Feeling an unfamiliar atmosphere around her, she decided to open her eyes only to discover why the atmosphere was quite different. As she opened his eyes, she found a handsome man was looking into her.

His shoulder leveled hair, his thick eyebrows were bit knitted together.

"Ahhh..." Elvira screamed and punched him on his nose as soon as he realized the distance between the stranger and her were only a few inches.

"Ouch! What the...What the hell is wrong?! "  The handsome man whimpered in pain.

His long slender fingers immediately reached his nose and wiped the blood that started to drip through his nose.

Elvira immediately sat on the floor and was shocked. She found herself lying on the rough, grass floor with small pebbles.

"I am sorry." She whispered apologetically as she realized what she had done just a couple of minutes ago. Her soft finger touched the blood under his nose and wiped it gently.

He stood from his place and started to walk. Elvira didn't have an idea where he was going. She decided to follow him. But before she follows him, she looked at her surrounding carefully. A small smile appeared on her face when her attention was caught by a particular plant.

"Nettle plant! Wow...It is here. It will help to stop bleeding his nose." She said to herself as moved ahead towards the plant. Her soft fingers touched the leaves nodes and gently pluck a few.

As she looked behind, she found that the stranger already left that place. She immediately ran with the few nettle leaves in her soft palm. She followed the footprints to reach the stranger.

She stopped as she found herself in front of a small cottage. Then her iris moved leftwards only to find the well-built figure with broad shoulders who was standing in front of the well and was busy drizzling water on his nose with water to stop bleeding.

Without speaking a single word, she stepped forward and went into the small cottage.

The cottage was really small. The wall was made of mud. There was only a small wooden bed. The spiderwebs which were hanging from the top of the roof and cracks on walls indicated that the cottage was a really old one.

She immediately went to the kitchen. Her eyes started to search for utensils. Her lips parted a bit in amusement as she realized there only a very few utensils there.

'Only these are total utensils. What kind of man is this?! How can he use such a few utensils?' Her mind was astonished.

She moved forward towards the cupboard. She hesitantly moved her soft palm forward in the cupboard and her eyes started to search for mortar and pestle. Her eyebrows knitted together in frustration.

'How can be one's cupboard be this dirty!'

Her pulpy lips curved upwards slightly forming a fainted smile on her face.

'Finally, I found mortal and pestle in this dirty cupboard! Now, I can make the neetle paste!' Her mind supplied her with relief.

Taking the wooden mortal into her soft palms, she put the neetle that she was holding in his palm. Her soft fingers grabbed the small container containing coconut oil. She poured a bit of coconut oil in the neetle leaves. Using the pestle, he gently grinding the neetle leaves until it formed a fine paste.

Taking the mortal into her palm, he came out of the cottage. She headed towards the well where the handsome stranger was busy dripping the water from the well on his nose.

"Let me help you," Elvira said as she held the stranger's rough palm.

"Hm?" The stranger inquired in astonishment.

Before he could say anything more, Elvira dipped her soft fingers in the paste and took a bit into her fingers. Her soft fingers immediately touch the stranger's bleeding nose which made the stranger flinch slightly. 

"Wait for a few minutes. Your nose will stop bleeding." Elvira said while her eyes focus on the bleeding nose.

The stranger kept looking at Elvira who was focus on her bleeding nose. He bit his lips slightly not because of the pain. He got hurt in numerous time. Cuts, blood, etc were really common for him and he never treated them with care. He never applied for proper medicine on wound. But somebody treating him for the first time was really new to him.

He came out of his gaze when Elvira's soft words came across his ears again.

"Your nose stopped bleeding." Elvira murmured and continued in a low tone, " I am sorry."

Shaking his head, the stranger averted his gaze from the boy who was standing in front of him.

"I am really sorry. Actually, you were too close to me. And I was really shocked. I was..." Elvira kept blabbering in explanation thinking the stranger had not forgiven.

A small smile formed on the stranger's face even though it was not noticed by Elvira. But soon the small smile converted into a mischievous smirk on the stranger's face.

"So, you want me to forgive you right?  I really don't forgive people easily." The stranger said faking his serious voice.

This made Elvira looked at the stranger as she felt as if the stranger was faking the serious tone. She looked into the stranger's eyes to confirm whether the stranger was faking a serious tone or not.

Elvira's eyes started to examine the stranger's sharp features of his face. Suddenly her mind started to supply something.

'Big almond eyes, the jawline is even sharper than the blade, his small pointed nose and bit high cheekbones...his shoulder leveled hair, and his black robes...huh...wait?!' Elvira's round eyes enlarged and her eyebrows disappeared into her hairline as she realized something.

"Are You Elvish?!?" Elvira almost yelled in the stupefaction making her voice echo in the forest a couple of times.

The stranger covered his ear with his rough palm and closed his eyes while eyebrows were knitted together. His left hand was resting on his hips.

"Are you going to make me deaf?" The stranger said removing his palm from his right eat.

"Ah...I am sorry. But are you really Elvish?" Elvira asked again while her glistening eyes clearly showed how excited she was.

"Yes. But how did you know about me? Did we met before-" Elvish enquired in amazement.

"You are real?! Omg! Are you seriously real?!" Elvira tried hard not to scream.

As she jumped like 3yrs old kid in excitement and started to pinch his cheeks.

"Stop it! I said just stop it." Elvish stepped backward and scowled at Elvira while his fingers moved towards his cheeks and caressed it.

Annoyance was clear in his face. He kept caressing his cheeks with his fingers for a couple of minutes before his eyes met Wangji's again.

"Do you think that I am imaginary?" Elvish enquired with discomfort in his voice.

"Ah. I am so sorry." Elvira giggled cutely." I am really happy to meet you. And I can't believe my own eyes and ears. Hehe."

'Is she a fangirl?  Wow. I have fangirls too. I really had no idea about it. Poor my brain! It's common for me. Since I love flirting. Woah! I am getting popular. Wait?! What the hell I am thinking?! Let's come to the point.' His mind advised him.

"Hey! What are you thinking?" Elvira's chirping voice brought Elvish back to reality.

" I am thinking about your punishment since you wanted me to forgive you for your deeds. I won't forgive you without punishment." Elvish lied but his fingers traveled to his chin which made him look like he was really determined to give punishment and his mind going to change no sooner.

"Ugh?!" Elvira stood dumbfounded meanwhile her heartbeat increased. She closed her eyes for once and gulped. Few lines of the book came across his mind.

' Determined, daring, and fearless. He has the ability to overcome tough situations. Once he determines to do something, even God can't change his mind. Mostly uses his brain not his mind while dealing with society.'

The lines of the book named MDZS appeared in his mind which made Elvira nervous.

'Is he really going to give me punishment? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have punched his nose like that! What if he beats me! He looks so powerful and meanwhile I am poor martial arts. It's not like I don't know how to fight. But since I am more into books, I paid less interest in it. I can defeat ordinary people. But Elvish is master when it comes to martial art.' Elvira's mind shivered.

"I am a cute innocent one. Please don't be so tough." Elvira said making cute puppy eyes which made Elvish look at him again.

'Till the date, I always used my brain, not mind. But the hell is wrong with me?! Why I am not angry with her?' Elvish internally shook his head,' She is my fan. It means she knows about me. I am taking too time. She might get wrong. I have to say something. What should I have to say?! Um...'

"Did you forgive me?"  Elvira asked with hope as Elvish was taking too long to say anything.

"Nope! I never change my mind. You hurt me and you need punishment! Go to the forest and get a basket full of apples for me." Elvish blurted out in hurry.

'Hell! What kind of punishment it this? Why did I ask him to get some apples? But the way I can't change mind since I blurt out.' Elvish facepalmed internally.

"Ugh?! Apples?!" Elvira said in low tune. " But..."

"I am not going to change my mind. Want me to forgive?! Then go and get apples." Elvish said without looking at Elvira and rested his lower back on the edge of the stony well before he pointed the basket kept near the window. "There is a basket."

"Ah. Okay." Elvira said as she ran her fingers through her hair.' But I don't know how to climb trees.'

Having no other option, Elvira took the basket and headed towards the forest.

The forest was dense with big trees. The dense canopy of the trees was hardly allowing the sun rays to reach the forest floor. The floor was slightly wet and was covered with pebbles, twigs, and leaves.

The chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves under her feet filled the area. She kept on moving all alone holding a basket. The slight soft scent of flowers was lingering in the forest air. The butterflies that were flying in the forest made Elvira giggle.

Suddenly her attention was grabbed by the tree in front of her. A smile took over as soon as she realized the tree in front of her was none other than the apple tree. Her iris moved sidewards only to find the red colored ripen apples.

She moved near the tree with a wide smile plastered on her face. But soon the smile disappeared a bit as soon as she realized to climb the tree, it's hard. But she was too tired of searching for another tree and was afraid of getting lost.

Somehow, after a great struggle, she climbed up the tree. She carefully moved on the branch and plucked some apples.  More than 3 and half hours passed by. She kept struggling for plucking the apples.

'It's so difficult to pluck the apples. Oh, God! Please help. I will die if I fall." She thought.

Drops of sweat on her forehead ran down her cheeks. She carefully kept moving on the branches. She was about to pluck another apple, suddenly she lost her balance.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....."

Her screaming voice echoed...

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