29 Growing Love (1/2)
”Are you sure you can walk?”
”I think if you help me and we go slowly, I can walk,” She got up and pulled him to his feet, ”Don't be too eager,” She nodded and put her arm around his and they walked towards the door. They walked slowly down the hallway and walked out of the house. The streets were near empty as the people were home, eating, the sun was high in the sky. Gold noticed Daryu Boros sitting near the center of the square, meditating with his wings spread. That is how he ate, he absorbed energy from the sun with the thin, brittle inner wings under his shell. He led Bella towards him and called him out. He turned his head and rose to one knee.
”My lord, I see you are recovering well, who is this?”
”This is Bella, she is the daughter of the leader, she is taking care of me,” He explained, ”I have a question, where are Miia and Camille?”
”I can go get them, sit down, I will go get them, my lord.”
”Thank you, D. B.,” He sat down on a bench in the middle of the square under a cherry tree, ”Bella, um, it's that, um, how do I say this?”
”Say what, Gold?”
”Miia is a little obsessed with me, so seeing you holding my arm like this will, um, make her mad, and she is a little short tempered,” He said nervously, she smiled and kissed his cheek, ”Um, Bella?”
”It's okay, I'll just save the kissing and holding you for tonight,” She smiled and winked, ”Do you promise you'll make time for me tonight?”
”Sure,” He noticed his three servants walking towards them, ”Hi! How are you guys doing? Do you feel better?” Miia dashed over to him and hugged his leg, ”Miia?”
”You worried me so much, master, I am so happy you are fine, I am so happy for you, I am sorry you had to fight him,” She began crying, ”I am so happy.”
”That is the past, Miia,” He said as he rubbed her head, ”How have you others been? Camille, what is that look?”
”Um, nothing, I might have, no, nothing, I am fine, I am pretty happy to see you, master,” She stammered, ”Who is she?” She pointed at Bella, changing the subject, ”Isn't that the daughter of the leader?”
”Yeah, she is caring for me,” Miia had a smile that hid her anger.
”Are you sure it is just caring for you, master?” Her head twitched, ”Right?”
”Miia, are you worried that I won't care for you?” She lost her air of anger and revealed that she was worried to be rejected or put aside, ”I won't reject you, but I can't really keep up with your hyper, full of energy way of life, I haven't recovered from the two battles, so Bella goes a little closer to my pace, by the way, how do you keep warm? Like who do you sleep with?” Camille began laughing, ”You sleep with Camille? I thought you hated her,” Miia looked down, ”Well, once I am better, we will be leaving, I need to find the headquarters of the Legion of Solar,” Bella turned to him in shook.
”T-th-the L-legion of-of S-solar? W-w-why?”
”They are a threat to the people of Goldema, I have to get rid of them,” He smiled at her, ”I will try not to kill myself,” They talked for the rest of the afternoon and Bella helped Gold walked back after saying bye to his servants, they lived in the inn, in a single bedroom and Daryu Boros stood watch and took the guards' spot since he never had to sleep.
Bella sat Gold down on the bed and had a sly smile, ”Do you know what I want to do with you? Or what I want you to do to me?”
”I would like to eat first, Bella, I am pretty hungry,” He heard her stomach grumble and she blushed holding her stomach, ”I guess you want to as well.”
”I-I will go ask for dinner, j-just wait h-here,” She walked quickly out of the room, leaving Gold alone in the room, he lay back and yawned, his body was aching and his muscles were sore.