It didn't take long
for Tidus to get some food. Everyone watched as he gobbled it up,
not saying anything. He soon got his fill, and set his plate down
and looked at everyone and everything. He had so many questions, he
wasn't quite sure where to begin. He looked up at the one with the
brown hair and scar across his face, Leon? Was it? He wasn't sure.
He looked up at him and thought for a moment before he
spoke.
"How…how did you know who I was…?" He asked them
all, moving his gaze from Leon to the others. "I've never met
any of you before…how could you possibly know what happened to
me…?"
Leon sighed softly, he knew Tidus was going to ask these
questions. Leon walked across the room silent for a moment, passing
by Tidus and leaned up against the far wall.
"This world…"
"
Is connected…tide to the darkness…soon to be completely
eclipsed…" Cat muttered out loud. Leon blinked and turned to
her.
"How the hell did you know that?" Leon asked her
slightly confused.
"uhh...ESP?"
There was a small pause
in the conversation before Leon turned back to Tidus.
'Anyway…what
she said is somewhat true…although not so much now…" Tidus
looked up at Leon, you could tell he was confused. "Anyway…This
world, your world…and my world…as long with Clouds'…all of
us…we've all fought for our last wish…our last hopes…our
final fantasy…for our world. And we've all…succeeded…to a
point…our worlds had a special bond...we were separate…yet
connected…somehow we were all able to gather in these two
places…it's complicated…I won't explain that…"
"That's
because you don't know…" Yuffie butted in grinning. Leon
sighed, ignoring her and continued.
"We met some of your old
friends…Yuna…Lulu…Wakka…and they told us…"
Tidus sat
up quickly when he heard Yuna's name.
"Yuna? Is she here?"
Tidus asked eagerly. Cloud shook his head.
"She saw you in a
sphere and went out looking for you in Spira…" Cloud explained.
Tidus's shoulders dropped down. "But don't worry, if fate
plays out right…you'll see her again." Cloud said, boosting
Tidus's moral. Tidus looked at Cloud and nodded, smiling as he
stood up.
"So…who are all of you?" Tidus asked them all,
looking at them.
"I'm Leon…this is Cloud, Yuffie, Aerith
and Cat…" Leon said, motioning to all of them. Another meow
came from Yuffie. Cloud shook his head and sighed.
"Let's
get some rest…we have to leave tomorrow…" He said, crossing his
arms and walking out of the apartment room.
"But why?" Yuffie
asked him following him out with her eyes. Cloud turned slowly and
looked at them with a placid, mako stare.
"They're
here…"
Leon placed a firm hand on Cat's
shoulder and shook her awake. Cat sat up quickly and looked around
blinking. It was still night out, and the room was still
dark.
"Leon wha…?" She asked him looking up at him, she
was cut short though when Leon placed a hand over mouth. He
motioned for her to quietly follow him as he stood up and walked
quickly and silently to the window. He opened it slowly and wide
enough for them to get through, he swung his legs over and motioned
again for her to follow. She gulped, and walked over, sitting next
to him. He put one arm around her firmly, and whispered for her to
hang on. She did so, and cringed when he jumped onto a balcony to
another room below them. He winced slightly when he hit, but he got
over the temporary sting quickly enough. There was voices coming
from inside the room they had jumped from, and Leon swore to himself.
Leon tossed his Gunblade onto a adjacent balcony telling Cat to get
onto his back and to hold on tight. He ran across the balcony,
picking up speed and he jumped off landing onto the other one. He
looked around quickly, there weren't anymore that were close enough
to him. He turned and tried to open the balcony door, with no
success. It was locked from the inside. He set Cat down he gently
pushed her back a few inches. He gathered up his strength and
kicked the door, shattering the glass. He grabbed her hand and ran
into the room, ignoring the shouts from the people who owned the
room. He ran with her quickly down the hall and out of the building.
Cat's arm ached from him pulling her, but she didn't complain.
Leon ran into a side street, only to find it was a dead end. He
swore again and turned around only to find that several dark figures
had the exit blocked. Leon glared at them and stood in front of
Cat.
"Leon…what are those?"
"No idea…they're not
heartless…none of those Unknown….I don't know what they are…but
I do know they're the ones who attacked your home…" Leon
pushed her back, stepping towards the figures.
He got ready to attack
them, but they didn't move. He moved closer to them and paused.
He could hear voices…in his head…whispering to him. He began to
feel sad, weak…old…confused. He shook his head and stepped away.
He could hear Cat calling his name as he looked up at the stars. His
head throbbed. Leon's eyes slowly closed as he blacked out.
"Oh
this is great…now what do I do?" Cat mumbled to herself watching
as the figures started to move towards Leon. "Eep! Not good!"
She ran over and stood in front of Leon, picking up Gunblade and
aiming it, (with some difficulty) at the approaching figures. "Stay
away! I have a Gunblade! And I have a educated guess on how to use
it!" Cat said, hoping that it would work. The figures paused for
a moment, but they continued to approach. She gulped, and pulled the
trigger. She stumble back from the kickback, tripped over Leon and
landed on his chest. She blinked as she sat on him, looking up in
time to see that she had hit one…it made some odd noise before it
disappeared. Cat tried to lift Gunblade again, but she was shaking
too much to get a good aim that could hit.
"Your aim could
use a little work…but not bad for a beginner." A voice said from
behind the figures. Cat watched as each figure disappeared the same
way the first one had. Another figure, but human, stepped towards
them, his head bent low hidden by a hat. Cat looked at him, not
recognizing him.
"Who…who are you?" She asked him,
blinking. He looked up slowly and pushed up his hat, looking into
her eyes. He looked at her sternly, but is was also filled with
charm. He was silent for a moment, his arm still in a position to
push up his worn out cowboy hat.
"I think I should be the one
asking you…who are you, and why are you here?"
