Chapter 168: A holiday to remember (two)

I actually didn't want to take a shower as I was covered in the same scent as Marg. After all, we'd used the same shampoo and soap. And not to mention-

But then I remembered, I had a problem of smelling bad. A very bad problem. 

So, a shower it was. I didn't want to though. Wait, I could just shower with her- oh… I had a very evil grin. I wanted to move in as fast as possible. 

Cuddle!

Anyway, I showered. I did clean the floor beforehand though. 

But I was in for a lot of trouble afterward, the trouble being, what would I wear?

I was wearing my best set of clothes yesterday. But they were covered up by the sweater so maybe I could wear them today too?

I didn't want to though. 

Marg was special to me and I wanted this, our first date, to be a bit special. 

Argh. 

"Just take one of mine and move on with it. You're making me jealous!" 

I actually didn't expect to hear that. And what was he, a mind reader or something? Actually, I still didn't know his powers. Did he even have powers?

And I was making this guy jealous?

Seriously?

I cleared my throat. "Something happened between the two of you?"

He sighed. "She went home for the holiday. Her mom's a little ill, nothing serious." He looked rather sad. "And I even bought ticke-" And then he looked at me. "You two fancy aquariums?"

No, not really. "Well, I hope she gets better. You can just take her next time, I guess?"

"They'll expire today." He got up, dug into this wardrobe, and threw a shirt at me, followed by two coins. "They'll expire today, so feel free to use them."

Two golden coins with fish engraved on them and the date of today. 

For once, I felt bad for this guy. "Thanks, I'll make great use of them, and if you need any-"

"Dude!" He looked at me, rather serious. "My relationship worked because of you. So, you don't have to thank me. Just think of this as my thanks. And you don't have to owe me anything. I'm glad you're going to have fun. So, have fun." He tried to chuckle but- it was evident he really wanted to go. "And yeah, she promised me we'd spend the next week together so don't worry."

And the shirt he just gave me was one of his favorites. 

This guy was annoying, always annoying and yet, when it really mattered he was here for me. So, I just smiled. "Thanks."

"You're welcome."

And with that, I got ready and headed out for my first date with Marg. 

I was definitely excited!

***

I was rocking a gorgeous shirt (Merin's) and my best set of pants (Second best). I had quality perfume on- perfumes were dirt cheap so spending money on them wasn't that bad of a deal. 

I had a smile and I had a date waiting for me at the front gate. 

But there was just one tiny problem. 

Sigh.

It was raining. 

Seriously! It just had to rain today!

Like seriously!

Argh! I could almost tear my hair out! Oh wait, I was already going bald and I didn't want to hasten the process. 

Come to think of it, gramps was also bald during the last of his days, wasn't he? 'Why do I get a bad feeling about all this?' It was probably just me. 

Oh well. I didn't bring my umbrella so instead, I turned on my saber and used its barrier as one. 

I hadn't seen Enira in a while. And I didn't want to either. After all, I was going on a date and I didn't need distractions. 

Though I said it was raining, it was more like just drizzling. The environment was comfortable and it wasn't that dark. So, maybe this wasn't so bad? After all, I could just make the barrier a bit bigger and the two of us could walk freely. Though this was still a bit inconvenient. 

There were plenty of people out here with umbrellas. Mostly couples. 

Some of them even glanced my way. To them, I looked like a lone dude walking in the rain. 

But unfortunately, I wasn't alone and I wasn't just walking in the rain either. I had an invisible barrier and someone waiting, after all!

So, with pride and a smile, I just kept on walking. This degree of rain wasn't enough to ruin my day!

And just nine minutes later, I found Marg by the front gates, dressed up like a beauty, holding an umbrella. 

She was wearing a short light dress, a skirt that covered most of her thighs and long stockings. She had a saber hanging from her leather belt, and boy did she look cute. 

I actually didn't know why she called me out here, rather than just showing up at the dorm. She could have easily teleported to the house with me.

But since I already knew the complications, I didn't bother asking. After all, I didn't want to inconvenience her or hurt her for that matter, just for the sake of my convenience. 

"Hey," I said. 

"Hey." Her voice was on the softer side. 

I got the feeling she wasn't quite satisfied with something. 

Wait, she was waiting for me, all this time, and with an umbrella too in the middle of the rain. She could have easily taken shelter or just used her powers. 

It was 9.54 actually and she probably wasn't upset because of me being late- because I wasn't late. Then- the umbrella?

Oh.

I dismissed the barrier and quickly went inside Marg's umbrella. For a second she was confused and flustered at the same time but she immediately composed herself. 

Her lips curled up a little: a smile? She was upset no more. 

I took the umbrella from her hand and we both started walking. 

"So, where are we going and-" I actually didn't know where the house was located, and wait, I did have tickets. More like coins. "I have coins to the aquarium, would-" 

"I'd love to." She was delighted but her tone was normal. Marg was different when we were alone but in public, she always maintained a calm and composed personality. 

I would have loved it if she were to be a bit more open though. Well, what she'd do was totally up to her, so I wasn't going to fault that. 

And I was glad only I got to see her that side when the two of us were alone. 

But anyway, we kept on walking. 

The roads outside the academy were kind of muddy and I for once regretted not wearing my long boots. 

Though at this point, no matter what I wore, things would have pretty much gotten muddy regardless. 

So, I shriveled up my pants a bit and made sure I didn't get them dirty. 

Meanwhile, Marg walked rather carefully and whenever a puddle of sorts appeared, she teleported us ahead. 

Just last night she almost gave me a heart attack and now she was literally abusing her powers. If she was good then why didn't she just take us straight to wherever the house was?

At one point she even wanted me to carry her like yesterday. And for two minutes I did. 

Honestly, I did not get women. 

Oh well, this wasn't so bad. And since I loved her smell, I didn't mind holding her so close. She was also grabbing me tightly. 

I mean, she was having so much fun, just walking around with me, how I could even bring myself to ask her to teleport there straight?

But good times never last and just ten minutes later, we arrived at the edge of the forest. The bug-infested forest was just in front of us. My dread. 

"Let's just take the snowy plains?" 

"But it's raining. So, it'll be very cold there."

It wouldn't just be cold, it'd be freezing and even I knew that. But I hated the bugs more than the cold. 

"I don't really like bugs all that much, Marg." 

She smiled, albeit faintly. "Okay." And she grabbed my arm, her chest touched me and though this wasn't anything new, I still felt my breathing increase a little. 

But I controlled myself. Still loved the feeling though. 

Anyway, we just teleported to the other side of the forest. Marg didn't need to touch me directly to teleport but she always grabbed me for some reason. I had no reason to complain though. 

And since Marg didn't teleport straight to the house, I had a feeling she was just enjoying walking around a lot more than I initially thought. 

The forest was now behind us and in front of us was the village zone and fields.

I'd already been to these places on more than one occasion and seeing these fields covered with wheat did evoke nostalgia in me. There was a time in my life when I had a friend: he was powerless. 

He used to live in the countryside and every two months I used to go visit him. But after a certain incident, we stopped seeing each other. He probably still hated me. And though I knew it wasn't my fault, I still felt guilty. Which was why I never went back or even checked whether the guy was even alive anymore or not. 

I really wished he lived though. 

"You coming?" Marg asked, raising her voice a little. 

She'd already made it halfway across the field. 

"Yeah!"

So, I jogged a little and went with her. 

All in all, this walk wasn't so bad.