Chapter 14 Photo Session

"... Reading book's quite fun..."
Rena's so into the book.
She can't stop reading even though she want to.
The book she borrow from Elsword are a long story that continues from book to book, Rena who's hooked by the story can't stop reading because she's curious of what's going to happen next to the character.

*Ring*
"... Who is it? How annoying..."
Having absorbed into the book, Rena's annoyed when there's an unnecessary sound like that.
And then she realized something.

"Could it be... Elsword's also like this... Annoyed by crowd and noises..."
Having understand one of the point she need to find out, she happily take out her phone and look at the mail.

"Photo session? Tomorrow at 6PM, huh..."
She ponder about it for awhile and nodded.

"Okay, I'm going to bring Elsword with me."
She smiles as she can't wait for tomorrow.
She jumped to her bed and she continues her reading.

"I'm going to let him see how did I look with make up on~"
Rena giggles as she imagine Elsword's reaction.

-The Next Day-

"Oh, Elsword!"

"Hey, Rena."
Rena's off to school quite early today so she met elsword on the way to school.
Elsword often go to school early like this because he can read his book in peace when nobody's in the class, his home's too noisy.

"Your books are fun! I can't wait for the next book!"
Elsword chuckled.

"You're already cursed by the 'Curse of Author', Rena."

Rena tilted her head, confused.
"What? 'Curse of Author'?"

"That's a curse that every Author of books possess. They purposely give the cliffhanger ending so that the readers are all curious of what's going to happen next and they will be forced to buy the book no matter what."

"How horrible! What a mean author!"
Elsword sweat dropped.

"Even Author also needs money you know, that's why they did that..."
Elsword poke Rena's forehead.

"Ouch! Hey!"

"Hahaha~ Sorry~"
Saying that Elsword ran towards the school.

"Hey! Wait!"
Rena cheerfully chase him until they reach the school.

"By the way, Elsword."

"What is it?"

Rena show him a mail from her manager.
"I got a photo session for tonight at 6PM, you're going to come, right?"
Rena smiles.

"Photo session, eh? I'm looking forward for it, Okay, I'll go."
Elsword nodded.

"Really? Promise?"

"Yes, I promise."

Rena screamed in her mind.
She's so happy that Elsword will go with her.
She can't wish for more.
"Hey, Rena. You looked really happy."

Raven greeted her.
Rena just smile and skip around the class.
"Well things happened~"

Raven sighed as he smiled wryly.
"It's good if you're happy."

-After School-

"Elsword? Let's go!"
Rena visited Elsword's class.
However, Elsword's not there.

"Eh? Where's he?"

"Elsword? He went home about 1 hour ago, his mother collapsed."
One of his classmate, Toma stood and he answered her.

"*Gasp*! Really?"

Toma nodded.
"He ran out of the school really quickly when a staff from the school informed it to him. I felt bad for him..."

"... Elsword..."
Rena never thought that something like this could happen.
Sickness is something that can't be predicted.
So she can forgive him for not coming, but...

I promise.
"You should've at least told me... You liar..."
Rena clenched her fist on her chest.

Rena went to the photo session's appointment place alone with her female manager, Vanessa.
She kept on staring at the road.
She just lost her mood to do the photo session.
They arrived at the photo session's studio.

"Let's go, Rena. Time doesn't wait for us."
Rena nodded and get off the car.

"Please sit here, Rena. We'll do your make up."
Rena sit at the chair and let the women done her make up.
They made her wear a bride's dress.
Looks like it's for a wedding magazine.
Rena thought.
Her blonde hair was tied beautifully so that the wedding dress' impact would be greater.
She stared at her own figure on the mirror.
"... Beautiful."
She admitted it herself.
It's true that her wedding dress is very beautiful.
... But it's worthless without him...
She really wanted to show it to Elsword.
But there's no way she can do it.

All she can do is showing her photo to him.
But it's not something that she likes.
She want him to see her by person.
She sighed.

"Come here, Rena. Let's take your photo now."
The cameraman pointed the studio for her to stand.
And then-

"HEY! DON'T RUN!"
"CATCH HIM!"

"... What's that ruckus?"
Vanessa said in annoyance.
Rena also look at the source of voice, annoyed.
She can hear many things fell and crashed.
Just what's happening?
Later, she can see a man appeared from the hall.
A weird man with messy red hair that blocks his eyes.
"ELSWORD?!"

He ran toward Rena, and stopped right in front of her.
The guards who are chasing him stopped when Rena motioned them to stop.
"*Pant* *Pant*"
"W-Why? I thought your mother collapsed?"

He lifted his hand, motioning her to wait for him to catch his breath.
"My mother did collapsed, but it's not something serious, she's just feeling a little dizzy that's all... I thought... *Pant* She overworked... But thank goodness the doctor said she's fine, so I rushed to this place..."
"But... I didn't told you the place, why...?"
"I took a photo of the car you ride before chasing you... I simply ask everyone where did this car go, good thing that I made it in time... *Pant*"
"Why did you go that far...?"
"Why... *pant*? It's because... I promised you, right...?"

*SLAP*
Rena slapped his face.
He touched his cheek and stared at Rena dumbfoundedly.
"Re... Rena?"
*Drip*

Her tears dropped.
She's crying.
"I... I thought that... *Hic* you will not come...! *Hic* You know how lonely I am on the road?! *Sniff* Idiot! Liar!"
Rena hugged him.

"Woah!?"
"Shut up! *Hic* Idiot!
She buried her face in his chest.

"Re... Rena..."
Elsword looked at the other staffs.

"... Oh..."
Vanessa and all of the staffs are staring at them, dumbfoundedly.
Elsword motioned to them to wait for awhile.
They nodded.
Thank goodness.

"I'm sorry, Rena..."
Elsword hugged her too.
He caressed her hair.

"Shut up! You... *Sniff* You big liar...!"
"... I'm sorry..."
Rena cried for awhile and then she nodded.

"But I'm really happy that you came, Elsword..."
She smiled gently.

Elsword blushing like mad.
Whenever Rena smiled like that her femininity's aura is too intense for him to take.
Uh...Why is she so beautiful...
Her make-up did, broken, but her face's still very beautiful.
Suddenly Vanessa coughed.
Realizing that they're taking too long, Rena quickly get to repair her make-up again.

"... I got an idea, Elsword!"
Rena called Elsword who looked like a weirdo to come to her.

"What is it?"
"Seniors, please let him be the groom."
"EH!?"
Elsword's surprised.
But the seniors are looking at him suspiciously.
Those women didn't see anything attractive from Elsword.

"Please, senior? He's not that bad looking, I'm sure the photo will be better that way."
Rena pleaded them.
After pondering, one of the senior walk to Elsword and lift his bangs.
"*GASP*!"
All of the other seniors also surprised.

"S-Senior?"
Rena asked them.

"Okay, Rena. We will make him into the real prince!"
"Woahh!?"
Rena sweatdropped as she watched them taking Elsword away.
Some of the seniors regretted they that they must do Rena's make-up.

-Later-

Rena's make-up has been repaired and she looked even better than the first one.
She's now waiting for Elsword to stand on the stage.
"Sorry for making you all waiting!"
One of the seniors came out of the make-up room.
From inside...

A Prince.

Elsword, wearing a white kingdom's uniform with a red tie.
His bang is being combed and being hardened with a Gel so that it stays the same way no matter what even when wind messed up his hair.
His handsome red eyes are staring at Rena.
Rena's beautiful lime eyes are staring at Elsword.
Both of them are fascinated by each other's appearance.

That is... Elsword...?
Impossible... That's Rena?
They slowly get near.
The seniors are getting excited.
Some of them are lifting a board that read; KISS!

"You're really beautiful, Rena. I'm amazed."
"You're also very handsome, Elsword. You looked very nice."
They smile at each other.
Since Rena's a little shorter she needs to held her head up to look at Elsword from a close distance. It looked like they're going to kiss.

Not wasting a rare chance, the cameraman already started taking picture without waiting for them to get ready.

"Let's take a great photo."
"Yes."
Rena nodded and they face toward the cameraman.
'Rena, trust yourself to me.'
Elsword whispered to her ears.
Rena nodded.

Elsword hugged her shoulder from behind and he put his other hand at her legs.
Elsword's princess carrying Rena.
Rena who didn't expect this is blushing like mad.

"KYAAAAA!"
The seniors are fangirling.
Vanessa smiled.

"E-Elsword?"
"I said it, trust yourself to me, right?"
He grinned.
Rena smiled and nodded.

Rena cuddles to Elsword.
Elsword lays his head on Rena's head.
They took a really great couple photo.
The cameraman is really excited.

-Later again-

"You're really daring, Elsword."
"I'm sorry, I just felt like it when we're dressed like that."

Rena's smiling as she look at the copy of the photo that the cameraman gave them as a thank you gift. Rena looked really happy.

"Elsword."
"Huh?"
Elsword looked behind and there's Vanessa there.

"May I know, are you Rena's boyfriend?"
"... Uh."
Elsword's dumbfounded.
Rena's looking at him curiously.

"Say? Are you his boyfriend?"
"... I..."
"Yes, he is my boyfriend."
Rena smiled at Vanessa.

"Really?"
Vanessa looked at Elsword.

"Eh? Ah, Yeah..."
And then she smiled.

"I see, Elsword, do you want to join the modeling world with Rena?"
"-Huh?"
"Eh?"

Rena's surprised too.
"But, manager?"

"It's okay, I will permit it, since I saw your photo just now, Rena looked the most natural when he's with you, Elsword. Up until now, I never saw Rena's real emotion expressed in her photos, but this one is truly a masterpiece. Rena's happiness is clearly shown in this photo."
Vanessa looked at the photo as she smiled gently.

"So, will you join, Elsword?"
Vanessa asked him again.

"Elsword..."
Rena's looking at him too.

"... I'm sorry, miss Vanessa."

Vanessa sighed but she smiled.
"I understand, but whenever you changed your mind, you can contact me via Rena."
Elsword nodded and Vanessa head back to the staffs.

"Sorry, Rena..."

"It's fine, I already knew that you don't like to stand out after all, but this time is an exception, right?" Rena smiled at him.

He also smiled and nodded.

"Shall we go home?"
Elsword asked her.

"Let's go!"
Rena held his hand and they head back to where Elsword parked his bike.

"... Thank you, Els."

"What?"

"Nothing, forget it."
Rena grinned as she hums happily.

Chapter 14 Photo Session End

I found that this chapter's quite cute, don't know about you guys!
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