Strange Romance
Chp 1

A/N: Of course I don't own FFXI.. Cuz if I did there would be waaayy more merchandise .. Like plushies of the Tarus But ok here we go haha

We began our story in the Windurst Woods, where three friends walked, trying to avoid the hussle and bussle of the busy town.. And more or less enjoy the scenery. Though the two friends babbled on, one was more interested in watching the adventurers go out for battle.

"Kuro!" Snapped one of the three Mithras. Her short cut purple hair blowing slightly in the gentle Windurstian air. "You need to get your head out of those clouds and start paying attention to what's going on!"

Her blonde friend decided to join in.

"Yeah your always looking at those adventurers thinking you could be out there fighting, but you know what your mother says!" She crossed her arms across her chest, and tried to look as forceful as she could. Kuronue pushed her red hair out of her face and looked at her out of the corner of her eye.

"Thank you, but I know what my mother says but," She turned to look at both of her friends, "what if we went out… just once! Our parents would never know!" Kuro turned to her friend with the purple hair, who didn't look very pleased with her idea.

"Akina, come on, you always say you wanna meet some cute adventurers! What better way to do that then to be out there fighting with them!" Akina's eyes lit up at the sound of the male adventurers, but she quickly shook her head to rid herself of those thoughts and turned her head to the side. "Sumi, you are always looking for something to do, well why not do something for the good of our land!"

Kuro clasped her hands together in a begging way. "Pleaaassseee!! We won't go very far I promise!" Kuronue's two friends looked at each other, then back to Kuro. They smiled and nodded but then Akina stood forward. "if we get in trouble, we get to blame you though." Kuro nodded just happy to be able to go out. The three girls looked around, making sure no one that knew them, or their parents were around, and quickly ran out into Saruta.

Now these girls weren't very good, not like many of the adventurers but they had been being taught since they were younger. Akina was becoming a wonderful thief, able to pick pocket from the locals in town, and she only got caught a third of the time. Sumi was a skittish Mithra, so she never fought with her hands, and fought instead with the art of black magic. Kuro was the exact opposite of Sumi, she wanted to be right up there, and though her mother was a mere white mage, her older brother taught her in the ways of the monks. The three girls ran outside quickly, and looked around. There weren't many adventurers around here… maybe 3 at the most.. Not including them that is. They looked at each other and each went after a tiny mandragora. The fights were surprisingly easy and they had finished with not a scratch on any of them. Kuro frowned and looked at her two friends who seemed very happy to fight the little guys.

"This is too easy. I'm going farther out guys." Before either of the two could say anything Kuro was out of sight. The two friends looked at each other worriedly and followed suit, looking for Kuro. They only went so far, before they saw a Yagudo blocking their path, and went back.

Kuro went farther out, running past Yagudo after Yagudo, and never realizing they all followed her as she went. She didn't see an adventurer for a while, and finally saw a Yagudo that looked somewhat weaker. It had no weapons at all, but she never realized that like herself, it was monk, and strong enough that it did not need weapons. She began fighting, surprisingly winning, but she suddenly felt a strong hit to her back and whirled around. There was a very long line of Yagudos following her and she knew she would never make it out alive. She fought her hardest only managing to take the one until she was surrounded. She'd hit one and another would hit her from behind, from the side, from everywhere around her. She didn't even have time to hit anymore, as she was being hit around so much in the circle of Yagudos. She could barely even keep her eyes open, her vision starting to fade into black. One Yagudo hit her and she went tumbling over. She closed her eyes tightly waiting for more blows to come.. But none ever did. She heard a very loud clap of lightning and slowly opened her eyes, when she didn't feel any lightning strike her or anything for that matter. She sat up slowly, her arms weak, cut up, and bleeding profusely.

There in front of her, very close to her in fact stood Ramuh lightning god of legend. She screamed, hoping anyone would hear her and save her from him, knowing that if he had killed so many Yagudos with one hit, she would be quick and easy to kill. She fell backwards against the ground as she passed out.

(I won't stop it there, I have a lil more . No cliffhanger… yet haha)

She woke up, still not opening her eyes, realizing she was still on the ground, and wondering why she was not dead. Did she dare open her eyes to find out if Ramuh was just waiting for her to awaken to kill her. Slowly she opened one eye… not seeing Ramuh at all. She sat up slowly, realizing her wounds were gone, and she no longer felt as near death as she had before. She looked to her side to see a warm fire, but what she saw behind the fire surprised her. There staring back at her were two large brown eyes. She went numb, wondering what horrible creature was staring back at her, ready to rip her limb from limb. She got up as quick as she could ready to run, but before she could a small-ish voice spoke.

"Stop don't run away!" Now that she was standing she could see over the fire, to see not a ferocious monster, but a Taru. Her mind began to race.. Did this small Taru safe her from Ramuh?! The lightning god!? It couldn't have been.. Could it? She looked down at him, only to see him looking at her questioningly.

"You… You took on Ramuh?" The small Taru laughed and Kuro was now utterly confused. The Taru stood up and began to concentrate, a strange aura flowing around him. He thrust his hands out, and none other than the Lightning god Ramuh stood beside him. Kuro stumbled back falling over, staring wide eyed and afraid at Ramuh. The small Taru released Ramuh noticing the Mithra's fear.

"Relax," the Taru said in a calming voice. "I summoned him, I'm a summoner. I can do that." Kuro looked up at him in shock.

"You're an adventurer then?" The Taru nodded with a very proud of himself smile on his face. His face soon turned serious and looked straight at her from behind the fire.

"What were you doing out here anyway? You could have been killed out here alone." Kuro crossed her arms across her chest, sulking.

"I'd never been out here before… and well… the mandragoras near my home town… they were too easy. So I came farther out, looking for a challenge, and I hadn't realized I had so many following me till it was too late I guess." The small taru nodded.

"Well be more careful. Your just lucky I cam along or you'd be one very dead Mithra." Kuro sunk her head low, feeling pretty bad about what had happened.

"I guess," Kuro sighed her hands in her lap and her head hung low. "Mother was right, I'm not cut out to be an adventurer." She heard the Taru laugh and she looked over angrily, at first thinking he was mocking her.

"Your mother is a fool then, because from what I saw you'd make a wonderful adventurer." He smiled warmly at her, and she blushed at the compliment. She stood up brushing herself, and casually sat closer to the Taru.

"So, can I have the name of my rescuer?" Kuro asked in a sheepish voice. The Taru smiled at her again and nodded.

"My name is Invier." Kuro smiled at him and extended her hand.

"I'm Kuronue, but everyone just calls me Kuro." Invier nodded but did not take her hand, but merely waved. Kuro looked down and suddenly put her own hand down and blushed, looking at the size of his hand, and the size of her hand, she would most likely crush his fingers without even meaning to. "So," Kuro said trying to ease the air around them a bit. "What's it like out there?" Invier smiled and looked at her.

"It's like nothing you've ever seen before," and he proceeded to tell her everything he had seen in the world of Vanad'iel.

Whee!! Chapter 1 is done finally. Tell me what you think, and even if I get flames I'm still continuing XD So give me flames if ya want, not like it'll matter to me haha. R&R plz