~Chapter 87: Slipping Out Of His Grasp~
As Eve slept soundlessly beside Chung, their bodies pressing against each other under the covers. Chung watched Eve silently with sharp cerulean eyes, unconsciously tightening his hold around Eve's petite waist, resting his chin on her head. He can see the letter on his desk that was written for Eve.
'Eve is back with me now, but... Is she going to leave me again? I didn't expect for things to turn out this way, but.. It's not like I'm unhappy. I'm actually really happy, my heart feels like it's going to burst out of my chest... Doing such a thing with Eve.. I'm happy, but will it be taken away?'
Chung closed his eyes and brought Eve closer, trying find more warmth. Finally, Chung slipped into a deep slumber with hopes that Eve would still be with him the next time he wakes up.
Rena stared out the window, looking at the full moon with cold eyes. She looked away as she tried to forget everything of the past and sleep, however the past continues to come back and haunt her.
'That day... Everything happened under the same full moon.. I hate it. Seris's death.. My betrayal.. Raven's near death experience.. Alex's greed... Even with the clouds, the moon's light still shines. The bright light continuously slip past the dark clouds, mocking us for our fate. I hate the full moon..'
A tear rolled down her face, dripping on Raven's closed eye. His eyes flew open as he found himself staring at her tears. Pushing himself, he caressed her cheek as the flowed out of her eyes without her consent.
"Rena..? Why are you crying?"
"Eh? These t-tears... They're suddenly flowing down without me knowing. I-I'm fine. I'm sure it's because I was thinking of nonsense."
"What kind of nonsense?"
"Nothing. Raven, go back to sleep. I'll hum a melody to make you sleep."
"I'm not a baby and I don't need to sleep again since I've slept most of the time today. Rena, tell me. Why are you shedding tears?"
"I'm telling the truth! It's nothing!"
"Nothing for you to get upset over? Don't lie to me. Stop hiding your feelings and bottle them up. At least... Tell me so I can comfort you.. I want to be the one to comfort you, not Alex or anybody. I don't want to lose you. I always lose my chance, but not this time or in the future."
Raven looked into Rena's eyes with a sincere look on his face as his arms wrapped around Rena's waist, pulling her closer to him. Rena closed her eyes, snuggling closer, hiding her face against his neck.
"I'm sorry... I never thought of how you felt, but... You don't need to feel like that, it's not your style at all. I love your soft, gentle side, but I also love your mysterious, cold side as well. No one can take your place in my heart.. Not Alex. No one can. That's why... Smile. Behind that scarred face, smile. No matter how small that smile is, as long as you continue smiling."
"I-"
Rena pulled away and put a finger on his lips, smiling softly. She shook her head and laid down on the soft mattress, pulling on his hand. Raven mentally sighed, laying back down on the mattress while Rena's finger was still on on his lips. He took her hand and kissed her finger silently. A blush crept on her face as she closed her eyes, feeling better.
"Thank you.. The nonsense in my head is gone."
"I see.. Good night, Rena."
"Good night.."
Raven gave her a look before closing his eyes. Truthfully, he had an idea of what Rena was thinking while he was asleep. Just looking at the full moon brings back memories.
'That Rena.. Remembering those memories.. Well, I don't blame her. That day was during the full moon after all. I no longer mind the past, but Rena..'
His last thought was soon cut off as he slipped back into slumber.
While in another room, Aisha was checking the Thousand Years Ginseng and narrowed her eyes. She sniffed it, but there was no scent from it.
'Strange.. The Thousand Years Ginseng should have a strong scent, but this one doesn't have any. Is it a fake? That can't be.. This Thousand Years Ginseng is almost identical to the one described in the book except for the smell. Elsword said that he found it in front of the door.. Who left it here? In any case... Creating the medicine for Rena would be too risky with this herb. The only way left.. Is for me to leave for Altera and get the herb myself. I'm sure the others won't let me go alone, but I have to..'
Setting down the herb, she began silently pack a small bag of necessary objects. She stared at Elsword and smiled lightly. She leaned towards the red head, staring at his lips with a faint blush on her face. She gulped quietly and leaned closer, brushing her lips against Elsword's.
She quickly left the room as she hold out her staff. Muttering spells under her breath, rings of texts appeared around her as a bright light engulf her. Soon, she teleported away from Hamel to outside the palace. She continues on teleporting until she met a certain airship that belongs to Altera.
Her eyes widened, surprised at the sight of the airship. Her fists clenched tight, teleporting on the airship. She quickly hid away as Ophelia was patrolling on the ship. Aisha's eyes found themselves glaring at Ophelia.
'That maid... She was one of the people who attacked us back in the ruins. Why is she here? Is she here to attack us again? What's her purpose? I need to stay on guard or I won't be able to find out her purpose.. Hopefully, she'll go back to Altera.'
Aisha took out a bottle of dust that glowed faintly in the darkness. She opened the cap, letting out some of the dust, surrounding her. A lilac aura emitted from Aisha as she walked away from her spot, walking in front of Ophelia, however Ophelia didn't take notice of her. Aisha smiled, silently looking for clues on the airship.
Unbeknownst to Aisha, a certain servant noticed her. Oberon could see Aisha perfectly thanks to the helmet he was wearing and the artificial eyes. He raised his blade, ready to attack her, however he decided not to.
'Mistress wouldn't like it if we attacked this girl... For now, we'll just have to watch over her closely.'
In Hamel's palace, in Chung's room, the silvery haired girl finally woke up before the sun rose. She looked up and found Chung's sleeping face. She smiled at the sight of it and caressed his cheek, waking him up.
"Eve..? I'm so glad.. You're still here with me. It wasn't a dream.."
"So, you usually dream of doing indecent things with me? I never knew you were that kind of person, Chung."
"N-No! T-That's-"
In the midst of his stuttering, Eve pulled him closer, pressing her lips on his. Chung lightly blushed at her actions before returning the sweet kiss. As they pulled away, Eve sat up, revealing her bare body. She smirked at Chung as he hugged a pillow, covering his blushing face. Eve walked slowly towards the bathroom with her hair swaying every time she move. Chung crawled out of bed and held her from behind as soon as he heard the water running from the bathroom.
Chung smirked at her reaction as he let go of her. Eve rose her hand, ready to slap Chung, however he grabbed her hand and kissed it lightly. He smiled as he lightly pushed Eve into the shower. Eve sighed before taking Chung's hand and pulled him inside with her.
'I hope.. I won't regret this.. Chung's an animal too, but I hope he won't attack me..'
"No worries. I won't attack you."
Eve glared at Chung as he chuckled softly while the warm water hit against their skin. Soon, they were fully dressed in their clothes. Eve sighed at Chung when beads of water drip down from the ends of his cream colored hair.
"Eve, I'll be right back. I'm going to cook something for us to eat."
"... You don't need to."
"I want to. Plus, I want you to to taste my cooking while it's warm."
"Chung, wa-"
Eve stared at the closed door with a twitching eye. She stared at the door before looking down at the ground as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.
'I'm happy that he's making me breakfast, but.. I don't have much time left to spend with him. I already promised Ignotum that I would return to Altera.. Even if I decide to break the promise, I would still be forced to come back and Ignotum could do major damage to innocent citizens and to the palace. I can't risk putting everyone in danger..'
"Mistress. It's time."
Eve's eyes widened at the voice of a certain maid. She turned around with her bangs covering her eyes that held sadness. She closed her eyes and took a step slowly towards the balcony. Ophelia reached her hand out as Eve took it, leaving once again with Remy.
While in the kitchen, Chung smiled as he mixed the ingredients together before pouring the batter into the pan carefully, little by little. Waiting for two minutes to pass, he watched the bubbles form before beginning to pop. The moment two minutes passed, he swiftly flipped the cake to the other side and once again, waiting for two minutes. Soon, one pancake was finished as he continues to make more, repeating the same process with the others.
Eventually, all of the pancakes were done as he poured syrup onto the steaming piled pancakes. He took out a piece of butter, cutting it into small pieces before sprinkling them on top of the pancakes that were bathed in syrup. He soon took out fresh berries, putting them on the plate before placing it on the tray with a cup of juice.
He happily carried the tray to his room, but by the time he got back, Eve was no longer there. His eyes widened as he placed the tray on his bed and looked around his room. Only Moby was there in sleep mode. He smiled softly before taking the letter he wrote before and added more to it with his pen.
To my loving Eve,
As I promised, I'll continue on writing letters to you. Last night went on peacefully until morning came. I was having a dream where you were back in my arms, smiling and we held hands, embrace each other, and kiss. I guess you could say that it was a good dream until I heard a loud scream. By "loud scream", I mean really loud. It even reached to my room even though the walls should be thick enough to block out sounds.
Guess who gave out that scream. It was Ara. After I heard such a scream, I came out of my room and came running to the source of the scream. And I heard something stupid coming out of Ara's mouth. Do you remember when Ara's eyes got blinded by Oberon's flying blade? Aren apparently found out about our situation from Aisha and pleaded Aisha to trade eyes with Ara for her to see light and colors again. Somehow Aisha was able to transplant their eyes and reconnected the optic nerve. Anyway, Ara preferred death over regaining her sight from her brother's pair of eyes. You don't know how furious I was at her words. I did something unexpected to her. I slapped her. I wasn't in control of my actions and just snapped. I said some horrible things to her. Either way, she shouldn't have talked about death so easily. It reminded me of your death.
After I finally told her a few things, I just walked away and went back to sleep in our room. I was really tired. I probably slept through the afternoon and skipped my meals. I just couldn't bring myself to see the others after that incident in the morning, plus I wasn't really that hungry. So the evening went by, and soon night came. Nothing special happened while I was writing this letter. I'm going to go patrol around the area now. I hope the servants won't find me.
I'm going to continue this letter, okay? Eve, you don't know how shocked, confused, and happy I was when I saw you in front of me. I finally got to touch you and receive your warmth once again. When we entered our room, I had many things I want to tell you and I wanted to do more things with you. Embracing you while you give me a sweet kiss that slowly turned to a passionate one filled with strong emotions. Words didn't come out of our mouths, but those words were conveyed in our actions. I was extremely happy when we became one. I was happy, nervous, and excited. My heart was beating at an insane speed, did yours? I was hoping that you wouldn't leave me when I wake up, and you didn't. We even took a shower together and I was able to confirm that you aren't a mere hallucination of mine. I wanted you to taste the pancakes I made, but you had already left me. I don't blame you, in fact, I'm just thankful that you gave me the chance to touch you and talk to you again. I have no regrets, except maybe I want to have a family with you.
Hey Eve, you're still alive in this world somewhere, right? I'll find you and propose to you. Although, first I need to be healthy and be considerate of the others. I need to apologize to Ara first. Looks like I have a lot of things to do. I'll definitely find you and the first place I'm going to will be Altera. Eve, please wait for me and this time I won't let you slip out of my hands.
I love you,
Chung Seiker
He smiled as he blew on the ink lightly before folding it, slipping it back into the envelope and gently put it in the box. He smiled brightly before looking at the breakfast before him.
"Looks like.. You'll have to wait for my pancakes again. I'll make more for you later. Time for me to eat my breakfast."
~Author's Note~
And I'm done~ :D A bit rushed, so I'm sorry. OAO Anyways, I've found an Otome Game that's for mobile devices. Sadly, I have to wait 4 hours for more energy. Although, it's worth it since the plotline is pretty good and characters are just pure awesomeness. XD By the way, I do not know how to make pancakes no matter how easy it is for certain people, so this is all based on my research.
Oh yes, I need to write the one shot reviewers since I'll forget them very soon. And I need to keep track of how many people I owe since I'm slow. :x
550th is BIAxDiA, 600th is TsukixnoEvernight, 650th is Helringo, 700th is Sweet Trickster, 750th is Kat Neko983, 800th is either Sweet Trickster/MarioFireRed(Just wait for the results), 850th is Orithia WindBell, 900th is RubyCruicifix, 950th is SeouLee, 1000th is Tainted. Demon(?), 1050th is Spirify, 1100th is An0n Author, 1150th is xXHakuraXx, 1200th is SeraphicEve...
Please tell me if I wrote the wrong people on the reviewers. OAO Especially 1000th.
Here are my replies to my kind reviewers~
BIAxDiA: Aisha's sensitive, so I'm not surprised. XP Ara's going to calm down now, but not without some comforting of some people. ;3 *wiggles eyebrows* Me leveling up is like a rare thing. Reborn is just pure awesome. :D I don't mind if they're fillers. XD I guess it's great that Rena admits that she's a pervert. The herb is with them, but one problem is that... Aisha suspects it to be a fake. XD I don't think so. That's only in Assassin's Love. X3
Konjiki No Yami: *cough cough* Why yes. Well, they also did it in the first preview of Assassin's Love. And Eve ends up with... A belly. XD
KoraDora: Ah, I see. My first VP battle was when I was helping my friend's Aisha getting her first rank. True.. DW almost everywhere and she's in the rankings for PvP too. I play as Eve, Chung, and Elsword. XD Spice is only okay to me since I wasn't used to it. Like you said, it doesn't fit innocent Len. XD
Spirify: Thanks for the review on the one shot~ :D And don't worry. I already know about her death, but... ;3 (Spoiler)She lives on in the manga. XD They're pretty daring.
MarioFireRed: Why yes they did. XD I'm shocked as well. OAO S rank on LK?! *stares at my C rank* TT-TT I'll never be any higher than C! You envy me on how I update almost daily, and I envy you for your epic-ness in PvP. Mutual feelings of envy. *pats your head*
Awakened Hades: XD Oh well. Too late to revert time. XD
SeraphicEve: Aye! Happy! :3 I'm glad you love it and... Congratz! You're the 1,200th reviewer~ PM me your class pairing and plot. :D
An0n Author: *cough cough* Disturbing. XD Elsword said not to make too much noise and no force to Raven. XD Well, I felt awkward helping Chung write out his letter... XP
Helringo: Not forever. ;D And... You did? And Cheve?! :3 Anyways... How I have these pictures? That's for me to know and for you to find out. I can give you more. Maybe you can retrace the surroundings and find out clues. :P
Sweet Trickster: XD I approve as well! XD Well, many things happened, so... They deserve some "fluff". X3 At least you like it. Yes, it's pretty good. And I forgot the name.. :x Lemme find it. I have this bad habit of throwing the movies I finished watching somewhere in the house. OAO I first got interested in Elsword because of Chung's FG and Eve's CN. XD I dislike Raven to a certain point. XD I'm getting to know your inner fangirl~ :D
NobelTJ99: *calls 911* :D You wish, but never. *eats salmon*
The Cynical Asian: XD We'll see about that. Hmm.. Shall it be twins? XD And why can't I say it out loud? It's the truth, isn't it? ;3 Well, Asian's a Genius. XD The world is out to get you~ :D *throws confetti around* :D
Orithia WindBell: XD Can I come to the party? :D Thanks for reviewing the one shot, did you like it? :D Glaive will be taken care of later while Eve is gone.. :(
Archious: XD Well, she's human in this story of mine. Since I cannot write with systems. I'd fail at that, so.. Eve is a human, she'll be able to reproduce like every normal human. Plus... I love humans. X3
kazurug21: XD If I put in details, I'd probably die. XD It's rushed, but I hope it's to your liking! :D It must be hard, huh? I want infinite, but sadly, no. :c I'll try my best in the fanfics! :D
KWolf909: XD It's amazing how people manage to read all 86 chapters nonstop. XD I love those pairings as well! Except my order is the opposite. XD
SeouLee: Do not worry! :D You have many things to do, so I don't blame you. :D And printing out the pages in order to read... XD You're amazing. Echo is awesome. :3 Elsword has an amazing imagination. ;3 Chung's trying to be normal and relief his sadness. OAO I know.. Most likely, this might be finished after 2-3 weeks of school. XD Thanks for the congatz and yeah.. PvP is okay, but hateful. Spammer, huh? Well, it's sad to be called that. I'm glad I researched before typing up the chapter too. I was reading an article about eyeballs and transplanting. And I paid close attention to the obtic nerve part. XD Here's your Cheve. I can already go there since I pretty much soloed all of Hamel's dungeon without dying. :D I even got an S rank on Magmanta's Cave. :3 And SS for partying. X3 PG and PG-13.. Raven's past is pretty bloody. :x Rena x Raven scenes. XD
Guest/o0Nyu0o: XD I also made a mistake if I hadn't read your review again. XD Rena's surprising sometimes. ;D I have no words for "their actions explained everything". :D And congratz on becoming Code Nemesis! :3 The 5/5 part was so easy. Since I soloed everything. XD Like I said, it won't be easy for Rena to recover. And... You guys are amusing. There. XD
Kat Neko983: Thanks for the review on the one shot! :D And... ;3 It's not lemon. I only said what they did, I didn't describe it. :D Well, Kiyo's your brother, so of course you'll protect him. XD
Thanks for reading!
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