10 Chapter 9: Gilbert pt. 1
-Wow... he's pretty...
Ren stared back at the blonde haired man and took a step back to keep some distance between them. She wanted to see who was behind the door but it seemed like he was faster.
The man approached her in a rush and picked her up in his arms, like a prince carrying a princess. He brought her back to the couch and slowly dropped her on it.
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE WALKING AROUND! ARE YOU EVEN AWARE OF YOUR BODIES CONDITIONS?! DO YOU WANT TO DIE?!"
He shouted at her and made a really scary face.
His cheeks were slightly blushed from anger and Ren couldn't help but stiffen up at the sudden shouting. She clearly got triggered by it.
-is he...angry? He's not gonna hit me now is he?!
She was dumbfounded and also anxious over the situation. She couldn't even give a retort to him like she would usually ,because she knew he was right, but she also wasn't sure whether he would harm her or not if she didn't follow his words.
"i-i'm sorry..."
"really now...you have to take proper care of yourself. I don't know how you ended in that state but it was a miracle I could fix you up, you know?"
"Why did you save me? I don't remember asking for help"
"Well...I couldn't leave a girl dying when she's in front of my door ,could I?"
He scratched his chin with his index finger and looked to the side. From his side profile alone ,you could make out long thick eyelashes and a defined jawline.
"Besides..."
Then he glanced at her, up and down and then back into her emerald green eyes and started to blush faintly.
"Besides what?" , Reverie asked confused.
"....Besides you are my type..."
He said that barely audible and Reverie only looked more confused as she couldn't hear it.
"Anyways. You need to rest!"
"I think I slept enough, I can sleep more when I'm really dead"
"...Do you always joke about such things?"
"sometimes. Life is easier when you are sarcastic. By the way, you haven't told me your name yet"
"Gilbert, Gilbert Lyenhart and you?"
"Reverie. Just Reverie"
"I see. Nice to make your aquaintance Ren!"
He extended his right hand and took hers to place a soft kiss on her knuckles.
Reverie, as oblivious as she was, let it happen without much of a reaction. Gilbert of course watched her and seemed a little disappointed over the fact she didn't blush, but that wouldn't make him give up yet. After all, he goes for whatever he desires.
-This guy...really is on another level of gentlemanly. He seems polite, maybe he isn't so bad after all. He did call me Ren though...I'm not used to be called by my nickname....but it's.. strangely nice, I think.
"It's my pleasure. So...this hut is your place?"
"Well...not precisely...When the monsters appeared, I took refuge in here and now It's our home"
"our?"
"Yes ours!"
In that moment a small boy entered the room behind Gilbert and stood next to him. He was now on eye level to Reverie who was sitting down. He was probably around 10 years old.
moss green hair and tiger eye stone colored eyes made up his features. He wore a ragged old long white shirt ,which was stained with all kinds of colors, a pair of jean overalls and muddy white slippers. His big round eyes looked back at Reverie ,showing both excitement and anticipation. He didn't show the slightest bit of hostility.
"and you are?"
"Isn't it more polite for someone to first introduce themselves before asking someone elses name?!" asked the boy sheepishly in turn.
"True. I'm Reverie"
-usually I hate when people are cocky like this but he's a child so I'll let it pass, also he seemed to be joking. I like people with humor and it's boring if no-one ever talks back.
"hm alright then, I am Michael!"
He exclaimed dramatically while placing his hand on his chest, which he puffed up in an attempt to look bigger.
-pfff. Maybe he isn't that cocky after all. That's actually pretty cute. Children really are entertaining.
"Well now that we all made our introductions, why not tell us how you ended up in such a grave condition?"
Gilbert sat down in the leather seat in front of the fire place and looked at her while Michael sat down on the carpet, which turned out to be the skin of a cow.
Reverie took a small breath and started explaining what happened till now, while leaving a few small details out, such as the abyss ,the underworld or that she came back from the dead. She didn't want to involve outsiders in her personal matter if possible.
"So, you were searching for someone when you got attacked by the 'Wullfs' and collapsed from blood loss in the forest, did I got that right?"
-Wullfs? is that what these monsters are called? Not really creative but whatever. It's not my place to judge.
"yea"
"I see. And who are you looking for? Not your ex boyfriend I presume?"
"I would rather hang myself ,than call this son of a bitch anything other than an enemy"
"Haha I see. Sounds like a lot happened between you two then."
She watched as he chuckled away and gave a proper look at his face. Now that it was illuminated by the fires light she could clearly make out his features. He had a slender but masculine figure. You could make out muscular arms under the white hoodie he wore. He also wore a pair of black Jeans and Boots to it.
His golden wavy hair, shined in the fire and made him look like he came straight from heaven.
His green eyes were the most eye catching, as it was quite rare to see such brilliant green eyes paired with golden hair. His facial features were like out of a picture book. A slim long nose, slightly voluminous rosy lips and skin so soft it could be that of a baby's. Not a single pore could be seen, Ren almost felt a tinge of jealousy. His eyebrows were thick but not deformed. They almost were symmetrical but just almost. His left ear was pierced seven times and he wore a silver chain around his neck.
"Is there something on my face?"
He asked a little abashed and twirled a lock of his hair in his fingers. He was a natural flirt, however one thing he certainly wasn't; Confident. He was mostly oblivious towards his natural beauty and he never compared himself either. He would rather admired flowers than look into a mirror at himself. So in general he wasn't aware of it, when girls had a crush on him either. You can imagine Gilbert as the perfect gentleman with a boyish innocence. And it was the first time he actually felt something like a love on first sight. It were Reverie's eyes that captured him when he ran into her at the door earlier and now those same eyes stared at him intently.
"I don't mind if you stare at me, just...tell me if there's something on my face ok?"
With that comment, Michael hit Gilbert at the back of his head and Reverie just watched the two bicker without a word.
After what felt like an hour of Michael going off on Gilbert, for going off topic and not focusing on the important things, he finally gave it a rest and turned to Reverie, who was just watching everything with rather great disinterest. She was just thinking that these two would actually make fun companions on her travels. Not to mention Gilbert seemed to know a thing or two about medicine , so that could be useful.
"And? What are you going to do from now on?"
The little boy asked and his big brown eyes sparkled with anticipation. His moss green hair swayed softly as he leaned forward and his youthful face ,now lit by the fire, showed signs of old scars. They couldn't be too old though, as they all were still rosy shaded, meaning they were weeks ,at best months old. This boy certainly went through alot, she thought and felt sympathy for him.
"I will keep looking for the Jack-ass, but if you both got no plans yet, why not join me?"
The boys looked at each other before turning back and giving their answer in unision.
-to be continued-
A/N; due to my lovely Editors confusion here's a quick explanation on Reverie's nickname;
The two official nicknames for it are Rev and Ren, however Rev sounds weird and I guess someone in the past thought so too which is why it got altered to Ren and that's how the nickname came to be. Hope that helps to understand better!
p.s.: Yes.. .Gilbert is cringe sometimes please bear with him ,he's a sweet Baby boy tho 🥺👉👈😅
