Okay! Updatie time!!
Ganz:... I'm starting to question my purpose here... (sighs)
...You're right... (blink)... My muse should be...
... Naruto!
Naruto: I'm not even IN this fic!!
...Oh, yeah, you're right. So um... Kain! that awsome and rediculously sexy guy for a preacher who I wouldn't stop stalking until he joined me in the game! (okay, so maybe I had to recruit everyone in his guild... but so?!)
Kain:... High-priest...
Whatever! Same difference... Anyway, lets get movin'...
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"Oh Colette!" Lloyd sounded like he was sobbing but he was smiling and in tears as he wrapped his arms around her tightly. "...I... I'm SO sorry!! I'll make this up to you, I SWEAR." he swore, stepping back from her and taking a breath, staring her in the eyes apologetically, holding both of her shoulders so she would look at him. "I'll make sure no-one ever touches you again or-"
A thought crossed his mind.
"DID THEY TOUCH YOU?!" he questioned hastily, suddenly becoming angry. "I swear that if they touched you where you didn't want to be I will go back there and dilapitate their corpses!!" he growled, turning and starting towards the groaning men, his eyes red with rage.
"Lloyd!" Colette halted him, softly pulling on his wrist to stop him. Lloyd turned to Colette, concerned.
"A-are you okay? Are you hurt? Were they too rough?" Lloyd's breathing quickened as possibilities swarmed his mind, "Where are you hurt? or is it... you know, there--"
"Lloyd!" Colette said again, trying to calm him. "What I meant to say was I'm fine... they didn't anything to us... except tie us up because Belleflower and me were fighting back... I... guess we were outnumbered." she giggled cheerfully.
Falling silent, Lloyd closed his eyes slowly with a deep sigh of 'oh my god I almost killed those bastards' as he slid his hand down his face to rub out the tension, grumbling in a stressed manner. "...But still, if I find a single scratch on you I'm going to hunt them down and-"
"Lloyd, it's o-kay" she said slowly, reaching up and toucing him on the shoulder softly, "Bellflower is... I... am OKAY." she put convincingly.
"B-but Colette! If we didn't come to rescue you they would have used you two for their sick pleasures and-!! AND-!!"
"No, they wouldn't have..." she re-assured him, "they didn't seem interested in--"
"Colette," The auburn-haired mercinary cut in. "I think that Lloyd's actually right on this one." he said, Colette gave him her attention, confused.
"...What?" Colette blinked, she was joined by Belleflower who haden't left yet.
"...Those men had every intention of taking advantage of you both if no-one was going to show up." he explained, "Then they would blackmail Theatre Vancoor and the castle for money at the same time, while also black-mailing your guild as well. The guild you're in wouldn't allow you to be robbed of your maidenhood in that manner... especially if you're one of the unfufilled priestesses. They want them to remain pure until marriage."
"But... I thought I was already I priestess..." Cotte grumbled, then whispering "Before this guild... I was more than a priestess... I was more than a high--"
"But we can't let them know that, remember?" Kratos pressed, giving COlette the hint, "If they found out where you were trained by monks... there might be a few difficulties..." he whispered back harshly.
"Yeah I know... which is why I have to be trained again until they move me up..." She sighed, dsounding dissapointed.
"...Yes, which is why you must be careful now... knowing that the Void guild stoops to kidnappings..."
"Yes..." Belleflower cut in sheepishly, "...My father would never forgive me for running off like that... but he wouldn't be as mad at me as he would be at the guild though... he'd probably disban them or something..."
"If," Kratos started, "that's possible."
"What do you mean?" The princess tilted her head up at him, confused.
"...The guild would always continue to survive even if the king declared them 'disbanned'... that doesn't keep them from meeting and carrying out their jobs within the guild... and not to mention, I had assumed that people from the castle, maybe a few of the nobles, need help with their dirty work... and I was correct." he said, looking down at her. "they're still using the guild, and they won't be able to stop the guild unless they've arrested every single member including the leader who they have to find first. Which is also impossible... for them anyway."
"Wait, what's that supposed to mean? That some of the nobles are criminals?"
"...Maybe." Kratos put his hand on his chin as he thought. "...I'll investigate that... but for now I have to stay on my current path... it's important that I'm responsibly serving them until I get the information I need."
Belleflower's eyes shone with a sort of admiration for him, she blushed and smiled, nodding in agreement with him, "I-I think so too, sir Kratos!" she put her gloved hand over her mouth as she giggled.
"...Hm..."
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"I think so too, sir Kratos!" Lloyd mimicked her dreamy tone and sighed dramatically. "Man..." he groaned, crossing his arms, "How come you are always surrounded by women?!" he questioned his father suspiciously, giving him a freaked-out look.
"Yeah, maybe he actually... learns stuff from Zelos!" Colette cut in, her eyes widening.
"That would make sense! But... it's as though Kratos has a bit more stalkers and women..." Lloyd trailed, turning his head ever-so-slightly to catch a glimpse of a girl behind a building... and a...
...a guy?! Watching Kratos with dreamy eyes as he passed by him...
...O.o
Kratos grimaced only slightly, turning his head, "... if you would... refrain from comparing me to him." he told his son, glaring.
"Oh, um... yeah, sorry." Lloyd raised his shoulders a bit, laughing sheepishly.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Soo... you're not really trying to get them to follow you..." Lloyd ventured, his eyes rolling up towards the sky thoughtfully. "Maybe it's just... you looks? Girls seem to follow that Yuan guy around too... so maybe they're into silent men..."
"Lloyd..."
"Heh, sorry..." he grinned.
"What's THIS?!" All of a sudden, a man's voice was heard out of nowhere.
"..."
"..."
Lloyd and his silent father both turned to the source of the noise.
"...Who's that..." Lloyd watched as A brown-haired man with a large but groomed mustache matching it walked over to them. He stood in front of Kratos, his hands on his hips as he glared.
"...Can I help you?" Kratos raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, actually." he said challengingly, "You're with a beautiful gem like that and I hear that you're not even trying?!" he growled, sounding irritated as he motioned to Colette, "What is your secret? Is it the hair?! The sword?!" he looked like he was ripping his hair out as he quizzed himself rapidly, examining Kratos.
"...Ah..."
"That's it!" The man exclaimed, his finger in the air, "I shall go with you wherever you go and learn your way!" he declared, smirking to himself in satisfaction. "My name is Paul... and whenever you're ready to go, take me along okay?" he winked, making Lloyd flinch, desturbed.
"...hat's strange..." Lloyd mumbled, as Paul turned from them.
Then, a little scroll just flew through the air and hit the boy in the forehead.
"Ow!" He flinched, grabbing it from his face.
"...What does it say?" Kratos asked him as Paul walked away.
"...It says... Paul added to friends list..?" he looked confused, "Wait, but this wasn't given to me by Paul... then..." his eyes went wide. "...I have stalkers too!" he screamed. And with that, the scroll just vanished.
"Whoa!!"
"Cool!" Colette clapped.
"..."
"Da-ah-Kratos, did you see that?!" Lloyd held out his hands expectantly, staring at them as if they had turned inside-out.
"...Indeed... we'd best get moving..."
"I seen it, Lloyd!" Colette chirped, following after him.
"Yeah, wasn't it like... so cool?!"
"Yeah! Very cool!"
"Let's do it again!"
"Yeah!" the blonde pumped a fist in the air enthusiastically.
"But how?"
"...I dunno." Colette blinked.
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And with that short chappy... I stop for a while.
Review please!
For some reason, it makes me want to keep writing... I realized this even more when I heard someone else agree.
...Twas cool...
Kain:... If would honor us if you would please click the purple button... if you would.
Yeah, what the hot guy said.