PianZoe: Ok, I updated once again! Yay!
Serap-89: And I read over her shoulder ^_^
PianZoe: You know I don't write well with people looking over my shoulder, so why do you do it?!
Serap-89: Because I feel like it.
PianZoe: Don't make me sick Diamond on you *glares*
Serap-89: *sarcastically* Oh no, attack of your deranged younger sister!
PianZoe: Aren't I lucky that you have no siblings, so you won't sick them on me. DIAMOND, GET HER!! *younger version of self jumps into room, and begins chasing Serap-89*
Diamond: HAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA *cough, cough* HWAHAHAHAHAHA!!
PianZoe: *watches with a smirk then turns to computer screen* I do not now and never will own Wild ARMs 3, or any of them for that matter. *whispers* Oh, and neither will Serap-89, luckily. ^_^
Serap-89: *from other room* I HEARD THAT!!!!
(Note: By the way, Meira is pronounced just like Maya's name, except with an r after the May sound [the Mei is the May sound, as you probably figured])(
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This was complete and utter torture. Three women chattering away about flowers and stuff like that, while Anthony sat, trying to ignore them. Two were bad enough, but now THREE!? He couldn't handle three any more than he could handle when he slipped and almost fell to his death that night. He still couldn't believe how strong Georgia was for being a 18 year old girl; she just lifted him up by grabbing the back of his jacket with one hand! He still was trying to figure out how she did it. He couldn't do that, so how could SHE? He scowled, and looked up to the three ladies. His sight landed on the one that he had his thoughts settled on right at the moment.
She was quite odd. No, she was actually normal, but he hadn't met anyone like her before in his life. She drove him out of his mind, but at the same time, made him feel more comfortable. It was just crazy, and he hated it. Or liked it, he couldn't tell. At some points, he enjoyed it, but at others, he absolutely wanted it to go away and never bother him again. He was just plain confused and that was what he REALLY didn't like. He didn't like not knowing what he liked or disliked. He sighed, and shook his head to get rid of the annoying thoughts that flooded his head.
He didn't realize until Georgia glanced at him with an odd look that he was still staring at her. Once she smiled, he scowled, and shook his head, looking to the side. Georgia giggled at his strange behavior, and turned back to Kaitlyn and Meira to continue their conversation. Anthony turned back forward, to see that the three were back to chattering and giggling. He sighed an exasperated sigh, and stood up.
"I'm going to go get some fresh air," he said, walking over to the door. As he grabbed the doorknob, he heard someone stand up. He looked over, to see Georgia standing up, and scowling at him. "Oh come on, I TOLD you I'm not going to leave until after you and Kaiterak find your parents and her father. Now I'm just going outside until you three are ready to leave. All right?" he snapped, making Georgia shake her head and cross her arms.
"I'm sorry Anthony, it's just that you've tried escaping twice now, and I was just thinking that you were trying to sneak away from us while we were visiting." she said, the scowl disappearing, and a smile replacing it. She glanced over to his bed, and saw that his stuff was still there. "I need to learn to trust you." she said, then sat down, and nodded to him. "Ok Anthony, you can go ahead and get some fresh air. We'll be out in a minute." Anthony turned back to the door, turned the doorknob, and walked out.
Kaitlyn, who had been watching Anthony, turned her head to Georgia with a smirk. "So, Georgia, you said sometime back about... Let's see, what was it...? Ah, yes. About Anthony being... cute." she said mischievously, making Georgia blush and giggle.
"Oh yeah, I did, didn't I? When did I say it again?" she asked, looking directly at Kaitlyn, who was scratching her head, trying to remember.
"Um... it was... uh... uhh... Oh yeah! It was the morning when we were at Little Rock." (A/n: In the last chapter I said the met Meira in Jolly Roger... I was wrong, it was Little Rock they met her at.) She stated, and Georgia nodded her head, giggling once again. Meira had both her eyebrows raised at Georgia, who had stopped giggling, and began to stare off to the side.
"Yeah, I said that, and I still believe it. He's cute when he's not so angry." she said, picturing that night when he had smiled, making her blush and smile. Kaitlyn noticed this look, and covered her mouth, to hide a giggle.
"So... well, this is going to sound strange, but... do you like him?" she asked Georgia, who looked up, and shrugged, with the smile still on her face.
"Of course I like him, that's why I 'invited' him to join us. Why else would I? Plus, if I didn't like him he would have been thrown out long ago." she laughed at her joke, and scratched the back of her head, then noticed that Kaitlyn was shaking her head. "What?"
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant do you REALLY like him?" she asked, and Georgia's eyes widened, her face turning an odd shade of pink.
"No, of course not, why would you think such a thing?" she exclaimed, a little too suddenly, making Meira and Kaitlyn looked at each other then at Georgia with disbelieving looks.
"You can tell us, you know. We won't tell him." Meira said, and Georgia looked to the side, then to the window, trying to find something else to talk about.
"No, really, I just like him." she said, looking back to the two other female Drifters. They were giving her an extremely disbelieving look, and she sighed and shrugged, with a slight chuckle. "Ok, well, maybe I like him a little, just a very, VERY little, more than just teammates/friends." she said, her cheeks turning a slight pink again. Kaitlyn and Meira nodded their heads, with half smiles.
"I figured you liked him. I mean, I really don't understand why, but it's so obvious." Kaitlyn said, glancing towards the door, to see that it was slightly open. She got up to go close it, while the conversation continued.
"Why don't you understand why?"
"Because it's also obvious that he cares for NO ONE but himself. Can't you tell?"
"Well, that's how he comes across, but I think he has SOME good to him."
"Oh you think so? Hah, come on Georgia, it's obvious that he has not a single caring bone in his body!"
"Kaitlyn, I know he acts like that, but I think that it's just a facade!"
"Come again?"
"You know, just a mask." Georgia said, looking at Kaitlyn strangely, and Kaitlyn shook her hands and head.
"No, no, I mean, you actually think that he does it because he doesn't want to show the real him?"
"Yeah, basically. Why do you ask?"
"Because, Georgia, I'm beginning to think that when you fell off your horse you must have gotten a little shook up, because you're talking crazy."
Georgia scowled, shook her head, and stood up quickly. "Kaitlyn, if you keep this up, I'm going to... uh... I don't know yet, but it'll be something big!" she exclaimed, and Kaitlyn sighed, shaking her head. "He's our teammate, and if you can't accept that, then... then... oh, I don't know what I'll do since I'm not in charge, but it'll be drastic!" Kaitlyn looked up, with a half smile. Georgia gave her a strange look, and sat back down.
"Ok, I'll be nice to him, if you really want me to, leader."
"WHAT?! What did you call me!?"
"I figured since we didn't have anyone in the leader position, and you're the one that started this little expedition, it's only fair that you should be the leader."
"..." Georgia just sat there, staring off into space. Thinking about what had just happened. She was the leader? How did this happen? She heard what Kaitlyn had said, but she was just shocked. She was the second youngest, for crying out loud, why would she be put in leader position? "Whoa, this is just a little overwhelming..." at that moment, Anthony walked in, and looked straight to Georgia. His face contorted from a scowl, to slight shock.
"Wow, you three bim... uhh, girls, aren't chattering? It's a miracle!" he said sarcastically, then walked over to his bed to gather his stuff. Georgia looked to him, finally snapping out of the shock that she had been in a minute ago.
"Don't talk like that, or you'll half to walk instead of ride on your horse. Hee, hee, hee..." she giggled when she saw Anthony send a glare to her.
"And how could you do that? I could always sneak onto my horse when you weren't looking."
"I'll ride behind you."
"So?"
Georgia and Anthony glared at each other for a minute, then Georgia broke into a giggle fit. It was annoying to Anthony, so he just decided to gather his stuff and try desperately to ignore the girly giggles. When he finished with his packing, she was still giggling, so he sent her another glare. "Would you shut up?" he snapped, and Georgia stopped her giggle fit, just to glare at him.
"Hey, don't talk to your leader like that!" she snapped back, and Anthony's eyes widened. Oh great, now the master bimbo was in charge. Perfect. Well, at least it wasn't Kaitlyn, because she would make him more miserable than Georgia would. He shook his head to clear his thoughts, and noticed that annoying smirk on Georgia's face. He scowled, turned, and began walking out of the room. He suddenly felt a strong grip holding him back from going any farther, and he glanced over his shoulder to see Georgia standing there, holding his jacket. "Don't worry, I know you won't try to escape, but I would like if you were to wait for us." she said, making Anthony sigh heavily, and cross his arms.
"And if I don't?" he asked, and felt the hand pull away from his jacket, so he could turn around. When he did turn around, he came face to face with Georgia. He continued to scowl, and it seemed as if the scowl had deepened.
"If you don't, I'll make you walk, with me on your back, instead of riding on your horse. Either that or make you sleep outside with the horses tonight." she said, and Anthony just felt like exploding then and there. But he couldn't, and he wouldn't, because he still had quite a bit of life ahead of him.
"Fine then, I'll wait for you three 'ladies.'" he said, saying ladies in a mocking manner. As he was turning around, he felt Georgia ram her finger into his head. He grabbed the back of his head, looked back at her, to see her smirking once again. "Would you PLEASE stop poking me? If you don't, I promise I WILL try and find a way to escape." he barked, and she just shrugged, giving her 'innocent me' look.
"Ok, I'll stop, but I'll do it again if you are all mean again." she stated, and then turned to her bed to gather up her stuff to leave. Anthony left the room, soon followed by the three female Drifters.
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When the four Drifters arrived at a town called Pualani's Abode. It sounded rather fancy for most of the towns that were around the wasteland, but it was like most of them except for the fact that it actually had two inns and a small hospital. Usually they would have just one inn and a hospital or no hospital and one inn. Oh, and all around them there was greenery. Trees that no one knew the name of, grass, and a few flowers scattered around. Georgia stared, her mouth wide and open, at the beautiful scene around them. It was like something out of an old picture book that she had once read. She had never actually seen a town that had so much greenery. Sure the town called Humphry's Peak had some greenery, but not like this town.
They all were in complete shock, and even Anthony was staring open mouthed and wide eyed. Suddenly, something clicked in Meira's head, and she blinked, looking to the others. "Do any of you guys notice that this place is kinda... I don't know, too quiet?" she asked, and the others looked to her with odd looks. She shrugged, and looked to one of the inns, that looked a slight bit older than the other one. "It seems like there should be people in the street, you know?" she asked, motioning around them. The others looked around, then looked back to her, with eyebrows raised, nodding their heads.
"Yes, it does seem rather abandoned, doesn't it?" Georgia asked, walking towards the newer looking inn as she did so. The others followed not far behind, as she walked up to the door of the inn and knocked. "Hello? Is anyone here?" she tried the doorknob, but it was locked. Who would lock an inn in the middle of the day? Suddenly they heard a muffled noise, that sounded like someone shushing another, and then a loud crash, then a shout. Georgia looked back to her teammates nervously, then ran to a window, to get a peek inside. When she did, she saw a young boy around the age of 12, lying on the floor, on his back, and another boy that looked about the same age, sitting on the floor with his arms crossed. Glaring at the other boy. The two boys looked slightly like they could be twin brothers, because they looked almost identical.
Georgia banged on the window, yelling out, "Hello, you two think you can let me and my teammates in? We would like to ask your parents or parent figures a few small questions!" the two boys looked up at the window, then the one sitting on the floor sent a glare at the other one, yelling something inaudible. But from what Georgia could tell, it was quite colorful. She frowned at the kids, and banged on the window, yelling out again. "We aren't going to hurt you or your family! Just please, let us in!"
After a few minutes, the door opened slightly, and they heard a quiet voice say, "C-come in..." Georgia smiled, and walked in, the others following close behind. Georgia looked to the boy who had opened the door, and noticed that he was staring at her oddly. He had obviously been the one that had been on the floor, for he had a cut on his left arm, which was slightly bleeding. She noticed that the other boy was now sitting on a chair, staring at the four. They both had honey brown hair, but one had green eyes and the other had violet. She noticed one also seemed taller than the other one, but only by what seemed an inch. Then she noticed that they seemed to be alone in the building.
She looked around, then back to the one on the chair. "Um, we're sorry to disturb you guys like this. But, can we see your parents or parent figures?" she asked, and the boys looked to each other, then to her, the one with violet eyes frowning and the other looking slightly melancholy.
"Sorry, miss, but we don't have any parents or parent figures, we're orphans." the violet eyed one stated, making Georgia gasp, covering her mouth. She gave a sympathetic look, bring her hand away from her mouth to say something. But before she got a chance to say anything, the violet eyed one interrupted her. "I know what you're going to say. Same thing everyone says. The whole, 'I'm so sorry I didn't know you poor helpless children must be so lonely I know I'll adopt you' crap; well, we do just fine, miss, so just get on with your stupid questions." he spat, the scowl on his face growing deeper.
Georgia looked to Anthony, slightly chuckling. "He sounds like you, Mr. Bernadette." she said, then looked to the two boys, with a smile. "Well, before we get into the questions I would like to know your names." she said, sitting down on a chair that was slightly close to the door. She motioned for the others to do likewise, and they complied. The two nodded their heads in agreement.
"All right, but after we say our names I expect you to say your's." the violet one said, and Georgia nodded her head, smiling. "Ok then. He's Kenji Enduro and I'm Aleksey Enduro." he stated, and Georgia's eyes were wider than she thought possible.
"E-Enduro?!" she shrieked, standing up, and breathing heavily. As she stood there, everything was beginning to move around more, and get darker. The next thing she knew, everything was pitch black, and she was meeting the wooden floor boards.