Chapter 27 - Christa

Hearing what Sasha said made Annie freeze a bit but relaxed again into Asriel's embrace when she noticed his heart was calm and he had no reaction whatsoever to the comment. Christa, on the other hand, frowned when she heard what Sasha said.

" I haven't seen her since the training we had in the snowy mountains up north," replied Christa with a frown.

" I think I know what happened to her. I heard that some people saw her going off into the opposite direction of the checkpoint during the training trip. She wasn't seen again until sometime near the Wall Sheena. MP tried to question her for her actions but was met with force, she injured 2 soldiers and escaped with one of their ODM gear. Since then she was branded as a traitor and to be taken dead or alive. The superiors didn't want the news to spread out so they didn't tell us about it." (Asriel)

" Woah....by the way, how did you know then?" (Sasha)

" Fufu I have my ways." replied Asriel with a mischevious smile. [Ofcourse I know since that Ymir was my shadow clone transformed into her and a little bit of blackmail works out quite well I must say. Who knew those guys up top were money laundering haha.] thought Asriel.

" By the way who is that person standing there?" (Christa)

" Haha, that is Mikasa she....." before he could finish the shady person or Mikasa rushed towards him and bear-hugged him bringing both her and him down to the ground. She started snuggling into his chest while saying " Eru~". She was really holding back the whole day while acting like a stranger and seeing him acting intimate with other girls really grinds her gears. So when she realized that he found out about her disguise she let lose her desire.

" *sigh* I thought we had a deal, Mikasa," said Annie with some disappointment in her voice. Mikasa totally ignored Annie since she was being petted by Asriel and enjoying it.

" Get off of him already will you," said Annie with some annoyance. Mikasa still didn't listen.

" Umm Mikasa, I think Asriel is uncomfortable on the floor so maybe you should help him up?" (Christa) Mikasa still did not listen. Annie and Christa looked at each other and pulled Mikasa off of Asriel.

""Get off of him!"" (Annie and Christa)

After that Asriel proposed to tour the festival altogether. The girls reluctantly agreed but surprisingly they had their fair share of fun. Asriel took care of each of the girls' needs and attention, not letting them be left out, even Sasha was included although she was treated with less attention than the others. She was usually left with some food or some money for her to buy any food she wants, that made her super happy.

After talking things out between the girls and asking Christa if this was what she really wanted, she was accepted to be Asriel's girl, although she or Asriel haven't confessed to each other yet to make it official. Mikasa was a bit reluctant at first but she agreed after seeing that Christa was genuinely in love with her Eru. Annie and Mikasa made her promise that she would love Asriel and Asriel only and that she would do anything for him. Christa without hesitation agreed which made the girls satisfied with her. They were only doing this because they love Asriel a lot and because they didn't want anything to happen to him. On the last day of the festival, the girls agreed to let Christa have the last day. Asriel was informed about the talk and he was quite surprised about it.

Christa was excited and dressed up in a dress that Asriel bought for her the other day. It was a white one-piece blouse with flower patterns on it. She wore a flower-patterned sandals and took some time checking herself out in the mirror to see if she look fine. She had never loved someone so much in her life before and she wanted it to be perfect. She checked and rechecked again if her dress was ok or her hair was ok, she even took a lot longer bath than usual.

Asriel was waiting at the rendezvous point when he saw Christa running towards him with a fl.u.s.tered face. She was panting and was sweating a bit when she arrived in front of him.

" Sorry.....for...being late, I forgot.....to check the time please forgive me," said Christa while trying to catch her breath. She was afraid he would be angered for letting him wait for her. She wanted everything to go as planned but she was the one who was starting to mess it up. She was starting to regret taking a long time preparing. As she was feeling depressed and beating herself up, Asriel walked up to her. Christa thought he was going to scold her or yell at her for making him wait but when he hugged her instead, she was pleasantly surprised.

" It's alright Christa, I just arrived as well so don't worry it and don't beat yourself up," said Asriel was hugging her gently and assuring her. Christa hugged him back and she unconsciously snuggled into his embrace. She was slightly tearing up but with her snuggling up to him, the tears were wiped away on his clothes.

" Are you feeling better now?" asked Asriel with a gentle voice. Christa felt a tingle up her spine when she heard his gentle voice.

" Un" replied Christa with a nod.

" Fufu alright then shall we go milady?" asked Asriel with a smile and offering his hand for her to hold on to.

" Yes! Please take care of me!" replied Christa with a genuine smile which was a lot more dazzling than her fake smiles. People that passed by her were mesmerized by her smile and couldn't help but stop to admire it, while some bumped into things or was being beaten up by their woman for staring at other girls than her.

Asriel took her around the town square trying out various kinds of food, clothing, and jewelry. Christa was uninterested in flashy jewelry so Asriel bought her a simple silver necklace with a beautiful blue gem in it. When he offered to put it on for her, Christa couldn't help but feel happy and excited. They went to the game stalls next and played some games where Asriel won a cute fluffy puppy plush doll which he gave it to Christa. When she received the doll, she instantly fell in love with it and held it close to her chest with both of her hands, hugging it cutely. They continued exploring the stalls while enjoying each others' company.

It was now night time and they were sitting together watching a show about the walls on the stage.

" Did you enjoy yourself today, Christa?" asked Asriel with a smile.

" Today was the best day of my life! I just wish that it wouldn't end," said Christa while leaning her head on Asriel's shoulders.

" Well we could go on another date anytime we want in the future so don't feel sad about it." (Asriel)

" Really?" replied Christa with a slight blush on her face as she looked into his eyes.

" As long as you wish milady" smiled Asriel and gently cupping her face with his hand.

" Asriel..." said Christa and closed her eyes waiting for what to come with bated breath. Asriel slowly got close to her face and tenderly kissed her on her cute soft lips. Christa tensed up a bit but relaxed after a while, enjoying his gentleness and returning his kiss. They enjoyed themselves in each others' embrace and a while later they separated and looked into each others' eyes lovingly.

" I love you, Christa, will you be willing to be with me and be my lover?" asked Asriel with an affectionate smile.

" Yes!......I'll be glad to!........I love you too Asriel, so so much," replied Christa with much emotion in her voice and was tearing up with happiness. She hugged him tightly and happily cuddled with him in his embrace.