Fluff or Bluff?
Third Person's pov:
|• A few days after the accident, both pair of teen agers got close, they became comfortable with each other and no longer hold any sort of resentment or negativity.
They acted like the cutest pair in the eyes of the people inside the mansion, Lant was even sure to say that Aurum will commit to the house.
While Dion kept a close eye on her, Roxana keeps finding the time to soend time with her. She would've have more time to talk to her if Jeremy wouldn't butt-in on every chance she gets.
"Please forgive me, dear sister, but I made a full on plan for darling and I this day" , Jeremy suddenly came in Aurum's room arrogantly, carrying two swords.
Roxana was taken a back, did Jeremy just say "Darling"?
Aurum sighed, this is the third day...
Her eyes then landed on the swords atyacked on Jeremy's belt. "What are those for?"
Jeremy just grinned at her, his sharp teeth showing. "I have training today but none of the guards don't want to play with me", he explained as he walked pass Roxana, rested his left arm behind him and took Aurum's right hand.
"So, darling...I really want to play with you today, would you be so considerate to join me?"
To Roxana, she thought that Jeremy sounded so...eager?
She almost let out a laugh, Aurum really got her brother on the middle of her palm. Roxana wonders, might she be the same with Cassis? She's not sure either...
Aurum turned to Roxana, sending her an apologetic close-eyed smile. Roxana chuckled, she find the two very endearing, maybe she should let this slide.
There is much more time before the causins leave...
Keeping those two from bonding would ruin her expectations of the Agriche's fall.
So she let the two be.
When the two got to the training grounds, Jeremy and Aurum got all of the knights' attention. Are the two teens training? Yes...
Is Jeremy letting Aurum do any combat that she wants? Yes...
Would Lant approve of this? Maybe...
Would Dion though? Probably never...
But Jeremy does not give a fuck about them right now. He now has the chance to show off his skills to his fiancée, he thinks that now's the chance to charm the girl more~
Calling over a knight, he instructed him to attack him with all he has got! The knight was hesitant at first but nonetheless attacked first, the glare Jeremy gave him made his legs move.
"HAAAAH!"
Jeremy didn't even bother changing into a stance, he just smirked at the unfortunate knight and slid his sword with the knight's and twisted around until it got flung into the air.
Jeremy smirked victoriously at that as the sword came down right in front of the knight, making the knight fall down in shock.
Jeremy chuckled and looked up at Aurum, his smile fell when he got a neutral look from the girl. He clicked his tongue before smirking again.
"How 'bout you, darling? Care to show me your skills?"
Aurum raised a brow, she smiled politely. "Heh, if you're that eager...then—"
Jeremy's senses sharpened when Aurum dashed towards him, right arm raised nnd fingers in a straight line.
"She's—"
Jeremy barely dodged the girls' hand when he moved to his left, his blue eyes met her golden ones. Aurum then swiped her arm to the right.
The knights around them awed at the sight, she's attacked first and yet she's pushing him back.
Jeremy would always win instantly against them and his other siblings if they atta ked first.
Once Jeremy was out of her reach, Aurum pulled her sword and swiped it to her right. "Haah, I'm so glad I'm wearing leggings instead of a skirt"
Holding her sheath with her left, she walked towards Jeremy in a steady pace. She couldn't help but smile a little, it's been so long since she touched a weapon, minus the day of the accident.
Jeremy finally raised his guard and changed into a defensive stance. "She might be better at magic, but her swordsmanship isn't trash", he thought.
"Hmph, that was such a surprise. But I shouldn't expect less from you, you are the one and only Lapis Heir~", he smirked.
Aurum nodded, "Good..."
Then she attcked again, this time Jeremy blocked it with his sword. His smirk turned into a grin, "It feels heavy—"
Achysl squatted down , sliding her sword down and thrusted it upwards to Jeremy's face—
"Shit—!"
He Barely dodged that...
Jeremy realized that Aurum was much more faster than him, so he changed plans.
He attempted to kick her, Aurum flipped back to avoid his leg and stepped back a bit. It was Jeremy's turn to dash towards her straight ahead.
With his mind only focusing on attacking, Aurum's sword came towards him fast, resulting a small cut on his right cheek.
"What...?"
Now stunned and his grip on his sword lightened, Aurum used that chance to kick him forward (more like push) him on his chest. Making him fly a few feet away...
"Woah!"
"Oh shit!"
"She really did that!"
"Are Lapises that skilled?"
Jeremy groaned from the pain of crashing down on the hard cement, his head and back throbbed in slight pain. That kick really hit him, his pain resistance is getting rusty...
But he smiled, and chuckled.
He used his right arm to block his eyes from the sun. Aurum was fast, strong, and a highly skilled at combat, not to mention her superior magic that could even chain them both in a contract...
"Ahh, she's... really good at this"
He couldn't help but...blush.
"Making me feel so inferior"
A shadow loomed over him, he removed his arm from his face and propped his upper body with his elbows. He looked up to Aurum with a smirk, "You're...well trained", he complimented.
Aurum smirked proudly, "My teacher was good", she said... complimenting her teacher. She offered her hand.
Jeremy took it and Aurum pulled him up to his feet. "Well...I'll have to meet him in the future then, I need to see the person who taught my darling how to bring me down", he said.
Aurum hummed, "Maybe you would".
"But judging by your personality, I don't think you'll be pleased to meet him"
"I'm looking forward it it"
|• It was already night time, and Aurum was asleep in bed. Jeremy was besides her, using her body as a body pillow, Auurm didn't mind it, it was warm in this cold night.
Outside the windows, a bird's silhouette transformered into a shape of a young teen. The window slightly opened...
Cold wind immediately seeped in, carrying a green wisp. The green wisp flowed in towards the the two teens untill it stopped on top of Aurum...
The green wisp transformed into a shape of a hand, it slowly came down to her cheek—
Swat!
Not until Jeremy swat it away.
The figure outside the window immediately climbed up and hid in the shadows.
Jeremy sat up from the bed and looked behind him, he stared at the opened window and glared. He slid out of bed and walked to the window and closed it tightly, locking it.
After that he went back to bed and hugged Aurum's head closely to his chest, kissing her forehead before going back to sleep.
A few seconds later, the green wisp seeped out of the bottom of the bed...
And Aurum's eyes opened.