What A Thief Can't Steal

In Your Dreams!

Rose's POV:

Ugh... My head hurts!

Why did I still lose? Why can't I ever win? I did my best now, yet I still lost!

"Woah, there... You might want to stop moving a bit!" a familiar voice seared through my thoughts.

I slowly opened one eye, and then another. We were still in the forest as usual... But I was being carried by... Blade?

I looked down and noticed that he was carrying me, bridal style. I began to glow red.

In a fit of embarrassment, I let out a scream and scrambled out of his hands, falling to the soft soil below. A chain that was wrapped around my right foot was also tethered to his right foot, causing him to fall down too.

"Oomf!" he spat as his face hit the ground, "Why the sudden reaction?"

"Err..." I began, thoughts of embarrassment filling my mind, "Y-you were carrying me..."

"So? I needed to... You were knocked out cold..." he continued, scratching the back of his head while hiding a blush.

"You know you could've waited for me to get up," I flatly told him.

"And let you escape? No way!" Blade continued.

I began to remember that I was his prisoner. A prisoner that is on her way to be sent to prison. Remembering all these, I let out a deep sigh.

"Fine, whatever," I replied, looking away from his face, "If you're going to turn me in, do so quickly."

"But before I can do that, we have to get back to town..." he promptly replied.

We both trudged through the forest some more. I wondered where could Claire, Celsus, or Sandra be as soon as I remembered about them.

"Blade, where are my companions?" I gently asked him.

"They all went off already. The Froslass said that she would find after she got the other two to safety," he replied casually.

There was another silence after he replied. This one lasted until it began to get dark.

As dusk began to come, we both trudged through the path in silence. None of us dared to speak, we just continued walking in the silence. Blade suddenly stopped, making me stop too.

"We should rest here, it's getting dark," Blade finally spoke up. I merely nodded in response.

He took out the sleeping bags and laid them down, apart from each other to my relief. He then unchained my foot.

"Why did you do that?" I asked in surprise.

"Well, I think you'd be uncomfortable sleeping beside... me... So I'm unchain ing you so you can sleep over there," he explained, his face burning up a bit.

"Uh..." I blushed, "I see what you... erm... mean... But aren't you afraid of me escaping?"

"I trust in you..." he smiled, but quickly changed it into a more serious frown.

I remained silent, feeling all tingly when he had said that. I felt weird and all.

"Maybe I wouldn't mind sleeping next to you..." I shyly whispered, silently scolding myself. Why would I say such a thing.

"Uh... Okay," he blushed as he began to lay down.

I lay down next to him, feeling all nervous.

"So," he broke the silence, "I see you've grown... Despite being alone in this world, you've learned to open up."