Chapter 7

We last left Elias and Chise on there way to the Anthill. Home of Oberon and Titania. When they got there, Elias put Chise on the bed so Shannon could look at her wounds. While she was doing that, Chise looked across from her and saw Ruth laying on his stomach in his human form. She tried to get up and go to him but Elias and Shannon held her down.

Chise: "Ruth….Are you okay?!"

Ruth: (breathing heavily) "Chise….Why are you here…..?"

Chise: "I felt you. You have a wound on your side."

Ruth: "I'm so sorry…"

Elias: "Ruth. It's fine. What matter is that you are not hurt badly."

Chise: "Yeah. I'm not hurt that badly. I just need to be in the pond and I'll be fine."

Shannon: "Alright. Let's get her there Elias."

Elias: "Okay. Come on." (picks her up)

Chise: "K. Get better."

Ruth: "Yeah. Sorry I ruined your alone time. Both of you."

Chise: "It's okay."

After Shannon and Elias got Chise in the pool and they saw that her wounds are healed up, they followed Oberon to see Titania. She was very much happy to see them.

Titania: "Robin and Thorn. It is good to see you both since last time."

Chise: "It's great to see you too. I wanted to thank you for what you did. You helped Elias save me."

Titania: "I did what any queen would do to reunite her children's love one. Congratulations by the way."

Chise: (holds Elias' hand)

Elias: "Thank you Titania."

Spriggan: "What is he doing here?!

Elias: "Oh God…"

Chise: "Elias?"

Spriggan: "You dare show your face after what you tried to do to a human?! I should've ended you…. You would do this whole world a favor and die!"

Chise: (getting angry) "…!"

Elias: "Chise….It's fine…Don't."

Titania: "Spriggan please…."

Oberon: "The last thing you want is to get sick again old friend."

Spriggan: "I had it your majesties! Him acting like nothing he ever does is a bad thing! It makes me sick that something like him is alive! Scum like him don't deserve to walk on the Earth!" (takes out stick) "I'll finish him off and this time no one with stop me!"

The Spriggan got bigger just like it did before when Chise left Elias left to wander heart-broken. Elias braced himself for the attack and the Spriggan was ready to strike. Suddenly, Elias felt something come out of his robe. It was a staff. Not his staff for it was red as his beloved's hair and had a bird on top. Chise asked Elias to hold on to it after what happened between her and Joseph and he has been holding on ever since. She stopped the stick from hitting her husband just in time which made the Spriggan angry. He was getting ready to attack both Elias and Chise but Chise chanted a spell. Elias recognized it as a fire blast. It knocked the Spriggan down making him small again. Titania and Oberon were surprised so was Elias. His surprised turn to worry when he saw Chise get a little dizzy. As she tipped over, Elias caught her just in time nuzzling her head.

Elias: "Chise. Are you alright love?"

Chise: "Mhm. I'm fine. I just hate how he talks to you like that. It makes me angry."

Elias: "I see. I have 3 types of feelings inside when you did that."

Chise: "Can you tell me what they are?" (caress his skull)

Elias: "Amazement, Heartened and Concern when you got unsteady. You don't need to defend my honor my love. I handle a lot of his insults over the years."

Chise: (stands up) "Well it should stop."

Elias: "Is it okay for you to stand?"

Chise: "Yeah. I'm sorry Titania. I lost my temper."

Titania: "No need child. Spriggan should respect your spouse much better. He was completely out of line. Weren't you Spriggan?"

Spriggan: "Hmph!"

Oberon: "I was quite moved by it."

Chise: "Thank you. I didn't come here to fight. I wanted to see how Ruth was doing."

Shannon: "Well he should stay for a little while longer. The Chimera that attacked him was going after the Wisp. Ruth stepped in and took the blow for himself saving him."

Elias: "Very brave he was."

Chise: "Yeah. He was on me about sacrifice. He's one to talk. Silly dog." (chuckles)

Elias: "I guess he was thinking what you would do."

Oberon: "And what of the Chimera?"

Shannon: "Destroyed."

Chise: "Thank goodness."

Phone ringing…

Spriggan: "Where is that coming from?!"

Oberon: "Is it a Fae?"

Titania: "I never heard of such a chiming sound."

Elias: "Chise. That's your phone."

Chise: "Oh. Answer it please."

Elias: (changes into Simon) "Am I holding it right?"

Chise: "Mmmm. There like that then press the green button but take your glove off."

Elias: "It's Stella."

Chise: "Answer."

Elias: "Hello Stel-"

Stella (on phone): "WHERE THE HECK ARE Y-"

Elias: (hangs up, ears ringing)

Chise: "Why you hang up?!"

Elias: "She yelled in my ear!"

Chise: "Ugh."

Phone ringing…..

Elias: "It's her again."

Chise: "Be calm."

Elias: "Hello Stella."

Stella (on phone): "Mind telling me why you hung up on me Elias?"

Elias: "Well if I had ears, that would be your answer."

Chise: (chuckles)

Elias: (chuckles softly) "What is it?"

Stella: "We were suppose to see a movie! You, me, and Chise! Remember?"

Elias: "A movie?"

Chise: "Oh no! Give it here." (takes phone) "Hey Stella."

Stella: "Don't "Hey Stella" me. You better have a good excuse why you two aren't here."

As Chise explained what happened to Ruth, Stella calmed down completely. She told Chise next time then. When Ruth gets better, he could come along too. With that, Chise said sorry one more time and hanged up. Oberon got off the throne and looked at Chise's phone.

Oberon: "What an odd little thing. You talk to it like it's a person."

Chise: "Yeah. It's a phone. Modern technology. WAY after your time."

Titania: "And you were talking to that girl."

Chise: "Yeah. She's the one."

Titania: "Well I'm glad the matter is settled between all of you."

Oberon: "Agreed. Like I told you before Thorn's Child. You shouldn't have a spat with your spouse. Though from time to time it's fine."

Chise: "Well. We're fine now aren't we."

Elias: "Of course. I'm a lot better no matter what other people think." (looks at Spriggan)

Spriggan: (grumbles)

Oberon: "That's wonderful. So…trying to have children?"

Elias and Chise: "UH!"

Oberon: "Come now! No need to hide it! I was listening when you were talking to the girl. You two have started mating! Some of the Fae did hear rare erotic sounds the other night!"

Elias: "What?!" (stunned)

Chise: (ashamed) "THEY HEARD US?!"

Oberon: "MHM! Trying to start on your offspring already! Be sure to gift us with many children! To bits and bits we will love them so! And don't forget the blonde! Still love the blonde! Even though it doesn't happen right away, you two have to keep trying and trying and trying until you conceive!"

Titantia: "Oberon…..You are making them uncomfortable yet again… Must I send the dogs on you again?"

Oberon: "EEEEP! No, no, no darling! That won't be necessary! I will hush!"

Shannon: "Okay…. Wow… Why don't you head on home? I'll send Ruth to you. He still needs a lot of care."

Elias: "Of course. Let us know."

Shannon: "Right."

Chise: "See you guys next time."

Titania: "Farewell my lovelies."

Oberon: "Keep practicing on reproducing!"

Elias and Chise: (embarrassed, walked quickly)

When they got outside back into the real world, Chise looked at her phone. The time here went from Spring to the beginning of Summer. At least it wasn't that much this time.

Chise: "It feels really hot a little."

Elias: "Indeed."

Chise: "Elias. About what happened back there-"

Elias: "I'm happy."

Chise: "You are?"

Elias: "Of course. In all my centuries, no one has ever stood up for me the way you did. I love you for that."

Chise: "Well I know you would do the same for me."

Elias got on his knee and started kissing her. Deeply putting his tongue in her mouth made her fall into his arms. The temperature was rising in the weather and in their bodies. Going for her neck cause her to moan uncontrollably and take off Elias' robe. Suddenly they heard giggling coming from the Fae all around them.

Chise: "Oh boy.."

Elias: "Can never have privacy. What bothersome neighbors…"

Chise: "Literally."

Elias: (chuckles) "I get it. That's funny. Let's go home. Maybe we can get some ice tea."

As Elias walked ahead, Chise walked slowly thinking about what Oberon said before they left. It made her blush. Made her think hard. Looking at Elias then herself. Rubbing her belly made her all too curious and ponder.

Chise: "Children huh."