Choose Me Instead (UNDERGOING RE-PLAN AND REWRITE)

Act 1, Scene 16: Sword Training

"...So you're telling me you agree with Sir Carsein?" Aristia asks the hope you once put into her spirit broke once again. "Ah..." you sigh out forgetting Aristia's presence.

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You turn around in reflex putting on a fake smile, clasping your hands and putting it beside your cheeks. "My dear Tia~ whatever do you mean?" you asks faking ignorance as Carsein facepalm himself at your fake innocent.

Aristia frowns and crosses her arms, making herself more manly as you slowly starts to waver as you cower in fear. "[Y/N]~ ? Are you not going to tell me the truth?" she asks with a tone of annoyance making you hiccup.

"I...*hic* I really didn't mean to *hic* lie to you. I just didn't want you to *hic* lose your *hic* strong spirit with learning the sword...*hic*" you reason with her, with hiccups along the way.

Carsein sighs shaking his head, he understands why you would do something like this but at the same time, he wasn't sure if that was the correct choice. But he kept quite anyways this was something you and Aristia need to solve after all an outsider like him is not welcome.

Slowly gaining back your confidence, you examine Aristia's face before nodding your head. "Soo..." you started. "No you are not forgiven." Aristia cuts you off knowing your question as you open your mouth widely in shock. "No way...the marquess and Aristia definitely have the ability to read minds!" you thought to yourself in disbelief.

This time Aristia sighs as she sees your expression. "No [Y/N], I do not have the ability to read minds." she says. Which just made you even more sure of this superpower of theirs, "Sure...if you say so." you sarcastically say making Aristia roll her eyes in response.

While you and Aristia were busy arguing, Carsein took the chance to observe the two of you more closely. While your hands were much more callused, for a person who only learn for about a year, Aristia has her fair shares of calluses. But he could clearly see the difference in personality, the two of you do have this mature air surrounding, but you have a more childish personality while Aristia stay true to her air, being mature. Only slipping up when things don't go as she expected.

"Ahem." Carsein fake coughs catching you and Aristia's attention. "So. Are you two down yet?"Taking a deep breath Aristia says the words shes been meaning to say to him, "It's just as you saw. Since nobody was there to guide me, and my sister isn't the best teacher. I haven't been able to make any progress."

Carsein scoffs at her attempt of trying to cover up her mistakes, "Well that's obvious! You won't get anywhere with that FLOPPY posture of yours!" he shouts making sure to point the floppy part out as he gestures to Aristia's body.

You feel your sweat drip down your neck as Aristia stares at you. You didn't mention anything about her posture, and the fact that she had to learn of this thing from an outsider made her feel betrayed. "Then what should I do?" Aristia asks, her anger almost slipping in the tone.

Carsein throws his hands up in the air shrugging his shoulders, "WHY SHOULD I CARE?! URGH WHY DO I EVEN HAVE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR TRAINING?? Figure it out yourself and don't bother me." he says nonchalantly.

"Well you could-"

"But, you should also understand. How helpless one feels when they've reached a wall and nothing seems to work." Aristia says with her main character feels, cutting you off in the process. You were starting to feel annoyed as you frown your eyebrows and scrunch up your nose. "She's starting to annoy me a little, she's been cutting me off so many time just to do some main character moments!" you thought to yourself.