True Colours || Asta x Noelle Fanfic

Page 2 | Interrogation!

Everyone's eyes were suddenly on the spiky-haired boy, staring him down like a pack of wolves ready to pounce on their prey. Their menacing gazes sent a faint shock down Asta's spine.

"Hey, guys....what's up...?" Asta nervously spoke.

Magna abruptly got up from his chair and approached Asta. "Speak of the devil..Asta! We were just looking for you!" He put his arm around the now confused and terrified boy. "We were thinking on having a little 'chat' with you, about something important..."

"Important...we have another mission!?" Asta exclaimed. Light began to sparkle in his eyes as the thought of missions dispelled his preceding fears.

Asta was sat onto a chair by Magna, who then sat on the edge of a nearby table and smirked. "I suppose it's like a mission, but a very important one."

SLAM!

"Enough chit-chat, you two! We need to get to the interrogation!" Shouted a surprisingly sober Vanessa who had slammed her fist onto the table.

"I-Interrogation!?-"

"Yes. We're going to ask you some questions." Gauche interrupted. "Answer honestly, or else Marie will be upset." He glared at Asta maliciously.

"We're going to start with a simple question..." Vanessa begun. "What are your thoughts on love?"

The whole room fell silent, waiting for his answer.

Asta scratched his head in confusion. "Love...? I'm not really sure...isn't it like when you really, really like something?"

"Or someone!" Vanessa replied.

"Someone I love? I guess there's Sister...erm..." Asta went silent as his train of thought wondered off to Sister Lily back at the church in Hage, his hometown.

"This is getting nowhere..." Magna sighed.

Luck tutted. "Because you're being too slow...you need to get right to the point." He gave Asta a tiny shock to snap him back to reality.

"Huh- w-what? S-Sister?" Asta yelled in confusion.

"Astaaaa!" Luck tapped the spiky boy's forehead to get his attention. "Basically, what they're trying to ask is...what do you think of Noelle?"

"Ohh...so it was that simple!" Asta exclaimed. "To put it simply, I guess I like her. She's honest and a good friend...but she gets awfully flustered randomly for no reason..."

A bunch of 'ooo's came from some of the others.

"But do you love her!?" Finral exclaimed in excitement.

"Do I love her...?" Asta took a brief moment to think. "Yeah! As a friend!"

Over in a corner, Zora, a red-haired boy in a mask, chuckled. "How interesting..." He nodded over to the stairs, where a furiously blushing Noelle was revealed to be spying on their interrogation.

"Oh- Noelle!" Asta exclaimed.

"NOELLE! COME HERE, COME HERE!" Finral shouted, urging her to join them.

She did the complete opposite, turning around and screaming 'IDIOT!' before running up the stairs.

Asta stared in confusion. "Did I say something wrong..?"