Q- Here's a little ficcie that K and I role-played.
K- It was fun but why did I have to be the girl?
Q- Hmm...cause it's my world and you just live in it. Heheheh. Anyway, enjoy.
Chapter 1: A painful reunion.
The world's of Tethe'alla and Sylvarant were finally at peace. One world continued to prosper and the other began to recuperate. Over at Tethe'alla two former heroes rested in the once tranquil village that was Ozette.
Outside Presea's house flowers began to bloom and grass began to grow at an amazingly fast speed. The destruction of the village was only about a year ago. The little pink haired girl stepped out of her house to feel the morning mist.
"Ah, crisp air and a chilly atmosphere... Refreshing." she noted.
She looked around to appreciate her surroundings. At the corner of her house by her diseased father's grave stood her partner. (He's so handsome.) she thought as she saw orange light flow around him. For some reason, what she was seeing felt like de-ja vu. (He looks similar to how Kratos looked when he was releasing his-) The little girl's eyes bulged out when she realized what the man was doing. She ran head on towards her partner with as much speed as she could muster. A high leap and a swing of her hammer followed after. SMASH. The tremendous impact sent the young angel flying. Thud.
"Ugh... Ow. Presea, why did you do that for? That's not a very nice way to say good morning." the swordsman said rubbing his throbbing head.
"Zelos, what do you think you're doing releasing your mana like that? Are you trying to... leave me?" she said fighting back the tears that threatened to come out.
The Chosen was flabbergasted at the axegirl's change of behavior. They had been together for almost a year and a half, all of which she kept stoic. What would make her think that he was going to leave her now?
"Calm down, sweetie. I wasn't releasing all of it. I just wanted to give mana to the ground around your father's grave so plants would grow. I know how much you loved him and I respect parents who care for their kids. I, also, wanted to make you happy. Sorry if I gave you the wrong idea, Presea. I would never ever leave you." he said assuring the girl.
Zelos wrapped his arms around the breaking child's waist, warming her with his comforting body heat.
"My body, mind, soul, everything belongs to you. I promise... I will never leave you as long as you still need me." he vowed giving her a possessive but tender kiss, ending her river of tears before it began.
The Chosen lifted Presea's figure and brought her in the house. Once inside the redhead tied an apron around himself preparing to cook.
"So, what would you like for breakfast today?"
"Um, well, anything would be alright." she said not sure of what her taste buds desired.
"How about hash browns, eggs and sausages?"
"Sounds good." Presea said licking her watering mouth.
Zelos took out the ingredients and utensils to begin. Every morning Presea would always sit on the kitchen table to watch her partner cook. Once in a while the Chosen would actually give her a shot at it. Today was one of those days.
"Come on, hun. Show me what you've learned from watching me." he grinned.
"Uh, okay."
She hesitantly picked up an egg and tapped it against her sink counter. Crack. She split the eggshell in two and dropped the essence in a bowl. A giant smile was plastered on her face.
"I did it." she chirped happily.
"Great. Keep going. I'm looking forward to eating your cooking."
Knock knock knock. Someone had knocked on the door just as soon as the two were about to sit and eat. A heavy sigh came from Zelos as he stood up to go see who had interrupted them this early in the morning.
"Zelos? W-Why are you here? Where's Presea? If you did anything to her I'll-"
"Nice to see you too, Sheena." he said rolling his eyes, "Hey, love, you have a visitor."
Presea skipped childishly to greet her company. She froze in place when she saw the summoner.
"Sheena... Uh, please make yourself at home." she said hoping to sound casual.
"Presea, I came by to quickly give you a few jobs and requests, but I can't leave you alone with this perv." the ninja said clenching her fists.
Noticing his friends reaction, Zelos couldn't resist his teasing urges.
"There's nothing to worry about, besides we've been living together ever since the group parted from the regeneration journey." he stated.
"Wha-What! You!"
"Sheena, thank you for the requests. I shall attend to them as soon as I finish my breakfast."
Presea tucked the papers in her backpack and returned to the dinner table.
"Is that all you came here for?" the redhead asked.
The summoner glared at the Chosen and threatened to hit him if he didn't leave, but all she got in return was a serious look.
"Do you honestly believe I'll just leave her here alone with you?" she said angrily.
"What's wrong with that? She is my girlfriend after all. Anyways, I'm gonna go eat my breakfast now."
Sheena stood shocked at the news that she was fed, unable to take it in. (Since when were they a couple?) She walked into the kitchen to see the two engaged in a conversation.
"I'll help you with the jobs, okay? What kind of a man would I be if I left all the work to you?"
"Oh, Sheena, is something wrong?" the girl turned to face the summoner.
"Uh, you know what? I'm not as busy as I thought I was. Hey, do you think I could come along? You know, to help." Sheena asked sheepishly.
"If you would like, but don't over work yourself. After all, these jobs are meant for me."
Sheena waited for her friends to prepare themselves. She stared around the room admiring the renewed walls. Actually, pretty much everything was new. The walls were painted sky blue and the rug was a cute creamy lavender. What caught her eye the most was the lady red curtains. (This must be Zelos' work. It has to be.) She always had admired his taste in style.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Sheena. We're ready now. Okay, what's our first job, hunny?" Zelos asked.
"Um, let's see... We have a request from Flanoir. They want fire wood for the inn." Presea said reading off the list.
The three travelled by foot to the forest surrounding Ozette. A few monsters returned to the forest but none of them were dangerous enough to worry about. After a while of walking Sheena began to wonder if they were lost, and the silence wasn't helping any.
"Where are we going anyways?" Sheena asked with a hint of whining.
"We're going to where ever the healthiest trees are." Presea said with glee.
"In other words the deepest and highest parts of this forest." Zelos smiled seeing Sheena's eye twitch.
"Why don't we use our rheairds? We'll get there much faster." the summoner suggested taking out her wing pack.
"Zelos and I prefer to walk." Presea said skipping closer to the redhead.
"Don't tell me you're tired already, Sheena. I'm the one carrying all the equipment."
"What? But you're an angel. You were given super human abilities just like Colette, so of course you're not tired." Sheena defended.
"That power was from the Cruxis crystal. Nobody has those anymore. Thanks to Lloyd. So, I'm an ordinary human now. Oh, that reminds me weren't you supposed to be with Lloyd on his journey? I mean you guys are going out, right?" Zelos grinned a devilishly.
"No, I stayed at Mizuho doing chief duties."
"If you are tired we could rest a bit." Presea tugged at Zelos' baggy black pants to stop him.
"Hunny, it'll be nightfall if we go any slower. I don't want to keep our customers waiting." the redhead said continuing up the mountain dragging the little girl along.
"A-Any slower? What are you trying to say?"
"Presea and I hike these mountains all the time. I don't mean to be rude or anything but we decreased our speed a lot to fit your comfort, and I mean a lot. If you didn't come with us we would have gotten there and back hours ago."
"Why didn't you say so sooner! Come on we can pick up the pace."
Sheena was amazed to see the two hiking with ease while she struggled to keep up. Just as Zelos had said they reached their destination quicker with their "regular" speed. The trees were extremely thick in width and high in height. They were gigantic. A soothing aroma emitted from the trees lush leaves.
"Wow! They're beautiful. How do you plan on bringing that back?"
"We chop it up, stack it on the wagon and go back the way we came." Zelos said casually.
"Let us begin." Presea said searching the equipment for her axe.
Presea drew out her giant destructive Gaia Clever and Zelos snapped on gauntlets with deadly sharp blades at the ends. Sheena felt useless for not having anything to cut the tree's trunk. An idea lit in her head and she took out her fire cards. Just as she was about to strike the tree a strong hand gripped her wrist halting her movement.
"What are you doing?" Zelos asked snatching the cards out of her hands.
"Sheena, you can't use that. You might burn the forest." Presea said.
"Yeah. I don't know any kind of water spells yet and your pact with the summon spirits is over. Here you can use this." the Chosen handed his friend the hatchet.
Presea began with a thunderous swing, rattling leaves off the tree. Zelos followed after throwing a barrage of hook punches, mercilessly slicing away at the trunk. Sheena rapidly swung the hatchet with everything she had, chipping away the bark bit by bit. Zelos sent the final blow with a heavy roundhouse kick. The enormous tree fell with a mighty thud that tossed all three into the air.
"Okay, the fun part's over. Now we have to chop it up into tiny pieces." the Chosen huffed wiping away the river of sweat running down his face.
"You call this fun? What would work be?" she wheezed.
"It's alright, Sheena, you can rest. Zelos and I can handle the rest." Presea said dusting herself.
Not wanting to be shown up, Sheena inhaled as much air as her aching lunges could hold and insisted on helping further. To Sheena's relief the task was finally finished. The trip back to Presea's house was much easier since it was downhill. The only thing left was to bring heavy lumber to the people of Flanoir.
"Phew. How about we call it a day?" Sheena said trying not to sound too tired.
"If you would like to rest, please do so." Presea said unpacking the equipment.
"You should rest now, Sheena. We'll go on ahead and deliver the wood." Zelos said preparing necessities for the trek to Flanoir.
"Don't leave me behind. Please, I just need a little breather." she begged.
"Well... okay. I guess washing up wouldn't hurt. Damn I stink." the redhead sniffed himself.
"You guys can go first. I need to rest my body a little." the ninja collapsed to the floor taking in deep breaths.
"Let's take a bath together, Presea. It'll be faster than going one by one." Zelos whispered.
"Uh, alright." she agreed.
(Those two are insane, not taking a break after doing a strenuous job like that. Are their exspheres really gone?) Sheena thought. (I wish I grew as strong as them. Then maybe I wouldn't be slowing them down like this. Presea's grown more lively since last I've seen her and Zelos has grown stronger and more mature.) She heard the water rushing in the bathroom. As she listened an image of the redhead washing his bare form appeared in her head. (Oh, my, goddess. His body is so slim and cut.) Sheena squealed with a burning blush.
"Snap out of it girl!" she slapped her cheeks shaking away the picture.
"Ah... Zelos. Ah, ah, aaahh."
The voice smacked Sheena right in the face. (That's Presea's voice.) She tiptoed closer to the bathroom door to eavesdrop.
"How's that?" a husky voice answered.
"Mmmmm... oh, yes." the girl's voice seemed to melt with pleasure.
(W-W-W-Wha? They're bathing together?) The woman clenched her fist. Her body tensed as her emotions became uncontrollable. She felt like an idiot. She felt betrayed, but she was never with Zelos in the first place, so there was no reason to feel the way she did and yet her heart ached. Her heart felt like it was being crushed by boulders.
The Chosen held the pink haired girl as close to his body as physically possible. He crouched to level himself with the lower half of her body. Placing his head between her legs he then pulled her small form down to kiss her sensitive flesh. Wanting to taste her thoroughly Zelos slithered his tongue inside of her. The feeling of her boyfriend's mouth around her vagina sent her in a state of euphoria. She gently squeezed his head trying to ease the rush of ecstasy he was sending all over her body.
"Zelos... I don't want you to stop... but we've kept Sheena waiting long enough."
The Chosen slowly withdrew his tongue out of her making sure she enjoyed every last second of the moment.
"I would like to disagree but you are right. Oh, well. We can always do it later." he said optimistically.
Both quickly dressed and exited the room.
"Sheena, sorry to keep you waiting. It is your turn." Presea said casually not wanting suspicion from her friend.
"Thanks." was all she could choke out.
A bath was usually a time of relaxation but Sheena's emotions would not allow it. She came out dressed in her chief outfit a few minutes later.
"Are you ready?" Presea smiled.
"Yup. Onward!" she said hoping to sound cheery.
Zelos explained that their job made it difficult to use the rheairds because of the heavy weight. Therefore, the group ended up using the elemental cargo.
"Heheheh. I love driving this thing." Zelos laughed.
"We should be getting to Flanoir by dawn." Presea calculated.
"Presea, you aren't wearing the appropriate clothes." Sheena warned her.
"Oh, ah, you're right." she blushed embarrassed at her mistake.
"No need to worry. Your fair prince will keep you warm." Zelos pulled her into his arms.
The voyage would have been endurable had Sheena's stupid emotions not butt in. At last the icy mountains were in view. They would be in Flanoir soon enough. Just as they thought the long wait was over a new obstacle arose. A snow storm brewed between them and the iced city.
"Grreeeeaaaat. Just what we needed." Zelos said in an all too clear sarcastic voice, "What do you want to do, sweet heart?"
"It will be to dangerous to continue. We must prolong the delivery." Presea said lowering her gaze.
"Won't our pay be reduced if we don't get it there in time?"
"We don't have a choice, Zelos." Sheena said rubbing her arms for warmth.
"Ergh. Come on. I'll take you two some place warm." Zelos flashed out his wings.
"Hey, I thought you said you don't have your Cruxis crystal anymore!" Sheena shouted.
"I don't. I only use ex-gems now. They don't enhance my strength or anything, but since they're similar to exspheres my body reacts the same way it did to my Cruxis crystal." Zelos corrected.
"Ex-gems don't take human lives so I find them okay to use." Presea said.
"Anyways, like I said before let me take you two some place warm."
With as much ease as he would have flying alone Zelos carried his love and Sheena to the closest shelter that provided heat.
"Love, would you be so kind as to take out my communicator? It's in my right coat pocket." Zelos instructed.
"It's a different color this time." Presea analyzed.
"Yup. I changed it's cover."
"What is that thing? I've never seen it before." Sheena asked.
"Of course not. It's new Cruxis technology. They call it a cell phone."
Curiosity got the better of Sheena. Hypnotized she watched Zelos punch in some numbers.
"Hush for a bit, okay?... Yo, it's me... Sorry I was too busy to call you. Listen, would it be cool with you if I came by to stay for a bit?... Wha? No, it's for a job... You mean it. Thanks. I owe you one, boss. I'll be right over. Later."
Zelos snapped his phone shut and flew at a faster acceleration. He was heading to the area where they retrieved their rheairds from the renegades.
"Tethe'alla base! We can't stay here!" Sheena protested.
Q & K- After writing then reading it over and over and over again it's finally finished.
K- Well, chapter 1 anyways... You know, I think this is the longest chapter you ever wrote.
Q- Hm. Maybe it is. It's long because you helped me with it.
K- Just role-playing. You made up their jobs, the plot, the couple, basically the story line, Q. I know you've gotten better.
Q- I hope so. Let's see if the readers agree with you. What do you guys think? Good/Bad?