Hi guys! I tested out! YESS! She said-my teacher- that I got the highest score--I was so surprised I was like OMG!
Yeah.... dude you did not just hear that. My spazz moment.
By the way, the Yggdrasil tree is what Lloyd names the tree at the end of the game. If you didn't know what I meant, (ahead)
If you did, cool. You're informed I guess. ^^'' -right?
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The Yggdrasil tree
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"I wonder what they're doing right now." Zelos had a perverted look on his face as he chuckled.
"Who are you talking about, Zelos?" Colette blinked up at her fellow chosen.
"He's thinking about stuff that you shouldn't listen to, Colette." Sheena said quickly, "Just don't listen to him and he'll eventually stop talking."
Making a hurt face, Zelos's eyes were wide. "B-but!" He went teary-eyed. "I-I'm not! I just wanted to have a friendly conversation with Colette!" He whined.
"So Lloyd, do you want me to go up and get the piece or do you want to try?" Sheena completely ignored the red-haired chosen.
"Um… let's see." Lloyd looked up at the huge tree above them. "…I think I'll try." He knew that Sheena was (literally) a total ninja. (As rare as it is that people can actually accurately use that phrase.) he wanted his pride back after seeing Presea lift that huge thing that he and Genis together couldn't budge…
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Flashback-- first meeting Presea
"Here, let us help you. That looks heavy." Genis suggested, and Presea stared at them blankly. She set it down and waited for them to pick it up.
"Okay!" Lloyd looked ready. The two of them went forth and attempted to pick it up with, really, ALL of their strength. It didn't move.
Presea sighed, moving past them and lifting it up over her shoulder with one hand.
"!!"
"!!!!"
"…I have lost ALL confidence as a man."
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Then Colette lifting Regal with one hand in the air….
"…." Lloyd tightened his fists, looking ready. "Okay." he breathed, staring up to the first leaf which was about a mile up. "Oh!" an idea popped into his head. "I'll try using my wings!" he laughed. He let them come out in an unfolding motion, spread widely on either sides of him.
Lloyd kicked himself up and started flapping his wings. He flew upward with incredible speed. Directly into a tree branch actually. With his face.
They didn't hear him grunt, but they did see him falling back down towards them suddenly.
"Oh." Colette stepped forward and caught him bridal style. She looked into her arms where she cradled an unconscious Lloyd.
. . .yeahhh
"Well… I guess it's up to me." Sheena sighed, jumping into the air with her incredible skill.
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Back at the Ranch….? (Well, Submarine-thing.)
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"This book will definitely prove helpful when we're mixing everything together to create that formula." Raine smiled, already flipping through it as they sat in their chairs, Raine wasn't even insecure about being there anymore, too caught up in her fascination.
"So I'm guessing we'll be expected to drink something?"
"Of course!" Raine chuckled. "I'll even mix it myself! Adding in my own personal flare!"
"You can do that….? without messing up the formula?" Yuan trailed with uncertainty, steering upward with both hands occupied on separate steering options. Definitely triple-tasking right now. (talk, drive, drive-2)
"Of course! As long as we add the base ingredients, I could add any flavor I wish." Raine seemed fond of the thought, and she was thinking hard too. She looked like she was solving a thirty-seven-step Algebraic equation. As she brainstormed with different foods she could use to make something spicy with grapes…
Grape flavored with pie-crust pieces for sweetness… raw lemon extract. A dash of cinnamon… NO! make it a cup. Then a pinch of Cayenne Pepper... Banana peel shavings for a yellowish color.
"Yes, that should suffice." Raine nodded to herself, and Yuan blinked, confused as to what she might have meant.
"...?"
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Meeting- about an hour later.
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"Professor!" Lloyd and Colette cheered in unison upon seeing Raine approach Dirk's house.
"Raine!" Genis sang, happy upon seeing his sister after a long time of adventuring without her.
"Oh, Genis... You all have already collected every ingredient?" Raine took Genis's hug to the stomach.
"..." Genis went silent, breathing in her scent... or rather-- "Hm-" Genis furrowed his eyebrows in understanding, turning his head to the seraph who kept a reasonable distance from the group, still able to hear and be heard.
Yuan blinked, stiffening in slight surprise as Genis hugged Raine tighter and shot him a straight-on-glare.
"So." Genis's voice grew slow and suspicious, "What were you guys doing that took so long to get one book?"
"...." Yuan stared, Genis was looking straight at him. The group was silent and watching him. "Well ah--" He blinked at the ground, that would be interesting to explain. How would he phrase 'I was constantly touching her' without making it sound like he was a perverted old man...?
Yuan only took a half-second to play that over in his head.
Well, we had to constantly make some sort of only slightly-intimate physical contact to make it to the top where we were dumped into the basement again... a dark secluded room where she rested on my--
No. Yuan put a hand to his chin in thought for the next half-second. He thinks fast.
"We had to over-go a trial that lead us to the top, but then Raine ended up losing her staff on the way up because of this out-of-the ordinary monster that I'm surprised still lived there. After that, it took the both of our ability to find the book when we were in the library's top floor." Yuan conveniently left out numerous awkward occasions that had happened during that period of time.
"Right." Genis sounded convincing from one angle, but matched with his expression, you would get a spiteful vibe. His eyes were narrow and his mouth in a firm frown. Solid hate.
Yuan understood, Genis was suspicious of his 'activities' with his older sister.
"..."
"Well, I'm glad you guys are back." He pulled away and looked up at his sister.
"Yeah, we got everything and I hope we can hurry and make that potion before that guy shows up." Lloyd said, holding a filled bag forward at his professor.
"..." Raine looked down at it, "Oh, yes, thank you Lloyd. We can complete the potion now."
"Lloyd wasn't exactly the one to get them most of the time." Sheena coughed.
"Yeah, it was kind of a send Sheena into everything type thing." Zelos looked into the sky as he thought.
"..." Lloyd cleared his throat, looking down at the floor hesitantly. "B-but I..."
"Nevermind. Let's just get inside." Sheena cut him off, and everyone left Lloyd to his shame.
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They had mixed the potion, Raine cast the required spell into it and Genis had insisted on being the one to 'flavor' it. So she was a bit disappointing in not being able to try her idea. But it didn't matter, it tasted good, and the group split into two. They went to Lloyd's house and She, Genis, and Yuan decided to just stay there.
It would have just been Raine and Yuan, because he didn't feel like going with a bunch of kids she was guessing, and Raine needed to go over a few notes. Read through the book and such.
But Genis was determined not to leave them alone. She was starting to wonder why.
'I'm up for a hot shower about now.' Raine thought, her eyes falling down to the floor with a sigh. She glanced around, no-one seemed to be missing... Well, except for Yuan, but whatever, he had no reason to stay there with them in the living room.
...Strange, she couldn't even remember him leaving. Maybe she was really absorbed in her studies.
Raine stood up and was a bit excited to get all of the dirt off of her, she stood up from her desk and walked towards the bathroom, it was down the hallway and to the right.
She stopped before it and looked over at Genis who had fallen asleep. She smiled softly, so much for being watchdog.
Now that she thought about it... she and her brother were both 'sage siblings' so Genis might be the one he wants too, so since she's defenseless now, the only ones who would be able to fight would be Genis and Yuan.
Is that enough? If they were to be attacked?
"..." Raine started to wonder where Yuan had gone, getting a little more desperate to know where he was.
At that moment, the door opened, the very seraph she had been thinking of walking through the doorway. "..." He looked over to her with his narrow, emerald-tinted cerulean eyes. Raine flinched just by the focus he was giving her.
She bit her lip and just entered the bathroom, her towel draped over her shoulder and clothes folded over her arm. She flicked on the light and closed the door behind her, stripping herself of her coat and removing her shirt, there in her bra, black pants, and white boots.
"..." Two steps into the center and she was starting to get the feeling that she wasn't alone in the room. A strange fear trickled up her spine. She spun around and came face to face with familiar red eyes. The absence of his black hood revealed long strands of shimmering blond hair that dropped low over his orbs of piercingly dark vermilion.
"You."
"Lance, darling." His voice was smooth, like silk against her ears. Light, but deep, seductive. "I was waiting a dreadfully long time for that man to return you to me." He chuckled, taking a step forward. Raine made full realization of the fact that she was completely defenseless because of the temple experience, and never had a chance to get another weapon.
She knew that she was trapped when he flicked his wrist back over his shoulder. The wooden edges of the door seemed to be altered in material, because it was unnaturally melting into the wall. His hands fell back to his sides and he stared at her.
"..." She opened her mouth to shout for Yuan to be the savior here but it seemed like before she could get out a syllable, she was forced backwards and against the wall on the opposite side of the room with only one finger softly but firmly over her lips.
"..." Raine breathed in and held it, it felt strange, she was having an incredible infatuation just by him pinning her to the wall... that's not supposed to be normal, so she knew that he was doing something.
Swallowing as he brought his face an inch closer. Raine backed her head away from him, she was feeling weak-willed. This weird, out-of-nowhere desire to lean in was overwhelming her.
"Ah... so you no longer resist." A slow, spreading of his lips on either side of his face revealed shining, aligned teeth. "Raine?" He whispered now, pressing his lips against the edge of her ear.
She could only mouth the words voicelessly, 'I can't control... Yuan, help.' she was mentally questioning why she was looking to Yuan for rescuing.
He was kind of... well, not the type. But he did prove himself quite the savior. The... knight in shining armor.
She struggled to find her voice. "What do you want?"
"I want your mind of course. Only you can be the one to give them to me."
"...Give what?"
"The children of prophecy. Only yours will be guaranteed genuine."
"M-my ch--!" She cut herself off, eyebrows twitching upward, now realizing exactly what it was that he was trying to do here. "You want to..." she paused again, "...me..." she trailed, putting one hand up over her mouth, whispering a half-hearted 'no'.
Right here, really?
"Stare into my eyes, love. A few more seconds. Blink once and you will obey the one you see." he explained cheerfully. "You will unconditionally love me." he laughed lightheartedly. "Because it will last hours I'm guessing."
Raine's eyebrow twitched, she attempted averting her eyes but his hand held her jaw in place, she couldn't move her head, and his eyes were inevitable.
A/N: reminds me of some sort of submissive... bondage type thing. jeeze.
At that very moment the door got kicked out of the wall with a crash of incredible force, it rocketed forward and smashed into the wall to her right, leaving a trail of smoke where it collided. Through the smoke Raine could see Yuan's long blade materialize in his hands as he charged straight into them. There was now a hole in the wall besides them, and Lance pulled away from Raine, gently shoving her off to the side as he faced Yuan.
Yuan looked a little too excited to be gashing him right now. He thrust his sword towards him and it clashed with sparks flying from their weapons.
He pulled it away, and with a strength-filled swing he brought it back around, side-stepping and ducking both to slash it down his back.
Lance laughed. "Ah. again! I'm upset, in this small space I cannot help but to lose to you again." He looked back into Raine's eyes for a moment, but was kicked over by Yuan while bursting into black ashes.
"Raine." Yuan knelt beside her where she had collapsed down the wall. He examined her and scanned for injuries. "I should have known he would come here before we arrived, he's obviously been waiting." He glanced down again at her, his eyes were stuck only for a moment before he averted them. "Are you alright?"
He refused to look directly at her, turning his head away because of the fact that she wasn't even covering her chest. She was really vacant-looking, though. She kind of just stared at him.
Ah... she probably seen him glance at her chest the first time.
"..." her lips parted slightly, staring with wide eyes.
"Raine?" Yuan repeated. He was a bit confused, but growing in concern. "Raine, did he hurt you? If he did--" His voice grew irritated.
Her eyes narrowed and she let a small smile come upon her features. "Yuan you're so cool." her eyes sparkled as she giggled. She leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck tightly, pulling him down towards her.
Losing his balance and his composure both made him stumble a bit, his hands bracing against the wall. He pulled away and took her arms, he unwrapped them and stood immediately.
"Ah, R-Raine?" He stuttered, taking a step backwards, his face was heating up for some reason.
"Yes, sir?" She purred, raising herself up to her knees in front of him.
"..." He cringed, incredibly uncomfortable with the suggestiveness of the position, taking a step back. "S-stop." He ordered, and Raine immediately fell down to her sitting position again, looking up at him with wide, waiting eyes.
"...Mh...." Yuan breathed, swallowing and covering his mouth with one hand, that arm resting on the other which was folded over his ribcage.
"What do you command, Lord Yuan?" Raine's eyes looked completely bright. It was just... interesting to him how it was making him feel.
She inched forward and reached for his hips.
"Hold on." Yuan said firmly and quickly, stumbling back again as she approached. He ended up on the ground with her proceeding forward onto him.
Taking a breath and flipping them over in one swift motion, Yuan had her pinned to the floor. He held her wrists tightly at her sides as he hovered above her.
"J-just... Stay where you are." He commanded.
"Hm?" Raine blinked, looking up at him.
"..." Yuan's eyes narrowed and he watched her expression.
"Of course, master." She looked incredible and incredibly cheerful.
"..." He swallowed again, feeling a bead of sweat trickle down his temple. He couldn't avoid the inescapable view at her chest.
"Raine!!" Genis yelled from the gaping hole in the wall that lead to the hallway.
The door that Yuan had kicked in...
Well. As Genis played out the possible scenario in his mind as to what must have happened...
Raine was in the bathroom, Yuan barged in, stripped her of her clothes and pinned her to the floor after giving her some sort of alcoholic beverage.
"You! I knew it." Genis glared, looking very angry at him. "You did do something to her! Raine are you okay?! Do you want me to take care of this--"
"I believe she's being possessed by some sort of spell that Lance had cast upon her. He was in here." He paused, "I think this spell was intended to be towards him rather than myself, however."
"..." Genis's mouth opened and he thought. "...Is this true, Raine?"
"Of course, Yuan's fantastic." she smiled softly up at him.
"..." Yuan didn't exactly have reason to react to that, but it was making him rather...
What's the word...
Bothered? Hot?
"Ah..." Yuan swallowed again, rolling off of her and to his feet in one movement. As Raine whined and reached with one hand towards him, elevating to her knees, he took quick, long steps, power-walking out of the room with his arms crossed. Raine looked honestly upset by him leaving.
"Raine?" Genis questioned, looking down at his sister who had a blank expression.
"..." She didn't reply, instead, she stood and started skipping towards the door after Yuan.
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Whoa.
I went there. O_o