Hi…, it's me again. I changed my pen name. Sorry, this took longer than I thought. I forgot I have my final exam last week. ;; Thank you for all review. Too Lazy To Sign In, Shiroko, Sakura Silver Fox, Starza, Alone-Without-A-Care, CodenniumRed, SapphireDemon, Puppet Lord. Did I miss anyone?
Sakura Silver Fox: Really?! You want to help me? I need someone to fix my English. If you don't mind, I'll send you an e-mail. Or may be you have an idea about what will happen in this fic.
Starza: I really appreciate your honesty. 1) Yeah… I know it. This chapter is still with those problems. You better don't read it. 2) As I said, I didn't see the event about Albel's past, so I decided to make my own version. After all this is just a fanfiction. 3) About Sir Glou, of course he didn't abandon his family. There was something that made him never meet with Albel and never help them.
SapphireDemon: Umh… I don't think that I will pair him with anyone for now. Albel is still too young ;; May be if I have finished writing about his past, I'll make about his future, too (this will take a long time). But I prefer Albel and Nel. But I think Albel and Maria will make a great pairing, since Maria usually likes what he liked.
Seems I've talked too much… TT
!!! The italics are thought
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Crimson Fate
Chapter 1
Disclamer: Star Ocean 3 © SquareEnix
"Albel! Albel!"
"Ouch!" the boy opened his eyes when he felt a piece of wood struck his back.
"How many time I have told you… DO NOT sleep in the class!!!"
"Sorry sir…" he answered with sleepy eyes. Damn! The thought about his father had made his eyes stayed open all the night. It happened a lot.
Everyone laughed at him. Albel didn't care, he had been used to be laughed by other children in the village. It wasn't because he often slept in the class, it was because he was the only kid who was wearing ugly clothes to school since the others came from at least a middle class family.
"Hey Albel! Was your mom not at home so you scared to sleep 'coz no one accompanied you in bed?" one of the boys mocked him.
"What?! Albel is still sleeping with his mommy?" the other asked with an insulting tone. Actually he knew it was because he didn't have his own room.
"Huh?! You don't know about that?!"
The insults wouldn't end if the teacher didn't interrupt them. Albel just shut his ears. He shouldn't care about it. It was just a little problem that often happened.
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The school time was over. Albel had been waited for that time. Being with his schoolmates had made him sick. As usual, he took a small passageway home so he wouldn't meet anyone. But this time he couldn't just go home easily since some boys blocked his way.
"Can't you just let me pass?" he sighed.
"This street is only for nobles, a tramp like you shouldn't go this way."
"This is funny! Yesterday, I went home through this way…" I'll laugh if I see a noble ever wants to go through this narrow way.
"You have broken the rule! I, Gohh, captain of the black brigade, shall punish you!" A fat boy who seemed to be the leader stated. His name is Gohh. He was the richest boy in the village. Every kid there submitted to him, except for Albel. First, because his pride didn't allow him, the second, because they needed a "villain" to be bullied and Albel would be their victim.
He hated the time they were playing as "hero". What was that black brigade, storm brigade, dragon brigade, frog brigade, … brigade, whatever brigade it was, he didn't care, it brought him no good.
"Yes, Sir Gohh…" he said with a teasing tone, "But I don't care, 'coz I'm not one of your stupid brigade members."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing."
"Really?! I heard you said 'stupid'"
"That's not important"
"Not important?!!! You have committed a great crime!!! We shall punish you!!!"
"Can't you just keep your dream for yourself Gohh?! Stop bothering me!" he exclaimed
"You're jealous aren't you?"
"What?"
"Because my father is a black brigade high rank soldier, someday I can easily enter the military." Gohh said with an arrogant tone.
"For what I must jealous of someone who is proudly use his father as a backing?" Albel calmly returned everything to them. He was quite expert in debate. He didn't want to fight, because if one of them got hurt, their parents would avenge them. If that happened, his mother would be the victim. He didn't want that thing happened. His mother had suffered enough. He mustn't let her suffer more. But he also couldn't just let himself being bullied without resisting. He would never obey them!
"Boss, may be it's because he doesn't have a father so he doesn't know every boy's dream." One of Gohh's followers helped his boss against Albel.
"You!"
"Hey, Dirke, you're as clever as always! Look! He is angry now!" another boy commended. He stared at Albel with eyes full of insults.
"Even your own father's name you don't know. Stupid!" Gohh started again.
"I'm not stupid!!! That's because my mother didn't tell me! I don't want to know that bastard name either!" Calm down Albel… It's nothing…
"Whoa… You even called him a bastard… You must be really hate him. Did your mother not teach you to respect your father?"
"She did! But for this thing, I won't obey her!"
"He is alive, but you don't know anything about him. You mustn't blame others for this, blame yourself!"
"Why I must blame myself?!" Albel asked angrily.
"Because he doesn't want you."
"Shut up…!!!" Finally, Albel lost his patience. He tried to punch Gohh, but even the fat boy could dodge that emotional punch. The other boys quickly restrained him. They held his arms, Albel struggled to get free.
"It's time to teach you some lessons." Albel spat on his opponent face. Gohh became really angry. He hit Albel again and again. Each blow left a bruise on his soft skin. They gave Gohh pleasure when seeing it, especially the one on his cheek.
"Should I make a mark on this precious girly face?" Gohh brought a pen tip close to Albel's face. "The ink is permanent, it won't leave your face no matter how hard you try to wash it for at least a week." He smirked and started to make doodles on Albel's face as it was a piece of paper.
Albel shook his head, trying to avoid the pen. But it was useless, he even got his cheek being scratched by the sharp pen tip. Blood dripped from the wound.
"Oops…! You better calm down, the ink will only take a week to vanish. But If you keep yourself struggling like that, this pen can make a permanent mark!"
But Albel didn't stop, he kept struggling. Gohh grew tired with his game since Albel's face also had full with doodles.
"Enough with your struggle! I won't draw anymore!" Gohh gave his friends a command to release him.
Albel approached the fat boy, "It doesn't matter he wants me or not. I don't want him either. I don't need such an egoistic person to be my father." He stated, then he walked to leave them.
"You can't say he is an egoist."
Albel just ignored those trouble makers, he didn't want to debate with them anymore. He just wanted them to know what was in his mind. He didn't need a father. He just wanted them to know that. It didn't matter what they would say next.
But…
"Who wants a child from a whore?!"
What did they just say?
"What did you just say?"
"Whore…, bitch!"
Didn't they just call his mom a whore?!!!
He burned with anger. He could hold himself no longer. "You… You my insult me…, but don't insult my mother…!!!" He struck the boy. This time it didn't miss the target. The fat boy fell, his head hit against the wall behind him. Everyone dropped their jaw. They couldn't believe, that thin boy knocked their fat leader unconscious? Albel himself hardly believe that. That was too far from what he expected. Was he that strong? Or his opponent was too weak?
A boy approached Gohh, trying to wake him up. But he didn't wake up, he didn't move. The boy saw blood flew down the wall. He startled. He put his finger in front of Gohh's nose. He wasn't breathing.
"M…MURDER…..!!!!!"
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Please REVIEW!!! Once again thanks for the reviews and sorry about the grammar. Btw, I have questions to ask
About Albel's left hand. Does he have the hand inside that gauntlet? Does Woltar have a daughter? If yes, is she still alive? I've never seen her, but many fic told that he has one.Once again please REVIEW!