Just a story I've been working on for a while. I haven't been able to come up with a title for it yet so if any of you have suggestions I'd be glad to hear them. Please R&R
Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do NOT own any characters, locations, names, or creatures mentioned in this story.
All around her the ground was littered with the corpses of the dead. Her comrades, who had slaughtered themselves upon entering the cave, now lay motionless except for the silent movement of pyrflies that circled their flesh. No one had survived, except for herself. The three men she had been posted with had disappeared, terrified that they had drawn their weapons against each other.
Driven by the pure instinct to survive she continued to run into the darkness, hurdling obstacles as they became apparent. Her sphere recorder was beginning to become heavy in her hands but she paid it no mind, she had to find them.
"Guys... Where are you?"
The sand of the beach was soft and hard to run in. Her black combat boots struck something hard causing her to tumble over.
A sharp jolt of pain made itself known throughout her body as her forehead hit a rock, darkening her vision with that of blood red...
Paine woke with a start, sitting up in her bed and clutching the sheets around her tightly. She looked around, it took her only a moment before she recognized the comforting surroundings of the airship: Celsius. Brushing a silver strand of hair from her crimson eyes Paine quietly got out of bed. As she left she took note of the two beds to the right of her own. Each containing the sleeping forms of one of her new friends. She smiled at the thought as she walked down the stairs of the cabin, but the thought was diminished as quickly as it had come. Visions of her dream continued to run through her head, making her feel as if she might go insane. The warrior stepped into the small bathroom, causing a light to snap on and spill into the hallway.
Paine sighed and turned on the cold water, letting it run for a few moments before filling her hands with the liquid and splashing it against her face. She placed one had on the countertop and rubbed her neck with the other, trying to convince herself to stay calm as she stared down at the sink.
"It was only a dream... nothing real."
She shut her eyes tightly and she could clearly see the image of the three men; Baralai, Gippal and Nooj, Holding their respective weapons to each other's head in a deadly triangle. She cringed at the sight and slapped herself mentally for it.
"Damn it Paine, What's wrong with you?"
She wearily looked up at herself in the mirror only to see a second pair of eyes staring right back at her from behind. Those emerald orbs belonged to none other than Rikku; A young Al Bhed thief who had accompanied High Summoner Yuna on her pilgrimage to destroy Sin.
The Al Bhed now stood in the doorframe with her arms crossed over her chest. The worry that she displayed on her face was accentuated in her voice.
"Paine? Are you all right? I heard you talking in your sleep and it..."
The warrior clenched her fists against the counter, her usual stone-faced personality returning with an annoyed undertone as she cut off the thief's train of speech.
"I'm fine. I don't need your sympathy."
She turned to leave, only getting halfway past Rikku before a hand came down on her shoulder, restricting her progress.
"I was only trying to help... You don't have to be grouchy about it!"
Silence ensued for a moment before Paine shook off the blond's hand and continued to walk away.
Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do NOT own any characters, locations, names, or creatures mentioned in this story.
All around her the ground was littered with the corpses of the dead. Her comrades, who had slaughtered themselves upon entering the cave, now lay motionless except for the silent movement of pyrflies that circled their flesh. No one had survived, except for herself. The three men she had been posted with had disappeared, terrified that they had drawn their weapons against each other.
Driven by the pure instinct to survive she continued to run into the darkness, hurdling obstacles as they became apparent. Her sphere recorder was beginning to become heavy in her hands but she paid it no mind, she had to find them.
"Guys... Where are you?"
The sand of the beach was soft and hard to run in. Her black combat boots struck something hard causing her to tumble over.
A sharp jolt of pain made itself known throughout her body as her forehead hit a rock, darkening her vision with that of blood red...
Paine woke with a start, sitting up in her bed and clutching the sheets around her tightly. She looked around, it took her only a moment before she recognized the comforting surroundings of the airship: Celsius. Brushing a silver strand of hair from her crimson eyes Paine quietly got out of bed. As she left she took note of the two beds to the right of her own. Each containing the sleeping forms of one of her new friends. She smiled at the thought as she walked down the stairs of the cabin, but the thought was diminished as quickly as it had come. Visions of her dream continued to run through her head, making her feel as if she might go insane. The warrior stepped into the small bathroom, causing a light to snap on and spill into the hallway.
Paine sighed and turned on the cold water, letting it run for a few moments before filling her hands with the liquid and splashing it against her face. She placed one had on the countertop and rubbed her neck with the other, trying to convince herself to stay calm as she stared down at the sink.
"It was only a dream... nothing real."
She shut her eyes tightly and she could clearly see the image of the three men; Baralai, Gippal and Nooj, Holding their respective weapons to each other's head in a deadly triangle. She cringed at the sight and slapped herself mentally for it.
"Damn it Paine, What's wrong with you?"
She wearily looked up at herself in the mirror only to see a second pair of eyes staring right back at her from behind. Those emerald orbs belonged to none other than Rikku; A young Al Bhed thief who had accompanied High Summoner Yuna on her pilgrimage to destroy Sin.
The Al Bhed now stood in the doorframe with her arms crossed over her chest. The worry that she displayed on her face was accentuated in her voice.
"Paine? Are you all right? I heard you talking in your sleep and it..."
The warrior clenched her fists against the counter, her usual stone-faced personality returning with an annoyed undertone as she cut off the thief's train of speech.
"I'm fine. I don't need your sympathy."
She turned to leave, only getting halfway past Rikku before a hand came down on her shoulder, restricting her progress.
"I was only trying to help... You don't have to be grouchy about it!"
Silence ensued for a moment before Paine shook off the blond's hand and continued to walk away.