Deception?
Pilotslover
Chapter 4 - Broken Family
Disclaimer: I don't own FFIX and all it's related places, people etc, I wish I did. I won't be making any profit from this work, again, I wish I did, I need the cash.
DDD
Alexandria Castle
"Turo!" Zidane bellowed at the top of his lungs; the little mage giggled to himself from the safe haven of under his bed. "Turo Orunitia, if your father were here he'd yell himself hoarse." This bit into Turo, who missed Vivi bitterly; his father had promised that he would be back which sometimes helped to ease the pain. Zidane soon found him; the little mage pulled himself out from under the bed to be met by the Regent holding a dead frog. "I know you put that in my bed." Turo started to laugh, he could not help it and Zidane could not stop himself from laughing too.
Vivi's other sons entered, led by the eldest one, Calan. "You put another frog in another person's bed?" He asked simply. "How many is that this month?" Calan was the most severe of the boys, all the younger ones looked up to him, whether they would admit it or not. As much as he would pretend to be angry with any of the others, Calan cared deeply for all of them and was often the first to aid any of them if they needed it.
Turo counted mentally, 'Steiner, Zidane, Calan, Ollan, Nicara, and Quina, oh but Quina wasn't any fun, s/he just ate it.' "Six, it's not that many." He thought a little more, "Oh, then there was Amarant when he was here." Turo laughed to himself as he remembered it, he had never expected the mercenary to have such a girly reaction, the screaming had woken almost all of them. Calan shook his head, unimpressed by his brother's antics; the mischievous younger mage lowered his head. "Sorry your majesty, it won't happen again."
Zidane, who found it hard to stay angry with any of his friend's children, just grinned. "It was kinda funny, but no more now ok?" He had to admit that he had laughed hardest when Steiner had told them he had lain on a frog. "Or no one will want to stay in the castle."
"Okay,"
"Lunch will be ready soon, make sure you wash your hands, especially you Turo."
Zidane left the six young mages, taking the frog with him to deter Turo from using that same trick again. Left alone, the five mage who had not known what Turo had done before broke into laughs, setting Turo off again. "That was great Turo," Sola admitted; he was often Turo's partner in crime but had not known anything at all about Turo's plan.
One of the boys stood to one side, looking at his feet. "What's wrong Val?" Calan asked him very softly. Instantaneously all the others showed concern for Valian, the youngest of them.
"I - I really missed dad today,"
Tears started to leak from his eyes, the others all moved in to hug him; there was one thing they shared equally, how much they missed Vivi. "He'll be back soon, he promised." Turo's tone was definite as he spoke.
"W - What if he's stopped?"
Angrily, Turo pulled away from the others and threw his arms by his sides. "He's not stopped!" He snapped, "He can't have." He shook his head, "He told us he'd come back some day and he will." No one argued with him, they all believed that Vivi would come back to them. They just had no idea about when.
DDD
Pilotslover
Chapter 4 - Broken Family
Disclaimer: I don't own FFIX and all it's related places, people etc, I wish I did. I won't be making any profit from this work, again, I wish I did, I need the cash.
DDD
Alexandria Castle
"Turo!" Zidane bellowed at the top of his lungs; the little mage giggled to himself from the safe haven of under his bed. "Turo Orunitia, if your father were here he'd yell himself hoarse." This bit into Turo, who missed Vivi bitterly; his father had promised that he would be back which sometimes helped to ease the pain. Zidane soon found him; the little mage pulled himself out from under the bed to be met by the Regent holding a dead frog. "I know you put that in my bed." Turo started to laugh, he could not help it and Zidane could not stop himself from laughing too.
Vivi's other sons entered, led by the eldest one, Calan. "You put another frog in another person's bed?" He asked simply. "How many is that this month?" Calan was the most severe of the boys, all the younger ones looked up to him, whether they would admit it or not. As much as he would pretend to be angry with any of the others, Calan cared deeply for all of them and was often the first to aid any of them if they needed it.
Turo counted mentally, 'Steiner, Zidane, Calan, Ollan, Nicara, and Quina, oh but Quina wasn't any fun, s/he just ate it.' "Six, it's not that many." He thought a little more, "Oh, then there was Amarant when he was here." Turo laughed to himself as he remembered it, he had never expected the mercenary to have such a girly reaction, the screaming had woken almost all of them. Calan shook his head, unimpressed by his brother's antics; the mischievous younger mage lowered his head. "Sorry your majesty, it won't happen again."
Zidane, who found it hard to stay angry with any of his friend's children, just grinned. "It was kinda funny, but no more now ok?" He had to admit that he had laughed hardest when Steiner had told them he had lain on a frog. "Or no one will want to stay in the castle."
"Okay,"
"Lunch will be ready soon, make sure you wash your hands, especially you Turo."
Zidane left the six young mages, taking the frog with him to deter Turo from using that same trick again. Left alone, the five mage who had not known what Turo had done before broke into laughs, setting Turo off again. "That was great Turo," Sola admitted; he was often Turo's partner in crime but had not known anything at all about Turo's plan.
One of the boys stood to one side, looking at his feet. "What's wrong Val?" Calan asked him very softly. Instantaneously all the others showed concern for Valian, the youngest of them.
"I - I really missed dad today,"
Tears started to leak from his eyes, the others all moved in to hug him; there was one thing they shared equally, how much they missed Vivi. "He'll be back soon, he promised." Turo's tone was definite as he spoke.
"W - What if he's stopped?"
Angrily, Turo pulled away from the others and threw his arms by his sides. "He's not stopped!" He snapped, "He can't have." He shook his head, "He told us he'd come back some day and he will." No one argued with him, they all believed that Vivi would come back to them. They just had no idea about when.
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