Fuu: She's the next thing to emo…
Ashe: Shut up, you.
Fuu: You promised!
Ashe: I won't do it…
Fuu: PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!
Ashe: -sighs again- Fine…Fuu does not own Final Fantasy XII, as well as its characters, settings, and plots. She does own herself, the small child Yuko, and these two people I have never seen named Fini and Misa…
Fuu: And by the way, this chapter's a little "dirty", if you know what I mean…no, there's no lemon or lime action, so try somewhere else, peoples…but enjoy this chappy anyway!
Chapter 7:
A Small Accident
I woke up really drowsy. I was expecting to still be in the fight with Judge Ghis, but I was a little surprised that I was in the sunny, cheery streets of Bhujerba! I was laying down on a bench and Vossler was next to me. I bent my head back more to talk to him, although I was upside down.
"Yo, yo, yo, Vossey!"
"Must you address me like that, Legend?" Vossler said.
"Hey, it's your nickname starting now! Kay, Vossey?" I said cheerfully. Vossler raised an eyebrow and ruffled my head as he stood up. "Hey! You ruined my bangs! They take forever to part!" I shouted at him. As I took a few minutes parting my bangs again, I noticed that everyone was almost afraid to speak to me. I looked over at Misa and Fini, who were still checking on Yuko, still knocked out from her stair-fall incident at the battle with Judge Ghis.
"Ah, you're up." Misa said, noticing now that I was awake.
"Yeah, is everyone fearful of me or something?" I asked Misa. She looked down at the ground then looked back up at me, looking directly in my hazel eyes.
"You mean that you do not remember?"
"Uh…not really." I answered her. That was the truth, actually. She then flew up and was a few inches from my nose.
"Okay, I'll give you a little information about what happened in battle…you were the one who defeated Ghis…and you killed him." Misa said. I wasn't shocked, I was actually proud. It was pretty much the one battle where I actually did something! But still, I wasn't the type of girl who wouldn't be a cold-hearted killer…but yet again, I was trying to defend myself, so it didn't seem that bad. But, I'm sure as heck that the Empire wouldn't be too happy about the death of Ghis.
"Well…that's pretty dang sweet." I said stupidly.
"And, it seems that every one of your friends is now afraid of you…they're afraid you'll go all glowy death on them as well." Misa stated.
"Oh…no wonder they're acting like whiny little bitches." I mumbled. I got out a piece of Stride and put it in my mouth, putting the unraveled wrapper in my back pocket. I glanced over and Yuko opened her eyes slightly. Good, she was finally okay.
"We're back in Bhujerba?" She asked me.
"Yeah…" I replied.
"That's good. And you're all right, Fuu-chan. I was very worried about you." Yuko said, grasping onto my arm. I patted her head and gave her a piggyback as I walked over to everyone else.
"Go to Ondore. And you will await for my return." Vossler said to Ashe. I gasped and ran up to Vossler, clinging to his arm.
"Vossey's going bye-bye? Aww, that sucks!" I said sadly. Hey, without Vossler, we wouldn't be here right now. Vossler bowed down to me. "Er…try to keep this Legend thingy quiet for now, Vossey." I mumbled to him. He then stood up and smiled.
"I understand your meaning. Well then, I'm sure we'll see each other again soon enough, Miss Fuu." Vossler said before he left. I waved goodbye to him and turned to everyone else in the group. "Come on, guys." I said, trying to get them out of "Fuu-is-now-the-scariest-woman-to-exist-in-Ivalice-we-better-keep-away-from-her-or-she'll-make-us-into-a-corpse" mode. "Look, everyone, I know I'm really creepy after what I did to Ghis, but, I'm not going to go all psycho freak on you guys too! You're all my friends! Friends don't do that to each other, you know?" I stated. This made them more comfortable around me now, and I was relieved and glad that I spoke up to everyone.
"Well then, we go to Ondore." Basch said. We started to go to the estate and we entered the gates with our permission. And we had to walk up the many, many, many, many, many, many, many stairs in the estate once more, which made me tired and not very happy at all. We finally reached the top and Ondore was waiting for us like her previously did. Ashe stepped up to him and spoke.
"When Vossler—."
"VOSSEY!" I shouted, interrupting Ashe. She glanced back at me and rolled her eyes and then turned back to Ondore.
"—Learned about my father's death, the same night of the treaty-signing, he returned to Rabanastre to assist me with my escape. There was still plenty of time before Vayne's reach extended a little too far. We were all thinking that you could protect me." Ashe finished her statement to Ondore. Ondore looked like he was in deep thought, and then he finally spoke up to Princess Ashe. I was actually not listening much, since I turned to see if Yuko was all right. Honestly, I was rather shocked that Yuko didn't cry or anything when she got a small injury during battle. If a typical five-year old got a scratch, they would have a fit…but Yuko wasn't like that. She was brave and…different. I then saw a couple of bruises on her head…that must be where the guards were dragging her by the ponytail or something like that…poor kid. I then started to pay attention more when Balthier spoke up.
"We'll stay here for the night. And time enough for a bath, too. Dirty business, you know. Ah, yes, and bring a change of clothes, too." Balthier said walking away. Guards, thank God not Garbuden and his little chimps, brought us to special rooms. I shared a room with Yuko, since she was closest to me (And she was also close to Basch, too, but that would seem a little bit weird…a grown 36-year old man sharing a bedroom with a five-year old girl…bad images…bad images…).
"Fuu-chan, you might want to take a bath yourself, you know." Fini stated. I glanced at her.
"Yeah, but, my hair—." I said touching my strawberry blonde hair, perfectly soft and straightened.
"You don't need to worry. Even if your hair gets soaked, your hair would dry like how it was when you first came into Ivalice. If you haven't noticed, it hasn't moved one inch and hasn't gotten a spec of grease on it, either." Misa pointed out. I touched my hair again and noticed that Misa wasn't kidding…it felt perfect!
"I guess then I'll do it then. Besides, it would be good to feel fresh again." I said. I started to unzip my black jacket and I took it off. I should've brought extra clothes, too, but then again, maybe there was a save crystal nearby to clean up my clothes. I stepped into my own little bathroom and got inside a very shiny looking bathtub. It was very slippery even without the water. Once it was all bubbly, I got snuggly in the water (Yuko was in the tub, too, and she nearly floated on the water in relaxation). I got out a box of soap in my backpack and started to clean. I thought that I would need to shave and crap, too…but I then noticed that I had no stray hairs anywhere! I started to like being in Ivalice more than I thought…after about 15 minutes, I got out of the tub and grabbed a fluffy towel and dried myself off. I wrapped the towel around me and got inside my bedroom. As I set my backpack down on my bed, I heard the door open. I thought it was Fini, since she was going to find some food for us…but then I saw Balthier! I immediately saw his face flush in embarrassment. I, being a pervert squealer, screamed loudly and threw a random object at him (I clearly don't remember what it was, though…something small though…I think Soapy or something.)
"GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!" I shrieked, ducking down behind my bed for my covering up, although my towel was good enough. Balthier closed the door.
"Forgive me." Balthier stated. "I just wanted to say to meet me in my bedroom…" He said. I looked at the door.
"Oh…okay…see you then…" I said softly, but loud enough for him to here. I heard his footsteps fade away and I exhaled, heart beating like crazy. Yuko came in, tripped over her oversized towel, and then stood up.
"What happened?" She asked nervously.
"Oh…um…I saw a spider…but its dead now…" I lied. Yuko blinked then nodded.
"I see…but who was talking?"
"Oh…myself. I like to ponder my thoughts out loud." I lied again.
"Okay, Balthier." Yuko said as she grabbed her shirt. I shuttered and looked at her.
"You…YOU KNEW ALL ALONG?"
"It was kind of obvious…" Yuko sighed.
"Um…sorry then?"
"Apology accepted." She replied.
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When I was fully dressed, I got out of my room and went over to a door at the end of a hall. It was Balthier's room. I knocked on it a few times.
"Come in." He said. I gulped and inhaled, and then I came in. I opened the door all the way.
"Balthier, did you want to see me—?" I was interrupted when he walked over and pushed me against the door, with my wrists pinned against the door, closing it. His face was close to mine, and I felt my heartbeat increase and a lump in my throat, making my mouth dry but water up at the same exact time.
"Keep the door closed, please." He said softly. He let go of me and I glanced around the room. He sat on his bed and made a gesture to come and sit next to him. I looked over at Fini, who decided to come along with me, and she only shrugged her shoulders. I gulped silently as I slowly walked over and sat next to him.
"So, what's this all about?" I asked him. He put his finger to my lips to halt me from talking any more.
"We're not going to stay here." Balthier started. "I suggest that you pack your things and everyone will meet outside late." I looked at him with surprise.
"But, we just started to—!" He put his finger on my lips again.
"No buts." Balthier gave me a cute smile. "The Princess is going to attempt to escape to retrieve the Dawn Shard…I heard her speaking in her room, so I just had to eavesdrop." He cupped his hand on my cheek, which made me blush. I didn't want him to feel the heat on my cheeks, which made me a bit nervous. "Besides, I want to find out more about you." I was then shocked at what happened next…he brought his hand out and grabbed the zipper on my jacket and unzipped it. I gasped as he forced me to turn around. WAS HE GOING TO DO WHAT I THINK HE WAS? He took off my jacket completely, throwing it to the ground like it was litter. His hand started to feel my back…and I was utterly confused. All I knew was that I was blushing like wild. He then pulled down my camisole straps and pulled it down…but only a bit.
"Hmm…maybe it doesn't appear much yet." He lifted up my camisole again and handed me my jacket. I was confused…that's it?
"Wait…what the hell were you doing to me?" I asked him with some strictness in my voice. He turned to me.
"The Legend is supposed to have a marking on her back…I only saw a small yellow dot, its supposed to get larger, I have heard…" Balthier stated. I raised an eyebrow as he opened his door. "I suggest you take your materials with you…meet me down at the Strahl." He said. He left his room as I sat there, motionless. Fini pushed my head a bit.
"Come on, Fuu! Get your backpack and go down to the Strahl!" Fini said. I blinked and nodded with her. I stood up and returned to my room, turning on the lights, interrupting Yuko's beauty sleep. I looked at the clock on my cell phone. 1:18 AM. Yuko groaned as she turned her body towards me.
"What's going on?" She said with a tired tone. I put stuff I unpacked back into my backpack quickly and then turned back to Yuko.
"Sorry, Yuko-chan, but we have to go." I said. Yuko sat up. Good, she had her regular clothes on.
"But why?"
"Long story short, we've gotta stop the Princess." I said, picking her up and placing her in my backpack. I almost forgot about Soapy and picked him up and stuffed him down into my backpack, too. Misa double-checked if I left anything, and everything was clear. We quietly ran down the halls and managed the sneak outside without getting caught. I saw the Strahl lit up and I immediately ran inside, where I saw Balthier, Vaan, and Ashe.
"I'm trying to concentrate!" Balthier said in a voice box, making it sound exactly like Ashe's voice!
"Balthier, hey! Where's everyone else?" I asked him.
"Everyone else?" Ashe questioned.
"I mean…where's my…uh…forget it." I mumbled.
"Anyway, I am leaving you with the Marquis." Balthier said to Ashe. She stood up.
"You can't!"
"You have to trust me, you're better off staying here." Balthier said to her. I picked up the voice box thingy and spoke into it.
"Boom-chic-A! Boom-boom-chic-A!" I was beat-boxing in Ashe's voice…and it was very fun.
"Fuu, you're an imbecile…" Fini mumbled.
"Suppose that you kidnapped me!" Ashe said to Balthier. "You're a sky pirate, aren't you? Then steal me…is that a lot to ask of you?" I got a little jealous when Ashe said this…that's when my thoughts came back…
My thoughts again…"Balthier! Steal me! Take me away!" I shouted, my hand over my head. He smiled as he grabbed me by the waist, fingers trailing up my neck.
"I would love nothing more, my dear Fuu…" He said in my ear, whispering gently. He then unzipped my jacket, took off my camisole…and was about to unhook my bra—…
"The Dynast-king's treasure! And the ancient tablets of the Legend!" Ashe interrupted my dreaming. I then heard "Legend" and "Ancient tablets"…what was this all about, I wondered. "His riches lay in his tomb…" Balthier looked extremely pleased.
"King Raithwall, you say?" He then glanced at me. "Hear that, Legend? I really might learn about you after all." He said, grinning at me. I actually wanted to learn more about this Legend thingy as well, so I was definitely in for it. Ashe looked over at me.
"Did you say Legend?" Ashe questioned in astonishment.
"But kidnapping royalty is a serious offense to the law." Basch came up, putting Yuko up on his shoulders. "It will not do much to lower the bounty on your head, you know."
"But I wonder how much your head is worth." Balthier pointed out. Basch seemed to agree.
"I'm coming too!" Penelo suddenly exclaimed behind Basch, Fran following behind her. This seemed to worry Vaan. She gave him a worried look. "You're not leaving me here." She stated. He sighed.
"You're right." He said, nodding with his BFFL.
"Then it is settled," Fran said. "We should leave before the Marquis figures out that she's missing…like proper kidnappers." Everyone got buckled up in their seats as the Strahl took off five minutes later. We zoomed out of Bhujerba to retrieve the Dawn Shard…and to find out more about myself…
To Be Continued in chapter Eight!