Ch. 8 'Edward's Feelings'

"Since the first time I met you, I've been captivated by your charm, miss. And when Lord Fiery offered me to be your bodyguard, I was delighted. I can see you every day and be with you. I was quite sad since, at first, you did not like me. You did not even pay attention to me."

Hearing Edward's explanation, Scarlet was stunned and still could not believe it.

"From the start, my heart and mind were only for you, Miss Scarlet Fiery. If you need a brother, I'll be your brother. If you need a friend to confide in, I'll be a good listener for you. And if you are in danger, I will protect you with my life."

"Is that true?" Scarlet's voice almost whispered in disbelief at what she had just heard.

"It is true." the answer was firm and full of confidence.

"Are you perhaps an Elementalist knight?"

"What? Why do you think so?" Edward chuckled at her query.

"Once someone becomes the knight, when he meets 'the one,' he will immediately fall in love with that person. Wasn't that what you are experiencing?"

Edward just smiled. "Sorry. But I'm not one of those knights."

"Yes, of course. If I don't become the red knight, I won't believe you."

Edward looked at her in confusion. It seemed he did not understand what the girl had just said.

"Now, I am the red knight—the knight of the Flames. And you, Edward, just become my inamorato," explained she with an excited voice.

Hearing this, Edward remembered when his strength was out of control. He felt something hot on his left shoulder. He immediately turned to his shoulder and saw a picture of the symbol of fire inside the red circle there.

Edward smiled understandingly.

"So the reason why I couldn't control my fire elemental earlier was that I just received your power. That makes sense."

"You don't seem to like it."

"What do you think? All this time, I was your bodyguard. Business dirty affairs or beat people and protect you is my business. Why do I have to accept your energy? Without your energy, I believe I can protect both of us. Why did you give me your strength?"

"Ed, you also know the tradition. I can't control it. Suddenly my energy had been fused into your body. What can I do?"

"Is it true you can't control it? Maybe you can try to pull it back. You know you can control someone else's fire too, right? So try to control the fire inside me then. Forget it. I started talking nonsense."

Scarlet giggled and then smiled broadly.

"I like the way you talk just now. I want to chat comfortably with you. So from now on, you're not allowed to speak formally with me."

"Weren't we like this all this time?" Edward's eyebrow arched up, "At least when I positioned myself as a good brother?"

"Really? I don't remember."

"Of course, you don't remember. You have never noticed me before."

Scarlet smiled in regret. "You don't need to worry. From now on, I will pay my attention to you." She took the initiative to hold Edward's hand.

At first, Edward was shocked, but later, he grasped the girl's hand more tightly. Then both of them walked together with a content heart.

"Do I have to receive your energy? Instead, why don't you take mine? I'll gladly give it to you."

Scarlet couldn't hold her laughter. "Come on, stop talking about that. It's getting dark, and I'm starving. Let's go inside!" Scarlet pulled Edward while jumping happily.

For the first time in her whole life, she finally could live freely and that too, with her beloved one.