Serious: This is a robbery!(Open for Lost and Youri)

Ben, although seemingly casually strolling through the village seemed tense. He looked around a lot, and his dark brown hair got into a mess because he kept rubbing through it out of nervousness. Sweat drops were rolling down his white skin as they dripped onto the ground, almost making a sissing sound as it hit the road. His destination was clear, yet his goal was not. It was a hot day and a lot of people were walking around in summer clothing, however not Ben. Ben was walking around with what was a jacket, but seemed more like a coat since it was way too big for him. It had a old kind of fashion sense, but it was no no way damaged.

Sooner rather then later Ben saw his destination, a familly cafe, his usual spot. He walked towards the main dining hall and sat down at his regular spot. Ben grabbed within his jacket, outside of sight, and created a small zone; In which he created a book the size of a small notebook. He opened it and began to hastily look around, comparing people with description, seeking a irregularity. Luckily, everything seemed to be as usual. After one final rub through his hair he tried to relax. Having put his backpack next to his seat earlier he nervously grabbed the top of it. It seemed as if he was waiting for something, or in his case rather someone. He had never really seen the one he was waiting for, but he would be sure to know once he saw her. Ben was about to do something he would have never imagined, but this was the only way..

That day people had been absent at the family café, mostly due to sickness. So apart from the usual cooking, Ada also had to be the waitress. Her parents and her started working really early in the morning so they could get around with baking most of the things that could be done beforehand, and she fixed her maid uniform. The family café was known for having cute maids, and Ada would be no exception. She combed her hair with her fingers while staring at her reflection on the mirror. She smiled softly, playing with the ends of her hair, curling it with her fingers. Ada played with the hem of the skirt while trying to think about what she would do once work was finished. Maybe she could go home and read a book. Smiling to herself once again, Ada left the changing room and headed towards the kitchen, she could see people coming in already, looking for refreshing desserts that would help them feel better.

Ada herself was feeling quite hot and she fanned herself, the fans were on and it would not be as hot as outside, but it was still pretty hot. Once she entered the kitchen she was welcomed with a wave of warm air, which made her feel suffocated. However, she just smiled and continued making her way towards the desserts, looking at the orders and getting as many as she could to deliver them. Ada then went to the tables and smiled kindly at the customers, giving each of them their orders.

Ben was intending to keep looking at his surroundings but without realizing found himself to have his attention on his book again. He created several more from beneath his jacket and had now several books, both big and large, scattered across the table. One of which was his all time favorite. It was one carefully create out of times he was capable of getting Ada within his zone without anyone noticing, for anyone would be alerted if they would notice such strange field enveloping them. He read it for the 4th time already, and it had grown quite big as it was a book that had been added onto for years... And even then, any book about a person would be big as it depicted their entire life to that point.

As soon as the one he admired so much came to get his order he was too distracted reading about it to actually notice her, Without really listening to her asking it he simply said ''One cup of earl grey please''. It was kind of rude because Ben didn't even look at her whilst ordering, and with this weather.. it was completely out of season to actually order that kind of tea, if they even had it in stock this time of the year. Ben seemed to have forgotten why he was there in the first place. He was ironically reading about the part where Ada just loved to make and taste dessert, and he enjoyed it quite a lot.

The next customer was reading a book when Ada came over. Her eyebrow lifted softly as she noticed that he wasn't paying any attention to her, which was new. She continued smiling as he said his order, never taking his eyes off the book he was reading. Earl Grey, it was a rather peculiar order considering the season, the weather. She wasn't bothered by him not glancing at her, not even once, quite the opposite, it was... refreshing, not having all of the attention on herself. "Sure thing, give me a second" she whispered, trying to not bother the man's reading as much. She left and got the tea, besides the other orders she had taken, and went back to the room where the customers were.

She giggled and talked briefly with each customer, who were all really nice to her. Then, after some minutes, she reached the customer with the book. She slightly wondered what book he was reading, it seemed really interesting, if he couldn't take his eyes off it. "Here's your order" Ada said softly, placing the cup of tea on the table. "Is that book interesting?" she asked with a kind, polite smile, trying to make small conversation with the customer, like with every other.

Ben was engulfed in the information he had gained throughout the years, all through hard labor for he had to keep his powers hidden while taking the information. He was switching from Ada's story to that of a merchant and back again, some stories came together like a nicely knitted sweater, some stayed as far apart as possible. Hearing a voice repeatedly talking Ben began to wonder.. He hadn't heard it before yet it sounded familiar. Quickly going a few pages back in one of his books he read a paragraph, quickly letting his eyes glide over it. His quick reading was stopped by the dull sound of the earthwork cup touching the wooden table. Slightly in shock Ben looked up, and there she was, as described by the book he made about her. Considering he never got a close look at her for it felt way too awkward to stare this was the closest he had ever been to her.

''Er, uhm, excuse me Ada-'' Ben kind of mumbled. ''C-could you c-come with me somewhere?''. It was a strange, and it felt like many details had been intentionally left out, however Ben himself didn't look threatening at all. His voice stuttering Ben began to think to himself. - What am I even doing here, there is no way she can go with me..But I can't stay..and I can't go without her either..that smile, that face, not to mention the kind personality.. Maybe I have to resort to this after all..-

Ada tilted her head to the side softly and smiled sadly. She kind of wanted to go with this stranger, he seemed really nice and not threatening at all, besides he was stuttering and mumbling, showing that he was possibly really nervous about asking her to go elsewhere, which was adorable. But there was a shortage of workers today in the Café, so going somewhere else wasn't really an option. She would have, though, a small break in some moments, so maybe she could go instead of eating her lunch. Ada looked around with her eyes, trying to not make it too obvious, she was staying too long with this customer, and she didn't want the others to be jealous and hate him. He seemed like a nice person. He knew her name, which surprised her, but then again, everyone did. She was the most known girl in town, somehow.

"We're kind of low on workers today, but I'll be free for some minutes in a while..." she offered with a gentle tone, hoping she wouldn't upset the customer. She didn't want to hurt anyone, even if that meant that she would have to not eat lunch, and probably get a scolding from her parents.

After hearing those words Ben suddenly became a lot tense, after all he didn't have to resort to 'that'. ''S-sure..That'd be fine..''. Wanting to close on of his books his nervousness got the best of him though. When his hand almost touched the book the book suddenly seemed to disappear in a cloud of quickly disappearing smoke. Rubbing the back of his head Ben was looking down at the table. He hoped Ada was already with another costumer for if she might have seen that he could have blew it all. Trying to discharge some of the tension he just created in his own mind Ben grabbed towards his cup of earl grey and took a sip. There was, for the standards of tea, quite some sugar in it. But that was exactly the way Ben liked it, and he expected it to be so for he had read that Ada is in love with everything which is sweet.

Still, Ben's most difficult task was not done here yet. In the end it all came down what happened after this, and once again that might involve the content of the backpack he carried with him. Stroking his hair, trying to comb it to the left Ben tried to think how to tell it to her in the best manner. Looking at how she works here she seems pretty content with her life, even more so, is it alright for him to ask her to leave that.. But this wasn't the time to second guess his actions, he had chosen a path and for once he should follow through with his actions. More determined then ever Ben was prepared to go do whatever was necessary. Ben stood up with all of his confidence and walked towards the front of the cafe, looking inside as Ada was serving everyone. She looked perfect in any way and she was so nice to everyone, somewhere he would almost get jealous, but how could he be, after all he knows what she is like.

Ada smiled softly at the customer and excused herself, saying that she would continue talking to him in a bit. She left towards the kitchen and continued working, always thinking about that peculiar customer. For some weird reason, his attitude had caught Ada's attention, how he seemed extremely nervous, tense and... it looked as if he were holding back, even seemed to be slightly scared. Maybe he was just overly self-concious about his actions? Ada shook her head and continued serving coffee to the customers in table 03. Her father had noticed she was slightly distracted and asked if everything was fine, she just shrugged and said that she was, but she would need a small break soon. After a couple of minutes (Around 20) she was finally dismissed. Her father told her to go rest at the house, so she would be free for the rest of the evening. It seemed that some workers had joined later on, and he was no longer short of waiters and waitresses.

Ada moved to the changing room, taking her working clothes off and putting on her normal attire, an oversized knitted jumper with a cat face (like this but with a black cat face on it, and white instead of red), her white skinny jeans and her gladiator styled sandals. She combed her hair once again with her fingers and smiled at the mirror, she was free for the rest of the day! It seemed like something so unusual and awesome, she couldn't wait to do so many things! Remembering once again that the customer was waiting for her, she hurriedly left the café and smiled at the customer that was waiting there.

Ben had been patiently waiting, and with the hot sun on his face he want to sit on a crate placed in front of the cafe and sat down. The heat seemed nice in the shadow and a breeze every now and then was very refreshing. Ben once again began reading his favorite book, the one about Ada, and sat there for quite some time. Often enough he heard Ada talking, and every time he heard her soothing voice he kept falling in love over and over again. Overjoyed with the idea they would spend some time together he just kept on reading, and to his sadness his book was almost done. But he shouldn't be sad, for if everything went according to plan he would star in the book himself, living with the very person he adored as much.

After roughly 15 minutes Ben noticed a lot of people had left, the market seemed to be over, and people were returning home. Ben began to feel sleepy, and leaning against one of the cafe walls he closed his eyes for a couple of seconds. Except those couple of seconds turned into 5 minutes as he fell into a nap. The voices of people around him kept him semi-awake, but he was asleep enough to drop his book next to him in plain sight. The pages turned to number one, with a clearly drawn picture of Ada, and the description of her appearance in writing. It was quite elaborate and spanned for a couple of pages explaining her wardrobe to point perfect.

Ada smiled softly as she noticed that the costumer was in fact asleep, something that made her sigh in relief, hoping he had not been waiting for her that long. She noticed, however, something else that caught her attention, the book he had been reading. She knelt down and picked the book with her hands, her smile still on her lips, and looked at the pages that it was open on. It had a detailed picture of her, almost like a photograph, and then an awfully accurate description of her, her height, weight, everything that no one else than her and her parents should know. Ada's eyebrow rose, she was wondering if this person had been st-..stalking her for a while. She knew that the customer must have had a good reason for all of this, and she decided that she would not judge him or anything until she had answers from him. It was fair, because after all, she did peek when it was none of her business. It was his book, she had no right in reading it.

She stood up and softly grabbed the customer's shoulders, giving them a gentle shake. "Wake up" she waited for some seconds and decided to start talking. "What is this book? Why does it have this accurate information about my appearance? I'm confused" she asked with a soft frown, she was frowning because she didn't understand anything that was happening, not because of the customer or his book. What was that book anyway? It could be some sort of diary on her... she had seen other people do weird things about her because they really liked her, so she understood that. But she still didn't understand how he knew some of this information. She doubted her parents would ever give a stranger information on their child. Ada waited patiently for the customer to reply to her questions.

Ben felt a soft shake on his shoulder, however not the rough kind he got every morning from his mom to wake up, it was the kind type. Slowly opening his eyes he once again saw the same face he fell in love with years ago, but what quickly shook his feelings of love was the fact that she was carrying the book with pretty much all the information about her. ''U-uhm t-t-t-'' Ben couldn't finish his words for he was scared beyond measure. Of course she would think he is some kind of creep now, well he was kind of, but not the scary type! Blushing Ben quickly tapped the book, dispelling it in what seemed a magical movement concealed by a spectral cloud. ''N-nothing''.

Ben quickly stood up from the crate, realizing he had fallen asleep. ''S-sorry for falling asleep.. My name is Benzaiten Swain, but everyone just calls me Ben. Would you mind walking a bit with me? I kind of have something t-to show you''. Ben's stuttering became less and less, and he was looking straight into Ada's eyes, even grabbing hold of her hands, and with tears in his eyes he seemed to lift something heavy off of his hard.

''I...w..c..Please come with me! Not just on a stroll, but on a journey! I-I am sick of this town, these people who live their boring lives each day..But you are different! I couldn't stand even one day at sea without seeing that lovely smile of years each day! I would never be capable of sleeping, wondering what you would be doing! So please, come with me!''.

Ben felt that his cheeks had gotten red and tears were flowing down his cheeks, he really seemed desperate, and he was, for he had not much time left before his parents would notice he ran away. It seemed as if Ben had put all of his passion into this one sentence, and with a glimpse of hope in his eyes he looked at Ada hoping to hear what he had always wanted to hear. That they could just leave, together.

Ada was shocked. She wasn't quite sure of how to react. Of course, she had thought about leaving this town before. Ada loved her family a lot, but she knew that she needed something... more... Something that she couldn't find here, that she wouldn't be able to find here. But would leaving with this stranger whom she knew nothing of, and had more secrets than that magical book, really be the best option? Something in Ada's heart told her she should go. But she couldn't just let go of her family, and of her life in the town. Not so easily at least. She needed to talk to this person, to this man standing in front of her, looking into her eyes hopefully, whilst tears travelled down his eyes. She found him rather... adorable, even if at one point he had caused an unsettling feeling in her heart. She knew he wasn't bad. He wouldn't hurt her. She had even blushed at one point of his passionate speech, mentioning her "lovely smile", and saying how he couldn't bare the thought of leaving without her. Maybe this was her opportunity. 

But Ada was still not 100% of going with him. She needed to know more. "Why are you running away? Why do you want me to go with you so much? And more importantly, what is that book?" she said softly, one of her hands escaping his grip and proceeding to wipe some tears off Ben's face. "Benzaiten, I'm Ada. I need you to be honest with me if you really want me to go on this journey with you. I'm not promising a positive answer, though, once you explain everything to me. But at least it will be more likely for me to agree to accompany you" she said with a small smile on her lips, it was soft, and characteristic of Ada. She didn't want to hurt his feelings, but she needed him to understand her. She was really caring, even if she had just met him. Maybe it wasn't the first time he had met her though, apparently. "Just explain everything to me, Ben" she said softly, again, and waited for Ben's response.

Ben closed his eyes as his tears were being wiped away. This was the nice and beautiful girl he fell in love with, and he couldn't afford to lie to her about something as big as this. As Ben sighed he leaned against the wall, opening his eyes again revealing his dark blue eyes, staring deeply into those of Ada. ''I want to leave because.. This place is suffocating. People are living their daily lives, going through the same routine over and over again, whilst there is so much to see in the world out there. What can I learn here? How some lady goes grocery shopping each day at the same time? I want to leave, i just want to. Its a sense to finally leave my comfort zone, to finally reach out to freedom... But I can't do that alone... I'm not man enough to stand this burden.. And thats why I'm asking you. Perhaps a bit selfish, considering I am asking the girl with the most beautiful personality of the island, but even then.. please... Please leave with me...''

Ben seemed to hold silent after that. As if his throat had gone dry his last words died away. It was unusual for Ben to have said so much about what he thought. Fearing the worst the silence was killing him. How did he end up in this situation anyways? And why did I have to fall asleep. Now she saw the book. The book, that's right, I still owe her an explanation about that.

''And that book was just.. something I wrote myself by observing you. I..I do that with a lot of people, its just that you are the most interesting, pure, and fun one. Call me weird. Call me a stalker. But I call it love...''. Ben looked down. How did he come up with this all anyways? This wasn't the Benzaiten he knew himself. This was him acting out of both desperation and love. Hoping it was enough Ben closed his eyes, waiting for the words of Ada that would finally kill the suspense that was hanging around.