A chance

Luisa just kissed him back, she didn't feel the same spark as to when she does it with Zeke, she couldn't, wouldn't! Compare his kiss to anyone's else in the world.

They let go of each other's lips and stared at each other's eyes. They didn't continued further with their tongues. Carter's tongue abruptly licked her lips, a cute gesture in their time which meant 'you have finally stolen my heart'.

Luisa didn't expect this from this boy, just a moment ago he said he wanted them to officially be friends and now he does this. She didn't know his feelings for her was already that deep.

She felt sorry for him, he was going to get rejected just like how she was, she shouldn't have kissed him back if she had knew, shouldn't have led him on, what a life.

She also felt guilty, Zeke and her weren't in any intimate relationship but she felt like she just betrayed him with this boy.

But does it matter, he didn't want her for some reason that only he knows and he must also be having the time of his life with other women, wasn't he? Was he?

She cringed to the thought of Zeke with other women.

"Well, well, well...Wow," the two mages made their presence known. Luisa and Carter immediately stood up from each other.

"It was like watching a live play," one of the mages stated.

"What do you want Zeb?" Carter asked.

"Hmm, what do I want?" Zeb hummed then pointed at Luisa.

"Her. I want your little girlfriend," Zeb replied. Carter's fist clenched.

"Get lost this instance," he glared at Zeb who smirked.

"But I'm going to strike a fair deal with you. Let's spar Carter, if you win. I'll let you guys be and never bother her again. But if I win, hehe... I'm going to have a night with this beauty and have a taste of her skin and my body on hers," Zeb offered and Carter almost punched that dirty perverted mouth of his if not for Luisa who refrained him for doing so.

"Okay," Luisa agreed and Zeb grinned.

"But I'll be the one you're going to fight," she told.

"Deal!" he replied.

Carter grabbed Luisa to the side, "What are you doing, Luisa? Let's beat both of them to a plum together and get the hell out of here,"

"(Smirks) Let me mess with these idiots and blow some steam, shall I?" she replied.

"But what if you... what if you-"

"I'm not going to spend a night with that pig," she cuts him off.

"But a deal is a deal," he replied

"Since when has a deal been a deal in this our world?" she asked him and walked passed him ending the conversation.

"Alright boys," she began grabbing the sword again. "Let's dance,"

Zeb unsheathed his sword and they started to fight. Their swords clashed and their eyes met. "I won't go easy on you sweetheart. But at the same time, I don't want even a single blemish on your skin before I have you when I win," he grinned.

"If you win," Luisa corrected and he scoffed. They continued fighting, both of them attacking and defending at the same time. Suddenly, Luisa leaped in the air and the next thing was a slash on his arm and a small cut on the cheek of that smug face of his.

"My handsome face," Zeb yelped, Luisa scoffed. "Ah you little... I'll make you pay for this. I'll make tonight sinfully pleasurable, for myself of course," he responded.

"Less talk. More fight," Luisa replied.

He started attacking her, she defended herself so skillfully from him. She leaned her head backwards when his sword aimed for her neck, her chest also- When his sword came at it.

Her turn, she charged at him effortlessly. Her sword aiming for every opportunity not giving him a breathing space as he barely blocked her attacks. Soon, Luisa slash his hand that held the sword. The sword fell from his hand as he screamed.

"Are you trying to get my wrist off?!" he yelled in pain. Luisa kicked him further which sent him falling on his ass.

"(Scoffs) Now get your pathetic boyfriend out of here," she relate to the other mage who immediately rushed to pick Zeb off the floor.

"Let's go Carter," Luisa said throwing the sword on the floor. As Carter followed suit, he punched Zeb who had finally been helped up, in the stomach and face which sent him falling again.

"What was that for, you prick!" Zeb yelled at him.

"You know what it's for. And you and your minion better not forget to clean this place up before you leave," Carter ordered and left with Luisa.

"Those fools! I'll get them for this, I'll make them pay for mocking me!" Zeb declared.

"Zeb? You can't mess with that girl, Carter? Okay. But that girl, she's the senior witcher Zeke's protege. You think you can mess with his protege and go free?" the mage try to reason with his friend, Zeb.

"He won't be too mad at us if we tell him his protege is fooling around with a mage. All I know is that I'll get back at those two," Zeb responded and his friend sighed, why was he even trying.

This stubborn mage's decisions were always final whether reckless or sensible but usually always reckless, and nothing, absolutely nothing could change his mind once it's made up.

***

Luisa and Carter went up to the tallest building in the den. They stood as they admired the view of kimoira and the cool breeze for a very long time, in silence. Neither of them said anything to each other, not even on till sunset.

"It's beautiful," Luisa said referring to the sunset, she never knew viewing kimoira from this height would have such a scenery. She had always seen it as dark and gloomy, was it because it was the mages' den...she smiled in her mind.

"I agree," Carter's eyes were focused on her as he said it, referring to her.

Luisa turned to him;

"We never even got to finish our bet," he recalled.

"No, you lost," Luisa objected.

"Uh, no. We were interrupted, I ask for a rematch," he insisted and she smiled.

"Okay," she agreed. He moved closer to her and held her hands.

"Do you know you're my first kiss?" he mentioned.

Luisa was speechless.

"Luisa-"

"Carter I'm tired. I want to go to my quarters now," she cuts him off with the only comeback she could think of to escape this.

"Aren't we going to talk about what happened earlier?" he asked.

"What happened earlier was...was a mistake. It never should have happened," she responded and she saw the dejected look in his eyes. Was that how she looked when Zeke rejected her?

"Luisa...was I the only one that felt the connection earlier?" he inquired, his voice sadly breaking off a little.

"Carter I like someone else. Let's just be friends," she continued.

"Who?" he asked low toned. Luisa just crossed her hands and looked away.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me. Are you with a relationship with him?" he inquired and she looked at him.

"No," she answered.

"Does he like you back?" he questioned.

"I..I don't know..." she replied stuttering a little.

"That means I still have a chance," he responded.

"Carter?" she objected.

"Ssssh," he shushed her. He held her hands again.

"Let me officially introduce myself to you and confess my feelings to you," he expressed.

"Luisa... I'm Carter Arthur, I'm a young human mage in kimoira and I'm in love with you. You are one of the most admirable females I have ever set my eyes on and everything about you just makes me to fall more deeply in love with you," he continued.

"Since I still have a chance. From this day onwards I'm going to woo you till you finally accept me," he smiled at her. Then he held just one of her hand and glanced at her.

"Let me escort you to your suite," he offered.

"No, it's okay. I can go alone," she protested. It was too far off from the mages' den.

"Please, let me. I insist," he smiles and she nodded reluctantly after some while.

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