I guess this chapter is a bit shorter than I originally intended...
Disclaimer: I do not own Grand Chase or it's amazing characters.
Amy gaped, clearly shocked to have found out something so important so easily. "A-Are you serious?" She asked, tentatively.
I nodded, now not as sure how to continue as I was before. Amy waited for me to elaborate, and when I made no move to, she pushed me to continue.
"Why?" She didn't seem disgusted, like I feared, only openly curious. I sighed, there couldn't be much harm in sharing with her the details of my own love life, now, could there?
"Lass is… Oh, how do I put it…? He's all I ever think about. I daydream about him all the time. I want to be that one person who actually understands him. I want to be able to stare at him, and not have it be as creepy as it is now!" I laughed, shaking my head and continuing. "I want to know more about him. Because I know there's so much more to him than what the rumours say."
Amy nodded, understanding instantly, a smile spreading across her face at the welcome distraction from her own dramas. "How have things been going with those letters, then? I'd love to hear about this from the actual source!" A worried look spread across my face. I suddenly feared she would share this secret with the whole school. As if she read my thoughts, she continued. "Don't worry! I'm not going to tell anyone~ I'm just really curious." Her smile was genuine, so I believed her.
"Well… He thinks the letters are a joke, as far as I know. And I'm running out of things to put in them, to be honest." I sighed, fidgeting with my thumbs while I looked down at the floor.
"Hmm," Amy hummed happily, as she tilted her head into a position of thinking, "I could think of some things to help you write. I am a proud romantic, after all~"
"Are you sure you'd be willing to help me with something like that?" I wasn't sure if I should be happy about her willingness to help, or if I should be worried she'd force me to write something terrible.
"Of course! I love corny stuff like this! Come on, I'm sure you've got some paper on you, let's start writing!"
"Jeez, why are you always following me around so much? Don't you have anything better to do?"
"Actually? Not right now. Besides, I learn all sorts of interesting knight tips from you. Why wouldn't I want to follow you around?" The charismatic reply I got from the flamboyant Spell Knight only made me angrier.
"Can't you go, like, rescue kittens from trees or some other bullshit in your free time?" I rolled my eyes as he easily kept up with my quick pace.
"Oh no, that's Ryan's job." He laughed, the sound of it making me want to laugh along side of him. So I scowled.
"But you're really annoying." The whole reason I was stalking down random hallways right now, trying to get away from the indigo Spell Knight, was because he had been sent to my history class by his fight instructor. To retrieve gods-know-what from the substitute teacher. I'm sure this act wasn't actually that bad on its own, but he brought a white rose with him, and gave it to me in some manner that was supposed to be charming, but just made me really sick. So I punched him, and stormed out of the room. Who was he to make a fool of me and humiliate me in front of my classmates like that?! Just because I'm a woman does not mean he can prance around and feminize me like that! If he was trying to prove something, all he was proving was that he's a jerk!
"I honestly don't get how you've come to that opinion, Ely." There was a sad look on his face, as if my words actually hurt him. I'm sure it was just a façade meant to make me feel bad, though.
"Don't call me that, jerk!" I stomped, turning to directly confront him. I hated being called by that stupid pet name.
"You don't need to always be so harsh to me!" He also turned to face me, his good looks tarnished by a look of anger placed upon his face.
"I wouldn't need to be so harsh if you weren't always belittling me and treating me like I can't fight just because I'm a woman!" I accused, shoving him to push my point harder.
"Is that how you really see what I do? You're hopeless, and extremely rude. I don't know why I ever thought better of you." He snarled the words as though it burned his tongue to even mention such things.
"So you really don't think I can fight, don't you?" I raged, jabbing a finger to his chest accusingly.
"That's not what I said at all! Do you ever listen?" Ronan protested, throwing his arms up in the air in exasperation.
"Then prove it! After school today, fight me! Prove that you don't think so little of me on the battlefield!" I blurted, itching for a fight. I couldn't think of any easier way to solve this argument.
"Fine! I'll see you in the duelling arena after school today!" With a very feminine flick of his hair, he twirled around and stormed off.
"Fine! I'll sign us up for the arena right now!" I shouted at his retreating figure, marching off in the opposite direction loudly.
After I took a few steps loudly, Ronan turned around and called after me. "If you're heading to the arena, you're going the wrong way!"
I blushed, quickly turning around and running past him, heading to the arena. Gods, I was an idiot.
And I swear I heard him laugh as I ran past him.
Lunch finally came, and I couldn't be more relieved. Amy had helped me out greatly with my next note, but I wasn't quite done it. I wanted to add something more, but I wasn't sure what I wanted to add. I just felt the note wasn't quite complete. So I had arrived at the cafeteria early, like usual, and ate some of my lunch while thinking about what I could add. Before the bell rang signalling the end of the period, Elesis plopped down across from me, clearly angry.
"Aww Elesis, did you lose a fight today?" I giggled, pushing an unopened granola bar across the table to her with my pen, not looking up from my paper.
"Hardly! It's just that womanizer Ronan!" She harrumphed, quickly tearing open the granola bar and scarfing it down.
"Oh dear, what did he do to you this time?" I asked with mock interest, adding a teasing note to the harmless words. She scoffed at me and began reaching for other pieces of uneaten food from my lunch, temporarily ignoring the question until she had some food in her mouth.
"He gave me a rose!" was what she meant to say, though the words were garbled and hard to make out. I was used to this Elesis language, so I managed to translate them.
"Oh my gosh, a rose? That's the most terrible thing I've ever heard! He should be put in the gallows for such treachery." I continued to tap my pen on the paper in front of me, leaving little blue marks beside the last sentence.
"You are totally making fun of me, aren't you?" Elesis roared, standing up quickly and placing her foot on the chair, leaning across the table to point at me accusingly. I simply ignored me as she continued to try and goad me on, until she finally gave up trying to get me to fight with her and sat back down, turning the conversation to my note. "What is it that you're trying to write now?"
"I don't know, this note still feels unfinished to me." I passed it over to her for the red-headed secret romantic to look over. She read it quickly and pursed her lips in thought.
"I'm amazed you came up with this stuff on your own." She commented dryly, holding the note up to the light as if to find out if I had somehow done something to the note.
"Oh, I didn't, I had some help." I remarked quietly, reaching to take the note back from her. She snickered and passed it back, giving me a look that said "I knew it."
The bell rang, saving me from further teasing by the hands of the knight, as students began to flood into the cafeteria. Ryan joined us surprisingly quickly, with the news that Lire was staying behind to take care of the plants today and wanted some alone time. From the way he said it, I got the feeling that something had happened between them, but I didn't want to get involved and let Ryan keep it to himself. With the news that Lire would not be arriving any time soon, the now lunch-less Elesis made quick work of trying to lift Ryan's lunch from him, turning the period into a game of keep-away as Ryan tried to eat his lunch and keep it away from Elesis the whole time. Once again, I stayed out of it to work on my note.
That was, until I heard Ronan approaching. He was talking with someone, and Elesis became distracted and left Ryan alone to eat. I looked up to see why she had calmed down just in time to catch her eyes widening as she quickly snatched my note away from me and promptly sat on it. I was about to get angry with her for the gesture when Ronan sat down.
And I saw why she did what she did.
Lass sat down across from Ronan.
A/N: This chapter kind of feels rushed to me, and not a whole lot happens... I think I made Elesis and Ronan really OOC, too. I'll try and make the next chapter slightly better? Let me know what you think.
Thanks to all those who have reviewed and shown that you really are interested in this story. The fact that you enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it gave me the motivation to finish off yet another chapter. I hope you continue to enjoy the coming chapters despite the slow moving plot!
darkeinjel, here's your Lass for you. He's very prominant in the next chapter too. So you can rejoice and enjoy your Lass XD.
Crackbrain, I tried to write this without thinking I was a terrible writer the whole time. Any improvement?
RyotaEdge, I haven't forgotten this story! Enjoy yet another chapter update.
Fata Lunevis, you basically inspired me to finish this chapter in time for today. Feel proud. XD
Fasanation Rose, I am still writing. And I fully intend to finish this story.
I'm focusing on getting this story done and over with before I go back to Carry On. Maybe this'll help me actually get something done for once?
-Barrows
-Barrows