Chapter 11 Rejection
"Do you... Love me?"
Elsword can't find any word to reply her.
Rena's confession's too sudden that he was caught off guard.
"I..."
Elsword did, love her too, but he can't just simply say it out.
Rena watched his movement and smiled.
However, even though he's feeling guilty...
"... I'm sorry, Rena."
He said that, without looking at her.
"Eh?"
Rena's really surprised by that answer.
Elsword apologized.
That means...
He rejected her.
And then Elsword left the place quietly.
"Elsword... Why?"
Rena watched his back.
Rena can't help but wonder about it.
-Elsword's Home-
"..."
Elsword's laying down on his bed, doesn't want to do anything.
He's totally not in the mood to do anything.
He rejected Rena's confession.
Not because he hate Rena.
But because of a reason.
A reason that he can't tell anyone for.
"... Tsk."
He doesn't know how should he face Rena tomorrow.
He didn't expect that Rena would confess to him.
Even rejecting her was really hard for him.
*Ring*
His phone rang, it's from Aisha.
"... Hello?"
"Hello, how's your date with Rena?"
"... I don't want to talk about it."
"... Did something happened?"
Aisha's sharp.
"Sort of."
"You rejected her?"
Elsword's eyes widened.
"I don't know why would you do that considering you're quite interested in her, but I will not pursue this matter any further."
"... Thank you."
Elsword didn't want to talk about it, because...
He rejected Rena for one reason.
A very ridiculous reason.
"I see. I'll see you tomorrow."
Aisha ended the call.
He threw his phone to his bed and he closed his eyes.
He wanted to accept Rena's love.
But, somewhere deep in his heart, He felt that he just can't accept it now.
"We still have a long way to go..."
And he fell asleep.
-Rena's Home-
Rena's having a bath.
She's feeling weird right now.
"... Elsword."
She knows that Elsword rejected her, but for some reason, she think that's not the case.
It's true that she's rejected, but why would Elsword reject her? She wished to know why.
If Elsword rejected her because he really dislike her, she will give up, but if it's other reason...
She wanted to believe in Elsword, so she will believe it's because of the other reason, that's why Elsword rejected her.
"I hope that's really the case."
If only she didn't confess, will things went in the different way?
"... Haah..."
She sighed.
And then she stared at the ceilings.
"Okay! Just you wait, Elsword! You'd better answer me tomorrow!"
Saying that she head back to her room and sleep.
-The Next Day-
Rena's off to school earlier, so that she can get Elsword to tell her everything.
"He must be here..."
She's a bit hesitated, but she still opened the classroom's door.
And she was right.
Elsword's surprised to see her.
"Rena... What are you..."
"Elsword, I demand an answer right now."
Elsword tilted his head.
"I know, yesterday you did, rejected me. But I want to know why."
Rena stood in front of his desk.
With an aura that tells him that she will not accept any excuses.
"Tell me, why did you rejected me? If it's because you dislike me, I will give up here and now, but I still wish to know why would you reject me?"
Her beautiful blonde hair's flowing down that it almost touched Elsword's face.
They're very close right now.
If someone were to see this, they will think something's happening between them.
"Tell me, Elsword. Why?"
"... Uh..."
Elsword's dumbfounded.
But...
"... I will not tell you why, but you can be sure, it's not because I dislike you."
Even though he never expected that Rena would come to him like this, he still able to give a perfect answer, since there's no way he can tell her that reason.
"Really? You don't dislike me?"
"No, I don't dislike you. But I can't go out with you."
"... Is it because you haven't started to like me?"
Rena's a girl who always get what she wanted.
So if she failed to get something she will try her best to get it no matter what.
"... Sort of."
He didn't look at Rena but the other place due to embarrassment.
Hearing that, Rena smiled.
And then she sat next to Elsword and hugged his arm.
"Hey! W-What are you doing!?"
"You said it, right? You still haven't like me, I bet it's because you still haven't noticed me as girl. So! I will keep bugging you until you noticed me as a girl!"
"I don't understand what do you mean!"
"Geez, you're too dense!"
Saying that she kissed his cheek.
Elsword's face turned crimson.
"What are you-!?"
And then she said something that she've said to him once before.
"Simply put, I will make you love me."
She grinned and she left the classroom.
"Prepare yourself! You will love me! Definitely!"
And then she stormed off the classroom.
Elsword touched his cheek which just been kissed by Rena.
"Again with that... Make me love her, huh... What a dumb girl... I just rejected you yesterday, you know that?"
Feeling stupid to worry about Rena, he smiled.
A gentle smile.
From the other side, Aisha and Raven are there.
"... To think that you knew I'm the one who swapped their phone, I'm surprised, Raven."
"Rena's not the kind of girl that will just break a promise like that."
"... So, why don't you disturb their date?"
Raven went silent.
"... Who knows?"
And then he went away, into their class.
However, Aisha's smiling.
"Looks like, we have a similar goal."
And then she went to the class too.
Chapter 11 Rejection End
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