177 Pay Up.. (1/2)

Daniel and Alesia walked towards the closest teleporting platform within the area.

In order to go back home, they needed teleport into the company building, and then, use its hidden connection to the pocket dimension to reach the castle.

Alternatively, they would have to find Der and enter directly from the ring.

For a few moments the two walked in silence.. With their bodies slightly further away when compared to the beginning of their night out.

Daniel was starting to feel uncomfortable about how things were going, and in his head, hundreds of words roamed aimlessly, failing to form a sentence which he could use to better this situation.

Of course, it didn't take long for Alesia to notice Daniel's panicked state.

She moved closer to him, and let the back of her hand brush against his a few times. She then fet Daniel's fingers hook her palm, to which she reacted by opening her hand, and intertwining her fingers with his.

Just from holding Daniel's hand, Alesia could tell that his heartbeat had slowed down, and that he had calmed down significantly.

In a matter of minutes, the two reached the building which contained the teleporting platform.

Once inside, they went towards the 'Keeper of Keys', which was the only person capable of opening a connection between the company building and the capital, and finally, arrived back into the company building.

The secret connection between the company building and the pocket dimension which contained the castle was nowhere specific. Once within the company building, Daniel could teleport back into the pocket dimension anytime, and anywhere he wanted.

He was not the only one that could do this. Everybody who had been into the pocket dimension was able to do that as well, as the passage was hidden, but not locked.

With a simple thought, a portal large enough for three people to go through appeared in front of them. On the other side, was the corridor which lead to the rooms where Daniel, and Alesia stayed.

Daniel wanted to spend a bit more time with Alesia, but he also didn't want anyone to interrupt them again. And since it was late at night, there was a good chance that people would be already asleep, and that nobody would be roaming in the corridors.

The two slowly walked towards Alesia's room, which was slightly further than Daniel's.

Once in front of her room's door, Alesia turned towards Daniel in silence.

Neither of them said anything for a few seconds.

Alesia was looking at Daniel directly in his eyes, and seemed to be waiting for something, while playing with her lower lip.

Daniel looked at her actions for a few moments, then, he took a step towards her.

He was now just a few centimeters away from her, and his eyes were switching between looking down at her lips, and her clear eyes. At the same time she looked up at his..

Almost as if remembering the morning from a few days earlier, Daniel filled that short distance in between them, and finally pressed his lips against hers.

Alesia reacted immediately by wrapping her arms over Daniel's shoulders, and around his head.

His arms moved at the same time.. one wrapping around Alesia's lower back, while with his other hand, he pulled her closer to him, by pressing against her shoulder blades.

Daniel could still feel the taste of the wine they had been drinking at dinner on Alesia's lips, which parted over and over again to welcome his lip in.

Both of their hearts were beating at a rate dangerous to normal humans.. Flushing their cheeks and lips with warm blood, and constantly feeding the passionate they felt build up inside them, and manifest in their kiss.

Neither of the two wanted this kiss to end, but to Daniel's surprise, he felt Alesia's arms unwrap from around his neck, and slide gently in front of his chest. Then, put a soft pressure against it.

Daniel let go of Alesia's body, causing their lips to part as well.

There was a voice inside Daniel's head that was trying to convince him to step forward once again.. His eyes were locked at Alesia's flushed face, and kept going up and down between her glistening lips and eyes.

What stopped him from doing so, were Alesia's semi-tense arms that kept him slightly further away from her.

Noticing Daniel's look, Alesia smiled in a not so sweet manner.. Then, she moved forward, and gave Daniel one last soft peck on the lips, before turning around, and opening the door of her room.

As he watched Alesia get away from his reach, Daniel felt hundreds of mixed feelings..

The majority of those feelings disappeared into nothing, as he saw what happened next.

Alesia turned to look back at Daniel, and stepped backwards into her room. Once in.. she disappeared behind one of the walls.. leaving the door opened.

Daniel's heart threatened to explode out of his chest, as a smile appeared on his face.. He stepped inside Alesia's room, and closed the door.

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At the end of the corridor a few dozen meters past Alesia's door, three heads popped out of the corner.

They were the heads of Ligart, Heimart, and Alis.

Heimart, which was the one at the top, looked down at Ligart, and with a faint smile, said ”Pay up..”

From underneath him, Ligart said with an annoyed tone, ”Fine..” before passing a small bag which contained a few crystals to his cousin.

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Inside Alesia's room, Daniel had gone through the small corridor that separated the door, to the room where her bed was.