Wendy had her jealous moment, so I figured it was Romeo's turn now. Hope ya like it! :D
The day the Trimens came to visit was the day Romeo thought would never end.
For one, they were annoying, no matter how helpful they'd been in those long seven years.
Two, their good looks made Romeo feel pathetic in comparison.
And three, the one that made his blood boil…that little Eve just couldn't keep his hands off his Wendy.
Romeo had to admit, it was rather cute when she blushed so embarrassedly, but that hardly mattered when Romeo wasn't the one making her do so. But he couldn't just start a fight with their guests. That would start even more chaos than was already going on. So, gritting his teeth, Romeo sat at the bar, trying to ignore the sounds of Eve making conversation with the blue-haired dragon slayer.
Not that he was succeeding, of course.
"So, Wendy-chan, how has your week been?"
"U-Um, fine, I-I guess," Wendy stuttered.
"So cute," Eve breathed. "You, miss, are so adorably shy!"
Romeo made a face, silently mimicking the youngest Trimens member.
"I-I-I have a b-boyfriend," stammered Wendy.
"True love divided!" exclaimed Eve despairingly.
"U-Um…"
Romeo's eye twitched. True love? Tch. In Eve's dreams.
"Who is the man who has come between us?" demanded Eve. "I will challenge his worthiness of your beauty!"
"N-No…!"
"Okay." Romeo turned around on the barstool as Eve's and Wendy's faces turned towards him. "Challenge accepted, playboy."
Eve's eyes narrowed. "Ah, little Romeo-kun…"
Romeo stiffened. Little? He was seventeen, for God's sake! Why did everyone keep calling him little? "Keep talking. Let's see how far that foot of yours can go in your big mouth."
"Romeo," Wendy said. Her eyes darted anxiously between the two. "W-Why don't we go look for jobs?" she tried to stop the conflict. The two just continued to glare viciously at the other until Wendy finally got up, took Romeo by the arm, and dragged him towards the request board. "Don't fight with them, Romeo," she scolded gently as she pulled him along.
"He challenged me!" protested the fire mage. "And he kept flirting with you and—"
"Romeo," Wendy interrupted suddenly. "Were you…jealous of Eve-san?"
Romeo made a face. "N-No! Of course not. I mean—" He was interrupted by Wendy's laughter. He scowled irritably at his feet. "He's just really annoying," he mumbled.
"Aw, I'm sorry for laughing," Wendy finally said, winding her arm through his. "If it helps," she whispered, "I find him annoying, too." Then she kissed him on the cheek before going on, "So what mission should we choose? I didn't want to pick a real hard one, because I wanted to be back before tomorrow since all the girls are having a girls' night out…"
Romeo just nodded, a smile on his face, the place where she'd kissed him feeling warm and tingly. And, just because he felt like it, he looked over his shoulder and smirked triumphantly at Eve, who had a scowl on his face after watching them.
Wendy was his, and no silly playboy was taking her away from him now.
