CHAPTER 15

While Arthur was watching the episode of The Mandalorian he suddenly sensed her waking up he didn't stand up because he knew that she is walking towards her direction

"Hey looks like you're already up"

Arthur said to him looking at her beautiful face she is the most beautiful woman that he ever saw

He didn't hear her answer and just saw her just standing there frozen looking at him

"Are you alright?"

Arthur stands up and came close to her face to face he put his forehead to hers and feels her temperature

Anne Gal came out her frozen state and took a step back while pointing her index finger at him

"W-w-what do you think you're doing?"

Anne Gal blushes when she heard her voice staggered

"Yep, you're alright"

Arthur lightly smiled at her

Anne Gal tries to compose herself but when she sees his smile her heart started beating faster again

'What's happening to me?' she thought to herself

This is the first time she feels something like this while talking to a man, when she a man tries to talk to her she always gave them a cold look to keep them away

She knows the reason why they are trying too hard to get close to her, first she was the only daughter of the Mayor of Lucia City if they are able to marry her they have the chance to become the Lucia City Mayor once her father resigns, second is because of her beautiful face she always feels the greed and lust at the faces of her suitors she feels disgusted just looking at them

Here she was standing in front of a man, Anne Gal can only feels at his eyes is only love and gentleness and just standing by his side she can feels comport and protection

'It feels nice' she thought

"Hello, Hellloo, Heeellllloooow, anyone there"

Arthur waves his hand at her face but she isn't responding she was just looking at him and daydreaming

'What the'

Arthur suddenly thinks a better idea to get her attention he steps close to her and brought his face again to hers

Kiss!

He kisses her delicious looking lips

PAK!

"Awwwww"

Arthur put his right hand on his right cheek

"That hurt" he jokingly said

While Anne Gal was daydreaming she felt a touch on her lips she was so shocked when she saw him kissing her, the first she did out of reflexes is to slap him

"YOU!"

She angrily said to him

"Hey my bad, my bad, your lips just look enticing and you look really beautiful I can't help myself"

Anne Gal blushed from his praise and feels butterflies flying in her stomach

'Wait it's not time for that' she silently scolded herself

"You just sexually harass me"

"I regret nothing"

Arthur blankly said, she felt punching his face

"Haaa"

She takes a deep breath and tried to calm herself

"I take that you're the one that save me"

"Yep, that's me"

"Thank you, I don't even want to imagine what will happen without your help"

Anne Gal lightly bowed to Arthur

"Don't worry about it, it's a man's job to help a beautiful women in need"

"My name is Arthur D. Castel by the way, but you can just call me Arthur"

He introduced his self to her and put his right hand forward for a handshake

"Nice to meet you Art, I'm Anne Gal, just call me Anne" she blushingly said and shake his hand

This is her first time calling someone's name in intimate way and a man at that

Arthur raises his brow hearing her calling him in intimate way

'I know I'm handsome but this is just too much' he thought

"What are you doing in the middle of the forest if you don't mind me asking?"

"It's alright, I was looking for this"

She then pulled out her map and showed it to him, Anne Gal didn't know why but she felt that she can trust him showing her Golden Crystal Map to him

"Hmm?"

Arthur reaches out the map and takes a look at it, he notices that it was a Golden Crystal Map

"You got cheated"

Arthur said to her

"What did you mean?" she confusingly asks back

"There is no Golden Crystal around here so that means this map is a fake or someone already took it"

He said to her because he knows that every crystals fluctuates some kind of energy, Arthur knew this because he already saw the energy signature of very crystal below Black Gold Crystal, one time he take out the crystals from his storage and examine it, even if he can't use the crystals it doesn't hurt to take a look at them that's when he noticed there different kind of energy from each other, the higher the crystal ranks get the purer the energy it fluctuates

"No way"

When Anne Gal heard what he said she lost all her energy and slowly slump into the floor, her last hope failed her

Seeing her like this makes Arthur feels bad

"Is getting a Gold Crystal really that important to you?"

"Yes, it's the only way to help me get out of my destiny"

"Here"