Ara looked at Jeanne, and said, "Hi there, Jeanne! Happy White Day to you too!"
Ara was blushing while Orion gave her the hug, but this time she was more relaxed, and didn't push Orion away this time. "Um...you're welcome for the gifts, and, uh, don't worry about it. I love the gifts that you gave me too." It was silent for a little bit, but then, suddenly, Ara decided to give Orion a kiss on the cheek. After a few seconds, Ara would immediately regret this, and start running away with a blush on her face. What did I just do!? I'm so f***ing stupid!
Ara would then go to the mountains, and wouldn't come home for a while.
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It had been two weeks since Ara had disappeared. Cat and Marc were just hanging around the guild hall, looking for a job. Well really, Marc was looking for a job. Cat just sat there with a glum expression on her face.
Marc sighed, and then said, "None of these jobs pay well, or are even exciting by that matter. Hmm...what to do?" Cat wouldn't say a thing, and was thinking to herself. And without her realizing it, Cat said out loud, "I miss Ara." Marc would then respond, "You don't really have to, she most likely knows what she is doing. She's tough and smart, so there's really no need to worry." Cat would be shocked because she didn't think that anyone could hear her, but then she got angry. "How can you say that!?" Cat exclaimed, "She's our friend, and she hasn't returned home for a long time. Something bad might've happened to her! And we're just sitting here doing nothing!" Marc would then sigh, and say, "It's not that I'm not worried, but, somehow, I just have faith in her. You should too." Cat would then just sigh herself, and say, "Fine."
After a few minutes, Marc would still be unsatisfied with the missions available. He would then look at the second floor, and stare at the S-Class request board. There was barely anybody at the guild, so Marc took this opportunity to transform into his smallest Take-Over (if only Dapper had a list of his Take-Over's), and would sneak into the second floor. Finally up there, Marc took the first request that caught his eyes, "Monster terrorizing village in nearby island: Reward: 1,000,000,000 J". Marc would then grab it, go back to the first floor, and grab Cat to go back to their house.
In their house,
Cat would then look at Marc, and exclaim, "What do you think you're doing!? This is an S-Class request! We can't complete this! It might be really dangerous!" Marc would then say, "Oh, come on. With my Take-Over, I could easily just take that monster for myself. It's as easy as that." "I don't know," Cat would say, but then Marc would interrupt her by saying, "Then it's settled! Pack your things because we're going to Mokupuni!"