Sigh…well it's a rainy Saturday afternoon, and I got nothing to do…So here ya'll go :P
-xXx That's Where You Take Me xXx-
Yu's eyes fluttered open to the feeling of the cargo ship shaking.
The ship must be landing in Dali now… She thought in her head. She turned to Zidane, who was sleeping beside her.
"Zidane! Wake up…I think we're there." She whispered as she shook him gently.
"H-huh?" He yawned as he woke up. "Oh…already?" She nodded her head eagerly. She was so desperate to get her sister back to normal again. Just then, there was a loud thump. It startled Yu, and she fell into Zidane's arms. "Haha, don't worry…that just means we're safe on ground now."
Yu let out a nervous smile.
"So how are we gonna get out of here?" She asked. "They'll see us once they unload the boxes and carts…"
"Hmm…let's hide in one of these boxes. For some reason, this one's empty." Zidane realized as he opened a box. "C'mon! Jump in before they open the door." Yu listened and was soon followed by Zidane, who carefully put Ray in the box also. After a few moments of silence, they heard the door open, and were carried off into the dark.
- - -
Sao and Rin walked down the dark streets of Lindblum, in search for their two younger sisters.
"Yu-chan?" Sao called.
"Ray-sama?" Rin called.
"I wonder where they could be…" Sao thought aloud. Rin walked towards a barrel. One he opened it he shoved his head in.
"Nope…not in there." Rin assured. Sao rolled his eyes.
"Say…where was it that that Zidane guy lives?" Sao asked. "I'll bet you 1 000 gil that the girls are there!" Rin shrugged.
"I don't know…I'm not a stalker." Rin sighed. "Why don't we ask Skye? I bet she knows…Geez, little sisters hide everything from us!"
"No kidding…it's like they think we overreact or are overprotective or something…" Sao pointed out. The two brothers rolled their eyes.
"Girls." They said at the same time. They then walked back to their home.
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"Do you think it's safe to get out now?" Yu whispered. "I haven't heard anyone talk or walk in like fifteen minutes…"
"Yeah, we should be fine." Zidane answered. "Ok Yu, on the count of three push the top of the box open as hard as you can, okay?"
Geez, you have to count to three for everything with this guy… Yu joked in her head.
"Ok!" She agreed.
"1…2…3!" Zidane counted. At that, the two pushed open the box as hard as they could and jumped out.
"Where are we?" Yu asked.
"Looks like a barn." Zidane answered. He then went and picked up Ray and put her over his shoulders. "C'mon…we're almost there!"
The two ran through the passageway. It turned out that they were in an underground Chocobo Stable.
"What a weird place to put a Chocobo Stable…" Yu admitted as they ran through the dark passageways.
"No kidding." Zidane answered. "I wonder what it's for…A while back I saw this huge machine being built, and it had mist coming out of it." Yu just shrugged.
"Who knows…crazy farm people." She replied. Zidane chuckled. Finally, the two got out of the caves and found themselves in a huge field. Zidane scanned the distance and soon found their destination.
"Over there! Old man Morrid lives over there. I'm positive that he can help with Ray's problem." Zidane assured. "Come on, Yu!" Then the two ran through the night fields of Dali.
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The door to the Himayo residence swung open with force. Skye was reading a book and she poked her head up to see her two brothers walk in.
"Didja find 'em?" Skye asked.
"Okay Skye-chan…we're gonna go easy on you." Sao stated. Skye's eyes immediately widened.
"What're you talking about?" She asked suspiciously.
"WHERE DOES THAT MONKEY TAILED PERVERT BRAIN LIVE!" Rin asked out loud. Sao smacked himself in the forehead.
Good tact plan Rin-san… Sao thought in his head.
Skye looked at the two boys.
"I…don't know…" She said. "I've never been there." She was in a sense telling the truth, because she has never been to Zidane's place before.
"Well Skye, what do you know? We found out about Yu's little secret romance with him." Sao explained.
"We did?" Rin asked confused. Sao then stomped his brother's foot. "Oops…I mean…yeah, we did!" He announced. "Psst…Sao, what're you talking about?" He whispered to his brother.
"Hold that thought for a sec, Skye-chan." Sao said. He then turned to his brother and the huddled. "We're gonna trick her into thinking we know something." He whispered.
"But how do we know Yu's seeing that guy?" Rin asked in a hushed whisper.
"We don't…but if she is seeing him…and she told Skye about it…we can trick Skye into thinking we found out so she'll admit to us that she is seeing him!" Sao explained. "Got it?"
"No." Rin answered. Sao sighed.
"I'll explain it later with smaller words." Sao promised. "Just follow my lead."
"Gotcha!" Rin replied. Then, Sao turned around and faced his little sister.
"So Skye, tell us what you know." Sao repeated.
"How did you guys find out about Yu?" Skye asked.
"AHA SO IT'S TRUE!" Sao yelled. "Mwahahhahaa…we outsmarted you Skye-chan! Now we KNOW that Yu's seeing that guy!"
"Dammit…" Skye muttered under her breath. I must be slipping…outsmarted by these two fools…? "Alright, alright. Yu told me he lives in the Theater District. He works for a band called Tantalus, and Yu joined them so she could get some money for us." Skye explained hesitantly.
"WHAT!" Rin screamed. "Yu's…working?"
"Well that's all good and sweet in a way, but what happens when that creep rapes her?" Sao asked.
"He's not gonna rape her." Skye said, rolling her eyes. "You know Sao-kun…you need to put a little more trust in Yu. He really cares for her, and he's not gonna do anything to hurt her. You gotta face the fact that she's growing up."
"…" Sao didn't know what to say.
"I'm going to bed now. You should go check on Yu and Ray to make sure that they're fine…but please, don't freak out if you find them with Zidane." Skye pleaded. With that, she went up the stairs and into her bed.
"Come on Sao! Let's go beat some monkey tail ass!" Rin said excitedly, running out the door. A few seconds later, he came back. "…Aren't you coming?"
"Rin…I think Skye's right." Sao admitted, looking to the ground. "Yu's growing up…She's not a little girl anymore. Maybe she is ready to have her own relationship…and help take care of the other two."
Rin stared at his brother with disbelief, and walked towards him.
"But…our promise." Rin reminded.
"I know," Sao said. "It doesn't mean we won't stop caring for her…Maybe mom and dad knew that this would happen. It could make things easier if we had another helping hand."
"I guess you're right." Rin agreed. "…Should we still go after them?" Sao nodded his head.
"At least if Yu knows how we feel now, there won't be any more of this sneaking around stuff." Sao said. "Let's go!"
- - -
Zidane and Yu arrived at a small house at the base of a lookout cliff. He knocked on the door, and within a few minutes and old man came to the door.
"Hello?" He asked. Once the door opened, Zidane and Yu could smell the aroma of coffee.
"Hiya Morrid, remember me!" Zidane asked. The old man squinted his eyes.
"Ahhh yes…the boy who got my miniature Lindblum Castle back!" The man said delightfully. "Come in, come in…I'm just about to sit down for some coffee!" Zidane and Yu followed Morrid into his small house and they all sat down at the wooden table in the center of the room. First though, Zidane placed Ray on the couch.
"So is this your little wench?" Morrid asked as he looked at Yu.
"E-excuse me?" Yu said in a shocked voice. Morrid chuckled softly.
"You found yourself a good young lad, lady." He said to Yu. "This boy…In Treno a few months ago I was at the Auction House and someone swiped my miniature Lindblum Castle that I just bought! Zidane was kind enough to bring it back for me." Then, Morrid pointed at a small replica of Lindblum Castle sitting on the mantel of the fireplace with his cane.
Zidane blushed a bit and scratched the back of his head.
"Really?" Yu asked. She stood up and inspected the small artifact. It all of Lindblum City, but it was modeled so small. "Wow…"
"So what can I do for you, m'boy?" Morrid asked Zidane.
"Well my friends sister was poisoned…" Zidane said, referring to Ray. Morrid looked over to the slumbering girl. "She needs an X-Potion, Morrid. They're so hard to find, but I think it's the only thing that can save Ray. I was wondering if you could sell me one, because I know you like collecting stuff like that."
Morrid sat quietly for a minute.
"I'll do ya one better…I owe you one Zidane." Morrid said. "I'll give it to you…it's in that drawer over there." He said, pointing his cane towards a desk at the other end of the room. "Help yourself, young lady." He said to Yu. Yu listened and went to open the drawer. She found a vial with sparkling liquid in it. "Pour it into her mouth."
Yu walked over to her younger sister.
Please work…Please survive Ray-sama. Yu thought in her head. She then held Ray's head up, and poured the liquid into her mouth.
"Now all we can do is wait." Morrid said. Yu patiently went and sat at the table.
"Say Morrid, can I ask you something?" Yu asked after a few minutes of silence.
"Sure." Morrid smiled.
"How come you're drinking coffee at 4 in the morning?" She asked. The old man chuckled.
"It's the best time for coffee…that's when it tastes best." He said. "Now I know for you young folks, it's awfully early. Kids these days… Well there's two beds upstairs you may use…"
"Thank you, Morrid." Zidane smiled.
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Leo-kun's Note: Aw, so Ray is safe and it looks like Sao and Rin are…dare I say it?…MATURING! haha, well until the next chapter guys, c ya!
