A Date

He locked eyes with Sera, smiled softly and asked, "Now Seraphina, would you be a dear, and explain to me why you wanted to see me?"

She looked down at the floor while blushing and stammered, "U-U-Uh! I-I just wanted to get to know you better. T-That's it! I swear!"

He laughed at her innocent reply, it had been a long time since he saw such innocence. It felt refreshing. He peeked at her and asked sweetly, "Sera, would you like to go out tonight?"

Sera finally looked up towards him, he was smiling and she replied immediately while grinning, "Yes, I'd love to!

They left the house under the gaze of Gilbert who was unhappy, but not mad. 'Better that man than somebody who wanted her purely for her body. Still, we'll see what happens.'

They strolled the city at night, side by side, and chatted along the way. There was really no direction the headed in, they just waltzed along. Talking about everything under the sun. After walking for a while, Sera got a minute understanding of the man. He was cold to an extent, but he was also warm. Finally, she gathered her courage to ask him some important questions, "Is what you told my Dad, all true?"

He returned her gaze and replied, "Yes, everything was. I did not lie." He was not lying, he was at least 22, he was a 'mercenary,' and he didn't have a family.

He continued unusually serious, "Can I ask you a question?"

Sera was caught off guard by his seriousness but nonetheless said, "Go ahead."

He paused for a moment before gazed towards the sky and asked solemnly, "What do you think the meaning of life is?"

Once again, she was caught off guard, she thought for a minute before saying, "I believe the purpose of life is to find someone to spend your life with who makes you happy."

He stopped walking and gazed at Sera and thought, 'Find someone who makes you happy? I must admit, this woman does have something about her that's different that I find enjoyable.'

He replied, "I believe the purpose of life is to improve oneself without stopping, therefore, evolving."

Sera thought for a second then countered, "But if you do that, aren't you by yourself? That is as lonely as one can get."

Her reply shook him, that's right. He has never had someone who understood him, maybe, just maybe, if its Sera, she just might. He knows that they just met earlier that day, but like her, he too felt a mutual attraction. He might not get another chance. So he decided to take a chance. They stopped at the edge of the town to start heading back, then suddenly, a hand grabbed onto Sera's arm and yanked. She wanted to scream but a hand covered her mouth with force.

Then, she heard a voice that didn't belong to anyone she knew, "Look, I'm only going to say this once, you're going to come with me and your father is going to come to get you. For a price, of course."

She couldn't hold back her tears, this is not the first time something like this happened, but this is the first time that someone had succeeded in capturing her. Her tears ran down her face, she had just met a man that she enjoyed, she did not want to die. She wanted to spend more time with him!

Out of nowhere, a deathly cold voice sounded, "If you let go of her now, you can walk away alive. However, if even a hair on her head is damaged, you will have to pay for it with your life."

The voice was so cold as if it came from the depths of hell itself. The man that had Sera in his hands couldn't help but shiver, then, a pressure surrounded him and almost made him kneel. He grunted, 'What the hell? Since when did she an expert like this around her? There was just that pretty boy. Wait! Where is that guy?!' He looked around, he couldn't find anyone, so he shouted, "If you try, I will kill her before you can get to me! So think about it!"

Of course, he wouldn't get that time. As soon as he finished shouting, he felt a sting on his neck. He reached towards his neck and felt a warm sensation. He lifted his hand up and witnessed blood on his hand. His eyes widened, then rolled back into his head as he collapsed. His throat had been slit, but he hadn't even seen who did it.

Sera felt the man's grip loosen and she struggled and freed herself. She turned around and noticed the man fall to the ground. He had a red line across his throat. He was dead! She broke out in cold sweat. Then, another hand grabbed her hand. This one, however, was gentle. She turned, but when she did, she fell into the arms of the man that she had come out with. He was looking down at her smiling and said, "I'm sorry, I should've acted earlier, you wouldn't have to had to go through that."

Once again, her tears poured from her eyes, she had been so scared that she wouldn't be able to see him again. It turned out, he was okay! Thank the lord!

He looked down at her and saw her tears, his heart tightened. He reached his hand down to wipe her tears away. As he was wiping them, he leaned forward.

As she was crying she felt fingers sipe her tears away, she opened her eyes to see the man gazing at her in sadness, then she went to say something, but, her mouth was blocked by his lips.