#weirdprompts

"I'll have you know that I have a masters degree in making people cry"

he said as he swung around to face her.

She was stubborn and would not leave him alone. "Well then," she began. "I suppose I should consider myself quite lucky that it is not a doctorate degree" She looked to his face, hoping for some sort of a reaction. If he had been surprised by her reply, his expression showed no evidence of it. Instead, he smiled.

"I suppose you are right. Though I would not stick around me if I were you, darling. Only a lunatic would tie themselves to someone as repulsive and disliked as myself." She never quite understood why he always described himself as such, but either way, she loved his presence and his recklessness and she longed to be a part of it, and so she knew that asking him personal questions like that would only make him push her away.

"I am quite offended," she turned away from him and began to walk down the narrow dirt road "that you would consider me anything less than a lunatic."

He had rushed to catch up with her in order to walk alongside her and at this, he let out a chuckle. It was uncharacteristic of him to laugh so easily, but she was happy she got to hear it regardless.

He stopped laughing and gave her the most serious look he could muster. "You do realise what that means, Elizabeth. For you to join me would be to put you in grave danger."

She paused to think for a moment.

"If by " grave danger" you mean "exciting adventures", then yes, I know exactly what that means."

He smirked at her and replied "Well answered. I think I might grow to like you Elizabeth." His expression changed slightly, only for a split second, but she noticed it.

He looked pensive, as if he were deep in thought. "You hesitated."

"What?"

"You hesitated, Elizabeth. Why is that?" His tone didnt hint at anything besides genuine curiosity. She smiled at him.

"I did not hesitate, I was just thinking. Surely I am allowed to think of how I reply to things?"

"Perhaps, but if you have to think about it, then you are not all that interesting."

Elizabeth made a face at this. "You cannot be serious. If I were to not think at all, then I would be quite boring, don't you think?"

"Perhaps." He replied, trying hard to hide the grin on his face to no avail.

They stopped walking. He turned to face her and tucked a stray lock of her dark hair behind her ear. Elizabeth blushed at this but he did not seem to notice. His golden brown eyes sparkled under the moonlight.

"Elizabeth. Will you do me the honor of accompanying me on my journeys? Will you do me the honor of participating in many a dangerous and exciting adventure? I know it is too much to ask but-"

She cut him off abruptly. "Alexander. I will accompany you to wherever it is you wish to go and help you with whatever challenges you wish to take on."

He seemed stricken by this for a second but quickly regained his composure. He smirked mischievously at her.