A Change in Scenery

"Taari, Taari, Taari, Taari!?" Luna Llovegood ran up to her friend with utter excitement. Over the last few months the Miqo'te had grown her hair past her shoulders. It made her look no longer looked like a child, rather, she looked like an adult. She came to an abrupt stop, barely skidding to a halt before Taari 's this really cool new thing for the house! I want it sooooooo bad. It's really, really neat! But, it costs a lot."

Taari let out a quick sigh and dug into her pocket, "Here you go, Luna. There should be some extra." Taari had turned quite the profit since new housing items had been crafted by the crafters. They always wanted the items she had gathered to complete their synths. That meant that Taari had been out gathering more lately, and playing with the world's strongest adventurers less. Luna giggled at the dirty spots on Taari's vest. She was always dirty.

Luna gave her a loud 'thank you' and bolted for the markets. She quickly exchanged the gil for the item she had wanted. It was a giant glowing pillar that was made from an item one could obtain by fighting a primal. A primal being one of the most scary beasts in all existence. She had only faced a few of the younger primals who wee not so scary. It would look nice in their company's yard.

She stared at the item with an air of happiness, and glanced around the quiet yard. It had been almost a month since Luna had seen her friends Ashton and Eisa. It wasn't that odd, as the life of an adventurer tended to keep people away from home but, that didn't mean she enjoyed the loneliness. Eisa had always been like a sister to Luna, and it upset her greatly when each day ended and she hadn't seen the Hyur was scared that something had happened to the taller girl. And Ashton too. He hadn't even said goodbye when he and Eisa left for the last escapade.

Walking to the left side of their yard, Luna began centering the pillar. After it was set, the magic of the object made it start spinning, and glowing. The effect was met with a gasp of excitement behind Luna. Darkmojo Avari stood all decked out in gear. It was a bright green, and it made Luna think of childhood stories of archers who fought for the good of the people. Darkmojo wasn't one to give money away, but he was an archer.

"Look what Taari let me buy!" Luna had turned on her heels to grasp Dark's arm. "Do you see it?!"

"Yeah, it's really nice," The Hyur male smiled happily down at her. He was gigantic compared to her. Dark was one of the tallest Hyur men in all of Eorzea Luna turned back to the glowing pole and hit a button that was almost invisible to the eye. The pole stopped glowing and spinning.

"You can turn it off, too." Suddenly, her head jerked across the yard, and her eyes grew wide with untold emotion. "Oops."

She bolted across the yard, landing on her knees by the garden. The plants in front of her glowed a sickly purple and sagged against the dirt. "I forgot all about these!"

"Oh well, at least they weren't plants that sold for a lot." Darkmojo tried to make her feel better. He scratched the back of his head uncomfortably. He had forgotten she had planted something else after the last harvest.

Quickly, and with purpose Luna began pulling out the dead, wilted plants. Her hands were covered with dirt by the time Taari arrived at the scene. For once, Taari was not covered in mud, nor did she have twigs prodding from her hair and gear. A neat white dress flowed around her. She hadn't been gathering.

It was obvious that Taari had not been gathering, and the white dress robe she wore inferred that the Lallafell had been in a dungeon. Taari was always very neat when she went into a dungeon, rarely having more than a scratch on her when she was finished. That always amazed Luna, as she always left her robes filthy, and covered with muck.

Luna didn't mind if her robes became stained, because she would just dye her gear another color to make the splotches of dirt unnoticeable. Currently, her robe was a bright orange. She picked herself off the ground and dusted herself off, until she deemed her gear clean.

"We should do something. Sitting around here is sooo boring." Luna crossed her arms in irritation, pouting. "Ever since DS moved houses I don't have anyone to talk to."

Darkmojo nodded along with her," How about we do Syrcus Tower? I've heard that it's a great place for adventurers to go and kill things!"

"Yeah! Let's go! Taari, are you coming?!"

Taari thought for a few moments, seemingly trying to decide if she would like to go with the two. They always needed her to heal them a lot more, and that added to her work in a dungeon, but it was boring around the house, "Alright, fine. Luna, sign us up for the dungeon."

Luna did just that, and another group of adventurers joined their small group and they all made their way to the tower. Syrus Tower was in Mor Dhona, a favorite place for Luna to find interesting places to hide, and jump, and just plain scare people. In the dark, cold south part of Mor Dhona, the group quickly made their way to the Tower's edge. It was a tall tower, made of crystal and other materials she couldn't identify.

They entered the tower without any resistance. That was an odd thing in itself. Normally, they would be fighting their way through the halls inside the tower. They saw why after reaching a giant creature. Luna thought she heard someone call it Scylla. With twenty-four adventurers the beast went down quickly, and they went on their way. There were a few injuries, including a nasty shot herself, but the healers healed them incredibly quickly.

This continued for a while, defeating monsters known as Glasya Labolas, Amon, and Xande. It wasn't until the group defeated Xande that something really interesting happened. A black void came into the sky, and mesmerized everyone in the whole group. Well, except Luna that is.

Everyone stood frozen with their eyes locked upwards. Luna skipped past a few people and halted just under the dark mass. She did a double take and stumbled backward at what she saw. In the void rested her friends, Ashton, Eisa and Jorga.

"Eisa!" Luna yelled as tears seemed to spring in her eyes. She wiped them away with complete annoyance. The Hyur didn't hear her.

Luna tried several times to call to the three Kupo Kupo members, but it held no avail. A bright light came from the darkness and a shadowy figure emerged. Luna held her breath.

A voice called to her as the figure approached. "Luna, don't worry. We're okay," The form was Ashton, but she found herself unable to run towards him. "I don't know how long we'll be gone but, please watch over the company. I give my leadership to you."

With that sentiment the light faded, and all chances to talk with her friends were lost. She fell backwards, unable to breathe as everyone began moving around her. A throbbing sensation made her grasp her head and breathe deeply.

Darkmojo and Taari kneeled beside her with awe. The Miqo'te girl had a distinct pale light glowing around her, symbolizing her change in rank. Luna was the newest leader of Kupo Kupo.

This one was a lot shorter, but I promise the next one will be long again. I did this one for school and there was a word limit, soooooo. Sorry about that, R&R, stay golden, and have a great day.