Chapter 19.
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Author's note : Uhm... scritches head well, I don't have much to say other than that...this might be a short, SUPER short chapter cuz I'm writing on the spur of the moment thing. I don't have anything figured out past what popped up last night. Shade, you know what I'm talking about...meh...
Chapt.
After our trek through the mountains of—well, let's face it, despair—we went to Rocket Town. As we entered the place, we all stopped and looked at the still falling rocket and wondered how it was still there after it hit meteor. I shrugged and dismissed it, heading for the inn. Kadaj and the others followed not long after.
Entering the inn and walking up to the counter, I saw a face I recognized. "Shera!" I said, quickening my steps.
"Hey! Harper! What're you doing in Rocket Town?" she answered in a moment after seeing me.
"Eh? Oh, just passing through," I explained.
"Ah, is Cid with you? He said he'd be coming home in a few days..." a worried look swept across her face when I answered.
"No," I said. "Maybe they're just having some trouble with the Highwind," I reassured her with a glance that convinced her.
"Yeah, he was saying something about a new part... eh, hello," she said, looking over my shoulder at the three men. "Harper, excuse me... May I help you, gentlemen?"
I looked at her for a moment, then said, "Well, they're with me..."
"Oh?"
"Actually, what Harper means to say, is that she's with us," Kadaj said, putting on a friendly-townsperson face.
"Oh?" Shera looked at me and gave a wink.
I just shuddered and shook my head. "Eh...that's Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo," I said, pointing at each one when I said their name. "Do you have a room? We just came out of the mountains, and none of us got a decent nights rest."
"The mountains...You walked through them?"
"Yes," I said. "And it wasn't fun."
"A room?" Kadaj prodded.
Shera nodded and turned to a book on the desk. "...I'm sorry," she said after turning a few pages. "It looks like we're all out of empty rooms, but you can all stay at my house for a while if you'd like to."
"Oh no than—"Kadaj started.
I cut him off before he could tell her no. "That'd be great," I slumped a little with relief when Kadaj didn't begin to protest.
"All right, here are my keys," she said and handed a key chain with a few keys on it. "Go ahead and let yourselves in. Make yourselves at home!"
A customer came in as she finished, and we walked out.
"Harper, we shouldn't stay at this woman's home...it's not..." Kadaj said not finding a good reason why not to.
"Kadaj," I said, addressing him in a whining tone. "I'm tired, I'm sore, and..." I twirled a strand of dirty hair in my fingers for a moment, "I need a bath." Then I leaned over and pretended to sniff him. I recoiled in mock disgust, "You do too..."
Note: I'm sorry it's so incredibly short...I'm being pushed to the edge of sanity by my little brother...glares at him meh...