Disclaimer: Between this chapter and the other 3 before it, I still do not own Final Fantasy. Square enix STILL does. One day….
Oh, I added a few atrisks for this chapter, basically because the names mentioned are that of NPC's. Names are accurate, I assure you, but yea. Just a breif description of who they are.
Chapter 4: Boatrides on Seas of Anger.
Unbroken silence settled between the two travelers as they rode their way through the twists and turns of the canyon and pennisula. Feyona was planning her attacks in the back of her mind, not just against Taiyang, but how she was going to one day prove that the people who sell chocobo's at the Crag of Mea where secretly running a mafia ring. Why else would they charge 2000 gil for a 98 gil chocobo?
They rode the beaches of the pennisula with ease, and after ducking through several short caves, they found themselves approaching the bay.
Finally, Taiyang decided to break the silence between the two. "Is this it?" Feyona was sure she heard a bit of disappointment in his voice, but then again, it could have been her imagination. His voice always seemed to be on the same, even level with every word.
"Yes and no. Yes this is Bibiki Bay, and no, this isn't where we are going." Feyona continued to lead them to the docks, where she aptly jumped off the chocobo and smiled at the Mithra infront of her.
"Hey Feyona! Long time no see!" The Mithra purred in delight. "How's fishing been?"
"Why, if it isn't Twse! Same old same old. Gugru Tuna have still elude me. Everytime I thing I have one, turns out it's another angry, over grown crab."
The mithra laughed and looked over Feyona's shoulder to see the male behind her, looking impatient. "You need two tickets for the manaclipper, Fey?"
"A-yup. How much I owe ya now?"
The mithra reached into her pocket and pulled out two clipper tickets. "Aww, its nothing Fey. You're a regular in these parts, and besides, I have never seen you on a date before! You guys look soooo cute!"
Times like these, Feyona truly wished the film in her camera had not been spent. Taiyang looked as if he had just had an aneurism and heart attack simultaneously, and perhaps it was the vengeful part of her heart, but she found herself enjoying it. "Aww, don't we? Thanks sweety! You're the best." She walked pass the jaw-dropped ninja andsat by another mithra who was assigned to watch for the docking boat.. Making sure to appear ever-so-casual, she brought out her fishing rod and casted her line into the water.
Within a few seconds, the ninja seemed to regain his composure and approached the white-mage. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Um, fishing? Duh. A woman has to support herself somehow, and being pious all the time isn't exactly a good money maker. Do you have any idea how much fish-"
"That's not what I meant." Fey could feel Taiyang's eyes burning into the back of her skull, but she kept her eyes fixed on the fishing pole infront of her. Despite her outer appearance, her innerself was throwing a party. Weeee! Let's ruffle some feathers!
"Oh, I'm sorry, what did you mean then, sir?"
"You know what I meant" His voice still held even.
"No, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I don't. Mm don't you love full moons? I know I do. Best time to fish. You know, one time on the Selbina boat, I-"
"Feyona. Knock it off. This isn't a date."
"Oh! THAT! Yea, I know."
"So, why did you-"
Taiyang's question was cut off by the creaking of an approaching vessel. Feyona reeled in her line and stood at the edge of the pier. She looked over to the mithra who was on post. "Hey Fheli Lapatzuo, which boat is this?"
"Purgonorgo Isle. Please have your manaclipper tickets out."
Feyona pulled out her two tickets and walked onto the boat. She looked back at the ninja, seeing he had decided not to follow. "The manaclipper waits for NOONE! Hurry up and get on!"
"…"
"I thought you said you were going to follow me because I didn't care enough about my safety? Well, I assure you, where this boat goes, the monsters are stronger than anything in Pashow or Rolanberry."
"Hpmh, are you testing me, little girl? Seeing if abide by my word?"
"Oh come on, why would I test you, Taiyang?"
He smirked and walked onto the manacliipper. "I've heard those words before, though I believe the name was different."
The boat started it journey into the open waters, and as soon as it was far enough away from the dock that no being could possibly jump back onto it, Feyona screamed at the top of her lungs, "See you later Twse! Wish me luck on my DATE!"
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Taiyang paced behind Feyona, which had started to distract her from her fishing. She loved these waters, they were always loaded with fish, but everytime she got a bite, she was too distacted by the pounding of Taiyang's heavy boots to reel it in in time.
After the fifth escaped fish, she finally turned around to him. "Something on your mind?"
"No."
"Then stop pacing. It's annoying."
"Not my fault your easy to distract."
"Actually, right now, it is."
She turned back to the water and baited her hook, only to hear Taiyang's pacing continue. "Will you PLEASE just sit down? Or perhaps you'd like something to play with."
"Eh? What's that suppose to mean?"
She casted her line back into the water. "You'll see." Within a few minutes she felt something strong pulling on her line. Times like these she would usually just let the line go, but this time she was using all her strength to reel it in.
The fish yanked hard, and made Feyona lose her balance, making her hit the side of the railing hard. Behind her, she heard soft laughter. "Need help with that?"
"NO, I DO NOT need help!" She braced her leg on the railing itself and used all her strength, flipping back the pole and the catch with it. A vicous clot landed in a squish between herself and the ninja. Before she had time to react, Taiyang already had his twin katanas out and had assaulted the monster. She watched the battle, converned for Taiyang's safety. He was too fast for the monster, and even when it did land a hit, it would only go through a shadow. Within a few minutes the coagulated beast was turned into a puddle of nasty red ooze. She didn't know why, but she was happy Taiyang had gotten through without a scratch.
When Taiyang sheathed his katanas, Feyona stuffed the happy feeling away. It was a perfect opertunity to land an attack of her own. She built up the most innocent, little girl voice she could find. "Aww, how sweet. What would I ever do without you?"
"Stop… talking like that.." Taiyang turned to look at her, his face seemed to be growing darker.
Despite his silent waring, Feyona continued her façade. "You're a really strong man, just like I'd hoped!" She turned around to a mithra who was relaxing right outside the captain's cabin."Hey Chalahko! Did ya see that?"
Knots Chalahko lifted her head and smiled at the two passengers. "Haha, Yea Ms. Feyona. You guys datin or is this a social thing?"
"Hehehe, ohhh you never know!" She winked over in Knots' direction and smiled wide.
The mithra outside the cabin door laughed under her breath. "I'll give you your privacy then." She stood up, bowed slightly, and entered the captain's cabin.
When Feyona turned back to Taiyang, she could tell he was passed infuriated. She retained her calm, optimistc look and went back to her railing. As she reached for her fishing pole she felt a strong grasp her wriste whip her around. Before she could scream she found herself staring up into two very unhappy brown eyes.
"What the HELL do you think you're doing?" Whatever calm his voice held before seemed to disintegrate.
"Are you blind? I'm FISH-"
His grasp tightened harder. "Don't EVEN say it! Why did you take me here? Why do you keep telling those people we're INVOLVED."
Perfect. She raised her eyebrow at his accusing tone"Why are you so angry? I thought ninja's weren't suppose to show their feelings! I thought ninja's didn't care what people thought of them!" She mocked his smirk from her memory of the Crawler's Nest. "I am interested to see how ninja's work. I think I can corrupt you." She paused for a moment, giving him a moment to let her words sink into him. "You look like shit, something stressing you out?"
He let her go and turned away harshly. "I'm leaving when this thing lands. You should do the same thing, weakling. I no longer care not whether you live or die. You can't corrupt-"
"Its not fun getting your mind fucked with, is it? Not fun being the target of a stereotype. It's not fun being tested for your weaknesses. Its certainaly not fun to be tested against your will." She turned around and casted her line back in the water. "Worse of all, it makes you begin to doubt youself when it is a complete stranger is pulling the strings."
After a moment of silence, her line yanked hard again. She braced herself and began reeling. "Ah! Come on lil bugger!"
"I won't defend you." Taiyang's voice seemed to return to normal, but she didn't doubt his words.
"Yea, I know." She kept tugging hard, trying to get the upper hand on the fish.
"Then why are you bringing it in? These monsters are too strong-"
"It's a risk I'm willing to take." After a minute of struggling, she finally flipped her pole back, and at the end of the line was a huge Gugru Tuna. "Ha! OooOoo You kept trying to fool me, pretending to be a monster, but ha! I win! Haha Biggest fish I caught up-to-date!"
Taiyang watched her, not seeming so angry as before. He thought on her words, her test, and finally smirked. "Hmph. Nice catch. How about we make a deal."
Feyona paused her celebrating and looked at Taiyang questioningly. "I believe it's against the white-mage code to make a deal with the devil, iunno... I have to consult the Book of Atlana."
He "hmph"ed sarcastically. "It's just a simple test. You pass it, it will be the last test I put you through. You see, I don't offer my protection to just anyone. I want you to prove something to me. If you can…" He walked up to the catch she had just rolled in. "I'll help ya carry this thing."
You know, I never thought about what I was gunna do after I caught the biggest fish… I don't think I can carry it… "So what exactly do you want me to "prove" to you?"
"Prove to me that you hold a power worth protecting."
She stared at him for a moment. How the hell does he want me to do that? Seeing he had nothing more to say, she turned around back to her railing and rested her elbows on it.
"I'm not physically strong. Sometimes, I'm not even emotionally strong. I failed my best friend when he needed me most because I was afraid of the demons he was going to fight. I always feel I'm on the outside looking in." She turned around back to Taiyang. "But that's Feyona. Feyona the mortal. Maybe it is because of your ninja training you see me as a weakling for showing my feelings. You're wrong. It's because I acknowledge them, and learn to feel both pain and pleasure, that I will be, no, that I am a stronger person."
She took a breath and looked at the moon. "Any person with half a cent of wit can go out and hurt a person. Any two bit fighter can go out and take a life. It takes someone with true power to heal both physical and mental wounds, it takes a person with true power to bring a life back, and that's a gift the Goddess has bestowed upon me. You were right Tai, I am an emotional wreck. I see people die and get hurt every day. But I am willing to sacrifice my own happiness if it can help soo many others" She paused and met her eyes with Taiyang's. "I am mortal. I can be revengeful, bitchy, and damned right horrible, but all the pain I cause I cause out of good intention. I hope you learned a little something about hurting tonight, I hope you acknowledge the pain, and I hope you think about it the next time you inflict it upon someone else."
Taiyang stared hard into her. When she had finished her rant, his serious face began to grow into a devious smirk. "Do you always talk so much?"
Feyona's eyes shot open in surprise. "I… er.. How dare you! You wanted me to prove-"
He picked up the fish and looked at the land that had approached. "I was about to fall asleep. Next time just write a book with a summary."
Feyona's mind started searching frantically to remember the words for the spell called 'Holy', that is, until it had hit her that he was carrying the fish she had caught. I… won? Ha! She couldn't stop the smirk that had begun to grow on her face, not that she wanted to. "Maybe I will, didn't think ya could read though."
The sound of the cabin door being opened drew the attention of the two travelers to the approaching mithra. Knots looked nervous, as if she knew she had interrupted something."Purgonorgo isle is approaching. Please have a seat while we dock the boat."
The two travelers nodded to the mithra and took a seats near eachother. Taiyang set the fish down beside his feet while Feyona fumbled for words. "You still leaving after we dock? Purgonorgo is really nice…"
Taiyang crossed his arms and laid back. "I suppose I can't. Gotta carry your fish-thing."
"Damn straight you do!" She burst out laughing. "And don't let it go bad!"
"Don't worry, it's not the fish I'm out to corrupt." He smirked at her.
She stood up infront of him, semi-offended. "Yea, about that. Get THAT thought OUT of your head RIGHT N-"
The boat made a huge thump noise as it came to a stop infront of the dock. The motion jerked Feyona so suddenly that she fell on her knees. Her hands fell to either side of Taiyang's waist and her face ended up just just inches away his.
He looked down at her. As raised an eyebrow and decided to take back the upper hand.. "Why Fey-fey, I didn't know you cared!"
She blushed and pushed herself away from him. "My name is FEYONA, and I don't!"
--------Authors Notes---------
Tswe Paniphr- NPC in bibiki bay. Fishing guild runs the manaclipper boats, and this is the mithra you buy tickets from.
Fheli Lapatzuo- The npc mithra at the edge of the dock in Bibiki bay which informs passangers which trip they are about to go on.
Knots Chalahko- NPC mithra, Tour guide on the Manaclipper.
I dedicated a lot of this chapter to fishing, because there is a lot of truth in it. As a whm, I rarely pl unless I need to skill up healing ((personal believe, takes away from other players skill)), I NEVER accept money for raising ppl, and I only charge for teleports if I am really short on cash. Back in the early days of White magery, I started fishing for money. :hugz fishing pole.:
BTW Thank you for the reviews they make me warm and fuzzy inside. I like the critcism as well as the good. This is the first I have decided to write something that isn't required to pass a class. I really do need to proofread my work better, and I do appreciate all the tips you put out. It's the only way I'll learn from my mistakes Thank you :ends hugs through her computer onto YOU, THE READER!
Taiyang: I soooo got the upperhand at the end of this chapter.
Feyona: ….
Heather: Jenn, Told you ppl would notice you wouldn't proof read. We had English together in college. I sense a F in your future.
Feyona: … ooh yea. I hated English class….
:Feyona grabs the phone and Dials a number: "Drak? Yea It's me… please not right now, I need you to kill 2 very mean ppl…. Actually yes, one IS my boyfriend….Um, we'll discuss terms of engagement later."
Taiyang: I'm still here ya know….
Heather:So you're the one who keeps sending assassins after me….