Meeting him in a Dream by Kuichi Zai (best book clubs .TXT) 📕

“It’s a surprise,” Javier replied with a grin.

They were now sitting inside the car of Steven, heading towards the town’s forest just on the other side of town. Heylan keep shifting uncomfortably on her sit as she was not used to being close with a bunch of guys.

Moments have passed and they arrived near a lake. It was beautiful, the clear water glistening as the sun kissed the surface of the water. Around the lake were trees stretched from miles and miles. And it gave that soothing feeling to whoever lay eyes on the view.

“Here we are Ladies,” Steven blurted out. Heylan and Anny took on the surrounding and their expression was clearly with awe. They have not seen such a spectacular view than this right here in front of them.

“Hey guys I’ll just settle the car somewhere. Steven here will put our adventure gears and have them ready. Why don’t Aldz just show you around for a bit, and don’t go too far,” Javier said with an excited tone.

“Sure thing cous,” was Aldreich’s short response. “Come on,” was all he said at the two girls.

“This place is so beautiful,” Anny stated. Heylan agreed to what she said, because she can never deny the fact that the place is beautiful and almost as if it was enchanted or something.

They walked inside the forest, just taking in the beauty of mother nature. Heylan was not aware that she was straying off, away from Anny and Aldreich. She was distracted by her surroundings and followed her gaze to whichever she find curious.

There was a loud screeching sound that made her snap out of her daze, which is when she realized that she was completely lost. Not knowing what to do, she tried searching her way back. However, there was no such luck for her, because she isn’t familiar with the surroundings.

“Anny? Aldreich? Can you guys hear me?” she yelled out.

A rustling sound on the bushes startled her, and a shadow that is not human was roaming around as if following her. Frightened of whatever creature she was facing, she took off and ran not knowing where she was heading. Running that’s what all she could think off. She was lost and a bit frightened of whatever was following her. Where are Anny and Aldreich? She thought to herself. Wondering why she got separated from the two.

She wasn’t paying attention to where she was going, and stumbled on a rock causing her to lose her balance and fall off a small cliff. Her heart was pounding furiously as she was tumbling down, she hit her head on a boulder and lost her consciousness.

“Hello Miss?” a voice called out to her with an unfamiliar accent.

Groaning and touching her head with a slight pang of pain, she slowly opened her eyelids facing a girl about her age and a little boy, looking slightly worried at her. She noticed that two were wearing different outfits, like in a medieval kind.

“Are you okay?” the girl asked slightly worried.

“Min, why is she wearing different clothing? She’s wearing pants and she is a girl,” the boy asked the girl, whose name is Min.

“I believe you are not from around here, correct?” Min asked Heylan with a curious look on her facial features.

“Oh and goodness me! You are wearing pants!” the girl exclaimed. Heylan was confuse as to what the issues with girls wearing pants to the strangers.

“What’s wrong with wearing pants? Everyone wears them. And also where the heck am I?” she asked curiously and took a look on her surroundings.

The girl chuckled at her. “You are a girl of course, only men wears pants,” she explained as if Heylan was stupid.

“She is stupid as to not know that Min,” the boy said.

The girl, Min only smiled at the boy and patted his head. She turned back to Heylan and studied her for a while. Heylan shifted uncomfortably at Min’s gaze on her.

“Where am I?” Heylan asked uncomfortably.

“Yes yes! I am most certain that you are not from around here I believe. And judging from your outfit, you have crazy taste in clothing from where you came,” Min nodded confirming her thoughts. “You are in Fostaus Kingdom,” the girl answered her question and gave her a hand to help her stand up.

“Fostaus kingdom? And I am not stupid,” She never heard of such a place.

“Yes, Fostaus kingdom. You don’t know? Fostaus kingdom is one of the richest and most well known kingdom here in Athiel,” the girl confirmed.

Athiel? Surely this is not one of the places where her Grandmother told the story. That is prop estrous, it was just a story her Grandmother told them.

“Min, I think we must go. The sun is settling now, we wouldn’t want to be caught by those elves now,” the boy sounding a bit terrified.

Elves? These people must be crazy she thought. They’re just creature from fairy tales are not real. She scoffed at the two clearly not amuse.

She started walking away from these crazy people. She doesn’t know where she was going, but by just being with these people makes her pissed for calling her “stupid”. Apparently they were the ones who were stupid for believeing such creatures exist.

“Where are you going? You must not go that way! That is where the path that leads to Neveth,” the girl Min called after her.

She ignored her and keep on going. This was just insane! She was lost. Annoying laughter filled the air.

“Look there’s a girl wearing pants!” someone whispered out of nowhere. She turned around and couldn’t see anybody.

“Let us get her!” the voices sounding terrifying by the minute.

Heylan quickly ran away not knowing where she was heading. This is Crazy! If she would have known that this would happen to her, then she wouldn’t have agreed on coming along on their little tour. She ran and ran and stumbled upon some few roots and branches.

Then out of the blue, a small man appeared followed by another. Are these elves? They were small men, with a friendly looking face, but later on, that friendly face turned into a hideous form with sharp teeth and glowing eyes.

“Hello there! We would like to play,” an evil facial expression was on the little man’s face as he said those words. Heylan was terrified sensing that these little men were not friendly at all, and she doesn’t want to stay any longer to find out what “play” they meant.

The little men started jumping towards her with an evil snicker. She couldn’t move on her spot, she was paralyzed with fear. She closed her eyes not knowing what to do.

Swoosh…..

“Get out of my sight, before I cut you all to little pieces, hideous creatures!” a voice boomed. Heylan slowly opened her eyes to see a figure in front of her with a sword, it was a guy. A head fall besides her, taking a closer look, the head was one of those little creature. She screamed at the sight of that bloody head unattached to a body. The little men disappeared into the darkness.

“Stupid annoying creatures,” the guy mumbled. “Are you alright? You know better than to be in the dark especially at this place in the forest, knowing those kind of creatures lurking around.”

Heylan didn’t answer him, she was stay rooted on her spot unable to move.

“Hey are you okay? Is something wrong?” The guy asked. Looking at Heylan and staring to where she was looking at. She was staring on the head that was besides her. Realizing this, the guy kicked the head away.

“T-thank you,” she stuttered.

“You’re welcome, but you should know that you shouldn’t be out here especially at the dark, are you stupid? Oh and are those pants you are wearing?” the guy asked. What is it with them with girls wearing pants?

“Who are you? And more importantly where am I?” Heylan asked ignoring the guy’s question.

Annoyed by ignoring his Question, he introduced himself. “You are not from around here, I could tell. I am Kaelum, and you are in Fostaus in Athiel,” he responded.

Athiel……

End of Chapter 4.

A/N: Well…. I hope that was longer owo

Finally she’s in Athiel! >_< now I can start the adventure ohohoho..

I know it’s boring at first, but please bear with me :3

>> commenting, voting and sharing (if you are willing), is very much appreciated.

>> not edited

I can’t believe it! I’m actually in Athiel? This must be some kind of joke.

Heylan took on the appearance of the guy named Kaelum. He is young and maybe a few years older than her. He is handsome she gives him that. Flawless pale skin as if his some kind of royalty, but judging from the simple clothing he was wearing, he is completely just an ordinary person. He has a copper colored disheveled hair like he didn’t bother combing it almost covering his left eye. His eyes were a grey color almost silver. Heylan was too busy checking the guy out that she didn’t noticed him staring at her. Kaelum cleared his throat to get her attention, that seems to snap her out, and a blush quickly forming on her face.

“I-I….” she stuttered not knowing what to say. She was caught on the act of checking the guy out, and she was embarrassed at her behavior.

“As I was saying earlier, you shouldn’t be out here in the dark,” he stated while putting his sword back in place. He turned his head again at Heylan and flicked his bangs away from his eyes. His left eye was amber color that Heylan didn’t notice earlier.

“Then why are you also out here in the dark?” she asked him curiously.

“I have my reasons,” was his simple response and he started walking away, without giving Heylan a glance.

“W-wait!” she called to him, “You’re just gonna leave me out here? Knowing those things can still be lurking around?” she exclaimed exaperatedly. He turned around and gave in a sigh.

“Look, Miss who-wears-pants, I have important things I have to do, I’m not guiding you anywhere,” he responded while proceeding to walk away.

“Since you don’t care of a lady all alone in the dark, then I might as well follow you around,” she stated boldly while starting to follow Kaelum.

“Damnit! I’ll just drop you off the castle then, clearly you’re from another dimension, they might find a way to send you back from where you came,” he said while starting to walk again, “well? Come on then, I have already wasted my time saving you.”

The nerve of this guy!

Giving in a sigh, she followed Kaelum. The walk towards  Fostaus was quiet. Couldn’t take of the silence, she started giving questions to Kaelum, since he’s the only one around.

“Couldn’t you learn to be quiet?” Kaelum snapped

She stepped back by his tone of voice.

“Look I’m sorry, this is just not my day. I’m on a mission here to take back what is supposedly mine. I’ll take you to Fostaus Palace and then I shall be on my way once I have everything I need.”

“What is your mission?” she asked curiously.

“This is none of your concern, but I will tell. I was foolish, and naïve, and because of that. I let an important someone down. That’s all