Me-Iiiiiiiii'mmmmmbbbaaaaccckkk...
ErkCanas- YAY!
Priscilla-Am I even in this chapter?
Me- No.
Priscilla- crap
Me- Yeah, thanks WarpSlashGundam for reassuring me to type these more with your unique brand of "constructive" critism.
Canas-Well, at least its not an unessicary ego boost...
Me- I like those...Anyway in this chapter I begin to introduce what I like to call A Hideous Love Triangle With Five Sides!.
Priscilla- Are you seeing other women!
Me- No, but this is a "romance" fic, and it needs some, well, "romance".
Priscilla- I guess...
Erk-Remember Serra is always watching you!
Jinn opened his eyes to darkness, his ears to muffled whispers, and his nose to the odor of sweat and blood.
Surely this is a dream, he thought; let's see...The last thing I remember was ... fighting those wyverns! And then I blacked out ... Am I dead? He attempted to sit up, but then he realized he was in pain. Pain is real; when you are dead Elimine doesn't tolerate pain, unless...
His thoughts were interrupted by a sigh to his left. He turned his head even though the slightest movement pained him so. It was Lloy, who appeared relieved to Jinn alive, but had an angered indignant look on his face.
"You have awakened. Don't move. You have been through a lot and you need rest." He began to rise. He turned to Serra and they whispered for a while before Lloy turned back to Jinn. "I will go and retrieve some food for us. Stay here and rest until I return." Jinn was about to argue, but the look on Lloy's face told him not to.
Once Lloy had left Jinn turned to the pink-haired healer who was staring at him, "Can I help you?", he asked in a voice that was pricklier then he wanted it to be, "I...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...I'm sorry," he ended pathetically.
She grinned at him, inanely, and spoke, "You have such power, and yet you do not use it to its fullest potential. I never seen one such as you before, but I must say I enjoy the company of those with great power..." She left the sentence hanging, and like a thin haze, it lingered around the room while Jinn tried to make sense of it.
"What do you...?" Serra walked off as though she had not heard him. She left the tent leaving Jinn to sit there bamboozled. After a few silent moments he looked around, at the other cots. To his left was none other than Erk, laying there unconscious. Jinn moved forward, surprised to see his friend laying there. Erk's body had been ravaged and was paler than usual due to blood loss. Jinn could not stand to look at his newest of friends in his current condition.
Ignoring the advice given to him by Lloy, Jinn ventured out of the healer's tent for the second time in too few days. He was searching for Priscilla to ask about what had happened to Erk and himself after Jinn blacked out. He could not find her and began to worry. He ran into several people he knew and introduced himself to those he didn't. All eyes were trained on him suspiciously, until they were sure he was no spy.
These people are quite suspicious. I guess that comes from being in a ragtag mercenary army like this one. But then, I'm in it so it should be better than that. He chuckled to himself. While thinking he had slammed into an unseen person, smaller by half a foot than he and thinner.
Picking himself up he saw that it was Rebecca from previously in the meal tent. Her face turned the color of his hair, and she picked up the package she was carrying before standing back; apologizing fervently under her breath.
"Are you O.K.?" He said in a calm, collected voice. "I must apologize for my maladroit behavior." Rebecca blushed further before returning to normal, trying to keep her cool.
"Ah, Jinn! I was just looking for you. Are you well? I heard you were one of the people injured in that last fight." Her voice was full of sincere care. Jinn was slightly confused. No one besides Lloy had ever cared for him as far back as he could remember. He had seen it when two people had really cared for each other, but did not know the feeling. Not wanting to look imprudent, he began to speak, but before he could utter a word Rebecca stepped forward. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and stood back, smiling.
"I may not know you fully, but I like what I see. Priscilla speaks often of you. A man as kind and courteous as you should have no difficulty making friends here. Your looks don't hurt you either." She handed him the package and ran off into the camp.
Jinn was terribly confused. He felt stranger and stranger until he was lost within himself. He stood there until he felt a tap on the shoulder.
"Jinn, what are you doing away from the tent?"
Me-And so it begins...
ErkPriscillaCanas-meh...RR!
