KAT: What? Who's leaving the Chase?
Lass: *raises hand*
Jin: Are you serious?!
Lass: *nods*
KAT: *pulls out her ultra sharp mechanical pencil* Who made you do it? Tell me! TELL ME!!! I have a dangerously sharp mechanical pencil and I'm not afraid to use it!
Lass: Just read and find out. -_-
KAT and Arme: Oh we will.
Disclaimer(Lass' voice): KAT does not own the game and the characters but she owns the reviews and the plot.
KAT: *points her mechanical pencil at Lass*
Lass: *sighs*
Continuation of Disclaimer(Lass' voice): And she owns that mechanical pencil she's currently pointing at me.
KAT: Good.
Lass: Whatever, just get on with the story. -_-"
Lass woke up during midnight. He heard everything they said, despite the fact that he was unconscious hours ago.
I am just a burden to everybody in my current state. He thought. That's it, I've decided, he thought. He left the headquarters to clear his mind. And surprisingly, he was surprised to see Sieghart training with a different weapon.
"Can't sleep?" the gladiator asked, not looking at the thief.
"I've been sleeping the whole night," Lass sat down and crossed his legs.
"Oops. Wrong question," Sieghart said, finally turning to him. "So, what are you doing outside?" he asked.
"I should be the one asking you that," the thief said.
"…" Sieghart scratched his head. "Well, see this weapon here?" he asked. The thief gave him an 'are-you-seriously-asking-me-a-stupid-question?' look.
"This is called a Sleaghrim, I've been training it for some time now," the gladiator said, sitting down on a tree stump.
"I see…need help?" Lass asked.
"Come to think of it, I haven't tried battling an actual opponent with it before…Sure, let's spar," the gladiator dashed away from the tree stump he was sitting on, seeing as the thief's kunais are embedded to it.
-7:00 in the morning-
"Nice battle," Sieghart panted.
"Same here," the thief replied. Apparently Arme's the only one left asleep in her bed. Lass and Sieghart entered the headquarters to take a break for a while.
"Anyway, I know you're hiding something from us," Sieghart suddenly spoke, immediately grabbing everyone's attention.
"Huh? What are you talking about, Sieg?" Ryan asked.
"Lassy here is hiding something, why don't you tell them yourself," the gladiator said, looking at the thief.
"I guess I can't hide it any longer then," Lass said.
"What are you saying Lass?" Ronan asked. Geno just stared at them.
"I'm leaving the Chase to go on a journey," he said.
"Are you serious?!" Jin exclaimed. Lass just simply nodded.
"Why?" Lire asked.
"I'll return after my journey is done," the thief said.
"I don't know about you guys, but your decision's okay with me, kid." Sieghart said.
"You're letting him off easily?" Lire asked.
"If Lassy here wants to train, let him train. It's his decision to begin with," the raven-haired man reasoned. The others were quiet.
"Agh! My head hurts! Just go if you want to go!" Elesis yelled. Ronan sighed.
"I'll have to agree with Elesis, but make sure you return as soon as possible," the royal guard master said. The other's will have to agree with them. Though Geno said nothing at all.
"Before you leave, I want you to check on Arme," Sieghart said. Lass sighed and climbed the stairs. He didn't want to cause her anymore trouble. He brushed a few strands of hair and gave her planted a kiss on her lips.
"Good bye…" he whispered, disappearing from her sight. Arme woke up moments later…
"Good Morning!" she yawned, stretching in the process.
"Good Morning," Geno said. "the others are busy training, except for Sieghart," he continued.
"Oh…okay," the mage said. she ate her breakfast and did her chores.
"I just noticed, where's Lass?" she asked. The headquarters became silent. "Well?" she asked.
"He left…" Ronan said.
"What? When did he leave?" she asked. Sieghart sighed.
"He's on a journey to discover his true potential," he said. Arme neatly place down the plate she was currently washing.
"Is that…so?" she said.
"Arme, are you okay?" Lire asked.
"I'm fine! I'm…fine…I'm just happy for him, that's all!" she forced a smile.
"But-" Ryan held the archer's shoulder and shook his head.
"I-I'll go train with my lamp," she whispered, running out the headquarters.
Silence…
"Again with the drama!" Elesis yelled. Geno went out to train, only to see Arme on her knees, crying.
When she noticed his presence, she wiped her tears immediately.
"D-don't get me wrong! T-these are…these are…tears of joy! Right! These are tears of joy!" she stammered, again, forcing herself to smile.
"I'm just here to train," he plainly said, with no emotion at all.
"O-oh, sorry," she said, blushing in embarrassment.
-Headquarters-
"Have you noticed something weird about Geno?" Ronan asked. Elesis and Jin answered 'no' while the two elves replied 'yes'
"What?" the two red head asked in unison, seeing as the three stared at them in disbelief.
"I kept seeing dark aura surrounding him," he continued.
"We did, too. But we shrugged it off since he wasn't seen as a threat, yet," Lire said.
"He's obviously hiding something from us," Ronan said, with a serious expression.
KAT: Lass...you better come back or else i'll let Geno steal Arme from you!
Lass: *glares at KAT* You wouldn't dare...
Geno: Just come back 10 years later or something. *pushes Lass out the door*
Arme: *sweat drops* Take care Lass.
Lass: W-whatever. *slams the door shut*
Arme: Waaa he's mad at me! *teary-eyed mode*
KAT: *pats head* No, he's not mad at you. Other wise he wouldn't leave you a note on your lips. *smirks*
Arme: HIII~!!! *blushes and runs to her room*
KAT: Read and Review!
Ronan: *sigh* I seem like a bad guy in the ending.
Elesis: No you're not, you're just...um...too smart to notice Geno's dark aura!
Ronan: *face palm* Thanks for trying Elesis.
Elesis: You're welcome. ^ w ^
