A/N: Hi! Not gonna be any Umi or Clef in this( Sorry! No tomatoes please!) Anyway this chappie is for Fuu and Ferio fans. Lantis will be in the next next chappie. So anyway without further delay (burp! Hehe.. (Audience sweatdrops) Err.. I just finished dinner!) So here's chappie 8!

Chappie 8: Fuu & Ferio: Lost in a Forest of Danger

Ferio awoke and saw( A/N: In my preview in chappie 7, I had a spelling error! Ekk!!) Fuu on the floor, rubbing her eyes. She tried to stand but fell down and cried out in pain. Worried Ferio inspected her ankle (she was holding it) " You have a sprained ankle.You can't walk like that so I'll just have to carry you. Fuu smiled and said," Thanks. Something moved in the treetops above them. Ferio unscathed his sword and prepared to fight.

A large monkey-like demon hopped down and began to throw bombs of rocks at them. Grabbing Fuu and running behind some trees for cover, he put her down behind some trees and stepped out.

"Come and get me!" Ferio yelled. The monkey-demon creature tuned and began. Ferio had expected the demon to be fast but not THAT fast. Turning his head around and around until he was dizzy, he quickly shook it off and focused. After like a ½ hour of studying the monkey's movements he yelled then swung. The blow took the demon by surprise and it gashed him on the side growling angrily, the monkey started to glow.and slowly it got bigger and bigger until it was at least 20 times Ferio's height. Looking high up at the demons' face, Ferio chuckled nervously. Then after it had stopped glowing, the creature suddenly screamed out in agony. An arrow well shot had logged itself in the demons' eye. Fuu was leaning on a tree holding a bow and carrying a quiver of arrows on her back. She smiled faintly and then her expression turned grim. Then demon turned its blind eye near her and swung- Ferio had picked Fuu up and was jumping from tree limb to limb.

But the monster was not giving up that easily. Noticing that he would never be able to lose the monster, he put Fuu down on a branch and jumped gracefully onto another.

He yelled, " Hey you big. Fat, clumsy oaf! I'm over here!" Trying to divert the demons' attention from Fuu, he started to head around in circles. Then seeing that the demon was having trouble keeping up with his movements. He stopped when he saw he was leaving an after-image of himself and slashed downward. He split the monster in half and landed neatly. The monster thudded to floor behind him, cut evenly in half.

Getting up from hid position, he got up and sighed a breath of relief. "That was hard."

He went over to Fuu and gently and hungrily kissed her. She grinned and said,

"Do you know where we are?"

" Err. somewhere in the middle of a large forest infested-"

CRASH! A giant bear walked out from the clearing. Its eyes red and bloodshot and its claws long and dangerous, Ferio gulped. " If demons keep showing up at this rate, I'll never make it!"He whispered to himself frantically. After killing what was like 10 demons, Ferio was exhausted. Staggering to lean against a tree, Fuu handed him a flask of water. He drank it thirstily and mouthed thanks to Fuu. Rumbling was heard and another large demon stepped out. Ferio groaned. (A/N: I'm gonna make Lafarga (Is that how you spell it?) jumped out.

Caldina appeared several moments later too. Lafarga shouted," get out of here! We'll keep the demons around here distracted so you can find the temple! Hurry!" He stood back to back with Caldina as a pack (literally, horde) The gripped their swords tightly and watched Fuu and Ferio disappear around some trees. The charged and yelled," Bring it on!" The monsters enveloped them and you could see or hear nothing else but battle cries, occasional cursing, and blood.

Running as fast as he could while carrying Fuu on his back, he looked around fanatically for the temple.

::Flashback::

"The Temple should be somewhere just down the path, you were lucky to run in the direction you ran while you were running away from the demons that were chasing you." Go now!! HURRY!"

:: End Flashback::

Try as he might, he just couldn't find it! Running around in circles and ending up at the same place every time, he could swear that he was going nuts! He just kept running around until... he saw something that he had missed in his haste. There was a large tree that he hadn't seen before, and there was a door on it. Grasping the handle tightly and slowly turning it, he walked into the corridor.

The corridor was long and at first pitch black but then all of a sudden, the torches on the side of the wall burned brightly. Gulping he let Fuu down and woke her up (she had fallen asleep while he was fighting) She stirred and looked up at him.

" Where are we?" " I don't know." Ferio said slightly nervous. He held her closer against him and they walked down the dark path.

After what seemed like walking for hours, they finally got to the end of the corridor. On the end, there were two doors, one gold, and one plain. On top, there was a plaque. It read:

"The pure-hearted will know the right path."

Ferio kissed Fuu on the cheek and she held his hand tightly. They both closer their eyes and saw a vision. They could see each other and they were going through the plain door. They opened their eyes and exchanged glances. Holding the doorknob then turning it, they both walked in.

A/N: Cliffhanger! (Don't you just love them?) Due to spoilers, I won't be putting up a preview for the next chappie. Sorry! So tune in for the next chapter!

Chappie 9:Fuu and Ferio, A test of devotion and love That's it for this chappie! Tune in next time! Ja ne!

Yume-damo(its supposed to be kamo, I screwed up)- shirinai