True Fantasia

Chapter 9: Shukoyoshi town Part 3

Von wakes up. He stretches, groaning slightly. He puts on his clothes and walks to the front door, putting on his flip flops. He opens the door to see Icarus a little far away, must have been him opening the door that woke him up. Von steps outside, quietly closing the door so he doesn't wake up the other two, running to Icarus. He wants to get to know Icarus more because he feels like they aren't friends like he is with the other two.

" Hey Icarus. Whatcha up to? " Von says, putting his arm around Icarus' shoulder, and he does the same.

" Oh, just heading into town. I wanna go to a cafe, you wanna come? " Icarus asks.

" Yeah sure, I wanna get to know you better anyways. " Von says. The two walk into town, going into a cafe and sitting down. It isn't like a modern one, it's like one of those old restaurants with booths. The two sit down in a booth, getting comfy in their seats.

" So you're from Shukoyoshi? " Von asks. Icarus shakes his head.

" Nah, I'm from Ueon originally. Well I have lived here for a while but I lived longer in Ueon. "

" Oh ok. " Von then gets curious.

" So wait, if you came from Ueon, how did you have enough money to get a house? Not just that, a really good one. " He asks.

" Well it's not mine originally, it's my masters, Leonidas. He gave it to me as a gift because he couldn't teach me a technique. Weird but, I thank him every day. " Icarus smiles. Von brews a slight smile on his face.

" Well what about you Von? Why do you specifically have to save the prince? " He asks.

" To be honest man, not even I know. " Von sighs. " The princess just picked me but I don't even know if I'm good enough to save him. I got no clue how powerful his kidnappers are. " Von sighs again. Icarus looks at the table, as their coffees arrive. In a ceramic mug, a dark brown coffee makes a pool around it.

" You know, it's gonna be fine. It doesn't matter if we lose or not, what matters is if you tried your best. " Icarus says. Von sips his coffee, realizing Icarus' words.

" Yeah that's true. " Von continues to sip his coffee, and so does Icarus.

" Icarus, how strong are you really? " Von asks, putting his mug down. Icarus smirks, putting his down as well.

" How do I word this without being egotistical.. " He wonders.

" Just word it. " Von says

" Ok well, after years of battling against multiple martial arts, I would say my fighting style is very dominant, even to someone like a fully elemental temataka user, like you. You may think that you guys are the strongest in the tournament, but you don't know what I've had to do to win the tournament 4 times. " Icarus says. Von remembers him saying how he had won the tournament 4 times when they had first met. He chuckles, admiring Icarus' confidence.

" Yeah I guess. But listen, there's one guy I'm a little paranoid about. " Von says, and Icarus immediately knows who he is referring to, Roy.

" Mhm me too. Not to disrespect you in any way but, I think he was holding back a lot in your fight. " Icarus says.

" Yeah I was too but not as much as him. I think in the past few days though I may have caught up to him but we'll see. " Von replies. The two finish their coffees, leaving the cafe. They journey more throughout town, Von becoming more familiar with it. They even buy a map for the future. The two walk back home, talking about food and what they might eat tonight. Von notices that Atheno and Wake are sparring and quickly leaps over the house and onto the roof, sitting on it. Icarus joins him, watching the two spar.