Chapter 7! Back to Square Five!
"Legs…can no longer…feel…legs…" Vivi groaned as they trampled across the countryside. Alexandria wasn't very far away now.
"What's up with you?" Kuja asked Vivi. He has cast float on himself and was easily floating next to Freya. Freya shook her head.
"Leave him along Kuja, he's tired. Eiko, can he ride on your Chocobo?" Freya asked. Eiko was the only on of the group with a Chocobo. She stopped it and turned to her party.
"No! This time, it's all your guys fault you don't have a Chocobo!" Kuja rolled his eyes and waved his hand. Instantly, both Vivi and Freya were lifted off the ground. Freya grinned and floated up to Kuja.
"Well, it seems you just did something nice for me and Vivi!" She said sweetly. Kuja shook his head and shrugged.
"Did not, I just wanted to hurry this up. That's all!" Vivi smiled and came up next to Kuja.
"Umm…Kuja?" Kuja glanced down.
"What is it Mag…Vivi." Kuja wondered why he had corrected himself.
"Thanks for casting float on me. Sorry about that Thunder spell earlier." Freya laughed and noticed a pinkish tint on Kuja's cheeks.
"Don't mention it…really, please don't…" Kuja muttered. Freya tapped Kuja on the shoulder.
"I see your cheeks are turning pink!" She laughed. Eiko stopped the Chocobo again and turned around, her eyes wide.
"Freya, you're looking at Kuja's butt!?" She shouted. Vivi snickered. Both Freya and Kuja turned an amazingly deep shade of red.
"Not his butt cheeks Eiko!" Freya cried. "His face cheeks!" Kuja hid his face.
"Eiko, that was uncalled for!" he yelled. Eiko shrugged and hurried her Chocobo forward. Vivi raced to catch up with her, leaving Kuja and Freya trailing behind.
"Ugh…my God, how rude is she?" Kuja wondered. Freya sighed. Her face still felt hot.
"That was really rude." She quickly walked forward. Kuja grinned. Even though Eiko was probably just saying that, he was going to test her.
"Sooo, Freya, were you looking at my butt?" He asked, walking up beside her. She stopped and glared at him.
"No, of course not!" she shouted. Kuja laced his hands together and placed them behind his head as he walked with Freya.
"Oh? Are you sure? I mean, positive?" Freya sighed.
"Yes." Kuja smiled. Now to trap her with that joke he heard while in Alexandria long ago.
"Only fools are positive." He stated. Freya knew this joke, and Kuja was getting it wrong.
"Are you sure?" she asked him. He nodded.
"I'm positive!" Both he and Freya burst out laughing. Freya laughed so hard, she came near tears.
"Kuja, did you do that to make me laugh?" she asked him, once their laughter had subsided. He shrugged and gave her a mysterious smile.
"Maybe…" Freya grinned and continued to float with Kuja. She stole a glance at him. He seemed to be zoned out, staring off into space. She wondered what he was thinking about. She shut her eyes. Maybe he wasn't a bad guy after all.
"You never answered my question, were you or were you not staring at my butt?" he asked, breaking the silence. Freya groaned and smacked herself on the forehead. Then again…
"Alright, we're here!" Eiko announced. Kuja cast dispel on the group and yawned. He was tired. And his face hurt from when Freya smacked him. She seemed too happy right then to be angry with Kuja, so decided to try one more time.
"Freya?" he began but she held up her hand.
"When pigs fly, that's when I'll look at your butt ok Kuja?" Kuja grinned.
"Promise?" he asked her. She nodded and he pointed up as a small group of young boys ran past them, flying a kite.
"Gee, isn't my new pig kite cool?" shouted one. Freya blinked and watched the pig kite soar. Kuja grinned and turned around, his tail hitting her hand.
"So, which cheek do you like better?" Freya glared at him and shook her head.
"That shouldn't count!" She stomped her foot on the ground and refused to look at Kuja. He turned back around and waved a finger in her face.
"A promise is a promise." The argument was broke up by a man dressed in royal guard clothes. He unrolled a scroll in front of Eiko, Vivi, Kuja and Freya.
"Ahem. By the orders of Queen Garnet and future King Zidane, One Miss Eiko the Summoner and party are hereby under arrest on the grounds of conspiracy against the crown of Alexandria." Guards appeared and surrounded the group. Eiko's eyes widened while Vivi stumbled and fall on his rear. Kuja's muscles tensed. Freya stepped forward.
"Now wait just one minute!" she cried. But the guards didn't listen. They handcuffed everyone and led them through town. Eiko hung her head in shame, while Vivi and Freya shut their eyes. Kuja only wondered what was happening. Eiko glared at Kuja.
"Nice work, now what did you do?!"
Author's Note: DUM DUM DUMMMM!!!! Why are the heroes under arrest? Was Freya looking at Kuja's butt? Should the pig kite count? These will be answered in chapter 8!!!!