Hello again! Here's the next chapter and I really hope you like it!
It picks up with Lloyd and the group going to talk to the Governor-General of Palmacosta!
I don't own TOS.
((LLOYD POV))
"May we help you?" One of the guards politely asked.
"Yes, we would like to speak with the Governor-General, if that is possible." The Professor said.
"Concerning?" The other guard asked.
"We are a group of travelers newly arrived in Palmacosta." Kratos said. "We wanted to meet the leader of such a large city."
The Professor gave Kratos a subtle nod and I figured he wasn't mentioning I was the Chosen One on purpose. People had weird reactions to the title – from extreme love and worship to extreme hatred. That's why I hated using it as some kind of privilege. It wasn't.
"Let me check if he is available." The first guard said, slipping inside. We waited a few moments before he returned and nodded at us.
"You may enter." He smiled at us.
"Thank you." The Professor said. We walked through the door, this time bringing Noishe with us, and followed the hall to a door with the Governor-General's name on it. The Professor knocked and someone called out for us to come in, so we did.
"Welcome, travelers! As per the teachings of the Goddess Martel, we offer you rest in our city! I am Governor-General Dorr, this is my second-in-command, Neil and my daughter, Kilia." Dorr said.
He was standing behind a desk, a man on his right and a little girl on his left. Dorr himself wasn't all that impressive looking – he kind of reminded me of Venny but with a beard. Neil was more like Frank, with the same kind smile but with glasses and darker hair. And Kilia couldn't be more than six or seven years old, her blonde hair pulled into cute pigtails.
"I suppose you could call us that. We are on the journey of world regeneration." The Professor said.
"World… regeneration?" Dorr asked, shocked.
"Yeah, the Tower of Salvation appeared, right?" Genis said.
I nodded. "I'm the Chosen One." I was proud of myself – I didn't wince when I said it. I hate using that title to get stuff. It doesn't seem right. Oh, well. It's for a good cause.
"Governor General…" Neil murmured.
"The Chosen was just here – how dare you impersonate the Chosen! Guards, arrest them at once! Guards!" Dorr yelled.
The door burst open and a dozen armed guards poured in, surrounding us, as Noishe whined.
"Please, we have a letter from Pastor Marche verifying Lloyd as the Chosen One!" The Professor protested, and I offered the letter.
"Ha! A forgery, no doubt!" Dorr sneered.
"Lloyd. Your wings." Kratos murmured.
I nodded and pulled out my wings, flapping them just enough to allow myself to hover in the air.
The room was so silent, I could hear every single person's breathing and heart beating as well as the fluttering of my wings.
"Daddy, look! Look, he has wings! They're so pretty!" Kilia squealed.
Dorr was stunned and didn't say anything, just continued to stare at me. I fought the sudden urge to squirm and instead stared back at him, daring him to call me a fake.
"G-guards!" Neil yelled suddenly. "Lower your weapons at once! This is obviously the true Chosen One!"
Dorr nodded and the guards retreated, leaving the room as I lowered myself back down to the ground and pulled my wings in, crossing my arms.
"Please forgive us for our insolence." Neil said, bowing to me.
"It's fine, jeez you don't have to bow!" I said a little panicky.
"Lloyd." The Professor murmured, placing her hand on my shoulder.
I took a deep breath. "I mean, I forgive you. Please accept this letter from Pastor Marche requesting your aid on our behalf."
"Of course! We will do what we can!" Neil said, taking the letter.
"The other group were fakes?" Dorr asked, still a little stunned.
"Apparently." The Professor said wryly.
Neil paled. "Governor-General…" He handed him the letter. Dorr cursed before glancing at Kilia and restraining himself.
"I'm afraid I gave the Book of Regeneration to the false Chosen." Dorr admitted.
"What!" Genis exclaimed. "You just handed something like that over to the first person claiming to be the Chosen One? Are you stupid? You humans – Hey!"
Genis cut off when the Professor smacked him. "That's enough, Genis!"
"You don't have a copy, do you?" I asked, heart sinking. Dammit, why was this journey becoming so much more complicated than I thought it'd be?
"I'm afraid not." Neil said sadly. "I'm deeply sorry."
"Do you know where they were going?" I asked.
"I think I heard them mention Hakonesia Peak…" Neil said hesitantly.
"The peak… Hey, I bet it's that group we ran into before!" I said.
"Who?" Colette asked, confused.
"Remember, the people who we had to buy the palma potion for? I bet it's them! I think they mentioned the peak, too…" I said.
Kratos nodded. "It's possible."
"Well, do we follow after them or do we try to find the seal based on Remiel's words?" Genis asked, still rubbing his head from where the Professor hit him.
"It would certainly be easier if we had the Book of Regeneration… However, there's no guarantee we'll be able to catch up to the imposters and retrieve it." The Professor said.
"What should we do?" Colette asked.
"Lloyd, which would you have us do?" Kratos asked.
"Why do I have to decide?" I demanded.
"You are the Chosen One; ultimately, this is your journey. You should choose our path." Kratos said.
"Okay. We go after them." I said. He nodded.
"What if we can't find them?" Genis asked.
"I don't think we need to find them – I'm pretty sure I heard them say they were going to sell a book to someone on the peak – it's got to be the Regeneration Book." I explained.
The Professor nodded. "All right."
"Ah, excuse me." Neil said. "If you are going to the peak, you will need special passes to go through, and they are rather expensive. Please, take these passes. We give them to our merchants. It's the least we can do."
"Thank you." The Professor said, taking the passes and stowing them in her pack.
"Yeah, thanks Neil." I said, smiling.
"It's my pleasure, Chosen One!" Neil smiled.
"Yes. Good luck on your journey." Dorr said, finally snapping out of his shock.
"Bye bye!" Kilia said happily.
I waved and we left, heading down the hall and out of the building, where the two guards saluted at me. I tried not to cringe.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Shouldn't we get going?" Genis asked.
The Professor shook her head. "Lloyd's made a good point – we don't need to catch up to them, just reach the Peak. Let's stay in Palmacosta for the rest of the day and set out tomorrow. I want to visit the Palmacosta Academy before we leave."
"Didn't you get a letter from there, Genis?" Colette asked.
"Yeah, but I wanted to stay with Sis and you guys." Genis said.
"No harm in looking." The Professor said, placing her hand on her brother's shoulder.
"That's awesome – you should go check it out!" I said.
"O-okay." Genis muttered.
"While you are doing that, Lloyd and I will see about training with the militia." Kratos said.
"Really?" I asked, excited.
Kratos nodded. "Yes, it is good to practice various conditions to hone your battle reflexes."
"All right. Genis, Colette, and I will head for the Academy. Afterwards, let's meet at the Inn." The Professor said.
Kratos nodded. "Lloyd and I will do the restocking as well after training.
I grimaced at the thought of restocking.
"Thank you. We'll have dinner together at the Inn, but lunch will be on our own. Everyone understand the plan?" The Professor asked. Everyone nodded.
"Bye, Lloyd. Have fun!" Colette said.
I smiled. "You too."
Genis snorted. "You should be saying 'good luck'."
I lightly hit his shoulder. "Yeah, yeah. Good luck at the fancy school."
With a few waves, they headed off in search of the Academy.
"You can eat lunch first, if you want. I don't care." I told Kratos.
He gave me a look. "Thank you, but I would rather we train now."
I shrugged. "How do we find the militia training place?"
Kratos raised an eyebrow before ignoring me and walking over to one of the guards in front of the Governor-General's building.
"Well." I huffed to Noishe, who whined as we both followed Kratos.
"Excuse me. The Chosen and I require a place to train." Kratos said.
"Y-yes sir!" One of the guards said. "If you'll follow me, I can take you to our training area. It's not that big or fancy, but…"
"That will be fine, thank you." Kratos replied.
"Okay! Just follow me." The guard said.
He led us through the city, down winding back streets and out the entrance. Instead of following the path, though, he took us across a field and I could see some kind of encampment. There were several tents set up and a few people were already sparring while others were repairing weapons and armor.
Some guy approached us, obviously the leader. "New recruits?"
"Ah, actually… This is the Chosen One and his… guard." Our escort said.
The leader raised an eyebrow. "Really, now? And suppose I want proof of that?"
He raised his wrist and flicked a blade at me. Kratos had his sword out and knocked the dagger out of the air almost as fast as I could blink. At the same time, someone tried throwing a dagger at Kratos's back. I spun and drew my blades, knocking the weapon to the ground and standing back to back with Kratos, Noishe whining pitifully next to us.
"Are you crazy?" I demanded.
"Mildly. I'm also slightly impressed." The leader said.
"Hmph. Lloyd, reveal your wings so we can be done with these foolish games." Kratos said.
I grinned and pulled out my wings. A couple of people gasped.
"Well, well. Looks like you speak the truth after all." The leader said, raising his hand and giving his men a signal, at which they immediately backed off.
"Quit staring, you lazy bums! Back to work!" Everyone scattered. "The name's Ranem. I'll take you to a place you can spar."
I pulled in my wings and petted Noishe quickly to comfort him before we followed Ranem between tents and to an open area of field.
He nodded. "Have at it."
Kratos and I walked into the center of the field, Ranem and Noishe watching. As we prepared to fight, a few people gathered to watch.
"Are you ready?" Kratos asked.
I nodded, tightening my grip on my blades. "With or without wings?"
"Let's try without, for now. However, if you find an opening to use them to your advantage, do not hesitate to take it." He answered.
"Got it. Demon Fang!" I yelled, charging him. Kratos easily sidestepped the attack and parried my blows.
"Good. Keep me off balance. Tiger Blade." Kratos said.
I twisted, blocking his blade with one of my own while slamming the other down onto it, causing the end of his attacks to miss completely.
"Hurricane Thrust!" Kratos jumped back, the wind blades missing him. I growled, jumping after him, slashing my blades.
Kratos pushed forward, and I had to take a few steps back.
"Don't get put on the defensive!" He snapped.
"Tempest!" I yelled, spinning over him. Kratos reacted immediately, turning and following my arc. Before landing, I pulled out my wings and shot in a circle above him, slashing and landing back where I had started.
"Good." Kratos said, parrying my blows. "That's exactly what I meant."
I pulled my wings back in when his blade got dangerously close to the feathers of my wings.
I did not want to know what it would feel like if his blade went through my wing.
"Sonic Thrust!" I jumped back to avoid the hit to the gut and Kratos advanced.
My left blade went flying, sticking in the grass a few yards away. I heard a few of our watchers gasp but ignored them, switching my remaining blade to my left hand, managing to hold Kratos back.
"Good. Your dominant hand is strong – switch sword hands, Lloyd." Kratos said.
I scowled, switching the blade back to my right hand.
I lasted two more minutes before I lost that blade, too, and Kratos had his sword pointed at my neck.
I grimaced, panting. Kratos slowly lowered his blade.
Applause broke out. I wiped my forehead and retrieved my blades as Ranem approached us.
"I've never seen such fine fighting!" He declared. "I can see why you are his guard…?"
"Kratos." The mercenary filled in.
"Master Kratos. And you, Master Chosen. That was some impressive fighting on your part, as well."
"It's Lloyd. And thanks." I said.
"…You're welcome, Lloyd. I wonder, do you fight as well together as you do apart?" Ranem asked.
I grinned. "Hell yeah!"
"What do you say, Master Kratos? A friendly two-on-two spar?" Ranem asked.
Kratos looked me over before slowly nodding. "Four-on-two."
"I beg pardon?" Ranem asked incredulously.
"We will fight you, four-on-two." Kratos repeated.
Ranem chuckled. "You are just full of surprises… As you wish. Daniel, Nadel, Mitch, come on out here. Let's go now."
Three guys appeared and joined Ranem. They didn't look particularly tough – no harder to fight than the average bandit, I'd think. Ranem, though. He'd be a challenge.
"Are you ready, Lloyd?" Kratos asked quietly. So quietly, it was as if no one else could hear him…
"Are you using my angel hearing?" I hissed. While no one could hear my words, they did know I had spoken, unlike Kratos.
"Having second thoughts?" Ranem laughed.
I shook my head.
"Yes. Listen carefully. You take the two on the right. They'll expect you to charge the two on the left since you're in front of them – it will throw the others off. I'll take Ranem and the other. Once you dispatch of those two, take the third. Then together we'll take Ranem. Understood?"
I nodded.
Ranem looked confused. "Yes or no? Which is it, Master Lloyd?"
"No second thoughts. We're gonna beat you into the ground!" I declared.
Kratos smirked. "Use your wings – it throws them off." Louder, he said, "Will we chat all day?"
Ranem chuckled. "We'll see how arrogant you are when you lose. Let's being, boys!"
Kratos and I charged, me running across his path to switch sides, pulling out my wings.
"Double Demon Fang!" The two I was fighting – Mitch and Nadel – were so stunned they didn't even try to avoid the attack and both stumbled.
"Hurricane Thrust!" I said with a grin. I could hear Kratos fighting but I wasn't worried.
Mitch cursed as he was attacked and he couldn't avoid all of my hits, getting scratched up. I slammed the butt of my left sword into his sword hand. He yelped and dropped the weapon.
Grinning as I heard Nadel trying to sneak up on me, I ducked and he clobbered Mitch. I grabbed both their weapons and chucked them across the field.
They groaned and sat up. I placed the tips of my blades at their necks.
"Dead." I said with a grin. They nodded.
I turned to see Kratos parrying both Ranem and Daniel. I shot into the air, ignoring the startled gasps, and landed behind Daniel.
"Sonic Thrust!" I shouted into his ear. He jumped and half-turned, abandoning Kratos and focusing on me.
"Tiger Blade!" He shouted. Oh, he has artes, too!
I grinned, easily blocking his hits as they weren't anywhere near as powerful as Kratos's. I spun, sweeping his legs out from under him. As he fell, I gripped and yanked his blade from his grasp, only wincing slightly as it cut into my palm even through my glove.
Throwing his weapon to join the others', I tapped on his neck.
"Dead." I smirked. He cursed but nodded, moving to leave the field as Mitch and Nadel had.
Ranem got under Kratos's guard just then and sent him flying.
Before he could advance, though, I jumped in front of him, yelling "Guardian!" and stopping his momentum with my man shield.
"Don't forget about me." I said cheerily.
Ranem stepped back and looked around, noticing the pile of weapons and clenching his jaw.
"You played us well. Have your guard distract me so you could take out my men." He said.
I shrugged, dropping Guardian as Kratos approached and stood next to me.
"Pretty much." I said.
"Ah, but even your guard couldn't take me down. I'll easily take the both of you!" Ranem declared.
"Hmph." Kratos snorted.
"Think not? We shall see, won't we?" He taunted.
"Lloyd, remember the fight at the seal?" Kratos suddenly asked, uncaring that Ranem heard.
I stared at him but then it clicked and I grinned. "Oh, yeah."
"Come now, we aren't here to chat!" Ranem sneered, charging and brandishing his large sword. It was definitely some kind of broadsword – it was much bigger than Kratos's blade.
Kratos blocked his swing as I yelled "Tempest!" and shot up and over Ranem.
He tried to follow my movement but Kratos kept him busy. I used my wings to make my landing too soft for him to hear and I saw Ranem tense as the seconds trickled by and I didn't attack.
"Now!" I yelled.
Together, Kratos and I shouted: "Hurricane Thrust!". My Cruxis Crystal flashed and I felt my mana surge as the attacks combined, the wind blades doubling and tossing Ranem about, our blades smacking into his arms and torso.
Ranem stumbled, dropping heavily to one knee, Kratos's blade on one side of his neck and one of mine on the other.
The crowd was silent.
"I pity the Desian who thinks to move against you." Ranem said.
I grinned and Kratos nodded, both of us pulling back and sheathing our blades. Noishe came running over to me, whining.
"Hey, Noishe. You being good?" I asked, petting him as Ranem stood up.
He offered his hand to Kratos. "You both are more than welcome to spar here anytime. You certainly could teach my men a thing or two."
"Thank you." Kratos said, shaking his hand.
"Yeah, that was fun." I smiled.
Ranem barked out a laugh. "Indeed."
"Lloyd, we should head back." Kratos said.
"Right." I nodded.
"Thank you for the spar." Kratos said.
"Anytime. Will you require an escort back?" Ranem asked.
"No, thank you." Kratos said.
"Well then. 'Twas a pleasure." Ranem offered Kratos his hand again and once they shook, offered it to me too.
Gripping his hand, I winced as the cut on my palm bled.
Ranem pulled back and noticed blood on his hand. "What's this, now? Master Lloyd, you should have said you were injured."
Kratos looked at me intently. "Let me see it."
Wordlessly, I held out my palm.
Kratos nodded. "Do you have a wrapping we could use?"
"Of course." Ranem snapped and someone appeared with a roll of bandage tape.
Kratos took it and wrapped my hand, giving the extra back to Ranem.
"Thank you. We really must be going." He said.
Ranem waved a hand. "Of course, of course. Good luck on your journey."
I grinned. "Thanks!"
We made our way out of the encampment and through the grassy plains towards Palmacosta.
"First Aid." Kratos said and my hand tingled. I ripped off the wrapping, giving Kratos a curious look.
"Why didn't you do that back there?" I asked.
"I do not like others knowing the extent of my abilities – the wound was not serious." He explained reluctantly.
"Does that mean you're holding back from us, too?" I asked.
"Hmph. I have no reason to." He answered.
"You don't have a reason to for Ranem, either." I pointed out.
"You can never be sure who may one day become your enemy." Kratos said matter-of-factly.
I frowned. "Is healing really that big a deal?"
"Very few have the ability to use healing artes." Kratos said.
"Huh." I said, absentmindedly petting Noishe.
"We're almost to Palmacosta." He said suddenly.
I glanced up and could not only see the city but the individual buildings and a few people milling about, even from this distance.
"Yeah." We kept walking and soon were entering the city itself.
I followed Kratos to the market area and we stocked up on food. We looked at the weapons but Kratos said they weren't any better than what we had now, even if they were fancier looking.
It was twilight when we finally headed to the Inn in the center of the city.
"Excuse me. We are looking for our companions – two elves and a blonde human girl." Kratos said.
"I'm sorry, sir. No parties fitting that description have checked in." The clerk said.
"I see. We'll take two rooms, then. Please let our companions know we are here when they arrive." Kratos said.
"Yes, of course sir. Your rooms are right this way." The clerk led us upstairs and showed us two adjacent rooms.
"Thank you." Kratos said, and we entered the room. I flopped down on one of the three beds. Noishe put his head by my shoulder, whining.
"Now what?" I asked.
Kratos sat down on another bed and took out his blade and sharpening stone.
"Now we wait." He answered.
I groaned, rolling over onto my side.
"Don't fall asleep now or you will not be able to sleep through the night." Kratos advised.
I sat up, petting Noishe, before copying Kratos and sharpening my blades.
Once done, I pulled off my ripped glove and my needle, patching it up. Just as I was finishing, the Professor, Genis, and Colette walked in.
"Colette – what are you wearing?" I asked, looking her over.
She had on a mint green dress with a matching headband and a white and blue fluffy apron.
"Isn't it great?" Colette asked, doing a little twirl.
"Sure but why do you have it?" I asked.
"While the Professor and Genis were talking to the teachers at the Academy, I was waiting in the café there when the manager asked me if I could fill in for someone who was out sick." Colette explained, sitting on the edge of my bed while the Professor and Genis sat on the other empty bed.
"And of course you helped." I said with a grin and an eye roll. "How many things did you drop?"
Colette blushed. "Only a few. But it was really busy!"
I laughed.
"And I even got paid! See?" Colette said, taking a small pouch of gald out to show me.
"Wow. Way to go, Colette." I grinned.
The Professor smiled. "Yes, our funds were running low, but we should be fine for a while, now."
"Did you like the Academy, Genis?" I asked.
He shrugged. "It was all right."
The Professor shook her head. "It is even more impressive than I thought! The teaching staff is impeccable and Genis even got to take one of their tests."
I wrinkled my nose. "You took a test?"
Genis rolled his eyes. "The smartest kid in the school didn't believe I'd gotten a letter from there, so he challenged me."
"I bet you wiped the floor with him!" I grinned.
Genis grinned back. "I beat him, that's for sure!"
"Are you… I mean, are you gonna stay to go to school there?" I asked.
"What?" Genis asked, shocked.
"You got in, right? And you liked it, I can tell. If you wanted to, you know, stay to go to the Academy, I mean, that's okay." I said, trying to sound happy for my best friend.
"No way! Lloyd, you trying to get rid of me?" Genis exclaimed.
"What? No, I just thought – "
"Well just leave the thinking to me! I wouldn't abandon you on this journey." Genis glared.
"Genis… thanks." I smiled.
"You're an idiot." He muttered.
"Hey!" I laughed.
"I respect your decision, but after the journey, you should consider attending the Academy." The Professor said.
Genis nodded slowly. "Yeah."
Colette's stomach growled and she blushed lightly.
"Perhaps we should start preparing dinner?" Kratos suggested.
"Oh, yeah. You must be hungry." I said, just realizing it. Never getting hungry made me not notice if we skipped meals.
"Why is that?" The Professor asked.
"Kratos skipped lunch so we could train." I explained.
"Hmph." Kratos grunted.
The Professor studied him, nodding slowly.
"I think it's my turn to cook – what do you guys want?" Genis asked.
I lay back on the bed, hands under my head.
"Hmm… could you make a fish stew? I miss Grandma's fish cooking." Colette said.
"Yes, Phaidra is a great cook." The Professor agreed.
"Okay! I think we have fresh vegetables, too!" Genis said.
I stood up. "I'm going for a walk." I didn't wait for an answer, just walked out of the room, Noishe trotting after me.
I left the Inn and just let myself wander, not really caring where I ended up.
Dammit. I miss Phaidra's cooking. And Dad's And… dammit.
I stopped walking and looked up at the stars, picking out all the constellations I knew.
Blinking, I looked around, realizing I was at the docks. I walked along the wooden planks, looking at all the ships.
"Whoah!" I was in front of a boat that was easily the size of my house.
"Yeah. She's a beaut, huh? The pride of the Palmacosta militia, the Isabelle. She's the first ship this big to run on steam power." A crewman told me.
"Wow." I said, looking at it in awe.
Someone next to me snorted. "You've got to be kidding me. I can't believe they're still using steam as a power source!"
I turned and blinked. "Uh…"
The girl assassin finally noticed me and blushed lightly.
"I'm Lloyd." I said, offering my hand.
"Are you stupid? Next time we meet, you're dead Chosen." The girl spat, pulling out a piece of paper and disappearing with a puff of smoke.
I sighed. "Worth a try." I muttered.
Noishe whined.
"Lloyd."
I jumped, turning to see Kratos a few feet behind me.
"How did you do that?" I asked, walking toward him.
"Do what?" Kratos asked, tiredly.
"Sneak up on me! I can hear everything, but I didn't hear you." I said.
"Hmph." Kratos grunted.
"…You're not going to tell me, are you?" I said.
Silence.
I sighed, petting Noishe.
We got back to the Inn and headed up to the rooms.
"Lloyd Irving, what were you thinking?" The Professor yelled.
I winced. "I'm sorry."
"You can't go out alone whenever you want! This is a large city! You could've been kidnapped again or even killed!" The Professor ranted, advancing on me until I was backed into the wall.
"Professor, I said I'm sorry." I pleaded.
SMACK.
I stared at the floor, holding my stinging cheek.
"Don't do that again." The Professor ordered.
"I won't." I mumbled.
She nodded. "Good."
"Sis…" Genis whispered.
"What?" She snapped.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him wordlessly point at me.
"Lloyd." The Professor murmured, hugging me. I stood still, not moving and trying not to cry.
I heard movement and Noishe bumped my leg with his nose and then the door opened and closed and I was alone with the Professor.
She pulled back. "What's wrong, Lloyd?"
I wiped my eyes, looking up at her and shrugging.
"Sorry to worry you." I croaked.
"Lloyd, it's fine, I'm not mad. Why did you leave in the first place?" She asked.
"I didn't feel like listening to how great Phaidra and Genis's cooking is." I muttered.
"Oh, Lloyd. I'm sorry. We didn't realize…" The Professor said.
I shrugged. "It's fine. Just made me a little homesick. And then it made me remember I can't go to Iselia anymore."
"The Mayor is a fool. I'm sure the people would welcome you back." The Professor said.
"You think so?" I asked.
"I'm sure Dirk and Frank and Phaidra will see to it." She said.
I smiled. "Thanks, Professor."
She sighed. "This journey must be so hard on you – not just the physical changes but the travel as well."
"I guess. But it's fun, too." I grinned.
"You amaze me sometimes." The Professor murmured.
I laughed and tilted my head. "Thanks?"
"I can't imagine anyone else as the Chosen One. You're the perfect choice." She said.
"I'm trying. Thanks." I said.
"All right, enough of that. Let's go to bed. We have a lot of walking to do tomorrow, according to the map I found at the Academy." She said.
"Okay. Night." I said.
She nodded and left the room. A few minutes later, Noishe, Kratos, and Genis walked in.
Kratos went to his bed and I did the same, but Genis stopped in front of me.
"You okay?" He asked.
I nodded. "Yup."
"Good." Genis went to his bed, getting ready and crawling in.
Noishe whined and settled next to my bed on the floor as I lay down.
"Good night." Genis whispered.
"Night." I smiled, closing my eyes.
This chapter was actually super fun to write and I kinda love it so please be nice when commenting on it! :P
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