Tanli growled and stood up, looking at Raziel. "Please. Don't be this way. Now is the worst time to be sluggish. Because now that one of theirs is gone, they'll be angry with us. They'll come to find and kill us. And they wont stop..." Tanli looked off into the distance and sighed.
"They... they wouldn't... My father wouldn't let them kill me..." Raziel's eyes widened.
Tanli looked into Raz's eyes with hurt. She didn't want to tell him her thoughts, but he knew already. He got up and yelled out in anger, punching a nearby tree, which made some birds scatter. He pulled back his bloody hand and, tears streaming down his face. He looked at Tanli with a stranged mixed feeling of both love and hate. "I hope you appreciate all i'm doing for you." He then started to walk off into the forest, hoping it would lead to a path.
Tanli sighed and growled. She followed him, but a distance away. I need to go back to Nibelhiem...that note is in the books. I need to know what it says! But while deep in thought, Tanli didn't sense a monster in the trees. It dropepd down in front of her, reared to attack. But Raziel had spun around just in time and shot it. As the body dissapeared, Tanli smiled at Raziel, who just smirked and walked off. She hurried up a little and walked about a foot or two behind him. "So...Raz? What are we going to do...I need to find my dad's note, but we need to lie low for a while."
"How far can you travel with your ability?" He asked, stopping.
Tanli nearly bumped into him, but caught herself. "Uhh... well I travelled from gold saucer to here, so... pretty far. But i need to rest before i can travel that far again...why?"
"Because. We could go to Wutai. They... they know me there. Because it was my mother's hometown. Her house is still there we could... we could go there..." Raziel said, clenching his jaw.
"N-no! I ... i mean... are you sure you can do that?" Tanli was shaking a little, worried about Raziel and how he would react.
"I'm sure." He sighed. He then turned to face Tanli, and since they were so close, they were almost nose-to-nose. "I need to get over this sometime... and if i deal with it now, it'll just help me earlier. I need to face my fears, and not run away. Especially if i want to help you..."
Tanli searched his eyes for truth and smiled. "...We'll rule the world, wont we?"
"Yes. And i'll always love you, Tanli." Raziel smiled warmly, making Tanli nervous.
Tanli backed away a step and smiled, nodding a little, "Fine! Then that's how ... how it'll be. For now let's get to the town so we can get a room in the Inn. We'll rest and stock up on supplies, and everything will be set to travel to Wutai in the morning."
"Good. Yes, let's go." Raziel seemed a little happier. Maybe he was finally sorting some things out in his mind.
The two walked for hours before finding the path that led up to the city. They found a place to stay, and just sat there for a minute. Tanli thought back, to when they were both staying in cosmo canyon's inn. She looked over at Raziel, who was lying on his bed, looking at the ceiling. She blushed and tried to speak but it was stuck in her throat. He heard her make a noise and looked over. "hm?"
She took in a breath and swallowed the lump in her throat. "Raziel...That... that time in Cosmo Canyon...?"
He blushed a little, but coughed to hide it. "Y-yes?"
"You... mm... nevermind." Tanli looked away from him.
Raziel sat up and looked at her, "What is it? You can tell me...can't you?"
Tanli didn't answer. She only shook her head and laid down on the bed, turning away from him. Raziel sighed and smiled, chucking to himself. He laid back down as well, resting and waiting patiently.
Alright then. Well. Ya know. I'm sorry it's not MUCH of an update, but it's...enough? Again please forgive me for my delay in my stories. -Emily