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Chapter 8: Fire Works

"Ein and Dante are at the springs? Oh my, well, I hope something never gets wrong." Cierra trailed off as she heard Ein and Dante were both at the springs.

"Ohhh, Fia's blushing!" Lina sings in while she embarrasses Fia.

"Hey Fia, isn't this your greatest opportunity to see Ein in the springs now?" Serene stared at Fia with evil.

Fia tried to defend herself. She was out of luck. Instead, as what Lina have mentioned earlier, her face was turning tomato. They were chuckling and giggling on Fia's reddened face.

"Fia and Ein! Sitting at the tree." Lina started the song.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Serene joined in.

"First comes, love," Cierra pops in the sing.

"Second come, marriage." Lina played.

"Third comes, baby." Serene played further.

"And fourth comes, carriage!" Serene, Lina and Cierra sang.

Fia was already turning scarlet on her face. It may have look like an over boiled egg to them. But Serene wants to keep this humiliation to the next level by betting Fia in a game of her own kind by peeking at the springs without get notice by Ein.

"If you watch him bathe all day without getting caught, we won't tease you anymore. But, if Ein caught you, we'll laugh you for at least one day." Serene wanted to gamble with Fia's reputation to Ein.

What it never knows was their pet cat. Rose plans to ditch them early to get her own seat.

Those guys no wonder we've searched all long. All the hope now is, they don't peek like Ein did." Rose thought to herself. She tried to sneak past with the girls avoiding noticing her. She tried to act quietly as a cat for them. She has to sneak past. She was luckier than of the girls.

Heh, like I wasn't capable to do this. Rose walk past the girls who were still talking. As she reached, she hid one of nearby bushes of the spring's entrance. When she checks the area, she leapt quietly as long she wasn't caught by the Fairies nearby.

Ducking down nearby, she wasn't going to bust her cover; she still has to sneak on. She tried to anticipate one of the Fairy's moves. She notices she was turning her back. Rose has these seconds of opportunity to head on further. She crept quietly the distracted Fairy. She spring off her paws and dashed at the nearby rocks.

On the nearby rocks, she saw Ein's clothes. Next to it was Dante's clothes too. It has still his pair of hand guns armed at his holster just in case of sudden attack. His scarlet jacket was neatly folded. His black pants together with his leather belt were kept together. His boots are placed on the right side of the rock where he places all of his clothes.

Ein's clothes weren't that hard to notice. His clothes too were cleanly folded. Along his Einherjar's blade is fixed to north. Rose knows why Ein carries his Diviner always.

To the notion, she saw Ein on the other side. Bathing quietly as they are. And Dante was quite strong as he was. He just has well-trained arms. He must have trained hard as he was. And his body was halfway toned either both sides. But, he was mistaken for a skinny hunter by the looks but a terror machine in the battle.

As Rose hear the footsteps, she immediately dash off to the nearest bush she could see. She heard the hushed laughter. It was the girls.

Aw, Serene made a bet? WHAT? SHE MADE FIA TO PEEP WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT?! Rose's mind is shrieked in horror as she saws Fia peeping somewhere she wouldn't seen by Ein and now, her face is still red.

Actually, Serene was also too distracted. Why? Simple, she saw also Dante too bathing along with Ein. Cierra along too was turning red of her hair as she saw Dante bathing.

Dante's senses were triggering that there are some people were stalking nearby. He asks Ein if he was having senses too.

"Ein, can't you at least feel like we're being WATCHED?" Dante asks Ein while he was pouring water above him.

As Ein heard this question, his face drained all the colors. Like as if he touch a coldest ice cube on his hands.

"Who's watching anyway?" Ein asks back to Dante.

"I dunno either. But, I won't let this fellows watch us and go perverted!" Dante wade to the nearby rock of his clothes. There, he took out his Ivory handgun out of its holster. He aims the gun upward.

As his vision of sight gets clearer, he notices a person behind the bush, it was simply familiar to him to tell because of her own dressing. At his aim, he lowers his gun and talk.

"Let me guess, is that you Fia? Because, I know you are there." Dante talked. Also, he notices three more of them. Lina, Serene and Cierra too were hiding somewhere else. They huddle themselves as a group.

"Fia, what were you doing?" Ein asks.

"Ein! Ummm, hahaha, I tried to find you and…" Fia's voice trailed off as she sees the bare body of Ein. She was still burning up as she continues to produce some words but she was tempted by Ein's body. She fainted instantly right on the spot where she stands.

"Let me guess, are they watching her?" Dante pointed the gun at where the three hiding.

As the three had their covers being blown, Lina escapes first than the rest. Not to mention, an accidental sway of the leaves notices Dante's body. Leaving only Cierra and Serene both awestruck by Dante's body.

Dante was holding his breath as to hold his temper along it. His patience was a long one.

Lowering his Ivory gun down, his eyes had a good vision onto these two.

"Why are you two doing here?" Dante snapped the two.

As what he snapped to them, he notices their faces were shocked. They were panicking to think a good excuse.

"If you were asking to find me, we were here bathing. Is that alright to you?" Dante raised his finger to clarify what is wrong.

"No! No! We were just collecting something. Right Serene?" Cierra stomped Serene's foot to follow her suit.

"Yeah, we were collecting something." Serene was forced by Cierra to follow her.

"Then, what were you collecting here anyway?" Dante tried to pop them off.

"Umm, Leaves! Haha, we were collecting a lot of leaves." Serene and Cierra collected green leaves that have fall off the trees.

"Gotta go Dante!" Cierra waved her hand and scurried off outside the springs. Dante waved his hand like a broken statue.

I guess they were watching too along huh? Dante regained his composure. Oh, great, as if I just jumped off to Hell! Dante's thought would have screamed sarcastically.

"Come on Ein, bath time is over. We still need to carry Fia though." Dante gave a word to Ein. As sunset is about to fal down, Dante went up and dress up again. Seeing those events in his minds like a recorded video, he was thinking about it. Ein was too collecting his stuffs and clothes. He dress up along off with Dante. As they fully dressed, they notice Rose from the bushes.

Rose, what were you doing? Ein asks.

Simple Ein, I watch the fun. Rose replied.

You mean the faint of Fia? Man, she's a damsel in distress. Dante joined in.

Nope Dante, I was referring to the girls. Rose chimed.

Yeah, I could have let them go. Thanks to my long-term temper. Dante shrugs this hilarious scene off his mind.

Speaking of faint, you guys should help her. She suggested them.

How about Ein do it? It'll be fun to watch. Dante smirked.

"What? Me?" Ein was exasperated about carrying Fia on her back.

What's the matter? Couldn't a Romeo save his Juliet? Dante swatted Ein.

"Alright Dante, but don't watch me carry her." Ein shrugged. He picks up Fia and carries her at the back. She was light enough for him to be carried. At least Ein didn't know she was asleep now.

As they leaved the entrance of the spring, Fia was wakened; she was being carried by Ein on the back. She realized she passed out when she was busted.

But to Fia's will she did like to continue to sleep on Ein's shoulder anyway. Perhaps it was just an imagination. Or was just a play, but to her, it was something else she wouldn't forget.

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