So…how many people were planning on killing me until I updated? I imagined that you were all ready with every sought of weapon imaginable and ready to just kill me for not updating for so long.
Honestly, I've just been really, really busy with School and Life and I also found it difficult to write anything for a really long time. But now I'm back and I hope that I can update more now because of it. So I hope this chapter was worth the wait and that the next one shouldn't be to long afterwards.
Review Responses:
ilovefonandalaude: because the writer ordered Kaze to do so! Azura's going to start teaching Lenalee about the prophecy very soon but someone else is going to play a major role in that as well.
Metal flash: Yeah probs bad that everyone knows about Julius because that dude...he's got issues. And everyone gets family reunions yay! Also Eros...he needs all the help he can get with romance and stuff.
Rosalinda Lancaster Leonhart: Carmilla will be coming soon but Xander...he's going to take some time.
tloztkfan: I ruin shipping moments! And may the mayhem between Takumi and Leo begin!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem Fates. All OC's belong to their respective creators.
Opening:
they see you as small and helpless
they see you as just a child
surprise when they find out that a warrior will soon run wild
prepare for your greatest moments
prepare for your finest hour
the dream that you've always dreamed is
suddenly about to flower
we are lightning
straying from the thunder
miracles of ancient wonder
this will be the day we've waited for
this will be the day we open up the door
I don't wanna hear your absolution
hope your ready for a revolution
welcome to a world of new solutions
welcome to a world of bloody evolution
in time-your heart will open minds
a story will be told
and victory is in a simple soul
your world needs a great defender
your world's in the way of harm
you want a romantic life a fairytale that's full of charm
beware that the light is fading
beware as the dark returns
this world's unforgiving
even brilliant lights will cease to burn
legends scatter
day and night will sever
hope and peace are lost forever
this will be the day we've waited for
this will be the day we open up the door
i don't wanna hear your absolution
hope your ready for a revolution
welcome to a world of new solutions
welcome to a world of bloody evolution
in time your heart will open minds
a story will be told
and victory is in a simple soul.
Chapter 25: Wants & Desires
(Lenalee P.O.V)
"No fucking way."
I sighed at how the situation had quickly dissolved the minute that Leo and Takumi laid eyes on each other. Neither of them new each other very well, but both had to only meet before they decided that they hated each other indefinitely.
"This isn't the best outcome for me either I assure you…"
"Then you should just leave, I'd imagine it would make everyone here feel a lot better than when you're around."
Leo rolled his eyes "You really are a spoiled brat."
Takumi jumped out of his chair "And you really are pushing me over the edge!"
Both of them got into each other's faces growling and seething as they continued to stare at each other over the war table that had been set up. Everyone, including myself, was just staring at the sight of them getting at each other's throats. But if we were to resolve anything or plan out our next move at all, we needed to get them to shut up.
"Takumi! Leo! Would you rather us leave so that you can just hurry up and fuck already!" I could feel everyone staring at me in shock, especially my brothers, as what I had said processed in everyone's mind.
Hinoka chuckled "I would like to know where ideas like that have gotten into your head Lenalee."
"You really know how to quiet a room don't you milady?" Hajime muttered from behind me with a small smile on his face "I think Ryuga has been rubbing off on you."
I could feel my face turning a furious red "I…I'm sorry, I think that might have been a bit much…" I looked at the red faces of my younger siblings "especially for all of them."
Takumi cleared his throat "Um…let's get back to it."
Leo nodded in agreement "Sure…"
Sakura and Elise were red in the face yet they seemed far more confused about what I had meant. They shared a look between them and I mentally facepalmed myself as I realised that they both probably weren't familiar with what I was talking about. I knew that both were in their late teens (even if Elise never acted her age…) but I imagine that given that they were already exposed to the blood and grit of war, that both Ryoma and Xander had made it a personal mission to keep the 'adult' conservation to a minimum.
"Moving on…" Azura gazed a the map "If were lucky, we should be able to get the northern docks near Koshu if we keep moving at this rate. After travelling through the sea I'd imagine we would arrive at Nohrian territory a day or two after boarding."
"Which means we get closer to King Garon and start cutting his forces off…" I said softly, my eyes lingering on the capital "therefore we should expect even more resistance than before…especially if Xander gets wind of this."
Hinoka turned to Leo and Elise "Have either of you heard of Nohrian troop movements lately? I was already shocked enough at the sudden assault in Izumo and I'd rather sleep peacefully then stay up all night waiting for an enemy ambush."
Leo sighed "You don't really get a lot of information regarding stuff like that when you've technically betrayed your country…all I know is that more people are starting to abandon the Army."
"Well that's good at least" Sakura smiled at the Prince.
"But…"
'There's always a but' Lenalee thought bitterly as her gaze fell on her Nohrian sibling "But?"
The blonde mage clenched his fist in disgust "The people that father's brought to our side…I never thought that people like that were even possible. His top General is a man that appears to have almost no humanity and his followers are just as worse."
Elise fidgeted "Not to mention that he brought a new Advisor to his Inner Circle…a man named Gabriel, and I'm pretty sure he's not human."
"So we have to deal with a psycho, his lackies and someone that may or may not be exactly human?" Hajime asked quietly causing the young princess and prince to nod "great…were probably a lot more screwed then we were when just dealing with you Nohrians."
Hinoka rolled her eyes "I'm sure that their not as bad as they seem. I mean you totally owned that Nohrian sorcerer that tried to hurt Lenalee."
Leo turned his head away from the stares of the others in room "I…I saw what those people are capable of in the Ice Village. I saw all the destruction that was caused by just one of those guys…and we later heard on our journey that Cheve has constantly been under attack by someone that leaves chaos and destruction in his wake. I was only able to defeat that sorcerer because I knew he wasn't one of those people, one of those killers."
Sakura lay her hand on Leo's shoulder "I'm sure what you saw was awful…I know I wouldn't be able to handle it."
The prince's face turned slightly pink as his eyes bet the kind eyes of his new ally. He gently pulled away and excused himself from the meeting in order to get some rest before any new plans for moving forward were made. The others soon disbanded from the war room, leaving only Elise, Hajime and Lenalee in the room together where an awkward silence filled the room.
Elise was the first to speak "Big sister…"
"What is it?"
"Do you think that we stand a chance of beating those guys" Elise struggled to conceal her fear "Even though what they've done has been so much worse than anything that we've even seen before."
Hajime's cool gaze focused on the young princess "Do you think its hopeless your majesty?"
Elise shook her head before nodding a moment later, tears running down the sides of her face "I-I just don't know! I saw what one of them had done to Felicia's home and when coming to Izumo I felt the dark presence of someone close by, preparing to attack and his power was off the charts! I feel like if we beat them…they'll…they'll just….come back."
She rushed towards her quiet sister, pulling her close and crying into her chest "I don't want to lose anyone else! Not Leo! Not Camillia! Not Xander! And especially not you Lenalee!"
Lenalee ran her friends through Elise's blonde curls, cooing in a gentle tone to soothe the poor girl "Don't worry Elise…I won't let anyone hurt you or anyone we love ever again. I won't let you be alone no matter what ok."
As he looked upon this sight, Hajime felt his heart beat faster as he gazed upon how gentle Lenalee was being. Her touches were soft and delicate, as if she was treating the girl like a precious glass artifact. Hajime swallowed and tried to push away his urges and desires that drove him to obtain his General's affection for himself.
He didn't want to believe that he was falling in love with her.
Ryoma took a deep breath as he stared out into the setting sun from his tower room (cell) that had been provided to him by Scarlet. It was definitely better than the actual cell he had been in before which was damp and dusty but he still felt as if Scarlet was purposely isolating him from the others.
He pulled out the locket that he wore under his clothes and opened it up. He was somewhat proud that despite the painting being several years old, it hadn't been damaged at all. The picture was of his entire family, all of them smiling and happy – a feeling that he felt had been absent from their family over the last few years. It made him slightly more happy by the fact that in the photo Lenalee, who was a small child, was holding his hand rather than any of the others and if one looked close enough they would see the blush on the young princes face.
Ryoma berated himself mentally as he realised that he was imagining Lenalee once more. The thoughts of her were becoming more apparent in his everyday life or whatever remained of his actual life. It also made him feel like his body was losing control whenever Lenalee appeared in his mind as the other guy also desired her.
"It isn't right for me to have these feelings for her" Ryoma told himself curtly as the sun fully set "she deserves someone that is actually whole."
A knock on the door distracted Ryoma away from his thoughts. Scarlet walked in with a smile on her face and a goblet in her hands. His face crinkled up in disgust as he recognized the sickly-sweet smell that had entered the tower.
"I…I brought this up to you from the staff" she said as the goblet was placed on a nearby table "It appears there all a bit scared after your last outburst, said you nearly made their souls leave their bodies when you sent the drink crashing to the floor…not to mention that it took hours to get the stain out of the carpet."
He let out a sigh and tried to ignore the growing hunger that was building up inside of him. The rebel approached him and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder "But I'm not scared of you at all, I've gotten used to the pale, fanged look you got going on sometimes."
Ryoma raised an eyebrow "Your joking. You can't seriously be alright with that stuff…"
She shrugged "You see worse and worse on the battlefield each day, I suppose it's pretty weird but I mean after all the stuff I've dealt with the Nohrians recently…it seems normal in comparison."
"I see…"
The air was filled with a silence between the two as neither knew what to say. Eventually Ryoma began to move away from Scarlet causing her to grab at his hand, halting him.
"Scarlet?"
Her freckled face was a furious bright red and she removed her hand "I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to…I mean I did mean to stop you but…if your uncomfortable with what happened I understand…but I really wasn't trying to hold…"
Ryoma's face brightened with realization before dimming again with awkwardness as he grasped the seriousness of the situation that he was in "I see…you have feelings for me do you?"
Scarlet's blushed grew (If that was even possible) but she gave a small nod "I thought at first that it was just a small crush or even slight attraction but…"
"I see."
She laughed "We don't have to make a big deal out of it alright? I mean unless you feel the same way…but…I don't think you do."
He gave her a sad smile "I don't I'm sorry…my heart belongs to someone else. Yet she is far out of my reach, especially after everything that I've done."
'And become' he thought bitterly to himself.
"I knew that it had to be someone else" she gave the prince a sad look "you always are holding that amulet around your neck anyway so I guessed it was from that special someone."
Ryoma looked down at the childhood amulet that Lenalee had given him so many years ago. He fingered the unique yet beautiful handiwork that gone into despite being done at such a young age. The amulet reminded him to much of Lenalee, her innocence so much like her youthful self and the handiwork as refined and elegant as it was back then seen through her every move and action. And inside the amulet was a photo of much happier days, days that he would never forgot less he lose himself and even then he could feel that the memory of the amulet would never leave him.
Are you sure about that?
The prince stilled as a cold chill coursed throughout his body. Ryoma squinted in pain as he doubled over onto the ground, his body trembling and twitching as he desperately tried to fight off the feeling of being possessed by whatever thing was attempting to take over. Ryoma felt his teeth sharpen, claws develop and eyes turn a deep shade of red, dulling his sight.
"Why?!" he shouted furiously "Why now?!"
Because you were thinking of her…and she's mine.
"Ryoma?"
You have another woman…one who desires you. the woman you seek desires me not you…
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
Ryoma screamed furiously within tower room as tears dripped down his face, doing nothing but enhancing the dramatic change of himself to a horrified Scarlet. He clenched the necklace tightly, clingling on to what reminded him of his humanity. He couldn't lose to this thing, he didn't want to lose himself, he didn't want to succumb to what he knew he was.
He didn't want to lose her.
Times…up.
The world went dark.
Scarlet stared in horror as her gaze came upon the now still form of Ryoma. She could hear him breathing – meaning that he was alive – but she was unable to move, simply stunned by what she had just witnessed.
Suddenly Ryoma moved, and Scarlet snapped out of her trance as she made a step to move forward "Ryoma? Are you alright?"
Her hand touched his bare arm and she flinched at how cold his skin was. Shivers ran down her spine as the touch reminded her of the feeling of dead skin. She stepped away from Ryoma slowly causing him to let out a deep chuckle.
"So…you are afraid girl…"
Scarlet tensed up and went for the knife in her shoe "who are you? what are you really?"
The prince got up slowly from the girl and Scarlet felt nothing but fear as she was greated by a pale face with red eyes and sharp fangs "I thought that I was your beloved Ryoma? Or has that changed now that you see what he really is?"
The rebel held the knife protectively in front of her "Your not Ryoma! He's not like this! He's not dead!"
"Oh how naïve you are little girl" he approached her casually causing Scarlet to thrust the knife forward only for him to catch with ease, despite it being the skin "you really think that you are capable of wounding me with a little toy like this."
He pulled the knife away from Scarlet and tossed it to the ground. He stopped for a second to lick at the blood that had come out of the wound the wyvern rider had made. He grimaced afterwards "such a shame that my blood is nothing special…"
His red eyes found crimson once more and his fangs lengthened "Human blood is just so much more satisfying…"
Scarlet collapsed on her knees, tears falling from her eyes "What…what are you…Ryoma you wouldn't…"
"Maybe you'll satisfy me for now."
He lunged forward…
Ending:
Nothing I say comes out right
I can't love without a fight
No one ever knows my name
When I pray for sun, it rains
I'm so sick of wasting time
But nothings moving in my mind
Inspiration can't be found
I get up and fall but...
I'm ALIVE!
I'm ALIVE! Oh, yeah
Between the good and bad's where you'll find me
Reaching for heaven
I will fight,
And I'll sleep when I die
I live my life. I'm ALIVE!
Every lover breaks my heart
And I know it from the start
Still I end up in a mess
Every time I second guess
All my friends just run away
When I'm having a bad day
I would rather stay in bed
But I know there's a reason...
I'm ALIVE!
I'm ALIVE! Oh, yeah
Between the good and bad's where you'll find me
Reaching for heaven
I will fight
And I'll sleep when I die
I live my life. I'm ALIVE!
When I'm bored to death at home
When he won't pick up the phone
When I'm stuck in second place
Those regrets I can't erase
Only I can change the end
Of the movie in my head
There's no time for misery
I won't feel sorry for me
I'm ALIVE!
I'm ALIVE! Oh, yeah
Between the good and bad's where you'll find me
Reaching for heaven
I will fight
And I'll sleep when I die
I live my life, ohh!
I'm ALIVE!
I'm ALIVE! Oh, yeah
Between the good and bad's where you'll find me
Reaching for heaven
I will fight
And I'll sleep when I die
I live my hard life
I live my life
I'm ALIVE!
Nothing much to say this time. I hope you guys won't kill me but I understand the issues of waiting for a chapter to come out.
I still don't condone murder though.
So, this is Mockingjay 3.75 signing off!