Opassa Blue, Sunset Red
Disclaimer: I do not own Chrono Cross or the characters.
Last Chapter: Harle made her grand entrance and Kid didn't like the idea
of her coming back. Serge is now confused about who he truly
loves. The gang is heading to Dario's Island to recruit Glenn,
one of the few men left, to try and discover who the enemy
really is.
Chapter 4: Enemies Revealed
We sat silently on Korcha's boat. No one spoke ever since we left the bandit's
hideout. Kid sat on the farther end of the boat next to Leena and Jarulier. Her eyes were
gazing at the endless blue ocean. The wind gently lifted her bangs off of her forehead. I
sighed as I gazed at her. She looked angelic to me. I chuckled to myself. She may look
that way but she acts nothing like an angel.
I looked over to my shoulder as I felt someone move. Harle managed to fall
asleep from the boredom of the sea voyage. I looked back over to Kid meeting her eyes.
She looked mad and hurt at the same time. She turned away from me not saying a thing
about it. I sighed again. This is getting complicated. I love two women. But who do I love
more? I can't continue to lead them on like this. " Serge..," Harle murmured in her sleep.
I couldn't help but smile at my former enemy. With the way she acts now she could decieve
someone as well.
We arrived at Dario's Island near sunset. Kid and I placed the boat further on the
shore so that the waves wouldn't take it back out to sea. Still, no words were exchanged
between us. She was still upset with me. I shook my head. I knew I couldn't just start a
conversation between us. I'm still not good at that.
" So where would those two blokes be?," Kid asked no one in particular. " When
I fought Dario here he trained in the center of the island. It's at least a days walk so I
suggest we stay here for tonight," I said. Kid nodded as she walked over to Ja and Leena to
inform them of the situation. I stared after her slightly hurt by her silence. Harle came up
beside me.
" Moi iz truly zorry Serge," she said. I looked down at the shorter girl. " For what?," I
inquired. " For ruining your relatizionzhip with ze Kid. If Moi had known my prezence would
botzer her zis much Moi would not have come," she said. I gave a reassuring smile. " It's not
your fault Harle. If I would have known how immature Kid would act I wouldn't have asked
for her help. But I should have known better anyway. She always did get jealous quickly," I
said. She smiled brightly. " Zat iz true. But you zhould make up with ze Kid anyway. We do not
need enemiez in ze team az well az on ze outside," she said. I looked back over at Kid. " You're
right Harle. I'll talk to her tonight," I said.
After we set up camp everyone went to bed. Everyone except for Kid and me. She was
poking at the fire with a stick while I watched. She finally stopped glaring at me. " What da hell
are ya staring at?," she asked. " You weren't speaking so harshly before," I said ignoring her
question. She smirked. " That was before ya brought that clown witch wit us," she retorted. I
frowned at her. " Kid, I know that you and Harle never got along but you never fought with her.
She is very skilled and could help us in the final battle. She's staying now deal with it!," I told
her sternly.
Her eyes widened at the tone in my voice. She reverted her eyes back to the fire.
" Fine, the little bugger can stay. But is her fighting the only reason why you want her to
come along?," she asked. I was silent a moment. Her gaze returned to mine. " Serge?," she
called. " I can't answer that. I'll say it like this. I asked you to come along for the same
reason. I know that's not a valid answer but I need time just like you do. You two have
to stop fighting so we can save our friends. By the end of our journey I'll have an answer for
you," I said as I stood. " But until then, please try to get along for me," I said. She smiled.
" I'll try but just for you," she replied. I smiled back at her before retiring to my tent for the
night.
I tossed and turned in my sleep. Horrible nightmares were plaguing my thoughts
and dreams. I woke in a cold sweat. I sat silently in my tent. I looked over at my comrades
as they slept having blissful dreams. 'Why do I always have nightmares?,' I thought bitterly.
" Serge..," a female voice called. I looked around the tent. I didn't see any shadows lurking
about. I grabbed my swallow heading outside.
As I walked towards the beach the voice called again. " Serge.. come to me..," she
said. I got closer to the shore and I saw a woman dressed in a deep violet dress with a split
traveling up her thigh. The swallow dropped from my hand as she turned to face me. Her
eyes were glowing green as her deep violet hair was lifted off her shoulders. Her arms were
streched out in front of her welcoming me.
I finally snapped out of my shock to question her motives. " Who are you?," I asked.
She smiled. " I am who ever you wish for me to be," she replied. I frowned. " Don't give me
that bullshit answer. I want the truth," I said in a commanding tone. She let her arms fall back
to her sides. She began to near me, but I stepped back. Her smile grew wider as she felt my
fear. " Why do you fear me? I wield no weapons to do you any harm," she said. " Believe it
or not, a pretty face scares me more than any weapon could," I replied truthfully.
She turned back towards the ocean. An uncomfortable silence plagued over us until
she spoke again. " I am the Mistress Trinity, the enemy you are seeking," she told me. I was
speechless for a moment. She turned back around. " Nothing left to say Crono Trigger? You
seemed to be full of comments earlier," she said cynically. Quickly, her beautiful demeanor
was beginning to fade. The true evil powers in which she held were beginning to fill my
nostrils. The stench of evil always seems to bother me.
" Why come to me like this? I could've killed you," I said. She laughed manically.
" You kill me? That's a laugh. I have come to offer you a utopia. Join me and you will not
perish in the battle soon to be fought," she said. I chuckled. " I'm sorry Mistress, but evil
and I don't get along," I retorted. A frown formed on her beautiful features. " Fine, but you
have been warned. Just remember when I tried to show you mercy when you take your last
breaths," she said.
She waved her hands conjuring up a vortex and a soldier. " But in the mean time,
have a nice time fighting one of my most trusted soldiers," she said. She dissapeared through
the vortex as her trustworthy soldier neared me. I reclaimed my fallen swallow as I waited for
the enemy to approach. My eyes widened when I saw the face of the soldier. " Norris?," I
asked. His eyes were an evil red color instead of his usual blue color. He grinned evilly. " Stop
talking and fight!," he shouted as he charged at me.
Instead of his gun he now wielded a sword. I countered his attack with my swallow. He
seemed serious about killing me. Any other time I would fight with all of my strenth but this was
Leena's love in front of me. Sweat was forming on my brow as he put me on the defensive. I didn't
want to attack in fears of killing him. " Norris snap out of it! I'm your friend remember?!," I
pleaded. " I don't have any friends!!," he shouted as he strenthened his attacks.
I was pushed down onto the sand. I scraped my arm on a seashell. I winced as the pain
began to sink in. 'I'm sorry Norris, but you will not kick my ass,' I thought. " Dash and Slash!," I
commanded. I pushed him off and ran past him slicing at an unhumanly fast pace. When I was
through he fell to the ground. When I regained a sense of where I was I went to his side. As I
neared him black smoke floated away from his body. I watched it dissappear into nothing then
knelt down next to him. He was still breathing but barely.
I casted revive and a cureplus on him. The revive didn't make him wake up, but it did
help his breathing. The cureplus healed up his wounds. " Oh man," I mumbled aloud. Norris began
to stir a little as his eyes fluttered open. He focused on my face while trying to sit up. " I wouldn't
try that if I were you. You are banged up pretty badly," I said. He nodded a bit as I helped him
lay back down on the sand. " Where am I?" he asked in a raspy voice. " You're on Dario's
Island," I replied. He swallowed before he spoke again.
" What am I doing here?," he asked with his voice sounding normal again. I smiled a bit.
" The Mistress Trinity brought you here to fight me and kill me," I said. His eyes widened in
shock when he realized this. He sat up abruptly. " Are you hurt? I wouldn't be able to stand it if
I did. Please except my sincerest apologies," he said bowing his head slightly in shame. I chuckled
at his display. " It's okay Norris. All I got out of the battle was a scraped arm. I did most of the
damage," I countered.
His smile reappeared at my words. He began to look around noting that I was alone. " Are
you the only one here? It is still dangerous for you to travel alone even now," he warned. " I realize
that now. But I did come with Kid, Jarulier, Harle, and Leena," I said. His face turned crimson at the
mention of her name. " The one from your world or this one?," he asked softly. I grinned at his sudden
bashfulness. " It's your Leena buddy-boy. She told me of your plans of marriage so I should be saying
congratulations," I said. He blushed even more. " Well, it's not official yet. But I was playing to make
it so the day I was abducted. You also mentioned a name I don't recall. 'Jarulier' you said it was," he
said.
I cringed a bit thinking of how to explain to Norris that Ja fancied his girlfriend. " Uh, yeah,
he's a bandit from Kid's village. Kid trusts him so I do too. I think he likes Leena a bit though so
I would watch him," I warned. His face grew serious as he nodded in agreement. I stood helping Norris
up as well. " Anyway, it's still late and we should rest. It's about a days walk from here to the center
of the island," I said. " And we are trying to recruit who?," he asked. I flashed him a bright grin.
" Glenn of course. My bestfriend and the most excellent fighter I know," I said. Norris chuckled a bit.
" I keep forgetting how long it's been Serge. I look forward to fighting by your side again," he said.
I blushed a little at his praise. " Me too Norris. Me too," I said as we headed back to camp.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I woke the next morning to the smell of eggs, pancakes, and all other assorted breakfast
treats. I streched stifling a yawn with my hand. I felt unusually happy this morning. I think back to
the last time I felt this lively. It was the morning after Norris and I first made love. When I saw his blonde
locks falling over his deep blue orbs. I felt me heart clench. 'I'll find you Norris. I know Serge would
never let me down. He hasn't before,' I thought.
As I stood, I noticed Ja was staring at me. " What?," I asked. " I have never seen a woman
look as beautiful as you first thing in the morning Red," he said. I blushed at his compliment. " Do
you rise every morning flirting with a woman?," I inquire. " Only when there is one worth flirting with
Red," he said with a sly grin. I only smile as I walk out of the tent. 'I love Norris, I love Norris..," I
chant to myself as I walk down the path to the beach.
When I arrived at the beach, I saw Serge and a blonde haired person talking around the
fire. I initially thought it was Kid until I noticed the braid was gone. Then I thought it was Glenn until
I realized he had gray hair not blonde. I was starting to feel a bit anxious as I slowly approched the
duo. 'Maybe he met someone on the island like he did with Leah,' I thought to soothe my suspicion.
I stopped in my tracks when I noticed a definite feature on the man. He wore a Porre Army uniform.
'It's not possible. Norris is gone, how could he end up here?,' I thought. There was only one way to
find out so I called out to him.
" Norris?!," I called. The blonde haired man stiffened as he turned to face me. When I
finally saw him tears began to well in my eyes. It was him. How could I tell? Those two blue eyes
that I remember whole-heartedly were now staring back at me. A smile appeared on his handsome
features when he stood to greet me. " Leena," he called back to me stating my name as a fact not
a question.
He began to approch me but I saved him the trouble. I ran to him embracing him as we
hugged. The tears that were welling in my eyes now fell down my flushed cheeks. He nuzzled his
face in my long red hair. After a moment, we drew back staring deeply into each other's eyes.
Then in a swift motion, his lips captured mine in a long awaited kiss. The sweetness of his mouth
seemed so foreign to me now as our lips danced together in heated ecstasy. We broke apart when
Serge cleared his throat.
We seperated with both of our faces blazing crimson. " I know it's been a long time for
you two but geez," he said with a smile. I forgot my embarassment for a moment to address Serge.
" Thank you for bringing him back to me like you promised," I said. He blushed a little. " It was
no problem. After all, I do consider you a best friend," he said. I smiled brightly at him. 'I wonder,
if the Serge that died here would have lived would we be as close as we are now?,' I thought. I
glanced over at Norris recieving another smile. I still blushed at this act.
" I do have a question for you though. Where did you come from?," I asked. Their smiles
quickly faded. " He got here last night. I saw our enemy," Serge said in a deathly tone. I gasped.
" Are you two hurt at all?," I asked. Norris and Serge glanced at each other. " No Leena. I was the
one who was supposed to inflict all pain. The Mistress Trinity sent me to kill Serge," he said. My
eyes widened in shock as I slowly backed away from Norris. He seemed a bit hurt by my reaction.
" Don't worry Lee, he's not dangerous now. I saw the evil leave him. The only person he'll hurt now
is the Mistress when we find her," Serge assured.
I released a sigh of relief. " Well, enough about that. What's this I hear about a man named
Jarulier? I hear he fancies you Leena," Norris said with his smile returning. " He does. But he will
get nothing more than friendship from me," I said. I returned to his side clutching his arm. He blushed.
The other's arrived shortly after our conversation. I saw Ja and Norris look eack other
over. Niether of them were impressed by what they saw. A look of hurt and jealousy were present
in Ja's gaze. I cringed a little. 'Doesn't look like Serge is the only one in a love triangle,' I thought.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
After breakfast, we began our journey to the center of the island. Serge informed us of
how Norris arrived there and of our new enemy. I grin to myself. No one is stronger than me for
I am 'Kid, Queen of the Radical Dreamers.' The only thing I am really concerned about is the
fact that she tried to get Serge. If I know anything about evil it's that it never gives up. In the
midst of my thoughts, I heard someone giggle. At first I thought it was Leena because she had
just reunited with Norris. Turns out it was Harle flirting with MY Serge. That always did bother
me back when we were fighting Lynx.
" Oy, Harle. Can ya calm down that annoying gigglin'! It ain't cute and it definitely
bothers the hell outta me," I snapped. She frowned a bit before a big smile formed on her
blood red lips. " Monsieur Serge does not t'ink Moi's voize iz annoying do you?," she asked
him. All he did was blush. He probably knew that any answer would not work in his favor. I
growled to myself surpressing the anger that was threatening to escape because of the clown.
We continued on in silence.
After what seemed like a weeks walk, we arrived at Dario's house. Out front were
two soldiers sparing. One of them was on the ground begging for mercy. The victor chuckled
as he helped the fallen soldier up. Serge ran ahead of us, but we ran after him anyway.
" Glenn! Dario!," he called. The two soldiers forms became more visable as we approched.
I also realized that Dario, the famous Dragoon, was the one who lost the battle.
I saw Glenn and Serge hug in the 'manly' way and shake hands. Both of them were
wearing big smiles on their faces. I smiled to myself as well noting that he was happy again.
Well, I was smiling until clownface came beside me. " He iz happy again non?," she asked. I
smiled a bit. For once she wasn't trying to pick a fight with me. This is a rare moment that will
probably never be shared again. " I was just thinkin' that too," I said. We turned to face each
other. " Lizen Kid. Moi doez not want for our bicckering to jepordize ze mizzion. We can
fight for hiz affeczion az long az we keep it zivil understand?," she said. " Fine," I said.
I held put my hand for hers and we shook on it. The battle for peace and Serge's
affection was just beginning. I just hope the world is ready.
to be continued........
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