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To meet up with friends, closed ones, and other people of similar relationship after such a tragic event was a big relief for the young Sylvaine. This day was no different. Once more, in order to relax after such a difficult war, the girl would proceed to make her way over to the gardens of the capital. She was able to notice that the atmosphere wasn't the best, seeing as many people were lost, especially familiars of those who looked to be in low spirits the most. It obviously saddened Liana. When she came, it was a very active and joyful city, now it became something more gloomy. It was to be expected, anyway.

It didn't take her long to reach her desired destination. And it also didn't take her long for her to spot a familar face. Or well, not a face since she could only see a back. Either way, that was enough for her to quickly figure out who it was as she almost instantly began to sprint in that person's direction, a wide smile quickly growing across her features.

Alisa, it was.

Probably much to her surprise, Liana would offer her a huggle of sorts, arms extending to coil around the older woman's waist as her entire front rested against the back of the female Vollan, one side of her head leaning gently on her teacher's upper back.

"Alisa... I was so worried..." She mumbled, her eyes closing in time before any tear dared to roll out.

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The young Sylvaine ends up giggling a few times at her teacher's words, positioning herself much more comfortably into the embrace as it was offered back to her twice as hard. As her blonde hair would be pet, she'd only lower her head down a tad in pleasure towards the delivered affection, a blush merely rounding her cheeks at how much joy was building up after being able to reunite with the older woman. Not even a single complaint came from the elf as the embrace grew tighter and tighter thanks to Alisa's actions. Matter of fact, it only made Liana the happier. To know that her teacher also felt the same.

"Mmmm... You feel so warm, Ali..."

Due to how close they are to each other now, Liana is finally able to call the female Vollan by a nickname, a shortened version of her real name. It just showed how much she adored Alisa.

Her head would have also most likely dug further into the woman's soft and gigantic chest, only to intensify the blush rounding her cheeks. Due to them being in public, probably with people passing by, the young Sylvaine avoided doing anything lewder like nuzzling her head against her teacher's chest. Now that would turn weird to other people.

Eventually, the hug would break and she'd be led away towards a bench, lowering down to the seat besides Alisa. The girl would lean back and assume a relaxed stance, glancing up at the female Vollan and listening to her words, eventually shifting her attention up at the most likely cloudy skies, seemingly pondering.

"Hmm... How should I start..." The elf hums for a few more seconds, before ultimately beginning to tell about her experience. "I have to admit... I feel like I am not prepared for something like that yet. If not for the people that fought alongside me, if not for the people that I met and had the honor to battle with, I don't know if I would have been able to walk out of the war without at least losing something." She mumbles, her attention brought down whilst she continues. "If I recall correctly, the three that fought alongside me were all actually Rune Knights. Tsuru, Akira and Asura." As she introduces them, those emerald orbs of hers return to fixate up on the older woman. "If not for them, I think I'd get my butt whooped." Liana giggles a couple more times at the end.

Her arms extend out as she appeared to be finished, smiling whilst she'd aim to wrap them around the woman's nearest arm. Ultimately, she'd lean her head in to rest one side against that same arm, closing her eyes for a moment and humming in satisfaction.

"But especially if not for you. For everything you taught me so far. The spells you taught me proved really useful. And I'm very thankful for that, Ali. I really am. So..."

And then, not in a sneaky manner, yet slow, she'd lean her head up even more until it would stop right by the side of Alisa's face. With her eyes still closed, her lips pucker out and she advances forth to plant a single, lasting smooch on the female Vollan's cheek.

When that was done, her eyes would open once more and they'd glue on Alisa's own, before she completed her sentence.

"... Thank you very much. Thank you for being a teacher, for being a friend, but most importantly... For being who you are."

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Liana closed her eyes for that moment when affection would be returned, those two soft and warm kisses delivered to her forehead by none other than her teacher, and the comforting embrace that they both shared. The elf felt like the safest person in the world. As long as the female Vollan was around, as long as they were this close to one another, then the young Sylvaine couldn't think of anyone that could even dare to harm her. But that wasn't the only thing she felt.

Her heart beat. It beat faster than it normally would. She could only faintly remember what happened after the Halloween night they shared together, but even so, this still happened. Liana never felt true passion, though, if she did, she would immediately realize what she was feeling. Perhaps not a heavy sense of passion, yet surely a growing one.

As they sat there together, almost looking like a couple, an individual eventually approached, seemingly carrying what appeared to be a box of icy meals. She blinked as she heard the halting of steps, leaning away from the embrace, though not intending to release from it. Looking up, she'd set her sights on the man's face as he appeared to be smiling.

"I apologize for interrupting, but would you sweet ladies like some ice cream?" He asks as he'd set down the box.

A brief glance was offered back up at Alisa, a slight tilt of her head made as she smiled. "Do you want some?" Liana questions, eagerly awaiting the older woman's response.

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The elf smiled and nodded as her teacher had made her own order. Now it appeared it was time for hers. It didn't actually take her much time to think, eventually responding to the salesman about her order. "I'll get the same thing. Chocolate, it is." Liana states, giggling once as her gaze reverts to the female Vollan's for a moment.

"Alright... Here you go!" The man chimes as he extends out two cones of chocolate ice cream for each, the young Sylvaine taking hers and even taking Alisa's own only to offer it to her from her own hand. "That'll be two-hundred jewels, please." She wouldn't hesitate to draw out her own wallet and take out two bills of a hundred jewels. "It's on me, Ali." And as she said such, she would extend them out to the salesman, who thanked them with a nod and a smile before scooping up his box and proceeding to walk off into the distance.

Liana would ultimately bring the top of the ice cream over to her lips, sticking her tongue out and lapping the chocolate the first time. "Mmm... Not bad." She hums in pleasure, looking back over at the older woman and gauging her reaction, observing her take her own first taste, whether it be in the form of a lick or even a bold suckle.

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Of course, the girl expected her act of kindness, but also of gaiety towards paying for both ice creams to be noted by Alisa and received in quite the surprising and moody way. Thankfully, the latter wasn't at all towards the negative, more so that Liana probably pressured the older woman to pay for her next time, to owe to her. That wasn't clearly her intention and that wasn't exactly how she portrayed her teacher's reaction towards such. More so as a way to return the playful act with one of her own.

"Sure, sure~!"

Liana responds in a lively tone and expression, lowering her head down a little and half-shutting her eyes whilst she smiled pleasantly, immensely appreciating more of the affection coming from the female Vollan.

It wasn't hard to notice something was in the mind of her teacher though. In deep thought she appeared to be when looking up at the sky and holding the offered ice cream. The young Sylvaine decided not to intrude in most likely personal matters, her eyes widening a tad and a slightly stronger blush rounding her cheeks at the sight of Alisa's first taste. The lick, the suckle, the whole humming and then the part of her lips from the top of the cone. It was naturally and instinctively seducing Liana, even if that was obviously not the older woman's objective.

The look that Alisa ended up seeing on her face, while it looked like she was pleased with something, wasn't exactly the one her teacher thought it was. Gladly, it snapped her back to reality before any suspicions would be made, a gentle smile quickly protruding across her features. "Mhm! It's great, isn't it?" She asks with a nod, tilting her head to the side slightly and only to disguise even more her blush, her lips would part and widen, ultimately shaping up a big and bright grin.

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Her disguise didn't appear to work just like she expected. Then again, in the end, the young Sylvaine realized it was obviously a hard thing to do, seeing how experienced Alisa probably is at dealing with lots and lots of different kinds of people. Barely anything must go through her. At being busted in the spot, Liana proceeds to look to the side, nervously and embarrassedly so, especially as the older woman started to lean closer and closer, the soft feeling of Alisa's chest squeezing up against her arm only making things even worse, making her blush intensify more.

"I... I w-wasn't looking anywhere in specific..." The elf mumbles, biting her lower lip. Sadly she couldn't even keep a straight face at that, blatantly lying and continuing to look away in a futile attempt to pretend that she wasn't actually having lewd thoughts during that moment.

Luckily the subject would be changed, which allowed her to eventually glance back over to her teacher. It took her a few seconds, of course, wanting to make sure the blush had at least disappeared a little and that she was ultimately able to feel at ease.

"Um... A little, I guess. I haven't learned anything new from my magic, I've just been mostly working on my physical abilities."

Liana responds, one palm resting on one of her clothed legs, the other led up below her lips so that she could take another long lick of the cream, followed by a soft suckle, making sure not to keep her eyes still glued on Alisa's own as to avoid another embarrassment.

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How was the elf able to resist such teasing? The young Sylvaine wasn't. If only she didn't believe it was still way too soon and not exactly the right moment, Liana would most likely have already been nuzzling against something in specific. That something in specific should be obvious, right? Especially for someone like the older woman.

Once she was tapped on the nose and petted on the cheek, her blush would only grow more intense, especially since she was caught in her own lies. She couldn't help but roll her eyes away, casually licking and suckling on the same chocolate ice cream. Luckily the subject didn't take long to be changed as Liana was asked about her training. Of course, she wasn't going to tell a lie when it came to questions like those. Gladly Alisa agreed that training one's body is as important as training one's magic.

"Mhm...!"

The elf chimed in light joy towards the words of the female Vollan.

It wouldn't take long for her ice cream to be finished, in the end she'd munch down on the cone and then lick and suck on her fingers in the end, those that could have possibly been coated in some of the cold cream. Ultimately, the girl glances back up at Alisa, noticing the look that she offered and the way she turned her body further in her direction. A hand would raise and her fingers would scratch at her cheek as she felt embarrassed once more, looking away.

"... Why... Why do you keep staring at me like that? It's... It's making me a bit nervous..." She admits, her heart beating strangely once more. What was that all about, anyway? Why did she feel like that whenever she's near Alisa? Perhaps it's about time she finds out.

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Well, that much was obvious. Of course her teacher wanted to know more about her own student. That appeared to be the reason as to why she was being stared at so much. Or at least part of it, as the other much smaller part appeared to come from the fact that the older woman found the blush a great addition to a cuter elf like Liana. Sadly that only made the young Sylvaine even more embarrassed by such compliments.

Either way, in the end, she'd lean closer to Alisa, attempting to move her head and a bit of her torso right below her closest arm while extending out her own to wrap around the Vollan's waist, ultimately resting one side of her head against her shoulder. She closed her eyes and sighed in relief as well as in relaxation. Her body instantly felt warm the moment she got that close to her teacher and it made her realize something.

"You know... There's something about you that makes me feel happy. At first I thought it was just my fetish for big chests like yours or because you are so strong that I feel like I'm the safest person in the world. But... I know there's something else..."

She spoke, nuzzling her head a few times against the same shoulder and then opening her eyes, yet only to stare forth into the distance. "... Yet... I'm not sure what it is. It might be because I'm growing more and more fond of you. When I met you, there was nothing at all like that. Not even lust. Only when Esperia started mentioning and trying to do all those lewd things that I realized how attractive you were and I instantly glued to your body." The elf admitted, only to add brief moments afterwards. "The moment I started knowing more about you, hanging out more with you. When I started to know more or less the kind of personality that you have, ever since that moment, my heart just starts beating like crazy." And it still was, especially right now.

Finally, from below whilst continuing to offer the same embrace, her head would lean up and her eyes would meet Alisa's with a strong will to find out what exactly she felt. About why her heart started beating in a manner it never did before. It was something she couldn't live without knowing.

"Since you have so much experience in life and everything... Would you be able to tell me what it is that I'm feeling? Is it passion? Or just admiration? Or something else entirely?"

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Only she can find the answer to such a question.

It was difficult hearing that, especially coming from the one that's the trigger to all those new and mysterious feelings the elf started having. Even with all the affection, even with how tight the embrace was being kept, even with the kiss on her forehead, even with the caresses of her hair, even with the squishy feeling of the older woman's chest, Liana was still a bit saddened by such a response. By such a letdown. She wasn't entirely faulting Alisa for this, only that she felt gloomy due to her inability to find out truly what those fast and strong heart beats mean.

Her arms are maintained around her teacher's waist, her head lowering down and the side of it once more resting against the nearest shoulder. Then, she closes her eyes, sighing faintly and pondering to herself for a moment. "If only I knew more... If only I knew more about human feelings, I would be able to know what it is that I feel..." Liana mumbled, most likely not intended to be heard by the female Vollan. Either way, whether she realized she said that aloud or not, she probably wouldn't be bothered. Not like it was much of a big issue for Alisa to hear, anyway, was it?

Then, she got a sudden idea.

The young Sylvaine slowly moved away from the embrace if she could, removing her arms from around the older woman's waist and now facing her more directly, staring up in those crimson orbs of hers. "Hey, Alisa..." She calls out to her, awaiting her attention before proceeding to add. "... Would you let me try something?" Liana asked and once a 'go ahead' was given, she'd ultimately reveal her plan.

"Can I kiss you? On the lips?"

She asked with no apparent hesitation. What exactly were her intentions? Was it lust? No, it didn't really look like it. Was it passion? Neither was it that. Surely mere curiosity, she was curious to find out if her feelings were because she actually fell in love with Alisa. The same way Esperia fell in love with her. Since she was drunk the other night, she wasn't completely being herself. Thus, she's now sober and may truly figure out if what she's feeling is infatuation towards her teacher.

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It would finally happen then. It was not the first time she has ever kissed someone in the lips. Matter of fact, the person standing right in front of her was her first. But there was also a second. Surprisingly Esperia herself. Though, the 'finally' comes from the fact that the girl is able to be completely sober and affected by nothing else but curiosity, all the while having the chance to engage in a kissing session with Alisa.

No more words were muttered, her arms merely return to wrap around the older woman's waist, gently so, creating a full embrace this time. As the female Vollan hovered closer and their lips were about to touch each other, even with just a tiny bit of hesitation, Liana eventually advances and proceeds to slowly close her eyes, fully shut, her own plush sensory organ hoping to ultimately press strongly against her teacher's.

The lock was made.

She kept it like that for at least a good couple of seconds, even going as far as tilting her head to the side and attempting to seek entrance with her tongue into Alisa's mouth to find hers. A french kiss was tried, to be more specific. And in case that was a possibility, the kiss would have been kept, at least by Liana's wishes, for a few more seconds. She appeared to enjoy it and proof of that was made by their chests clashing against each other, only for the older woman to be able to feel the young Sylvaine's heart beating much, much faster than before, carrying almost unreal force behind it. If one still had a doubt about what Liana truly felt, then that doubt is no longer present and it has certainly turned into an answer.

The elf would volunteer to be the one gently and slowly pulling away from the kiss if Alisa didn't end up doing so. The embrace is still there and now her face lifts up so that those emerald orbs of hers could lock themselves upon and into the female Vollan's own.

"I think I have finally realized what it is... It can't be lust. My heart... I felt it beating a million times faster than before. It's something else way more special than lust. I... I think..." Liana begins to explain, gulping faintly as she halted for a second, before adding in while she offered a much more determined stare up at her teacher. "... I think I have a crush on you... Just like Esperia once had for me..." The late teenager admits, yet once as she does such, she stares down, suddenly not finding much hope in her confession.

"But... I know that you won't accept me... We don't even know each other for that long and... You are my teacher..."

She knew the same was going to happen as to when Esperia confessed to her for the first time. This time, she was going to be living under her best friend's skin, rejected for the first time.

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It was vague, therefore it was also puzzling, a response that the young Sylvaine couldn't entirely understand. She made her confession, yet, at the same time, it appeared the older woman's answer to such wasn't a 'yes', but it wasn't a 'no' either. Though, after just a few seconds of thinking, Liana came to understand that Alisa obviously couldn't give her exactly what she had originally asked. For the female Vollan to become a lover. It's true that the elf has grown a bit polyamorous after her last time with Esperia, seemingly having no qualms about sexually interacting with more than one person, especially with those that are either already taken or have no intentions of engaging in a romantic relationship.

"I see... So..." Liana mumbles, those emerald orbs of hers now fixated down as her head lowers a tad. Her arms are kept around Alisa's waist in the same kind of embrace. "... You can only return the affection as a teacher and as a friend. Is that it?" The girl asks, already expecting the kind of answer she was going to be given, so much that she probably didn't even allow the older woman to respond to it. Her head lifts up after she added such inquiry, her gaze locked back on her teacher's crimson own. "That's fine. I don't mind that you can't be attached to me in the same way I am to you. But... Even though I barely remember most of it, I still miss that night we spent together during Halloween." Liana states, her arms now slowly pulling back as she attempts to take Alisa's hands in her own, gently grasping them.

"Do you think... We could repeat it? Today?" She gulps faintly. It was hard to ask, since she feared a 'no', thus why she added afterwards. "I feel like... Now that we are sober and everything... That it might feel better..." The elf finishes, now desperately awaiting a response.

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So much affection. It was almost irresistible.

And the more kisses, the more caresses, the more pats on the head her teacher gave her, the more the young Sylvaine felt happy to be with the older woman. She couldn't ask for more now, could she? The only other thing that she strongly desired from the female Vollan was for them to repeat what they did during the past night of Halloween. Liana didn't appear to be at all saddened or disappointed about the sneaky rejection, one that, from Alisa's own words, appeared to be solely temporary. It wasn't a 'no', but it wasn't a 'yes' either. At least she should be satisfied that she was actually offered a response to her feelings.

Minutes forward, an answer had been given to the elf's request of repeating such a night. While her intention was for them to do it straight away, the tease about a dinner also appeared to sound interesting to Liana. Though, she ended up aware that it was only one of their choices, for them to learn even more about each other.

"I'd love to take you out to dinner! That'd be fun!"

The young Sylvaine giggled at the end, leaning back in, her own hands still grasping Alisa's as she ends up shoving her face against the humongous chest of her teacher, playfully nuzzling onto it. As she did such, she'd add in a mumble. "But did you have anything else in mind...?!"

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