A/N: I just took an A.P. test with 3 essays and 80 multiple choice questions on Friday..so my brain is fried and my fingers feel like they're going to fall off. Please be kind to me…I admit that these scenes might leave things out and be a little incorrect. I don't remember all the dialogue, just the general idea. But this is the last of the real parts and then my story will get more exciting..yay!
Disclaimer: Star Ocean is not mine. If it were mine, Fayt would be less angsty and have the courage to hug Albel, and Albel would, of course, not kill him.
Fayt was close to tears remembering about Dion and Ameena. Even with his great power, he could not save them. He had woken up in the Aquarian castle with no idea what had happened to the Vendeeni ship. Cliff and Nel had had to tell him later what had happened. Fayt had been exhausted by exercising his powers, but he quickly remembered about others who had been hurt.
Fayt woke up wrapped in bandages. "Ugh, where am I?" he moaned, struggling to sit up.
"Oh good, you're awake," Nel murmured. "We thought you might never wake up. What was that-"
"Oh no!" Fayt wailed. "Dion, is he alive?"
"Yes," Nel said softly. "He's alive, but badly wounded."
"I have to see him," Fayt said decisively, getting out of bed.
"Oh, no you don't," Nel said warningly. "You're still weak yourself."
"I have to see him," Fayt insisted. "I have to be sure he's okay."
Cliff gave Nel a sidelong look and slowly nodded.
The female soldier guarding Dion's room stopped Fayt from rushing into the room. "His condition has stabilized," she told him. "But he's still in a critical condition. There's not much more we can do to heal him with our limited technology."
Fayt looked down at Dion, looking for all the world like he was resting peacefully. But Fayt knew that he was badly wounded and lucky to even be breathing.
"Hang in there, Dion," Fayt told the man. "I'm bringing Ameena."
Fayt rushed out of the castle to the nearby inn, desperately hoping to find Ameena in good condition to travel. If anyone could give Dion the will to recover, it would have to be Ameena.
Fayt burst into Ameena's room in the inn. "Ameena! You have to come with me to see Dion."
"Dion's back?" Ameena said slowly. "Then that must mean the war is over. Where is he? Is he alright?"
Fayt sighed. "He's been wounded, Ameena, That's why you have to come tiwh me to see him."
"No, Fayt," Mirage, Ameena's temporary caretaker interjected. "The doctor says she is not to be moved. She's in no condition to travel."
"Please, you have to come with me," Fayt pleaded to Ameena. "He hurt bad and he may not make it if you don't come help him recover."
"I'll go with Fayt," Ameena said softly.
Mirage made it very clear that she did not like the idea. She crossed her arms over her chest. "Well, if Ameena wants to go then I really can't force her to stay here. I really don't think it is a good idea for her to travel.
With a cough, Ameena slid out of bed. "Lead the way, Fayt," she said slowly.
Fayt wanted to immediately dash back into Dion's room in the castle, but Ameena could not travel at such a pace. Fayt had to slow down and keep pace with her. He didn't like it. He felt that every moment was being wasted and Dion might die before Ameena ever got to see him again.
Finally they reached Dion's room. Fayt impulsively reached out and grabbed Dion's hand. "I've brought in someone to see you."
With an effort, Dion opened his eyes. "Ameena…" he said slowly.
Ameena knelt beside his bed. "Fayt told me you were hurt."
Dion smiled sadly. "I wanted to win this war so I could see you again with your relatives in Airyglyph."
Ameena reached out and took his hand.
"It was so good to be able to see you again," he continued on. "I had always wondered what had happened to you. I'm glad you are safe." His voice faded and his hand dropped limply into Ameena's.
"No!" Fayt shouted. "This isn't supposed to be happening."
Ameena bent over Dion's bed, slowly rocking back and forth. Then she fell forward onto his bed and became still.
"No!" Fayt wailed. "So many people died because of me. This planet would have been better off if I had never come here."
Nel and Cliff attempted to comfort Fayt, but he was inconsolable. He would forever think upon the tragedy of the two friends as his fault.
