~chapter 23~
It was the morning after. The party was preparing to go. Sam decided to go into Justin's tent and talk to him about last night.
"Err...Justin...we need to talk..." she said.
"Ok, about what?" he asked slipping on his boot.
"About last night..." Justin just watched silently.
"Look...I think your really cute and all...and I kinda like you..."
"I like you too..." Justin muttered.
"Yes...but...we're on a quest. An important one...I think our relationship would interfere."
"It doesn't have to..." he stood and walked over to her.
"But...I don't think..."she paused for a second, looking up at him. "Maybe we shouldn't..." her voice became quieter. Justin slowly began to lean towards her. "It might...uh..." she was interrupted by the meeting of their lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck as they held the kiss and continued to hold it.
"Hey, Justin, we're about---WHAT THE HELL?!" Jared walked into the tent. "AGAIN?!" Their kiss was quickly broken and Sam turned away, blushing.
"Er...maybe you should go get ready..." Justin mumbled quietly to Sam. She nodded and softly stroked his arm with her hand as she left the tent smiling at him. He smiled slightly after her but then looked at Jared, who was scowling at him.
"I really can't believe you...first last night, now today...what next? Sex while we're fighting some evil guy?!"
"Don't be ridiculous..." Justin mumbled. "This fic is PG-13...we can't have sex." Jared groaned and slapped his forehead, running his palm down his face.
"You know damn well what I mean!" he shouted angrily.
"Geez, what's your problem anyway?"
"Bah, forget it. Just...don't be pullin' that mushy crap around other people, alright? You're liable to make someone sick..." he said leaving the tent. The party got all packed up and was about to leave when...
"Hey!" the merchant suddenly called out to them.
"Er...what? Did we leave a mess?" Link asked.
"You gonna pay me before you leave?!"
"But we already paid..." JD mumbled.
"No, you paid for yesterday."
"Yeah, and we're leaving today."
"I said check out at noon. It's past noon." the merchant said pointing to a sundial which read 12:05. The party fell over.
"LISTEN YOU CHEAP PIECE OF SH--"
"Calm down JD..." Link interupted.
"Fine, but we're not paying." JD mumbled, walking away.
"Hey! You come back here and give me my money!" the merchant shouted, running from behind the booth. JD simply thrust his elbow into the merchants face, knocking him out, then continued walking.
"So, we continue on through the Great Plain." Link said. "How much farther is it?"
"Well, luckily out path runs through the most narrow part...we should get out before the end of the day." JD responded. They continued walking, Bobby, Mitch, and Ron once again in their little group, Justin and Sam shot each other glances every now and then, Jared walked in silence, his eyes closed and his mind wandering ("*trip* gah! stupid rock! maybe I shouldn't walk with my eyes closed..."), Fenix walking in back, not talking to anyone, and Link and JD at the front, not saying much either. After countless hours, and miles of walking, they reached what looked like the final stretch. They passed yet another merchant, who happened to stop them.
"Oh, God...not another of these merchants!" Jared groaned.
"Ah, good sir. I am nothing like those foul men on the south side of the Plain." the merchant said.
"Yeah right..." Jared mumbled under his breath.
"I have only one thing to sell." the merchant said.
"What's that..." Link said cautiously.
"This..." the merchant held up a bottle of glowing pink potion.
"What is it?" Justin asked.
"A potion." Everyone fell over.
"Of course it's a potion!" Jared shouted. "But what does it do?"
"Ah, well I can't tell you that." The group fell over once more.
"How do you expect us to buy something if we don't know what it is?" Link shouted.
"All I can tell you is its very valuable...very useful...very rare..."
"Yes...that's what the other merchants would say."
"Well, the other merchants would overprice you."
"And how much would you charge us?" JD asked.
"You seem like an adventurous group...this could be very useful for you...so I will make it cheap....only 25 kaybs...(limit one per party. Void to residents of Islander and Pregatia. Offer expires 1391)."
"Er...what, does it make you like invincible or something?" Link asked.
"Something like that..."
"Hmm...25 kaybs isn't that bad...even if it is a mystery potion..." JD muttered.
"So, you will buy?"
"Sure, why not?" JD paid the merchant and took the potion.
"Have a safe journey..." the merchant said, bowing. The group then walked off.
It was the morning after. The party was preparing to go. Sam decided to go into Justin's tent and talk to him about last night.
"Err...Justin...we need to talk..." she said.
"Ok, about what?" he asked slipping on his boot.
"About last night..." Justin just watched silently.
"Look...I think your really cute and all...and I kinda like you..."
"I like you too..." Justin muttered.
"Yes...but...we're on a quest. An important one...I think our relationship would interfere."
"It doesn't have to..." he stood and walked over to her.
"But...I don't think..."she paused for a second, looking up at him. "Maybe we shouldn't..." her voice became quieter. Justin slowly began to lean towards her. "It might...uh..." she was interrupted by the meeting of their lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck as they held the kiss and continued to hold it.
"Hey, Justin, we're about---WHAT THE HELL?!" Jared walked into the tent. "AGAIN?!" Their kiss was quickly broken and Sam turned away, blushing.
"Er...maybe you should go get ready..." Justin mumbled quietly to Sam. She nodded and softly stroked his arm with her hand as she left the tent smiling at him. He smiled slightly after her but then looked at Jared, who was scowling at him.
"I really can't believe you...first last night, now today...what next? Sex while we're fighting some evil guy?!"
"Don't be ridiculous..." Justin mumbled. "This fic is PG-13...we can't have sex." Jared groaned and slapped his forehead, running his palm down his face.
"You know damn well what I mean!" he shouted angrily.
"Geez, what's your problem anyway?"
"Bah, forget it. Just...don't be pullin' that mushy crap around other people, alright? You're liable to make someone sick..." he said leaving the tent. The party got all packed up and was about to leave when...
"Hey!" the merchant suddenly called out to them.
"Er...what? Did we leave a mess?" Link asked.
"You gonna pay me before you leave?!"
"But we already paid..." JD mumbled.
"No, you paid for yesterday."
"Yeah, and we're leaving today."
"I said check out at noon. It's past noon." the merchant said pointing to a sundial which read 12:05. The party fell over.
"LISTEN YOU CHEAP PIECE OF SH--"
"Calm down JD..." Link interupted.
"Fine, but we're not paying." JD mumbled, walking away.
"Hey! You come back here and give me my money!" the merchant shouted, running from behind the booth. JD simply thrust his elbow into the merchants face, knocking him out, then continued walking.
"So, we continue on through the Great Plain." Link said. "How much farther is it?"
"Well, luckily out path runs through the most narrow part...we should get out before the end of the day." JD responded. They continued walking, Bobby, Mitch, and Ron once again in their little group, Justin and Sam shot each other glances every now and then, Jared walked in silence, his eyes closed and his mind wandering ("*trip* gah! stupid rock! maybe I shouldn't walk with my eyes closed..."), Fenix walking in back, not talking to anyone, and Link and JD at the front, not saying much either. After countless hours, and miles of walking, they reached what looked like the final stretch. They passed yet another merchant, who happened to stop them.
"Oh, God...not another of these merchants!" Jared groaned.
"Ah, good sir. I am nothing like those foul men on the south side of the Plain." the merchant said.
"Yeah right..." Jared mumbled under his breath.
"I have only one thing to sell." the merchant said.
"What's that..." Link said cautiously.
"This..." the merchant held up a bottle of glowing pink potion.
"What is it?" Justin asked.
"A potion." Everyone fell over.
"Of course it's a potion!" Jared shouted. "But what does it do?"
"Ah, well I can't tell you that." The group fell over once more.
"How do you expect us to buy something if we don't know what it is?" Link shouted.
"All I can tell you is its very valuable...very useful...very rare..."
"Yes...that's what the other merchants would say."
"Well, the other merchants would overprice you."
"And how much would you charge us?" JD asked.
"You seem like an adventurous group...this could be very useful for you...so I will make it cheap....only 25 kaybs...(limit one per party. Void to residents of Islander and Pregatia. Offer expires 1391)."
"Er...what, does it make you like invincible or something?" Link asked.
"Something like that..."
"Hmm...25 kaybs isn't that bad...even if it is a mystery potion..." JD muttered.
"So, you will buy?"
"Sure, why not?" JD paid the merchant and took the potion.
"Have a safe journey..." the merchant said, bowing. The group then walked off.