him out." Guile reasoned.
"Okay, okay, help me get him to the hospital." Aribeth said as she was annoyed by Guile's childish behavior.
"No way! I'm not helping that arrogant bastard!" Guile protested.
"Yes you will! Or else!" Aribeth threatened.
"Or else what?!" Guile dared, as he came closer to Aribeth's face.
"She's gonna break up with you if you don't!" Al said as he walked closer to the couple.
Guile gasped as he squint his eyes towards Aribeth, "You wouldn't dare!"
"Nope. It's not that. It's something far more worse." Aribeth threatened as she smiled menacingly.
Aribeth twisted Guile's ear, "This is it!"
"Ow! Stop it! You're hurting me!" Guile whined. Al was laughing to death with what he saw.
"You too Alphonse!" Aribeth said as she looked Al in the eye. Al stopped laughing when Aribeth looked at him.
"What?! What did I do?!" Al protested. Immediately, Aribeth twisted both their ears. Al groaned as she was twisting his ear.
"Okay! We'll help!" Guile said hesitantly.
"Well good." Aribeth said, pleased, as she removed her grip from both their ears.
"Jeez! You punch some arrogant bastard on the face and your girl twists your ear!" Guile complained as he and Al carried Varil's body to the hospital.
"Are you complaining Guile?!" Aribeth scolded.
"No Ma'am!" Guile said nervously.
"What about you Alphonse?" Aribeth asked with a grin on her face.
"Jeez, I didn't even to anything to him." Al complained.
As they reached the hospital, a nurse carried Varil into the hospital. Aribeth waved goodbye to the nurse as Guile and Al looked at each other with a confused look.
"I am so proud of you Guile!" Aribeth said.
"Well you should be!" Guile snapped as he crossed his arms and looked away.
Aribeth ran to Guile and hugged him. Guile looked at Aribeth sternly as if he was mad at her.
"I'll leave you two alone." Al said as he walked away.
"I'm sorry if I was bossy, but I could not ignore a man in need." Aribeth said as her grip on Guile became tighter.
"Then why didn't you carry him?!" Guile snapped as his crossed arms grew tighter.
Aribeth stretched her arms slightly to see his face and said, "You wouldn't want; your princess to get tired do you?" Aribeth asked with a slight grin on her face.
A brief silenced enveloped the both of them, as Guile softened his look on Aribeth and blushed as she stared him down.
"I thought so." Aribeth said as she came closer to Guile. Guile loosened his cross arms and hugged her back.
"Let's get going." Guile suggested as he took her hands and gently pushed her away.
"Where are we going?" Aribeth asked as they walked the paved street holding hands.
"I'm taking you somewhere you've never been before." Guile bragged as he started to carry Aribeth
"Please, not this again." Aribeth pleaded as she closed her eyes.
"Don't worry! I'll be gentle this time." Guile said as he assured her by gripping her tighter.
"Hold on tight my princess!" He cried out as he jumped over the house nest to the hospital.
Aribeth gripped her tightly, looking at Guile's face.
"Guile, be honest, in the day that we met, did you really want to be with me, or did you just want me in your guild?" Aribeth asked as Guile jumped over the Prontera wall.
"I'll answer you when we get there." Guile said as he landed on the ground. Guile set her down and hugged her.
"Don't let go." Guile whispered as he pulled something from his pocket.
"Okay." Aribeth replied, gripping Guile tighter.
"Close your eyes." Guile whispered as he closed his eyes. Aribeth did too.
Aribeth felt a strong wind blowing through her. She felt nervous because she thought they were falling.
"Don't open your eyes until I say so." Guile whispered.
"What's happening, Guile?" Aribeth asked nervously.
"Try not to think about it and just close your eyes. I'm here, I won't leave you." Guile whispered lovingly.
Aribeth felt warm, as the wind slowly weakened. She pulled the loose cloth on Guile's vest and used it as a grip. The wind stopped blowing, and she heard water flowing and smelt a familiar scent of flowers. She wanted to open her eyes, but she didn't want to ruin the surprise.
"Okay, open them." Guile said softly.
She slowly opened her eyes. She was surprised to see a lot of blooming cherry blossom trees.
"You can let go now." Guile said as he gently pushed her.
Aribeth gasped, covering her mouth. The cherry blossom petals fell from the trees which was a sight to behold. The stream beside them had cool, clear water and colorful fishes swimming in it. The sky was no where to found because of the forest of cherry blossoms surrounding them.
"Well, do you like it? I wanted our first date to be special." He said as he sat down.
"I don't know what to say. It's wonderful!" Aribeth said softly.
"Well, the least you could say is thank you." Guile said jokingly. He pulled out a basket behind the tree beside them. Aribeth bend down and faced Guile. Guile stared at Aribeth as the petals fell from the trees.
"Thank you, Guile for bringing me here." Aribeth said as she smiled.
"I'll do anything for you. Are you hungry?" Guile asked courteously.
"No, I'm full just seeing this. Where is here exactly?" Aribeth asked.
"This is a secret part of Amatsu. How I found it is a secret." Guile said as he pulled out a sandwich out of the basket.
"Please tell me Guile!" Aribeth begged as she hugged Guile's arm.
"I'll tell in one condition." Guile said as he took a bite off the sandwich.
"Okay, what?" Aribeth said diligently.
"Eat! You're so skinny!" Guile said jokingly.
"But I'm not hungry!" Aribeth said as she pouted her lips.
"Well then, I'm not telling you!" Guile said teasingly as he lay down on Aribeth's lap.
Aribeth stared at Guile while he was eating. Guile finished his sandwich and sat up towards the basket.
"Umm…Guile? What's your answer to my question?" Aribeth asked softly as she placed her hands on her lap.
"What question?" Guile replied as he shuffled through the basket, looking for something.
"The one about you…and me…" Aribeth said as she looked at the stream.
"Huh?" Guile said, puzzled as he pulled out a bottle of water out of the basket.
Aribeth sighed and crossed her arms, "Never mind…"
Guile turned to look at Aribeth.
"Seriously, I don't remember." Guile said as he opened the bottle.
'I said never mind!" Aribeth shouted as she stood up and walked away.
Guile stood up to follow her as he set the bottle down.
"Where are you going?" Guile asked as he followed her.
"…away from you!" Aribeth snapped as she walked faster.
"You know princess, you keep this up I'm just gonna stab you." Guile said jokingly as he put his hands on his waist.
"Then stab me!" Aribeth shouted as she looked back.
Aribeth flipped her hair as she walked away from Guile.
"Why are you getting mad over something I forgot?" Guile reasoned as he chased her.
"That's the point! You forgot!" Aribeth said as she passed by a tree.
"You know what!" Guile finally shouted, "I've put up with you twice today, maybe you just cut me some slack!"
Aribeth looked back and walked to Guile, "Put up with me? What am I? A spoiled brat?!" she shouted.
"You're not just being a spoiled brat; you're being a pain in the ass!" Guile shouted as he pointed Aribeth. "You know what, forget you!"
Aribeth was surprised with what he said. Her stern look was replaced shock.
"W-what?" Aribeth said softly.
"You heard me!" We're through!" Guile said as he turned back and packed up the basket.
"Fine!" Aribeth shouted as he turned her back and walked away.
Guile pulled out a feather from his pocket and carried the basket.
"You coming or what?!" Guile said angrily.
Aribeth's tears fell as she walked away.
"Hey!" Guile called out as he dropped the basket and pocketed the feather.
Aribeth continued walking as she cried. She brushed her cheeks, wiping away the tears falling from her eyes.
Guile chased her angrily, "This is a "no spell zone" you can't go home without me!" Guile shouted.
Aribeth stopped walking as she wiped her tears. She bent down and covered her face. Guile stopped when he was about 5 feet away from her.
"You coming or what?" Guile asked with an angry tone.
"Just go." Aribeth said sadly, her hands muffling the sound of her voice.
Guile scoffed as he crossed his arms, "If you think I'm not leaving without you think again! I'm waiting for you because I'm feeling sorry for you."
Somehow, the spark they had for each other was lost. Aribeth's joy was turned to sadness and anger. Guile's love for her became anger.
"Get up! Let's go!" Guile shouted.
Aribeth wiped her tears and got up. She turned and walked back to the stream, on her way, she purposely bumped Guile on the shoulder.
"Oh, real mature Aribeth." Guile taunted as he turned back.
Aribeth ignored his taunt and continued walking to the stream. Guile started to walk as soon as Aribeth was a few feet away.
"What was I thinking? I didn't love her!!" Guile said to himself, wanting Aribeth to hear.
She started to cry again as she heard his side comment. As they reached the stream, Guile picked up the basket and pulled out the feather.
"Come here!" Guile commanded.
Aribeth stepped to him, but Guile didn't hug her. He raised the feather slightly and the winds started to blow. A radiant glow appeared beneath them. Before they could depart, Aribeth stepped out the glow and ran away.
"Aribeth!" Guile shouted as he started to disappear.
Aribeth knelt down and sat up. Tears fell from her eyes as she stared at the stream.
Guile returned to Prontera field and rushed to the inn he and Al was staying at.
Meanwhile, Varil started to come too. He woke up in the hospital, his armor gone and replaced with a white robe.
"Where am I?" he whispered.
"You're in the hospital." A nurse said as she approached Varil.
"You were knocked out. Good thing a stalker and a Wizard brought you here." The nurse said as she helped him up.
"Was there a High priest with them?" he asked as he got up.
"Yes there was." The nurse said. "I'll bring you your armor, you may leave now."
"How much do I have to pay?" Varil asked.
"No need!" the nurse said diligently, "That's one of the benefits of the guilds in Prontera agit."
"Oh okay." Varil said as he sat down on the bed. The nurse opened up the cabinet next to the door and pulled out a white cloth. She set it down on the bed and unraveled the cloth.
"Your armor." The nurse said as she gave it to Varil.
"Thanks" he replied.
"Your sword" The nurse said as she gave it to him," your robe and your shoes."
"Thanks. Umm…my…" Varil asked embarrassed.
"Oh yes, in the bathroom, the door next to the cabinet." The nurse said quietly.
Varil walked to the bathroom door opened it and closed it as he entered the bathroom.
"I'll leave you now Mr. Parista." The nurse called out as she fixed the bed.
"Okay!" Varil replied. The nurse left as she heard Varil.
