The Arcana: His Apprentice

"No Place Like Home..." - Y/N's POV

       Its's been a few months since our journey. The journey of finding out the truth about what happened to me. The journey of defeating the Devil and  Count Lucio. The journey of finding Asra's lost parents. The journey of helping Countess Nadia come to her senses and help her rule Vesuvia with a level head and an iron fist. The journey of how Asra and I's relationship grew stronger and blossomed as we realized our love for each other and the power we have within ourselves together.

       I woke up in a golden wheat field outside of Vesuvia. The birds chirping a merry tune and the morning breeze rustling through the golden fields around me awakening me from my deep sleep. I look at my surroundings, seeing Vesuvia in the distance ahead from us. Asra and I have been traveling for the past few weeks but now we are going back home. As I look at the golden fields I see Asra, stirring besides me while asleep. His fluttering white lashes cast long, feathery shadows that dance across his face. He layed down on our blankets without a shirt and spread out. Asra opens his eyes and sees me starring, smirking at me slightly. He sits up and leans over, kissing my forehead sweetly.

"Mmm...morning Y/N, you're a wonderful sight." Asra says, yawning tiredly.

       I laugh lightly and reach up brush the messy light curls out from his eyes. Asra looks up and blinks at the bright sunshine above us, looking at me curiously.

"...did we forget to set up the tent last night?" Asra questions.

"You wanted to stargaze." I say, smiling slightly.

"Oh, that's right. Must've fallen asleep like that." He says, yawning and stretching his arms out while the morning sunshine warming his cheeks.

"Mmm...let's be lazy, just for a little bit." Asra says, lying back down while holding his arms out to me.

       I smile and snuggle up to him.

"Okay. Lazy it is." I respond, snuggling in closer.

       We lay down in the grass and cuddle up. There's still a hint of chill in the morning air and Asra pulls the blankets up around us. I rest my head on his chest, content with the feeling of his arms around me.

"Comfy?" Asra questions teasingly.

"Mmn hm." I respond as I watch a Faust stretch as long as she possible can across both me and Asra.

        Faust basked and enjoyed the sunshine along with our warmth.

"Comfy." Faust says, flicking her tongue out.

"Oh Faust, how can one snake take up so much space?" Asra teases.

        Faust ignores him and continues to make herself thoroughly comfortable. He tongue flickers in and out as she tastes the morning breeze blowing from Vesuvia.

"Home." Faust says, pointing her tongue towards Vesuvia.

"Mmm, yes. It's good to be back." Asra says, absently stroking my back as we watch the clouds drift across the morning blue sky.

"But I enjoy getting out of the city with you, Y/N. I always wanted us to see the world together and now we can." He says, smiling slightly.

"What was your favorite part?" Asra questions.

"I love seeing new places. I used to look at the ingredients you brought back to the shop and wonder where they came from." I say.

"Well, I didn't always visit nice places. Some of them were pretty dismal, even dangerous." He says.

"Even worse than the Devil's realm?" I question, making him shrug and conceding the point.

"You're right, after that we could handle anywhere in the world. And just about any of the magical realms..." Asra says, trailing off thoughtfully as the faintest hint of magic glimmers on his chest.