Chapter: Chapter 19: Serious Decision

Chapter 19: Serious Decision
“It's a great feeling to finally feel real grass under your feet again! “, Sky said happily when they were back on the road. He had been locked up somewhere for most of the week and was enjoying being out in the fresh air a lot. Teiga, on the other hand, felt pretty bad.
After Kenji`s speech it was decided by Leilani and Alex that the four should go on alone to gather information about the demons. A small group was better suited than a huge army because it was less noticeable. So Teiga still couldn't live out her dream of leading a personal army into battle.
“I feel the same way, but maybe we should have stayed in town after all. The sun is going to set soon and I don't want to sleep outside. I already miss my soft bed! “, Yuna answered. "Hm, you are right. We should really go back ... ", Kenji added, but Teiga contradicted vehemently:" No no no no no no no!No way! I've had enough of this city. Don't forget, Alex wanted to marry me! Maybe he'll try again! "
Sky replied with a laugh: “He can't. You're already married to me! "
The half-demon didn't answer, just walked on in silence.
What is she doing? Sky wondered in his mind.
`` Could have something to do with the fact that she doesn't like you ... '' said a small voice in his head (sorry, I couldn't think of anything better, that's why he has that voice now).
What do you mean by that? She didn't say anything against the wedding!
`` Yes, but do you really think she voluntarily married a demon like you? In case you haven't noticed, she hates demons! So she tries all the time to wipe them out! ``
She would never harm me ...
`` How do you want to know? She herself said: Either the demons or the people must be completely wiped out. And she doesn't want it to be the people. ''Yes, that's why she's not going to kill me right away! She has no reason to!
`` She told yourself at the time that you mean nothing to her. Why should that have changed ?! Even at the wedding, she said she hates you. What makes you think she's better than other people just because she still has some demon blood with her? ``
Get out of here! This is all a lie, Teiga is not like that! he shouted in his mind, suppressing the voice. But her words stuck in his mind.
“No, we're not going back. Not worth it anyway, it's already dark. We sleep here, ”said Teiga, pointing to a patch of meadow. Her three friends followed her suggestion and spread the blankets that Yuna had taken especially for such a moment on the floor. Teiga curled up peacefully like a cat and snuggled into the blankets (a long way from Sky).
After a while, Kenji came to her and teased her: “Why aren't you with your husband?How was that again with the wedding night ...? "
Angry, she knocked him down and then pretended to be asleep.
Wedding night, he can forget, she thought, red-faced.
`` Why then? He doesn't look that bad, so why not ...? ``
Look, that's not how it works for me! Something like that would totally change everything and he would think I would love him!
`` That's true. ''
We already had the topic, don't bring it up to me again!
`` Okay, but you also want to have your wedding night with him ... ''
Teiga just stopped answering himself and fell asleep quietly.

In the middle of the night she woke up to a scraping noise. "Oh crap," whispered Sky, who was ten meters away from her, but had turned his back on her and tripped over a stone.
"What is that going to be? “, She asked and got up. He turned to her in surprise and stared at her. "Oh, it's just you," he said, and Teiga was mutely upset about the "just".She walked slowly to him and sat down with him on the ground, a little apart from the others. “So what are you still doing out here at this hour? “, She wanted to know again and had to yawn. "I was just thinking a little ...", he replied, prompting Teiga to ask: "And about what? "
Sky thought for a moment whether he should really tell her that, then he said: "... about us ..."
Teiga winced, but didn't move away from him. She hadn't done anything else the last few days. "I see ..." was her reaction.
He went on to say, "It's just me ... I don't know what to make of all the things that have been going on here recently. "Teiga was silent for a moment, then she said:" To be honest, neither do I. It's all going too fast and too ... extreme. First your declaration of love (offended expression on Sky's face), then the wedding ... I think that's a bit exaggerated.I just want to end the fight against the demons and then continue my old life. Don't you too? "
Sky thought about it. My old life ... when she wipes out all the demons, I won't be able to live my old life at all. My friends, my family ... they're all dead. Maybe Teiga even killed some of them ... The only life I can lead now is this with the three of them. But if they want to go back to their old life, I'm just in the way. And even if they allow me to stay with them ... who knows if we will all survive the final battle against Lenya ...
“Actually, we won't see each other again at the end of this trip. Let's plan it this way for now, okay? We do not take what happens here on the trip, about wedding and everything that goes in that direction, so seriously. And after the last fight, everyone goes on with their old life, yes? That is the most straightforward. What do you think about?", She asked and Sky replied:" Um, ... yes. Yes ... that's probably the best ... "
"Well then," she replied with a smile and went back to her blanket.
Yes, he thought. Live your old, simple life as a half demon. Without me. That's okay ... if it only makes you happy ...