Chapter 30
The Anjin Tarepi-s
"Kali," Pradipa whispered. When she continued to sleep, he gently pushed her shoulder. "Kali. Kali, get up."
"Hmm. What is wrong, Pradipa?" she moaned. She opened her eyes and grew immediately concerned. Pradipa's skin was a pale green, nothing like the forest shade she had known him to have, and his eyes were watery. "Are you okay?"
"I feel very sick. I don't like ships," he moaned. Kali reached up and rubbed his head, only to find it covered in sweat.
"You're feverish," she muttered. Kali sat up and held Pradipa close. "What's wrong with you? You've been so strange lately."
"I don't know. I just feel so sick."
"Come with me," she whispered. She carried Pradipa out of the room, but turned when Kadaj called her back.
"Where are you going?" he hissed as he sat up in the bed. Kali turned and held up Pradipa.
"He's feeling worse. I'm going to take him to Alim. He may know what's wrong."
"You're not going anywhere without me," her brother replied. He crawled out of bed and walked with her down to Alim's room.
"Hey, Cid? Rude? You guys awake?" Kali hissed when they entered. As they walked in, she kicked something on the floor. "Oh! I'm sorry, Rude!"
"It's okay," he replied, rubbing his side where she kicked him. "What's going on?"
"We need to talk to Alim. Pradipa's sick," Kadaj explained. Rude stood and turned on the light, resulting in a furious string of curses from Cid.
"Ah! Who turned on the fucking light? Rude, you bastard! We're trying to get a good fucking night's sleep!"
"Get Alim up. Pradipa needs him. He feels ill," Rude ordered. He stood against the wall while Cid shook the doctor. Kali couldn't help staring at Rude's muscles. It was the first time she had seen him shirtless in weeks. He seemed so strong, but he was so kind…
"What's wrong with the Tonberry?" Alim groaned when he awoke. Kali took her gaze from Rude and sat next to the scientist with Pradipa.
"He's very ill. What's wrong with him?"
"Hmm…" Alim stared at the creature for a moment. "What's not feeling well?"
"My stomach and head hurt. I feel sweaty, I'm shaking even when I'm warm, and I've been having nightmares every night."
"What kinds of nightmares?" the doctor asked as he looked the Tonberry over. He glanced up at the humans. "Could you leave us? It will be a few minutes, and the information my patient gives me is confidential."
"You have twenty minutes before we come back. If anything happens between now and then, you're screwed," Cid warned him. The four of them left while Alim looked Pradipa over.
"Well," Kadaj said as he looked at a clock on the wall, "it's four in the morning. The sun should be rising soon. Shall we go watch it?"
"Oh, I haven't watched the sunrise in ages," Kali sighed. She led the way to the deck. "The last time was before I came here. I got up early on the morning I left to meet Vincent and my mom, and I watched the sunrise with…" she hesitated, "with Devin."
"I'm sorry that he turned on you," Rude said softly. Kali smiled weakly.
"None of you could have done anything to change him. I just… I can't bear having to kill him. He hurt me, but I still love him so much," she muttered. The three men held back as she walked through the door to the deck.
"She's had a rough time," Cid shook his head. Kadaj and Rude nodded.
"I wish we could do something," Kadaj sighed. He ran after his sister, followed closely by Cid and Rude.
"All we can do is support her," Rude added as they walked towards Kali. "Support and love her. Those are the two things we can do most for her."
"You're the last person I would expect to talk about love," Kadaj smirked. Rude's cheeks flushed red for a split second before he turned away and stood next to Kali to watch the sunrise. Kadaj glanced at Cid before joining them. "He's in love. No question."
"Yeah. Hey Kadaj?" Cid whispered. "Since we'll be going to the Temple, and it's not too far out of the way, would you mind if we-"
"Stop in Mideel?" Kadaj finished. He nodded. "Not a problem. But we go to the Temple first," he added. He glanced up at the sound of laughter. Rude and Kali were smiling. "In the meantime, keep an eye on them. I trust them, but after Devin…"
"None of us know exactly who we can trust anymore," Cid muttered. He and Kadaj stood with Rude and Kali and watched the sky turn from a pale grey to hot pink and finally to the little blue that could be seen only in the early morning before the clouds returned.
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"I don't know what's wrong with him," Alim shrugged. "I examined him thoroughly, but I cannot determine his illness without a lab and medical supplies."
"Isn't there anything we can do to help him?" Kali asked. Her cousin shook his head.
"Until we can get to a hospital or someplace with a good doctor that would be willing to let us use his facilities, we can do nothing more than we have."
"I'll take him back to my room," Kali muttered. She picked up the Tonberry and carried him gently into her room. He shuddered as she laid him on the bed.
"Kali, please don't leave me," he whispered hoarsely. Kali smiled weakly and scratched his head.
"I have to leave for a few minutes to get breakfast. I'll bring you back something and return in a little while, okay? You're going to be fine," she promised. Pradipa curled up and fell asleep. He didn't even move when Kali pulled the blankets around and over him to form a nest. She jumped when Kadaj placed his hand on her shoulder.
"You coming to eat?"
"Yes," she nodded. They walked down to the mess hall. "I need to bring back something for Pradipa. I promised him I would."
"Do you think his stomach's up to it?"
"I think he just needs food is all."
"Kali!" Cid called. He, Rude, Yuffie, and Reno were already seated. Kali and Kadaj sat with them and began explaining Pradipa's situation quietly.
"Sachiko will probably know what's wrong," Yuffie pointed out. Kali watched her take a sip of something that looked suspiciously like blood. "If nothing else, she can ask the Planet. She's part Cetra, so she can do it, right?"
"She should be able to," Kadaj nodded. "Speaking of which, I think we should only spend one night in Wutai. From there, we stop by Rocket Town and get whatever Cid was talking about. Then we go to the Temple and Mideel."
"Why Mideel?" Reno piped up. Cid finished his coffee before he answered.
"You remember Shera? And when she died seven years ago at sea?"
"Yeah, you were pretty messed up for awhile after that," Yuffie nodded.
"Well… Kadaj said that… he thinks he saw her in Mideel. I have a feeling it's someone else, but if there's the slightest chance…" he trailed off.
"But if she's been alive all these years, why would she have been in Mideel? Why hasn't she tried to come back?" Rude inquired.
"I heard her talking into what looked like a homemade radio. She was trying to find Cid Highwind," Kadaj answered.
"That, and ever since the Lifestream destroyed it, there hasn't been much transportation to or from there. She was probably shipwrecked and floated all the way down to Mideel," Cid suggested.
"But how?" Reno shrugged. "Mideel is so far from Gongaga. Wouldn't she have died?"
"Back when Cloud had Mako poisoning and we were looking for him, he managed to get from the Northern Crater all the way down to Mideel. You all know how far that is. If Cloud made it that far, Shera surely could have made it," Cid explained. Reno nodded. Kali opened her mouth to say something, but the P.A. system snapped on and the entire ship fell silent.
"Attention all passengers. Please return to your rooms immediately and lock your doors. Do not panic. Repeat, return to your rooms, lock your doors, and do not panic."
"What's going on?" Kali asked. Kadaj shrugged.
"We stopped moving, that's all I know."
"Come on," Reno urged. "We should all be in one room."
"No," came a voice behind them. One of the crewmen was behind them and looking pale. "They said to go to your own rooms, and they mean it."
"Ugh," Cid groaned. "I guess we'll just hope everything goes well."
The group parted at the door to the diner. Reno and Yuffie walked one way while Rude, Cid, Kali, and Kadaj went the other. When they came the sibling's room, Kali couldn't help noticing the concerned glance Rude gave her. She voiced this to Kadaj when their door was locked.
"We all know what you're going to do," Kadaj pointed out. "He's probably just worried that you'll die before you can. Can you blame him? I mean, Zurine tried to kill you… what, two or three times already? At least?"
"Good point. Ah!" Kali screamed as the ship suddenly bucked to the side. She ran to the window and looked out. There was a large, black airship flying over.
"The Anjin Tarepi," Kadaj groaned when he followed her gaze. "Shit."
"The what?"
"Anjin Tarepi. They're a group of pirates. They keep their airship cloaked until they're ready to attack. Nobody's been able to track down and arrest them. The fact that they speak a completely different language doesn't help, either."
"A different language?"
"Yeah," Kadaj nodded. "It's a modified version of the Cetra language. They aren't of Cetra descent, but they still use it. Now shush. Right now we need to stay down and silent."
Kadaj pulled Kali gently away from the window and knelt next to the bed. He pulled Pradipa off of the bed and laid him in his lap.
"What's wrong?" Pradipa muttered as he realized where he was.
"Nothing. Everything's fine," Kali lied absent-mindedly. The three of them sat there trembling and waiting. Kali's head snapped up as she heard thudding up above them.
"They've boarded the ship," he muttered. They listened to the faint yelling upstairs.
"Uyo og ahtt ywa!"
"Evro reeth! Aevel on tenos nu-rutn-de!"
"On omro si ot eb flet aolen ro laglip-de!"
"Uh," Kali gasped quietly as someone crashed around in the room next door. She curled up even tighter to Kadaj and hid her face in his chest.
"Dopr ti!" an angry voice yelled.
"Anc'ton ew sujt keta a letlit irvenous?" someone else asked meekly.
"On! Uyo nowk thaw Tapacin Sargon ays-de!"
"Seelpa?" the meek pirate pleaded.
"On! Ew noyl keta thaw ew aer-de lelt-de ot dinf. Ew reviteer noyl het rilg, on-gnith lees," the other ordered. Kadaj winced as he listened to the footsteps leave the room and stop in front of theirs. "Od-de uyo oklo ni erhe?"
"Ton eyt."
"Ah!" Kali screamed as someone started banging on the door. Kadaj was standing in a flash and holding his sword ready. Kali leapt onto the bed with Pradipa as the door crashed in and a man dressed in black from head to toe walked in. "A ninja…" Kali muttered.
"Ahtt'si het rilg. Vieg ehr erhe!"
"I don't know what the fuck you're saying, but get the hell out!" Kadaj yelled. He brought the sword down and cut open his shoulder. "Kali, let's go!"
"Right!" she nodded. She pulled her coat on and grabbed her bags and Pradipa. She and Kadaj ran out to find ninjas running in and out of each of the other rooms. Kali jumped three feet in the air when somebody laid a hand on her shoulder.
"It's just me!" Rude hollered over the noise of the ninjas crashing through the rooms. "We need to leave!"
"Why?" Kali yelled.
"I heard one of them say 'Kali,'" Cid explained. The girl paled. "I think they're looking for you."
"What about Yuffie and Reno?" Kali yelled as they ran.
"Yuffie's a ninja, she'll take care of herself and Reno," Kadaj insisted. They turned a corner to see two-dozen ninjas blocking the corridor. Rude pulled Kali behind him and pointed his gun at the men in black. Alim was trembling next to Kali.
"I'm not ready to die," he muttered. Kali slowly drew Masamune and forced her way past her friends.
"Get back there!" Cid snapped. Kali shook her head and faced the ninjas.
"You all must leave now!" Kali yelled to them. She pointed Masamune at the group before her. "I don't know who sent you, though I do have some idea. I want all of you to leave before I use this sword to slice each of your throats."
"An empty threat," came a voice from the back. The other pirates dispersed and bowed as an older, more muscular one walked through the crowd. This ninja was clothed in black as the others were, but this one had heavier armor and belts hanging off of his body. Each belt contained a variety of weapons, from nunchucks to Shurikens to four katanas on his back. "You are not able to defeat an army of ninjas."
"Bull shit," she snapped. He narrowed his eyes at her.
"Are you so sure?" he replied. Kali couldn't help noticing his accent. It sounded familiar…
"We've killed tougher men than you," she whispered, the lie echoing in her mind. The ninja drew a katana and a collapsible pole. He spun both and held them ready.
"Ti overp," he hissed. He ran at Kali, who held Masamune up in preparation. She closed her eyes, waiting for him to connect with the blade, but he never did. When Kali opened her eyes, Yuffie stood between them.
"Tapacin Sargon. Os cien ot ese uyo ainga."
"Yuffie Kisaragi. I od-de-ton tecpex ot ese uyo erhe."
"Od uyo ayrle kinth uyo anc teba em?"
"Fo ocresu ton. Uyo aer het anjin cinspers. On-dybo anc teba uyo," the man whispered. He laid a hand on Yuffie's face, but she slapped it away.
"I ma ton ruyo cinspers. I ma noyl het cinspers fo Wutai. Own, I tsugegs uyo lal aevel."
"Yuffie?" Kali muttered. The man before them smiled behind the mask.
"On. Uyo aer meco-gin hiwt su," he whispered. He reached into his robes and pulled out a vial.
"Run!" Yuffie yelled. She began to lead them away, but the man threw the vial too quickly. The hall was filled with blue gas. Kali began coughing.
"Help," she gasped weakly. She dropped to her knees. The last thing she saw before becoming unconscious was her friends doing the same.
"Keta emth ot oru hisp."
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"Where are we?" Kali muttered. She opened her eyes to see her friends sitting up and looking at her. Alim was the only one still unconscious. "What happened?"
"We were captured. Again," Kadaj added. "I think Zurine hired them."
"No shit," Kali rolled her eyes as she sat up. "This is really getting fucking annoying."
"You're telling us," Reno nodded. He looked up at Yuffie, who was looking out a window. "Hey, Yuffie? Kali's up now. Remember your promise."
"Promise?" Kali repeated.
"Yuffie said she'd explain how she knows the Captain of this airship when you wake up," Cid explained. Yuffie closed her eyes.
"I'm descended of these pirates. A few generations back, my great-great-grandmother I believe, grew tired of pillaging. She met her husband in Wutai when they were refueling. They got married and she left the Anjin Tarepi-s. Each leader of Wutai since then was taught the language so our history was never truly forgotten. Captain Sargon is a very distant cousin of mine. I haven't seen him in a few years, and our last meeting didn't go too well."
"How so?" Kadaj asked.
"My ancestor that left them was their queen back then. Each time the leader becomes too elderly to rule or is close to death, they come and beg whoever is ruling Wutai to come and lead. He begged me last time, and I refused. He threatened to destroy Wutai. He keeps insisting that I'm the princess. You see, their leader is usually a woman. However, my ancestor gave birth to a male. His wife had another boy, his wife had my father, and then he finally got me for a daughter. I'm the only blood related woman to this group since my relative that left. They want me to lead them very badly. Basically, they were looking for both of us," she added, turning to Kali. "I think they wanted you for Zurine and me for themselves. As for the rest of you… I don't want to think what may happen."
"We'll be fine," Rude assured her. "As long as you say to keep us alive, they will, right?"
"No. They never let captives live. If they do live, they must stay on this ship for the rest of their lives," Yuffie whispered. She sat on the floor and closed her eyes. "They'll come for us shortly. Until then, get some sleep. Their favorite way to kill captives is to put them into battle against ninjas."
"I'm not giving up," Kali said sternly. She stood and approached the door. It slid open easily when she laid a hand upon it. "See? It isn't that hard to escape."
"Seelpa, er-nima erhe," came a voice from the hall. Kali jumped back and a ninja walked in. "I veha odof orf uyo."
"Kanth-s," Yuffie replied, taking the large platter. She set it gently on the floor and stared at the ninja's eyes. She gently pulled the mask down and gasped. "Shizuka? Si ti uyo?"
"Eys, Yuffie. Who aer uyo?" The girl asked. She and Yuffie hugged, and when they pulled apart, they were both smiling broadly.
"Tegra. Lewl, eroth hant eb-gin a pavtice," she added. The others stared at Yuffie, resulting in her turning to them and smiling sheepishly. "I guess I should explain. Shizuka, sloce het ordo, seelpa."
"Who's that?" Kali asked. Yuffie sat and signaled that Shizuka should do the same. As she sat, Kali took in her slate grey, almond shaped eyes, the stretch of tan skin across her eyes and the paleness from the eyes down. She pulled her mask completely off, thus revealing jet-black hair that came just below her ears, and fiddled with it while Yuffie spoke.
"Shizuka is my best friend. She grew up in the city just south of Wutai, and we played together everyday. When she came of age, she entered the Anjin Terapi-s. She actually was only a few years younger than you, Kali," Yuffie added. "We saw each other the last time Sargon came for me. Shizuka doesn't speak our language, only Cetraneo."
"Cetraneo?" Kadaj repeated.
"Yeah, it's a modern version of Cetra. They've been speaking it ever since Zurine first destroyed the world. Thaw-si het tamtre?" she asked. Shizuka was trembling slightly.
"Uyo ays-de Zurine. Uyo sumt-ton ays ahtt," Shizuka whispered. She turned to Kali. "Hes dens-de su ot keta uyo pavtice. Hes nawt-s ot lilk uyo, Kali."
"Shizuka, seelpa, uyo sumt elph su," Yuffie pleaded. Shizuka stiffened, to which her friend laid a hand on her shoulder. "Seelpa, elph su."
"Yvre lewl," she nodded. She slid her mask over her face. "Noyl eb-asuce uyo aer ym nirfed. Meco. Ew sumt eb lesnit."
Yuffie translated for the others, gathered their bags, and shook Alim. He followed them groggily as they slipped quietly through the hallway. Shizuka led them down a dead-end corridor and pressed a button on the wall. The elevator opened and she ushered them in.
"I'liwl keta uyo ot het cekd. I'liwl olsa sned a blace ot egt uyo ot het rongud."
"She says she'll take us to the deck. Then she'll send a cable for us to slide safely to the ground," Yuffie translated. They stepped onto the deck to see Sargon standing there.
"Hits," Shizuka muttered. Sargon looked up and smiled.
"Shizuka, thaw aer uyo od-gin?" he asked. Shizuka drew a collapsible pole and glared at him.
"Elph-gin ym nirfed-s," she muttered. She stepped on a button on the floor and a cable shot from the side. The group ran to it, grabbed the hooks hanging from it, and hung off the rope as it stuck in the cliff wall of Cosmo Canyon.
"Shizuka, meco hiwt su!" Yuffie yelled. Shizuka's gaze went from her friend to the captain. As he ran at her, she began tightrope walking along the cable. "Come on!" Yuffie yelled to the others. They slid down to the ground, but were only halfway when they felt the rope behind them become lightweight.
"Shit!" Kali screamed. She looked behind her to see that Sargon had slid partway down and cut the rope. She was the first to begin falling as the others grabbed the rope tightly.
"Kali!" Rude yelled. He slid down, grabbed Kali, and gripped the rope end. She clung to him as tightly as she could, her trembling making it hard for him to hold on.
"Rude! Are you okay?" Reno yelled down as they swung towards the cliff. Rude looked up and saw that their lifeline was frayed and his hand was sliding steadily down.
"Kali," he whispered. She looked up at him. "Can you get your wings back?"
"I think so. Let me ask," Kali muttered. She paused and listened to Nanashi. "Nanashi says that I can, but I have to take off my coat."
"Good. Everybody!" he called to them. "My hand is slipping and if I pull myself up, I'm going to drop Kali! We're going to drop to the ground now! We'll be fine! Kali's going to grow her wings back!"
"Hold on!" Kadaj yelled fearfully. "We'll be fine soon!"
"My hand is slipping! If I hit the wall at the angle I'm at now, I'll be crushed!"
"So will we!" Yuffie said back. Rude shook his head.
"I can see the place we'll hit! There's a cave that you all should land in! Kali and I won't!" he called. Kadaj glanced from the cliff face back down at him and nodded. Rude turned to Kali. "Take your coat off and give it to me. I promise, you won't fall."
"Okay," Kali nodded. She struggled, but she managed to pull off her jacket and he took it.
"On three, I'm going to let go, okay? One, t- Ah!" he screamed as his grasp finally slipped. He and Kali fell towards the ground.
"Hold on! Ah!" Kali grabbed Rude's hands and flinched as her wings grew again. When they were fully grown, she pulled Rude close to her and flew towards the ground. She tried to ignore the way he buried his head in her chest, but it was hard. She landed lightly on the ground and slowly let him go. "You okay?"
"I'm fine. You?" he said softly. She smiled and gave him a thumbs-up, to which he smiled back.
"Where are we? Hmm…" she winced as her wings were sucked into her body.
"This is Cosmo Canyon. You don't remember it? We rode through here when we left Nibelheim."
"I know it now," Kali nodded. She suddenly wiped the back of her hand on her forehead. "It's a bit hot today."
"A little," Rude agreed. He pulled his jacket off and wrapped it around his waist. "Odd. Cosmo Canyon is rarely this warm. I guess I just haven't been here for awhile."
"Let's go find the others," Kali suggested. Rude nodded and they walked towards the cave wall. They only went a few yards before Rude groaned and pulled off his shirt.
"Why is it so fucking hot all of a sudden?" he muttered. Kali stared at him. "Sorry."
"It's okay," she smiled gently. She stopped and sniffed the air. "It smells like rain. There's probably going to be a storm or something."
"A storm?" Rude repeated. Kali nodded, unable to ignore the hint of fright in his voice. "Maybe we should find a cave to stay in tonight and find them when the rain passes."
"Okay. Rude?"
"Yeah?" he replied, beginning to walk towards a small rock formation. Kali hesitated. Rude turned to her. "What?"
"Never mind," she shook her head. Before he could ask again, she was running for the cave, Rude following close behind.
"Kali? Are you okay?" he asked when they stopped in the cave. She nodded and sat down.
"I'm fine. Really," she assured him. He looked down at her before turning to watch the darkening clouds. Kali couldn't help but laugh as Rude jumped at a crash of thunder.
"What are you laughing at?" he snapped. She smirked at him as he rubbed the back of his neck. "So I'm afraid of storms. A lot of people are."
"I know. You're just the last person I would've expected."
"Well, you'd be surprised. Ah," he gasped as another loud crash exploded a few miles away. Kali stood, wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes. He tensed slightly, but gently wrapped his arms around her in return. "What's that for?"
"No real reason. It's just that you always look so serious and down," she whispered. "It just seems like you need a hug."
"Thanks Kali," he muttered. He started to hold her tighter, but she pulled away and stood at the mouth of the cave, watching the first raindrops fall. She turned back to see him watching her.
"What? Did I sit in something?" she asked, brushing a hand over her bottom as she turned. Rude shook his head.
"No," he said. He smirked. "Just trying to figure out how to turn you from a door to a window."
"Hey!" Kali snapped, hands going to her hips. She pretended to look hurt. "If you wanted to look outside, you could have stood next to me instead of trying to look through me." She smiled, "Or are you too afraid of the big, bad thunderstorm?"
Rude stared at her through his dark lenses and walked up to her. Kali squealed loudly as he tickled her sides.
"No more teasing, okay?" Rude laughed gently. Kali giggled until she was kneeling on the floor, her friend's fingers still running over her sides.
"Okay, okay, just stop tickling me!" she gasped through her laughs. She threw her hand out and it landed on his chest. Rude stopped and Kali stared at the place she had made contact. There was a faded brown outline of what looked like a dragon stretching from one side of his chest to the other. "What's that? A tattoo?"
"Henna, yes," he nodded. He took her hand off of his chest.
"Henna?"
"It's a clay. Paint a design on your body, let it dry, and then pick it off. It stains your skin and can last for weeks."
"Why not just get a regular tattoo?" Kali shrugged. "I did."
"Well… never mind," he shook his head. Kali gave him a sideways look.
"What?"
"No. You'll laugh at me again," Rude smirked slightly. Kali took his hand.
"No I won't."
"I'm not just afraid of storms."
"What are you afraid of?"
"Needles," Rude admitted quietly. He shrugged. "I don't know why. I always have been."
"Then why did you get these?" Kali asked, running a hand over the many earrings covering his ears.
"Reno," he rolled his eyes. He stood and walked to the back of the cave. "When we were still training for the Turks, he dared me to get them. I had already voiced the fact that I wanted them, but was too scared. So one night we went to Seventh Heaven, Reno dared me, got me drunk as hell, and then took me to get them pierced. Didn't feel a thing and hardly remembered it the next day.
"What about you?" he said suddenly. He took his glasses off, sat on the ground, and looked at her. "What are you afraid of?"
"There's only one thing that terrifies me," she muttered. She walked over, sat next to him, and stared into his face. He frowned at the tears in her eyes.
"What?"
"Losing the people that I love," she whispered. Kali wrapped her arms around one of his and leaned against him, eyes closed. Rude stared down at her.
"You're not the only one," he muttered. She glanced up at him and met his eyes. The look she had seen back in Junon was there again. He pulled his arm from her grasp and wrapped it around her. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost Reno or Yuffie or Cid. Even Kadaj and especially you."
"Rude? Thank you for everything," she whispered. Kali leaned against his chest and stared at the mouth of the cave. He only smiled at her and held her closer. Kali shivered suddenly a few minutes later.
"What?"
"It's colder in here than out there."
"Here," Rude picked up her jacket and wrapped it around her. He pulled his jacket back on and held her again. He whispered, "We'll find the others in the morning. Go to sleep."
"Hmm…" Kali sighed and curled up as close to him as she could. "Good night."
"Pleasant dreams," he replied. He waited for a few minutes, and when he was sure she was asleep, he kissed her gently on the forehead before preparing to sleep himself. Had he kept his eyes open a moment longer, he would have seen Kali glance up at him in surprise.
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NM: Aw… so sweet… For anyone wondering, Rude is not going to have sex with Kali. Oh, and I have some rules for the language. To see them, go to my devart page on my profile and read my journal called "Title-less." And I hate this chapter, except for the end. I kinda like it… Ahem. Reviews:
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