After Rean, Kurt, Altina, Elliot, and Laura informed Joshua and Estelle
their reason for being in this area Joshua and Estelle started to wonder
what the reason could've been for these crystals. " So Rean have you
guys been able to find any clues to why these crystals could be
appearing" asks Estelle " not really the only thing we've been able to
figure out is that they've only appeared around were we found a
member of class 7" answers Rean " also we've noticed that these
crystals can send out a signal that Rean is capable of tracking" says
Elliot" how so" asks Joshua the Rean thinks for a moment " I
think its better if I just show you" he says which leaves Joshua and
Estelle both curious and confused. Rean then unveils his hood and
takes off the bandages on his corrupted arm leaving Estelle and Joshua
with a look of surprise that his arm seemed to also be affected with a
similar effect that was on his face. After a bit of time the yellow veins
on the corrupted parts of his skin begin to glow again indicating that a
crystal was close " wow" says Estelle " so this how you've been tracking
these crystals?" asks Joshua " pretty much" answers Rean " and judging
by how quick and how bright my veins are the crystal or crystals are
very close by" he continues " you don't think these crystals might be in
the shrine do you?" asks Estelle " that's exactly what I'm thinking" says
Rean " and judging by the surrounding area it doesn't look like the
crystals are affecting this area yet meaning we should be able to get
there without any trouble" he continues " we'll then if you're planning on
going in there we're going to " says Joshua" are you sure you want to
come " asks Rean " of course, we couldn't call ourselves Bracers if we
left something that could be a threat alone" says Estelle " alright then
honestly I'm glad we'll be able to work together again" says Rean " same
here" says Joshua " I hope your not planning on leaving me out" says a
familiar voice behind them causing the group to look behind them to
see fie walking toward them " Fie I thought you left" asks Laura " were I
go doesn't concern you " she says less aggressively then before but still
with a bit of venom that causes a bit of a sting Laura " Fie are you sure
want to come " asks Joshua " yes even if I'm with them I still won't turn
away from my duty as a Bracer" she answers " though I think this
should wait until tomorrow the sun will be down soon" "huh looks likes
we were talking longer than we thought" says Elliot looking at the sun
setting" we'll have to tell Crow and the others they my need to set up
camp for tonight" says Kurt " agreed" says Rean who immediately
sends a message to Crow on his Arcus " so will be heading back or
staying here?" asks Estelle " if you don't have room we could probably
make it back by midnight" says Rean" no you can decide beside I need
to have a talk with you" says Fie " I guess were staying tonight then"
says Rean " its fine either way we have an extra tent if you need it" says
Joshua. So the group spends then rest of their time setting up the extra
tent. Once the tent was set up the group decided divide the tent by
gender with males on the left and females on the right as they were
finishing up preparations Fie decided that this was the time to talk to
Rean " hey Rean this is the perfect time for us to talk" says Fie " I'll be
waiting for you on the ledge behind Draco Shrine " she says then
immediately leaves. After making sure that everyone didn't need help
Rean immediately left for the location Fie mentioned. Although the
corruption on Rean had faded a little since touching that first crystal he
wasn't as agile as he used to be leaving him to take a little longer than
to scale the ledge then he would've been able to do but as soon as he
made it up he saw Fie standing under a tree waiting for him " you sure
took your time" she said with a nostalgic tone from before he left them"
sorry I'm still getting not as strong as I used to be" says Rean as he
joins her under the tree. Expecting the other to start the conversation
the two seemingly were in silence until Rean decided to break it a few
minutes later " umm Fie why did you want to talk me I figured that you
despised me down to my very core considering the way you talked to
me before" says Rean Fie merely continues standing in silence Rean
merely sighs and continues while looking towards the distance " look I
understand you despise me for what I did but I'm trying to fix my
mistake I know it wasn't right to pull something like that but I..." Rean
begins to say until he is caught of by a sudden feel of pressure on his
chest Rean immediately looks back to see Fie with her face buried in
his chest with her hands on both sides of her head balled into fists" I
can't ... I can't do it" she says "Huh?" says Rean " I can't stay mad at you
not with those scars on your face and arm " she says Fie then looks up
from his chest with tears flowing from her eyes " those scars just keep
reminding me of the sacrifice you made" she says " Fie" he says " I know
deep down that there was no other choice you could've made you
chose to sacrifice yourself knowing full well it would hurt us badly,
but you had faith that we would get through it and be able to continue
as Class 7 but we failed" she says " then when I saw you with Laura and
Elliot I couldn't handle it my emotions all came out at once except the
ones I wanted to come out" she says " I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" " Fie
please you don't need to apologize" Rean says wrapping his arms
around her as he did this Fie could feel the corrupted part of Rean's arm
it was different yet she could still it was his" so this is why I saw Altina
holding it" she ponders the two continue this hug for a bout a few
minutes then they pull away from each other" Fie I'm really glad I got to
see you again I understand if you don't want to apart of Class 7
anymore but at least we can still be friends " Rean says extending his
hand Fie stares at it for a second then lightly jabs Rean in the shoulder "
what you talking about what happened to once a member always
member" she says immediately returning to her usual tone Rean merely
stares for a second then immediately starts laughing " its good to have
you back Fie " he says " Its good to be back" she says. After a bit of time
the two begin to head down to the campsite were to prepare for the
next day and to visit Draco Shrine.
(Author's note: a bit of a quick chapter but I feel like this is better then how I was going to originally do it.)
