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Chapter 7: Day 2, afternoon time, part 2!
"Huh…huff puff…oh god, it's been such a longgggg day (and yet now is just in the afternoon)…I wonder whether I can live through this my whole entire life…" A certain red-haired wimp muttered under his breath. He stopped and leaned on a pillar to catch his breath and closed his eyes. Moments later, he heard a too-loud booming voice.
"Hey Eli! What exactly are you doing here looking so like a death-ghost?"
"Aaaahhh!" Eliwood jumped out of his skin. His frightened eyes saw nothing other than a blurry vision of his best friend, Hector the Great. (yeah yeah whatever.) Calming down, he spoke out. "For goodness sake, keep your voice down Hector! You just scared me out of my wits you know!"
Hector chuckled. "Never knew you had wits in you."
Eliwood glared at him. "And how many times have I told you NOT to ever ever ever call me by the name 'Eli'! It's so disgusting and sounds so girly and yucky!"
"Oops, sorry. I just can't seem to help it. Though I think it kinda fits you, since you act girly sometimes…" That last part was said softly but still loud enough for dear 'Eli' to hear (since Hector is never one who can lower his voice 100 successfully).
"WHAT DID YOU EXACTLY SAY? Mind you repeating that, Hector?" Eliwood said in a calm and loud tone but his eyes were focused on Hector, making it seem as he was glaring a thousand daggers on him.
Scared a little by this wimpy 'Eli', Hector pretended to stay low. "Hey Eliwood, calm down! Stay cool man! You know it was just for fun…man, you are just so no fun to tease…"
"Hmph, I thought you were and are not the joking type…what came over you, Hector? Got chased too much by Farina until your brain went crazy perhaps?" Still not feeling satisfied, Eliwood taunted him.
"Now how in the world did you manage to hear that piece of shit news when all the time you were being chased by Lyn, Fiora and Ninian?"
"Well, I'm surprised you don't know me that well Hector. Surely you don't think that I'll be running the whole time! Don't you know I'm very good at avoiding and dodging?" Eliwood boasted.
"No, never knew that your agility was that good. Wasn't it just moderate when we were always having our monthly spar? Anyway, I thought those three mad girls were too much for you."
"Well, definitely I know that SOMEONE is clearly much slower and WORSE than me in terms of agility and speed! Hmm…let me see, who was it that I mentioned?" Eliwood pretended to think. (when the answer is just right in front of him)
Knowing that the insult was directed at him, Hector countered. "Well, at least I DO wear heavy armour to boost my defense and make up for my slow speed! At least I'm not like SOME PERSON who easily gets damaged after getting whacked once! Why, this PERSON just wears some kind of shitty cape and some clothes! And of course, HE has barely any armour to protect himself when it's sooo obvious that he's just some flimsy wimp and needs lots of polishing! Hmm…who was it already?" Hector imitated Eliwood's actions earlier, clearly pissed off.
"Oh yeah! I AM NOT A WIMP! Don't you know a saying that a person who throws an insult to another innocent person, that earlier person is what he actually is based on his insults? And anyway, I NEVER mentioned YOUR name! You're just being plain stupid, don't you realise that Hector?" Eliwood on the other hand was no less pissed off then Hector was.
"And you're no less stupid than I am! For all that I said, I NEVER mentioned YOUR name either! You're just a brainless oaf!"
"Brainless oaf indeed! Hmph, if I AM one (which I am NOT), you're another brainless oaf, and even a worse one at that!"
"Oh yeah? Want to test who's smarter?"
"Bring it on! I'll never lose, especially not with my fans here!" Miraculously, all of Eliwood's fans managed to appear out of nowhere and started cheering him.
"And you think that I'll lose? Not a chance! And anyway, my fans are here too, and much much more than yours at that!" Miraculously, all of Hector's fans ALSO appeared out of nowhere. Some of the castle maids also appeared at the doorways and listened to the lords' argument.
"No, mine are more!"
"No, mine are much more!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is NOT!"
"IS TOO!"
"I'm telling you, mine is more than yours!"
"AND WHO SAYS yours is more than mine! Why, you should just do a voting among all the authors in this fanfiction whatever-you-call-it! You'll see that I'm rank top!"
"Huh, who would do such a thing? Who knows all the authors here have been taking drugs from you!"
"Huh, fine then, you want to count the number of fans we each have?"
"Fine with me!"
"Fine! I'll show you who's the better favourite!"
And with that, the two furious and very much angered lords started assembling all of the fans in order for counting despite all the looks and whispers that the maids and by-passers did as they heard and saw all the commotion.
During all that commotion, if an innocent by-passer were to walk through the silent corridors, he/she would have saw a short blue-haired girl whiz passed him/her, crying out loud "Hector! WAIT FOR ME, DARLING!" and another blonde man running after her, shouting "Lady Farina! Please stop this!"…
Inside the castle gardens, a seventeen (roughly) year-old girl with long teal hair and wearing Sacaean clothes wandered around. "Must…find Eliwood…" she walked lightly, panting and barely able to walk due to extreme exhaustion. She felt as if she was floating, walking in the air, her head felt so heavy yet light at the same time. And that was when her mind and physical body chose to give up, causing her to fall to the ground where a bed of flowers lay.
Minutes later, another girl (gee, I'm running out of ideas) was wandering around the gardens too. As her eyes landed on the teal-haired girl lying unconscious on the ground, recognition stroked her and she let out a gasp. Hurriedly pulling the girl up, she began taking out a Vulnerary in her pocket and administered it to her. Moments later, the unconscious girl stirred and opened her eyes. "Florina? Is…that you?"
The girl known as Florina nodded. "Yes. Are you ok, Lyn? I found you lying on the ground motionless…"
"Yeah, I think I'm okay…though I have a splitting headache."
All of a sudden, Florina hugged her. "Oh Lyn, I'm so glad you're alright! I was so worried…" she stifled a sob.
"Now, don't cry." Lyn patted her on the shoulder. (warning: NO shonen-ai or shouji-ai) Suddenly feeling that the once-bright sky had turned into a deep gray, she looked up and freaked out, causing her to fall unconscious.
"Lyn? Are you…ah!" Florina looked up and saw that Lyn had fallen unconscious again. She sighed and suddenly realised that a dark shadow seemed to hang above them. She looked up and let out a half-scream. "Eeep!"
And who and what was this 'shadow'? Why, of course it's none other than the silent, steady and cool man! Presenting…Wrath! Oh oops, I mean, Rath. (Sorry to Rath fans if this is an offend to you.) He had silently approached the two girls after seeing Lyn and looked at them; and it was finally some time before his presence had been noticed.
Silently he carried the unconscious Lyn (aww…) and started walking off. "I'll take care of her." And that was all that Florina heard before she smiled a little and walked off.
Back to our favourite and main topic of the previous chapter, Guy and Priscilla…
After the…embarrassing moment between the two youngsters, Guy had then silently looked out the window and an equally silent Priscilla was sitting on the bed doing nothing. Each of them was too occupied with their thoughts to notice the still and dead silent atmosphere. Let's look and peep into their minds shall we?
Guy's thoughts written (actually typed) on paper:
"Oh gosh…I just can't stop blushing deep inside. I mean, Priscilla seeing me half-naked? I just wish I could sink deep into the ground…I don't even dare to speak to her right now…And yet here I am, supposed to make her talk and open up to me so that I can win her love…Great job Guy, you just messed up the whole entire thing. Now I don't even think Priscilla wants to talk to me…I'm sure she's feeling embarrassed and perhaps a little angry for showing her such impoliteness…Oh Elimine, WHAT IN THE WORLD am I going to do!"
Now, to Priscilla's thoughts:
"Oh dear, I know Guy is feeling so embarrassed and sorry…I am embarrassed too…though I just can't seem to fathom why is he feeling so sorry. Sorry for himself or for me? I don't know about him, but if he is right now feeling sorry for me…then I see no reason to. After all, if I think carefully about it, I feel as if I were rewarded and blessed by Elimine to witness Guy…his chest is just so muscular and nice! (luckily it isn't hairy, I can't stand people whose chest is hairy…awful!) Oh no, I mustn't think it that way…I'm a princess, and princesses are not to think such abnormal and awful things! …But I just can't resist…it just makes me feel that Guy is the right person for me…Perhaps this can help me in my decision in this love affair problem…but then again, I can't just decide that I love Guy the most just because I saw his chest! No, I must decide carefully! This is the turning point of my life and career…Oh dear, what should I do?"
Both of them feeling lost, none of them spoke. Minutes later, Priscilla finally (after so long) made her decision. "I may like Guy the most, but first I must ask him some things which might and might not be in my agreement. Who knows he might not like me at all… At least that's something that I can do in the meantime. This dead atmosphere is just awful." Speaking just loud enough for Guy to hear, her head turned towards the moping myrmidon. "Guy?"
Guy eyes lightened in amazement. "She…she's actually speaking to me? Am I dreaming? No, this can't be a dream!"
"Y…yes?"
"Um…how old are you?"
Guy replied with a hint of surprise in his tone. "…um…I'm not too sure…maybe 17 or 18 or even 19…"
"Oh…what do you like to do during your free time?"
"Um…well, usually I practice fighting…and last time when I was a small kid, I always tried to use the bow…but I found out later on that I totally sucked at the bow…so I took up sword-fighting." Guy pondered in his mind "Why is she asking my all this? …Perhaps she is just trying to lighten the mood."
"I see…your tribe's main weapon is the bow right?"
"Yeah." His mood lightened and he spoke more fluently. "My Kutolah tribe specialised in the bow, so I tried to use the bow…but no matter how many times I tried, I proved to be useless around the bow. My father knew of this, therefore one day he advised me to take up sword-fighting instead."
"Oh…"
"Sometimes I felt sad when I saw my fellow tribesmen using the bow perfectly with ease. I felt so envious, even a tad jealous. Sometimes when I walk around the camp, some of the tribesmen will whisper about my incapability, and some even go so far as to tease me."
"But how could they do that to you? It's not your fault that you can't use the bow!"
"Yeah, but I clearly showed them that I could wield and use the sword as well as they use the bow. Perhaps even better."
Priscilla nodded. "I know, your techniques and fighting ability is just exceeding the level of other myrmidons."
"But sometimes, I feel as though I were useless in battle last time when we were fighting Nergal…"
Before he could continue, Priscilla interrupted him. "That's totally untrue and you know it! Why, I can still recall and count the numerous times you saved me! I still can remember every single time we were together fighting. You were so protective and powerful, there wasn't a time where I got hurt when I were with you." Priscilla then paused, realising that she had spoken out something that had embarrassed her and Guy. She then blushed a deep red.
The same reaction went for Guy. "Wow…she actually remembered? Does that mean…she treasures my presence?" Bracing himself, he spoke timidly. "You…you really mean it?"
Priscilla couldn't say anything; she just nodded silently.
"Ok, this is it, Guy. Brace yourself, be confident and tell her that you love her! Be a real man and confess to her now!" Guy's inner side cheered him on. Boosted a little, he still stuttered. "Uh…Priscilla?"
Finally daring to look up at him, Priscilla responded with her blush still on her cheeks. "…yes?"
Their faces got closer and closer, and slowly each of them could feel their hot breaths as they leaned towards each other…
"Oh Hell, this is NOT A ROMANCE STORY FOR GOODNESS SAKE! IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY AND HUMOROUS! Will you two just cut it out?" the author miraculously piped in and threw two of her books to Guy and Priscilla.
"Ooww…"
The author huffed. "Well, just for your sake, I'll tell you both so as not to add more of those mushy stuff. Okay Guy, Priscilla likes you and Priscilla, Guy likes you. Good enough?"
"YES!" both of them chorused.
"Oh yeah, save me all of those romantic stuff man…I'm outta here. Just DON'T add more of those mushy stuff, you're turning my fanfic upside-down. Get it?" And with that, the author left. "Hmm, I better leave this GuyPriscilla part here and supervise Rath and Lyn now…otherwise I might just get some other mushy stuffies from those two…I hope Rath and Lyn won't be so bad as this."
And with that, it is quite safe to say that Guy and Priscilla finally got together despite the influence that Priscilla is under from the love potion. And that's about the conclusion.
After it seemed hours and hours ever since he carried her to his room in Castle Ositia, Rath finally seemed pleased to see that his dear Lyn had finally awaken. He had experienced a few sleepless nights ever since Lyn ditched him and went to Eliwood. Now that she was with him, he would make her sense. And that, was something he was very much determined to accomplish. "So you are awake, Lyn of the Lorca."
"Hmm…Rath? What…are you doing here? Where…am I?"
"You are in one of Castle Ositia's guest rooms. I carried you here after finding you unconscious in the gardens." His voice was monotonous.
"Oh I see…I thank you, Rath."
"…"
Hearing no response from him as always, Lyn rose from the bed and stood up.
"Where are you going, Lyn of the Lorca?"
"I need to find someone."
"…Who is that?"
"Um…" Lyn seemed very flustered. It was evidently hard for her to say that she wanted to find the man that she loved to the person that she formerly loved. Well, perhaps she still does like Rath, but somehow she feels a great desire for Eliwood. (naughty Sain! –author whacks Sain-) "I'm going to find Eliwood."
"…Why do you feel such an interest in that man?"
Lyn bit her lip. "To tell you the truth, I…don't really know why. All of a sudden, a few days ago, I suddenly felt this feeling, the feeling that says I…like Eliwood. I know I used to like and admire him, but I know that I…love you, yet…it's just so confusing!"
Even though her explanation seemed fishy, Rath understood. After all, Hector had informed him of what exactly had happened. All he had to do now was to tell her the whole story and make her understand, though she may not believe it. The worst thing is, him telling her the whole long story when he so rarely talks. It's really going to make him experience a sore throat tomorrow. (ohohohoh…poor Rath)
"Listen to me, Lyn. I know why you experience such unwanted feelings."
"You do?" Lyn asked feeling surprised.
"Yes, but it is a long story. You should perhaps be seated."
"Alright. So what is this story? Pray tell me quickly."
"…First, I might as well tell you that you may not believe this tale. I myself don't really believe it too, but it's the truth. But since you know your fellow friends better than me, perhaps you can believe it more readily than me."
"Very well, I understand. Now please start, and start from the very beginning please. I don't like hearing stories that start from the middle or from the end." She winked at him.
"Lord Hector was the one who informed me of all this. A few days ago…" And such was how Rath started the extraordinary story of Sain and his love potion.
"HI ERKY!"
"Oh god, not Serra again…that's twice in the afternoon I've already seen her…just how 'lucky' can I get?" As she came near him, he put up a calm and cool manner. "You again?"
"What have you been doing? You're supposed to protect me! So hurry up and start protecting!" She spoke in a haughty and commanding manner.
"Why should I have to protect you? I have not been ordered to do so."
"Pfff! What are you talking about? My orders are good enough!"
"Look, I don't think you understand...hey wait a minute, why are you saying about protecting and such?"
"Oh Erk, don't you see? We're following the rank B support between us!"
"No, I know that, but it is inappropriate. After all, there is nothing to protect anymore since Nergal is already dead…"
"Oh yeah! I forgot! Oh no, that means we can never have the rank B support anymore…and that means we can never have the rank A support! Noooo!" Serra then kneeled down to the floor and pretended to cry dramatically.
Erk just rolled his eyes. "Fine with me." He then walked off, leaving Serra all alone. The maids who heard her loud wails whispered among themselves, "See that man? Yeah, he looks handsome but his personality is just so the opposite. Yeah, it's true; he left a girl who was crying on the floor! So cruel!"
Not able to stand all the loud whispers anymore, Erk turned towards them and shouted, "For the first and last time, I swear upon Elimine, I AM NOT BEING CRUEL TO HER! She is the one torturing me!"
…That might be very well true, but unfortunately for you, Erk, people don't believe you. Isn't it just too bad?
Okay, now we go back again to Rath and Lyn!
Rath had just finished his story. He had managed to make Lyn see the truth; she accepted it. Fortunately, she had a very strong will, the influence of the love potion didn't blind her senses. He was now facing a very angry and fuming Lyn.
"I can't believe that Sain! He's done some perverted stuff, but not until to this extent! I'm NOT going to forgive him ever for this! Making me run all over the place after Eliwood…The next time I see him I'm going to yank his head out of his body!"
"…"
Turning to him, she apologised to him. "I'm so sorry for what I've done Rath. I know I made you very unhappy. I hope I can make this up somehow…"
"…No matter. It isn't your fault."
Lyn heaved a sigh of relief.
"…But one thing I will say; I will make sure that Sain receives the punishments that I shall deal to him; and that is something that I promise to myself to accomplish successfully."
A look of fear came up to Lyn's face. When Rath said things like that, it really meant trouble and doom. So all that she could say in response to his dangerous statement was "Oh okay…then I guess…you can count me in." followed by a smirk and a grin from the teal-haired girl.
Author's Note: Wow…I guess this chapter was released very fast compared to my other chapters. Whew…took me the whole afternoon to complete this starting from the very beginning. And as a side note, I probably won't be updating for some time since my exams are next week (17th May) and I'm supposed to study tomorrow for it. I'll probably update the next chapter during school holidays.
Now, I think everyone knows that this chapter is quite the romance and serious type from the Guy and Priscilla part. I hope it didn't disappoint you readers. So, wait for the next chapter entitled 'Day 2, nighttime!'! Main topics will be Nino/Jaffar, Rebecca/Wil and perhaps an introduction to Kent/Fiora and Eliwood/Ninian. Stay tuned! oh and I forgot to add in something everyone says: Please review!
Reviewers:
Nightmare3: Yay, thanks for reviewing! You've no idea how happy I am to hear your compliments on my story…don't worry; I have no intention of jumping off the roof. –grins- I'm not really putting ErkxSerra pairing, I'm just torturing Erk using Serra. Mwahaha. If you don't mind, please review again! –smiles-
K-Gforever: Thanks for saying you're a fan of this story! Man, with you and Nightmare3, it's already enough for me to continue with my chapters…I feel so inspired. Thanks for reviewing again! P/s: On a side note, let's see whether you break the record for reviewing every single chapter. How about that? –grins- haha, just kidding.