YUA: Ah, thanks to all that reviewed. I had my doubts at first about this
story, but obviously, those doubts are gone, thanks to you people. I will
keep going with this! ^___^
I OWN NONE OF THE STORES MENTIONED HEREAFTER!
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In Your Dreams!
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"We're here!"
"It's huge!"
"That's what malls are like."
"What do they sell here, anyway?"
"Food, toys, clothes, art...really, anything you can think of."
"Cool!" She jumps out of the car after I park, and slams the door, rattling my teeth.
"Hey, watch it! Try not to slam the door so hard! You might break it!" She touches her finger to her cheek, and acts all innocent.
"Sorry." God, I swear if she does that little innocent act again, my heart's gonna rip out through my chest.
"It's...ok. Let's go inside." I make sure my wallet is in my pocket, lest she wants to get something, and we start off towards the front entrance, with me trailing closely behind her. Don't want her getting lost. I should keep my eye on her throughout the whole mall.
*
"Wow...it's so big..." She stares in awe at the sight before her. People fill the mall, and stores are everywhere. It's like a female heaven.
"Where do you want to go first? To eat?"
"I wanna explore first!"
"Fine with me." I start to walk along slowly...
"C'mon!"
"Ack!" She grabs my wrist, and is practically dragging me along the ground, running off to who knows where. People are clearing out of our way...damn, this is embarrassing.
"R-Rikku, wait! You gotta...Whoa!" I trip over my own feet, and we both topple to the ground, with her under me. Some people walking by laugh and smile at our fall, but the fall just makes my face even redder. I'm on top of her!
"Uh, er, I-I'm s-sorry." I hastily push myself up, and reach my hand down to her.
"No, I'm sorry. I was the one pulling you along." She grabs my hand, and pulls herself up, almost making me fall again. Please, don't do the innocent act...please don't do it...
"Where were you heading anyway?"
"There!" She points to a store with a large sign. Kay Bee toys?!
"Toys? You want toys?"
"I saw the cutest little thing! C'mon I'll show you!" She saw something from the entrance of the mall? She must have extremely good eyesight.
"I wanna show you!"
"Ok, ok! Just don't drag me along again!" She smiles and runs off towards the store, with me trying to keep up with her. She gets to the entrance of the store, looks around, and runs to the left.
"Rikku, wait!"
"Over here!" I turn my head to the sound of her voice, and see her fiddling around with some kinda...is that a robot dog?!
"You guys have such cute machina!" She smiles and laughs as it barks and does all of this pre-programmed stuff.
"Machina? That's just a piece of plastic! It's all pre-programmed! None of it is actually acting on it's own."
"It's still cute!" I let out a sigh. Women...
"Can I help you?" A store employee greets us, and asks us this question.
"No, we're just looking around, thanks." The employee leaves to go annoy another customer.
"Can we go now?"
"You don't like this place, do you?"
"Well, Electronics Boutique is more my style."
"What's that?"
"They sell video games, accessories, systems, stuff like that."
"So really, just 'big boy' toys?"
"Um...er..."
"Hm?"
"Well, if you wanna call it that...I guess so."
"That's what I thought. Yeah, we can go, but afterwards...can we eat?"
"We can eat first, if you like."
"No, I'd rather see as much of this place before we eat."
"I don't know what the difference is, but ok." I start off to the escalator, and she's walking next to me, still swiveling her head in every which way.
*
"Are we almost there?"
"Yes, almost. After all, it was on the other side of the mall." I peek my head up over the crowd. I stand on my toes. I mean, I AM short.
"There it is!"
"Finally!" We turn into the store, and she immediately walks to the back, observing the racks of PS2 games.
"Philip! Come here! Look!" Did she just call me by my name? I think that's the first time she's done so. Either that, or I just like when she says my name.
"What is it?" I casually walk over to where she's at, and my eyes search the wall for what she's gawking at.
"It's Tidus and Yunie! See?! Look!" Well, well, look's like she saw the cover art to Final Fantasy Ten.
"Why can't they join us?"
"To tell the truth, I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out how YOU became real."
"What do you mean? I was real before this?" I think I get what she's trying to say...I think.
"Well, maybe you were real in your world, but you weren't considered a living, breathing being in my world. You were considered a fictional character."
"Well, It doesn't matter now. The only thing that matters now is that I'm here."
"True." And I couldn't be any happier...
"Hm...doesn't seem that they have any new games yet..."
"Final Fantasy? THAT'S the name of the game I'm in?"
"Yeah."
"So, why do I see Final Fantasies Seven, Eight, and Nine?"
"None of the games are actually connected to each other. They are all separate games, worlds, and stories."
"How did it get it's name?"
"Well, Squaresoft was competing with another big company, which I can't remember the name too, and created a game that would either bomb or rise as a bestseller. If it failed, they would go out of business. If not, they would be huge. Hence the name 'FINAL Fantasy'. It was a big risk."
"Thank you, Mister Video Game Master."
"Um...I don't know if that was a compliment or sarcasm..." She laughs and exits the store.
"Hey! Wait for me!" I run out after her, seeing her going towards the food court.
*
I finally catch up with her, and she's in the food court. I'm panting, all out of breath.
"How'd you know it was here?"
"I have a nose, don't I?"
"Well, now that we're here, what do you want to try?" Her eyes dart around every which way, looking at each restaurant.
"What do all of these places have?"
"Chinese, Sandwiches, Pizza-"
"Pizza?"
"It's sauce and melted cheese put on a piece of triangular piece of dough. You can get different toppings on it, like peppers, pepperoni, sausage, and a whole bunch of other stuff."
"I...guess I could try that...I'll try pepper...peppero...Ah! Whatever you call that stuff!"
"Pepperoni."
"Yes!" She sits down at one of the many tables, and I walk up to the pizza place.
"Can I take your order?"
"Two pepperoni. Two medium Cokes."
"Right away sir. Seven fifty." I hand him exact change, and he gives me the drinks, and I wait for the pizza.
"Here you go, sir." He hands me the pizza, and I go back to Rikku.
"Is that it?"
"Uh, yeah."
"It looks...weird."
"I know, it's supposed to. You might as well try it. Won't know until you taste it."
"Yeah, I know." She takes the plate from my hand, and I sit down.
"Fork and knife?"
"No, this is finger food. Watch, pick it up likes so..." I pick mine up, and just take a bite.
"That's gotta be the weirdest way to eat anything."
"It's really good, trust me. I've never met a person who didn't like pizza."
"Right..." She copies my movements, picking the slice, and taking bite. Seems she also took a piece of pepperoni.
"Well?" She puts her finger up, telling me to wait, while she just continues chewing what's in her mouth. I see a lump in her throat as it goes down, and her face goes into a smile.
"That's pretty good!"
"Y'see?"
"Yo, Philip!" I turn around to see one of my friends running towards me.
"Hey Joseph. What's up?"
"Joseph?" Rikku looks up from her food.
"Friend of mine." Joseph comes to our table and hands me a piece of paper.
"What's this?"
"Toree's having a party. She's inviting a whole bunch of people. All of the information is on the paper I just gave you. Her parents left town for a few days, and she wants to make the most of this chance. As far as I know, pretty much the whole grade is coming. You can bring a friend, too." I eye Rikku, who's eyes are begging me.
"Cool. You going?"
"Maybe, I don't know..." His eyes turn to the girl next to me, and his eyes seem to search for a certain something.
"You seem...strangely...familiar." Oh damn! I forgot! Joseph also owns Final Fantasy Ten! I almost choked on my pizza after I finish this thought.
"Mmph! Mmph!" I get up and whisper something to him.
"It's just cosplay. It's only a friend of mine dressed up as a character you know." He whispers something back.
"Her face is just like Rikku's. It's almost...too real..." Damn, he might know...
"Uh, Ms? What's your name?" Rikku's attention snaps to Joseph, and her eyes dart around for help, and an answer, I dunno. If its help she wanted, she got it, because I answered from her.
"It's...Ashley."
"...Ashley?"
"Uh, yeah. She's visiting from upstate."
"Whatever you say...but there's something about her..."
"Trust me, it's cosplay."
"Philip, no one that does cosplay is that good. It's almost real, I swear."
"She has a professional designer. We'll see you at the party, okay?"
"Alright...um, see you guys at the party!" He runs off to find other friends, I guess.
"A party! Cool! When is it?" Her mind is off the food, and is now on the thought of going to a party with people she's never been with before. I open the invitation and read it.
"It's tonight at nine o' clock. Casual dress, bring a friend, and bring some music if you like." Dammit! We're going to a party! I don't want her getting drunk! Or me, for that matter! Well, I can't just leave her disappointed...I guess I have no choice but to take her. I just won't drink. I won't let her either. I mean, we're both under age, but she's freakin' fifteen! I CAN'T let her drink!
"We should go home and get ready."
"Okay! Should I change into something else for a party?"
"No, what you're wearing is fine. It says casual dress. That's casual enough."
"Ok then! Let's go! C'mon!" I look at my watch. It's already seven thirty.
"Right, right, let's go." I throw out my garbage, as well as hers, and she follows me out the exit.
"Where does this 'Toree' live?"
"She actually lives pretty close to me. Maybe ten blocks down. Far enough so my parents won't hear the music going."
"Your parents won't let you go to a party?"
"Not if they knew what was gonna be there." I keep repeating one phrase in my head.
[I will not drink, I will not drink, I will not drink...]
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YUA: So, what do YOU think will happen?! Sorry I took so long to update this. Right now, this story is my top priority. SO it shouldn't be another long time for the next update. Plus, summers coming! So I'll have lots of time during summer! Woohoo!!
I OWN NONE OF THE STORES MENTIONED HEREAFTER!
-
In Your Dreams!
-
"We're here!"
"It's huge!"
"That's what malls are like."
"What do they sell here, anyway?"
"Food, toys, clothes, art...really, anything you can think of."
"Cool!" She jumps out of the car after I park, and slams the door, rattling my teeth.
"Hey, watch it! Try not to slam the door so hard! You might break it!" She touches her finger to her cheek, and acts all innocent.
"Sorry." God, I swear if she does that little innocent act again, my heart's gonna rip out through my chest.
"It's...ok. Let's go inside." I make sure my wallet is in my pocket, lest she wants to get something, and we start off towards the front entrance, with me trailing closely behind her. Don't want her getting lost. I should keep my eye on her throughout the whole mall.
*
"Wow...it's so big..." She stares in awe at the sight before her. People fill the mall, and stores are everywhere. It's like a female heaven.
"Where do you want to go first? To eat?"
"I wanna explore first!"
"Fine with me." I start to walk along slowly...
"C'mon!"
"Ack!" She grabs my wrist, and is practically dragging me along the ground, running off to who knows where. People are clearing out of our way...damn, this is embarrassing.
"R-Rikku, wait! You gotta...Whoa!" I trip over my own feet, and we both topple to the ground, with her under me. Some people walking by laugh and smile at our fall, but the fall just makes my face even redder. I'm on top of her!
"Uh, er, I-I'm s-sorry." I hastily push myself up, and reach my hand down to her.
"No, I'm sorry. I was the one pulling you along." She grabs my hand, and pulls herself up, almost making me fall again. Please, don't do the innocent act...please don't do it...
"Where were you heading anyway?"
"There!" She points to a store with a large sign. Kay Bee toys?!
"Toys? You want toys?"
"I saw the cutest little thing! C'mon I'll show you!" She saw something from the entrance of the mall? She must have extremely good eyesight.
"I wanna show you!"
"Ok, ok! Just don't drag me along again!" She smiles and runs off towards the store, with me trying to keep up with her. She gets to the entrance of the store, looks around, and runs to the left.
"Rikku, wait!"
"Over here!" I turn my head to the sound of her voice, and see her fiddling around with some kinda...is that a robot dog?!
"You guys have such cute machina!" She smiles and laughs as it barks and does all of this pre-programmed stuff.
"Machina? That's just a piece of plastic! It's all pre-programmed! None of it is actually acting on it's own."
"It's still cute!" I let out a sigh. Women...
"Can I help you?" A store employee greets us, and asks us this question.
"No, we're just looking around, thanks." The employee leaves to go annoy another customer.
"Can we go now?"
"You don't like this place, do you?"
"Well, Electronics Boutique is more my style."
"What's that?"
"They sell video games, accessories, systems, stuff like that."
"So really, just 'big boy' toys?"
"Um...er..."
"Hm?"
"Well, if you wanna call it that...I guess so."
"That's what I thought. Yeah, we can go, but afterwards...can we eat?"
"We can eat first, if you like."
"No, I'd rather see as much of this place before we eat."
"I don't know what the difference is, but ok." I start off to the escalator, and she's walking next to me, still swiveling her head in every which way.
*
"Are we almost there?"
"Yes, almost. After all, it was on the other side of the mall." I peek my head up over the crowd. I stand on my toes. I mean, I AM short.
"There it is!"
"Finally!" We turn into the store, and she immediately walks to the back, observing the racks of PS2 games.
"Philip! Come here! Look!" Did she just call me by my name? I think that's the first time she's done so. Either that, or I just like when she says my name.
"What is it?" I casually walk over to where she's at, and my eyes search the wall for what she's gawking at.
"It's Tidus and Yunie! See?! Look!" Well, well, look's like she saw the cover art to Final Fantasy Ten.
"Why can't they join us?"
"To tell the truth, I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out how YOU became real."
"What do you mean? I was real before this?" I think I get what she's trying to say...I think.
"Well, maybe you were real in your world, but you weren't considered a living, breathing being in my world. You were considered a fictional character."
"Well, It doesn't matter now. The only thing that matters now is that I'm here."
"True." And I couldn't be any happier...
"Hm...doesn't seem that they have any new games yet..."
"Final Fantasy? THAT'S the name of the game I'm in?"
"Yeah."
"So, why do I see Final Fantasies Seven, Eight, and Nine?"
"None of the games are actually connected to each other. They are all separate games, worlds, and stories."
"How did it get it's name?"
"Well, Squaresoft was competing with another big company, which I can't remember the name too, and created a game that would either bomb or rise as a bestseller. If it failed, they would go out of business. If not, they would be huge. Hence the name 'FINAL Fantasy'. It was a big risk."
"Thank you, Mister Video Game Master."
"Um...I don't know if that was a compliment or sarcasm..." She laughs and exits the store.
"Hey! Wait for me!" I run out after her, seeing her going towards the food court.
*
I finally catch up with her, and she's in the food court. I'm panting, all out of breath.
"How'd you know it was here?"
"I have a nose, don't I?"
"Well, now that we're here, what do you want to try?" Her eyes dart around every which way, looking at each restaurant.
"What do all of these places have?"
"Chinese, Sandwiches, Pizza-"
"Pizza?"
"It's sauce and melted cheese put on a piece of triangular piece of dough. You can get different toppings on it, like peppers, pepperoni, sausage, and a whole bunch of other stuff."
"I...guess I could try that...I'll try pepper...peppero...Ah! Whatever you call that stuff!"
"Pepperoni."
"Yes!" She sits down at one of the many tables, and I walk up to the pizza place.
"Can I take your order?"
"Two pepperoni. Two medium Cokes."
"Right away sir. Seven fifty." I hand him exact change, and he gives me the drinks, and I wait for the pizza.
"Here you go, sir." He hands me the pizza, and I go back to Rikku.
"Is that it?"
"Uh, yeah."
"It looks...weird."
"I know, it's supposed to. You might as well try it. Won't know until you taste it."
"Yeah, I know." She takes the plate from my hand, and I sit down.
"Fork and knife?"
"No, this is finger food. Watch, pick it up likes so..." I pick mine up, and just take a bite.
"That's gotta be the weirdest way to eat anything."
"It's really good, trust me. I've never met a person who didn't like pizza."
"Right..." She copies my movements, picking the slice, and taking bite. Seems she also took a piece of pepperoni.
"Well?" She puts her finger up, telling me to wait, while she just continues chewing what's in her mouth. I see a lump in her throat as it goes down, and her face goes into a smile.
"That's pretty good!"
"Y'see?"
"Yo, Philip!" I turn around to see one of my friends running towards me.
"Hey Joseph. What's up?"
"Joseph?" Rikku looks up from her food.
"Friend of mine." Joseph comes to our table and hands me a piece of paper.
"What's this?"
"Toree's having a party. She's inviting a whole bunch of people. All of the information is on the paper I just gave you. Her parents left town for a few days, and she wants to make the most of this chance. As far as I know, pretty much the whole grade is coming. You can bring a friend, too." I eye Rikku, who's eyes are begging me.
"Cool. You going?"
"Maybe, I don't know..." His eyes turn to the girl next to me, and his eyes seem to search for a certain something.
"You seem...strangely...familiar." Oh damn! I forgot! Joseph also owns Final Fantasy Ten! I almost choked on my pizza after I finish this thought.
"Mmph! Mmph!" I get up and whisper something to him.
"It's just cosplay. It's only a friend of mine dressed up as a character you know." He whispers something back.
"Her face is just like Rikku's. It's almost...too real..." Damn, he might know...
"Uh, Ms? What's your name?" Rikku's attention snaps to Joseph, and her eyes dart around for help, and an answer, I dunno. If its help she wanted, she got it, because I answered from her.
"It's...Ashley."
"...Ashley?"
"Uh, yeah. She's visiting from upstate."
"Whatever you say...but there's something about her..."
"Trust me, it's cosplay."
"Philip, no one that does cosplay is that good. It's almost real, I swear."
"She has a professional designer. We'll see you at the party, okay?"
"Alright...um, see you guys at the party!" He runs off to find other friends, I guess.
"A party! Cool! When is it?" Her mind is off the food, and is now on the thought of going to a party with people she's never been with before. I open the invitation and read it.
"It's tonight at nine o' clock. Casual dress, bring a friend, and bring some music if you like." Dammit! We're going to a party! I don't want her getting drunk! Or me, for that matter! Well, I can't just leave her disappointed...I guess I have no choice but to take her. I just won't drink. I won't let her either. I mean, we're both under age, but she's freakin' fifteen! I CAN'T let her drink!
"We should go home and get ready."
"Okay! Should I change into something else for a party?"
"No, what you're wearing is fine. It says casual dress. That's casual enough."
"Ok then! Let's go! C'mon!" I look at my watch. It's already seven thirty.
"Right, right, let's go." I throw out my garbage, as well as hers, and she follows me out the exit.
"Where does this 'Toree' live?"
"She actually lives pretty close to me. Maybe ten blocks down. Far enough so my parents won't hear the music going."
"Your parents won't let you go to a party?"
"Not if they knew what was gonna be there." I keep repeating one phrase in my head.
[I will not drink, I will not drink, I will not drink...]
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YUA: So, what do YOU think will happen?! Sorry I took so long to update this. Right now, this story is my top priority. SO it shouldn't be another long time for the next update. Plus, summers coming! So I'll have lots of time during summer! Woohoo!!
