Free Fair Market…
Fate, Jessica, and Aiden arrived at the market's pod station. "Since we are here, it was good seeing you, laters." Fate waved goodbye to Aiden and walked off. Of course, she didn't get far before frowning. "Why are you following me?"
"Hmm? Didn't I ask if I could come with you, and you said yes?" Aiden asked with a smile on his face.
Fate's brow furrowed. Although he did not ask directly like that, she did agree for him to come along. Fate was one to not go against her words, so she let out a disgruntled sigh and said: "Do as you please."
Fate grabbed Jessica's hand and stomped off. She couldn't seem to get away from this guy today. Aiden smiled and trailed behind her with his hands behind his back.
They ended up going to many stores. Fate was actually really enjoying herself since it had been a long time since she could wear clothes that she actually liked. Aiden was also enjoying himself very much. When she first started shopping, Fate completely ignored Aiden, but after a while, she began asking him what he thought when trying on clothes. Whether she realized it or not, she had started to accept his presence. For Aiden, this was a big step forward.
When the two's lips met earlier, Aiden was shocked by what had happened, but he also came to a full realization that he did like Fate. And for the first time, although it was not directed towards him, he finally got to see her natural smile, which was beyond captivating.
Fate came out of the dressing room wearing a black spaghetti tank top and white shorts. She ran her hand through her long hair, looked at Aiden, and asked: "Well?"
Fate raised her eyebrow as she smiled slightly. Seeing Aiden looking back at her with a blank expression was kind of amusing to her.
"Beautiful." This was the only word he could describe what he was seeing. Fate was amazingly beautiful no matter how you looked at it. Her pale white skin without a single flaw seemed to shine under the light. Although she was not tall, her legs were still perfect in every way. To top it all off, she came out without wearing her shows, so her perfect little feet were on display as well.
Fate blushed slightly, hearing Aiden's words. She had never been complimented much growing up, so to have a handsome young man like Aiden say she was beautiful made her feel good. She didn't say anything as she turned around and walked back into the dressing room. After the door closed, Fate's lips curled upwards. She got changed and put her normal clothes back on.
After many more stops, Aiden's hands were full of bags. Fate had turned him into their porter. "Last stop." Fate stopped in front of a lingerie store. Seeing the store, Aiden's cheeks blushed slightly as he stopped in front of the door. Fate turned to see Aiden still standing outside and giggled. She decided to take this chance to tease him as she mockingly said: "Oh? Mr. Pervert, who peeps on girls is afraid of entering the store? And here I thought I would let you pick out a set of underwear for me."
"In I go!" Aiden quickly marched right into the store, leaving Fate standing there with her mouth open unsure if she should feel embarrassed or not.
'I didn't think he would actually come in!? Do I really need to let him pick out underwear for me!?' She wanted to tease him a little bit since she saw his cheeks turning red, but she never knew he would march right in when she tried to pick on him. What made things worse was that he marched right over to a rack of black lace underwear! 'Did I just pick up a rock only to turn around and drop it on my own foot?' Fate started to feel embarrassed.
Aiden stood at the rack of black lace underwear and saw Fate's embarrassed expression and laughed internally. 'You are still too young to try to tease me!' He began to seriously choose a pair of underwear for Fate. Fate, on the other hand, ran to the other side of the store where Jessica was and began quickly choosing her own things. She wanted to get out before he finished choosing her anything so she could avoid the awkward, embarrassing situation. But unfortunately, she was too slow.
"As per your request, I have picked out something that should look good on you." Fate turned to look at the black underwear in his hands.
She let out a sigh of relief when she saw that it was not lace underwear. She still felt embarrassed as she took the underwear from Aiden and unfolded it. But as she did, she unexpectantly let out a laugh when she saw the image of a kitty cat on the back. "What is this!?"
"Hmmm? I thought it would fit your image well since you are feisty like a cat." Aiden was really proud of his choice. When he saw this pair of underwear, he immediately thought of Fate.
Fate glared at him and checked the size before stuffing them into her basket. "Alright, you did what I asked. Now go back outside." Fate quickly shooed him away.
Jessica, who was watching from the side quietly, finally couldn't restrain herself anymore and asked: "Are you really buying them?"
Fate blushed and looked at the image of the kitty cat. "Mmm... I will... They'er cute..."
"Master, why are you so different with that man? With everyone else, you are firm, but when it comes to him, you are all over the place." Jessica could see that Fate was treating Aiden very differently than others. Even her own mother did not get the same treatment. But this Aiden had taken advantage of her Master so many times, yet Fate still lets him get away with it.
"It's not what you think. Even when I was a normal human, he had tried to help me. He may be a pervert, but he is a nice person in the end. I am not an evil person. I still have my own morals. If people are nice to me, I will be nice to them. Originally I had thought all trinities were bad people. But he was very different. He understands the pain of what it means to be a normal human and the treatment they receive." Fate thought of the story he told her when he brought her back to the settlement and smiled faintly. 'I guess I can not bring myself to say no to him for some reason.'
Fate looked at the underwear in her basket again and froze as something hit her. 'How did he know my underwear size!?' "Jessica, remind me to beat him later."
Jessica turned around and looked at Fate, confused. 'Wasn't she just praising him? Why does she suddenly want to beat him again?' Even though she thought this, she still did not ask anything and said: "I will make sure to remind you three times a day."
"Haha! Please do. He does deserve to be beaten that much." Fate let out a laugh.
"Master, you should smile more. You look beautiful when you smile."
Fate blushed and quickly changed the topic: "You finish up. I will be waiting up front, by the register."
Fate made her way to the counter and stood to the side with her basket in her hand. The lady behind the counter looked over and smiled at Fate. Fate smiled back and said: "I am just waiting for my friend to finish up so I can pay for her things as well."
"That's fine. Just tell me when you are ready." The lady replied.
Fate could see Aiden outside, looking into the store staring right at her. She frowned and stuck her tongue out at him before turning her head away. Her actions caused a giggle from the lady behind the counter. "You get along well with your boyfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend." Fate quickly denied it as she humphed and crossed her arms across her chest. The lady behind the counter smiled. She found Fate to be very cute.
Fate looked up to take a peek to see if Aiden was still looking at her when she saw some girls walking up to him and begin talking to him. She did not know why but this really irked her. She began tapping her foot as the girls laughed and poked at Aiden. She did not know why she was getting so upset seeing these girls flirt with him. It was not like they were together or anything but just the thought of Aiden, who was supposed to be on her side chatting away happily with another girl, really ate at her nerves.
The lady behind the counter could see how upset Fate was becoming, leaned over the counter, and said: "Miss, if you want, leave the basket here and go deal with those girls who are trying to steal your man."
Fate frowned and said: "He's not my man." Before putting the basket on the counter and stomping her way out of the store.
The lady behind the counter smiled and said to herself: "Your words and actions do not match up."
Fate stood in the doorway of the store and glared at Aiden: "Aiden, get over here!"