A/N: LOL FAIL. Last chapter I said Arme picked the ice necklace, then described the lightning necklace . ;_; I apologize if that created any confusion.
Don't own Grand Chase! Or any characters D: Storyline is mine though!
Chapter 3: New Acquaintances
That evening had passed rather uneventfully. Whenever confronted with a question by Arme, Elesis either avoided it or got angry, something the purple haired girl had quite quickly come to realize was common from the redhead. Ronan attempted several times to make Arme comfortable in the house to make up for Elesis' miserable mood, oblivious to the fact that the girls had been listening in. Somewhere along the line, Elesis had stomped off to the training grounds Arme had been told were nearby, Ronan running after her moments later.
And that was how Arme ended up entirely alone for the first time since she had been in the strange new area. The first thing she attempted to do after realizing this was to locate Lass. So far, he had been the most constant thing, always there when she was confused. Leaving her in the safety of the house, however, Lass seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth. She had searched through the rooms vigorously, yet failed to find him.
She had, fortunately, managed to locate the kitchen. It was rather large, with white walls and clean marble counter tops. It held several cupboards and drawers, a fridge standing in the corner. running over to it, Arme flung the door open. It was filled to the brim with foods, most fruits and vegetables she could think of abundant in supply. It was at that point Arme's stomache gave a large growl, and she decided that no one would care if she made a snack.
Staring at the counter infront of her, Arme scratched the back of her head. Her little 'snack' project had gone a bit further, equalling something closer to a full on buffet. Several different meats were displayed, aswell as a large bowl filled with udon. Slices of fruits and vegetables surrounded the fresh loaf of bread she had found the ingredients to make. She couldn't name several of the things she had made, so overwhelmed by spices and variety that she had begun making combinations that simply smelled or sounded good. The cake baking in the oven gave the kitchen a nice smell, filling the room and the hallway.
The only real problem here, she realized, was that she had made a complete and total mess of the kitchen. That, and she hadn't asked permission to use anything in the kitchen, let alone using up half of the foods stored in the cupboards and fridge. With a large sigh, Arme decided she had better clean up and began dragging all of the dishes to the sink. As she began cleaning in silence, She started to wonder about the events that had led her to the house. A small smile came to her face as she thought about Lass, someone who could be so kind while still acting like a complete jerk. She hadn't felt like her was treating her like an outsider, but... Do you think our group can really handle another Li--" Li? She was sure she hadn't heard the full jist of what was going on, but at the moment she did realize something was upsetting the silver haired male. And that something had something to do with her. She briefly wondered if she would get a response if she asked Ronan, but that would mean confessing to eavesdropping. Which would mean confessing to Elesis eavesdropping. She didn't want to be on anymore shaky ground with the other girl, and couldn't imagine Ronan not scolding her for it.
Then her thoughts traced back to one of the rooms she had been in while searching for Lass. It had been a medium sized room with ten shelves, organized neatly along the walls. Seven of them had objects on them and seemed to be colour coded, the last three along the left wall colourless and empty. The first thing she had noticed was a shelf covered in pink. When she had walked up to it she had noticed several dolls similar to the one Lass had bought earlier crammed onto the shelf. There were books with the same pink haired girl on the cover, cookie tins and cutters, and a small pink casette player with three cassettes lying next to it. She tentatively picked up the first of the casettes and stuck it in. First there was silence, and then a clear voice entered her ears through the headphones.
Ano hi boku no kokoro wa oto mo naku kuzure satta
Kowarete saken demo keshi sare nai kioku to
Kurayami ga hitomi no naka he to nagare komu
Mou iro sae mie nai ashita he to shizumu
Wakari aeru hi wo tomedo naku sagashita
Ushinau tame dake ni ima wo ikiteku
Mou dame da to hitori kodoku wo daite mo
If you turn on the lights...
Hikari he terashiteku
Negai tsudukeru omoi itsuka iroduku yo to
Oshiete kureta kokoro ni ikitsudukeru hito
Nanimo kamo hitsuzen no naka de umareru Colors
Mou ichido kono te de asu wo egakeru kara.........
She had closed her eyes as the calming sound waved over her. She wasn't sure of the language and couldn't understand the lyrics, but nevertheless enjoyed the sound. As she opened her eyes and turned to look around she was in for even more of a shock. Each of the shelves was covered by merchandise, just like the one she was at. She turned off the cassette and walked over to the other shelves. The girl with pink hair had the most plushies and figurines of the shelves, though the second most covered was red; she recognized it almost instantly as Elesis. There were several plushies, as well as a mold for a miniature sword and a spear. The notebooks and other items were overwhelming. The shelf right to the left of Elesis' shelf was of Ronan. Small, rather accurate figurines were lined alond the top shelf, one acting as a paperweight on a stack of letters. Next to that was an orange shelf, several plant pots lining the bottom and looking rather neglected. An orange haired boy was the figure diplayed on this shelf, grinning widely as he wielded an axe. On one of the notebooks someone had scribbled on it, then wrote something else. In another colour there was more writing, and a small drawing of the orange haired boy taking an axe to a red haired boy's head.
Her curiosity growing, she looked for the red haired boy's shelf, placed on the left of the pink haired girl's. This shelf had less on it, a few figurines and plushies. There was a certificate of some sort hanging at the back of one of the shelves, though like the rest of the writing, nothing made sense. Growing increasingly frustrated at the odd language everything was written in, she moved back to the orange haired boy's shelf and checked the one she had skipped over in between the orange and pink shelves.
"Lass!!" She had cried, putting her hands to her mouth. There were considerably less plushies and figurines, though the ones that were there seemed to be in impeccable condition. There were daggers laying there, and a shard of something metal. she reached out and gingerly picked up one of the plushie off the shelf. It's so soft... She had thought, holding the plushie close. She had then abruptly realized how odd it would look if someone walked in and saw her smothering a Lass doll. She placed it back on the shelf and walked over to the last shelf that had items on it. She blinked at it curiously. There were only two things on the shelf. A worn plushie sat on the shelf of a smirking girl with blush on her cheeks, her hair pulled up into a pony tail. Laying next to it was a finely crafted miniature of a bow, the details going down to engravement on the handle. Aside from these two items, the shelf was covered in dust. It was apparent noone had touched it in a while. Feeling as though it was her duty, she had picked up both of the items and given the shelf a quick wipe down, placing both of the objects back. Three completely unoccupied shelves lay next to the blonde girl's shelf.
She had been about to leave when she noticed a picture hanging on the wall next to the door. All of the people on the shelves were there, Elesis seemingly picking a fight with the red haired boy in the background while Ronan tried to calm them both down. The orange haired boy was grinning, and had his arm slung around the shoulders of the blonde girl. The pink haired girl, oblivious to those around her, had a violin out. The bow was rested across the strings, her mouth open in a silent song. Near the edge of the picture and almost out of view was Lass, arms crossed as though he had better things to do than entertain the others in the picture. It was apparent on his face though, in all of their faces... They were all happy.
She then realized she had zoned out, most of the dishes done as she had been off in dream-land. What, she wondered, had made them all so famous? Arme planned to ask the next person she saw. What she wasn't expecting, however, was Elesis to come bursting in through the door with a grin on her face, looking considerably in a better mood than before. When she looked at the counter, her grin fell off her face completely. Silence filled the room for a full minute before Elesis turned and stuck her head out the door.
"R-Ronan! Get over here, please!!! I think I'm hallucinating again!" She yelled. Arme could hear footsteps, and soon Ronan was standing in the doorframe with Elesis.
"What do you mea--- Oh." Ronan had turned and looked into the kitchen where Arme was standing and noted the food on the counter with wide eyes. He turned his head to Elesis to confirm that was what she was worried about, and then cautiously walked over to the counter. Hesitantly, he grabbed a piece of chicken from one of the plates and stuck it in his mouth. Another moment passed and he turned to Elesis.
"No, it's real!" He called. Arme hardly had time to blink before Elesis was next to her, taking something from nearly every food serving. With her mouth filled with food, Elesis turned to Arme suspiciously.
"You... You cooked this?" She asked suspiciously. More worried now then ever, Arme mumbled a quiet 'yes'. The next thing she knew, Arme was being squeezed to death in a hug from Elesis.
"Ronan, we gotta keep this one!!!!" She called, releasing Arme to go back to grabbing more food. Ronan nodded in agreeance as he made a more dignified display by actually grabbing a plate. He stacked it to the brim before handing it to Elesis and pulling out another for himself.
"Sooo... You're not mad?" Arme commented. Elesis looked at her like she was crazy.
"Are you insane?! I haven't had a proper meal in months! We normally just have a bag of chips or something for dinner!" She said through her mouthful as she went to sit at the table.
"You normally have a bag of chips," Ronan commented from behind her, "The rest of us normally have a more healthy meal of fruits and vegetables in a bowl." Seating himself next to Elesis, he motioned for Arme to join them.
"But... What's with all the food in the fridge then?" She asked, grabbing a plate for herself and filling it. Ronan shrugged.
"Offerings from the Townspeople. We can't exactly turn them down, so we just have alot stored up." Arme turned to stare at the two.
"Offerings?! I also saw the room with all the plushies! Who are you guys?!" She demanded. Ronan looked up at her with a suprised look, Elesis following suit.
"You mean Lass didn't tell you?" He asked slowly, staring at her uncertainly.
"You mean you don't already KNOW!?!?! Where have you been the last seven years?!" Elesis demanded, pointing at Arme. She looked at Ronan for a second and calmed down, sitting back in her seat.
"Hm... Where to start.... Well, If you don't know about the Grand Chase I'm assuming you do don't know about the war between Serdin and Kanavan?" Ronan asked, continuing at the confused look on Arme's face. "Well... Seven years ago an evil witch by the name of Kaze'Aze got near the Queen of Kananvan by killing her most trusted advisor and disgusing herself as him. From there she was able to entice the queen to darkness, and cause an extreme war to break out over the entirety of Bermesiah between the kingdoms of Serdin and Kanavan. When the Queen of Serdin was sacrificed in battle five years after the start of the war, the Queen of Kanavan regained her senses and discovered Kaze'Aze. When she went to set her army on Kaze'Aze, the Queen of Darkness disappeared. In order to prevent Kaze'Aze from preventing another war, the Queen of Serdin created an elite group of warriors to combat her. This group is the Grand Chase, which is us. We've been chasing after Kaze'Aze for two years." He finished, looking towards Elesis for any imput she might have.
"Well, I was the only one in the group in the beginning. Another girl joined after me, but she left about a year ago. Ronan we met in the Gorge of Oath, and Ryan in the forest trying to protect it against a troll, the tree hugger... Lass was next, but he can tell you his story if he feels like it. Amy joined after that when we found her trying to fight a swarm of monsters. Lastly, we met Jin, fighting alone in the Silver Continent." Another girl...? Is that the girl with only one doll on her shelf? If she left, it would make sense... Arme quietly thought about it, her mind trying to close in around all the facts.
"Wait... If there are that many people in the group, why are only you, Ronan and Lass here?" She questioned curiously.
"Amy and Jin are out putting a show on in a town a little while away, they'll be back tomorrow. Ryan decided to do a checkup on the forest while they were gone, because we can't stay in one place for too long. And like I said, the other girl's gone." Elesis explained, getting up to grab seconds for her plate.
"Hmm... Speaking of Lass, where is he?" Arme asked nervously, looking at the rapidly depleting food stack on the counter. Ronan must have noticed, because he began signaling for Elesis to come back to the table.
"Elesis, don't eat it all!" He turned from her and back to Arme, "Don't worry about Lass; he tends to disappear sometimes. When he comes back I'm sure he'll eat." Ronan said, getting up to place his plate on the counter.
"Alright! I think I'm going to go to sleep early today so I can make it to the Weapon Store tomorrow, my glave is getting chipped. Elesis, you need anything?" Elesis thought for a minute.
"Hmm, yeah. Mind bringing my necklace to Elina? I have a couple gems I can give you." She requested, unclipping the necklace with a flame-shaped surface and a red gem in the center from her neck. The blue haired boy accepted the necklace from her, and the gems she pulled out of her pocket after the necklace. Giving the two girls a small wave, he walked through the archway and up the stairway, barely visible from Arme's seat. This left the two in an uncomfortable silence. Finished with her meal, Arme sat silently in her chair and watched Elesis. It was the red haired girl that, after a moment, began a conversation.
" 'm sorry..." She mumbled through a mouthful of food, looking to the side with her eyes downcast. Arme blinked slowly as Elesis looked at her.
"For what?" Arme asked, staring at the other girl confusedly. The redhead sighed.
"You know... I yelled at you earlier." She explained, her plate finally cleared. She got up and placed it on the counter before turning to Arme again.
"It's... Lire's a touchy subject for all of us..." She whispered gently, her bangs covering her eyes ever so slightly, perhaps to try to cover the shimmering glisten near the corner of her eyes. Lire..? could it be.. Do you think our group can really handle another Li.."... It could be the same person, Arme decided. When she looked up, her firey red eyes were full of determination.
"Arme, I need you to promise me something." Elesis said, walking back over to the table.
"Hmm... Sure?" Arme replied.
"Never repeat that name infront of Ryan. He'll be coming back soon, and it's not smart to bring back some unwanted memories. For any of us." The red eyed girl said seriously, her eyes boring into Arme. The purple haired girl nodded mutely. The level of worry coming off Elesis, Arme decided, was extremely unusual to see. All at once she realized some tears had leaked out of Elesis' eyes and were falling freely down her cheeks. When the redhead noticed, she quickly wiped them off. A rather forced smile appearing on her face, Elesis turned away from Arme.
"I... I'm gonna go back out and train for a little while longer. There are some free rooms on the second floor in the first hallway to your left, you can take your pick." She murmured, and sped out the door leading to what Arme guessed was the training ground. Arme looked at the leftover food on the counter and packaged up what she could, sticking it in the fridge. She then pulled out a bit of everthing and put it on a plate, putting it on the counter. Lass, she figured, would probably pass by sometime. Either that or Elesis would come back in and eat it, but either way...
The purple haired girl turned around walked through the same way Ronan had gone, her feet padding lightly against the staircase. In the hallway she was directed to there were four rooms, each with a colour scheme in them. The one that stood out to her the most was the purple and white room, as it had a red pair of pajamas resting on the bed that she guessed either Ronan or Lass had had the courtesy to steal from Elesis' room. Chuckling at the obvious reason the clothes were set in the purple room, she ran her hand through her hair and stepped into the room. The soft white carpet felt comforting on her feet, especially after having to run an extremely long distance without shoes (she mentally glared at Lass during this thought). There was a white wooden bordering going half way up the wall, then changing to a light purple wall paper. The bed had a light purple sheet matching the walls covering it. Several other items in the room followed the colour scheme, and Arme actually found it to be to her liking. She switched clothes quickly and folded her outfit at the end of the bed. She noticed on the bedside there was a book with an odd looking symbol on the cover, and several other similar books beneath it. Flipping through the top book quickly, she concluded that they were probably on magic, the images decipting several skills that appeared to be cast by a person with a staff.
Placing the book back, she saw a mirror standing over the dresser. Reflected in it, a much healthier Arme than expected could be seen. She leaned forward and observed herself. The dark shadows always present around her eyes seemed to have faded, her sickly looking skin colour changed to a pale white. Her hair was restored to the lustre it had been before her sickness had robbed it of life, and her eyes, normally a dull, depressing colour shone with life, and the hope that seemed to have dissapeared years ago was back in full force. More importantly, the Arme in the mirror... She was happy. Sighing, the purple haired girl walked away from the mirror. Before curling into the comfortable looking bed she walked over to the window. It appeared to be looking out over the training area, a large area filled with several dummies and several other obstacles. There, in the center, was Elesis. Arme watched silently as she took her red hilted sword and chipped repeatedly into the soft wood of the dummy. She didn't look like she'd be sleeping any time soon.
Curling up in the soft comforter, Arme couldn't help but wonder how long it would be until she woke up in the pristine white room again.
The next morning Arme was woke up by Elesis, who was wearing a pair of pajamas identical to her own.
"Breakfast!" She had exclaimed hyperly, pulling Arme out of the bed before she had had a chance to fully wake up. When they got downstairs into the kitchen however, Arme instantly realized there was no breakfast actually prepared. Letting go of her arm, Elesis wandered over to the table to sit on it, watching Arme expectantly. It was after a moment that Arme realized she had been waken up not to eat breakfast, but to prepare it. Uncomfortably aware of the unwavering stare aimed at her, Arme hesitantly walked over to the fridge, looking over the contents. Once some eggs were selected, she quietly walked over to the cupboard and began rummaging for something to go with it.
The meal had been rather simple in the end, some eggs, bacon and bread. Still, every time Arme made a move to put another egg in the frying pan or another slice of bacon in next to it, Elesis seemed extremely amused, as though it was an extremely rare and amazing sight. From what they had said the previous day, it was. Moments after the meal was prepared Ronan came down the stairs in navy blue pajamas, and Arme couldn't help but wonder if everyone in the house was colour-coded. When she had decided to voice this question she had gotten the simple response of 'Hm? Yeah, kinda.' From Elesis, and no other explanation was offered. Another question came to mind, and Arme decided to ask.
"Elesis?"
"Mhm?" Elesis nodded.
"Was there a plate of food on the counter when you came in from training last night?" She asked quietly, picking at her food. It hadn't been on the counter when she had come downstairs that morning.
"Hm? Nah, I wish. Why, should there have been?" Elesis questioned.
"Ah, no. I was just wondering." Arme replied smiling. So, atleast he lad gotten some decent food. Most likely. Or he had just thrown it away, or Ronan had decided to come down and eaten it. The smile still on her face, she began to swing her legs back and fourth as she sat in her chair.
"Oh, that does remind me, though. Lass left a note." This she adressed to Ronan, who looked up at her with interest.
"He actually said where he was going? How rare. What did the note say?"
"He said he's going to visit the leader of the asassin's guild, should be back late tonight or early tomorrow. He also asked us to stop by the Violet Mage's Guild for the chef over there." Arme was indicated at this.
"The... Violet Mage Guild?" She questioned, looking curiously at the two and remembering the name somewhat from her conversation with Lass the previous day.
"It's group of both new and extremely experienced mages who will teach you the basics if they see that you have magic potential." Ronan explained, turning away from the table. He walked up the staircase again, leaving Arme and Elesis at the table.
"So... Lass is an asassin?" Arme asked, observing Elesis.
"Well, he will be when he comes back, hopefully. For each class there are updated classes, and asassin is an upgrade of thief. I'm a spearman, Ronan's a dragon , if everything goes well, will become a Mage." She said, grinning as she continued to stack eggs on her plate.
"A mage... What are the updated classes of mage?" Arme asked. At this point Ronan came back down the stairs, a large bag flung over his back as he took the question for Elesis.
"Well, their second job is an... Alchemist? To get it you have to master the mage class, and the leader will shatter several of the alchemist's weapons into three hundred fragments. You have to go collect them, and bring them back to the leader. Next is... I'm not sure, and your fourth class would be a Battle Mage." Ronan said as he threw on a light coat, heading out the front door.
"I'll be back soon!" He yelled, and the door swung shut loudly behind him. The two girls sat in a silence, before Elesis seemed to remember something. She jumped up from her chair and ran over to one of the corners of the counter, where several piles of paper with the frustratingly odd text on them lay. The redhead shuffled through the papers, seemingly searching for something. Before long she had triumphantly pulled out a colourful piece of paper, though Arme couldn't quite make out the picture on it. At the picture, however, Elesis' grin began to grow. Well, I have something to show you today! First, we'll stop by the Violet Mage's Guild, then we'll head to the town square." With a plan in mind, Elesis left her things on the table and bolted up the staircase. Arme followed suit after cleaning up, heading back to her room. Before leaving she had decided to check the door she had figured was a closet and stepped into a large bathroom. Sighing at relief from the sight of a shower, she had taken an extremely quick shower before getting dressed. She was still combing her hair when Elesis had burst into her room, demanding that she hurry.
"We'll be late!" She had cried, and Arme had found herself being dragged down the hallways yet again. Looking her over at the door, Elesis frowned.
"Don't you have a jacket? She questioned, grabbing her own from the coat rack. With a shake of the head she had a light blue jacket thrown at her.
"Here, take Lass'. He never wears it anyways." She said vaguely, and then Arme felt herself being dragged along again through the busy outside streets. Arme had barely had time to throw on the jacket, much less protest that it was Lass'. She felt somewhat gulty to be wearing it, and also somewhat like she had stolen it. She was kind of worried she would bump in to the silver-haired boy, and that he in turn would question why she was stealing his clothes. Shaking her head to rid herself of the worrisome situation, Arme decided to actually pay attention to the way she was walking. Being picked up by another stranger didn't sound very fun to her.
Before long the two were standing infront of a large plain building with several signs painted on the walls and door in purple paint. The spearman seemed somewhat hesitant to go near the building, though she did anyways. When the door creaked open a short girl stepped out, her long blue hair held up in an odd fashion. She frowned lightly at Elesis, a confused look overtaking her features.
"Ah. Elesis-sama. To what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you today? Shouldn't you be in the town square?" She asked, her brows furrowing even more as Elesis stepped closer.
"Yeah, Yeah, we're going in a minute. Elena, I just wanted to introduce you to Arme, a friend here by reccomendation of Lass." She explained. Elena turned to face Arme, and her eyes widened considerably.
"Reccomendation of Lass-sama? How strange..." She murmured, motioning for the purple haired girl to step closer. She did so hesitantly, looking into eyes a lighter purple shade than her own After a moment, the blue haired girl reached out gingerly. Her hand rested on Arme's forehead for only a fraction of a second before she pulled back rather suddenly, as though she had been shocked.
"E-Elesis-sama, where on earth did Lass-sama find this girl?!" The mage asked, her eyes wide with interest.
"I... We're not sure." Elesis finished, "Why?"
"Elesis-sama, this girl... She's absolutely filled with mana, to the brim. What's more, her body is acting like a reactor, almost equivalent to a staff. As far as mages go, this girl has the potential to be a Magic Power House. If I'm being honest, anyone with this much potential and mana stored up could quite easily end up bermesiah's most powerful mage." She had whispered, her eyes sparkling.
"Stored up? And, well... We need you to train her. She's only ever casted magic once, for the first time yesterday. Without a staff aswell, from what Lass told us..." Elesis explained. Elena turned to the redhead, though still kept her eyes locked on Arme.
"Simply put, when mana is not used it is stored up in the body. For every person, even as a child they have had large ammounts of mana that simply drains out through the years. Ones with a better capacity to contain this mana are mages. This girl... She has an unbelievable ammount stored up. It's almost as though she was in a place where mana was unable to exit her. She can channel it without a weapon aswell?" The blue haired girl nodded, "I'll take her on as my apprentice! I'm assuming you're a bit busy now, bring her back in the afternoon. I'll be waiting!" The mage nodded and turned back into the building, the door closing behind her silently.
"Well, that settles that! And leaves us with... about ten minutes to get to the town square!" Elesis declared. She motioned for Arme to follow her and began running, leaving Arme to run behind her wondering if the red haired girl ever went slowly.
They arrived at the center of the town with atleast five minutes to spare. This seemed fortunate, as wherever Arme looked there seemed to be a huge crowd of people, all attempting to get closer to the stage that lay in the very center. Most of the rows of seats that were there were crammed full, and people were struggling to rush to whatever seat was left large signs were being held up with writing on them that Arme didn't even bother looking at, and she grabbed lightly onto Elesis' shirt as to try not to get lost.
"Come on," Elesis whispered, pushing her way through the crowd. When some refused to move Elesis simply yelled, and her presence was immidiately noticed. The people slowly began to clear out a path for the two, most of the crowd torn between staring at the strange purple haired girl or watching the stage. In the end they had decided to watch the stage, allowing Elesis and Arme to make their way to the front of the isles. Sitting down already was Ronan, and several empty seats lay to either side of him. He gave the two a small wave as they came in, and Elesis huffed as she threw herself into the seat next to him. Arme more timidly took a seat next to Elesis as she began talking to Ronan.
"The crowd is so huge every time!!" She complained, bringing her feet up to her chest as she lay her head on her knees, her eyes intent on the stage. Ronan nodded.
"Yeah, but you know how it is. This is really important for both us and the rest of the people here..." Arme assumed he would have continued, but just then a rather tall man in a suit stepped out from the large red curtains. He stepped to the side, where a large microphone was standing, the crowd screaming loudly.
"Hello there! Are you guys ready for a great show?!?!?!" The man yelled, and the scream of 'YES!!!' echoed throughout the audience.
"Well, I won't hold it up for you then! Let's hear some cheering!" He cried, and began to step off the stage. A loud sound began to fill the area, and soon everyone in the crowd was chanting 'Amy! Amy!" The chorus of chants continued, louder and louder until the curtains began to slowly slide open. A hushed silence filled the area, and the curtains flew open suddenly. There was a large explosion of colour on the stage that made Arme's eyes widen, even more so when a figure came spinning down from the top of the stage, landing in the dead center as the pink haze from the explosions began to fade. A loud thudding beat began, and the smoke faded. She was finally able to make out the figure in the center. A beautiful girl with two long flowing pink pigtails held by flower hairties on either side of her head was there, her black and pink outfit swaying around her at the slightest moment.
Then, the girl began to dance. Singing began to fill the area, and Arme was almost certain she had heard it before. She abruptly remembered the room with all the dolls on it, and the cassette laying on the pink shelf. This girl's... A part of the Grand Chase? The thought seemed wild, and was quickly tumbled out of her head by the overwhelming show being put on by the pink haired girl. She certainly seemed to have incredible skill, her body flipping and spinning in graceful, fluid movements as she quickly captivated the audience and kept the beat that seemed to be echoing inside Arme at that point. The beat got louder and louder, picking up speed as she began moving faster and faster, bright lights illuminating the stage and adding to the amazingly controlled chaos that was happening.
Before Arme had had a chance to fully recognize what had happened all the lights had shut off, the music stopping abruptly and the darkness hiding the pink dancer from view. This was only for a fraction of a second, and the stage exploded into colour once more. The girl, who had been standing in the middle of the stage, took three backflips and stood in place for a moment as another figure burst onto the stage. He had short red hair, his outfit made of red, white, and black. A spiral of flames circled the bottom of his right leg as he performed a flip, landing fairly close to the pink haired girl. The music began speeding up again, and the two stepped closer. Arme gasped momentarily as the girl made a kick towards him, the red haired boy quickly dodging and moving in for an attack of his own. She watched the stage closely as blows were continuously exchanged, realizing quickly that it was a mock-fight; just another style of dance. The two were making fluid movements that always seemed almost land, just grazing skin. Arme gazed at the stage, marvelling at the level of trust that had to exist between the two on the stage as they spiralled around one another. The crowd was now going wild as they all attempted to get closer to the stage and see more accurately.
The fighting continued for a while, and Arme was simply caught up by the dance. There were variations in the music, the song changing from slower and calmer to quick and upbeat in an instance, the dancers adjusting their dance styles just as quickly. Then, all too soon, the music began fading out, the two standing next to eachother in the center of the stage as the crowd erupted into cheer. She turned to the two people next to her, suprised to see Elesis' eyes closed tranquily as she leaned lightly on the blue haired man. Ronan didn't seem to notice or mind at all, his eyes stayed fixed to the stage as the two dancers walked over to the microphone. The pink haired girl took it as she began to wave widely to the audience.
"Heya, everyone! Thanks so much for coming!!! We appreciate it alot! The Grand Chase will be in town for the remainder of the month, you guys reach us if you need us! This has been Jin and Amy, love you all!!! Hope you had a good time!" She yelled over the screaming hordes of people. She set the microphone back on it's stand as she and Jin gave a final wave, heading off to the side of the stage and out of view. Not quite sure what to do, Arme turned to Ronan, who was attempting to shake Elesis awake.
"Come on, Elesis! The show's over!" He whispered. She opened her eyes slowly, rubbing them as she looked up.
" 'lready?" She mumbled as she stretched, yawning loudly. Ronan nodded, and the two of them stood up, Arme following a moment after. She felt somewhat odd as she followed the two through the door on the side of the stage, ending up in a small room. Both the pink haired girl and the red haired boy were crashed on the couch, only looking up as the trio came in.
"I'm tired now~" Amy announced, her eyes fluttering back down as she rested her head on the arm rest. Jin rubbed her back for a second before stretching and standing up to look them over.
"So, Elesis. Fell asleep again?" He commented before turning to Arme. "And you may not have noticed, but I think you let in a fan." He stated.
"Hm? Oh, her! No, this is Arme. She's with us." Ronan expained, observing the two exhausted people in front of him.
"I'll explain later. We should get you two home... Amy?"
"I'll carry her!" Jin voulinteered, lifting her into his arms before anyone could protest. Elesis looked at him skeptically.
"You're gonna drop her, you know?" She stated, raising a brow at him. Jin huffed and shook his head.
"I won't, trust me." With that, The group left out a small back door, Arme trailing behind silently.
Well, that took longer than expected! Was a bit wierd to write... The song Amy sung (spoiler? I'd kinda hope not, but if you didn't know, sorry ._.) on the cassette was 'Colours of the Heart', by Uverworld. You can listen to it here :3 http:// www (dot) youtube (dot) com /watch?v= Kq__es5CFdI
The inspirations for the Amy/Jin dance parts came from the song 'Real Emotion' from FFx-2, and random fight music
Hmm... Can't think of anything else that needs to be said! Comments are loved and suggestions are appreciated, Pie is to appear in the next chapter! (for convenience and plot's sake it couldn't be in here D:)
-Utsuro