The Oerba War Chapter 2: Vanille Will Never Get A Job

The next day couldn't have come soon enough for Fang as the moon rolled over making room for the sun. Fang's eyes fluttered open to see the sun peeking in through the curtains used

to cover the windows. Looking to her right she saw her father already up, and doing chores around the house, he was long retired so this is how he occupies himself. Groaning Fang

rolled onto her back, and stared at the ceiling for a few minutes.

"So are you going to get up, or just lay there?" Her father asked, Fang lifted her head to look at the man.

"In good time." She replied dropping it back down onto the pillow.

"How's your head feeling?" Lakota asked in a tone that said-you shouldn't have been drinking last night.

"Aching." Fang replied putting her hand over her eyes to keep the sun from causing more pain to her poor head.

"Well you know you shouldn't have been drinking." Lakota said rinsing off more dishes, Fang had known what he was going to say, and mouthed the words along with him.

"Yeah I know, and when I find Vanille I'm gonna make her...I don't know eat dirt or something." Fang said remembering that it was the red-heads idea to drink.

"She's not even old enough to drink is she?" Her father asked turning to face his daughter.

"She's only nineteen." Fang responded not wanting to outright tell him she wasn't.

"Maybe I'll have a talk with her parents." Lakota said turning back to the dishes.

"Yeah maybe she should finally get a job." Fang spoke sitting up in her bed, the nightgown she still wore quite revealing. Fang stood, and went to get changed into her regular clothing

the same thing she wore everyday. A few minutes later she stepped from the curtain gave her father a hug, and exited the hut into the warm greeting morning sun. And guess who the

first person she saw was-Vanille. "Hey Vanille! do you wanna eat dirt now or later?" Fang yelled across the path to the young girl who seemed to be buying some goods.

"Uh.....later?" Vanille asked taking a few steps back for every one Fang took.

"No no I'd rather you do it now." Fang grinned as she pounced on the younger girl's retreating back.

"Ah! Fang no I'm sorry I'm sooooooooorrrrryyyyyy!" Vanille yelled as the darker woman brought the red-heads face closer to the dirt.

"Will you do it again?" The dark haired woman asked still sitting on Vanille.

"Nooooooooooo! I won't I won't." Vanille whined as Fang got off of her. Helping her up Fang ruffled the girl's hair, Vanille dusted herself off as she playfully shoved Fang.

"You are so mean!" She said crossing her arms in a pout, Fang only grinned in response.

"Your one to talk. Do you know how awkward it was last night when my father walked in as me, and Bizmar were about to do it?" Fang asked crossing her arms mimicking Vanille's stance.

Vanille instantly flinched "He caught you two?" She asked cringing as Fang nodded her head.

"Yeah, and what fun it was. Now my dad also doesn't like Bizmar. That's another guy in the village I can't date." Fang said shaking her head.

"Ha yeah I know sooner or later there'll be none left for you if they all meet your father the same way." Vanille laughed at her friends misfortune.

"Shut up." Fang said as the two women started to head down the path.

"What do you want to do?" Vanille asked skipping like usual.

"Mmm I don't know Saturday's are always so boring." Fang said looking up at the clear blue sky, which was littered with many fluffy white clouds in various different shapes and sizes.

"Some days I wouldn't mind being a cloud." The dark haired woman stated as Vanille stopped to stare at her.

"Really?" The red-head asked frowning at what her friend had said.

"Yeah because then I'd be able to see alot more of Gran Pulse than I can here." Fang explained kicking a stone that rested at her feet "Than I'd finally have some freedom."

"Yeah." Vanille said letting out a sigh well joining Fang in looking up at the clouds.

"Vanille what are you talking about? you don't even have a job. You have all the freedom this place can offer." Fang frowned at the young girl.

"Meh but it's the same old dusty village I see everyday. It takes away from the freedom you know?" Vanille asked looking up at her friend.

"Yeah, but you can leave at any time and explore the outside world from our enclosed village here." Fang said looking around the place "Actually but not for long." She said as an afterthought.

"Wait! what? what are you talking about!?" Vanille asked alarmed.

"Huh? oh yeah my dad's going to talk to your parents about you finally getting a job." Fang smiled as Vanille frowned.

"Why?" She asked loudly clearly not liking the prospect of working for a living.

"It may have something to do with me." Fang replied making Vanille somewhat angry.

"Why would you do something like that?" Vanille asked over dramatically.

"Because I wanted to get back at you for bringing me to that stupid bonfire." Fang replied looking ahead "Actually come to think of it I don't think you have anything to worry about."

"Really! why?" Vanille asked with hope shining in her eyes.

"Because I don't think there's anything your qualified to do." Fang laughed as she said the words.

"Hey!" Vanille objected punching Fang on the arm which only made the woman laugh in response to her friend's frail punch.

"It's true. You couldn't even sell chocobos if you wanted to!" Fang laughed even harder at her own joke.

"Hey the chocobo market is in very high demand now a days." Vanille said raising a finger as if it helped her prove her point.

"Yeah that just shows how bad you would be." Fang replied grinning.

"At least I could do your job." Vanille muttered hoping Fang wouldn't hear her.

"What's that minivan?" Fang asked raising an eyebrow amused at what the woman had said.

"I said I could do your job." Vanille answered turning to face Fang.

"Yeah right how are you so sure?" Fang questioned crossing her arms over her chest.

"Because it's easy as pie." Vanille smiled.

"Ha you can't even make pie!" Fang laughed for what seemed like the hundredth time at her red-headed friend.

"Yeah yeah so I burnt it that one time Fang, is this what you'll remind me of on my death bed?" Vanille asked raising both brows at her friend.

"Yeah it is, but what you just said makes no sense since you younger than me. But knowing you and your lazy lifestyle you probably will have a heart attack before I encounter medical

problems." Fang shrugged as Vanille frowned at what she had said.

"Do I look heavy to you?" Vanille asked putting her hands on her hips.

"No, but it's not all on the outside sweetie." Fang replied as the two reached the edge of the border of the village. Gazing across the green plains Fang's eyes fell upon the ranch that she

works at. "What do you mean?" Vanille asked squinting her eyes at the woman.

"You know that desert you eat everyday? what is it? Oerba surprise?" Fang asked to which Vanille nodded to confirm her friend's suspicions.

"Yeah what about it?" She asked still nodding at Fang's question.

"Yeah it's not exactly healthy at all." Fang replied looking down at the girl "It like turns to slush in your arteries." She finished watching Vanille cringe, hearing the words that her favorite

desert is not healthy. "Your lying." She accused.

"Why would I?"

"Because your mean!"

"Your the one who brought me to that bonfire and got me drunk!"

"Yeah so you had fun and you know it! but now I'll have to get a job and actually do something." Vanille pouted crossing her arms over her chest and turning away from the darker woman.

"Oh God forbid." Fang retorted looking up at the sky. "Hey since you think you can do my job and all that, how about you give it a try?" Fang asked looking down at the red-head.

"I'm not going to do it for free." Vanille answered.

"*Sigh* fine I'll buy you an Oerba surprise." Fang said shaking her head.

"Alright then let's go!" Vanille said cheerily as she started to skip towards the ranch that lay several hundred feet away, Fang sighed as she followed the girl down the small hill towards the

ranch. Upon arrival Fang saw Vanille over at the chocobo pen petting them lovingly and nuzzling their beaks with her nose.

"Come on princess this is my day off I don't want to spend it here!" Fang called over to her from the goat pen.

"Alright I'm coming!" Vanille called back before skipping over to her friend. Once she was there Fang opened the pen and led the goats over to another open gate which led to a large enclosed

field. "So what do I do?" Vanille asked frowning at the goats "and why'd you have to pick goats? they suck! I'd rather do something with the chocobos." Vanille smiled looking back at the

feathered birds. "Well life isin't fair kid." Fang responded pushing Vanille inside of the gate "you have to round them all up at once and bring them back into their pen."

"Alright easy as pie!" Vanille said clapping her hands together.

"But you burn p-"

"I was thet one time Fang! let it go." Vanille called over her shoulder. Hesitantly stepping forward Vanille uneasily petted one of the nearby goats which was simply grazing, several minutes

went by and Vanille was still unable to get a single goat to follow her. Another several minutes later full of Vanille falling flat on her face numerous times and Fang decided to give up on the

girl and get the goats back to their pen. It only took four minutes and the job was done turning around the fluffy haired woman smirked at Vanille who was looking down and kicking idle

stones that lay before her. "Okay so now we know." Fang smiled as Vanille looked up somewhat embarrassed that she couldn't round up a couple goats., she stayed silent as she slowly

walked over to Fang keeping her eyes on the ground. "How about we go get you that Oerba surprise now?" Fang asked knowing it would cheer her friend up.

"Sure!" And sure enough it did as Vanille was now skipping towards the exit of the ranch, Fang followed chuckling as Vanille waited impatiently tapping her foot on the grassy ground.

The walk to the village took very little time as the pair arrived back only ten minutes later as they entered the village and headed for the cafe. Five minutes later the two girls arrived at the

cafe where Vanille was a regular, she would usually go here to gossip and do things Fang did not find of interest. Sitting down at her usual place at the bar Vanille put in a order for one

Oerba surprise. "You want one?" She asked turning to face Fang.

"Ewww no I'm not eating that stuff, it turns to slush in your arteries!" Fang said grossed out by the food. "I'll just have a sandwich." Fang said pointing to said object on the menu, the

waitress nodded in response and took off to put in their orders. "It's on me." Fang stated as the menus were taken from their hands.

"Really!? thanks!" Vanille said happily playing with the spoon on the counter waiting for her walking heart attack to arrive.

"Well think about it. You don't have a source of income to buy anything." Fang stated as Vanille narrowed her eyes at the dark haired woman.

"Yeah yeah just because I can't round up a couple of goats doesn't mean I'll be unemployed my whole life." Vanille said waving the spoon in Fang's face.

"Face it you'll be a squatter your whole life, living in peoples houses for free not working a day in your life." Fang lectured the light haired girl.

"Hey I bet I could waitress!" Vanille said loudly earning a stare from every waitress in the cafe.

"Naw you would screw up all the orders." Fang waved it off playing with a nearby peanut from a bowl full of them.

"Geez Fang a little credit would be greatly appreciated." Vanille said sarcastically.

"Why would I give you credit? Vanille, the goats are the easiest part of my day and you couldn't even do that job." Fang replied staring at the designs of the bar the two sat at.

"You never cut me any breaks." Vanille said giving Fang a shove.

"Well show me one reason while I should." Fang answered as their order was brought to them. In a matter of minutes Vanille was able to eat her desert in record time and Fang had also

finished her food and the two were now leaving the cafe thinking of what to do next. After what seemed like a million questions from Vanille the two decided to head to the younger girl's

house hoping they would find something to do there. Walking through the entrance to the hut the young women found their parents there having a talk most likely regarding their daughters

activities that took place the night before. Quickly turning around Vanille attempted to push Fang out of the door so she herself could escape but the noise brought the elder peoples

attention over to them. "What are you two doing?" Vanille's father Aktache asked flatly.

"Uh going out for a bit?" Vanille's reply was more of a question than an answer.

"Is that a question or an answer young lady?" Was Vanille's father's automatic response.

"Uh...an answer?" Once more Vanille's voice held that same uncertain tone of a question.

"Listen Vanille, we need to talk." Her mother Bazne started patting the seat next to her for her daughter to go and sit with her, Vanille did as asked and took a seat beside her mother.

Fang had tried to slip out but her father had seen her. "Where do you think your going young lady?" He asked and Fang instantly felt his piercing gaze fall upon her back.

"Um..I was going to-"

"Take a seat beside me I know." Lakota said as if finishing his daughter's sentence, Fang hesitantly nodded her head and quickly took a seat beside her father.

"So Fang tells me Vanille managed to get her drunk last night." Lakota-the oldest in the room-started.

"Really!? well Vanille didn't say a thing about it to us." Vanille's mother replied turning towards her daughter.

"Well mom it's not exactly something you talk about to your parents when you know you did wrong." Vanille answered her mother's questioning look nervously.

"We'll just have to punish you then." Her father said strictly causing Vanille to let out a high pitched whine.

"I know daddy." She answered looking down not willing to meet her father's gaze.

"And we'll have to get you a job." He continued in the same commanding tone.

"I don't see why I have to be here." Fang whispered into her father's ear as she watched Vanille be verbally berated by her parents.

"Shut your mouth Fang." Lakota whispered back making Fang sit back into her seat with a sigh.

"But I don't think I could do a job!" Vanille objected to her father's suggestion taking Fang's words into her mind.

"Nonsense." Lakota spoke up here we go Fang thought as she turned to face her father "Fang here can take you on as her assistant." He offered motioning towards his daughter.

"That would be great! what do you say Vanille?" Her mother asked her like she was a child which in a way she was with her personality.

"Thank you thank you Fang." Vanille said monotone with a mischievous glint in her eyes, Fang frowned at her but the younger girl only smiled at her.

"Alright then you'll start on Monday." Lakota beamed as Fang put her hand over her eyes this can't be good she thought sliding down the chair all the while groaning at the problems Vanille

will no doubtingly create at the ranch.


Sorry if the wordings weird I was on pain meds for my ribs and what not:P reviews greatly appreciated especially if you want me to continue the story:P