”I missed you, too.”It had been far too long since they had last spoken to each other, and having reunited with her most beloved guildmate in her arms only reminded her of the uncountable number of days she went through without a friend by her side. Of course, there was her boyfriend whom she would meet every once in a while albeit, they spent more time apart than they were together. Venus was hardly a person who was dependent on people around her but even then, there were times when she would’ve preferred to have someone with her; someone other than her trusty companion, Blair. The words that she’d spoken to Nuala may not hold much of a deeper meaning nonetheless, Venus was truly glad that she was here with her.
Her curiosity made her wonder about what initiated the Voidling to set up a midnight date for her but the question in her head vanished just as fast as it appeared when Nuala left a remark about her entrance into the town. Venus rolled her eyes.
”Tell me about it. It was so exaggerated, quite embarrassing actually,” she pretended to gag before breaking into a chuckle. Ever since she had amassed a huge number of bounty on her head, her visits to towns have become more and more publicized and invasive to her privacy that she couldn’t travel anywhere without being known. At this point, Venus had already become so accustomed to the attention that she’d found a variety of ways to escape the clutches of the media and bounty hunters in her way.
”That’s what I thought too, in the beginning. I hadn’t realised that all this unnecessary publicity came together with the bounty.” She propped herself onto the elbow, her face cupped into her palm as she laid beside the Voidling.
”There’s the thrill of being hunted, I suppose – running for your life.” The huntress grinned from ear to ear. Perhaps people would say she was ignorant for putting herself out there in danger, wasting her life escaping from those who were trying to catch her, but she would simply just reply that
‘It was part of the fun’. The thief, on the other hand, was in a completely different situation from hers; unnoticed and free, like how she once was before and truthfully, she’d missed that kind of life where she wasn’t watched like a hawk.
The woman let out a sarcastic snort.
”As if they would. The royals are greedy and biased, I’m sure they’ll put my head up on a spike any chance they get to please the citizens.” She sat herself up cross-legged on bed and reached for some sushi that her girlfriend had prepared for her.
”I wasn’t aware you knew how to cook.” Surprised but content at the same time, she’d have her mouth hung open as the attractive Voidling feed her pieces of sushi. Returning back onto the topic with the royals and Nuala praising Venus of her abilities, she added, laughing modestly,
”You flatter me too much, Nuala. Although, that doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all. At least, when I go to prison, I’ll go out with a boom.” Her hands imitated the sound that she made before giggling heartily.
Who would’ve known that the rumours of her dating a fellow wizard was spreading like wildfire that it’s even reached the ears of her guild members? The feisty red-head nervously wrapped a finger around her scarlet hair, unknowing where she should begin her story of how she – a harlot – fell in love with a man on their first date.
”It is true,” she began, anxiously running her hand through her hair, her cheeks flushed scarlet almost the same shade as her crimson hues. For some reason, this entire scenerio felt as though she was admitting something guilty to her parents and was about to be punished.
”His name is Noel Raion. You might’ve heard of him or seen his face on the bounty posters as well. The man’s got a big bounty just like mine.” The woman frowned seeing Nuala put on a sad cutesy appearance upon finding out that someone had stolen her heart and Venus slapped her arm playfully in return.
”Don’t do that to me. You know you’re important to me.” Venus wasn’t one to show much affection, it also embarrassed her to say things like these to those whom she considered her family but once in a while, it wasn’t all so bad to express her fondness.
”Hey, he’s not that bad.” She crossed her arms across her chest and pouted.
”I don’t know much about him honestly, but he’s dreamy enough to make me fall for him rather fast.” She couldn’t believe herself that she was admitting this to her friend and even more so, she couldn’t believe that the day would come when she was swept off her feet by a man so unexpectedly.
”Now, now, what about you? Are you seeing someone?” A wicked smirk drew upon the line of her lips. Due to her lack of patience, Venus didn’t bother to wait for her response as though she already knew what the answer would be.
”Who’s the man that stole this thief’s heart, huh?” It was truly a shame that both of them now had their own separate lives, and perhaps if the two hadn’t drifted apart and met other people, Nuala and Venus possibly could have been something more than guildmates albeit, the proposal was merely nothing more than wishful thinking.