Title: Obsession.
Author: Darkening-wings
Rating: T, I guess...
Summary: Garland obsesses over his future, Golbez's secret treasure chest, and his sneaking-up-on-WoL skills.
A/N: chat, flashback and failure. This thing is made of random. Blame the voices in my head. Characters belong to square enix.
Chaos only sat there, on his throne, his skin dark red as it had still to gain solid form.
Garland couldn't help but frown behind his helmet, where he stood by the descending stair. This being was him? This... melting piece of planet innards was him?
The God didn't even look up when the Nemesis -his past- moved closer to the throne. In fact, his eyes were tightly shut behind crisp skin.
Garland's eyes moved to the hands, resting in Chaos's lap: much like his own but a different color. One more step closer, reaching out to touch-
"Your curiosity will be the end of you."
He backed down from the throne, fell to one knee. "My God?"
Chaos moved one of his hands, giving the faintest of gestures to the man. "Don't you have other business to attend to?"
"Ah..." Garland stood up. He did have to face his archenemy soon: the man was travelling too far into their territory for their comfort. "Yes, forgive me. I'll be on my way."
The hand went back to its rest, though not without a finger falling off. The Nemesis fought not to snort as Chaos cursed the lost finger. "Before you leave, pick that up for me. I do not dare move until this form has cooled down..."
Halfway down the stair, Golbez tripped him over with a pointy shoe, making him roll the half that was left till he hit solid ground. The traitor only hummed and continued up the stairs, ignoring the angry roar from down behind him. Garland later found a note on his office desk, featuring a few neatly written words: "Touch my brother again and I will do more than that."
The nemesis laughed when thinking back to that time. He had merely helped the warrior of Light with his payback for the skirt jokes. And dressing the paladin in a frilly, pink Lolita dress had been easy as pie after flashing the split soul with the content of Golbez's "Secret Treasure Chest".
... He had to check that chest again, sometime soon. Golbez sure had taste.
The old Chaos shrine- by sunset.
Clip-clop-clop-clop...cloppeti-
The warrior of Light sighed and didn't bother to turn around. "Garland, dear. You do know I can hear you approaching when you're miles away, correct?"
Mentioned villain grumbled and poked his head out from behind a pillar "Your point is?"
"Why do you still pretend you'll succeed in sneaking up on me?"
"I do not pretend. I will be able to do so, someday."
Light shook his head. His archenemy was stubborn to the bone, concerning a vareity of things and his cycle.