309 Presen (1/2)

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One week after that whole scene of Ellen and Paul.

Bored.

A perfect term for what Anne's current mood.

She was sitting on the edge of roof with her feet dangling. She has been sighing over and over again since there nothing for her to do.

It was her day off as an Instructor so she didn't need to go there, not that she feel particularly inclined about doing so. The rest of her friends are busy doing something so she can't hang out with them. She thought about training but she's not on the mood, even picking up her bow makes her feel incredible boredom.

Shopping? There no sense on going since she practically have everything that she wanted from the market. In fact, her closet is about to burst open with how many clothes she has in there. She even had someone build her a room just for her to place all of her foot wares.

She could eat but she's no particularly hungry, she could go out and go to places but she had seen it all. She could go and visit some people but it's not the same if it's not her friends.

So with nothing to do, Anne could only sigh repeatedly and watch as the time pass by.

”Psst.”

Anne raised her brow and followed the sound. As she turned her head, she saw someone leaning on a tree not too far from where she is while looking at her.

It was a guy who's about 5'9 in height. Short black hair, a strong jawline, fair skin, lean body and was wearing a sleeveless maroon shirt which accentuated his lean yet muscular arms, couple with a tight-fitting black colored pants.

Of course, this was none other than Mark.

Anne smiled and jumped down from the roof, she hopped a few times after landing and stopped precisely in front of him. She then asked: ”What's up?”

”Bored?” Mark asked while raising his brow.

Anne nodded vigorously like a little child. Mark chuckled and said: ”Come, I'll show you something interesting.”

Mark then employed his movement technique, causing him to transform almost like a bolt of lightning, leaving Anne behind.

The green haired girl smirked and said: ”A contest of speed huh?”

Anne can recognize a challenge when she sees one, and Mark doing this is nothing different. With a gentle skip, Anne turned into a blur as she hurriedly caught up to Mark.

One was like a lightning while the other is like the wind. Two silhouettes moved too fast for the naked eye to follow as they charged through the mini-forest all the way to the streets which are teeming with human activity.

Anne came into a halt once he saw Mark did so as well. He looked back at her and smirked, before Anne could ask him what he's planning, he saw the dude turning into a flash of lightning towards the roofs.

The young lady smirked and followed closely behind, she then asked: ”Are we playing a game of tag now?”

”Present? You don't have to. I've got a lot of things at home.” Anne said as she jumped over a steel bar elegantly.

”I can guarantee that you will like this one.” Mark said, causing Anne to raise her brow.

”Oh? And how can you tell?” She asked since she could hear the confidence behind his voice.

”Hmm…” Mark hummed as he calmly dodged the obstacles on his way even without looking. ”Let's just say, what I have is a collector's item.”

”Oh, color me surprised. You actually know about that term.” Anne chuckled as she continued chasing after him. ”Well, I'll take your word for it.”

Anne suddenly picked up her speed. If before her speed was just as fast as the wind, now she's more like a fearsome gale. Mark smirked as he too kicked up his speed.

The two then continued their chase through the Kingdom causing some slight panic to it's citizens. Nevertheless, no one complained too hard since they were used to it by now. Plus, it's not like there were some real damages that were inflicted to them. If anything, all they felt was a strong breeze and that's about it.

The chase went on for a while. Anne's boredom had completely disappeared and was replaced by entertainment. At this point she didn't really care about the prize, or the fact that Mark might be lying to her. All that she knows is that what's happening is fun, and even though this is a bit of a work out, she didn't mind.

And it's not like Anne had any hopes of catching Mark anyway. The close calls of her catching up to him were all staged by Mark just to make the chase more fun, of course Anne is aware of this. If Mark is really serious, then he could instantly widen the gap between them.