Yeah, yeah, I'm workin' on a new story. Ya go a problem with that! T.T; my last one I deleted 'cause I just couldn't work on it! Hopefully this one will turn out better, it kind of has the same basic story line…
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Story: That's Where You Take Me
Author: Leo-kun89
Rated: T
Genre: Humor/Romance
Summary: Yu is an orphan who lives with her brothers and sisters in Lindblum. She longs to find her true love. What happens when she meets a certain Genome who works for Tantalus? (Pre FFIX) Zid/OC.
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Zidane Tribal walked down the busy streets in the Business District of Lindblum. He was fifteen years old and worked for the travelling band of thieves: Tantalus. He had shaggy dirty blonde hair and dark green eyes. Zidane was accompanied by his best friend and fellow worker, Blank. Blank had dark red hair that stuck up a bit. He also wore a tan colored bandana, which went over his eyes.
"So what're we up to today?" Blank asked his friend, who had a mischievous smile on his face.
"Not too sure, my friend." Zidane answered as his tail swished back and forth. Just then, he saw a girl budging her way through the crowd.
"Move it…coming through…watch out!" She commanded, pushing her way through the dozens of people. She soon arrived in front of Zidane and Blank. She had long black hair. Her bangs covered one of her eyes, which were emerald green. She wore a light green shirt that was a bit baggy, revealing one of her shoulders. The shirt was accompanied by dark blue jeans with rips at the kneecaps.
"Well are ya gonna leave a girl standing here all day?" She asked Zidane and Blank. Zidane laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head.
Whoa…she's HOT! Zidane thought in his head. Blank noticed the familiar lustful look on his friends and shook his head.
"Sorry miss," Blank replied as Zidane kept staring at her. He pushed Zidane out of the way and the girl walked between the two, with Zidane's eyes following her.
"Now there's a chick you don't usually come across!" Zidane stated.
"Oh come on… you just broke up with Christine last week!" Blank reminded. His blonde friend just shrugged.
"Christine was just a flavor of the week…" Zidane explained. "This chick is…beautiful! I'll tell ya what, if I meet up with her again by coincidence, then I'll ask for her name. If not, I'll just forget about it." Blank folded his arms together.
"Tch…fine." Blank answered. "Okay let's head back to the hideout before The Boss has a fit!"
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"I'm back!" The fifteen-year-old girl with black hair announced as she pushed the door open to her home. She shared it with her two younger sisters and her two older brothers.
"Hi Yu-chan!" A girl greeted. She was a year younger and was the black haired girl's sister, Skye. She also had long black hair with green streaks. Her brown eyes stared at her older sister's with admiration.
"Hey Skye-chan…where is everyone?" The girl known as Yu asked. Skye just shrugged.
"Sao and Rin are probably out trying to get supper, and heaven knows where Ray is!" Skye answered. "Maybe she's out playing with Trunks." Yu nodded her head. Trunks was their youngest sister's friend.
Yu walked into her house and softly closed the door. Their home was reasonably comfortable. The first floor had a couch with a small table in front of it. On the wall opposite to the couch was a fireplace. Behind the couch was a small kitchen with a stove and sink. Beside the kitchen was a set of stairs that led to a loft, where there were five beds neatly placed near each other.
Their house was located in the Industrial District of Lindblum, and Yu's two older brothers, Sao and Rin, sometimes worked for aiding engineers. But Sao and Rin were often very clumsy, loud, and annoying, so the engineers got very frustrated with them most of the time, which drove them away, bringing them home with no food for supper.
"WE'RE BACK!" A boy who looked about seventeen announced as he kicked open the door. He had brown, spiky hair and hazel eyes. He wore a dark green vest and dark blue jeans. It was Yu's oldest brother, Sao. Behind him followed another boy who was sixteen. He also had brown hair, but wasn't spiked like his brothers'. This was Rin, Yu's other older brother. He wore a dark blue vest, which matched his dark blue eyes. Dark green pants accompanied them.
"Geez Sao-kun, you don't have to announce it to the world…" Rin stated, frowning as he plopped himself on the couch.
"Shu' up Rin-san!" Sao said angrily, making a fist.
"Ya wanna fight!" Rin asked.
"Yeah, bring it on!" Sao growled. Rin stood up.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa guys, just chill!" Skye pleaded, stepping between her two brothers. Sao and Rin let out one final growl at each other, and then gave up. Yu covered her mouth as she giggled. She always loved watching her two older brothers bicker and fight.
"Well I'm going upstairs for a nap." Sao said as he walked up the steps.
"I guess I'll head over to the Diner for my dinner. Wanna come with, Sky-chan?" Yu asked her younger sister.
"Oh sure!" Skye said happily. She loved being invited out with her older sister. "Let's go!"
"Sound's good." Yu nodded, as she and her sister head to the door. "Sao and Rin will hopefully make up while we're gone…I don't being around when they do their little…practices with each other."
"SHUT UP AND GET OUT!" Rin yelled at his sister, throwing a pillow at her. "AND WE'RE NOT GAY!" Yu blocked the hit by the door as she closed it. The two girls stood outside their house as Yu laughed her head off hysterically.
"Oh Yu-chan, you know that it doesn't take much to work those boys up…yet you do it anyway. How come?" Skye asked, blinking her eyes. Yu just shrugged.
"I dunno…it keeps me entertained I guess!" Yu replied. "Now let's go, I'm so hungry I could eat a chocobo!"
The two sisters walked down the street and soon saw a red haired thirteen year old girl running up to them. Her hair was done back in pigtails and her purple orbs shone brightly. It was their youngest sister, Ray.
"Hi Ray-sama!" Yu yelled happily. "Where've ya been?"
"Hi Yu-chan and Skye-chan!" Ray said happily as she stopped in front of her two older sisters. "I dunno…just around I guess! Where ya headin' to?"
"Just to the diner for some supper…Sao and Rin didn't bring anything home again." Skye answered, rolling her eyes.
"Oh dear…" Ray said looking to the ground. "Well in that case, I'd love to join my two favorite sisters!" She said cheerfully.
"Um Ray-sama? We're your only sisters…" Yu reminded. "So that automatically makes us your favorite…" Ray just shrugged and they continued walking to the diner. Once they entered, they saw a plump man behind the counter. There was the odd person sitting at the counter, and only two tables were filled.
"Hi Mamo-sempai!" Ray yelled excitedly to the man behind the counter. His name was Mamoru, and was the closest thing to a father that the Himayo children had. He was a good friend to their parents before they died. He always gave them free food, and the rest of the people working at the diner were very friendly. Yu and her siblings knew them since they were very young.
"Good evening, girls!" Mamoru greeted. "Find a seat and I'll be with you soon!"
"Ah, just get the usual Mamo-sempai." Yu suggested as the three girls sat at a table by the window.
"Yu-chan, I heard that Mamo-sempai's business is starting to go down…" Ray whispered. Yu frowned.
"I know…I heard that too!" Skye announced. "Poor guy…he's such a nice man!"
"Yeah…I heard that too…" Yu replied. "That's why I wish we could pay him for all the meals we have here…we can't bum here forever."
"Well at the rate Sao-kun and Rin-san are going, we'll never have money." Skye pointed out as she rolled her eyes. "I hope we won't have to end up selling our house… I love it there."
"That's why I'm thinking of helping out too…" Yu announced. Her two sisters stared at her and blinked. "I'm getting old enough now…I should start helping Sao and Rin out with working…I think I'm gonna try to get a job."
"Good luck with that one, Yu-chan." Skye sighed.
"What does she mean by that?" Ray asked.
"Well Ray-sama, the day Sao and Rin let one of us actually work is the day an Eidolon loses it's power." Skye explained. "And you know that very well, Yu-chan!"
"Yeah I know…" Yu answered, looking down at the table. "But I need to start helping out…it's what mom and dad would want." She said, grabbing hold of her gold locket, which her parents gave her when she was three.
"How come they won't let us have a job?" Ray asked. "That's mean!"
"Well actually…they're doing it because they care about us too much." Yu answered. "Sure they act stupid and immature sometimes…most of the time…okay, all the time…but deep down they care for us. And they think that it's their responsibility to take care of us because they're the oldest. Sao is especially like that…"
"Here you go girls! The Silence Soup, just how you like it!" Mamoru announced, putting three bowls of delicious smelling soup in front of each girl.
"Thanks Mamo-sempai!" Ray thanked excitedly.
"Yeah, thanks man! Your soups always the best!" Skye answered.
"Arigato, Mamo-sempai." Yu said, slightly bowing her head. Mamoru laughed softly and then headed back to the counter. Just as Yu was about to eat, she saw a boy about her age with dirty blonde hair walk into the diner. He was kind of cute.
Zidane looked around the quiet diner and soon spotted Yu and her sisters. He let out a big grin and headed towards them.
"Hey! Remember me? I'm the guy that you met in the market place today!" Zidane said, speaking to Yu. Yu stared up at him, her green eyes meeting his.
"U-um no…" She replied, her cheeks blushing a bit.
"Aw really?" Zidane said sadly, hanging his head from his shoulders. "Well you're blushing! So you must love me!" He observed with a cheesy grin. "Say…your friends are pretty cute too." He said, turning and looking at Ray and Skye. This made the other two girls giggle. Zidane then sat down beside Yu.
"The name's Zidane Tribal, member of the infamous band, Tantalus!" Zidane introduced, holding his hand out for Yu to shake.
"I-I'm Yu…" Yu said nervously. She could feel butterflies in her stomach. Just as she was about to shake Zidane's hand, she noticed Sao and Rin come running into the diner.
"MAMO-SEMPAI!" Sao yelled. "We're starved! Can we have some soup?" He asked excitedly.
"Uh oh…Sao-kun look!" Rin said, pointing over to his sisters' table. Yu stared at her two brothers with guilt all over her face.
"Why that good for nothing creep, trying to get down our sisters' pants!" Sao said angrily. "C'mon Rin-san, let's get him!"
"Sounds good to me!" Rin said, cracking his knuckles. Then, the two boys yelled out a war cry and ran towards Zidane. Sao picked him up, and threw him to Rin, who threw him out the window. Zidane was too big for the window, and made a hole in the wall around it. "Yeah!" The two brothers yelled happily, giving each other a high five. They then felt a pull on their ears.
"OW WHATS THE BIG IDEA!" Sao demanded, looking up and seeing an angry Mamoru glaring down at them. "Ehehehe…hi Mamo-sempai."
"Is our soup ready already?" Rin asked innocently. Mamoru then threw the two boys into the kitchen.
"NOW START WASHING!" He commanded. He then angrily walked into the kitchen also, grumbling about how the two boys always caused mischief.
"Aw man…not the dishes again!" Sao cursed. "Thanks a lot, Rin…I am NOT impressed with you right now."
"Me? It was your fault!" Rin replied.
"Nuh uh!"
"Yuh huh!"
"Nuh uh!"
"Yuh huh!"
"OH WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP?" Yu called out angrily from her table. "I'm never gonna be able to live my life normally!" She screamed with a frustrated look on her face. Tears started boiling up in her eyes and she ran out of the diner, not telling anyone where she was going.
"Nice one Sao and Rin!" Skye said with a frown on her face.
"Ah, she'll get over it." Sao assured.
"Yeah!" Rin agreed. "After all, we protected her from that creep who was trying to get down her pants!"
Skye rolled her eyes and then walked out of the diner. Ray looked at her brothers, then the door, then her brothers, and then the door again.
"I'm so confused!" Ray yelled.
"Don't worry, Ray-chan." Rin stated. "Me 'n Sao were protecting you guys!"
"Aw…you guys are my heroes!" Ray said. She was still thirteen, and was a bit naive.
"Anytime." Sao replied. "Now go make sure Yu-chan is okay!" Ray nodded her head obediently, and excitedly ran out of the diner, leaving the two boys to finish cleaning millions of dirty dishes.
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Leo-kun's Note: Hi everyone! There…I think this one is better. It's more..me! The other one was kind of slow 'n stuff. So R&R please! Hope you liked it, and I'll post the next chapter soon!