AN: So, yeah, I'm having trouble keeping Frog from going totally OOC. (Atleast I'm doing OK with Magus, Crono, and the rest. If I screwed up Magus, I'm have a bunch of the Magus fans after me in a heartbeat.) So, yeah, I'm taking a chapter to get some of The Funny back in. Just because it's rated Action/Adventure/Drama does not mean that's all there is. It's Action/Adventure/Drama/Romance/Humor. :P So.. Yeah... Uh... A shout out to the folks reading this on the Message Board I frequent, and to GreatFarki, who I think is the only person on FF.net reading this. ....I need to get in some Crono/Marle or something.. I dunno.. Tell me what you think.
Special thankye to Trigger Xero (Who I should return to work on Flames of War with) for helping with Frog's lines with Rei during the sappy point in this chapter. (He wrote the lines and I translated them to the manner of English Frog uses. ^^;)
Chapter 19: The Hardest Task There Is
Frog quickly rejoined the group, and informed them of Tottei/Akumu's death. Breifly, he regretted it, because Rei pursed her lips into a thin line, but said nothing. They quickly agreed to leave, and the group left the fortress, Dalton still out cold (Which pissed Serra off to no end.). The group soon returned to Lucca and the Shelter, and filled the scientist in. While they did so, Frog watched Rei swallow a Mid Tonic out of the corner of his eye. It didn't help totally, but her wounds did close. Silently, he slipped out a Full Tonic and rolled it her way discreetly. Rei looked at it, not knowing where it came from, but drank it down gratefully as her wounds sealed up. Frog resumed focusing on helping explain when he caught a smirk from Magus. The last thing Frog needed was Magus harrassing him about Rei. The bastard harrassed him about everything else already.
That night, the group had agreed to stay at Serra's, mostly because Serra insisted she'd feel better having Dalton wake up in his own bed. Frog finally cornered Crono alone.
"Sir Crono, a word, if thou doth not mind." Frog said. Crono nodded and sat. Frog sat as well.
"Lad... It may sound peculiar but... I beleive I hath fallen for a lady, and I wish to know what thou suggest, forwith I shall gain a better grasp of the situation." Frog said. Crono grinned and held up two fingers, indicating he had two words to say. Frog cocked his head to one side, waiting.
"Tell her." Crono said, grinning. Frog sighed.
"Perhaps.. Thou art correct. But... I daresay, I do pray to heaven that the lady doth not reject me. 'Tis a frightening prospect." The amphibous knight sighed, getting up. He better do it soon, while he had nerve. Frog approached Rei shyly.
"M'lady?" Frog asked.
"Yes?" Rei miled at Frog. Frog gulped quietly.
"Mayhaps... I may speaketh with thee outside in private?" Frog asked. Rei nodded.
"Alright." Rei smiled. The two quietly headed outside, unaware that everyone was watching them (save Dalton).
".....They gonna make little froggie and human babies?" Serra asked. Lucca hit Serra upside the head with a wrench.
Frog gently lead Rei outside, and carefully sat down on a large rock. Rei sat next to him, looking him in the eyes.
"What did you want to tell me?" Rei asked. Frog nerviously took her hands in his. It was now or never.
"M'lady..." began Frog, "I wished to speaketh with thee regarding... My emotions concerning thee..."
"OK..." Rei said, blinking.
"For some time... I have... I have been.." Frog said, beginning to stumble over his words. "I have become... attatched to thee, and.. grown to feel affection for thee, Lady Reiketsu."
Rei looked at Frog in suprise.
"I... I.... Don't.. Know what to say..." She said softly, face slowly turning red, as she blushed.
"Speaketh how thee feel, m'lady."
"I'm.. I'm... Not sure.... I..." Rei was blinking. "I never felt like this before..."
"I understand.. Take thy time, then.." Frog sighed. Well, he had said it.. now what were her feelings about it -- and him -- he would have to wait for her to clear out in her mind. Frog wasn't and couldn't have been prepared for what came next. Rei fell to her knees, bringing her arms around Frog in an uncharacteristic show of affection. Quietly, she sobbed into his shoulder.
"I don't understand... I never felt like this for anyone.... It just feels... Natural... I'm so mixed up..."
Magus watched the scene with some disgust as Frog comforted the crying Reiketsu. The girl still obviously had issues. Magus snorted to himself. About then, Lucca came up behind him.
"Alright Magus, just what are you up to?" Lucca asked. She eyed the Dark Wizard warily. "Picking up ideas?"
Magus looked at Lucca and scowled. Of the entire group, outside of Frog, only Lucca had the gall to backtalk him. Magus had to respect that. Not even Ozzie risked backtalking him like Lucca did. He LIKED it, in a sick, twisted way. He had grown up among Mystics. Mystics that harrassed each other the most always liked each other best. Hence, he did the only thing he could do. He was almost brutally abusive in speaking with her. It did not seem to work, much to his dismay.
"I merely find it amusing that the whelp and the amphibian just now decide to discuss this." Magus snorted.
"What do you mean, asshole?" Lucca snorted.
"Are you blind even with those things on your face? The two appear to love each other." Magus smirked.
"And what do you know about love? I bet you don't even know what it is!" Lucca snarled. Magus twitched, insulted. Was she IGNORING the way he felt? Finally, he thought up the most vile Mystic insult he could use. Magus smirked and grabbed up Lucca in his arms, and forced his lips on hers in a kiss. They stayed like this until he noticed his cape on fire. Magus dropped Lucca and put it out.
"Bastard!" Lucca snapped, running in. Magus snarled as he put it out, then noticed Serra had been watching. She looked amused.
"WHAT IS SO FUNNY, CAT-WOMAN!?" Magus snarled. Serra smirked, exposing small fangs.
"Maggie wuvvles Wucca!" Serra said. Magus twitched.
"Do not call me 'Maggie.' How could you tell, woman?" Magus growled.
"You just smooched her. That's sign enough. You smooched pretty damn feirce, too. Might explain history books. Heh heh heh."
"Li...KISSING IS A MYSTIC INSULT!" Magus snapped. Serra continued smirking at the former prince of Zeal.
"Perhaps.. But in human circles, kissing means you care. Woo, hotlips!" Serra cackled, running in to avoid Magus' Dark Matter. Magus facepalmed after casting the spell. This was not a good day.
Dalton ran down the corridor, scared. He'd been running ever since Akumu had blasted him, to show superior power. Just then, he collided with an older man in his late twenties. Dalton looked up and gaped in suprise. The man before him looked like him... Minus the kitty eyepatch naturally, which was exchanged for a plain one. He wore a blue t-shirt and blue shorts, both quite regal, trimmed with gold. A brown cape was draped around his shoulders, and for some odd reason, he wore a belt and loincloth as well as his odd boots. He regarded Dalton calmly. However, the man made Dalton feel uneasy.
"......You, boy...." The man looked down at Dalton. He had quite the haughty attitude.
"Yes..S..s..Sir?" Dalton quivered, not knowing why.
"You wish to protect your dear mother... Don't you?" He snarled. Dalton then realized.. He had the voice from before.
"Y..Yes..." Dalton gulped. The man smirked.
"Good... Then... I shall help you... If you help me..." The man grabbed Dalton by the shoulders. "Just do as I tell you.... And everything shall be fine...."
Special thankye to Trigger Xero (Who I should return to work on Flames of War with) for helping with Frog's lines with Rei during the sappy point in this chapter. (He wrote the lines and I translated them to the manner of English Frog uses. ^^;)
Chapter 19: The Hardest Task There Is
Frog quickly rejoined the group, and informed them of Tottei/Akumu's death. Breifly, he regretted it, because Rei pursed her lips into a thin line, but said nothing. They quickly agreed to leave, and the group left the fortress, Dalton still out cold (Which pissed Serra off to no end.). The group soon returned to Lucca and the Shelter, and filled the scientist in. While they did so, Frog watched Rei swallow a Mid Tonic out of the corner of his eye. It didn't help totally, but her wounds did close. Silently, he slipped out a Full Tonic and rolled it her way discreetly. Rei looked at it, not knowing where it came from, but drank it down gratefully as her wounds sealed up. Frog resumed focusing on helping explain when he caught a smirk from Magus. The last thing Frog needed was Magus harrassing him about Rei. The bastard harrassed him about everything else already.
That night, the group had agreed to stay at Serra's, mostly because Serra insisted she'd feel better having Dalton wake up in his own bed. Frog finally cornered Crono alone.
"Sir Crono, a word, if thou doth not mind." Frog said. Crono nodded and sat. Frog sat as well.
"Lad... It may sound peculiar but... I beleive I hath fallen for a lady, and I wish to know what thou suggest, forwith I shall gain a better grasp of the situation." Frog said. Crono grinned and held up two fingers, indicating he had two words to say. Frog cocked his head to one side, waiting.
"Tell her." Crono said, grinning. Frog sighed.
"Perhaps.. Thou art correct. But... I daresay, I do pray to heaven that the lady doth not reject me. 'Tis a frightening prospect." The amphibous knight sighed, getting up. He better do it soon, while he had nerve. Frog approached Rei shyly.
"M'lady?" Frog asked.
"Yes?" Rei miled at Frog. Frog gulped quietly.
"Mayhaps... I may speaketh with thee outside in private?" Frog asked. Rei nodded.
"Alright." Rei smiled. The two quietly headed outside, unaware that everyone was watching them (save Dalton).
".....They gonna make little froggie and human babies?" Serra asked. Lucca hit Serra upside the head with a wrench.
Frog gently lead Rei outside, and carefully sat down on a large rock. Rei sat next to him, looking him in the eyes.
"What did you want to tell me?" Rei asked. Frog nerviously took her hands in his. It was now or never.
"M'lady..." began Frog, "I wished to speaketh with thee regarding... My emotions concerning thee..."
"OK..." Rei said, blinking.
"For some time... I have... I have been.." Frog said, beginning to stumble over his words. "I have become... attatched to thee, and.. grown to feel affection for thee, Lady Reiketsu."
Rei looked at Frog in suprise.
"I... I.... Don't.. Know what to say..." She said softly, face slowly turning red, as she blushed.
"Speaketh how thee feel, m'lady."
"I'm.. I'm... Not sure.... I..." Rei was blinking. "I never felt like this before..."
"I understand.. Take thy time, then.." Frog sighed. Well, he had said it.. now what were her feelings about it -- and him -- he would have to wait for her to clear out in her mind. Frog wasn't and couldn't have been prepared for what came next. Rei fell to her knees, bringing her arms around Frog in an uncharacteristic show of affection. Quietly, she sobbed into his shoulder.
"I don't understand... I never felt like this for anyone.... It just feels... Natural... I'm so mixed up..."
Magus watched the scene with some disgust as Frog comforted the crying Reiketsu. The girl still obviously had issues. Magus snorted to himself. About then, Lucca came up behind him.
"Alright Magus, just what are you up to?" Lucca asked. She eyed the Dark Wizard warily. "Picking up ideas?"
Magus looked at Lucca and scowled. Of the entire group, outside of Frog, only Lucca had the gall to backtalk him. Magus had to respect that. Not even Ozzie risked backtalking him like Lucca did. He LIKED it, in a sick, twisted way. He had grown up among Mystics. Mystics that harrassed each other the most always liked each other best. Hence, he did the only thing he could do. He was almost brutally abusive in speaking with her. It did not seem to work, much to his dismay.
"I merely find it amusing that the whelp and the amphibian just now decide to discuss this." Magus snorted.
"What do you mean, asshole?" Lucca snorted.
"Are you blind even with those things on your face? The two appear to love each other." Magus smirked.
"And what do you know about love? I bet you don't even know what it is!" Lucca snarled. Magus twitched, insulted. Was she IGNORING the way he felt? Finally, he thought up the most vile Mystic insult he could use. Magus smirked and grabbed up Lucca in his arms, and forced his lips on hers in a kiss. They stayed like this until he noticed his cape on fire. Magus dropped Lucca and put it out.
"Bastard!" Lucca snapped, running in. Magus snarled as he put it out, then noticed Serra had been watching. She looked amused.
"WHAT IS SO FUNNY, CAT-WOMAN!?" Magus snarled. Serra smirked, exposing small fangs.
"Maggie wuvvles Wucca!" Serra said. Magus twitched.
"Do not call me 'Maggie.' How could you tell, woman?" Magus growled.
"You just smooched her. That's sign enough. You smooched pretty damn feirce, too. Might explain history books. Heh heh heh."
"Li...KISSING IS A MYSTIC INSULT!" Magus snapped. Serra continued smirking at the former prince of Zeal.
"Perhaps.. But in human circles, kissing means you care. Woo, hotlips!" Serra cackled, running in to avoid Magus' Dark Matter. Magus facepalmed after casting the spell. This was not a good day.
Dalton ran down the corridor, scared. He'd been running ever since Akumu had blasted him, to show superior power. Just then, he collided with an older man in his late twenties. Dalton looked up and gaped in suprise. The man before him looked like him... Minus the kitty eyepatch naturally, which was exchanged for a plain one. He wore a blue t-shirt and blue shorts, both quite regal, trimmed with gold. A brown cape was draped around his shoulders, and for some odd reason, he wore a belt and loincloth as well as his odd boots. He regarded Dalton calmly. However, the man made Dalton feel uneasy.
"......You, boy...." The man looked down at Dalton. He had quite the haughty attitude.
"Yes..S..s..Sir?" Dalton quivered, not knowing why.
"You wish to protect your dear mother... Don't you?" He snarled. Dalton then realized.. He had the voice from before.
"Y..Yes..." Dalton gulped. The man smirked.
"Good... Then... I shall help you... If you help me..." The man grabbed Dalton by the shoulders. "Just do as I tell you.... And everything shall be fine...."