Tales of a Journey
By: Rogue White Dragon (aka Dragoness)
Disclaimer: I don't own TOS
Chapter 11 – Stupid
We went straight to the Renegade base, where a couple Renegades allowed us inside. They led us to empty bed rooms to rest for the remainder of the night. Siena, the Elder's only child, kept quiet most of the time, until we all sat down in one of the bedrooms, waiting for the dinner that one of the Renegades promised to bring.
"Stupid humans. Stupid half elves. Stupid room. Stupid rescue. I want to go freaking home!"
She had her back to us as she ranted, and Lan spoke up, with an annoyed look on his face
"Just who are you calling stupid?"
She spun around, glaring at him
"Don't read my mind!"
He blinked at her in confusion, before she stalked up to him, and said
"Out of my head you stupid human!"
Lan glared at her, and replied
"I'm not reading you mind!"
"Then how did you know what I was thinking?"
She shouted back. A couple of us looked at each other. Maybe Kratos was right when he said to be careful around her.
"You were talking out loud"
Lan replied with a grin. She stood there for a moment, looking dumbfounded. I sighed, and turned to the rest of our group
"What do we do now?"
"I would assume that we should wait for Kratos and Yuan to return. They seem to know more about the situation than we do."
Raine replied, shooting a glance towards Lan and Siena. I followed her gaze, and my jaw dropped. They were acting like a couple of infantiles. Currently, they were wrestling around on the ground, and I think Siena was trying to strangle Lan. Sheena and I both shot to our feet to separate the two youths. I grabbed Lan and pulled him away, while Sheena grabbed onto Siena, forcefully pulling the elf away. Presea had to help her, because she nearly used magic to set Sheena on fire.
"Would the two of you just calm down?"
I demanded, glaring at my son and the young elf. Siena glared at me defiantly, and nearly elbowed Presea in the stomach.
"She started it!"
Lan growled, shooting daggers at her with his eyes.
"I started it? Great maturity level pal!"
Siena snapped back.
"What do you have against humans anyway?"
Lan demanded, he reached for one of his daggers, and I quickly took it from his hand.
"Nothing!"
She shouted in reply
"Then what's you problem?"
She clenched and unclenched her fists, before biting her hand, hard. She release her hand after a moment, looking suddenly quite calm
"I do not have a problem with anything."
She replied casually.
"Then what the heck was that all about?"
Lan asked with a sigh. He relaxed slightly, so I released his arm. Siena was like wise released.
"When do I get to go home?"
She asked instead of answering his question. He sighed in defeat, and looked at me for an answer
"Well, that's why we've got to wait for Yuan and my dad to get here. We don't even know if it's safe for you to return yet."
I replied. Siena didn't look to pleased with this answer, and demanded
"Weren't we supposed to get some food? I'm starving!"
She sat down with a thud, on the ground, not even bothering to sit in one of the chairs. Lan gave her a funny look, grunted, and joined the rest of our group. Talk about mood swings. That girl seemed to be full of them.
After eating, we separated into different rooms. Each of the bedrooms had two beds each, so we split up into almost even groups. Between the five of us guys, we split three rooms. Regal got his own because he claimed he deserved it since he was older. With one of those annoying grins, Zelos suggested that Lan and I share a room, which left him and Genis. The girls split up into two rooms. Siena and Sheena, then Presea and Raine.
(Siena's POV)
Why on earth did I have to get stuck with these weirdo's? Grr. I got out of bed, and walked out of the room that I was sharing with Sheena. I looked down at my left hand, and sighed quietly. Bite marks laced the skin between my thumb and index finger. I suppose I was a little at fault for the whole argument with that Lan guy. Not like I'd admit that to a guy, though. Stupid males. Stupid humans. Stupid…grrr.
I stalked down that hall way, and wondered around aimlessly. I didn't want to be here. Maybe I should just leave. These people wouldn't care. So, first I had to find the exit. Stupid corridors had to be so freaking difficult. They did this to make me miserable, I just know it. What ever happened to having some sort of map on the wall, that would say, 'you are here' and then point with a little red arrow towards the exit? That would make life sooooo much easier.
"Hey, are going to walk around all night?"
I spun around to see Lan standing several feet from me. That jerk, how long had he been following me?
"No."
I growled in reply. Why should I talk to him? Stupid male human.
"Well, I think you've past this hall at least three times."
"Well, if you think you know your way around here so much better than me, why don't you show me how to get out?"
He raised an eyebrow, and shrugged
"It's as simple as retracing your steps."
He replied, walking ahead of me. I followed him, and got a little annoyed when I realized that I seemed to be doing a lot of that lately. Why should I, the daughter of the leader of all elves follow a human?
He led me outside, but stopped and moved to lean against the wall. He slid down into a sitting position, and looked up at the sky. I followed his gaze. The stars really were beautiful. I decided not to leave like planned, and sat down beside him
"Couldn't sleep?"
I asked, trying to be civil.
"Not a wink."
He replied with a shrug. His tone told me something was wrong, but why should I care what a sort of inner conflicts a human was having? I glared at the side of his head. I'll call it sheer pity that even asked what was wrong. Again he shrugged, so I scowled at him
"So you you're just going to sit here all night, staring at the stars? What kind of guy are you? Don't guys usual hunt, or fight something, or go camping when they're stressed?"
"And don't most girls say thank you when they're rescued?"
I was very close to slapping that smart mouthed human. Stupid guy, why was I even talking to him in the first place.
"Why are you so angry?"
He asked, turning his head slightly so that he was looking at me. I frowned
"I'm not angry. An elf never gets angry. We just get really serious to point of violence."
I replied. Well, that's not exactly true, but my father always said that, that was what my anger always seemed like. I scowled when I thought of my father.
"You sure do look angry."
Lan said, interrupting my train of thought.
"Well that's my business, then."
We sat in silence for a moment, before he said
"So, what's wrong with you, then?"
He asked curiously. I wasn't sure if it was some sort of male concern, or just an insult. I frowned at him, and replied
"Nothing."
We sat in silence again, but I hated silence. It always gave you too much time to think. Or dwell. Dwelling on things only made them worse.
"So, I'm guessing if neither of us is going to talk, we should probably get inside."
Lan was about to stand up, when I suddenly blurted
"It's my father."
He looked over at me, tilting his head in a confused way.
"I'm angry because of my father."
I gave a silent nod, and asked
"How come?"
"Cause I was born a girl, and he wanted a son. He's ashamed of me. Calls me a lunatic."
Well, maybe calling me a lunatic was close to the truth. I did have my moments…
"At least you know who your father is."
He replied sadly, looking at the ground.
"You don't know yours?"
He shook his head.
"Nope."
Well, maybe he was lucky that way. Fathers could be so…stupid sometimes. I mentally shook my fist at all fathers.
"Maybe that's a good thing. What if he was some sort of looser? Or jerk? Maybe something so completely bad, that's it better you don't even know him."
I answered while thinking of my own father. I would have been happy to never have known him.
"How would I know what he's like, if I never meet him?"
I turned my full attention towards Lan, but paused. Now that I thought about it, didn't Lan look a lot like that Lloyd guy? I mean, if Lloyd was younger, with black hair, they'd be almost identical.
"Say, are you related to Lloyd?"
I asked curiously. He frowned at me, and replied
"No. He's just some old friend of my mom's."
Hmm, an old friend of his mom's, eh?
"So you looking like him, is a complete coincidence? How long has he known your mother?"
I had the sudden urge to laugh. Humans could be so incredibly stupid sometime. I began hitting my head against the wall, while waiting for his reply
"I don't look like him."
He denied. He paused for a moment, and could see the gears rolling around in his head. Maybe he had sort of brain after all. Oww…my head hurts. Crud, got to stop banging wall. I rubbed the back of my head, and said
"Well, maybe it is just a coincidence. You should ask him sometime."
He was silent, his brows furrowed. Still thinking. Maybe he didn't have a brain after all. I mean, why was it taking so long to think of what I'd said. The door beside us opened, and three of those Renegade guys ran out. I followed them with my eyes, and watched as two of those flying machines landed. Two men jumped to the ground. One had blue hair, and the other had an auburn colored hair. They were talking in what looked like an urgent manner to the three Renegades.
"Lan, who're they?"
I asked curiously. Lan looked up, and frowned
"That's Kratos and Yuan."
He replied, while getting to his feet. I stood up as well, and we watched as the three men ran back to us, while Kratos and Yuan left again on their flying machines. Mental note: find out what flying things are called. The three men ran up to us, and one of them said in a worried voice.
"Wake up the rest of your group. Something just happened, that could quite possibly ruin us."
I looked at Lan, wondering what that guy could possibly be talking about
"What happened?"
Lan asked, frowning slightly
"Meltokio's King just died. His daughter's missing, and Arkus, his appointed heir, is about to be named King."
From Lan's shocked reaction, and the grim tone of the Renegades. That didn't sound good at all.
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sooo…what'd you think? I know I left it at a bit of cliff hanger, but it's kind of late, and I wanted to go to bed. I think I'll be switching from Lloyd's POV to Siena's POV from now on. Or, at least, for a couple chapters. Hope no one has a problem with that. O.o anwyays, please review!
thanks to those who did review: Fan Fan Girl, LJ3, and Hemi-Rose
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