by Ellone Leonhart-Loire
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CHAPTER 3: The Brightest Star
Kid
I took a very long nap after I was found washed ashore from the storm. I never
realized that a storm was occuring during my sweetest dream. When I finally
rested up completely I sat up still and curled myself. I thought about the dream
that I had while I was out in the sea. Every single detail of that dream felt
so real...
Especially that of Serge's appearance. He felt so real... no... he WAS real...
here in my heart.
If only I could see him now, right here in this room, standing right in
front of me... or rather, lying peacefully on that one bed, resting peacefully
like I just did. I also thought of that scene where I felt his warm breath
gently blowing against my lips. I longed for those lips of his, even if I never
really had the chance to feel his on mine. I never really had a chance to let
him know how I felt back then. No... I never really had a chance with him at
all except that I was just a good mate to him. I curled myself again and ready
to shed more tears again.
"Weeeeell..." I heard a familiar voice approaching this room. The
door opened and saw Macha, Korcha's mother. She still looked the same from the
last time I remembered her. She was such a wonderful lady who took some time
to take care of Serge and me when we escaped from Viper Manor the first time
we broke in that place. Those were such good memories. "CHA look a litle
down, Missy... here, have some Seafood Guldove soup."
Macha handed a bowl of soup as I slowly drank the tasty, flavorful soup. I looked
up with a smile to her, trying not to let her show my tears thinking of Serge
and the memories we spent together starting here in Guldove. "Hehe... it's
been awhile, Kid... why, the first time I remembered CHA, CHA fainted and got
that high fever, only to find out CHA got the Hydra Poison! And that young man
CHA were with..."
I nodded with a shy smile. "Been lookin' for him, Macha," I replied
to her. "I lost him..."
"Oh... oh dear..." Macha sighed deeply. "What... what happened
to him? He was such a nice, shy young man... I thought CHA and him were..."
I shook my head, chuckling softly at the same time. "I wish, Macha... but...
it ain't true..." I sipped more of the soup. "I ain't gonna be nobody's
wife, ya know...?"
"Bah, nonsense!" Macha chuckled. "CHA are a beautiful young lady,
don'tCHA know? I betCHA lotsa good-lookin' men are after CHA! But as a beautiful
young lady like CHAself, CHA gotta look around for the right man, don'tCHA know?"
I chuckled along with her. "That's what I've been doin', Macha... been
lookin' for the right man like ya said... that's why I guess I ended up here..."
Thanks to Macha's motherly charm and the Seafood Guldove soup, I felt better
and feeling warm from that really cold sea. I got up and washed myself. Macha
even lent me some clothes to wear while she took my current ones to be washed
and dried. I checked my things around to be sure that they were all here and
that I did not lose anything. I turned to my pouch and found my trusty spectral
dagger, wiping its shiny, rainbow-reflected blade. I could even see myself on
the blade as a mirror, which came in pretty handy a bit. Again, I ended up taking
a glance of this spectral dagger. Long ago it used to be just a dagger made
out of denadorite, but now--- it was upgraded...
"Hey Kid... I'll treat you!"
"Oi, Serge... what ya talkin' 'bout, mate?"
"Zappa can forge all weapons with the power and rarity of the rainbow shell.
I can have your dagger upgraded..."
"Ya sure 'bout that, Serge?"
"I can't fight the final battle without you by my side, Kid..."
"What...? Really? Ya better not lyin' or I'm gonna kick your sorry arse
so hard, you'll kiss the moons!"
"Kid, you already kicked my 'arse' more than once when I teased you with
Korcha... I think you and he would make a really cute couple!"
"Shaddup, Serge!! Now ya asked for it...!!"
Oh no... why did I ever remember that particular moment...? I almost forgot
about this stupid deal that Korcha and I made just for him to lend us that stupid
boat. I just hope Korcha forgot that blasted "I'll lend CHA my boat if
CHA became my wife!" deal. He had better not considering the fact that
I already had my heart set for Serge. Thinking about it made me cringe a bit.
It was not that I did not like the guy, but it was a really dirty deal at all.
All that Serge and I wanted was the blasted boat so we can travel to Fort Dragonia.
What did I get instead? A stupid deal that I would be Korcha's wife.
Blast you, Serge! Why didn't you back me up instead of teasing me like that...?
I continued to check my things when I stumbled upon three things--- the Astral
Amulet and this weird-looking pendant thing that Blaze gave me before I left
for this quest. The Astral Amulet was obviously useless now since both my world
and Serge's world had merged in to one. Now it seemed like everything and everyone
were alive and existing well. The only thing that was not living were the memories---
Serge's memories. I decided to wrap the Astral Amulet in a hanky, just in case
I may need it again. Then, I took a glimpse at this weird-looking pendant thing
Blaze gave me. She found it laying around the shore of my beach, she said. She
thought it may be for good luck, she said. It was kind of strange that something
strange like this would just wash ashore on my beach right at the day I began
my quest. Ah well, maybe it was just one of those things that just happen anytime.
I decided to wear this one, just in case.
Korcha arrived at the room, where he caught me checking my things to be sure
that they were all here. "CHA feelin' better now, Kid?"
"Yeah, thanks, mate," I answered. I got a bit nervous because of that
deal with the "marriage" thing and the boat. "So, what's up?"
"Heh... looks like Ma lentCHA some of her old clothes. Looks good on CHA!"
Korcha gave a small glint.
"Yeah, whatever," I shrugged off. "Anyway, I'd probably gonna
spend the night here. Tomorrow, I'm gonna be headin' off my way to look for
Serge---"
"'Ey, Kid, wait! CHA just got here in Guldove! CHA gotta rest up more!
Besides, don'tCHA want to hang out here for awhile? Don't forget CHA gotta visit
the shaman too for blessings before CHA leave!"
"Awright, awright already, Korcha!" I blinked right at his reaction.
"Maybe I was a bit on a rush... sorry 'bout that, mate."
"Well, anyway, I told everybody around town that CHA here. We decided to
throw a little party for CHA... like reunion party, don'tCHA know?"
"A party?" I gasped. "Oi, mate, I don't need no party... just
a happy get-together, that's all!"
"It's Orlha's treat. Come on!" Korcha suddenly grabbed my hand in
a gentle yet firm way. It startled me big time. I hoped no one around Guldove
would get the wrong idea about me and Korcha. That "marriage" thing
for a measly old boat was pure baloney.
We climbed down the ladder while Korcha continued to drag me along. We were
heading towards the village bar where Orlha worked as a bartender. On the way
we ran by little Mel, Korcha's adopted sister. She stopped right in front of
us and looked at us with a concerned explanation. "Hey! I know you! You're
Kid!" Mel pointed right at me.
"How's it goin', Mel?" I greeted in my usual friendly manner. "I'm
happy you still remember me!"
"Oh I'll never forget YOU, Kid!" Mel turned to Korcha. "Hey Korcha,
everybody's waiting at the bar!"
"Yeah yeah," Korcha frowned at Mel. "Go get Ma so we can start
partying for the night!"
Mel stuck her tongue at Korcha and ran off back to their house. Korcha continued
to drag me along towards the bar. "We're almost there, Kid!"
"Korcha, can ya drop me wrist now? It ain't like I can't walk and all..."
"Oh!" Korcha suddenly blushed deeply and let go of my hand. "It's...
um... sorry 'bout that, Kid!"
I followed Korcha from then on towards the bar. When we entered, it was a full
house. They all welcomed me with open arms and with open cheers. I felt like
I just went back in time seeing some of my good friends again. I saw Doc and
his assistant waving at me as I approached them. They were sitting at the seats
on the bar. And of course, that pretty lady named Orlha was fixing up our orders
for tonight's party. Everyone still looked the same from what I can remember.
For now, I felt content and simply happy.
"Whoa, it's been awhile, Kid," Doc greeted me, as we both shook hands
like good mates should. "How ya doin'?"
"Been pretty peachy, Doc," I answered. "At least I didn't get
poisoned by that Hydra Poison again! If I did I was fer sure a goner now! Hehe..."
"Are ya kidding? Dude, you don't know what I've been through, thanks to
you, I was able to research more on the Hydra Humour and discovered how to forge
the humour. And thanks to fate or whoever, the Hydra's no longer extinct! With
this forged humour that I created, there's no need to kill off the Hydra just
for the humour. Also, thanks to General Viper, who is now in control of the
whole archipelago, the Hydra is protected by a special environmental agency
so it won't be killed again by hunters for money. It was totally groovy, man!"
"Oi, that's great!" I cheered. I sat down next to Doc so we can talk
some more about what was happening in our lives after the final battle with
the Time Devourer. Korcha also joined along with us.
"Doc," Korcha smiled and sat on the seat next to mine. "CHA know
I really wanna thankCHA for savin' Kid's life back then."
"Nah, no need to thank me, Korcha," Doc smiled humbly. "See,
if it weren't for..." Right at the moment, Doc paused and stared right
at me. "Hey... dude, weren't there the three of you when we first met?
There was that weird masked magician guy---"
"Guile?" I answered immediately. Of course, Guile. I wonder what happened
to him...?
"Yeah! And then there's that other dude..."
"Serge?"
Doc snapped his fingers: "Yeah! That's him! I remembered that time when
you were lying weak on the bed and you always spoke to me about him while he
was gone to find a way to save your life. Why isn't he with you now?"
Korcha snorted a bit and crossed his arms: "Kid's looking for him, Doc.
I dunno what happened but somehow she lost him..."
"Hey hey now, don't I get a hello?" a familiar voice interrupted our
talk from behind. We all turned our heads and saw the lovely Orlha smiling right
at us. She served our food and our drinks and stood there, waiting for us to
answer.
"Been awhile, Orlha," I greeted, as we exchanged embraces like good
lasses should. "How are ya?"
"Oh, same as usual, workin' on the bar, you know?" Orlha smiled and
took time to glance at me. "You seemed to have grown a bit more mature,
Kid! You still look spirited but it looks like... hmm, just that there really
is something different about you... what do you say, Doc?"
Doc and Korcha chuckled a bit. "I think Kid seems to have a crush on somebody,
that's why she's been trying to make herself look pretty, huh?"
"Hey, hey, that ain't funny, Doc!" I glared at him a bit. "I'm
really serious 'bout this... I'm gonna find Serge 'cuz I know he's out there
lookin' for me too! I just know it!"
"Hey, calm down, Kid," Korcha hushed a bit. "CHA wanna know what
Serge's been up lately?"
"Oi.. of course, you work as a
ferryman in Termina!" Why did not I think of that before myself? It must
have been into "too much Serge-thinking" and "less preparation and recalling all
lost memories" concept that I did not even think about all
the connections I had.
"I used to, but I quit. I got too many competition in there with all them
Porrean ferrymen, but it was all good. I still was able to save up for the family.
I just help out at home now, don'tCHA know?" I see.. Korcha no longer works
as a ferryman. Maybe he can lend me his boat WITHOUT making anymore stupid deals
like the first one we had.
"Ya see Serge around while you were there in Termina, mate?"
"Nope... haven't seen him
around
Termina since I quit... sorry," Korcha shrugged off. "DidCHA say CHA also
lookin' for the rest of our friends who got involved in helpin' CHA and Serge
out to save the world? I saw the Acacia Dragoons there! Things have gone better
there, don'tCHA know? El Nido and Porre are now allies, so when CHA get
there to Termina, CHA gonna see a mix of both dragoons and Porre soldiers hanging around there
now. If CHA want to be specific, I saw Sir Glenn, his bro Sir Dario,
Sir Karsh, Sir Zoah, that little bratty dragoon Marcy, even the old blacksmith
Zappa too!"
The only worry I had with the Acacia Dragoons now was that
they may surely recognize me--- not as Kid their old friend, but Kid the thief
of the Radical Dreamers. I have had enough trouble dealing with them in
the past and it was not easy getting away from them. I had problems
dealing with Karsh and Zoah; I even had more trouble dealing with that little
brat Marcy; but not as much as General Viper. I thought Glenn was the only
one who I got along with. He was a really fine, noble, polite, and kind
chap.
"Well at least did ya get to Arni at one point? We all know
he lives there.. or... lived there?"
"Been in Arni too, Kid," Korcha
answered. "But I didn't see him. Didn't even bother asking anybody
there 'cuz I wasn't sure if he still remembers me..." Hopefully not--- not
especially with that "marriage" deal we had.
"I see..." I sighed and
lowered my head. No sign of Serge at all. "Thanks,
Korcha..."
"Aw come on now, Kid, don't be gloomy, not at this night,"
Orlha interrupted with a smile on her face. "Hey, if you want, we can go
with you!"
"Yeah!" Korcha immediately exclaimed happily. "That's a
good idea! We can go withCHA! I know pretty much around El Nido so
it should be easy to know where to go!"
"Count me out, dudes," Doc
answered. "I wanna go too, but I got a clinic to tend to, you
know?"
"It's okay, Doc, we'll come back and keep in touch," I said,
patting Doc on the shoulder. "Thanks a lot Orhla, Korcha..."
"We
still gotta find all our other friends too!" Orlha even mentioned.
"Remember the pirates and the demi-humans of Marbule? Or even the Magical
Dreamers too!"
"I wonder if the Magical
Dreamers are still in Marbule right now..." I thought to myself. "Oi, I
have a great idea!" I stood up and snapped my fingers. I thought about the
people in Marbule and the difference that Fargo's pirates and the Magical
Dreamers to save Marbule. Now in this brand-new world, both the humans and
the demi-humans are at peace together. And since they all helped me and
Serge out on our quest to save the world, I thought about looking for them and
asking their help once more.
"All I know is that Fargo and the pirates of
the S.S. Invincible are still sailing around the world, but Marbule had become
their home," Orlha continued on. "But we can go to Marbule first and ask
around... I have no idea where the Magical Dreamers are--- they're probably on
their world tour or something."
"Drat," I snapped my fingers in
disappointment. "Guess it's just the three of us then."
"You're
right..." We partied the rest of the night till midnight. Then it was time
for bed. We all went back home to rest for the
day.
+++++
Serge
There was a
special event going on in Termina right now at this night. It was only
until later that Glenn and Norris informed me that Termina was going to have a
small outdoor celebration party to welcome Norris. Both the Lord or El
Nido, General Viper, and the Porrean Government made Norris as the head
commander of the Porrean Military stationed here in Termina, in which all of
Termina decided to give Norris a warm welcome by throwing this
party.
Leena, Lisa, Glenn, his older brother Dario, his fiancee Riddel
(who is also General Viper's daughter), and myself decided to have a
"triple-date" for this celebration. I was with Leena, of course, while
Lisa was able to get her dream break by having her secret flame, Glenn, as her
escort, and then there was Glenn's brother, Sir Dario, and his fiancee,
Riddel. We were sitting at a table near the docks of Termina, enjoying the
entertainment being provided and as usual, more talking. There were
fireworks being launched up the sky, providing the color of the
festivities. Ever since the beginning of the party, we have not yet met
with Commander Norris yet.
We
were enjoying Termina's signature snack, Viper Churros, while Sir Dario and Lady
Riddel were leading the triple-date conversation
at this table. "What a night," Dario smiled with pride with his
arm around Riddel. "I never knew the young Porrean commander is this
important of an individual here in Termina... and today was just his first
day here. Amazing, if you ask me."
"He was considered the most
decorated soldier in the whole Porrean Military, which is why my father was so
excited to have him stationed here in Termina," Riddel smiled with a voice so
pure as ever. "You know, Glenn, this is rather strange, but the commander
looked so familiar to me... have we met him somewhere before?"
Of course,
I thought to myself. When Porre used to be enemies of El Nido, you were
captured. Norris was somewhat in command but he was the one who begged his
superiors to let you go. And luckily, we were able to save you from the
"Hell Cook," who was even forced to torture you just for you to answer them
about your father's whereabouts. I was sure glad that everything is over
now and practically all enemies that we made had become our friends.
I
wonder how Orcha the cook had been doing as of this point? Had he gone
back to his family or was he still working as the Viper Mansion cook?
"I
shall tell you the story some other time, Lady Riddel," Glenn answered humbly,
as usual. "Serge and I here were just recalling all the missing memories
that had been erased earlier today."
"Memories?" Leena wondered and
elbowed me a bit. She even had a dissatisfied reaction towards me.
"Serge?! How come you never tell me who your REAL friends are?? I
thought I was the ONLY best friend in your whole life, huh??"
"Please
forgive Serge, Miss Leena," Glenn spoke for me. "It was not his fault that
some of his memories had been somewhat erased. But we are both glad that
we were able to restore them."
We continued more on our conversation
while enjoying the festivities right now. Right from behind, our guest of
honor appeared. "So there you are, I've been looking all over for
you."
Norris stood with his
very formal, even fancier-looking military uniform. We all greeted him
with handshakes and open arms. "Commander Norris! At last we finally
get to see you!" Riddel greeted with a smile on her face.
"Some
party you have here, Commander," Glenn smiled a bit. "Oh, I would like to
introduce to you---"
"Sir Dario and Lady Riddel," Norris immediately
answered, as he saluted. "We have met back at the Viper Mansion,
Glenn. I believe Sir Dario here is your older brother,
correct?"
"Yes," Glenn nodded.
"It seems that General Viper had introduced you to some of the key individuals
of the Acacia Dragoons."
"Come join us, Commander." Dario and
Riddel moved a little to give space for Norris to sit. Norris kindly sat
down along with us. "How did you like Termina, so far?"
"To be
honest with you, far better than Porre, Grandmaster," Norris answered
humbly. "I guess my main reason was because..." He looked around the table
and glanced at all of us. "All of my friends are here."
"Oh, what a
noble thing to say, Commander," Lisa chuckled slightly. "We're happy that
the Porre officials decided to have you stationed here in Termina. We
would get to see each other more often!"
"Oh, definitely," Leena grinned
a bit. I was beginning to feel a bit uneasy at Leena's reaction, but I
decided to ignore it. She turned her head towards me and elbowed me a
bit. "Serge, you haven't even said a word! Don't be rude and say
something!"
Glenn decided to tease Leena a bit. "Are you sure you
and Serge have been best friends since childhood? All of us know how
softspoken and mysterious Serge is, correct?" Everyone laughed along with
Glenn. I even laughed along, knowing that Glenn really did know me inside
out. I am admitting now and I would always admit that I am not very much
of a social person, but somehow I was still able to keep all the friends I made
in life.
"I'm sorry," I decided to finally say some words. "Um..
what can I say... I guess... I'm having fun?"
"I am glad that you did
come to this festivity, Serge," Norris answered with a nod. "It has been a
pleasure to see your presence here. I just wish that we all live here in
the same place. You see, Termina and Arni sure are pretty much have a long
distance in between. It's either you have to cross the dreaded Fossil
Valley or sail around the main island from Termina's docks to Arni's
docks."
"Ah!" Leena shrieked from out of nowhere, which almost made me
had a heart attack. "This just gives me a GREAT idea!!"
"Do tell,
Leena!" Lisa chuckled along. "You're always good at ideas!"
"Why
don't we all have a beach party--- just us friends--- at Opassa Beach!"
Again, she shoved me again with her elbow. "Serge, what do you
think?"
I shrugged a bit, but I thought more about it. Of course,
why not? If I can remember well, it was at that spot in Opassa Beach that
my strange adventure in the past all began. "That's a good idea,
Leena."
"Splendid idea!!" Lisa gasped happily. "Glenn, you have to
do something-- you have to schedule the 4 Devas of the Acacia Dragoons to take a
break and go to this special beach party!"
"I shall take care of that,"
Dario answered humbly. "I still am the Grandmaster of the Acacia
Dragoons... although..." He gently placed his arm around Riddel. "I am
planning to move on with my life with Riddel right after
marriage..."
Riddel blinked in surprise. "I don't understand,
Dario. What is it that you mean by this?"
"Brother, what in El Nido
are you talking about?" Glenn also wondered. I was beginning to wonder
what he meant as well.
"Now is not the right time, my dear Riddel,
Glenn," Dario answered. "Let us all enjoy this celebration--- for the
Commander's sake!"
Dario poured some sparkling apple cider on our glasses
and stood up with his glass upright: "I give a toast--- to Commander Norris---
may the Goddess of Fate give him strength and courage to serve and protect his
own countrymen and his friends from any danger that may arrive or occur--- may
the love and power of the people of Termina be with him."
We all stood up
and raised our glasses: "To Commander Norris!" We all made our toast to
everyone, as we all took sips of our drink for the young
commander.
"Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, everyone," Norris
smiled, as he took sips of his drink as well.
We enjoyed the rest of the
night until everything was all cleared up. Norris looked up at the starry
sky and started to speak about the stars: "I don't quite remember exactly where
I heard this saying from, but..." He paused, as we all turned our eyes at
him. "When you look up at the brightest star of the night and then you
think of someone so special in your heart, it is possible that all of your
dreams of love with that special person will come true... the only way for it to
make it come true is that if this someone special was also looking at the same
star..." He then looked down and right at us. "It's just a saying... who
knows if it is really true. I, for certain, do not have a someone special
yet, so I really cannot say this is true..."
"Oh, well, I don't really
care," Leena smirked. She then slipped her arms around mine and rested her
head on to my shoulder. "I already have won the heart of my special
someone.. now he is here right next to me..." Slowly, she gave me a small
yet very tender kiss on the cheek. I blushed a bit while the others
praised us because she and I were both in love.
I gave her a smile but I
went back to looking up the sky and look for the brighest star. I did not
say any other words, but instead, my heart somehow told me to follow what Norris
had just said. And so, that was what I was doing right now...
+++++
Kid
Macha decided to
set up a futon set for me. She decided to have me sleep in little Mel's
room with Mel, since we're both ladies, although at that time I still did not
want to go to sleep yet. I wanted to hang out a bit with my old friends;
Doc and Orlha especially. Korcha was making me nervous a bit, since I
still could not get over that "marriage" deal we had just for the boat. I
sat next to the window while Mel was on her little desk, doodling all her
drawings with crayons and pencils, breathing on some cool, fresh Guldove night
breeze.
Mel went up to me and looked right at me with an unsuspecting
look. I turned to her and also gave her that stare: "Whatcha up to,
Mel?"
Mel climbed on to the chair across from where I was sitting and
looked at me: "You're not REALLY gonna marry Korcha... right?"
"Hah!" I
retorted with a smirk on my face. "Ya really think I'm gonna marry
Korcha?! Where'd ya get that idea from?"
"Korcha said you and him are gonna
get married someday..." Mel answered.
She did not have a happy face at all. I even made a
sour expression myself.
"They all made me say yes, Mel," I continued. "It was
some stupid deal we made just so Korcha would let us borrow his
boat!"
Mel sighed in relief, and with a smile as well. "Ya know who
you should marry, Kid? Ya should marry that really nice guy with the blue
hair... he was with ya when Korcha brought ya and him here in Guldove after ya
jumped off the Viper Manor cliff!"
I blushed a bit hearing this from a
little girl. "Well... uhh.. I uhh..."
"I've seen how the two of ya
look at each other... when ya got sick...? It looks like you guys really
like each other!"
"We're just good mates, Mel... it ain't nothin' 'bout
that love stuff, ya know? I ain't in to that!" You are now, you
little lying moron.
"Don't worry, Kid," Mel giggled more. "You'll
find Sergey again... he's really nice and.. he's really brave... unlike Korcha,
he's a wimp! You should marry Sergey, Kid!"
I did not know how to
respond to this, so I patted Mel on the head with a smile on my face and turned
my face towards the night sky. Mel also looked out and stared at the
starry sky. "You know what Mama told me? She said, ya look for the
brightest star in the sky.... then you make a wish... if it's for love, she
said... the only hope you got was if that same person you wished for love is
also lookin' at the same star as you are now..."
"Oh really?" I smirked a
bit. I searched the starry sky for the brightest star and rested myself
against the window sill. Mel whispered on my ear
gently:
"Goodnight, Kid. I'm going to sleep now."
I turned
my head to see Mel tucking herself in her bed. I nodded with a smile on my
face. "Sweet dreams, little lass..."
"You too!" She whispered back,
as she blew the flame off of her lantern. I sat comfortably next to the
window and continued to search for the brightest star.
After a long time
staring at the starry sky, I finally found the brightest star--- well, that is,
what I thought was the brightest star among all the stars tonight. I
glanced at it and made myself comfortable watching this star. Right at
this moment there were words being whispered in my mind. I knew right away
what I wanted to say to this star...
Serge...
I know you are
out there, somewhere. I can just feel it here in my heart that you are
alive and well, living peacefully and happily, and the fact that you are
safe. Oh how I truly want to see you... look at your dominating crystal blue
eyes... and hear your gentle voice... and feel myself protected in your mighty
arms... just like the way you held me when you rescued me from my
past.
If only... if only you and I were not so distant apart from
each other... if only the seas were shorter than land.. then it would be easy
for us to find each other. But I guess this is what FATE decided for the
both of us. Now all I can hope for is that you are also looking at
this same brightest star; hoping that you believe in this saying.. that if you
and I are both watching the brightest star at the same time right now... that
our wishes of true love and togetherness would come true.
FATE had
mentioned it in spirit. Even Lucca told me before we faced the time
devourer and free Princess Schala. I was born with only one purpose, and
that purpose being to be with you... to watch you, protect you, making sure that
you are indeed alright. I was born to be your guardian, to be your guide,
to be your friend... but now-- right at this moment--- I want to be more than
just a guardian, a guide, and a friend... This is just too hard to get over, but
I could not help it... I had never felt this way before until we finally saw
each other again in the brink of the world's great danger...
This is what
Schala wanted. This is what FATE wanted. This is what Lucca
wanted... this is what I want as well...
Was it true what Radius said
when you finally woke me up in a coma back in the old days? Was it true
that your love for me saved my life?
Did you really love me, Serge?
Did you...? Or rather... do you still love me now, Serge?
Why did we had to be apart once more--- and it seems like
we would be apart forever? Why did they have to do this to
us...?
All my loved ones had left me. I truly miss Lucca with all
my heart but reality just stated that Lucca will never return. Then I
found you, Serge. You completely changed me somehow and warmed my heart
that truly made me want to spend the rest of my life with you. But now we
are distant and apart from each other. Why did fate had to be so unfair to
us?
The star up above is just so
beautiful. To me the star seems to be glowing so bright for me--- could it
mean that you could be looking at this same star as I am right now?
I
guess what I was trying to say this all in all...
I love you, Serge.
Tonight will be a wonderful night.
Hopefully I would be dreaming of Serge again and our reunion together... at
last.
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Serge
We decided to
sleep over at the Viper Mansion, courtesy of the Acacia Dragoons, the Porre
Military, and the Viper Family.
I already informed my mother and Leena's folks
about our overnight stay at the mansion. We went back to Arni along with
Glenn, Lisa, Norris, Dario, and Riddel to get some of our night things and informed
our families. It was alright though, since Leena and Lisa get to sleep
in Riddel's bedroom with Riddel. It would all be an all-girl thing.
Dario, Glenn, and Norris all had their own bedrooms, but Glenn offered
me to share the room with him for the night. Some of my memories with
Glenn and Norris were coming back gradually and it just seemed to me that Glenn was the
closest male friend of all.
Glenn was fixing his bed while I just sat there resting
against the window sill, looking out at the very starry sky. For some
reason my instincts told me that tonight was just too perfect for me to miss the
shining stars up above that I just had to look up to them. It was a very
odd feeling, but nevertheless, I am looking up above right now. Glenn lied
down and relaxed on his bed with his arms behind his head and glanced right at
me: "You don't seem so tired, Serge. Something in your mind?"
I
turned my head towards Glenn. He looked quite concerned about me. I
shook my head as my response, just so he did not have to worry. He
continued on: "Your eyes say that you do, Serge..." I turned my head away
and stared at the stars once more.
He got up from his bed and sat
up. He looked out at the window and stared at the stars as well. He
stood up and sat across from me and leaned his chin against the window.
"Have you seen the brightest star in the sky tonight?"
I nodded as my
response. "It was easy... crystal clear to my eyes, Glenn."
Glenn
stared out in the sky, looking for that brightest star. "It's hard for me,
Serge... where is it?"
I rested my chin against the sill and sighed at
that brightest star. Right as I glanced at it my mind started to shift a
bit. I still heard Glenn's voice speaking to me but at the same time as
this shifting that his voice started to fade along as well. Instead, I
heard a new voice... a voice so new yet so heartwarming...
Serge . .
.
I blinked to hear that voice. It was the most beautiful,
enchanting voice I have ever heard. Somehow this voice really caught my
interest as well as my heart fluttering wildly because of this voice. I
found myself smiling to myself and Glenn looking strange at me...
Oh
how I truly want to see you... look at your dominating crystal blue eyes... and
hear your gentle voice... and feel myself protected in your mighty arms...
"Serge, are you alright...?"
If only... if only you and I
were not so distant apart from each other...
I lowered my head with
both my mind and heart telling me to listen to this wonderful voice and ignore
Glenn. I did not want Glenn to see me blush a bit because of this
voice. I also did not want him to know that the voice that I was falling
in love with right now was not Leena's... or rather... I did not want him to
know that my mind was not focusing on Leena at all. Should I feel ashamed
to not think of Leena this way or should I just let it go and be charmed by this
beautiful yet fainted voice...?
Now all I can hope for is that
you are also looking at this same brightest star; hoping that you believe in
this saying.. that if you and I are both watching the brightest star at the same
time right now... that our wishes of true love and togetherness would come
true.
You are not Leena, I know... but somehow my heart is
saying... Yes. I wish you're looking at this same bright star as
I... I want to see you too.
I want to be with you. I want to
look for you and find you... and take you in my arms... and to kiss your lips...
and whisper in your ear saying...
What was I thinking? I have Leena
already... why am I falling for this powerful spell? Why did it have to be
me? And this voice... why am I hearing this voice?
I love you,
Serge...
After these few moments, my mind went back to where I
was--- sitting next to the window sill in Glenn's room, looking out at that same
bright star. And in addition, I heard Glenn's voice once more: "... Are
you alright, Serge?"
I nodded with a small hint of smile from my
face. "Sorry, Glenn."
Glenn went back on his bed and laid down the
same way as he did before. He looked at me again and said something that
made me startle a bit: "There's someone else... is there, Serge?"
My eyes
widened and stood up from the window and walked towards him. "How would
you figure that, Glenn? Leena's always been the one for
me..."
Glenn smiled a bit and shook his head slightly. "Your words say
that... but your heart does not say so."
I had to admit that he was right
in some cases but I could not let this mysterious enchantment get to me.
"You know me too well, do you, Glenn?"
He chuckled. "That's what
the best of friends are for, Serge."
I smiled a bit, shook my head, and
lied down on the twin bed just slightly next to Glenn's full-sized bed. I
turned to him and said, "Have you ever been in love, Glenn? I don't think
I remember you having a love interest back in the old days..."
"I had my
share of women in my life, Serge," Glenn answered. "But that was all
because of my high reputation here in Termina. A girl would always come
pass by the training grounds just to watch me duel with Dario, Karsh, or
Zoah. Usually I would receive several kinds of Bellflowers from them, just
to show their special affection for me... but not yet, Serge... no permanent
love for me..."
"Lisa?" I brought up the subject of Lisa all of a sudden,
knowing from the intense gossip that she and Leena always had during our visits
to Termina and vice-versa. Just for the personal knowledge I would like to
know how Glenn felt about her.
"Ah, Lisa of the Termina Store," Glenn
confirmed and nodded. "She's one sweet lady, Serge. I never really
had much chances to get to know her more since I was always out training with
the rest of the Dragoons. But she is an interesting lady to get to
know."
I nodded. I did not think Glenn was interested in her.
Poor Lisa. Maybe because of the fact that he may not have the time for
true love because of this dragoon training. "Women are fascinating
creatures, Glenn. One of these days you will have to settle down with a
very special girl, you know? Just like Dario with Riddel..."
"Yes,
I know that, and I'm very happy for them," Glenn smiled at me and sighed deeply
at the same time. "Ah, Lady Riddel... I remember watching her and gazing
my eyes at her when I was still a young lad. She was so beautiful and so
gentle... I even imagined sometimes back then that she and I would be
married. Of course, it was just a mere childhood crush. But Dario
was the victor of her heart, though it did not bother me at all. Dario is
my brother and I love him very much. He was the only family I have
remaining since our father died." He then changed his tone and smiled
again. "Ah, Serge, as of now I do have a wonderful feeling. I may
not be ready for true love, not yet, but I still have a wonderful feeling about
life itself. Riddel was about to be part of my family... now because
of their engagement I feel my life had just become complete again."
He turned his head to me and said, "You are one lucky lad, Serge..."
"How
so?" I asked.
"You have everything, Serge... your life, your home, your
mother, and now Leena... even somehow I was beginning to take Norris's side on
this."
"You're... joking... right?"
Glenn shook his head.
"No... after earlier in the party and even after way before that, I was now
beginning to see what Norris meant. Leena may not be for you after all,
Serge..."
I was going to turn my head and ignore him, but that would be
just rude again. "Only time can tell, Glenn. But for now, I
want to believe that Leena and I will be married when the right time
arrives..."
"It is just too bad that your heart does not beat for Leena,
Serge," Glenn added another remark. He then yawned deeply and placed the
covers on him. "Goodnight, Serge. May you have sweet
dreams..."
"Thanks a lot, Glenn..." I smiled a bit and did the
same. Glenn turned off the lamp and I murmured: "Goodnight,
Glenn."
Few minutes after our eyes were closed... I saw that same vision
of the girl of my dreams once more. This time, she looked very clear to
me.
By the Goddess of Fate... she's so beautiful...
I wish I knew
her name...
Serge...
I've been waiting for
you...
Call me...
What is it...?
Call me...
Schala...
Schala...?
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Sweet Destiny
By: Ellone Leonhart-Loire
Ch. 5: Inspirations is up! Kid and company arrive in Termina; Serge and company sail their way to Guldove...
Rated: Fiction K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 30,067 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 3 - Updated: Jun 20, 2001 - Published: May 16, 2001 - id: 285285
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