Hey there! I'm back, this time, with a Star Ocean: The Last Hope fanfiction!
I've just checked my previous works and… let me say, I was 13-14 years old at that time, so I'm not really proud of them, to be honest. I do hope this new one will turn out far better than any of my older works.
If I have any typos, then I am sorry, as English is not my native language ^^ (And also, for a weird reason, either or my Word tends to grab out sentences, words O.o)
ANYWAY, I own NOTHING except my OCs.
As the title says, this is a prologue of the original idea I had in my mind. This will be short, few chapters long and no mary sue intended at all. I just imagined what Faize did in the years he was absent.
Oh and by the way, SPOILER ALERT! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Thank you.
Pairing: Faize x Lymle; OC x OC
Rating: T
Genre: Romance, humour, friendship
Chapter 1.
He fell, hopelessly falling into the darkness, seemingly into his demise.
The planet's gravitation pulled him towards a black hole mercilessly, thusly ending his life. However, death was not an option in his mind. He will move forward and continue walking on his own path.
Edge… he thought …thank you…
With an exhausted breath, and incredible pain, he reached out to the small device attached to his right hand. He soon heard a familiar „zoom" sound, and moments later, he met the concrete physical form of his Sol's floor.
He already had several bruises, wounds from the previous battle, the contact he made with the Sol was nothing compared to his original pain.
The machine halted, as it did not move from it's position without manual help.
He struggled to the pilot seat, just in time to see his friend, Edge also falling towards the black hole.
His purple eyes widened, and with an ungraceful move, he seated himself, and sped off towards Edge's direction.
His friend and captain, just like him, fell into the Sol, landing not so far from him.
The young boy hurriedly set the machine onto autopilot, and ran to Edge, trying to get him awaken.
After several shaking, Edge finally awoke, his green eyes set on his alien friend, now became as wide as saucers.
"F-faize?" Edge stuttered. "H-how…? Did I die?"
Faize smiled tiredly at his friend, "You most certainly are not dead. We're in my Sol right now. Remember how I told you, it could synchronize with my brainwaves and come instantly?"
Edge let out a tired sigh, "Now that you mentioned, it does sound familiar…"
Suddenly, Faize dropped next to Edge tiredly, breathing in ragged breaths.
"I'm tired, Edge." he let out weakly, and looked at his blonde friend, who nodded silently. Then suddenly, unexpectantly, Faize received a soft whack on the head. Bewildred, he set his gaze on Edge and asked in a several high-pitched voice,
"What was that for?" the questioned one let out a weak chuckle,
"For what, you ask… For not telling me you were saving yourself! I thought you were dead for sure!" Faize paled, "I stayed there, not wanting to… let go of you. I blamed myself for not being able to save you, and that I deserve no… survival…" Edge swallowed. Faize waited breathlessly,
"You're like a little brother to me I never had." he confessed and clenched his fists. "I have already lost my parents, then my uncle… I lost so much dear to me and-"
"Edge…" Faize let out softly.
"You know," Edge looked at his green haired friend, "Lymle is right. You really are a dummy, huh?"
A weak smile spread on his lips, "Dummy, huh…?" he whispered. Faize closed his eyes.
"Please, take care of her."
"What?" Edge exclaimed. Faize looked at him sadly,
"I have no intention of returning to your crew, Edge." this time, Edge gave Faize an exasperated look,
"Faize… but why? No one blames you at all! You're our friend! I will not let-"
"Please, Edge." he blinked sorrowfully, his eyes turning into a darker shade of purple, "Don't make this harder as it is."
"Faize…" Edge tried once again. The stars swirled around them, and the Sol trembled, as they exited Nox Obscurus' atmosphere. The rumble was not strong enough to deal damage to the ship, however, it was enough to make the two youngsters roll helplessly to the other side of the machine.
"As I have mentioned earlier, " He rubbed his now aching forehead, due to the contact with the Sol's wall" I will not participate in your further journeys as your crewman. I have betrayed you the moment I left you. Not just you. Everyone." the Eldarian looked at him painfully, now breathing more violently. He was close to his limit. Edge tried to reply to his statement, but the younger boy silenced him with one stare,
"Edge, listen to me. Could you forgive to that power, that killed your parents? What would you do, if the power, that killed your parents or uncle, suddenly turned up as a person, and beg for your friendship?" The blonde boy furrowed his eyebrows,
"Faize, you're not making any sense! You were our friend from the beginning-"
"In the beginning, yes!" he exclaimed, "But look at me now! I made hunderds of life end, without an ounce of mercy, and made the power that made Lymle's grandfather ill, and later kill him, control me, because of my selfishness!" his eyes were once again, bathed in the color of red, frightening the slightly older boy, "It is because of that power that I obtained, Lymle is without a parent!"
"Faize-" Edge tried painfully, but Faize shook his head violently,
"I do not deserve mercy, nor the tears she shed for me. I gladly took side with that murderous power that made her lonely… No, Edge, there is no way in this galaxy that could persuade me to change my mind." his eyes now returned to their normal, purple color.
Edge looked at him sorrowfully, as he breathed slowly,
"I'm really sorry, Edge. You taught me… so much. That is why I will not give up." he looked at Edge. Though his eyes were tired, Edge indeed saw somekind of light deep inside. "I will turn a new leaf, and restart my life." The captain sighed in defeat,
"And how? Where? Will we hear of you? And Lymle? She really missed you."
The young Eldarian's eyes widened in surprise. "Excuse me?"
"I said, she missed you."
"I most certainly unable to digest an information such as that."
"You stupid!" Edge let out tiredly and chuckling slightly, "You could have seen it with your own eyes. She cried for you. She never cried when she lost her grandfather, did she?"
"She indeed was unable to cry…" Faize replied thoughtfully.
"… And do you WANT her to cry more?"
"Edge…" Faize pled, "I don't want her to cry, but I also don't want to pain her furthermore. Please, Edge, I need time. I will restart my life and learn from my mistakes. Step by step." Edge hopelessly shook his head,
"I guess you are really hard-headed, huh? Well, I will not tell Lymle about it. It is your job to do so. She'll miss you very much."
The young Eldarian bitterly looked at the ceiling of his Sol,
"She will get over it. I am sure of it." Several moments later, the young captain of the Sol caught a glimpse of the SRF-003 Calnus. With a wobbly movement, he brought himself into the pilot seat.
"Faize?" Edge questioned again from the floor. The green haired boy was already making calculations and was pushing all kinds of random buttons,
"I'm calculating the distance between us and the Calnus. I will drop you off then… I will be on my way…" he swallowed at his last sentence.
"… And to where?" Edge asked painfully.
The younger boy turned his head away in pain, "That, I do not know."
The Sol closed on the old shuttle, and as the entrance was granted, the Eldarian ship slowly, and without much energy, tiredly landed in the backside of the Calnus. The hatch slid open, granting Edge to exit and bid farewell to his friend.
The blonde captain walked up to the extraterrastrial being, who had his eyes fixed on the devices ahead of him.
"Faize…"
"I know, Edge. I know."
Edge Maverick grabbed the side of the Sol, when he thoughtfully turned to Faize,
"See you later, Faize Sheifa Beleth." Faize couldn't bear to look up and gaze into those emerald eyes. He knew that in that instant, he'd break. He gripped the control panel, with such force, his already pale knuckles paled even more.
"Farewell, Edge Maverick."
Edge nodded, and jumped out of the Eldarian ship. He hurriedly grabbed something he could hold on. His blonde hair swirled, as a huge wind blew in the hangar, as the gates were opened to outer space. The Sol powerlessly rose from the ground, and turned towards the open gates of the Calnus. With an ungraceful move, the Sol almost literally threw out itself.
Soon after the gates closed, sealing him away from his friend, maybe forever.
Faize could not bear it anymore. Exhaustion took over and he unconsciously slumped onto the floor of his ship, his eyes filled with tears, which was known not to be shed by this one certain Eldarian…
Neither of them knew, that they both shed tears for each other, both hoping the other will have a fortunate future…
