Me: Woot! First chapter!

Lloyd: Help me, she has us trapped

Me: whacks him in the head with a skillet Eh heh heh heh... I don't own/hold hostage any of the TOS characters... really! ¬.¬


I woke up early that morning, even before daddy got up to practice. I was so excited about the next day, that I hardly slept a wink the night before.
"What are you doing up so early, Kat?" father asked with a surprised look on his face. I gave him a smile and a hug. He hadn't fixed his light brown hair yet, and half of it was flopped over his eye. "Too excited about school, huh?" he answered for me. I nodded fiercely. He gave a chuckle, and unattached himself from my grip. "Can I practice with you today?" I asked, a little too eagerly, as he headed toward the door. He turned around, both swords in hand, "Well…" He moved the hair back from his face, and his eyes met mine. "For a little bit, I suppose. Since we have to go through the forest today." On my mad rush to the door, I nearly tripped several times.
Daddy had never grown out of fighting. I suppose anyone would be the same when they went through what he and mommy had been. Even though I don't quite know what it was; the most I ever got out of them was that they reunited the two worlds, but I'm not too clear on what that meant…stupid grownups! Should their children have the right to know about their adventures? Well, his fighting had obviously benefited from it. "Come on!" he called, "We better get some in before breakfast."
I walked through the door, breathing hard and pumped full of adrenaline. Daddy only let me practice with him for a little while before sending me back in. Mom was just starting breakfast; the smell of cooking bacon was already filling the air. Pretty soon the others would be up as well. Carmen, the eldest, would soon be stumbling down the stairs; her brown-blond hair in a tight ball at the top of her head. Then Dirk, the second oldest, he was never with out something to tinker with in his hands and a smile on his face. He was named after our Grandfather from my dad's side who was a dwarf and we weren't directly related to (another thing dad wouldn't explain!). Finally Shawn would stumble out of bed last, a bleary look in his blue eyes. If I didn't get upstairs soon, I wouldn't be able to get in the bathroom. Such is the life of the youngest child. I bolted upstairs and changed into my newish clothes; which were actually hand-me-downs from my sister. I washed my face brushed my teeth. I tried, and failed, to get my unruly hair to stay down. By the time I was done and back down in the kitchen, Carmen was already sitting at the table. "Katrine," mom called out from the sink, where she was dousing her burnt fingers in the cold tap water, "tell your father breakfast is ready." "Yes mom." I obediently answered
Dad was over by the graves of Grandpa Dirk and his mother. I slowly walked over to his side. At first he seemed like he didn't notice I was there. He stood perfectly still with his eyes closed in silent and peaceful thought; when I opened my mouth to deliver my message, he opened his eyes and smiled. Faster than I could say 'key crest' he had scooped me up and settled me on his shoulders. "How many times has mommy burned herself this morning?" he asked halfway to the house. "Only three!" I responded, waving my fingers in his face.
As usual, Noishe followed us through the forest, whining the whole way… I used to be able to ride him, but poor ol' Noishe was getting on in years and I was just too heavy. He may have been a scaredy cat, but at least he was always there to listen. I proudly held daddy's hand during the walk, and he proudly held mine back. Luckily we only ran into one monster that morning. A little bunch of mushroom guys, they were so easy or at least they looked that way, I wasn't allowed to fight. Despite my excitement about school, I couldn't help but feel nervous. And the nervousness came along with a nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach. My siblings walked behind us and chatted, more like complained, about their weekend homework. How hard and/or how much of it they had and did or didn't do. I couldn't wait to be included in to their school conversations. Being the odd man out wasn't fun and I already had hardly anything in common with them. I looked up at daddy's face as we neared the edge of the forest. He had his normal dopey smile plastered on, the one you could never see through. It was totally impossible to tell what he was thinking when he smiled like that.
Lloyd's POV

I always remember that face that Kat gave me when she was trying to figure out what I was thinking. We were headed into town on her first day of school. She was only two years younger than my self when Genis and I were banished from Iselia, our hometown. Even though we were welcomed back to this town, it always felt strange walking in with out the guards scolding me for one thing or the other. I could see her anxiousness reflected in her clear eyes. I was so foolish to think of her as just another innocent child. Although, I suspect that no one could suspect such a cute face of having such a dangerous destiny. I was so happy to see her off to her first day of lessons; all I could do was smile. Sadly, Raine wouldn't be there this year. She and Genis had gone off on an archeological and all around intellectual trip the year we had finished our 'adventure'. They would be back soon, but not until the school year was over. My children didn't know the meaning of 'studying' with out Raine breathing down their necks.
I dropped the children off at the school house a good ten minutes before class started. I had to pry Kat off my torso and shove her through the door. I was worried she would be mad at me for doing so, but she gave me a happy wave in the end. I almost snatched her up and ran back home with her right there, she seemed too young to be left alone all day; even if it was just for school. Common sense stopped my thoughts from changing in to action. When I finally was able to turn away from the school building and head home a thought struck me. Then the thought slapped me across the face. We were having Zelos and Sheena over today, to meet their new baby! I cursed under my breath and sped off home. Colette was going to let me have it for forgetting this time. I was supposed to help her clean the house. And if the couple was already there, she wouldn't be the only female to scold me…


Me: Okay, gotta give props to Rynada, cuz she is forcing me to contiue this story

Rynada: Wooo! Go Senpai

Me: Uh... just go read her stuff cuz its awsome and she dosent have a gun to my head making me say this