Author's Notes: Well thanx to the people who reviewed my fic. Glad ya liked it so far. Well anyway this chapter is kinda long, and it's mostly fighting between Cloud and Serge. Hope it's not confusing, it's kinda hard to write about people fighting and to form the image right and to explain it, but don't worry it's not all battling and I hope ya don't think it's boring.

Disclaimer- I don't own Chrono Cross and I don't own Cloud or any Final Fantasy game either.

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Rivalry Confrontation Chapter 3 I Promise to Kill You

Kid was still pondering on the subject. She was not sure that Serge had sent the telegram and their was no proof, but she had a feeling. A feeling deep inside, somewhere there was an alarm going off that made her very aware of the fact Serge had sent it, but it was so distant only a faint echo reached her brain.

"Even if he had sent it, how would he have found out...?" Kid questioned out loud to herself. Suddenly it hit her so hard and fast that she had to replay it a few times over in her head. It was so obvious she should have figured it out from the start, the message had reached her mind clearly now. Serge had sent it and now she was sure.
Kid smacked a hand to her forehead and slowly ran it down her face.
"Why didn't I see it before." She said to herself, "Orlha..." She replied again. Orlha one of her other roommates. She lived in Guldove along with Serge, Orlha, Glenn and Draggy. Orlha always had away of finding all the secrets out, but usually she would not blab them out to others. "She musta eves dropped on me er read me diary..." Kid mumbled. Well Kid did not know how Orlha found out, she knew Orlha did, like always.
Orlha also knew another secret and that was that Kid liked both Serge and Cloud, and was not sure which one she really loved. Orlha knew one other important secret Kid did not know. Orlha also knew how Serge felt about Kid. Orlha was what you would call a 'romantic' She was always trying to set up people and bring them closer and she knew how to read people's emotions.
Kid knew Orlha had told Serge where she was and had sent him to go after her in hopes that it would bring her and Serge together. "Great job Orlha! Now ya just caused another fight!" Kid yelled out. Then she sighed, "Maybe if I hurry I can still stop them!" Kid rushed upstairs to change.

It was quiet and everything seemed still, not even the wind dared to stir the trees during this moment, as the two warriors stood fifteen feet a part staring each other down. Time seem to freeze over as the two of them stood feet buried in snow, faces reddened a bit from the cold. You could see each breath they exhaled for it came out in little puffs of steam. Finally time returned as the wind began to swarm and one of them moved in for a quick attack.

It was Cloud who finally decided to make the first move. He started this by releasing one of the hands gripped to his sword and still letting it's sharp point face out towards Serge parallel to the ground. Cloud's legs suddenly dashed off as he held the sword out in front. Cloud began to make a yell as he continued his charge with his sword aiming right towards Serge's chest. Serge only had time to blink once as Cloud closed in on him, then with extreme confidence Serge's body seem to automatically shift it's self over so that Cloud's large sword just missed planting it's self into Serge's heart. Cloud was not surprised, and not impressed as his feet had halted and his sword extended out and hit nothing but the cold air. Cloud immediately then brought his elbow back quickly and opened his arm the way Serge had moved in an attempt to slice Serge in half. To bad for Cloud, but Serge had immediately put up his guard as soon as he had moved so all Cloud's sword had hit was one of the twisted blades of Serge's swallow. Their was a loud clash and a few sparks as the two blades met with such force so fast. Cloud's eyes now met with Serge's as the two weapons were being forced upon each other in a battle of strength.

"So Serge, your quick, but are you strong?" Cloud questioned as he allowed his body to turn and face Serge. Then he lay his other hand on the handle of his sword in order to win the test of strength. Serge gave Cloud a determined angry glance as he put more strength behind the blade of his swallow.
"Stronger than you ever imagined!" Serge growled as he stealthily puled his swallow's blade away from Cloud's and swung it down towards Cloud's legs. Just as Serge was about to slash Cloud's shins, Cloud's huge sword swung down from the opposite direction just as quickly and bumped Serge's weapon away leaving the two weapon's in another blocking hold.
"Clever one." Cloud replied with a smirk at Serge's failed attempt to cut him.
"I'm not the only one who's quick." Serge responded as he raised an eyebrow.

With that Cloud jerked his arm up with a twist of the wrist letting his sword's blade flow up diagonally right towards Serge's neck. Serge's foot suddenly faulted backwards a bit as one hand held to his swallow and he raised it up in front of him as his body turned a bit to the on coming attack. Clouds sword once again collided with Serge's swallow, but this time Serge's hand faltered a bit from the strength of the blow. Cloud tried to force Serge's weapon down, but Serge's other hand returned to his weapon and once again he had the strength to hold Cloud's giant sword.
They stayed that way for a moment, but then thinking fast Serge jumped back allowing Cloud's sword to hit the snow and then with his right hand holding the very edge of the swallow he extended the blade out as fast as he could well the point of Cloud's blade still was on the ground. The Swallow's jagged end was about to hit Cloud's head when Cloud's arm went up away from his weapon and his hand grasped the handle right before the blade to stop it before it went into his face. The tip was so very close and Serge was satisfied for a moment.

"Dropped your guard there for a moment, I almost got you." Serge said sounding proud. Cloud only smirked at him with crossed eyebrows.
"That's what you think." Cloud's deep voice replied as he suddenly threw the swallow's blade a side and with all strength lifted his huge sword from the ground with his one hand.
The blade quickly was hurled up as Cloud's arm fully extended out and the tip came just in range to slash right across Serge's chest. Serge let out a sound of pain as the blade slashed him and went by only for the point to hit the ground again. Cloud quickly put his other hand on the handle of his sword and brought it up. As Serge regained the grip of the one hand that held to his swallow and he lay the other on his wound. Cloud thrusted his sword at Serge's chest in another attempt to finish him off, but Serge's swallow came back and hit the sword away giving just enough room to allow Serge to gain back full balance with both hands on the swallow and to jump back away from the reach of Cloud's sword. Cloud brought his sword back to himself and then he glanced up at Serge with his returned smirk. Serge looked up at Cloud and Cloud bobbed his head and only said,
"Hm." with eye brows out stretched.

Then Serge glanced down at his would. He had a large cut right across the middle of his chest. It was not deep at all, but it was long and thankfully not to wide. The blood though would not let up from running down his chest and leaving his shirt stained. He touch the slash and let the blood run onto his fingers.
-It stings, but at least it's not serious. I'll not let him think he's won, I'll get him.-
Serge looked back up at Cloud then he drew his weapon back up.
"You know, I think I know what I plan to do, now that I have thought about it." Serge said.
"And what would that be?" Cloud questioned.
"I plan to kill you, then Kid will have to forget about you." Serge answered simply his eyes looking cold.
"If you kill me she'll hate you forever." Cloud answered still sounding calm.
"She'll only hate me if she loves you, and I don't think she does." Serge responded.
"Maybe, maybe not. I don't know, but if you plan to kill me then I just might have to kill you first." Cloud replied. Serge now looked annoyed.
"What is with you!" Serge yelled at the top of his lungs. "Don't you even care if she does." Cloud did not reply he only starred plainly back at Serge.
"Kid is my friend and I don't know how she feels for me otherwise." Cloud answered after a pause.
"What if she loves you! Don't you care! If you don't then your more of a dam idiot then I thought!" Serge shouted now angry. "Any man who has Kid's love is the luckiest bastard there is and if you don't realize that, than you deserve to die for not seeing her for all she's worth." Serge shouted.
"What about you?" Cloud asked. "You obviously love her. Why are you telling me I should be glad to have her than?" Serge sighed and looked down, his voice began to soften.
"Because, I'm not sure if I'm going to win this fight and if you win and you get Kid's love you should not let it go to waste." Then Serge looked up his voice became deep and firm and he looked at Cloud so coldly. "Don't get me wrong though, I'm gonna fight with all I got and if I win... I'll be sure to slice you just bad enough so that your alive, so that you can silently bleed in the snow until your painful death arrives. Then I'll leave your corpse here to rot." Serge stated. Cloud looked at him.
"You won't kill me." Cloud said back.
"Don' be to sure."

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Well hope that was not to confusing for anyone and I hope it was not boring. Well I plan on updating sooner the next time and I plan on making the next chapter shorter. More things will be revealed. This chapter may have cleared up a few things, I hope. After the next chapter I plan on starting my multiple endings.