I hope sincerely hope that everyone will and enjoy this story and not take
offence in it, as it is intended for amusement purposes only. I would also
like to apologize to anyone who does not find this story funny. Now, with
out any further delay, I present the story to you.
-Bojack
BREATH OF FIRE 3:
UP IN SMOKE!
Chapter One: A Surprisingly Enjoyable Camping Trip
Ryu was going to stay with Nina in Windia for a while, but Momo had to get back to the tower to take care of a few things at the Tower Ruins. Momo had been just fine in going by herself, but Nina didn't like the idea of her walking all that way on her own- the teleportation machines had been temporarily put out of service by a magnetic discharge when Myria's Floating Eden was destroyed. Now this posed a problem, as Nina didn't want Ryu to leave, so with only one other option remaining, she insisted that Rei go with her. The Worren had been less then thrilled by the aspect of having to be alone with the Engineer, but Ryu was finally able to convince him to go.
***
Rei grumble to himself as he followed Momo through the field as they walked along. The grass was pale, almost yellow in the sunlight and sunflowers were sprouting up in random patches along the field's floor.
Under normal circumstances, he would have had no problem with making this trek during a clear spring day, but with his current company, he was left desiring to be somewhere else. He could still remember the princess and Ryu talking him into it, he only did it to get them to stop bugging him.
The Worren swore under his breath as he walked along.
Momo noticed the Rei had lagged behind her as they were walking, and she found this odd as he was a Worren, and possessed, among other thing, super speed. So, she was irritated that he was deliberately choosing to walk slower. So, with her logical mind at work, she set out to go set a few things strait with the 'fur ball'.
***
Rei stopped suddenly as a familiar woman clad in a blue robe stepped in front of him. He looked down at her and could easily see that she was upset, not that he cared though, by her expression and the way she had her arms crossed.
He sighed inwardly as he knew that she was going to complain about something.
"Rei?" She asked him with a serious look on her face.
"What?" He replied.
"Why are you acting like this?" She asked him with some irritation.
"Acting like what?" He asked, trying to play dumb.
Momo crossed her arms. "You're acting like a child." She exclaimed. "I'm tired of having to put up with you acting like this towards me!" She added.
"Well, if you don't like how I'm acting, then you don't need to talk to me!" He retorted. "So just get off my case!" He then added.
Momo's long, rabbit ears twitched in frustration and then drooped down as she sighed loudly. "Damnit, it's like trying to reason with a spoiled child." She mumbled, loud enough for Rei to hear.
Rei snorted. "And you're a stuck-up snob!" He shot back.
Momo growled and slapped Rei hard across the face, causing the Worren to stumble back and look on in shock at the angry Scientist.
Rei clenched his fist and took up a defensive stance. Momo stepped back and pulled out her bazooka from under her robe, aiming it right at the tiger. Rei then pulled out his knives and acted as if he was ready to strike.
The two of the stood there like that for a moment, until both of them finally realized how childish they were acting and looked away from each other.
"Um, listen, I think we should get going." Rei stated in a restrained tone of voice. "Right." Momo said as she agreed with him.
The two of them picked up their packs and started walking again, not saying anything to each other as they walked.
***
And so, as time went on, the sun began sinking further and further into the horizon.
Rei stopped in front of Momo as he looked off into the distance at the sinking sun. He sighed as he looked at it and then turned back around to face Momo. "We should probably start setting up camp for tonight." He suggested.
Momo sighed and nodded in agreement.
The two of them began unpacking the gear and setting up the tent. Once the tent was up, Rei told Momo that he was going to go gather wood for the fire so they could build it up. He had sensed that a cold front was moving in and Momo had enough sense to trust his more acute animal instincts.
***
Rei padded along through the dark woods, relying on his ability to see in the darkness. He had some twigs tucked under one arm and was picking up more with his free hand as he went along.
He then noticed some odd, rust-colored, leafy bushes that he had never scene before. He knelt down to better inspect them and noticed that they had a strange smell that he couldn't recognize, but decided to grab an armful of them anyway.
***
Momo looked up and saw Rei coming her way. She watched as he sat down next to her and began piling up wood for a fire.
"Rei, do you really think that it will get colder tonight?" She asked him.
"Yeah, the front probably came from somewhere in the ocean." He replied.
Momo smiled as she realized that the tiger was figuring out basic meteorology on his own. "Alright, I guess I can trust your senses on this subject." She replied, actually smiling in front on him. She handed Rei a piece of cooked meat to eat and took one for herself.
The two of them began eating in silence; Rei munching hungrily as Momo ate more carefully. This went on for a while until Momo got tired of keeping up the pretence of the earlier confrontation. "Rei, can we talk. like grown- ups?" She asked.
"Sure." He replied as he tossed some more fuel into the flames, putting the weird plant as he did.
"Why do you hate me?" She asked him, very frankly, her hat calling down over her eyes as she spoke.
This caught Rei off guard; he wasn't expecting her to say something like this. A large sweat bead formed on the side of his head as he tried to think of something to say in response. "I. I don't hate you, Momo." He replied.
"Then why are you always so mean to me?" She asked.
Rei tried to think of a response. He noticed that the fire was giving off some thicker, darker smoke with a strange, sweet odor. "I'm not sure, I guess it really started when I saw that you seemed so happy with Ryu and Nina; that you had done a better job of looking after them then I did." He said to her, surprised that he was actually being so open with her.
Momo was surprised by his response. "Rei." She began to say, now also noticing the strange smoke, but shrugging it off. "Rei, what happened to you and Ryu and. Teepo, was unavoidable. You did the best you could to look after them, and that's all you could have done. that's all anyone can do." She said, reaching out to place her hand on his shoulder. She was surprised by her boldness and wondered why she was acting like this. She blushed slightly and looked away.
Rei was surprised by the touch and starting feeling a little confused.
By this point, Momo was beginning to wonder why the hell she was feeling so lightheaded and giddy. not that it was a bad feeling, though.
Rei was also feeling a little. "off balance", and he didn't know why.
Momo smiled crookedly as she looked at Rei. "And another thing, why aren't you interested in me?" She asked in a strangely. mellow tone of voice.
Rei stammered. "Err, well, I suppose that you have a point." He began.
"Is it my ears?" She asked in a goofy tone of voice, taking off her hat and pointing at her long, furry rabbit ears. Strands of orange hair falling down over eyes as she did this. "No, no, it's not your ears. I think they're cute. but I thought that you didn't like me. I mean, I have fur on my body." He exclaimed, pointing at himself.
Momo smiled. "You're a hottie, the fur only makes you look better." She said with a giggle.
Both of them had failed to notice the thick, gray smoke floating around them, but it really didn't seem to matter much to them at this point.
By now, the two were finding pretty much anything around them funny, including their situation.
And so, after some time, and much laughing, giggling, flirting, and other questionable things. the memories of the two became rather hazy.
***
Rei finally woke up, suffering from a bad headache. The Worren turned over onto his side and looked around, trying to figure out where he was. "Damn, I feel like crap." He thought to himself. He then figured out, as he had expected, that he was in the tent. He then rolled over onto his side and felt something against him, or someone. "What the hell?" He thought. He slowly shifted onto his other side and saw that what he had been afraid of, was true.
There was Momo, lying there, asleep. Her long orange hair was hanging down over her face and her long, rabbit ears were hanging down on the sides of her face. Her body was moving gently in unison with her breathing.
Rei then lifted up the blanket that they were sharing and looked down at himself. He choked when he realized that he wasn't wearing anything, and as far as he could see, neither was Momo.
And so, it didn't take long for the magnitude of the situation to don on the Tiger. But, there was really nothing that he could think to say, except for what he always said when he couldn't think of anything else.
"Well, doesn't this beat all." He said, while rubbing his palms across his forehead.
~End of Chapter One~
So, did you love it, did you hate it? Please send me some reviews so I can know what you all think of this story.
Thanks,
-Bojack
-Bojack
BREATH OF FIRE 3:
UP IN SMOKE!
Chapter One: A Surprisingly Enjoyable Camping Trip
Ryu was going to stay with Nina in Windia for a while, but Momo had to get back to the tower to take care of a few things at the Tower Ruins. Momo had been just fine in going by herself, but Nina didn't like the idea of her walking all that way on her own- the teleportation machines had been temporarily put out of service by a magnetic discharge when Myria's Floating Eden was destroyed. Now this posed a problem, as Nina didn't want Ryu to leave, so with only one other option remaining, she insisted that Rei go with her. The Worren had been less then thrilled by the aspect of having to be alone with the Engineer, but Ryu was finally able to convince him to go.
***
Rei grumble to himself as he followed Momo through the field as they walked along. The grass was pale, almost yellow in the sunlight and sunflowers were sprouting up in random patches along the field's floor.
Under normal circumstances, he would have had no problem with making this trek during a clear spring day, but with his current company, he was left desiring to be somewhere else. He could still remember the princess and Ryu talking him into it, he only did it to get them to stop bugging him.
The Worren swore under his breath as he walked along.
Momo noticed the Rei had lagged behind her as they were walking, and she found this odd as he was a Worren, and possessed, among other thing, super speed. So, she was irritated that he was deliberately choosing to walk slower. So, with her logical mind at work, she set out to go set a few things strait with the 'fur ball'.
***
Rei stopped suddenly as a familiar woman clad in a blue robe stepped in front of him. He looked down at her and could easily see that she was upset, not that he cared though, by her expression and the way she had her arms crossed.
He sighed inwardly as he knew that she was going to complain about something.
"Rei?" She asked him with a serious look on her face.
"What?" He replied.
"Why are you acting like this?" She asked him with some irritation.
"Acting like what?" He asked, trying to play dumb.
Momo crossed her arms. "You're acting like a child." She exclaimed. "I'm tired of having to put up with you acting like this towards me!" She added.
"Well, if you don't like how I'm acting, then you don't need to talk to me!" He retorted. "So just get off my case!" He then added.
Momo's long, rabbit ears twitched in frustration and then drooped down as she sighed loudly. "Damnit, it's like trying to reason with a spoiled child." She mumbled, loud enough for Rei to hear.
Rei snorted. "And you're a stuck-up snob!" He shot back.
Momo growled and slapped Rei hard across the face, causing the Worren to stumble back and look on in shock at the angry Scientist.
Rei clenched his fist and took up a defensive stance. Momo stepped back and pulled out her bazooka from under her robe, aiming it right at the tiger. Rei then pulled out his knives and acted as if he was ready to strike.
The two of the stood there like that for a moment, until both of them finally realized how childish they were acting and looked away from each other.
"Um, listen, I think we should get going." Rei stated in a restrained tone of voice. "Right." Momo said as she agreed with him.
The two of them picked up their packs and started walking again, not saying anything to each other as they walked.
***
And so, as time went on, the sun began sinking further and further into the horizon.
Rei stopped in front of Momo as he looked off into the distance at the sinking sun. He sighed as he looked at it and then turned back around to face Momo. "We should probably start setting up camp for tonight." He suggested.
Momo sighed and nodded in agreement.
The two of them began unpacking the gear and setting up the tent. Once the tent was up, Rei told Momo that he was going to go gather wood for the fire so they could build it up. He had sensed that a cold front was moving in and Momo had enough sense to trust his more acute animal instincts.
***
Rei padded along through the dark woods, relying on his ability to see in the darkness. He had some twigs tucked under one arm and was picking up more with his free hand as he went along.
He then noticed some odd, rust-colored, leafy bushes that he had never scene before. He knelt down to better inspect them and noticed that they had a strange smell that he couldn't recognize, but decided to grab an armful of them anyway.
***
Momo looked up and saw Rei coming her way. She watched as he sat down next to her and began piling up wood for a fire.
"Rei, do you really think that it will get colder tonight?" She asked him.
"Yeah, the front probably came from somewhere in the ocean." He replied.
Momo smiled as she realized that the tiger was figuring out basic meteorology on his own. "Alright, I guess I can trust your senses on this subject." She replied, actually smiling in front on him. She handed Rei a piece of cooked meat to eat and took one for herself.
The two of them began eating in silence; Rei munching hungrily as Momo ate more carefully. This went on for a while until Momo got tired of keeping up the pretence of the earlier confrontation. "Rei, can we talk. like grown- ups?" She asked.
"Sure." He replied as he tossed some more fuel into the flames, putting the weird plant as he did.
"Why do you hate me?" She asked him, very frankly, her hat calling down over her eyes as she spoke.
This caught Rei off guard; he wasn't expecting her to say something like this. A large sweat bead formed on the side of his head as he tried to think of something to say in response. "I. I don't hate you, Momo." He replied.
"Then why are you always so mean to me?" She asked.
Rei tried to think of a response. He noticed that the fire was giving off some thicker, darker smoke with a strange, sweet odor. "I'm not sure, I guess it really started when I saw that you seemed so happy with Ryu and Nina; that you had done a better job of looking after them then I did." He said to her, surprised that he was actually being so open with her.
Momo was surprised by his response. "Rei." She began to say, now also noticing the strange smoke, but shrugging it off. "Rei, what happened to you and Ryu and. Teepo, was unavoidable. You did the best you could to look after them, and that's all you could have done. that's all anyone can do." She said, reaching out to place her hand on his shoulder. She was surprised by her boldness and wondered why she was acting like this. She blushed slightly and looked away.
Rei was surprised by the touch and starting feeling a little confused.
By this point, Momo was beginning to wonder why the hell she was feeling so lightheaded and giddy. not that it was a bad feeling, though.
Rei was also feeling a little. "off balance", and he didn't know why.
Momo smiled crookedly as she looked at Rei. "And another thing, why aren't you interested in me?" She asked in a strangely. mellow tone of voice.
Rei stammered. "Err, well, I suppose that you have a point." He began.
"Is it my ears?" She asked in a goofy tone of voice, taking off her hat and pointing at her long, furry rabbit ears. Strands of orange hair falling down over eyes as she did this. "No, no, it's not your ears. I think they're cute. but I thought that you didn't like me. I mean, I have fur on my body." He exclaimed, pointing at himself.
Momo smiled. "You're a hottie, the fur only makes you look better." She said with a giggle.
Both of them had failed to notice the thick, gray smoke floating around them, but it really didn't seem to matter much to them at this point.
By now, the two were finding pretty much anything around them funny, including their situation.
And so, after some time, and much laughing, giggling, flirting, and other questionable things. the memories of the two became rather hazy.
***
Rei finally woke up, suffering from a bad headache. The Worren turned over onto his side and looked around, trying to figure out where he was. "Damn, I feel like crap." He thought to himself. He then figured out, as he had expected, that he was in the tent. He then rolled over onto his side and felt something against him, or someone. "What the hell?" He thought. He slowly shifted onto his other side and saw that what he had been afraid of, was true.
There was Momo, lying there, asleep. Her long orange hair was hanging down over her face and her long, rabbit ears were hanging down on the sides of her face. Her body was moving gently in unison with her breathing.
Rei then lifted up the blanket that they were sharing and looked down at himself. He choked when he realized that he wasn't wearing anything, and as far as he could see, neither was Momo.
And so, it didn't take long for the magnitude of the situation to don on the Tiger. But, there was really nothing that he could think to say, except for what he always said when he couldn't think of anything else.
"Well, doesn't this beat all." He said, while rubbing his palms across his forehead.
~End of Chapter One~
So, did you love it, did you hate it? Please send me some reviews so I can know what you all think of this story.
Thanks,
-Bojack