12 WHO WOULD WANT TO....

Once Damaian and Irene were back to the camp Damian decided to warm up the food but when he tried to walk away he noticed that his hand was still being held by Irene.

He looked at Irene and said, "Hey Irene" making Irene look at him. Damian smiled and then said, "You know I really like to hold these soft hands of yours but I have to warm up the food now, So if you mind..."

Irene immediately blushed and released her hand from him and started running away.

Seeing that Damian chuckled and started walking towards the campfire.

After the food was warmed up Damian served it and both of them started eating while making small talk to each other.

Suddenly Irene realized something and asked, "Hey, how did you get healed up so fast?"

Damian looked at her and said, "I enhanced my regeneration to the max and after sometime my wounds and injuries got healed. It is something that I learned while fighting a monster in the forest. Man that thing can regenerate even it's lost parts. It was a complete hassle defeating him."

Hearing that Irene looked at him with surprise and then asked, "If it can regenerate it's body parts then how did you defeat him."

Damian looked at Irene and said, "The one I was fighting was a male so I cut of his manhood and even though it could have regenerated it, the mental trauma is something else. So while he was mourning I pierced his head and heart while he was distracted."

The area felt completely silent for a while and then Irene said, "You really have some crazy ways to deal with things."

Damian just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Everything is fair at n love and war."

Irene then shook her head and said, "Forget it, so what do you think about the training. Do you think that it have some effects?"

Damian thought for a while and then said, "Hmm... I don't know, Maybe this because it was just the first day, but I don't feel anything different. Well, whatever you know better about magic than me anyway so I will just have to follow your advice."

Irene looked at him and said, "Why do you believe me so easily, don't you think that I may be decieving you?"

Damian looked at her with widened eyes and said, "Who said that I totally believe you it is the basic knowledge to not trust someone completely without truly knowing about him, I am keeping a proper guard against everything but there is the fact that I haven't felt any ill will from you so I am pretty relaxed around you."

Hearing that Irene narrowed her eyes and said. "So you mean to say that if I were to have any ill intentions then you would have attacked me."

Damian just smiled and said, "Yes, I would have done that. Afterall I want to survive in this world so I would not hesitate to take someone's life if they were to threaten me."

Irene then smirked and said, "Do you really think that you could kill me if I were to attack you?"

Hearing that Damian just waved his hand and said, "Nah, you could beat me pretty easily 'if I don't use omnitrix that is.' I already know that you were holding back quite a lot while we were sparring or while the scorpion attack, but I also know that you won't kill me."

Irene raised her brows and said, "Oh, and why did you think that."

Damian just smirked and said, "If you were to kill me, your only way to get out of the forest without getting caught in the traps will be gone."

Irene's eyes widened and she thought, 'I didn't even thought about that!!'

Damian who saw her expression for surprised and said, "Wait don't tell me that thing didn't even crossed your mind." but Irene remained completely silent.

Damian just sighed and said, "You really are very easygoing, just saying though but you should be careful around others. Not everyone is handsome and generous gentleman like me."

Hearing that Irene just snorted but then her face turned serious and asked, "And how can be assured that you are not planning on killing me?"

Damian smiled and said. "I am not going to harm you if you are not going to harm me. Afterall you are the first person that i met after coming to the forest, and i quite enjoy your company so there is no reason for me to harm you."

Hearing that Irene looked at him as if he was an idiot and said, "You mean to say that you are not going to attack me because you just like my company?"

Damian shrugged his shoulders and said, "There is also the fact that you are helping me improving my magic though in return I am helping you with your materials but still I am very happy with the way things are right now, so let's drop this topic. I don't want to spoil the mood."

Irene looked at him for a while and then said, "Fine, but don't try to do something funny, I am warning you and don't forget your promise of coming with me to collect the materials."

Damaian nodded and said, "Don't worry I will help you collect lots of them."

Irene smiled and said, "Then in return I will try my best to help you in the training."

Damian smiled and said, "Hehehehe, well good for me, I will get stronger soon." and stood up from his place and went to clean up the area.

Irene stood up as well and passed her plate and bowl to Damian who just took them and went to wash them.

After everything was done and both of them were about to go to sleep.

Irene looked at Damian and asked, "Hey Damian, earlier you said, that you want to get stronger? But what for?"

Damian who was preparing his bed looked at Irene and then started thinking. After thinking for a while he looked at Irene with a helpless s.ile and then said, "Well, I just want to get strong no particular reason behind it. The best I could think off is so that I can live my life peacefully."

Irene looked at him with a weird look on her face and said. "Seriously, you want to become strong just so you can live peacefully. Why would you even need strength of you just want to live a peaceful life."

This time it was Damian who looked at her weirdly and said, "Irene I don't know much about the world but I at least know that there are both good and bad people in the society, if someone who is good like you can be strong, then there is also a possibility that someone who is bad can be strong as well. Not to mention there must be many beasts out there as well who are quite strong. Do you really think, that someone who is not strong can live a peaceful life?"

Irene who heard what Damian said started pondering over it and felt that what he said was true. She looked at him and then said, "And when do you plan to leave the forest to live your so called peaceful life or is it that you are going to live that life here."

Damian shook his head and said, "No, I will get out of the forest once I think that I am strong enough to face the dangers out there."

Irene looked at him and said, "And when when will you think that?"

Damian shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, maybe when I am able to defeat the strongest monsters in the forest without any difficulty."

Irene sighed and said, "Then I think that it will take you quite sometime to leave here. So what will you do after that?"

Hearing that Damian's eyes widened and he asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Irene looked at him seriously and asked, "I mean what I said, what will you do after you think you are strong enough and leave the forest."

Damian remained silent for a while and then started thinking he then looked at Irene and said, "Hey Irene are there any ladies who are atleast as beautiful as you out there?"

Hearing that Irene's serious face immediately crumbled and an embarresed expression with a blush appeared on her face and she asked, "Why do you want to know something like that?"

Damian who was rubbing his chin said, "I was thinking that once I get out of here, I will find a lady and start a family, I guess. So I wanted to know if there are ladies who are atleast as beautiful as you."

Hearing that again Irene's blush intensified and she asked, "Why are you comparing them to me?"

Damian looked at Irene and said, "You see I am quite confident in my looks and since you are the first lady that I met and I think you are quit beautiful so it is only natural for me to keep you as object of comparison, since I have no idea about any other lady, forget lady I don't even know how a man looks when compared to me."

Suddenly an idea came to his mind and he immediately approached Irene and held her shoulder making a shiver pass down her spine. He then moved his face closer to her making Irene completely flustered and asked, "Irene answer me truthfully how do I look compared to the other men out there. Am I good looking?"

Irene who was very flustered because of him holding her shoulders and his face being too close to hers was thinking, 'TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE TOO CLOSE'

Seeing that Irene was completely flustered by his actions Damian immediately moved away from her and said, "Sorry about that I got really desperate there. But can you please answer me."

Irene who was somehow able to calm down looked at him with a slight blush and then said, "If I were to answer from my perspective I would say that you are quite good looking than most men out there."

Hearing that Damian sighed and said, "I am glad."

Seeing him like that Irene chuckled and said, "You are acting like you have never seen a man and woman before."

Damian looked at her and said, "No I have seen them but I have never met anyone from this region, so I wanted to know whether I look weird compared to the people living here. Now answer my other question, are there any ladies who are as beautiful as you?"

Hearing that Irene blushed again but still remained calm and said, "There are many people who are beautiful out there some even more beautiful than me."

Damian who heard her looked at her for a while and then said, "You are very humble, Normally when girls are asked this question they will say that they are the most beautiful person out there."

Damian then smiled and said, "Your impression for me keeps getting better. I might even marry you once I get out of this forest."

Suddenly Irene's blush intensified even more and she immediately backed away from Damian and said, "D-D-Don't j-j-joke about something l-l-like t-t-t-that."

Seeing her expression Damian smirked and said, "Heh, but I was serious, I mean you are beautiful and I have a good impression of you, so why would I not want to live with such a person. So what do you say~?"

Irene immediately went inside the house and shouted, "WHO WOULD WANT TO MARRY AN ANNOYING PERSON LIKE YOU!!!!!" to which Damian just laughed and then went back to bed.