MidnightStriker: Warning, everyone! Geoffrey goes a little psycho here…
Journal 10: Discoveries
Main Pairing: Lucia/Elincia
After our initiations, I offered to give Elincia a ride home, and much to my delight, she agreed. "I hope I'm not being a bother to you, Lucia." Elincia said, sounding almost apologetic.
"Elincia, I told you, whenever it's you concerned, I'm always available. You're never a bother to me." I insisted. Actually, I was being pretty sneaky tonight. I wanted to score a sleepover together with her. This was our first time, uh, sharing the same roof. You know what I mean?
As the car rumbled along, Elincia yawned, and laid her head on my shoulder. Here's my chance! I thought excitedly.
"Elincia, why don't you spend the night at my house?" I suggested, "You seem tired, and we don't have classes tomorrow, so you don't have to worry about grabbing a uniform or anything."
"But Lucia…you're already doing so much for me. This would be an added burden."
I scoffed, "Nonsense! You wouldn't wake up the folks. My mom is already snoring like a log, and my dad's away on a business trip. Pleeeeease?"
Now I was practically begging!
Elincia laughed, and finally agreed to spend the night. "Alright, then, Lucia, I accept your invitation. I'll just ring up Uncle Renning and my dad to tell them about this."
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As I suspected, not even a mouse stirred at this hour. Even the little blue-haired kind of mouse. Which is a good thing; I really didn't want Geoffrey to bother us tonight.
I led Elincia up to my bedroom and said, "C'mon, you'll sleep here, on my bed."
"But what about you?" Elincia asked.
"I'll be OK, I can sleep anywhere." I grinned.
We changed into our pajamas, and Elincia finally realized I was going to sleep on the floor. On the futon, to be exact.
"I won't allow this!" she exclaimed, getting down as well and grabbing my wrist. "You can't sleep here, Lucia!"
"You're the guest." I stated simply.
"I know, but can't you sleep on the bed? It's big enough for the both of us." Elincia argued.
Wow, this is getting interesting. I can't see how Elincia can get so hyped up over something as trivial as who sleeps where, but teasing her a bit would be fun…
"No, I can't." I grinned mischievously, "you're the guest."
"What if you can't make me?" Elincia teased back, lying down on the futon. We were now face to face; I was on all fours staring at her lovely eyes and she was staring up at me. Her green hair, now loosed from its bun, was spilled over pillow and shining in the electric light. It was a lovely sight.
"I don't know how, but I'll do it." I said, rising to the challenge.
I lowered my head and my lips met hers and we had a fierce kiss. "Lucia…" Elincia gasped as we broke off for air, "You're getting better at this."
I lay on top of her, my head on her torso, and began absentmindedly began playing with the buttons on her top, and suddenly I felt her hands cover mine. "Please, it's getting a bit warm in here…" she stated. "I will give you what I denied you at the Initiation."
I got excited when I heard those words, and I quickly got work.
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I don't know how, why, where or when, but probably our thrashings and yells somehow awoke the brat. Geoffrey opened my door a crack, and when he saw Elincia and I both half-dressed, Elincia was still lying on the futon and I was still on top of her. Only my hair formed a curtain hiding whatever our faces where doing and Elincia's hands were tangled in it.
We were in the middle of another kiss when we heard his unwelcome voice.
"STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU!" Geoffrey yelled, his hands shaking and his mouth in a firm line, "I will not allow you to profane this roof!"
"Aw, stop it, Geoffrey," I sighed, reluctantly breaking away from Elincia and turning to facing him. I pushed my long blue hair behind my ear, "we were just having fun, that's all."
Did I tell you that I became a pro at lying to Geoffrey lately?
"Is that…is that why you rejected me?" Geoffrey asked, pointing at Elincia. She quickly covered her chest area and tried at the same time to gather her hair in a ponytail. "Is it because you love my sister?" Geoffrey continued.
"Yes, I do love your sister, Geoffrey. In fact, we're lovers now." Elincia responded truthfully, hugging my left arm. "I'm sorry, but again, I'm telling you I can't be your girlfriend."
I expected him to walk away in a huff, sleep it off and probably forgive me in the morning. But what I didn't expect was him grabbing the pair of scissors on my desk.
"Whatcha gonna do now, little brother, slash yourself in self-pity?" I asked sarcastically.
He began walking toward me, and I was getting a bit intimidated, but I was determined not to let his see it. After all who wouldn't be scared, Geoffrey's eyes were getting red and he was clenching his teeth. "Let's see how you'll hide your kisses now!" he sneered, and the blade met my hair.
"Geoffrey! What are you doing!" I shouted as I felt the scissors snip away lock after lock. Elincia quickly leapt to my defense, and she was able to wrestle the scissors away from him. Weaponless now, he turned to his fists.
If it weren't for Elincia, and a bit of my skills in self-defense, I would have scored more than a split lip and a bruise the size of a small continent.
"If you won't leave now, I'm seriously going to beat you, Geoffrey." Elincia said firmly. "What you have done to Lucia is unthinkable! First of all, you are her brother, who is supposed to protect her! Second, you're a man! And part of the Leadership Training Course! Do they teach you how to hurt people with your bare hands?"
Geoffrey glared at Elincia, she had a point, and if she would tell this to Captain Marcus, he would be expelled from the course. Running out of options, he left quickly.
"Lucia, are you alright?" Elincia asked, putting a cloth to my lip, trying to staunch the flow of blood. "Did you lose any teeth?"
My lip hurt like hell, and the bruise seemed to grow bigger every second. Only Elincia's voice gave me the strength to respond, "Yes, I'm alright. No, thankfully my teeth are still complete. How about you? Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm not. Thank goodness you're still alive." She whispered, going to the kitchen to get some ice for my bruise.
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As I held the ice bag to my wound, Elincia tried to fix the damage Geoffrey did to my hair. Now I look like a guy. It's shoulder-length now, ugh.
"Hair can grow back," Elincia stated, as if reading my mind, "but if you lost your life, that cannot be returned." I didn't respond, and when I turned around to face her, she was crying. "I wouldn't know what to do if I lose you, Lucia," she sobbed dropping to her knees, "please don't leave me."
I gathered her in my arms, trying to soothe her.
"I promise I won't do anything rash…I'm really sorry about what happened tonight." I apologized.
"No, I'm sorry, if I didn't spend the night, this wouldn't have happened." Elincia said.
"Geoffrey's to blame," I announced, "if he's the intelligent type, not the brawn for brains type, he would have settled this diplomatically."
Elincia didn't respond, and I hope that I convinced her somehow. At that moment, though, Sephiran's words flashed through my mind: as many people support you, there will be equally those who will oppose you.
I closed my eyes. Oh, Ashera…are people like Geoffrey what Sephiran meant? Is conflict even more closer than I imagine? What if he'd spread the word? What if Callil…Daniel…Jorge…everyone…knew about us? I didn't know what to think, but then I snapped back to reality. Elincia's here and she's all I would ever need. She's the only one who I would ever live for. Perhaps for now that answer is enough.
End Notes: Opponent number one is Geoffrey! Were you expecting that? Sorry to all Geoffrey fans out there! So how will this couple fare? To add to the pressure, the annual Intramurals games are coming up! It's a section vs. section, dog-eat-dog challenge! Not only students, but faculty members as well choose their sides and alliances, especially homeroom teachers! Expect FE6/7 characters to pop up soon!
By the way, Lucia now takes on the FE10 look, the one when Duke Ludveck cut her hair. From Journals 1-9, I kept the long-haired, POR style.
Now our favorite part! Response to reviewers!
Striche- they couldn't keep their hands offa each other when they're alone, you can make sure of that! ;)
Archsage Soren- thanks! Indeed, they did. I hope the muses bless you as well!
LegendarySilverX-SR is the key part, not the orgy! :P
I think it's quite snobbish for some authors not to at least thank reviewers, because it's the reviews what gives the story a good rating when you see it in the archives. And as for constructive criticism, it helps make a story better. So I appreciate any reviewer, especially the faithful ones! :)
Micaiah will show up soon, probably in a chapter or two! With Sanaki and her babysitters (read: Tanith and Sigrun)! And Sothe too! And as for Sain (and all the other FE6/7 characters), he's part of the faculty, teaching…PE! Haha!
Roxius- I'm happy to make your dream a reality :)
'til the next chapter! MidnightS