CHAPTER 2: A Foreign Land and A Foreign Girl
Kuja felt as if he was falling and falling and that pain wracked his body. He vaguely remembered jumping into the hole created by Gaia --- otherwise known as the Lady of Ladies and his mission. Light slowly appeared in his vision and his befuddled senses tried to make out where he was. Unfortunately, it wasn't easy.
What Kuja's eyes saw didn't make any sense at all. There were no huge spaces of land like where he had come from. Everywhere he looked there were tall structures that looked like blocks stacked up on top of each other. The architecture was not of familiar and seemed to be more for practical reasons rather than beauty -- once again unlike his homeland. What was more astonishing was the fact that there was no trace of mist all through out the city or wherever he was in. There were vehicles similar to those in Lindblum however instead of it carrying several people at a time, the people here seemed to prefer to stay by themselves in the "cars". "How odd" Kuja muttered and gave a curse as one of the vehichles nearly plowed into him. The driver cursed right back at him and flashed Kuja the universal symbol-- the finger. More annoyed than anything, he contemplated on striking that incompetent fool dead on the spot with a Thundara spell. Smirking dangerously he pointed at the man and yelled "Thundara!". Several people turned to stare at the silver haired man who seemed to have gone mad. "Thundara!!!" he yelled again... nothing happened. If anything, the sun shone even brightly. The crowd began to gather muttering to themselves: "What does he think he's doing???" "poor boy must be hallucinating" "OH MY GOD HE'S ONE OF THOSE ESCAPEES FROM THE MENTAL HOSPITAL!!!" screamed one lady. Kuja winced at the insult and muttered darkly. "Great no magic. How can this get any worse?" As if on cue a couple of odd looking cars appeared with flashing red and blue lights-- the police.
...uh oh..
"Oh there you are Kuja! I've been waiting for you! You left the store again! Geez come back will ya? The store is swamped with people looking for your new game!" Cried a girl with green hair... GREEN HAIR? Kuja gawked at the girl who proceeded to drag him away from the mystified onlookers including the police and into a store named 'GamerzUtopia'. She wasn't exaggerating one bit and the store was indeed packed. What was odd however was the fact that this girl somehow knew him even though he never saw her before in his life.
"Umm if you don't mind my asking...WHO exactly are you?" asked Kuja. The girl had a peeved look on her face that told him that he SHOULD know her.
"Come off it Kuja-hon! there are people waiting in here just for YOU to sign the games they bought!!!"
"Sign?..Whaaat?? and HON?" exlaimed a very confused Kuja. The girl giggled some more and pointed at the long line of people looking at him as if he was a god. 'This can't be that bad' So Kuja sat in a chair facing his "fans" and waited each of them to approach him.
"Hullo Sir! I just wanna say this game rocks!" yelled a middle aged man.
"Um.. thanks very much! here I'll sign it now" Kuja signed the game packaging barely noticing what it was. Things were going to fast for him. First he was dead, now alive, in a differnet world and to top things off-- he had to save both worlds! The girl who had dragged him into the store evidently expected him to at least know her. ' Might as well find out my situation' he thought as he looked around. The green haired girl had a very amused grin as she ushered people in-- pretty normal if you didn't consider the hair. The moment he locked eyes with her changed his opinion in a jiffy. He mentally kicked himself for even thinking that she was an ordinary girl. The elvish face and that familiar grin and not to mention the green aura he percieved belied her true identity. She was Gaia. As if she read his mind, she smiled impishly at him and her voice seemed to fill her mind.
**Well dear boy it seems that you are quite popular-- though mind you I took the liberty in creating a job and identity for you here in this world. You WOULD look very out of place if I just plunked you into this world. Oh what is this place called again? oh yes Tokyo. I'll talk to you later then and give you a head start. Kuja hon believe me you're gonna need one!**
Kuja snapped out of his stupor and looked down at himself. It was true that she had taken the liberty of giving him this "job" and along came his new clothes with it. He was now wearing a black turtle neck sweater and cargo pants. An odd looking round thing that resemled a clock was strapped on his left wrist and on the other was a silver bracelet with a single amethyst sphere hanging off from it. 'excellent choice if I do say so myself' He reached up to brush his silvery hair only to find out that his hand only got about one third of it's usual length and stopped---'No..she didn't'
"My Hair!!!" Kuja yelled in shock. Several people turned to look at him and chuckled softly. He glared at the green haired girl who simply smiled back. 'Boy I'm gonna get her... just you wait spirit..' Calming himself, he took a deep breath and stared at the thing he held in his hands. He hadn't really paid attention to it and now that he had, he was in a state of shock. Printed on the cover of the game he was supposedly selling were the faces of his brother and his companions. Kuja blinked once...Kuja blinked twice but the image was still there. The game was titled "Final Fantasy 9" and this was printed with flourishing script. Kuja read it over and was shocked that it was the story of what exactly had happened before..he died. Thoughts blurred in his mind and his vision swam. Kuja moaned and for the second time that day collapsed in a dead faint. One thought lingered in his confused mind.
'my life..is but a..g-game?..'
To Be Continued..
AN: Hiyas ppl! Thanks for reading so far! hehe I write kinda slow so please bear with me. I thought it would be kinda amusing to give Kuja dearest a "makeover" hehe *ducks from flying objects* ^_^' now now! don't get me wrong! Kuja is like my fave character! well hehe here are some hints for the next chapter!: HINT: the search is on! for now, thanks and READ AND REVIEW! BTW! please leave your e-mail adds if you want me to reply to something or at least clarrify stuff for ya! Thanks. ~~ Natalie
KUJA: NoooOOOOoOOOo! My HAIR!!!!
NATALIE: ^______^' Okay okay I promise it'll grow back!!! *runs off*
Kuja felt as if he was falling and falling and that pain wracked his body. He vaguely remembered jumping into the hole created by Gaia --- otherwise known as the Lady of Ladies and his mission. Light slowly appeared in his vision and his befuddled senses tried to make out where he was. Unfortunately, it wasn't easy.
What Kuja's eyes saw didn't make any sense at all. There were no huge spaces of land like where he had come from. Everywhere he looked there were tall structures that looked like blocks stacked up on top of each other. The architecture was not of familiar and seemed to be more for practical reasons rather than beauty -- once again unlike his homeland. What was more astonishing was the fact that there was no trace of mist all through out the city or wherever he was in. There were vehicles similar to those in Lindblum however instead of it carrying several people at a time, the people here seemed to prefer to stay by themselves in the "cars". "How odd" Kuja muttered and gave a curse as one of the vehichles nearly plowed into him. The driver cursed right back at him and flashed Kuja the universal symbol-- the finger. More annoyed than anything, he contemplated on striking that incompetent fool dead on the spot with a Thundara spell. Smirking dangerously he pointed at the man and yelled "Thundara!". Several people turned to stare at the silver haired man who seemed to have gone mad. "Thundara!!!" he yelled again... nothing happened. If anything, the sun shone even brightly. The crowd began to gather muttering to themselves: "What does he think he's doing???" "poor boy must be hallucinating" "OH MY GOD HE'S ONE OF THOSE ESCAPEES FROM THE MENTAL HOSPITAL!!!" screamed one lady. Kuja winced at the insult and muttered darkly. "Great no magic. How can this get any worse?" As if on cue a couple of odd looking cars appeared with flashing red and blue lights-- the police.
...uh oh..
"Oh there you are Kuja! I've been waiting for you! You left the store again! Geez come back will ya? The store is swamped with people looking for your new game!" Cried a girl with green hair... GREEN HAIR? Kuja gawked at the girl who proceeded to drag him away from the mystified onlookers including the police and into a store named 'GamerzUtopia'. She wasn't exaggerating one bit and the store was indeed packed. What was odd however was the fact that this girl somehow knew him even though he never saw her before in his life.
"Umm if you don't mind my asking...WHO exactly are you?" asked Kuja. The girl had a peeved look on her face that told him that he SHOULD know her.
"Come off it Kuja-hon! there are people waiting in here just for YOU to sign the games they bought!!!"
"Sign?..Whaaat?? and HON?" exlaimed a very confused Kuja. The girl giggled some more and pointed at the long line of people looking at him as if he was a god. 'This can't be that bad' So Kuja sat in a chair facing his "fans" and waited each of them to approach him.
"Hullo Sir! I just wanna say this game rocks!" yelled a middle aged man.
"Um.. thanks very much! here I'll sign it now" Kuja signed the game packaging barely noticing what it was. Things were going to fast for him. First he was dead, now alive, in a differnet world and to top things off-- he had to save both worlds! The girl who had dragged him into the store evidently expected him to at least know her. ' Might as well find out my situation' he thought as he looked around. The green haired girl had a very amused grin as she ushered people in-- pretty normal if you didn't consider the hair. The moment he locked eyes with her changed his opinion in a jiffy. He mentally kicked himself for even thinking that she was an ordinary girl. The elvish face and that familiar grin and not to mention the green aura he percieved belied her true identity. She was Gaia. As if she read his mind, she smiled impishly at him and her voice seemed to fill her mind.
**Well dear boy it seems that you are quite popular-- though mind you I took the liberty in creating a job and identity for you here in this world. You WOULD look very out of place if I just plunked you into this world. Oh what is this place called again? oh yes Tokyo. I'll talk to you later then and give you a head start. Kuja hon believe me you're gonna need one!**
Kuja snapped out of his stupor and looked down at himself. It was true that she had taken the liberty of giving him this "job" and along came his new clothes with it. He was now wearing a black turtle neck sweater and cargo pants. An odd looking round thing that resemled a clock was strapped on his left wrist and on the other was a silver bracelet with a single amethyst sphere hanging off from it. 'excellent choice if I do say so myself' He reached up to brush his silvery hair only to find out that his hand only got about one third of it's usual length and stopped---'No..she didn't'
"My Hair!!!" Kuja yelled in shock. Several people turned to look at him and chuckled softly. He glared at the green haired girl who simply smiled back. 'Boy I'm gonna get her... just you wait spirit..' Calming himself, he took a deep breath and stared at the thing he held in his hands. He hadn't really paid attention to it and now that he had, he was in a state of shock. Printed on the cover of the game he was supposedly selling were the faces of his brother and his companions. Kuja blinked once...Kuja blinked twice but the image was still there. The game was titled "Final Fantasy 9" and this was printed with flourishing script. Kuja read it over and was shocked that it was the story of what exactly had happened before..he died. Thoughts blurred in his mind and his vision swam. Kuja moaned and for the second time that day collapsed in a dead faint. One thought lingered in his confused mind.
'my life..is but a..g-game?..'
To Be Continued..
AN: Hiyas ppl! Thanks for reading so far! hehe I write kinda slow so please bear with me. I thought it would be kinda amusing to give Kuja dearest a "makeover" hehe *ducks from flying objects* ^_^' now now! don't get me wrong! Kuja is like my fave character! well hehe here are some hints for the next chapter!: HINT: the search is on! for now, thanks and READ AND REVIEW! BTW! please leave your e-mail adds if you want me to reply to something or at least clarrify stuff for ya! Thanks. ~~ Natalie
KUJA: NoooOOOOoOOOo! My HAIR!!!!
NATALIE: ^______^' Okay okay I promise it'll grow back!!! *runs off*