-1A/N: Time for chapter 7 damn it! I took a much needed break for Thanksgiving. It would have been better if I was in better health for it, but I digress. Overall the four days were fine. My band is back together! Thanks to Real-fan05 for the reviews! Also, I changed some errors in Chapter 6, but nothing noticeable really. This will probably be another short chapter…
(Freya's POV)
I walk through Treno at night. Everyone walks through Treno at night. Somehow I ended up sleeping at that shabby tavern. I am not going to stay here forever, I can not. Where has Amarant gone? It's like he has just disappeared and that bothers me. I can't go and I can't stay. My body sways as I walk at a slow pace. Why am I drifting?
Oh that bed, "His Bed", was as hard as a board. It figures that a hardened person has a mattress to match. Still, in his room I didn't find any clues to his disappearance. I know how to gather clues from my days wasted searching for…Fratley. The only thing hidden in the room was a piece of paper under the large bed. It was a copy of the photograph from the wedding day. Cid's latest invention, the camera. An unassuming wooden box which freezes memories with the help of a bright explosion. Quite marvelous, indeed. The same photo hangs proudly in a frame in my private quarters. This copy on the other hand has been rolled and tattered, serving only to gazed upon in drunken moments of nostalgia and reflection. I lay down and let my mind travel back in time.
(Flashback, Freya's POV)
"Come on, just smile. You are going to ruin the picture! This is going to hang proudly in every castle on the Mist Continent." I said while keeping my smile intact and my face straight on.
"I'm not the smiling type, haven't you realized that by now?" Amarant said looking down, around, and every else but at the camera.
"Well at the very least, look at the camera." I said nudging him sharply.
"Ow! Fine, but I sure as hell am not smiling, rat. Damn you are bony!" he said, straightening up.
"Well, do you want me to put on some pounds? So you like the bigger gals, eh Amarant?" (1)
"…are you trying to get me to laugh or something?"
"Hey, maybe I'm being serious! Maybe I'm curious about your preferences in women…You do like women right?"
"Ha. Now that is something to laugh about."
"…well?"
"Well what?"
"You said it was something to laugh about, so start laughing. I think Cid is almost ready too."
"No thanks."
"……"
3! 2! 1!
"……"
"Amarant, will you marry me?"
BOOM! A bright flash enveloped and blinded us all.
"Wha? Hey! That wasn't fair!"
"At least it got you to change your expression! Hahaha"
(End Flashback)
And that was how it turned out. Amarant standing to my left with a look of absolute shock on his face. My face is adorned with a witty smirk. The rest of the team and/or wedding party stands in perfect pose. Obviously the bride and groom are the focal point, but I always find my eyes reaching the top left corner and seeing his goofy mug. Of course I wasn't serious about marrying him though. Heavens no! I leave the tavern and take another aimless stroll until a voice calls out to me.
"Hello there bright eyes!" a tenor voice calls to me.
I turn and face a women in a low-cut dress. My eyes meet a set of twinkled eyes on a face with much makeup. At second glance, I realize that this person is…a man.
"Umm…hello. May I help you?" I say, fighting off the shock.
"Oh…I don't think so. But I may be able to help someone as beautiful as you…." s/he trails off.
"Oh?" I say.
"My name is Candy, and I can make your dreams come true!" it says placing one hand on my side.
"Thanks…but no thanks. Well…actually there is one way you can help me…miss." I reply as I back away slowly.
"Oh?"
"Have you seen The Flaming Amarant around lately, surely you must know him. He stands well over six feet with bluish skin and red hair."
"Mmm…that tall hunk of maaaaan!" Candy says with a shiver, "Well…actually I haven't seen him for quite sometime…he's never been a customer of mine unfortunately…or of any of my sistas. Why, you his woman? Damn! I am super jealous!"
"No…what gives you that impression?
"Well, ya look hells bent on seeing him, that's why!"
"I wouldn't really say determined, honestly. I just wanted to see him…or anyone for that matter." I say, trailing off. Why am I being so open with this strange…stranger?
"Ah, so you have changed your mine, m'lady?" Candy says crossing his arms in front of his chest to show off his "breasts".
"No, sorry. But I thank you anyway for your time and information." I say handing her 200 gil.
Suddenly I see a Treno guard coming down the street, looking right at me. I look back at Candy, but find she has slipped away via a magic spell. Most likely red magic.
"Please come with me, madam. Open prostitution is illegal in Treno." the mustachioed guard speaks to me, holding out a gauntleted hand.
"Officer! This is a misunderstanding! I was just paying her for information!" I plea hysterically.
"Listen, I know personally the services that Candy offers and if I don't report you I will lose my job. I have a quota to fill" he says, taking me away in my bamboozled state.
How can this get any worse!
END CHAPTER 7
(1) I know I do!
A/N: Fun stuff and memories of the past. Weird ending. Candy is based on a friend of mine. Anyway, just thought I would stop by Gaia real quick before I "heat it up" on Spira! (Actual results may vary)
Albums I listened to: Franz Ferdinand (Self-Titled), Serial Experiments Lain OST
