Journey

A/N: 'e' is silent in Cinne's name.

3rd POV

"You all know what to do"

Alex said after the weird girl named C closed the door on their faces.

'She did looked very tired so better be it in the morning'

They turned towards their room but stopped when Jean turned back and walked towards C's door where Alex was still standing there.

"I'll just keep watch for a few minutes….to make sure she's okay" Jean said somehow worried for C as she ate a meal spiked with love charm by the indecent manager who is also a suspect even though he's not in the list.

'If he makes any move I'll have to personally slaughter him'

Being a widower and losing his only child he felt sympathy for C who is the same age as his daughter who will be twenty tomorrow and C reminded him of her.

The other's agreed with their advisor and gave a knowing nod.

"C-can I stay with you too?" Samuel asked in a still very meek voice.

"Heh, You're just scared of being attacked when you're alone" Mustaf snorted at the new knight in training. Smauel tried to make a brave face disagreeing with Mustaf's comment.

Smirking at Samuel's action Mustaf looked at C's closed door and wonder why she intrigued him so much to the point of being irritated with her aloof manners and the way she speaks.

'Especially her eyes'

But he brushed the sudden thought seeping into his head as he recall the glowing sapphire eyes before and followed the others heading to their respective rooms

~

Jean leaned on the wall opposite to C's door.

'She does not look like from around here but she did say that she came here for business though it's very different from the business we have. She seems harmless and somehow looks weak but fearless. Why is a young girl like her going-'

Jean's thoughts were cut off by a 'creak' he heard from the stairs below. He could see the 'white hair' of the manager ascending up slowly.

'The nerve he has'

The manager stopped abruptly when he saw one of the older man still in his dark brown suit leaning on the wall and staring in his direction.

He gulped visibly as he tried to hide the spare key of N.7 in his back pocket. But the key disappeared from his grasp. Their eyes met and the key was floating between them without any gravity.

Trying to keep his composure the manager walked towards the man but his legs becoming heavier with every step he take, till his knees finally gave up and he fell on his knees which let out a bone crushing sound.

He screamed in pain and also attempting to wake the girl so that if she sees the scene in front he would appear as a 'victim'. But little did he know the said girl in the other room was in a death like sleep locked in her action filled dream 'the hokage war' as a healer.

Silence filled in the room not a single fragment of sound could be heard but only some snort in another room and chuckles.

"And do explain why 'You' are here?" Jean asked in a dangerously calm voice.

The said manager shuddered from the intense force on his shoulders and also from the pain on his knuckles.

"I-I'm just here to ask the L-lady i-I mean M-Miss if she needed anything else"

"You're pathetic, did you think we didn't know about you spiking her food?" Jean looked down and shaking his head at the lame excuse of the manager.

"W-Whatever d-did you mean by that?" he said acting surprised but could feel tingles below his torso.

"Fred Giller a famous rapist known for his incredible love charm used on females for his own gain. Do you know anyone with that name?~" a voice coyly whispered behind his left ear taking the manager by surprise 'again' which in turn made him leak in his pants.

"N-no I've never done anything of that sort!"

Karilf chuckled at the man's state.

"You could've just said 'who's that?' instead of making it so obvious. Such a let-down and here I thought things would get interesting~"

The manager cowered in fear regretting his decision on charming the girl, from the thought of the girl his eyes widen and looking up he let out a small grin.

'Right she ate my charm'

"What's this? Feeling confident now are you?~"

"I am Fred Giller so what of it?"

"What happened to the man who pissed himself?~" Karilf asked to himself amused at the sudden turn of behavior from the rapist.

"You won't be able to kill me cause if you do that the girl will die since she already ate my charm" he let out a grin trying to intimate the two men but in turn earned an evil laugh from the blonde and the other elder man just stared at the manager.

"Oh! We won't kill you alright~"

The rapist gave a confused looked at the blonde until his eyes widen 'again' when the blonde said that 'torturing is his forte' and gave him a predator grin.

"Plus we do need you alive tomorrow to serve the Miss over there" Karilf said in a sadistic voice while rolling his sleeves up to his elbow and pulling out different sets of sharp metals from inside his flesh.

Back inside C's dream, the war was over but loud painful screams filled the area followed by a familiar laughter though she can't seem to remember who.

~In the morning~

Cinne's POV

A knock on my door woke me up.

"Hello Miss C? Um… w-we will be waiting for you down in the sitting room"

A meek voice called out and I let out a groan.

'What a pleasant dream I had last night, once I get back I have watch Naruto again'

Going to the bathroom and washing up I opened the curtains and see the unpleasant view outside. The hotel was beside the 'now' very muddy road in the middle of nowhere but only trees in the horizontal could be seen in north direction.

Checking my time it was 7 am.

Debating on what to do when I reach the Royal City of Drikun, I hung my burgundy jacket on my shoulders while hand-combing my waving burgundy hair. Fixing my golden timepiece around my neck and it hang above my chest. I shoved the timepiece inside my shirt between my *ahem* b-cups (I know it's below average here but never mind that) and fixing my indigo jeans I opened the door but 'ugh what's this mixture of piss and blood smell? It was not there last night!'

I was greeted with a horrible smell.

'A perfect greeting to start a new day!'

(~little did she know about the wonderful torturous night~)

Going down the stairs I felt like a celebrity being greeted with the 'usual' stares from the men below.

"Good morning miss" the manager whispered in a sour voice and he looked very, very pale like he lost a lot of blood overnight, he was standing at the bottom off the stairs giving me a bow?

'Did he…hit his head or something? And why is he shivering so much?'

Ignoring the manager I walked straight to the sitting room my jacket surprisingly flowing on my shoulders and without looking at any of the men I sat at my previous comfy seat beside the window.

'What will they ask me? Did they find out that I'm a traveler? But why would I get in trouble if I'm a traveler?'

There only a few Traveler families present in each world from what I've heard of. We only receive our travelling power when our parent's give her/his blessing to their daughter/son. The family can be found roughly about only 1 family in a billion?

"So….shall we continue?" I asked calmly or as much as I can in a low voice (Yes my voice is lower than most girls so I often sing bass in a girl's choir).

They were seated the same as before only that Vance the slick brunette sat in place of the meek guy called Samuel who was sitting between the twins with a downed expression.

Jean cleared his throat.

"It's not like we suspect you -" Jean started.

"Oh hell we do!!" Mustaf completed the sentence.

"How?"

"You don't even show any respects to your seniors let alone your un- lady like behavior"

Mustaf spurted out lots of other things and I let out a yawn still sleepy and trying to contemplate on how I was suspicious in their eyes or Mustaf's.

'Why is it that the way I treat the 'seniors' suspicious? Let alone they are strangers and we only met yeaterday'

"C?-"

'What did I do to make him mad at me? He was the one with the angry attitude so I treated him the same way he did to me'

"Miss C !" Jean's voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

"Yes?"

"Look! She didn't even listen to what I was saying-"

"Oi!! just shut up you blonde temperamental overgrown baby with gorgeous eyes!!"

Mustaf widen his eyes and remained speechless at my words, while looking away scratching his neck and muttering something.

Karilf let out a low whistle.

"It's not that you're suspicious you just looked different and not from around here that's why we just want to confirm if you're here with a valid proof of your identity….which we would like to check" Alexander started.

"That's the same as being suspicious" I said with a chuckle which made their ears perk up.

'What now my chuckle is offensive?'

(It was a totally different case for the men)

"Well your clothes do give away, we've never seen a woman in trousers around here" Vance said calmly while sipping a red liquid from a martini glass.

'Now how do I reply?' I thought of a plan quickly.

"Anyone can wear trousers in my land, heck even some men wear dresses"

Vance spurted out some of the red liquid back to the glass.

"Is that really true?" Karilf asked amazed while Mustaf eyed me suspiciously.

"I've never heard of a place like that" Alexander said with one finger on his chin.

"Well instead of pressing the matters anymore here's the proof of my identity"

I showed them the current citizenship I got in Drikun to show the proof and avoiding the question about my world.

"So your name is Cinne Veller?" Alexander asked as he looked at the small white card.

'Since father told me to use my real name and I had no choice when I entered this world so I registered as father had told me to'

"Yeah….that's why it's C" I said while glancing at Mustaf.

Alexander gave the white card back.

"So what are you doing here, new citizen of Drikun? If you don't mind~"

Karilf asked and Mustaf folded his arms sinking into a deep thought quiet unusual for him.

"I'm going to the Royal City today….for some business" I said and motioned for the manager, who came with 'wobbly legs' and gave me a slight bow.

"Some fried pork with toast…. what the hell happened to you?" I asked while receiving a bow again as he took my order went away ignoring my question.

'Weird what happened to his flirty side? Not that I like it'

The others were talking among themselves except for Alexander who was looking at my short interaction with the manager.

'What a creep always staring at someone like they have nothing else to do'

I turn to him and raised my eyebrow, he return the same gesture following with a smirk and a small dimple forming near his lips.

"How about you come with us? We are going to the Royal City too" Alexander suggested but Vance stared at me for some reason.

'The staring again' I rolled my eyes at the thought.

"Oh it would be great but why would you ask me to accompany you at all? I mean we're not even acquaintances so I think it would be better if we went our own way and never meet each other again"

'Okay that part was a lie, if Alexander's the 1st lieutenant than it's obvious that I'll be meeting him or them in the Royal court'

"Then we can learn more about each other on our way to the R.C~"

Karilf winked at me.

'R.C ? Maybe he meant Royal City'

"Sorry but not interested" I replied looking down and eyeing at the book that I read yesterday or more like watched.

"If you are going to the R.C then you must be from a high noble class am I right?" Vance asked intently.

"Are you even of age?" Mustaf asked as he smirked 'for the first time'.

"Thank you for your compliment I just turned twenty at 1 am this morning"

"I didn't meant it as a complimen-"

"I know"

We shared a couple of silence until Jean spoke.

"It's still dangerous for a young girl like you and coming to such a place for business. How did your parents even agreed?"

The tone of his voice once again reminded me of my bedridden father who does not have much longer time anymore and I'm here trying to fulfill his wish. A few tears escaped from the corner of my eyes.

Surprised by my sudden act Jean leaned in closer to hold my hand but I backed away suddenly remembering an unpleasant memory.

As fast as it came, my tears stopped.

3rd POV

Jean was slightly taken aback when he heard that her birthday was the same as his daughter's. Somewhat filled with concern he asked 'why Cinne was traveling alone and how her parents agreed'. Her body stiffened and for a moment she stared into the wall behind them with a clouded look and a trickle of liquid fell from her sparkling sapphire eyes.

The sight alone was enough to tug an unknown string in their chest.

Regretting what he had said Jean came closer to hold her hand but the girl backed away as if scared of physical touch. His hand slowly retreated.

Her tears stopped just as fast as it came.

"Thank you for being concern about my wellbeing but as you can see I've travelled all the way here by myself I can pretty much take care of myself" She lied.

The tense atmosphere broke when the coffee table transformed into a dining table. They silently sat on their previous spot as the manager brought their breakfast.

Placing a plate of freshly fried piece of pork and some toast Cinne noticed that there was no charm and she breathe in 'the pleasant aroma' as it filled her lungs and taste buds.

'Finally some good breakfast' she smiled at her breakfast and started eating it like a wild animal.

The men just simply watch in slight amusement as the girl's atmosphere changed from gloomy to sunny in an instant.

<Food is always the best way to reach one's heart~> Karilf quoted as he took a bite of his cucumber sandwich.

<Shut up fuck face> Mustaf snapped as he ate his chilly fried rice in way similar to Cinne.

<So says the man who eats chilly fried rice every chance he get->

<Just eat your damn breakfast> Alexander silenced the both of them.

They had their breakfast in silence well except for the two blonde who were arguing about their preferences in food.

Unable to contain herself Cinne let out a soft chuckle inside not wanting others to hear her.

Cinne's POV

I finished my breakfast earlier than the others (yeah I literally inhale my food) standing up, I went to the booking counter without waiting for anyone to speak or questioned me again.

The manager stood up weakly from behind the counter not looking me in the eye.

"So how much does the total fee cost?"

"You don't have to pay miss….. think of it as a repayment from my side for being careless yesterday and I'm sorry for spiking your food yesterday!" He bowed about ten times as I was left speechless.

I gave a nod to the manager who had stopped bowing and looked at me with a surprised face followed by a wheeze from one of the guys.

'Did you thought I'd give a damn about you're apologies? From making me wait for five hours and spiking my food? Hell no, bitch I'm out of here'

Not wasting my time I quickly wore my jacket, zipping it up and covered my face with my hood.

I slowly strode back to the stables and found my black beauty but stopped in my tracks as I heard someone's muffled screams but soon became silent again. Ignoring the weird scream I waved at the love of my life.

"Star~" I cooed while waltzing towards my shiny black (healthy as fuck) stallion.

I opened the very small gate (well small for Star anyway) arranging the saddle I mounted on top of star and held the reins for balance while turning us around.

The men showed up faster than I thought.

"Heeyah! Let's go Star" I shouted as Star neighed in response and we jolted past the men and in turn splattering mud at their trousers.

I turned back.

"Sorry....just blame the road and weather" I smirk and with that I rode towards north to the Royal City to find my mother and also to let the travelers and others know about 'The Veller hotel' I grimaced a bit at the name but father named it anyway so….yeah.

He was a world traveler with creation magic (I didn't get his creation magic though but I got the nullifying power which is kinda cool for me).

So father built the Veller Hotel (I know it sounds cheesy) but it was for all purposes (which we'll come to it later).

Looking at my watch it was 8:01 am.

"Damn I might reach the city at dusk"

I hissed because I have to starve the rest of the day.

'I should have blackmailed the manager into giving me some food'.