Elena; Queen of Ardorarias

Part 20; The Answers I've Been Looking For

"Rave, he's calling!"

The manager's hysterical shout as Rias members were descending from the stage, making the members stare at Rave. The confused rave was immediately aware of the intent of the manager's words. He jumped five steps at a time and immediately ran after the manager.

"Where?" ask Rave quickly.

"In the training room. Your phone is in—

Not yet had the manager finish his speech, Rave had disappeared from the front of the manager. Many of the staff were almost hit by Rave because he ran as fast as he could without caring anything. He just wanted to get to his training room right now.

He slowly opened the training room door and walked towards the sofa of the room. His black cell phone was on the table. Soon he grabbed the black phone and taped it to his right ear.

She took a deep breath before saying the one name she missed so much this week, "Elena.."

"...Raves,"

Silent. After mentioning each of the names, no chatter came out. The two of them were silent and listening to each other's breath. It was as if they were hugging each other and calming each other down, with no words at all.

It sounded very clear if Elena was holding her cry across the phone. Even though Rave knew the girl was trying to cover up, Rave could still feel her. Not wanting Elena to feel the tightness if it continued to cover up her pain, Rave let the girl down for a while. He slowly sat down on the couch in the training room, with his cell phone stuck to his right ear.

"Rave, are you still there?" elena said after a busy moment of her own.

"Yes,"

"Did I interrupt your rest? You just finished performing, right?"

Rave shook his head quickly, "No. Elena, you're not bothering me at all."

The mood was silent again. Rave thought too much he wanted to say, but he could not ask anything. He was disappointed, but he could not hurt the girl. Rave is the definition of a man who loves his girl sincerely, and perhaps a little foolishly.

"Yes,"

"Yes,"

Rave took a deep breath so Elena felt her heartbeat beating faster. Unlike Rave who had too many questions he wanted to ask Elena, Elena had a lot of things she wanted to explain to Rave, but not a single word she could take out. Hearing Rave take a deep breath made him slightly agitated.

"Elena, may I be the only other person to call your name without calling 'Daughter', Elena?"

"Rave,"

Elena's cry instantly broke out after hearing the remark from Rave just now. She tried to hold back her tears as best she could, but her tears this time could not be contained. Sadness, anger and longing mixed into one.

Rave who heard Elena's cry break was also involuntarily crying in silence. He misses that girl very much. He knew how Elena felt holding this all by herself. He knew very well the nature of Elena, and Rave was sure the girl must be depressed alone.

"You're no one else, Rave. You are no one else to me." Elena replied slightly stammered.

"Really, Elena? You still think of me as the old Rave?"

"Yes. The past and present raves make no difference. I. I still love you, Rave."

The two cry together again. They are angry at the current situation. If only they could meet even if only for a short time, they would have blown it all away.

"Yes,"

"Yes,"

"Elene. I have always liked your name. Your name is so beautiful. Your face is no less beautiful. But there's something I like better than that, Elena. You know what that is?"

Elena shook her head, "No,"

"Keep your heart" Rave wiped the tears on his cheek that started to cause itching, "I'm sorry for understanding everything just now, Elena. I'm disappointed, really. But on the other hand I feel useless. You've been holding everything by yourself."

"Rave, I'm sorry. I honestly didn't mean to disappoint you. And hiding all this from you made me burdened a long time ago. I'm sorry, Rave. I'm sorry I couldn't be honest with you."

"No, Elena. You're not wrong. Don't blame yourself like that. You have been fighting alone all this time. I'm the one who should apologize to you." Rave paused for a moment, "I should be able to help you, I can give you some encouragement. But I'm actually useless. Really, what kind of lover am I."

"Rave, you've been helping me a lot all this time. You always strengthen me when you don't know what makes me weak. I'm grateful that you've never forced me to tell you everything. So that I can carry out my duties, live out my promises."

"Rave, I'm really apologizing to you. If we have time, I'll tell you everything. Everything I've wanted to tell you about before."

"I will always wait for that day, Elena. I'll wait for you."

"Rave, I'm really lucky to meet you."

Suddenly I heard a knock on the door from across the phone. Someone came and approached Elena as if instructing something.

"Did something happen, Elena?"

Somewhat long ago Elena just replied, "Rave, there's a lot I want to tell you, but I'm sorry, I have to turn off the phone call from you immediately. I'll call you back soon. Take care of your health, Rave. I miss you."

Instantly the phone call was cut off unilaterally, making Rave agitated alone. His mind was on all sorts of questions and possibilities of what happened to Elena. But he tried to shake it all off. She's sure Elena will be fine. He just had to wait, like before he was waiting for a phone call from Elena.

Put the phone back on the table. He rubbed both of his palms roughly on the face. Repeatedly he tried to take a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to make himself calm again.

"Rave?"

The knocking of the door caught Rave's attention, he saw who someone was behind the door, and clearly Ian's head was popping into the training room.

"You're done?"

"Yes,"

"Early dinner and rest."

"Have you had dinner?" tanya Rave who suddenly came back sounded a little cheerful.

Ian who felt the change since yesterday immediately smiled happily, "Yes, we just finished dinner. Have dinner and get some rest. I go to the room first."

"Yes, I'll catch up."

After Ian's departure, Rave took back his cell phone. He quickly typed in a message for Elena and immediately sent it. He got up and went to the dining room.

> You should also make sure to take care of your health, Elena. Eat a lot and do not get sick. We'll meet soon enough. I missed you too.

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