(EXTRA CHAPTER)
(RICKY'S POV)
(THINGS THAT HAPPENED AFTER THEIR DISPUTE)
In my dream, I saw a vivid figure of Noel as he reached his hand to me. While grabbing his hand, I noticed that this plump, soft looking hands weren't mine.
"Griselda."
He called with a sweet voice, seemingly to direct that tone to me.
Then a sudden realization came to me, that I am probably dreaming as Griselda, the woman that Noel first fell in love with.
Time went to fast forward, but I noticed one thing, that is their each meetings were very simple; meet, idly chatted, exchange intimate gestures and part ways. The only different part was on their last meeting, they didn't greet and simply hugged each other for a very long time.
Then one time it happened.
"Should we make the oath of faith and loyalty?"
A voice resounded within me. It seemed like Griselda was the one saying it.
Noel didn't say anything and just agreed,
NoelIt was the morning after the night where Ricky slept in the bed together with Noel. After waking up, he stretched himself as he yawned.He looked at the side of the bed where Noel slept and found out that he was not there. Just as he was about to think of his whereabouts, he heard clanking noise from the kitchen below and immediately realized that Noel was cooking.He lie down again on the bed with a stupid grin on his face and an expectant feeling as he wondered what breakfast would his soulmate made for him.After rolling on the bed for an adequate amount of time, Ricky decided to sightsee the neighborhood that Noel lives in from the balcony of his room. He did have tea with him there last night but it was too dark to see the surroundings fully. So without further hesitation, he slipped back his white v neck and slid open the balcony door.He took a deep breath of the fresh morning air. When he reached the end of the balcony and he touched t
(Canon)Connor SullivanMy life is grim.That is the conclusion that I got after living for 21 years of life. Look, I didn't say this out of spite or I am downgrading myself, but if you live while being abandoned by your siblings, and even if loved by your parents, it was just not enough because they both are just busy with their work, anyone would think that their life was useless.Well, maybe not as grim as I think it would be. I have friends from my university; a group of four people who shared the same interests in fantasy comics. By being together with them, I don't think that life is that unbearable anymore, and are able to live on.After walking for quite some time, I finally reached my destination; Saint Iriha university. I am a student that major in computer science, and technology class usually starts earlier than any other classes, because of that I would usually went to university early, go to class, and after class, have a breakfast in
Connor Sullivan"Hey! You're here!"I flinched when Ricky Kruger called me."What's up? Cat got your tongue? Don't worry, I didn't bring my gang here, so you can rest easy." He reassured me, and I slowly look up.I sighed in relief when his other ten gang members weren't there with him, but instead, he came to the back alley with another person.A really DIFFERENT type of person from all his gang members or even his fellow jocks.He wore glasses like me, but his style and confidence were apparent unlike mine and any other nerds that I know. Also, he has a straight back.He weaved a smile before walking to the entrance of the back alley and leaned himself against the wall as he waited.I gulped down nervously when Ricky suddenly scooted near me."Do you have a bank account?" He took out his smartphone. "I can't really hand you a literal nine thousand dollars cash straight to your face, you REALLY will get mugged sooner or
Noel"Congratulations, your majesty."Valheiter's voice resonated inside Noel's head. Noel who was reading books behind the reception table in the library as usual, looked up towards the direction of the dragon somewhere in the sky."Thank you. That's rare, didn't expect you to congratulate me."He closed the book on his hands and placed them on the desk."Of course, your majesty. This is a wonderful occasion, worth to be congratulated."Noel snickered. "Well, you can say that..."Shortly after that, the library's surrounding turned silent when Noel immersed himself in his thoughts."Your majesty?" Valheiter's voice snapped him back to reality."Yes?!" Noel jolted."Are you alright? You just recovered from lack of Mana, shouldn't you still be resting?""No, I can't do that. I already took a full month of just to sleep. My credibility as a librarian will be looked down upon if I rest for too long." Noel repl
NoelIt was just a few days before summer holiday ended. Most people would be finishing their homeworks, and some would still enjoy themselves to the fullest.Meanwhile, Ricky and Noel spend their last few days of summer holiday in Noel's house, reading books leisurely.But then, after a few sentences and paragraphs of the early teens book that he was reading, Ricky grunted."Your house is cramped."Noel who was reading a pocket edition fantasy novel turned to look at him, with an eyebrow raised. "What's with that so suddenly?""I mean, the living room felt too small for the both of us. I'm pretty sure my house is bigger than yours. Won't you come to mine?" Ricky closed his book."What's a small living room gotta do with your invitation to your house?" Noel retorted as he closed his book."Nothing, I just want you to come to my house." Ricky grinned cheekily and buried his face on Noel's back.Noel flinched a bit at the
RickyIt has been a week after classes started in Saint Iriha, and as summer was nearing its end, the atmosphere started to feel chilly. Autumn is just around the corner, but that doesn't mean that Ricky stopped having any football practice.Even though his course will have mock exam in the middle of autumn, Ricky still have to go to the football training for the regional tournament two weeks before the exam. Simply put, his schedule is packed.Ricky sighed as he slumped on the spectators bench, trying to catch his breath after the coach told the team to run laps on the field. Taylor who was also a part of the team experienced the same fate as him and was leaning lifelessly a few seats away beside Ricky."Seriously, what am I doing right now when I have my exams soon?" Ricky brushed his hair backwards and heaved a deep sigh.Taylor chuckled in response. "Lucky for you to have time to study for the exam.""What do you mean?" Ricky shot Taylor
Noel"Are you sure you don't have to tell Adam and Taylor that you came here?"Noel reminded Ricky while gesturing him to enter his house.As promised, Ricky came visiting Noel's house at 4 in the evening sharp. Adam did invite him to one of his friends party that night, which was located unexpectedly in the same neighborhood as Ricky's, but he refused them flatly without telling them any reason.Of course, the reason was to hide his changed features so that no more people could realize the difference. Other than that, Ricky also wished to learn the medium level Mana circulation from Noel, but if he were to tell his friends, won't they be freaked out? He also was still stuck with the rumor that he knew how to bake, all because he was not himself when he spilled that fact out.The rumors didn't spread far, mostly because he knew very well that Adam covered the rumors quickly for him. He was trustworthy, but Ricky was not sure whether he should spill
Adam/TaylorAs the sun sets, two figures were seen trudging along the empty sidewalk to a certain destination. Except the sounds of other people doing things and dogs barking in a distance, the both of the figure walked silently, each of them looked like they were distracted by something.Suddenly, one of them stopped, followed by the other one soon after. Behind them, a beautiful scenery of rays of sunshine passing through trees appeared, adding a more dramatic tension between them two."Adam..."The person who stopped first spoke, orange light reflected in his amber eyes.The other person called Adam turned to look at him, while showing a mixture of puzzled and calm expression on his face. "What is it?""Am I..." The person hesitated."Am I handsome, to you?"Adam's eyes twitched. He then faced against a tree beside the sidewalk with his hands on his face and tried to grunt loudly and quietly at the same time while thinking h