Гlouie wore his gray suit, a white button-down shirt underneath, and his navy blue tie to compliment everything-else. he stood at a higher level view of the guild almost as if he was scouting out recruits for something or just waiting for something to happen, guessing that this was the best view to experience it. his shoulder leaned onto the wall, as he crossed his arms and twisted his legs like a ballet dancer. he was not too good with staying still and so...

tap

tap

tap,

went the sound of his shoes as he slapped his toe onto the wooden floor numerous times out of impatience. louie was suffering from not having doing something in so long and it was starting to show that he was becoming bored. he was an adventurous person and so being in the guild watching people do nothing but get a long was bothering him.

"don't get me wrong, i'm not no loner..." he thought to himself.

louie didn't consider himself a loner, he just didn't know how to start off conversation with people that he wasn't sure if they'd have anything in common with him. rejection wasn't easy to handle for anyone, especially louie. he was a great person and wasn't like one of those stuck up formal people. when most people saw him they first think that he is from the blue pegasus guild, but he was to edgy for a guild like that. sure he was a candy in a wrapper, but he had too much spice in his life to waste it in a guild like that, which he stereotypically would believe was unexciting.

louie wanted to put himself the position where he could be the best, even if it meant breaking out of his accustoms. to be known, was his motivation, to bring fame on his na..--

as he stood there, his thoughts were broken by the voice of his guild master. he was instructing everyone of the new task they had which included that they carried no weapons or used any magic. TSKK...went his teeth and he replied to himself, "never needed magic to carry my own anyway.." it brought a smile to his face as he was finally getting the opportunity to leave the guild which an official task. it was almost as the guild master felt his pain, or was that the effect guilds had on the people in it. despite the excitement he was feeling, louie didn't want to travel by himself. he noticed everyone leaving and scoped out the area. his eyes would fan pass a green-haired woman, but then quickly adjust back to her.

"yup that's the one.." he insisted that she be his partner and so he came up with a master plan. walking down the stairs, he would look away and carelessly purposely attempt to bump into her so that she would have no choice but to come in his aid to help him get up so that they could engage into a conversation. louie was so manipulative and deceiving, but he didn't know any other way.

Г"I mean who'd want to go training all by themselves?" he said to himself in his thoughts.

louie didn't mind being a loner, but company was best in times like this, especially in a guild-related task. he needed someone to be witness of his wilderness skills of survival. he wasn't fond with the whole nature and forest idea, because that usually involved dirt and critters rubbing their slimly trails across his suit without him even being aware due to their small size. what made this task even more worst was it still was technically in the town itself, where was the excitement?

yet he still managed to be grateful to have something to do, rather than nothing.

louie didn't have much connections in the guild, so the one he was simply making now, would hopefully be a long one. as he successfully bumped into her purposely, they'd both fall, with her on top of him and heads inches apart from one another. that moment of silence they both experienced, almost brought an awkward feel to the whole situation. just when he was about to let his soon to be new companion feel comfortable about their current predicament, "I mean sitting here is perfectly fine, bu...."

*BLAM*

a spark right up his chicken nuggets, that would travel to his stomach throughout his body, giving him a tingling sensation of pain. fortunately for her, he had been in this predicament before, except without anyone laying on top of him. he quickly rose up and pointed on the back of his heels to get rid of the pain.

he glared at her for quite some time, giving her a piercing stare. then his daunting stare would turn into a big smile, followed by loud laughter that almost the whole guild hall could hear. she apologized so much, that he had to cut her off in the middle of her own sentence.

"sorry is so cave-man, don't you think? seems like you owe my biscuits and I, a solid?" he was implying that she come with him to complete the task given to him, as he pointed his index finger out towards the guild hall doors. sure enough, they were on their way to one of the first locations designated by their guildmaster. louie wasn't picky with who he shared his friendship with, but their was always a natural connection with guildmates. the sun would shine on his glasses, and from the corner of the eyes, he'd observe her nice green hair, which really caught his attention the moment he saw her.

"hey you have some nice hair, the color is really? how do I say it?..attention grabbing, I forgot your name, you think you could tell me it again?" he said knowing very well, they never even exchanged names.

walking into the forest almost felt like a terrible dream to louie, but its fresh air reminded him so much of his foster mother when she would invite him into her greenhouse. it brought him warmth, he appreciated it for its smell. appreciative yes he was, only if his shoes had a mind of their own, they would scream "YOUR GETTING ME DIRTY JERK!"

Гit was actually nice getting some fresh air after so many days glued to the guild hall and in one place. it almost made louie insane not having anything to do. louie had not that much connections built in the guild and he assumed that it was time for a change. his guildmate seemed so kind and had compassion, which he took note of. sometimes it was best to have events like this, because it would decide whether or not they would be a great pair in critical situations.

she continued to apologize, for something louie really wasn't that bothered by. he decided that he would give her closure and respond, "it's okay, don't worry about it. I've been told my grapes are attention grabbing." when he referred to grapes in this situation he referred to his testicles, trying to make a joke out of this whole scenario in order for her to feel less guilty. if it was the last thing he wanted was for her to feel guilty.

the fresh air would breeze through his hair and he would look up above to the sky. the tree's would make shadows across his face as he admired the color and silence for just that split second. everything about his foster mother would cross his mind, every thought he had of her would flash through his mind about her. she treated him as a mother would to her son. louie felt guilt, he felt guilt for leaving her the day he did. he could see her face everything he looked to the cloudy skies pass the branches that blocked one third of his view.

his thought would be broken as he heard the name of his green-haired guildmate. "Fibi Hoenheim" as the name rang through his head multiple times, so that he could process it. louie would look at her with the slight turn of his neck and smirk at her. "louie is the name.. yup just louie, no surname included." but what really caught his attention besides her name was her accent. he wanted to ask so bad what was her ethnicity but then it happened...

it was a beehive, one that louie had paid no attention to, and then suddenly he stepped on it.

*CRUNCH*

he stopped and looked up to notice a swarm of bee's were now coming towards him.

"uh oh, that doesn't look too good." he said while turning his hip to start jogging away from the bees.

louie was messing up his nice suit, and at this point there was no turning back. if he could just zap them it would be so much easier, he was regretting his words from before about not needing anything. "I don't suppose you have any way to lose a bunch of angry bee's off our trail, do you?" he said to Fibi while running. why of all things, did he have to encounter a bee's, how'd they handle it with no magic? he had no idea. this wasn't the type of problem he was good at solving.

Гlouie never wanted to come to the forest again well especially not without any magic or weapons. there was so many things and so many possible encounters that could not be avoided.

the wind would blow through his hair, as he sprinted away from the bees. louie wasn't terrified by any creatures, especially not any insects, but to get stung by one is not the way to go. being chased by yellow and black winged insects with needles on their little butts was not included in the task description. after all of this louie had planned to have some words with the guildmaster to discuss these ridiculous missions.

louie looked at fibi as she ran ahead of him and was as far as she could be. "hey, don't leave me !" he shouted. it almost looked like she wasn't running from the bees, but instead she was running away from louie. she was smart, but that didn't stop the fact he still was being chased. he needed a plan, one that would get himself away from the bees and back with fibi. just when he was thinking of an idea he noticed fibi looked like she had just had thought of an idea.

louie was very appreciative of people he ran into, they taught him things that he would never consider. his guild was filled strong and intelligent people, so many that he had yet to meet. fibi would be the first, he hadn't known what her magic power was, but she seemed to have some i.q on their predicament. he found it pretty attractive when a woman knew her way around the wilderness. just when he thought the chase would never end.

louie sight on fibi would become smaller as she disappeared into the bushes. running towards her direction, louie could hear it and smell it from anywhere.

a stream of water...

as good of an idea that was, louie had no intention on going in with his suit on. he had to choice his suit or getting stung, he'd argue with himself while biting down on his teeth.

SUIT
STUNG
SUIT
STUNG
SUIT
STUNG

he finally had reached close enough, and a bright light would appear as he would approach the river. taking off his jacket, and buckling off his pants. leaving him in only his boxers and white t-shirt. with ease he'd place his suit down refusing to damage it. turning his back to the river so he could face the bees. "well wont-cha look at that? seems like that's my queue." he grinned and put his two fingers up in a see you later gesture. falling backwards into the river, a big splash would erupt, as he dove in. the best way to do it was to do it in style, and that's exactly what he did.

louie would rather leave his suit behind than have it wet and spoiled by the river. if it was one thing he cared about what his own neatness, and found it important that people saw him as a very sophisticated person. after a long period of swimming till they could reach land. louie wish it could've been less of an hassle trying to get away, but in fact, he was having a lot of fun. once they reached shore, he'd crawl his way to a tree, to put his back against it. he was soaking wet, with his glasses lost in the river somewhere, but he was fine because he had like five-hundred more pairs. after getting settled, louie was hoping to learn some more about fibi, hoping that they could build a future connection.

"sorry about that, who would've thought bees could be such a hassle, huh?" he laughed looking at fibi.

louie would stand tall, taking off his shirt which was soaking wet, he would twist out the water to put his damp shirt over his shoulder.

"leave the fire up to me." he said dramatically as if he was starring in a movie, with his two hands on his hip and his face sparkling from the water dripping down his face, while he stood shirtless in boxers.

Гthe task put before them wasn't as hard as the guildmaster made it seem, or maybe this was because it was the beginning. louie was enjoying it, every bit of it, despite having to have left his suit behind. hopefully all of this would have made him a better mage, in order for him to endure all put in front of him.

fibi asked why he left his suit behind, and with no hesitation he responded.

"i rather nature take it, than its fine material get ruined by the water, it'll spoil it." he was hoping fibi would take his word for it, because who'd know more about suits than louie.

louie sure knew how to grind fibi emotions, since they met, he could've estimated numerous times she became flustered around him. could this encounter from the guild hall til the end of their task bring them closer than expected? the world may never know. louie became conceited just from hearing fibi complain about his choice of being nearly naked. he had no shame in the game and thought to himself:

"id thought she'd like what she's seeing."

he walked over to a tree, and with ease gripped a branch in order to rip off multiple sticks, also grabbing rocks that would surround everything. for a guy who liked to stay clean, but he also had experience with the forest despite having to get a little dirty. "You will NOT peak, or I WILL use my magic and make us fail this task." rung through his head. fibi had just made it that much more tempting to look, but out of respect for her and his manners, he wouldn't disobey.

but now for some reason, he couldn't get her out his mind.

body naked

naked body

nkead yodb, even the letters became scrambled up. you cant blame him, imagine a green haired, nice eyes, and beautiful naked girl in your head. how do you get that out of your head? he'd walk backwards avoiding to look at fibi, just as he took a knee, her voice rang through his head again as she spoke about making clothing. he was truly confused, how could you make clothing in the middle of the forest or magic involved? "fashion?" he questioned to himself, as he turned around to look at her with confusion, but that's when it hit him. SHE WAS STILL NAKED! he quickly turned around and now he was the one with the red face.

setting up the fire was not as hard as getting fibi out his head, he almost forgot why he was doing it. the rubbing of the stick in between both his palms would cause for a thin line of smoke to appear, a small flame would gradually grow large in a safe non-hazardous size. silence would brush through the forest air, until louie lips would press open and a big gulp would be swallowed from his long period of quietness.

"so...how long have you been in lamia scale?" much less confidently than he had spoke earlier. "i hear you have an accent, you're not from here are you?" he'd refer back to when he had her speaking.

Гhe wasn't addressing it to himself, but just looking at her and the wind blowing her scent to his nose. he was positive, he knew for sure it wasn't a mistake. fibi's scent reminded him of his grandmothers foster mother. the use of plants for apparel, and her sense of connection to it gave him the depiction that she was his foster mother.

he'd visualize the back of his foster mother when fibi turned around as he put on the garments she made for him. it wasn't a suit or underwear with buttons in the private area, but hey it was better than slinging his pickle everywhere.

"wow, you really have a way with those fingers of yours." he said with a chuckle.

she seemed startled by the fire, but came back. louie thought to himself, "hopefully its not too large.." louie would put his hands near the fire to warm up approximately the same time fibi did. her accent made the hairs on skin stand up, he would repeat and mimic it in his head as she answered his question. he didn't hear anything she said, well he did, but only processed her accent . lost for words because he was stuck in his own attraction for her voice.

he would be startled by a loud noise.

*GRRRR*

with the quick turn of his neck, jumping into a fighting a position. he'd turn into the dark forest to see nothing, absolutely nothing, but a bushes. he was confused, and turned right back to fibi. "was that you?" he asked pointing towards her stomach. in fact he was hungry himself. louie grabbed a stick, and scraped it across a hard surface of a rock to make it sharp. he would push his palm against the ground and pull out a worm to stab onto the stick. looking into the river, he waited for the right moment when a fish would occur so he could yank it right out

*FEW MINUTES PASS*

"finally.." he said, as his stick began to tug and with his ease he would pull up an twelve-inch fish. the stick would boar through its lips ad he would hang it across the flames. when it was cooked and warm enough, he would attempt to hand it to fibi.

he had etiquette, but he also was not foreign to survival customs. "that should do you just right, don't you think?" he smiled at her, not eating himself. hoping that she enjoyed every single bite for him. if she would eat it, louie would visualize her as a fish and drool staring at her.

Гlouie watched as fibi wasted no time biting into the fish he caught for her. these actions brought warmth to his body to see her enjoying it. surprisingly louie had built a bond, he didn't see it, but he could feel it. from just being around her for a day, he could tell how much good company she brings.

he had so much to learn, and there was more task for them to complete, so he hoped that they would learn more. her own presence helped him bring flashbacks of his grandmother. louie was lying a lot about himself, and fibi could play a role in him putting the pieces together.

"sheeesh. as long as we stand by each other, the other few will be a breeze." he said flicking at the tip of his nose with his thumb.

louie would follow fibi as they would walk out of the forest back to the town and in response to her question, "Sieghart Mountains...that's our next destination, last one to get there is a rotten egg?" he said but before she could answer, he would dash off and of course make a pit stop to his home in order to get a new suit.

louie would jog but not in the open, because of his lack of clothing. he didn't want anyone to seem him almost naked.

"thank you fibi.." he said to himself as he looked down at the leaf that covered his private area. as he creeped into the shadows the scene would fade black.

*exit*