Home of the Heart
By: Cold Rain
Rated: PG-13 for mild violence
NOTE TO READERS: Hi, Readers! I'm so happy I've finally gotten nine reviews! My Get Backers fanfic, Bloody Crush!, seems to be more popular. But as Steiner says: "I must persevere!" O.O (gasp) Oh-no! I'm quoting Rusty! (weep, weep) Oh, well. Read & Review, please! Extra spacing between paragraphs means scene/time transitions. Oh, and I don't own Final Fantasy IX, any of the characters, etc.
DISCLAIMER: If you didn't read the Note to Readers here it is again: I don't own the Final Fantasy IX, any of the characters, etc. I just own the fanfic.
CHAPTER 6: New Complications
"Well, now that we understand about the Eidolon attacks that you girls possess," Freya states looking at Alicia, Kim, and Brianna, "Maybe we should figure out who sent that monster here..."
"Indeed," Steiner (with his usual armor on) chimes in, "Shouldn't we have heard it coming?"
"Yeah. For once, you're right, Rusty-" Zidane begins.
"R-RUSTY!? HOW DARE YOU!?" Steiner jumps up and down with indignity.
"-I should've heard it coming," Zidane finishes
"You know..." Eiko walks up to the group, "I thought I saw that it was hovering over the ground. That means someone used the spell Float so we wouldn't hear it coming."
"But who would do such a thing?" Garnet asks, a worried look on her face, (Does Alexandria have enemies?)
"What I want to know is how they did it," Kuja comments, "Nobody I've ever seen has strong enough power to hold up a monster that large with a Float spell. This new enemy must be strong..."
"Does this have something to do with you girls?" Beatrix looks at them, "Did someone survive when you escaped?"
"I-I don't know, but if they're strong enough to use a spell like this unseen villain did..." Kim stammers, a little afraid of the thought, "Then it could be possible, I guess..."
"Do you remember where it is? The place you were in?" Amarant interrogates.
"N-no..." Kim frowns, "I've tried my best to forget that place..."
"We all have..." Brianna adds. Blank looks at the girls and frowns; they're scared, how could asking them to go there help anyone?
Kuja looks over at Blank and notices the expression on his face, "Well, whoever our enemy is, we should prepare for his next move instead of asking these girls about somewhere they obviously shut out of their memory."
"Good idea," Blank comments, (Anything to change the subject.)
"Yeah," Baku agrees, "Me and the boys can help out."
"And I should check to see that no one has been snooping around my home," Kuja adds.
"The Desert Palace?" Zidane asks.
"Well where would you expect?" Kuja retorts.
"You shouldn't go alone," Alicia says, looking over at Blank with a devious smile.
"There's no reason to worry about me, I'll just be gone for a few days," Kuja responds, "And I'll only be gone for few days."
"Take someone with you just in case," Brianna smiles.
"Like who?" Kuja gives a frustrated glare at them.
"How about Blank?" Kim smirks.
"Huh?" Blank blinks with surprise, (Why me? Why always me?)
"Listen, you can't just force someone to g-" Kuja starts to lecture.
"Um, fine, I'll go," Blank answers, "I need a vacation, anyway."
"WOOT!" Alicia smiles while everyone stares at her dumbfounded; they have no idea what "woot" means but from the way she said it, it must be a good thing.
"Yay! There's gonna be an L-U-V fest at the Desert Palace!" Brianna smiles as the group collectively squirms.
"Let's get out of here," Blank's face starts to turn as red as his hair as he grabs Kuja's hand and makes a run for it.
"Aw, they're so cute!" Brianna waves as the two run away from her, "Have a nice trip, boys!"
When they get to the moat's gondola, Blank stops and looks at Kuja, "Where's the Desert Palace?"
"I'll show you," Kuja answers, giving a loud whistle. A silver dragon starts to descend next to them and Kuja walks over to it. Blank hesitates to get near it, so Kuja turns to him, "He won't hurt you, come on. This is the quickest way to get to my home." Kuja climbs onto the dragon's back and offers a hand to help Blank up, "Trust me." Blank looks at Kuja's hand, then at the dragon, then back at Kuja's hand.
"Alright," Blank walks up next to the dragon, takes Kuja's hand, and climbs onto the dragon's back and sits behind Kuja.
"Silver Dragon," Kuja says in a demanding voice, "Take us home." The dragon then flaps its wings and jumps into the air, flying high above Alexandria's castle. Kuja turns towards the startled redhead and offers him some advice, "You might want to hold on."
"Y-yeah, OK..." Blank responds as Kuja turns around to see that the dragon is following the right path. Blank looks at Kuja's back, (Hold on where?) He looks helplessly while trying to decide what wouldn't offend the silver-haired man, "Ummm..."
"Here," Kuja gives an exasperated sigh while grabbing Blank's hands. Kuja places them on his hips and squeezes Blank's hands to signal "hold on right here, idiot".
"Oh," Blank responds, a little flustered at his stupidity, "Um, sorry."
"That's alright," Kuja responds while secretly smirking, (Soon I'll be home and I'll show you how I really feel... Urgh, damn, now I'm thinking about it again!)
Chapter 6 is done. Yay! I like it. Please Read & Review! Don't be afraid to give your opinion!