Last chap! Because of it, I will say the disclaimer for the last time! 8D

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I couldn't believe it... The old Lire is back, and Ryan sure is very happy. Now I'm very sure Lass did something that returned her old attitude. "You ok Arme? You're very quiet there." the blonde archer said, cutting off my thoughts.

"I'm fine, just thinking of the new magic that I learned a few days ago." I smiled. Yeah, I lied again, and is suffering in slight jealousy because of what Lass did to Lire.

I was surprised when the silver-haired thief placed his mouth beside my ear. "No need to be jealous there. I just told her that the two of us could still be friends. Best friends to be exact." he whispered to me. Well that's a relief. I thought those two are having another relationship but keeping their relationship to the others and me this time.

"You two broke up already right?" I asked to be sure that I'm thinking right. The assassin gave a nod as his reply. I was surprised for a little. The jade-orbed girl sure acts as if she's fine. But the question is, is she making up the whole thing, and very angry to me and Lass, at the same time hurt, at the inside? That question of mine went unanswered. But I'll get some answers after eating.

We finished eating for 5 minutes and everyone rose from his or her chairs. Lire approached me and said, "Come on, let's go to my room."

Whirling around, I saw Amy placing the dishes to the sink. "You go ahead Arme, its fine. Jinny here will help me with the dishes~" the muse said in a sing-song voice.

Mumbling an 'Ok', the archer took my arm and led me inside her room. As soon as we're both seated beside each other on the bench, the blonde broke the silence. "You might be asking why is it that my attitude changed so suddenly." I gave a nod. "After Lass told me that I was already forgiven by him, you, and the other members of the chase, I was already happy that time. But it was very hard for me to accept the fact that he broke up with me."

"I'm so sorry if Lass broke up with you..." I murmured.

Lire turned to face me, emerald eyes stared at my amethyst ones. Her eyes sparkling from the bright moonlight and in happiness as well. "I already accepted it. This is my entire fault anyway, for breaking our relationship. He's right, I should really accept what reality is, and the fact that we're not meant for each other." the crossbowman gave a sad smile. "Now, I finally knew the person I will truly love."

I slight smirk made its way to my face, as I couldn't help myself teasing her a bit. "And that person would be Ryan yes?"

Jade orbs widened in surprise as her cheeks grew warmer. "How did you know it's Ryan I'm referring to?"

"Through your actions together. It's really obvious anyway. While eating dinner earlier, I noticed that you always lean on his shoulder and talking to him excitedly. I giggled, looking closely at her expression.

The faint red glow of her cheeks intensified. "Oh... Well I guess I have to be more careful at my actions at the future." we both laughed until she gave me a sudden warm hug. "I do now also that you and Lass love each other. The only thing I can tell you when you're already Lass' girlfriend, please take care of him. The coldest can turn to be the warmest." she chuckled again.

So my thought earlier if she's faking the whole thing is a big F... Lire really did changed, and that smile she's wearing right now is really real. It's good to know that someone will finally protect her from harm.

"Of course I will. You take care of Ryan as well." I commented and we laughed.

For 15 minutes, we continued talking about random things. Until one time, someone knocked on the door. "Come in." Lire called out.

Before we knew it, the door suddenly opened, showing no one outside the blonde elf's room. "Hey! No eavesdropping Lass!" I pouted and crossed my arms.

"L-Lass? How is that possible?" the archer questioned, looking at me.

"Simple. He's a clever, and sometimes annoying, assassin. What's more, he has a skill that turns him invisible for a short time. Ok, come out now Lassie~" the name should do it. He's very annoyed when someone calls him 'Lassie'.

After a while, his skill faded and now, sapphire eyes glaring at me. I just stuck out my tongue like a 4-year old child. "Prepare for your torture tonight. I'll make sure you won't forget it." Lass smirked in a sinister way. Ok, he's serious. What am I gonna face tonight, a spar with him?

"If you're gonna spar with me, sorry but we already know who the winner is. And that would be you." I rolled my eyes.

Before I knew it, the silver-haired thief's body touched mine from the closeness. My eyes widened as he cupped my chin, making me look at his clear cerulean orbs. Man, he's so dead handsome... "It's not a spar that you'll deal later..." with that being said, he pushed his lips to mine.

Lire squealed as my eyes widened 3x, my face like a tomato now. Why in front of Lire? This is so embarrassing! I tried pulling away but he placed his hands behind my head and back, preventing myself to get out of his grip. Please stop squealing... It will only attract the attention of the others!

For a while, I almost had a heart attack because of Lass' sudden action. But he pulled himself away from me for a minute. Good thing Lire stopped squealing or the others might get up here and see the scene in front of them... "Remember your punishment later Arme." the blue-eyes striker chuckled in an evil way before running out of the archer's room.

I was left there with Lire, staring at space. My heart throbbed madly. "You ok there? I think you need to rest now." the emerald-eyed girl suggested.

Shaking my head like crazy, I smiled and looked at her. "Yeah, you're probably right. Lass wouldn't bother me if I'm inside my room sleeping."

"Well, good night for now. See ya tomorrow!" she cried happily.

"Good night too. Sleep well." I said before going out of her room.

Upon arriving my own room, I threw myself to bed. Even if I did nothing this day, I still felt tired... Damn, I didn't even bothered to close the door because of this tired feeling of mine. Before I could make any move, I suddenly heard the door creaking, until I heard someone locking it. Damn, someone's here. The question is: who the hell is here?

My staff! Oh damn, I forgot... It's hanging on the wall at the living room with the weapons of the whole chase. Damn, now I'm hopeless without my staff. So I guess, I'll be taking Jin's 1st job later. I'm not really good when it comes in hand-to-hand combat. "Ok, who's there? If you're Elesis trying to surprise me then please don't bother me since I'm very tired." silence filled the room, until...

"It's not Elesis with you." WTF? The voice rang in my ears. Deep voice... Damn. I'm in trouble. Again. "Surprised? I think so." the voice said again.

My face formed a pouting expression, the tired feeling left my body. Sitting on my bed, I looked at the person in front of me. Just as I suspected... The person leaning at the corner again... "What are you doing here Lass?" I rolled my eyes sarcastically and looked at turned around in order to avoid his stare.

"Don't ask me that question. I know you heard what I told you earlier when we're both inside Lire's room." he gave me a smirk, a very dangerous and sinister one that made me shiver in fear.

Now I remember... That 'torture' he told me earlier. What is that 'torture' this assassin's referring to? "So... What are you planning to do to me? Mr. Naughty Thief?" I whirled around and found no one there. "Ok, don't play any tricks on me Lass! You're scaring me!" it suddenly felt cold inside my room. Hugging myself, I looked around and still found no one. "Show yourself!"

"Ok, I'm sitting beside you." the silver-haired boy whispered to my ear, his cool breath tickling me that sent shivers to run up and down at my spine. His arm touched my shoulder as he inches his face closer to mine. My face took the hue of a cherry blossom petal as I stared at his icy blue orbs.

"Wh-What are y-you... g-going to...-" my sentence was cut off when his lips touched mine. Of course, I was shocked again. Now my face isn't cherry blossom-colored. It's now tomato-colored and it intensified as I closed my eyes and wrap my arms around his neck.

My head touched the soft white pillow as Lass pushed me, the tip of his silver hair touching my cheeks. We broke apart quickly gasping for air. I gulped and breathed heavily from the passionate kiss. "L-Lass..." I whispered as my hand stroked his cheek. Is this the punishment he told me earlier?

I heard him chuckled softly, his right hand touching the back of my head. My heart throbbed madly as his sparkling blue orbs stared at my bright amethyst ones. I wanted to say 'Please stop staring at me' but I couldn't since my words died in my throat.

Why is that he needs to stare at me until I melt? He's so handsome... "You really are a naught boy..." I giggled as I poked his nose. "But I do prefer being the normal you instead of being a naughty assassin."

"I'm only naughty when we're alone at a safe place." the striker said before planting a kiss on my forehead. "I guess I need to be patient. I don't want to rush things that we'll bother regret later." Lass said as he lied beside me. His arms wrapped around me as I cuddled closer to him.

"So that's your punishment? OH YOU!" I punched him on the shoulder lightly before laughing. "But I'm glad you're a patient one." I giggled again before kissing his cheek.

His reply is to squeeze me like his teddy bear. "I can't breathe!" I squealed as I struggled away from his tight embrace. The sapphire-eyed boy laughed and released me. "Next time, don't squeeze me."

"Ok. Before we go to sleep, can I ask you a question?" he placed his lips near my ear then whispered something to me. My eyes widened and I was left open-mouthed. "So, what's your answer?"

For minutes, I couldn't speak. For minutes, my heart stopped beating. And for minutes, I wanted to shout so loudly. I looked at Lass and my eyes softened. "My answer? You wouldn't expect me to say 'No' right?" now it's his turn to have wide eyes and have an open-mouthed expression.

"So it's a..." placing my index finger on his lips I said, "Yes." I answered, grinning in great joy. What a beautiful punishment Lass did to me...

The assassin was blushing madly. To tease him, I rested my head on his chest. Hearing some faint and fast heartbeats, the smile on my face widened. "Your heart's beating out of your chest you know."

"That's the result of your answer to my question." I heard him laugh. "Thank you for accepting me." his voice full of love and happiness. "I love you..."

Giggling softly, I stared at his gleaming blue eyes. "Is that true?" I asked with a challenged smile on my face.

"You want proof? Ok." I felt his hand touching the back of my head again. It pushed me close to him, resulting in another passionate kiss.

I felt his tongue enter in my mouth. Moaning softly, Lass pushed me again, deepening the kiss. For a minute, we broke apart, gasping for air. "Umm... Why don't we save the passionate acts for the future?" I asked, smiling.

"Ok, that's what I'm thinking also." he said, smiling also. My head rested again on his smooth, hard chest. One of his hands rested itself on my back and the other one stroking my hair. "I love you Arme." I heard him whisper to me.

"I love you too Lass." it was the last words that went out of my mouth before the two of us fell to deep slumber. That night is very special for us both. This very night started the beginning of our relationship. Thank you so much for the wonderful punishment Lass...

Morning came and we both woke up facing each other, smiles planted on our faces. It wasn't long when we heard a shocking news that morning; Lire and Ryan are also in a relationship also. It sure is happy to see the two of them enjoying their time together as couple. As for Lass, and me we're also enjoying our time together. I always tease him a lot and he would kiss me in front of the other members of the chase as my punishment for calling him 'Lassie' and 'emo-boy'.

Every single day passed happily for the two of us. Nothing else bad happened during our days there at the Grand Chase Castle. Finally, everything will be all right.

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Uhh O_O What a lame ending for me.. What time is it? 12:00 midnight? Yay 19! One more day to come and... BOOM! Imma couldn't wait any longer x3 3 Please review mina-san :3 Happy father's day to all fathers out there!