After Midnight
Chapter 8
by Rena-Chan44
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy XII, or any of its characters. Square Enix, does. So please don't sue. Only the plot of this story is mine.
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"Well, Penelo, Balthier would like to see you, alone. Do you mind?"
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I almost gasped aloud right then. He wanted to see me alone? It almost seemed strange...I couldn't even remember this 'Balthier' person's name yet he was asking to see me all by myself. I started to get nervous. What kind of person was he, anyway? What if he was some scary old guy, or a creepy doctor? I shook my head and tried to clear my thoughts. I knew I was acting stupid. If he was really someone who was trying to harm me, it wouldn't be very likely that my friends (well, I couldn't remember them either-!) would send me off to him. But even Larsa told me to go see him, and for some reason, I could remember him. I knew I could trust his judgment.
"Oh...okay...could someone please tell me who this Balthier person is before I run off to meet him, please?!" I asked.
Everyone exchanged looks with each other as if there was some kind of problem with them telling me who Balthier was. It made me a little nervous.
The blond boy scratched the back of his head for a moment...Vaan, was that his name? "Well, I don't really know how to put this, because I don't really even know what was going on between you two...but..."
I looked up at him attentively.
"Well...I opened the door of the airship this one time while I was looking for gas for the ship and you two fell through the door making out." He finished lamely.
Everyone else looked down at their feet as if this was the most horrible, awkward thing they had ever heard in their entire young (for the most part) lives.
My eyes practically popped out of their sockets. What had he just said?! I could never, in my entire life, picture myself doing something like that. I mean, just because I couldn't remember anything that had happened in a long time, it doesn't mean I didn't have self-respect or something. I guess I was a little more daring than I thought. Geez, I wish I could just remember something already.
"...Um...o...kay..." I said, clearly confused. "...Can I see him now?"
I was even surprised at myself for thinking such a thing. After hearing THAT, I didn't actually think I'd want to see this guy. But for some weird reason, I was curious of what he was like. I mean, if we were doing crazy stuff like making out on doors we must have been really in love or something. I guess that was one of the first things I would be asking...
They looked at me like I was crazy. I wondered why.
"You may." Larsa said, speaking for the first time in ages. "But would you please finish eating first? I'll escort you to his room when you are done..."
I jumped at this comment. Escort me to where?
I looked down at the platter in front of me. There lay the food, long forgotten. I picked up some of the fruits and began taking large bites out of them. I probably looked like un-ladylike, but geez, I was hungry.
I watched as everyone made quiet conversation while I ate. I wonder what they were talking about? It better had not been me.
Larsa took a seat on the edge of my hospital bed and looked up at me. He looked serious.
"Penelo...there's something I need to tell you about...or ask you about...before you go see Balthier."
I looked up, clearly surprised. "What is it, Larsa?"
He paused, looked around, and took a deep breath. He blushed.
I looked at his face, puzzled. What could be so important?
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a/n: Go ahead. Punch me. Yes, I deserve it for not updating in a million years. I've had this chapter written for like 2 months now. There's no excuse for me being a retard and not posting it, so I'd just like to apoligize. I suck. And yes, I do realise that this chapter is uber short and practically a 'filler' AND she didn't even get to see Balthier, but my friend insisted that she was there when I wrote that chapter, so I just made a little filler thingy to show I was still alive. I'll try my best to get the next chappie up soon with the wonderful 'talk' sequence. They will hopefully be some awesome BalthierxPenelo scenes. 'Cause I'M even getting tired of them not interacting.
And I was just wondering, what would you guys think if I added in another person crushing on our favorite Penelo (Don't worry, no Vaan), or would you just prefer that it remains more of Balthier and Penelo and that's it...? It doesn't really matter to me. I just wanted your opinions.
I hope you guys don't hate me...GAH. (-Hides under rock-)
Rena-chan44