Chapter 5
Aeris smiled as she walked through the tall-fielded grass, spinning her staff bored. Cid was following her looking down on the ground at Aeris footsteps that had been pressed into the soft mud. He was dragging his Venus Gospel against the ground leaving a small line down the center of the pushed out grass and the deep soft mud. Aeris turned to him trying to smile at him to cheer him up. Cid looked up at her for a quick second and then looked back to the ground.
"What's wrong Cid?"
He looked back up at her and shook his head in pity.
"Damn! I'm so weak! The others, I need to find the others!"
Cid took off in a run past her and she started to yell for him to come back but he didn't look back so Aeris took off after him casting haste upon herself to catch up to him.
"Cid what are you doing!!? Where are you going!!?"
Aeris finally caught up to him and raced at his side grabbing his shoulder throwing him to the ground with a quick smack in the head with her Princess Guard. He looked up at her dazed and confused and she softly raised her arms to prepare another spell.
"[I][b]float[/I][/b]"
He slowly began to rise above the ground levitating only but a few feet. She swerved her arms gently and smoothly in front of her making him move with her as she walked through the grass to a small house that layed between several trees, and short grass. Cid looked up at her and smiled crazily at her and she laughed at him as she moved him through the open door and up the steep stairs to a small room on the 2nd floor of the house. Four beds layed on the ground, two on each side of the room. Aeris raised her arms high and Cid's body floated upwards and onto the nearby bed. Aeris raised the covers and wrapped him in them dispelling the float spell that she had put upon him, and casting sleep making him fall into a deep slumber. Aeris made her way down the stairs to the outside of the house leaving Cid there to lay in his new room asleep.
Outside Aeris wondered about the area finding a small pond in the tall grass. The water clear as glass, and no wind to ruffle it. Excited on her find she quickly casts a water spell pulling the water out of the pond and into a large bubble that floated above the ground she walked back towards her house and discovered smoke coming from her direction. She picked up speed and broke into a run as she neared it. Cid was awaken by the foul smell of sulfur and shot up in bed. Confused and dazed from the whack on the head he grabbed his Venus Gospel and ran out to a balcony nearby the side seeing that Aeris was running followed by a large bubble. He yelled out to her and the bubble came flying at him smashing into the side of the house.
"Oops Sorry Cid! I didn't know you were there!"
He narrowed his eyes at her and swiped back his wet hair from his face in disgust. Aeris leaned back and giggled at him then moved towards her homes entrance. Cid turned from the balcony and went back inside and towards the stairs that led to the bottom. He made his way down and slipped a falling to the bottom floor on his stomach. Aeris looked down upon him and quickly casted her Cure 3 spell on him. Cid sat up and looked at her rubbing his forehead in pain as he stood.
"What made the fire?"
"I don't know, you knocked me out remember?"
Aeris blushed a little and giggled softly to herself as she looked up at him.
"Oh right, sorry,"
She made her way to the entrance of the kitchen and found it completely scorched. Surprised she went around it searching for anything that could have started it but found nothing.
"What's the matter Aeris?"
Cid looked at her in confusion as Aeris continued to search the room.
"I don't know what could have caused the fire…,"
"What do you mean!? Fires almost always start in kitchens this should be easy,"
Cid glanced around the room and in shock found no sign of anything that could have caused it, no electricity no stove, no nothing. He looked back at her in curiosity and asked,
"If this is a kitchen then where do you cook your food?"
"I use a fire spell and for lighting I use fire or bolt, it's quite easy,"
Cid rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment over his stupidity.
"Oh right…,"
Aeris continued to search the area and wondered to the outside where everything seemed completely normal. She turned back at Cid and narrowed her eyes to him.
"Are you sure you didn't start it?"
"What!? You think I'd do something like that!?!"
She crossed her arms in front of her and he turned away from her looking downwards and shook his head.
"Yeah I know I'm stupid, sometimes but damn it! I didn't start a fire!"
She walked pass him and down at the ground noticing small foot prints leading two and from her home and it couldn't have been Cid because they continued through the grass.
"Someone else was here…,"
"Say what?! I didn't hear anyone and I'm a light sleeper,"
"Yeah but I knocked you out cold remember?"
"Uhhh…,"
Cid looked up at the fields and began to run throw them Aeris following after him.
"Well might as well try and figure out what did this then don't you think!?"
Aeris nodded in agreement at him and looked ahead towards a small city that could be scene a ways in the distance. Cid picked up speed and gained even more as he casted Haste2 upon himself and Aeris as well, they raced forwards towards the small town called, Cosmo Canyon.
Aeris smiled as she walked through the tall-fielded grass, spinning her staff bored. Cid was following her looking down on the ground at Aeris footsteps that had been pressed into the soft mud. He was dragging his Venus Gospel against the ground leaving a small line down the center of the pushed out grass and the deep soft mud. Aeris turned to him trying to smile at him to cheer him up. Cid looked up at her for a quick second and then looked back to the ground.
"What's wrong Cid?"
He looked back up at her and shook his head in pity.
"Damn! I'm so weak! The others, I need to find the others!"
Cid took off in a run past her and she started to yell for him to come back but he didn't look back so Aeris took off after him casting haste upon herself to catch up to him.
"Cid what are you doing!!? Where are you going!!?"
Aeris finally caught up to him and raced at his side grabbing his shoulder throwing him to the ground with a quick smack in the head with her Princess Guard. He looked up at her dazed and confused and she softly raised her arms to prepare another spell.
"[I][b]float[/I][/b]"
He slowly began to rise above the ground levitating only but a few feet. She swerved her arms gently and smoothly in front of her making him move with her as she walked through the grass to a small house that layed between several trees, and short grass. Cid looked up at her and smiled crazily at her and she laughed at him as she moved him through the open door and up the steep stairs to a small room on the 2nd floor of the house. Four beds layed on the ground, two on each side of the room. Aeris raised her arms high and Cid's body floated upwards and onto the nearby bed. Aeris raised the covers and wrapped him in them dispelling the float spell that she had put upon him, and casting sleep making him fall into a deep slumber. Aeris made her way down the stairs to the outside of the house leaving Cid there to lay in his new room asleep.
Outside Aeris wondered about the area finding a small pond in the tall grass. The water clear as glass, and no wind to ruffle it. Excited on her find she quickly casts a water spell pulling the water out of the pond and into a large bubble that floated above the ground she walked back towards her house and discovered smoke coming from her direction. She picked up speed and broke into a run as she neared it. Cid was awaken by the foul smell of sulfur and shot up in bed. Confused and dazed from the whack on the head he grabbed his Venus Gospel and ran out to a balcony nearby the side seeing that Aeris was running followed by a large bubble. He yelled out to her and the bubble came flying at him smashing into the side of the house.
"Oops Sorry Cid! I didn't know you were there!"
He narrowed his eyes at her and swiped back his wet hair from his face in disgust. Aeris leaned back and giggled at him then moved towards her homes entrance. Cid turned from the balcony and went back inside and towards the stairs that led to the bottom. He made his way down and slipped a falling to the bottom floor on his stomach. Aeris looked down upon him and quickly casted her Cure 3 spell on him. Cid sat up and looked at her rubbing his forehead in pain as he stood.
"What made the fire?"
"I don't know, you knocked me out remember?"
Aeris blushed a little and giggled softly to herself as she looked up at him.
"Oh right, sorry,"
She made her way to the entrance of the kitchen and found it completely scorched. Surprised she went around it searching for anything that could have started it but found nothing.
"What's the matter Aeris?"
Cid looked at her in confusion as Aeris continued to search the room.
"I don't know what could have caused the fire…,"
"What do you mean!? Fires almost always start in kitchens this should be easy,"
Cid glanced around the room and in shock found no sign of anything that could have caused it, no electricity no stove, no nothing. He looked back at her in curiosity and asked,
"If this is a kitchen then where do you cook your food?"
"I use a fire spell and for lighting I use fire or bolt, it's quite easy,"
Cid rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment over his stupidity.
"Oh right…,"
Aeris continued to search the area and wondered to the outside where everything seemed completely normal. She turned back at Cid and narrowed her eyes to him.
"Are you sure you didn't start it?"
"What!? You think I'd do something like that!?!"
She crossed her arms in front of her and he turned away from her looking downwards and shook his head.
"Yeah I know I'm stupid, sometimes but damn it! I didn't start a fire!"
She walked pass him and down at the ground noticing small foot prints leading two and from her home and it couldn't have been Cid because they continued through the grass.
"Someone else was here…,"
"Say what?! I didn't hear anyone and I'm a light sleeper,"
"Yeah but I knocked you out cold remember?"
"Uhhh…,"
Cid looked up at the fields and began to run throw them Aeris following after him.
"Well might as well try and figure out what did this then don't you think!?"
Aeris nodded in agreement at him and looked ahead towards a small city that could be scene a ways in the distance. Cid picked up speed and gained even more as he casted Haste2 upon himself and Aeris as well, they raced forwards towards the small town called, Cosmo Canyon.