Bon Appetite Ma Cherie

"Say it! Where did you get this book, Lylac?”
Zack's voice is very low tone, his eyes focused on the one person that is Lylac. To be honest, the girl is a little scared to hear Zack's low voice which sounded very intimidating to her.
"Zack…. Are you mad at me? What happened to you?”
“You scared me, Zack….”
Zack heard the tone of fear immediately controlled himself again. Zack caught his breath and breath again calmly. He takes Lylac to go up to the roof so they could talk more intensely.
"Sorry if I scared you, I just wanted to know where you got this book from, Lylac."
“You sound like someone who went through the same thing with this novel. Red Sunset, did you know that novels are only fiction? Although all of them are inspired by true stories, they are still fiction novels. The author has already given a statement about it. I got the novel Red Winter from my grandmother in her underground library. When I read it, I thought the story about the Ghoul felt more real.”
“I only read the first part. Red Winter... My friend says he doesn't have this novel. Is your grandmother still alive?”
Lylac doesn't expect Zack to say that. The question sounded like if Zack want to meet her grandmother instead.
"Do you want to see my grandmother?"
Zack looks doubtful, but it's best if he waits for Cherie first. They would meet Lylac's grandmother together later. If Cherie doesn't come back in two weeks, Zack would be seeing Lylac's grandmother alone because he must an out-of-town trip after that.
“I will read this novel first, Red Winter. Thanks for borrowing it to me. Tomorrow night at seven, we will meet at the steakhouse. Tonight I have to work until twelve o'clock at night. Thank you, Lylac."
Lylac patted Zack's shirt and smiled at the man.
"I'll be waiting for you, don't be late."
Ckleck

“What are you guys talking about in a place like this?”
Rosie opens the door that connected the roof to the fire escape. She has a glass of drink in her hand. From the smell, Zack could tell that the drink is a herbal drink.
“Hey, I asked you guys. Why don't you answer me?"
Zack hides the novel Red Winter behind his back. Lylac notices that and he help Zack to hide the thing they are talking about earlier. Looks like Zack really want to hide this, especially from Rosie.
"Tomorrow's my birthday, Zack will take me to dinner."
Zack is surprised. He doesn't expect that tomorrow is Lylac's birthday. Seeing Zack's surprised expression, Rosie starts to feel strange.
“Why do you look surprised? Don't you know that it's her birthday tomorrow?"
"No, I'm just surprised why she doesn't ask me for a present."
“Dinner is enough for me, Zack. If you'd like to give me a present, I'd be happy to accept it. Please get back to work. I have to work too. See you soon, Zack. Rosie, see you soon too."
"Hmm, see you when I see you."
After Lylac left, there is only Zack and Rosie. Rosie has told her that she missed Cherie.
“Actually… Why does she go to Panora? She rarely goes there. Her friend named La Luna, I never met her. I heard she's also a healer over there."
Zack keep his mouth shut. He doesn't want to say much about Cherie, he didn't want to make Rosie suspicious if he said too much about Cherie. So he simply answered Rosie's question with a question,
"Is she pretty?" Zack asked.
"Hey! Why are you even asking that?”
Rosie and Zack laughed at the question. Yes, a simple little joke that made them both laugh. Even though from the start, he is just asking a question, not expecting that it would make Rosie laugh.
However, it is also for that reason that he is able to hide the novel Red Winter. Rosie doesn't realize that she is still hiding the novel behind her body because she is busy discussing Zack's question.

"Alright, enough to rest. We have to check the condition of the prisoners, lest he consume poison and harm the Ghouls who will eat them later. Oh, do you have a list of Ghouls who will become their predators? I heard there are some Ghouls who just came to Marvierra. They are from the area south of the Capital.”
“Yes, I make their list into document. There are five new Ghouls, their ages between twenty-five and forty. There are three women and two men. They are still in quarantine. Next week they will get the chip and then Noah will put the chip in their bodies."
“Ah, that means they can't be predators for these prisoners? Too bad, but I wanted to give them a present. They definitely want to eat human flesh again,” said Rosie.
“The government is increasing the standard for Ghouls, the Ghouls who have the right to be predators to kill these prisoners come from the merchant team. They have provided a lot of financial income for the city of Marvierra. Later, their shop will also be repaired and funds will be given to make their shop even better.”
Marvierra...
It used to be just a city full of monsters, blood, corpses and desolation. In fact, the government almost gave up on all of this. Help comes from a crown prince in the Alhambra kingdom, he asked Geo and Noah to solve this problem. Then, from there they can build the city of Marvierra to be even better.

This day, hZack is busy with various kinds of work that almost same everyday.
"I want to hurry home to read this novel. I hope I can find a way out. I hope so."
That hope, sometimes can make a person more alive. However, some people also become afraid of hope because they are reluctant to feel disappointed.
"All these efforts, will surely succeed, right?"
Yes, hopefully the universe will support them because no matter how hard they try together with Cherie, if fate and the universe are against them, what can be done?
“Cherie, are you sure you want to go?”
Lucy gives Cherie a lot of food because she is going home today. Cherie has found what she is looking for, an answer that make her almost give up on her love story with Zack.
“Yes, thank you for helping me while here. I can only leave this, this is Angela's bacteria. A bacteria made to be a digestive medicine. I asked for a sample from my friend who works in the laboratory. You can make potions with these bacteria. I hope this is of use to you.”
Cherie goes on the boat again. While she is on the road, she has been thinking about Zack and their relationship constantly. Her face looks very lethargic during the trip. Actually she is hungry too. All the food given by Lucy, Cherie gives to the other passengers. She could not eat vegetables and meat that is seasoned.
"I am hungry... I miss you, Zack."
Meanwhile, Zack is reading a novel about Red Winter in his room. She is also very hungry and missed Cherie. Just like Cherie, she also could not eat any other food after eating Cherie's body. All the food tasted very bland to him and she has no appetite to eat any other food.
“Red Winter… It's a place that always experiences winter even when it's summer.”
Zack turns back to the next page and he is surprised when he feel a familiar scent.
“This is… the smell of Cherie…”
Zack immediately opened the door of his house and...
Greb
"Ma Cherie..."
Zack grabbed Cherie's hand and takes her into his warm embrace. They both miss each other. There is nothing they could do but kiss and hug each other's bodies.
“Oh… Ma Cherie…”
Zack allowed Cherie to bite his body. She is happy and felt very happy to see and feel Cherie's presence again. Even though their body's recovery process would be very painful, it is better than letting Cherie starve.
"You must be very hungry, Ma Cherie."
"I'm hungry and miss you, Zack."
When Cherie swallowed the pieces of Zack's body, there is a sweet, cool, peaceful feeling. This sensation can only be given by Zack, there is no food other than the pleasures of Zack's body. Zack let Cherie enjoy her body until she is satisfied with her food. Let's just say he's crazy, but that's all he did out of love.
“Bon Appetite Ma Cherie....”
“Oh… My Zack… Eat me… Find your pleasure while eat me, Zack.”
This may be just one part of their page of happiness. At another time, no one would be able to guess whether they would still be able to be happy like this. The future is a mystery and some people can be afraid of the future. Although, some people also look forward to the future.
For Cherie, her future is Zack. She is frightened and almost give up, but she decided to be brave enough to face it all. Her feelings may go through a phase of ups and downs. While on the ship, she feels like giving up. However, as soon as she look at Zack again, she want to fight again.
“Stay with me, Zack...”
Kraukkh!!!
“Ah!!!” Cherie screamed as Zack bit her leg, the part that Zack liked the most about her body.
“Bon Appetite, My Zack...”