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~~~Eerie Red Dream~~~
I wake up in pain. My head feels as if it is an anvil and a blacksmith is hammering away. I lift my hand to rub my forehead and come to a second realization; my arms are tied behind my back. I panic and scream. A gag muffles the sound. It sill earns me a sharp blow across my face. All of this is too much for me to handle. I burst into tears. I manage to keep the tears mostly silent, only an occasional sob or two escaping.
Another person enters. "Why is she bound and gagged?" The voice is quiet, but still recognizable.
"She's a summoner, Cid, she's dangerous." I look up at them, tears falling down my cheeks. "Who knows what would happen if we were to release her."
The Al Bhed, Cid I think, pushed past the other person and knelt in front of me. He reached up and gently touched my cheek. I wince in pain. "Who did this to her?" His voice is harsh. He gently unties the gag and cuts my arms free. He dips a cloth in a potion and dabs it on my cheek and on my wrists. He hands me a water bottle. "Drink this."
I take a cautious sip and tasting nothing wrong with it, I gulp it down. "Thank you," I whisper. "Where re you taking me?" Now that I was no longer in as much pain I realize that Cid is the Al Bhed I had 'known' for so long. "Cid... is Kakri your sister?" Kakri is my brother's girlfriend.
Cid steps back, his eyes wide in shock. "How do you know that?" He glares at me. "Who told you?"
I rub my forehead lightly, my headache won't go away, "she spoke of a brother, and she said his name was Cid..." I notice the other person in the room staring at me. "Well she did. Ask Braskie if you don't believe me. After all they are en-"
Cid has grabbed my arm. "You will never speak of my sister and the Yevonite in the same breath again. Understand?" He twists my arm slightly.
I bite my lip in pain and kick out, my foot connecting on his chest. "Let go. Now," I hiss. "If you don't like the fact that I will soon be your sister-in-law, you'll just have to deal with it. It isn't my problem."
He lets go with a grunt of pain. "What? You're not going to summon an Aeon?"
I stare at him, "My throat hurts too much to call one of them. Besides, I fight my own battles. The Aeons are more for conversation. You've never told me why I'm here."
"Go to sleep little one, we'll be leaving early tomorrow morning. There's a bathtub off the room and clean clothes in the chest." He motions for the other person to leave. He walks out then pokes his head back in. "Good night, Lady Zaliestia." He closes the door and locks it.
The first thing I do when the door closes is to test the handle. It's locked. I figured as much. The next thing I do is explore the room. One of the other doors leads into a bathroom. I start filling the tub with warm water. A towel is already hanging on the towel bar.
A hot bath later I go in search of clean clothing. I find a pair of loose pants that I manage to keep up with the drawstring tied tightly around my waist. I pull on a loose long-sleeved shirt. From the faint light they appear to be a shade of gray.
I collapse on the bed and promptly fall asleep.
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I'm standing before my mother's sitting room, my brother next to me. The door swings open; I look down and see that it is my hand that is opening it. The room seems to let out an eerie red glow. I slowly look up and meet those bright green eyes.
I walk into the room, hypnotized. I break my gaze away from those shining, hypnotic, green eyes. On the floor there is a person, she is lying in a pool of blood. The person is barely recognizable as... my mother.
I scream as the world goes black around me.
-~-~-End of Dream-~-~-
I sit up, screaming. I shove my fist into my moth to try and stop the sound. The lock clicks open, and moments later the door swings inwards.
The Al Bhed-not Cid, the one who slapped me-entered. "Girl, I'm warning you, another sound out of you, and I swear I'll hit you so hard you'll wish you were never born." I nod, unsuccessfully fighting back tears. I remove my fist from my moth and look down at it. My teeth have cut into it, and a trickle of blood comes from the wounds. I let out a gasp of pain. "What is it girl, I thought I told you to be quiet." His eyes drop to my hand. "Damn it girl, I don't have time for this." He walks to the door and yells, "Cid, get your ass down here."
A muffled thud comes from above. Cid comes into the room a little later. "What is it cousin?" Cid's cousin points at me. Some words are exchanged in a language I am unable to understand. Most likely it was Al Bhed.
Cid walks in closing the door behind him. "Let me see your hand." I hold my injured hand out to him. "It could be worse, what happened? If that fool cousin of mine hurt you..." he trails off threateningly.
I shake my head. "No, I had a bad dream. I woke up screaming, so I put my fist in my mouth to try and stop it." Tears fall down my face. "Tell me it's not true!" I suddenly cry out. "Tell me it's all a lie!"
His eyes are grave as he looks at me, "tell you what's not true?"
"Mother," I whisper. "She's dead, in her sitting room, lying in a pool of her own blood, dead." Tears fall faster down my face and I begin to sob. "W-who killed her?" he remains silent. "Tell me!"
"I'm sorry. Your mother is dead. As to who killed her, you know as much as I." He pauses, "We had planned on letting you live at your home for a while longer. What with your mother's death and all, we feared even more for your safety, so we took you away from there."
"My safety... Why would you fear for my safety?" I ask. "No one has ever tried to harm me. Unless you count being kidnapped as harming, then only you wish to harm me. Besides, Aurie is-"
"Your precious Auron will save you, how do you know that he doesn't want to hurt you?" His eyes glint, he is unaware of the danger he is in, "I'm sure you'll be saying that he'll always protect you as he slits your throat while you are distracted kissing him."
A well-aimed slap hits him across the face. "You know nothing of what you're talking about."
"For your sake, I hope you're right." The door shuts behind him and the lock clicks.
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Wow, I got that chapter up fast! No one reviewed my last chapter *teardrop* oh well. And can anyone tell me how to get italics to work when using word to post chapters? Thanks!
-Arcander-
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~~~Eerie Red Dream~~~
I wake up in pain. My head feels as if it is an anvil and a blacksmith is hammering away. I lift my hand to rub my forehead and come to a second realization; my arms are tied behind my back. I panic and scream. A gag muffles the sound. It sill earns me a sharp blow across my face. All of this is too much for me to handle. I burst into tears. I manage to keep the tears mostly silent, only an occasional sob or two escaping.
Another person enters. "Why is she bound and gagged?" The voice is quiet, but still recognizable.
"She's a summoner, Cid, she's dangerous." I look up at them, tears falling down my cheeks. "Who knows what would happen if we were to release her."
The Al Bhed, Cid I think, pushed past the other person and knelt in front of me. He reached up and gently touched my cheek. I wince in pain. "Who did this to her?" His voice is harsh. He gently unties the gag and cuts my arms free. He dips a cloth in a potion and dabs it on my cheek and on my wrists. He hands me a water bottle. "Drink this."
I take a cautious sip and tasting nothing wrong with it, I gulp it down. "Thank you," I whisper. "Where re you taking me?" Now that I was no longer in as much pain I realize that Cid is the Al Bhed I had 'known' for so long. "Cid... is Kakri your sister?" Kakri is my brother's girlfriend.
Cid steps back, his eyes wide in shock. "How do you know that?" He glares at me. "Who told you?"
I rub my forehead lightly, my headache won't go away, "she spoke of a brother, and she said his name was Cid..." I notice the other person in the room staring at me. "Well she did. Ask Braskie if you don't believe me. After all they are en-"
Cid has grabbed my arm. "You will never speak of my sister and the Yevonite in the same breath again. Understand?" He twists my arm slightly.
I bite my lip in pain and kick out, my foot connecting on his chest. "Let go. Now," I hiss. "If you don't like the fact that I will soon be your sister-in-law, you'll just have to deal with it. It isn't my problem."
He lets go with a grunt of pain. "What? You're not going to summon an Aeon?"
I stare at him, "My throat hurts too much to call one of them. Besides, I fight my own battles. The Aeons are more for conversation. You've never told me why I'm here."
"Go to sleep little one, we'll be leaving early tomorrow morning. There's a bathtub off the room and clean clothes in the chest." He motions for the other person to leave. He walks out then pokes his head back in. "Good night, Lady Zaliestia." He closes the door and locks it.
The first thing I do when the door closes is to test the handle. It's locked. I figured as much. The next thing I do is explore the room. One of the other doors leads into a bathroom. I start filling the tub with warm water. A towel is already hanging on the towel bar.
A hot bath later I go in search of clean clothing. I find a pair of loose pants that I manage to keep up with the drawstring tied tightly around my waist. I pull on a loose long-sleeved shirt. From the faint light they appear to be a shade of gray.
I collapse on the bed and promptly fall asleep.
-~-~-Dream-~-~-
I'm standing before my mother's sitting room, my brother next to me. The door swings open; I look down and see that it is my hand that is opening it. The room seems to let out an eerie red glow. I slowly look up and meet those bright green eyes.
I walk into the room, hypnotized. I break my gaze away from those shining, hypnotic, green eyes. On the floor there is a person, she is lying in a pool of blood. The person is barely recognizable as... my mother.
I scream as the world goes black around me.
-~-~-End of Dream-~-~-
I sit up, screaming. I shove my fist into my moth to try and stop the sound. The lock clicks open, and moments later the door swings inwards.
The Al Bhed-not Cid, the one who slapped me-entered. "Girl, I'm warning you, another sound out of you, and I swear I'll hit you so hard you'll wish you were never born." I nod, unsuccessfully fighting back tears. I remove my fist from my moth and look down at it. My teeth have cut into it, and a trickle of blood comes from the wounds. I let out a gasp of pain. "What is it girl, I thought I told you to be quiet." His eyes drop to my hand. "Damn it girl, I don't have time for this." He walks to the door and yells, "Cid, get your ass down here."
A muffled thud comes from above. Cid comes into the room a little later. "What is it cousin?" Cid's cousin points at me. Some words are exchanged in a language I am unable to understand. Most likely it was Al Bhed.
Cid walks in closing the door behind him. "Let me see your hand." I hold my injured hand out to him. "It could be worse, what happened? If that fool cousin of mine hurt you..." he trails off threateningly.
I shake my head. "No, I had a bad dream. I woke up screaming, so I put my fist in my mouth to try and stop it." Tears fall down my face. "Tell me it's not true!" I suddenly cry out. "Tell me it's all a lie!"
His eyes are grave as he looks at me, "tell you what's not true?"
"Mother," I whisper. "She's dead, in her sitting room, lying in a pool of her own blood, dead." Tears fall faster down my face and I begin to sob. "W-who killed her?" he remains silent. "Tell me!"
"I'm sorry. Your mother is dead. As to who killed her, you know as much as I." He pauses, "We had planned on letting you live at your home for a while longer. What with your mother's death and all, we feared even more for your safety, so we took you away from there."
"My safety... Why would you fear for my safety?" I ask. "No one has ever tried to harm me. Unless you count being kidnapped as harming, then only you wish to harm me. Besides, Aurie is-"
"Your precious Auron will save you, how do you know that he doesn't want to hurt you?" His eyes glint, he is unaware of the danger he is in, "I'm sure you'll be saying that he'll always protect you as he slits your throat while you are distracted kissing him."
A well-aimed slap hits him across the face. "You know nothing of what you're talking about."
"For your sake, I hope you're right." The door shuts behind him and the lock clicks.
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Wow, I got that chapter up fast! No one reviewed my last chapter *teardrop* oh well. And can anyone tell me how to get italics to work when using word to post chapters? Thanks!
-Arcander-