Again, I only have the rights of the names and the actual story. All character races, places, and anything else about Final Fantasy XI is licensed to Square Enix. Any people in relation of these characters are purely coincidental. Enjoy!

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"The Desert Oasis. The best and biggest restaurant in the entire desert island, and the busiest to say the least."

The mithra's voice was full of enery as she spoke to the tall elvaan. He looked in awe across the enormous blocking them for their food.

"Umm, are we actually get in line to just eat?" he asked shakily.

She purred and looked up with him in a smile, "Nope, I know the owner; he'll let us in a VIP room, but anything I wanted I'd have to work for afterwards."

He tried to let out a small sigh of relief but only got pulled into the restaurant before he could even catch his breath. The two finally came up to the door and saw a freakishly large galka with a huge black and white tuxedo, standing next to a female taru-taru with a huge red hat standing on top of a stool. The galka looked down at the two with a snort of anger.

"Oh… its you," the taru had a disgruntled tongue in her words, "I don't see why Ishkatuk actually allows you in but Urka, as always, will show you into your room."

The elvaan looked up to witness the giant of a being reached into the side of the podium ,that the taru was standing behind of, to pull out two black menus.

"I hope you're actually going to pay this time," the taru-taru giggled.

"This way," Urka rumbled.

The couple followed Urka past the normal tables, full of the beings of all shapes and sizes. The elvaan could not help but gawk at all the people all around. He suddenly felt a shock as he bumped into the galka. In front of him was a silvery gray elevator door.

"Sorry," he said with a nervous smile.

"Its alright, most outsiders can't help but look around here," Urka laughed as the elevator door slid open.

The three walked into the elevator as the galka pulled a lever until it stopped on a number painted on the wall.

"Who's your friend Eurka?" he asked as the little room rose up.

"That's right! I haven't even asked your name."

The elvaan looked at the two and mumbled a word that neither of them understood.

Eurka grabbed his arm, "What was that? Couldn't hear you."

"Its Neska…" he replied with a low voice just enough for them to hear.

The elevator dung as they hit their floor. The door slide open to a long hallway full of rooms with candle holders beside each door.

The galka walked them to their room, but his eyes really wide and started shaking.

"Heerrees youour rooom, riing if yooou wannnt anything," his voice erupting from nervousness.

"Something wrong, Ukra?" questioned Eurka, "I've never seen you so nervous since I was here when the health inspector was doing his runs."

The shaking galka looked at her and shook his head, stepping out of the room as quickly as his jelly-like legs could.

"Wonder what's wrong with him…" Eurka wondered, looking over from the door to where Neska was sitting. She saw that he was reading the menu.

"Its not like he ever heard your name before, I know I haven't," she laughed as she reached over at his menu and pulled it away from his face, trying to make eye contact to him.

"Don't tell me you're that nervious around new people?"

"Not really..." he replied.

She let out a big sigh and shook her head, "I'll never understand men…"

He laughed and patted her hand that was on the table to comfort her.

"So what's good here?" he said after a few seconds while lifting his menu up again.

She placed her hand on the menu and let it fall to its original position.

"Don't worry, I'll order for both of us," Eurka smiled and pulled a cord hovering above their table.

After a few seconds, a female elvaan with shinning white hair and a red working coat walked in.

"Sarea!!!" the mithra shouted in joy and ran to her, giving her a huge hug.

"Eura!!!" the women replied in return.

"I missed you so much!"

"I have too, but what are you doing here bugging someone of his stature?" She lifted her hand and pointed at the man.

"He invited me, but why is everyone so surprised about him?"

Neska put an index finger over his lips while looking at Sarea, making sure she would not blurt out his true identity.

"Its nothing really, everyone just believes he's a ghost or something," she nervously laughed, "well, what's your order and I'll bring it up here shortly."

Eurka gave the female elvaan their order and then continued to chat away like they were the best of friends. Neska looked out the window, ignoring their little chat. He let his mind wander off away from the small room and into the endless sky.

"Hey!! Neska!" Eurka's shout broke his thoughts and he quickly turned around with a questionable look.

"Something the matter?"

"Yea, what's on your mind?" Eurka wondered as she sat down back to her seat.

Neska noticed that the other elvaan left, he assumed to get their order ready.

"No, nothing at all," he muttered as he smiled at the curious mithra.

"If you say so… but what brings you around here?" she wondered.

"Just out on business, nothing really special."

"What type of business?" her questions were relentless. He mumbled a word, making Eurka even more curious.

"Don't mumble, your voice is too good for that," her voice sounding more playfull.

"I'm a mercenary."

His eyes aimed towards the wall in shame. She looked at him with huge surprise and aw.

"That has to be a very exciting job! Any way you could help me become one?"

He drove his eyes into hers with a deadly serious face. She looked back at him with some worry, but with the same seriousness in her eyes.

"I'll think about it, but mercenary work is something completely different from stealing a little katana from a yagudo."

His words reminded her of the blade on her back as she turned around, starring at the ancient prize.She looked back at him with disappointment in her eyes.

"Wish you didn't remind me of that…" she sighed.

Suddenly, a loud nock came to their door.

"Quick, hide!" Eurka shouted as she got up and pushed him under the table as fast as she could. He grabbed her hands and stopped her from hiding him.

"What ever is outside that door, I can handle myself from them."

"You don't understand...!" she lowered her loud tone.

The door flung open, giving a face to who ever Eurka was afraid of…