Summery: In their search for Cloud and Jenova, Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz wind up in Costa del Sol for what Loz considers to be a well-earned vacation.
Genre: Humor
Pairings: none…yet.
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7, nor Advent Children, even though I really want to because Kadaj and Yazoo are so cool!
Note: Italics represent thoughts and dreams, while bolds represent very loud shouting.
Other Note: I have just realized that I've been spelling Costa del Sol wrong. Sorry.
Chapter 2: It's called Clothes Shopping
"So, this is Costa del Sol huh?"
When Kadaj first left for Junon, he had believed that Costa del Sol would be just like Midgar or Junon, dark, grey and full of machinery. However, it was the exact opposite. It was bright, clean and apart from the ships at the dock, there wasn't any major machinery. To a normal person, this would seem like the perect place to go on a vacation, but to Kadaj, whom had spent his entire existance in Midgar, it was much more. Even Loz, who had known what Costa de Sol would be like long before they left, was captivated. It was one thing to hear about it, but even better to see it for yourself.
He noticed Kadaj's amazed look on his face and smiled in amusement.
"Not what you expected is it?" he asked. Kadaj absently shook his head.
"No."
A small yelp of shock and pain brought Kadaj back to his senses and the pair spun around to see Yazoo standing at the doorway into the ship, his arms raised over his eyes.
"What's wrong Yazoo?" Loz asked, a bit worried for his brother. Yazoo barely opened his eyes, still using his arms to shield them.
"So. Bright," he groaned. The two stared at him for a brief moment before breaking into laughter. Yazoo had spent the entire time in their room and hadn't gotten used to brightness of the Costa del Sol sun. Back in Midgar, the weather was usually pretty lousy and when they were in Junon, it wasn't any better. But here in Costa del Sol, the sun was brighter then anything the three had experienced before.
"You'll get used to it," Loz said, taking hold of Yazoo's arm, "Now come on."
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The three men looked over the small coastal town. Most of the buildings where made from a yellow/orange coloured stone and wood, unlike Midgar which was made from metal and concrete. The town seemed to glow in the afternoon sun.
"Where should we search first?" Kadaj asked, breaking the silence. Loz shook his head, they had just arrived and already Kadaj wanted to go hunt for Cloud. Yazoo apparently felt the same way.
"Kadaj," he said, stepping forward, "I think we'd better find a place to stay first. We may be here for a while." Loz tried to supress a smile. Maybe Yazoo felt the same way as he did.
"Good idea Yazoo," Kadaj nodded in agreement, "Now, where's the nearest inn?"
"There's an information booth over there," Loz said, pointing over towards one of the larger houses nearby. Just in front of it was a small booth. A woman with dark skin and black hair, wearing a red dress sat in the booth, a bored expression on her face. As the three appraoched, she quickly noticed them and a welcoming a fake smile appeared on her face.
"Hello!" she exclaimed, trying to be friendly, "Welcome to Costa del Sol! How may I help you?" Yazoo stepped up to the booth, his emotionless face unnerving the woman slightly.
"We need to find a place to stay," he said, "Where is the nearest hotel?" The woman's smile broadened, mostly likely in an attempt to hide her nervousness.
"There's an inn not far from here," She leaned forward and pointed to the small group of stalls nearby, "See those stalls over there?" Yazoo simply nodded in reply.
"Well, take a left there and keep walking for five minutes and it's on your right. It's called the "Amber Sands Inn". You can't miss it. You got that?" Yazoo nodded and then turned to the others. Loz gave a small smile when the woman breathed a sigh of relief behind Yazoo's back.
"You heard that?" he asked. Kadaj nodded.
"Let's go."
The two brothers headed towards the inn. Loz however, walked up to the booth, a friendly smile on his face. Yazoo and Kadaj didn't notice and as a result, didn't hear what their older brother had asked her.
"Hey guys!" Loz called, catching their attention, "Come on!"
"Loz!" Yazoo called when he noticed that his brother was walking off in the opposite direction, "The hotel's this way!"
"I know," was the reply, "But the clothes store is this way." Yazoo just stared at his brother with a confused look on his face as Kadaj caught up to his brother, stepping in front of him to cut him off.
"What did you say?" Kadaj asked in a slightly annoyed tone.
"The clothes store's this way. They should still be open for another three hours." Kadaj just stared at him.
"Loz," he spoke after a few seconds of silence, "Why are you going to a clothes store?" The way he said it suggested that he really didn't want to know, but Loz didn't notice.
"It's called clothes shopping Kadaj," he answered, "You, me and Yazoo need to get some decent clothes." Kadaj sighed in annoyance as he rubbed his temples.
"Loz, we are here to find Strife and our mother, NOT to goof off!"
Besides, whats wrong with our clothing?
"Come on Kadaj!" Loz replied, "You can't seriously like wearing that 24/7 do you?"
"Forget it Loz. We are not going 'clothes shopping'!" Kadaj walked past Loz to join with Yazoo.
"But Kadaj…!" Loz was about to argue when he got an idea.
"You said that Cloud came here to get away from us right?" Kadaj stopped and looked back.
"Yeah. So?"
"Well, if he found out we're here, he'll run again right?"
"Probably. I don't see what this has…"
"And we happen to attract lots of attention right?"
"Get to the point!"
"Well, if we get a change of clothes, we could be able to blend in, and therefore keep a low profile." Kadaj thought about it and Loz fought back a smile. He knew exactly how to manipulate Kadaj. After a moment of thought, Kadaj sighed in defeat.
"You have a point," he said, "Let's go."
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Kadaj's eyes darted about the clothes store as if he had just stepped into enemy territory. It wasn't very big. There were a number of tropical objects to decorate the place, but most of the space was taken up by racks of clothing in colours that Kadaj didn't know even existed. As he looked around, Loz already walked up to one of the racks and started searching.
"Hey Kadaj!" he called the teen over, "This would probably look good on you." He handed him a bright red shirt with a orange and purple triangular pattern. Kadaj stared at the shirt in his hands before looking back at Loz.
"This is stupid Loz!" Kadaj said, "We should be searching for Cloud! Not rummaging through clothes racks!"
"I told you," Loz countered, "We need to blend in with the crowd." Kadaj wanted to make a comeback, but couldn't find any. He quickly turned to Yazoo with a look begging him to help him. His jaw dropped however, when he saw that Yazoo had already gathered a small pile of clothes and was now heading for the changing booths. Loz gave his younger brother a smug smile.
"I saw a pair of jeans that'll go well with that shirt," he said before going back to his search.
Kadaj slumped back onto the bench next to the changing booth. A small pile of clothes next to him. Yazoo was still in their trying the last of his clothes. So far, they all looked pretty good on him. Kadaj began to wonder how his brother gained such a taste in clothes. Loz walked up to him, a couple of shirts in one hand and, which confused Kadaj, a pink bikini pair on the other.
"Uh, Loz," Kadaj asked, "What's with the…?" Loz quickly rose a finger to his lips, telling his brother to be quiet. He tried to supress a chuckle as he slid the bikini between the shirts. Kadaj caught on as Loz winked at him and he held back a laugh.
"Hey Yazoo," Loz called from behind the curtain, "I found some stuff that'll look great on you." Yazoo didn't say anything, instead his hand reached out from behind the curtain, took the clothes and retreated back into the booth.
There was nothing for a few minutes. Until…
"Loz!" Yazoo called. Loz tried not to laugh as he walked up to the booth, thinking of the look on Yazoo's face. However, his grin vanished when Yazoo's arm, brandishing the velvet nightmare, pressed the barrel between the silver haired man's eyes. Through a gap in the curtain, he saw Yazoo glaring at him, in his other hand, he was holding the bikini top as if he was strangling it.
"What did I say about the girl jokes?" he asked menacingly, the tone of his voice was as sharp as the Souba's blades.
"Knock it off?" Loz replied innocently, silently praying that Yazoo wouldn't pull the trigger. Yazoo didn't say anything, instead he threw the bikini at him and closed the curtain.
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"Good evening sirs," the woman at the counter said politely as the three men approached. The three placed their stacks of clothes before her. Quickly checking the prices, she placed the clothes into a couple of bags.
"That'll be 345 gil please," she said. Yazoo pulled a couple of notes out of his pocket and handed it to her. She put them in the cash register and handed him the change.
"Thank you madam," she said, "have a nice day." Yazoo's eye twitched at the mention of the word 'madam'. Kadaj and Loz noticed.
"Calm down Yazoo," Kadaj said, knowing what may happen, "she doesn't know."
"Know what?" the woman asked.
"He's a guy," Loz said. The woman gave an oops and quickly apologized. As the three men turned from the shop, another one of the employees, a dark haired teen, walked up to the counter.
"Those guys were pretty strange," he said. The woman nodded in reply.
"Although," he gave a coy look in Yazoo's direction, "That silver haired chick doesn't look too bad." Unfortunately for him, Yazoo heard him and stopped dead in his tracks. The man's pupils diluted when he saw the insane look in Yazoo's eyes when he turned around.
"Calm down Yazoo!" Loz cried as he and Kadaj tried to pull Yazoo away from the shop. Yazoo tried to wrench himself from their grasp as he thrashed his arms wildly.
"He! Must! DIE!" he screamed. Escaping from their hold, Yazoo dived towards the unfortunate man, a look of triumph in his eyes. Loz grabbed him and pulled him away, Yazoo's fist barely missing the guys head.
"You're dead!" he roared, trying to claw at the man as Loz pulled him away. Kadaj reached into his pocket and quickly fixed a materia to the Souba.
"Sleep!" he commanded, casting the spell onto Yazoo. In seconds, the man was asleep, making it easier for the two to get their brother to the hotel. When the three were out of sight, the man picked himself off the floor, sore from all the injuries Yazoo inflicted onto him. He turned to the cashier.
"Wow," he said, "That's the worst case of PMS I've ever seen."
Sorry to all Yazoo fans out there, but I just had to throw that in. Please don't kill me. And now, for the review responses.
-Daenis TooShy: Really? What ideas?
-Kadaj: thanks dude. That really means a lot to me. It really does.
-Rotharell Jenova: So that's what it means. Thanks for the review, but don't count on any Yaoi pairings (not between Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz anyway).
One final note before I go. I have a couple of ideas for pairings, but if you have ideas of your own, tell me and I might consider putting them in. Remember, I said 'might'. Please review.