You will never know how life will turn out into, but when you go through the destined paths, you will cross the paths of other people who are destined to meet you, help you, grow with you, or abandon you. And those would be the some of the life lessons you will learn.
These may often include the six sufferings. Birth, Love, Pain, Sickness, Departing with the loved one, and Death. The suffering which will help you grow as a person, as an immortal, as a god in the universe depending on the failure and success we achieve. Fleur was destined to go through such paths. But no one knew what it would be.
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"That looks so good on you," Arya exclaimed seeing how beautiful Fleur looked in frocks and jean. Arya had helped her sell a gold coin that paid Fleur a good fortune. Arya took a day off begging her mother and accompanied Fleur to the nearest mall for shopping. Arya helped her get clothes and shoes. Fleur loved the new costumes and comfy shoes different from what she was used to all her life. It was weird but she loved it. She was happy and excited.
"I love it, I love it," Fleur confessed while she paid her bills. She took Arya with her asking her suggestions to eat dinner too. The happy dragon danced around. Arya took her to a fried chicken outlet and ordered some spicy chicken drumsticks and coke.
As Fleur took her first bite, she got teary eyes again, fanning her hands. "This is lovely crispy and so wow," she expressed her feelings openly. She could not help but wonder why she stepped out of the castle late. Arya laughed and understood how much Fleur have missed out on living a proper life having the idea of Fleur as a village girl.
"How much rent should I pay you?" Fleur asked Arya.
"Mother and I live in two storied house, we have extra room for guest, you can be our paying guest, tell her that you are an orphan who ran away from a rural village, to lead a new independent life, you can explain about your life story later to me, for now, I trust you, you don't look harmful to me, " Arya said patting Fleur's shoulders.
'She trusts me, I trust her, we are fools, but luckily not harmful to each other, but if she knows the truth about my Demoness identity she will run away or die of a heart attack, I don't want to scare her, I will pretend to be a mortal,' Fleur thought as she took each bite from her drumstick and smiled.
"Remember to keep your princess gown safe and don't lose that Tiara it looks pretty expensive too." Arya kept advising her.
Fleur smiled and nodded. "Okay," There was one more thing Arya had to take Fleur to buy. A phone. Arya helped her new friend get a phone under her id card since Fleur carried nothing with her. She bought a the latest Samsung galaxy note 10, the best in the shop and paid the full amount. Yet Fleur had a lot of money left with her. She couldn't believe how much the gold she carries is worth of. She planned to guard it well and then decided to pay the first three months of worth room rent to Arya, afraid of not being able to get a job and pay later. Arya advised her to get the job at the pizza place they lunched and get some working experience.
After all the shopping and necessary items, Arya took Fleur to her home. Her mother was already waiting, working in the kitchen, washing the dishes.
"You are late again," mother shouted the moment Arya opened the door. The house was located in a good housing colony, a villa where all the small three bedroom houses look alike with proper garden, yard and a porch. There were fences instead of compound walls around the house.
"Wait, mom, I was busy with helping someone," Arya said before her mother started screaming.
"Help? help who?" mother got curious and then caught the site of Fleur. For a moment her mother was surprised and her expressions changed quickly. To her, Fleur looked unusually familiar. She shut her mouth and waited for her daughter to explain.
"Mom, this is Fleur, my friend. She's an orphan who ran away. She came to the city recently and is having a hard time. I came across her today in our store. She is quite pitiful. You asked me to find a paying guest long ago, so I have decided to let her stay till she settles down with a work," Arya told her mother with every single detail. Her mother noticed the shopping bags both were holding. "No it's her money, not a penny is mine, she even bought me dinner and paid rent in advance for three months. She will start working part time tomorrow, " but her mother kept watching the girl and finally agreed to it. She was not sure but the girl looked pitiful. 'I can always catch and kick her out if something is abnormal about the girl,' thought the mother confidently.
"Fine, if you're sure about this, handle it well," she said and continued with her work, having some doubts.
Arya took Fleur to the guest room upstairs next to hers and asked her friend to settle down. Fleur though felt how small and squishy the place looked, she had no way but to adjust to the life of humans. Fleur was shocked to find how small the bath area looked.
"Isn't there a steam bath, a pool in the chamber?" she asked Arya. Arya could not believe what she just heard. She wondered who this nut crack girl is. "Are you addicted to historical dramas? You talk, dress, and act like them, jeez," Arya laughed. "Sorry princess we live a mediocre life, we do not own such things except the bath tub," Arya said laughing again taking Fleur around the house. Fleur looked upset and then lifted her spirits instantly preparing herself to adjust to the new life.
"Okay fine," she said to Arya and sat on the bed. It was so soft. Fleur melted.