"OH MY GOD! DAMMIT!" The redhead exclaimed, hauling the passed out girl over to his pristine limo. "WH-WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EAT?!" He whined, completely out of breath. "OI! SEBASTIAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! HELP ME! GODDAMMIT, RAVEN!"
The slightly aged limo driver poked his shiny, bald head out the window, scurrying out of the large, luxurious car as he recognized who it was. He raced to Aisha's side and supported her right shoulder, casting nervous glances at Elsword.
"I didn't do anything so stop looking at me like I've killed a person." The teen added, noticing the butler's jittery manner.
The sweating Elsword stuffed her into the back seat, feeling his body being relieved of such massive weight. "I need to take her home since she's apparently drunk.. I thought'd it be amusing but this.. This is no fun at all." He asserted, detecting Sebastian's anxiety increase. He shook his head distastefully then followed her into the car.
"How old is she to be drinking, Young Master? She looks younger than you.."
"She's my age. I think it was an accident that she got her hands on alcohol. She probably thought it was something else. She's not that type of person... A killjoy." He said, blandly, casting her a despising look.
The old man nodded uncertainly as Elsword typed Aisha's address, which he got from Rena, into the GPS. "You seem to know her well."
The redhead took a long, hard look at Aisha and shrugged. "It's been a while since I've seen her, but she really hasn't changed much."
Elsword sighed, rubbing his eyes tiredly. "What a long day.."
"Young Master, tomorrow's the first day of school. What time should I arrive to pick you up?" The driver asked as he turned a corner.
"Uggggh. Don't remind me."
"Maybe you will like this school better than the one in Altera."
"School is school. It's all the same to me. But at least... No Add." He grinned happily at the thought of that. "Three years with that kid wore me out."
"Ah, that kid you always fought with?
Elsword nodded as he smirked.
Ding!
Elsword absentmindedly reached into his pocket and pulled out his black phone.
12:43 AM - Dad: Where are you?
He raised an eyebrow, as he reread the urgent message.
12:44 AM - Giving a friend a ride back home. Something up?
His fingers froze on the tiny screen as the rhythmic snoring stopped.
"Are you awake now?" He set the phone on his lap as he turned to face Aisha. He lifted a thin, silky piece of violet hair off her forehead and held it for some time in midair. "Aisha?"
Elsword observed Aisha's features curiously. After some time, he cleared his throat. "I'm– I'm not looking at you because you're pretty... I just wanted to make sure you weren't faking to get a free ride in a limo."
Slowly, two pairs of amethyst eyes slowly peeked open. "Elsword..?"
"What?"
"What are you doing in my dreams?"
Elsword scoffed. "Because I'm every women's dream guy."
"You're alright. You grew up nicely." She mumbled, resuming her sleepy trance.
Elsword's lips, which were convoluted in a sardonic smirking way, slowly softened. After several, silent minutes of bewilderment, he delicately smiled as he realized she had fallen asleep again.
"... Oh, alright. I'll be nice and compliment you too. Though you're still very flat chested and don't have much of an ass either, you have a nice smile.. I guess." He added, with a goofy grin.
Ding!
12:46 AM - Dad: As soon as you're done, come home immediately. I need to talk to you.
Elsword sighed, thinking it was another annual lecture of how to behave in school. He rolled his eyes and tucked his phone away as Sebastian pulled into Aisha's abode.
"I'll be back out in a few minutes." Elsword draped her right arm over his shoulder and began walking towards the front stone steps. He approached the front door and rung the doorbell.
Ding, dong!
He quietly tapped his foot against the ground as he rung it a second time.
Ding, dong!
And a third..
Ding, dong!
"Are your parents not home?" He exclaimed, repeatedly jabbing his thumb onto the glowing button. "Hey, wake up. Do you have spare key or something?"
Aisha's head bobbed to the side as a long thread of drool trickled down her chin. "Wake up, pig."
Elsword poked her right cheek. "Come on. Wake up!"
He flinched as Aisha let out a loud yawn, stretching her arms.
She blinked dazedly as she looked around her surroundings. "Why are you still here?"
Completely ignoring her question, he pointed at the black front door. "Open the door."
The bemused, tired girl noticed her front door and nodded. "Ah, I got this." She shook Elsword off of her and confidently raised her hands.
"What are you doing...?"
"OPEN SESAME!"
Aisha blinked. "Hang on."
"You have got to be kidding me."
She tipsily rubbed her hands together. "OPENNN SESAMEEEEE!"
"OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME!" Aisha punched the wooden door angrily, "C'MON, YOU STUPID DOOR! OPEN SESAME!"
"Okay, that's enough." Elsword grabbed her hands and forced them into her coat pockets. "Just go back to sleep, okay? Please. Just sleep."
As Aisha rebelliously threw her hands out of her pocket, a soft clink replied against the concrete ground. Elsword raised a crisp eyebrow as he bent down, searching for the metallic item while Aisha proceeded with her door opening techniques.
Elsword's fingers felt something cold brush against them as he scanned the ground. He straightened up as he held a thin, bronze key in the air.
"Idiot!" She screeched, "You had the key the whole time!"
"Seriously?" He rolled his eyes as he inserted the key into the lock and turned. "Just get in."
He led her up the stairs and into her quiet, cozy room. The minute her body touched the white mattress, she passed out like a light.
As his eyes scanned the room, he realized that this was his first time being in her room. He smirked as he came across a major throw back photo of 4 year old buck tooth Aisha.
"Hey..! I remember this!" He grinned exuberantly as he saw a small green stuffed animal bunny that Aisha used to carry around everywhere in preschool.
He slowly made his way back towards her bare bed with the sheets and pillows piled on the floor. Under her head was a blue leather bound notebook with a pen attached to the top. "How can you sleep like this? No wonder you're so hard headed."
He grabbed the notebook and instead replaced it with one of the pillows on the ground. He reached for the purple covers and gently laid it over her fragile body. "What's this?" He curiously flipped the journal open, realizing that what he was holding in his own hands, was the very diary of Aisha Alderin.
His mouth dropped open, feeling his body squirm with excitement. "This.. This is gold." He grinned deviously as he tucked the journal away into the inside of his jacket. "This should be able to cover the price of my service.. I'll see ya tomorrow at school!"
Just as he was about to step out of her bedroom's doorway, he stopped. "Wait.. Rena's definitely going to tell her I took her home last night.. So she'll know I took her diary once she realizes it's missing.. Damn."
Elsword reluctantly placed the diary back under Aisha's pillow and left the house. "I'll wait for a better time to take it." He smiled cheerily as he hopped into his car. "Take me home, Sebastian."
"Chung?"
"Yes?"
"May I ask you something?"
The blonde looked at the flawless girl sitting beside him. "Mhm."
Eve began nervously fondling with the gold bracelets on her wrist and rings on her fingers. The wedding had officially ended a few minutes ago with Eve asking Chung to give her a ride home. "Do you... Do you really think that Elsword likes Aisha?"
The dapper blonde gave her a swift look of surprise, but quickly relaxed his features. "It appears so.. To me, at least."
"How so?"
The adorable teen cocked his head to one side. "I.. I don't know. It's just a gut feeling."
She nodded, though she still didn't understand. "But she's not really his type, is she?"
After a while of consideration, Chung shrugged. "I don't think he really has a type. If he likes someone, he'll chase after them. But it's only been a month since he came back. Maybe he changed while he was away. Three years is a long time."
"Ohh.. I see." The comely girl smiled, not finding this conversation to be useful one tiny bit.
"Err.. Eve?
"Hm?"
"... Nevermind." Chung nervously grinned as he scratched the back of his head. "Ah, we're here." He announced as the tall metal gates of Eve's mansion came into view.
Eve pushed the car door open and turned around to face Chung once again. "Thank you for the ride! I'll see you tomorrow at school." She sent him her usual vague smiles as she placed a finger on the scanner. The gates swung open and allowed her in.
Chung watched with a confused look on his visage. "The heck?"
"Thanks for the ride, Raven." Rena sweetly smiled as swung her bag over her shoulder. "And thanks for not letting me leave the party early. I had a lot of fun because of you."
The crow gently returned her dazzling smile. "I should be the one thanking you, to be honest. It wouldn't have been as fun without you."
Rena lightly blushed as she pushed the black car door open. "I almost forgot we have school tomorrow.. What did you sign up for that extra required class?"
"Psychology with some new teacher." Raven answered, "Chung seems to be really good at understanding people and their feelings, so I'd figure I'd like to have that skill as well."
"Really?!" Rena piped up exultantly, "I do, too! I always wonder what robot Eve is always thinking, so all three of us signed up!"
Raven gave Rena a cheerful smile. "Well, I'll see you in the morning then."
The beauty stepped out of the car and realized something. "Ah, right!" She reluctantly took off the warm, embracing jacket off her shoulders and offered it to Raven. "I honestly can't thank you enough."
"No, it's fine. You can keep it." Raven assured her.
"You sure? It seems like a really valuable jacket, so you should take it back."
Raven shook his head. "Think of it as a souvenir or something."
"Raven–"
"It's getting late. You have a good night." He had a kind, gentlemen smile imprinted on his face as he drove away in his matte black sports car, leaving Rena alone with this fluttering heart of hers. She gripped the black jacket happily and quietly went inside.
"Dad?! I'm home!" Elsword slipped his coat off his shoulders and placed them on a nearby chair. He strolled casually over to the great wooden doors of his father's study. He quietly knocked. "Dad? You in there?"
"Ah, Elsword. I'm here. Come in."
Elsword pushed the door open slowly, taking his time to make way over to his father's side. "You needed to talk to me?"
"Sit down." Elsculd motioned over to the sofa.
Elsword had a sudden rush of panic. ... Must be serious.. But I haven't done anything wrong for the past week!
"Yes?"
"You're sister got married today... I'm very proud of her."
"Er.. Y-Yeah. Me too."
The middle aged man nodded. "She's a smart girl. I have faith that she'll be a great successor to the Seighart Industries.."
Oh, shit. It's about my future. "Yeah. I agree."
"I'm old, Elsword. I won't last much longer. Maybe in a few years I'll be gone. Which is why..." He paused briefly, taking a sip of the hot tea on his desk. "I'm afraid."
"Afraid? About what, dad? Dammit, I told you- I'll be fine!"
The old man shook his head. "After I leave, what will happen to you? You can't just live under your sister's wing forever. By then, she'll have kids to look after as well. Let's be honest here, Elsword. You know nothing of business or stocks. You take school with a lack of seriousness. Which is why, I could never place Seighart Industries into your hands. So, I have a proposal to make." He gestured to the sheet of paper on the table, which appears to be some sort of contract.
He continued, "I want you to do so well in school that I can completely forget that you were once an All-Zero student."
"And if I don't?"
The aged man interlaced his fingers and gently placed them on his lap, his eyes glinting. "Well, unless you want me interfering with your personal life and decisions, you better pray you pass with flying colors."
Elsword's eyes unnoticeable widened. but he retaliated with an amused smile. "Personal life and decisions? Ah... You mean my love life?" Elsword chuckled softly. "How many real relationships have I had since I was born?"
"You're asking me that?"
"I'm positive you'd know."
"What gives you the slightest idea that I would know?"
Elsword's lips slowly curved into a smile. "You don't think I know that you've got your people spying on me?"
Elsculd's cold glare hardened as he also began vaguely smiling. "I'd say you've only had one relationship."
"Bingo!" The young redhead grinned. "I find it really hard to come across someone equal or above my level. You also probably saw how Ara and I ended things. I'm not clingy nor do I put much effort into a relationship, so it's really easy for me to cut things off."
"Is that so?" Elsculd took another slow, quiet sip of his steaming tea. "Then, I recommend you remembering that. Because, I am certain you will regret your decision of rejecting my offer."
"I am certain I won't regret it." Elsword gave him father a fake, mocking smile as he stood up. "If that is all you had to say to me, I'll be leaving." He swiftly bowed and exited the double doors, as an aggravated and determined father bored his beady eyes into the young man.
You know, when I first wrote this story I wanted to write the Halloween chapter on Halloween & the Christmas chapter on Christmas. But that obviously would be impossible for me, seeing that I always experience writer's block.
Well, how was your Christmas? :D It honestly doesn't even feel like winter to me..
If you haven't seen one of my most favorite author, Desuchi's bio, she's going on hiatus due to "lack of feedback from the audience." I honestly 100% agree with her, it is kinda frustrating to spend your time and put in your efforts to compose a story and not get any reviews for it. However, those of you who do take a minute out of your day to give me feedback, it really does motivate me to update the story as quickly as possible. So thank you for taking a minute out of your day to write a review for me. :D
I'll start updating more frequently since I'm running out of dramas & animes to watch at night. xD Merry late Christmas/Happy Hanukkah! & Happy early New Year!
Reviews to my much appreciated reviewers:
Final Phase: Ahhh! I can't believe you actually remember that! xDDD Whenever I think about the first stories I've written, I honestly wanna jump out a window! They were so bad! D; Not that this one's any better. But thank you! :D
Arrow-chan3: My first reviewer ever! xDD I'm always so lazy to update, yet I look for ideas for my stories everywhere I go! xD hehe, not a love square. It's a love circle! ;D
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Mayumi- Chan AKA Chizu: xDD You really think it's a good ending for the first chap? Ahh! I almost died from cheesiness! But thank you so much! :D
ragna0011: hahahaha! that even confused me! xDD chung used to like elesis when he was younger, but his feelings have long ago dispersed xDD chung, elsword, and raven haven't revealed who they like yet XDDD ty for reviewing~! ^v^
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