'Interceptor heal.' Shadow
The water from the lake glimmered as the rays of the sun bounced off of the shimmering surface. The forest had a serene and quiet atmosphere, as it seemed abandoned, except for the animals that lived there. It didn't really seem all that dangerous when there was light outside. The trees swayed back as a gush of wind blew by. Small, light footsteps hit the ground gently as they kicked a few rocks aside. Round baby blue eyes looked around and then closing enjoying the quietness of the forest. A girlish giggle came from the girl as she opened her eyes again and then fixed the red cap on top of her head. She then started to walk through the grass again before she came to large oak tree that had a few flowers gathered around it. Running over to it, she took her nap sack off her back and sat down leaning against the tree while going through her sack. She pulled out a few pencils, a quilted quail pen, and a thin, large red notebook that had the name Relm written out on it. She smiled at her well-written name before she opened it flipping through a few pages that had her recent drawings on it. She stopped as she got to a blank page and took one of her pencils and placed the tip of it on the paper; her hand made circles and different motions as it glided back and forth on the paper. The drawing was mostly the surroundings around her. Even though she seemed happy in this serene surrounding, she felt so sad and empty inside slightly. Mostly thinking about the past, her home, her mom and dad…if she had any. She stopped drawing and a single tear ran down her cheek and dropped onto her drawing pad making a small stain over the pencil marks.
"Mommy, daddy…" Relm whimpered and then buried her head down in her arms onto her knees crying softly. She just felt so alone. She just wanted two loving parents like any other kid does. Her heart just had that empty space in it…a big space. She continued to cry in her arms before they slowly started to stop, as she felt tired and sleepy all of a sudden and then fell into a somber sleep.
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A touch.
A lullaby.
A voice…
Relm…relm…
A touch caressed the young girl's cheek, a soft one from a warm hand. It was just so comforting and made her feel safe, she didn't want to wake up, but she tried anyway. Her eyes slowly cracked opened as she could see a figure hovering above her with long hair draping down over their shoulders. Looking a little closer, she could make out that the figure was a woman, she couldn't really make out a face or any other traits of the woman. She felt like she had met her somewhere but didn't know where. This feeling…she felt so secure with her. Could it be…?
"Mommy…?" Relm said gently as she waited for some kind of response from the woman but none came, just the sweet sound of a humming tune. The light around them got brighter and brighter before Relm couldn't see anything else around her.
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"MOMMY!" Relm woke up with a scream and cry as she lifted her head up quickly. Her cheeks stained with streaks of dry tears and her eyes glistened and slightly red as she looked around franticly for the woman.
No one, there was no one.
'It was all just a dream…'She thought to herself, a frown on her lips and a disappointed look in her eyes as she gave a sigh. Her hand lay over her chest near her heart as it beat softly. She then looked around again and notices something wasn't right…but what was it? She stood herself up and looked at the sky, her eyes widening as she noticed the sky was dark and the full moon was out.
"Its night! I must have fallen asleep too long. I won't be able to find my way around now…" Relm jumped as she heard the sound of an owl hoot out and echo though the forest. She felt scared and wanted to leave, but where would she go?
Krrrrrackkkkkkk!
She shrieked as she heard the loud sound somewhere around her and then took off running through the woods brushing past some trees and bushes. Her feet cracking sticks and twigs on the ground as she ran. Her hands cupped over her ears as she tried to block out the loud sounds from around here. The sounds just seemed to get louder and louder now as it started to get closer to her. Relm just kept running trying not to look back, though she wasn't looking forward either which ended in her head colliding into a large thick branch that was sticking out from a tree. She fell backwards hitting the ground hard and slipping into unconsciousness. She lay motionless on the ground, her hat lying next to her head and her blond locks of hair scattered. A trail of blood running from her forehead and down the side of her face. Heavy footsteps approached her prone body followed by a low inhuman growl. A four-legged beast emerged from the forest, black fur covering it's body head to toe and a red mane down his back and around his head. It stared at Relm's body with it's dark sharp yellow eyes, it's tongue licking it's sharp fangs as it ready itself to pounce on her body. Before it could, a growl was heard before a large dog had jumped from the bushes and bit the beast's arm clinging on to it and making the beast roar in pain. A shadowy figured then dropped down from the treetops and on to the ground nimbly, taking three shirukens' from his side and threw them at the beast, they spinning clockwise and the sharp edges glinting. They made contact with the beast puncturing it's skin drawing out blood. It let out a roar and then finally decided to retreat seeing that it was outmatched now.
'Interceptor heal.'
The figured said to the dog as the dog then immediately let go to the monster and jumped back holding its ground as it watched the monster prowl back into the woods leaving a trail of blood. As soon as the monster left the stranger went over and petted the top of the dog's head before directing his attention to the unconscious girl. Interceptor went over to Relm's body and licked her cheek giving a slight whine and looking over to his master. The man walked over to Relm's body and scooped her up in his arms. Looking down at her touching her face lightly before walking off into the forest with his dog at his side, who carried the girl's cap in its mouth.
~TBC~
Phew. Glad this chapter is done. This is the first time I wrote a fic on FFIIV. It's one of my favorite FF's too. And of course Shadow would be my favorite character…hehehe. And Relm too. I'll be working on the next chapter so look forward to it. This story will probably have about twenty chapters to it.