Fumi Thirty-Seven!

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Zelda tiptoed out of the dorm and softly closed the door behind her. She listened closely to see if she had awakened anyone. Hearing no noise, she let out a sigh of relief and stepped away from the door before hurrying down the hall. Occasionally she would glance over her shoulder to make sure no one was following her, but she never found anyone. When she was safely away from the dorm, she double-checked that she had her weapons on before gently pulling out her ocarina and playing it while she paused in her running.

Minute of the Forest later, she was casting a wary eye across the woods in search for any beasts. Her booted feet pounded along the faint trail that the non-dangerous animals had worn, following it until she needed to cross onto another trail.

"A young girl shouldn't be wandering around after curfew," a voice suddenly said.

Zelda's eyes went wide and she slid to a halt. She looked to her feet, hiding her smile.

"A young boy shouldn't be, either," she retorted. Turning around to face him, she said, "Isn't it past your bedtime?"

The purple eyes advanced out of the shadows to reveal their owner. Junpei smirked, crossing his arms as he adopted a sassy pose. "Shouldn't I be telling you that, runt?" he parried.

The girl tossed her fiery locks only for them to fall in front of her ruby eyes. "I do not feel that a man such as yourself should be calling me 'runt.' It's such a common word..."

The raven-haired man's smirk turned into an alluring grin. "Ah, yes, I think a better word to describe you would be..." as he trailed off, he calmly stepped towards her, never taking his electric gaze off her lithe frame. Zelda took her own retreat until she hit the trunk of a tree, never letting her bright eyes off of his dark form. Junpei leaned in until his lips were right at her ear. "...Sensuous."

Zelda let out a muffled cry of shock as his lips crashed into hers in a heated kiss. He pressed her against the tree and cupped her face, bringing her closer to him. Meanwhile, she was in a mild state of shock, though able to keep up with the nation spawn. Finally, with obvious effort, Junpei pulled back, panting lightly from the kiss.

"It's not safe here," he told her, his hands on either side of her head and his own bowed. "Let's go to my place."

Zelda nodded mutely, earning a smile from him. She allowed him to take her hand and lead her to his fortress. With a wave of his hand the doors opened, and then closed solidly behind them.

~*~

Preuss woke up suddenly. He rubbed his eyes with his arm as he sat up, looking around.

Perisa was in the bed next to him, sleeping peacefully. From the soft snores above him, he deducted that Dastan was there as well. When he turned his head to look out into the dorm, however, he discovered Zelda's bed to be empty.

I wonder where she went... She probably just had to go to the bathroom. But that still doesn't explain why I woke up so alert...

Preuss slid out from under his covers, only to feel Perisa's hand tighten around his arm.

"Ne, he, nii-chan..." she mumbled, not opening her golden eyes.

"You've been watching too much anime on Dastan's phone," he whispered to her. "Go to sleep."

Her grip on him loosened and he was allowed to land softly on his feet. Not knowing what else to do, he changed out of his shorts and into his gear before slipping out the door. However, before he could do anything, a dark shadow stopped him.

"Aye, Preuss," whispered a voice with a hint of a Scottish accent. "Where ye goin'?"

"I can't sleep, so I'm going to take a bit of a walk," he answered, just as hushed.

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