Disclaimer: I own nothing pertaining to the world of Vana'diel, but Rosette is mine.
Chapter 1: Enter Rosette
It was a beautiful day in the world of Vana'diel. The sun shown so warmly throughout the Federation of Windurst. The sun's light glistened against the water ways that ran throughout the little city. Windurst had always been known for being a quiet little place; that is…as long as Rosette wasn't there.
Rosette Harada. Rosette the mithra. Rosette the rambunctious one. No matter what name you gave her, she was still Rosette. She was one of those people who are known for their chatter mouths. She loved to talk. She loved to goof off. She loved to do anything and everything though most of the time it got her into a lot of trouble. Rosette was never one that could sit still for too long before going insane; then again…some of her friends already knew she was. But Rosette wasn't just all fun and games though many people thought she was. Rosette was a monk, which if you don't know means she fights with her fists in a hand-to-hand combat style. Rosette trained her monk as often as she could so in case another war broke out, she would be able to protect her fair Windurst and even her fair Vana'diel. She swore to protect everything close to her as long as she lived.
This day started off like any other day. Rosette still in bed, drooling on her pillow, Beneamina, her older hume brother, out with his friends, her mom was busy making/cleaning up breakfast in the kitchen, and her father was already out at the pier in Port Windurst. The family owned a nice little home in Windurst Waters; placed right on the water of course. Every morning the sun shone into Rosette's room and rested on her face. Usually the brightness would get Rose up but oh no. Not this morning! Rosette had stayed up all night working on her Combo skill…she was completely beat…
"Rosette?" Rose's mom called up the steps. "Rosette! ROSETTE!!!"
"Wah!" Rosette screamed as she fell out of bed and hit the wooden floor with a thud. "Ow…geez what was that for mom!?"
"It's time to get up. Come down and eat your breakfast!" her mother yelled up to her as she went into the kitchen.
"Mom is such a pain sometimes…" Rosette thought to herself as she got up off the floor. Walking over to her dresser, Rosette pulled on her Omina Yukata that she had won during Summerfest, and on her legs she pulled on her Sitabaki. Though these clothes were not high level ones she wasn't in the mood for pulling on her expensive high level equipment today. Today was going to be a day of relaxing. After brushing her blonde hair out and putting it up into its normal ponytail, she headed down the stairs and into her home's kitchen. Seating herself at the table she stared out the window.
"What would you like for breakfast?" her mother asked her.
"Nothing…just a nice glass of orange juice," Rosette said with a smile.
Her mother then made a big pitcher of orange juice, poured Rosette a cup, and handed it to her.
"If you want more there's plenty."
Rosette smiled and took a sip. "You have work today?"
"Yes that's why I was in a rush to get you out of bed. What do you plan on doing today?" her mother asked.
Rose leaned back in her chair. "I dunno…I was thinking about stopping by the Auction House today. Then maybe train mobs in Giddeus."
Rosette's mother laughed. "I swear child, you are not like other Mithra's! Most are flirty and hang around Hume's but not you."
Rosette turned her head slightly so her mother couldn't see her face. The fact being she always hung out with this one male hume named Kanza. He was a White Mage so whenever they did anything together he was the healer and she was the attacker. It was sweet how they met. Rosette was still a low level monk and was being beat by some gobs, and right as she thought she was through, her health suddenly refilled itself. She didn't get a chance to look to see what had done this for her during the battle; all she knew was that she had help. When she finally had defeated all of the gobs, she saw the male standing off to a distance. He waved to her and she bowed. Running up to him she thanked him greatly and even offered him 1,000gil. However, he refused and said he was more than happy to help her out. The rest of the day they talked and fought together, as if they had been friends their whole lives. When the sun started to set, they headed back for Windy. Rosette learned that Kanza lived right in Port Windurst, so they didn't live that far from each other. Every day they spent together.
One day when Rosette was really low on health and Kanza had run out of MP, a high leveled goblin decided to attack Rose. Rosette fought back with all of her strength and Kanza even started to whack the gob upside the head with his staff. But the gob was more interested in Rosette than Kanza so it focused in on her and went in for the kill. When Rose's health was almost fully gone, Kanza used his 2-hour attack called Benediction which healed he and she both to full HP. They succeeded in killing the gob in the end. While they were healing, Rosette looked up at Kanza. A funny feeling came over her. She wasn't quite sure what it was at first, but when she discussed it with her friend Dragonflye, she realized she was in love with Kanza. A little scared by this feeling for her best friend, she kept it to herself. She didn't tell anyone about this, not even her mother. Every time she was with Kanza, her heart seemed to speed up and even skip a few beats. Trying to hide this feeling for him as best as she could, she just acted "normal" around him; she never even told him she liked him.
Rosette snapped back to reality quickly when her mother kissed her on the cheek.
"I'll be home around 7:30 like normal," her mother said as she pulled on a coat.
Rosette admired her mother. A beautiful mithra with white hair. Though Rosette and her mom were not always on the best terms with each other, Rosette still respected her. Rosette's mother waved goodbye and walked out of the house. She watched her mother walk to her work place and when her mom was out of sight, Rosette poured herself another glass of juice, cleaned her cup, and headed out the door. The sun found itself to Rose and warmed the mithra up. She stretched and yawned in the sun's light. After a good long gaze around Windy Waters, Rosette walked along the wooden bridges that stretched all throughout the town. She stopped at one point and gazed into the glistening water. Staring at her reflection she sighed. She wasn't the most beautiful of all Mithras oh she knew that for sure but, she just wished she could find love, and not just any love…but Kanza's love. More than anything she wanted Kanza to return the same feelings she felt for him. But she knew that would never happen. Kanza was, in her mind, the most gorgeous being ever. But she never told anyone that; she kept it locked away in her heart. Turning her head away from the water she continued along the bridged path.
Ahead she saw three figures. She had to squint to see who they were, but as they neared her she could tell; her brother, Beneamina, and his two friends Linky and Juzo. Rosette, not being fond of any of them (except Juzo who was very funny and random like her), hid behind some trees so they wouldn't see her as they passed. Her brother and Linky teased her all the time and while Linky said that was his way of flirting, she did not appreciate it one bit. She stayed behind the trees until they had passed. Apparently they were all going to go camp a notorious monster in Ordelle's Caves called Stroper Chyme. Rosette had never heard of such a monster so she didn't ponder over it. Once they were in the next area, she came out of hiding and continued on with her walk. Not sure if her friends were even up yet, Rosette decided to go out to West Sarutabaruta and beat up all the too weak to be worthwhile enemies.
But when Rose got out into the field, she saw a level one monk trying to take on a Goblin Thug.
"Ha ha…just like I was. Always rushing into a battle without using her head…" Rosette thought as she watched the young mithra fight for her life. Rose stood by waiting for the call…finally it came; the little mithra called for help as Rosette expected her to do. Pulling out her Lynx Baghnakhs, Rosette killed the gob within one hit. The little mithra smiled at Rosette while panting.
"Thank you so much!" the little mithra cried.
Rosette smiled. "No problem. But you have to watch out on what monsters you take on. That was a level four Goblin and you are still only level one."
The mithra girl kneeled to heal. "I know…I just really want to become strong so I can fight if another war breaks out…"
"Heh…sounds like me. You know that's why I started training as well," Rosette said. "My dream was, and still is, to grow strong enough to protect Windurst and Vana'diel form the beastmen."
The little mithra stood up. "You're a high level compared to me! I wish I were a higher level…"
"With time, you will grow as strong as I am."
Offering the young mithra a smile, Rosette pointed out some enemies that she could take on and be able to earn experience points quickly and easily from. Making sure the young mithra was ok on her own, Rosette waved goodbye and wished her the best of luck. Rosette turned and headed back towards the Windurst Waters entrance. She decided to check out the Auction House to see if anything worthwhile and affordable was there.