A/N: Well, I just decided to do another chapter, even though I didn't get a chance to put up my other chapter yet. So here it goes.
Disclaimer: This is the last time, y'all know I don't own this.
I woke up just as the sun was rising, I rubbed sleep out of my eyes. Rolling over onto my side I saw Richard in the corner, he was staring at a little picture he held in his hand.
"What is that?" I asked as I sat up. He looked over to me then quickly tucked the picture away into his robe.
"I see you are up, the girls were worried for you," He said with a smile as he walked over to me, grabing a cup off the table as he passed it. He sat on the edge of the bed and handed it to me. "Here, drink this, it will help ease the pain." He lifted the bandage off of my wound to look at it, "It's healing nicely."
"Who are you?" I asked as he walked back across the room.
"I already told you, My name is Richard Raul, I am an Acolyte, I was walking through the desert when I happened to walk by you three," He paused and took a sip of water, "The girls explained to me what had happened, then we brought you back here to Morroc."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I just thought you were..." I chuckled at myself, "I thought you were someone else." I sat up in my bed and muffled a cry as the pain in my back flared up.
"Please William, rest, I will go let Mandis and Alexia know that you are alright. I'm sure they are worried for you." He stood up and walked through the door to the room and disappeared down the hall.
I sat up and took a glass of water from the table beside me and sipped it, then rummaged through my cloak for a red potion. I found one tucked away in an inner pocket. Uncorking it I swallowed the red liquid and layed back down on the bed. I would be fine to get up after another short nap, I just hoped that I wouldn't be visited by any other unpleasent visions in my sleep...
I awoke about two or three hours later, then got up, the pain had left my back mostly. I walked over to a chair and put my cloak back on, then headed down to the main desk to see if I could find Alexia or Mandis. I walked out in front of the Inn, shielding my eyes from the light, I didn't like it in Morroc, it was to dusty, to warm, the weather was always much better in Juno, or Prontera. I didn't like to much heat. I sat against the wall, and opened a book while I waited for my friends to show up, it was an adventure/horror story, it was one of my favourites to.
I had just started to really get into it when Alexia, Mandis and Richard came out the door, obviously looking for me. Mandis and Alexia looked down at me at almost the exact moment.
"Hi guys, looking for something?" I chuckled as Alexia gave me one of those "you're so stupid" looks, and Mandis helped me up while she mumbled something inadible. Richard smirked as I sat up.
"I see that you are feeling better my friend," He laughed.
"Ah, really?" I laughed, "I thought I was gonna have you waiting on me for a few more days."
"Not likely," Mandis mumbled as she gave me back my book.
"Nice, didn't even notice you take it," I chuckled.
"Thus the thief part, eh?" She smirked, then walked over to tak to Alexia about something. They turned to Richard and I.
"We'll be back," Alexia giggled as she and Mandis walked back into the Inn. Richard and I just looked at eachother and shrugged. He healed my back one more time, then we went into town to look around.I started asking around again to see if anyone had seen Iciris. I got the ussual responses, most people were to afraid to even look at me straight, they just scurried, trying to avoid the thieves. Richard, or Raul, as I had come to call him, suggested more than a few times that we head back to the Inn. I explained to him that I needed to find Iciris, before anyone else did. He asked why it was so important to me, but I told him he was my brother, I still didn't trust him enough to tell him about the prophecy, or Iciris' roll in it.
After a while of asking around we decided that it was time to hed back to the Inn. We went back up to the room Raul had rented for us and waited for the girls to return. I went back to my book, while Raul was in the corner, humming some tune while he drew a picture on a piece of paper he took off the desk. After a few minutes he came over to me and asked what I was reading. I told him I was just brushing up on ancient history. He read over my shoulder.
" 'And the Child looked to the sky as The Darklord lay defeated at his feet, and fire rained from the heavens...' " He chuckled, "You don't believe those old Myths do you?" He quiried as he sat down on the chair beside the bed.
"I could ask you the same thing about your beliefs, but that wouldn't end to well. I say, to each his own, believe what you want to, and I'll believe what I was taught," I sighed.
"I don't even get it, how could fire rain from the skies?" He asked.
"It's metiforical, fire doesn't actual;ly fall from the skies, a great storm is said to wash away the pain of the old world as the Darklord is defeated, the fire is most likely a medifore for lightening."
"You sure know alot about these old myths," he thought aloud.
"Spent most of my life studying them," I mumbled.
"Why?"
"Why do you wear clothes?" I asked
"Because I have to..." He thought it over in his mind.
"So do I." He looked at me in confusion. "Remember how I was looking for my brother?" I asked him.
"Yes."
"Well, He's not my brother, he's Iciris Agatu. You remember my legend right?" He nodded slowly in responce.
"Yeah, well, I'm the Advisor to the child of Prophecy, and Iciris here, he'd be said child."
"Ah, I see, interesting," He chuckled.
"You don't believe a word I just said do you?" I asked.
"No, not really," He laughed as he walked back to his drawing.
"Like I said, To each his own," I shrugged. Just then Mandis and ALexia came into the room, Alexia giggling, Mandis warning her to keep her mouth shut.
"Um, William, I was wondering..." Alexia giggled,
"What?"
"Can we head off to Commodo?" Mandis asked.
"Sure, why not, get away from this dry heat," I complained. We headed out to a Kafra.
"Hello, we were wondering if you can send us to Commodo?" Raul asked.
"Do you have the zenny?" He asked.
"Why of course," Raul reached into his robe and pulled out a sack of zenny, then tossed it to the Kafra. "That should be enough." We were surrounded in a blue light and the next thing we knew we were in Commodo, looking out over the ocean.
"Wow..." Alexia sighed, then poked Mandis in the side, she made a kind of squaling sound, which made me laugh and Mandis glarred at her. "Kind of...ROMANTIC, huh?" She giggled as Mandis glarred at her. I raised an eyebrow but quickly dismissed it as a Kafra came up to us.
"Welcome to Commodo!" She smiled. I looked at her, she was wearing very short shorts, and a t-shirt, very odd wear for a Kafra. I shruggedd it off.
"Thank you," I bowed, "Do you know where we can find the Inn?" She giggled.
"I wouldn't be a very good Kafra if I didn't." She pointed off into the town. "It's right over there." I followed her finger and saw the Inn down the street.
"Thank you," Raul saud as he walked into the town, Alexia in tow. Mandis and I walked slowly together towards the Inn.
"Any perticular reason you wanted to come here Mandis?" I asked as we enjoyed the ocean air.
"No...I just like it here, it's nice..." She smiled as she stretched herself out. I watched as she lent back, almost all the way to the ground. She had a very attractive body...Not that I noticed. She was very slim, and dressed as Thieves ussualy are, she had a very proportionate bust, that was not too large or to small, It was a good size for her body. I looked back over to Raul and Alexia as Mandis came back up. Alexia was resting her head against his shoulder while they talked. I couldn't tell from so far away, but it seemed to bother him. I knew as polite as he seemed to be, he wouldn't let it show if it did.
We made it to the Inn and got some rooms, then we all took a rest. Mandis and Alexia shared a room accross the hall from Raul and I. I rolled over on my bed and looked at Raul, he was staring at that picture again.
"What is that?" I tried asking again. He looked at me and smiled, then walked over to my bed and showed it to me. It was a picture of an attractive young woman, about fourteen years old. The same age as Raul and I. She had long brown hair, and almost golden eyes. She looked to be a Merchant.
"This, is Angel." He smiled, "My girlfriend, I'm meeting her later in Al De Baren." I chuckled.
+Angel+
Name: Angel Shrine
Eyes: Gold
Hair: Brown
History: Angel doesn't remember much about her life, she has blocked most of it out, because she fears what she might find in her past. After becoming a Merchant she met a young Acolyte named Richard, they began to date, when hee said he had to go and see his parents in Al De Baren. She said she'd go with him, but he wanted to do some other things first, so instead she agreed to meet him there when he was done.
"We'll be sure to go there next." I smiled, then opened my book back up.
Just as I was getting into it, Mandis and Alexia walked in again, in very nice outfits I might add. Alexia was in a short skirt and a tube top that was at least one size to small, and Mandis was, well, she was just in lighter pants, and a more feminine shirt.
"What's going on boys?" Alexia asked as she smiled and giggled.
"I was about to ask you two the same thing," I laughed.
"Well, they're's a kind of party thing going on in town tonight. There's gonna be Dancers and Bards, there's going to be a fighting competition, and even Karaoke," Alexia was bubbling over in excitement.
"Sounds pretty cool," I looked over at Mandis who seemed to be nervouse. "Don't worry Mandis, you look great." She looked at me, blushing then she gave me the finger and walked out of the room.
"Don't mind her," Alexia giggled, "Come on!" She grabbed Raul's arm and half pulled, half dragged him out to the town.
"Hey, lemme go!" Raul whinned as she dragged him out into the town. I laughed and walked out after them.
I already new where I was heading, I was signing up for Karaoke, I signed up for a few songs, Alexia and Raul were all for it, Mandis said she didn't like her singing voice, and that she was staying away from it at all costs.
"Suit yourself," I shrugged as I went off to get a drink, and listen to some Bard tell a story of some great warrior. After a few hours they finally got around to the Karaoke. There were a few really good ones up there, and then I heard it.
"William, singing "how you remind me"
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'
Tired of livin' like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream "Are we havin' fun yet?"
It's not that you didn't know that
I said I love you and I swear I still do
And it must of been so bad
Cause livin' with me must have damn near killed you
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream "Are we havin' fun yet?"
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin;
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream "Are we havin' fun yet?"
I stopped singing and listened as the crowd burst out into applause. It wouldn't have mattered if they hadn't, I just love to sing.
"Are we done yet?" Mandis asked.
"Just getting started," I laughed as she rolled her eyes.
"Richard and William, singing Predictable
RegularWilliam BoldBoth ItalicRaul
Something isn't right
I can feel it again
feel it again
this isn't the first time
that you left me waiting
sad excuses
and false hopes hide
I saw this coming
still I don't know why
I let you in!
I knew it all along
your so predictable
I knew something would go wrong
Something's going on
And you don't have to go
say anything at all
so predictable
so predictable
Everywhere I go
Everyone I meet
Everytime i try to fall in love
they all wanna know why I'm so broken
why am I so cold
why I'm so hards inside
why am I scared
What am I afraid of
I don't even know
this story never had an end
I've been waiting, I've been searching
I've been hoping, I've been dreaming you would come back
But I know the ending of this story
your never coming back
Never...never...never...never
I knew it all along
your so predictable
I knew something would go wrong
So predictable
Everywhere I go for the rest of my life
Everyone I love, everyone I care about
You all really wanna know what's wrong with me?
Well I know what it is, and I'm gonna end this right now!
(Background above: So predictable)
Once again the crowd roared it's approval. I smiled and went off stage with Raul, laughing and slapping each other on the back.
"That was great!" I laughed.
"We're so doing that again," Raul was laughing so hard tears were coming from his eyes. We found Alexia and Mandis with a Bard and a Dancer. They were listenng intently to his story, Alexia taking every chance she could to flirt with him. They hadn't noticed us yet. I walked up behind Mandis.
"Boo!" I screamed in her ear. She jumped up, turned around, then kicked me in a place that God only meant to be treated nicely. I fell to the ground while Richard and Alexia laughed it up. Mandis was down beside me.
"Are you okay?" She asked, she looked genuinly concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I got up, with a bit of help from Mandis. "I think I'll head back to the Inn, get some rest, I'm in a wee bit of pain."
"Need some help?" Mandis offered.
"No, I'm fine."
"Oh, well, guess you miss out on all the fun," Raul chuckled.
"Guess so," I shrugged then limped back to the Inn, as soon as I was out front I looked around. "OOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!" I screamed. I walked into the Inn, nearly toppeling over a novice.
"Oh, I-I'm s-so sorry!" She yelped as she picked up her things. I bent down and picked up her dagger and handed it to her, she winced in fear.
"I'm just giving you back your dagger," I smiled.
"Oh, sorry sir."
"Sir? I'm not that old, call me William." I held out a hand to her.
"My name's Taiki," She blushed and took my hand and shook it.
+Taiki+
Name: Taiki Maryken
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
History: Not really all that much to tell. She only recently left home to become something better than a novice, only one problem, she doesn't know what she wants to be!
"Well Taiki, you should watch where your going, you might get hurt," I said.
"S-sorry," She mumbled looking down.
"Don't apologize, just be more careful." I smiled. She looked up at me, smiling. "So, heading to the party?" I asked.
"N-no, I'm just..." She looked away, "I'm just looking for a place to stay, I don't have any Zenny..."
"Well here," I gave her a bit of Zenny and smiled. "A Zenny for your thoughts I always say." She laughed and took the money from me, then, unexpectidly, gave me a huge hug, crying.
"Thank you, thank you thankyouthankyouthankyou!" She sobbed, "Everyone's been so mean to me, just because I'm a novice!" I tilted up her chin and wipped the tears from her eyes.
"It's okay." I walked past her into the Inn, then turned as she called my name.
"Thanks..." She smiled, then went to get a room. I went up to my room, and opened my book, smiling at my good deed.