ARAIA's P.O.V
"Let's go." Geronimo was trying to pull me but I stayed where I was standing, dumbfounded.
"Araia, come on… Let's just go back tomorrow, it would be dangerous if we stayed any longer." Geronimo told me.
My mind couldn't process what's happening.
I don't want to go…
"Araia…"
Where's everyone?
Geronimo pulled me again, I couldn't help myself but to let him.
Even though it's hard for me to leave, I feel like if I stay here any longer, my mind wouldn't make it and my body would collapse.
We went back to the inn that we rented before. I went straight to the room that was for me and lay on the bed.
"What happened to them?"
I can't help myself, I want to know where they went, why does that place look completely abandoned?
Did they move places? Since when? No, where would they even go?
They've been to that village since the Elder's youth so why would they leave? Did something happen while I'm gone?
Argh! They're my only hope to know who the magician is but now they're gone?!
How do I even find them?
I want to cry…
This is so frustrating to me…
I thought I would get the chance to see them today but everything vanished…
If only I didn't see their houses there I would think that they're just part of a dream…
Elder…Freya…Where are you guys?
I'm so confused! I want to cry so badly but what help would it give me?! I'm so frustrated!
I don't even know what to believe anymore!
How did they leave the place that they treasure so much?
How come all of them vanished from that place without leaving any trace?
I didn't even spot anyone, it was so deafening, to the point that I didn't want to go back there anymore.
My mind's messed up.
I am scared to go back there because there's a part of me telling myself that everything that I've experienced and everything that happened to me in that village, everyone that I've met, everything that I have eaten, everything that I've seen for all part of a dream.
How crazy…
I am clinging to the hope that if I had the chance to see them again I would be able to know how to go back to Earth, but then everything changed when I saw the place that I left them before, abandoned.
I can't even ask Orlando because he's no longer part of this world. I don't even know anyone who knows the elder aside from the people from the village.
Where should I search for them? How?
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DUE to frustration, I didn't realize that I fell asleep.
I was awakened by Geronimo's knocking, saying that we should go back to Alpha Alejandro's village now.
I don't want to go but we need to. Before we proceed on our trip, we had breakfast first since we're not going to have a stopover like last time.
We don't have the time to delay our arrival any longer because we still have a job waiting for us.
Since it's still early in the morning, we should be there after lunch.
"Let's look for them some other time…" Geronimo tapped my shoulder.
"Yeah…" We don't have a choice, we can't delay our trip because Alpha Alejandro might be there a few hours after our estimated arrival time.
We don't know how he would react if he didn't see us there. Especially Geronimo who's his right hand man.
Besides, Geronimo is Alpha Alejandro's assistant so he shouldn't be missing for a long time.
And I, myself, wanted to go back to the mansion as well so I could rest comfortably.
After breakfast, I rode Harvey again and went straight to the village.
While on the way, I couldn't forget what I discovered in the village. I can't think of a possible way to find where the elder is.
There's no such thing as telephones here or even a mailman so it is so frustrating for me.
I am not familiar with the other villages as well and since I am still not fully accustomed to this world I am afraid to go to another village alone to search for them.
I am not sure whether the werewolves in the other village are as kind as the elders or not.
Even though Orlando told me that the kidnapping was all planned, I am still thankful that the elder and his family were all kind to me.
Argh! It's giving me a headache!
Oh , yeah, the only village that I know its name is Alpha Alejandro's.
I just learned that Alpha Alejandro's village was called Mak, I don't know the reason why though…
I just heard it earlier when Geronimo told the citizens of the village we stayed last night about where we came from.
That name's weird…
Our trip this time was faster than before so our estimated arrival time was earlier. We had time to rest before Alpha came home.
"See you later." I told Geronimo.
I thanked them for accompanying me, I asked them if I could return the favor but they told me that they'll just ask for it some other time when we're not busy.
I went to my room and unpacked my things.
I didn't bought anything there…
I don't have anything I can display as a souvenir.
I'll just buy it next time.
I lay myself on the bed as soon as I'm done unpacking, it's so comfortable unlike the bed that the inn used.
Actually, I'm somehow disappointed since their fee is quite expensive but if you look at the interior it's understandable, however, their stuff isn't that great despite the fee that they're collecting.
The people there were so diverse, some of them were friendly but some were not, as if they're wary of us for unknown reasons.
Hmm…
Maybe because we're foreigners to them?
It's understandable since we're not from there and it's the first time they've seen me and Harvey, I'm sure they've seen Geronimo before.
Argh! I suddenly remembered Elder's village!
I need to find them, but where should I start?
Should I ask for Alpha's help?
Would he help me if I did?
Nah, he's busy.
I should do it myself, besides, I don't want to be a burden to him.
I'm in the middle of thinking when I heard someone shout that Alpha's already here. I immediately ran towards the main door to welcome him.
All of his maids and servants as well as his guards were lined up at the front gate whenever he's coming home. This is a way of showing respect towards him that everyone should do every time.
No one should skip this part because when someone does it means they are disrespecting the alpha.
This is what they call a common etiquette and a way to show that they are superior to you and you are their helper that pledged loyalty to them.
I stand beside Geronimo, he's also here to welcome Alpha Alejandro.
We waited there until we finally saw Alpha Alejandro, he's riding a wolf this time, he's so cool!
The wolf that he is riding right now isn't the same as before but I believe that all of those around him were big when they shifted.
I just learned from Geronimo that everyone who's serving close to the alpha should be great by themselves or comes from a great family.
It's like he is not hiring a closed servant when they are just a normal citizen.
Although he is not picky when it comes to his maids and other servants, if they were to serve him up close, they should be great and talented.
I looked at him again. Hmm…
Why does he look so cool there but it's the opposite when I'm the one riding a wolf?
I look like a child who is so scared to try everything whenever I am riding one.
It's unfair…
They arrived safely, we welcomed them and Alpha Alejandro told Geronimo and I to follow him in his office.
"How's everything here?" That's the first question he asks us after he gets into his room.
"Everything's fine." Geronimo replied.
We're now in his office, we're arranging his works because he'll work as soon as he arrives.
"Tell me what I missed." He instructed Geronimo so his assistant told him the other matters that they have to deal with.
I was just cleaning his desk as well as rearranging the other documents that he would be working with.
I am not really interested in listening to their conversation and since my opinion is not required I rather shut my mouth and do my work.
I was just amazed how clean geronimo delivers his reports and because they are not requiring need to go out while they are dicks discussing about the private matters i have learned some information about this place from them.
I have learnt a lot about how this world works and I have learnt about names of other alpha that they're working with.
Before whenever they would talk like this, I would sing in my mind because I am not interested, but now that something happened and I believe that I need to learn some names to find my goal, I am starting to listen to their conversations more and more. Although I'm only interested in the names and their roles in society.
Like… I would only keep in mind names that have connections on traveling and such.
"How's your day?"
I paused for a second when I realized that he's asking me.
Aren't they talking just now?
"It's fine? I guess…" I couldn't help but to remember what happened.
Argh.
It gives me a headache whenever I remember that.
His eyebrows raised. He intertwined his fingers and put them on top of the desk. Right now, he's like a panelist who's waiting for his student to explain.
"What happened?"
I am still undecided about the weather. I would Tell him everything because I am somehow scared that he would reject it if I ask for his help. And I don't want to trouble him anymore because he has been helping me for quite a long time now, and he is an Alpha who has other things to do that's more important than my problem.
"You know that you can tell me everything, right?"
I nodded.
I know that but…ha…
I ended up telling him what happened, he listens carefully to every word that's coming from my mouth.
"Do you need my help?" He asked afterwards.
I shook my head, as I've said before, I don't want to be a burden to him. Just looking at his pile of pending works right now makes me want to not tell him about it but I just couldn't help my mouth.
However I am still thankful that he offered his help. One of the things that I am scared of is being snobbish to him, but he proved that he would offer his help to me so that the thought of being rejected won't hunt me anymore.
"I'm alright, I'll just try to look for them some other time." I said while arranging his works, I'm trying to be calm but I am so frustrated whenever I think about them.
He asks me more questions while he's resting and I answer those diligently.
From my first time riding a wolf and what I did when I'm out of his village.
Basically, everything was normal and nothing important happened so my answers and stories were all boring, But he's still listening to me.
"Um, I'm still here?"
My head turned to where Geronimo is, oh shoot! I forgot about him!
Alpha Alejandro didn't say anything but Geronimo laughed while looking at him.
What's that? Don't tell me they can understand each other by the eyes?
I'm sure that they didn't say anything but why is there a reaction like that? Is there anything that I don't know?
Do werewolves have something like that? But I believe that it's only possible between mates.
Don't tell me they are mates?
I looked at them, no. I shook my head.
But if werewolves really have that kind of power then it's amazing. Looks like I have three more books about them.
After we arranged his work, he told us to rest and just go back tomorrow.
"We'll take our leave." We told him.
He let us off after, so Geronimo and I decided to have our dinner together.
We were waiting for the food to arrive and Geronimo's flirting with one of the attendees.
Hmm… I can feel bored at times like this, I don't even have a phone to kill time. If only we had phones here, I could spend my free time chatting with my friends or scroll my news feed.
Oh how I miss my friends…
Come to think of it, I believe that this place has engineers but I think technology is yet to reach them.
What if I proposed to Alpha Alejandro some things that the Earth has that we can use?
Like telephone- Wait. I don't even know the components of the telephone, and how the radiation works…
I am not knowledgeable in that area. Let's think about something else.
"Araia." I was taken aback when Geronimo waved his hand in front of my face.
"Y-yes?"
"How's your stay here so far?"
Oh.
Well, although there are a lot of things that happened to me here, I can say that it's still bearable and I'm still thankful to be here.
"It's okay." Besides, I was given work and I can go to any place that I want whenever I pleased.
I was also given a fair share of salary and a place to stay for free.
"Really? Do you have anything to stay with me?"
What? That confused me.
"Nothing."
"Really?"
I nodded my head.
He was about to ask something but the food arrived.
"Thank you darling." He kissed the back of the lady's hand as she put the food on the table.
"Oh sir Geronimo…"
The lady seems to like Geronimo's flirting. They're both flirting at this time.
I was just watching them while they flirted with each other.
I feel like they've forgotten me here…
After their flirting session, Geronimo's attention was finally on me but I told him that we should just eat.
It was a fun dinner since I'm with Geronimo. He sometimes tells me jokes that aren't funny or he'd tell me stories about the past which makes him a history addict.
After we had our dinner, I told him that I'll go to my room so we bid goodbye to each other.
"Ha…"
What a day…