Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Water and Earth. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own DM, Coolkyoushinja and a few others do.
(Arthur's home, Saturday, 2 days before Arthur's work day.)
Arthur laid on the couch watching Tv while Elma sat cross-legged next to him, looking at him.
"This is like you waiting for Christmas… Except you're not getting any presents." He said before Elma blinked, she knew entirely what that holiday was and Tohru loathed it because of the celebration of a god.
"Hey, Arthur?" Elma asked and he turned off the tv to look at her.
"Yeah?" He asked, putting down the remote before giving his full attention to her.
"Thank you for allowing me to stay here… The last time I was on Earth, it didn't go well." Elma said, Arthur nodded.
"That's what friends and all that do, Elma… And I'm curious about how that went, but I'll ask about it later." Arthur stated before he looked at the frowning and deep in thought.
"Elma, I don't know how coding works, but I will say you need to stay calm… I'm going to tell you the truth, my job sucks at times, I've dealt with stupid orders, broken equipment I don't know how to deal with… I got scared and such… But I've powered through it, I've fought through it… And I don't mean I've fought actually, it's an expression." He stated before he cleared his throat.
"I should keep thanking you, I've never noted how much I could use a roommate and someone to talk to…" Arthur said, Elma blushed and looked away before the door started to ring.
"I'll get it!" Elma yelled and she went to get the door, Arthur slowly started to stand up to go and join her.
The second the door opened; he heard a giant roar of anger. He instantly knew who was at the door.
"ELMA/TOHRU!" He heard and then he walked to the door just in time to see Elma go flying back and slam into the sofa, knocking it over.
Tohru marched in, her mouth smoking before Elma growled and blasted her with ice, knocking her back before she stood in front of Arthur.
"What did I say about fighting in public? Also, you're paying for any damage you cause." Arthur said, facepalming before Elma growled.
"What, afraid your human is going to get hurt?! He's not going to touch Ms. Kobayashi… She's mine" Tohru hissed before Elma growled.
"If you hurt him, I'll rip you to shreds, Tohru, you already broke the law by coming here… I will not let you hurt my friend… He's my charge, my, and under MY protection. You won't touch what is mine to protect…" Elma growled out and Arthur blinked at how she was so… Territorial.
He slightly blushed before Elma sensed another being and smelled a familiar smell.
"Kobayashi?" Elma asked before Tohru growled while Arthur walked past Arthur and flicked her on the nose.
"You…!" Tohru growled while Arthur stared into the dragon's burning eyes.
"If you were going to kill me, you would have done it the moment you saw me. I don't care if you're some super Chaos Dragon and I don't care much for your fight with Elma…. But I know for a fact you're not going to barge in here and pick a fight with her, and I know for damn sure that I'm not scared of a spoiled brat like the way your behaving… Second? Lady, I've known Kobayashi for less than 5 minutes, you're crazy if you think I'm going to steal her…" He said before he turned to Elma who had her mouth open.
A Human, a regular Human… At least she believed, had stood up to Tohru? She had only seen it from Kobayashi from what little she knew.
"I'm right here." Came the voice of the girl as she walked around the corner.
"Can you please tell Ms. Hothead to chill and not blast my roommate? She's paying for anything she breaks if she wants to have a wrestling match with Elma in my house." He said before he turned to Elma.
"You ok? I know she is, unless she's allergic to ice." Arthur said while Elma blushed and nodded.
"So, I'm guessing Elma is the one who needs help with coding?" Kobayashi asked, not even missing a single beat while Arthur nodded.
"You used to this as well, I'm guessing?" Arthur asked and the woman shrugged which Arthur took as a yes.
"Elma destroyed my wall to get to Tohru, we've met before the dinner." Kobayashi stated, Arthur turned to her and she puffed up her cheeks before Arthur patted her on the head.
"Am I paying for that or did you guys settle that?" Arthur asked while Tohru slowly backed down while Kobayashi lowered her hands.
"This is going to be a long day." Arthur said, noticing the 2 dragons about to fight.
"Yep." Kobayashi deadpanned and Arthur wondered how the duo had never met.
Author Note
Phew, another chapter done! I wanted to make this chapter longer, but I wanted to make it short because I couldn't think. I want to point out Elma and Arthur do have some feelings slowly coming out. Next chapter will be on Saturday or so and will show Kobayashi teaching Elma coding and both continuing to talk. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!