Alright, so today we start some interesting stuff. And for filler, it is pretty important!
Enjoy!
It was quiet, which was nice. The city of Magnolia was on it's way to bed for the night, and citizens went off to do just that. The silence was a great counter to the loud hustle the city had during the day, and soon enough the streets were empty. Surprisingly enough, even the Fairy Tail guild hall was quiet.
And that was the way the city stayed, at least for a few hours.
For the fifth night in a row, a bloodcurdling scream came from Fairy Hills, the female dorm for Fairy Tail wizards. As the scream continued, many of the young female wizards of the guild were awoken by it and rushed to see what was happening.
And, as usual, they were crowded outside Elise Redfox's door. It didn't take long for Nashi and Ultear to push their way through the crowd towards the door and open it with a spare key they had.
"Elise!" Nashi shouted. "Wake up! It's okay! They're not here!"
"This is crazy..." One girl muttered. "She does this every night."
"I know," He friend responded. "But it can't be helped, after what happened to her."
"I feel so bad for her." Another joined in. "She keeps reliving it..."
"Elise please!" Nashi shouted again. "Please wake up! It's okay, they can't...!"
"GET OFF OF ME! STOP TOUCHING ME!"
BOOM!
Keita yawned as he walked towards the guild hall. It had been about a week since they had returned from there co-op job with Fairy Tail, and he was sure at some point he'd be called out again for something. What is was, he wasn't sure. Since he'd been in the Grand Magic Games requests came in all the time, and usually it asked for someone else, leaving him be.
At least he wouldn't have to put up with any stuck up business men.
Keita reached the door of the guild hall and entered, looking around. Soon enough, he saw his friends all sitting around a table, talking and laughing. Keita ignored the fact that Blake was still not present and walked up to them, gaining their attention.
"Morning Keita." Juno greeted. Keita nodded.
"Morning." He replied.
"Glad you're here Keita, I wanted your opinion." Michael said. "Answer honestly, okay?"
"Okay."
"Was Ross, you know, the announcer from the Games?"
"Yeah, what about him?"
"Do you think he was genuinely excited, or was he just doing it to hype up the crowd?" Keita made a face at Michael.
"What asinine conversation were you guys having before I got here?" He demanded. Nobody answered him right off the bat, so he sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I think it was both."
"See?" Rina demanded. "Keita agrees with me."
"Fair enough, fair enough." Michael said. Keita really had no idea what the group had been talking about, but he tuned them out as they argued about something. You'd think after so long of putting up with this kind of shit early in the morning he'd be used to it, but somehow his friends continued to find ways to exhaust him right out of the gate.
"Keita." Keita looked up at the voice calling him. Sting was standing at the end of the table, watching him.
"Uh, morning Sting." He said.
"Hey Dad." Michael said. "What's up?"
"A job request came in." Sting answered his son, before he looked back at Keita. "For Keita." Keita made a face at this. Asking only for him? That was odd.
"Really?" He asked. "What do they want?" Sting turned and beckoned for Keita to follow, so Keita stood up and followed Sting away from their loud guild mates and towards the much quieter office Sting used. Once they were inside, Sting shut the door, sighing. He walked towards the window and stared out of it for a while, dead silent. Keita really had no idea what was going on.
"Master?" He asked. "What's the job about?" Sting was quiet for a while, but eventually he sighed and turned around.
"It's not a job." He said. "I just said that to get you alone." Keita raised an eyebrow, but said no more as Sting walked over to his desk. Sting sat down, and he looked up at Keita. "This morning, Laxus contacted me."
"Did he?" Sting nodded, but this told Keita absolutely nothing about what was happening. "What did he want?"
"He didn't want anything." Sting replied, confusing Keita. "Nashi did, though."
"Nashi?" Sting nodded again, and this left Keita even more confused. What would Nashi want from him? And only him?
"They didn't go into details." Sting said. "All I was told is that Nashi wants your help. They also said something about Elise, but didn't elaborate."
It suddenly made more sense.
"Oh." Keita said, looking down. "Okay."
"Are you okay with this? Nashi wanted you to come over as soon as you could." Keita nodded.
"Alright, I'll go there now." Sting nodded, and Keita turned to leave the office. As he did so, he couldn't help but wonder what it was Nashi wanted from him. If it involved Elise, well, Keita could think of a few things.
He just hoped everything was okay.
Once he was in Magnolia, Keita returned to his human form from the shadows. He'd used his shadow form to reach Magnolia faster, which worked much better for him then taking some form of transportation.
Shivering at the thought, Keita made his way through the streets, looking around for a way to the guild hall. Finally finding his way, Keita walked in silence and ignored the looks he got from people on the street. After the Games, people always stared. After a while, Keita looked up as he reached the guild hall. As he expected, it reeked of booze and the laughter from inside reached him through the closed doors.
Shaking his head, he opened the door and walked inside the guild hall. Once he was inside, the full force of liquor hit him right in the face, making him stumble.
"Holy shit..." He hissed, his stomach turning at the scent. "How the hell do they just sit in here? I feel sick..." Regaining his composure as quickly as possible, Keita looked around and eventually spotted the majority of the others all sitting at a table off to the side.
They were conveniently missing the one who'd called for his help.
Shaking his head, he walked up to the group, who took notice of his presence quickly.
"Oh, hey Keita." Drake said, making everyone else look. "What's up?"
"Nothing much." He replied. "You guys?"
"Nothing." Ultear said, smiling at him. "What're you doing here?"
"Apparently Nashi wanted to see me." Ultear's smile died away, which Keita noted before it bounced back.
"Really?" Damien asked. "What did she want?"
"Not sure." Keita answered. "All I know is that she wanted to see me as soon as possible."
"Weird." Simon said. "You just missed her. She went out to get some fresh air. Not sure where, though."
"Alright, I'll go sniff her out."
"Good luck." Steph said. Keita nodded and turned on his heel, leaving the guild hall quickly. Once he was out, he walked around for a bit so his nose could expel the smell of booze. Once he could actually smell the air instead of the guild hall, he walked around for a bit so that he could try and catch Nashi's scent. After walking around for a few minutes, he eventually caught what did smell like her. Turning in the direction it was strongest, Keita followed it for a bit until he was walking alongside the waterway running through Magnolia. Looking up, Keita spotted Nashi leaning against a bridge up ahead of him. She wasn't looking at him, so Keita walked right up to the bridge.
"Nashi?" His call seemed to startle her, as she jumped and turned. "I heard you wanted to..." Keita paused. That was strange.
Keita hadn't known Nashi very long, but having her hair over her eye did not seem like her style whatsoever.
Nashi's hair was covering her left eye, almost as if she had purposefully styled it to do so.
"Oh, hey Keita." She said, smiling. Even if she smiled, Keita noted her face seemed stiff. "You made it."
"Yeah, you wanted to see me?"
"Hm, yeah. Follow me." Nashi turned and started to walk away, leaving Keita no option but to follow. He walked behind Nashi through the streets, having really no clue where exactly they were headed. She didn't really seem keen on sharing either.
Keita, however, was still trying to figure out why she was acting so weird. The hair, the stiff smile, barely speaking to him...None of it fit.
"Sorry, I'm being kind of rude." Keita paused and looked over to find Nashi looking back at him. "I'm exhausted, so excuse my silence."
"It's fine." Keita replied. "Although I'd appreciate you tell me what the hell is going on." Nashi nodded, and turned to face him fully. They were alone on the road alongside the waterway, and Nashi sighed, looking down.
"I didn't know who else to ask for help...It's gotten so bad..."
"What has? Why am I here?" Nashi remained quiet for a moment, before she gathered her composure and looked up.
"I'm going to show you something, but you have to swear to me you won't tell a soul. Not Michael, or Juno, or anyone. Okay?"
"Uh, okay." Keita said. "If it'll help me figure out why you called for me, then...!" Keita's breath hitched in his throat as Nashi slowly lifted her bangs away from her face.
The whole left side of Nashi's upper face was black and blue. Her eyes was forcibly closed, and it looked brutally painful. Nashi only kept her hair up long enough for Keita to catch a glimpse before she flattened it back down.
"What...What was that?" Keita asked. "Who did that to you?" Nashi turned back around away from Keita.
"Elise did it to me." She answered. Keita felt a cold stone settle in his stomach.
"Wha...What?" He asked. Nashi sighed.
"Walk with me." She said. Keita did so and walked with her down the street, this time beside her. After more silence, Nashi gestured to her face. "Elise did this to me in her sleep."
"Sleep?"
"Over the past few days, she's been having nightmares. Nightmares about...You know." Keita knew very well what she meant. Phantom Dove. "From the sounds of it, she relives the whole thing, over and over. It's so bad not even shouting at her and shaking her wake her up."
"Jeez..."
"Hm. Anyway, this whole thing, reliving it, it's making it harder for her to get out of her room and do her thing. She can't get past this if she relives it all the time."
"So...Why am I here?" Keita asked. "I'm not sure what you want me to do." Nashi paused, so Keita did too. She looked over at him and met his gaze, which she held for a moment or two. Keita started to feel a little uncomfortable before she turned away.
"No reason." She answered. "I just felt like you might be able to help." Keita felt like she was hiding something from him, probably that explained why she wanted him to help of all people. Keita shrugged.
"I'm not sure I'll be able to do much." He said. "But I'll try. I owe her that much."
"That's all I wanted to hear."
"So, is this it?"
"Yep. This is her room." Keita stared at the door, unsure as to what he was supposed to expect. He had some idea, but he really hoped it wasn't so bad.
"So, what do you want me to do?" He asked, turning to Nashi. She shrugged and crossed her arms.
"Anything." She said. "She's gotten so bad recently...Just do something." Keita made a face and looked back at the door.
"Okay. I'll do my best." Nashi nodded and fumbled with something in her pocket. Pulling it out, Keita saw it was a key. Nashi reached forward and inserted the key in the door, unlocking it.
"Elise?" Nashi called. "Someone's here to see you. That alright?" There was no response, and Nashi sighed. "Go on in."
"You sure?" Keita asked.
"Yeah. She does this." Keita nodded and turned back to the door. He reached for the knob and turned it, opening the door. It lowly creaked open, revealing the room. It wasn't very big, and sitting up in her bed curled into a ball was Elise. She didn't even acknowledge Keita as he walked inside the room and stood there, looking around. The lights were off, curtains over the window, everything. She seemed intent on cutting herself off from everyone.
"Elise?" He asked. She didn't reply.
"I'll leave you to it." Nashi said behind him. At this, she yawned. "I have to go lie down. I'm really tired..."
"Good luck." He replied. "Make sure you get that eye checked out. It looked pretty bad."
"Yeah, I'll get Wendy to look at it after my nap..."
"Shut the door." Nashi did as he asked and shut the door, before she walked away towards her own room.
This left Keita and Elise alone.
Keita walked towards the bed, staring at the girl curled up on it. She looked so defeated, and it made him mad. Why the hell had he prodded her so much? She was reliving this because of him...
"Elise?" he asked, once again receiving no response. He sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed, waiting in silence. He had all the time in the world, after all. He had nowhere to be. So he sat there, next to her, and waited. He really didn't think of anything in particular, he just waited for her to say something.
"What are you doing here?" Keita looked over as her voice came softly from between her legs. He stared for a moment before he looked down at his hands.
"Nashi called for me." He said. "Said she wanted me to try and help you." Elise stayed quiet, and Keita sighed. "I'm really sorry. This is my fault you're like this."
"Would have happened eventually." She replied. "I'd rather is happened when it did then at some point down the line."
"I guess." He said. "What's going on? I want to help you." Elise didn't say anything at first, so Keita reached forward and touched her shoulder. "Elise, please. I swore I'd help you. Let me." His words seemed to convince her somewhat, as her grip on herself lessened slightly, revealing her face. She had bags under her eyes, and they were incredibly bloodshot as well.
"Every night." She whispered. "Every night for the past week I've...I've had nightmares. I relive...I relive Phantom Dove every single night. It doesn't stop, it's relentless."
"Elise..."
"It doesn't stop. I have to sit through the whole fucking thing until they stop..." Tears started to fall from her eyes, which made Keita feel even worse. "Last night I punched Nashi in the face, with a club. I thought...I thought I was hitting one of them. I can't do this...I haven't slept in days..." Elise started to tighten up again. "I can't...I just can't..."
Keita felt horrible about this entire thing. This was his doing. Why the hell had he done this, again? Morbid curiosity? If he could go back in time and slap himself, he'd do it in a heartbeat.
"Jeez, I...Elise I'm sorry." He said. "God...Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know...Anything...Anything."
"..."
"...Elise, please." Keita grip on her shoulder tightened. "There has to be something."
"There isn't." Keita stared at her. He wasn't going to give up that easily, there had to be something he could do.
"I just felt like you might be able to help."
I wish I knew why, Nashi.
Keita looked over at the window, staring at the city outside through the curtains. After a while of that, he got an idea. Standing, Keita walked over to the window and opened the curtains, allowing light to flood in. He heard Elise make an odd sound.
"What are you doing?" Keita looked down, pondering his next words.
"We're going to go for a walk." He said, turning around to face her. She looked confused. "So get up, get dressed and we'll go. Okay?" Elise stared at him in confusion for a moment before she looked down and stared at the sheets on her bed. After a while, the expression on her face softened to indifference.
"Okay."
"Now what?"
Keita wished he had an answer.
Getting Elise out and onto the street was one thing, Knowing what to do after that was another problem entirely. He wasn't even sure if she'd be up for anything he suggested, anyway. And speaking of, Keita knew very well he was not a resident expert on what to do for fun. Fuck, he should have brought Michael with him.
"We'll see where the day brings us, I guess." He answered, feeling stupid for even saying that. He wanted to help, he really did, but faced with such a situation made him feel clueless. Looking around for anything that he might be able to use, Keita noted that there was an ice cream stand down the street. He weighed his options, and cast a glance at Elise who seemed to be either too tired to care or just didn't anyway.
Sighing and gathering himself, Keita walked ahead of her towards the stand, and waited in line behind some kids. Elise just stood off to the side indifferently. Once the kids had gotten theirs, Keita walked forward and ordered two for them. He didn't really know if Elise had a favorite flavor or anything, but he doubted she'd care all that much. Taking two vanilla cones and paying for them, Keita walked back to her and offered it to her. She stared at the cone before her eyes darted back up to Keita, who simply smiled at her. Sighing, she took the cone from him in two hands and took a few small licks, before lowering it slightly. Keita looked around while also licking his, wondering if there was anything else that might distract her for the day.
"Hey, is there anything you want to do?" He asked, looking back at her. She looked up at him.
"I..." She paused, staring at him. After a few seconds, incredulously, a small smile graced her face.
"What?" He asked. Elise shook her head and looked back down at her ice cream.
"Nothing." She answered. Keita made a face at her, before the smile grew wider and she started to hold in laughter. Keita watched as Elise's self control devolved into nothingness, and soon she was cackling as loud as ever while holding her stomach with one arm, the other one holding her ice cream.
"Why are you laughing?" He demanded. Elise regained control of herself long enough to tap her nose with her index finger. Keita had no idea what she was trying to say, which just made her laugh even harder. "What?!" He asked.
"Y-Your nose! She wailed, leaning against the buildings near them. Keita made a face and raised a hand to his nose, and his eyes widened.
Slowly lowering his hand, Keita saw that there was nice cream on his finger. He stared at it for a second before looking back at Elise, who was still trying to regain her breath.
She's laughing at the ice cream on my nose...She really does need to get some sleep, she's going insane.
He watched as Elise wiped at her eyes while she giggled, and he smiled.
At least she looks happy now. It's sort of cute, honestly.
Keita made a face as this thought crossed his mind. Cute? Maybe he needed some sleep. Shaking his head to clear the thought, he chuckled audibly.
"Was it really that funny?" He asked.
"...Yes. Really." Elise answered. "I..." She cackled again, and Keita shook his head with a smile. "I'm sorry. It really isn't that funny. I'm just so tired I can't..."
"It's fine." Keita answered. "At least you're smiling. It's a better look for you." Elise seemed to notice this as well, and her cheeks turned pink slightly.
"Well, I guess." She said. "What's next?"
"Not sure. now that you're in a better mood, anything you had in mind."
"Hm..."
Keita sighed as he cracked his back on their way back to Fairy Hills.
"I really was not ready for all of that."
"What was so bad about it?" Keita looked over at her, contemplating his answer. For the rest of the day until the sun set, Elise had dragged him all over to look at different things ranging from clothes (which made Keita realize he had grossly underestimated just how much of a tomboy Elise really was) to different piercings she was looking into getting, including a tongue one Keita basically had to talk her out of. The time had simply gotten away from them, which was odd seeing as it felt like more like a chore the longer the day went on for. Keita sighed.
"Nothing."
As they reached Fairy Hills and entered, Keita had to wonder where he was going to sleep. He was way to tired to trek back home at this hour, so he had to figure out what he was going to do. Whatever. He could see Elise off before then. They walked up the stairs and down the hall towards Elise's room, and she opened the door and walked inside before turning to face him with a small smile on her face.
"Thanks for forcing me out today." She said softly. "I had fun."
"Mm, as did I."
"You sure about that?"
"I'll fake it in front of you." This made her smile, as did Keita. "You just need to not let this own you, Elise." He said, making her look at the floor. "You proved today you can get past what happened, right?"
"Right..."
"You'll be okay. If you need me again, just call alright?"
"..."
"Alright?"
"...Alright." She said. Keita nodded.
"Well, goodnight then." She didn't reply, so Keita turned around and started to think about what he was going to do for the night.
That was until a hand shot out and grabbed his. Slowly looking over his shoulder, Keita saw that Elise had latched onto him, staring at the floor.
"Elise?" He asked. She didn't reply at first, but eventually she looked up, and Keita made a face. Elise's cheeks were pretty damn red.
"Can I ask you something? Something you can do for me." Keita turned back around, but Elise refused to look up. "I...I, uh..."
"Yeah?" Keita asked. Elise looked back into her room, took a deep breath, and looked back at Keita.
Keita gasped in surprise as Elise used her hold on his hand to yank him inside the room, and shut the door.
"What are you doing?!"He demanded, jumping to his feet. Elise, however, just remained silent.
"I...I..." Keita, although now slightly angry, waited for her to speak up. "I..." Elise growled in frustration and looked up at him, cheeks red as all hell. "I want you to stay in here for the night!"
...
Of all the things she could have said, Keita was not expecting that.
"...W-What?" He asked, also feeling his cheeks going red. Elise looked away from him.
"I want to know if if helps having someone else in my room with me...In case maybe being alone is what causes the nightmares."
"So you want me to sleep with you?"
"N-No! Just, like sleep on that chair or something..." Now having profusely embarrassed both of them, Elise seemed to have gotten her message across, and Keita pondered his answer. He wasn't exactly comfortable with doing so.
"Elise...I'm not even supposed to be in here, let alone spend the night." He told her.
"If nothing happens, nobody has to know...You could go shadowy and slip out in the morning."
"Still..."
"Please?" Keita paused as Elise looked up at him, eyes wide. "I want to sleep, Keita...Really, I do. And I can't with these nightmares waking me up constantly."
She needs her rest, sure...And I guess I'm not really doing anything except sleeping here, so...
Keita sighed and turned his back to Elise. Before she could ask him anything, he drew the curtains and then hopped up on the windowsill, resting his head against the wall. He looked back at Elise to find her standing there.
"Well?" He asked. "Go to bed. Let's see what happens." She blinked a few times in surprise before she smiled.
"Thank you."
"You'd better hope I don't get caught in here." Keita looked away as Elise changed out of her clothes and turned the lights off, and then crawled into bed. He looked back to find her look at him from her bed. He nodded at her.
"Goodnight." He said. She nodded, looking apprehensive.
"Goodnight." Elise turned away from him, and Keita leaned his head against the wall and looked out the window towards Magnolia.
"I hope this goes well." He muttered, closing his eyes.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Keita jumped and fell off of the windowsill as a scream woke him up, landing right on his face. Scrambling to regain his bearings, he sat up on the floor and looked around. Finally remembering where he was, he looked over at Elise's bed.
She was sitting up in bed, clutching her head and screaming at the top of her lungs.
Oh no...
"Elise!" He shouted, springing from the floor and onto the bed, grabbing the girl by her bare shoulders. "Wake up! It's okay! I'm right here, you don't have too...!"
"GET OFF OF ME!"Keita barely had any time to react before an iron club socked him in the mouth, knocking him backwards and into Elise's closet. He groaned as wood and clothing fell on top of him. Looking up, he could hear people gathering around the door outside, muttering quietly. HE could barely hear that over Elise, though.
Jumping up again, Keita ran to the bed and grabbed Elise again.
"Elise, wake up! It's me, Keita! It's not them!"
"Is there a man in there with her?!" Keita hard a girl from outside shout.
"Holy shit we have to save her!" Keita gulped as the girls of the dorm started to knock the door down, and he shock Elise even harder.
"Elise please wake up! Not only are you safe, but soon I won't be! Please wake up!" Elise had stopped her screaming, but now she was clutching herself and crying loudly. "Elise! Please!"
"Thank God! Nashi, burn the knob off!There's a guy in there with Elise!"
"What?! Move out of my way!" Keita really had hoped Nashi had some sense, but he was running out of time. The knob was glowing. Now out of options, Keita grabbed Elise and held her close to him.
"Please just wake up." He hissed. "Please. It's okay. I'm here." Elise's crying stopped, but it was too late for him. The knob melted completely, and the door was flung open.
Thankfully, it only took Nashi and Ultear a few seconds to realize it was Keita and no creep.
"Keita?" Nashi asked, her eyes already looking better. "What's going on?" Keita just watched her and Ultear before he felt Elise pushing at his chest. She created some distance between them before looking around in confusion.
"...Did I do it again?" She asked weakly. Nashi nodded.
"Yeah. Keita woke you up this time though." Elise looked over at Keita, who nodded at her.
"You're bleeding." She said.
"Huh?" Keita asked, but now that it had been pointed it out he felt blood trickling from his mouth. He raised a hand and wiped it away.
"It's nothing." He answered, now feeling the pain from it too. Elise, however, looked devastated.
"So I hurt you too..."
"Elise seriously, it doesn't hurt..."
Yes it fucking does, but she doesn't need to know that.
"Alright everyone, it's fine." Nashi said, turning to the other girls. "Go back to bed." The others grumbled, but shuffled around as Nashi and Ultear forced them enough, the two were alone again. Elise stared down at her sheets.
"I can't do this anymore...Every night like fucking clockwork..."
"Did me being here not help, then?" Keita asked.
"I guess not." Keita frowned and wiped more blood away. There had to be some way he could help her. Something, anything really.
A thought occurred to Keita.
At first he was embarrassed he even thought of it, but the more he thought about it the more it made some sense.
"I, uh, have an idea." He said, making Elise look up.
"Anything." She said. Keita took a deep breath and looked over at her.
"I might have to sleep in the bed with you." He was prepared for Elise to go red, stutter out a negative, and then maybe get punched. What he got, however, was an exhausted Elise tilting her head to the side.
"Why?" She asked.
"Because I know what your biggest problem is." He said. "You're having trouble discerning reality from the nightmares. Even though Nashi and I both tried to wake you, your initial reaction was that we were those in the nightmares and you attacked accordingly. If there was a way for you to realize you aren't alone, and it isn't real right out of the gate, that'd be it." He waited for Elise's reaction, hoping once more she wouldn't hit him. She seemed to be considering it thoroughly, before she eventually sighed.
"We can try." She said. "At this point I really don't care." Keita nodded, and he slowly looked down at the bed. It wasn't really made for two people, so he hoped it wouldn't be to awkward.
The two of them worked together as best they could to avoid any contact, although after five or so minutes of trying as hard as they could, their backs ended up pressed together.
"You okay with this? Really?" He asked. He got no answer. "Elise?" Again, she didn't reply. Keita sat up a bit and looked over to find Elise already knocked out. He stared down at her as she slept, before lying back down and doing his best to sleep.
Although he'd never admit it, the feeling of Elise's back pushing him slightly every time she breathed in was more soothing than he expected.
When Elise woke up, she half expected to be sobbing into someone's arms.
She didn't though.
She woke up with her rest resting on her pillow like any normal human being. She yawned as she slowly sat up, looking beside her. Keita wan't there.
Wait, had his plan actually worked.
Elise looked over towards her window to see him sitting there once more, looking outside.
"It...It worked." She stated, and he nodded.
"Yep. Slept like a baby until now" Elise stared down at the sheets, unsure of what to say. "See? I told you. You just need to remind yourself that you aren't alone, and you're fine."
"I guess you're right."
"Hm. So I want you to do two things for me." Elise looked back at him, but he still hadn't looked at her.
"Okay?"
"One, I want you to remember, every night, that you aren't alone. You have amazing friends in this guild who will always be there for you. Those men can't hurt you anymore. If you go to bed remembering that, I bet you'll be okay." Elise stared at him for a minute, before she nodded. That made sense.
"Alright, makes sense. What's the other thing?"
"Ah, well that is..." Keita turned to her. and Elise yelped in a panic, jumping to her feet.
Keita's mouth looking pretty bruised. It was a miracle he'd been talking at all. Keita looked damn near ready to cry.
"Can you please get me some ice? I'm dying over here."
This chapter is pretty long, but there wasn't enough for me to separate it into two different chapters. I hope you enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try to get five!