Home of the Heart
By: Cold Rain
Rated: PG-13 for mild violence
NOTE TO READERS: Hi, Readers! Here's Chapter 8. I hope you like it. Please like it? 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 8: Investigation
"Do ya really think we should've left Blank with girly-guy?" Baku asks.
"Yup, they're cute!" Brianna smiles; she's wearing a white cap and an outfit that looks a lot like the jacket that Garnet wore when she met Zidane. Obviously everyone changed back into their normal clothes by now and they've decided to ask around for information.
"Well, I'm not sure about that," Marcus says, "But I bet Bro is OK."
"And do you really think Toot-" Baku gets cut off by Marcus.
"It's Tot," Marcus states for about the eighth time.
"-Can handle being in charge of Alexandria for a while?" Baku continues.
"He taught me everything I know," Garnet replies, "We can trust him to do a good job."
"Well I'm a little more worried about finding some information," Kim states; she's wearing a yellow bandanna and a green and yellow outfit, "But I agree with Bri; Blank is kinda cute."
"I thought you said he wasn't your type," Alicia smirks deviously; she's still wearing her armor because it wasn't a costume.
"He isn't my type," Kim states, a little embarrassed, "But he is cute. Anyway, let's try to get some information."
"Hey!" Kohel, one of the Pluto Knights, yells as he runs up to the group while Blutzen, another Pluto Knight, follows behind him, "Information from Lindblum!"
"What is it?" Brianna asks.
"Over in Lindblum there were sightings of suspicious characters," Blutzen states.
"And?" Alicia asks, a little annoyed at how vague that information is.
"There were four of them, male, and they each had a certain strange marking on their right arm," Blutzen adds to his statement, trying to ignore that Kohel is too busy trying to flirt with Brianna to help, "Civilians thought they heard them talking about Alexandria and some troublesome girls."
Some frost starts to form on the ground around Kim as she glares and replies, "Oh, I'll show them trouble if they dare to come here..." The frost melts as Brianna nods in agreement with that idea.
"I thought we took care of them last year, though," Alicia states.
"Well, I guess they survived," Brianna says, "I mean, we never made sure they were dead or anything."
"Yeah," Kim frowns, "I just hope they don't find Blank and Kuja while they're not here. I don't think even Kuja is strong enough to fight even one of those guys."
"Well, let's not worry about it," Eiko suggests, "If they hear us talk about it, they'll try to do it, right?"
"Yeah, you're right," Brianna smiles while knocking out Kohel for trying to flirt with her.
"Freya!" a familiar voice calls from a roof.
"Sir Fratley," Freya smiles at him as he jumps down from the roof and faces her.
"I decided to look in Lindblum as well and I found something very interesting," Fratley states, "I talked to an artist in the Theater District and asked him if he could paint a picture of the suspicious characters. He couldn't remember exactly what they looked like, but he remembered the marking on their right arms." He pulls out a piece of paper with what looked like a strange sigil and shows it to everyone.
"That look like bad omen," Quina states, "I no like it."
"I remember that marking," Kim comments, "Those are definently the guys."
-Flashback-
A short brunette landed on the ground, she was soaking wet and started choking and coughing; a man with a strange marking on his right arm knelt in front of her and he said, "Are you OK? Um, Happy Birthday?" It was too dark to see well, so she couldn't see what he looked like but she had a feeling that he was smiling..
"Where am I?" the girl looked around, blinking in confusion, "Who am I?" The guy hands her the bandanna he was wearing and she noticed he had red hair.
"You don't have a name, yet. Hm, I'll name you Kim," he smiled, "This place will be your home."
"Hey! Don't name her! You'll start to care about what happens to her!" another man with the same marking glared then looked at Kim, "From now on, you'll be called number 13-G, got it?" Kim noticed a blonde and brunette behind him, they glared angrily at him while he wasn't looking. There were two guys, too, but they didn't glare at the guy and they also had the strange mark on their arms.
Kim (a.k.a. 13-G) hid behind the nice guy and nodded yes; the nice guy smiled and whispered, 'It's OK, he's a jerk a lot of the time but he means well. Anyway, I'm still calling you Kim. I like that name.'
"Why is he a jerk?" Kim asks out loud, which wasn't a good idea.
The mean guy turned around furiously and screamed, "Insolent little wretch!" He then slapped her on the face, her first feeling of pain and anger. She choked down a little sob and tried to keep him from seeing the tears in her eyes from the stinging feeling on her face. She might have just been born, but her pride wouldn't allow her to cry in front of that jerk. He narrows his eyes at her, "I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it just as easily!"
"Hey-" the nice guy started to say.
"That's it!" the blonde ran in front of Kim and glared at the guy and screamed angrily, "I can't take this anymore! You treat us worse than dirt and I won't put up with it anymore!"
The brunette ran up next to Kim and the blonde and glared at the mean guy, "Yeah!"
"Tsunami!"
"Hellfire!"
When the dust and debris cleared, the three guys in front of them were on the ground, the blonde girl narrowed her eyes, "They're as good as dead." Kim looked over at the nice guy who had been next to her the whole time; she could now see he had blue eyes, too.
The brunette glared at the survivor, "Kim, you get to handle this one."
"But-" Kim started to object.
"He'll want revenge if you don't destroy him now! Just use the attack you feel inside," the blonde explained.
"O-OK..." she held her hand up and ice shards surrounded her, she looked at the redhead while a tear dripped down her cheek, "I'm so sorry." Then ice shards cut him painfully and they left him for dead if he wasn't dead already.
-The Present-
"Hey," Brianna says, waving a hand in front of Kim's face "Are you alright?"
"Huh?" Kim blinks, exiting from her flashback.
"You were thinking about him again, weren't you?" Alicia asks.
"Of course," Kim frowns, "I never wanted to hurt him."
"I think you have a crush on him," Alicia smirks, "That's why you think Blank is cute; he reminds you of him."
"N-no, I don't!" Kim blushes, turning away from them, "I-I just feel guilty, that's all! Anyway, let's go to Lindblum!"
Alright, here's Chapter 8! Sorry it took so long! Please Read & Review! Don't be afraid to give your opinion!