Chapter 5

A bright day begins as Chise was woken up by a few feathers falling on her nose and making her sneeze. She starts to remember all the events of last night. She looked around the room. Completely chaotic yet she was happy. She noticed Elias wasn't there meaning he was probably downstairs. She flopped back down making the feathers from the destroyed pillow fly everywhere. She got up and put on the shirt he wore last and went to the bathroom with her gift. It was really sweet of him to make it out of the necklace. When she put it around her neck, she smiled. Last night was still buzzing around in her head. She touched where he left kisses. Her stomach, her left, her breasts, her lips, her vagina, the more she thought about it, the more she bit her lip wanting to do it some more. She felt two hands wrapping around her body. She happily gasped and looked in the mirror and saw Elias in his regular form. The expression on his face looked pleasing.

Elias: "Good morning."

Chise: "Morning. I love the gift."

Elias: "It looks good on you." (squeezes her body) "She is right."

Chise: "Hmm? Who?"

Elias: "Angie. She's right. We do look good together." (licks her neck)

Chise: "Mmmmmnh~~"

Elias stuck his long tongue deep in her mouth making her weak in the knees and clenched to his shirt. Does he want to do it again? Right now? She thought. Not that she doesn't want to. Just that she feels really hungry right now. So as much as it pains her, she stopped and push him off finding his skull tilted in confusion.

Elias: "You okay?"

Chise: "I'm good. I'm just really hungry."

Elias: "Ah. I'll go fix you something to eat for breakfast."

Chise: "Okay."

As Elias left, she kept looking at her own bolo necktie. To think that she has one of her own. Now they would be matching. Like his and hers. She just giggled at how silly that is. And now, he going to make breakfast for her. What a guy. Wait…..WHAT?! Chise then just remembered what Silver said in her note: DO NOT LET ELIAS NEAR THE STOVE! With that she realized what she had done and darted out of the bathroom and the bedroom and saw Elias headed towarded the stairs! She had to stop him!

Chise: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! "ELIAS NO! DON'T YOU DARE!" (pounces on his back)

Elias: "CHISE?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Chise: "STOPPING YOU!"

Elias tried his best to get Chise off his back, but she was holding on too tight. They spun around a few times making both of them very dizzy and fall. But Elias saw that Chise was gonna hit head first into the floor, so he spun around one more time and took the fall instead and both landed with a loud THUD! Chise had her eyes close but opened them when she realized that she was hurt. She saw that she was in Elias' lap and that he was rubbing the top of his skull.

Elias: "Chise…..you…okay?"

Chise: "I'm fine. Thank you."

Elias: "What is going on? Why'd you stop me from preparing breakfast?"

Chise: "Because I promised Silver that I wouldn't let you go near the stove."

Elias: "Why?"

Chise: Be gentle. His heart is in the right place. "Honey…You can't cook!"

Elias: (shocked) "What?!"

Chise: "You can't cook Elias. Not a damn thing."

Elias: "Who told you I can't cook?"

Chise: "Lindel."

Elias: "What?"

Chise: "Yeah. Remember when I told you that he told me some things about you? Well, you being a terrible cook was one of them."

Elias: "That old bastard….."

Chise: (nervous laughing) "Oh! I know! How about I make you something. I think you'll love it."

Elias: "Think so?"

Chise: "Yeah. Just relax. I'll make you some tea. Okay?"

Elias: "Okay."

As they ate their breakfast that Chise made, she headed to the well to check on Cartiphilus. After she gave him more water, she headed and saw that Elias was answering to Silver and Ruth's letters.

Chise: "They wrote back?"

Elias: "Yes. Silver will be back Saturday and Ruth tomorrow."

Chise: "So it's just us again huh?"

Elias: "Yes." (gets on the couch with her) "All alone once again."

Chise: "I knew you wanted to again." (giggles)

Elias: "Where'd you go after breakfast?"

Chise: "To see Joseph."

Elias: "Why?"

Chise: "To make sure he's okay."

Elias: "That's not what I was referring to. I'm just curious why you feel sympathy for the one that stabbed you twice and took your eye."

Chise: "Renfred asked me the same thing. I told him that he was suffering. Because his past was awful. Kinda like mine was. We…..we have a connection. Me and Joseph."

Elias: "Chise….You are nothing like him.."

Chise: "Hear me out." (sits in his lap) "No. I'm nothing like him. But, how we suffer is similar. There were these guys beating him up. It was awful. And how he looked around and saw how everyone was happy, but he wasn't. He does awful things to people because he wants them to feel what he felt for 2,000 years. It's sickening, yes but after what I saw, I knew what I did was the right thing to do. He just needed someone to treat him kindly. He should be fine there."

Elias: "You are so pure-hearted Chise. How you do things to help others only to let it cost you your health and body. I see that I still don't understand self-sacrifice."

Chise: "Kinda stupid huh?"

Elias: "On the contrary," (gets on her) "I find it very attractive." (licks her lips)

Chise: "Attractive huh? Is that what you love about me?"

Elias: "I love many things about you my little puppy. Your eyes, you hair, your heart, your lips, your….body." (lifts up shirt) "How did I get so lucky?"

Chise: "Who knows?"

Messenger bird: "You two get a room."

Chise: "WOAH!"

Messenger bird: "See me finally?"

Chise: "Renfred?"

Messenger bird: "Good time to talk?"

Chise: "You came again?"

Elias: "Actually, I wrote to him."

Messenger bird: "Where do you want to meet?"

Elias: "At the park in London."

Chise: "Elias…"

Elias: "I won't be long."

As Chise watched Elias leave, she remembered him saying that he would make things better last night. He must've been talking about that. He really is trying.

At the park…

Renfred went to meet Elias but it seems he noticed he hadn't showed up yet. He came to a bench where a boy with white hair dressed in black was sitting.

Renfred: "Ainsworth! Where are you?! Where is that bonehead?!"

Elias: "Right here."

Renfred: "Woah! Ainsworth?!"

Elias was Chise today. Some places he uses Simon's and some when he's around kids or teenagers, he uses Chise's. It's sorta like blended in to him.

Renfred: "Jesus! Why the hell are you a kid?!"

Elias: "Does it matter what I look like?"

Renfred: "I guess not. Alright. I'm here. What do you want?"

Elias: "Chise and I were talking about the College. And reluctantly, I believe she should attend."

Renfred: "You're serious?"

Elias: (sighs) " As much as I hate to let her leave, I don't want to ruin her life. After everything that has happened recently, I realized I can not keep a hold on her. She needs her independence."

Renfred: "Wow." (pats him hard on the back) "She really has changed you bonehead! I see who where the pants in this marriage."

Elias: "Die..."

Renfred: "The headmaster will be please to meet her. She's destine for this Ainsworth."

Elias: "I know…."

Renfred: "You'll see. This is for the best."

Elias: "I hope s-"

Chise: "ELIAS! YOU GUYS!"

Elias: "Chise?!"

Chise ran up toward Elias and Renfred. Very surprised that she's here and not at home waiting for him. When she got up there, she became out of breathe. Elias got off the bench to see if she was okay.

Elias: "Chise?"

Chise: "Renfred." (pants) "I don't need to sign up right away do I?"

Renfred: "Of course not. You have plenty of chances."

Chise: "Good. Cause I'm not ready to start just yet. But I'll get back to you. Promise."

Elias: "Are you sure Chise?"

Chise: "I am. It's good that you're doing this for me but I still like to keep my options open. I would love to go but not right this second."

Renfred: "Good. I will let Alice and the others know." (disappears)

Elias: "Chise is this what you wan-!"

Chise: (kisses him) "Thank you. What would I do without you?"

Elias: "I don't know. I'm glad you're not leaving yet."

Chise: "Me too. In a way, we're still newlyweds you know?"

Elias: "I see."

Chise: "Do you want to get some lunch?"

Elias: (changed into Simon) "With you, of course."

When they got to a different bench only in it was in town, Chise gave Elias his sandwich and he just stared at it.

Elias: "What's that?"

Chise: "It's a hamburger. I have it with Alice that time. It's really good."

Elias: "What's a hamburger?"

Chise: "You never had one before?!"

Elias: "No."

Chise: "God! You're missing out too much. Here. Take it! You need it. Trust me!"

Elias: "Uh. Okay." (takes a bite) "Chise…."

Chise: "Hmm?"

Elias: "It's...really tasty!"

Chise: "See I knew you like it!"

Elias: "I do! How come Silver Lady never makes these?"

Chise: "I don't know. Has she ever tried?"

Elias: "Not that I know of. Lunch was great."

Chise: "I'm glad. Ready to go home?"

Elias: "Yes."

When they got back home, Chise tended to the garden while Elias was in his study. It was around evening time when they had supper now it was time to turn in. Elias was in the bathroom relaxing in the bath. What an eventful day he had. His eyes were closed for a brief minute when he opened them, Chise was there with her towel.

Elias: "Woah Chise! Is everything okay?"

Chise: "It's fine. I wanted to bathe with you. You know. Scrub your back?"

Elias: "Uh of course."

Chise got in and sat across from Elias. They have never bathe together before. The only time they were in the bathroom together was when Elias bought Chise to his home. Her thinking about that made her blush entirely. When she saw Elias turn around so she can scrub his back, she saw scratch marks.

Chise: "Did….Did I do this?"

Elias: "Oh! Uh yes you did. It's fine."

Chise: "Oh god! I am so sorry!"

Elias: "It's alright. It felt nice.

Chise: "Me scratching you felt nice?"

Elias: "Yes."

Chise: "Wow you're weird." (scrubs)

Elias: "I heard that they're called love marks."

Chise: "I think you mean love bites."

Elias: "Oh yes! That." (laughs)

Chise: "It's ironic you know."

Elias: "What is?"

Chise: "You were worried about hurting me when it was me that hurt you…."

Elias quickly turned around and hugged Chise making her dropped the sponge.

Elias: "I love the bites you given me."

Chise: "Really?"

Elias: "I heard that it means that I am yours. All yours."

Chise: "Yeah. You're mine." (sits in lap) "Elias?"

Elias: "Hmm?"

Chise: "The next time we do it, I want it to be the real you."

Elias: "Are you sure?"

Chise: "Mhm. I know that you won't hurt me. Last night was proof. You said I was your anchor. I keep you calm."

Elias: "Alright." (wraps arms around her) "Chise?"

Chise: "Yes?"

Elias: "You said that I can't cook right?"

Chise: "No you can't!"

Elias: "Don't have to answer that quickly.."

Chise: (giggles)

Elias: "Would you teach me how?"

Chise: (really happy) "Yeah! Of course!"

Elias smiled as they got out of the tub and dried each other off. Chise pulled the blanket over them as they snuggle together in bed. Elias wrapped his arms around her and lick her ears. She felt really comfortable in his arms.

Elias: "Good night Chise."

Chise: "Good night Elias."