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Hey guys! So I'M BACK IN BUSINESS BABY!!! Sorry that it's been a while things have been hectic doing this and that. So just know if I disappear in the future it's either an emergency or school. Just thought I'd clarify that. So...... INTO THE STORY!!! (I missed doing that!)

Rift's POV

Is that.....Dante?

After my last minute meeting with Eli, the night before, I had woke up to Dante standing guard in MY ROOM. "Um....sorry but what are you doing in my room?" I asked him.

He must have been spacing out because  he looked surprised to see I was awake. "OH! Your awake! I was added to the group who watches over you. It's currently my shift, if you couldn't tell." Dante awkwardly puts out there. For some reason he's blushing bright red.

Dante's POV

UGH! Great going Dante! Now she must think that you're a complete weirdo. Now she may never like me...

"Dante? Dante! DANTE!" She interrupts my thoughts as she's now in front of me waving her hand in front of my face. My face is on fire from the embarrassment.

"O-oh sorry! It's just something important is on my mind right now and I can't stop thinking about it." I say trying to cover up my mistake. It's not fair because I can't stop thinking about YOU Rift. That fateful day when she showed up. Even when she was covered in cuts and bruises she was still beautiful. I had fallen in love at first sight. It came to the point where I was jealous of every guy she talked to. Laurence and Garroth both knew I liked her. I knew Laurence liked her cause he told me and Garroth makes it pretty darn obvious. I still remember the words Laurence said to me and Garroth, "May the best man win." I know he meant it as to win over her heart as a person not an object, but still. Ever since we found out that Brian was a spy for Zane, Garroth quickly ended him before he could kill Lord Aphmau. I would have done it myself, but he got to him first. Dale and Molly were devastated, but they understood that it was necessary to protect the whole village, not just Lord Aphmau. This happened last night, as Lord Aphmau wanted to check on Rift, right afterwards she assigned me to assist Garroth and Laurence to protect Rift. Of course I was overjoyed. I get to spend some private time with her.

"Oh. Um...do you want to talk about it? I haven't really talked to you much Dante. If you have to protect me I need to trust you. In order to trust you I have to get to know you. Right?" She asks with a look that could make anyone feel guilty and never ignore. I try to reply while keeping my cool.

"Yeah. You're right about that. We haven't really talked much have we? It's been a while since you first arrived." I successfully say without stuttering.

Rift's POV

"Yeah. You're right about that. We haven't really talked much have we? It's been a while since you first arrived." Dante says almost as if he's struggling.

Hm...he's kinda weird...in a good way. I hope we can become friends. I mentally slap myself in the face. I actually feel a tiny bit of pain. No! No new friends. No! Just no! It'll make the the aftermath all much worse than it will already will be. "Alright should we go somewhere to eat? I haven't exactly eaten." I confess a little embarrassed at the fact he was watching me sleep.

"OH! Right! S-sorry! Let's go ask Lady Aphmau! She wanted to check on you last night. She never had the chance though." Dante says out of sudden realization.

"Ok!" I say a little excited to see Lady Aphmau while I'm NOT injured. Or in danger. We can actually talk. We walk over to Lady Aphmau's house and knock on the door.

"Rift! Dante! So glad to see you both! Are you hungry? Zoey just made pancakes!" Aphmau says a little bit too cheery.

"I'm sorry....pancakes? What are those?" I ask completely confused.

"WHAT?! HAS NO ONE EVER MADE YOU SAVORY, SWEET, SOFT PANCAKES BEFORE?! ZOEY! PREPARE RIFT AND DANTE PANCAKES BECAUSE RIFT HAS NEVER HAD A PANCAKE BEFORE MUCH LESS KNOW WHAT IT IS!" Aphmau starts yelling like someone had committed every crime against her before and then murdered her soul. Zoey quickly whips up some of these 'pancakes' for Dante and I.

"NONE SHALL LEAVE UNTIL THY RIFT HAS TASTED THE AMAZINGNESS OF THE PANCAKE GODS!" Aphmau yelled in a silly voice. Why is she so worked up over these 'pancake' things? I use a 'fork' to take a bite of  the 'pancake'. I was shocked when an amount of delicious flavors had taken place inside my mouth. This is AMAZINGLY delicious! How come we didn't have pancakes back home? As I wonder these thoughts, Dante was awkwardly eating his pancakes as well.

"Do you like them Rift?" He asks me out of concern. Dante was worriedly looking into my eyes.

"Are you kidding me?! They're AMAZING! I wish I had tasted them before they're so good!" I say with a smile on my face.

A look of relief washed over his face. "Good. I thought you wouldn't like them since Aphmau may have made you uncomfortable." Dante says giving me a smile. Why is my heart beating faster?! I try to keep my anxiety a secret to not worry him. Why is my heart so bubbly? I've only gotten this feeling from before I came to Phoenix Drop. I thought it was normal, but what if it's not?! My anxiety must have eventually shown through because Dante has a frown on his face. "Um...Rift are you okay? You're face is red. Do you have a fever?!" Dante quickly puts his hand on my forehead only to take it back full of relief. "Thank goodness. I thought you had gotten sick from an infection." Dante says before going back to eating giving me one last smile. What?! Why?! My face is one fire! The only ones who have ever made me have this feeling so bad was...

Dante and Eli.

A/N
Hey guys! YASSSSS! I have written a chapter! Sorry for the wait! Please forgive me Senpai! High school is so hard! I still have to do an English project over my fall break. Oh! By the way...

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