Chapter1: Ramza and Kylie

"What luck," griped the female Ninja Kylie as she trudged through the rain. "Getting stuck in the Golgorand Execution Site on Christmas day. She adjusted her maroon colored hair band, and put her Gold Helmet back on.

"Well, it could be worse," said her summoner companion Strawberry. "We could be trekking through Barius Valley on Christmas Eve. Oh wait, we did." She adjusted her Germainus boots, which were full of water.

"Will you stop complaining?" Kylie heard Ophelia yelled from behind them, dragging her poor walking buddy, Agrias Oaks, behind her. "Ramza didn't complain when he had to spend his birthday in the Sweegy Woods." She shook the leaves out of her simple Mediator dress.

"I remember that." David spoke up. He wore the headband and shirtless outfit of a Monk. "Remember when you got stuck in the giant pot hole, Dorothy, and we had to get you out?"

"That wasn't in the Sweegy Woods," a small blonde Geomancer complained from in front of David. "The place where I got my foot stuck was in Igros, and Cindy helped me out of it. Remember Cindy? And Keane? And Akintunde? I miss them."

"I'm sorry I never knew them," a tall Archer named Masahiro said. He shook his dark hair out of his green eyes.

"What I would like to know," a shorter Archer named Pamela said. "Is where Ramza, Chris, Marty, Mustadio, Rush, and Daniel are." Her story was a sad one. It made Kylie shudder when she thought about it.

When she was little, Pamela was kidnapped from her village and raised by Bull Demons. And when she was old enough, they raped her. She has a hard time trusting now. The only person who can get close to her is Masahiro. Her friend Christine, nicknamed Chris, had known the same kind of life. And so far, they are the only known survivors of their village.

Soon the group of travelers reached their friends at Golgorand. Kylie ran up to Ramza. "Come here," he said. "I have something to show you." Kylie followed him to the place where they were tricked by Gafgarion into believing that Princess Ovelia was going to be executed.

"Close your eyes," Ramza said, leading her to the archway with his hands over her eyes. "Alright, open your eyes." She did, and there, in front of her eyes, a pair of Spell Edges stood before her eyes.

"The best swords money can buy," Ramza smiled. "For now at least." Kylie laughed. "Next time, I promise to buy my own." They walked along the road to the main spot. As they walked, they spotted David and Dorothy. They waved, and the couple walked away, probably to their own devises.

"Wait, I don't think this is the way to the others," Kylie said. Ramza nodded. There were bare trees all over, and strange birds cawed in the trees. To their left was a giant marsh, and their right, a dead forest. They knew where they were. Zigolis Swamp.

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"How did we end up in Zigolis-?"

"Kylie, look out!" Ramza said as a man-sized skeleton wearing a purple cape jumped out of the reeds next to them, knife drawn. In an instant, Kylie brought up her new Spell Edges to block the blow. She succeeded, but only after she was knocked into the thorns behind her. Ramza brought his own Spell Edges up, and in two swift blows, the skeleton dropped into the swampy water. Ramza and Kylie heard bellows behind them, and knew that the battle was not over.

"Nothing like a good battle to keep up your instincts," Jake said. "Now let's get the hell out of here." They ran through a different area of the swamp until they saw some non-familiar faces. A Time Mage, and a Knight, both standing near a summoner they knew quite well.

"Strawberry!" The Knight turned his head, and his Mage partner did likewise. Strawberry cried out from behind her gag, but it was incomprehensible.

"We need her back," said the Knight. "I am the new leader of Bart Co., but now, it's Beck Co., after me. This is Aquarius. We have come to pick up the traitor." Beck waved his hand in Strawberry's direction.

"Strawberry has nothing to do with Bart Company anymore, so leave her alone," Ramza yelled. "This battle is between you and your employees."

"Is that so?" Beck said. He whistled, and a trio of people came out of the woods. One was a female Wizard, and the other two were like the people now facing the two Ninjas, a Knight and a Time Mage. "These are my loyal subjects, Garnett, 'O Bannon, and Sophie. We will lay waste to you."

"That's your army?" Kylie scoffed. "We can take that all by ourselves." The Ninja pair drew their Spell Edges, as another figure rushed into battle. He jumped in behind Sophie, and slammed his elbow into her neck. She went down. Hard.

"One Time Mage down, one to go," the figure said. Ramza recognized him as Rush, the over-zealous Monk that caught Strawberry's eye when he joined the party at the Zeklaus Desert Death Corps station. After their meeting at Barius Hill, Rush and Strawberry instantly fell for each other.

Rush jumped next to Ramza and Kylie. The three people stood together as Beck mobilized his three remaining troops as both armies prepared for battle. Strawberry fiercely struggled against her bonds, indicating that she too wanted to fight. Her bonds were loosening slightly.

Beck drew his sword, and Jake, Kylie, and 'O Bannon did the same. Garnett and Aquarius brandished their staves. Kylie made the first move. Charging straight towards Beck, she sliced her Spell Edges toward him. Beck easily dodged them and shoved her backward with his shield. It was followed by a sideswipe, which she dodged with great difficulty and not without a small gash on her stomach. It sapped her of some of her strength, and made her reflexes a little slower. Rush got into a giant parrying battle with Garnett, and Ramza was taking on 'O Bannon and Aquarius at the same time.

Rush finally parried a blow long enough for Garnett to stop, and he knocked her backward. The staff flew out of her hand, and caught a stray blow from Kylie's swords. It was sliced in two; the magic stored inside it flew in every direction. The battle stopped for a few seconds. Long enough for Beck to shove a sword in Kylie's stomach.

Blood flowed slightly from the wound, and started to trickle out of her mouth. Ramza yelled, and Rush ran over to take out Beck. He succeeded in hitting a nerve on his back, and Beck fell. Aquarius and 'O Bannon watched with horror as the two opponents both fell to the ground.

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Kylie's eyes fluttered open in Warjilis City Hospital. She sat up, only to meet a stabbing pain in her head. Gasping, she sat back down with another pain in her head. She caught a faint glimpse of Ramza next to her.

"Feeling better?" Ramza's brown eyes were filled with concern and he looked like he hadn't slept all night. Kylie tried to sit up again, more slowly this time.

"Like someone hit me in the head with a Morning Star," she moaned. Ramza laughed as Strawberry and Rush entered. Despite the situation, Strawberry wore a wide grin on her face.

"We had to use about 3 or 4 Phoenix Downs to revive you, and even more for Beck. Only because he kept resisting." Kylie sat back up.

"So I guess everything ended up okay, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess so Kylie," Ramza said. He found himself sitting next to her on the bed. He could see himself in Kylie's eyes, and she looked back at him. And then, he kissed her. Strawberry and Rush slowly backed out of the room.

"You're not a bad kisser you know," Kylie said.

"Th-thanks," Ramza stuttered. His face was beet red. Kylie blushed.

"I've known you liked me since I caught you staring at me in Igros the first time we went there. You remember, to report to your brother? And I also know that you're been afraid to do anything because of my connection to David."

"And by connection, you mean you were dating him since you were thirteen," Ramza replied.

Kylie blushed again. "I know, I know, but after the incident at Fort Zeakden where you saved my life, I realized that David and I couldn't be together anymore. So we broke up. I suppose he told you that when you met up in Dorter." Ramza nodded, and Kylie continued.

"And when I saw you again in Igros, I just knew I'd have to make my move before Ophelia did. And once Daniel joined, I figured we were pretty much signed and sealed. I knew I had to do something, because you mean the world to me, and I love you."

He kissed her again, and this time, neither of them blushed.

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A/N: The following chapters will be the same events from the viewpoints of the other characters in the story. Well, not so much characters as couples, but whatever. Next is Rush and Strawberry. So have fun! See ya later!

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy Tactics, though I consider Kylie and the other originals to be my own creation.