Chapter 8- Surprise Attack

I woke up to the smell of food.

I haven't eaten since I came to this world two days ago, I'm starving...

Rushing out of the room toward the direction the smell was coming from I reached a room. In the room were a dining table, some chairs, an oven with fire stoves and some working space for cooking. This is probably the kitchen. On one of the stoves was the source of the smell, a small pot who's contents were being stirred by a tall handsome man with dark, almost black hair. Only after a few seconds I realized that man was Deai-San.

How come his hair is a different color now? Wasn't his hair white before?

Noticing my presence in the room he closed the fire in the stove under the small pot, turned his face towards me and smiled brightly at me. This caught me unprepared and I almost blushed from this overwhelmingly beautiful scene.

"Good morning Er-kun, I thought you might be hungry after not eating for such a long time, so I made you some Pire".

"Good morning Deai-San. Pire? What's that?"

"You've never eaten Pire?"

He was surprised.

"No...."

How could I? I'm only here for a short time.

"Oh... Well, Pire is made from Mushed Tapua with some Shum and sometimes some Bazil leaves. It is very popular among the commoners, so I thought you might have eaten it before. I guess I got it wrong... Sorry for just assuming.... I can make something else if you want"

"No, it's fine. I'm glad you made anything in the first place. I'm starving so let's eat."

I was feeling ashamed.

I did not recognize even a single ingredient he mentioned!

Suddenly I remembered!

I was given the ability [Eye Of God] to allow me to learn information on things in this world.

I decided to test it on the food. But....

How do I activate the ability?.....I know! I'll just ask Deai-San, and come up with a good excuse.

"Deai-San?"

"Yes?"

"Is your hair changing colors an ability? How do you activate an ability?"

Again he seemed to be surprised by my question.

I guess I wasn't smooth enough...

"My hair changed colors in your eyes? To what color?"

"Yes... To a very dark, almost black green... But, about the abilities part?"

"Yes, it is an ability. I was born with it. But unlike other people with abilities, I cannot control the activation of this ability, and so it is always working"

"Oh, I see...what does it do?"

"Well....My ability changes how people percept the color of my hair, between a few options, according to their perception of me. For example, what color did you first seen my hair in?"

"It was white. What does it mean?"

He paused for a bit and seemed satisfied.

"It means the you thought I was heroic and kind, and that you probably liked me. That also means that I still have a chance winning you over, or else my hair would've been blond or gold"

"No way! Don't lie to me! I'm STRAIGHT!!!! You don't have any chance, so give up already!"

"Well, you see my hair as dark green now which is quite negative, so my chances worsened...but it's still not black, so I'm not losing hope!"

I have a feeling that we got off topic....this is not going anywhere...should I just confess that I come from another world? It's for the best anyway... Since I'm from another world I don't know the ways of this world, even the food is unknown to me and without help from a local I'll be lost. Even though I don't like it, he also seems to be serious about me so maybe I can trust him....

Mulling it over in my head again and again I finally voted for telling him about it, there where more pros then cons to it. During this time he was looking at me with Curiosity for my sudden silence. Finally I opened my mouth and spoke.

"Will you listen to me for a while?..."

"Sure. What is it Er-Kun?"

"Well...."

I sat on a chair near the dining table and told him my whole story since I died until I got injured. He stood there and listened closely from the beginning of the story till the end of it without a word. Seeing how closely he listens made me more at ease for some reason, and by the end of the story my opinion of him was much better, and his hair became in my eyes a brighter shade of green then before.

After I completed my story he paused and seemed to be deep in thoughts. I once again became nervous.

Maybe telling him was a mistake after all?

"I see....that sure explains a lot of things!"

I became confused.... After opening his mouth finally, this enigmatic thing is what he said.

Suddenly he grabbed the sides of my face and pulled it up, as he closed the gap with his. I was unable to react in time before our lips collided.



His smell was the first thing I noticed, he smelled like flowers at full bloom.

Then....his lips....

His lips tasted like the best honey I have ever eaten and there was no force in his kiss, it was gentle, as if still testing the grounds. This made me almost lose all the strength in my body, and my mind as well, to the pleasure.

If he was a girl this kiss would have been perfect!

Realizing finally what is going on I snapped out of my haze.

My first kiss!!!!!!!! No!!!!!! My first kiss is with a guy!!!!

He finally let go of my lips, and with my face still in his hands he said:

"That's weird.....you taste like a human..."

"What?....No, wait....Why did you kiss me just now?!?!"

"Was it not good? I tried it to make it enjoyable for you"

"What? No! I mean...I don't know! Don't kiss me out of nowhere!"

I can feel my face growing hot from embarrassment. Like I could admit that I almost enjoyed it!

"Then if I tell you beforehand it's ok?"

"What? No!!!"

This is dangerous!!! If I say anything else he might turn it around on me, I have to change the subject!

"Wait.. Did you say that it's weird that I taste like a human?"

"Oh yeah! After all that you told me, and the fact that you were asleep for one year without aging almost at all, I had to check for myself, human skin when stimulated taste like a salty flower, so if you are a human you would taste like one when kissed."

"I see....Wait.....No!....Did you have to check with a kiss?"

"How else would I moderately taste you? Or would you rather have sex?"

"No!!!!! Why didn't you just ask.......did you say I was asleep for one year?"

I finally grasped the words that left his mouth.

"You were injured one year ago, and was sleeping the whole time. We almost gave up on you waking up. We were about to declare you dead when you woke up!"

This is too much information for my brain to process in one go! Apparently I was in a coma for one year without aging almost at all, and after that I was almost declared dead again, only to wake up, to find myself now living in an elf village with their gay chief, who saved me from almost dying again and who has a crush on me and asked me to become his wife, and kissed me and said that he did it in order to check that I'm a human, and I even almost enjoyed it!....wait! That's not the point!

(Writers note: I know it's hard to read the last part and it's a bit jumbled up, but it supposed to portray the character state of mind right now).

Once again my eyes caught the movement of Deai-San's face moving towards mine, but this time they froze before reaching mine. This time he just smiled at me warmly, which made me go a little paler.

"I'm so glad you trusted me with your secret like that!"

I'm not...it was a mistake wasn't it?



"Don't let it go to your head! I only did it because it was more convenient to me, since I know nothing about this world or how to use magic and abilities, and I need someone to teach me that!"

"I'm willing to teach you magic and more but not for free. We will discuss the fee after you finish eating the meal I prepared for you."

"Fine! But you better not think of doing anything else ‏indecent! And will you finally let go of my face?"

Realizing he was still grabbing my chin he finally let go of it. Smiling as brightly as before he set a plate of Pire that he put together, on the table in front of me, and sat beside me with a plate of his own. We sat there in silence and began eating.