Ally

King's orders? What is this guy going on about? His outfit was peculiar too. He had on a muscle tank top with leather pants and was draped in a charcoal grey cape. Was this some type of uniform?

“I’ll have you know, I know no one like you. And last time I checked, we don’t have a king in Japan. And with that.. I bid you adieu!”

I got myself off the ground and ran as fast as I could. Unfortunately, I was not blessed with agility or speed so he caught up to me in an instant.

“Enough playing.”

He slammed the hilt of his sword to the ground, once again breaking the pavement and bringing me to my knees. With fatigue hitting me, all I could do was back away from him. Was this really it for me?

The unrelenting man continued forward, the look on his face proud, as if he’d already caught his prey.

“Please, don’t come any closer!”

I wish he would stop. Somehow, someway, just stop. And why does his sword have to look so terrifying? It had three blades that he fanned out, each one with a jagged edge. I held my hands out in front of me with my eyes squeezed shut. As defenseless as I am, I didn’t want to go out without a fight.

The sounds of his footsteps halted and were replaced with the sound of a loud humming. I opened one eye to take a peek and saw that his sword started to shake. The vibrations were so powerful that it even caused the man to lose his footing.

He backed up, bewildered. It was as if the sword had a mind of its own. Looking closely, there was some sort of translucent shadow outlining it. Until finally, it turned into a pile of loose yarn in his hands.

“I-impossible. The all-powerful Celestial Claw his Highness bestowed on me, so easily transmuted!!”

He turned to look at me, his face red with anger.

Before I could make sense of anything, I was lifted from behind and put over someone’s shoulder.

“Forgive me for my rudeness, but we have to go. I’m an ally. I’ll explain on the way.”

“Huh? What if you’re actually the enemy? Don’t take me for a fool, as if I’d be okay with being swooped up by a stranger!” I started hitting the back of his head.

“Miss Sakurai, please calm down!”

I stopped my feeble attempt of resistance.

“How do you know my name?”

“I’m an ally, I say! You could trust me. I’ll take you somewhere we could talk.”

He ran for what felt like a while. It was enough time for me to gather my thoughts, or rather, unscramble them. That scary guy said that the “king” ordered this attack. Why is that an order to begin with? I’m just a normal student. And why did he look at me like it was my fault when his sword changed?

My thoughts came to a stop when we turned into an alley.

“This distance should be good.”

He gently set me down and we were now face to face. He looked around my age, maybe a year or two older. But what caught my attention were his eyes. They were purple, just like my hair. I’d never seen anyone with purple eyes before. They almost made me like the color, as if it weren’t my own. For the first time in my life, I thought that purple looked.. Beautiful. Long strands of his blonde hair framed his face, some falling out of place.

He had on dark jeans with a long black coat, hiding his lean build. I didn’t expect that with how he effortlessly carried me earlier.

“Apologies for being rough earlier, I just had to get you out of there. I planned to get to you as soon as possible but never would’ve imagined someone else would catch wind of you so fast.”

“And you are..?”

He got on one knee and lowered his head, placing his hand on his chest.

“My name is Seiji Tsukishima. I am at your service Miss Emi Sakurai. To think that you would arrive here on your own accord, let alone stop that man’s Celestial Claw in an instant. You truly are fit for being the head of the Sakurai clan.”

Huh?

“And I must say, to be in the presence of someone as beautiful as you.. It truly is an honor.”

He looked up at me with a glimmer in his eye and before I knew it, he swiftly grabbed my hand and kissed it.

Can I really trust this guy..? What a flirt.