{Chapter 6: What If…}
I'm on my way down the stairs, meeting with Nova. Just when Eve showed up out of the blue, sweating in exhausted, Novia appear in front of me. I stop on track.
"Elsword! I have something to tell you!" She tugs me on my arm, "I saw Eve with another man! We saw her with another man didn't we, Eisuke?!"
"…I guess," Eisuke say, turning his head to another side.
I look back at Eve, pretending to not see her for now. "Really… Maybe it's a misunderstanding," I put on a fake smile. I was actually angry at her.
"What? Is that true?" Nova frowns, "But maybe it's a misunderstanding, Novia."
"It's NOT a misunderstanding! I saw it with my own eyes!" Novia groans.
That's when I drop down the pretending and call Eve over, "Eve! There you are. Why are you coming home so late?" I pout, "You shouldn't keep your boyfriend waiting…"
"W-well, you have to listen-" She runs over me, I pull her over in front of me, not waiting for her to finish her sentence. "You make me waiting for an hour… How bad girl you are." I smile.
Her face blush, "W-wait! You haven't heard what I have to say!" She whispered. I ignore it and keep continue, "Bad girl like you need to be punish…" I tease her by kissing her lip deeply; trick her that it's a real kiss. I didn't put my feeling into it and that's why it's call a 'fake kiss', my own style.
I guess she trust that it's a real kiss after all… Her face blush so red and I'm enjoying it. Everyone look at us from below. Novia's mouth opens in surprise along with her red face, glancing at Eve that stands beside me. "Well… They are fine. Sweet as always," Nova smile, "Novia, I think you have misunderstood someone else."
"B-but Daddy!" She groans furiously and walks off.
"Pfft… You've done it," Eisuke grins. I nod with a smirk in return.
"You…" Eve begins to speak, but I cut her off with an innocent smile, "Let's go back to our suite." I walk her off with stares behind us.
In a glass elevator, Eve feel her lips while her face still embarrassed. She then walk over to me angrily, "Why did you kiss me out of the blue?! You should have asked me first before doing something to me!" She frowns, "…and you just…"
"Kiss you without a word, I know," I smile, "Maybe I was your very first kiss. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Of course, it's not!" Her face blush red, "Even though you kiss me for real, I won't count you as my first kiss."
"Ehh…" I look at her, smirking, "Do you want a 'real kiss' this time?" I tease her; back her up the glass wall.
"W-what do you mean?" She stares at me, "Don't tell me that wasn't a real kiss but a fake kiss?!"
"You're as slow as ever," I lean in closer to her and kiss her. This real kiss is passionate and I put my feeling into it. I guess I loved her for real this time…
When the elevator door slides open, I release the kiss and walk out of the elevator. I feel my lip while my face blush, thought that I can't control myself if I continue to kiss her.
(That mysterious man…is going to attack Eve, right? If I can protect her…) I sigh, entering my room with Eve following behind me from far away. (Pffft, what's that? Is she scared of me or something?)
Don't pay attention much, I go straight to the living room, walking up the stairs, and go the suit. With Eve following behind me, I get into the bathroom and shower. I think of how to protect Eve from that man. I want to protect her. As long as I can see her happy… I just have to sacrifice myself to protect her. For her to be safe.
(Why did I love her…) I thought, (I'm always like this! Elsword, you got to stop it. She's in pain too… I shouldn't have loved her anymore further…)
I come out of the bathroom and see Eve sitting on the floor there in front of the big glass window; her eyes look out in sorrow but then return to frightening. "Hey…" Just when I begin to open my mouth, she looks at me. We stare at each other in silence for a moment, but then she walked back behind me, "I'm going to shower."
Then she disappeared.
"Are you going to ignore me or something?" I sigh, "It's just that I kissed you… What's the big deal?"
"I don't trust you anymore!" She shouted angrily in the bathroom. It was hilarious I laughed, "Just forgive me already… And besides, I haven't yet talked about that subject Novia were talking about earlier."
In the bathroom was quiet and I'm waiting for her response. I then heard the water running in there. "You really are ignoring me…" I frown, "We'll talk about it when you come out here."
Ah… I'm getting jealous now. All this time, that is what I don't want to feel the most. Why? I'll probably look stupid when I'm jealous.
Like last time… She got hurt. Even though she fights back with blood cover her, I don't want her to get into that kind of situation again.
I lay down on the bed just until Eve come out of the bathroom with her hair wet. She sits down on the bed, glancing at me. I glance into her lovely yellow eyes while she dries her hair with her towel. "…Who was that man that you're with?" I asked her, turning my head to the side.
"…Why did you want to know?" She frown, "What are you worrying about?" She question back.
"Just answer my question," I said, "There's no meaning anything in my question…" Eve stares at me, then chuckle to herself. My face blush, "J-just tell me already! …Don't you even laugh."
"Pfft… I can read your thoughts like a book," She said, "It was Add, okay? So just calm down."
(Add…? What's with that guy, seriously? It's good that Eve doesn't walk home alone I guess…) I sigh deeply to myself, relieve. Eve then laugh, her shoulders shaking, "Y-you relieve? You sigh so loud!" She giggles, showing her smile.
(Duh, idiot. I'm just worried,) after my shy thoughts, I stand up and walk over the drawer, pulling hair dryer out. Eve stares at me curiously while watching me. "Let me dry your hair," I said, "Don't complain."
"...You're drying you slave's hair?" She chuckle, "Never heard of a Master doing something for their slaves like that."
"Just shut up," I grin, "...Hey."
"What?"
I patted her head slightly while my face blushes red, "Don't ever make me worried again, got it? I don't want to see you get hurt," I speak honestly, "I-I'm just saying it because I get tired of rescuing you!" I say.
Eve suddenly pout, "So you don't really care about what's happening to me then?" She frown, "You've rescuing me so many times in the past. Why not keep doing it so that I don't have to use my power?"
"…Idiot," I wrapped my arms around her shoulder and bury my face into her soft hair like a cat, "Don't get mad at me now. It's not cute at all when you get mad at me…"
"G-get away from me…" Her face blush red and I'm overjoyed. "Will you forgive your Master, slave?" I chuckle, "Probably you'll forgive me by now."
"Of course not!" Eve pokes my head, "You kissed me, alright!? I-I was not really ready that time…" Her face flushes redder after I kissed her cheek. I bury my face into her neck, teasing her, "…Can't help it. I just wanted to make you blush because it's so cute that it could make me die."
(This is all I can do for now… until that man come and get her.)
Eve fall silence while she still have her red face on. I put hair dryer away and walked back to Eve and kissed her forehead, smiling, "Will you allow your Master to sleep with you tonight?"
"…For what…!? You're being so like yourself today. Just how much you wanted me to…have feelings for you?" she stares at me, I was surprise. So she has feelings for me? She always acts like she doesn't have one for me.
"Are you…trying to joke around?" I pat her head once more, "I know that you trying to make up jokes, but…"
"No," She look at me, her eyes was so serious. If it were true, I couldn't have held it all in anymore. She then continues, "I don't lie about my own feeling. A-about that, I-"
My arms that are around her shoulders, I move it lower to her waist and kiss her cheek lightly, "Don't say it. I'm sure if you say it, I won't be able to control myself any longer," I closed my eye, "After all… I have to protect you."
I feel so lonely after I speak those sentences. After we're safe from that man, I'll speak my feelings and make her not feeling alone anymore. I blush at my thought and so Eve's face blush at my words too. "Let's go to sleep," I lay down on the bed besides her with a yawn, "Sleep next to your Master, slave."
"…Tch," Eve sighs and lies down next to me, still blushing. It was so cute. "Don't do anything to me," She says.
"Haha, I know," I laugh, "Unless you want me to do something to you." I tease her by wrap a blanket over our body and slide my hand inside her shirt and hugged her. "D-didn't I just tell you to not do anything like that!?" She says.
"Aw, don't be mad. I was just teasing you," I smirk, "Let us sleep like this. Good night~" I closed my eye; still have my arms around her waist while Eve's ears red.
We wake up in the morning and Eve goes to work like usual. With my feeling worried about Eve keep being far away, I went down to the living room like usual. All the guys are here, playing cards with the piles of money in the center of the group. "Whoa, whoa! I'm going to win!" Ota grin, "Haha, you guys will lose as usual~"
"This is no fair! You get to have these money all to yourself," Baba pout, "Grrr, I'm gonna win you, Ota."
The two of them look so serious I sigh deeply to myself. I will never join them because I always win the money. Notice me sitting on the chair, Eisuke speak up, "Get up late today, Elsword. Wanna join?"
"No, no way! He always win so no!" Ota smile, "But you can watch though!"
"But speaking of you getting up late, were you doing something in your suite 'till midnight?" Soryu said.
I look at him, curious why he knew, "Well, I was with Eve, actually," I say, "Just doing something fun."
They all stares at me, Ota's mouth open. "…Not that." I laugh in amusement and smile, showing my white teeth, "I'm going to see Eve~" I grin mischievously, "You guys can play cards without me."
"Like we wanted you to!" Ota pout, "You always win that's why…"
"Just go on ahead! If anything happen, call me~!" Baba wink.
"See y'all around~" I walk to the door, open it and shut it behind me. I walk down the hall, straight to elevator. I then stop on track, seeing someone far away. "Is that… Eve perhaps?" I notice that there's black hair guy In front of her. "He looks like Raven…"
But it's not him. It's someone else. Someone I don't know. Eve looks happy as I watched her reaction on their conversation they're having. "I feel like that's not Eve at all…" I pouted, "She won't be laughing and talk to a strangers like this…"
That laugh is not fair at all…
(Crap, I get all jealous over this. She was just being nice to the VIP guest! I'm such an idiot…) I sigh deeply. Suddenly, I see the man move his face close to her and kiss her right in front of me.
My heart hurts…
I feel like she's not herself at all. I walked away, can't take it anymore.
I take the stairs, went down on the locker room, knowing Eve would be there. What I saw is a group of girls trying to put Eve into the closet and probably locked her up; I hide behind the wall and watched what will happen. Eve then tripped on the floor and they close the closet door. I don't really know why they did that to her. I feel like she deserves it…
"Hmph… How dare you cheat on our Elsword!?" One of the girl said, "We saw you with a VIP man earlier. What were you two doing back there, really?"
"I told you, they were kissing!"
"I don't even know what you guys are talking about!" Eve shouted, "I stay in the office for a meeting! You totally mistake someone else."
(…Someone else, eh…)
"Tch, of course not! Don't even try to make an excuse."
"Just stay in there until you starting to regret what you have done!" I just have a bad feeling about this… Eve usually always get out of this kind of situation. This time she seemed scared somehow.
They then walked away without notice that I was behind the wall. "Geez… what's with her…?" I mumble, "She supposes to be running…" I walked to the closet, close enough to hear her whispered.
"…Dang it. Where are Rena and Aisha? Ara was supposed to be here…" She said, "And what's with those girls? I kiss a VIP guest…?"
"Pfft… I guess they're right after all," I chuckle, "But I want to hear the truth Eve…" I pout, "You really didn't do that, didn't you?"
"Of course, I didn't! It must be someone else's plan," She said, "Wait. Why are you here!?" She then started to bang the door like a kid. I started to laugh after that. "Of course, I've been looking for you."
"For what reason?" She sighs, "Just get me out. I…hate the dark here."
I feel like she's looking at me right through the door. "Time to get serious," I said, "…Half of my thoughts believe that was you and another half don't. Something like this pisses me off."
"One of them thinks it was me probably because someone looks like me pretend to be me… or something," She said, feeling annoyed, "And why would I kiss a stranger for no reason? I guess you didn't know about me just yet…"
"I was angry because I kissed you before, okay!?" I pout, "If I found the person who behind this, I'm sure I won't forgive them…"
"Okay, now it settles. Let me out!"
"Yes, yes…" I cut the rope that was tightening the door. As soon as I see her face, I blushed and laugh because she was so cute being a red tomato. "Eh… You're blushing."
"Shut up!" Eve scold, "I don't really know what is going on and so confuse right now! Grr… I feel like dying!" The first time I see this side of her… it's just so adorable. "Anyway, we got to go search up that per-"
I cut her off and pull her back into the closet, my hand above Eve's mouth. Someone came in and if I wasn't wrong… that person might be that 'fake Eve'.
"Genius as always! I knew you could… I mean, guess that." Rune Slayer smile weakly, "Gahh… this is confusing mee…"
"Be quiet and watch," Infinity Sword says, "I wondered why they do that to lure Lord Knight in?"
"I wanted to know that too," I said. "Why not asking that fake Eve outside?"
"Fake me?" Eve stared at me. "You mean the person that walks in earlier!?"
I knock her on the head, understanding how silly she is when she is so slow at knowing such a thing. After that, I open the closet door. Infinity Sword and Rune Slayer jumped in and wrap their arms around that fake Eve like a rope. "Hey. Who are you, why are you disguising as me!?" Eve scold, "Tch. People these days just did anything without thinking first…"
"Ahaha… You seem very angry…" I grin.
"Of course I am! I hate it when people trying to disguise as me." Eve glare sharply at the fake Eve. "Wait, how did you know it was the person that disguise as me?" She turns to me once more.
"Magic." I wink. "Don't ask and just go to her."
They're really alike except on the eyes. Compare to when I saw the situation, of course I'm all wrong about what is real in front of me that time.
Eve then hurry out of the closet and surround that 'disguise' Eve. "I-I…" the disguise Eve started to speak, but then shut her mouth.
"What was that? Continue speaking!" Eve scold her once more. I jump a little. "Who are you working for? Did that man somehow make this happen to lure us in?"
The fake Eve looks down for a moment, and then she begins to speak like she has no choice left. "That man… He said he would pay me if I dress up like you." She said, looking at Eve, "He didn't tell me his name, b-but I overheard that he is after some power thing…"
"That mysterious man, huh…" I sigh. "All this is pissing me…"
"Mm? So that's it? Why did he want power so bad, I wonder?" Rune Slayer pouts.
"He wants power in order to do anything, you Rune-Idiot." Infinity Sword chuckle, "We just have to stop him first or protect Lord Knight and Code Nemesis!"
The woman stare at them with astonish look, wonder how there are 3 of me. "Well… I got to go actually…" She grins weakly, and then ran off.
"She scared of us!" I laugh, "So funny."
Eve then stared at me, making a displeased face, "You know, the way to not let him to steal our power, is to fight back right?"
"…There's another way too." I said, "Protect ourselves, avoid him nor killed him." I smile innocently.
She walks out of the locker room after she sighs. I hurry after her with a big grin on my face.
I went inside the Penthouse and suddenly saw some of my friends shirtless, and with some woman. Looks like they were betting something again, "You guys are…leaking?"
"You're so mean, Els! I got to strip when I lose the round!" Baba pout, "At least win against Eisuke for meee!"
"That's no fair, Baba! You can't have someone to play it for you!" Ota laugh, "I want to beat boss once…"
"Hmph. No one would be able to beat me." Eisuke smirk, "Anyway, why bringing woman in here, Baba?"
"Ehhh!? It will be more fun with the ladies here," Baba winks.
"Er…" I smile weakly then went straight to the stairs while women watching me with an 'I-want-you' face, "I'm going to my suit… you guys can play whatever without me." I said.
"Aw… too bad. Fine! I'm winning on my own." Baba pouts.
"You guys are so noisy…" Soryu sighs.
"Ahaha… yep. I would never going to play those weird games." I mumble to myself and go in my suit. As soon as I get in, I see a beautiful painting down on the couch. It's a painting of Eve sign by Ota Kisaki. It was paint beautifully. I guess this is what you called 'artists magic'.
"Ota is such a good artist…" I look at the painting, my eye open wide without myself even knowing. I think back when I sneak up behind her and smile without knowing it. I then go into my office when I suddenly heard a loud noise like something drop on the ground.
"Right… Eve won't be here at 8 o'clock." I said, open my office door. Right there standing was a long red hair woman. I look at her back without knowing who it is, "Um… Are you one of Baba's woman guests?"
No response back at me.
"…Miss?" I grab her shoulder and for the return is a sudden hard smack on my face. Like when my sister's fist hit me right in the face.
"I'm not one of those woman, you idiot little brother!" The familiar voice runs through my head.
I look up; being surprise right away I saw her face. "Long time no see, sis!" I hugged her and she smacked me on the head. "Ow… what's that for?" I pout.
"You should be a little happier. When I met those guys with their chest showing, I almost fainted…" She smiles weakly, "Ahaha… now that I'm here, how've you been, little bro? You got a girlfriend to hold?" She winked at me.
"…Kind of." I blush, "I haven't told her about my feeling yet but I guess she already knew…"
"Ehh…!? Little bro, you should tell her!" She then pinch my cheek, "Or you would regret it if she have fallen in love with another boy!"
"Stop joking around, sis. Eve is not like that," I laugh, "I'll tell her if I'm done with the business as well as with that mysterious man."
Elesis nodded, but then flick her head slightly and lie down on the couch. "But the Eve girl… Is she the Nasod Queen?"
"Yeah?" I said, "Former I guess."
"Ohh…" I see her grin a little. I smile to myself, but then realize, "…How did you sounds like you understand about my situation?" I wide eyed.
She smiles, showing her white teeth, "Rune Slayer and Infinity Sword told me." She then gaze at me, "You don't think you can hide everything away from me, right?"
I glare at Rune Slayer and Infinity Sword besides me. They can appear whenever they wanted to. "Why did you say that, Grand Master!? You'll make us look bad." Rune Slayer sighs.
"…You guys don't have to lie…" Crimson Avenger glazed at us.
I then walked over to the door, feeling sleepy, "You can rest in my office for a bit. There's one bed there…" I pointed to the bed behind the couch. "I'm going to my room…"
I opened the door, and then found Eve about to go into the bedroom. "…Welcome back." I smile, "You come back so early. Is it because you miss me?"
"Like I would…" She sighs.
"Aw… too bad. I was just finish talking about you with my sis." I smile in amusement.
"Sister…?"
Suddenly, Elesis gloms over Eve, looking radiant. "Eveeee! You're so cuteee! I'm so lucky that little bro have a girlfriend like youuuu!"
"H-hey!" I blush.
"…I'm not his girlfriend," Eve says. "Just a fake one."
"'Fake'? What did u mean, Elsword?" Elesis pout, "Don't tell me you did that just for entertainment!?" She smacked me one more time, "How dare you did that to a girl!?"
"Oww! It's not like that… You're as bossy as ever, sis…" I laugh. "Well… it's about a business."
"…Right! Ahaha… I just realize that." Elesis stick her tongue out carelessly. "You guys should go to sleep even though it's not nighttime…"
"I'm going to take shower, I'm tired." She went into the bedroom, expressionless. I sigh, "Sis, you can sleep in my office then. Try not to break anything."
"What is that supposed to mean!?" She pouted, "But keeps it together, Els." She winked, "You'll do lots of thing in there."
"…" I blush, and then go in after her.
I suddenly thought about when I teased Eve and how she didn't resist my action on her. She didn't move away or hit me. Instead of that she act like she doesn't know how to response and blush.
Tomorrow is the last day of Eve being my 'fake' girlfriend anyway. Nova is going to sign the contact and everything is going to be over. I wanted Eve to be extricated even though I'm going to break her heart. Everything is for her even if we're in a bad situation.
I lie down on the bed, hesitate to think about tomorrow. I decide to sleep, tears in my eye.
"…I'm sad now. Lord Knight looks so miserable." Rune Slayer looks at me in sorrow. I sigh silently, "It's alright. I made this decision. That man's target was probably me. He says it's Eve, but… he was just trying to make me feel uneasy. If she stays with me any longer, we both will be his meal."
"Sometimes the best way to protect someone from pain is to push them away, huh…" Infinity Sword grins, "If you have to fight against that man, use our power and count on us." He winked.
"…Thanks." I blush and turn my head away from them, closing my eye into a deep sleep.
I feel like 1 chapter takes about a fricking year to updated. xDD Well, be patient and I will update the chapters, reader. :xx I'm sorry if it takes me so long. qwq
I was playing Elsword and Elsword Void and Osu and Grand Chase and much more. ;-; and I have schools and IG thingy. Ahaha, I love to type anyway. :P
Chung: Keep it up, darling. c;
Ara: Chung… calling Som 'darling' is a little creepy…
Raven: Yep.
Chung: You guys are so rude! qwq
Add: Kukukuku…
Eve: That laugh… -_-
Som: I love it. 3 it's so sexy.
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