A/N: you know the drill I don't own Chrono Cross or Serge (sobs!) I just
write cuz I have nothing to do and weird ideas come into my tiny head.
Ehem! Oki this fic takes place on Serge's quest to rescue Kid from her past yes yes a classic. how could you expect me not to write about it?! Come on! It's so sweet!! Anywho I hope you enjoy and don't forget to leave a review!!
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He had nothing good within him, ever since Serge had met him, he had caused nothing but pain and suffering, he had made him feel, something that even at the age of 17 was still unknown to him. hatred.
Both established his presence, then simply disappeared as a black luminosity came from the ground and seemed to devour them, they were gone.
The child that lay on the floor hastily got up ran towards where Lynx and Harle had disappeared, the wood creaked dangerously and he grabbed the tiny wrist of the girl pulling her back, she fought at first but seeing this man would not let her go she simply followed.
The sound of wood creaking was getting louder, they wouldn't have time to go upstairs, with the ice gun in hand Serge froze the pile of burning wood in the ally. He could probably jump over it, but not Kid. He looked back at her only to find she was still looking at the room behind them, crying her small eyes out.
He knelt down at her level and got her attention, then with sympathetic eyes he extended his arms, he saw as some more tears flushed down her face until finally she flung her small arms over his neck. Taking her small figure in his arms he leapt across the wooden rubble then through the door in the hall and finally through the entrance. When he was a few feet away he heard the entire building collapse, only hoping he had gotten everyone out.
The young girl in his arms did nothing but cry until they reached the top of a near hill, far away from the disaster. He felt her little body quiver and hiccup with each sob she gave, tearing his heart to shreds. He knelt down to set her on the cool grass, and when he did she looked to the blazing flames in the distance.
"It's burning." she cried "our home is burning. Lucca. all my friends. they're. they're" her already weak voice cracked
"Why?. why did this happen?" she asked whimpering a bit then she turned to look at him, a sight that broke his already injured heart.
"You. you are going to go away?" she asked seemingly terrified "Are you going to leave me?" fresh tears rolled down her moist dirty cheeks "I'm going to be left all on my own again aren't I?" she closed her eyes and brought her small hands up to her face "Everybody I have ever loved. has gone far, far away." she cried into her palms
He had never felt anything as awful in his life, she was in so much pain. she was so innocent, nobody should suffer like she was, especially at such tender age. It wasn't her fault. She hiccuped and continued to cry.
"I won't leave you Kid." He found himself saying. no, how could he? She was so, frail. so weak and innocent. anything could happen to her, he had to be here for her. he had to protect her. to, love her.
"Really?. Do you mean that?" she asked with big, misty eyes. He took in a sharp breath and forced himself to smile, no matter what his heart felt a that moment.
The child took an uncertain step forward, then another, as if waiting for his approval. He knelt down at her level as she came over to him and again set her tiny arms around his neck. Crying into his shoulder. He too set his hands across her small figure, wanting to take her in, he felt her squeeze him with everything she had, and he wanted to do the same, yet he knew. he knew the truth, he would have to leave very soon. leave her alone, unprotected. unloved, all over again. He would fail to keep his word to her, just as he had failed to protect her. It was all his fault, she had suffered so much. everything was because of him. He didn't want to leave her, she was too delicate. she was his treasure. his ultimate keepsake.and he. he loved her.
"Your cheek." her tiny voice awakened him from his revelation. And he looked into big curious eyes. "It's wet.?"
wet? Was he crying? It really didn't matter, those tears were for her, his compassion, his pity, his love, all for her. He gave a smile as he saw a tug at her lips.
"Thank you. thank you for saving me." she took her hand away from his neck and onto his leg, patting it gently "Will I. will I ever see you again?"
He shut his eyes, it was time to leave, did she somehow know? He smiled for her one last time bringing a hand up to her sad, heart shaped face, touching it gently before it was too late. She gasped. He felt himself being pulled into a soft warmth, and saw nothing but white, but still heard her small cries, getting further and further away.
'What? Where did you go? No! come back! don't leave me. please! No! don't leave me all alone!' and one final cry from the child he would one day, love with no boundaries.
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His eyes opened suddenly to see a carpet over a wooden floor. He looked up, a little dizzy, to see a bed, beside him two of his comrades. He got up and looked towards the bed, where Kid was beginning to stir. she got up slowly sitting on the edge of her bed, staring at her lap.
Serge followed her with his eyes as she got up, and finally after so long, looked into the eyes, of the woman he cared for more than life itself.
"Serge." she called his name "How've you been?"
He could feel Glenn and Orlha's eyes on them both as he simply smiled back at her
"I'm." she looked down at the floor, then smiled at him "right here."
He smiled back nodding and being truly grateful to. her. For just being 'right there'
"Thank goodness" came another voice from the door Radius stood there smiling and looking them over "This must be the power of Serge's love." he laughed knowingly while Glenn and Orlha simply exchanged glances and Kid looked to Serge with question in her eyes.
"Ah yes. Kid, Luccia is waiting for you in the lab at Viper Manor, she wanted to give you something. Anyway there's no rush. I suggest you rest here for the day."
Serge nodded at the suggestion getting a smile from Radius. "Say Glenn, I'm having a bit of trouble with my garden, can you and this young lady help me figure out what's wrong.
Orlha smiled and Glenn nodded uncertainly being pulled out of the room by her. They were alone again, and very quiet.
"Kid." he started
"Yeah?"
"Are you all right?"
She tilted her head "Am I all right? how do you mean?"
"Well, you know. your stomach wound."
"What? My wound?"
He sighed, he really didn't want to recall the details of that horrible night. "Lynx. he, stabbed you." Serge forced the images of her out of his head
"Lynx stabbed me? What are you talking about? Oh wait! Not again" she grinned sheepishly "I loose my memory some times. whenever I'm in a dangerous situation, where I might get hurt. I just seem to disappear and vanish. And when I come to, I wake up somewhere safe without a single scratch. But the thing is I can't remember what happened. I don't get it."
She laughed at herself "Anyway it's happened to me plenty o' times in the past, so it's nothing to worry about, come one mate, let's go."
He nodded but then hesitated as Kid began to walk towards the exit. "wait." he said
She looked back at him and did just that "What for?"
"Well, Radius said there was no hurry, and you could still rest for a while."
Kid smiled at his shy face and walked up to the bed sitting down and indicating for him to do the same.
"Serge. I'm fine. you should know better than anyone, since, from what I hear you are the one who saved me. I don't really know how but. thanks again mate. now I owe ya double." She rubbed the back of her head before continuing
"You jinxed me you know. I had been getting around just fine on me own till I met you."
He bowed his head. she was so right, everything that had happened to her was because of him. He wasn't supposed to bring her problems. he was supposed to protect her, but he couldn't even do that.
"But." her hand found it's way over his "I will never live to regret havin' met someone like you. no matter what happened to me. you were always there by my side, and you always managed to save me, for that I thank ya in a way you can't imagine. it had been a long time since someone gave a damn about me."
She peeled her eyes off their hands and looked up to him seeing he was looking at the same thing.
"I just wanna get somethin' clear. and I need you to understand this." she said as he looked up at her
"You know. that nothin' that has happened to me has been you fault. right?"
He didn't answer but looked down at his lap. That's were she was wrong, in his eyes he had only one job, since the day he had met her, and that was protect her, he had failed miserably
"Serge. I'm serious now. you hafta know, that if I hadn't met ya, I would probably be dead or in Viper's dungeon or worse. if anything you've helped me and protected me from myself."
Both sat in silence for a while, Serge still looking at his lap, and Kid still facing Serge. The truth was he didn't know what to say, maybe she was right, maybe she wasn't, but she was after all ok now.
His eyes widened with shock and his heart began to beat twice his normal rhythm, when he felt something smooth and soft touch his cheek. Had she just? He felt her hand over his, give a small squeeze, then she got off the bed. He looked at her with rosy cheeks, and she gave the smallest smile
"Thanks Serge. fer just being you." she said then exited the room, leaving him alone to his thoughts.
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"I guess I'll stay here and help Radius, you guys go and find Luccia"
"You sure? Said Glenn being the last to board the boat
Orlha smiled and nodded and finally Glenn boarded the small wooden boat along with Kid and Serge. With a small push they were off to Viper Manor. Glenn was the first to note the. awkward silence in the boat but was too chicken to start conversation, fortunately Kid did it for him
"Serge?"
He turned his gaze from the sea to her.
"What happened to you?"
He looked at her in question.
"where did you go? You got burns all over you." she said approaching him and examining his arms.
He tensed, trying to stutter an excuse
"Hasn't he told you where we went to sav--?" asked Glenn interrupted by an elbow connecting to his side
". to what?" asked Kid
Glenn groaned in pain as Serge struggled to explain.
"uh. we found a new element! The Chrono Cross. we had to go through Mount Pyre to get it. and fought some Lava boys on the way." he invented quickly. well half of it was true.
Kid looked at him disappointedly "And why didn't ya take care of the burns right away? Ya had ointment didn't ya?"
"Oh he let us take care of ours. but was too in a rush to heal his own." said Glenn giving Serge a glare
"Oh." said Kid looking to a tense Serge "You shouldn't do that you know. they could get infected. and your health is much more important than some element."
She took out a small circular container and opened it revealing a red transparent cream. She placed a small amount on the tips of two of her fingers.
"After all it wasn't going anywhere was it?" she asked taking his arm and dabbing it lightly with the ointment. He winced a little and was pink in the face, Glenn could only smirk.
"If you would have taken care of this right away they wouldn't have hurt." she said proceeding with another spot on his arm. She took his other arm, then proceeded with his legs and one final spot on his neck she had missed.
"We were out for something more than an element." said Glenn still smirking at Serge's uncomfortable situation
"What was it then?"
"He has to tell you." Said Glenn receiving a death glare from Serge
Kid turned to look at him and he panicked again.
"But he can't. at least not now. it'll have to wait a while." interrupted Glenn
"Why?" asked Kid again
"You'll know when he tells you, come on now there's the manor. He said as they approached the giant structure. Kid jumped off first and Serge made sure, as he got off the boat, to accidentally slap Glenn in the back of the head.
"Ow!"
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k.. how was it? Like? No like? T-T I just had to post this! I swear I started to cry when I saw the scene with him and little Kid.. I'm a very sentimental person!!!!!! So what?!?!?! *sobs* but come on!!! He cried!!! How sweet was that?!?!?! *sniffle* anywho, a special thanks to NoStyle for pre-editing this fic and another I plan to post in the near future! Your help and comments ¬¬ and advice for the game itself, was very much appreciated! I have to fight Lavos now.. *shoulders slump* I'm gonna die. but anyway!!! I hope you people enjoyed and well if you want more just wait a few days. I'll be back! ¬¬' ok how lame was that?
Reviews appreciated! ^^ ohohohoho!
Ehem! Oki this fic takes place on Serge's quest to rescue Kid from her past yes yes a classic. how could you expect me not to write about it?! Come on! It's so sweet!! Anywho I hope you enjoy and don't forget to leave a review!!
~*~
He had nothing good within him, ever since Serge had met him, he had caused nothing but pain and suffering, he had made him feel, something that even at the age of 17 was still unknown to him. hatred.
Both established his presence, then simply disappeared as a black luminosity came from the ground and seemed to devour them, they were gone.
The child that lay on the floor hastily got up ran towards where Lynx and Harle had disappeared, the wood creaked dangerously and he grabbed the tiny wrist of the girl pulling her back, she fought at first but seeing this man would not let her go she simply followed.
The sound of wood creaking was getting louder, they wouldn't have time to go upstairs, with the ice gun in hand Serge froze the pile of burning wood in the ally. He could probably jump over it, but not Kid. He looked back at her only to find she was still looking at the room behind them, crying her small eyes out.
He knelt down at her level and got her attention, then with sympathetic eyes he extended his arms, he saw as some more tears flushed down her face until finally she flung her small arms over his neck. Taking her small figure in his arms he leapt across the wooden rubble then through the door in the hall and finally through the entrance. When he was a few feet away he heard the entire building collapse, only hoping he had gotten everyone out.
The young girl in his arms did nothing but cry until they reached the top of a near hill, far away from the disaster. He felt her little body quiver and hiccup with each sob she gave, tearing his heart to shreds. He knelt down to set her on the cool grass, and when he did she looked to the blazing flames in the distance.
"It's burning." she cried "our home is burning. Lucca. all my friends. they're. they're" her already weak voice cracked
"Why?. why did this happen?" she asked whimpering a bit then she turned to look at him, a sight that broke his already injured heart.
"You. you are going to go away?" she asked seemingly terrified "Are you going to leave me?" fresh tears rolled down her moist dirty cheeks "I'm going to be left all on my own again aren't I?" she closed her eyes and brought her small hands up to her face "Everybody I have ever loved. has gone far, far away." she cried into her palms
He had never felt anything as awful in his life, she was in so much pain. she was so innocent, nobody should suffer like she was, especially at such tender age. It wasn't her fault. She hiccuped and continued to cry.
"I won't leave you Kid." He found himself saying. no, how could he? She was so, frail. so weak and innocent. anything could happen to her, he had to be here for her. he had to protect her. to, love her.
"Really?. Do you mean that?" she asked with big, misty eyes. He took in a sharp breath and forced himself to smile, no matter what his heart felt a that moment.
The child took an uncertain step forward, then another, as if waiting for his approval. He knelt down at her level as she came over to him and again set her tiny arms around his neck. Crying into his shoulder. He too set his hands across her small figure, wanting to take her in, he felt her squeeze him with everything she had, and he wanted to do the same, yet he knew. he knew the truth, he would have to leave very soon. leave her alone, unprotected. unloved, all over again. He would fail to keep his word to her, just as he had failed to protect her. It was all his fault, she had suffered so much. everything was because of him. He didn't want to leave her, she was too delicate. she was his treasure. his ultimate keepsake.and he. he loved her.
"Your cheek." her tiny voice awakened him from his revelation. And he looked into big curious eyes. "It's wet.?"
wet? Was he crying? It really didn't matter, those tears were for her, his compassion, his pity, his love, all for her. He gave a smile as he saw a tug at her lips.
"Thank you. thank you for saving me." she took her hand away from his neck and onto his leg, patting it gently "Will I. will I ever see you again?"
He shut his eyes, it was time to leave, did she somehow know? He smiled for her one last time bringing a hand up to her sad, heart shaped face, touching it gently before it was too late. She gasped. He felt himself being pulled into a soft warmth, and saw nothing but white, but still heard her small cries, getting further and further away.
'What? Where did you go? No! come back! don't leave me. please! No! don't leave me all alone!' and one final cry from the child he would one day, love with no boundaries.
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His eyes opened suddenly to see a carpet over a wooden floor. He looked up, a little dizzy, to see a bed, beside him two of his comrades. He got up and looked towards the bed, where Kid was beginning to stir. she got up slowly sitting on the edge of her bed, staring at her lap.
Serge followed her with his eyes as she got up, and finally after so long, looked into the eyes, of the woman he cared for more than life itself.
"Serge." she called his name "How've you been?"
He could feel Glenn and Orlha's eyes on them both as he simply smiled back at her
"I'm." she looked down at the floor, then smiled at him "right here."
He smiled back nodding and being truly grateful to. her. For just being 'right there'
"Thank goodness" came another voice from the door Radius stood there smiling and looking them over "This must be the power of Serge's love." he laughed knowingly while Glenn and Orlha simply exchanged glances and Kid looked to Serge with question in her eyes.
"Ah yes. Kid, Luccia is waiting for you in the lab at Viper Manor, she wanted to give you something. Anyway there's no rush. I suggest you rest here for the day."
Serge nodded at the suggestion getting a smile from Radius. "Say Glenn, I'm having a bit of trouble with my garden, can you and this young lady help me figure out what's wrong.
Orlha smiled and Glenn nodded uncertainly being pulled out of the room by her. They were alone again, and very quiet.
"Kid." he started
"Yeah?"
"Are you all right?"
She tilted her head "Am I all right? how do you mean?"
"Well, you know. your stomach wound."
"What? My wound?"
He sighed, he really didn't want to recall the details of that horrible night. "Lynx. he, stabbed you." Serge forced the images of her out of his head
"Lynx stabbed me? What are you talking about? Oh wait! Not again" she grinned sheepishly "I loose my memory some times. whenever I'm in a dangerous situation, where I might get hurt. I just seem to disappear and vanish. And when I come to, I wake up somewhere safe without a single scratch. But the thing is I can't remember what happened. I don't get it."
She laughed at herself "Anyway it's happened to me plenty o' times in the past, so it's nothing to worry about, come one mate, let's go."
He nodded but then hesitated as Kid began to walk towards the exit. "wait." he said
She looked back at him and did just that "What for?"
"Well, Radius said there was no hurry, and you could still rest for a while."
Kid smiled at his shy face and walked up to the bed sitting down and indicating for him to do the same.
"Serge. I'm fine. you should know better than anyone, since, from what I hear you are the one who saved me. I don't really know how but. thanks again mate. now I owe ya double." She rubbed the back of her head before continuing
"You jinxed me you know. I had been getting around just fine on me own till I met you."
He bowed his head. she was so right, everything that had happened to her was because of him. He wasn't supposed to bring her problems. he was supposed to protect her, but he couldn't even do that.
"But." her hand found it's way over his "I will never live to regret havin' met someone like you. no matter what happened to me. you were always there by my side, and you always managed to save me, for that I thank ya in a way you can't imagine. it had been a long time since someone gave a damn about me."
She peeled her eyes off their hands and looked up to him seeing he was looking at the same thing.
"I just wanna get somethin' clear. and I need you to understand this." she said as he looked up at her
"You know. that nothin' that has happened to me has been you fault. right?"
He didn't answer but looked down at his lap. That's were she was wrong, in his eyes he had only one job, since the day he had met her, and that was protect her, he had failed miserably
"Serge. I'm serious now. you hafta know, that if I hadn't met ya, I would probably be dead or in Viper's dungeon or worse. if anything you've helped me and protected me from myself."
Both sat in silence for a while, Serge still looking at his lap, and Kid still facing Serge. The truth was he didn't know what to say, maybe she was right, maybe she wasn't, but she was after all ok now.
His eyes widened with shock and his heart began to beat twice his normal rhythm, when he felt something smooth and soft touch his cheek. Had she just? He felt her hand over his, give a small squeeze, then she got off the bed. He looked at her with rosy cheeks, and she gave the smallest smile
"Thanks Serge. fer just being you." she said then exited the room, leaving him alone to his thoughts.
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"I guess I'll stay here and help Radius, you guys go and find Luccia"
"You sure? Said Glenn being the last to board the boat
Orlha smiled and nodded and finally Glenn boarded the small wooden boat along with Kid and Serge. With a small push they were off to Viper Manor. Glenn was the first to note the. awkward silence in the boat but was too chicken to start conversation, fortunately Kid did it for him
"Serge?"
He turned his gaze from the sea to her.
"What happened to you?"
He looked at her in question.
"where did you go? You got burns all over you." she said approaching him and examining his arms.
He tensed, trying to stutter an excuse
"Hasn't he told you where we went to sav--?" asked Glenn interrupted by an elbow connecting to his side
". to what?" asked Kid
Glenn groaned in pain as Serge struggled to explain.
"uh. we found a new element! The Chrono Cross. we had to go through Mount Pyre to get it. and fought some Lava boys on the way." he invented quickly. well half of it was true.
Kid looked at him disappointedly "And why didn't ya take care of the burns right away? Ya had ointment didn't ya?"
"Oh he let us take care of ours. but was too in a rush to heal his own." said Glenn giving Serge a glare
"Oh." said Kid looking to a tense Serge "You shouldn't do that you know. they could get infected. and your health is much more important than some element."
She took out a small circular container and opened it revealing a red transparent cream. She placed a small amount on the tips of two of her fingers.
"After all it wasn't going anywhere was it?" she asked taking his arm and dabbing it lightly with the ointment. He winced a little and was pink in the face, Glenn could only smirk.
"If you would have taken care of this right away they wouldn't have hurt." she said proceeding with another spot on his arm. She took his other arm, then proceeded with his legs and one final spot on his neck she had missed.
"We were out for something more than an element." said Glenn still smirking at Serge's uncomfortable situation
"What was it then?"
"He has to tell you." Said Glenn receiving a death glare from Serge
Kid turned to look at him and he panicked again.
"But he can't. at least not now. it'll have to wait a while." interrupted Glenn
"Why?" asked Kid again
"You'll know when he tells you, come on now there's the manor. He said as they approached the giant structure. Kid jumped off first and Serge made sure, as he got off the boat, to accidentally slap Glenn in the back of the head.
"Ow!"
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k.. how was it? Like? No like? T-T I just had to post this! I swear I started to cry when I saw the scene with him and little Kid.. I'm a very sentimental person!!!!!! So what?!?!?! *sobs* but come on!!! He cried!!! How sweet was that?!?!?! *sniffle* anywho, a special thanks to NoStyle for pre-editing this fic and another I plan to post in the near future! Your help and comments ¬¬ and advice for the game itself, was very much appreciated! I have to fight Lavos now.. *shoulders slump* I'm gonna die. but anyway!!! I hope you people enjoyed and well if you want more just wait a few days. I'll be back! ¬¬' ok how lame was that?
Reviews appreciated! ^^ ohohohoho!