E01: The handsome intruder

[ Hark! Hear this tale that is fated to be tragic. A silent war, no mere human knows about. Will it end happy or tragic? For all I know there would be magic... ]

The occasional gasps were the only sound that could be heard in the silent living room. It's one AM and everyone was asleep; except one girl who was lively reading

" Damn you! Don't go in! " She muttered. Pause.

She gasps again." The hell's wrong with you ?! " She fumes. Annelise continued to read. Her freckles gleam slightly due to the light emitted from her tablet. She smiles, her dimples are barely visible.

On the other hand, seated on the couch, a dark figure intently watches her silently. How he got there, nobody knows. She stretches herself, adjusts herself at her favourite reading spot next to the fire place. That's when she saw him. " What the... " ' a dark figure is seated on my favorite couch ?! ' she thought staring blankly at the intruder

' WAIT!! How did he get in. I swear I locked all the damn doors ' Annelise tried to make sense of everything. " What if I didn't use the door? " The figure said. His voice was a perfect mixture of tenor and baritone; not too deep, not too high. Just perfect. She turned up the brightness level on her tablet and....

Gasp!!

' How can an intruder be so handsome?! Get yourself together Lizzy. He is still an intruder ' He smirked. He opened his mouth to speak but instead winces in pain. That's when she noticed that he was severely injured. Annelise went to the kitchen to get the first aid kit. His eyes widen in surprise when he saw come back with the first aid tools. She also got a basin of ice cold water and a soft piece of cloth.

Unlike the other girl he met, well more like he appeared out of nowhere, who immediately started to scream like a banshee and jumped like a kangaroo on fire. This girl seemed calm; even though her thoughts were racing. She squatted in front of him, her hand hesitated to touch the cold water, but she did it; wrung it while muttering to herself, "Don't know why I'm doing this... ". " Ah! F!dge, the water is so cold. "

He just smiled and thought to himself, ' She's cute when she complains. '. She stood up, " Umm, o-open your s-shirt, s-so that I c-can w-wipe your wound. " her voice was shaky but she tried to compose herself. That's when she noticed that he wasn't wearing normal clothes; he was wearing..... an armor?!

He opened the straps and removed the breast plate then the silver tunic to reveal his abs. Annelise almost gasped again, ' Say what?! ' She spotted the wound and worked on it, trying to restrain herself from touching his packs. He laid on his back making himself comfy, as she gently wiped his wound. Her touch felt awkward yet relaxing. A sense of energy flow filled her surrounding. A deafening silence filled the living room as he tried to piece two and two together. ' It can't be....' he thought.

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