Chapter 11: Let Down

" What are you going to do to Clerya?!" Freya snapped. " Beatrix, I thought you drove them all away." The queen said. " Don't worry your highness, I'll take care of them!" Beatrix said as Vivi and Quina made it into the scene. The battle was on! Home team Vs. The mighty Beatrix! Vivi cast his newly learned Blizzard and Freya cast her rice's wind! Zidane attacked and Quina attacked too. " Ha you are all no match for me! Climhazzard!" She cast it on everyone and the home team lost. " Now, you know what I mean when I say I can slay 100 men single handedly!" I let Dagger out of the bag. " We made it," She said. " Yep, but lets try to be more careful next time." I said shooting an angry look at Steiner. " But the important thing is that we made it," I said letting the problem go. We all walked to the air cab, Steiner was munching on a few Pickles. " Steiner.err.never mind." I said with a disgusted look on my face. We talked to a man who said the cab wasn't leaving for a few minutes so we walked inside a place where they served Bundit cakes. Steiner pickles in hand decided to grab some cake. I smacked my head on my forehead. " Dagger! Why did you have to bring Steiner?" I decided to get some fresh air outside, since I couldn't stand seeing Steiner stuff himself with pickles and cake. " No! we missed our cab!" a familiar voice said. " Huh?" I turned around to see the two people from the gang. " Hey, haven't I seen you two before?" I asked. " Oh yah, you are that one guard lady!" One said. " I'm Cinna, this is Marcus." They held out a grubby hand, " Pleasure." I said keeping my hand away from their grubby hands. " Hey you can't take a handshake?" Cinna said. " No," I said returning to where Steiner and Dagger were. The mystery man looked down at all the pitiful faces. He showed neither mercy nor consern for the people who lye helpless on the ground, in the rain. All he did was flick his silver hair back. Zidane and everyone could hear the clunk, clunk of his metal shoes on the ground and when Freya looked up to the man all she saw the glaring sunlight and a flutter of dragon wings. It was a disappointing time for Freya; she felt that she had failed to protect Bermicia and the people she had loved forever. As I walked away I heard Cinna and Marcus talking. " What is it about Alexandrians? They are so uptight!" " Yah, tell me about it." I ignored what they said after that but I knew it was about me. I walked to Dagger, " Gar- Dagger I think you have some visitors." I said pointing my thumb outside. Dagger nodded to me and walked outside. Meanwhile I watch Steiner pig out on Pickles and cake. " Nasty, c'mon you are an adult now start acting like one!" I said holding my hands to my hips. He immediately stopped eating and started staring out the door. I looked over to where he was staring and I smirked at the sight of a beautiful girl probably in her late 20s. " Ohhhh, I get it now!" I laughed giving Steiner a smart smile. " What?!" He said snapping back into reality. " Why don't you go introduce yourself to her." I said elbowing Steiner. He stood up and walked towards the girl. He was talking to her, jabbering about something stupid. Meanwhile I looked into the doorway and saw a hooded man, the exact same one I had saw in Lindblum. " Hey, you were the guy who bumped into me the day of the festival!" " Uh, excuse me." He said in a low voice. " Hmm that was odd, he followed me from Lindblum to here." I thought to myself as the man pushed himself away from me. " Hey, why are you walking around with a hood over you? Why aren't you willing to show your face?" I asked trying to examine the mystery man behind the mask. " Quit being so nosy!" He said pushing me down to the ground. " Err, what did you do that for?!" I screamed as I stayed on the ground. I was pretty mad at the man who pushed me, but I decided to put my troubles aside and check on Garnet. " Cab toTreno!" a man shouted. I soon got myself up and ran over to Steiner, who was obviously flirting with the lady. " Steiner, sorry to break up this love scene.but we have to leave now." " Okay." He said disappointed. We walked outside to Dagger and Marcus who were already getting on the cab. We ran inside right at the last minute before the cab took off. I sat in the first seat at I saw. I looked out the window and saw the beautiful scenery, the mountains and the rivers. I saw Steiner who was staring at me. " Is this seat taken?" He asked. " Yes." I lied. He sat down in it anyway and I rolled my eyes. " Nice scenery." He said to me. " ..yah." I said. I looked at my own reflection in the window, my shoulder length brunette hair, my royal blue eyes, my Bracelet around my wrist (Which I got from my boyfriend) and finally my frown, which had always showed since I could remember. My boyfriend always told me to always smile, but now that he is gone it remains only a distant memory.

..Brad.. ...I wish you were here by my side..