The encounter

Ciel is a name whom she's not certain if real or existing. Then yesterday, a ray of hope showed up when she showed her the leaf to Spain. And that would be one of her purpose of going to the capital. To meet someone who knows more about the leaf with trace of mana for years that she held in possession.

FOR a long carriage travel, Ciel decided to dropped by a cafe where he is an exclusive member. "Is there anything else that we can serve you, sir?" the lady attendant asked.

"Just serve me anything that came with what I paid for", he said coldly. After few minutes, his diverse exclusive membership perks meal arrived. It was a traditional Japanese cuisine with a tea on it. 'Seems like another new for this cafe, eh'

He looked at the the windows as he took a sip of tea. 'Drat! It's getting dark and it's time for him to depart.

Sulking as he was because of time, he was comfortably digging in on his meal, in his peripheral vision, he saw a silhouette of a stunning lady wearing an imperial dress with her long pink hair freely laid down. The lady caught his attention. His jaw dropped not only because of the lady's golden eyes and pink hair but also to how slender the woman can be upon staring at her from head to toe and how her hips sway as she walked.

The lady passed through his table. He composed himself and pretended busy reading on the book in his bag while his gaze silently and secretly follow the woman. He felt his throat tightened a bit and so as his the one below.

BEING the owner of the said cafe, she is obliged to check the cuisine they offered and the service that her chosen attendants provide.

Her gaze was stolen by a man in suit wearing a faux fur robbed that covers his face. She shook her head as the man looked a bit grim and grumpy. 'Ah. A mage.' She shook her head when she realized that the man is reading the book upside down! She chuckled a bit and called an attendant to attend her needs. But what surprise her is the Yofiel's sudden appearance.

"The young duke" Yofiel is referring to Spain, "told me you'd be here." He grinned.

"I am sure you forced him to talk." Selene snarled.

"Oh come on, little lady." He disheveled her hair. "It won't be good for the future queen to treat me that way."

Selene knew that Yofiel is just playing around with her. "My tea time has been wonderfully disrupted."

"I threatened him to come, milady." Spain bowed as expected for a nobleman.

Hours passed. Her supposed surprise visit in her cafe became a meeting towards the leaf and the 'help' she needed from the prince.

"We need the help of a Mage.", Yofiel concluded after their long discussion. "A mage that sworn loyalty to the royal family."

"But your majesty, our kingdom is not in good terms with mages." Spain startled.

"Phew!" Yofiel. "That's the problem."

Selene clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. She hate feeling hopeless. "There is no point of turning back", she said to them. Then she reminded of the young man who appears to be a mage she saw before going to their table. She looked at the table where he was seated but he is gone.

She stood up and rushed to go outside the cafe and accidentally bumped the man he was looking for. It made the man's baggage to fall off. The man seemed to be in fuss as he kneel and took his stuff. "I'm sorry", that's all Selene could say and did the same to help the man.

Ciel become stiff and narrowed his eyes as he tried to look at the face of the lady. A mage couldn't reveal his face even to a lady that shyly smiled at him. He couldn't help but blinked. Many times.

The lady cleared her throat that made him back to reality. "You're mesmerizing", Ciel said to himself.

The lady smiled again and stood up. Oh, everything that fall off went back to its place. Not because it did accordingly but they did it. With this gorgeous woman across to him. The lady mouthed the word 'Thanks.'

He hesitantly offered his hand, "Levi."He saw her knotted her forehead so he added, "I mean my name is Levi". Still extending his hand to her.

"Selene." Spain called her in panting voice. Obviously his fiance is catching his breath following her.

He flashed a smile under his hood. "Coming back isn't bad at all." Then he disappeared right in front of her. Their first encounter after many years. Ciel knew he got imprinted by her slender gorgeousness. He has to find her. He has to claim her.

Right after the mage disappeared, Selene squealed. 'How could she forgot her purpose on approaching the mage!'