Chapter 7

In the forest of the Elves, there is no night only day. After training all day it was around nighttime. Stella had gone back to their inn and told them about their training at the elves. Around night time she had come back. Luke had prepared a place for Arthur to stay at the wooden house made with leaves and woods. Stella and Arthur are staying the night there. 

Arthur was sitting on the bed and Stella came after taking a bath in the river there. She was drying her hair. '' Aren't you going to take a bath ?'' she asks sitting down. '' Yes, I will I feel tired from all the training, but it feels weird that it's nighttime but it feels like it's day because of the sunlight '' he says.  

'' I know, I wonder what others are doing at the inn '' says Stella. '' Did you told them about our training here ?'' he asks. '' Yes, I did they feel quite happy about it '' she says. '' I will show them what I will learn in all these days ''' excitedly he says. 

'' Luke, told me that he will teach me something new tomorrow at the training, I just can't wait '' exclaimed. '' Luke and the other elves have taken a liking to you, you are becoming one of them '' Stella says. 

'' I know, father the old man likes me a lot, he's a good guy also Luke though he didn't like me at first he's a good friend I like the people here '' he replies. After observing for a while Stella says, '' you have changed a lot, quite a lot since the time I had seen you ''. 

'' Changed? how ?'' he was shocked to hear that. '' Changed means your behaviour, it has changed a lot at first, you were too much gloomy now you seem a lot more cheerful and perverted '' she teases him. 

'' Hey, I am not perverted at all '' he denies. '' Yes you are, you perverted wanna be alchemist '' she asserts. '' WHY you, but ...I have changed I can feel that it's all because of the people around me, I only had fathered at home and my mom died very young so I don't know what kindness is you guys have shown me kindness and I can feel it within me now, thank you for bringing me here, '' he thanks her. 

'' It's okay no need to thank me it all happened because you chose to came here to revive your lover so that you got to meet all those people, it was your action that is responsible for all of these '' she says, with a gentle smile on her face. 

'' I AM glad that I had come here '' says he. '' Well, now you should get going we need to sleep too, do you know the way to the river ?'' she asks. '' Yes, ta ten-minute walk from here '' he says before getting up and heading out. 

On the way, he saw some elve children playing. He took a liking to this place. He reached the river quite early it was deep within the forest. He took his clothes off and put them by the side of the river. First, he looked if anyone is coming or not or else it will be quite embarrassing if anyone saw him naked. 

No one came for a while so he went into the water. It feels so cold and good .he says. He had put his head into the water to take a dip. In the water, he saw some little fish swimming. Then someone was floating in the water and came towards him he didn't say that.

Suddenly, he bumped into someone. It was a girl. He also drowned because of this. '' Hey, who is this ?'' he says. '' Wait, why is she naked ?'' he asks. He noticed easily that she's an elf because of her pointy ears and small figure. 

'' Why is she drowning ?'' he thinks. '' I need to bring her to sense '' so he decided to get up from the water. He puts her down ad he wore his pants. He thought it will be trouble for her if she's naked like that so he puts his shirt on her body. 

He called her for a while and rubs her hand and legs trying to warm her. After a while, she opens her eyes. Looking through her half lid eyes she looks at his half-naked body. 

'' Who are you ?'' she mumbles. '' Glad you had woken up, I thought that you were dead or something ''he says with a sigh. She tries to open her eyes. '' I was bathing and what am I doing here? I think a kid came and threw a stone at me in the head and I drowned '' she mumbles.

''BUT, wait bathing naked '' she gets up. THE cloth fell from her body. She was bare naked now. '' Why did you go up ?'' he says. The elf was blushing she hurriedly covered her body with her bare hands. 

'' Don't look '' he says blushing. '' Okay I won't look though I had already looked through '' he says looking the other way. '' I saw you drifting along the river so I saved you '' he says. '' So you saw everything ?'' she asks covering her body blushing. 

'' Sorry  I had seen you, forgive me '' he apologizes. She was looking at her back after a minute of pause she says, '' will you take responsibility for your action ?''. '' If I can do something to make it up to you then I will '' he says. 

'' Then..... '' she goes near him. And hugs him from behind bare naked. '' Hey, what are you doing ?'' Arthur asks embarrassingly. '' This is the only way to make it up to me if anyone sees us elves bare naked then you have to marry that person '' she whispers in her ear. 

'' M-marry? but I am a human and I don't like you at all '' he blurted out. '' So, what I will make you fall in love with me '' she says clutching him more tightly. He could feel her bare body against him her soft and delicate chest and the hard thing in them rubbing against his body.

'' Please let me go '' he begged. '' Why ?'' she grunts. '' Cause, you don't love me nor do I so I can't marry you '' says he. '' Why? do things work differently in the human world ?'' she sucks at his ears. 

'' Yes, they don't marry without loving them '' he replies trying to free himself from her hold. '' So, what elves live much longer you can change partner in few years cause we don't age or die '' says she. 

'At this time the image of the lover he had left behind flashes through his mind. '' Sorry but I can't marry you '' he says moving and looking at her eyes. '' You need to take responsibility I don't care ''' she says. '' You can try but I love someone else '' he replies. 

'' And who's that your lover? I don't care how many lovers you have ''' he insists. '' I love her more than anything so please no '' he denies sternly. 

'' I can change your mind if I want you to know? with this body, every man falls for me and you are a puny little human their heart changes easily you know ?'' she says revealing her cleavage. 

'' No matter what kind of an attractive body you may have I still love her no matter how she looks, surely with those huge jugs and that curvy body you may get any man as you want but I won't work against me '' he says. 

'' Do you know who I am? the daughter of the elves head I can make you bow down before me '' she says in a haughty tone .'' I know him very well so you can't do anything if you feel better to wear the shirt I had given you I am leaving now '' he says getting away from her. 

'' I will break that attitude of yours '' she curses. '' We will see now wear it before you catch a cold I am leaving '' saying this he -leaves. 

'' Who's that human? I will get him no matter what ''she says wearing the cloth he had given her. 

When Arthur returns home Stella is surprised to see him half-naked. '' Hey, what happened to your shirt ?'' she asks. '' It's a long story '' says he. Then Arthur tells about the incident that has happened. 

'' So, you saw her naked ?'' asks she. '' Yeah .. why ?'' he asks. '' It must have been nice to see her naked '' she says. '' No it wasn't'' he sternly denies. '' She must have been the daughter of elder elf Eris, who went to the valley of death and returned '' Stella says.

'' The valley of death? where the alchemist is ?'' he asks. '' Yes, she went there and returned alive but how did she drown ?'' she asks. '' She said one of the kids there threw a stone at her and she drowned '' he replies. 

'' That's hard to imagine, she always had a strong personality and a great figure many people loves her but I had never thought that she had such a mischievous nature also seductive '' she says looking at him grunting. 

'' Why are you looking at me like this, I did nothing there '' he says. ''It's late now sleeping for the night '' says she. '' Wear this cloth '' she says handing one shirt to him. '' Will we sleep on the same bed ?'' asks him. 

''Well .. you can sleep on the bed I will sleep on the sofa '' she says. '' But there is only one blanket '' he says. '' I don't need one '' says she grunting. 

'' You can sleep on this side and I can on the other '' he says. '' But ... '' she utters. '' You have any problem ?'' he asks. A minute of silence between them. '' I don't have any problem I am sleeping '' saying this she got into the bed. 

'' Good grief you women '' he hissed. They lied side by side sleeping on the same bed. Arthur fell asleep from all the things that have happened. Stella was awake, her heart was beating in her chest, throbbing. She hadn't expected this development at all. 

She sneaked a peek at his sleeping face. '' Why did you have to see her naked >? you fool '' she utters. '' I have a much better body than her '' she says. '' But he loves someone else '' that thought crossed her mind. 

So, she went back to sleep again. 

At this time in the inn where Celia and others were staying, 

'' I am missing Arthur '' says Adam. '' Who cares about him '' Noir grunts. They were all staying in the living room talking. '' You guys he went to train you to know that right ?'' Celia says.  

'' Still, he can contact us '' Albert asserts. '' Hey, how about we go there and surprise him ?'' Celia suggests .'' Yeah, we can go there in the morning I bet he will be surprised '' Noir says. '' Arthur has become someone so dear to us that we can't stay one day without seeing him '' says Adam. 

'' Yeah until recently we didn't know him and now we feel like something is missing in our life because he isn't here '' Noir says .'' I am missing all the foolishness too '' Albert remarks. 

'' We all enjoyed Christmas too '' Noir comments. '' Yeah, all the laughter and fun and Stella dressing up as Santa '' Adam says '' she looked kinda cute I had to say ''. 

'' At this time Arthur is enjoying with Stella '' says Alberts. ''What '' everyone looks at him. '' I mean training '' he says '' he will be stronger now ''.

'' True '' Celia says. '' Let's go tomorrow '' Albert says. '' Yeah,'' they all said. '' Going in the morning then ?'' says Celia. '' Arthur will be surprised won't he ?'' Noir giggles. 

'' I bet he will '' Celia chuckles. '' Let's call it a night then '' says Noir. '' WE HAVE to get up early then '' says Albert. '' Goodnight then '' says Adam. '' Yeah, I am sleepy too '' saying this Celia goes to her room. 

'' Good night '' Noir lefts too. One by one they all went to their room. A surprise is waiting for Arthur in the morning.