Okies, chapter 2. Woohoo. Btw, I just want everyone to know, this stories dedicated to the real Aya- Aya-00x. Without her there would be no Aya, therefore no Selphie and this story would not exist. Also, she happens to be one of best friends. (Kinda funny actually, Selphie and Aya are best friends. My nickname is Selphie and her's is Aya..and we'rebest friends xD) and she rawks. Which is why this is dedicated to her xD
Serenade of a Canary.
Chapter Two
W-where am I?
Who am I?
Selphie stood up, looking around blearily.
"Hello!"
She jumped back and bared her fists, then gawked at what stood before her. "Why you jump and want to fight?" the thing asked. It had a huge tongue that flapped when it talked, "I no want to hurt you!"
"Suh-sorry.." Selphie mumbled rubbing her head, "I'm a little confused.." she gave a small laugh.
"Ah! You don't know where you at?" it asked, "I tell you. You at the Grand City of Lindblum! I Quieyra Qu, of the Qu Clan! You are?"
...A name. She searched and then a name popped up,
Selphie. My name is Selphie.
"S-Selphie. I'm Selphie." She said putting out her hand, "Nice ta meetcha Quieyra!"
It nodded it's head and looked at her closely, "Why you have tail?"
Why do I have a tail?
"Um, I don't know...I guess I'm special or somethin'.." She gave a small laugh, "Anyway, where exactly...are we?"
"In a church! I look for food, but found no food..." It looked down, seeming sad.
"Aww, why doncha have any food?" Selphie asked leaning down.
"I banished from Qu Clan. I sent out to find my own way to live."
Selphie frowned, "Quieyra, do you wanna be my friend? I don't have anyone else...and you don't either, so why don't we be friends?" She grinned brightly.
"You be Quieyra's friend!" It asked bouncing up and down.
"Yea!" Selphie said enthusiastically.
"Good! But how we get food?"
"Umm.." She looked down at her hands, she flicked them and a shiny blade popped out on each hand, "I know! I'll steal some food...can you cook?"
Quieyra shook it's head hard, "Yes! I cook food lots!"
Selphie smiled, "Alrighty, I'll go steal some food then you can cook it! We'll have a feast!."
While I'm at it, I might as well steal some new clothes too, She thought look disdainfully at her clothes.
"Okay! But how I cook food? No place to cook food."
"Uh, how about while I go get some food, you find an abandoned house for us ta live in! We'll meet back here, alrighty?"
"Okay!" The Qu said flapping it's tongue.
"Okay...gotta steal some food..." Selphie said looking through the busy street, "I can do this..." she smiled and walked into a store, looking at everything. The clerk gave her a glance then went back to helping her customer. Selphie grinned and grabbed a loaf of bread then quickly ran out.
"Yes! I did it! Woohoo! I diddd ittt!" She jumped up and down like a little child. Then she stopped and looked down suddenly feeling a wave of sadness.
Somebody I know would've been laughing with me if she were here right now... She thought dismally, but who? Shaking her head she contiuned to walk down the street.
An hour later Selphie stood in the back of the church, a large sack of food slung over her back.
"Yay! You find food!" Quieyra came bounding up, "Good. I find us house to live in! Come!" It grabbed her hand, dragging her out of the church. Moments later they stopped infront of a small raggedy looking house.
"This look perfect Quieyra." Selphie said smiling, "Let's go in an eat!"
Aya stared out of the airship window, looking at everything below her. It looked so tiny. She sighed and turned to her new 'mother'. As if she even knew what a 'mother' was...
"Darling, what's wrong?"
"Nothing..." She looked back out the window thinking. She didn't remeber anything...and that made her frustrated. She could only remeber a girl...and even that was only a shadow. She frowned and blew on the window and pressed her finger against it. She wrote the name "Aya" and below it, "BFF" and below that, a question mark. Her mother smiled at her, noticing what she had written,
"Darling, is it friends you want?" she asked.
Aya looked up startled, "Um...no...I'm just thinking about something..." She gave a short laugh.
"Alright dear..."
TWO YEARS LATER...
"Hey Quieyra! I'm gonna go out now..." Selphie gave a thumbs up to the Qu. It grinned and waved goodbye from where it stood stirring a stew.
Selphie sighed as she walked out into the dark night of Lindblum. She was off to go to some noble's house. Ever since the day she dropped into the roof of the church and met Quieyra, she had been a thief. It was really the only way for her to survive. Sighing, she contiuned to walk. When she finally reached the mansion she frowned, This is gonna be tough climbing... She thought. Sighing, she grabbed onto the side and began. After a while she reached the top, heaving. Taking in a breath she shoved herself into the open window and knelt down quietly. Quickly, she walked over to the dresser and opened a jewerly box sitting on top.
That's when the light turned on.
She spun around, shocked, her tail swinging back and forth.
Aya stared stunned at the girl before her. Yes, she was stealing from her parents, but that's not what stunned her.
What stunned her was the fact the girl had a tail. It wasn't the same shade as her's, no it was more of a light purple silvery color. But the fact still remained- she had a tail.
"L-look.." the girl said uneasily, "I don't think you wanna tell on me..."
Aya stared at her for a moment then spoke, "You're a thief, right?"
"Well, duh!" the girl said rolling her eyes, "Obviously..."
Aya looked down, then looked up again, "I won't tell on you if you do one thing..."
Selphie sighed, "What?"
"Teach me how to fight...and...be thief..."
Selphie stared at her, "Uhm...what?"
"Teach me how to fight and be a thief."
Selphie let out a laugh, "Why would a noble kid wanna be a thief?"
Aya looked down, playing with her hands, "I don't really like being a noble...I always get picked on, and most of my friends...aren't really friends...they're people I'm forced to hang out with." she stuck her tongue out.
Selphie thought for a moment then nodded her head, "Alright..fine. Come to the shack near the outskirts of Lindblum tomorrow at...9pm, kay?"
"But I'll be in bed by then!"
Selphie stared at her, "Okay...first rule, thieves, do not have bedtimes. And if they do- they sneak out."
"O-oh..Alright..I'll sneak out then." Aya said nodding firmly.
"Right-o!" Selphie gave her a thumbs-up, "By the way...can I have this?" she held up a necklace with a shiny jewel dangling on the end.
Aya laughed, "Sure go ahead..."
"Thanks!" She gave one last look at the jewel then popped into one of her pouches tied to her belt, "Well.." she walked over to the window and climbed up,"I'll be seein ya!" she smiled.
"W-wait!"
Selphie turned, "Ya?"
"What's your name?"
Selphie paused then said, "It's Selphie."
Aya smiled, "And mine's Aya."
The two girls stared at each other, then Selphie jumped off the windowsill, into the inky night.