Travis' Planned this all Along

"Hey, wakey wakey." Travis woke me up with his voice.

"Stay away!" I jumped up from bed making sure he wasn't near me.

"I said I wouldn't touch you." He grinned standing at the door.

"let me out now!" I demanded.

"You don't want breakfast?" He grinned knowing I wasn't interested at all.

"No, let me out now!" I demanded.

"Your wish is my command." He smiled opening the door for me to walk out.

"Ass hole!" I cursed him as I walked out the door and to my shock and horror someone walked out the other door, the exact door that leads to Paul's room.

"Hey! Black Dragon Slayer." Travis yelled with a devilish grin wearing nothing but his boxers.

Everything went in slow motion as my world came plummeting down from space, Paul head slowly turned from the book he was concentrating on, slowly turning to look at me as his expression of interest turned into complete shock, dreadful pain and hurt for a millisecond, he tried to hide his feelings but it was obvious to me that I just hurt him more then any physical wound could.

"Morning Travis." He greeted him but didn't greet me like I wasn't there and he quickly made his way to the stairwell.

"F*ck you! you planned all this!" I angrily cursed Travis.

"You said ." He shrugged.

"I'm gonna kill you!" I threatened him.

"If you are, you're gonna need to get stronger first." He disregarded my threat and went into his room giving me one last sly grin.

I quickly began making my way to the stairwell to explain to Paul everything, when a sudden red flash pulsed from a lower level. "Damn it... He's gone..." I cursed feeling dreadfully guilty that I hurt him despite nothing happened. I quickly activated the badge to talk to him, "Paul I can explain" I pleaded.

"Sis? you okay?" Scarlet instantly replied filled with worry.

"You okay Emilia?" Ashley asked but there was no response from Paul.

"Have any of you seen Paul?" I asked in a panic.

"Umm, he should be in his room," Scarlet answered.

"Urrrrr sorry haven't seen his today," Ashley answered.

"Well if you see him, tell him we need to talk... please!" I pleaded with them.

"Of course." They both answered.

As guilt began to overwhelm me I began running down the stairs in a panic to find him and explain everything to him, if only I could explain that all this was a misunderstanding then everything will be fine.

"Hey Emilia you're up early." Daisy and Grace greeted me in shock seeing I was up so early.

"Ohh hey guys!" I tried to act normally.

"Come to join us in our daily run?" They both looked at me.

"Ohh no, I just couldn't sleep. By the way have any of you seen Paul?" I questioned desperately grabbing for straws.

"No, we haven't." They both answered looking at each otehr like I've gone mad.

"Okay... well I need to find him," I said leaving them both.

"Ohh okay... we'll see you for breakfast." They both shouted.

"Scarlet? Can I come to see you?" I asked in a panic unsure what to do.

"Sure sure, where are you, sis?!" She asked immediately sensing the panic in my growing.

"I'm outside I don't know what to do!" I pleaded with her.

In an instant, I felt her fear aura approach me as she moved as fast as a speeding bullet, "Emilia!" She greeted me looking extremely concerned.

I reached into my pocket for my coin but realised it wasn't here. "Ummmm" I begang to shake as she neared the fear manifesting in me making me feel like a tiny rabbit.

"Ohhh no!.." Scarlet looked at me worried and began to look around quickly, in an instant the fear became almost unbearable thought I was gonna die from a heart attack but before it could it all suddenly vanished as Scarlet touched my shoulder.

"What's wrong?! You also forgot your coin." Scarlet asked in a panic extremely worried for me.

"I desperately need to see Paul." I begged her as tears began to roll down my cheek.

"I don't know where he is sis but what's wrong?" She questioned taking me to a nearby bench.

"I wanted to give Travis drinks for saving my life because it's the correct etiquette." I began to explain.

"Ohh no you didn't." She said in shock jumping to the conclusion that we did stuff together.

"No, nothing happened, I swear." I defended myself instinctively.

"Then what's wrong?" She questioned.

"Well, he trapped me in his room for the night." I began to explain.

"HE DID WHAT?!" Scarlet questioned in anger her fists balling ready to punch something.

"He didn't touch me or do anything at all," I explained to her trying to calm her down.

"I'm gonna kill him!" She said standing up.

"Scarlet you need to help me!" I begged her making her clam down a little and sit down with me again.

"So what happened, he woke me up and let me out finally, but as he did Paul also walked out at the same time and noticed me walking out and Travis quickly follow," I explained.

"Noo... and Paul ran away before you could explain?" She looked at me in utter shock.

"Yes! I saw a red flash I have no idea where he went, I need to explain to him, but I don't know where he is." I began to cry.

Scarlet held me close trying to comfort me, "Don't worry Just give Paul some time to process things, he'll be back, and when he does we'll explain to him that it was all a misunderstanding." Scarlet tried to console me.

"You didn't see his face... he was so hurt." I cried into her.

"Don't worry, it's just misunderstanding." Scarlet softly held my head close trying comforting me.

"Can you contact or find him for me?" I questioned quietly trying to control myself.

She shook her head, "Sadly he's perfected making himself, even I won't be able to find or sense him unless he wanted." She answered, "The only other way would be to send him a message, but that's reserved for emergency purposes only like the wyvern attack on the city." She answered saddened she couldn't help.

"Maybe I can use my Scry orb?" I asked feeling hopeful.

"Sadly he's also immune to that also, he's undetectable unless he wants to be found..." She hesitantly answered me. "Let's not jump to conclusions, you did nothing wrong, so I'm sure it will all be okay once all the shock is over." Scarlet smiled.

"I guess." I hesitantly agreed.

"Besides you know he'll always return to you. If I would bet my life on anything, it would be his love for you regardless of what happens." she smiled.

"I wouldn't be so sure.. he did disappear for years," I answered her.

"He was here, if he could he would have contacted you." She smiled her bubbliness was comforting.

"So you've been by his side for three years now?" I questioned trying to put my mind off things.

"I don't really keep count but I think so." She answered.

"Do you know what he was up to before he met you?" I asked feeling hopeful to learn more.

"Even before we met me he was making a name for himself, He was a very strong individual who's mastered many techniques from many mentors." She answered.

"Ohhh and that's why you said you were interested in fighting him?" I asked.

"Yes, he did beat me albeit beating me in a game of wits then physically beating me in a fight but a wins a win," She chuckled with a big smile.

"Can you beat him?" I inquired.

"It'll be a close fight actually, even I'm not sure who would win." She smiled.

"But you can't be harmed," I questioned in shock.

"That's kinda true, only a few special techniques can harm me, Paul is adept with two techniques, but he said he will never use them on me." She answered still smiling.

"Really? It's hard to believe something can hurt you," I replied in disbelief.

"I can't remember the name of them they had weird names, but one of them he said he learnt in another plane and the other was an ancient one from here." She answered.

"He told me he found out about the monster that caused the Dark Elves to surface," I informed her kinda worried.

"Ohh yeah he briefed us on that, shouldn't be too much toruble." Scarlet smiled as always not an ounce of worry in her when it comes to fighting.

"Is it really dangerous?" I asked feeling concerned, remembering the abilities and words used to describe it.

"There's a little risk especially for Paul, Ashley and Anna, but there's nothign to worry about, we have a plana nd precautions are being made." She tried to reassure me.

"What sort of precautions are you guys gonna take?" I asked.

"Well, Ashley is already researching ways to make its life-sapping aura less effective, Anna's sword should be able to stunt it's healing or slow it down," Scarlet explained.

"Woah they can do that?" I asked.

"Well Ashley is researchign ways to resist or counter necrotic damage, and any wound caused by Anna's sword cannot be magically healed and must be healed naturally," Scarlet smiled.

"Paul said it had a death stare that can kill you with just one look," I added.

"Yes Paul will counter that with a Death Warding, should stop it from doign anything fatal to us, he's also gonna be packed with counterspells to stop any form of spell casting is has. Killing it will be up to me and Anna, Paul is in support with counters, barriers and heals trying to protect us, Ashley is in reserve mainly protecting us from other monsters or Dark Elves that try to interfere." Scarlet explained their plan. "So everything if everything goes as planned we should be as prepared as we could be, obviously the scrolls he obtained the information from could be wrong or it could be the wrong monster, but nothing to worry about. I'll take good care of everyone." Scarlet smiled.

"I guess I need to start seeing him as more a superhero then that young boy I met in college," I replied.

"I'm sure he appreciates someone out there worrying for him," She smiled, "but yes like me he's very capable the four of us has come out through many battles and situations safe and sound, you've nothing to worry about." She added.

"It's so weird, being in a life-threatening situation is so rare where we're both from," I answered.

"Yes, I know... the city you're from seemed very peaceful, nothing like what we have here." Scarlet chuckled.

"You've been to London?" I questioned.

"Ohhh yes of course! What is that place they call with lots of shops." She pondered.

"A shopping centre?" I answered.

"No no... it began with a W... That's it! Westfield, so many shops and so many food options!" She smiled in absolute glee.

"Ahh yeah, great place." I smiled remembering all the good time's Paul and I spent together there.

"Oh and theres this small place that does the BEST chicken skewers! you must try it." She smiled in glee.

"I'm sure it is." I smiled her absolute excitement and joy was so infectious.