Lotus Flowers

While playing Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced, this idea wormed it's way into my head. One of my favorite characters is Babus Swain and I thought to myself, "What all do we know about this guy?" so I composed a FICTION (Keep that this is a fiction in mind people!) based on his life. Kinda sad as most of my fics are. I have installed Cassidy(from my fic Last Daydream) into this fic. If you've read LD then you know Cassidy is Babus's little sister. Well, try to enjoy!

The sun cascades down on Cadoan. Two young Nu Mou children run to their parents. "Momma! Pappa! Guess what the man down at the store gave us!" a young Babus Swain says, holding out a Judge Coat. Babus is about 8 turns old,(8 years) and a very spry, happy child. Behind him stands a young Nu Mou girl, she is about 5 turns. "Yeah, he gave me a White Hat!" "That's a cute hat, Cassidy." The Two older Nu Mou pick their childern up. "Later do you two want to go down to the pub and get something to eat?" The two children's eyes light up. "Oh please can we?" Their father nods, and the two kids cheer.

Later that night the four of them go back home. Around midnight, a Tall man, clad in black creeps twards the small house. Under the cover of night, he ignites a small grease fire at the side of the small, wooden shack. The fire spreads fast. Soon, the house is completely ingulfed in flames. Inside, Babus runs out of his room. He was the only one to smell the smoke. He first runs to his sister's room. 'I have to get Cassidy out! No matter what happens to me, I have to get Cass out!' He opens the door. Cassidy is sitting up in her bed. "Babus!" She cries out. "Cassidy!--" He coughs. The smoke is rough on his little system. "Cass, you need to keep quiet! I-I don't want you to choke on the smoke!" He makes his way through the room and lifts his sister to his back. "What about Mommy and Daddy?" "........We have to get out. No matter what. They should be fine. We have to believe that they'd have the ability to get out." The two of them get outside and fall on the moist grass.

The two of them lay on the grass and catch their breath. "Cassidy, you stay here. I'm gonna walk around and see if Mom and Dad got out." "Okay!" Babus walks around the house for a while, looking for his parents. After three hours of looking, he finds nothing. He goes back to Cassidy, by then, the house has burned to the ground, but Cassidy is still sitting on the lawn, just like her brother told her. "Hi Babus! Did you find Mommy and Daddy?" Babus takes a deep breath and prepares to tell Cassidy the news that will change their young lives. ".....No I didn't.....I think they got trapped in the house." After Babus says those words, the Cadoan fire dept. shows up behind them, as well as the CDP. "Oh shit, we're late..." The fire cheif says. "I don't see any adults, do you, Thenardi?" The other Nu Mou shakes his head. "I think they got trapped...?" "Then the best we can do is tell the children that their parents are dead...Sheesh, This is never easy..." They go up to Cassidy and Babus, smileing. "Hey! I got some bad news kiddies.....Hate to tell you this, but your parents....yeah, their dead.....We're sorry." Cassidy breaks down and cries and Nol, the Cheif of police shoots Thenardi a hatefull look and spits at him "You're not supposed to say THAT!"

A few moments later, a deputy retuns with the man who set the fire. He is a Borzoi Capo.

How so far? Reveiw No Flame.