I Can't Swim

Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Star Ocean characters or anything like that

I will warn you, Ashton and Dias may be a little OOC. Well actually Ashton seems more Ex style than the actual game : ). And I apologize for this being very short.

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Claude: Rena! Where's my headband!

Rena: I got it! (Runs upstairs and gives Claude his headband)

Claude: Thank you.

Rena: You're welcome. Have you seen Dias anywhere?

Claude: No I haven't. Sorry.

Rena: It's okay.

Claude: Have you asked Ashton or Celine?

Rena: That's the problem I can't find Ashton either.

Claude: Oh.

Rena: I wanted to tell him to be sure to tell Dias that we were going swimming

Claude: I'll ask Leon

Rena: Okay. Thank you Claude

Claude: Sure. ((I hope she knows that Ashton can't swim and that Dias is afraid of water))

Rena: (goes back downstairs and runs into Ashton)

Ashton: (tries to leave)

Rena: Ashton! There you are! Would you mind telling Dias that we're going swimming

Ashton: Uh…uh…yeah, okay…Um Rena I-I won't be able to go with you

Gyoro and Ururun: (snickering)

Ashton: Shut up you two

Rena: Why not Ashton?

Ashton: U-Uh…I'm…I'm not feeling well that's all

Gyoro: (laughing a dragon's laugh…)

Rena: Hush Gyoro! Let me heal you Ashton

Ashton: A-Ah no! Rena I…

Rena: Yes?

Ururun: He can't sw--

Ashton: (hits Ururun with the hilt of one of his swords)

Ururun: X X

Rena: You can't what Ashton? (flinching)

Ashton: I-It's nothing (slowly backing away)

Gyoro: Swim (snickering again)

Rena: (Blinks)

Celine: (just walking in) Hello my darlings. Did I just hear right…Ashton darling can't swim?

Gyoro: (laughing)

Ashton: (hits gyoro with the hilt of his other sword)

Gyoro: X X

Rena: Yes. You heard right Celine.

Celine: (tries her hardest not to laugh at Ashton)

Ashton: What?

Celine: (rotflhao)

Ashton: I'm so leaving (walking out with dead weight dragons on his back)

Claude: (walking downstairs) What's all the commotion?

Celine: (trying to breathe) Ashton…Ashton can't…he can't…(panting, then looks at Claude)

Claude: he can't what?

Rena: Swim.

Celine: (busts out laughing)

Dias: (looks at Celine as he walks in) What's wrong with her?

Rena: She's laughing at Ashton

Celine: (snickering)

Dias: Why?

Rena: Because he can't swim

Celine: (trying her hardest not to laugh)

Dias: Oh. Weren't you going to ask me something Rena?

Rena: Oh, yes. Will you come with us?

Dias: I don't swim

Rena: Please Dias, even if it is just watching the sunset

Dias: No.

Rena: Dias.

Claude: There's a reason for everything Rena.

Dias: (turns around and looks at Claude)

Rena: Claude?

Claude: Yes Rena?

Rena: What do you mean?

Claude: It's nothing

Dias: (turns and walks out)

Leon: (walks in) What's wrong with Dias? He looks angrier than usual

Rena: I don't know Leon

Leon: Oh. Claude do you know?

Claude: No. Not at all

Leon: (looks at Celine) I don't want to know what's wrong with her

Rena: I rather not say

Leon: Good

Claude: Shall we go?

Rena: Yeah sure

Leon: Claude…does Rena know about Dias?

Claude: No

Leon: then why is Dias so mad? I can understand Ashton, but Dias?

Claude: I don't know Leon, I don't know

Celine: Come on darlings. Let's go.

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