Do you know where He could rest for a while?" inquired John. Emerald nodded like a rattle.
" I have a cottage in the forest. We could go there." Emerald said. It was the least she could do for him for saving her.
John carried the unconscious Alex on his shoulders and asked Emerald to lead the way.
Alex woke up with a groan. The pain in his chest was enough to break through his consciousness.
Alex looked at his chest that has some ointment applied to it. Alex then averted his gaze and looked at the white hair girl sited right over him. She was sitting on his abdomen, a little push and she would sit on Alex's little brother down there.
'Why is her face red. Does she have a fever?' wondered Alex.
Emerald wasn't suffering from any fever, she was just blushing hard. Emerald was actually applying ointment on Alex's wound before she noticed his perfectly toned body. She was actually tracing her finger along Alex's hard abs before Alex woke up catching her in the act. She looked like a child caught stealing cookies from the jar.
Alex looked at Emerald's hand that looked like she was about to poke his abs. His eyes widened momentarily before a mischievous smile caved his handsome face.
"Why stop now. I was kinda liking it." Alex said, causing Emerald's eyes to widen.
"Pervert!" Emerald hit Alex's chest, causing him to groan in pain. Emerald's expression immediately became apologetic.
" I'm sorry"
Alex smiled at her. he was actually faking. It did hurt him, but not enough to earn a groan from him. He was tougher than that ok.
" Thank you for saving me back there. How can I ever pay you?" Emerald's voice was sincere and soft to Alex's ears.
Alex thought for a while before an invisible light bulb lit above his head
"How about a kiss on my cheeks." Alex exaggerated the 's' part to show that he wanted two kisses on his cheeks
' that is fair enough. I mean he risked his life to save me. Two kisses are not even enough.' Thought Emerald.
Still sited on his abdomen, Emerald bent and planted her soft lips on Alex's cheek and was about to kiss the other cheek before something happened.
When Emerald was coming to get things over with, Alex turned his face, exposing his lips instead of his cheek. That made Emerald kiss Alex's lip. Noticing her mistake, Emerald was about to redraw, but how could Alex let such an opportunity slip through his fingers. Alex pressed forward, intensifying the kiss. His tongue wanted entry but Emerald's lip was shut tightly.
Alex tried to slip his hand under Emerald's skirt making her gasp and giving his tongue entry into her mouth. Emerald's eyes were as wide as saucers throughout the whole ordeal.
John walked into the cottage. He had just made some herbal medicine that would help Alex heal faster. If only he knew what he would see when he opened the door, he would have prepared.
John opened the door to see three things that made his eyes almost bulge out. Those three things caused John to ask three questions to no one in particular.
One, Why was Emerald sitting on a shirtless Alex. Two, why the heck was Alex's hand creeping into Emerald's skirt. Three, the biggest question of all. WHY WERE THEY KISSING? They just met. John:(°_°)
By the time Emerald's lips were released, she was left breathless and was as red as a tomato. Emerald felt like disappearing. She was so embarrassed about kissing someone she just met and John standing there like he just saw the world crush before him, was not making matters any better for Emerald.
'Oh God, how did this all happen?'
John cleared his throat three times before he got Alex to look at him. Emerald was still sitting on Alex's abdomen. Alex silently thanked God, because if she was to move a little back, she would have noticed his excited little brother.
Ignoring the fact that they were currently in an awkward situation, John walked and knelt right beside Alex. As he applied the medicine he made, Alex's wound started to close until it eventually healed leaving no scar.
Emerald was feeling nervous. She just kissed a stranger and that too in front of another stranger.
"I'm going to the lake to get some fish. Would you like to accompany me?" Emerald asked. She really needed some fresh air.
"N.."
"We would love to" John was cut off by Alexander's exciting answer.
"Are you sure?" Emerald asked, her question directed to John because he was about to say 'no'.
John gave a glance at the Crown prince of Hansonia before nodding his head.
The trio walked to the lake that was nearby. Alex held a bucket in his hand while John held a net. When they reached the blue lake that stretched as far as the eye could see, Emerald, John, and Alex got ready for a battle. A battle between them and the fishes!
[Fishes: Enermy alert!!]
Alex and John both had serious expressions on their faces. They looked like they were about to fight a life-or-death battle that they could not afford to lose.
Emerald looked at their faces and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
'It was just fishing, not a war.'
Alex's grip on the net tightened. He was going to catch some fish and he would be successful. This was Alexander's first time fishing that was why he was so determined to impress Emerald.
John on the other hand was serious because he didn't like water that much. His elemental ability was fire, so the water was a nuisance to him. He did like but drinking a cool cup of water was nothing compared to falling in a lake.
As if someone made the battle cry for the war to begin, the trio began their task. It's time to catch some fish.