.:: Chapter 10: Swing This Way::.
Once I arrived in Costa Del Sol, things were basically the same as when I had previously been there. People from all over had come to catch some rays. It was the kind of place you want to go for a tropical vacation, the kind of place where the pina-colada glass never gets empty.
As I walked through the town, looking for the bar, I was bombarded by a large group of boys chasing after a small soccer ball. Sonyia instictivly put her great foot on top and clenched her talons so that the ball was just about ready to pop under the pressure.
"'ey lady," a small child ran up to me, "Can we have our ball back, please?"
I smiled an dismounted my pet. "Sure, if you can get it first!" I whistled and Sonyia let go of the ball and kicked it up in the air. I reached out and caught it then mockingly put it under my arm and smiled down at the group of small fries.
"C'mon lady, our mam says that umm.."
"Mam says we don't play with guurls," a bigger child chimed in. "'nd if we do, we get a whacking."
"Well then you are going to have to help me before I give you the ball back," I replied looking down at them all. There must have been seven of the little buggers, and each one had his eyes on the black and white ball.
The boys all let out an exasperated sigh, but still the replied, "'s."
"That's good," I concluded, and nodded with a smirk on my face. I was in power. Power over eight and nine year olds, but never the less, I was in power. I knelt down and told them all I wanted to know where the bar was. The pointed the way, and when I wlaked off with their ball, I had to all explain that I wasn't done with them yet. So, angrily, they all sat down outside the bar and waited for me.
When I walked in, all I could see was dim lights, and what were possibly people. I couldn't really make any of the faces out, because the cigarette smoke was so heavy. I coughed a bit and continued to make my way through the small crowd of drinkers. When I managed to get to the bar tender, he asked what I wanted to drink, and I told him a Virgin Mary. I wasn't a drinker.
As he was making the frothy tomatoe beverage, I leaned against the counted and tried to makeout more faces. Suddenly I found who I was looking for. It was Elena, future female Turk.
"Hello," I said with a false smile planted on my face. She looked up for a minute and replied with the same gesture. Only, I got the impression her smiled was in fact genuine. I really didn't understand why.
"Can I help you?" she asked, looking at me with the same expression on her face.
"Indeed. I need to talk to you, can we go somewhere private?" She beamed, and gestured towards the staircase leading to the small apartment buildings.
Once we were inside, I began to question her. "I understand you are planning on becoming a Shinra Turk. Is that so?"
"Oh, yes. That's always been one of my big dreams," she smiled, and moved from the armchair she was sitting in to the cushin next to me on the couch. "Why do you ask?"
"Well," I looked over at her, "I need you to tell me some things about yourself. I'm with Shinra, I check up on Turk applicants."
She looked at me, getting a sterner look on her face, "I'm not an applicant. I'm a Turk in training!"
"Really?" I said, laughing. "Well then has anyone come by to ask you any of this?" She replied with a yes, so I decided to go a different direction. "Ok, well they must have been a mix up. Timothy probably screwed with the files again."
"That bastard is always getting in the way," Elena muttered, angrily.
"You know him?"
"Of course! He's Hojo's son, am I right? He's so creepy, I know Hojo's done something to him. Like that, that red beast they call Red-Thirteen."
"They've done something to Nanaki?!" I asked, jumping up. Then it hit me, I needed no rescuing from Shinra, that meant Cloud and the rest didn't need to go into the building. Poor Red had been left there to be experimented on.
"Anyways, I know you aren't from Shinra," She continued.
"What do you mean, of course I am."
"What's the secret employee code of loyalty, Aeris," I looked at her with shocked eyes, and she smiled lopsidedly. "You've come all this way, let me make the trip worth while."
Suddenly Elena grabbed me by the arms and moved her face closer to mine. "Swing this way, honey!" I twisted to get loosed, prying at her fingers. "Wiggly, huh?" She smiled and kissed me on the cheek.
I gagged, and pushed her away. I ran down the stairs of the bar, and out the door to where all the little boys were awaiting my return.
"You can have your ball back guys," I said dropping it in front of them and briskly walking to Sonyia. I rubbed viciously at my cheek, hoping in some way I wouldn't have to come to terms with what almost happened. Well, that solved the mystery of why Elena never seemed interested in Reno. It most certainly did.
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I'm still working on Chapter 11. It WILL be the Cleris chapter of this story so for all you ramantics out there, make sure you come back! But I have something evilly plotted in store. )
Please review so I can get feedback on what to write next!
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Once I arrived in Costa Del Sol, things were basically the same as when I had previously been there. People from all over had come to catch some rays. It was the kind of place you want to go for a tropical vacation, the kind of place where the pina-colada glass never gets empty.
As I walked through the town, looking for the bar, I was bombarded by a large group of boys chasing after a small soccer ball. Sonyia instictivly put her great foot on top and clenched her talons so that the ball was just about ready to pop under the pressure.
"'ey lady," a small child ran up to me, "Can we have our ball back, please?"
I smiled an dismounted my pet. "Sure, if you can get it first!" I whistled and Sonyia let go of the ball and kicked it up in the air. I reached out and caught it then mockingly put it under my arm and smiled down at the group of small fries.
"C'mon lady, our mam says that umm.."
"Mam says we don't play with guurls," a bigger child chimed in. "'nd if we do, we get a whacking."
"Well then you are going to have to help me before I give you the ball back," I replied looking down at them all. There must have been seven of the little buggers, and each one had his eyes on the black and white ball.
The boys all let out an exasperated sigh, but still the replied, "'s."
"That's good," I concluded, and nodded with a smirk on my face. I was in power. Power over eight and nine year olds, but never the less, I was in power. I knelt down and told them all I wanted to know where the bar was. The pointed the way, and when I wlaked off with their ball, I had to all explain that I wasn't done with them yet. So, angrily, they all sat down outside the bar and waited for me.
When I walked in, all I could see was dim lights, and what were possibly people. I couldn't really make any of the faces out, because the cigarette smoke was so heavy. I coughed a bit and continued to make my way through the small crowd of drinkers. When I managed to get to the bar tender, he asked what I wanted to drink, and I told him a Virgin Mary. I wasn't a drinker.
As he was making the frothy tomatoe beverage, I leaned against the counted and tried to makeout more faces. Suddenly I found who I was looking for. It was Elena, future female Turk.
"Hello," I said with a false smile planted on my face. She looked up for a minute and replied with the same gesture. Only, I got the impression her smiled was in fact genuine. I really didn't understand why.
"Can I help you?" she asked, looking at me with the same expression on her face.
"Indeed. I need to talk to you, can we go somewhere private?" She beamed, and gestured towards the staircase leading to the small apartment buildings.
Once we were inside, I began to question her. "I understand you are planning on becoming a Shinra Turk. Is that so?"
"Oh, yes. That's always been one of my big dreams," she smiled, and moved from the armchair she was sitting in to the cushin next to me on the couch. "Why do you ask?"
"Well," I looked over at her, "I need you to tell me some things about yourself. I'm with Shinra, I check up on Turk applicants."
She looked at me, getting a sterner look on her face, "I'm not an applicant. I'm a Turk in training!"
"Really?" I said, laughing. "Well then has anyone come by to ask you any of this?" She replied with a yes, so I decided to go a different direction. "Ok, well they must have been a mix up. Timothy probably screwed with the files again."
"That bastard is always getting in the way," Elena muttered, angrily.
"You know him?"
"Of course! He's Hojo's son, am I right? He's so creepy, I know Hojo's done something to him. Like that, that red beast they call Red-Thirteen."
"They've done something to Nanaki?!" I asked, jumping up. Then it hit me, I needed no rescuing from Shinra, that meant Cloud and the rest didn't need to go into the building. Poor Red had been left there to be experimented on.
"Anyways, I know you aren't from Shinra," She continued.
"What do you mean, of course I am."
"What's the secret employee code of loyalty, Aeris," I looked at her with shocked eyes, and she smiled lopsidedly. "You've come all this way, let me make the trip worth while."
Suddenly Elena grabbed me by the arms and moved her face closer to mine. "Swing this way, honey!" I twisted to get loosed, prying at her fingers. "Wiggly, huh?" She smiled and kissed me on the cheek.
I gagged, and pushed her away. I ran down the stairs of the bar, and out the door to where all the little boys were awaiting my return.
"You can have your ball back guys," I said dropping it in front of them and briskly walking to Sonyia. I rubbed viciously at my cheek, hoping in some way I wouldn't have to come to terms with what almost happened. Well, that solved the mystery of why Elena never seemed interested in Reno. It most certainly did.
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I'm still working on Chapter 11. It WILL be the Cleris chapter of this story so for all you ramantics out there, make sure you come back! But I have something evilly plotted in store. )
Please review so I can get feedback on what to write next!
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