I fail at connecting chapters -facepalm-
I do not own Kingdom Hearts~ I do own Ame. Teehee.
A few hours later - when Ame was leaning against the counter for support - Cid stormed through the door.
"Ugh, finally.." she groaned, straightening herself. Ame practically dove over the counter and threw herself onto the lounge. "What took you so long!?"
"Leon can be a fine idiot sometimes." Cid growled in response.
The two stayed silent for a few moments - Ame slumped across the couch, Cid leaning by the fireplace. Ame looked at her hands. Cid was so stressed lately.. they were running out of munny..
Her mind strayed.
"Hey, Dad?"
"Eh?"
"I have something to show you~"
five minutes later.
Ame had dragged Cid up to the empty Moogle workshop. She sat up here sometimes and drew, so her sketchpad and easel were already set up in the corner.
"Presenting.. Storm~!" Ame twirled, extending her arms and popping her foot behind her. "The latest in gummi ship innovation, invention and intervention!"
Cid raised an eyebrow at the last one, but grinned all the same. "Designed yourself a ride, have you?"
"Sure have! It's pretty, too." The first thing that came to Cid's mind when Ame made something 'pretty' was the miniature ships she had made when she was little, out of plastic cubes and play paints. She would present them to him while he was cleaning, and he always turned to look and listen to her explain how it would work and be powered.
Of course, Ame was much older now, and knew better than to think that gummi ships could be powered by love and fairy dust.
"Okay, so. I know you've gotten an order, but you don't have any time for it."
"How the devil did you.."
"You shouldn't leave your papers lying around, Dad. It's like those chests. No matter how high you put them, someone's going to open them and nick all our Elixirs."
Cid sighed, crossing his arms. "You've designed.. 'Storm' for my client?"
"Aye, all we need is the parts."
Ame proceeded to (very professionally) outline the purpose of each part, and its type. Her eyes were bright with enthusiasm, and her hands flew across the sketch board. Eventually, Cid leaned back and nodded, raising a hand for her to stop.
"So.. ?"
"It's good."
Ame leaned forward, staring into his roughened eyes. "Aaand?"
"You do know who this 'client' is, yes?"
".. Noo."
"Scrooge McDuck, some old miser. He's the kind who won't accept regular blocks, he prefers the kind which you get from.. them Heartless ships as loot. I was going to reject his request."
".. Well, you can't! If we did this we'd have more money! Munny's good. It.. buys stuff."
"If you want me to pull out the Shera and fly around collecting blocks for some snooty duck, you're dreamin'."
Ame sighed, casting her head down. .. Hey, what if she did it? She knew how gummi ships worked, and the Shera was just past the town's Exit.. she's sat in it before when she was younger, making 'brr' noises with her lips and yanking at the various levers to no effect.
"Ehn.. Dad?"
"Aye?" By now, Cid had returned to his duties - making sure his toothpick container was always well stocked, desperately trying to scrub off that weird green heart mark on the floor, and scowling at random intervals.
"I want to get the parts. I can fly the ship, right?"
"Well, I suppose you could.." He crossed his arms once again and looked intently at her. "I don't really want you caught up there with all those ships, mind.."
"I'll avoid them."
"Worlds are big things, Ame." Ame blinked. Duh. "You get one trip. I'll go with you, we'll circle around. That's it."
"I love you too," Ame squealed, wrapping her arms around him.
How very crappy. Dx Sorry to disappoint; I hurriedly put this up before school starts again. Tuesday is my day of doom Dx
