This was going to be the third book of my little series (after Bravely Default) but I scrapped that idea for a reason I cannot remember. So here's the REAL sequel of the DQ9 fanfic.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own the plot of Fantasy Life, just my OC Saffron

Have fun!

Chapter 1

The sun shone brightly upon a town and its rays leaked through a pair of cream-coloured windows and lit up the attic room. On the bed was a lump under the duvet. The lump squirmed a little, emitting a moan from a female. Then…

THUD!

A brown girl rolled off the bed and landed on the hard wooden floor. The girl opened her red eyes and winced at the pain on her behind. "Ow, ow, ow," she muttered, "That's the last time I'm drinking apple cider before bed."

Suddenly, a big woman burst into the room and questioned, "Saffron! What happened? Are you hurt!?"

"Um…" was all Saffron could say. She couldn't just tell her care-taker that she had a dream about going to the bar and getting drunk with her friends. So she just answered, "D-Don't worry, Pam. Just a nightmare."

Pam sighed in relief. She was worried that one of those stones fell from the sky or that Saffron fell through the roof. "Oh!" the woman gasped as she just remembered something, "That reminds me, is it true that you finally chose a Life?"

The girl completely forgot about that. Last night, she chose to be a Hunter because she wanted to explore the world and have fun. Pam then handed her a fancy envelope that came from the king. Inside was a letter telling her to go to the palace after she got her licence.

After dressing herself in her skirt and blouse, she went outside and breathed in the fresh air. She smiled for it has almost been two years since she got her powers back from a Fygg, a month since the 'incident' and a month since Pam took her in from the streets despite her origins. She has changed since then. Her body has grown a bit taller with a slender built. Her eyes were now blood red and her wavy hair grew from the small of her back to just above her thighs and it became a tad unruly due of her carelessness towards it.

In all honesty, girl loved this world more than the world she was raised in. It was more colourful and, people there was unpredictable and you can be whoever you want. 'I wouldn't mind living here,' Saffron thought with a giggle. She made her way to the Guild Office and collected her Hunter's licence.

"EEEEK!"

A high pitch scream was heard from outside followed by, "Please! Don't hurt me!"

"Like we're gonna get you get away with it!" a gruff voice bellowed.

Saffron sighed and went outside to see what the commotion was. She found two men ganging up against a tiny butterfly. The girl grumbled, "I've should've known."

The two men was known as Pierre and Butch the she knows them as regulars of the local bar. The two are brothers and are often causing trouble for the townspeople. Saffron walked to the trio and demanded, "Oi! Leave the poor creature alone, will you?"

Pierre looked at her and sneered, "Well, isn't it the 'Red-eyed she-wolf'. Better mind your own business, little girl."

"Well, it seems to me that you haven't learned your lesson from your defeat last night."

The butterfly then spoke in a voice of a young girl. "I thank you for your concern," she said, "But I must handle these ruffians by myself."

Angered by what she said, Pierre was going to yell but the brown girl closed the gap between them in intense speed and got him into a wrist-lock. In a low and threatening voice, she warned him not to cause any more trouble or else she will show him no mercy. After the two men left, the butterfly thanked Saffron again for her help before fluttering towards the king's palace. Saffron knew that butterfly was special mainly because it literally gives out a golden glow and it can talk. 'I just know we're gonna bump into each other again.' She thought as she made her way to the castle.

When she got to the castle, she was about to go to the throne room when she was stopped by the two guards standing beside the door. "Halt!" one of them demanded, "You cannot see the king dressed like that. It's informal. Wear a bow or something and we might let you in."

She cocked up an eyebrow. Are they seriously blocking her way just because she's not wearing a bow? Saffron refrained herself from sighing and pinching her nose. As if on cue, she heard a tiny voice screaming, "You meanie!"

The girl turned around to see the gold butterfly from earlier arguing with the minister. The old man were flustered as if he didn't know how to deal with the situation. She walked up to the two and inquired, "What's going on here?"

"Oh, it's you," the butterfly said before accusing, "This guy's being a meanie!"

"Nobody's being mean," the minister countered, "The king just doesn't have time to speak to insects."

When the minister walked away and was out of ear-shot, the butterfly fumed about how mean the people at the castle were when an idea popped into her head. She fluttered onto the girl's neck and pretended to be a bowtie. The girl doubted that the guards were that stupid but surprisingly, they were. The two easily slipped passed the two guards and got into the throne room where they met the king.

To their surprise, the king was short and chubby…kind of like a child. The crown was obliviously too big for him and his stubby legs cannot touch the floor.

"Greetings," the king proudly said with a loud voice that belong to a child, "I am King Erik of Castele. I assume you know why you're here."

As the kind went on with his speech, Saffron could not help but notice something was out of place, as if something seemed to be missing. The king then noticed something was missing sighed agitatedly, "I see my daughter went out without the guards…again."

His wife, Queen Ophelia, giggled, "Oh Erik."

Ophelia's giggle made him blush and look away, "I'll sort it out later. For now, again, I congratulate you on choosing a Life. Now go forth and live your dreams."

After the meeting with the king, Saffron left the place and the butterfly hopped off Saffron's neck. She told her before fluttering off again. She didn't get far when she stopped. "U-Um…" the small insect stuttered, "It's great that you got new clothes and all but…don't you feel little bare around the neck?"

"No." Saffron replied bluntly.

The latter stayed silence before confessing, "Listen…I thought we could go our separate ways but being a butterfly is not an easy life, you know? So…is it okay if I can travel with you?"

'Great. Another fairy companion,' Saffron thought with sarcasm. After her experience with Stella, the red-eyed female wasn't too keen on tiny companions. But then again, this butterfly seemed nice enough her calm aura was refreshing. Coming to a conclusion, Saffron agreed to take the butterfly with her. The butterfly was happy and introduce herself as Flutter and the two set went back to Saffron room to rest. While they were there, Saffron was trying on the Hunter clothes the king gave her and saying how hard they were to move around in when Pam then entered with two boxes. She informed Saffron that they were delivered to her shortly after she left for the king. The young girl looked into one of the boxes and saw that it was full of clothes. On top of the clothes was a note saying:

To my dearest little niece

I hope you are enjoying your new home. I miss you very much. As a gift, I've sent these two boxes full of clothes from a world called "Luxendarc" and I'll know you'll like them.

Hope to see you soon

Love

Your Uncle

"I wonder who it could be," Flutter wondered aloud.

Tears threatened to spill from the girl's eyes as she knew who it was from.

Fate.

It has been a month since she saw him in person but every now and then he write letters to her to tell her how things are at home. Saffron missed him as much as she missed her three friends; Sulina, Renia and Miu.

She picked out a few clothes from the box and changed into them. She was now wearing a white collared shirt with crests on the shoulders, a brown ankle length skirt over her black stockings knee-length leather boots and a red sash tied around her waist as a belt and to hold her pouch. 'Pretty comfy,' Saffron thought with a smile, relieved that she was wearing something easy to move around in. The duo then left to meet her teacher.

"So…" a red-haired woman called Fern queried as Saffron stood in front of her, "You wanna be a Hunter, right?" seeing Saffron nod, Fern then sighed, "Sorry kid, ain't taking anymore student. I-"

"The Guild Office sent me." Saffron interrupted with a blank stare.

Fern seemed surprised and sighed gave her a bow, "Ugh. Fine. But before I can take you as pupil, I need you to know how to use a bow so go and see my other pupil (if I can call him that), Pete. He should be in the sheep pen."

So, Saffron went to the sheep pen to see a chubby boy just waking up from a nap. He introduced himself as Pete and that since Fern was strict about taking in pupils, he had to pull a few strings. "Speaking of pulling strings," he bragged, "You will need to practice long and hard if you want to have god-like skills like me."

That statement made Saffron mentally face-palm and thought with cynicism, 'Good grief. It's another Ivor!'

Pete then instructed her to destroy the wooden target with her bow. The black-haired Hunter got an arrow from a nearby quiver. She firmly placed the base on the string and pulled it back before letting go. It was no surprise to her that the arrow sliced through the air with lightning speed and hit the target dead in the middle and breaking it into little splinters. She didn't need to see Pete's face as she knew that his jaw was hanging loose. Granny Cotton, the little old lady sitting by the fence, cackled with glee, "Ha ha haa! It has been a long time since I last saw an arrow fly like that. Maybe it you that needs to practice long and hard, Pete."

Pete retorted, "I-I don't need practicing! I'm just waiting for the right time, that's all."

"Suuure," Granny Cotton replied, rolling her eyes.

Saffron then noticed an old man lying on the ground. She questioned the two and learnt that he collapsed due to hunger and he need some honey and went off to get some along with Pete.

They got to a tree with some honeycombs on it and before they could reach it, they were attacked by a couple honeybees. Saffron drew some arrows and commanded, "Pete! I need to help me to…Pete?"

Unfortunately, the boy had already ran away from the sight of the monsters, leaving Saffron alone. "Figures," Saffron breathed and readied her bow for the attack. The honeybees charged at her and she dodged both them before striking them both with one shot.

"Bravo," Pete cheered as he left his hiding place, "That was awesome."

"And where was you when I was attacked?" Saffron inquired.

"Oh…I-I was just testing your skill," Pete chuckled nervously, "You are a newbie after a-"

WHAM!

Poor Pete didn't know what hit him and the next thing he knew, he was rolling on the ground with his hands between his tightly closed legs and small whimpers left his mouth. Saffron just walked away and mumbled, "Some things just never change."

They got back to the sheep pen and fed the hungry Hunter who was back his feet instantly. He then explained that he collapsed due to hunger because he was hunting a Hootwink for three days without eating or sleeping. "Who on Earth would do that?!" Pete explained, "I wouldn't do something so crazy,"

"Judging by your stomach," Saffron retorted, "I'd say it's because you eat like a pig."

Pete glared while Granny Cotton cackled again, "She hit the nail on the head on that one. I'm liking this kid already."

The old Hunter (whose name was Fletcher) then suggested that the two students should hunt down and defeat the Hootwink and bring back one of its feathers. But then considered to be a bit of a challenged for a pair of beginners. Fern said the same thing when Pete went to her and explained what happened. She thought the task was too hard for them but after some consideration, she announced, "Whoever finds the Hootwink first and brings back of its feathers will move up the ranks and officially become my student."

Thrilled by the golden opportunity that fell before him, Pete dashed off, eager to find the monster first. Fern and Saffron sighed simultaneously before the other student rushed after him.

Saffron soon found him at an opening where he had a disappointed look. Pete saw her and stated, "There's no Hootwinks here. You can look all you like, you're just going to waste your time."

Pete walked away from the scene and Flutter floated away from Saffron's head and surveyed the area. It was empty save for one pot. The butterfly flapped towards the pot and inspected the object, "Well…there's nothing her-"

She suddenly heard a loud screech and looked up just in time to see a sharp beak rushing towards her. In a state of panic, Flutter sped away, screaming. Saffron heard this and spun around, arrow ready. But when the Hootwink screeched again, the girl winced and staggered a little. She cursed under breath as a high pitch droned on in her ears. Suddenly, barking was heard from the distance and Fern's dog, Lucky, came bounding in the scene. He sensed danger and rushed to the rescue. The dog leapt into the air and pierced the owl in the wing with his claws. The Hootwink was surprised by the sudden attack and flapped its wings as fast as it could to get away from the fierce animal. Saffron's smiled wearily as she felt a migraine increasing in her head. Flutter then saw a coal coloured feather floating down from the sky and caught it with her tiny legs.

The trio then returned with the feather. Fern was quite surprised at the result. She wasn't expecting Saffron to get the feather so quickly. Later, Pete arrived and he was devastated to know that he lost to a beginner. "Because Saffron has completed the task," Fern announced to Granny Cotton and Fletcher, "She's officially my pupil. But unlike the rest of them, she won't be learning from me. Saffron going to learn everything about being a Hunter through life itself as it hold many secrets. Now, go forth and learn to be one with nature."

Pam was in the kitchen making dinner when Flutter flew in through the window. The woman smiled and greeted, "Why hello, dear. How was your day?"

"It was fine but…" the butterfly started but trailed off.

Pam said no more. She knew it has something to do with Saffron because earlier, she went to her room without saying anything and her face had a sullen expression. Pam told Flutter that it has happened before and the best thing to do at this point is leave the girl alone. However, that made Flutter even more worried as she knew that whatever is making her friend so sad is worse than the migraine.

The Goddess Celestria looked into the night sky in regret. After happened a month ago, she has not heard a word from her champion. She knew what she did was bad but she did it for the sake of Saffron's happiness. Never had she expected it for all to go downhill. Tears fell from her crystal blue eyes as she whispered to the moon, "I'm so sorry."

So here's the first chapter. I hope you like it :3

BTW: Luxendarc is the world of Bravely Default, which doesn't belong to me.