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The Darkness of the Tide
Chapter Two
The rain had now stopped. Terra was comfortably stretching on her bed. Interceptor, with his heavy paws, padded his way towards the bed. He placed his great big muzzle at the foot of her bed and looked straight at her. Terra pulled the blankets over her and patted the bed. Interceptor leapt right up and curled into a tight ball right at her feet. She grunted softly and she pulled more covers over her. She had her relaxing chamomile tea and was prepared to sleep now. Setzer was stretched out on the floor of her living room while Locke was resting on the couch. She was amazed at how the two fell dead asleep.
Terra watched the walls, hoping the darkness would consume her and place her in a deep sleep. She didn't feel tired, but she didn't feel awake. She felt as if all her energy was sucked out of her and she could do absolutely nothing. She scratched the back of her head and closed her eyes, hoping that would help.
Pounding.
She opened her eyes and blinked a few times. After a couple of moments, and not hearing the pounding, she closed her eyes once more.
Pounding.
She sat up. Her eyes wide open. This wasn't the same pounding that echoed her blanked mind. This was...a pounding against her window. She looked out into the darkened sky and let out a scream. Interceptor tossed his head up towards her and growled directly at the shadowed person outside.
Terra grabbed her sheets, surrounding herself in them when she heard her door slam open. "What's wrong!" Setzer screamed. His short hair was in a total mess. "I heard you scream!"
"There's someone out there!" she yelled out as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Interceptor leapt from the bed and darted downstairs. Terra pulled off her sheets, revealing her lilac colored lingerie. She placed her slippers on and grabbed her short sword, darting after Interceptor.
Setzer stood there, shocked that he saw Terra in her unmentionables. He shook his head and chased after her.
Terra's house was on the ground level, thus leaving her room open towards the fields. The downstairs portion was underground, for protection. Out the front door, there was a porch with a set of stairs leading up to ground level. Terra decided to take the back door and through a tunnel that led up to the back of her house. She flung her slippers off in the kitchen and padded her way through the mud.
The man outside was now walking around the house. Suddenly, without Terra even knowing, Interceptor leapt at the man. The man, a rather large man at that, screamed out in pain as Interceptor hooked onto his arm. Terra flew into battle, ready and prepared to kill this stranger. "Stop!" he called out, trying to remove Interceptor. "Its me! Sabin!"
The garden lights flashed on and surprisingly, it was Sabin. Terra threw down her sword and quickly grabbed Interceptor's jaw. He released on instant. "Sabin! What the hell were you thinking?" she screamed out, slamming her open palm directly across his face.
He let out a small yelp. Setzer came walking from the other side, seeing Sabin standing there. "Hey there, you!" he yelled out happily. Sabin turned around and patted the gambler on the back. "What are you doing here?"
"Traveling. I saw the lights on in, what I'm assuming is Terra's room, thinking that I could sleep here until morning. I didn't think that Terra lived here by herself." He rubbed the back of his head with his injured arm. "No one answered the door so, I just knocked on the window."
Terra rubbed her throat gently. She almost felt sorry for Sabin, solely because of his injury, but also thought that he deserved it. 'Pounding on my window...," she thought angrily.
Sabin turned and looked at Terra. He let out a slight cough. "Um. Was...did...I interrupt anything between you two?" he asked.
Terra looked straight at him. "What are you talking about?"
Setzer let out a soft laugh. "Terra, you're wearing very indecent battle clothes."
She looked down and quickly turned and ran inside the tunnel entrance. Sabin let out a good laugh and walked around the house with Setzer. He patted his back and smiled at the man. "What's with the hair?" Sabin asked.
"Eh...had to cut it. It got in the way during Locke's and mine treasure hunting."
Sabin laughed a bit. "So, Locke's here, too?" he asked in an almost concerned tone.
Setzer nodded his head and smiled. "Him and I are getting sick of traveling all the time so we're planning to move in here. Locke has been visiting Terra once and a while and told me how there's no one ever moving in here. So, we're thinking about fixing a few of the houses and moving to settle."
Sabin laughed loudly now, holding his stomach as they walked into the tunnel. "Locke settling down? And you, on the ground?"
Setzer let out a huff. "Yea well, what are you doing here?" he asked in a muffled tone.
Sabin let out an almost grateful sigh. "Same thing as you."
Terra walked out of her room, her lilac robe back on. She walked down the spiral staircase again and saw the two men sitting on the wicker chairs. They sat there talking quietly in a hush whisper. Terra looked over at the blob lying on the couch under the thick blue blanket. She let out a stifled laugh. "Are you just going to let him sleep?"
Setzer and Sabin both looked up in awe as they saw the lilac swooping down the staircase. Setzer shook his head and stood up, offering the lady his seat. "Let him sleep, he had a long day."
Terra just shrugged and sat right on top of the sleeping Locke. He let out a groan as his eyes flashed open. "Wha...?" he called out in his half woken comatose.
"Wake up, stupid!" Sabin called out. He scratched his short hair and smiled towards the man attempting to sleep. "We have company!"
Locke looked up at the person who was sitting on him. His saw Terra pull up her legs and curl her arms around her knees. He shrugged and smiled slightly. "K...you talk, I sleep."
A/N: I know...bad ending...kinda being rushed with school work and all!
The Darkness of the Tide
Chapter Two
The rain had now stopped. Terra was comfortably stretching on her bed. Interceptor, with his heavy paws, padded his way towards the bed. He placed his great big muzzle at the foot of her bed and looked straight at her. Terra pulled the blankets over her and patted the bed. Interceptor leapt right up and curled into a tight ball right at her feet. She grunted softly and she pulled more covers over her. She had her relaxing chamomile tea and was prepared to sleep now. Setzer was stretched out on the floor of her living room while Locke was resting on the couch. She was amazed at how the two fell dead asleep.
Terra watched the walls, hoping the darkness would consume her and place her in a deep sleep. She didn't feel tired, but she didn't feel awake. She felt as if all her energy was sucked out of her and she could do absolutely nothing. She scratched the back of her head and closed her eyes, hoping that would help.
Pounding.
She opened her eyes and blinked a few times. After a couple of moments, and not hearing the pounding, she closed her eyes once more.
Pounding.
She sat up. Her eyes wide open. This wasn't the same pounding that echoed her blanked mind. This was...a pounding against her window. She looked out into the darkened sky and let out a scream. Interceptor tossed his head up towards her and growled directly at the shadowed person outside.
Terra grabbed her sheets, surrounding herself in them when she heard her door slam open. "What's wrong!" Setzer screamed. His short hair was in a total mess. "I heard you scream!"
"There's someone out there!" she yelled out as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Interceptor leapt from the bed and darted downstairs. Terra pulled off her sheets, revealing her lilac colored lingerie. She placed her slippers on and grabbed her short sword, darting after Interceptor.
Setzer stood there, shocked that he saw Terra in her unmentionables. He shook his head and chased after her.
Terra's house was on the ground level, thus leaving her room open towards the fields. The downstairs portion was underground, for protection. Out the front door, there was a porch with a set of stairs leading up to ground level. Terra decided to take the back door and through a tunnel that led up to the back of her house. She flung her slippers off in the kitchen and padded her way through the mud.
The man outside was now walking around the house. Suddenly, without Terra even knowing, Interceptor leapt at the man. The man, a rather large man at that, screamed out in pain as Interceptor hooked onto his arm. Terra flew into battle, ready and prepared to kill this stranger. "Stop!" he called out, trying to remove Interceptor. "Its me! Sabin!"
The garden lights flashed on and surprisingly, it was Sabin. Terra threw down her sword and quickly grabbed Interceptor's jaw. He released on instant. "Sabin! What the hell were you thinking?" she screamed out, slamming her open palm directly across his face.
He let out a small yelp. Setzer came walking from the other side, seeing Sabin standing there. "Hey there, you!" he yelled out happily. Sabin turned around and patted the gambler on the back. "What are you doing here?"
"Traveling. I saw the lights on in, what I'm assuming is Terra's room, thinking that I could sleep here until morning. I didn't think that Terra lived here by herself." He rubbed the back of his head with his injured arm. "No one answered the door so, I just knocked on the window."
Terra rubbed her throat gently. She almost felt sorry for Sabin, solely because of his injury, but also thought that he deserved it. 'Pounding on my window...," she thought angrily.
Sabin turned and looked at Terra. He let out a slight cough. "Um. Was...did...I interrupt anything between you two?" he asked.
Terra looked straight at him. "What are you talking about?"
Setzer let out a soft laugh. "Terra, you're wearing very indecent battle clothes."
She looked down and quickly turned and ran inside the tunnel entrance. Sabin let out a good laugh and walked around the house with Setzer. He patted his back and smiled at the man. "What's with the hair?" Sabin asked.
"Eh...had to cut it. It got in the way during Locke's and mine treasure hunting."
Sabin laughed a bit. "So, Locke's here, too?" he asked in an almost concerned tone.
Setzer nodded his head and smiled. "Him and I are getting sick of traveling all the time so we're planning to move in here. Locke has been visiting Terra once and a while and told me how there's no one ever moving in here. So, we're thinking about fixing a few of the houses and moving to settle."
Sabin laughed loudly now, holding his stomach as they walked into the tunnel. "Locke settling down? And you, on the ground?"
Setzer let out a huff. "Yea well, what are you doing here?" he asked in a muffled tone.
Sabin let out an almost grateful sigh. "Same thing as you."
Terra walked out of her room, her lilac robe back on. She walked down the spiral staircase again and saw the two men sitting on the wicker chairs. They sat there talking quietly in a hush whisper. Terra looked over at the blob lying on the couch under the thick blue blanket. She let out a stifled laugh. "Are you just going to let him sleep?"
Setzer and Sabin both looked up in awe as they saw the lilac swooping down the staircase. Setzer shook his head and stood up, offering the lady his seat. "Let him sleep, he had a long day."
Terra just shrugged and sat right on top of the sleeping Locke. He let out a groan as his eyes flashed open. "Wha...?" he called out in his half woken comatose.
"Wake up, stupid!" Sabin called out. He scratched his short hair and smiled towards the man attempting to sleep. "We have company!"
Locke looked up at the person who was sitting on him. His saw Terra pull up her legs and curl her arms around her knees. He shrugged and smiled slightly. "K...you talk, I sleep."
A/N: I know...bad ending...kinda being rushed with school work and all!
