Well I got one vote saying I do the stuff from Earth.
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As a Stone
Chapter One
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"Hey Sylvia wait up!" The blonde girl turned as her best friend ran up to her.
"Hey Al," she with a smile as Alex stopped short, "What's up?" The brunette caught his breath before continuing.
"Here," he gasped and held out a box. "Good luck…at the game."
"Thanks," Sylvia said and took the box. She was about to open it when Alex stopped her.
"Wait until you get into the locker room," he said. Sylvia turned and was about to leave when she remembered something.
"Hang onto this for me," she handed him a gold ring inset with an opal. "I don't want to lose it during the game." Alex nodded and put the ring in a button-up pocket on his pants.
"One last thing Syl," he said with a smile and placed his hands in front of his chest like he was holding a ball and bowed to Sylvia. She caught the meaning and smiled.
"Of course I'll win," she said and raced off to the locker room.
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Sylvia re-emerged from the lockers with the rest of her water polo team. This game was one of the "big ones". Meaning whichever team won would go onto the state games. Besides her team's white and yellow swimsuit, Sylvia was wearing Alex's gift a chain necklace with a stylized up-side down triangle pendent. Anyone familiar with the Final Fantasy series would have recognized it as a replica of Tidus's necklace. The whistle sounded and the game began.
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Sylvia and Alex were heading over to the team's victory party at the captain's house. Sylvia was wearing a green shirt that made her aqua eyes turn bright green, a pair of jeans, and tan boots. Alex had a grey shirt, a dark green jacket, jeans, and black sneakers.
"Hey Syl," Alex said as they walked up to the porch. "Just so I don't forget." He handed Sylvia her ring. "I didn't get a chance to return it considering how everybody reacted to the winning goal."
"Don't remind me," Sylvia said with fake frustration before breaking out into laughter. She had been the one responsible for the winning goal on pure accident but of course no one on her team had been complaining. Slipping her ring back onto her finger, Sylvia followed her friend into the house.
The party was terrific. With more snacks, drinks, and games than anyone remembered but of course victory parties are surpassed in grander only by prom and graduation. Even with all the excitement, the two friends were still able to find a quiet place to talk about their favorite thing; Final Fantasy.
"Okay here's one," Sylvia said. "If you could be any class, what would you be?" Alex took a sip of Mountain Dew before answering.
"I think I would want to be…" He looked up at the night sky in thought. "Maybe a gunner," he said at last.
"Why that one," Sylvia asked. Alex shrugged.
"I guess because Vincent's one of my favorite characters," he said. "Alright for you, same question."
"Anything as long as I could summon something," Sylvia said without thinking. Alex laughed.
"What is it with you and summoning," he asked, his grey eyes glittering with laughter.
"Can I help it if I think Bahamut ZERO is the greatest thing to grace the series," Sylvia playfully shot back. Alex threw some of the popcorn he had been holding at Sylvia. "You are dead," she laughed and threw her chips at him. Alex jumped up and ran for his life as Sylvia chased him around the house.
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"See ya tomorrow," Sylvia said as Alex went back to his house. She went inside and headed upstairs to her room. Without bothering to change, she flopped onto her bed and fell asleep.
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A night time city under siege, a creature of destruction, a difficult choice; when will it end? When will the dream fade to reality? New warriors must face the creature and end the dreaming.
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Sylvia sat up numbly. Weird dream, she thought. I wonder what I ate…Any thoughts Sylvia had at that moment vanished when she opened her eyes.
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Dun dun duuuun. I know short chapter with a cliffie. Well hopefully it will pick up from here.
R&R