Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Water and Earth. Enjoy the 2200-word chapter. I don't own DM, Coolkyoushinja and a few others do.
(Arthur's home)
Elma woke up to see that Arthur was gone and she blinked as she yawned and cracked her back and arms.
She turned to see Arthur with something she was familiar with before… Pancakes.
"If you scarf this down out of my hand, I'm going to make you buy the next thing of food we get…." Arthur said as he put the plate on the coffee table in front of her and then sat in the chair next to her.
He watched the dragon feast on the pancakes like they were the best food on Earth, he was glad he didn't put anything but powdered sugar on the pancakes. He really didn't want to have to deal with her having syrup all over her head because she had to maul the pancakes, he made her.
"Thank you." Elma said, Arthur nodded and then motioned towards the other rooms.
"Ok, c'mon, we're brush our teeth and then head out…" He said before he took the plate from her and put it in the sink.
Elma followed him into another room with a tub and what she guessed was something else used for cleaning.
"That is a bathtub, that's how humans keep clean… It won't fit your…. 'Dragon Form', but you can clean yourself…" Arthur said, the blush he had on his face made her think he didn't want to help her out of respect. Something that made her blush.
"You said brush teeth?" Elma said, cocking her head, Arthur found it cute deep down, it looked slightly like a kitten and he nodded before he blinked.
"You don't know what that means, do you?" He asked, he didn't consider Elma stupid, she was a kitten that was curious about everything.
She shrugged and he picked up the toothpaste and a brush and put the toothpaste onto the brush.
"I'll show you before I do it..." He went to go and get his own toothbrush before Elma put the brush in her mouth.
Arthur blinked before he sighed and facepalmed before he walked over.
"No, you don't eat the toothpaste, you use it to clean your teeth… I swear it's like trying to tutor a baby." He joked before she elbowed him and he grunted before he took her arm and slowly began to move it over her teeth for a minute before he stepped bag.
"You good then?" She nodded before he did the same and then looked at her feet.
"Elma, aren't you going to need shoes for outside…?" He started to say before Elma summoned her socks and sandals before Arthur shrugged and then spit into the sink which Elma did after that.
He walked out of the bathroom with Elma following, he then turned to her as he pulled on his shoes, grabbed his keys and then he grabbed his jacket before he turned to Elma who still had a dark blue leotard, a tan scarf, a purple kimono with purple piping which was slightly pulled down and a blue sash over the leotard. He also looked over the bandages on her legs and sandals.
"What?" Elma asked before Arthur shrugged and looked at the door.
"Nothing, just remind me to try and get new clothes for you so you don't get weird looks… People will get the wrong idea if you always walk around like that… Uh… Let's go… This is going to be weird…" He said before he walked to the door and opened it.
"No offense…." He said before he opened the door and let Elma walk by him and into the car.
"So, like you said, think is basically how Humans drive around?" She stated before he walked towards the car and opened the door.
"Yes, it's like horse drawn carriages like you said also said exist in your world… Now, we're drive to a library and I'll explain to you what to do…" He said as he went to start the car before he blinked.
"You know what? It'd be better to walk; we'd get more to see and we're going to get there quicker…" Arthur said before he turned and walked inside and came out a minute later.
"Let's go…. We're going to get food for lunch." Arthur said before Elma was quickly at his side, both continued to walk towards the city.
"So, how you need so much food? I'm going to guess you eat more than most dragons…" Arthur stated, Elma glared at him, but sighed.
"I enjoy food, ok? I love to eat… I used to get bullied by people because I ate so much…" Elma said, Arthur's eyebrows furrowed and he frowned before he gently patted Elma on the head.
Dragon or not, it continued to bring a blush to her face as she looked at the Human.
"Well, you know what partners are, right?" He asked, she nodded.
"And you know we're partners, right?" He stated, she nodded again.
"Partners help each other… I'm helping you by giving you a place to live and food and stuff… And… Well I don't know how you're going to help, but I don't care much about the moment…" Arthur said before Elma spoke up.
"I can help you with magic and keep you safe… Harmony Dragons protect humans, at least I do…" Elma said, looking at the ground, Arthur turned to look at her.
"Yeah… I'm just happy to have a roommate, Elma… Anyway, how about we get lunch and I'll explain jobs… I'm going to guess you know about some things I haven't told you about yet?" He asked, Elma looked at the sky.
"I've been on Earth before… I'm not clueless…" She said before Arthur hummed.
"Just not used to the modern stuff, got you… Anyway, so you mentioned Chaos Dragons…. I'm going to guess one of them is here, a good dragon wouldn't be around without a bad one to fight…" He said, they were finally into the massive city and Arthur turned to Elma before he pointed at one of the stores.
"That's a diner, they're give us food when I pay them." Arthur said before he turned to see Elma furrow her brows before he sighed.
He walked inside with Elma following, the dinner was used to letting people sit themselves. He sat in a booth with Elma blinking before she slowly followed his lead
"So, let's talk jobs… I don't mind when you get one, but if we're going to be roommates, you're going to need a job… If I'm not around, you're going to need money to get your own food…" Arthur stated, Elma blinked before a waitress walked over.
"Oh, Arthur! Good to see you, I haven't seen you in 2 weeks, where have you been… And who's this?" The woman asked, she had long fake nails, massive brown hair, black heels and waitress uniform.
"Hi, Rebecca… And I've been fine…" He stated, Elma didn't like her smile for some reason, he rolled his eyes and looked at Elma.
"This is Elma, she's my partner at my job… Right, Elma?" He asked, Elma looked at the Human.
Elma could see that he was looking uneasy, he clearly didn't like the lady, she looked at the woman and smirked.
"Yes, in fact we've been working for a few months and we've just been promoted." She said, she cherished the snarl that the woman had after this for some reason.
Elma might not have been up to date on everything in the world, but she knew what being in a group meant… She wasn't an idiot.
The woman stomped off as another waitress took notice before Arthur turned to look at her.
"She is so obsessed with asking me out… Thank you… Trust me, she has a lot of issues…" He said before the other waitress came over.
"Welcome to Dashing Dino Diner, what would you like to drink?" The woman asked before Elma turned to look at Arthur.
"They have chocolate milk, soda, diet soda, water… I'm going to have a regular soda." He said, Arthur turned to look at Elma before she spoke up.
"Chocolate mile… No, soda, chocolate milk…." Elma started to say before Arthur cut her off.
"She'll have the chocolate milk… You might want to give her a minute to look at the menu, she's new here… I'll just have the usual…" He said, the waitress smiled and went to take their orders before he turned to look at Elma.
"Please don't tell me I'm going to have to order your stuff for you… Em, you're going to have to pick… If this was a store, you… Well, if it was a store you could buy everything if you have the cash… Ok, not helping my point… Just take a minute to think…" He said, the waitress walked over while Elma looked over the menu before she turned to the woman.
"I'll get the cheeseburger with a side of honey muster and then with chicken fingers and fries." Elma said, the waitress turned to Arthur who simply smiled. She turned and walked away before Arthur chuckled.
"Ok… That was my bad… I forgot you ate an entire turkey at once…." Arthur stated, he saw Elma open her mouth and held up his hand.
"It's fine… You love food, I get it… Anyway, you're going to need to get a job… Let's start with a few questions… What's your best strength… Not like power or so, what is it your good at… Explaining stuff, fighting fires, exercise?" He asked, Elma blinked as she started to think.
"What is it you do again… A tech… Tech…?" She tried to say, Arthur raised an eyebrow as their drinks were brought back.
Elma took a sip before downing the entire drink while Arthur smiled.
"A technician… They work on computers and fix machines… It's not an easy job… Why, you want to learn more about machines?" He asked, she slowly nodded before he looked at her face.
"Elma… Never mind, I'll get another drink…." He went to say before Elma noticed something and scowled.
It was Tohru who had bags of food and Kobaysashi, she got up before rushing out the door.
"Elma!" He said before he turned to the waitress.
"We're be right back, just please make sure the food is hot." He said before he rushed out the door.
He turned to see the duo arguing before Elma looked ready to rip the woman's head off.
"Tohru, I finally have you, we are going to go home now!" She yelled before Arthur slowly walked forward.
Before Elma could react, Arthur gently pulled her back and reached into his pocket.
"Candy, eat it." He said, more annoyed then mad, she looked at it before taking a bite and chomping it down like it was saving her life.
"I'm going to guess another dragon… And also…." He turned to look at Elma.
"You've met her and… I'm Arthur…" Arthur said before Elma noticed Kobayashi.
"Kobayashi, the human staying with Tohru… Who is breaking the treaty…" Elma hissed before Tohru looked at Arthur, sizing him up with distain? He blinked.
"I see you've found yourself a human." Tohru hissed before Elma went to jump in front of Arthur. Her eyes glared with magic as she prepared to fight her friend.
"You will not harm Arthur, Tohru, as a Harmony Dragon…" She started to say before the door opened.
"Your food is ready; we're just waiting on you both before we bring it out…" The waitress said before closing the door.
Elma rushed inside while Tohru rolled her eyes.
"The second food comes, she's gone." She said while she smirked while Arthur looked at her.
"Funny, from what I saw, she was about to maul you like a chew toy… I called off the dragon attack dog… Lady, you're not much better, you look like a… Well, cosplayer…" He said before he turned to Kobayashi.
"I feel like I've seen you before… Later, Kobayashi, I'm sorry we bugged you…" He said while he walked inside.
Tohru huffed before Kobayashi blinked.
(With Arthur and Elma.)
Arthur took a seat and ran his hands through his hair at Elma.
"Em… I'm not going to ask what that was… And I'm glad we got the human job thing done… And I'm going to guess your friend is a Chaos Dragon… The way you treated her makes me thing that and the horns are a dead give…" He said before he looked at Elma who was glaring at Tohru who walked away.
"You can't just start fights with her anywhere you want… Your get the cops called and get in trouble…" He said, Elma blinked before their food arrived.
Author Note
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out Arthur isn't made to be perfect… He's supposed to be funny and keep Elma in line. I do also want to point out Kobayashi and Tohru have a role in the story… Next chapter will be on Sunday or so and will show Elma and Arthur spending another night sleeping and him explaining things and talking about her phone. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!