Dear fanfic readers, I am terribly sorry for not posting for quite a while. I was trying to decide what to do with the story. In the end, I've decided to make this the final chapter. Again, sorry to anyone who wants the series to go on. I also am sorry for leaving many conflicts unresolved, like Freya and Revis. I was just planning on them making that one time appearance. Finally, sorry if this chapter isn't good enough to end the story. I tried to make it good, but I'm unsure. So I hope you enjoy the final chapter of "A Fresh Start"

After what seemed like hours of grueling embarrassment to Bell, he and Aiz finished the large plate of food. He was glad for it to be over as he felt that any longer would have made him passed out. Just as he was getting up to leave, Tiona grabbed his arm and pulled him back towards the group.

"Where do you think you're going? We want to hang out at town again" she said while hiding her mischievous grin. Tione had pulled Aiz out her chair as well. The two sisters then proceeded to drag the both of them out of the manor. Bell and Aiz had confused expressions while they tried to have the sisters release their grip on them. It proved futile as they had an iron grip on them. After a few minutes, they reached the main part of Orario. It was then that Tiona and Tione let go of them and began to walk away.

"We want to check out a few stores. You guys can check out other places if you like. We'll meet back up at the manor" Tione explained. Before Bell and Aiz could respond, the sisters quickly ran off and disappeared into the crowd. The two stood there, not knowing what to do. After a few moments of silence, Aiz was the first to speak.

"Should...we go then?" She suggested. Bell nodded slowly and the two began to walk in the opposite direction of where there had set off to. Little did they know, Tiona and Tione had sneaked back and were spying on the two.

"We got them alone. Now, we need to make sure that their 'date' goes perfectly" Tiona whispered as she watched their retreating backs.

"Yeah, we take out any man that dares try to interfere" Tione said with a shadow coming over her face. Tiona took a few steps away, hoping that no man would be unfortunate enough to get on her sister's bad side. Back to Bell and Aiz, they were walking around and looking at stores they passed by. There were weapons stores and armor stores. They weren't to interested in them since they already good gear. When they passed by a clothes shop, Aiz walked inside while dragging Bell with her. Once inside, she tried on several different outfits. They were of course less embarrassing than the ones Tiona and Tione picked last time, yet they still made Bell blush. In the end, she didn't buy any of them items there.

"We should go somewhere else" Bell suggested. He was turning to walk out, but she grabbed his arm.

"You should try in some clothes as well" she suggested. He tried to argue back, but she was insistent on it. After surrendering, he also tried in a few outfits. They varied from pirate outfits to a kimono to strangely, a school outfit? When he tried on a butler uniform, Aiz got interested.

"You should buy that" she said. He was shocked that she wanted him to wear a butler outfit.

"But, this seems a li.. No, you will get it" Bell was saying before Aiz immediately cut him off. Again, he surrendered and bought the outfit for a surprisingly cheap price.

"When will I ever wear this?" He thought as he looked at it. It was practically pointless for an adventurer to have it since it's not possible to fight in and he had no plans in becoming an actual butler. On the other hand, Aiz was thinking about Bell wearing it and acting like her butler. While normally she would never think about things like that, Loki had recently attempted to get her to be her butler. Besides, it did look cute on him.

Wait, cute?! Why was she thinking about that?! He is a member of her familia and a good friend hers. Aiz shook her head in an attempt to forget those thoughts. Bell noticed and was confused.

"Hey Aiz, are you alright?" He asked.

"I'm fine, it was nothing" she said to play it off. It did the trick and he focused back on where they should go. He saw a crepe stand and pointed there.

"We should get something to eat" he suggested. Aiz nodded and the two walked over there. When the vendor noticed them, he was a surprised to see a high ranking adventurer.

"S-sword princess! What brings you here?" He asked.

"I was just walking around with another familia member" she replied while nodding towards Bell, who scratched the back of his head. The vendor noticed how awkward he felt, so he decided to subtlety tease them.

"So, what can I get for the couple?" He asked in his normal business voice. Bell flushed him embarrassment while Aiz tilted her head in confusion.

"W-we aren't d-d-dating" Bell said quickly while holding his hands out in front of him. The entire spectacle was hilarious for the vendor. Before he could tease the boy more, Aiz ordered the food.

"Two crepes please" She asked. Bell sighed in relief for being released from the situation. The vendor discretely sighed and started to make the order. One minute later, Bell and Aiz were continuing there walk, each eating a small waffle with strawberries, cream, and chocolate. As they ate, Bell couldn't help but glance at Aiz. She looked like a child who took small and adorable bites. He both smiled and blushed at the sight.

"This side of Aiz is pretty nice, something I never would have known had I not been in the same familia" he thought. After they finished, they decided to sit down on a bench. The two sat in silence before one of them spoke up.

"Bell, This has been...quite fun" Aiz said with a small smile.

"I agree. Times like this come seldom when you're an adventurer" he replied back. At his words, Aiz looked down in thought. He was right, she never had many chances to relax. It's only been training and fighting in the Dungeon. That's how it's been for her since she joined the familia. The only people to go and change that were Tiona, Tione, Lefiya, and Bell. To tell the truth, Bell had the biggest impact on her. Because of him, she worried about what impression she left in him, curious about his growth, and even had her not give her rank up a second thought. That last one was what truly made her notice something was different. She had worked tirelessly with blood and sweat to get to the next level and when she did, not even a feeling of accomplishment. She had to know what was wrong with her and the person who can give her the answer was right in front of her.

"Hey Bell?" She asked.

"Yeah?"

"Do you know why I can't concentrate on the things I normally do ?" She asked. Bell was a bit confused by the sudden and random question.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Well, ever since we first ran into each other, I can't seem to be focusing on normal things. I tend to think about you" she explained, "I think about whether you feel that I'm like a monster or if you're safe". Bell didn't respond back, so Aiz kept going.

"Normally, I would just focus on getting stronger and improving my status. But when I finally ranked up, I was to distracted by you to even feel happy. Do you know why this is happening?" She asked. To her dismay, Bell seemed to be frozen and unresponsive.

Bell was freaking out and exploding in fireworks on the inside. Aiz just said that she thinks about him constantly, even before joining the familia. He silently prayed to all the gods he knew that what he heard wasn't a dream. Slowly, he started to get the words out.

"I think the reason this is happening to you is because something about me has caught your interest" he nervously explained.

"Caught my...interest?" She asked while tilting her head.

"Y-Yeah! Think of it like how you first saw my rabbit plush. Something about it interested you, so you wanted to keep it" he nervously said. It was extremely difficult for him to keep his voice from cracking.

Aiz thought about what he said. She liked the rabbit because it looked cute and reminded her of Bell. With the actual Bell, she liked his likeness to a rabbit and his personality that doesn't give up. Her eyes widened as she finally has an answer to her unsolvable dilemma. She liked who he his and what he does. It put her heart at ease to finally put an end to that problem. Though now that he brought up his plush as an example, she couldn't help but think about her hugging Bell like that.

"I'll ask him later" she thought to herself.

"Thanks Bell, you helped me get over that problem"

"It's no big deal, that's what friends are for" he said while scratching the back of his head. Looking up, he saw that it was almost sunset.

"We should probably head back, it getting late" he said while standing up.

"What about Tiona and Tione?" Aiz asked.

"They can head back when they want" he said. After that, the two began to walk back towards the Manor.

When they arrived, the two decided to skip dinner and go to sleep. They had walked around until they were in front of Aiz's room.

"Well, thanks for spending the day with me" she said with a small smile.

"Yeah, it was very fun. I hope we can do it again sometime" Bell said, returning the smile.

"Well, see you tomorrow morning" she said as she began to enter her room.

"See ya" he said back as he began to walk away. Before he could get five steps away, he heard Aiz call behind him.

"Hey Bell, one more thing"

"What is i…" he started to say while turning before he was cut off by Aiz kissing him. He was hardly able to process what was happening around him. All he knew were her soft and smooth lips, having a sweet taste, against his. He saw her face was both a mixture of serenity and joy. That and how beautiful she was made it much better. The sensation was the best thing he has ever felt in his life. He just knew his grandfather was congratulating him for making him proud. Almost as soon as it started, Aiz slowly drew back. Her face had a noticeable blush on it and she was smiling in a way that screamed cuteness.

"Thank you for changing me" she said quietly. With that, she walked into her room and closed the door. Bell was left alone, frozen in place with a face that Bete could officially dub 'Tomato Dude'. After a few seconds, a big smile grew on his face.

"Your welcome" he whispered, as if she was still in front of him. He then started to walk back to his room in complete bliss. When he got to his room, he looked up at the ceiling.

""Goddess, Lili, thank you for helping me get to where I am know. I promise that I'm getting stronger, for you and my new friends" he vowed as he entered his room.

Hey guys, the ending may have been a little lackluster, but I tried. Hoped you enjoyed the story and leave suggestions in the reviews for future fanfics, Danmachi or not. That wraps up "A Fresh Start" and I hope you all have a lit day!