Thoughts Right Now
By RedRaspberryswirl
I.
Serge looked up at Leena. Her bright red hair glistened in the warm Termina sun. They were waiting to meet up with Kid, a bit too long. And though Serge had once thought that Leena was the girl, his run in with Kid was starting to tell him differently.
Leena stayed quiet and kept her eyes away from Serge's. He could tell that she wanted to say something to him, but that she was too shy to venture it. He threw that out of his mind and replaced it with the indestructable image of Kid. She was so beautiful, and so amazingly strong in his eyes. He had been amazed by her in so many different ways. As opposed to Leena, who had always been rather predictable. Yes, he kinda sorta liked Leena, seeing that he had grown up with her his entire life in Arni Village, and done almost everything with her (and for her). But Kid... Something about her just made him feel so safe. Even when she was near death, which happened more than he would have liked, she always seemed to be able to protect him. Ever since they met, it always seemed that they were there for eachother, be it friendship or, hopefully, more than that. Though he had a wonderful sensation in body when he thought of Kid, knowing that Leena liked him made him feel horrible. He wanted so badly to tell Leena about his feelings for Kid, as best friends would do. But this haunting fact kept him from doing so.
He stared at Leena once again, hoping that she wasn't looking. He looked at every aspect of her body, from her gleaming hair to her peddler shoes. And though he couldn't see one imperfection in her, he felt her shyness and most of all, her innocence. And that intimidated him, even more than Kid did. He wouldn't say that Leena was "quaint", because she could say the same thing about him. He would more willingly say that Leena was the type of girl that was too easily loved. And with love, he needed more of a challenge, which was exactly what Kid posed him. Kid possessed an air of mystery to him, she always kept him on his toes, wanting more.
At the same time, Kid was at the harbor to meet Leena and Serge. She did not really want to encounter Leena for too long a time, if it could be avoided. It's not that she did not like Leena. Leena was dandy in her eyes. But Kid knew that she would pose a threat to a love that was bound to happen.
Also on her mind was Korcha. Korcha had been creeping her out lately. He had been hanging on her and whispering things in Serge's ear. He had also trying to catch her eye. Yet she still remained friendly to him. The last thing she wanted to do was tear up Serge's party because of a could-be love. She tried as hard as she could to remain neutral, or uninterested. But she knew that she had fallen for Serge. She couldn't quite pick out when it happened. Perhaps she started to figure it out when She and Serge and Guile ran into Harle, and she felt a twinge of jealousy as she watched Harle flirt relentlessly with Serge in Viper Manor.
But that was all behind her now. Harle was in cohorts with that damned Lynx. It wasn't like Serge would be foolish enough to buy that load. Kid snapped back into reality, and realize that Serge and Leena were waiting for her. She started to pick up her pace, when she tripped on a black rock. Though the pain was only slight to her, she found it too hard to get up. She scooted herself to the side to get out of people's way. As she moved... she watched the rock. As innocent as it looked, it seemed to follow her in which ever direction she decided to move. Kid took out her dagger and held it close to her, preparing for the worst.
II.
A black mist was expelled by the rock and all of the sudden, Kid was surrounded by four shadow cats. For a few seconds they loomed over her, but they then congealed into the dark figure of Lynx. At his side, like always was Harle
"Ah, Kid. At last I have you in a position that is favorable to me." Lynx sneered.
"What tha hell do ya want with me, ya bloody bastard!?" Kid scowled at Lynx with hatred boiling in her body.
"Perhaps when weakest when contemplating love, you shall be strongest when living in pure hatred..."
Lynx's menacing golden eyes pierced Kids deep blue ones.
"What in blazes are you talking about, ya loon?!"
"Come with me and you shall find out..."
Before Kid coul protest, Harle touched her shoulder and they disappeared into a vortex of time and space, with an ominous black cloud.
III.
All of the sudden, Leena looked up. She was shaken by a vision of fleeting black mist, and when she looked down the road she saw it; where the action had just taken place.
Without saying a word, and without quite thinking, Leena grabbed Serge's wrist and pulled him down the road within about two feet of the vicinity of the mist. There they saw a piece of bubbling, fuming coal, or what seemed to be coal. The bubbles were menacing and boiling hot. One popped and spat hot black liquid at Serge and Leena. They jumped back just in time.
"What happened here??" Leena asked in a concerned tone.
"I don't know, maybe someone got robbed." Serge blurted out. He wasn't quite willing to get Leena involved. Her pensiveness and fear would almost definetly get in the way, especially since he suspected that this had to do with Kid's disappearance... however, Serge realized that this was actually the bravest he had ever seen Leena. Maybe she was ready to come along on his adventures after all.
The fumes were starting to get to Serge's and Leena's heads. They both began to feel faint. But they both realized that this had to be some kind of clue as to what happened to Kid. Leena was going fast. But she had an idea.
"Serge, hand me your swallow," she said with fainter voice than Serge had last heard.
Serge gave his swallow to Leena, who was already kneeling on the ground considerably weaker. She took the swallow from Serge and used it to sweep the ravenous substance into her frying pan. Leena put the lid on with the last ounce of strength she had, and fainted. The pan fell to the ground.
IV.
Serge panicked. How would he get Leena to a safe place? How long could he last while travelling with this vicious mystery substance? He cautiously picked up Leena's frying pan and placed with his other items.
Suddenly, he realized a safe place that Leena could be taken to. He picked her up gently and carried her hurriedly to Lisa's Element Shoppe.
"Lisa," Serge burst open the door in panic, "Leena fainted while coming into minimal contact with a suspicious substance. I need for you to take care of her while I go to look for help."
"Of course I'll help. Thank you for taking care of her." Lisa said with a large amount of concern in her eyes. She helped Serge carry Leena to the back room, and placed her gently on the bed.
"I have to go immediatly to find someone who can tell me what this substance is. Do you have any ideas?"
"Why don't you try the old hermit? I hear he's very wise."
"Okay, thank you very much. I will be back soon to check on her." Serge waved and flew out the door.
Serge left Termina faster than he had ever done anything else in his life. He took out his teleporter and called on Korcha and Skelly. He explained what happened with Leena to the two of them as fast as he could and told them that they needed to head down to Arni to find Radius.
They started their trudge down to Arni. Korcha was starting to look pale. Suddenly, half way through Fossil Valley, he stopped and collapsed.
"Hey guys, wait up, won'CHA???"
Serge turned around quickly and saw Korcha half on the ground. He was grasping his chest, as if he were out of breath.
"What happened, Korcha?"
"Well I have to say, I felt this way since I got teleported here, but I just kinda collapsed. I'm very drowzy and very dizzy, and it feels like the blood has just stopped coursin' through my veins."
"Well how bout I teleport you out and when we get to Arni, I'll leave you there to rest??"
"GotCHA. Thanks, Serge."
Skelly helped Korcha up, and supported him as Serge ran ahead. Korcha squinted his eyes as they started to walk...
"Do ya know if Serge met up with Kid yet?"
"I do not... she could be anywhere now. But I'm sure they met up... Serge would make sure of it, nyuk nyuk." Skelly's jaws clicked as he laughed out loud.
"WhatCHA laughin' about, skinny?" Korcha said in half a daze. He felt an unsure pang in his side, which usually told him that he was being (or going to be) threatened, but he didn't know if he was hallucinating or not so he did not act upon it.
"Nyuk, nyuk, nothin much. Let's get a move on... Serge is waitin for us up ahead. You can get some rest in Arni."
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That's the end of the first chapter... this was my first fic so I would appreciate input... should I continue?? Thanks for reading :)