Author: I'm back~

Micah: Do you know how much time do you go missing?

Author: I have many schoolwork and project, you know.

Micah: Any other good reason Dear Damn Author?

Author: Yep. I love to read someone else fanfic than write it down myself~

Micah: *sigh* What an Author.

Author: *devilish grin*

Micah: 'I have a bad feeling about this.' *Ouch* A shot?

Marian: There. Good as new right Micah? Lala~

Micah: I'm feeling sick. What was that for?

Marian: Just my another experiment about 'Super Speed Liquid'. Don't worry about it. It was free of charge~

Micah: Not again! My body feels like burning!

Marian: Mm.. Maybe I mistook the ingredient.

Micah: Ouch ouch. Hot!

Marian: Well, see you next time~

Micah: HOT!

Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I don't own Rune Factory.

Micah's P.O.V

Priverra Forest Entrance at 10.00 a.m.

"Wait Micah!" Shara shouted. "I'll go with you."

"What? Are you sure? It might be dangerous you know."

"I know that. But I want to help you. Besides, you have given me the cure spell. I'm sure I can help you."

"I dunno-"

"Please." Shara gave me her 'puppy eye' look.

"So cute! So kind yet so stubborn. Oh well, she have given me that look how can I say no." I thought. "All right. But promise me that you will escape if things are getting too dangerous for you."

"Hooray. Okay I promise." Shara gave me a kiss on the cheek.

A few moments full of blushing later.

"Let's get going then. Stay close to me Shara."

I know this place too well you know, so we didn't get lost in the forest. We began searching the raccoon whole forest from tree to hole, but we didn't find it.

"Hey Author!" I shouted to the sky.

"What is it? *yawn*"

"Where do you hide the raccoon?"

"What? I don't know a thing about the creature."

"You lie again Damn Author."

"Must I summon Marian again for you?"

"NO THANK YOU!"

"Then, apologize to me." The Author made a cocky smile.

I hesitated a bit. "I'm sorry Almighty Author."

"That's better. I will give you a present for your apologize."

Suddenly, Shara caught a glimpse of mysterious creature.

"There! A raccoon!"

"Where?" I began to look at my surrounding.

"It is on your head Micah." Shara sweat dropped.

"Woah! How can we miss the thing?" I sweat dropped.

The creature began to pick pocket my clothes and stole my potion. After that, it began to run.

"Hey! It has stolen my potion! Let's chase it!"

We started our chase. The creature is very fast. We nearly lost it. But we managed to corner the creature.

"There you are! You can't escape again this time!"

I began to fight the raccoon. I equipped my flamberge and charged to the creature. I stabbed forward but it dodged it easily. It used it's claw and scratched me on my left shoulder. My shoulder began bleeding a little. Shara used cure to my shoulder and healed it. I kissed her on the cheek to show my gratitude and I thought that she was immediately blushing. I ignored it at the moment and I began focusing my sight at the raccoon's movement. Finally I knew its pattern. It came to scratch me again, but I dodged it at the last second and stabbed my flamberge to its chest. Its body started to glow.

"Yeah. I did it!" I ran to Shara and hugged her. She blushed and returned my hug. But suddenly she made a shocked look.

"Micah! Behind you!"

I turned to see the small raccoon's body glow wildly and it started to get bigger and bigger. Its body became at least 9 feet tall and it went berserk! My face became pale.

"Shara, escape this place now! I will stay here and defeat it"

"No! I won't leave you behind!"

"This isn't the time to argue about this! Just run away and save your life Shara! I will protect you even if I must trade it with my body!"

"I will stay with you no matter what!"

"Shara! I can't stop to blame at myself if I see you hurt because I love you Shara!"

"Micah-"

"Hey hey hey. Satisfied with your drama? I begin to feel sorry with you two." The Author swiped his tears away. "I start to wonder if this story genre is action, humor or drama." The Author sweat dropped.

"Sorry. I was carried away with the situation." I sweat dropped. "Right Shara?"

"Y-yeah right." She began blushing again.

"Anyway, just defeat the creature already. Here." The Author dropped some kind of potion.

"What is this?"

"Nothing much. Just to recover your health. 'I think'"

"Marian's experimental potion?"

"Don't worry. Its my handmade potion. Just drink it already! The raccoon has been tired of waiting."

"Okay okay." I drank the potion and felt my body refreshed. "Hey, it's working."

"Of course! It's impossible for me to make mistake." The Author gave me his cocky smile. "Defeat it now. I'm getting sick with this forest setting."

I began to eye the super-sized raccoon's movement. It's getting more berserk each second. It began to stomp me with its large foot. I barely managed to side stepped and slashed my flamberge to its back. The creature began to howl in pain and rage. It swiped its surrounding with its tail. I jumped as high as I could to avoid getting swiped. After that, it started to stomp me again. I ran and stabbed my sword at its back. The super-sized raccoon began to fall and exploded.

"Now it's really over right?" Shara asked me.

"I think so. Or it might come back and become 20 feet tall." I shrugged it away. "Are you all right Shara?"

"Yeah. Thank you for protect me Micah." She blushed again. I wonder how many times she had blushed this day and how many times I found it was so cute to saw her flustered face.

"Your welcome. Let's go back to the town."

"Okay. Hmm Micah."

"Yes?"

"Do you really mean it?"

"About what?"

"You said that you love me." I felt my cheek was getting hotter.

"I-I love you Shara. It's okay if you don't feel the same way as me."

*blush*"I-I love you too Micah."

"Shara-" I leaned to her face and saw her beautiful face. I saw her eyes closed and she also leaned forward. I also closed my eyes and gently kissed her lips. I felt her soft and warm lips upon mine. I really enjoyed the moment until we parted away because the lack of oxygen. We began panting softly.

"I love you forever." We smiled and said it together.

Author: Okay time's up you two.

Micah: I must admit it. Shara's lips are so wonderful and squishy.

Shara: *blush*

Micah: *kiss Shara*

Author: Get a room you two!

Micah: *ignore*

Author: Okay that's it. Hope you liked it guys. I'm sorry for all the pending. Thank you for reading.

Twitter: FunkyNeza