Behind the Eyes
It had been quite a few weeks since Patch had decided to join up in Kidd's quest to find out the true fate Lynx had befallen. After the little skirmish that nearly left Kidd as cannibal kibble and lost one of Patch's eyes, the 2 decided it was time for a break to relax. The traveling duo sat down on the sands of a beach near the crashing waves, smiling at the golden rays of the fading sunset. The smells of cooked fish were noticed from Patch's fire.
"So how's the fish coming along mate?" Kidd asked cheerfully, Patch blinked his one good rock blue colored eye at the sizzling fish meat. The boy sniffed it "It's just about done, but it'll take a few minutes for the flavors and spices to sink in" Patch said. Kidd blinked as she saw Patch remove a small pouch from his dark tan pants; he dumped out a small collection of small dusts. Green leaves, brown flakes, they smelt and looked like food spices.
A smile of pleasure filled Patch's face as he watched the flakes and spices mix into the cooking scales of the fish, immediately the smell became incredibly mouth watering. Kidd sniffed and beamed with a sudden spark of obvious hunger "Bloody fantastic mate that smells wonderful, guess you got more then just good looks on that head of yours eh?". Patch immediately blushed and sweat dropped, coughing a bit "Uh did you say good looks?".
"I know you lost an eye but I do hope your not losing your hearing, course I said good looks mate. After all when someone makes a fine feast for you even after taking out your own eye you got to be grateful" Kidd said. Even though it was a compliment, Patch noticed a hint of sadness in Kidd's voice. That lovely face still sighed with grief over what Kidd had done to Patch. "Having a lovely girl like you as a companion is thanks enough" Patch said.
Kidd blinked and stammered just as nervously as she looked away, hiding her rosy blushing cheeks "I Uh well I thank you..thank you very much". Brown boots tapped against the sand as Patch sat down beside Kidd near the fire, not too close as he respected her own personal privacy. The young travelers looked at the beautiful shadows that danced on their cheeks from the fires. Pairs of rock/cerulean blue eyes had trouble to stop from staring.
"Since we got some time before the food is done uh miss Kidd" Patch started, "Please just Kidd sweetie" Kidd said softly. Patch smiled and started again "Okay Kidd well after having some time to think it over, I realize I don't know a thing about you. I just willingly agreed to go on your quest without even questioning you. Not that I have any reason to, but I feel friends should be honest with each other and you know talk about stuff.
Stuff that involves you, like friends, stories, even (gulp) lovers", Kidd scratched her chin as she thought before nodding with a raised finger. "Only on one condition mate" Kidd said and Patch nodded waiting the terms, "That you do the same" she said to the boy who simply smiled and nodded with eager agreement. And so Kidd told her little tale, her wild and crazy adventure she had with Serge, Glenn, Harley, & of course that bastard Lynx.
The tale of the search between both their world and the other world, the poisonous dragon dagger from Lynx, the body switching magic of the dragon tear, the resurrection of FATE, and the inevitable final battle with Lavos, all leading to Serge's departure, and Kidd remaining here..alone. "After Serge destroyed Lavos I became..different, I became a whole person so to speak. I became the princess that was always my inner nature.
I told myself that I would find Serge, search the ends of the Earth till I found him..but I never did, I searched for years on end and still nothing. After that, I just stopped caring. I didn't care about being a princess, or a thief, or anything, I just wanted Serge back. The world was free from imprisonment, except my heart" Kidd said with the most sorrowful of sighs. The cerulean eyes bubbled with droplets of water; the subject touched her so deeply.
Patch gently patted her shoulder as he rubbed the red coat so smoothly through bare fingerless gloved fingers. "Kidd where is Serge exactly?" Patch asked with a deep meaningful stare, Kidd just sobbed quietly and didn't seemed she want to answer. Again Patch asked her "Please Kidd just tell me, where is Serge exactly?", Kidd reluctantly gave in "A place called other world, he transported there from a beach near his grave" the girl said softly.
Suddenly the heat and smoke started to bubble from the stew, Patch gasped and hopped off his brown boots as he went to the black pot. Kidd was confused at why Patch asked that about Serge, she watched him pull out globs of the stew into 2 wooden carved bowls. With some metal spoons and 2 bowls full of stew, Patch returned and handed one to Kidd with a smile. "Hope you like it, I know it doesn't look like much but it's tasty" he said.
The stew had a light chocolate brown look to it, but the carrots, vegetable, and ingredients mixed into it resulted a most delicious and pleasant smell. Kidd smiled and swallowed a mouth full. Eager rock blue eyes watched Kidd explore the tastes, Patch bit his lip as he awaited her reaction. The blue in Kidd's eyes beamed into a bright rainbow sparkling color, her cheeks grinning side as she screamed "HOLY CRAP". Patch gulped "That bad?".
"No, no, no IT'S GREAT, this is the best thing I have ever tasted MM" Kidd could hardly talk, she was too eagerly stuffing herself with the stew. A breathe of relief escaped Patch as he wiped his black spiky haired brow, Kidd was gulping down mouth fulls with in seconds. Crimson blushes surrounded Patch's cheeks, as he could only smile and watch her in awe. She seemed so beautiful and happy, maybe he shouldn't? Patch's mind sparked.
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Patch's Thoughts
Sure why not? Kidd doesn't know about my sword's capabilities, maybe I won't have to.ugh NO! What am I saying? She loves this Serge guy more then anything, and who am I to deny her just because I have feelings for her? She's just so beautiful..I can't ignore my fast my heart is beating, I love her so much and I feel ready to give my life up just to help her out.
But that would be selfish.
And if Kidd has the chance to see her true love, then who am I to ruin the one chance she might have for happiness? That's it, it's settled then, even though I love her, as soon she finishes her stew I am going to tell her..
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The last chomping bites were swallowed down as Kidd sighed happily with relief, she patted her bare stomach and licked her lips with joy. "Patch mate you are the best cook I ever ate from" Kidd said with a giggle, Patch laughed a bit and blushed back at the compliment. "Thanks Kidd it really means a lot knowing that you enjoy it, but there's something I got to tell you, you see AH", Patch was suddenly yanked by Kidd right over to her side with a tug.
The 2 young travelers were now side by side, both cheeks a rosy red from the warm and close position. Kidd smiled sweetly as he swirled her bare finger through Patch's spiky black hair "Your story your turn mate". A nervous laugh escaped Patch at sight of what she was doing, not that he was complaining mind you. "But Kidd there's something very ah" Patch started.
The warm sound and feel of gentle lips kissing his cheek immediately changed Patch's mind, his eyes lit up and he began without hesitation. Patch snuggled by Kidd as he spoke, "Well when I was around 8 or 9 my dad left us to become a big time adventurer. Dad wasn't a bad guy he just really loved traveling, he just chose the wrong time to do it. Mom tried her best to support us with jobs but there is only so much a mother can do alone.
However dad saved our butts time to time, sending us packages filled with gold coins, gems, treasures, stuff to help us along the way. Then something happened..something bad happened, dad's packages stopped coming. We never got any more letters, or packages, or anything, it was like he was gone, then my mom got sick, really sick. After she passed away I was left alone. I worked jobs mostly at the docks and cargo business, learning my way.
I learned how to cook for myself, mend my own clothes, fight, even was lucky enough to find an old sword and call it my own. And ever since then I've been wandering from place to place, letting my life take me wherever it leads. That was until I met you Kidd that was before everything changed and I huh? Kidd?" Patch stopped as he suddenly realized the silence around him. Kidd hadn't moved a muscle or made a sound or responded to his words.
The black patch eye looked up as Patch saw that Kidd was growling fiercely with enraged fury, her blue eyes focusing fiery flames of unbridled anger. "It's him, THE BASTARD, IT'S HIM" Kidd snarled savagely, it meant Lynx was back. But when Patch looked he saw nothing but a palm tree and batch of dark green bushes that lead into the dark jungle. "Uh Kidd there is no one there, it's just a bunch of trees" Patch said, Kidd snapped "NO, NO.
Don't you see it? The bleeding monster is just standing there, smirking at us. Well it's bout bloody time I slashed that cat's smirk off his ugly face once and for all" Kidd unsheathed her moon dagger and charged. Patch immediately backed away, seeing Kidd angrily slash her blade outward. Though Patch wanted to help Kidd, he couldn't go near her when she was like this. The young bare legs of the girl leapt into the darkness of the jungle.
Green gloves grasped the helm of a weapon, Patch tightly gripped his sword as his stitched boots quickly followed Kidd. ZAP! A colossal surge of dark blue necro energy shocked Patch, blasting him away from the forest entrance. The one good eye of Patch couldn't believe what it just saw, there was some sort of energy field blocking Patch from following Kidd. As if some dark force didn't want him to go after her, Patch was totally baffled.
The energy sparkled and shattered across in bolts of lighting before they formed a pair of golden cat like eyes. It was Lynx's eyes. A dark sinister voice boomed loudly "YOU SHALL NOT PASS! THIS FIGHT DOES NOT CONCERN YOU BOY, BE GONE OR BE DESTROYED". Patch frowned and stood back up, unsheathing his sword that flashed with energy. Rainbow colors surged from the blade as Patch sneered "I don't think so".
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To be continued..
It had been quite a few weeks since Patch had decided to join up in Kidd's quest to find out the true fate Lynx had befallen. After the little skirmish that nearly left Kidd as cannibal kibble and lost one of Patch's eyes, the 2 decided it was time for a break to relax. The traveling duo sat down on the sands of a beach near the crashing waves, smiling at the golden rays of the fading sunset. The smells of cooked fish were noticed from Patch's fire.
"So how's the fish coming along mate?" Kidd asked cheerfully, Patch blinked his one good rock blue colored eye at the sizzling fish meat. The boy sniffed it "It's just about done, but it'll take a few minutes for the flavors and spices to sink in" Patch said. Kidd blinked as she saw Patch remove a small pouch from his dark tan pants; he dumped out a small collection of small dusts. Green leaves, brown flakes, they smelt and looked like food spices.
A smile of pleasure filled Patch's face as he watched the flakes and spices mix into the cooking scales of the fish, immediately the smell became incredibly mouth watering. Kidd sniffed and beamed with a sudden spark of obvious hunger "Bloody fantastic mate that smells wonderful, guess you got more then just good looks on that head of yours eh?". Patch immediately blushed and sweat dropped, coughing a bit "Uh did you say good looks?".
"I know you lost an eye but I do hope your not losing your hearing, course I said good looks mate. After all when someone makes a fine feast for you even after taking out your own eye you got to be grateful" Kidd said. Even though it was a compliment, Patch noticed a hint of sadness in Kidd's voice. That lovely face still sighed with grief over what Kidd had done to Patch. "Having a lovely girl like you as a companion is thanks enough" Patch said.
Kidd blinked and stammered just as nervously as she looked away, hiding her rosy blushing cheeks "I Uh well I thank you..thank you very much". Brown boots tapped against the sand as Patch sat down beside Kidd near the fire, not too close as he respected her own personal privacy. The young travelers looked at the beautiful shadows that danced on their cheeks from the fires. Pairs of rock/cerulean blue eyes had trouble to stop from staring.
"Since we got some time before the food is done uh miss Kidd" Patch started, "Please just Kidd sweetie" Kidd said softly. Patch smiled and started again "Okay Kidd well after having some time to think it over, I realize I don't know a thing about you. I just willingly agreed to go on your quest without even questioning you. Not that I have any reason to, but I feel friends should be honest with each other and you know talk about stuff.
Stuff that involves you, like friends, stories, even (gulp) lovers", Kidd scratched her chin as she thought before nodding with a raised finger. "Only on one condition mate" Kidd said and Patch nodded waiting the terms, "That you do the same" she said to the boy who simply smiled and nodded with eager agreement. And so Kidd told her little tale, her wild and crazy adventure she had with Serge, Glenn, Harley, & of course that bastard Lynx.
The tale of the search between both their world and the other world, the poisonous dragon dagger from Lynx, the body switching magic of the dragon tear, the resurrection of FATE, and the inevitable final battle with Lavos, all leading to Serge's departure, and Kidd remaining here..alone. "After Serge destroyed Lavos I became..different, I became a whole person so to speak. I became the princess that was always my inner nature.
I told myself that I would find Serge, search the ends of the Earth till I found him..but I never did, I searched for years on end and still nothing. After that, I just stopped caring. I didn't care about being a princess, or a thief, or anything, I just wanted Serge back. The world was free from imprisonment, except my heart" Kidd said with the most sorrowful of sighs. The cerulean eyes bubbled with droplets of water; the subject touched her so deeply.
Patch gently patted her shoulder as he rubbed the red coat so smoothly through bare fingerless gloved fingers. "Kidd where is Serge exactly?" Patch asked with a deep meaningful stare, Kidd just sobbed quietly and didn't seemed she want to answer. Again Patch asked her "Please Kidd just tell me, where is Serge exactly?", Kidd reluctantly gave in "A place called other world, he transported there from a beach near his grave" the girl said softly.
Suddenly the heat and smoke started to bubble from the stew, Patch gasped and hopped off his brown boots as he went to the black pot. Kidd was confused at why Patch asked that about Serge, she watched him pull out globs of the stew into 2 wooden carved bowls. With some metal spoons and 2 bowls full of stew, Patch returned and handed one to Kidd with a smile. "Hope you like it, I know it doesn't look like much but it's tasty" he said.
The stew had a light chocolate brown look to it, but the carrots, vegetable, and ingredients mixed into it resulted a most delicious and pleasant smell. Kidd smiled and swallowed a mouth full. Eager rock blue eyes watched Kidd explore the tastes, Patch bit his lip as he awaited her reaction. The blue in Kidd's eyes beamed into a bright rainbow sparkling color, her cheeks grinning side as she screamed "HOLY CRAP". Patch gulped "That bad?".
"No, no, no IT'S GREAT, this is the best thing I have ever tasted MM" Kidd could hardly talk, she was too eagerly stuffing herself with the stew. A breathe of relief escaped Patch as he wiped his black spiky haired brow, Kidd was gulping down mouth fulls with in seconds. Crimson blushes surrounded Patch's cheeks, as he could only smile and watch her in awe. She seemed so beautiful and happy, maybe he shouldn't? Patch's mind sparked.
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Patch's Thoughts
Sure why not? Kidd doesn't know about my sword's capabilities, maybe I won't have to.ugh NO! What am I saying? She loves this Serge guy more then anything, and who am I to deny her just because I have feelings for her? She's just so beautiful..I can't ignore my fast my heart is beating, I love her so much and I feel ready to give my life up just to help her out.
But that would be selfish.
And if Kidd has the chance to see her true love, then who am I to ruin the one chance she might have for happiness? That's it, it's settled then, even though I love her, as soon she finishes her stew I am going to tell her..
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The last chomping bites were swallowed down as Kidd sighed happily with relief, she patted her bare stomach and licked her lips with joy. "Patch mate you are the best cook I ever ate from" Kidd said with a giggle, Patch laughed a bit and blushed back at the compliment. "Thanks Kidd it really means a lot knowing that you enjoy it, but there's something I got to tell you, you see AH", Patch was suddenly yanked by Kidd right over to her side with a tug.
The 2 young travelers were now side by side, both cheeks a rosy red from the warm and close position. Kidd smiled sweetly as he swirled her bare finger through Patch's spiky black hair "Your story your turn mate". A nervous laugh escaped Patch at sight of what she was doing, not that he was complaining mind you. "But Kidd there's something very ah" Patch started.
The warm sound and feel of gentle lips kissing his cheek immediately changed Patch's mind, his eyes lit up and he began without hesitation. Patch snuggled by Kidd as he spoke, "Well when I was around 8 or 9 my dad left us to become a big time adventurer. Dad wasn't a bad guy he just really loved traveling, he just chose the wrong time to do it. Mom tried her best to support us with jobs but there is only so much a mother can do alone.
However dad saved our butts time to time, sending us packages filled with gold coins, gems, treasures, stuff to help us along the way. Then something happened..something bad happened, dad's packages stopped coming. We never got any more letters, or packages, or anything, it was like he was gone, then my mom got sick, really sick. After she passed away I was left alone. I worked jobs mostly at the docks and cargo business, learning my way.
I learned how to cook for myself, mend my own clothes, fight, even was lucky enough to find an old sword and call it my own. And ever since then I've been wandering from place to place, letting my life take me wherever it leads. That was until I met you Kidd that was before everything changed and I huh? Kidd?" Patch stopped as he suddenly realized the silence around him. Kidd hadn't moved a muscle or made a sound or responded to his words.
The black patch eye looked up as Patch saw that Kidd was growling fiercely with enraged fury, her blue eyes focusing fiery flames of unbridled anger. "It's him, THE BASTARD, IT'S HIM" Kidd snarled savagely, it meant Lynx was back. But when Patch looked he saw nothing but a palm tree and batch of dark green bushes that lead into the dark jungle. "Uh Kidd there is no one there, it's just a bunch of trees" Patch said, Kidd snapped "NO, NO.
Don't you see it? The bleeding monster is just standing there, smirking at us. Well it's bout bloody time I slashed that cat's smirk off his ugly face once and for all" Kidd unsheathed her moon dagger and charged. Patch immediately backed away, seeing Kidd angrily slash her blade outward. Though Patch wanted to help Kidd, he couldn't go near her when she was like this. The young bare legs of the girl leapt into the darkness of the jungle.
Green gloves grasped the helm of a weapon, Patch tightly gripped his sword as his stitched boots quickly followed Kidd. ZAP! A colossal surge of dark blue necro energy shocked Patch, blasting him away from the forest entrance. The one good eye of Patch couldn't believe what it just saw, there was some sort of energy field blocking Patch from following Kidd. As if some dark force didn't want him to go after her, Patch was totally baffled.
The energy sparkled and shattered across in bolts of lighting before they formed a pair of golden cat like eyes. It was Lynx's eyes. A dark sinister voice boomed loudly "YOU SHALL NOT PASS! THIS FIGHT DOES NOT CONCERN YOU BOY, BE GONE OR BE DESTROYED". Patch frowned and stood back up, unsheathing his sword that flashed with energy. Rainbow colors surged from the blade as Patch sneered "I don't think so".
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To be continued..