Special Note:
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 8
Chapter Title: The Crater
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: Mostly Nibie. A bit of Cloud, and some more Laguna.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=. When Laguna is "interpreting" what Ward is "saying", it'll be like his normal thoughts.
Warnings: Very AU. A wolf's POV? Laguna's crossdressing.
Gaia Cliffs
He felt kind of bad about leaving Nibie behind, but there was no way she'd make it to the top of the cliffs. At least, that's what he had thought.
He was, therefore, quite surprised to find...
Nibie sitting up there, waiting for him. He shook his head, mildly disturbed at the occurrence.
"I'm not gonna ask fer now. 'Cause we're in a hurry, ya know?"
He leapt back onto her back, and they continued their race towards the others.
Down the frozen rocky pathway, making haste... although, not like they had been on the slope. Here, that would be foolhardy, and dangerous.
Costa del Sol
Laguna thought back to the night before... Who was the last person he remembered talking to...? Kiros, of course. So, he had to find Kiros. Who happened to not be in the building. Shit.
He was -not- going outside like this. Easy enough. Stick head out window, and hope Kiros is nearby.
Which he promptly did. Luckily enough, the dark man was not too far from the window, either. He sat down, to where only his head could be seen from the outside.
"Kiros..." he hissed, hoping to get the man's attention. "Kiros," he said a little louder when the man looked up at him. "Could you come over here?"
When Kiros complied, he reached out and grabbed him, pulling him closer to the window. "What happened last night?"
Kiros blinked at him, "I take it that you don't remember?"
He shook his head.
"Are you still wearing that dress?"
He nodded.
Kiros chuckled. "Well, what's the last thing you remember?"
Laguna sunk back down against the wall, until his face was mostly hidden behind the window ledge. "Uhm... I was drinking shots, against you. I'd gotten about four, and then everything's mostly blank."
"Mostly?" Kiros sounded amused.
He nodded. "I think someone kissed me... and I'm kinda wondering who it was... and if they knew I'm a guy..."
Kiros chuckled again. "You were having fun, that's for sure..."
"What did I do? And who convinced me to try crossdressing?"
"Well, a lot of the men in the club thought you were the hottest thing there... and I'm not sure where you got the idea to try dressing up, but you took off with this woman who said something about 'making you pretty'... It must have been her." Kiros grinned at him.
"... How many of those guys knew I was a guy?" he asked, feeling somewhat mortified.
"I'm not sure... Either they were all gay, or they thought you were a chick." Kiros paused a moment. "That one guy from the bar wasn't interested though... so I do believe it was the latter."
"All of them? Uhm... You do realize that I don't even make a good looking woman, right? I mean, as a guy, sure, I'll admit I look fairly good... but as a woman?"
Kiros nodded, grin firmly in place. "That would be saying, if they thought you were a girl, they liked you because of your outstanding personality... Although, personally, I think you looked just fine..."
"Bahamut strike me now..." Laguna smacked his head against the window ledge. He peeked back up at Kiros. "You think I look good as a chick? You're weird." He paused and then, "So you don't know who kissed me?"
Kiros shrugged. "It could have been anyone there. Why?"
"Uhm... well..." Laguna sat up straight and grinned. "It was kind of nice, I think... I can't remember quite clearly, but it was quite nice."
Kiros started to fall over, but caught himself and stared at Laguna incredulously.
Laguna propped his chin on his arms, leaning against the window frame, waiting for Kiros' answer.
Kiros shook his head. "Laguna, I could barely keep track of you as well as I did. You disappeared several times."
Laguna sighed, disappointed. He still wanted to know if the person had known... Oh well.
A voice from a short distance away spoke rather loudly, "Hey! It the chick from last night!"
Laguna ducked down as Kiros began laughing.
"Hey..." the guy's voice came from right in front of the window. "Why's she hiding?"
Kiros' answer was far more cheerful than was characteristic of him. "Laguna's a bit embarrassed about last night. Doesn't remember a thing, you know."
"Shut up," Laguna whined.
The man's voice was sympathetic, "You don't remember anything? Too bad. You're a great dancer, though..."
He groaned and smacked his head against the window frame. "I think I'm gonna go drown myself in the sink, now... Goodbye Kiros; goodbye Ward, if you're there... May we meet again, in another life..." He inched back away from the window.
The guy's face popped into the window, and Laguna jumped back. "Wow, you look a lot better without the makeup..."
He could hear Kiros start laughing again. "Damnit, Kiros! This isn't funny!"
North Crater
Nibie leapt through a wind barrier with a howl. She skidded across the icy path, continuing down the path with a limber ease that only a wild animal can accomplish. The boy on her back caused her little to no trouble, and at times, he helped her. This place was strange, and she didn't like it. But with Cloud here...
She could take on anything. Even these strange places where the wind was visible, with streaks of green and lightning dashing through it. She could handle it, she decided, leaping across another rip in the scenery.
"Hiiiyaaa!" called out Cloud, from her back. She grinned and howled with him.
With another great bound, she leapt over those others. The people they had been with. She felt Cloud shift on her back, and he called out to them. "Hurry," a word he usually used speaking to her.
She barely caught vision of their shocked faces, before she passed them, further into the crater. Further... she could smell... strange things ahead. But one thing was clear.
Trouble. She slowed to a rough amble, and Cloud slipped from her back. She whined.
Cloud... reeked of upset. He was annoyed, angry, hurting. The feelings she sensed from him...
They had gotten there too late.
You all know the drill... read review.
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Ah, so you liked Cloud's strangely crashing into a snowdrift on the way down the mountain and laughing about it? And... the Laguna thing... It was gonna be a side story, but I figured I might as well stick it in here...
ChibiBoko, Ah yes... the Chocobo Sage. Gotta love that guy, even if he's scatterbrained as hell. =^.^= Not Reno... Teheehee hee... Sorry about the lack of Seph, but it'll get back to him after a while... I haven't decided who Laguna kissed/got kissed by... =^.^= Who do you want it to be? And you gotta remember, its his view of himself, so, in other words, he doesn't consider himself "pretty". "Fairly good looking" yes, but not feminine... (Personally I think he's pretty too... although Squall is a lot more feminine...) *shrugs*
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On the Chocobo Sage: God, this man can be annoying. Funny yes, but annoying more. I really don't have much to say on this, except complain about going back and forth trying to get all of the damned info from him. =v.v= I hate him, I really do... but only because he has a sieve for a brain!
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 8
Chapter Title: The Crater
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: Mostly Nibie. A bit of Cloud, and some more Laguna.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=. When Laguna is "interpreting" what Ward is "saying", it'll be like his normal thoughts.
Warnings: Very AU. A wolf's POV? Laguna's crossdressing.
Gaia Cliffs
He felt kind of bad about leaving Nibie behind, but there was no way she'd make it to the top of the cliffs. At least, that's what he had thought.
He was, therefore, quite surprised to find...
Nibie sitting up there, waiting for him. He shook his head, mildly disturbed at the occurrence.
"I'm not gonna ask fer now. 'Cause we're in a hurry, ya know?"
He leapt back onto her back, and they continued their race towards the others.
Down the frozen rocky pathway, making haste... although, not like they had been on the slope. Here, that would be foolhardy, and dangerous.
Costa del Sol
Laguna thought back to the night before... Who was the last person he remembered talking to...? Kiros, of course. So, he had to find Kiros. Who happened to not be in the building. Shit.
He was -not- going outside like this. Easy enough. Stick head out window, and hope Kiros is nearby.
Which he promptly did. Luckily enough, the dark man was not too far from the window, either. He sat down, to where only his head could be seen from the outside.
"Kiros..." he hissed, hoping to get the man's attention. "Kiros," he said a little louder when the man looked up at him. "Could you come over here?"
When Kiros complied, he reached out and grabbed him, pulling him closer to the window. "What happened last night?"
Kiros blinked at him, "I take it that you don't remember?"
He shook his head.
"Are you still wearing that dress?"
He nodded.
Kiros chuckled. "Well, what's the last thing you remember?"
Laguna sunk back down against the wall, until his face was mostly hidden behind the window ledge. "Uhm... I was drinking shots, against you. I'd gotten about four, and then everything's mostly blank."
"Mostly?" Kiros sounded amused.
He nodded. "I think someone kissed me... and I'm kinda wondering who it was... and if they knew I'm a guy..."
Kiros chuckled again. "You were having fun, that's for sure..."
"What did I do? And who convinced me to try crossdressing?"
"Well, a lot of the men in the club thought you were the hottest thing there... and I'm not sure where you got the idea to try dressing up, but you took off with this woman who said something about 'making you pretty'... It must have been her." Kiros grinned at him.
"... How many of those guys knew I was a guy?" he asked, feeling somewhat mortified.
"I'm not sure... Either they were all gay, or they thought you were a chick." Kiros paused a moment. "That one guy from the bar wasn't interested though... so I do believe it was the latter."
"All of them? Uhm... You do realize that I don't even make a good looking woman, right? I mean, as a guy, sure, I'll admit I look fairly good... but as a woman?"
Kiros nodded, grin firmly in place. "That would be saying, if they thought you were a girl, they liked you because of your outstanding personality... Although, personally, I think you looked just fine..."
"Bahamut strike me now..." Laguna smacked his head against the window ledge. He peeked back up at Kiros. "You think I look good as a chick? You're weird." He paused and then, "So you don't know who kissed me?"
Kiros shrugged. "It could have been anyone there. Why?"
"Uhm... well..." Laguna sat up straight and grinned. "It was kind of nice, I think... I can't remember quite clearly, but it was quite nice."
Kiros started to fall over, but caught himself and stared at Laguna incredulously.
Laguna propped his chin on his arms, leaning against the window frame, waiting for Kiros' answer.
Kiros shook his head. "Laguna, I could barely keep track of you as well as I did. You disappeared several times."
Laguna sighed, disappointed. He still wanted to know if the person had known... Oh well.
A voice from a short distance away spoke rather loudly, "Hey! It the chick from last night!"
Laguna ducked down as Kiros began laughing.
"Hey..." the guy's voice came from right in front of the window. "Why's she hiding?"
Kiros' answer was far more cheerful than was characteristic of him. "Laguna's a bit embarrassed about last night. Doesn't remember a thing, you know."
"Shut up," Laguna whined.
The man's voice was sympathetic, "You don't remember anything? Too bad. You're a great dancer, though..."
He groaned and smacked his head against the window frame. "I think I'm gonna go drown myself in the sink, now... Goodbye Kiros; goodbye Ward, if you're there... May we meet again, in another life..." He inched back away from the window.
The guy's face popped into the window, and Laguna jumped back. "Wow, you look a lot better without the makeup..."
He could hear Kiros start laughing again. "Damnit, Kiros! This isn't funny!"
North Crater
Nibie leapt through a wind barrier with a howl. She skidded across the icy path, continuing down the path with a limber ease that only a wild animal can accomplish. The boy on her back caused her little to no trouble, and at times, he helped her. This place was strange, and she didn't like it. But with Cloud here...
She could take on anything. Even these strange places where the wind was visible, with streaks of green and lightning dashing through it. She could handle it, she decided, leaping across another rip in the scenery.
"Hiiiyaaa!" called out Cloud, from her back. She grinned and howled with him.
With another great bound, she leapt over those others. The people they had been with. She felt Cloud shift on her back, and he called out to them. "Hurry," a word he usually used speaking to her.
She barely caught vision of their shocked faces, before she passed them, further into the crater. Further... she could smell... strange things ahead. But one thing was clear.
Trouble. She slowed to a rough amble, and Cloud slipped from her back. She whined.
Cloud... reeked of upset. He was annoyed, angry, hurting. The feelings she sensed from him...
They had gotten there too late.
You all know the drill... read review.
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Ah, so you liked Cloud's strangely crashing into a snowdrift on the way down the mountain and laughing about it? And... the Laguna thing... It was gonna be a side story, but I figured I might as well stick it in here...
ChibiBoko, Ah yes... the Chocobo Sage. Gotta love that guy, even if he's scatterbrained as hell. =^.^= Not Reno... Teheehee hee... Sorry about the lack of Seph, but it'll get back to him after a while... I haven't decided who Laguna kissed/got kissed by... =^.^= Who do you want it to be? And you gotta remember, its his view of himself, so, in other words, he doesn't consider himself "pretty". "Fairly good looking" yes, but not feminine... (Personally I think he's pretty too... although Squall is a lot more feminine...) *shrugs*
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On the Chocobo Sage: God, this man can be annoying. Funny yes, but annoying more. I really don't have much to say on this, except complain about going back and forth trying to get all of the damned info from him. =v.v= I hate him, I really do... but only because he has a sieve for a brain!
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.