Fuu: Nine more days of school left! Tomorrow I get my yearbook, too!

Yuko: Good for you!

Basch: School?

Fuu: Basch, just thank God that you didn't have it.

Basch: Anyway, Fuu doesn't own Final Fantasy XII, and that includes the characters, plots, and settings of the game. But she does own herself, Yuko, Fini, and Misa.

Fuu: Oh, yeah! Some new OC's appear in this chapter!

Basch: -muttering to himself- like we need more of those…

Yuko: Enjoy chapter sixteen everyone!

Going Into Ivalice

Chapter 16: Jude and Rozaline

We trudged through the snow, everyone staring down at Vaan and me angrily.

"Was common sense absent? Just collapsing onto a fiend like that!" Ashe scolded us. Thanks to our fooling around, we fell on top of a bunch of monsters, where it took quite a while before they were all destroyed. We were always the ones who got into trouble…

"I'm sorry, but these sneakers are kind of old! I knew I should've bought the other pair! Nike is always better!" I stated. Of course, no one, minus Yuko and the game guardians, knew what I was talking about.

"Listen, you two," Ashe continued. "This venture is getting more treacherous by the moments, so you better wise up."

"Yes ma'am." We both sighed. Ashe gave us a long, strict stare; the kind mothers give you when they're all pissed off. After a few everlasting seconds, she turned away, trudging through the snow. I sighed.

"Bitch." I mumbled. Ashe turned around.

"What was that?" She asked me, murder burning in her eyes.

"Uhh…I said I think I have a glitch." I lied. Hey, it was to save my life from getting maimed by a feisty princess. She gave me another stare and turned around again.

"That was too close, Fuu." Fini hissed.

"I know. That's why lying can be handy sometimes." I said.

We were nearing Mt. Bur-Omisace, and let me tell you, that zip-up hoodie looked like a hoodie, smelled like a hoodie, tasted like a hoodie (okay, so we don't taste hoodies, but I think you're understanding the gist)…but it sure didn't feel like one. It felt more like a long-sleeved shirt you wore on those 50-degree days, but you would eventually take it off anyway. I was freezing my poor booty off. Yuko was also struggling with the cold.

"The w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-wind is g-g-g-g-g-g-getting s-s-s-s-s-s-stronger…" Yuko chattered.

"S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-shit." I also chattered. Larsa suddenly came up to us, where he put his arms around Yuko.

"Thanks, Larsa. That's even warmer than hot chocolate!" Yuko smiled.

"That's what she said." I chuckled. Misa laughed, Fini gave me an 'oh brother' glance, and Yuko looked up at me with full-on confusion. "Nevermind."

We continued going through the snow. Ashe and Basch were in the front, Fran and Balthier not far behind them, Vaan and Penelo were chatting, Larsa was carrying Yuko again, and I was beside them. I was also obnoxiously singing the songs on my iPod, since I had the nerve to put it on shuffle and sing whichever song appeared. The songs I went through so far were "Slow Ride" by Foghat, "Saw Red" by Sublime featuring Gwen Stefani, "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry, "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir" from Sweeney Todd, "Send Me On My Way" by Rusted Root (Ooh, convenient!), "Zombie" by the Cranberries, and "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor. Around that time, we were heading up a rather steep hill…until…

"WAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!" A high-pitched squeal came from the top of the hill. I immediately took my ear buds out, because the sound was louder than my iPod on full volume. I glanced around…to see that no one seemed to hear it. They just kept walking. I then looked over at Yuko, who stopped her tracks. Larsa gave her a confused stare.

"Did you hear that?" She asked him.

"Hear what?"

"That loud scream."

"Yuko, there was no screaming in the premise."

Okay, that is just creepy…

"Yuko, you're not the only one going mad. I heard it, too." I spoke up. I closed my eyes and tried to hear the noise again…and after almost a minute of just standing there looking like a freak…

"OH NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

"There it is again!" Yuko said.

"I heard nothing." Larsa exclaimed.

"Well you must be going mad, then." I said, kind of rudely. "C'mon, Yuko, let's find out what that is!" I lifted Yuko out of Larsa's arms and was running up the hill, passing everyone. That's when Misa and Fini popped out of my backpack, because they were trying to keep warm in there.

"You heard it, right?" I asked them.

"Of course we did. Isn't it obvious?" Said Misa.

"What's obvious?" Yuko wondered.

"There is a person from your world in the area." Fini replied.

"Another one, huh?" I said.

"Fini, is it just me, or did that squeal sound eerily like you-know-who?" Misa turned to Fini.

"I was actually thinking the same…I'm just praying that it isn't her…"

"Who are you talking about?" I asked.

"Nevermind. Let's just check it out." Misa responded.

We made it to the top of the hill, where we saw three white, angry coyotes growling at something leaning on a large rock…a tiny red figure the height of a cell phone.

"LEAVE US ALONE YOU FREAKING JERKS!" The tiny figure growled ferociously. The coyotes would only be amused with a tiny figure yelling over and over, and they ignored her shouts completely. They were about to strike her, but Yuko put the deadliness of Soapy right in one's eyes. I stuck another with my ninja sword as Misa and Fini began distracting the third. As the dead coyotes began to fade away, I noticed that there was another figure laying in the snow…a regular-sized figure. Yuko finished off the last coyote with Soapy, and right after it faded away, I felt a tiny punch in the back of my head.

"Ouch!"

"I was gonna finish them off myself!" The squeaky voice that was squealing before yelled. I turned around and saw the figure…another game guardian.

She had short, cheek-length blonde hair, copper eyes, a strapless red top, a black, flowing mini-skirt, black flats, and various gold jewelry like necklaces and bracelets and rings. She also, like all game guardians, had bat-like wings and two antennae popping out of her head.

"I knew it." Fini and Misa exhaled in unison. The blonde game guardian glanced over at them.

"Fini from game 26, 403 and Misa from game 4,879? What the heck are you freaks doing here?" The game guardian asked in both shock and annoyance.

"Same question towards you." Fini muttered.

"Wait." I broke up the rising tension. "Who the heck is this?" I pointed to the blonde game guardian.

"Rozaline of game 239,722." Misa answered.

"An ignominy to meet you." Rozaline said. Wow, I already knew why this certain game guardian was detested by Misa and Fini…she was a brat. "Anyway, answer my question."

"Who is that?" Yuko asked, pointing to the figure lying on the ground. Rozaline turned around and saw the figure.

"Ohmigosh! I totally forgot!" Rozaline flew over to the figure and began to shake its head. "Wakey-wakey, Jude!"

"Jude?" Yuko asked.

"He's my human! Duh!"

"So, he's the player of game 239,722?" I questioned.

"No dip!" Rozaline snapped. "C'mon! The baddies are all gone! Get your butt off of the ground, Jude!" After a minute or two, the figure finally stood up. He glanced around a bit until he spotted me.

"All right. Who are you?" He asked me. However, instead of answering his question, I began staring at his looks. He had dark brown, almost black, curly hair, blue eyes, black T-shirt, blue jeans, black sneakers, and an amazing body. He was like a softer version of Tom Welling.

"Hey! Answer me! Are you deaf?" He asked brusquely, snapping me out of la-la land.

"Excuse me? How dare you talk to me like that?" I snapped.

"Why the hell are you acting like royalty with that frickin tone?" He asked.

"Because maybe I'm the frickin Legend of the Dynast-King Raithwall!" I shouted, standing in a great posture. Jude didn't seem to give a crap, but Rozaline totally transformed her attitude in a flash.

"Ohmigosh!" She bowed down. "She really does exist!"

Heheh…that's more like it…

Jude gave her an evil glance, where she stood up.

"I mean," She shook her head. "Prove it! We don't believe you!"

"What's all the fuss?" A voice asked behind us…it was Balthier. He then spotted Jude.

"Balthier," Yuko walked up to my loving sky pirate. "This is Jude and—…" she stopped herself from introducing Rozaline, almost forgetting that people originally from Ivalice can't see game guardians.

"We found him up here." I continued.

"Let me take a guess," Balthier began. "He's from your world."

"If that's what you can call it." Jude mumbled.

"Welcome aboard." Balthier said. I did a double take and a loud "PFFFT!"

"Say what?" I asked.

"I like his style. He's coming with us."

Was Balthier serious? There was no way in hell that I was going to befriend two new people with the worst personalities imaginable! I was just done with one back in Eruyt Village, and I already had enough! Adding two more…I couldn't stand it!

"Great. Time to spend my precious time with a bunch of whiny little freaks." Rozaline exhaled. Fini and Misa gave each other a look and muttered various cuss words. Everyone else in the party caught up, met Jude (who was acting a lot nicer to them than to me) and we were continuing on our merry way. Jude then came up to me.

"Hey."

"What?" I asked temperamentally.

"Sorry…about before."

Was he apologizing for his bad attitude? I didn't know if it was some kind of joke or not, but I felt much better.

"It's all right. I've faced worse."

Jude gave me a smile, which I had to admit, it was kind of hot. (But certainly not as hot as Balthier's sexy smile!)

"You know," He said. "You're kind of cute."

I blushed at this. This guy must be flipping bipolar, because now he was the nicest person in the universe.

Around that time, as we were heading up another steep-ish hill, I began to feel awfully weak. I didn't know if it was from the constant walking and trudging through the snow…but I felt aching all around me. And…then…

"FUU!!" I heard Yuko's voice shout…but it felt like it was yards away. And I then felt myself falling backwards before I blacked out…

To be continued in chapter seventeen…!!!!!!!!!

Hey! It's me!

Yes, I added new characters! Love 'em or hate 'em, they just came to me one day, so I added them to this tale! I'm going to have fun with Rozaline…hehehe…!

Please continue reading! Bye!!

-da Panda