1 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Author's Note: Not much to say. Third chapter.
Disclaimer: Still don't own anything in Final Fantasy.
A Sigh Escapes From Heaven
Jane slowly awoke in a chair beside the table that Neil slept quietly on. Her hand twitched in his, but she didn't move it. She smiled and gently brushed a few dark strands of hair from his eyes. "Time to wake up." She stroked his cheek. He grumbled softly and shifted beneath her touch, but stayed asleep. Finally, Jane stood up and kissed him softly. When she pulled away he smiled. "That's my kinda wake up call." She grinned. "How are you feeling?" He cupped her face in his hand. "Better than I have in a long time." They were about to kiss again when the door slid open. Jane jumped away and pulled her hand from his. "Hello Captain, Ryan, Dr. Ross." Each nodded in greeting. "Good morning, Jane." Ryan said with a sly smile on his face. Jane ignored him. "How are you feeling, Neil?" Grey asked as he walked to Neil's side. Neil smiled half-heartedly. "I've been better, but I'll live." Grey flashed a quick relieved smile. "That's good." He turned to Jane. "I need your help with something." Jane glanced at Neil, who gave her a reassuring smile. "I'll be fine." She followed the Captain reluctantly. Ryan also left, but Aki stayed behind. She stared at Neil for a moment; the silence heavy between them. Then, she spoke. "It's overwhelming, isn't it?" Neil looked up at her, confused. "What?" "Knowing that you have something inside that could kill you." She walked over and sat beside him. He sat up and swung his legs over the side of the table. "I guess I never really thought about it."
"You mean you don't want to think about it?" Neil didn't reply. Aki sighed. "Neil, no one wants to think about something like that, but you have to understand just how real this is." Neil turned away from her, but she kept talking. "If you let your guard down, even for a minute, the shield will fail and that thing will kill you this time." "How can the shield fail?" "The shield is an energy itself, but when it's inside someone it becomes dependant on that persons spirit." Neil didn't say anything. He understood. Aki stood and rested a sympathetic hand on his shoulder. "You're a strong person Neil. I know you're gonna be alright." She left, leaving Neil to his thoughts.
Author's Note: Not much to say. Third chapter.
Disclaimer: Still don't own anything in Final Fantasy.
A Sigh Escapes From Heaven
Jane slowly awoke in a chair beside the table that Neil slept quietly on. Her hand twitched in his, but she didn't move it. She smiled and gently brushed a few dark strands of hair from his eyes. "Time to wake up." She stroked his cheek. He grumbled softly and shifted beneath her touch, but stayed asleep. Finally, Jane stood up and kissed him softly. When she pulled away he smiled. "That's my kinda wake up call." She grinned. "How are you feeling?" He cupped her face in his hand. "Better than I have in a long time." They were about to kiss again when the door slid open. Jane jumped away and pulled her hand from his. "Hello Captain, Ryan, Dr. Ross." Each nodded in greeting. "Good morning, Jane." Ryan said with a sly smile on his face. Jane ignored him. "How are you feeling, Neil?" Grey asked as he walked to Neil's side. Neil smiled half-heartedly. "I've been better, but I'll live." Grey flashed a quick relieved smile. "That's good." He turned to Jane. "I need your help with something." Jane glanced at Neil, who gave her a reassuring smile. "I'll be fine." She followed the Captain reluctantly. Ryan also left, but Aki stayed behind. She stared at Neil for a moment; the silence heavy between them. Then, she spoke. "It's overwhelming, isn't it?" Neil looked up at her, confused. "What?" "Knowing that you have something inside that could kill you." She walked over and sat beside him. He sat up and swung his legs over the side of the table. "I guess I never really thought about it."
"You mean you don't want to think about it?" Neil didn't reply. Aki sighed. "Neil, no one wants to think about something like that, but you have to understand just how real this is." Neil turned away from her, but she kept talking. "If you let your guard down, even for a minute, the shield will fail and that thing will kill you this time." "How can the shield fail?" "The shield is an energy itself, but when it's inside someone it becomes dependant on that persons spirit." Neil didn't say anything. He understood. Aki stood and rested a sympathetic hand on his shoulder. "You're a strong person Neil. I know you're gonna be alright." She left, leaving Neil to his thoughts.