"Ansel?" Elle called out as she slowly opened her eyes, her eyes meeting a flowery ceiling instead of the rocky cover of the cove like she expected.
"Wait! Where on Earth am I?" She jolted up from the bed looking around frantically when a sharp pain hit her chest "ow" she muttered; rubbing her chest slowly till the pain slowly disappeared.
Elle slowly adjusted herself on the bed, her eyes wandering round the room and slowly taking in the view of the place she is in. It looks a lot like the room in the realm just a bit smaller, with more flowers and plants. Her eyes wandered to the door at the other end of the room and the other that stood a few feet away she from her.
She stood up from the bed heading to the door closer to her when she stepped on something, earning scratches from the poor cat and a light scream from her as she jumped back on the bed. She stood on the bed breathing heavily, her hand on her chest trying to regulate her breathing.
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They both stared at each other, Elle stared at him in shock and fear; her hands desperately trying to hide her face from him while he just stared at her in confusion."I can explain!" Elle blurted out, waving her hands around frantically while Ansel just raised one eyebrow."Yeah Amanda, please explain" he threw the shawl on the desk and crossed his arms staring at her intensely."So yesterday I was at the cove and Ansel... Wait" she paused raising one of her hands, her eyebrows scrunching up in confusion and realization "did.. did you just call me Amanda?""Yes? That's your name or did you change your name overnight?" He asked, moving over to his chair."But.. I mean no, but" Elle ranted,"Are you okay? Did someone hit you in the head?" He placed his hands on her forehead but Elle hit it away, shifting a bit further from him."No, this morning has just been crazy" Elle said, regaining her composure "why are your eyes changing colors?
"I can't walk anymore, I'm so tired" Elle voiced out, completely spent after walking for over 30 minutes.Mamock turned to her with a glare and clenched fists "I told you that you don't have the right to complain, right?" Elle raised her hands and shook her head furiously."No.. I mean yes, you did tell me but you didn't tell me it's this hard!!" She whined causing Mamock to scoff."This isn't your first time of doing this! You should have known""Well I forgot!" Elle defended sharply."Why does this have to happen every year" she muttered quietly, sitting on the floor besides Elle "you act like it won't be a big deal to go to the warehouse, but then in the process you are the first to complain"Elle sighed, she didn't know Amanda was like this but it all works out in her favour anyway "well, you can't blame me for trying to be optimistic about this"Mamock released a deep breath and shook her head, rubbing her hands on her face "this
"Rus we have to go" Ansel said desperately to Rus as the thunderstorm kept getting worse."Hold on Ansel, the girls are wise. They won't go to the warehouse in this weather, they are probably hiding or resting somewhere" Rus said, burying the last treasure chest. Ruri overheard their conversation and moved closer to them, nodding her head in agreement with Rus."Amanda might be a little reckless but I trust Mamock will keep her in cheek" Ansel sighed, walking around with his hands on his forehead."Guys, I know. I just have this bad feeling" The other two turned to each other with raised eyebrows and slowly nodded their head.Rus cleared his throat, drawing Ansel's attention to him "well, you're Ansel. If anything bad was to happen you would have seen it""Need I remind you that I can't see everything, especially if it's a thing of choice?" Rus released a deep breath and looked at Ruri; who just shrugged "you know what? I'll just go check on them a
Mamock and Ansel stared wordlessly at a now lifeless Elle, both unable to speak or move. They stood on her bed side with tears streaming down their faces, each silently blaming their self.Ansel wiped away his tears and ran out of the building while Mamock just slumped and sat on the floor, tears still rolling down her face."Where is she!? Amanda!?" Mamock immediately placed her hands on her ears, covering it at the sound of Ruri's voice.Ruri ran into the room but halted at the sight of her friends dead, she choked out a sob before slowly walking to her "Amanda" she called out softly and patted her hair "you can hear me right? Amanda!" She called out louder, this time shaking her body.Rus immediately pulled her away from her as soon as he ran inside, "Ruri, she's.. she's gone" he whispered softly into her ears, trying to keep the tears from falling "we can't do anything about it now"All three of them stayed there with glossy eyes fixed on Elle,
"where am I?" Elle asked looking around the unfamiliar environment. She was surrounded by cherry blossoms in the middle of nowhere with the petals falling softly but never touching the ground."Hello?!" She called out again this time in a louder voice."Hey Elle" a soft voice called out softly to her and she turned around immediately, almost tripping on her own feet at the sight of the girl dressed in a corset gown "I'm sorry, didn't mean to startle you" the girl quickly apologizedElle nodded her head slowly, unable to speak out of shock as she stared at the girl before her. The girl looks almost like her but her hair was less curly, has green eyes instead of her brown ones, shorter and has freckles all over her face."You're beautiful" Elle muttered in amazement, her mouth slightly open as she kept staring at the unknown girl who now has a shy smile all over face."Thank you" Elle nodded, smiling nervously at the girl; who is a complete stranger
"Lay down carefully and slowly," Mamock said as she helped Elle lay on the bed. "Common! I'm fine already, stop acting like this." Elle complained, refusing to lay down. She stared at the four people in her room that were looking at her with worried eyes "look, I'm fine! Nothing hurts, just let me go back to preparing for the festival." "No!" Mamock, Rus and Ruri chorused together. She sighed and laid down on the bed angrily. Mamock stared at her for a while before she sat down beside her on the bed "listen Amanda, the guardian's slash is not just something you recover from, you nearly died!" She exclaimed, holding Elle's face. "Scrap that Mams, she actually died. Whatever happened is still shocking," Rus added. Ruri sighed and sat beside Elle when she noticed nothing they were saying was affecting her, "Amanda, you are human. You tend to take more damages than us and get more affected, so please just rest. We can handle everything by ourselve
"Dinner is ready!" Mamock shouted and before she could say another word, Rus and Ruri ran downstairs in their pyjamas and sat beside each other. "Woah, you both always amaze me at the speed at which you come downstairs for food, but will never do anything to help prepare it." "What can I say? We're amazing like that" Ruri said and bumped first with Rus. Mamock rolled her eyes at them and went back to dishing out the food, Ansel walked into the dining room a minute later "Thanks for cooking Mams" he said with a smile. "My pleasure," she said, while subtly glaring at Ruri and Rus who were busy looking at their plate filled with rice with so much happiness on their face, not bothering to thank her "where's Amanda?" She asked after filling up everyone's plate with food. "I'm here, I'm here," Elle said rushing into the kitchen in a short nightgown, she plopped down beside Ansel giving everyone an apologetic look "I was taking a bath when you announced that
Elle placed her hands on Ansel's chest, making him open his eyes "Umm.. You're.. you are too close" she stuttered out.Ansel immediately took a few steps back from her, embarrassed by what was about to happen "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean..." he apologised but Elle stopped him halfway."It's fine, no apologies needed," she said, forcing a smile on her face.He looked at her for a while before nodding his head stiffly "right, no apologies. Sure""I should go back now," Elle said and ran upstairs, locking her door the moment she entered inside.Ansel stood rooted in the kitchen, staring at the place she was standing a while ago before rushing off to his room."Ahh! What was that?" Elle asked while fanning her face and breathing through her mouth. A smile suddenly light upon her face, "he looked so hottt" she squealed and buried her face in the pillow."I'll be sure to never forget this moment, even tho it will never happen again," she mu