Right, first off, Ryan's got a profile on FF now. He's 2008. He's working on a megaman story so far. So please have a look…besides, I have a bet with him about a part of this story involving our small duels outside the story. Secondly, the poll I set up isn't working at all (As in FF doesn't pick it up), so if you do have an idea, you'll have to PM me with it unless I can fix it. But then moving on.

Chapter 25: a little chat

We all had a laugh back at the hotel, looking through each others deck. We gave each other some advice on each others decks. Simon and Elendil, no disrespect meant, didn't join in, looking at their own decks on their own. I know for a fact Elendil could hold her own, Simon…well, he had skill and cards, enough said.

"…so if you play Holy Knight last, then bring out Chaotic Synchron, you can have Silveneste, Lightblade and Darkblade out at the same time" Justin finished, placing the card down, then taking the cards off and replacing them with the Synchrons. "Ruby you'll have to get out in your own way unless you can get another card for her"

"Thanks for that lesson" I told him, smiling. I looked out the window, seeing the 'sun' had set. "Not being rude, but it appears to be getting late" Simon looked at his mobiles clock, whistling.

"It's about 10:10" he told us, putting his mobile away. "I'm guessing we shouldn't be too long before bed"

"Well, I'm off now anyway" I told them, gathering my cards and standing up. "Sorry, but I have a feeling we'll be off early in the morning, and I have to do some biking"

I started walking out, everyone telling me good night as I left. My room wasn't far down the hall, and, due to us being in a party of 5 when we arrived (James got 5-star accommodation 'out of town'), I had a spare bed in my room, and my D-wheel took a space near it. I heard some footsteps behind me, turning around to look at whoever was following me.

"Dark" I heard Elendil speak. I looked at her as she approached. "I have a question to ask"

"I have a weird feeling I know what it is" I told her, smiling. "You need a bed for the night, don't you?"

"I would ask the others, but…" she held her right arm, looking down at the ground. "I feel…most comfortable around you"

"You don't mind if I ask why that is, do you?"

"I honestly wish I knew" she told me, looking me in the eye. "It's just…I don't know how to explain it…"

"It's not one of those clichés where you feel like you've known me all your life is it?"

"No…it's…" she sighed as she tried to think of how to explain it. "…It's like we have something…big in common, you know?"

"I have no clue what you're on about"

"Haven't you ever met someone and had a feeling you've known them for ages?"

"I did…but it turned out I was tricked by whatever god or fate set that up"

I turned away from her while I gathered my thoughts, thinking about what to say, about how I lost whatever faith I had in religion over one girl…one girl who turned out didn't like me at all, about how I believed in other stuff to make up a faith so that I could believe in something…heck, I never really spoke about it…even thought about it.

"You're welcome to stay the night if you want" I told her, changing my train of thought. "I don't mind, but haven't you got some things to get before settling down for the night…"

"Miss Elendil?" a guy asked, he looked like a member of staff. We both looked at him, seeing him wheeling along a green D-wheel. This one looked like mine, except shorter and thinner.

"Yes" Elendil replied, looking at the guy.

"Here's you're stuff, just like you ordered"

"Thank you"

"And your bags miss"

From seemingly out of nowhere, he pulled out a suitcase. That must be some kind of trick they pull here to try and get customers to keep coming. Elendil, Seemingly unfazed, grabbed the suitcase, the poor guy walking away. She then turned to me.

"Well, aren't you going to give me a hand?" she asked me, smiling.

"May as well do" I told her, smiling back. Now, just to clarify, I presumed I was carrying the suitcase for her.

"Good, then you can push the D-wheel for me" I swear my jaw dropped at this. "What? You're the guy, you're meant to do this kind of thing"

"Fine" I yielded, walking over to the bike and proceeding to push it.

Elendil lead the way to my room, as if she knew the way like the back of her hand. I was stuck pushing the heavy bike, which in fairness was clean, I'll give her that. When we eventually got to my room, I pushed it in, stopping it alongside my bike and leaving it there.

"There you go" I told her, turning round to look at her. "Anything else you need?"

"Not that I can think of, thank you" she replied, sitting down on the spare bed. "Seems you've kept this tidy" I laughed a bit at this.

"Me and tidy don't normally exist anywhere near each other. Besides, we packed up today"

"So back home…"

"My room's a mess"

"Fair enough"

"What about you?"

"It's near enough the same"

"Must be entertaining when you're wandering…"

"In your own piece of organised chaos" we both spoke at the same time, then looking at each other and laughing.

Now, to skip a long conversation, the basic breakdown of the conversation was her explaining how she became a duel mercenary, which was basically a want for freedom and a need to explore the world. She was from America, so really didn't have far to travel, and doesn't mind what the weather is. To be honest, I do agree on the weather.

"So tell me" she started, leaning forward. "What is it that you were going to say earlier about the bond thing?" I was surprised she brought this back up, as I didn't want to talk about it. May as well clear it up though.

"Years ago, that bond you were on about made me half of what I am today" I told her, half smiling as I held my left hand out. "Sure, there's the cheery, happy side of me which is mainly out, but then there's the cold, heartless side of me" I held out my right hand as I said the 'heartless' piece. "The heartless side of me is what you get if you threaten me or my friends, and, while I hate to admit it, it's the side of me that is steadily taking over due to some issues at home"

"So you're a skitzo?"

"No" I told her, lowering my hands and looking at her. "I can control which side 'comes out' if you get what I mean"

"I do"

"So, if someone threatens my friends, I'll defend them with my life if needs be"

"And if someone threatens you?"

"I fight them back" I looked out the window, a few thoughts going through my head. I laughed a bit at what I had just said. "You know, I haven't spoken about this ever. Not even with Simon or Ryan…not even James or my Mum"

"I can see why" she told me. I looked at her inquisitively. "They would think you're mad and send you off to some god forsaken place"

"I thought something along those lines"

"So what was it that caused this 'split'?"

"A while ago, there was this girl I liked a lot, and she gave me the impression of liking me back" I laid back on the bed, looking at the ceiling. "She pulled me along like a dog on a leash, using me for some work at school then leaving me out in the cold if you get my drift"

"Yeah, I get it"

"Now, to be perfectly honest, I lost my religion that day, so I'm technically not a Christian anymore"

"So what do you believe in?"

"I believe that you should try to build the future with your friends, that you should fight for what you believe in if necessary, that whatever happens you must keep your believe in your friends" I looked at the ground as I said that. "If you lose your faith in them, then you are a lonely person"

"So is that what you believe in, divinity wise?"

"Oh, no, I believe in angels and demons and that's it for me"

And so the conversation continued like this until we decided to turn in for the night. I got changed in the bathroom, Elendil getting changed in the bedroom. For privacy's sake. I fell asleep quickly, the thought of tommorow settling in.

Ryan, Simon, if either of you two are reading this, it's not anyone you know, alright. And if any of you have read my other stories, it's not Sarah (Friends in warfare) or the girls mentioned earlier, alright.