Chapter fifteen

Drip

Drip

Drip

Ei groggily opened her eyes, she was in the same place she had met Kairuk.

"So, you've finally decided to come back." Kairuk's voice sounded behind Ei who turned around to face him before tearing up.

"You were the one who brought me here? Take me home! Take me back! I hate it here!." Ei cried pointing at him.

"N-now wait a second! You can't leave!."Kairuk stuttered not knowing how to deal with her crying.

"Why can't you?! You're the god of this world right?! Take me home!!."

"What makes you think you can order me around, you human?."Kairuk asked getting annoyed.

"I'm stuck here, I'm going to die here? Kana's gone, no one's here to look out for me." Ei mumbled hugging her knees to her chest.

"You really want to go home?."Kairuk asked gently sitting on a rock.

"Of course I do, I'm going to get myself killed here." Ei huffed in reply. Kairuk looked irked for a second before sighing.

"When I brought you here, it was because I had a mission for you, when the first king of Aldera created his kingdom he knew that one day there would be dispute for the throne, where brothers would kill brothers, there would be countless wars for the throne and he asked me to guide and protect them from whenever that came."

"Where do I fit into that?." Ei asked raising a brow.

"I was getting there…you have to stop them."

"Stop them how?."

"You have to stop the current princes from killing themselves for the throne."

"You're not getting my point, how do I do that? And what makes you think that I want anything to do with the affairs of this kingdom." Ei asked raising from her place on the grass.

"Because if you help, I give you my solemn swear that I will send you to your home."Kairuk offered placing his hand on his bare chest.

"You'll send me home?." Ei murmured visibly relaxing.

"I give you my word."

"W-wait! How am I going to do this?!." Ei asked waving her hands around.

"You have to help the princes see the bigger picture, lead them away from the evil and corruption that is approaching."Kairuk said before smirking devilishly. "Make them know what love truly is."Kairuk finishes and the color slowly drained from Ei's face.

"What?!." Ei screeched pointing at him.

"It's really simple."

"Simple how? It's not like I have a magic love potion or anything." Ei said pacing.

"Look, do you want to go home or not?."Kairuk asked getting annoyed.

"I do, but where do I begin?."

"I knew this was coming so I will help you."Kairuk proclaimed proudly.

"Help me how?." Ei asked raising a brow.

"Simple, make a contract with me!."Kairuk said as if it was the most obvious thing.

"Make a contract with you?…you mean like a demon contract? What do you want?…my soul?." Ei asked crossing her arms over her chest protectively.

"WHAT?! HOW DARE YOU COMPARE ME TO A DEMON! YOU INSOLENT MORTAL!! I SHOULD TAKE YOUR LIVE FORCE!."Kairuk screeched jumping from his seat on the rock while pointing at Ei madly.

"How does this 'contract' work?." Ei asked ignoring his yelling.

"It simply means, I'll be your protector, I'll help you with everything you need no strings attached."Kairuk said.

"That's a lie, isn't it?." Ei asked not fazed by his no strings attached.

His eyes widened before sighing. "The contract advantage is that if you complete your mission, you get sent home and if you fail you die and become my servant for life."Kairuk said and Ei face palmed."What? You didn't think it was going to be that easy right?."

"Just tell me how to make this contract." Ei sighed and he smirked mischievously before walking towards her.

"That is also simple, like this."Kairuk murmured before kissing Ei, her eyes widened in shock but before she could push him away a bright light coated them."Done."

"What the hell?! Why did you kiss me?!." Ei screeched.

"It is how the contract is sealed and why are you acting like you've never been kissed before."Kairuk shrugged before noticing her embarrassed look. "AH!! OH MY KAIRUK!! THAT WAS YOUR FIRST KISS!!!."Kairuk howled in laughter while doubling over clutching his stomach.

"S-shut up! Makes me wonder how many people you've kissed because of your contact." Ei stuttered trying to get back at him.

"Hey! For your information! You're the only one I've kissed, I never make contracts with anyone!."Kairuk stuttered crossing his arms.

You smirked. "So I was your first kiss?."

"J-JUST G-GO BACK TO YOUR REALM HUMAN!!."Kairuk screeched a blush dusting his face.

"Eh? What's this?." Ei asked noticing the butterfly shaped tattoo on the back of her palm.

"That's our contract, if you accomplish it will disappear but if you fail you're stuck with me for life."Kairuk answered.

"That is really horrifying considering your terrible temper tantrums and don't you also have one?." Ei asked tracing on it.

"I do."Kairuk said showing you the same tattoo on the back of his palm."But don't let anyone see it."

"Why?."

"They would know it was from me and you've come in contact with me that would endanger your life."Kairuk warned, Ei nodded hesitantly. "Now off you go, your presence here is really annoying."Kairuk huffed waving Ei off.

"How do I leave?."

"Just imagine yourself somewhere else."Kairuk answered. Ei nodded closing her eyes she began fading. "When you come back, I'm sure you'll be reunited with Kana."Kairuk murmured after she disappeared.

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"Miss! Wake up!."Heiy's panicked voice cried as she shook Ei's shoulders.

"Ugh? What?." Ei groaned rubbing her sleepy eyes.

"Your parents miss! They're here! They've come to take you home!."Heiy cried and all the sleep fled Ei's body.

"WHAT?!." Ei screeched hurrying to get dressed.

While dressing Ei noticed she still had the contract mark and her encounter with Kairuk came rushing back as well as his warning, she quickly put on a glove to hide it from Heiy.

"Now take me to them." Ei ordered with eyes cold and calculating.