A/N: I would betray myself if I didn't try to take my own challenge. XD The rules of my challenge are as follows:
1) All drabbles should be between 250 and 600 words. Not less and certainly not more.
2) You must credit me somewhere in this challenge.
3) You must complete all 50 themes.
4) It must be written in third person.
5) Since it's called the Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden Challenge, it must be made clear that it takes place in that world or is about that world. Don't leave it for your readers to guess it.
You could write about the HBRC, or Ansem the Wise, or even a certain bluenette who visited this world for the first time. ;)
Be sure to check out all the other people who took this Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden Challenge! If you'd like to give this a try yourself, feel free to send me a PM, so I can give you a list of the themes/prompts. Or you can just look at the chapters' names. Be sure to tell me when you decide to take on the challenge, though, because I'd love to see what you come up with. :)
1. Restoration
After Yuffie had returned from Atlantica (that world was awesome, she wouldn't mind going there again), she had expected to meet an empty house. She was wrong about that.
"Whoa, what the heck happened to you?" a perplexed Yuffie asked when she spotted the leader of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee entering Merlin's place from the back door, wearing crutches.
She put her hands on her hips and eyed the grumpy-looking swordsman. Then again, grumpy was that man's default face, so maybe she had caught him in a good mood after all.
"…Some worker accidentally dropped a brick stone on my foot while restoring the main fountains yesterday," he grunted, not looking at the bubbly ninja.
Accidentally, huh? Are you sure about that? she thought, since she knew quite a lot of people who hated the brunet's guts.
Knowing Leon, the feeling was probably mutual.
"Oh… " She tilted her head to the side, her eyes still not leaving his form. "Are you okay?"
He shrugged. "I've had worse. I have to rest my foot for a week. Doctor's orders."
"Oh really now?"
She could tell by his odd behavior that he was both angry with himself as well as ashamed that this accident had happened on his watch. After all, since Leon was the leader, he was also in charge of all the bigger restoration projects.
Some lousy leader he was then.
Of course, Yuffie couldn't resist rubbing that in by saying, "I leave you alone for two days and this is what you do to yourself? Son, I am very disappoint."
"…"
Honestly, he looked so utterly pathetic that Yuffie couldn't help but laugh at his sorry ass.
Leon's glare, however, made her stop right away. Yuffie had been his partner long enough to know that that glare said something along the lines of, 'You just wait till I get better. Then we'll see who laughs last…'
She gulped, remembering how much of a slave driver he used to be back when he was training her to become a better fighter. It was a silent promise, that much was certain…
"Better start looking for hiding places he doesn't know about," she muttered under her breath.
But first, she had to catch up on some sleep; Atlantica had worn her out. It was a mystery to her why no one seemed to like that world, because she hadn't had such a great time in a while.
A/N: I know, it's a bit of a dull first chapter, but it will get better!
Since December is a busy month, the next update will be in January. I hope you understand. Also, it would mean the world to me if you could take a look at my latest poll and vote. Thanks in advance! :)
