Tempest stared up at the city in wonder. The buildings, the lights, the people. It had been along time since she'd seen other people, at least she thought it had been. Sometimes she believed that only she and her friends exsisted out there in the wilderness, but here, this was something she was entirly unused to. Yet it was somehow familiar. As she walked down the streets most of the people gave her funny looks as she went past. She wondered why, then she caught her reflection in a window. Her clothes were dirty and torn, and a little small for her. Her hair was a long tangled mess, she was plain and simple a total mess. She blushed slightly and wrapped her jacket tightly around her. Her jacket was the only thing that looked alright yet it was to big for her. One of the people near her was snickering and pointing, she felt her face growing hot. She turned and walked away quickly suddenly she heard a loud blasting noise. She looked to see bright lights shining in her face, something huge was roaring towards her.
"So he thinks he can catch me off guard by blinding me does he!"
She turned to face the creature and readied to call one of her friends when suddenly someone ran out, grabbing her he jumped out of the way of the thing.
"Are you crazy young lady?" the man asked looking at her disheveled appearance rather disgustedly. "Were you trying to get hit by that car?"
Tempest wrapped her jacket tighter and stared at the ground. Car? Was that what the monster was called? Did this man think she was to weak to fight of the monster herself? Shoving her hands in her pockets she scolwed at the ground. People were begining to gather.
"General Carawy just saved that girl." whispers spread through the crowd. Then she noticed it was gone.
"Well what do you have to say for yourself?" the man asked.
"My ring!" she gasped, she looked around on the ground. She spotted it near his foot and dove for it but he saw it first. He picked it up.
"where did you get this?" he asked his voice shaking a little.
"Give it back!" she reached up and wrenched it out of his hand.
"Alright people it's all over, she's alright. Nothing to see here." several men started waving the people who had gathered away from them. "General Caraway Sir, I think it's time to go back to the mansion."
"Just a moment." General Caraway knelt by her. "Where did you find that ring?" he asked gently.
"I didn't find it, it was given to me for someone else." Tempest shied away from him.
"Who?" he asked.
"I don't remember."
"Would you like to come with me for a little bit? We'll get you cleaned up a little. I want to ask you some questions. Please."
After a moment Tempest nodded.
"Sir are you sure it is wise to..." One of the guards started but with a wave of Caraways hand fell silent.
Still distrustful Tempest followed General Caraway up to a huge house. Tempest stared at it, it was a huge beautiful house, but for some reason she didn't like it."
{ "Come on, it's time to go. I told you it'll always be the same, he'll never have time for anything but his work. He doesn't care about anyone or anything other than that."}
Tempest looked at the man, had she known him before? When he led her inside he motioned to a woman who was cleaning in the hallway.
"Get her cleaned up a bit, and find her a change of clothes. When she's ready bring her down to my study." He walked off looking rather disturbed.
The woman looked her up and down. "You are a mess aren't you. Where would the General pick up something like you? And why for that matter. Oh well, it's not my job to question what he does I just work here." the woman turned around with a wave of her hand.
"Follow me."
Tempest followed the woman down the lavishly decorated hallways of the great mansion until she reached a large marble room.
"Alright now this is going to be a chore." The woman said grimly.
***
Tempest looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was clean and cut to her shoulders. It was shininy black with natural brown highlights. She wore black shorts and a tank top with a light blue duster over the top.
"You look the spitten image of Miss Rinoa." The of the maid stared in awe. "Who would have thought under all that mess? Oh well, come along, General Caraway wants to talk to you."
Tempest picked up her old jacket and put it back on, and grabbed her pack.
"Now now, you don't need that dirty old jacket anymore."
Tempest tightened her grip on it. "I'm keeping it." she said flatly.
The waved her hand. "Whatever you say miss." she sighed. "Come along." When they entered Caraways study she stood in the doorway. "The girl's here sir." she said pushing Tempest forward a little.
Caraway stood looking out the window sipping a glass of wine, when he turned to look at her he dropped it, the glass shattering on the floor.
"Leave us please." he said when the maid moved to clean it up. She nodded and left the room.
"Rinoa?" he stared at her, with what seemed like a deep sense of loss.
"That's not my name." Tempest said indignatly. "And I don't know if I like you so I'm not so sure I'll tell you what it is just yet."
The General dropped into a chair and motioned for her to sit as well but she stayed standing.
"Please tell me, where did you get that ring?" he asked.
Tempest ran her finger over the smooth planum band. What did he want with it so bad anyway?
"Please it belonged to my daughter, Rinoa. She disappeared almost five years ago. It was my wifes wedding ring, she gave it to Rinoa before she died. Please where did you find it?"
{"Please give this to Gale, as a remembrance. I will always think of her as my daughter."}
Tempest frowned, Gale? Who was Gale? Was that who she was to give the ring to? Was that who it was important to?
"Is something wrong?" Caraway asked.
Tempest shook her head. "No, I don't remember who I got it from. I'm sorry."
Caraway nodded sadly, "It's all right."
"I..I guess I'll be leaving now. Thankyou for everything, and I'm sorry again." Tempest took a step towards the door.
He stood up and put a hand on her arm."If you're not really Rinoa, please tell me your name before you go." he asked softly, pleadingly.
She paused for a moment. "Tempest."
His face seemed to go pale, and he recoiled as if something had tried to bite him. He stumbled backwards into his chair.
AN: I'm going to end it right there for now, I pretty please want at least three reviews before I put up the next chapter. Please people? *Looks around and sees no one is around and goes off to skulk in a corner.*
"So he thinks he can catch me off guard by blinding me does he!"
She turned to face the creature and readied to call one of her friends when suddenly someone ran out, grabbing her he jumped out of the way of the thing.
"Are you crazy young lady?" the man asked looking at her disheveled appearance rather disgustedly. "Were you trying to get hit by that car?"
Tempest wrapped her jacket tighter and stared at the ground. Car? Was that what the monster was called? Did this man think she was to weak to fight of the monster herself? Shoving her hands in her pockets she scolwed at the ground. People were begining to gather.
"General Carawy just saved that girl." whispers spread through the crowd. Then she noticed it was gone.
"Well what do you have to say for yourself?" the man asked.
"My ring!" she gasped, she looked around on the ground. She spotted it near his foot and dove for it but he saw it first. He picked it up.
"where did you get this?" he asked his voice shaking a little.
"Give it back!" she reached up and wrenched it out of his hand.
"Alright people it's all over, she's alright. Nothing to see here." several men started waving the people who had gathered away from them. "General Caraway Sir, I think it's time to go back to the mansion."
"Just a moment." General Caraway knelt by her. "Where did you find that ring?" he asked gently.
"I didn't find it, it was given to me for someone else." Tempest shied away from him.
"Who?" he asked.
"I don't remember."
"Would you like to come with me for a little bit? We'll get you cleaned up a little. I want to ask you some questions. Please."
After a moment Tempest nodded.
"Sir are you sure it is wise to..." One of the guards started but with a wave of Caraways hand fell silent.
Still distrustful Tempest followed General Caraway up to a huge house. Tempest stared at it, it was a huge beautiful house, but for some reason she didn't like it."
{ "Come on, it's time to go. I told you it'll always be the same, he'll never have time for anything but his work. He doesn't care about anyone or anything other than that."}
Tempest looked at the man, had she known him before? When he led her inside he motioned to a woman who was cleaning in the hallway.
"Get her cleaned up a bit, and find her a change of clothes. When she's ready bring her down to my study." He walked off looking rather disturbed.
The woman looked her up and down. "You are a mess aren't you. Where would the General pick up something like you? And why for that matter. Oh well, it's not my job to question what he does I just work here." the woman turned around with a wave of her hand.
"Follow me."
Tempest followed the woman down the lavishly decorated hallways of the great mansion until she reached a large marble room.
"Alright now this is going to be a chore." The woman said grimly.
***
Tempest looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was clean and cut to her shoulders. It was shininy black with natural brown highlights. She wore black shorts and a tank top with a light blue duster over the top.
"You look the spitten image of Miss Rinoa." The of the maid stared in awe. "Who would have thought under all that mess? Oh well, come along, General Caraway wants to talk to you."
Tempest picked up her old jacket and put it back on, and grabbed her pack.
"Now now, you don't need that dirty old jacket anymore."
Tempest tightened her grip on it. "I'm keeping it." she said flatly.
The waved her hand. "Whatever you say miss." she sighed. "Come along." When they entered Caraways study she stood in the doorway. "The girl's here sir." she said pushing Tempest forward a little.
Caraway stood looking out the window sipping a glass of wine, when he turned to look at her he dropped it, the glass shattering on the floor.
"Leave us please." he said when the maid moved to clean it up. She nodded and left the room.
"Rinoa?" he stared at her, with what seemed like a deep sense of loss.
"That's not my name." Tempest said indignatly. "And I don't know if I like you so I'm not so sure I'll tell you what it is just yet."
The General dropped into a chair and motioned for her to sit as well but she stayed standing.
"Please tell me, where did you get that ring?" he asked.
Tempest ran her finger over the smooth planum band. What did he want with it so bad anyway?
"Please it belonged to my daughter, Rinoa. She disappeared almost five years ago. It was my wifes wedding ring, she gave it to Rinoa before she died. Please where did you find it?"
{"Please give this to Gale, as a remembrance. I will always think of her as my daughter."}
Tempest frowned, Gale? Who was Gale? Was that who she was to give the ring to? Was that who it was important to?
"Is something wrong?" Caraway asked.
Tempest shook her head. "No, I don't remember who I got it from. I'm sorry."
Caraway nodded sadly, "It's all right."
"I..I guess I'll be leaving now. Thankyou for everything, and I'm sorry again." Tempest took a step towards the door.
He stood up and put a hand on her arm."If you're not really Rinoa, please tell me your name before you go." he asked softly, pleadingly.
She paused for a moment. "Tempest."
His face seemed to go pale, and he recoiled as if something had tried to bite him. He stumbled backwards into his chair.
AN: I'm going to end it right there for now, I pretty please want at least three reviews before I put up the next chapter. Please people? *Looks around and sees no one is around and goes off to skulk in a corner.*