Chapter 2: Where are We Going?
Description: And so the adventure begins, and our heroes run into a few minor problems, and the past of Rabah and Rai is told.
Author's Notes: Ok my chapters are gonna be longer now, cause I have more idea's nowDisclaimer: I do not own FFXI, I own the game but not the company that made it, so in other words I didn't make FFXI and I don't own PlayOnline, Square Enix owns POL and made FFXI. But I own the characters in this story, so don't think about copying them!
The party is already on their journey, walking through the plains of Sarutabaruta
Rai moaned, "Are we there yet?"
Rabah replied, "No! stop asking that!"
"Are we there yet?"
"Shut up!"
"I'm hungry can we go to a Tavern?"
"Stop yourrrrr whining!"
"But I'm hungry"
"Thats it Rrrrrrai if you complain one morrrrre time I swear I'm gonna..."
"Gonna what? tail me to death?"
"Thats the last straw!"
Rabah jumped on top of Rai and began beating him with the hilt of her sword, Tai-puru and Kyth desperatley trying to halt her rampage, Luki and Panaa were too busy fondling each other's tails to notice the brawl. Tai-puru was able to pull off Rabah from the bruised Rai, but not before she hit Rai right where the sun doesn't shine.
Kyth scratched his head, "you sure did a number on him"
Rabah crossed her arms, "Well he deserrrrrved it, he was annoying me"
Panaa poked the bruised and beaten Rai with her wand, "Is...is he dead?"
"No he's not dead my love, just knocked out." Luki examined Rai's body "At least I think he is"
"Grrrrreat now we have some dead luggage, I say we leave him here for the Yagudo's"
Tai-puru jumped furiously, "But Rabah howy-wowy could you be so meany-weany to someone you've known since you was a little-wittle Mithra?"
Rabah sighed, "I was young and stupid"
flash back
There is a group of children running around atop the Orastery in Windurst, in the farthers corner sits a child Rai eating pieces of sushi and reading his foreign adventure books. A child Rabah walks up to Rai holding a piece of Fish Kabob.
Rabah smiled, "I'll trade ya a piece of Fish Kabob for some of yourrrrr sushi"
"Deal"
"Grrrrreat! my name's Rrrrabah Maharrrabu whats yours?"
"Rai...Rai Kusanagi"
"You look new here wherrrrre are you from?"
"I just moved here from Norg"
"Wowies Norrrrg? I hear there are alot of pirrrrates and ninja's there"
"Uh-huh there's also alot of samurai and monsters"
While eating their lunch's together they began telling jokes to each other and telling each other stories. They talked late in the afternoon until Rai's parents called him home for dinner
"I hope to see you again Rrrrrai Kusanagi." Rabah smiled and waved goodbye to him
"I hope to see you again too Rabah Maharabu" Rai waved goodbye and made his way home, he thought to himself "Wow Rabah seems like a cute girl...for a Mithra"
years later
A teenage Rai sits atop a hill in East Sarutabaruta, near the Walls of Windurst. A teenage Kyth walks over to Rai and sits down next to him.
"Hey Rai whatcha' doing out here? theres monsters in this area"
"I'm just thinking, and all thats out here are some hare's and mandragora's, all the nasty ones come out at night."
"Whatcha' thinking about"
"Stuff thats all"
"What kind of stuff?"
"Just stuff"
"Come on tell me!"
"Fine...Kyth...can someone love a person thats of a different race?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I have this friend right...and this friend is a hume, and he thinks he's in love with this Mithra girl, ok?"
the puzzled Kyth replied, "O...k"
"But I..I mean my friend doesn't know if he should be with her cause she's a Mithra and he's a Hume, so what should I...I mean my friend do?"
"Well" Kyth poked at his forehead "Your friend should tell that Mithra how he feels, love is blind, it does not care about race, but tell him they better be prepared for the worst if they decide to have a child!"
"Thanks for the advice Kyth"
"Anytime pal, the tavern is still open wanna go grab a drink?"
"Sure lets go"
5 months later
Rai is standing by the fountain, its the middle of the night. Rabah runs up to him wearing her night robe
"Rrrrai why did you want to meet out here this late?"
"Its because...I have something to tell you"
"Whats is it then?"
"Rabah...I...I.."
"Yes?"
"I...I was wondering if I could move in with you since your parents moved to Mhura and my parents are away in Jeuno"
"Sure thing Rrrrrai, but why did you ask me so late at night?"
"No...no reason"
"Well have you packed yourrrrr things yet?"
"No not yet I'll go do it right now"
"Alrrrrright I'll see you in the morning"
"Alright see ya"
as Rabah was walking toward her home she yelled something to Rai ,"You better not peep on me while we are living together!"
Rai gave her an empty smile, "I won't trust me!"
As Rai was packing his things he thought to himself "Shit...what the hell is wrong with me...why can't I tell her! am I just a coward!"
1 year later
Rabah was taking a soothing bath after a long and hard training session
"Ah...nothing like a good bath after a long day of trrrrraining"
As she rubber her back with a sponge she noticed something in the chest that she stored her towels in
"Rai!" The angry Mithra threw her sponge at the chest and put on a towel "You little perrrrvert!" she got up and pulled Rai out of the chest, Rai giving her a nervous smile
"Heh heh...hi"
"Don't hi me! what the hell do you think you werrrre doing watching me take a bath?"
"Ummmm...admiring your body?"
"You little perverted freak!" Rabah began fiercly striking his face until he was out cold "Hmph...pervert." She locked the unconcious Rai outside of the house till she was finished with her bath
2 months later
Tai-puru, Luki, Panaa, and Kyth are all sitting down in the tavern. Rai and Rabah walk over to them and take a seat at their table
"Alright why did you guys ask us to meet you here?" Rai took a sip of Luki's juice
"Well" Kyth answered "We've been thinking, since our training is almost finished"
Luki continued "And since we've been in Windurrrrrrrrst most of our lives"
Tai-puru nodded "We should go on a greaty-watey adventure and explore all of Vana'Diel!"
Rai slammed his hand on the table, "I'm game! this is what I've been wanting to do all my life!"
Rabah shaked her head in rejection, "Rai you wouldn't last a day out in wilderness"
"Rrrrabah are you in or not?", Luki slid a drink over to Rabah
Rabah catch's the cup, "I'm in"
end flash back
Kyth picked up the unconcious Rai and carried him on his back, "Come on guys I'll carry him, we've wasted to much time lets go already"
Panaa pondered, "Wait a minute, we don't even know where we arrrrre going"
"Good point my dear." Luki kissed his lover and lightly bit her bottom lip
Tai-puru tapped his forehead, "Hmmm where should we goey-woey?"
"Well we could go to Mhurrrra and visit my parents"
"Good idea Rabah, theres also a ship to the port town of Selbina, from there we could go to either the Republic of Bastok or the Kingdom of San D'oria."
"But Kyth! there's skelly-wellytons on the way to Mhura"
"So there are 6 of us, can we call ourselves Adventurer's if we are scared of some living skeletons?"
"Well I guess your righty-wighty"
"So its settled" Luki pounded his fist into his palm "We are on our way to Bastok!"
"Hey we didn't say thaty-waty"
"Yeah Luki, well decide on that when we arrrrrive at Selbina"
"Well we arrrrren't gonna make any progress by just standing here! lets get a move on!" Panaa pulled out her wand "I'll lead the way!"
Yup Chap. 2 done, I'll try to update this fic more frequently. btw what I meant by the Be prepared for the worst if they have children line is that some weird stuff could happen if a Hume and a Mithra have a baby...but not as wierd as a Galka and a Taru or a Mithra and a Taru, or an Elvaan and a Taru.