NAA: I NEED TO WRITE!

Eve: If I may ask: why?

NAA: BECAUSE I JUST READ THE LATEST CHAPTER OF finaljoy's 'Nocturne for a Lady' (Found in the FullMetal Alchemist archive)AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND ANGSTY AND I LOVED IT!

Eve: You should be careful with that, your main system may overheat, and short-out.

NAA: I TOLD YOU ALREADY, I DON'T HAVE A "MAIN SYSTEM"! I HAVE A "BRAIN"!

Eve: Same difference. Why are you only speaking in Capital letters?

NAA: BECAUSE I WANT TO.

Eve: NAA does not own the game Elsword.

NAA: I DO OWN SOME PRINGLES, AND A CHOCOLATE BAR THOUGH~~~!

Eve: Stop torturing the readers with the mentioning of delicious snacks; they might hunt you down with chain-saws/pitch-forks/torches and rip the chocolate and/or chips out of your cold, dead, and very unattached hands with a sickening SNAP!

NAA: ... You are gruesome.

Chapter Seven:
A Day on the Other Side

Aisha Ostrum's PoV

The flipping of parchment and the guttering of a candle's flame were the only sounds I heard as my eyes skimmed over fading ink. The dank room was illuminated with only a singular candle, the shadows flickered along with the tiny flame.

I sat on a plush red chair, my feet falling over the arm of it. The walls of the room were lined with bookshelves. The only wall space without a shelf was the one with a door centered in it.

Books overfilled the shelves, seeming to spill out onto the floor into small piles. A simple wooden table, only about a square-foot large, held the white wax candle and another pile of books.

The words covering the yellowed pages of the current book I was reading were of a different language. After doing a bit of research, I've managed to make a key for it. Thus, my mind was opened to a huge world of magical possibilities.

I've learned so much since I entered Ri. The magic here was stronger, and I had plenty of free-time. So far, in the two weeks I've been here there has only been one glitter attack. The other me, Aisha, had warned of glitters. They were just nuisances out for blood-shed for some unknown master.

They were idiotic beings, needing some higher power to be able to do anything significant. The only problem was, unlike when I was on Os, I couldn't sense them. In Os I could feel the presence of any creature, heck, I could even feel the way water flows, or how far a wind current reached.

In Ri, it was a different story. I couldn't feel the presence of a nine-foot tall cow if I wanted to. But glitters just about always traveled in packs, so they were easy to spot. If that wasn't enough, I checked the Gate every night.

There was suddenly a knock at the door. I blinked, not processing it and continuing to read. Another knock resounded, making me jump. The book flew into the air, landing on the carpeted floor.

I hopped out my daze, and out of the chair, picking up the book then leaving the room. I entered the main room, where a kitchen area, and a couch sat. The door was also located in this room.

I walked briskly, almost stumbling over a fallen cup before picking at up and dashing to the sink to drop it in. Unfortunately, another round of knocking on the cherry-wood door caused me to drop the cup. I sighed, walking around the shattered glass and over to the door. I swung it open.

"Yes?" My greeting was tainted with annoyance.

"U-Um, Aish-sha?" A young boy stuttered, pushing his round, wire-framed glasses higher up his nose.

"What Allegro?" My voice now sounded exasperated. Allegro has visited me ten times in the past two weeks. The other four were filled with glitter-attacks, and market days.

"W-Well it seems that-that a Kni-Knight has visited due to the re-re-recent glitter a-attacks." He stammered, fingering his dark hair, eyes downcast and hidden behind the glint in his glasses.

"A Knight? We don't need a Knight, send him away." I dead-panned, straight-faced and eyes narrowed.

"W-Well M-Miss Aisha, the th-thing is..." He trailed off, gesturing to behind him. I lifted my eyes from the slightly shorter boy. I frowned. A teen, seeming to be around the same age as me, stood there. His red hair was spiky, his eyes cold, contrasting with their ruby color.

He wore armor, and a scabbard was strapped to his belt, holding a rather large sword.

"Is this him?" I addressed Allegro, a shy-side I've always had suddenly popping out.

"Y-Yes, this i-is-"

"Elsword, of the Red Knights." I blinked. That was rude of him, not that I should be speaking as I've interrupted Allegro many times myself.

"Your services are not needed. Allegro, is that potion I requested ready yet?" I spoke quickly, switching from this Elsword dude and Allegro.

"N-not quite, it'll take ano-another few d-days, I think." He stated, sifting through a pack that was previously settled on his back.

"What do you mean you don't need me?" I ignored Allegro for a moment, looking straight into the Knight's eyes.

"Exactly what I said. You are not needed in this town, I can take care of simple glitters myself." I explained, blinking once, but my gaze not losing it's hardness.

"M-Miss Aisha, you a-are ignor-ignoring me." Allegro whined slightly. I continued to ignore him, now glaring at the red-head before me.

"I think you're overestimating yourself." He calmed a bit, but his eyes glared at me. I returned that glare.

"I request that you leave this house, I'm a bit busy." I growled, my eyes narrowing even more,

"W-we should listen to he-her." Allegro muttered fearfully, pulling on Elsword's wrist and slowly backing away. He knew my power, he's seen it first hand. Allegro was actually the only person in this entire town who knew that I was not from this dimension.

Everybody else either ignored me, or hated me. The other me had it pretty rough. With only one friend. But I can relate, my only friend was a girl named Echo who liked creating beverages. She had some pretty weird hobbies.

"I'm not leaving this town!" I heard the spiky-headed idiot call. I ignored him, watching the two boys walk down the street. I sighed in relief, the pressure loosening.

Instead of going back to my book, I decided to check the Gate. Descending the stairs in the cellar, I squinted as my eyes were not adapted to the dark yet. Figuring a flame would work better, a warm glow appeared in the palm of my hand.

The new presence was warm, contrasting with the cold darkness I was accustomed to. I paced to the Gate, inspecting it with my mind along with my eyes. It had not been touched since I had entered last week to talk with Aisha 'Other-Self'.

Nodding with approval, I returned to the stairs. I shut the door leading to the cellar, replacing a protection ward I had set up on it. I had found a book on magical wards, and learning them had been simple.

I smiled, forgetting earlier's annoyances. Now back to my book.

Later that Night...

Knocking on the door disturbed my peaceful sleep. I groaned, sitting up in the chair I fell asleep in. My back now hurt, but I ignored it as I dragged my feet to the door. Opening it, I groaned again.

"What now Allegro?" I grumbled, slumping my shoulders.

"G-Glitters are atta-attack-attacking again." His words stumbled from his mouth. For the third time in five minutes, I groaned.

"Where are they now?"

"The East-side of town." He informed, I nodded understandingly.

"Ok, I'll be there soon." I waved him off, turning around and stomping inside. I grabbed my staff, a long pole with a blade at the end. The top was shaped like Angkor, my bat, with glowing yellow eyes. I smiled in remembrance of the little bat.

He always wanted me to wear scant clothing. I hope he's not like that to the other Aisha. I always grabbed a few mana-potions, just in case. Dashing out the door, and past Allegro, I ran Eastward.

"Make sure no one enters my house Allegro! If something does get in-"

"Y-You'll make sure I don't see th-the sun rise e-ever again!" He finished, waving after me. I bounded away, ignoring the people giving me odd glances through their shaded windows.

I reached the East-gate quickly enough, but halted in dismay. The d*mn red-head was here. A growled erupted from my throat as I stomped towards him.

"You." I hissed, glowering at the back of his head. He turned, looking at me with a bored expression.

"You didn't get here fast enough." He stated.

"I will-" A glitter hobbled through the gate, aiming a spear at the red-head. I whooshed my staff down, teleporting to just behind the demon. I swung down again, and the blade of my staff cut through the demon cleanly.

"Kill you." I finished, approaching the unimpressed red-head.

"I don't think you can." That infuriated me, I could feel darkness emanating from my being.

"Y-You little-" I paused, remembering Angkor's advice about the darkness. "If you give into it, you will be swallowed whole." I took a deep breath, calming my nerves.

"Nevermind." I advised, my face returning to a usual straightness. That seemed to surprise the Knight. I would've smirking, but I didn't want to lose my poker-face.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a bed to return to." I muttered, walking away briskly. I ignored his gaze until I disappeared from his sight. I stormed until reaching Allegro at his post on the step to the door.

"Y-you're back so qui-quickly!" He exclaimed, standing up.

"Uh-huh, I know." I replied in a tone one would use for a two year-old.

"That Knight was there. I hate him so much." I grumbled, slamming the door shut.

"I-I'll come back tomo-tomorrow to give you th-that potion!" He called through the door. I sighed, stomping to the bedroom. Maybe sleeping will relieve my stress.

NAA: I have decided to go along with G123u's idea, and will have a VP oriented chapter every few chapters. And yes, the Ri Elsword is a Lord Knight (I'm sorry to RubyCrusade(if she is reading this) I couldn't help it).

Chung: NAA, why do you look so disappointed?

NAA: I didn't like this chapter. I liked the beginning where VP was reading a book, but the rest of it was kind of... Lacking.

Chung: Lacking what?

NAA: I dunno, but it needs something else.

Chung: Reviews?

NAA: Right!

To Tsurara-Oikawa Chan: Chocolate babies always disappear, whether in the night, or during the day...

To Rinkushido: Thank you, comedy relief is fun to write, and adding the fluff made it even better~! I apologize as I was lazy and did not try very hard with description in this chapter, I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. There will be more ElsxAisha very soon~! I can't really live without it.

To Rosamanelle: I now dub you Shawn Spencer The Second(if you know what this is from, I will love you forever). I have many secrets... Many, many secrets for this story, hehehehehehe... Anyways, who says Aisha Ostrum is being lazy? I won't say more as it will uncover a large portion of the future of the plot.

To G123u: You shall continue to cliff-hang until at least tomorrow, huhurhur~! I ALWAYS DO THAT MAN; THE DARN SEMI-COLON BUTTON AND APOSTROPHE BUTTON ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER! I can see how that doesn't sound right, but when I typed it, I was imagining how I would say it. It's kind of hard to explain, and would probably take up several paragraphs. I will try not to, but forgetting is kind of my thing. I'm not joking, I forget everything. Everything(I sometimes genuinely think I have short-time memory loss).

To Light15XV: Thank you. Everyone says that, I guess it's kind of obvious though.

Chung: NAA wants all you readers(or at least some of them) to give your opinion about alternating between chapters about the two different dimensions. And if you think that it was a good idea to add Elsword in this chapter since she's not very sure.

NAA: IT'S TOO RUSHED, I TELL YOU! TOO RUSHED!

Chung: Alright, settle down.

NAA: Ok, I'm done.

Toodle-loodles,

~Not-Alone-Anymore