"Fang...what is this?" Remora asked surprised.
"This is the place where you wanted to go, right? While you were asleep this morning, I asked your mom where she got her book from, and she explained that this was it. "Fang said grinning. She patted Remora on the back. "You don't have to thank me. You need this. "
"Thank you, Fang...anyway." Remora added laughing.
"Well? Go step inside and see what they have in there. "Fang encouraged.
"You're not going in?"
"I said this was for you. I'm not sure if I have a purpose here. Unless you really want me to come in for no reason. "
"That works. Better than standing and waiting alone around that disturbing area. "
"Good point. Let's go in."
So they both walked in the library. This one was a little bit different than the one they went into before. It was bigger, there were more lights, and it had a librarian there who looked a little aged yet wise enough to help for any reason.
"Well this looks more advanced for you, Rem." Fang teased.
Remora walked over to the counter where the librarian was. The lady smiled as she approached the counter.
"Can I help you?"
"Where do you keep books on other worlds or myths/legends?"
"Ah, those are in the other room over there, dear."
The lady had pointed a slow saggy finger over to possibly another half of the whole library. Two halls divided yet lead to the same room with much more shelves and a few computers as well. Remora and Fang stepped through staring at everything in awe. Remora wouldn't know where to look first.
"Pick somewhere, Rem, before I think this will take an eternity."
Remora chuckled as she walked to one spot of the room seeing thick books first. The majority of them were encyclopedias or picture books. One of the side covers had an odd symbol to them that looked like an eye with a slightly tribal design to it. She couldn't put her thought to it on what it meant, so she skimmed the pages, which had many pictures and photos in it. One of the photos she saw looked like Zanarkand, yet it looked more like ruins than the city she saw in her dream.
"Hey Fang, check this out. " Remora called out to her. Fang walked herself over to the most curious blonde looking over her shoulder. She looked at the photo Remora was stuck on and took a long stare at it.
"That's kind of what Zanarkand looked like, only….this is nothing but ruins. I recognize those towers and buildings. "
"So…what if what happened in your dream really did happen in real life? "
"Please don't say that. " Remora had choked out.
"Ah, sorry for mentioning. Turn the page. "
Remora flipped over a few pages and halted on one image showing a forest looking place with a bluish hue to it. A few lights dim in the photo reflected on the waters shown in the picture.
"Oh wow; it's beautiful. " Remora said in awe.
Fang looked below the page to find little text beneath the image. "Hey…it says this is…Malcalania Forest. Pretty name too, don't you think? "
"Yes….it's a sweet sight. Kind of makes you think we don't have those kinds of places anymore. "
Remora flipped the pages once again to find a gap in between part of the book. She turned a big lot of pages to see what was in the gap to find a necklace with a crystallic charm that was the same as the symbol on the side of the book. "What does it mean? "
"Rem, look. " Fang pointed to more words on the page where the necklace was in.
"The Glory of Yevon. " Remora read aloud. Below the text was the same symbol.
"Yevon. What's that? Some kind of religion? "
"Doubt it. But it could be one of Spira's reliable sources to whatever they believe. "
"Kind of like…us and the government? "
Remora nodded slowly. "Something like that. " She heard the bell that was attached to the library's door ring, to let her know someone else came in. She looked to see who walked in, but it was a man but he had his back turned. She then looked through the door behind him, and it looked dreadfully dark outside. "Say Fang, did you check the weather news today? "
"Nuh uh. Why? "
"It looks awfully dark outside. And to think it was sunny this morning also. "
"Eh, you could have a point. The weather's been unusual all this week. "
"Well, I'm not sure if we should stay here for too long…but no worries, I'll still bring a few books along with me home. "
"Make sure you bring that book too, it has superb photos and you got yourself a nice little charm necklace. "
Fang was cut off by hearing the librarian and the man talk for a moment but she heard a few words probably worth hearing.
" Say, did two young ladies pass by here? We're here for a meeting. "
" Oh, two girls did pass by earlier. I think they're still in that room over there. "
" Thank you, ma'am. "
Fang had heard the two, but out of the two voices the only one she knew was the librarian's. She turned to see Remora exploring a corner on the other side of her. " Umm…Remora…!? "
" Yes, Fang? "
Fang turned back around but the man wasn't there anymore, and she didn't see him anywhere around the room. Where did he go?! She nearly thought out loud.
" What do you need, Fang? "
Remora was about to turn around but two large thick hands grabbed both of her arms, making her drop the book, yet the charm necklace was still in her hand.
" Remora, huh? That's a pretty name. " The muscular hands got a tight grip on her arm and turned her around forcefully, letting her face the man who questioned her and Fang on the train.
Remora glared at him as one of her hands managed to break free from his grasp and slapped him hard across the face. " Don't touch me! " She yelled as the other hand slipped out from his other grasp. " Who the hell are you!? " She looked at her hand while backing up a bit. It was sore and red and she tried to rub comfort into it. The man however, was rubbing his face from her hand smack yet was smirking at her.
"Jeckt." He said slyly. "I may seem like a total stranger to you and your little friend, but I know what you want. "
" No you don't. " Remora said, her head kind of low yet her eyes were staring up at him for any suspicious movements. She turned her head for a moment to see if Fang was still nearby, but she was no longer nearby. Where did she go!?
" Is that so? " Jeckt chuckled. He took a few steps forward and then looked down at one of her hands. He grabbed it again quickly and unballed her fists with his own fingers, exposing the charm. " Then what do you call this? "
" I just said don't touch me. " Remora scowled. She snatched her hand back and held it close to her chest, so he wouldn't take the charm. "And it's nothing you should be concerned about. "
Jeckt approached a little closer smirking. " You don't need to play Q and A with me, little girl. It's obvious. You're trying to learn about my homeland, Spira. "
"You're homeland?" Fang questioned, appearing next to Remora. " If you belong in Spira, then what are you doing here? "
" To warn this Remora of yours, of course. " Jeckt remarked. " As much as she wants to visit the wonderful world, it's rather particular. " Remora kept her eyes straight, even though nothing was in front of her, but Jeckt was circling her at this point as though he was a professor trying to read what she was thinking. " Do you really think that the people living there will accept someone or something that's…different? "
Remora was silent at this point, yet she backed away from him keeping her distance from the suspicious man and his remarks. He chuckled once more at her action. " You're just like my boy. He was such a coward. A crybaby at that. He could never outwit me. " Jeckt blinked slowly and stared daggers into Remora's eyes, which burned with anxiety. " The last thing I would want is a girl I'm trying to warn about such a risky influence being the same way as my son. "
" I don't care about what you'd want. Just leave me be. "
Jeckt had a blank face yet something about him seemed amused still. " Whatever you say dear. I won't say anymore than you can take. Yet don't go overboard. " He whispered in her ear as he passed by. His warm breathe in her ear made her shudder as he finally left the building.
" Jeckt. That's a name I never heard of. " Fang said.
" It's a name that I don't want to hear again either. " Remora said disgusted. The moment she said that, she heard her phone ring in her pocket. Checking the ID, she saw it was her mom yet it was marked under urgent call. She flipped her phone open, placing it next to her ear.
" Mom? "
" Remora, where in the world are you!? "
" …What do you mean? I'm usually gone for the whole day. " Remora said, slightly confused.
" Well didn't you look at the weather or at least the news today? It's storming like mad over here, and you have me worried sick right now! "
" Storming!? " Remora asked.
" What storm? " Fang asked.
Remora then hurried to the door to look outside at the sky. It was nothing but cloud but they were all gray, nearly black. And there were a few gusts outside blowing a bit of trash all about the streets.
" Oh man… "