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Bird's Foot | Elsword x Aisha
by iReii | 07. 03. 2016

VIII.

BGM King and the Clown OST : "Fate" Piano Cover - Lee Sunhee | REYNAH
Reynah is the YouTuber that uploaded the video. Enjoy while reading :)

It was middle of August- the sun was giving off its rays as the Velder villagers complained about the disturbing and unbearable heat. However, the cool wind gently breezing through the air was what kept the peace within the village. I stretched my arms out as I stepped out the door of my workplace; it was a free day. No students to teach, herbs were all updated; I breathed out all the toxins in my body as walked the halls of Velder Castle.

"Ha! Ha!"

I turned my head as I heard grunts from large mass of people. I stared out the window of the hall as I glimpsed at the Velder Knights in middle of free training. Their courageous actions reminded me of a thought I had earlier― I have to take fresh herbs to the Knights' leader due to multiple injuries that have been occurring lately. I jogged back into my workplace and grabbed a basket filled with freshly picked out herbs. Maybe I'll see Elsword there, I thought to myself as I struggled to keep my smile calm and push my hopes down, nonetheless, I couldn't control it.

Soon enough, I reached the training ground for the Velder Knights. I glimpsed a fairly tall man with a slick, black hair that's been softly brushed to calm it down. He was wearing a long jacket that reached the back of his knees with fur placed on his hood- that somewhat resembled a crow. How is he not sweating to death? I thought while glancing at the physical appearance of the male as it seems like he was the leader in charge of the Training Ground; his appearance stood out compared to other Knights.

As I was walking toward the leader, one of the students took a glance at me and yelled to the male, "Commander Raven! You have a guest!" The student playfully gave me double thumbs up as I chuckled at his actions. The leader named Raven slowly turned around as I caught his attention. I handed him the basket filled with herb.

" Here's freshly picked up herbs you requested earlier."

"Oh thank you."

As he appreciated me with careful actions, I looked around the training area, however, I could not catch a glimpse of the red-haired male. Out of curiosity, I asked the male, "Do you happen to know where Elsword is?"

I wasn't honestly searching out for him, I just wanted to stop by and greet the knight. Raven stared at me as his ebony colored eye widened with surprise.

"You- you mean Lord Elsword? You wouldn't find him near the Knights… Check inside the castle."

The tall male said with puzzled yet respectful tone within his voice. I quickly thanked him as I entered back into the castle, my thoughts filled with confusement.

But he's a Knight… Why did he say I wouldn't find him near the Knights? I wondered to myself as I passed by two maids of Velder as they were laughing in middle of their conversation. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but their voices were clear enough for me to hear the entire conversation.

"Don't you think… Lord Elsword is kind of.. Handsome?" One of the girl said while blushing and giggling at her own question.

"But.. he was born on Velder War. You know they say he's cursed."

"I'm just talking about his looks, not his whatever his prophecy will be."

The other maid seemed concerned about her friend's thoughts, but they both quickly brushed the topic away as they passed by me. After hearing such words, I came to a halt in middle of the Velder castle's hallway. It took me awhile for my brain to process the words together to form a complete thought.

Elsword was born on the day of Velder War, therefore, he's cursed?

The day I was desperately pleading for my parents to return home, for the bloody sky to turn beautiful again, a cursed baby was born and that was his prophecy? Is that why people that passed by Elsword gave such uneasy glares to the innocent boy? It didn't make any sense; for someone to be accused of being cursed, just because he was accidentally born on the day of the war. I shrugged as I brushed the useless thought away and continued to walk.

"Aisha!"

An voice filled with excitement called upon my name as I turned around to see who it was.

The cursed knight.

A thought swiftly passed through my mind and escaped as soon as Elsword was standing in front of me. The same feelings I felt when I glimpsed his ruby colored eyes that reminded of bloody night after I woke up came into my sensation again. Shivers were tingling down my spine as I gulped the nervousness away.

"Hi, Elsword." I greeted the knight nervously as the palm of my hands were beginning to sweat.

I hope he doesn't acknowledge my tension.

I thought to myself as I continued to stare at Elsword with a smile filled with anxiety. Clear the thoughts, get rid of the conversation I just heard― I tried to reassure myself, but the thoughts reflecting back to the nightmare I had along with Elsword's bloody eyes would not leave my mind.

To my surprise, Elsword's gaze escalated to the floor as he reached out for my hand steadily. His soft hands were grasping on my tinier hands as he stared at the two hands embracing one another. He hesitated, it took awhile for Elsword to part his lips as he tried to keep his voice steady.

"You're not one of them, are you?"

He asked. Puzzled I widened my eyes; What is he talking about? Who is them? Even before I could answer my own question within my thoughts, the knight continued.

"It was an accident, but I saw you stop when you heard the conversation between the two maids."

My eyes widened with bewilderment. He heard it all and he saw my reaction to the conversation. Sweat was tingling down my spine as the knight escalated his gaze to match my eyes. His crimson eyes were filled with sorrowfulness and desperation.

"You think I'm cursed?"

There was slight anger within his voice. My body begin to tremble due to sudden fear I felt when I stared into his eyes. I wasn't locked into his eyes however, I tried to keep it that way.

Yes. Even if I want to deny it, just by staring into your eyes makes me have thoughts you are, in fact, cursed. Being near you feels dangerous even though I love you in every way. I don't want to die, but I don't want you to die. I'm sorry for such selfish thoughts, but the knight remained silent.

"No. You're not cursed, Elsword."

I'm sorry for lying, but I don't want our relationship to deteriorate. I want to be near your side forever and in order to do that, I have to be untruthful.

The lonely knight's eyes softened as he heard my words. Sudden guilt and pity were aching my heart as Elsword matched his lips against mine.

A/N

I think Elsword's secret is kind of straight forward and obvious (to certain people) ... /fail.
It's also kind of rare for me to throw in Raven in middle of the story, but throwing Chung/Add/Ciel just doesn't make sense in this story..
so I just threw in a character that uses sword like the Velder Knights.

Anyways... I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter :)