Shotguns and Lightning
"OK, now what?" Irvine asked.
"Hell if I know." Zell bounced around, glancing warily at his surroundings. Deling City was so dark and lonely, very odd for such a usually busy place. The bus had dropped them off in front of the Caraway Mansion, and then it drove off into the distance, disappearing into to the light fog.
"OK, let's go, OK?" Zell said, heading towards he front door of the huge place. As they walked, Irvine could be heard mumbling, "You say OK again, I'll shoot."
"OK."
And a loud gunshot could be heard.
(Inside the mansion)
"You idiot! These were my favorites too!" Zell fingered the hole in his favorite blue pants.
"I warned ya Zelly boy." Irvine cocked his shotgun at Zell's other leg.
"Don't you dare dammit!" Irvine laughed and put down his gun. "Fine, have it your way."
Both young men viewed their surroundings; the mansion set a familiar yet uncomfortable feeling inside of them. Everything was quiet, the priceless antiques and art set up around the room gave off an eerie aura. It sent shivers up both Zell and Irvine's spines. Sure, the mansion was always quiet, but this was ridiculous.
"It's spooky Irvy, hold me." Zell said sarcastically.
Irvine grinned, his brilliant white teeth gleaming in the dark. He encircled his arms around Zell. In response, Zell jumped. Shocked that Irvine would actually do it. He shivered at the warm sensation of Irvine's muscular arms hanging loosely around him. Please, tell me this is real. Zell thought, closing his eyes.
Irvine watched Zell shut his bright blue eyes and shiver, immediate concern flaring through his body.
"Are you OK?" he asked.
Zell's eyes flew open, embarrassment reddening his cheeks.
"Y, yeah. I'm just..um..nevermind." He pulled out of Irvine's arms, redness now crawling up the back of his neck. Irvine grinned, eyeing Zell's back as the blonde boy rushed up the stairs, obvious to leave the small scene that had just occurred behind him. Let's play, Zell. I just learned one of your many secrets.
(In Caraway's room)
Zell looked around the empty room, remembering the last time he'd been in here with everyone.
"So, what are we doing here? Got some "plans" for us?" Irvine asked, lowering his voice. Zell swallowed audibly and inched slowly away from the Galabadian cowboy.
"N,no. We're here b,because we, we need to searc, search for some clues, y,yeah that's it." Zell whirled from Irvine and begin inspecting the room. Irvine stifled his laughter and walked over to the desk. But before he opened any drawer, he looked over at Zell.
"Hey, Zell? Did you find it odd that we just waltzed in here? No doors were locked."
Zell raised a blonde eyebrow and nodded. Both of them looked over at the door that they had entered, and raced for it. But, it slammed in their faces, a loud click could be heard, the sound of it locking them in.
"It's OK, there's a secret passage through the water ways." Zell sounded confident as he walked over and placed a long stemmed glass in the hands of the statue beside the window. The door type thing swiveled and opened.
Zell stumbled backwards into Irvine. "What the hell?"
A tall man stood in the doorway, his body throwing a shadow over both Irvine and Zell. Vast darkness could be seen behind him.
"This way." The man croaked, pointing down into the darkness. Zell and Irvine looked at each other, and nodded their confirmation.
"What exactly is down there?" Zell asked.
"What you need. Find the Shadow Maker, he is waiting. Prepare." The man then pushed both young men into the dark, slamming the passage door behind them. Lights flickered on when the door shut, lending a glow to the stairwell. Water could be heard as Zell and Irvine grew closer to the door just down the flight of stairs.
"This place is weird." Irvine commented.
"That's because you've never been down here. Quistis, Selphie and I got stuck during the parade last year." Zell said, leading the way past many gates. When Zell mentioned Selphie's name, Irvine pictured the petite girl in his head. She was pretty in this childish type of way. Though rather annoying at times, she had her good qualities. Selphie and him had sort of announced that they were together, and they were, but it wasn't very serious.
Irvine had even considered more then once breaking up with Selph, but he always knocked that idea away, because he knew it would upset the gang and her.
"So, how are things going with Selphie and you? The gang never see you two around very much together anymore." Zell asked, jolting Irvine out of his thoughts.
"Selphie? I don't know, I'm a little suspicious about her, she's kind of been avoiding me, I mean she'll talk to me every once in a while, but only when she's obligated to. Maybe something's going on that I don't know of." Irvine said, once again contemplating his relationship with the petite girl.
"Oh, well that's too bad." Zell responded. Whatever, Zell. You know you're lying. You like Irvine, but what'll he say or do if you ever tell him that you're gay?
They both walked in silence the rest of the way until they reached a large wooden door with steel hinges. Irvine stretched over Zell and grasped the handle, pulling hard to open it. It slowly swung wide, a bright light blinding them temporarily. They recovered quickly and strode into the room, both jumping when it shut behind them. A desk was in the back of the room, a tall chair behind it, facing the opposite of Zell and Irvine. It swiveled to face them, causing both men to gasp loudly.
"Hello, I am the Shadow Maker. Have I been expecting you? Or have you been expecting me?"
The End
S_M: Merci, Gracias, Arigato, Thank you for reading. NOW REVIEW!!!!!! Heh heh...no you're not obligated to, but it would be nice.
Nuriko: Yeah, whatever.
S_M: I'm going to ignore that.
Nuriko: Yes, but you can ignore this?!? *does something*
S_M: Ack! My eyes!!!
Zell: Wahoo!
S_M: *looks over at Zell* You ARE gay aren't you?
Zell: *sweatdrop* No.......
The End.
(these are here mainly for comic relief from such a serious story.)
"OK, now what?" Irvine asked.
"Hell if I know." Zell bounced around, glancing warily at his surroundings. Deling City was so dark and lonely, very odd for such a usually busy place. The bus had dropped them off in front of the Caraway Mansion, and then it drove off into the distance, disappearing into to the light fog.
"OK, let's go, OK?" Zell said, heading towards he front door of the huge place. As they walked, Irvine could be heard mumbling, "You say OK again, I'll shoot."
"OK."
And a loud gunshot could be heard.
(Inside the mansion)
"You idiot! These were my favorites too!" Zell fingered the hole in his favorite blue pants.
"I warned ya Zelly boy." Irvine cocked his shotgun at Zell's other leg.
"Don't you dare dammit!" Irvine laughed and put down his gun. "Fine, have it your way."
Both young men viewed their surroundings; the mansion set a familiar yet uncomfortable feeling inside of them. Everything was quiet, the priceless antiques and art set up around the room gave off an eerie aura. It sent shivers up both Zell and Irvine's spines. Sure, the mansion was always quiet, but this was ridiculous.
"It's spooky Irvy, hold me." Zell said sarcastically.
Irvine grinned, his brilliant white teeth gleaming in the dark. He encircled his arms around Zell. In response, Zell jumped. Shocked that Irvine would actually do it. He shivered at the warm sensation of Irvine's muscular arms hanging loosely around him. Please, tell me this is real. Zell thought, closing his eyes.
Irvine watched Zell shut his bright blue eyes and shiver, immediate concern flaring through his body.
"Are you OK?" he asked.
Zell's eyes flew open, embarrassment reddening his cheeks.
"Y, yeah. I'm just..um..nevermind." He pulled out of Irvine's arms, redness now crawling up the back of his neck. Irvine grinned, eyeing Zell's back as the blonde boy rushed up the stairs, obvious to leave the small scene that had just occurred behind him. Let's play, Zell. I just learned one of your many secrets.
(In Caraway's room)
Zell looked around the empty room, remembering the last time he'd been in here with everyone.
"So, what are we doing here? Got some "plans" for us?" Irvine asked, lowering his voice. Zell swallowed audibly and inched slowly away from the Galabadian cowboy.
"N,no. We're here b,because we, we need to searc, search for some clues, y,yeah that's it." Zell whirled from Irvine and begin inspecting the room. Irvine stifled his laughter and walked over to the desk. But before he opened any drawer, he looked over at Zell.
"Hey, Zell? Did you find it odd that we just waltzed in here? No doors were locked."
Zell raised a blonde eyebrow and nodded. Both of them looked over at the door that they had entered, and raced for it. But, it slammed in their faces, a loud click could be heard, the sound of it locking them in.
"It's OK, there's a secret passage through the water ways." Zell sounded confident as he walked over and placed a long stemmed glass in the hands of the statue beside the window. The door type thing swiveled and opened.
Zell stumbled backwards into Irvine. "What the hell?"
A tall man stood in the doorway, his body throwing a shadow over both Irvine and Zell. Vast darkness could be seen behind him.
"This way." The man croaked, pointing down into the darkness. Zell and Irvine looked at each other, and nodded their confirmation.
"What exactly is down there?" Zell asked.
"What you need. Find the Shadow Maker, he is waiting. Prepare." The man then pushed both young men into the dark, slamming the passage door behind them. Lights flickered on when the door shut, lending a glow to the stairwell. Water could be heard as Zell and Irvine grew closer to the door just down the flight of stairs.
"This place is weird." Irvine commented.
"That's because you've never been down here. Quistis, Selphie and I got stuck during the parade last year." Zell said, leading the way past many gates. When Zell mentioned Selphie's name, Irvine pictured the petite girl in his head. She was pretty in this childish type of way. Though rather annoying at times, she had her good qualities. Selphie and him had sort of announced that they were together, and they were, but it wasn't very serious.
Irvine had even considered more then once breaking up with Selph, but he always knocked that idea away, because he knew it would upset the gang and her.
"So, how are things going with Selphie and you? The gang never see you two around very much together anymore." Zell asked, jolting Irvine out of his thoughts.
"Selphie? I don't know, I'm a little suspicious about her, she's kind of been avoiding me, I mean she'll talk to me every once in a while, but only when she's obligated to. Maybe something's going on that I don't know of." Irvine said, once again contemplating his relationship with the petite girl.
"Oh, well that's too bad." Zell responded. Whatever, Zell. You know you're lying. You like Irvine, but what'll he say or do if you ever tell him that you're gay?
They both walked in silence the rest of the way until they reached a large wooden door with steel hinges. Irvine stretched over Zell and grasped the handle, pulling hard to open it. It slowly swung wide, a bright light blinding them temporarily. They recovered quickly and strode into the room, both jumping when it shut behind them. A desk was in the back of the room, a tall chair behind it, facing the opposite of Zell and Irvine. It swiveled to face them, causing both men to gasp loudly.
"Hello, I am the Shadow Maker. Have I been expecting you? Or have you been expecting me?"
The End
S_M: Merci, Gracias, Arigato, Thank you for reading. NOW REVIEW!!!!!! Heh heh...no you're not obligated to, but it would be nice.
Nuriko: Yeah, whatever.
S_M: I'm going to ignore that.
Nuriko: Yes, but you can ignore this?!? *does something*
S_M: Ack! My eyes!!!
Zell: Wahoo!
S_M: *looks over at Zell* You ARE gay aren't you?
Zell: *sweatdrop* No.......
The End.
(these are here mainly for comic relief from such a serious story.)