~Chapter 86: A Short-Lived Reunion~
Ignotum gazed at the flying airship, waving silently with blank golden eyes. Eve smiled as she hugged Remy tightly in her arms. Oberon watched his Mistress with calm eyes before getting bonked on the head by Ophelia.
"Mistress. Would you like some tea?"
"Yeah, thank you."
She stared at the herb that was wrapped in the soft fabric of a handkerchief. She leaned back against the metal railings and thought of how to surprise Chung.
'Should I come through the front gates and just say "I'm back!"? Or maybe I can get lure Chung out and we get to spend some time alone together? Or I can get Elsword out of the palace by sending a note and he'll just help me surprise them? Or... I can sneak into Chung's room and stay in there, waiting for him? Maybe I'll do some service for Rena. I can also help with their relationship.. So many possible choices. But.. I'll surprise Chung first.'
Closing her golden eyes, her last thought about Chung. Ophelia stared at her Mistress before smiling softly. Remy laid beside Eve in silence, protecting the herb. Oberon came out with the aromatic Earl Grey. He came back to see Ophelia placing a blanket on top of Eve and Remy, making him smile at the scene before him. The trip to Hamel on the airship was as peaceful as ever.
For most of the day, Chung stayed in his room, skipping his meals. Ara tried her best to smile, but she couldn't get her mind set straight. Aren didn't have much trouble when trying to comfort Ara. Elsword and Aisha were on good terms, and nothing major happened. Now, it was nighttime, where everything is back to the cold silence once again. Rena sighed at the actions of her friends today, and began to run her fingers through the smooth strands of Raven's jet black hair who was sleeping on her lap.
'Strange... I feel like.. I have hurt Raven in many ways possible. Is it a physical pain or a mental pain? I don't know how I hurt him, but I don't like this feeling.. Raven is not one for showing much emotions when not necessary.. Showing his gentle side to me many times, trying to comfort me when he also need some comfort. That gentle side of him.. I sometimes hate it. Showing his gentle side to others, even when for comforting, I don't like it.. I want it to myself, but that'll be selfish of me. To love is to hate.. To hate it to love.. So many complicated things..'
Rena stared off in space as she continuously run her fingers through his silky hair. Occasionally, her hand trails down and caress his cheek, touching the scar below his eye. She lowered her head, pressing her lips on his scar. His eyes fluttered opened and stared into her dazed emerald ones.
"Rena. Should I call you a pervert for staring at me and kissing me while I'm sleeping? Not to mention, you have a smile on your face."
"... Yeah. I'm a pervert."
Rena smiled softly at Raven who was surprised by Rena's answer. His head rose, however her deilcate hands cupped his face and placed her forehead on top of his. Their eyes met each other for a long time before Raven broke the gaze by looking away. Rena could hear the almost inaudible sigh escape from his lips as he closed his eyes. Her smile widened, whispering soft words in his ears before humming a soft melody to help him sleep.
'Rena's voice... I want to hear more of it.. The voice that can make me sleep soundlessly.. The voice that can soothe me.. That melody.. Where did I hear it before? It sounds similar to the one that day..'
He panted as he held his bleeding arm in pain. He gritted his teeth, ripping a piece of fabric from his clothes, wrapping the fabric around his bleeding wound. He laid back against the rough bark of a maple tree.
Within the forest, he could hear the heavy footsteps that were created by the soldiers of Velder. He narrowed his eyes, letting his pursuers run past his location. The moment they did, he pushed himself up and ran off to the opposite direction only to find more pursuers of Velder.
"Surrender now, Raven of the Crow Mercenaries! Traitors should stay in their cages."
"Shut up. Trash shouldn't talk."
Raven's eyes held a murderous intention as he pushed down on his heels, charging forward. Appearing in front of a soldier, performing a roundhouse kick and snatched the blade in the soldier's hand. He held the blade up in front of his blade as it glowed, creating a shadow on half of his scarred face.
"Hypersonic... Stab."
Faster than what the naked eye can see, Raven unleashed quick, deadly slashes, cutting down everything in his path. The blood danced around him, splattering against the thin fabric of his clothes and his scarred face before descending. For a moment, Raven thought the sky was raining a dark crimson substance called blood.
He chuckled darkly, driving the blade in his hand into the thick skull of the blade's original owner. The blood flowed out from, soiling the brown-ebony ground. He pushed himself up, walking away from the lifeless corpses and occasionally kicking them away with no hint of hesitation or regret. He walked aimlessly in the forest while holding his injury with a blood-stained hand.
'Now that I'm not being chased down by those trash... Where should I go? There's no place for me.. Alex betrayed me with Rena.. That witch. Seris ended up losing her precious life trying to block an attack that was aimed for me.. Velder.. I'll burn down Velder.. I'll destroy it. Nothing will remain.. No lives will be spared..'
His eyes held nothing, but deep hatred for those that betrayed him. However, those hateful eyes soon closed out of fatigue. He fell down as everything slowed to slow motion. From the corner of his eyes, he could see a figure approaching him. He cursed under his breath before losing conscious completely.
Rena looked around her surroundings before checking Raven's condition. She immediately carried Raven away from his current location, bringing him to her secret hideout. She tied her hair up, taking care of Raven as he was still asleep, cleaning his injuries and putting medication ointment, wrapping bandages. As she was satified with her work, she watched him sleep silently before humming a sweet tune. At that moment, Raven had regained a portion of his consciousness, trying to open his eyes, however the only thing he could see was the blurred out vision of the girl who was soothing him.
Soon enough, that girl and her soothing melody had left him. That day was also when Raven was able to put a small, genuine smile on his face once again.
'I wonder if... That girl is still around.. I want to thank her..'
Unbeknownst to Raven, the girl from his past who cared for him was right in front of him. Raven mentally sighed, enjoying his nap time once again, listening intently to Rena's sweet, calm voice.
Eve jumped down from the airship and quickly left for Hamel. The airship soon left as Eve disappeared from its sight. Luckily, Eve was able to go through shortcuts that Chung showed her. She smiled as she sneakily crept outside the palace with Remy.
She quickly got past the guards and stood below Chung's room. She looked up and found her Chung sitting on the railings of the balcony. She could see Chung writing something on a piece of paper with a soft smile. He pat Moby as there was sadness and guilt shown in his eyes. Eve tilted her head as she laid back against the cold walls of the palace.
'Chung looks so sad... Did something happen again?'
After a few minutes, Eve decided to call out his name, however Chung had already left. She pouted slightly before looking around her surroundings. She quickly left the area and ran to the front gates of the palace, opening it as quietly as possible. Sneaking in successfully, Eve looked around the cold, dark interior of the palace. She took her steps slowly and cautiously, heading for Elsword's room.
'First thing to do.. Is to hand this herb to Aisha. I'm sure she'll know what to do with this.'
Avoiding the servants who were patrolling around the area, Eve successfully got to Elsword's room. She set the herb that was wrapped in the handkerchief on the ground. Spinning on her heels, she was about to walk off, however a certain red head opened the door, staring at her with wide ruby irises.
"Boo."
Elsword's hand reached out for her, however the moment he almost touched her cheek, Eve had disappeared in a flash. Elsword's eyes blinked once, twice, thrice before he chuckled humorlessly. He looked at the ground before recognizing the herb before him. Kneeling down, Elsword took the herb in his hand and stared at the sleeping Aisha. He smiled lightly before thanking a certain silver haired girl.
Eve ran away from Elsword's room as quick as she can before running into a certain Prince and drone. His cerulean eyes widened at the girl before him. Beads of tears rolled down his cheeks as his hands shakily brought up to Eve's face, cupping it. Eve froze, staring at the tears Chung had shed. Moby and Remy flew around together as they're finally reunited.
Soft voices that belongs to the servants, Chung quickly sneaked his hands below her, carrying her away from the scene, running down the hallway, entering his room, or to be more specific.. Their room. Chung locked the door and stared at Eve with eyes that held many emotions that couldn't be described.
"Eve.. I'm so glad... I could see you again.."
"Yeah.. I missed you.."
Chung smiled with tears that consistently rolling down his cheeks. He wrapped his arms around Eve, tightening his hold every second. Eve returned the hug with her heart beating rapidly. She held in the tears and smiled at Chung. She pressed her lips on top of his, giving him a sweet kiss, a sweet kiss that gradually grew into something more.
Eve pushed Chung onto the soft mattress of the bed. Chung continued their sweet, passionate kiss with their tongues dancing together. Chung's hand sneaked behind Eve and below her shirt while her hand also sneaked below Chung's shirt. Their hands soon joined together, holding each other tightly as they become one over the silent night where words weren't needed as their actions were filled with their feelings that explained everything.
~Author's Note~
Eh... Sort of rushed it. :x Well, like the title said... It's a short-lived reunion, so.. Too bad. XP Well, the ending... Ahem, you can imagine what they did... *cough cough* Anyways... VC is here! Yay, now... CBS and TT~ :3
Now, I'm going to find out more of Amano Akira(Manga Creator of Katekyo Hitman Reborn)'s new series ēlDLIVE~ :D I'm getting excited!
Here are my replies to meh generous reviewers~
The Cynical Asian: Yeah, but it's short-lived. :D Well, at least they did something. Ara sure is unique. No wonder you like her. Well, at least I think so. It's either personality or appearance. Sneaky Glaive only comes once in a while. XD Alright... A secret code. On the keyboard, you type the letter/number above the one you're intending to type. Confusing, but here's an example: "3owq, Q4q, qhe 43hq q43 qr534 Qw8qh'w o8r3!" = "Elsa, Ara, and Rena are after Asian's life!"
RubyCrucifix: XD *pats your head and hugs you* XD It's okay, calm down. It's not the end of the world if you don't review. XD As long as you read the chapters, then it's fine. X3 I'm sure you can update soon. :D Aww, I'm not that horrible~ Nothing bad is going to happen~ :) Eh. XD Glaive is ancient and Ara is the commoner secretly in love with him.
Spirify: :3 *high fives back* I love all of them~ :D Hibari's "I'll bite you to death", Chrome's shyness, Tsuna's "Dame-Tsuna(ness)" and his smexy Hyper Dying Will Mode, Reborn's epic-ness, Yamamoto's calmness and carefree, Gokudera's loyalty to Tsuna, Ryohei's "Extreme/To the limit!", and... Lambo's comedy effect. XD And I'm glad you liked the chapter~
Helringo: xD It's no biggie. I thought of that too, but I decided to let Aren experience of being blind. ;) Grind... I have more pictures, but this time.. Ara is not alone. ;D *takes out an album of Ara in certain positions without much clothing with all of the Elboys, excluding Chung*
xXHakuraXx: XD It sure did. Be sure to send me a PM the pairing you want, okay? ^o^
KiyoKu: Well... It's no big deal. Plus, it serves as writing practice for me and creativity.. :D
KoraDora: XD It was boring defeating the creatures. And congratz! :D I've never played VP nor have I been in a party with one, but I think she's okay in PvE. I agree with your couples. :D Anyways, listening to Spice? XD I sort of like it, but it is catchy.
Awakened Hades: XD True, but Eve effected him with the slapping habit. Plus, slapping Ara snapped her out.
o0Nyu0o: XD Aye! Chung was mad after all. Since Ara's like welcoming death with open arms. And congratz! :D How long did it take me? Hmm.. I took four days to finish the quest. I took only a day to finish the first and second part of the quest, and.. 3 days to get the damn Nasod Leader Core thing from Crow Rider. XD You guys are funny.
Sweet Trickster: XD Of course he is. Aye, she's coming~ XD Ara is the cake and Chung is the frosting. Their reactions were based on a movie that I was watching. True, all of the Elboys are smexy, but I like Chung the best. XD After Chung is Elsword, and dead last is Raven. I think his cute is a wild animal roaring. XD I need to know more of your inner fangirl.
Konjiki No Yami: XD Calm down. If I was there, I would slap her too. XD How would you react if someone close to you decides to throw away their life or prefer death over something like losing their sight?
An0n Author: XD Poor you. *pats your head* XD Sebastian VS Anon! :D And I see the link now. XD Lol to you. Well, Sebastian receiving more love is to be expected.
NobelTJ99: *pushes my mom out the door and locks it* Sorry, but in my family, I'm technically the rude, informal one. ;3 They don't have much control over me. And PikaChung is still a mystery.
Guest: OAO Yes sir/ma'am!
Archious: XD I doubt it. He's a big softie, but he has his limits. Well, Chung and Eve... *cough cough*
Kat Neko983: I seem to have a thing for making you cry, huh? Kiyo's in his league/category. Brothers like Aren and Ignotum are rare. Kiyo's on his own. XD *raises hand with you* Aye!
kazurug21: Ah, I see. Homework always sucks. Babysitting younger siblings? Ah, much responsibility. I'm glad to hear that my fanfic cheered you up somehow? XD And I did? O: When? I don't play UK, I play NA. Well, either way, I hope you enjoy as PikaChung on the game. XD
Tiffany Keyblades: No prob. XD Aye! I'm excited too! :D Oh? XD Harrassed, huh? Poor you. :P Also, you're marrying your characters to the fated ones. XD Elsa can't marry Elsword because they're siblings... Ara is.. No comment. XD
Luster Buster: OAO I didn't mean to make you cry! And I'm glad you like it~ :3
Thanks for reading!
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