Disclaimer: Do I still need to put this? I mean, come on, you people should know by now that we don't own FFX or whatever things that are obviously not our own in this. About all we own is the plotline, and who would even want to steal that? *shakes head and sighs* even if you did want to steal it, you can't, because it's ours. *insert evil cackle here*
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*A Ride to Remember*
((Thoughts)) A/N
"Downtown to Club Youkai."
"Club Youkai, what's Club Youkai? And what's a Club?" I ask confused.
"Dang girl, you really are suffering a serious case of amnesia. Let's stop at the house and drop off your clothes."
"Ok." I say, just going along with anything he says.
We reach his house. His home is a house in the way the sun is bright, a gross understatement. In other words, his house isn't a house, but a mansion. It even had a strange moving platform that was enclosed and took us from the bottom floor to the top floor. But I am getting ahead of myself. So we walk into his house—which is in actuality a mansion—and into the front entryway. We pause there as something is beeping at us. He walks over to this box thing on the wall and pushes it in some random pattern, each push causing a loud 'BEEEEP' to come forth. He removes his hand and the beeping comes to a stop. "Security alarm," he says, as if it explains anything. We then walk over to this wall and he pushes a button. Moments later a 'bling' is heard and the doors slide open. He takes my arm and leads me into the small room.
The doors slide shut and I grasp his arm, frightened at being trapped in this room which is obviously a forbidden machina. And then... and then the floor shudders. I let out a frightened squeak and bury my head in his arm. The floor is... moving.
"Hey, be careful there! That necklace is not meant for hugging people in." he exclaims. I detach myself from his arm and stand fearfully next to him, shaking slightly. "What's wrong?" he finally asks.
"It's... moving." I squeak. "Floors don't move where I'm from."
"Oh, is that all? Here I thought that there was something really wrong. This is an elevator. It moves up and down, on a pre-determined path." Jecht snorts, "Heh, listen to me! I sound like a nerd."
"Oh no, Sir Jecht, not at all! You... sound very wise." She nods her head as if emphasizing her statement.
Jecht shakes his head and mutters, "That's what I was afraid of." And at that moment the doors open and he takes my arm, ushering me out, and down the hallway. He pushes one of the doors open, "yup, they cleared out my sister's old room for you, let's just set your junk down and be gone."
"Oh, but... shouldn't we tell someone where... we're going?"
"Nah, no one's home, it's not as if they care anyway."
"But... I still think..."
"Fine! Damn, you really are a goody-goody, aren't you?"
"I... don't understand."
"You suck up to adults..."
"Oh, I respect them; do you have a temple here? I should pray to the fayth."
"Hmm, don't think we have any temples here, no clue what a fayth is, and I guess we can leave a note."
"Oh... well, thank you."
We ride that elevator thing back down to the first floor, and he writes a note and leaves it on the table.
Dad,
I'm taking Yuna out to see the sights. We'll stop off at Club Youkai too
most likely don't worry about us. Feel free to come down and have a
beer or two with us. It's her idea! The note that is.
Jecht
"There, happy now? How's your ankle holding up?"
"Oh, it's fine, couldn't be better, really! Well, I mean it could, but, Oh! I know!" I murmur 'Cura' over my ankle and sigh with relief as the pain ebbs away. "There!"
"Handy spell you have there, you'll have to teach it to me sometime."
"Oh, well, yes... I guess, if you want me to that is..."
"Stop being so damn agreeing and have some fun!" I glance at him, not knowing what he means. "Well, we might as well head out now."
"Yes sir." I say.
"Gah! Sir, me, Jecht, a sir? C'mon Yuna, and it's Jecht, not sir, or sir Jecht, but Jecht." He slings his arm around my shoulders and 'drags' me outside with him. "Come on, we'll catch an air bus, walking is such a pain."
I smile and nod, trying to figure out if we have these 'air bus' things in my world. "But, walking is... good for you."
"That doesn't mean it's not a pain, and anyway, it's a lot easier this way. Don't want to tire you out before the club."
"Oh, well... alright, I suppose..."
"And anyway, you never told me where you were from, do you even remember?"
"Oh yes! I'm from Spira, I grew up in Besaid, actually, I was born in Bevelle, I lived there until I was about six, and then when my dad died defeating Sin, I moved to Besaid. I am training to be a Summoner. I'm only an apprentice right now."
"So, what's a Summoner, and what's Sin?"
"A Summoner is someone who prays to the fayth and receives aeons, once she or he has prayed to the fayth at every Temple of Yevon and received every Aeon; the person is then able to receive the Final Aeon. With the Final Aeon you are able to defeat Sin. Sin is our punishment for our crimes; we must atone for them so that Sin will not come back."
"What crimes can a cute girl like you have committed?"
"Our crime is and was vanity—allowing machina to work for us. Zanarkand was destroyed 1,000 years ago because it was a machina city. It is now our holy place; it is where we receive the Final Aeon."
"Whoa, wait a sec! You're telling me that Zanarkand was destroyed, and a thousand years ago at that?" I nod hesitantly, and then shake my head. "Wait... you mean it wasn't?"
"I... I'm from the future... I suppose that is how you would say it, in my world Zanarkand was destroyed... but... oh! Didn't your father say we were to practice?"
"So...?"
"Well... he is to be obeyed!"
Jecht openly laughs, "That's a new concept!"
"You are being disrespectful! He is your father, and therefore you should obey him."
"Listen Yuna, we'll practice tomorrow."
"But... he said to practice tonight."
"Relax; he's not going to mind."
"B-but... what if he does mind?"
"He won't, now come one, the station's right up there!"
I follow him, watching him wave to several people calling out to him. Several girls blow kisses to him, which he responds to with a wink. "Jecht? I'm sorry... for arguing with you."
He grins at me, "No problem, babe." He slides his arm around my waist, earning me a number of dirty looks from jealous fangirls. "Come on, let's hop on the airbus." He pays for two tickets and leads me onto one of the buses. Once on we are immediately assaulted by two guys."
"Yo, Jecht! Who's the chick?" A black haired man says.
"Yeah man, is that the one that you showed up to practice with? Everyone's talking about it, latest gossip man."
"This is Yuna; she's staying with my family for awhile. I'm just taking her around to see the sights, seeing as she's never been to the city before."
"Hey Yuna, nice to meet you. Seeing as idiot boy over there failed to introduce us," the black haired man wearing black cargo jeans and a black t-shirt says, "I'm Seth and Mr. Blue Jeans over there is my little brother Gabriel." Gabriel is wearing light blue cargo jeans and a white tank with a black button up the front shirt on over it, unbuttoned. He has sandy colored hair.
"It's... an honor to meet you." I say performing the Yevon bow.
"Whoa, freaky man," Seth says, "she's already got the blitz victory cheer down pat. You a blitz chick?"
"She's a bit weird but I err... we love her all the same." Jecht says hugging my waist. A blush penetrates my cheeks. "Well I--we do!
The train comes to a stop and Seth kisses my cheek gently, earning a growl for Jecht. "An honor to meet you Yuna," he hands me a piece of paper, "my number, call me sometime."
Gabriel kisses my cheek also, "Definitely a pleasure, it's the same number, just ask for me and not the idiot!"
They hop off the airbus and moments later the ride starts again, "Jecht... why'd they kiss me?"
Jecht grunts and stares off into space. "Did you like it?"
"Wh-what? Well... I suppose it was kind of nice. No one besides family ever kissed me before... well... and Wakka, Lulu, and Chappu... but they're family, so I suppose it doesn't count."
The train comes to a stop, "Here's our exit."
"Okay... and Jecht... how does a number... have to do with calling... and what is calling?"
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A/N: I apologize profusely for the delay in the chapter. I have nothing to explain it, *bows* well... I suppose I could say, that I was reading books, and watching movies, and playing video games, and talking with my brother (yes, family bonding! That's always a good excuse.)
Oh, and Laury, I turn the Club scene over to you, I honestly hadn't intended it to get this long, I was planning on writing it, but there were too many other things I had to put into the chapter, mostly fluff stuff, and I couldn't get to it. Here are your rules: 1) It is to remain PG-13, 2) It is to remain PG-13, 3) It is to remain PG-13, and 4) Care to take a guess? It is to remain PG-13
Arcy