Ruth seemed shocked by my sudden hug but she quickly hugged me back and kissed the top of my head. "Good girl I am glad you like it." The look Ruth gave me now was much warmer than before. There was even a hint of love in her eyes. I was very reluctant to let go because a mother's hug was truly a warm place to be.
"Mom... " Tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn't help it. Ruth reminded me so much of my mother back on Earth that I was really beginning to feel homesick.
"Awe. Honey, why are you crying? You will make me cry too!" Ruth rubbed my head and wiped the tears from my eyes. She once again kissed my forehead and led me around the room.
"This here is your closet. I filled it with clothes already. Able told me you were on the small size, so I had the tailor pick out some clothes that might fit you. She will be here in the morning tomorrow to take proper measurements and get you some proper clothes to replace the ones in here. But it seems you went shopping today as well which is good. Just have the tailor make clothes for you the way you like them. A swordsmanship trainer will also be here in the afternoon as for a magic teacher..." Ruth seemed to be going all out for me. Able had told her each of my wishes which warmed my heart even more. But the more love and care they all gave me the more fear I had. The what-ifs kept popping up in my mind. What if Able really fell for Alissa? What if within just a few months I get kicked out with no place to go. If I did get kicked out, I am sure at that time I would be dead anyway. But…. I did have a save point so even if I died I could still go back to my save point right?
"System..." I could only ask…
"What is it Rei?" The system spoke up excitedly. It seemed to be happy to be relied upon.
"If a mission has death as its failure punishment, will the save points still work?" I asked.
"Of course. If you fail your mission you will go back to wherever you saved before. But you will then have to redo all your events again." The System replied.
"Okay thank you." I let out a small sigh of relief. At least if anything goes wrong between now and then I can always avoid the disaster route. I was truly happy that I had save points now, but this current life I had I did not want to give up. Because if things did turn out bad, I would need to go back to when we fought the kidnappers and from there I would have to stop Able from wanting to propose marriage. I am not sure if the current me is strong enough to deal with such heartache at this time. I could only cross my fingers and toes and hope for the best. In my mind, I could only apologize to Alissa. Because right now I wished to fight tooth and nail with anyone who dared tried to steal Able away from me. Even if it was the female lead. I did not want to give up my relationship with Able and the love I felt from his family. Some may say I am being selfish and that I should step aside for the people I care about's happiness. But is it wrong for me to want to find my own happiness? Must I suffer so that others can find happiness while I am stuck as an on looker?
Shaking my head and clearing my thoughts I decided I would figure it out when that time came. "Mom, I am already the personal disciple of the Great Magus Felix. So you do not need to find me a magic teacher."
Ruth looked at me in surprise before her lips curled up into a smile. "Good! Rei, you are already making your mother proud! Go ahead and get settled in. I will send Grandpa Lutz over with some maids for you to choose from. You already have a personal maid but you still need a few more."
I smiled and nodded my head. "Thanks, Mom."
After Ruth left, Emily and Alissa both came into the room. "Rei, I am crashing here tonight." Alissa said suddenly.
I felt kind of funny having a girl that liked me in that way spend the night with me but Alissa was still my friend, and I had no reason to reject her. Plus having her by my side for the first night would mean Sara couldn't do anything on my first night here or maybe a few nights until I got used to being in a new place. I wanted to be more relaxed and have an understanding of the area around me before I have to begin dealing with her. "Actually, Alissa, can you stay a few nights until I am used to it here?"
Alissa's eyes lit up at my request and immediately nodded her head. "Of course! I am even willing to stay here till death do us part!" She then attached herself to my arm hugging it tightly. I could only let out a sigh with how she worded it though. But I also felt a little bad for taking advantage of her feelings in order to protect myself a little. I made a mental note to make it up to her somehow. I do not know how but I will figure something out in the future.
"Rei, you in?" Able's voice came from the door that connected to the adjacent room.
"Mhm! Come on in." I blushed slightly. Able was now living right beside me only separated by a door. I couldn't keep my mind from wandering and wondering what Able's sleeping face would look like.
"Rei?" Alissa's voice brought me out of my inner perverted thoughts causing my cheeks to grow red.
"Ahem… What is it?" Faking a cough I tried to play it off as if I did not have any strange thoughts.
"Oh, It just seemed that you dazed off there for a minute." Alissa said, staring up at me. Although, Alissa was female, I did have to say she was very cute. If I were a guy, I was sure I would try to woo her at every turn.
"Ah, yeah, I was thinking of something unimportant." I replied as Able walked up to us.
"Let's go on a tour of the House. Mother told me she only brought you to your room. I will take you around and show you where everything is."