Me: I'm sorry it's taking me so long to post stuff but college sucks. But here's the next chapter. ^_^ also I don't own anything that isn't mine.
~ Chapter ~ Jobs
It's been a whole week since Zach left and frankly life has been pretty quiet and peaceful. That is until I came to the realization that I was running low on money.
"But you don't have to go look for a job Julian. I don't mind helping you out!" Riku shouted at me as i was putting on my best outfit i could muster.
"But I do!" I shouted back. "I already have pretty much nothing to do while you and Terra are at work, but when Vanitas goes to finish up his senior year of high school. I'll be bored out of my mind!"
"Sheesh Jules your so infuriating! Can't you just let someone help you out?" Riku grumbled as i walked past him then headed downstairs grabbing my breakfast and resume then presided to walk towards the door.
"Because then I'll have to owe you and i hate owing people."
"Owing people. UGH Julian your such a hard-!"
"Hey wait for Jules I'm coming with you." Vanitas shouted after me interrupting Riku.
"We'll be back later! I smirked closing the door behind us causing Riku to rush towards us and curse profusely as we ran away from the angry Bernard.
Of course our efforts were commendable but our success was sadder than a weeping willow.
"How could everyplace we've checked have no job openings?" Vanitas grumbled as we each sat in the town square enjoying a treat of sea-salt ice-cream.
"Maybe because they saw my scar and decided that we weren't the people they wanted." I joked as i took a bite chuckling a bit in the process.
"Well they shouldn't treat you like that." He said looking away from me with a sad look on his face.
"Come on Vantias it was a joke." I laughed.
Of course he didn't listen to me and continued to daze of into the distance.
So instead of being a normal person i decided to shove the rest of my ice-cream into his face.
Which pissed Vanitas off.
"What the hell what was that for?!"
"Oh calm down you sourpuss it didn't get on you did it?" I asked.
"No." he mumbled.
"Then no harm done." i said getting up headed towards the one place i know would have at least one job opening for Vantias to claim.
"Hey where are you going?" He shouted after we as he was wiping off his face.
"Just shut up and come on Vanitas." I said running towards that said place.
And like a lost child Vanitas followed after me.
"A weaponry shop?" Vanitas shouted almost at the brink of tears.
"What you said you wanted a job right?" I asked.
"Yes." He said sounding unsure.
"And you can fight with a weapon right?"
"Of course."
"Then you'll do fine." I smirked as i dragged him inside.
"But that's not the same thing!" He cried.
We entered the shop and already the memories of Radiant Garden were flooding my mind. I let go of Vanitas's hand and took in a huge smell of the burning steels and oils then smiled. Vanitas noticed my expression and smiled along with me.
"That's right. You used to work at a shop like this right."
"Yea….." I sighed and began walking forward looking for the boss.
However i didn't just find the boss. I also found Axel as well.
"Hey there Axel. What brings you here?" I asked.
"Well I was just talking to the boss of this wonderful establishment about a job."
"The boss?!" I shouted then looked over Axel to see an old man around the age of sixty smirking at the three of us.
"And just who the hell are you?" He grumbled.
"My name is Julian Lowe and this is my friend Vanitas Flynn. We were wondering if you had any job openings?"
"Hmm I see." The old man said scratching his neck.
"Just like your friend Axel here he's also looking for a job. And it just so happens you all have your resume crap with you."
"Yes sir." I said respectively, but Cid punched me in the face and gave me a bloody nose. I just stared at him incredulously as i held my nose.
"Don't call sir bloody the name's Cid Highwind." He smirked, but Axel and Vanitas just stared at him like they no idea of who he was, but i thought i had an idea.
"Cid huh? You wouldn't happen to know Leon or Cloud would you?" I asked.
Cid looked at me then laughed a hearty laugh then smiled hugely.
"There isn't a day that don't go by when i don't think about those boys, but how do you know them bloody?"
"I used to work for them as their top weapon designer." I smiled but didn't hand him my resume cause I know he won't want that he'll want us to prove ourselves. That is if there is a job that needs to be filled.
"Really and what about you boys?" He asked.
"Well I've been fighting my whole life. So i figure its the same thing a making one!" Axel smirked.
"The same with me except I don't think its the same thing, but there is no way in hell I'm losing to you Axel." Then both of those guys were starting to looking like they were ready to fight but I brought them back to reality.
"Uh guys he hasn't even mentioned if there is a job opening." I said calmly but Cid only laughed.
"Oh there is a job opening. In fact there are two opening. However there are three of you and I ain't gonna just do that interview crap where i try to figure you out. So you kiddies just put you resume's away. Cause i got a special way of finding out who is it i want to work for me."
"Well then what is it?" Axel asked.
Cid chuckled. "I want you three to design the perfect weapon for a person of your choice and it can't be for yourselves it has to be a someone else. Now Vanitas if you wanted to design a weapon for Axel here that would be just fine. However it normally takes a rookie to design a perfect weapon in five days, but i want to test your skills and make you do it in three starting tomorrow. So on the fourth day it will be expection day and mean sure to bring the person you designed it for with you cause I'll be interviewing them instead of you. You got it?"
"Sure thing Cid." I winked.
"Good I'll see you kiddies bright an early tomorrow."
"Okay see you tomorrow then Cid." Axel waved while Vanitas nearly twitched his hand.
When we got back to the apartment, along with Axel, and Vanitas was at the breaking point of panicking when Terra had asked how it went.
I told him and Riku, who was just sitting there glaring at me, the entire story of what had happened went in turn caused Riku's expression due to the fact I was freaking excited.
"Sounds like your excited?" Terra said as I was walking upstairs into my room.
"Of course I am! This is an awesome opportunity!" I shouted as I shut the door behind me changing into a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. Then I grabbed a pencil and a sketchpad along with a pair of reading glasses and come back downstairs only to find Aqua, Kairi, Ventus, Roxas, and Sora inside our home, who by now all know who I truly am due to Terra, Kairi, and Aqua.
"Hey guys." I greeted with smile then rushed over to Kairi to give her a hug.
"Hey sis." Kairi whispered in my ear making sure whoever didn't know,Vanitas and Riku, didn't hear her.
I smiled at her as I greeted Sora by ruffling his hair and calling him future brother in law which made him blush and yell at me and caused everyone else to laugh.
After our fit of laughter I saw the only seat left was beside Riku. I sighed inwardly and sat beside him which caused him to throw a pillow in my face.
"Riku!" Kairi cried. "That's so mean why did you do that to him."
But i just shove the pillow back into his face. Then put on my reading glasses and began to draw an idea of a sketch for Riku as a way to say sorry to him.
Of course i hadn't realized it but because I was to focused on my sketch I would answer okay to every question that was asked to me.
Eventually the guys decided to make it a game and came up with the most ridiculous questions.
Example:
"Hey Julian I set the bathroom on fire an cut open the couch to hide my secret porn stash" (AXEL)
"okay." (ME)
"Hey julian. Could we strap dynamite to our heads and roll around in fire? It would increase our chances of survival." (Roxas)
"okay." (ME)
"Hey Julian So I was thinking I might dance naked in your backyard while burning your finest art and furniture." (Sora)
"Okay." (ME)
"Hey Julian would you go out on a date with me?" ( Vanitas)
"Huh oh sorry Vanitas I wasn't paying attention could you say that again?" (Me)
"Don't worry about it. ( Vanitas, blushing)
"Alright then." (Me, goes back to work)
When I finished the sketch I took a look at it with a satisfied look only to notice everyone else sitting/standing behind me ogling the sketch, save for Axel.
"Wow Julian that looks awesome!" Roxas praised causing everyone else to agree.
"Well to bad Roxy cause this brand new beauty is actually gonna be Riku's new weapon."
"What you're making it for me?"
"Yep as a way to say thank you." I smiled.
Of course Riku blushed at my comment then was about to get up claiming he needed a shower however I grabbed his wrist and pulled him back beside me.
"So Riku how tall are you?" I asked sounding slightly eager.
"Um…6 feet." I write it down.
"Weight?"
"Why does it matter?"
"Just answer."
"Fine 135."
"Thank you and about how much can you lift?"
"Around 200 Ibs."
Awesome and that's all I need to know." I smiled.
"What's with the questions?" Axel asked me.
"Well if I'm gonna build the almost perfect weapon for Riku I need to know his physical stature." I answered to him figuring out the math of the measurements of the weapon, but Axel just scoffed at me.
"That's stupid. Why would you need to know all that stuff?"
"Well one when your building a weapon for a client its important for it to match the length of a person and it can't be to heavy because the person might not be able to guard against an oncoming attack but if it's to light it will throw off their attacks."
"But the person can get used to the weight." Axel said sounding like an ass.
"True but the intention for this test isn't if you can build a weapon. It's if you can build a weapon that only the intended user can use and place their faith with in that weapon."
When I finished my little speech everyone was looking at me with a impressed look on their face. Save for Axel who looked like I was speaking nonsense.
"Well doesn't matter anyway cause I will be landing that job. Oh by the way Terra I'm making you a weapon. See ya." Then he was gone and had left us all alone.
"There is no way he'll land a job with that obnoxious attitude." I growled. Then looked at Vanitas who looked like he dying to ask a question.
"What is it Vanitas?" I asked.
"Well I wondering if I could make you a weapon?"
"Me..?" I asked.
"Yeah you seem to know the whole weapon making business so i thought i could make a weapon for you and you can critique me if their is something wrong with it. So will you?" I could tell it was hurt his pride to ask for help but to him I was his best bet in landing a job. So I got up and ruffled Vanitas's hair giving him a genuine smile.
"I would be honored Vanitas." And he smiled back promising he wouldn't let me down.
So just for good measure I went to bed early so i could get up as early as possible and Vanitas followed suit trying to understand in his words "the way I do things.".
And so for the next three days Vanitas and I worked as hard as we could and made sure we got to the shop around opening time while Axel got there around noon and worked lazily. By the third day I was already finished and had asked Riku to come with me to try out the finished product and he loved it!
Then I tried out Vanitas's and it was a very good sword for a beginner.
So on the fourth morning Riku, Vanitas, me, Terra, and Axel all show up to present our finished products and Cid being the crazy man he is was just standing there with a crooked smile on his face.
"So I see none of you kids got cold feet."
Vanitas and I merely nodded while Axel smirked.
"Well whoever you built the weapons for give them to them now."
Even though I was slightly confused I didn't question anything about it. Normally the boss would just inspect the weapon then tell you if its what they are looking for but I could tell by the way Cid was looking at us that that wasn't the case.
"Alright Fireball who did you make your weapon for?" Cid asked looking at Axel.
"These beautiful chalkrams for my friend Terra." He pointed over to Axel with a smirk on his face while Terra looked nervous. Which didn't go unnoticed by Cid.
"Alright then Bright Eyes who did you build your weapon for?" Cid asked looking at me.
"My friend Riku over here. I call it a Keyblade." I said nudging Riku shoulder while he showed it off. Cid marveled at my work. He looked like he was a little kid playing with a new toy.
"Then Black Bird I'm guessing you made your weapon for Bright Eyes over here." He pointing to me while looking a Vanitas.
"Yep its a Gunblade." (It looks like Lightning's Blazefire saber from Final Fantasy XIII)
"Well not a bad turn out. So if all you would follow me when can begin."
We followed him through the shop with every other worker following suit to see us new meat until we reached a battlefield.
It was right then and there I began to focus on Riku and how he had beat me last on our last fight and what moves he had used.
"Alright then I pretty sure all of you know how to fight so I first want Riku and Terra to fight and well see how you it goes."
Riku took his usual fighting stance while Terra just stood there.
"Ready? FIGHT!"
Me: Soooooo? how was it?