Virgil: so, still playing FFX then?
Yup.
Virgil: anywhere good yet?
Last boss.
Virgil: Great. So you can like, do another chapter now?
I guess.
Virgil: YAY!
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Nicole and Virgil were both walking back to his flat. They were both silent, each wondering what to say to the other. Nicole was still holding the staff in her hands. Virgil spoke first.
"Nicole, how did you do that before?"
"Do what?"
"Make the ice disappear from my legs."
"I… don't really know how I knew. I just did."
"Can I have a look at that?"
"Here." Nicole held it out for Virgil. Virgil backed off.
"I just want to have a look, I don't want to touch it. It hurts."
They both stopped under a light and Virgil looked at the staff closely. There was nothing strange about it. Well, if you don't count the fact that it was made of ice.
"Maybe my dad will have a better idea of what it is."
"Maybe… c'mon lets get back before it gets cold."
"Har har. Very funny."
Nicole shrugged, and they both carried on walking. They went a few more blocks when suddenly, Virgil stopped.
"What?" Nicole asked.
"We're being followed."
They both turned around. Another 'twang' sound was heard, followed by several more. Virgil dodged all of the arrows fired at him, then realised they were firing at Nicole as well. She was fairing reasonably well though, batting off all the arrows with the staff. They stopped firing.
Virgil looked around, the place had turned eerily silent. He couldn't make out any figures in the darkness, it was as if they had disappeared.
"C'mon, lets go. We need to get back."
"Right. Lets go then" Nicole said.
They both quickly went back to Virgil's flat, the party downstairs was still going on, but they both went straight past and towards the stairs. One of the guys in the party popped his head around the door. He was obviously drunk.
"Hey Nicole, c'mon inside and have a dance with me?"
"Not right now…"
The guy looked at Nicole, then Virgil. He looked back at Nicole again.
"Ohh. So you finally nabbed him then Nicole? Have fun you two…" He grinned, and went back inside.
"Wha…" Virgil started.
"Don't bother, he's just drunk….. verrry verrry drunk. Lets go." She almost had to push him up the stairs.
When they got inside his flat, Virgil removed his coat.
"Aw, no. Look at my coat, it's all covered in blood. And this hole will take a while to fox too."
"You get staked, and you're worrying about your coat getting messy? You REALLY have to sort out your priorities, Virgil"
Virgil picked up the phone.
"I'm gonna phone my dad, and see what he can make of this, you just have a seat ok?"
Nicole nodded, and sat down on the leather couch, she starred at the staff, her reflection in it. It starred back. It was then that she noticed another face inside the staff, one that was not hers. She couldn't hear it, but it seemed to be shouting something, and it looked urgent.
Nicole looked around, she couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. The staff became colder, waves of chilled air coming off it. Then she heard a noise behind her. Alistor was sparking up. She turned around to have a look at it when the window by the desk shattered. A dark sphere fell on the floor next to her. It seemed to turn into a shadow, then into a cat-like creature with blood-red eyes. It hissed at both of them, and lunged for Nicole.
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Virgil: another cliffhanger ending?
Yeah, that's right
Virgil: took you long enough
Watch it, I saved you from impalement THIS time, but I might not next time.
Virgil: eep.
REVIEWS PLEASE!
Yup.
Virgil: anywhere good yet?
Last boss.
Virgil: Great. So you can like, do another chapter now?
I guess.
Virgil: YAY!
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Nicole and Virgil were both walking back to his flat. They were both silent, each wondering what to say to the other. Nicole was still holding the staff in her hands. Virgil spoke first.
"Nicole, how did you do that before?"
"Do what?"
"Make the ice disappear from my legs."
"I… don't really know how I knew. I just did."
"Can I have a look at that?"
"Here." Nicole held it out for Virgil. Virgil backed off.
"I just want to have a look, I don't want to touch it. It hurts."
They both stopped under a light and Virgil looked at the staff closely. There was nothing strange about it. Well, if you don't count the fact that it was made of ice.
"Maybe my dad will have a better idea of what it is."
"Maybe… c'mon lets get back before it gets cold."
"Har har. Very funny."
Nicole shrugged, and they both carried on walking. They went a few more blocks when suddenly, Virgil stopped.
"What?" Nicole asked.
"We're being followed."
They both turned around. Another 'twang' sound was heard, followed by several more. Virgil dodged all of the arrows fired at him, then realised they were firing at Nicole as well. She was fairing reasonably well though, batting off all the arrows with the staff. They stopped firing.
Virgil looked around, the place had turned eerily silent. He couldn't make out any figures in the darkness, it was as if they had disappeared.
"C'mon, lets go. We need to get back."
"Right. Lets go then" Nicole said.
They both quickly went back to Virgil's flat, the party downstairs was still going on, but they both went straight past and towards the stairs. One of the guys in the party popped his head around the door. He was obviously drunk.
"Hey Nicole, c'mon inside and have a dance with me?"
"Not right now…"
The guy looked at Nicole, then Virgil. He looked back at Nicole again.
"Ohh. So you finally nabbed him then Nicole? Have fun you two…" He grinned, and went back inside.
"Wha…" Virgil started.
"Don't bother, he's just drunk….. verrry verrry drunk. Lets go." She almost had to push him up the stairs.
When they got inside his flat, Virgil removed his coat.
"Aw, no. Look at my coat, it's all covered in blood. And this hole will take a while to fox too."
"You get staked, and you're worrying about your coat getting messy? You REALLY have to sort out your priorities, Virgil"
Virgil picked up the phone.
"I'm gonna phone my dad, and see what he can make of this, you just have a seat ok?"
Nicole nodded, and sat down on the leather couch, she starred at the staff, her reflection in it. It starred back. It was then that she noticed another face inside the staff, one that was not hers. She couldn't hear it, but it seemed to be shouting something, and it looked urgent.
Nicole looked around, she couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. The staff became colder, waves of chilled air coming off it. Then she heard a noise behind her. Alistor was sparking up. She turned around to have a look at it when the window by the desk shattered. A dark sphere fell on the floor next to her. It seemed to turn into a shadow, then into a cat-like creature with blood-red eyes. It hissed at both of them, and lunged for Nicole.
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Virgil: another cliffhanger ending?
Yeah, that's right
Virgil: took you long enough
Watch it, I saved you from impalement THIS time, but I might not next time.
Virgil: eep.
REVIEWS PLEASE!
