<Asta>
When they lost ground under their feet, they opened their eyes and began to scream. Ow."I hate you!" Aki and Yuri shouted simultaneously.
"Thanks!" I screamed back. Suddenly Kouchi tightly hugged me. I looked at him. He looked extremely terrified. Well, we just fell down a cliff, so it's not unusual.I sighed and hugged him back. I had a feeling I would regret this later, but you only live once. Especially since we can die any second now. Of course if my sight and calculations failed.
"Calm down, we won't die" I tried to cheer him up. I patted him on the back. "I think" I added quietly.
"Asta! If you live, I'll fucking kill you!" Liebe announced.
"I love you too!" I sent him a kiss.I looked down. The ground was getting closer with every second, and I don't even know what I would like to do before my death, which was very probable. I don't want to die having not kissed anyone. Mikuno once rambled on how it was so wonderful and I want to try it. I never understood what was so special about pressing lips together, but it's adult stuff so I didn't delve deeper into it.
I turned my head and looked at Kouchi. Well, I'm going to die soon, so it doesn't matter who it is, right?I grabbed his face and kissed him. It was... weird. I didn't feel anything special, like Mikuno described, but maybe its adrenaline's fault? I'll try again if I survive. Maybe with someone else, since he just looked at me with such shock, that I think he's gonna die from a heart attack, and not because of the fall.
"What the fuck are you doing?!" Shouted a shocked Liebe.
And then we hit the ground.
***
Well, it turned out my calculations were correct. We fell into the bushes. They had thorns and we got bruised up pretty badly, I think I broke my arm, and Yuno his leg, but otherwise everything was peachy!
"What was that supposed to be?!" Liebe screamed near my ear.
Well maybe except my spirit who was screaming at me for nearly ten minutes now after Aki grudgingly healed me.
"I jumped because it was our only hope!" I defended myself "No one had the strength to keep running, and the way down was far away, so we gained a lot of time. And I saw these bushes..."
"With thorns" Daichi growled.
"How was I to know they have thorns? I can't zoom in with my eyes" I grumbled. I was irritated that they shouted at me. Yes, I nearly killed us, but with good intentions!
Okay, that sounds bad, but if I didn't jump, they would've caught us! And probably sell us!
"I meant that... that..." Liebe flailed his arms.
"Kiss?" I asked, pulling thorns out of my clothes.
"Yes!"
"Well..." I couldn't admit that I thought I was gonna die or they would eat me alive. "I wanted to kiss Kouchi, so I did it" I said nonchalantly.
"Yeah and I think you broke him" The spirit said, pointing to the boy, who was staring off into the distance with empty eyes.
"Oopsie" I giggled, rubbing my neck.
"Fix it... I mean him" Liebe corrected.I sighed irritably and went up to the blonde.
"Hey..." I started. "I'm sorry I kissed you without your permission" I said quietly.
The pink-eyed boy looked at me with tears in his eyes - which almost gave me a heart attack, since I didn't want him to cry - and opened his mouth like a fish without water. I got a bit sad, because I didn't want to upset him. I know that a first kiss is supposed to be important and all, so I really felt bad.
"You... You're... apologizing to me?" he asked, and his voice cracked on the last word.
"Yes... Hey, hey, what's up?" I panicked when he started to sob.
"I... No one ever apologized to me for doing something without my permission" he whispered, and I froze.
I felt angry. I knew him for a few days, but I don't care. When I find out who hurt him, I will kill them in the most painful way. Wait, what? I shook my head, focusing on cheering up the boy. I can think about murdering them later.
I wanted to hug him, but judging from his earlier behavior, I prefered to ask. I didn't want him to feel uncomfortable. I knew him for a short time, but I wanted to be his friend and protect him. I don't know why. Maybe it was instinct? I felt like I could trust him. And I often acted on these feelings, so why would this be different? Liebe would hit me on the head if he knew how easily I get attached to strangers.
"Can I hug you?" I asked quietly. He nodded, wiping away tears, and I hugged him.
"Thank you" he whispered, and I felt really bad for kissing him.
"I'm sorry, truly" I said when I myself began to cry.
Damn me and my sensitive heart. I wasn't prepared to deal with such emotions. I wonder who's fault is that? Hmm... Well, I think I can blame my father.
After all, it was him who wanted a child.
***
We both cried for at least two hours, constantly hugging. No one went near us, which was good, since we talked a bit during that time. I have to thank Liebe for keeping others away. Kouchi was really... nice? I think that's the best way to describe him. We had a lot in common. He also didn't have the best family life, but wanted to go back because of his mother. With every minute I felt oddly happy. I felt like I could trust him, but at the same time I wanted to protect him. On the other hand, I didn't want to feel like this at all. I was scared that I would get attached to him for real. I couldn't do that. He was a noble from a different country, if he ever found out who I was, it could cause a military conflict with Clover, who would lose. I don't think our knights are weak, but... Well, in those situations the King likes to lead, to show off before his people. Giving him power in that moment would be a death sentence to Clover, because, let's not lie to ourselves - he's a lazy failure of a man.
I also feared that I would actually fall in love with him. That would be way worse. It's not that he's a boy, but an omega. And omegas don't form relationships with betas. I think. At least that's what I read once. Besides... Now wasn't the time to think about it. I'll understand it someday, I hope.
I sighed, carding my fingers through his hair. It was evening and we were sitting around a campfire. Kouchi fell asleep on my lap. I didn't mind it, he was oddly clingy after our crying session, but it was a nice feeling, so I didn't protest.
Liebe looked at us with a smile.
"I see you've found a replacement for Langris and Leo, huh?" He asked, amused, and I got irritated.
"Of course not" I scoffed. I felt oddly mad at the thought of replacing Langris and Leo. No one could ever replace them. They were my friends, both in their own unique way. "No one can replace them. They're their own persons and not things you can replace" I drawled out.
"Woah, calm down. I'm only joking" The spirit said, raising his arms up. "Don't take it seriously"
I grunted out a goodnight under my nose and went to sleep. I don't know why Liebe's words frustrated me so much, but I didn't want to talk to him today anymore. I'll apologize in the morning, because I shouldn't react that way. But that was tommorrow. Not today.
***
Sometimes I get the feeling that the world really hates me. Really. Maybe I was cursed to attract trouble?
I sighed, looking apologetically at Daichi, who was attached to a wooden pole.
When we woke up in the morning, we went on our way. To be honest, I wanted to leave them in the city and go on my own. There was less chance that I would get attached. Besides, they were old enough that they would manage just fine, but no. I have to be unlucky. We had to end up at a fucking cannibal village, because why not.
The boy looked at me dully. Yuno, the histeric girl, Aki and Kouchi were locked in a cage nearby. They looked at us uneasily. Kouchi looked terrified. I smiled at him to calm him down.
I closed my eyes, trying to think of an escape plan. I shook my head and heard my spirit shout.
"What are you doing?! Why did you wake me?" he screamed, looking at me reproachfully. He didn't wake up in the morning and didn't know what was going on. I felt a little bad for waking him up, but it was an accident. I forgot he was there. "What happ...? Oh" He looked around us.
The cannibals looked at Liebe weirdly and stepped back, reaching for their weapons. Liebe narrowed his eyes and looked at them from under his nose. For anyone else this might've looked funny, seeing such a small creature be so angry, but I knew better. Anger was Liebe's most scary and destructive thing, even if he didn't have any power.
My heart jumped up to my throat when Liebe roared like a dragon. I looked at him in shock. He looked back, seemingly also surprised.
"That wasn't me!" The cannibals began charging at us, but before they could get there, before us landed a gryphon. The same one I rescued once. What was it doing here?