Another Generation

Chapter 3: Dwelling

(A.N. I have no clue where i get the names for the chapters. They're pretty random.)

"It's been seventeen years since I've last saw her. She's been on my mind ever since the day we've met. I still wonder every night and day what happened to her, where she is, how she is, it's been tearing me up inside. I'm just so lost, not quite sure what to do." Sasame told his friend.

Hayate was listening. He knew how Sasame felt, not by personal experience, but he could somehow feel the pain that Sasame was going through. Finally he spoke. "You really loved her, didn't you?"

Sasame nodded. "And that day, when she confessed she loved you, I was there, I heard it all. It was as if time stopped and my heart was stabbed by one thousand daggers and then discarded. It hurt to hear that. I wanted to be the one that would love her, but she didn't love me back, she loved you, but you didn't love her that way. Hence, she became what she is. I'd do anything for a chance to be with her. I just wonder where she is and what she's doing right now."

"I know, you're pain, somehow I can feel it myself. Sasame, you can't dwell in the past forever. You have to carry on. You have to walk through the pain. You need to overcome this obstacle and move on. I'm sorry if I'm being a little unsympathetic, but that's what you need to do."

"I know, it's just, I'm not quite sure what it is myself, but somehow, I just can't get her out of my mind. I realize I have to move on but I just can't. There's something holding me back. I'm not quite sure what it is." Sasame looked at his watch. "I have to go, I'll see you later." Sasame said, standing up.

"Okay,I'll see ya." Hayate said goodbye to his friend.

Sasame started walking out the door but then stopped and turned around. "Oh, and Hayate. Thank you for letting me share that with you. It was eating me up inside." he then walked out of the house.

"You didn't need to tell me Sasame, I already knew." Hayate thought to himself after his friend walked out.

"So, Bella, me, Eriko, and Kanjiro are going to the mall, do you want to come?" Katai asked as they were walking out of the school gates.

"I'd love to, but i have a lot of things to do today. Perhaps another time." Bella politely turned down their offer.They came to the next street and Bella split from the rest of the group. They said their goodbyes and the trio continued to the mall. They arrived at the mall and headed to the nearest videogame store.

"La Pucelle!" Eriko said excitedly pointing to the game.

"Hey, didn't the makers of Disgaea create that?" Katai asked.

"Yeah, Disgaea was an awesome game." Eriko said. The other two agreed. After they were done in the videogame store they started walking through the mall, aimlessly, occasionally stopping in a store. For some odd reason Kanjiro walked into Build-A-Bear. Eriko and Katai, confused, followed. Kanjiro picked out a bear to make. It was white with a blue nose. Then he picked a sound and stuffed it. He walked over to the clothing station and picked out an outfit that was very, very, similar to what Eriko had been wearing. He then went to the computer, made a birth certificate, and paid. When they got out of the store Kanjiro handed Eriko the bear.

"This is for you." Kanjiro said. Eriko read the birth certificate. It turns out Kanjiro named the bear Eriko Haratana. Haratana was Kanjiro's last name.

"Aww... thank you Kanjiro that was sweet." She said hugging him, disregarding the name of the bear.

"It was nothing. So how about-" Kanjiro started. Eriko ended the hug.

"You know this still means I'm not going to go out with you." she cut him off.

"Aww man." Kanjiro said pouting. Up ahead they spotted Tidus, Yuna, and the rest of the FFX characters. They walked and met up with them.

"So, did you fight this Seymour dude yet?" Katai asked as they met.

"Nope, still haven't found our way back... thanks to Wakka!" Rikku said a bit more calm this time.

"I told you! It's not me! It's HIM!" Wakka told her for the umpteenth time pointing to Tidus.

"Whatever." Rikku said. "I know it was you Wakka." she then said under her breath.

"Doing some shopping I see." Katai said, noticing the bags in their hands.

"Yes, we've bought some new clothes. Speaking of shopping, do you know a place where we could buy potions and remedys and things like that?" Yuna said. Katai, Kanjiro, and Eriko looked at her, obviously confused.

"What are potions and remedys?" Eriko asked.

"I guess they don't have them in this world. Well, we must take our leave, as always nice seeing you." Yuna said as they left.

"Horrible, horrible, navigational skills." Katai commented.

"You've said it." Kanjiro agreed. They continued walking through the mall, stopping into any store that caught their eye.

"Um... Kanjiro, please excuse me and Katai for a few minutes." Eriko said as she sensed a demon larva.

"What's so important that you have to leave right now?" Kanjiro asked.

"It's a secret! Just wait here, we'll be back in a few minutes!" Eriko said nervously as her and Katai left Kanjiro there. They were far ahead of him.

"I bet you're going off to get married at some drive through chappel!" The just barely heard a disappointed voice. They were now out of the mall, running in the direction the demon larva was in. They arrived at the scene. Everyone was there already.

"Eriko!" Goro called, reaching out his hand. Eriko took it and transformed into the Pretear of Fire. The rest of the Leafe Knights, and Hiro, were attacking the demon larva with no mercy.

"Do you see the core?" Goro asked from inside of Eriko.

"Found it!" she said. She quickly attacked the core, making the demon larva disappear. Goro emerged from Eriko and everyone was in their normal clothing again.

"Sorry to leave so quick but we have to go." Katai said as him and Eriko left.

"I don't even know what the enemy looks like. Are they truly an enemy? Why am I causing destruction? What is the purpose? Sure, I have two evil parents, but does that make me evil? I know I say that I'm evil but is that really what is in my heart?" Bella thought to herself.

"Bella! Time for dinner!" she heard her mother call.

"Coming mom!" she called back. "Either way, I want to make my parents proud." she thought as she ran down the stairs. She walked into the dining room and took her usual seat.

"How was school today Bella?" Seymour asked his daughter.

"It was okay." Bella said, starting to eat what was on her plate.There was an awkward silence. Bella finally broke it. "Mom, Dad, how come we're evil? Did we choose to be that way or were we forced or something like that?"

Takako and Seymour were in shcok to their daughter's question. They never thought that she would question why they all were evil.

"All you need to know are that some things happened in the past and it caused me to switch from good to evil." Takako told her daughter.

"As for me, I'm evil because that is what my heart is telling me to do, and you are evil because we raised you that way." Seymour added.

"What happened in the past that caused you to become evil Mom?" Bella asked curiously.

"Well, you see." Takako said questioning weather she should tell her daughter or not. "I'll tell you later."

Bella was disappointed by this response. She knew that, that meant she probably would never find out. She then excused herself from the table and walked back up to her room. She thought, "I'll carry through until I meet the enemy. If they seem horrible I'll destroy them, if they seem good I'll give up being the Princess of Disaster."