(this work is fiction, do not believe in it)
Till the eyes could believeto see, a haze over me. A defined morning with clouds in the sky and breezes that ruffled the bushes in that hill. She sits here, pondering while pricking her pointy ears.
"Ew, won't be pick that up. It's gross!" A Nearby child screams at the other child named Dorro, who's picking up a slime monster.
"it's fine, Rosa. slimes are harmless until or unless you try to eat them."
The girl finally spoke with a velvelty smooth voice. Her ears were long. She was an elf.
She had black hair, which was made into a fine bob cut that flowed till her neck. Her attire was simple yet modest.
Down the hill, there lies a village full of harmony.
***
"Hmm..it's been too long that I've been living here," I said while looking down at the village.
This village was found by my parents and I have been living here for a few centuries now, this place was wonderful but the people here didn't live long... .
These few centuries that I have been here , all the friends I had made had died off. I was already at the age of 5536 years .
An elf lives for 20000 years, and I have just reached the age where most elves look for a life partner.
"It would be surely nice to have someone who counted the same days as me."
A human and an elf would never take each other as a life partner. At least an elf would never. The lives of humans do not have for more than 100 years. For an elf, it would be like only a year to the human whole lifetime.
But our hearts held humans dearly and protected them against demons. Most creatures leave humans alone and do not meddle with them. I mean, there was no need to. However, demons were a different case.
I jumped up from underneath the massive tree in the middle of the hell and made up my mind. I will look for someone who will be next to me.
***
Every 500 years, the elves gather in a place where they claim it an elf bouquet. Sure, there is an elf village, but most elves do not like being in one place for too long. The elves in the elf village have mostly past the age of 15000 and have already gotten married.
So that bouquet was a place where elves from all over the world came to look for a life partner.
"Surely there would be someone for me there," I said while picking up my bag and heading outside.
The journey to the bouquet wasn't long. Fortunately, my village was closer to the bouquet than expected. It only took 6 months to reach there.
I knew very well that once I left my village , it would be more than a few centuries that I would visit again. I was aware of the outcome of it. The next time I would return to the village, Dorro or Rosa wouldn't be there. But that's how life was...a life of an elf. I have already gotten used to losing people, all elves must have.
***
I reached the bouquet, and it was outdoors. A few balloons and fireballs floated in the sky with magic were present and the entrance was filled with flowers. A sign was hanged near it. It had some words engraved on it. 'Elf bouquet'
I went inside and saw many elves gathered in one place. It was a very rare sight to see, so many elves together. All the elves talked, and some played silly tricks with magic. At the corner of the bouquet there was a place where many tables and chairs were arranged. And once again, a sign was hanged. 'Speed partner'
It was a bit wired to call it that most humans called it speed dating. Nonetheless, I saw many elves sitting in each table, and each 10 minutes, all the elves were switched , so they had the chance to talk to everybody participating.
I talked with the show host, who had an unnecessary amount of energy
"Ooh, Ooh! You also want to join the speed partner!! Welcome, welcome. I wish the best for you!!"
I awkwardly laughed my way through and sat in one of the tables.
Soon, the speed partner stared, and an elf sat in front of me . Without wasting time, I asked the first question to the ordinary looking elf with blonde long hair. His attire could tell me how skilled he was in magic. The rob he wore had a huge amount of magic energy coming out.
"Hello, how old are you?"
The man looked a little taken a back by my sudden question but replied anyway.
"Oh yes, hello, I am 8690 years old."
"Aa.. sorry this won't work,"
"Oh... ok.."
The man left while scratching his head in confusion, but it was clear for me.
I was fine with an age gap of a few centuries, but when it came to a millennial or more , it wasn't impossible for me.
The next person sat down, and I asked the same question. And he replied in the same manner as the man before.
"Um, I m 10066 years old,"
The next
"I am 6613 years old."
The next
"I am 4478 years old."
The elves follwed, but none of them fit my criteria. Then a fine man sat in front of me. He had green straight hair that flowed till his neck and had sharp green eyes. Like any other elf, he also had pale skin. We elves are born naturally good-looking in one way or another and are sometimes called the best-looking species on the planet. The queen of the elves' beauty could even blind people , that's what everyone said.
"Hello , how old are you?"
The man didn't look bothered by the question and simply replied with a stern tone with a deep voice.
"I'm 5940 years old."
My eyes lit up by the answer, and suddenly, my life came back.
"Oh really?! We don't have much of an age gap, I'm Aniel nice to meet you.'
" I'm Dermis,"
"You must also be looking for a partner?" I said with interest while folding my arms together.
"Yes , I want as many as possible,"
"???"
My mind filled with confusion with his sudden remark and was taken aback by his reply. Does he plan to marry as many elves as possible?
"ooh.. why do you want that many partners?"
"It's simple....the more the merrier." he said while his mouth curved a little. He had such a proud expression.
"Umm.. do you also want me as a partner?"
"it would be nice to have you. You seem like a decent person,"
My face was blank by his remark. It was very oblivious that he wanted me as one of his wives. Does this man plan on making a harem. I lost all my hope and was about to tell him to leave, but
"it would be nice if there were some guys as well,"
My jaw dropped to the table, and I immediately got up. He looked surprised by my actions, and I continued.
"Oh, you must be one of those, sorry, but marrying someone like you would be very tough for me... Please understand." I sighed
"marraige?....I don't plan on getting married, though."
I hit my forehead with my hand and looked very disturbed. Having a conversation with this guy really put a strain on my head.
I mean, this fellow wants a harem with both men and women and not married?!!
"I wish we all could go on a journey and be best friends." the man's said, smiling innocently at me
"Huh??"
I was confused. Suddenly, things were lining up a bit. Perhaps this man thought that the so-called partner was a companion instead. But I still asked for correcting myself.
"Are you perhaps here to find friends?"
The man blinked a few times and said with an innocent face.
"Isn't everyone here for that?"
I sat down on the chair as if all my energy had been drained out and said mockingly.
"yes yes I also came here to make companions,"
"Oh great, then we can become companions and go on a journey," the man said innocently with excitement.
When I looked at this guy, I remembered the children's back home. Dumb, clueless, and silly seven year old morons.
***
The next moment, I just found myself being dragged away with that big baby to start a journey.