Chapter 9

It was late in the morning almost time for lunch. Elias and Chise woke up feeling a tad bit sore and drowsy. (no surprise) Chise look at her hand. She was holding a regular hand instead of a dark purple hand. She turned around, and Elias, in his human glamour, surprised her with a deep kiss. Surprising as that was, she kissed her lover back. Looking into each other's eyes, their eyes looked tired but it was still the feeling of love.

Elias: "Good morning Chise."

Chise: "Good morning Elias. Your eyes are red when you're human. Meaning you look tired."

Elias: "Your eyes are also red from weariness love."

Chise: "At least not from crying."

Elias: "…I'm sorry I said those things."

Chise: "It's fine. Really. Things were said but we made up."

Elias: "Truly?"

Chise: "Mhm. I'm the one who surprised you with such an appeal."

Elias: "I have to tell you though, that never crossed my mind. Us conceiving a baby. I hated children forever, but after you saying that yesterday I had these different types of feelings stirring in one and I could not make up my mind. One, uncertainty because of how I feel about children and the way they feel about me. The second, pleased because you wanted to have baby with me. Me of all people."

Chise: "Who else would it be?"

Elias: (chuckles)

Chise: "The bed still lives."

Elias: "Yes. Silver Lady will definitely be put out about this room."

Chise: "All this from sex huh?"

Elias: (flushed) "It would appear so."

Chise: "We should just lay here. Still tired."

Elias: "I feel the same way but we have some errands to get started on don't we?"

Chise: (gloom pout) "Yeah…"

Elias: "The sooner we do that, the sooner we can go to just being us."

Chise: "Alright. What do we have to do today?"

Elias: "Mmm.. Simon needs more of his medicine, the elderly lady needs that potion for her insomnia, and I have more notes for you."

Chise: "Yeah notes to burn."

Elias: "Oh come now. You know what I told you about that."

Chise: "Yes I know."

Elias: "We should shower and get dressed."

Chise: "We could shower together."

Elias: "Hmm?!"

Chise: "You know. To get that out of the way. Fufu."

Elias: "You little minx." (runs after her)

Chise: (squeals and laughs)

As the day went by, Elias and Chise got more medicine for Simon, he made sure that she didn't make another sleeping potion by testing it on a wooly bug. Lastly, Chise did more notes with Elias and tried her best to hide them from him because he'll burn them just she did the other ones, but he found them and did just that. With some more time before the afternoon came, Chise helped Elias cooked some dishes like she promised. She taught him how to make pancakes. She showed him how to make them flip by doing a demonstration. She flipped one in the air and it landed back in the pan. He followed her only he wondered where it went. A minute later, it dropped and fell on his skull making Chise laugh. They went to the market to get some ingredients for supper and stayed there for a while. They finally returned home and noticed something was off about the house. They heard some noises. Elias got in front of Chise and opened the door slowly. When he got inside and looked around, something jumped on him causing him to fall on Chise, but his hands stopped him from crushing her body. The thing hopped off Elias' head then bounced into the den.

Chise: "What was that?!"

Elias: "Gremlin…"

Chise: "It got in again?! Where's Silver when you need her?"

Elias helped Chise off the ground so she could chase the gremlin out of the house. But is was too fast. Suddenly the door flew opened and a hand flew the gremlin against the wall. Elias and Chise looked up and saw that it was Silver Lady! She returned home! After she threw the troublemaker out, she hugged them both with a smile.

Chise: "It's good to have you back Silver."

Elias: "Welcome home."

Silver: (cute giggle)

After they had finish their supper, Elias sat in his chair watching Silver Lady clean with anxiety. Chise came in to sit on his lap. She too was looking nervous. They are worried how she would react when she sees their bedroom.

Elias: "Chise. I feel a churn in my stomach when I see Silver Lady. Am I sick?"

Chise: "No. I feel it too. It's fear. You're experiencing fear when she figures out what you did when we were doing it all those times. I feel it too. She's going to kill you."

Elias: "?!"

Chise: (nuzzles him) "Just relax. Maybe she'll be easy. I mean it can't be that bad. Right?"

Elias: "You're hesitating my love."

Chise: "Am not."

Elias: "I'm doomed..."

Chise kiss his skull to ease his worriedness. But not for long, for when Silver looked into their bedroom, to her it looked to be thrashed by wild animals. She grumbled and started tapping her foot rapidly which Elias and Chise heard making them nervous. The rapidness continued for a little while then just stomped on the floor with a stop and a huff. Elias and Chise heard her like she was coming downstairs and they just prepared to get scolded but they just saw daggers.

Silver: Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrreeeee…..

Elias: "My apologies Silver Lady!"

Chise: "Honest! We're very sorry! He was calm last night! Honest!"

Silver: (grumbling, writes a note)

Elias: "What is she…..?"

Chise: "I don't know…."

Silver: (hands note)

It's wonderful that you are in love. And I missed both of you so much. But if you two do not control that massive strength I will unleash it on you like you did your room. I'm referring to you Elias!

Elias: (shudders, gulps) "I'm calm Silver. I promised."

Chise: "We left you cream while you were up there! Please forgive us!"

Silver looked at the cups of cream lined up on the fireplace along with a note that said "SUPER EXTREMELY SORRY" in giant letters. She gulped and looked at the couple. She then grunt and wrote another message.

Bribery will earn you nothing but I'm willing to look pass it. Don't let it happen no more…OR ELSE!

Elias and Chise: "We promise!"

Silver gave a smile and kissed them both on the cheek and went back to get her tools…AGAIN! As she back upstairs, Elias and Chise sighed with relief.

Chise: "That was too close."

Elias: "Very."

Chise: "She's right though."

Elias: "She is?"

Chise: "We're in love. Aren't we?"

Elias: (chuckles) "I'm glad you're with me."

Chise: "Always."

Elias: "Are you…."

Chise: "Hmm?"

Elias: "Are you excited about the College."

Chise: "Mmm. I guess so. I am curious. I haven't been to school in a while. But it's got me excited a little."

Elias: "Well I'm happy that your happy."

Chise: "Well I decided. I want to try. Not just for me. For you too."

Elias: "I'm already proud. Since you made your decision, we should inform Renfred at once."

Chise: "I got that. I'll tell Alice that you like to talk with him. Thank you, Elias. You're the best."

Chise gave him a tender kiss and she darted upstairs to go text Alice. While she was upstairs, Elias sat back in his chair and looked down. Though his skull is motionless, he still thinking. Yes, it was his idea for her to go. On one half, it's best for her and on the other half, there's this feeling that wants her to stay here. He doesn't know what to do with these different expressions. When Chise came back down, she was getting ready to call Elias' name, but she saw him look down and was holding his hand to his heart. She stayed silent. She's been with Elias for a year. And they gotten closer for her to understand how he feels and she knows for a fact it's relating to the College. She'll let him come to her when he's ready.

When they got to bed, Chise looked at Elias as he slept with his arm around her. As she stroked him making him purr, she looked at the ceiling until she fell asleep along with him.

The next day, the centaur mailman knocked at the Ainsworth home. When Chise answered, he gave her what looked like a large package. She thanked him and took the package to her and Elias' room. When she saw it was from Alice and Renfred, she quickly opened it. It was a school uniform for the College. With the smile on her face, she left the package to go call them and tell them thank you. When she left, Elias, in his human form, just came back from delivering some errands around town and spotted the uniform on the bed. He picked it up and looked at it. The same looks he had on his face appeared again. He clenched it tightly and took deep breathes.

Elias: I'm being strong…. What is this other feeling that feels so negative…?

Chise: "Elias?"

Elias: "!?"

Chise: "I see you saw my new school uniform. It looks good doesn't it?"

Elias: "…Uh…..yes…"

Chise: "Elias. You're a lot easier to read you know. I could tell something's wrong. Just tell me. I'm right here with you."

Chise walked up to him but stopped when he move the package off the bed. Then he surprised her by jumping on her and they both fell on the bed together. Elias was holding tightly while trembling just a bit. Chise smiled and rubbed his hair.

Chise: "It's about the College isn't it?"

Elias: (nods)

Chise: "What are you feeling?"

Elias: "I am supporting this but part of me feels differently about it…. What does it mean? It feels like I want this, and I want the other thing. I don't understand Chise…."

Chise: "Like you're saying your mind wants one thing, but your heart wants the other?"

Elias: "Exactly! What does it mean?"

Chise: (rubs his hair more) "Well your mind is telling you to let me go to the College, but your heart is saying-"

Elias: "I want you here with me."

Chise: "Mhm. I'm not going anywhere Elias. It's not like I'm staying at the dorms. I will always come home to you. I love you. If only you were a teacher there."

Elias: "I feel the same way Chise. I'll try to endure as much as I possibly can for you."

Chise: "Okay. I will be thinking about you while I'm up there."

Elias: "Me too."

As they kissed tenderly and passionately, they await for tomorrow where Chise's enrollment will begin.