Tbate-Ships

Paying our bet and family

Author's Note: This chapter takes place the day after the celebration dinner.

Tomorrow is the last chapter of ArthurXAya

I'm thinking that after doing all the Shipps, doing an epilogue/special chapters of all to close the story in a more rounded way is better, what do you guys think?

From Aya Grephin's point of view

9:30 am

I was in my room playing dice absently.

Even though Arthur and I said we didn't want a reward, the council decided to give us two days off from the battlefield.

Suddenly three perfectly spaced knocks on my bedroom door caught my attention.

"I am going." I said, went to the door and opened it.

"Arthur, what are you doing here?" I spoke

"I need a reason to pay my girlfriend a visit."

"Of course not, please come in." I said opening the way for him to enter.

"Thanks." He replied

"I came to pay our bet Aya." Arthur took a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from his dimensional ring and placed them on the coffee table I had in my room.

"Oh... that and a Cabernet Sauvignon that's an excellent wine, Arthur."

As answer Arthur gave me a smile, he opened the wine and poured the two glasses, he took the two glasses and handed me one.

I took a sip of my wine, the taste was smooth and delicate with only a slight amount of bitterness.

"Aya," Arthur called to me making me look at him, "you know that I don't understand much about elven culture when it comes to love and relationships and from my knowledge that you elves don't give rings as a symbol of commitment, but necklaces that the couple uses together." Arthur took a sip from his wineglass before continuing to speak.

"Even though we've already assumed to others that we were in a relationship, I'd like to do things the right way." Arthur put his wineglass back on the coffee table, Arthur took out a small box from his dimensional ring, the box was engraved with beautiful roses, and opened it revealing two gold necklaces with blue rose pendants.

"Aya Grephin, would you be my girlfriend?"

"Of course I accept," I took one of the necklaces and put it around my neck, Arthur took the other necklace and stuck it around his neck.

I wrapped my hands around Arthur's neck and pulled him in for a kiss, it was a calm and gentle kiss we weren't prey we just wanted to enjoy this wonderful feeling.

"Aya, do you have any appointments today or tomorrow?" Arthur said broken our kiss.

"No, why?"

"I promised my sister that when I got some time off I would take her to visit my parents on the wall, you would like to come with us."

"Of course, but let me get dressed first. I have to look pretty to meet my in-laws."

"And your parents Aya where are they?"

"They died."

"My condolences."

"Arthur where did you get such beautiful jewelry when you're in such a short time?" I changed the subject, I don't really like to talk about my parents.

"After dinner yesterday I got in touch with Gideon, and asked him to get me two necklaces, he was grumbling at first more when I said I wanted to discuss an idea I had with him. He quickly got the necklaces." Arthur laughed.

"I understood."

"What time can we meet in the teleportation room?"

I can for a minute before replying, "How about 11 o'clock."

"Gee me it's perfect."

Arthur gave me a peck before leaving my room.

***

11 a.m

As soon as I arrived in the teleportation room I noticed that only Arthur's younger sister and her bond had arrived.

"Good morning General Aya!" Arthur's sister saluted as soon as she saw me.

"Eleanor right?" I asked approaching her.

"Yes general"

"Just call me Aya, and you don't have to be so formal with me."

"Aya the rumors are true."

"What rumors?" I asked, already knowing what the rumors were about.

"Rumor that you and my Brother are together."

'I completely forgot that Eleanor didn't go to dinner yesterday'

"Yes, the rumors are true Ellie, Aya and my girlfriend, she will go with us to the wall." A familiar voice sounded behind me, I looked over my shoulder and saw Arthur along with Sylvie approaching us.

Arthur was wearing a black maga langa shirt, black pants and white sneakers.

As soon as Arthur got close to us he gave me a peck before ruffling his sister's ash brown hair.

"We will?" Arthur asked.

"We will." Me and Ellie answered together.

The guard who took care of the teleportation gate calibrated it to Estistin, more precisely the wall gate and Activated, as soon as we crossed the gate we were in the center of the wall the biggest military base of Dicathen.

"Please check-" the guard guarding the gate gasped as he recognized us. "Generals, welcome." he saluted.

"You don't have to be so formal we're not here on a mission, I'm here to visit my parents." Arthur said.

"Okay general." The guard replied.

Arthur, I, Eleanor, her bond and Sylvie exit the teleportation room and start walking along the wall.

As we walked, everyone we recognized greeted us, after walking for twenty minutes we arrived at the part where the merchants who worked transporting cargo for the Helstea were, arriving there Eleanor ran towards her parents with her bond following him, thanks to the footsteps. Boo's past they quickly noticed his daughter.

Arthur held my hand and we walked towards his family.

I saw that their mother and father and the people who were close to them wanted to come and hug Arthur, but they stopped as soon as they saw me, noticing this Arthur scoffed saying, "It seems you intimidated them Aya."

"Yes," I let out a small laugh.

Eleanor said something to them and they all screamed together, even though they didn't hear what she said it wasn't necessary because she knew what she had said.

"WHAT?"

"Hahaha, looks like they figured it out." Arthur said being unable to suppress his laughter.

When we arrived everyone was looking at us scared.

Arthur let go of my hand and hugged his parents.

"Dad, Mom I want you to meet my girlfriend Aya Grephin."

I reached Arthur's side and took his mother's hands.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Leywin and Mrs. Leywin."

My speech snapped them both out of their stupor.

"It's nice to meet you General Aya." Mrs. Leywin spoke up.

"Please just call me Aya."

"OK." She answered.

Arthur introduced me to everyone and after we sat around a fire and talked about all sorts of things, eventually we all went to our tents to sleep.