Aurelie Stone had finally, for the first time in her life, ventured out of Castelia City. 

The previous night, she had spoken with the landlord that owned most of Aspertia City, and she had gotten a pretty good deal for a place there. She went from paying 2600 dollars for an apartment in Castelia City to 200 dollars for a cute little condo in Aspertia City. Aurelie had said her tearful good-bye to Frank after he helped her finish packing, and then she was off. With her apartment sold and her bags packed, she was ready to turn over a new leaf. She had purchased a boat ticket to Virbank City with whatever money she had left, and then walked the rest of the way to Aspertia City. It wasn't that hard, considering she only had one big suitcase. Also, it didn't take as long as she expected to get to the quiet little town of Aspertia.

As Aurelie took her first step into Aspertia City, she began to freak out. "Oh my gosh... What am I doing!? What was I thinking!? I shouldn't be here..." Aurelie abruptly turned on her heel, stepping back out of Aspertia City. She stopped, then turned around again. "Then again, there's nothing for me back in Castelia..." She took five steps into Aspertia City this time. "No! I can't do this! I should just go back to Castelia!" After arguing with herself for another five minutes, stepping in and out of town about twenty more times, Aurelie stopped and started banging her head on a nearby light post. "I can't even make up my mind!" Aurelie whined quietly to herself. "I'm so stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid---"

She was suddenly cut off by the sound of someone trying to muffle their laughter. Aurelie turned to look at who it was, and much to her dismay...it was Cheren.

"CHEREN!" Aurelie's hands suddenly flew up to her reddened face, completely embarrassed. "What are you doing here!?"

It sunk in how dumb that question sounded AFTER Aurelie said it, and Cheren shot her a weird look. "I live here, remember?" He lightly chuckled at how embarrassed and flustered she was. Even though it had only been a day, he was happy to see her again.

"I, uh---I just... I know that! That's not what I meant to say!" Aurelie's exasperation was clear, especially since she was flailing her arms up and down in a flustered manner. "I meant to ask how long have you been standing there?"

Cheren smirked, laughing a little under his breath. "Since the very beginning when you stepped into town and started arguing with yourself."

Aurelie's eyes widened in horror, making Cheren laugh even harder. "I, uh---don't look at me when I'm talking to myself like a crazy person!" She scolded Cheren, covering her face with her hands again.

Cheren chuckled at Aurelie, stepping over to her. He took her hands off of her face, looking down into her eyes. "I'm afraid it's a bit late for that." His words caused her to sweatdrop. He smiled down at her, not letting go of one of her hands. "Come on, allow me to show you around town."

"Okay..." Aurelie sighed in defeat, giving up. She walked side-by-side with Cheren, and he politely offered to carry her suitcase. "Cheren...?" Aurelie looked up at the taller man, gaining his immediate attention.

"Yes, Aurelie?" Cheren looked down at her, wondering what she was about to say.

Her bright smile caused Cheren to blush, and this time he wasn't able to cover it up. "Thanks for everything."

Cheren looked away, stammering a little. "I-It was m-my pleasure..." His sudden embarrassment made Aurelie laugh, which just made the Beautiflies in Cheren's stomach grow even more restless.

The two walked back through the entrance of Aspertia City once again, hand-in-hand. But, this time...

Aurelie wasn't alone.

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THE END! THE BOOK IS DONE! Yeah, that's it. I just felt like writing a cute little short story that was OC x Cheren. Did you guys like it? I hope so!

UPDATE: because you were all so mad this book ended this way, I'll be writing a sequel at some point for it. Look for future updates in The Book of Sese!

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