4 Black Knight (3)

"So where exactly are we going?" Ram questioned as she followed Ares down a long dusty trail. It was going to be dark soon and the two had just escaped the … the cave where Mira and Erik died. Ram bit her lip with anger as she tried to push the memory of Mira's bloodied body. She wished she could have been able to close her eyes at least. Suddenly everything started to get hazy and Ram fell to the ground. Her shoulder where she was shot before was burning like it was set on fire.

"-itty? Kitty!? -ello!!?" Ares yelled out to her but his voice was drowned out. He then touched Ram's shoulder which made her cry out.

"AH!!" She cried from the light touch. Ares pulled out another potion and dropped some of it in her mouth. Ram blacked out for a second but then woke up. Tears were in her eyes, some rolled down her cheek and fell on the ground.

"Kitty?" Ares questioned with worry. Ram looked up at him with an annoyed face.

"My name is Ram." She stated quietly causing Ares to quickly drop her on the ground. He looked away from the black haired girl so he could hide his expression.

"You're slowly me down." He responded going back to his cold and distant nature. He bent down to lift Ram up from the ground once again and set her over his shoulder. He did this quickly but he was a bit more gentle then the first time. "It's getting dark soon which means more monsters and it seems like the Fairies poisoned you with something that a healing potion can't fix. We have to stay in a nearby hotel." Ares explained as he began to run. "How much coin do you have on you?"

"About 500 but why? You're a brown rank, wouldn't you have about thousands of coin under your name with all those quest?" Ram inquired as she saw men stare at the two of them. Not because Ares was holding her but because her ass was on full display. She may have been wearing shorts but they were tight and hugged her ass which was a bad decision on Ram's part.

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"Okay we're here." Ares said dropping Ram on the floor like she was luggage. He then remembered her injury and quickly glanced at her to see if she was okay. "Hand over your coin." He commanded rudely holding out his hand. Ram was taken aback by Ares' rudeness.

"Excuse me?" Ram questioned causing him to sigh.

"Nothing personal Kitty, I just need to combine our coin together." Ares explained waiting for Ram to give the money.

"I get that but what happened to manners?" Ram questioned taking out a small sack but waiting for some certain words before she could hand it over.

"Give it here." Ares said but then realized what she meant. He sighed with annoyance. "...Please...." He mumbled and Ram placed the sack in his hand. The two walked into an old rundown in and was greeted by an old women.

"Hello, how many nights?" She questioned with a smile.

"Just one night but how much for it?" Ares questioned looking at Ram. "And how much will it be to get two separate rooms?"

"Hmm, well I know the girl is a beginner but what rank are you? You don't have a tag." The women questioned causing Ares to become confused.

"My tags right here!" He said pointing at his neck then realized he didn't have it. "Shit… No way…" He muttered hoping that he didn't leave it at the cave. Ram began to chuckle softly before breaking out in laughter.

"You should see the look on your face." Ram chuckled, covering her mouth to hold in her laughs. Ares pinched her face and pulled at her cheeks in response.

"You little-! Give it back, you swine!" Ares pinches harder causing Ram's cheeks to become red.

"Ah! Donth do thath!" She cried with little tears poking out from her eyes. "Ith wasth a joketh!" The short girl groaned while placing her hand on Ares' arms trying to get him to stop.

"Oh my..." The old women chuckled at the two. "Ah young love." She sighed with a smile causing Ares to quickly remove his hands of Ram's face. She had reddish marks on her face that might be mixed in with her blushing.

"You- You got it all wrong miss." Ram mumbled becoming flustered. Ares clicked his tongue while looking away from her, once again hiding his expression.

"I'm a brown rank…" He coughed causing the women to perk up.

"Aha well if you want separate rooms then it be 600 for the young lady and 100.000.00 for you for one night." The lady giggled causing Ares to swiftly turn around. He slammed his hands on the counter surprised at the price.

"Ehh!? Why so much!?" Ares and Ram questioned loudly in unison.

"Well it's been a while since brown ranks have come here and if I'm gonna have one, I've got to charge them a lot of coin. You could always share a room though... but that'll bring the price up to 800-"

"We'll take it!" Ares quickly cut the women off before she could raise the price.

"Sure but please show me your tags and ID. Oh what are your names again?"

"Ram Sullac" The cat girl answered trying not to smirk. She already found out Ares' name but finally she could hear him say it.

"Ares Belladonna…" He mumbled glaring at Ram.