"I See My names Vanille nice to meet you!" She stuck out her hand
Vanille: first impression, happy go lucky although she seemed like she had a cute personality, which I didn't have a problem with. Her eyes were teal, hair pink, which was rather odd her clothing consisted of a short sleeveless shirt that connected to the back at the neck and a brown skirt covering the back of her. While the front of was covered by a variety of ribbons but her shorts were pink just like ever thing else around her seemed to be.
Slowly he took her hand shook it as he was pulled up he was surprisingly a few inches taller than her but not by too much he openly stared for a second. Before he wondered how they got into the room, he looked behind Vanille to see the Pedestal without its well crystals he was perplexed for a moment before the other woman known as fang walked over.
"Well I must say didn't expect to awaken here of all places you there, where are we?"
"My home town…but weren't…you two just inside that crystal…?"
The two gave each other a side-glance it was quick but he noticed it at the last second
"We answered your prayer and came to help you" Fang responded
"I asked for the safe return of my friend's lover…while I don't mind hanging out with you…I think I should get back" Eon responded
"Are you sure that's not what you really wanted?" Fang asked
"What?" Eon asked perplexed
Fang traveled around the room and stood behind Vanille Eon soon remembered the last few words he thought before he almost died and slightly blushed at the remembrance of his thoughts
"If your leaving will be following you since you know your way around"
"Are you kidding if anyone recognizes you they'll blame me for it…just like always" Eon finished his sentence with a sad look
"It'll be ok trust us we won't get caught!" Vanille responded with a cheery tone
As much as he wanted to protest something about her attitude…no something about her made him want to believe her, something made him want to listen, to continue onward with them…no something made him want to keep going forward with her.
"…Alright, just follow me I'll show you where to go." He responded slowly
(Bet you were expecting me to say they joined the party, not going to do that no matter how funny I think it'd be)
Walking back wasn't the funniest things in the world to do Eon was completely paranoid about the guards noticing and sending word that he'd done something horrible and probably kick him out of town but the weird thing was the guards weren't at their posts he rushed to the steps to see Feral creatures entering the village.
"They must've started to awaken before I got there that explains all the other creatures attacking before this; somehow I woke them up completely but…"
"It seems those monsters got into my village I'll go help them, you two wait here for me" Eon ordered
"No way kid we can handle ourselves just fine" Fang responded
Eon looked a bit confused
"We fought before we won't slow you down you'll see!" Vanille responded
Something made him want to believe her but he just couldn't…He wanted them to stay away and get somewhere safe since they happened to be the only two people who didn't hate him for some unbeknownst reason but could he argue with them and tell them that was the reason: No
"Fine, but if anything happens rely on me, I'll protect you" Eon spoke his words seemed more focused towards Vanille than Fang but he wouldn't say that aloud
"Trust me all you have to do is watch her back and she'll watch mine it'll be easy" Fang boasted
The troupe ran down the steps and entered the forest where they had been surrounded almost instantly by pumas, tigers and gelatins.
Eon did as he was told moments ago, he stood in front of Vanille with his mind in a steady focus ready for any attack, Fang was tearing through the enemies like they were nothing all that time in crystal form didn't hinder her fighting abilities she dashed forward attacking anything that moved.
"You don't have to worry will be fine Fang will protect us!" Vanille said reassuringly
Before Fang was able to attack a gelatin sped towards the two Eon drew his swords and rushed towards it. As quickly as he could slicing it into pieces in a matter of seconds and jumped back right into the position he was a few seconds ago. Vanille was quite surprised to say the least, a few minutes later the enemies ran off in fear the troupe ran off towards the city only to see beasts attacking the guards and sorely taking them out easily, Eon rushed head first into the fray attacking them from behind for some reason he was full of worry for everyone, even if they didn't really didn't care for him or maybe even hated him he wanted to make sure the ones he did care about were safe.
"Eon, wait up!" Vanille shouted
He slashed through as many as he could until the worst thing he could imagine happened, the army from Pulse. Alternatively, as they called them selves T.M.T.P.H.I they were a split off of PSICOM the main branch was in or used to be in Cocoon since the unification they fought with the native tribes. his home town was considered as such, which just showed how full of it they were but they calmed to be all for the world but really it was just for the movement to protect human interests of course they always leave off the 'of Pulse' at the end of it. Nevertheless, everything they do is because of that city but that was the least of his worries.
An Adamantaimai the thing was massive its foot was enough to crush the whole town Eon panicked but he soon felt a bright warm light behind him he turned around as a giant green skinny beast came out of the ground.
"Vanille!" Eon shouted getting ready to attack the beast
"Don't be afraid it's just Hecatoncheir my Eidolon hop on!"
Worried to no ends he looked up into her teal eyes and her reassuring smile, he couldn't say no to that. Then again, this is the first time he'd come across something that allured him in any sense of the word, he climbed on only to be further shocked to find out the only way he'd be able to stay rooted in place was to hold onto her.
"Grab on you don't want to fall off right?"
"Its not that…it's just"
"Don't be shy c'mon don't you want to save your village?"
She grabbed a hold of his hands and entangled them around her waist this was something he wasn't ready or used to he'd never really had physical contact with a member of the opposite sex, to say he was comfortable was a fathomable lie but one thing he did like was the warmth he shared with her.
The green giant or Hecaton as Vanille called him flew off shooting an array of what seemed like bullets at the Adamantaimai causing it agitation it turned its wrath away from the town and towards the two.
"Were going to go all out you ready Eon?"
"Wait…what do you mean by all out?"
Before he could ask, the Hecaton charged up his arm type guns ready to fire. Vanille pressed a flashing button and the array of bullets fired, Eon was shocked and it grew too worried as she flew back into his chest making a high-pitched squeal as she did Hecaton's arms outstretched towards her. And held them in place as the enemy before them fell directly towards them Hecaton vanished and Eon grabbed onto Vanille and ran as fast as he could away from the giant but his legs wouldn't make it he pushed the prone girl towards his body and turned away from the beast hoping he could at least save her.
"It can't all end here not after I finally found people who don't hate me just after taking one glance at me, not after I…"
Before he had a chance to finish his thoughts another summon came in and grabbed a hold of them with Vanille in his hands he slowly climbed aboard the black summon.
"You saved her and shielded her or well attempted to shield her from the Adamantaimai I owe you for saving Vanille," Fang said in a soft tone
He looked down at the prone girl in his arms and felt a sense of joy that he was able to protect someone who didn't hate him it made him feel all the better about being useful
"It seems I found someone else I can count on to protect her" Fang spoke aloud
"What…do you mean by that?"
"Exactly what I meant…but it seems that you want to protect her maybe even more than I do right?" Fang said in a teasing tone
"W-What W-Why would you think that?"
"Most people wouldn't do what you just did for just anybody, unless in fact you hold us in such a high regard for some reason although maybe you just want to help us because you see yourself in her…or maybe..." Fang said in a matter a fact tone
She looked at him he soon noticed what she meant then it hit him he just now noticed he had been staring and looked away but that didn't stop the thoughts going through his head
"What does she mean…I just want to protect the ones who are kind to me but I feel…I feel connected to her, I wonder…if you feel connected to me Vanille"
"I wonder how your town will take to Bahamut" Fang said sarcastically