Knight and Ara were having a rather pleasant stare down in the infirmary. After all, it's not every day that a girl claims to hate your guts before meeting you properly.
"Your last name... Haan, was it? I overheard Anne, before you accuse me of being a stalker." Ara scowled. "Where are you originally from? Fahrmann, possible? Sander? That is not a common last name in this area."
Ara flipped her dark tresses. "Why do you care, dork? Listen, I don't give a damn about you. So just shut up and stay out of my business, okay?" Knight smirked, a trace of the same devilishness that was always pasted on Infi's face shining through. What, just because Knight was the good boy didn't mean he didn't have a feisty side. He'd have you know that when he was younger he was one of the most obnoxious brats around. Actually, all three of them were like that, but it doesn't particularly matter at the moment.
"Goodness, for someone who wants nothing to do with me, you're awfully chatty. Fallen in love with me already?" Ara flushed slightly, before scowling with renewed effort, her scowl deepening.
"Shut the El up, hedgehog."
The door swung open, and in came a familiar purplenette, dragging... Infi? Yes, it was Infi with her, who was scowling, but surprisingly made no move to detach the girl from his uniform jacket. Orange eyes landed on his youngest brother, widening instantly.
"Hello Knight. How are you?" She glanced at Infi, who was still in a crummy mood - Knight suspected that if Aisha hadn't been present, he would've been skewered already. Ara fidgeted in the background, her eyes locked on Infi's, almost drinking in the intense anger and hatred concentrated in their ruby depths. "Oh, him? I brought Infi in order to make him apologize."
Infi scoffed. "I'm not apologizing. After all, it's his fault for not blocking my damn attacks." Aisha frowned.
"You were the one who attacked him for no reason..."
Infi shrugged. "You think I give a damn? I was pissed off at him. What, I didn't kill him. Got a problem with it, grapehead?" He leered at her, ignoring Aisha's scowl, prodding her in the side. Aisha let out a yelp of surprise. "You think you're all high and mighty because you're smart, the brains of he school, but really? You're nothing. A small, obscure piece of dust." He smirked coldly. "Well, at least you have more value than THAT piece of shit." He motioned to Knight. Ara remained quiet, eyes still glued to Infi.
Aisha huffed, folding her arms. "Infi, you're being incredibly rude." Hurt colored her tone, and Knight almost thought that he saw a glimmer of regret flash through Infi's eyes - no, it must've been a mistake. Definitely. "Apologize to Knight. Now." Infi scoffed.
"Yeah, about that. No. Now if you excuse me, I've got more important things to do rather than apologize to my shitty excuse of an older brother." Stalking out the door, he glanced over his shoulder, briefly examining Ara. Ara flushed. Infi smirked, offhandedly waving his hands. "Your girlfriend is pretty cute. Oh wait, you don't have a girlfriend, 'cause you're such a loser." Ara flushed a deeper red, placing her pale hands on her cheeks in a flustered motion." Aisha flashed Knight an apologetic smile.
"I'll try to get him to apologize, okay? Just sit tight for now." With that, she scurried out the door in pursuit of Infi. Ara let out a muffled squeak. Knight glanced at her inquisitively.
"Is something the matter...?"
Ara's eyes shone brightly. "He is SO dreamy! Did you see the rage in his eyes? Oh my El, the sharpness of his voice, the bitter, stinging words, and that smirk! Such a killer smirk... He's gorgeous~!" She let out a dreamy sigh, her face dusted with a pink blush. Suddenly she glared at Knight. "How can you two be related?! I mean, the wimpiest, lamest guy in the world is related to my dream guy! Ugh." Sighing, Ara, put her head in her hands. "Well, he's pretty close to my dream guy... Brother is waay better looking..."
Knight smiled, before backing away carefully. It seems he was stuck with a... erm... bipolar woman who was obsessed with her brother. No sudden movements. Don't make eye contact, don't make eye contact - Shoot! He made eye contact!
The wild Knight has fled!
Rune was probably having less luck than his brothers. He had both Nasod sisters hot on his trail. Why? He had been caught spying on Eva and Chung. Enraged, Eva slapped him, but then he - being the total genius he is - decided to bring it up again, provoking her into chasing him around the school. What did this have to do with Eve Sadleri? Well... Long story short, he spilled a bit of water on her.
Okay, more like an entire water tower of water, but he did say he was shortening the story, including the amount of water!
Case closed, right?
An electron ball flew past his head. Nope. Never mind. They were still mad.
"RUNE SIEGHART! GET BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!" Was that Eve or Eva?
"I WILL TEAR YOU TO SHREDS FOR THIS MAJOR DISGRACE AND WILL USE YOUR BONES IN MY NEXT CREATION!"
...
Typical Eve.
Was it just him, or did he have particularly rotten luck when it came to Nasods? As if on cue, he crashed into a girl with luxurious pink hair, sending her sprawling into the mud, her pink gemstone being soiled. Wait... Pink gemstone?
"Shit!" Rune cursed, quickly helping the girl to her feet. "I'm so sorry, I'd love to help you clean off but I'm in a rush at the moment. If there's anything I can do for you later I'd be more than happy to help." Without waiting for a reply, Rune dodged the crackling ball of rose-colored electricity sent his way. Damn. How many Nasods were in this school, anyway?
Wait, no, he never said anything. As soon as he says something he'll run into another Nasod.
"Eve, I already said I was sorry! Eva, can we please just forget everything? Pleeease? It'd really help me out. Okay?" Unsurprisingly, nothing happened. Barreling along at full speed, Rune crashed head-first into a solid object, sending both people sprawling across the ground. This, surprisingly, make both Eva and Eve come skidding to a halt, their identical faces set in identical scowls. Okay, Rune was a triplet, but how similar they were was just SCARY. They were like carbon copies of each other!
Eve folded her arms. "Raven. I thought I told you to leave this school and never return."
Raven, who was dusting off his uniform, scowled. "Well, well. It's the twins of terror." He ignored Eva's sharp reply stating that they were not twins, in fact they were cousins. That probably scared Rune more. "Why should I leave? After all, it's not like you own this school."
Eva scoffed, placing her hands on her hips, giving Raven her best regal glare, which was, to say the least, very impressive and... regal? Rune didn't know how to describe it. "Our ownership of this school is not part of the question, tainted Velderian blood should not be here. After all, what on Elrios did Velder do to save Altera when we were under demon attack? You, as one of the former captains of the Velder Army, should have done something!"
Raven sighed, clenching and unclenching his metallic fist, something Rune assumed was an act of relieving stress. "I told you already, I was not authorized to take such measures. Even though I was a captain, I was only fifteen. No one in their right mind will let a fifteen year-old control an army. So just leave me alone, will you?"
The Nasods scowled. "No." Okay, now their twin-ness was getting really creepy, whether they were twins or not. What's next, they're going to start instantaneously bursting out in song at the same time? It was bad enough that they're speaking in sync.
"Hey, um, not to bother your lovely reunion, but I think that you two were in the middle of doing something important? And Raven, you were on your way to speak to Infi, right?" Raven sent him a confused glance. "RIGHT?!" Raven shrugged. Rune sighed and face palmed. "You know what, screw it." Waving his hands in an unnecessarily large, elaborate pattern that looked like a cross between an attempt to fly, yoga, and Lady-El-knows-what, he pointed a finger gun at Raven's head, firing a large rune at him, doing the same to the Nasods. "PEW PEW!"
Eve, Eva, and Raven had no idea what hit them.
Eva: 13
Rune: 1
"HA! TAKE THAT, YOU THREE!" Insert Rune's victory dance here.
Back in Velder, Aren/Ran was still busy staring at himself in the mirror (Which was now cracked), long, darkened fingers running through a surprisingly soft mane of silver hair. "Perhaps the length of my hair makes me look like a girl..."
(Meanwhile in Hamel Academy a boy(?) with long blonde hair sneezes and accidentally drops his Destroyer on a certain blue-haired teacher's foot)
With a rustle of fabric, the curtains of the housing tent open. "Aren? Are you alright? You looked pretty sick when you came in here." Ran turned, eyes locking with those of the crimson haired woman, who was casually leaning against a bed, staring at him.
"Good evening, Miss Elesis Sieghart. I am Ran, the Demon King, the one who shall end your petty existence on this world! Once I kill you, I shall rule Elrios!" Elsa tilted her head forwards, ruby hair spilling past her face. Her shoulders started to shake. Ran nodded to himself. Good, I have instilled such fear in her that she trembles. A small noise escaped from her. It was... laughter?
Yes, it was.
Elsa burst out laughing, doubling over, her face turning bright red as she wiped away a tear. Glancing at Ran, she laughed twice as hard. "You -" She snickered, trying to calm herself down. "Ran? You? Aren, I didn't realize you had such a good sense of humor!" Elsa cackled, walking over and patting him on the back. "Thanks." Ran blinked, utterly confused.
"What?"
Elsa grinned, flashing white teeth. "You saw how stressed I was and tried to cheer me up, right? It worked really well!" Slapping him on the back rather hard, Elsa chuckled. "Well, I've gotta go now. Have fun 'taking over Elrios!'" She laughed again, exiting the tent. Ran fumed.
"She thinks I'm not the real Ran?! How DARE she?!" Another tremor overcame him. Ran scowled. "Damn, I haven't recovered enough to stay awake permanently. Damn that brat." His charcoal colored skin faded, patches of pale skin sprouting all over the surface of his face. With a vicious snarl, the claws and horns retracted, his silvery locks falling off, turning back to ebony. Massaging his temples, orange eyes fluttered open as Aren sighed.
"Ran's awakening. I really need to get back to Fahrmann and renew the blessing." He tied his loose, ebon hair back with an orange ribbon. "I should've listened to father and stayed behind at the village and let someone else deliver the medicine. But no, I was stubborn. And now look at what's going to happen." He sighed. "At least Ara will be safe at Hamel Academy." A deep chuckle resounded through Aren's mind.
You forget, foolish human who dared to seal me. Once I awaken, your body will be consumed along with your consciousness. And as for our sister... I am her brother as well as you. Not to mention that she is in love with me.
Aren scowled. "Shut up, Ran. You will never awaken, nor will I be consumed. And Ara is NOT in love with you. She never will be. Nor are you my older brother anymore."
(Meanwhile an ebon-haired girl with orange eyes sneezes, being abruptly dragged out of her daydreams about her silver-haired older brother)
Ran Haan, the eldest son of the Haans, laughed.
We shall see, dear brother of mine.
"We are no longer related. You have been stripped of your name. You are no longer Ran Haan, you are simply Ran. Do not call me your brother again. Ara is no longer your sister, either."
At Hamel Academy, Eve, Eva, and Raven were still passed out, but were unconsciously attacking each other. It was like whenever they were close to each other they would instinctively attack. In other words, Rune was having a BALL of a time getting them to, oh, STOP ATTACKING EACH OTHER.
Oh. My. El.
Me: Why hello there.
Rena: ?
Me: SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE ME D:
Eve: Why is that?
Me: I was supposed to post this chapter a week ago. A WEEK AGO.
Raven: Oh boy... Here comes the royal rant...
Me: Actually, no. I can sum up all of my problems in one word: School.
Elsword: That's actually pretty bang on, y'know...
Aisha: Of course it is! School has been scientifically proven to be the origin of 99.9% of all teenage problems!
Elsword: SPEAK ENGLISH WOMAN!
Ara: I'm not even going to ask about what happened.
Chung: Smart choice.
Me: REVIEWER RESPONSE TIME! :DDDDDD
Yami - YAY HUGS! An angel descended from heaven? I believe you're describing yourself! Hue hue hue hue, the secret brother! Reven moment. Had to XD Yeah, about the ElsaxAren... Shit just got serious :P
Awakened Hades - Nope, others have threatened to kill him a couple of times before ^^
DevilWolf641 - Nope, I don't do drugs. This is all my IMAGINATION. ^^ (I know I'm weird DON'T JUDGE ME!) I think everyone should run and hide because since I'm writing, it's going to be a long and bumpy ride XD Believe it or not, 13 happens to be my lucky number, so I'm not concerned about any weird bad luck things happening to me. Thank you~ ^^
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pikachuhats - Infi just has too many enemies to count :P Ara had to come in because I was running out of ideas XD There will be more creepy Ran and love shapes to come, so stay tuned!
luigiofawsome - The ultimate plot twist - an actual plot! Now. Someone has already commented on Knight's personality, so my response will be the same. Character development. Is it just me or do you upgrade every time we speak?
Ephema - Commence the mind fuckery! Elsa just laughed at Ran. I think she'll be okay. ...Being sarcastic and insulting is part of his lovable personality? /slapped Lol PRESENTING RENA'S DRAG KING BROTHER! I swear everyone on this site has an army of some sort. Time to invest in one. A flying pigeon headed straight for head would be pretty scary, in all honesty. MORE! MORE SUSPENSE TO TORTURE YOU!
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Me: You guys are honestly so supportive, thank you so much! *starts tearing up*
Raven: Don't cry. It's weird. *is slapped by me*
Me: Humph!
Elesis: Anywho, happy Halloween!
Elsword: Have fun trick-or-treating/dressing up/being aloner at home watches anime the entire time!
Aisha: So. What're you waiting for?
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Me: Love y'all! Chu~