Rebellion
Protes materialised in his crystallised haven and slid the folded form of Sever from his shoulder onto the smooth ground. He sat and waited in his own thoughts, crackling along the facets of his brain. He had sent Sever to Time to find the truth of himself but had never realised it would come to this. He knew Fate was to blame for the fact that Sever had been taken from Spira, that was his domain but he didn't expect Time would go so far as to destroy Sever, that would affect the balance, how unhinged had the she become that she'd risk it?
Sever groaned, his thin limbs twitching as he sat up. 'What hit me?' he moaned softly his yellow eyes opening and his face grimaced as memory returned.
'Bitch...' he muttered under his breath.
'Sever.' Protes said softly.
'My name's Tidus.' He quickly replied.
'I see...' Protes said quietly.
'Thanks by the way.' Tidus/Sever told Protes. 'So what do we do now? No doubt Time will be looking for the both of us.' He added.
'That's not a problem. They'll have to search hard to find us here.' Protes replied.
Protes rose. 'We are now outcasts so what do you intend to do?' he said to Tidus.
'I have to see Yuna.' Tidus said promptly standing up, his red cloak concealing his body once more.
'That could be difficult, she is entangled in her destiny on Spira, as is Paine and if you've seen the amount of trouble this Squall has caused because of her, you can be damn sure the High Ones will come down hard on you if you try and get involved.' Protes told him.
'So what do you suggest?' Tidus asked looking up into Protes' eyes.
'I think we have to fight... help Squall meet Paine.' Protes replied.
'You mean rebel?' Tidus said.
'I guess you'd call it that, little man.' Protes answered affectionately.
Tidus grinned. 'I was good at doing that.' He said.
The Grat dropped to the ground wounded as Mort lowered his sword cocking his ear to the wind and listened to the imperceptible whispers. 'The idiots!' he laughed and raised his sword bringing it down onto the squirming Grat. Meanwhile Zell was concerned as Aeris had fainted into his arms. 'Come on wake up...' he said anxiously looking down at her.
She had been chatting with him quite amiably until a moment ago when she had swooned, mumbling to herself. Now she was in his arms, her chest rising and falling with slow deep breaths, all warm and soft. Zell admitted to himself that this was a situation he never expected to happen to him and his mind was conflicted with mixed signals of nervousness and excitement.
Luckily, to his relief Aeris opened her emerald eyes and blinked slowly, and looked at him confused and reached a hand to his face stroking his cheek.
'Cloud?' she said softly and smiled leaning up and kissing him softly.
Zell recoiled in surprise still holding her and she looked up into his eyes and shook her head, her eyes loosing their glaze.
'Zell... I'm sorry...' she said softly.
Zell gave a weak grin. 'Don't worry... what happened?' he asked trying to hide his embarrassment.
Aeris slid from his arms. 'Just something bad is going on.' She told him her fingers moving nervously.
'Is it about Squall?' Zell asked anxious, rising to his feet.
'No, its something else.' She replied reassuringly.
'But you fainted.' Zell said uncertainly.
'Just the effect of the event. Unfortunately being an Immortal means you're tied to the feelings of the multiverse and in my case I'm extremely sensitive.' Aeris replied.
'Okay.' Zell replied eying her unsurely.
'The problem is I can't leave to go see what exactly is happening.' Aeris told him and noticed the look he was giving her.
'Look I'm fine okay.' She said to him giving him a piercing look.
'If you say so...' Zell said softly. 'So who's Cloud?' he added.
'Just a certain blond mercenary I was in love with when I was a mortal.' Aeris told him blushing.
'Now I see why you were confused.' Zell replied grinning. 'So what do you want to do now?' he asked.
'It might be a good idea if we see Squall.' Aeris said turning to the door. 'He'll be busy with Rinoa. He may think I'm slow to catch on but I know why he wanted me here.' Zell said.
'Oh? And why's that?' Aeris asked him her hand pausing on the handle.
'He wants to keep his distance from you so Rinoa doesn't get the wrong idea.' Zell said simply.
'Oh...' Aeris said softly her eyes looking down demurely.
'How about we see this friend of yours, what's his name? Mort?' Zell suggested.
Aeris' jaw dropped. 'How did you know about that?' she asked.
Zell gave a wry grin. 'We're taught to listen and be observant.' He replied.
'I see... I guess I should watch myself around you then.' Aeris told him giving him a mischievous grin.
'So do you know where he is?' Zell said trying not to be embarrassed by her.
Aeris cocked her head slightly her eyes looking up for the moment. 'Hmmm. He's in the what you call it... training centre?' she said pausing.
'Restless is he?' Zell said smiling. 'Me and him would probably get along then.' He added and strode past her opening the door.
'Ladies first.' He said smiling and motioned with his hand for her to go through.
Aeris giggled. 'Courteous I see.' She said walking by.
'Ma taught me to be polite.' He grinned 'Especially to someone as pretty as you.' He thought to himself as he closed the door behind him and walked beside her to the training centre giving her body furtive glances and hoping she didn't catch him. The kiss she had given him had created new notions in his head and he hoped she would reciprocate, Immortal or not.
Protes materialised in his crystallised haven and slid the folded form of Sever from his shoulder onto the smooth ground. He sat and waited in his own thoughts, crackling along the facets of his brain. He had sent Sever to Time to find the truth of himself but had never realised it would come to this. He knew Fate was to blame for the fact that Sever had been taken from Spira, that was his domain but he didn't expect Time would go so far as to destroy Sever, that would affect the balance, how unhinged had the she become that she'd risk it?
Sever groaned, his thin limbs twitching as he sat up. 'What hit me?' he moaned softly his yellow eyes opening and his face grimaced as memory returned.
'Bitch...' he muttered under his breath.
'Sever.' Protes said softly.
'My name's Tidus.' He quickly replied.
'I see...' Protes said quietly.
'Thanks by the way.' Tidus/Sever told Protes. 'So what do we do now? No doubt Time will be looking for the both of us.' He added.
'That's not a problem. They'll have to search hard to find us here.' Protes replied.
Protes rose. 'We are now outcasts so what do you intend to do?' he said to Tidus.
'I have to see Yuna.' Tidus said promptly standing up, his red cloak concealing his body once more.
'That could be difficult, she is entangled in her destiny on Spira, as is Paine and if you've seen the amount of trouble this Squall has caused because of her, you can be damn sure the High Ones will come down hard on you if you try and get involved.' Protes told him.
'So what do you suggest?' Tidus asked looking up into Protes' eyes.
'I think we have to fight... help Squall meet Paine.' Protes replied.
'You mean rebel?' Tidus said.
'I guess you'd call it that, little man.' Protes answered affectionately.
Tidus grinned. 'I was good at doing that.' He said.
The Grat dropped to the ground wounded as Mort lowered his sword cocking his ear to the wind and listened to the imperceptible whispers. 'The idiots!' he laughed and raised his sword bringing it down onto the squirming Grat. Meanwhile Zell was concerned as Aeris had fainted into his arms. 'Come on wake up...' he said anxiously looking down at her.
She had been chatting with him quite amiably until a moment ago when she had swooned, mumbling to herself. Now she was in his arms, her chest rising and falling with slow deep breaths, all warm and soft. Zell admitted to himself that this was a situation he never expected to happen to him and his mind was conflicted with mixed signals of nervousness and excitement.
Luckily, to his relief Aeris opened her emerald eyes and blinked slowly, and looked at him confused and reached a hand to his face stroking his cheek.
'Cloud?' she said softly and smiled leaning up and kissing him softly.
Zell recoiled in surprise still holding her and she looked up into his eyes and shook her head, her eyes loosing their glaze.
'Zell... I'm sorry...' she said softly.
Zell gave a weak grin. 'Don't worry... what happened?' he asked trying to hide his embarrassment.
Aeris slid from his arms. 'Just something bad is going on.' She told him her fingers moving nervously.
'Is it about Squall?' Zell asked anxious, rising to his feet.
'No, its something else.' She replied reassuringly.
'But you fainted.' Zell said uncertainly.
'Just the effect of the event. Unfortunately being an Immortal means you're tied to the feelings of the multiverse and in my case I'm extremely sensitive.' Aeris replied.
'Okay.' Zell replied eying her unsurely.
'The problem is I can't leave to go see what exactly is happening.' Aeris told him and noticed the look he was giving her.
'Look I'm fine okay.' She said to him giving him a piercing look.
'If you say so...' Zell said softly. 'So who's Cloud?' he added.
'Just a certain blond mercenary I was in love with when I was a mortal.' Aeris told him blushing.
'Now I see why you were confused.' Zell replied grinning. 'So what do you want to do now?' he asked.
'It might be a good idea if we see Squall.' Aeris said turning to the door. 'He'll be busy with Rinoa. He may think I'm slow to catch on but I know why he wanted me here.' Zell said.
'Oh? And why's that?' Aeris asked him her hand pausing on the handle.
'He wants to keep his distance from you so Rinoa doesn't get the wrong idea.' Zell said simply.
'Oh...' Aeris said softly her eyes looking down demurely.
'How about we see this friend of yours, what's his name? Mort?' Zell suggested.
Aeris' jaw dropped. 'How did you know about that?' she asked.
Zell gave a wry grin. 'We're taught to listen and be observant.' He replied.
'I see... I guess I should watch myself around you then.' Aeris told him giving him a mischievous grin.
'So do you know where he is?' Zell said trying not to be embarrassed by her.
Aeris cocked her head slightly her eyes looking up for the moment. 'Hmmm. He's in the what you call it... training centre?' she said pausing.
'Restless is he?' Zell said smiling. 'Me and him would probably get along then.' He added and strode past her opening the door.
'Ladies first.' He said smiling and motioned with his hand for her to go through.
Aeris giggled. 'Courteous I see.' She said walking by.
'Ma taught me to be polite.' He grinned 'Especially to someone as pretty as you.' He thought to himself as he closed the door behind him and walked beside her to the training centre giving her body furtive glances and hoping she didn't catch him. The kiss she had given him had created new notions in his head and he hoped she would reciprocate, Immortal or not.