Vieraslayer

I haven't got any reviews for a few weeks, so I'm a bit depressed. Is anybody still interested? Not even Lisaviera wants to read most of the time, since she has more fun playing Okami and her dozens of DS games all day. Lisa kind of likes Alvyne because she's a doggy, but she'd prefer Viera humping each other in every chapter! NO. I'd like to write that, but that would get boring real quick and I'd probably get in trouble. The trademark Reena howl begins with a roar and then turns into a wolf howl. In this chapter, Alvyne gains the respect of the Viera when she does something heroic.

Slya Needs Help!

Alvyne and the Viera were slowly adapting to each other. Slowly. The advisors tolerated her for Jote's sake. She couldn't handle all kinds of stress. It wasn't good for her in her fragile condition. Rael had been disappearing twice as much as she did before. Kjrs was depressed that she wasn't going to have Rush's child and she had gone out of heat. It was now winter. The Viera were calmed down since their mating season was over for another year. Jote was a bit better. And she was happy that it would only be a few more months until she was back to normal. Vinka was incredibly excited that she'd get a little sister and that her third birthday was coming up in the spring. Myko was going to be seven, and all she ever wanted was a little sister, but that was the one thing she'd probably not get for a long time.

Myko would sleep using Alvyne's shedded fur as a pillow. The Reena started shedding early in winter. It was the jungle, and it never got very cold. Alvyne's winter coat came in, but then she lost it soon after. That was why she was shedding. It wasn't supposed to happen until spring or summer. Viera didn't understand the concept of a winter coat very much. Most lived their whole long lives in an area where it was never very cold, and they had never heard of anything like that. Most Reena didn't even know they got winter coats. Alvyne knew, since she had traveled all over Ivalice, but she never expected to lose it that fast, hot or not. I was making her miserable the few days she had it.

Janson and Slya were fascinated with Alvyne. They didn't know much about the Reena-Kaana, and they never expected to meet one. Slya was a bit wilder than Janson (she got that from her father), and she loved playing with Alvyne. The Reena puppy was bigger than her, but Slya could more than hold her own. She was a pureblood Viera after all, and the Viera had beaten the Reena.

Today however, Slya could not play with Alvyne without worrying about Vinka. Jote's heiress was not content playing with other Viera kits her age. She wanted to play with the furry doggy too!

Penelo was fascinated with Jarl. She had never seen a miniature coeurl before, and she was pleased to know that they could learn tricks. They were cats that were more like dogs, and were a lot more attractive than regular coeurls.

Vaan and Alja were off to a side watching Penelo play with the coeurl cub. They had returned to Vaan and Penelo's airship. Alja was a bit uneasy about being on the airship and away from all she knew, but she was far from having second thoughts and hopping back to her rabbit hole.

"I'm glad Jarl is such a hit. I named her that in honour of Jote and Marl. I don't want to forget who I am or where I came from, who my friends are… were. I can't look back, but I don't want to forget it all. We Viera live a hard life. You know what happens if we leave. It's for my child though." Alja said.

"Vaan! Alja! Watch this! Jarl, sit!" Penelo yelled excitedly. The mini coeurl didn't sit. She instead laid down and curled up.

"She'll learn eventually. Don't worry. She's just a cub right now. When she grows up she'll be the size of a small dog. Not even as big as a Paramina Husky."

"She's just what we needed! You too, Ali."

"Penelo, I'm not like Fran. I'm not as smart as she is, and I can't use all kinds of weapons and stuff like she can either. I can barely walk! I can't be a fighter. I can make potions, that's my job. I don't know what use I'll be as a sky pirate. I think I'd be better off as a housewife than anything else."

"How about working in an items shop? We could get you a job doing that. There's even another Viera that already works there. Would you be more comfortable working with a fellow Viera?"

"You know, that doesn't sound half bad. I'll get to work with potions, and another Viera might help me not feel as homesick as I'll be sure to get."

"Not only that. Ktjn has a half-Hume daughter herself. She'll know how to help you with yours."

"You think Migelo needs another person at the store?" Vaan asked his friend.

"Why not?"

"There is the issue of the baby…"

"Ktjn takes Tjla to work with her whenever Krjn can't watch her. And Krjn is often out doing her job for Clan Centurio. There's a rumour floating around Rabanastre about her and Montblanc right now. I'm sure it's not true. Who ever heard of a Moogle and a Viera falling in love? Well, anyhow, I'm sure another half-Viera child at the shop would only be good. Tjla needs someone to play with while her mother is busy."

"I'm worried about my baby. I hope it isn't blind like Kira." Alja muttered.

"You've said that before! Alja, I'm sure that little Viera you're having will be fine. And if it is blind, we'll all take good care of him or her. What are you hoping for, a girl or a boy?" Penelo asked.

"I don't really care as long as she or he is healthy and can see."

Alvyne was depressed. Fran had told her in a letter that Clan Centurio had no records of anything even possibly a Reena-Kaana. It was not a great surprise. The Reena was convinced she was one of a kind, and after her there would be no more Reena-Kaana ever again. Well, unless Humes cloned them or something. They certainly had access to Reena fossils! Reena had been around for a long time, after all.

"Darn it Vink! Go home! I don't want to play with you right now!" Slya yelled. Alvyne was out of it and not paying much attention. The children were playing outside of the village.

"Leave her alone Slya! She's only a baby!" Myko yelped.

"No she isn't! She's almost three! She can talk and everything!"

"You are only a year older than her!"

"No more fighting, nope-nope!" Alvyne pleaded with the Viera kits. Vinka took that time to leap up on the Reena-Kaana's back and try getting her to run.

"Alvyne isn't for riding, Vink! Get off!" Slya yelled. When Vinka refused to get off the canine's back, Slya tried to run off to the village to find her mother or somebody who would listen to her and wouldn't hurt Alvyne or Vinka, but before she could, a huge gargoyle blocked her. Vinka got off of Alvyne's back and huddled in a corner with Myko, but Alvyne got angry.

The Reena-Kaana approached the gargoyle, growling savagely. Destroying the enemies of Viera was what the Reena were made to do in the first place, and though they had done a poor job of that in the past, Alvyne was determined to make up for that! She leapt onto the creature's back out of instinct and prepared to sink her teeth into the back of the neck as though she about to kill a Viera.

Before Alvyne had a chance to attempt her lethal bite, an arrow landed in the gargoyle and it fell. The Reena leapt to a side and spotted Rael and Marl. Rael had shot the arrow, surprisingly.

"Is everyone okay?" Marl asked.

"And is my daughter with you? It's time for her training." Rael added.

"We're fine, thank you. And I think Dana is hiding out with Kira. She doesn't want to be a wood-warder." Myko said. Rael ran off to retrieve Dana. Marl picked up Vinka.

"Alvyne, you saved them. If you hadn't distracted that gargoyle long enough for Rael to shoot it, it probably would've killed the children. You are a heroine, despite what the other Viera say. If you ever need something, don't hesitate to ask me." The male Viera told the young Reena. Alvyne was panting like any regular dog. The thrill of the fight had hyped her up. She was ready to play now, other Reena or not.