Chrono Cross: Angelus Errare…

Disclaimer: Squaresoft owns Chrono Cross and not me. I only own the characters I made up in this story. Oh yeah, and the song called "Sora" from the Escaflowne Movie: A Girl in Gaia made by Yoko Kanno and sung by Maaya Sakamoto is rightfully theirs and not mine. So do not sue me.

      *I just use this song because it really portrays the theme of it. Please, PLEASE review! I really, REALLY want to know what you guys think this story. So don't be shy, 'kay?

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      "Okay, you guys, I signed in two rooms for us. It's on the second floor," said Kidd, holding the two keys. "For some reason, they gave it to me for free. I wonder why."

      Glenn smiled and gave a little laugh. "It is because of me, being the famous dragoon of a famous Dragoon Diva, hehehe."

      "……………" "Okay….I think I should go in my room now. Yer freaking me out with yer laugh," said Kidd, heading up the stairs.

      Serge walked up with her, looking fatigued from the battle before. He slowed down his pace, feeling the sleepiness taking over his body. Kidd turned around and went to Serge. "You okay?" asked Kidd, looking directly into his face.

      "Y-yeah…I'm just tired. After using so much of my energy for that battle…"

      "Here, I'll help ya," said Kidd, as she put Serge's right arm around her shoulders, holding his waist for balance when they walk.

      "Thanks Kidd," said Serge as he slowly walked with her.

      "Glenn, me, and Korcha are headin' to Termina Bar to grab somethin' to eat. You wanna come?" she whispered, nearing their two rooms.

      "Nah, I think I'll pass. I'll be there with you guys in an hour or so. I think I'll take a nap."

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Chapter 8- Sora of memories…

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      Few hours have finally passed and day grew to night really fast. Glenn, Kidd, and Korcha have been in Termina Bar for a while, eating everything that they can with Serge's money that they borrowed. Few minutes ago, Orlha joined them.

      "And this guy named Omendi attacked you guys by surprise? Weird…what does he want from us?" asked Orlha, scooping up a spoonful of Tilapia with rice.

      "He said he wants the "Chrono Cross" from Serge. But, he does not have it for he lost it during the final battle long time ago. I am surprised that he actually refused that Serge is telling the truth." A smile started to appear on his face. "You should have seen Serge. He was completely unbelievable."

      "Man, don't rub it in, Glenn. I knew I should of stayed with you guys."

      "That is what is what you ladies get for leaving us to take down the stuff on the boat."

      "That is a good point, Glenn. Maybe its better than seeing Leena buying another carton of milk and going with her to Arni Village," sighed Orlha.

      "By the way, where is she?" asked Glenn, sipping down his Sake. A gleam started to twinkle in his eyes.

      "She's back at her home. She said she would meet us at Viper Manor tomorrow after she takes care of things at home. And I'm not going to say what is going to happen," said Orlha, taking another scoop of her Tilapia with rice.

      Kidd sat there, looking down at her food in front of her, playing with her drink. She has not been talking for a while now after they reached Termina Bar. She did not eat a single thing. Sitting beside her, a very drunk Korcha started yelling crazily.

      "HEY EVERYONE! KIDD IS FINALLY GONNA MARRY ME!" he yelled, waving his hands up and down in front of everyone.

      "Damn idiot," said Kidd, pouting as she played with her drink once again. She was too busy in her thoughts to mess with Korcha.

      Glenn and Orlha stared at her, worried. "What's the matter, girl? Are you sick or something?" asked Orlha as she patted her shoulder.

      Kidd slowly lifted her head, gazing into Orlha's face. She looked sadly at her. "Nah, it's just that…"

      "You are worried about Serge, are you not?" asked Glenn gently. She nodded her head, her eyes softened at the mention of his name.

      "He hasn't joined us yet and it has been 5 to 6 hours and all ready it's night. I guess he really is knocked out from the battle. That bastard Omendi," she sighed angrily.

      Glenn and Orlha nodded in agreement, knowing how Kidd is feeling down at the moment, worried about Serge.

Silence protruded through the group as groups of people talked in the background and Korcha blabbing away with other people. Ever since Serge's first encounter with the evil one who triggered his illness to come, he was deep in his own thoughts, more and more possible problems coming to his thoughts. He did not speak after a while as he walked beside Kidd, heading to Termina Inn.

Glenn has a sudden idea in his mind. "Kidd, why don't you check up on Serge? He is probably awake by now. Here is his food to go. And maybe you guys can talk a bit. We will be with you guys in an hour."

      Kidd smiled and got up, grabbing the bag from Glenn. "Thanks, Glenn. See ya guys." And started to walk out of the bar, leaving Korcha yelling behind.

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Meanwhile, back at the Hotel…

      "I love you, my son. I will always be with you. Be strong and help this world from destruction. You are last remaining clan who can save this world…"

      Serge opened his slowly, seeing the whole room darkened from nightfall. He slowly sat up, stretching his arms up with a yawn. "If…only you were here father, then I would know what you meant by those words," he said, slowly standing up. He went out to the balcony, looking up at the dark horizon. "A full moon today." He sighed again and kneeled against the rails.

"Win dain a lotica
En val tu ri
Si lo ta
Fin dein a loluca
En dragu a sei lain
Vi fa-ru les shutai am
En riga-lint…"

      A beautiful lyric of the song came to his hearing as he listened intently to the beautiful song. He slowly closed his eyes, feeling content with the soothing tone of the song. "I think I should take a walk."

      Putting on his shoes near the door, he hastily put them on and started to go out of the door.

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Few minutes after Serge left…

      Kidd started walking up the stairs, too busy with her thoughts. She came to their room, opening the door quietly. "Serge? You awake?" whispered Kidd as she peeked in. When she looked in, no one was there. She opened the door and put the bag on the table.

      Kidd looked around her surroundings, looking for any evidence of Serge's whereabouts. She looked in the bathroom, but no one is there. And she looked out the balcony and no one is there either. Sighing, she walked over the balcony and kneeled on the rails. She is beginning to worry about Serge once again as thoughts of him started to spread through her mind. Sighing once again, she turned around and looked at the door. His shoes where gone as she observed the floor a bit. Kidd looked out the ocean and realized where he is.

      "He probably went out to take a walk," said Kidd as she ran out of the door, carefully locking the door behind her.

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      Thirty minutes have passed and Kidd kept on looking through every aspect of Termina. So far, she looked in the shrines, near Zappa's place, and near Viper's statue. She sighed and leaned against the rails that show the beach. She scanned every area in the beach, yet no figure was on it.

      Finally she walked down the stairs, her eyes in full thoughtfulness. She looked in every place in Termina and there was no sign of Serge. When she reached the bottom of the steps, she stared at her right to see the pathway to the pier. Realizing she did not check the place out, Kidd started walking through that path. Passing by her, a couple strode towards Termina Bar, smiling faces lighting their darkened faces.

      "Hey Termina Bar. Honey, can go there and eat something before we head back to Porre. I'm so hungry!" said the girl as she clutched onto her man's arm.

      "Sure! I'm hungry myself. I'll pay for the dinner."

      "Your so sweet!"

      Kidd sighed, seeing how the two couple was so happy together. She thought about the close friendship with Serge. He was not like other men in El Nido. More like a mysterious person being called upon to the world without him knowing. She wondered if he would ever have the same feelings as she had for him. Her thoughts started to consume her, as she was unaware of the area she is in.

      Her thoughts were soon interrupted by a figure sitting at the edge of the pier, looking directly into the sea and full moon. Kidd smiled and walked over to the figure. "I thought he went somewhere without telling me," she said as she continued to walk that direction.

      Serge was in the middle of his thoughts when he heard soft footsteps coming to him. He turned around to see Kidd, stopping in her tracks as he stared. Kidd stared into his eyes.

      "Is it me or Serge's eyes seem…different. It looks as though they are glowing…bright blue," Kidd thought, surprised by Serge's keen stare.

      "Hey," said Serge, motioning her to sit with him. She smiled and nodded, sitting beside him. Kidd sat with a thump beside Serge and joined with him in sight seeing. "Are you okay Kidd?" he asked.

      She nodded. "I was worried that you've gone someplace that I don't know. I thought you…disappeared."

      Serge laughed. "Would I disappear to leave you alone with Korcha annoying you? I don't think so." Both of them laughed, enjoying their company with each other.

      Kidd slowly settled down, seeing that Serge was not in his own thoughts anymore. "What are you doing here, mate? Do you have some kind of problem?"

      He smiled sadly, giving in a little chuckle. "Did you read my mind or something? It seems like you know how I'm feeling."

      She nudged him playfully. "C'mon, I'm serious. I know you always go here and think about things."

      His smile suddenly faded. "I'm…here…to just clear my mind after so many thoughts coming to me. I want to sort things through before the action I will take," he said, a hint of reluctance to his voice.

      "Care to share?" asked Kidd.

      Serge suddenly fell in complete silence, his long blue bangs covering his glowing blue eyes. He was in a state of making a decision, whether to tell Kidd his troubled thoughts that he is keeping as a secret. His thoughts were through his mind once again as he sat there with one arm on his knee.

      "Should I tell her my troubles? Will she believe me or make fun of me?" he thought. He gazed into her cerulean eyes, seeing his reflection of his glowing blue eyes. Kidd's eyes show pleading in them, showing the uncertainty of Serge's thoughts and mind. He bowed his head again. "But, I trust her. Ever since I first met her, I was uncertain of her trust. A complete mystery girl travel, whom's presence appeared out of nowhere to help me. Yet, when I first looked at her, she smiled at me. She automatically trusted me right then. She's a good friend and I know that."

 

Lifting his eyes, he gave a slight sad smile. "All right. I'll tell you what's going through my mind." Kidd sighed and smiled, happy to see that Serge is finally sharing his thoughts.

      "………" "Do you see… any difference… about me?" asked Serge bluntly.

      "What do you mean? I don't see any changes about you…"

      "N-no, I mean…" Serge turned his gaze directly into hers, letting her see the intense glowing of his eyes. "Look into my eyes."

      Kidd soon realized that Serge was inferring to his eyes, the exact eyes that somehow glowed mysteriously. "Serge, is it about your eyes, glowing that strange blue?" she said sadly.

      "You noticed, huh?" he said, turning away and closing his eyes. "Everything about me seems so…weird to people. Even around my home. Ever since I woke up after the final battle, my eyes at night, glow the mysterious blue color; a bright light blue with white surrounding it. Since then, people looked at me weird for the first few weeks. Yet, no one bothered to say it. But, I know they are saying that I am a strange one. That is one problem in my mind that I couldn't get out of."

      "Serge…" sighed Kidd, knowing how he feels.

      "And now, after I was reunited with you, my life somehow changed its routes. The illness from thirteen years ago has suddenly taken over my body, and this strange strength coming through my veins; I don't even know what's wrong with me. I've been searching through my thoughts for answers. Yet, none are helpful."

      "Is that why you are quiet sometimes?" asked Kidd. He nodded his head, turning his head to face Kidd. "You were…like me when I was in a state you are right now. I always wondered who am I and why was I born alone. I never even really knew my parents and why they abandoned me in the forest back where Lucca lived. I searched high and low after Lucca was abducted, looking for answers through my mind and outside. I couldn't survive the world without any companions around me. I was only a ten-year-old girl. Until that time, I met up with…" she stopped right there. Serge looked at curiously, wondering why she stopped her words.

      She smiled and coughed. "I mean…uh…when I… met you, my life changed around. Now, I know that I am not an orphan. And I knew from that time that I would never be alone with you and the rest of the gang around. But then, we have to go our separate ways and start our new life in the renewed world we have created together."

      Serge smiled, a smile that is still uncertain. Kidd could see he still needs more convincing. "What I'm trying to say, mate, is that you should go around and find answers. Maybe you can find what you are questioning about."

      Serge's eyes widened from her words, realizing something from his thoughts.  

      "Follow your instincts of where you want to go. Follow them, and you shall find your answers.

     

      "…Father…"

      Both fell silent for a moment, looking into the ocean as they both sighed. "Your father…you've never mentioned him before. Can you, if you don't mind, tell me more about him?" asked Kidd, quite reluctant to say.

      Smiling, he nodded. "Sure." Serge slowly breathed in. "My father… was a really friendly and caring person. He was a fisherman in those days, catching huge fish and every time he comes home, he would always spend time with my mom and me. I remember when he first came from the fishing trip, and I would always run to him and call him. He never gotten mad at my mom nor me and we get along real well. My dad would always play with me, even though he might be busy. I remember one time when he would always carry me and move me up and around like I was flying. Heh, to me, I loved that game and he would always do that for me."

      "Ah, that so sweet of him," said Kidd.

      "Everything seemed happy at the time," continued Serge. "Until that day when I was poisoned by the Panther Demon. My dad and my mom were right there when I came out and I remember my father screaming out my name to don't die on him or my mom. My mom really cried that day, seeing how I fell ill so suddenly. And…on that very next day after I was struck, Leena's father and my dad set out to find a doctor to heal me. And I was with them. Then the Chronopolis event occurred when my fate was altered."

      "What happened after that day?" asked Kidd, listening to Serge's story intently.

      "All of us returned home, except Miguel who wounded up missing. I didn't know what was going on when…" Images of that past started to flood Serge's mind. "…my father was disintegrated by Fate. He did not do anything wrong. He was only trying to rescue me. He disappeared after two days. And somehow, he knew this was going to happen. I can…still remember the expression he gave me when he disappeared. The last thing he ever told me was… 'I love you, son. I will always be with you. Be strong and help this world from destruction. You are the last remaining of our clan to protect this world…"

      Tears started to form in his eyes as he remembered those last words, making his vision blurry. "I never knew…what those words meant, but I knew that I have to be strong like my dad was." The tears started to drain back into his eyes as he tried to hold them back. "I always told myself that it was my fault that my father died. Because of my weakness and myself, I would rather die than seeing my old man dead. But, it will break his heart if I died. And if he died, it would break me and my mom's heart. But he had no other choice but to die. It was his only choice. Since then, I started to train myself to be a strong person to protect the ones I hold dear. But I still thought about my father no matter what and his words still loom around my mind. I can't explain what it meant, but hopefully one day, I will know what it means."

      Kidd was saddened by this story that Serge have just said. She felt sympathy for Serge's feelings of his dad and what he is going through. He is going through tough a time, that's for sure. Slowly, Kidd leaned against his chest and held his left hand with her right. "I'm sorry, Serge. I never knew how much tough times your going through. And I'm glad that you told me about your father. You and your father have a special bond and you two share one trait."

      "What is it?" Serge asked.

      "You two are so caring and sweet," said Kidd. He smiled and ringed his left hand around her shoulder.

      "Thanks, Kidd," he said, feeling a lot better after a sudden burden was finally lifted. 'Maybe I should tell Kidd of what I think about from now on.' He thought as he smiled.

      "Whatever happens ahead, we'll go through it, right?" asked Kidd, snuggling into Serge's chest.

      "Yeah… together," he said as he leaned his head against hers. Both of them looked into the ocean once again silently, feeling content with their long conversation.

"Win dain a lotica
En val tu ri
Si lo ta
Fin dein a loluca
En dragu a sei lain
Vi fa-ru les shutai am
En riga-lint…"
 
        Serge suddenly opened his eyes from a sudden singing voice near him. He recognize the song and looked at Kidd, who was the person who is actually singing that enchanting song:
 
"Win chent a lotica
En val turi
Silota
Fin dein a loluca
Si katigura neuver
Floreria for chesti
Si entina…"
 
 
        "Kidd, you know that song?" asked Serge, interrupting her. She slowly lifted her head and looked up at him, blushing.
 
        "Well…ummm…I just…heard it few hours ago… and…"
 
        "Really? I thought I was the only one who heard it," said Serge, taken back.
 
        "I…well…."
 
        "Kidd…keep on singing. I want to hear you sing more. Your voice is…beautiful," he said. Kidd was surprised, but nodded as she knelt her head back onto Serge's chest blushing.
 
"Win dain a lotica
En vai tu ri
Si lo ta
Fin dein a loluca
En dragu a sei lain
Vi fa-ru les shutai am
En riga-lint…"
 
         She finished the song and laughed quietly, seeing that it turned out to be good. "A song of mystery…somehow, I feel like I know this song," said Serge, slowly getting up.
 
        "Yeah, and only us heard it and not the others. Kinda of freaky, don't ya think?" asked Kidd, getting up with the help of Serge. He nodded in agreement and started to walk.
 
        "Come on, let's head back to the hotel. Everyone is probably worried about us by now," he said.
 
        "Yeah, and yer food is getting cold," said Kidd. She noticed that Serge stopped his pace and stood there, waiting for Kidd. Smiling, she walked up to him and looked at his glowing blue eyes. He stared down at her and smiled his cute grin, rounding his arms around her and leaned against her shoulder. Kidd started blushing from his movement, but smiled as Serge and Kidd started walking to the hotel, Serge holding close to her. 

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       Next Chapter, Chapter 9-  Destiny and Past collied…