Hey! I'm back, for another chapter. I know it's late, but, but I was doing stuff. Thangs. So, I just now got it done. Been, uh, been trying to play through Final Fantasy X. Spend most of my time grinding, but I relatively enjoy it. I mean, I prefer Kingdom Hearts, but this is fun. Um, yeah spoilers this chapter ends at the end. When the words stop. There's another thing, several things actually, but still. Dont forget to Favorite, Follow, Review, you know whatever. It's nice to do, and it helps me, and that helps you, which helps other people. See it's all kind of a nice thing wa can all do. Together. See ya at the end!
-Aftermath-
Zack Fiona, and Vani stepped through a corridor of Light. They were standing in a park in Virtuoso City. Zack hummed as he looked around, Fiona smiled, placing her hand on his shoulder.
"I forget you've never been here before." Fiona said, Zack nodded. Vani looked around for a moment, before she focused on her Boss, and his wife.
"It's nice. I like it." Zack said, smiling. He was glad to see a world that seemed untouched by the fighting. Fiona smiled.
"Yeah. So, do you want to see the kids first, or do you want to visit Toni, and Kelsi?" Fiona asked, Zack looked over at her. She was asking him, but he knew which she had chosen.
"Let's go see the kids. Or at least Zen, and Rose. Ruby should be in school right now, right?" Zack asked, Vani nodded.
"Yes Sir. Ruby should still be at school. And, you may want to know that she has joined the Guardians of Light. Not the Protectors of Balance." Vani told him, he let out a sigh and nodded.
"So, it's confirmed now… Well, it's a shame she didn't decide to join the Protectors of Balance, but she's my daughter, so I'm okay with it. She should live her own life." Zack said, Vani nodded, and Fiona smiled.
"I wish she could do that while living with us." Fiona muttered. "I wish they all could." Fiona said, Zack frowned, and rubbed her back.
"Don't be sad Fi." Zack told her, she let out a sigh, before she smiled, looked up at him.
"I'm fine Zack, or… I will be. Can we just go see my kids please?" Fiona asked, Zack smiled, and kissed her forehead.
"Of course we can." Zack told her, she smiled
-Aftermath-
"So the second book of Prophecies is here?" Tanner asked, Tyler nodded, as he paced around Tanner, and Miranda's apartment they were staying at.
"Yeah. I'm here searching for it actually, but I haven't got any substantial leads." Tyler told him, Tanner nodded, as Miranda came out of her bedroom, and yawned loudly. Dressed in a tank top, and boy shorts.
"I'll see what I can find out. Miranda could you put some clothes on?" Tanner asked, Miranda just flipped him off as she went into the bathroom.
"I should probably be going, have a few things to look into." Tyler told him, as he walked to the apartment door.
"You be careful there Tyler, there are a lot of dark things happening in the back ground." Tanner said, Tyler nodded, and left the apartment. Tanner let out a sigh as he leaned back.
"Are we seriously out of fucking toilet paper?" Miranda yelled from the bathroom. Tanner just glanced over his shoulder at the bathroom door.
"There should be some under the sink!" Tanner yelled back.
"I cant reach it! Come and get it please!" Miranda yelled, Tanner let out a sigh, and got up. He opened the bathroom door to see Miranda sitting on the toilet, he opened the cabinet beneath the sink, and grabbed a roll of toilet paper, throwing it at his sister before he left the room.
A few minutes later Miranda came out of the bathroom smiling. She went to the kitchen where Tanner was making some lunch for them. She jumped up, and sat on the counter, he merely looked up at her.
"You should think ahead." Tanner told her, Miranda just smiled, and ran a hand through her hair before responding.
"I've been neglecting doing that for years Tan-Ban." Miranda said, Tanner nodded, as he put a grilled cheese on a plate, before handing it to his sister. She smiled gratefully at him, and began eating.
"It's still irresponsible. Luckily, I plan everything… I just don't know how we're going to accomplish our goal."
"We just have to like… Hang around right?" Miranda asked him, he nodded.
"Pretty much. Steer things in certain directions here, and there. Nothing we haven't don't before." Tanner said, Miranda let out a wistful sigh.
"I just wish we could quit. You do something for long enough, and it just starts sucking. These long jobs are always the worst." Miranda pouted, Tanner nodded.
"At least it's only two years now. Remember when we had to live in Twilight Town?"
"The five fucking year job, yeah I remember. And fuck that." Miranda exclaimed, Tanner nodded. "When are we gonna see Violet again?"
"We should see her in a few days. If everything goes as we saw it at least. You know, things can change." Tanner said, Miranda nodded, and scratched her cheek with a manicured nail.
"Yeah. So, are we not gonna talk about the elephant in the room?" Miranda asked him, Tanner raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
"Which would be what?" Tanner asked, Miranda looked around suspiciously.
"That they are listening."
"They?" Tanner asked, Miranda nodded, and looked around some more.
"You know… The people who can see what we're saying, and doing."
"Miranda, are we seriously going to do this now?" Tanner asked, Miranda nodded.
"It's kinda creepy right, are they always here?" Miranda asked, Tanner shrugged.
"No. In fact, most of the time they follow Violet."
"Oh. Why?"
"Same reason we do, we want to see what happens."
"But don't we kinda know?" Miranda asked, Tanner shrugged.
"We know one possible outcome out of a nearly infinite amount." Tanner reminded her, Miranda nodded.
"So, if they aren't always seeing what we're doing and saying, does that mean they didn't see me eat my grilled cheese?"
"Well, it's not always consistent Miranda. Some things, like that, are basically useless information, and get filtered out, in favor of more useful things getting in."
"Do other people know that they're being watched?" Miranda asked, Tanner shook his head.
"No, we're the only people who know about them. Please don't tell anyone, it would freak them out, and probably mess up our mission, or destroy the fabric of reality." Tanner told her, Miranda winced.
"I don't think we want that." Miranda said, Tanner nodded.
"We don't want that at all. But I don't know how important this conversation is, we might continue it when they aren't watching." Tanner said, Miranda nodded.
"Good point. I hope they cut away from us soon." Miranda said pointedly, glaring around the room, Tanner just shrugged apologetically.
-Aftermath-
"Hey, how ya doing?" Violet asked as passing Seilo, who turned and looked at her.
"Hey Violet. I thought you didn't join a faction?" Seilo asked, Violet smiled, and shook her head.
"I didn't. So, I can just go wherever until my classes start. My first of which is with Kya, and Jesse. So that should be fun." Violet told him, he nodded.
"Which class?"
"History of the Worlds. I'm waiting on Kya since I don't know where to go, and I wanted to walk with her." Violet said, he nodded, and shifted some of the books under his arm, as he did a piece of paper fell out. Violet noticed it, but said nothing.
"Ah. Well, I've got to go. Some training to do. Have fun with your classes Violet." Seilo said before he walked away, Violet smiled after him, and once he was out of sight, she picked up the piece of paper. It was currently folded down the middle, she just hummed, and put it in her messenger bag for later.
"You up to any trouble?" Jesse asked as he came out of a classroom, Violet just smiled at him.
"Me? Trouble? Please." Violet brushed him off, he shook his head.
"Sure Violet." Jesse said, not believing her. Violet shook her head.
"You know where Kya-Bear is?"
"Kya-Bear? Is that your nickname for Kya?" Jesse asked, Violet gave him a look, and rolled her eyes.
"No, it's my nickname for my clit, of course it's my nickname for Kya." Violet told him sarcastically, Jesse shook his head.
"I don't know where she is Violet. We should get to class though, it starts in five minutes." Jesse told her, Violet shook her head, and crossed her arms.
"Not leaving without Kya." Was Violet's response, Jesse let out a sigh, and stood next to her, just as his phone vibrated. He pulled it out, and unlocked it, but not before Violet got a look at the screen.
"Who's the pretty girl?" Violet asked, with a grin, Jesse just looked at her.
"My friend."
"Just your friend?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure?" Violet teased him, as she poked his ribs, making him let out a girlish giggle, and push her hand away before regaining his composure with a light blush on his face.
"Stop that." He told her, Violet just smiled at him, and held up her hands.
"I like that you sounded so darn cute!" Violet exclaimed, pinching his cheeks, Jesse grabbed her hands, and pushed them back towards her. He had to do this several times before Violet left him alone for the time being.
"Violet do you have an off switch?" Jesse asked, Violet nodded.
"Yeah, make me cum a few times, and I just kinda die for a few hours. Like, I'm out, just sleeping until I recover."
"I would like to not know these things." Jesse said, Violet shrugged.
"You asked."
"You didn't have to answer that way."
"What other way would I answer?" Violet asked, before getting into a dramatic pose, holding one fist up in the air, and another against her chest, she shut her eyes, and spoke in a dainty voice. "Oh, fair Jesse, after a few orgasms, thy body refutes my commands to move, and I dream the dream of peace." Violet finished her monologue, and looked at Jesse with a grin, he just laughed at her.
"You're ridiculous." Jesse told her, she just giggled.
"What do you think? Five star performance? The next Juliet?" Violet asked, Jesse shrugged.
"I'd give you a three point five. Your speech wasn't the best I've heard."
"Fuck you then." Violet shrugged, Jesse just shook his head. "So, who is she? Need any advice on seduction? Want to practice your moves on me?"
"Okay, first. Her name is Emily. Maybe. And No Violet, I do not want to practice on you."
"I'd let you touch the nips though!" Violet exclaimed, Jesse just shook his head.
"Not interested, and what would Kya have to say about this?" Jesse asked her, Violet merely shrugged.
"I'm not tied down yet, I'm allowed to date. A crush's a crush, but if I can get some playtime, I'll get me some playtime." Violet explained, Jesse shrugged.
"I can see your point. So, do you have any advice? Just in case things do progress beyond friendship? I'm not hoping for anything, nor am I trying, but if something happens, I do want to be prepared." Jesse told her, Violet nodded, and moved closer to him.
"Okay, what's she like? Different types of girls like different things."
"She's kind of like you, but less vulgar and more respectful, and straight." Jesse described her, Violet nodded.
"Okay, so if she's like me, then she kind of wants someone to take a bit of charge, while not forcing too much at once. She wants commitment, but only if she's ready for it. I know this because she's straight, most straight girls that I've looked at prefer some room to be submissive while not feeling like their being forced into it, and denied being anything else." Violet explained, Jesse nodded.
"Okay."
"But if she's like me then she has an interest in BDSM, and gets a little, oh fine, a lot wet when a certain white haired Guardian of Light orders her around with no room to argue." Violet told him, Jesse let out a sigh.
"Why do you always have to ruin things?"
"How did I ruin anything? If anything, I just helped you. Be a little forceful, and take a chance, but also be a considerate gentleman. Don't be a dick, and push her boundaries too much." Violet explained, Jesse nodded.
"Okay." Jesse said, Violet nodded, and wrapped an arm around Jesse's neck, and pulled him closer to her, so her lips were right next to his ear.
"Because I swear, even if I don't know this girl, you fuck up, and make her cry, or push her too far, I'll kill you." Violet warned him before pushing him away, he just gave her a look, before she smiled at him. "Love ya' Jesse!"
"Jeez Violet, I get it. I really don't expect anything to happen anyway, just being thorough." Jesse told her, Violet nodded.
"Isn't class starting like right now?" Violet asked, Jesse's eyes widened.
"Yeah, we better get going." Jesse said, Violet nodded, Jesse took off running, expecting Violet to follow him, but Violet stopped, and turned around, looking around as Jesse turned a corner, still not checking if she was following him.
"Man, where is she?" Violet asked, before she looked out of a door that let outside. She saw Kya running off towards the forest. Violet raised her eyebrows, and took off after her. Violet ran as fast as she could, trying to keep Kya in her sight, but the forest was being an asshole about that.
Soon enough Violet had caught up with Kya, who was standing in a clearing, looking around suspiciously. Violet took a quick breath and walked towards the Guardian of Light, tapping her on the shoulder. Kya whipped her head around to look at the blonde, before glaring at her.
"Violet, what are you doing here?" Kya demanded, Violet shrugged.
"I saw you running, so I came to help you Kya-Bear." Violet answered, Kya gave her a look.
"What did you just call me?" Kya asked a little surprised, Violet just smiled at her.
"A nickname. So why you running?" Violet asked, Kya glared at her.
"I was given an assignment by the leader of the New Guardians of Light." Kya answered, Violet's eyes widened.
"Really, have you ever met them?" Violet asked hopefully, Kya shook her head.
"I just got a message. If you're going to come, then come, but be discreet please. This is important." Kya said, Violet nodded, and gave her a thumbs up. Kya began walking forwards, deeper into the forest, Violet just followed her.
"What's your mission?" Violet asked, Kya glanced back at the blonde.
"I was assigned to find the second book of Prophecies located somewhere here in the forest." Kya told her, Violet nodded.
"What's that?"
"It's an ancient text, written long ago. It can create entire worlds from it's pages, and tell of things to come. That's why the leader of my faction wants them. If others were to get a hold of them, it would put us all in great danger." Kya said, Violet nodded.
"Why? Are they really that powerful?" Violet asked, Kya nodded.
"The ability to create worlds, and control them. Along with the ability to predict the future. One of them at least, as I understand it Time is like a river, it flows, and sometimes moves into different paths, sometimes things overlap, other times they don't. It's unpredictable." Kya explained, Violet nodded.
"But if someone had the book, or knew it's contents they could steer it in one direction, right?" Violet asked, Kya nodded.
"Precisely." Kya answered, as they came to another clearing. Where a large tree was, the center of the forest. Kya hummed and looked around.
"Something wrong?" Violet asked, Kya nodded.
"The reports said it should be around this area. Help me search around please." Kya said, Violet nodded, and walked around one side of the tree. She saw a rock on the ground and lifted it up, just in case.
"Nope, not there. You find anything yet?" Violet asked, as she sat the rock down, and walked around the tree some more.
"Nothing." Kya answered, as she jumped down from a tree, she had looked in a hole, thinking the book might have been inside. She hummed, and examined the tree with Violet. The blonde rubbed her chin, looking genuinely confused.
"Something's weird here." Violet said, Kya looked over at her.
"Explain." Kya said, Violet nodded, and pointed to a small hold in the tree, nearly covered by bark. Kya examined it more closely, but to do so she had to get closer to Violet, and press against her.
"That's something. It's not like a normal hole, it's like… It kinda looks like a Keyhole." Violet said, Kya nodded.
"Of course." Kya said, as she summoned Rainfell. She pulled Violet back from the tree by the back of her hoodie. Once they were far enough away Kya pointed Rainfell at the Keyhole, and fired a beam.
The Keyhole glowed a bright blue light, before the light grew into a blinding flash. Kya wrapped her arm around Violet, and ended up covering the blonde's eye with her hand in a protective manner, while closing her own, even though the blonde had already closed hers.
Once the light faded Kya took her hand away, and dismissed her Keyblade, putting it back on her belt. She and Violet saw a doorway formed in the tree. A light was shining down on a stump in the middle of the hollowed out tree, on that stump was a thick book. Violet and Kya moved towards it, and inside the tree.
"We found it!" Violet exclaimed as Kya grabbed the book, and ran her fingers over the cover. So many secrets could be revealed to her, if she decided to read this book. Kya shook her head, this wasn't meant for someone like her, this was too important.
"You know, little girls… That thing's dangerous. You should probably hand it over." Violet and Kya looked around to see a Dark Corridor, with Hake stepping out of it, a glare on his face. Kya glared at him, and moved slightly in front of Violet in a protective manner.
"Violet, take this." Kya said, shoving the book into the blonde's hands behind her. Kya grabbed her Key-Chain and summoned Rainfell once again. She pointed it at Hake, with a glare.
"But I want to help!" Violet exclaimed, Kya shook her head.
"You'll get hurt, I wont allow that. Just stand back, and let me handle this." Kya ordered, in a definitive voice. Violet just nodded, and hugged the book close to her chest. Hake just chuckled darkly, and summoned his large claymore.
"I was hoping to do this diplomatically." He muttered, Kya just walked out of the hollow tree, and to the clearing. Hake smirked at her, as he hefted his claymore up onto his shoulder with little to no effort.
"Figures you would be here." Kya said, Hake smirked.
"You thought you were the only one who knew about this book? News flash girl, you were wrong. I'm gonna have that book, I'll probably tear it from your girlfriends cold dead hands once I'm done with you." Hake threatened, Kya's face twisted into rage.
"You'll be dead the second you go near her." Kya told him, Hake just laughed at her. Violet bit her lip, this guy was bad news, and she wanted to help, but she had no idea how. She would probably end up distracting Kya, and that wouldn't be good.
Hake merely smirked, and rushed towards Kya at incredible speeds, Kya brought a second hand to her Keyblade to help her hold off his strike from above. Her entire Keyblade vibrated, and several trees shook around them, leave falling down. Kya bit her lip, and pushed him away from her.
Kya used Earth magic, and spun Hake around, so his back was to her, before she thrust forwards. Hake jumped and did a flip, swinging his claymore up, to block her Keyblade, sending it flying into the branches. Violet shook her head and ran forwards.
Hake got back on his feet, and swung his claymore at the girls, just as Kya called Rainfell back to her, and Violet holding the book in front of her, wishing for something to take them far away from this creep. Seconds later, a bright light erupted from the book.
When the light faded from their vision, the two girls opened their eyes to see a breath taking view of a sunset, the purple, and red hues shining through the clouds. Violet tore her eyes away from the sunset and noticed that the book was no longer in her hands. Kya looked confused.
"Where are we?" Violet asked, Kya looked around, before coming to the only realization she could think of. They were in another world, created from the Book of Prophecies. Violet had asked something, anything to take them away from Hake, and their wish had been granted apparently.
"Violet… I think we're in a new world…" Kya said the only thing that had made sense. Violet got a panicked look, and looked around, before she hugged Kya, with tears in her eyes, burying her face in the Guardian of Light's shoulder.
"I'm sorry… I'm so, so sorry…" Violet cried, Kya just frowned as she watched the sunset, she raised a hand and stroked Violet's hair.
"I know Violet… I know, but please. Look at this, it's beautiful." Kya said, Violet turned her head, and watched the sunset with Kya, still leaning on her shoulder, and hugging her. Wherever they were, at least they were together.
-Aftermath-
Aww! They're so cute together! And yes, Miranda and Tanner both kind of broke the Fourth Wall, it wont be the last time this happens, and we'll find out more about them soon. Their previous jobs, all that. It'll be fun. So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and later! God damn, 358/2 days is so sad. I love Xion so much, and her friendship with Roxas, and Axel is so nice! God I miss her. She better get fucking brought back in KH3, whenever that comes out, and it better be a happy ending with her.