Odr and Fey, Is It Wrong To Love Your Goddess?

Chapter 1: What Friends Are For

Bell was fast asleep until he felt himself fall onto the floor. He felt himself start sweating when he saw an elf staring at him with a menacing glare.

Ryuu: Care to explain yourself?

If he wasn't scared, he would be confused. What was she even doing here? Not only that, but what was she so mad about?

Bell: Uh, I-I'm not sure what you mean.

Her glare only got more intense after hearing that.

Ryuu: You were sleeping next to me! Why?!

Now it was Bell's turn to voice himself.

Bell: What?! But this was an empty room!

Ryuu: This is my room! I'd like to know how you got in and why you were hugging me!

Bell: W-Wait, how many doors from the stairs is this?

Ryuu: This is the fourth door.

Bell: (Shoot! I was so tired I didn't count the doors right!!)

Ryuu: Well? I'm waiting!

Bell quickly got on his knees and apologized.

Bell: I'm so sorry! I miscounted the doors! Syr told me to stay the night since I was so tired last night! She said three doors for an empty one! Please forgive me!

Ryuu looked at him in surprise. She knew he wasn't lying, but that was preposterous. Three doors down was-

Ryuu: (Of course!! That's her room!)

Syr's plan to sleep with Bell had failed. Instead, he used the elf as a body pillow for the night.

Ryuu: Alright, I-I'll let this go this time. However, why did you have to stay the night to begin with?

Bell: W-Well, I-I...

Both of them had already been through a lot. The last thing Bell wanted to do was make her feel guilty for his lack of sleep.

Bell: It's nothing that bad, just had some sleep problems.

Ryuu: Sleep problems?

Her eyes widened when she recalled their last adventure together.

Ryuu: So, you're still having nightmares from what happened?

Bell: Y-Yeah, I'm sorry.

However, when looking closer, she saw how well rested Bell looked.

Ryuu: Are you feeling alright?

Bell: Actually, I feel great. I slept like a baby.

He noticed his body feeling much lighter than usual. The several sleepless nights he suffered had taken its toll. Now, he felt truly rested after a long time.

Ryuu: We can continue this in a bit. I need to get training in and then prepare for work.

Bell: Would you like me to join you?

Bell wanted to make up for his slip up last night, so helping her train was the least he could do. Ryuu was also fine with this. She now had a better grasp of her feelings for him, so she is going to make the most of the time she had with him. She changed into her training garments and grabbed some wooden swords for them. Since they were both level 4, they should be evenly matched, but Bell's stats made him a little bit stronger than her. As they clashed, a certain goddess was watching them from her tower.

Freya: Hm, that's odd?

She watched them spar with each other. As they did, she noticed their souls begin shining brightly, more brightly than usual. Bell's was picking up in luminosity, but Ryuu's was practically glowing. This made Freya sigh with a small smile on her face.