Chapter 9: The Unknown Past
It all started after Lenne's party. Quill just dropped Reine off in Bikanel and he was fast approaching his home in Guadosalam. As he arrived, he saw a man sitting in his doorstep who was possibly waiting for him. He took a closer look to see that the guy was sleeping. "Hey! Dude!" he said as he shook the guy to wake him up. "Huh? What the?" the guy said as he stood upand rubbed his eyes. "Quill! Glad to meet you bro!" he said as he hugged Quill. "Do I know you?" Quill asked, trying to remember if he knew the guy. "It's me Lone! Didn't dad tell you I was coming?" Lone asked. "No. Who's your dad?" Quill asked, confused. "We have the same dad! Nooj! I guess he never told you about me." he informed Quill who was in shock. "What? Why? What are you talking about?" Quill asked who was more confused than ever. "Well, I'd like to chat about this but can we go in? It's freezing out here." Lone replied with a shiver. "Fine." Quill said as he reached in his pockets for his keys. "Are you going to let me in?" Lone asked with a grunt. "Hold your horses" Quill replied as he opened the door.
As they entered Quill's beloved abode, Lone's face was filled with shock as he looked around. "This place is humongous!" Lone exclaimed as he sat on the couch. "Thanks. Anyway, can we go on now." Quill said who was anxious to learn more about his family. "What? Oh, you mean the explanation" Lone replied as he leaned back on his couch. "So?" Quill asked, leaning closely to Lone. "Well, do you know Lucil?" Lone asked. "Yeah, she used to be my dad's commander back when he was the Meyvn of the Youth League. Now, she's my secretary. What about her anyway?" Quill asked, wondering what the connection was with Lucil and Lone. "She's my mom" Lone replied. "So?" Quill asked. "She used to have a secret relationship with your dad" Lone blurted out. Quill was shocked to hear the news, he was speechless. "Don't worry, that was before Dad met your mom" Lone continued. With this, Quill gave out a sigh of relief. "Well, the bad part is that he didn't know he got my mom pregnant." Lone continued as Quill hysterically drank a glass of water. "My mom gave birth to me the year Dad and your mom got married." Lone continued with the explanation, giving Quill a hard time to breathe. "Well, that's about it" Lone said as he stood up and walked near the door, accompanied by Quill. "Where are you going?" Quill asked Lone as he opened the door. "Mom just kicked me out of the house. I was planning to stay in a hotel somewhere here in Guadosalam." Lone replied as he looked down. "Well, see you" Lone waved goodbye. Quill couldn't stand looking at Lone going away. After all, he was living in a humongous place by himself. "Wait" Quill called out making Lone turn to him. "What?" Lone asked, with a smile on his face, wondering if Quill would allow him to stay with him. "You can stay here if you like" Quill said as he approached Lone. "That'd be great" Lone exclaimed as they both entered the house.
The next day, Quill woke up to see Lone staring at him with a tray. "Finally" Lone sighed as he put the tray down on Quill's lap. "What is this?" Quill asked, confused. "Haven't you heard of breakfast in bed?" Lone asked, feeling disappointed at Quill's reaction. "I know what this is. But, why are you doing this?" Quill asked. "Well, someone should cook around here. It's the least thing I could do for letting me stay here" Lone replied. "Thanks" Quill replied with a smirk. "I'm gonna go down and start my movie marathon, their showing Lady Yuna's sphere records of her pilgrimage and her sphere hunting business. You wanna join me?" Lone asked as he picked up a bag of popcorn from Quill's tray. "No thanks. I have somewhere to go to." Quill replied as he started eating his breakfast. "Suit yourself" Lone replied as he opened the bag of popcorn and went down the stairs.
A few hours later, as Lone was having a fun time watching at the premiere of Lady Yuna's pilgrimage, he spotted Quill all dressed up in a formal attire. "No feet on the couch" Quill said as he straightened himself up. "Where are you going?" Lone asked as he looked at Quill from head to toe. "I have a date." Quill replied as he walked up to a mirror and fixed his tie. "With whom?" Lone asked, wondering who the lucky girl was. "Reine. You know, the girl I told you about" Quill replied as he turned his attention to Lone. "Oh, you mean Rikku's daughter" Lone said as he stood up and brushed the popcorn off of him. "Can I come?" Lone asked, begging for Quill to say yes. "I guess she won't mind" Quill replied. "Yes! Wait here, I'm gonna go change. I won't be long I'm swear" Lone called out as he rushed to his room. "Hurry! I don't wanna be late" Quill called out as he took a good look at the time.
Minutes have passed as Quill was still waiting for Lone to get dressed. Meanwhile, Reine was ready and she was waiting for Quill. "Where could he be? He's never late" Reine told herself worriedly. "I wonder if he's alright" Reine continued. Suddenly, she spotted Quill's airship fast approaching.
Sorry for taking too long to update, my schedule was busy. Anyway, I know chapter 9's a little short but I promise I'll make it up on the next chapter, chapter 10: The Fake