Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 03 Feb 2011
Summary: 17 September 1999 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain
Author Notes: taciturn, adjective;
1. Habitually silent; not inclined to talk.
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy IV is owned by Square-Enix and I in no way, shape, or form profit off of my writing. This is simply for my own pleasure, and may at any time be removed and/or modified as I see fit.
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Kain was strong for a boy of eight. He was also highly protective of the surprisingly shy adopted prince of Baron, whom he had quite unintentionally befriended after their initial meeting some years ago. Cecil was, in the blonde's young mind, kind of like Rosa; he was younger than Kain and had less life experience, and Kain could easily overpower him so he was obviously weak like a girl, too. That was why the elder boy got so upset when some of the older children taunted his smaller friend; Cecil was little and he couldn't fight back, which meant those other boys felt safe picking on the helpless. Well, that was totally unacceptable, so Kain fended them off whenever he saw it happening. They wanted to pick a fight, so they would get a real one.
One time he hadn't been fast enough, though, and a noble's son who was learning white magic cast some spell before the blonde had driven the horde of boys off. His younger friend's big green eyes were wide and a little wet, but he was not crying as he made to right himself from being pushed down. Kain helped him up and let his shorter friend dust himself off without comment, but became concerned when the prince physically jerked before bringing a hand to his throat. Curious, the larger boy asked what was the matter, but the air was silent as confused and frightened green eyes caught brown. It only took a moment for the blonde to realize that his companion couldn't speak, and then came a brief bout of panic before Kain grabbed Cecil's hand and stormed off to the healers, because the smaller boy needed to be healed and this was the most that Kain knew how to do. Well, the most he knew how to do as far as getting Cecil speaking again. Those other boys would be feeling a bit of pain later on, for certain.