Chapter 3: Love

~Esdeath POV (8 years old) ~

Currently, I was training in my home getting stronger remembering the time that I first met Seiya while I had a scowl on my face, "Damn that Seiya getting stronger than me I'll show him and when I do is when I will proclaim to him that he belongs to me!"

It has been more than a year ago I met this boy the same age as I named Seiya Parta a boy that is merciless in his hunts, people, training, and the person whom I have a crush on.

When we first met each other, it wasn't much but currently, during that moment, I felt that he was weak like my father says about his philosophy to which I admire too.

I still remember a year back I saw Seiya was training with everyone around himself getting stronger each day but soon he approached me and asked, "Hey Esdeath you're the chief daughter right how about we spar to see if I'm stronger than you!"

I still remember how I completely stomped him that day but since that day he has been getting stronger each passing day eventually challenging me, again and again, I found it annoying at first and I grew arrogant each time I won till…

Eventually, it was time for my defeat for the very first time…

When he defeated me, I expected him to taunt me for my defeat as the rights of the stronger ones, but I was surprised by that as he stretched out his hand asking me with his memorizing smile, "Alright! I finally won against you Esdeath hey how about we take another go you are by far the greatest sparring partner I have, and I bet that defeat stings how about we take another go to see how strong we can go right?"

After that day I became a sparring partner to him as that changes over time I saw him as my first friend and his go to attitude and his personality I don't know when it started, I felt that I like him as a friend.

But as the year progress through the year I saw Seiya increasing his strength by training and hunting by himself at first I thought he was a fool to try to do so at a young age to which I didn't care since I believed that he was walking towards his death.

However, to everyone's surprise even my own he returns with a Danger Beast in his bag when he accomplished this at a young age without help, I was impressed by his work.

When he returned, I was interested in him but when he showed off his smile…

Thump!

I could've sworn that my heart skipped a beat!

Thump!

The way he smiles towards everyone and his friends around himself with his family the way he shows his proud look on his face…

Thump!

Soon enough I was holding my hand into my chest wondering why my heart was racing the way it did, "Why… I feel very happy seeing Seiya smile strange what is this emotion I feel its joy, but I know what I feel isn't the right answer…"

I didn't know what was going on in my heart but seeing my friend being joyful is something that I describe as wanting is that even the right term?

No matter I went ahead to see my friend and congratulated him on his return, "Hello Seiya welcome back to the tribe how was your hunting trip been getting the Danger Beast?"

When Seiya saw me he looked surprised from what I don't know but soon returns to normal as he replies to me, "Hey Esdeath how have you been? Have you been working hard getting back at me again?"

I simply nodded my head ever since my defeat the first time I never wanted to feel that way again, so I began to work even harder than ever before getting stronger and stronger since then we have always spar when we had the chance.

Whether we were exhausted or came back from the training we always spar against each other to the fullest but soon one day I kept losing and losing every single match to Seiya every time now.

Strangely enough, though I didn't feel bad about the losses to him.

Every time I trained and spar against him, I always lose it felt like suddenly he has gone to another level that I haven't reached yet.

And to further prove my point he was now showing off strange techniques when he can suddenly vanish in a blink of an eye, merely pointing his finger towards me and I felt like I was hit or pierced through, and whenever I hit him it was like I was hitting stone!

It seems whatever happens to Seiya he has gotten stronger with these techniques it was never before seen and he has only used on me am I that special or strong enough to survive his brutal assaults?

I didn't bother to know nor cared but I did know one thing that he also seems to predict my movements before me and that made me want him even more.

Wait want him?

Is that the right choice of words I should use?

Thump!

Holding my hand to my chest I felt my heart skip a beat again as I question myself, "Strange why does my heartbeat for him only while I don't feel the same towards others? Maybe father knows the answer to this question I am dealing?"

With that in my mind during that time I went towards my father in our home as he soon speaks to me while drinking his water, "Ah! Hello there, Esdeath, how are you doing my daughter you seem to be off today did something happen?"

As soon as he said those words, I reply to him in a confused voice, "Father I have been feeling ill I think lately whenever I met Seyia I feel my heart beat rapidly does that mean I'm sick?"

When my father heard my responds, he soon spits out his water and starts coughing heavily as he I try to calm him down while I was getting worried for his concern, "Father! Please calm down and relax breathe before you speak!"

Soon enough my father gets himself together as he eyes me carefully now as he says with a curious voice, "Cough! Cough! Sorry about that my daughter but you said earlier that whenever you meet Seiya your friend you have your heart skip a beat?"

Nodding my head to father he soon puts his hand over his head seeming like he was thinking of something as he spoke to himself, but I managed to hear him, "Hmm… well out of all the new generation he does seem strong and it's not a problem if my daughter likes him that will create a stronger leader…"

Seeing my father move around our home as he continues to talk to himself expressing a serious look, "Also that Seyia seems to be helping his members as well learn all he can from our members he does seem to have a leader potential to lead our tribe with my daughter by his side…"

Hearing my father voice, I was curious enough to ask him what the problem was innocently to him, "Father what seems to be the problem and what is creating a stronger leader?"

Soon he heard me he dismisses what I say as he looks at me while he clearly says to me with a look of care, "Daughter dear, what your feeling in your heart is love. Even I felt that feeling when I met your mother the beating in your heart is love or a crush dear."

Blinking at the words my father has said love was it is that what I'm feeling?

Seeing my confusion my father soon explains to me with his arm crossed over his chest as he eyes me in a calm voice, "Ok let me explains this simply for you daughter, tell me do you feel happy whenever you are close to Seyia or when he notices your attention and acknowledge you as you feel joy from him noticing you."

I was shocked to hear everything coming out of my father words as I thought, 'It's as I thought that is the same feeling as I feel around Seiya! So, its love I feel! This feeling when I'm near him is this is why I… like this feeling… I want this feeling…'

Father seems to get his answer as he looks at my expression as he says to me how to get my Seiya, "From the looks of things Esdeath you seem to take a liking to Seiya but it seems like he doesn't know you feel that way but do you want to know how I got your mother attention to like me?"

Seeing this I nodded my head immediately wanting to know how I could get Seiya to me and who else but my father since he was married to mother, "Ok then daughter of mine I didn't expect the day to come when my baby girl would learn to like a boy you are certainly growing up into a fine woman… sniff… you make me so proud!"

With that my father soon gives me all the information about love as well as what sex is but warns me to only do it when we both truly love each other yes this is certainly useful!

Another hint that father told me is that I never give up getting what I want till he either loves me or I make him love me one way or another I will make him love and own him!