Stuck in Runes

Chapter 43

(Freed POV)

WHAT DID I JUST DO!?
WHY DID I DO THAT!
I kissed her hand. What the heck Freed what were you thinking?! Oh that's right you weren't! Not that's that matters now! She probably thinks I'm a creep. I just, I didn't know what I should do, I was just going to grab her hand and give it a small squeeze but I kissed it instead! UUUUUGGHHH!

I want to burry my face in my hands but I can't She is right here and I still have her hand in mine.

Wait....

I still have her hand in mine? My eye drift over to peek at the small mage sitting next to me. Though her head was down and face mostly shielded by her hair I could see the redness in her cheeks. My eyes drift down to see our hands, hers still firmly clasped with mine.

Nice going. After saying sorry for embarrassing her you embarrass her far more intensely. And she probably isn't sure how to respond. She probably didn't want to let go because she thinks I'll do something like that again!

And how the hell did all this happen?! What happened to stoic? I was going to ignore her. But the more I push away the more I feel the need to be around her.

A heavy door to our right swings open and a heavy set man marches out. Sophia's hand pulls from mine as we stand to greet the Sargent. He had a bottom heavy face with sad eyes and a large and full pointed beard that was just starting to turn grey. He wore a stern expression before turning to see Sophia and I, and he changes gaining a warm friendly smile. He reaches out taking my hand shaking it firmly with both of his, his hands enveloping my own, then turning to Sophia and doing the same. He seemed to control some kind of magic with them, but I can't tell without being around him more.

"Thank you! Not only for catching the criminal but saving all of the heiresses, we couldn't be more grateful!" His loud voice booms, nearly overpowering all the sounds from around us.

"It was our pleasure, but I would like to request to check on the girls? My partner wants to see them." I say plainly, motioning to the small girl who had seemingly stepped behind me like a frightened child. She nods her hands clutched firmly on my arm as she peered around me to look at the tower of a man before me.

"Why of course! We made them as comfortable as we could! We have also contacted family and friends for all of them, if may take a few days for some to travel here to be with the girls but they soon will all have support." He says leading us through the door he came from and down a hall.

The hall was quite narrow and it seemed almost like the man ahead of me should be struggling to get through, though he was not. As we start up a set of stairs Bright magic lights flick above filling the already small feeling space with a bright yellow tinted light. As we reach the end of the corridor the Sargent pulls open another heavy metal door. We step in to a large light filled room, with a few girls within.
The room was on the second floor and two of the walls are windows, looking out them you can see the one way glass, so from the outside it looks like brick or whatever it is enchanted to look like.

A few wash basins sit around along with a a line of cots. As well as other random things dot the room, mirrors, a dresser, a table, normal things they may need. The young girls within the room were the girls we had saved but looked far different. They were clean and in new clothes, witch I'm sure were far better than the rags they were in.

As we walk in all of their eyes drift to us, and their faces light up. The girls all get up running to Sophia rapping her up in a group hug. I look down at sophia who is smiling and inspecting each girl.

"How are you all feeling?" She says as the girls step away.

The tallest of the girls has bright red pixy length hair, and piercing green eyes. Her skin was well tanned, and she was quite thin, though I'm sure all of the girls had lost weight while in captivity.

"Much better! It feels so nice to sleep in a bed and eat real food!" She smiles.

"That's fantastic ruby!" Sophia smiles addressing the woman. That means she was the first girl taken.

"Ya it's been great! But for what ever reason I still can't seem to get my land legs" says a shorter girl. She seemed to be the youngest, and has very light skin, and was covered in freckles. Her hair hit her shoulders and had been tied into pigtails, it is very curly and blond. She wobbled slightly but held firmly onto a cane.

"Oh no, it should come back soon Anna. The cane is to help you stay stable then?" Sophia asks stepping up the the girl brushing a loose curl away from her eyes.

"Yes! It's just until I'm a little bit more stable." She smiles warmly.

"Oh good, you had me worried for a moment." Sophia says.

A girl with thick black hair was just watching the other girls talk, Sophia walks over embracing her. Her skin was deep brown, but much like the one called Anna she was covered in freckles. Her eyes were red and blood shot probably from crying, but the soft lilac colors irises shown clearly.

"Thank you..." she says her face hurried in Sophia shoulder.

"Tiki, I am so happy that you are all safe, I wouldn't have it any another way." She says, as they separate Sophia looks her in the eyes he smile warm and carding. A small cough comes from across the room causing Sophia's eyes to lift and She makes eye contact with the girl sitting on a cot still. She walks over and kneels next to it.

"You must be Katrina." She says to the girl. She was incredibly skinny, and looked ill. She was sickly pale, and her eyes seemed almost glossed over, but she wore a warm out, yet thankful smile. Her blue hair was thin and hung around her face, falling about half way down her back, her eyes were also an Icy blue. She reached out taking Sophia's hand.

"Thank you, so much." Katrina croaks horsily.

"It's my honor. Focus on getting well, and then maybe you can show me your powers." She says to the girl who nods softly and lays back down. Sophia walks back over to the other girls who look confused.

"Katrina has powers? How do you know?" Anna asks quizzically.

"I can feel them, when she touched my hand I could feel her magical energy.Hers is very strong." Sophia says plainly.

I watch the girls talk to Sophia her smile never braking.

(Today's drawing is a little bit of a throw back to a few chapters ago when Sophia rapped herself up in Freed's coat unknowingly. I just thought that it would be kinda cute to draw. This is the first fully colored photo I have shown of Sophia, so ye. Of course we all know what freed looks like [If you don't know who freed is or what he looks like at this point, I'm not sure why you are here but welcome and how did you come to find this place] but I'm sure many of you have idea in you head for Sophia. She is a little on the chubby side and shorter, and this is, I guess, how I see her? But Feel free to see her how ever you want! This just so happens to be what I see while I write.

Also! Would y'all be interested if I drew different characters that are in this book? They could be from the manga/ show fairy tail, but they can also be some of the many OCs that have shown up! (ex- Madam Moon, the kidnapped girls, the team from the guild.) If so! Comment their name ( and if you can what chapter they are in- if they are older) I'd be happy to at least try to do a doodle of them for a future chapter! ~<3 Author))