Around the time Esdeath rushed for the castle a woman with short blonde hair witnessed the messenger get split in two. People rushed away and she too lingered a few blocks away from the location to avoid the attention of the attacker.
'Crazy… She wasn't supposed to be in the city today.' Leone thought her hand shaking slightly. Goosebumps covered her body as a sense of danger like never before washed over her.
'Maybe we need to call off today's mission. But, where is Akame? She was supposed to be here by now.' Leone had been waiting for a while but her friend didn't show up. With each passing second she couldn't suppress the uneasiness in her heart.
As for her friend…
"Who are you?" Adam asked the black-haired girl.
"Ah… well… can I eat this?" She asked pointing at the meat of the grill.
'That doesn't answer anything, does it?'
He was grilling some meat in the garden while Esdeath got done with her things, but when he entered the house to get some cutlery he returned to a girl standing by the grill. Her eyes locked onto the meat taking in the aroma that made her mouth water.
"Can I…?" Her eyes shined with the innocence of someone eager to try food. Like facing a Cat that comes to your balcony and locks onto the fish on the table.
"Well if you want to." Adam always had trouble with those situations.
A wide smile appeared on her face as she piled up the meat on the plate he gave her. Without even going to the table she started eating. Her eyes shone with each bite. Seeing her Adam shook his head. Girls in this world could really eat. The meat he grilled for about 5 people was gone just like that.
"…Sorry, I ate it all." It was then that she remembered that he had nothing to eat.
"Don't worry, was it tasty?" She nodded, her head almost a blur. "That's all that matters."
"Then… I'll go." The reluctance in her words was real. But, she still managed to go away looking back every five to ten steps.
"She has an interesting sword." Adam muttered as the girl with red eyes rushed away as swiftly as she came here.
Putting it behind him the focus went to preparing dinner for Esdeath. With grilled meat gone, he planned to make something different, he could make more grilled meat. But, he thought of making some other dishes with them. So, he focused on them, soups, stews, pan fry, deep fried, he prepared a lot of dishes for her. Thankfully the girl didn't come back this time to eat it all.
"Did I make you wait long?" Esdeath walked in from the front door. Looking the same as when she left.
"Not at all. Everything is piping hot so enjoy it." His words made her smile.
It looked like he did pay a lot of attention to her too. That did make her feel some type of way.
"Adam… can't you just live here?" She asked. If her past self saw her now, she would definitely be surprised. It wasn't an order, but a request. Something like that didn't exist in her book before.
"I can't do that." He said.
There were many reasons he couldn't do it. Explaining it would take time, but Esdeath didn't ask anything.
'If I want him to stay I'll need to do it with my own power.' She wasn't one to appeal to emotions or cry about things. If something was out of her range, then working to get it was the only answer.
"The dinner was great again." Esdeath had wiped every bit of food off the plates. The new dishes definetly hit the spot. However, something stuck out to her.
"Did someone come by?" She could smell it when she walked in. But only chose to ask now so they could have dinner in peace.
"Some girl suddenly dropped by in the garden. Probably the smell of food?" Esdeath could understand, the aroma that came from Adam's dishes was enchanting.
'Even I can find myself near the cooking space the moment I smell it.' She had done this multiple times and only came to her senses when he spoke to her.
But, this did prick her a little. After all, someone came by when she wasn't around, and a woman on top of that. Standing near him she brought her nose near and sniffed his clothes.
"What are you doing?" He asked unsure of her actions.
"I thought it would go away in a few days… but that maid's scent is still on your clothes. It is faint… but I don't like it." Esdeath said looking into his eyes. "I guess I'll have to do something about it myself."
"Wha—?!" As soon as Adam turned she attacked his lips. This was the second time she had done this. But, this time she climbed over him on the sofa. Her butt resting on his thighs as the duel between lips continued.
'This is better than before.' Esdeath pressed her body against him, trying to mark him with her scent. Till she wiped out that other scent it wouldn't satisfy her.
With her quick movement, she took his shirt off. Feeling the tough muscles with her own hands she moved back. His chest looked as big as she expected, the hard abs below were also plenty. But the scars on his body were what turned her on the most. For most people scars were marks of carelessness in battle, but not to Esdeath and her tribe.
These were marks of honor. Showing that the person didn't bow down even in front of a foe that was stronger. Esdeath herself hadn't received a scar yet, which is why she was always in search of strong opponents.
Although Adam could be that opponent for her, right now she had other piled-up emotions regarding him as her fingers ran down his scared chest.
That's why before he could speak, she did.
"It is time for your reward, don't you think?" Cupping his face she licked her lips in anticipation. Using the contract to get a hold of him was a good idea. Now he can't refuse her advances with excuses.
They had two days left together and there was only one thing in her mind.
'If I can't defeat you with strength, then I'll make you stick around with my passion.' Esdeath looked forward to a great time.
"If that is what you want." And Adam didn't plan to disappoint her either.
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