Hey, it's me again, I decided to sit down and start on chapter three instead of working on schoolwork. Before I talk about the story, I have one thing to say, if you actually read either of the first two chapters...

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-:Hidden Fears:-

"What is going on here?" Ritz demanded as she opened the door and saw Haku laying on top of Myrche.

Haku didn't respond and kept sobbing, "Finally, finally"

"Ritz, it's true. She is from Earth," Myrche said as his neck quickly became soaked from the girl's tears.

"For a while I hoped some one else was here, but as the months went by, I thought I was the only one who had been transported into this hell," The girl collapsed into sobs again.

Ritz opened her mouth to say something snide to Myrche, but changed her mind when she thought of how she'd react to being alone in this world for months.

"How is she doing? Kupo!" Montblanc peaked in, floating high enough to see over Ritz's shoulder.

The girl froze for a second, then seemed to explode.

Grabbing the pendant from her neck, she quickly chanted a strange sounding spell, which caused the mysterious item to shine brightly. The room was silent as her back slowly hunched over and a dagger seemed to materialize in her hand . She took three quick steps and, before anyone could react, stabbed Montblanc.

Doink

Montblanc dropped like a stone, hitting the floor painfully hard. He gasped and clutched the place where she had stabbed him with one hand and held his other hand over his head in a futile attempt to stop her next attack. Right before her knife hit him a second time, Myrche, having recovered from his initial shock at her actions, grabbed her around the stomach and pulled her back.

"What are you doing?" Ritz gasped as she quickly imposed herself between the Viera and Moogle.

The girl didn't answer, she seemed to be in a blind fury as she tried to stab Montblanc.

Myrche didn't want to hurt her, so he gently hoisted her into the air and brought her back to the bed, surprised at how light she was. He held her down as she continued to try and attack the poor moogle. Myrche turned to Ritz. "Can you do something?"

Ritz thought for a moment. "Sleep," She breathed softly.

The girl fought for a moment more, but succumbed to the spell. Her back straightening and the knife falling from her hand as she relaxed.

"What happened here?" Ryan, the pub master, peeked in the door, a worried tone in his voice.

"I'm not sure. The moment she saw Montblanc, this girl went crazy," Myrche checked her over and made sure she was still OK.

"What did I ever do to her? Kupo," Even Montblanc's customary 'Kupo' was weak and devoid of spirit. "What is that necklace? I don't think I've ever been hit that hard in my life.

Ryan thought a moment as he peered intently at the item, which was slowly fading back to it's previous state. "That could be a soul."

"You mean a Morpher's soul? But which monster could possibly do that much damage in a single strike?"

"Myrche, if I'm not mistaken, you have trained as a thief, I believe. Can you please identify this dagger for me?"

Myrche stared intently at the knife for a while, "I think it's a tonberrian knife. It's fairly hard to come by because they are actually taken from a tonberry..." The realization hit him. "And Tonberries have an attack that will drop you to within an inch of your life..."

"That's what I thought, but then the question is, how can this girl morph? Last I checked, only Nu Mou can become Morphers, and even then, no one has managed to capture a Tonberry to remove it's soul."

"We've got to take that necklace from her before we do anything else," Ritz cut in on their musings. "It's too dangerous. She could have killed Montblanc."

"I suppose it would be the safest course of action," Ryan reached over the girl, but just as he was about to touch the stone, or soul, her hand whipped around and gripped his arm like a vice.

Everyone jumped, afraid she had woken up, but, even as she began to crush Ryan's arm, she was still sleeping.

As Ritz carefully extricated Ryan's arm from the girl's death grip, she shook her head sadly, "What on Earth or in Ivalice could make her like this?"

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Once again the room was dark, but this time she was not alone.

The girl looked around without moving, keeping her eyes lidded as much as possible.

She couldn't see the person without opening her eyes too far, but she could hear his breathing. It was shallow and uneven. She could tell he wasn't asleep.

Who could it be? Was it another one of the creatures with demon wings?

No, she was panicking, she needed to think clearly.

Those creatures were small and had tiny lungs.

This person's breath was longer than they could breathe.

Then she remembered.

She bolted upright, shocking Myrche who was sitting in the corner, waiting for Ritz's spell to wear off.

"Are you alright?" He asked, stepping closer as she gasped in pain, but quickly backing away as she held her necklace before her once again.

"I'm fine," She gasped in pain. "Where is the evil one."

"Evil one? You mean Montblanc? He's not evil. He's just a Moogle."

The girl's eyes flashed. "That's what they were, Moogles."

"I don't know what you have against Moogles, but Montblanc promised he would stay away from you until this whole thing is resolved."

The girl sighed with relief, and visibly relaxed, she turned towards Myrche, seeing him for the first time, and smiled. "You are the one who is from Earth. You found me."

Myrche wasn't sure what she meant, but he was pretty sure that meant she trusted him, or at least wasn't likely to attack him. "Are you hungry?"

The girl froze, not sure what to say. This boy had proved he was from her world, but her months of experience were still fresh in her mind.

Myrche suddenly got an idea, "And there is something I'd like you to do for me."

The girl both tensed and relaxed a bit. "What do you want? I have no money, and can't perform any services for you."

"What I'd like is information. If you can please tell me about yourself, about what happened to you, you can have all the food you want."

The girl thought for a moment. "And there's nothing in the food, nothing you wouldn't eat yourself?"

"I swear it," Myrche smiled as the girl brightened significantly. "And would you please allow yourself to be treated?"

"I'm fine," The girl flinched again as the wound in her stomach pained her.

"No you're not. Please let us help you."

"I can take care of myself," she replied defiantly.

"Listen," Myrche sighed. "I don't know what you've been through, but you aren't alone anymore. Please let us help you."

"What I've been through... Is hell," The girl whispered softly. "I thank you for your help, but please, I must tend to this myself."

"Then please do. I can't stand to sit here and see you suffer."

The girl hesitated for a moment, then gently grasped her pendant, kissed it softly and whispered something Myrche didn't catch. He backed up a little, in case she suddenly attacked him, but she quickly cast a spell on herself and released the transformation before the physical effects could appear.

A gentle whistling sound could be heard as a strange, unearthly wind blew in through the window and encircled the room. Myrche suddenly felt better, and Haku noticeably relaxed.

"Are you satisfied?" The girl asked, her voice suddenly quieter. Marche liked the change. Her previous voice had sounded gruff and coarse. Now it sounded gentle and sweet.

"What did you do?"

"White Wind," She replied, smiling to herself.

"You can morph into a fairy too?" Myrche asked.

The girl nodded. "May I please have my food now?"

Myrche laughed and went to get her a plate, then another, then another.

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"How much has that girl eaten?" Ritz asked, staring as Myrche left the room, carrying another empty plate and quickly ran to reload it.

"I lost count after seven plates," Myrche responded.

"There is such a thing as too much."

"I'm not sure. I don't think she's eaten anything in a long while."

"But seven plates?"

Myrche shrugged and quickly went back to the room.

"How long has it been since you've eaten?" He asked as the girl quickly began inhaling the food from the plate he was holding.

"I don't know. You lose track of time when you can't see the sky. I was looking forward to finally eating after I got Blowup, but you guys found me. I probably wouldn't even have gotten my food because of how weak I was."

"Weak? How can you call that weak? You took on over twenty bombs without a judge, and survived Blowup in the end. How can anyone call that weak?"

"I wasn't able to walk away from the battle. I fainted. To them that means I'm weak," the girl spoke between bites of her chocobo drumstick. "What's a judge anyway?"

Myrche stared at her, dumbfounded. "You've never fought with a judge before?"

"I was just told to avoid them, whatever they are."

Myrche sighed, still astonished. "A judge is a referee. He insures no one uses lethal force in an engagement. That way people can fight, but no one can die."

The girl stared at him, looking quite funny with a large chunk of meat hanging halfway out of her mouth. "I didn't know."

"How can you not know about the judges? What happened to you when you got here?"

"I discovered what Hell was like," The girl's sweet voice turned sorrowful.

Myrche thought for a moment, then went to the door. "Ritz, can you come over here?" He called.

As the red head entered the room, Haku squeaked and hid behind Myrche.

This sudden change in demeanor shocked Myrche and Ritz.

"It's alright. Ritz isn't going to hurt you. She's from Earth too.

Haku reluctantly let go of Myrche's arm and sat back down on the bed. She nodded nervously to Ritz as the other girl pulled up a chair.

"What did you want me for?" Ritz asked.

Myrche turned to Haku. "Can you please tell us what happened to you when you came to this world? We want to help you, but we can't until we know the whole story.

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Well there you have it. Hope you liked this chapter. The next one will be all about what happened to Haku between appearing in Ivalice and when the others found her.

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Thank you for reading.

The writer,

DNA