Bell was walking down the roads of Orario passing the time as he was heading towards the guild, Rose and Zidril were both insistent that they be the ones to find him a good suit while they got dresses for the dance.

For Bell, he wasn't one for fashion, so he let both his wives go get the suit that'd suit him most and he was sure that if Riveria could've, she would've joined immediately.

But for now, he was heading to the guild to talk to Eina and learn more about some of the familias that will be present, since some he knew and others he didn't.

He was pulled out of his thoughts when he saw Ais getting dragged by Tiona and Riveria. Alicia, Eowyn, Tione and Lefiya were following them as Riveria lead them to a dress shop.

"I wanted Jargamakun and to find Bell" said Ais with a pout as she was still getting dragged with her.

"Oh come on Ais, most of us have to get new dresses and you can join us" said Tiona with a grin.

"I agree and it'd do you good" said Riveria as she silently wondered if Bell will like her new dress she ordered ahead of time.

"Plus we can a- Bell?" Said Tione as she noticed said man.

Eyes immediately turned to look at him and Bell saw out of all the girls, Riveria had the warmest smile and her eyes held nothing but love in them.

"Hello everyone" he said with a warm smile.

Tione saw in the corner of her eye, Tiona had a tint of red on her cheeks while she looked at Bell given how much stronger he's become and has lots of things they are both interested in.

"Bell" said Ais looking at him curiously "did you try and get Jargamakun as well and Riveria stopped you?" She asked innocently.

"Uhhh... no... I was just passing by as I was heading to the guild to get some public information on other familias that will be at the party" said Bell.

"I must say, that is a very smart idea Bell" said Riveria with a soft smile as her cheeks warmed just a bit.

Bell smiled as well "well it's that, plus two of my wives are currently getting me a suit they picked out for me, since Rose was very insistent that as the captain I show a good impression of our Familia" said Bell.

For a moment he saw a little bit of sadness in Riverias eyes, since she also wanted to go, but instead she has to take these girls to get new dresses.

"How did you level up so fast" said Lefiya cutting through the conversation.

"I... don't know honestly.. I just have goals I wish to achieve and will stop at nothing to achieve them" said Bell with a half truth.

She pouted but said nothing else as she gripped the hem of her skirt in frustration at how hard she's worked to reach level 4 and yet here was Bell, who's only been here for a couple months and is the same level as her.

"Hello Bell.." said Alicia a bit embarrassed.

"Hello Alicia, how are you?" He asked.

"I've been good...." she then shyly played with a piece of her hair "I'm... gonna be getting a dress too".

"I'm sure any dress you or the others wear, will look beautiful on all of you" Bell said.

The girls blushed at that, especially Alicia and Riveria.

"Well it was good seeing you Bell, I hope we can meet again and I can help you with magic some more" said Riveria with a certain twinkle in her eye.

Bell saw it and nodded his head, knowing what she actually wanted "I'd like that Riveria" he said with a smile.

"Goodbye Bell and after the dance can we train again?" Asked Ais with a look in her eyes that no could place.

"I don't see why not, I'm still not fully used to my level 4 strength, so that might help me" he said with a smile.

A soft smile appeared on Ais's lips as well.

"G-goodbye Bell.. I'll see you at the party" said Alicia a little flustered.

"Mhm, bye Bell" said Tione, before Tiona grinned massively and spoke "see ya Argo-kun" she said with a smirk that had a bit of seductiveness in it.

Bell said goodbye to them as they left and before he turned, he saw Riveria look at him one more time and he mouthed 'I love you' to her.

Riveria couldn't stop the smile from forming as she walked away and her cheeks warmed up.

"I love you too" she whispered so softly, they others didn't even hear it.

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Bell walked inside the guild and he felt some glances or stares on him, which he's grown used to given his astronomic growth over the last couple months.

He turned to start walking towards where Eina usually was and as he started to walk, he felt a couple more stares, but they quickly went away.

"Bell?" Said a voice he faintly recognized. Turning his head, he saw Tsubaki holding a large stack of paperwork.

"Ms Tsubaki?" He said shocked at seeing her here.

"Ah Bell Cranel, it truly is you" she said with a large grin "Zidril can never stop talking or gushing about her husband whenever we gotta work on a project".

"O-oh um I'm sorry" he apologized but she waved it off with her free hand.

"It's fine, me and Hephaestus have never seen her this happy, so neither of us can complain, so just keep making her happy and i won't find it a bother" Tsubaki said.

"I'll be sure to Ms Tsubaki" Bell said with a smile.

"No Ms, it makes me feel older and It's only thanks to falna that I still look like im in my twenties, plus dwarf genes" she said with a narrowed eye.

"I-I wasn't trying to say your old Tsubaki, I was just trying to be polite so I didn't offend you" Bell said quickly.

"Ah, fair enough, but now ya know not to say Ms, anyways I have to go finish this paperwork and also tell Zidril we have a upcoming expedition with the Loki Familia coming in about two weeks, I was just notified". Tsubaki said while gesturing to her paperwork.

"I will once I'm home and I see her" Bell said making her smile.

"Thanks again and it was nice talking to ya, I'll probably see you at Freyas party and finally see this suit that both her and Rose were going insane about getting to look good" she said before waving "anyways later".

"I'll see you then Tsubaki" Bell said as he waved and watched her leave, he then turned to walk, but ended up bumping right into someone and tumbled over.

A light squeal was heard as Bell and the person he bumped into, fell to the ground and Bell quickly used his arms to stop his body from smashing into the ground or person, by holding his body up.

"B-b-bell.." said Eina flushed in the face as her ears and cheeks got redder. She was laying on the ground with lots of books around her and her glasses were right above her head, on the ground.

"E-eina" he said as his face went red, but quickly realized the position they were in and reacted immediately. His body immediately shot off the ground as he was standing about thirty feet away from her and apologizing like crazy.

Quickly sitting up and holding her hammering chest, Eina meekly grabbed her glasses and paperwork before standing up while Bell kept apologizing love crazy.

"I-it's ok Bell... it was a honest mistake" she said with her heart still hammering away at what just happened "s-so what are you d-doing here?".

"I came hoping you have more public information on some of the familias I'll be meeting at the party" said Bell as he walked back over to her "and to apologize for not showing up as much".

Eina had a small blush before she shook her head "no worries, I understand, you've had so much happen in such a short amount of time, so I understand why you don't show up as much" said Eina. "But yes we do have some public records, if you'll follow me I'll you them"

"Thank you Eina" he said with a smile before following her and as they walked, he engaged in small talk with her, making her realize she did miss talking to him more than she'd care to admit.

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Bell finished putting on his suit for the party and when he was done, he looked over it and smiled lightly.

It was a all white suit with no tie and down the shirt was red buttons and a red trim around his collar. He then looked at the final item for his clothing that Hestia had custom made for him.

It was a short red cape that drapes over his left arm, covering it. It had a gold trim around the whole cape and in the center on both the front and back of the cape, was the symbol of the Hestia Familia in bright gold. On the cape over his chest, was a large golden pin with the Hesita Familia emblem holding the cape up on him and it was placed right over his heart.

"I'm not much for fashion... but this looks amazing" said Bell as he smiled lightly while looking at his suit.

"I'm glad you like it" said Rose as Zidril helped her zip up her dress, before she finally stood up and placed a hand on her very present pregnant belly.

Fenrys stood by her side and helped her up as she was wearing a all white Kimono she bought with Haruhime, for her as soon as she saw it, she fell in love with it.

Rose was wearing a all black dress that she had to get wider than she'd like, so it could fit her stomach, but thankfully for her, the person who made it, took that into consideration.

"Hestia wouldn't shut up about the cape though, that was the most annoying part" said Zidril as she smiled and stood up as well, next to Rose, wearing a all white dress.

"It wasnt that bad, i mean she did want what looked best on him" said Fenrys.

"That's Hestia.. she's like that with things that excite her or make her happy" said Bell as he finally turned around to see both of his wives in dresses "you three look beyond beautiful".

"Awe why thank you" said Zidril teasingly before she walked over and gently kissed him on the lips "you look very handsome in that dress, me, Rose, Fenrys and Riveria are gonna have a hard time keeping our hands off you".

Bell let out a small chuckle before leaning back in and kissing her again, making her sigh in happiness as her ears wiggled.

"What no kiss for us?" Played Rose with a fake pout while Fenrys pouted as well.

"Yes a kiss for you as well Rose and Fenrys as well" said Bell playfully as he took by them waist and pulled them closer to him, before kissing Rose, then Fenrys deeply, making their tail start wagging like crazy.

"How did I ever get so lucky to find you" said Rose with a content smile as she hugged Bell and closed her eyes.

Zidril immediately wrapped her arms around him as well and hugged him with Fenrys right in-between them as she hugged Bell as well.

"I should be asking you three and Riveria that, how did I ever get lucky enough to find all of you and you all love me" said Bell with a soft smile.

"We can be here all day telling you everything, but we have to meet downstairs before the carriages arrive" said Rose as she took a step back and fixed her dress a bit.

"Right" said Bell as he opened the door and bowed his head a little before extending his arm "ladies".

All three of them blushed a bit but walked past him, while they both gave him a happy kiss on the cheek, while Rose also trailed her tail across him.

All three of them walked downstairs where they saw everyone standing and talking happily.

"Ah everyone, may I present you our Familias captain Bell Cranel" said Hestia with pride all but oozing from her voice.

Everyone looked and most of the woman present blushed a little, while Haruhime immediately looked away blushing.

For Haruhime she was wearing a yellow Kimono that was a golden yellow and she had a purple obi sash wrapped around her stomach and lower chest, accidentally making her large chest look bigger.

"Oh my~ I definitely gotta ask for a dance now.. don't you agree Haruhime?" Said Yukime not getting a response from the blushing renard "fine what about you Husfreya?".

Yukime was wearing a beautiful blue dress that showed all her curves in a modest but alluring type way and made her tails somehow stand out more. "Only if I feel like dancing, never been much of one" she said crossing her arms.

Husfreya was wearing a violet dress with golden patterns along the whole dress. Around the collar was a thick fur coat covering her shoulders and upper back and at the bottom of the dress, it had a small trim of white fur as well.

Welf let out a whistle at seeing him before he spoke "no wonder why your wives were so excited the other day".

"Well I did tell them to choose a suit that showed how great Bell is and the pride of our Familia" said Hestia.

"Thank you for the cape Hestia, it was a great decision and it looks very good" said Bell as he looked at her.

Hestia all but glowed at that "your my first child and my captain, plus it's thanks to you that we are where we are, so I believe this is the least I can do to show you how much you mean" she said with a grin.

Bell smiled and gently pulled Hestia into a hug making the goddess freeze.

"Thank you Hestia... I'm really glad I chose your Familia despite our couple hiccups, I wouldn't trade it for anything" said Bell.

Hestia felt tears prick her eyes before a happy smile appeared and she pulled him into a hug "your welcome... and thank you for staying with me".

"Your welcome goddess... so is everyone ready?" Bell asked looking around at his Familia.

"No sir Bell, I believe we are indeed ready to go" said Mikoto wearing the same dress she wore at Apollos party.

"And perfect timing to, the carriages just arrived" said Naaza looking out the window while she wore a red dress.

"Well then, let's go" said Bell as he walked to the door and opened it for everyone.

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"Woah..." said Welf amazed the the large castle for it was big enough to easily house around two hundred people, comfortably.

"You may enter by lady Freyas grace" said one of the low ranking members of the Familia with a neutral expression, but his eyes were glaring daggers at the Hestia Familia.

Bell nodded and began to walk in with everyone following him.

"I must say.. lady Freya has very good tastes" said Yukime looking at all the different plants or flowers and trees around the courtyard. She even saw a large fountain with a dragon spewing water from its mouth.

"Lady Freya enjoys the finer things and she loves things that she finds beautiful" said Husfreya.

"Not gonna lie, I'm a little jealous" said Lily looking at all these things "even after a month, we are still fixing our garden".

"Well from what I remember, it had been abandoned for over a decade" said Artemis in a beautiful white dress.

"Still annoying to deal with" grumbled Lily in her purple dress that covered one arm with the other uncovered.

They all continued to walk before they arrived a large set of ornate doors that had the Freya sigil engraved into the door in gold.

"My lady has been expecting you" said Allen.

Bell looked over and for the first time saw, arguably the fastest person in Orario, if you remove Ottar and possibly Gareth given he's a level 7 now.

Allen was a short cat man wearing a very ellegant black tux, only standing at 5,4 and had black hair and piercing yellow eyes that held a gaze that made everyone feel like he was over seven feet tall.

Given all of them one last glare, especially towards Bell, he opened the door revealing the massive ball room with grand chandeliers strung across the ceiling, beautiful white marble walls with red tapestry strung along and flags hung up with the sigil of Freya. In the very back was set of stairs that lead to the second floor and for a brief moment, Bell saw silver hair.

They then saw large tables filled to the brim with all sorts of foods that would cost most people a arm and a leg to just get a single plate, yet they had plenty for all the guests present.

"Wow.... I knew Freya was rich but holy cow.." said Hestia.

"Lady Hestia, Bell is just as, if not richer than lady Freya" said Rose.

"I know that, but seeing this is just insane" said Hestia looking at the extremely expensive yet far more beautiful objects in the room.

"Ah Hestia welcome" said a voice she recognized and looked up and smiled happily.

"Astraea!" Hestia said happily.

Astraea wore a beautiful dress that was a pure pink color, but with a few small white sparks here and there, to look like stars on it.

Next to her was Ryuu who was playing with her growing hair and was wearing her same beautiful white dress she wore one time to a 'date' with Bell.

As soon as Ryuus eyes landed on Bell, her face instantly went red as she looked away blushing as she remembered her goddesses teasing earlier.

"You should dance with Bell" said Astraea earlier as she was putting on her dress.

"Hauuuu so lewd..." Ryuu thought as she looked down meekly as her face and ears got redder.

"Ah Bell it's good to see you as well" said Astraea looking at him with a warm smile on her face "i hope I'm not intruding but if possible would you be willing to dance with Ryuu tonight? She's been practicing all week since I invited her".

"G-goddess!" Said a mortified Ryuu hating how embarrassed she was right now.

"If Ryuu is ok with it, then I'd gladly dance with her or even you lady Astraea" said Bell making the goddess feel a bit of warmth in her cheeks. He then turned to look at Ryuu "would you be ok with dancing with me Ryuu?".

Her face got redder as she felt her goddess, Bell and his Familia, especially his two wives staring at her intensely.

"I-Iw-w-wouldnt't m-mind a dance" she said playing with her hands as she desperately tried to beat down her embarrassment.

"Then I look forward to it, but I did promise my wives are dance first" said Bell.

"T-thats fine" she said while thinking to herself "that gives me time to calm my heart down".

"Ah Hestia, Artemis and Astraea" said Loki as she walked towards them with Gareth, Ais, Riveria and Finn behind her.

Ais was wearing her same lime green dress as last time, but for Riveria she was wearing a new red dress that covered her body, but still showed her feminine curves for Bell to see.

"Loki what are you doing here?" Said Hestia shocked that Loki was being kind and didn't start with a insult like they usually do.

"Well I saw ya'll over here talking with Astraea, plus I wanna see Bell now that he's a level 4" Loki said before looking Bell up and down before giving a very sly wink to Riveria which made her ears burn. "Gotta say kid, been a while since I last saw you and you have changed a lot, hell you look taller and are much stronger".

"Thank you for the compliment lady Loki I appreciate it and it's nice to see you as well after so long" he said with a warm smile.

Loki smiled before her eyes turned to Rose and Zidril "Ah so you two must be his famous wives, been a while since I've seen you two and it was back when you were still dating him".

"Indeed we are and this here is my sister Fenrys and she's dating Bell as well" said Rose gesturing to Fenrys who gave Loki a respectful bow.

Her eye twitched before she looked at Bell with her eyes opening slightly "Ok how the hell do ya get so many beautiful woman, I'm starting to get hella jealous".

Bell felt lots eyes now on him and he felt a little uncomfortable, but he spoke "I'm... not completely sure lady Loki... I'm just my honest self around them and I try to make them happy or safe and before I knew it... I ended up married and having a baby on the way".

As he said that, his eyes went to Rose who smiled happily as she grabbed her growing belly and gently rubbed it.

"Mmmm still unfair.. also what gender is the Baby? Ya gonna have a boy or girl?" Asked Loki curiously.

Rose smiled more before speaking "it's a boy" she said with a smile.

Bells eyes snapped to Rose and looked at her shocked.

"I found out earlier and I wanted it to her a surprise" said Rose with a smile.

Bell couldn't stop himself from moving forward and pulling her into a hug as he picked up and spun her around in happiness "it's a boy?".

"Yes Bell" said Rose lovingly as she enjoyed being held "your gonna have a son".

"Thank you..." he said putting her down and pressing his forehead against hers.

"I should be thanking you for giving me a kid" said Rose as she happily held him.

Everyone looked at this wholesome moment and couldn't help but smile at seeing it, while some were also jealous since they wanted a kid as well now.

"Lady Freya has arrived!" Said Hedin at the top of the stairs and he was wearing a very fine white suit that complimented his blonde hair.

All eyes in the ball room soon went to the stairs where they saw Ottar standing and was wearing the same blue suit he wore to Apollos ball.

But then, everyone saw Freya walk down the second set of stairs and was wearing a beautiful lilac almost white dress that went down her body and hugged her curves in a very alluring way. It also left some parts of her skin open that made it even more alluring, especially the large cut showing her breasts, it also had a slit on her dress, exposing part of her right leg, just above her knee. Around her neck was a beautiful purple necklace, and she also had purple gem earrings, but on her necklace was a small red gem that was the same color as Bells eyes.

"Woah.." said Bell captivated by her beauty, but not like everyone else who was trapped by it. He saw her for how beautiful she was as a woman, not as the goddess of beauty.

Next to her, were two other woman, with one of them holding her arm as they helped her down the steps.

The first was a woman with gray hair that covered one of her eyes, she was wearing a black dress and had most of her gray hair pulled into a ponytail.

The woman next to her had long pink hair that fell down her back and she was wearing a violet colored dress that covered most of her skin, but given Freya gave it to her, it still showed her curves.

Freya elegantly walked down the steps before she arrived at the second floor next to Ottar and looked over the huge crowed in her home.

"Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to have you all here for the celebration of Ottar leveling up to level 8, I hope you all enjoy your evening here, while eating, talking and dancing to your hearts content" said Freya. But as she spoke, her eyes landed on Bell when she said the word dancing and didn't leave his body till she finished. "So let the party begin!".

The band in the back started to play music, that soon started to fill the entire Familia home as people began to talk, eat, while some even began dancing.

"Well, if you all need me, I'm gonna get some of that Soma wine that Freya offered me to come here" said Loki as she spun on her heel and walked away to one of the tables.

"Astraea, have you seen Hephaestus yet? I wanted to talk to her about a couple things before I forgot" asked Hestia.

"I believe she was talking to her captain, the last time I saw her" she said.

"Bell Cranel" said a deep voice.

Bell turned and saw Ottar standing before him, looking down at him with his usual blank expression.

"Can I help you Ottar?" Asked Bell a little on edge at what he could want.

Ottar stared at him for a moment before he spoke "I heard you leveled up to 4, will you continue to grow as fast as you have been?".

Bell blinked once before speaking "yes I have.. and I will continue to grow stronger as I need to, in order to forfill my dream and protect everyone I care for and love".

He was silent for a moment as everyone in the Hestia Familia and a couple members of the Loki Familia watched and some were getting ready to intervene if needed.

"I see... I hope you do continue to grow stronger, I wish to fight the son of Alfia one day and see if you truly are worthy to be the last member of the Zeus Familia" said Ottar.

Eyes all over the entire ballroom snapped to Ottar in that very moment, with looks of nothing but pure shock.

"Ottar... wants to fight Bell?" Thought Finn as his thumb throbbed even harder at that thought.

Ais looked at Bell in amazement, she had been complimented once by Ottar who told her she is strong for her age.... but he never once showed a interest in fighting her just because he wanted to.

Bell looked at Ottar for a couple more seconds in shock, before he stood up as much as he could and locked eyes with Ottar.

"I will fight you here and now if need be, I am a member of both the Hera and Zeus Familia, but I am also a member of the Hestia Familia so I know I'm worthy to day I'm the last member of both Familias" said Bell.

Both of them stared at each other and the air became suffocating as Ottar began releasing his aura on Bell, who stood his ground even with his feet and hands shaking at his aura.

After a few more moments, Ottar stopped and let a very very rare smile appear on his lips "I cannot wait for our battle then, continue to train and get stronger Bell Cranel". He then turned to walk away, to be by Freyas side, who was talking to a god.

Bell let out a breath, he didn't know he was holding and he immediately felt someone help him up and when he looked, he saw that it was Husfreya who moved first.

"He was testing you, as you can tell.. though I've never seen him do that before... count yourself lucky Bell, but just remember, this changes everything" said Husfreya.

"What does it change?" He asked turning to look at her after he recollected himself.

"You will have to push yourself even harder now, Ottar issued you a challenge and if you truly want to honor your mother's and grandfather familias, then you will have to get stronger faster" said Husfreya.

Bell was silent before he nodded his head, he was Alfias son and he knew as her son, he has to prove he's worth calling her mom or saying he's the last member of the Zeus and Hera Familias.

"I will get stronger I promise" he said with a fire in his eyes.

"It's good that you want to get stronger, but I'd recommend you not pushing yourself to hard or you might loose something or worse die" said Riveria as she walked over to him. "I'm pretty sure that your wives and girlfriend here would be very sad if you were to die".

"Dieing isn't allowed" said Rose with narrowed eyes.

"Especially since we want to be moms" said Zidril taking a step closer.

"So until we all have kids and we are all old, your not allowed to die" said Fenrys.

Bell looked at the others for help, but all the girls were in agreement as they stared at him and Welf abandoned him to talk to Hephaestus.

"I-I'll make sure I'm careful and always come back alive" said Bell quickly hoping to calm them all down.

"Good" said Rose with a happy smile.

"It's good to see you again Bell Cranel" said a feminine voice, making Bell turn to see Freya standing before him with Ottar and Horn along with Heith by her side.

"Its a pleasure to meet you as well Lady Freya" said Bell with a respectful bow.

Freya looked him up and down and had to bite her lip and calm herself down, given how handsome he looked and It was because of that suit he was wearing, that she chose her current dress to compliment him.

"I must say that suit looks very good on you Bell" said Freya with a soft smile as her eyes locked onto his and she felt her heart skip a beat.

He was looking at her, in her eyes and showed no signs of being under her influence... this just made her want him more.

"Thank you lady Freya, both of my wives and girlfriend chose it for me and Goddess Hestia picked this cape for me" said Bell before looking her over again and blushed lightly "you look beautiful as well".

Freya had to stop the stupid grin from forming, so she instead forced a very happy smile before speaking "Bell, if you don't mind, I think I'd like my first dance to be with you".

Bell blinked a couple times before looking at everyone else, who nodded, saying it was ok.

"Very well lady Freya" said Bell as he extended his hand for her to take.

Freya felt her heart in her chest as her cheeks turned a healthy red, she then extended her hand and took Bells, immediately feeling all the calluses on his hand.

She then more then happily let him lead her to the dance floor, which was thankfully pretty vacant at the moment.

Once they arrived to the dance floor, Bell gently held her hand, while he placed his other on her lower back and looked into her violet eyes.

For Freya, she happily held his hand and placed her other hand on his upper arm.

Bell took a step forward, as she took one back and both of them then began to slowly spin together as they slowly rocked back and forth.

Freya smiled very happily as they both began to dance and it wasn't long before in her eyes, they were the only people present, to her, no one else was here now.

Bell held her one hand slightly tighter, before lifting it up and spinning her around, before bringing her back and placing his hand back on her lower back.

"I can't believe I'm finally getting to dance with my Odr!" Thought Freya in complete and utter bliss as they continued to dance and she couldn't stop smiling. "I must say, you truly are a fine dancer, also I must compliment you on souly focusing on my eyes".

"Its the polite thing to do lady Freya, plue your eyes are very beautiful to look into, and your a very good dancer as well" said Bell.

Freya felt her heart skip a beat at that and before she knew it, her eyes began to glow in nothing but sheer happiness and love as she looked up into his crimson eyes and her own eyes widened for a second.

For a brief moment, she saw his soul pulse, meaning that she has wormed her way into his heart and now it was possible to grow it to love.

The happiness she felt in this moment couldn't be put to words.. she was just to happy right now to care about anything else. She didn't even notice that almost everyone in the room was watching her dance with Bell

They continued to dance as he lifted her hand up and spun her again, before pulling her back and continued the dance through the song.

"Oh Bell... you are such a scary man, you keep making me fall for you" thought Freya as she heard the song nearing it's end.

After just a couple more moments, the song finally ended and both of them came to a stop.

"I hope you enjoyed the dance lady Freya" said Bell as he let her go and took a step back.

"It was the best dance I've ever had" she said feeling her heart race as she looked up at him and her eyes were still glowing in nothing but pure happiness. "Tell me, did you ever think of a reward I can give you?".

"I'm afraid not lady Freya, I can't think of anything you could offer me" said Bell as he looked at her.

"Shame.. I would've liked to pay you back" said Freya a bit sadly, before she decided to take a gamble again.

Freya leaned forward and gently kissed his cheek before everyone in the dance hall.

"Consider that a thanks for the best dance ever" said Freya with a blush on her cheeks as she looked at Bell.

Bells eyes were wide at that and didn't know how to respond at that moment.

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"I wasn't expecting that" said Astraea shocked that Freya would kiss Bells cheek, but as soon as she truly looked at Freyas eyes, she realized why.

She was in love with Bell... but that just raised lots of questions in Astraeas head. Why was Freya of all people ok with the fact that Bell had multiple lovers and even has a child on the way.

"What is it goddess?" Asked Ryuu having had to look away for most of Bell and Freyas dance so her beauty wouldn't trap her.

"I believe my friend Freya here is in love" said Astraea.

Looks of shock filled some people's faces, but when they looked back and saw the dance end and her kiss his cheek, while her own cheeks were as red as his eyes.

"I believe your right" said Riveria unsure how to feel right now, given it was Freya they were talking about and she was in love with her husband.

Freya then left to go attend to other things and Bell was about to leave the dance floor, when Rose, Fenrys and Zidril came out and asked for a dance, which he happily gave of them at the same time, even with it being challenging.

Riveria pouted a bit, but sighed as she decided to go talk to Ais or maybe Tiona, but once she turned around the saw Ais glaring in jealousy at Bell dancing with Rose, Fenrys and Zidril. But as she was glaring, she was stuffing her face with some Jargamakun that Freya ordered specifically for her.

"I have to go deal with a angry Ais, you all do what you wish" said Riveria walking off.

"I'd.. like to dance with Bell" said Haruhime embarrassed as she played with her Kimono.

"Oh come now Haruhime, you are extremely beautiful, im sure if you just ask once he's done, then he'd happily dance with you" said Yukime.

"M-maybe.. but I wouldn't want to intrude.." she said still sounding to embarrassed.

Yukime sighed lightly before looking up at Bell who was holding a hand each for Rose and Zidril as he happily and expertly danced with them both at the same time. Before he let go of Rose's hand and took Fenrys as he spun her back to him and spun out Zidril.

"Tell you what, I'll dance with him next, then I'll ask him to dance with you" said Yukime.

"W-what? No i couldn't" said Haruhime frantically since she didn't want to force Bell to dance with her.

"It's fine, I'm sure he'd happily dance with you" said Yukime before walking onto the dance floor seeing Bell finally finishing his dance.

"Hauuu.." Haruhime was to embarrassed to stop her since she did indeed want to dance with Bell.

"Nothing wrong with dancing with him, I want to" said Lily with a look of determination in her eyes that was burning like a raging inferno.

"I-I know.. but I don't want to force him or take time away from the others" said Haruhime.

Lily looked at her and was about to speak, when they heard someone else speak.

"Nya, your not forcing him, I'm sure Meowhite hair would happily dance with nya" said Anya as she ate some food on a plate.

"Wait? You work at the Hostess, why are you here?" Said Lily with narrowed eyes.

"I.. used to be a member of the Freya Familia and Lady Freya was nice enough to invite me here" said Anya before she showed off her dress "what ya nya think? Will Meowhite hair like it?".

It was a all red dress with a slightly shorter more open skirt that ended half way down her shins and it made her body stand out more, in a modest way.

"It's Bell, he'll find you beautiful" said Husfreya looking at Anya.

"Husfreya!" She said happily as she moved forward and pulled her into a hug, which she very quickly returned while also saving her wine from Anyas tackle hug "how are nya?".

"I'm doing very well and it's quite nice being in the Hestia Familia" she said with a small smile as she sipped on her wine.

Anya grinned massively at hearing that, she could still remember how un happy she was, but only stayed out of loyalty and her wanting Freya to be happy.

"I'm glad nya found a Familia and are happy, but ya should really come to the Hostess, it's meowsome" said Anya.

"I'll make sure I come next time, don't worry" Husfreya said before looking up and seeing Bell dance with Yukime "i do have to admit, he is a good dancer".

"Mhm, I asked him once and Meowhite hair said his mom and grandfather made sure to show him how to" said Anya.

What Bell left out was that Alfia had no idea how to dance, so she was forced to ask one of the moms in the village for help, since she'd rather die than let Zeus teach him and try and corrupt her son.

It was a very chaotic month.

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As everyone was partying and enjoying the food or music, Hedin stood at the top of the stairs, hidden a ways as he stared down at everyone in the crowed, but his eyes lingered on Riveria and Bell the longest.

He didn't move from his spot at all as he watched Bell start to dance with lots of other woman, both from the Loki Familia and his own. The thing that truly caught him off was that he even danced with Heith and Hedin swore he saw a look of jealousy in Horns eyes, but it disappeared as fast as it appeared.

He then saw Bell finally finish his dance with Astraea after he danced with Ryuu and once he was done, he turned to leave but saw Riveria slowly walking towards him.

Hedins eyes narrowed as he watched this.

Riveria got within a couple feet and gave him a soft smile before saying something he couldn't hear or make out from her mouth movements. But Bell nodded his hand and stuck out his hand.

He then saw her place her hand in his with no hesitation or anything and they immediately began to dance.

The longer he watched it, the more his anger began to brew as he saw it in Riverias eyes.

They held nothing but happiness and love in them as she danced with Bell, happy at being able to do this and it not cause suspicion.

Gritting his teeth, he turned and left the ball room heading towards his room before he walked to his desk and began to write a letter on it with haste.

After a couple moments, he sealed the letter and walked to a small cage in his room and pulled out a large brown owl with what looked like small horns on its head.

"Deliver this to Larfal Ljos Alf" said Hedin attaching the letter to the owls leg.

Clicking it's beak, it hopped to the window before jumping out and spreading its wings, flying to the Alf forest.

"You will pay Bell Cranel... even if you are my ladies beloved" he said feeling a wave of guilt, but it was quickly quashed by all his anger.

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After finally finishing dancing, Bell was by one of the tables eating something from it, when he saw someone walking towards him.

Looking at her, he could vaguely remember her from one time and how she was walking with Freya earlier.

"Um.. hello?" He said unsure what to say, since he couldn't really read the emotions in her eyes.

"Hello Bell Cranel, my name is Horn" she said flatly as she kept her emotions and anger in check.

"It's very nice to meet you Horn.. can I help you with something?" He asked her.

She was silent for a moment before speaking "Did you enjoy your dance with lady Freya?" She finally said.

Blinking once, he nodded his head "yes, she's a very good dancer and I wouldn't mind dancing with her again, if she would ever want to dance with me" said Bell.

Little did he know at that moment, Freya was in earshot and her cheeks were burning now.

"I see.." she said as her eyes narrowed a hair "I'm happy she seemed to enjoy it to, you best not sully my ladies name or image after she agreed to dance with you".

"I'd never dream of it, I was truly shocked that she did want to dance with me, but I do feel honored that she thought I could" he said.

She was silent again before speaking "and your thoughts and opinion on her?" She questioned with her eyes narrowing a hair more.

Bell was silent as he thought about that, he's heard everything about her from his Familia, friends and his mom. Lots of things he heard ended up being true, but some were flat out wrong from what he's seen.

"She... is a truly kind and beautiful goddess, I can tell she does care for her followers greatly and enjoys lots of material type things... but I also saw something else" said Bell. "I saw loneliness in her eyes as we danced".

As soon as those words left his mouth, Horns eyes widened and Freyas head turned and stared at him widely.

"I saw a hope.. no a plea for someone to help her and feel less lonely, make her not feel isolated, a want for warmth" he said as he remembered her eyes as they danced.

He saw it in her eyes, they were filled with nothing but happiness and.. love in them... but when Bell looked deeper, he saw pain and loneliness in her eyes.

"I know it's not my place, but if possible I'd like to help her, since herself and Ottar have done so much for me, that if I could, I'd like to pay it back" said Bell.

Horn was silent for a moment, before she felt a tidal wave of emotions come from Freya after Bell saying that.

"H-he... cares.." Freya whispered softly as she gently touched where her heart was and couldn't even begin to describe how she felt.

"I see... thank you for being honest with me and if something does appear, I shall ask for you help" said Horn before she left him.

Bell watched her leave before he saw Zidril walking towards him "Bell, Rose is asking for you".

Nodding his head, he followed her and found Rose sitting on one of the chairs by the wall and she looked exhausted.

"Rose? Are you ok?" Said Bell walking over to her.

"Yeah.. just tired and my feet hurt, plus... I think I felt a kick.." said Rose gently rubbing her stomach.

Bells eyes went wide as he quickly got down to a knee and placed his hand on her stomach. He felt nothing for a little, before he felt just barely felt something.

Tears of happiness welled in his eyes before he forced them down and got up to sit next to her and he immediately pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you and I love you Rose" said Bell holding her.

She smiled and her tail began to wag as all the soreness she was feeling, felt like it left her body "I love you too Bell".

"I'm not ready to be a mom yet, but I'm feeling jealous and left out" Zidril half joked.

"I'll happily start a family with you, when your ready" said Bell, making Zidril smile.

"Rose you ok?" Said Fenrys walking over to her sister.

"Yeah.. my feet just hurt and I told Bell I felt our son kick" said Rose.

Fenrys smiled happily as her tail wagged "really? Have you thought of names yet?" She said very excitedly.

Both Bell and Rose looked at each other before at her "no not yet" Rose answered sadly.

"We'll find one before he's born, don't worry" said Bell with a smile.

"I know, but I do wish we had a name for him" said Rose.

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As they were all talking, Ais was walking around looking for Bell to talk to him again, when she finally spotted him.

Before she even knew it herself, she subconsciously fixed her dress a bit before she began to talk towards him, when she stopped given what she saw.

"C-captain?" Said Tione finding Finn finally by himself "w-would you care for a dance?" She asked in one last hope for his heart.

Finn looked at her and was silent for a moment before answering "not right now Tione, I have to talk to Airmid about our next expedition" he said.

"I... understand" she said, feeling her heart finally break and her love for him dissappear. She then turned and began to walk away as she tried desperately to stop the tears from coming out.

Ais seeing this, turned to follow her.

After walking a little ways, she was on the balcony where no one was and the party was making to much noise for her to be heard, as she began to sob.

"W-why..." said Tione as fell to her knees and tears ran down her face, ruining her makeup and making her look like a mess in her own eyes.

As she began to cry harder, she felt a hand gently be placed on her shoulder.

Whipping her head, she was met with Ais who was looking at her.

"Tione... do I need to get Riveria or Tiona?" Said Ais feeling helpless, given she didn't know how to really handle this situation, but knew that Tione shouldn't be left alone.

"N-no... I'm fine" she lied as she tried to force the tears to stop "j-just something in my eye...".

"Tione...".

".......why..... why doesn't he love me..." said Tione with her head down.

Ais looked at her and didn't know what to do, so she did what her mom always did when she was really sad.

Tione was pulled into a hug as her ear was pressed above Ais's heart.

"It's ok Tione... I'm right here" she said hoping those were the right words.

More tears filled her eyes as she began to cry heavier before she hugged Ais with level 5 levels of strength and began to sob into Ais's chest.

Ais didn't move, she just held her friend and let her, let her pain out, like her mom did for her or even Riveria a couple times.

"I'm right here and I won't leave you alone until you feel better" she said as she rubbed her back as Tione continued to cry.

Neither of them noticed that Loki saw this and closed the door to the balcony so no one would hear Tiones crying.

"L-lady Astraea i-it was just a dance.." said a embarrassed Ryuu getting Lokis attention.

"Oh I know, but you looked so beautiful when you were dancing with him and your eyes were so filled with love" said Astraea with a happy smile.

Ryuu went red as she remembered being held by Bell as they danced and how they didn't break eye contact through almost all of it.

"He's a very good dancer, i haven't danced that well since I was back in heaven" said Astraea.

"Your telling me, makes me jealous and wish I actually spent more time learning" said Loki walking by.

"I'm sure you could learn now" offered Astraea.

"Nah, my Ais-puu doesn't wanna dance with me, so I don't wanna learn" said Loki as she remembered one of the times she asked and Ais flat out said no since Loki would use the chance to touch her.

Back with Bell, he was back on the dance floor with Eowyn now since she was insistent on one dance.

"I'm amazed how well you truly can dance and how your not tired from all this dancing" she said with a small smile.

"Well I was taught well and it helps being a adventurer" said Bell with a half joked as they continued the slow dance before the doors of the Familia were slammed open with a loud bang.

Every eye turned to the door to see a guild employee panting in exhaustion.

"T-the Kraken has been spotted... and the Leviathens seal has been destroyed! And it's returned!!" He Yelled into the hall.

Fear gripped everyone in the room, but the strongest of those.

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Up on a large hill was Malar who had a massive grin along his snout as he stared out into the ocean seeing the Leviathan destroy a massive shipping fleet, before it let out another roar and sunk back into the deep to hide and continue to grow.

"Hahaha to believe the seal would already be weakened this much" said Malar with his grin widening more "but now we have to reawaken the Behemoth".

"Indeed we will and don't worry, I'll have my monsters and last child do as much damage as possible in Orario so they can't stop us" said Dionysus before he looked at Dix. "How goes your plans?".

"Well, but apparently some of my men found some Vouivre that has shown some intelligence and would sell a really great price on the market for some of those freaks" said Dix.

"And Knossos?" Said Malar.

"Ahead of schedule so far, but we had to slow down given the Hermes Familia has been sniffing around" said Dix "but don't worry, we have the situation under control".

"Good, I want to cause as much chaos as I can then turn Zeus's very hope against him" said Malar as his grin widened, showing his massive fangs.

"What did Zeus do to you?" Said Dix looking at him.

"He punished my father for creating me, so I shall destroy everything he cares for" he said as he activated his Arcanum and screams of pain were heard throughout the village before them as the populace turned into Lycanthropes. "And my greatest asset is growing stronger each day and soon no one will stop me".