Author's note: Sorry for those who have read my profile and have seen character profiles for this story i have had a block with how to start this first chapter. For those who read Love brings strength and Amoris I will try to update more often. School for some reason keeps me on track with an update schedule, summer makes me lazy for some reason, it might be the heat and plain laziness, so enjoy!. Oh and go to my profile to see any songs for this story and others. This story is a bit AU since Cocoon did not crystalize and Fang and Vanille did not go into stasis.
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A young man and woman are riding in a car to their new home in Cocoon. Or it should be old home. Brielle and her twin brother Shane moved here four years ago around the same time Lightning and Serah moved to bodhum where they both reside. A tragic incident led to this new change, but now they are returning to Bodhum after moving back home to begin treatments for Brielle for an ancient disease(plague is more like it) after the treatments were discovered. How will their old friends react to their return?
"Brielle are you sure this is a good thing to do."
"We need people that the enemy doesn't know to join our resistance group that we can trust and we can trust Lighting. She became a l'cie along with Serah's fiancé Snow and a few other people trying to get that Pulse Fal'cie Anime to turn Serah back to normal. That's why Lighting was a bit angry with her. She became a l'cie as well but went into crystal stasis before she could tell Lighting what her Focus was. Plus our parents gave us this mission and we have to listen to them."
"I wonder how they would react when we see them again after two years."
"Lightning will definitely interrogate us since we didn't tell them we left."
"We didn't say goodbye either."
"Your highness we are here."
"Thanks Niall,"
Brielle and Shane exit the car grab their suitcases with their drivers help and enter their shore-side home ironically next door to Lightning and Serah's house. But they weren't home so there wouldn't be any drama. They enter their 'new' home to see that everything was the way they left it and get right to unpacking their suitcases.
"Hey why don't we go to the beach. A family friend has taken care of this place so we don't need to re-stock the fridge yet."
"Uh sure that sounds good. Why not go to that restaurant that is there I'm starving."
"Ha-ha! Okay I'm a bit hungry myself."
They make their way to the beach, but as soon as they enter the beach-front restaurant they run into old friends. Both are nervous, they have not seen them in two years.
"Lightning look who came back!"
Lightning turns around wondering what Serah was so excited about to see Brielle and Shane standing there. Brielle, Lightning and Serah had become close friends since they were neighbors .
"Uh hey Lightning and Serah. Long time no see?"
Brielle says in a nervous tone not knowing how she would react. But Lightning ignores her clearly mad.
"Look I'm sorry we left so suddenly. I can explain everything if you'll let me. Please Lightning?"
"Why not Lightning? Say why don't we all go to our place. You can meet our other friends."
"Sure. What do you say Shane?"
"That's fine with me."
After eating they make their way to Lightning and Serah's house to Snow, Hope(stranger to Brielle but not Shane) and other unfamiliar people.
"Uh Light who are these people?."
"I'm Sazh."
"Hey what's up Hope!."
Says Shane walking over to his friend and giving him a high five.
"You know him?"
"Yeah we met during the fireworks before we left for vacation in Nautilus before the purge started."
"Nice to meet you Hope I'm his twin Brielle."
"Name's Fang and this is Vanille."
"Hi it's nice to meet you. You two don't you like twins."
"That's cause we are fraternal twins."
"Hey what's that on your arm? is that a l'cie brand?"
"Brielle your birthmark is showing."
"WHAT! Crap how did I not notice that the spell wore off. Why didn't you say anything earlier"
"I didn't see it either. Don't blame me at least I keep mine hidden."
"Idiot. I don't have sleeves on so the least you could do is pay attention as well. Besides you have nothing to say cause you've forgotten about your birthmark as well."
"No I don't."
"That is what you say every time and then it happens."
"No it doesn't"
"What the hell are you guys arguing about. Not to be rude but if you're not l'cie like I thought. What are you."
"None of your-."
"SHANE! They have a right to know especially Lightning and Serah."
"Fine go ahead and tell them."
"Not sure if you'll have any idea what we are talking about but we are from the land called Nahila. You can get there from Gran Pulse."
"What. You're Nahilan?"
"Yup. I'm a fairy and Shane is a mage. I will give the details later."
"You still haven't told us why you left."
"I've been ill for the past five years with ancient disease called the Shadow's Plague that returned. Two years ago they discovered treatments for the illness and I was cured six months ago. Since my father runs the research clinic that discovered the cure he wanted me to be the first one to receive the cure."
"But wait that birthmark. I heard that only Nahilan royalty have birthmarks."
"You heard right."
"Wait!"
"Yes Vanille?"
"I've seen that birthmark in a book once about the main ruling family."
"Uh about that."
Everyone stares at Brielle and Shane with suspicious looks.
"Okay fine. Shane is engaged to another princess in a city near Rikari and I'm the crown princess even though he is a few minutes older."
"Then why are you the heir and not him."
"There is this power called the Crimson flame that has been in our family since Nahila was formed but for some reason I'm the only child in my family to inherit the power. My mom thinks that only faeries in our family are able to inherit it according to our family history. I know this all seems confusing but right now it's getting late. I will explain the way Nahila works another time, see you guys tomorrow."
Brielle and Shane leave and go back to their house next door to get ready for bed.
"Well that went well."
"I thought it was a bit awkward but they seem to understand."
"Yeah and Lightning and Serah seem to have forgiven us I hope. Maybe if we regain their trust and the trust of the others maybe they will agree to help us with the war. I do pray that they find and destroy Kirsav's crystal before he can come out of stasis. I don't want to have to fight a four thousand year old mage/necromancer, I do want to live a long life and not be possibly killed by him since his monster's disease didn't kill me like our ancestor Queen Briella."
"Same here. Night Bri."
"Good night Shane."
Well things have gotten off to a rocky start. Will they be able to gain the trust of their new and old friends to aid them in the war. But more importantly who started the war, who is Kirsav(Keer-sahv) and who are these monsters that caused Brielle's illness and how did they do it? How does the Nahilan government work? Find out next time in A New Kind of l'cie.
Please read and review this is my fourth story in two months so I'm still new at this. Good comments and criticism only, NO FLAMES, please be fair.