Squall's Spirit
By Chibi Summoner Diamond Weapon
--Part II of the 'Hunters' series--
(Note: It is best to read 'Cloud's Shadow' before reading this.)
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G u i l t......
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~A Boy Called "Sky"~
The blade sang as it cut through the air, moving in a series of intricate patterns. It seemed an ordinary sword at first glance. Until one noticed th revolver grafted into the handle.
It's wielder, the Spirit Hunter, Leon, had on his face an expression of determination as he continued the drill as quickly as he could. One would never know that just two days ago his arm had been broken. So absorbed was he in his drill, he did not notice the figure on the ledge above him. The shadow drew back, waiting for just the right moment, then pounced.
Leon stumbled forward a few inches as an unidentified flying object landed squarely on his back. Once he regained his bearings, he scowled.
"Yuffie, get off my back. NOW."
The one who had jumped on him was indeed Yuffie, and the girl grinned broadly before jumping to the ground at his side. Leon scowled once again, glaring down at her from his superior height.
"Was that really necessary?" he asked, noticably irritated.
The young shinobi merely shrugged, her grin still stuck on her face. The Hunter of Spirit sighed, then began to walk back in the direction of Hollow Bastion, from where he trained by the Rising Falls. That area had become, more or less, his own training ground, and he could be found there frequently. Yuffie paused where she was for a moment, then hurried after him, having to walk quickly to keep up with his long strides.
She found herself watching him as they walked back towards the castle; she couldn't help it, despite her efforts. She couldn't help watching his determined blue eyes, and his mouth in it's eternal frown, and she wondered what he would look like if he smiled...
Her moment of staring and contemplating was abruptly interrupted as her comrade glanced her way. His frown deepened (if that was possible) as their gazes locked for a fraction of a second. Then:
"What are you staring at?"
Yuffie fell back into reality instantly.
"Nothing!" she mumbled quietly, turning away so Leon could not see the color rising in her cheeks. What had happened just now...?
"...whatever," Leon muttered turning his attention back to their destination, Hollow Bastion.
Yuffie regained her composure quite quickly, then shot him another grin before running ahead of him to the castle gates. He rolled his eyes, continuing at his neutral pace.
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The little boy glanced franticly about for his guardian, fear welling up in his heart as he did not see him anywhere. He called out to him, voice wavering. He was alone. All alone. What if those shadow monsters came back? What would he do then?
Not wanting to find out, he tore off in a random direction to try and find somewhere safe himself.
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As Leon was about to open the large doors to the castle, he stopped, his brow creasing. Something wasn't right...
"Heeeeeee-y! Squall! What's taking you so long?!"
He completely ignored Yuffie as he stared off into the distance. What was that...?
"Leon?" Yuffie asked, a bit surprised he hadn't corrected her. "What is it?"
"Something's not right..." he said, sounding slightly mysterious, as though in a trance.
Yuffie blinked. Then, reaching up, she placed a hand on his forehead. This caused the Spirit Hunter to look down at her sharply, though he did not remove her hand. After a moment, the shinobi sighed and took back her hand.
"Yep, it's official," she said, shaking her head in a mock sympathetic tone. "You've been hanging around Cloud too long, thus messing up your mind."
There was a semi-frightening growl from the archway over the main door at that remark, and the two looked up to see the Shadow Hunter himself glaring down at them. Yuffie smirked up at him.
"C'mon, Cloud, the world knows you're weird!" she called, angering him more.
"Don't push your luck, Yuffie!" he replied loudly, before falling back into a reclining position. "Oh, by the way," he continued, "there's some little kid running this way. He should get to the edge of the Rising Falls in about thirty-five seconds."
Leon blinked. Yuffie started counting. Both looked to the top of the strange, backwards waterfall.
"Three...two...one..."
The moment the shinobi girl finished her countdown, a figure appeared at the edge of the rising Falls, just as Cloud had predicted.
"Whoa..." Yuffie exclaimed in amazement. "Hey, teach me how to do that!"
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He could go no further. The waterfall that was rising upwards made sure of this. He gulped. They were going to catch him!
The shadow monsters rose from the ground behind him, scaring the boy so much he fell over the edge...
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"Ah-! C-Cloud! Do something!" Yuffie cried.
"Yeah, yeah..."
The Shadow Hunter unfurled his solitary, black leathery wing, which shone dark blue in the sunlight. In an flash of red-orange energy, he took off into the air, as though never lost the other wing. Moving at impossibly fast speeds, he intercepted the falling person, a small boy, as he had guessed, about six or seven, with brown hair in a style quite similar to his own, wearing a simple white T-shirt and blue shorts. His eyes were closed, so Cloud could not tell their color.
He flew back to the entrance of the castle, landing gracefully between Leon and Yuffie. He set the boy down gently, and as soon as he was free, said boy stumbled back a few steps, whimpering with fear. Yuffie took a step forward, holding up her hands in a sign of peace.
"Hey, it's okay, little guy. We won't hurt ya..."
"Yes," Cloud agreed, "but they might."
All four people looked up to see a group of at least twenty Heartless come shooting towards them. Buster sword, gunblade, and giant shuriken were drawn, and the small battle began.
Throwing the oversized projectile with extreme accuracy, the Wind Hunter managed to cut a shadow in two. It disintigrated in it's normal, sickly colored fog a second later. She caught the shuriken again as it spiraled back towards her. As another Heartless attacked her, she sidestepped quickly, then slashed diagonally from her left, causing this one to disappear in an explosion of purple fog as well. At the last moment, she noticed yet another leaping at her from behind...
Leon thrust his gunblade forward, effectively skewering the creature just as it was about to strike out with it's claws. Yuffie thanked him shortly before the two parted ways, returning to the battle.
One Heartless spoted the boy huddling, terrified, against a wall beside the large double-doors of the castle. The boy shut his eyes tight, waiting to feel pain... It did not come
"It's okay," a voice said kindly. "I got rid of that one." He looked up.
Aerith was indeed shocked a how much the boy looked like Cloud; his eyes even the same shade of blue that the Shadow Hunter's had once been, but she shrugged it off, smiling reassuringly at the boy. Then she turned to assist her comrades, who were glad for her assistance.
"~KEYBLADE!!~" The shadows bellowed, focussing on attacking the boy. That was a foolhardy decision on their part.
Moments later, the battle was over.
Yuffie let out a heavy breath before plopping down on the ground. Aerith turned to the little boy, kneeling down in front of him.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
The little boy nodded.
"Umm...thank you," he said, shyly glancing at all of them, a small smile on his lips.
"No big deal," Yuffie said, grinning.
"My name is Aerith," the Light Hunter said. "This is Yuffie, Leon, and Cloud," she continued, gesturing to each as she said their name. "What's your name?"
The child smiled brightly, feeling they had no bad intentions. Then he replied:
"My name's Sora!"
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'People often tell me I think too much'
~Don't get me wrong I love you, but does that mean I have to meet your father?~
'Maybe they're right, but how much I think and what I think is nobody's business but mine.'
~When we are older you'll understand what I meant when I said, "No,"~
'Why should I care what anyone else thinks?'
~"I don't think life is quite that simple."~
'So I'll live my life, and think all I want to.'
'After all, no one cane do anything about it.'
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(I hope the fact that the paragraphs are mushed together in some places isn't a hinderance...my computer really doesn't like me lately... -_-; And I'm sorry if this is kinda bad...)
By Chibi Summoner Diamond Weapon
--Part II of the 'Hunters' series--
(Note: It is best to read 'Cloud's Shadow' before reading this.)
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G u i l t......
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~A Boy Called "Sky"~
The blade sang as it cut through the air, moving in a series of intricate patterns. It seemed an ordinary sword at first glance. Until one noticed th revolver grafted into the handle.
It's wielder, the Spirit Hunter, Leon, had on his face an expression of determination as he continued the drill as quickly as he could. One would never know that just two days ago his arm had been broken. So absorbed was he in his drill, he did not notice the figure on the ledge above him. The shadow drew back, waiting for just the right moment, then pounced.
Leon stumbled forward a few inches as an unidentified flying object landed squarely on his back. Once he regained his bearings, he scowled.
"Yuffie, get off my back. NOW."
The one who had jumped on him was indeed Yuffie, and the girl grinned broadly before jumping to the ground at his side. Leon scowled once again, glaring down at her from his superior height.
"Was that really necessary?" he asked, noticably irritated.
The young shinobi merely shrugged, her grin still stuck on her face. The Hunter of Spirit sighed, then began to walk back in the direction of Hollow Bastion, from where he trained by the Rising Falls. That area had become, more or less, his own training ground, and he could be found there frequently. Yuffie paused where she was for a moment, then hurried after him, having to walk quickly to keep up with his long strides.
She found herself watching him as they walked back towards the castle; she couldn't help it, despite her efforts. She couldn't help watching his determined blue eyes, and his mouth in it's eternal frown, and she wondered what he would look like if he smiled...
Her moment of staring and contemplating was abruptly interrupted as her comrade glanced her way. His frown deepened (if that was possible) as their gazes locked for a fraction of a second. Then:
"What are you staring at?"
Yuffie fell back into reality instantly.
"Nothing!" she mumbled quietly, turning away so Leon could not see the color rising in her cheeks. What had happened just now...?
"...whatever," Leon muttered turning his attention back to their destination, Hollow Bastion.
Yuffie regained her composure quite quickly, then shot him another grin before running ahead of him to the castle gates. He rolled his eyes, continuing at his neutral pace.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The little boy glanced franticly about for his guardian, fear welling up in his heart as he did not see him anywhere. He called out to him, voice wavering. He was alone. All alone. What if those shadow monsters came back? What would he do then?
Not wanting to find out, he tore off in a random direction to try and find somewhere safe himself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As Leon was about to open the large doors to the castle, he stopped, his brow creasing. Something wasn't right...
"Heeeeeee-y! Squall! What's taking you so long?!"
He completely ignored Yuffie as he stared off into the distance. What was that...?
"Leon?" Yuffie asked, a bit surprised he hadn't corrected her. "What is it?"
"Something's not right..." he said, sounding slightly mysterious, as though in a trance.
Yuffie blinked. Then, reaching up, she placed a hand on his forehead. This caused the Spirit Hunter to look down at her sharply, though he did not remove her hand. After a moment, the shinobi sighed and took back her hand.
"Yep, it's official," she said, shaking her head in a mock sympathetic tone. "You've been hanging around Cloud too long, thus messing up your mind."
There was a semi-frightening growl from the archway over the main door at that remark, and the two looked up to see the Shadow Hunter himself glaring down at them. Yuffie smirked up at him.
"C'mon, Cloud, the world knows you're weird!" she called, angering him more.
"Don't push your luck, Yuffie!" he replied loudly, before falling back into a reclining position. "Oh, by the way," he continued, "there's some little kid running this way. He should get to the edge of the Rising Falls in about thirty-five seconds."
Leon blinked. Yuffie started counting. Both looked to the top of the strange, backwards waterfall.
"Three...two...one..."
The moment the shinobi girl finished her countdown, a figure appeared at the edge of the rising Falls, just as Cloud had predicted.
"Whoa..." Yuffie exclaimed in amazement. "Hey, teach me how to do that!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
He could go no further. The waterfall that was rising upwards made sure of this. He gulped. They were going to catch him!
The shadow monsters rose from the ground behind him, scaring the boy so much he fell over the edge...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ah-! C-Cloud! Do something!" Yuffie cried.
"Yeah, yeah..."
The Shadow Hunter unfurled his solitary, black leathery wing, which shone dark blue in the sunlight. In an flash of red-orange energy, he took off into the air, as though never lost the other wing. Moving at impossibly fast speeds, he intercepted the falling person, a small boy, as he had guessed, about six or seven, with brown hair in a style quite similar to his own, wearing a simple white T-shirt and blue shorts. His eyes were closed, so Cloud could not tell their color.
He flew back to the entrance of the castle, landing gracefully between Leon and Yuffie. He set the boy down gently, and as soon as he was free, said boy stumbled back a few steps, whimpering with fear. Yuffie took a step forward, holding up her hands in a sign of peace.
"Hey, it's okay, little guy. We won't hurt ya..."
"Yes," Cloud agreed, "but they might."
All four people looked up to see a group of at least twenty Heartless come shooting towards them. Buster sword, gunblade, and giant shuriken were drawn, and the small battle began.
Throwing the oversized projectile with extreme accuracy, the Wind Hunter managed to cut a shadow in two. It disintigrated in it's normal, sickly colored fog a second later. She caught the shuriken again as it spiraled back towards her. As another Heartless attacked her, she sidestepped quickly, then slashed diagonally from her left, causing this one to disappear in an explosion of purple fog as well. At the last moment, she noticed yet another leaping at her from behind...
Leon thrust his gunblade forward, effectively skewering the creature just as it was about to strike out with it's claws. Yuffie thanked him shortly before the two parted ways, returning to the battle.
One Heartless spoted the boy huddling, terrified, against a wall beside the large double-doors of the castle. The boy shut his eyes tight, waiting to feel pain... It did not come
"It's okay," a voice said kindly. "I got rid of that one." He looked up.
Aerith was indeed shocked a how much the boy looked like Cloud; his eyes even the same shade of blue that the Shadow Hunter's had once been, but she shrugged it off, smiling reassuringly at the boy. Then she turned to assist her comrades, who were glad for her assistance.
"~KEYBLADE!!~" The shadows bellowed, focussing on attacking the boy. That was a foolhardy decision on their part.
Moments later, the battle was over.
Yuffie let out a heavy breath before plopping down on the ground. Aerith turned to the little boy, kneeling down in front of him.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
The little boy nodded.
"Umm...thank you," he said, shyly glancing at all of them, a small smile on his lips.
"No big deal," Yuffie said, grinning.
"My name is Aerith," the Light Hunter said. "This is Yuffie, Leon, and Cloud," she continued, gesturing to each as she said their name. "What's your name?"
The child smiled brightly, feeling they had no bad intentions. Then he replied:
"My name's Sora!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
'People often tell me I think too much'
~Don't get me wrong I love you, but does that mean I have to meet your father?~
'Maybe they're right, but how much I think and what I think is nobody's business but mine.'
~When we are older you'll understand what I meant when I said, "No,"~
'Why should I care what anyone else thinks?'
~"I don't think life is quite that simple."~
'So I'll live my life, and think all I want to.'
'After all, no one cane do anything about it.'
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(I hope the fact that the paragraphs are mushed together in some places isn't a hinderance...my computer really doesn't like me lately... -_-; And I'm sorry if this is kinda bad...)
