Chapter 8: The Second Shrine

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My eyes came to as the light cracked through the polished glass window above my head. Golden beams dotted the ceiling as I could make out the dust particles floating around lonesomely. I tried to sit up, only to be stopped by a heavy, fluffy head laying on my chest. I smiled as I stroked Raphtalia's ears, earning a small purr. I stroked her long, silky hair, in awe of its beauty. I felt her tail slowly stroke my leg; the softness and fluffiness of the fur was addictive to say the least. Everything felt like a paradise, and I prayed to all that is holy I never had to move from this position ever again
Sadly, miracles don't work that way in reality
I felt movement come from below. Raphtalia was waking up with a cute yawn and slowly smoothed out her ears. She sat up and got off the bed, and went over to where she had placed her clothes the night before. She slowly started to undress herself
("Did....did she forget I'm here??") I quickly shut my eyes, not wanting a repeat from yesterday. I sat there in complete silence as I heard every fumble made by Raphtalia. It wouldn't be a lie to say that I was utterly embarrassed from the situation

I finally heard Raphtalia grab her scabbard and lock it onto her hip. She looked around smiling only to see me staring back at her. She went red and quickly hid around the corner of the room
"Y-you didn't see anything did you (Yn)??" I heard her cry from behind the corner
"I would've if I didn't close my eyes. Thankfully I did because otherwise, that would've been pervy of me"
"W-what does pervy mean?"
"Perverted"
"What does perverted mean?"
"(Wait...what?)  A pervert is...someone whose sexual behaviour is very...public a-and inappropriate"
"Oh...Oh my" I could just sense the blush she had on her face "w-well I know your not one anyways, and thank you for looking away, it was a very gentlemanly thing for you to do" as a reward she pecked me on the cheek, causing me to tense up. She walked out of the room while giving me a cute, rapid wave goodbye. I sat in my room for a solid 10 minutes smiling before getting up and changing into my adventuring gear using my inventory magic.
I grabbed both mine and Raphtalia's backpacks as I entered the living room/dining room. Raphtalia was talking with Mrs Whitefield as Mr Whitefield was packing up some things
"Ahhh (Yn)! Great to see your up!"
"Thank you, Mrs Whitefield"
"Oh please, call me Kaolin"
"O-ok then...Kaolin"
She giggled and gestures over to two small bags packed and ready for us
"I hope you don't mind but I packed a few extra supplies for you; mainly food, drink and potions I mixed up recently"
Mr Whitefield chimed in "I also put in some special dust for your pipe. Helps with getting more extreme results"
Raphtalia turned towards me with a very concerned look on her face "What is he talking about (Yn)?"
I started to panic internally as I cleared my throat "I-it's just for my anxiety attacks Raphtalia. I may not look it but I am very prone to them and if Mr Whitefield here hadn't given me his pipe yesterday I would've had a breakdown"
Her face then formed into one of worry "Oh my! You should have told me about this sooner (Yn), I would have helped you"
"It's ok Raphtalia, it isn't a big deal now that I have this pipe. And besides, I didn't want to worry you anyways"
Her face finally contorted from worried to a light smile "Well, that's good to hear at least. Just remember I'm here to talk to you about anything" she said warmly, placing a hand on my cheek
I returned the smile to her "I know Raphtalia, and remember I'm here to talk to you about anything as well. Now, should we be off?"
"I think we probably should, the others are probably starting to get worried now"
The Whitefields waved us off as we walked down towards the gate of the farm. As we were stepping off the property we heard a cry behind us, and low and behold Mr Whitefield's son was sprinting down towards us
"Mr (Yn)! Miss Raphtalia!"
Raphtalia started at the quirky creature before flashing a closed eye smile "Well, What's up little guy?"
"I wanted to tell you about something cool I saw"
"Oh? And what was that?"
"Your adventures right?"
"Yeah we're adventures, but why is that important?"
"Well me and Ash were exploring the other day in the forest nearby; don't worry it was totally safe!"
"I hope it was, otherwise your parents would be very worried"
"Well anyways me and Ash found this really cool temple place that's probably full of cool treasure!"
Raphtalia looked over to me "I mean if you're fine with it Raphtalia I think it'll be an intriguing adventure"
She gave me a soft smile and turned her attention back to Karl
"Well, Thank you so much, Karl, you've been a big help" she said patting his head. He beamed proudly towards the both of us
As we were walking along the path he called out towards us once again "Remember to bring me back something cool!
I chuckled and turned towards him "I'll bring you the shiniest sword I can find, fit for a hero!
His face formed a wide grin "Heck Yeah!"

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