Yet another chapter in this odd little fan fiction. I finally feel better and just in time for Final Fantasy xiii Lightning Returns! I've been playing the game none stop lately and I can safely say my sleeping schedule is dead. I think I've gotten about 8 hours the past few days. I hope you enjoy this chapter and please review!

Just another Day Saving the World

Chapter 4

You don't hurt my wallet and get away with it

"50,000 gald," I yell as I flail my arms in front of an amused Guy. "I had 50,000 gald when I left the manor and you actually managed to reduce it to 8,000?! If I wasn't pissed at you I'd actually be impressed!"

My words were true. While we were in Chesedonia Guy had managed to get all kinds of supplies, unfortunately I could literally feel my wallet crying from how much it all cost. I wish I could have stolen the supplies instead. I hesitated to open my wallet again out of fear moths would fly out of it.

"Relax, we got all the supplies we needed for quite a while, plus 8,000 gald should be more than enough to last us for a decent amount of time." Guy had been very amused during the entire experience that had left me dramatized. If I knew dropping over 80% of our budget would have been the price to pay for making him stop being angry at me I would have preferred him to continue to spit fire at me.

"Now you're the evil bastard." I mumbled looking at the bag Guy bought. Guy actually had me buy him a new bag while in Chesedonia so he could carry more supplies. He bought a lot of apple and orange gels at the markets and not to mention more food than even I could eat. He called it 'necessary expenses'. I called it 'bull shit'.

"I'm going back to the room to take a nap." I said stomping away, making it quite clear I was still pissed.

"I'll wake you when we get to the drop off place." Guy hollered at me as I descended down the stairs to our cabin.

We were going to go to a bridge near a town known as Engave and another know as Saint Binah then travel around from town to town in order to look for Luke from there. Not the most organized system but the best one given the circumstances. We planned on going to Malkuth but it would have been too expensive so we settled for the closest we could get.

I entered the cabin and flopped down on the bed with a groan. I looked over at my new weapons and wondered when I would use them. I had been training with fonic artes for a while and Master Terra said I had some decent skill, aside from fire artes since they always ended up blowing up in my face, but I wondered how I would do with a sword. I had only trained with a sword a few times before I got Master Terra to teach me fonic artes. Master Van only gave me three or four lessons.

"Knowing me I'd probably impale myself by mistake." I said with a smirk as I drifted off, using the rocking of the ship to lull me to sleep.

…

"Wake up Allen." Guy said nudging me awake.

My immediate reaction was to swat his hand away and pull the covers over my head. "Back of or you will meet your doom." Needless to say I'm not a morning person.

"Right…" Guy said clearly not believing me. He shoved me even harder which caused to fall out of bed. Did I mention I was sleeping on the top bunk?

I fell on the wooded floor hard and at a relatively odd angle. "Damn you Guy!" I wailed sitting up and trying to pop my bones back into place.

"Sorry about that, I didn't know you would hit the ground so hard." Guy said kneeling beside me.

I took the opportunity to slug him the arm. "Apology accepted." I said standing up and stretching. "How long was I asleep?"

"A few hours, we should be at the drop off in about fifteen minutes." Guy said getting the last bit of our equipment and handing me my bag and weapons.

I strapped my staff and sword to my belt and strapped my bag over my shoulder. "Just so you know I'm not going to buy anything else in any of the towns." I said with a glare. It was hard most of the time to stay mad at Guy but it was pretty damn easy whenever I thought of how abused and mistreated my wallet was.

"We shouldn't have to get any supplies for a while." Guy said smiling at me good naturedly. "Your wallet should be safe for a while."

"I'll hold you to that." I said walking up to the front deck with Guy in toe. We got to the front of the ship and we saw a coast line next to a broken bridge.

"What happened to the bridge?" Guy asked.

"I think it broke." I said trying my best to look serious.

Guy just laughed and looked into the distance. "I hope we find Luke soon." he said sounding concerned.

"Yeah…" I said looking down. Just the thought of Luke getting hurt or even killed had me scared out of my mind.

"We will be stopping for you two in a few minutes." a pudgy sailor said. "But for the life of me I can't figure out why you want to be dropped off there of all places."

"It's the best we can get for out gald." Guy said to the sailor. "How much do we owe you?" Guy asked.

"7,500 gald." the sailor said holding out his hand.

I saw Guy stiffen beside me and I did my best to keep a poker face. I was good at those, and now I was very thankful for it. It would give me the element of surprise.

"Um, sorry Allen," Guy mumbled as I wordlessly handed the sailor the gald. "Allen?" Guy said worriedly.

'You should be worried.' I thought keeping my evil smirk hidden. 'Bide your time Allen, bide your time.'

I would have faked a smile and would have told him that I wasn't angry, but I wanted him to suffer in the suspense. No one puts my wallet through so much pain and gets away with it. I could have excused the first bit because I had caused him trouble and we needed supplies, but now it was a whole different game.

We docked on the coast and we watched for a minute as the ship went farther away before we started walking.

"I really am sorry Allen, I didn't know it would cost so much." Guy said.

"You have five seconds." I said as I stopped walking.

"What?" Guy asked stopping in front of me.

"Five seconds," I repeated giving Guy a look with a small smile but with dead and merciless eyes. Just because I was mad didn't mean I couldn't have fun. It must have looked as creepy as I hoped because Guy took a step back. "That's all the time you have to run, then you're fair game."

Guy got the message and started running. Guy was very quick but since he was running in a straight line he was predictable. I focused on an area of road about thirty meters in front of Guy and started to chant. After a moment I finished the incantation and released the energy I had stored right where Guy was standing.

"Turbulence," I yelled and watched with glee as guy went flying. I didn't put in all that much power into the attack nor did I use my staff so Guy wasn't hurt, although he did land in an even more odd position than I did earlier. "Is that a new type of yoga pose?" I asked smirking.

Guy only replied with a groan and he stood up. "Now are we even?" Guy asked.

"For now," I said walking in the direction of a sign I saw in the distance.

When Guy caught up with me I had already reached the sign. "So which town do we go to?" I asked Guy looking at both directions. "Should we go to Engeve or Saint Binah? Or should we split up?"

"There's no way I'm letting you get lost too." Guy said looking at both paths. "I think our best bet would be to go to Engeve."

"Lead the way oh wise one." I said walking behind him.

After much walking we managed to come across Engeve. We weren't in town for more than a few seconds when a man started to speak to us.

"More travelers?" the man asked when he saw us. "Engeve must be getting pretty popular."

"What do you mean?" I asked the man.

"Well earlier yesterday we got some two other people come to town. A really pretty young lady and a loud boy with red hair came yesterday and they got caught up in quite a stir."

I immediately stopped listening to the man as soon as he mentioned red hair. "A boy with red hair?!" I asked urgently. "Is he still here?!"

"Calm down Allen." Guy said to me then looked over at the man. "What was the boy's name?"

"If I remember right his name was Luke." the man said. "What's it to you?"

I ignored the man's question and asked my own. "Is he still in town?"

"I don't think so. He and the girl left a little while ago. They were heading in the direction of the cheagle woods."

"Where is the cheagle woods?" Guy asked.

"Up north of the town."

I turned to Guy and we both nodded at each other and bolted past the man. We didn't stop for a second until we saw a large cluster of trees. The run there was killing my feet and I needed a short brake. Guy let me rest for a minute and handed me a canteen of water. I gulped down some water and stood up straight.

"Do you think Luke is close?" I asked Guy as we broke out into a jog.

"I hope so. The sooner we find him the better." Guy said.

We both jogged at an even pace until we saw something strange. We saw a group of soldiers walked in front and behind two people. One of them was a young woman and another one was a boy with red hair.

"Luke!" I yelled picking up speed.

"Hold on Allen." Guy said grabbing my arm

"What are you stopping me for?! Luke is right there!"

"But he and that girl are in the hands in the Malkuth military. If we go running at them screaming like monsters we would most likely be attacked."

"Then what do you recommend we do?" I asked my voice calm but my blood boiling and my heart racing.

"We follow their war ship. Ships like that are strong but not too fast. The next time they make a stop we should be able to sneak on board." Guy said calmly, trying to make me keep my cool.

I relaxed my shoulders and took a deep breath. "Alright, sorry for freaking out," I said.

"No problem." Guy said letting go of my arm and he started to jog after the war ship.

"Hold on just a little longer Luke." I said jogging after Guy.

Skit

Allen's Revenge

(Takes place while walking to Engeve)

Guy: Don't you think using a fonic arte on me was a bit much?

Allen: Not at all. If anything you got off easy.

Guy: It's not like I wanted the trip to cost so much…

Allen: And I didn't want to drop your supply bag but I ended up buying you a new one.

Guy: I guess that's true.

Allen: Plus that fonic arte is the least of your worries.

Guy: What?

Allen: It's hard for me to let go of a grudge you know. Remember when I pranked Luke for a month after he broke my favorite toy? He refused to come out of his room for a week. I may not be able to control myself now that I'm smarter now and better at making traps.

Guy: *gulp* Well it's not like you're going to do anything extreme right?

Allen: That all depends on my imagination Guy. Just keep in mind you have to fall asleep at one point or another.

Guy: Uh, let's hurry to Engeve! The sooner the better! -Leaves-

Allen: Does he really think I'm that cruel? I'm going to have to get revenge for him thinking that. He is so rude sometimes.

End of skit

I hope you liked this chapter and the skit I made between Allen and Guy. There is a chance I will make one or maybe more for each chapter, with an exception here and there. Just so you know the reason I didn't type the incantation for turbulence was because no matter where I looked I couldn't find it. Anyway please review and look forward to the next chapter!