Life after Death
Chapter 6: Towel
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A/N: I'd like to thank Beastie for reviewing so soon to my last chapter! Just because I love you and Neo (Still not like that…) I shall give you the next chapter! Even though I'm supposed to be cleaning my bedroom…;
Loki: Warning, this chapter is mostly meaningless, and has nothing much to do with the rest of the story. It is just something that Mel added in to make the rest of the story flow.
Disclaimer: Don't own. But I do own the phrase; Princess Vivi rides a Chocobo! (One Piece reference.)
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I had been finding myself in the strange world Vivi now resided in every time I was unconscious. This time was no different, except that I seemed to catch Vivi completely off guard.
"Loki? You're early…don't you usually go to bed at eleven?" The brown haired boy was sitting at an elongated table in the middle of a banquet hall. I was sitting on the ground, which was covered in soft, mossy grass. It was extremely odd, since I was obviously inside. The walls and table were made of wood, a large tree sprouting from the ground below the table, and climbing up through a hole in the middle of it. Several dozen other people sat at the table, looking around quizzically, giving Vivi an odd glance.
I coughed up water, shivering from the liquid that still covered my body, even in this world. "I take it I'm not dead?" I asked, not keeping my hopes up. Vivi rushed towards me, worry in his eyes.
"No, you're not. What happened to you?" He put one hand on my shoulder and looked my square in my eyes. I couldn't help but smile, glad to be with him again, even if it was only for a couple of hours.
"Your friend decided it would be a good idea to drown Vee, Lilly, and me!" I answered, only the slightest distaste for Eiko in my voice.
"Vee? You mean my son…" Vivi stared at me for a couple seconds. "Why did Eiko try to drown you?" He asked eventually, either putting his confusion aside or finally figuring out what I meant, I couldn't tell which.
I sighed pathetically, trying to wring water out of a strand of my hair. "Actually, Tam attacked us. I think Eiko was trying to save us from our certain death. A fine good job she did!" I added the last sentence spitefully, wrinkling my nose in disgust.
Vivi sighed and chuckled. "That's Eiko for you," He remarked, taking his hand off my shoulder. He looked back at the table, and turned back to me. "Look, this is a really important meeting right now. I'm sorry Loki, but maybe you should go back to Gaia. Tell Eiko what a horrible job she did!" He chuckled to himself.
"Oh, I see trying to get rid of me!" I teased, feeling someone shake my unconscious body back in Gaia. "Fine, I'll go! But you had better make it up to me when I get back!" I folded my arms and tried to look upset. I failed miserably, and gave up that idea.
"I will," Vivi whispered, the smile all but disappearing from his face. I nodded, and felt the room sink away, feeling myself being pulled to Gaia.
"Well that was a bright idea, Eiko! You might as well have let Tam try and kill us! At least we'd be dry!" I hadn't opened my eyes, but I could hear Lilly shrieking. It was the first time I've ever heard her scream at anyone.
"So you'd rather be dry and dead than wet and alive!" Eiko screamed back. I opened one eye to see what was going on. Vee was kneeling next to me, watching the fight with an unknown emotion.
"We could have fought Tam off eventually! At least Loki would be conscious!" Lilly replied, no longer shouting the words.
"Loki! She faints all the time! She fainted at dinner at Alexandrian Castle right after the play! Why? For no real reason at all!" My focus had shifted, and Eiko's screams were only vaguely heard. A girl, about my age, with bouncy brown hair, much like Beatrix's, came running towards the spoiled princess.
"Lady Eiko, is everything alright?" The girl asked after giving a small bow.
"What? Oh, Ryoko! Yeah, everything's fine!" Eiko snapped, waving her hand dismissively.
Ryoko! I remembered her! She was one of the few friends I had. She had gone to the same school as me for a couple of years until she had taken up a position as a full time knight at Lindblum Castle. I opened up my other eye to watch the scene.
"Well…if you are certain. You may wish to come in though, Princess. It is, after all, nearly your bed time!"
"Do you think I give an oglop's backside what you think?"
"Well, that's not very polite of you!" I stated, pulling myself up into a sitting position. I kept as much hatred as I could out of my voice, but it still sounded viscous.
"Whatever," Eiko grumbled, folding her arms over her chest. She stomped off towards the doors to the castle, mumbling all the way. Ryoko saluted as she passed, and stood at attention until Eiko slipped into the castle.
"Loki!" She screeched with joy, turning towards me and pouncing. She wrapped her arms around my neck, and I swear she was purring. Lilly chuckled somewhere, hidden behind a pile of bushy brown hair. Vee looked up with me, as if afraid that Ryoko would bite my neck, and suck the blood from my body while he wasn't watching. A gave him what I hoped was a reassuring grin.
Ryoko released my from the death-like hug, and beamed, looking me up and down several times. She frowned slightly, and looked back up at my face. I tilted my head to the side, questioning what she thought.
"You're wet…" She concluded at last. I had to stop myself from laughing, mostly successful in this.
"Yeah," I replied, shaking my head from side to side. "And I didn't even pack my towel."
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A/N: Yay! Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy reference! I love HG2tG!