They had been knocking door to door from asking questions for their survey, it will be peaceful if it wasn't for Callista and Ivan bickering every ten steps they take.

"How smart, dipshit. Does that look like a fucking chicken to you?" Callista said with a glare "Will they sell it if it wasn't?" Ivan glared back as they bickered in front of a food stand.

"Geez, what's the problem with the both of them? Ivan was afraid of her just a month ago and now he's bickering with her every chance he gets" Anastasia sighed while looking at the two of them.

"Shall I stop them?" Denovan asked so Anastasia nodded "We need to hurry" she said so Denovan approached the two and pulled away Ivan from the back of his collar.

"What the!? Let go of me, Denovan! I need to give this woman a lesson!" Ivan exclaimed while trying to strangle Callista "You weak asshole" she laughed with a teasing smirk making Ivan more pissed off.

But before they could start a brawl in the Vyrasha Capital, Denovan had already pulled Ivan away from Callista and shoved him beside Anastasia while Ignis circled his arm around Callista's shoulder and pulled her away without saying a word, and walked in front of a tree.

"Okay, calm down you two" Anastasia said as they glared at each other before turning to Ignis and Denovan.

"How about we take a break first for their heads to cool down?" she suggested so the two silently nodded and pulled the two in different directions.

Anastasia looked back to see Ignis pulling Callista by the arm in the opposite direction and by how their mouth opened and closed, she's sure that Callista was complaining while Ignis tried to calm her down.

She then turned to Ivan who continued talking bad about Callista "Who does she think she is? Maybe she's forgetting that I'm the son of the Grand Mage!" he exclaimed and puffed his chest making Denovan smile.

"You say that but your relationship says the opposite thing" he said so Ivan glared at him "And what do you mean by that?" he asked and raised his brow like Denovan was speaking nonsense.

"You might not notice it but although the both of you fight a lot, heck it's not even a lot, it's every time! But you're the closest to her when it comes to the three of us" Anastasia said making Ivan cross his arms and scoff.

This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it

"Stop talking nonsense" he said and turned his head away from them as the two looked at each other before smiling "But you're the first one who knew about Callista's plan though" Denovan whispered as Anastasia jokingly elbowed him with a chuckle.

While Callista quickly calmed down when she realized that Ignis was currently holding her wrist.

'Ivan, you lucky bastard! I might have killed you if Ignis wasn't holding me like this right now' She thought.

"Let's look over there" she was sent back to reality when Ignis spoke and pulled her inside a store.

Callista then realized that he took her to a jewelry shop "What are you buying?" she asked while looking around but then realized something "Who is it for?" she asked again and forced a smile.

'Who the hell is the person Ignis buying jewelry for?' Evil thoughts began filling her head and already planned on getting rid of her.

"Would I pull you here if it wasn't you?" a blush crept her cheeks as she stared up at Ignis with loving eyes while he searched for a piece of jewelry.

"Can I have a look at that?" he asked the man behind the counter as Callista eagerly waited but then something caught her attention in the jewelry that was displayed.

It was two pairs of cufflinks with a pretty purple color in a dark shade that somehow reminds her of Ignis's eyes.

It was a basic etiquette and tradition in the Empire that if you give a man cufflinks or a handkerchief you embroider yourself is a sign for showing your interest or love for that person.

Just thinking about it is already making Callista smile "Do you see anything you like?" she was sent back to reality when Ignis spoke.

"Yeah, these cufflinks are pretty" she said and pointed at the jewelry "Oh.." he exclaimed and searched for anything that caught his eye.

'Cufflinks? Didn't she hate the Headmaster or did she do something wrong that's why she's thinking of giving him a gift?' Ignis thought.

He was still replaying the words Callista said in her head when something caught his attention.

"Can I take a look at that?" he asked and pointed at the object as the man assisting them took it and handed it to him. He opened it and a mirror greeted them and a small brush and make-up, a pocket-sized lipstick.

"Callista" he called and Callista turned back to him "Hm?" she innocently blinked but was flabbergasted when he put her chin up with his fingers.

She was busy staring at his eyes that she didn't notice that Ignis patted the small foam brush into the rosy pink surface before applying it to her lips.

Only then did Callista finally realized what he was doing as a blush slowly made its way to her cheeks.

"S-Sir, you can't use that if you're not buying it" their little moment was ruined when the man spoke as both of them glared at him.

"Who says I'm not buying it?" Ignis asked and clicked his tongue before turning back to Callista "It looks pretty on you" he said and handed her the object before taking his wallet.

"How much is it?" he asked as Callista's complete attention was on the object in her hand. She knows that this will forever be in her memories.

'Will that be enough to appease her?' Ignis wondered.