Angel: Hiya people! sorry it tooked very long time to get this up I was having a writers block, don't you just hate those? So I went to the person who does beta'ing this story and she helped me figure things out for this chapter so I like to thank her, thankies! Anyways you get surprises on this chapter. I do not own anything but the Dragons, the made up plot, Kairi, Alicia, Selena The Siren or any other OC's you'll see, So please enjoy this chapter I'll try to get the next chapter up sometime after Thanksgiving if not I'll work on it in December before Christmas. Enjoy~

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Anise's Adventure: Chapter 7

Anise POV

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When Natalia finally showed up, Hedra woke me up from my nightmare, I thought it was finally over with. But I kept seeing Ion's pale face before he died, saying it was my fault he was gone.

I held in the tears so the others wouldn't know, but Hedra knew because he was with me the whole night. Before the others could reach us he told me I was crying and talking in my sleep, begging for forgiveness, the whole night. I knew Hedra wouldn't tell them, I just hoped he would get better when Natalia healed him.

I watched as Natalia worked really hard, not even taking a break after a couple hours when her energy was clearly being drained. Guy and Sync tried to talk her to into resting for a little bit, but she was being stubborn as always.

I don't know why, but anger boiled up inside me, and I clenched my fists at my sides and called her name, but when she did turn her face to look at me a slapping noise echoed through the whole chamber Hedra lived in.

I was breathing heavily, looking at Natalia's shocked face. Guy had his mouth wide open while Sync flinched when he saw me slap the princess, and Jade...well it was always hard to tell what Jade was thinking, but he looked oddly amused by what happened, while keeping a serious expression at the same time. It was silent for a while until Hedra spoke up to break the awkward silence.

"I know not if I should be scared for you others right now, or worried to get on the Fon Master's bad side..."

Guy scratched the back of his head like he did when he was nervous, "Yeah, that's true. But I think I'm a bit more scared right now."

I pouted and stomped my foot at Guy's comment, "Hey!"

"I'm sorry, Anise. I didn't mean it that way! Please don't hit me!" he took a step back with his arms up and trying to cover his face like he always used to do before he had gotten over his phobia when I marched in his direction...this time he was actually scared of me without the old phobia. I stopped moving toward him and calmed down a bit when I noticed this, annoyed with myself when I realized that I was scaring my friends. I turned my head in Natalia's direction to see she still looked shocked after I had slapped her, her hand was placed on her red cheek, and I felt bad for losing control of myself like that. Natalia didn't deserve it. Especially not after she came all this way with little explanation to heal a dragon she had nothing to do with.

I wanted to apologise to her, but for some reason I just couldn't bring myself to. My gaze shifted down to my feet, I didn't want to look at any of them.

"Anyway!" Sync stepped up to Natalia and Hedra, trying to get serious again, "How's the dragon doing?"

Hedra nodded his dragon scaly neck toward Sync, "I am feeling much better thanks to the Kimlascan Princess' healing artes, and I thank you kind humans for your help and kindness. Particularly you, young Fon Master. Now, as I promised, I will tell you what I know."

Everyone turned their heads in Hedra's direction, ready to listen and completely forgetting my little scene from earlier. "As I told the Fon Master," He looked at me, then back at the others, "I saw the person who attacked me and tried to make me lose control of my will, but I did not see his face."

Jade pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, "So it happens to be a human causing all this trouble? That's odd, a human shouldn't be able to cause so much trouble...unless he got some sort of power from something we don't know of." What Jade said worried everyone

"Then...this unknown person found a mysterious power that could control dragons and make them lose control of themselves? That's awful!" Natalia said, covering her mouth in horror.

I looked down at the ground frowning, how could this person do such a thing? I have to stop them before he hurts the other dragons...but... The nightmare I had flashed through my mind, making me close my eyes tightly, hoping the images would disappear. It didn't help, I kept seeing Ion hold his hand out to me, telling me it was all my fault. My eyes snapped open when I heard Sync snapping his fingers in front of my face. I got annoyed at him and slapped his hand away from my face.

"What?"

"Jeeze, didn't have to slap my hand, Brat. The others are leaving. We're letting Hedra have rest. I was going to leave, but you were still standing here like a statue. What's wrong with you lately, anyway?" he narrowed his eyes at me with his arms crossed.

I frowned, turning away from him "I don't know what you're talking about, Sync. Everyone went back to the inn, right?"

"Yeah, but this talk isn't finished, Anise. I know when something's bothering you. Kairi would yell at me if I didn't do anything about it."

"Whatever. Let's go back to the Inn." I said goodbye to Hedra, who nodded his head at me, bidding me and Sync goodbye.

I ignored Sync when he kept trying to get the answers out of me but I stayed silent. When we entered the Inn I told Guy and Natalia I was heading to bed for a short nap, I didn't notice the worried looks on their faces when I turn my back to them when I walked to my rented room.

I crawled into the bed hugging Tokunaga closely to my chest, I hid my face using Tokunaga and cried silently. After what felt like hours the tears stopped, but it left me tired. I tried really hard to stay up, not wanting to see that nightmare again. Eventually the tiredness won, and I once again I saw Ion; the one person I loved, but I let him die.

Noelle's POV

I walked into the inn to see Guy, Natalia, Sync, and Jade had a confused and worried look on their faces. I look around and noticed Anise was missing from the group.

"Hi guys, what's with the confused faces? And where's Anise?"

Guy was the one who spoke first, "Anise is in her room resting...but she's been acting really weird ever since we got here."

I frowned,, thinking of what could make her act so strange. Then I remembered what I said to her back in Belkend and I gasped, getting everyone's attention, "I think I know why Anise is acting weird...I said such horrible things to her before, I should go apologize to her!"

Guy got up from his seat at the small table in the middle of the room and put his hand on my shoulder to comfort me, but it didn't work.

"Calm down, Noelle. Anise wouldn't hate you for that, and she probably needs time alone right now anyway. Just give her time, and then you can apologize to her." I sighed, knowing Guy was right. I laughed softly and put my hand on top of his.

"Thanks Guy, I needed that. Anyway, I got some news. I have a letter from Luke and Tear." I handed the letter to Jade, who opened it with ease.

"Hmm...it appears their wedding is going to be in two days. It seems we'll have to put all this dragon business on hold for a while and head back to Baticul. Kairi wrote something for you, Sync." Jade handed Sync the letter.

Everyone watched him read it, and Sync actually smiled! Something in that letter must have made him really happy.

"So what did Kairi write, Sync?" I asked, curious.

"Yes, is it about the baby?" Natalia asked with a smile on her face and hands clasped at her chest.

"Kairi just said that she went to the doctor and everything's fine with the baby."

"That's great!" Guy said.

"So we'll be back for Luke and Tear's wedding in two days? That sound nice." I looked at Anise's door, frowning and hoping she would forgive me.

Anise's POV

I woke up almost falling off the bed, trying to catch my breath. That same dream of Ion telling me it's my fault. I hugged Tokunaga close to my chest again. I wiped the tears away, looking into a mirror in the room, making sure I didn't have bloodshot eyes from crying myself to sleep. I took a calming breath and opened the door to see the others were still awake. Don't tell me I slept in?

"Oh, morning Anise. Did you sleep well?" I gave my best fake smile to Guy.

"Yep! So where to next?" I asked Jade.

"Hmm, I believe Keterburg is having problems with blizzards lately, but we'll have to take care of it quickly if we want to be in Baticul in time for Luke and Tear's wedding."

"Oh! When are they having the wedding?" I asked.

"In two day's time," Jade replied, "Though I daresay we should be back in Baticul the night before the wedding. They will probably want us there in advance, seeing as more than half of us are involved in the wedding." He was right there, I was supposed to be the flower girl, Guy was meant to be Luke's best man, and Natalia and Noelle were going to be bridesmaids.

My eyes brightened. "I can't wait! And that means we can go see Nephry now?" I couldn't help but be excited, and I guess everyone started to laugh at seeing me be silly Anise again.

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When we arrived in Keterburg, I wanted to check us all in at the Inn while the others went to see Nephry. I payed for everyone's rooms when I heard a voice behind me. When I turned around, I was surprised.

"You're that weird guy from the Meggiora Highlands!"

"Now, now. That's rude of you to call me that. My name is Damian, at your service," he bowed to me like I was a princess or a queen. And he didn't want me to call him weird?

"...Anise Tatlin, Fo-" I was cut off by Damian

"Yes, how could I not know your name, Fon Master?" he started to walk around me like I was his prey, "I can see you're a beautiful young lady, trying to become a great Fon Master...but some of the people don't think that you can do it, do they? No, no. They all say how weak minded you are, or how you let the last Fon Master die, correct?" he stared at me with his crimson red eyes, it was like he was staring into my soul.

But how did he know all those things? "H-How did you know that?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You shouldn't be rude to the one about to offer to help you, my dear Fon Master."

"What do you mean, 'help me'?" I asked, folding my arms. I had a horrible feeling about this guy, but when he said he would help me, I was curious.

"What would you say if I said I could teach you how to use Daathic Fonic Artes?"

I looked at him in shock. I wanted to learn them, but...that was impossible, wasn't it? The colonel even said so... My mind was suddenly flooded with images of Mohs turning into that monster after Dist infused him with ability to use seventh fonons and Daathic Fonic Artes. On top of that I remembered the effects on Ion after each time used a Daathic Fonic Arte, even if he was a replica.

I shook my head and stared hard at Damian. "No, I won't learn the Daathic Fonic Artes, but thanks for the offer. I have to go back to my friends now." I turned my back on him and started to walk away when his voice made me stop.

"Too bad...you could've saved many lives if you learned it, but I guess you lost out." I turned around to give him a piece of mind - I could save people without those artes, too! - but he wasn't there anymore.

"What?" I looked around me, but he wasn't in the hotel anymore. How in Auldrant did he just disappear like he wasn't there in the first place? Was I imagining things? "Oh well, I should go see Nephry and the others."

I walked out of the Inn to Nephry's house to see the others were still there. It turned out there was a note for her in the letter they got from Tear and Luke that she was also invited to their wedding.

Shortly after I got there, it was time for everyone to head back to the hotel. When everyone was figuring out their rooms, I was stopped by Jade before I could go back into the one I used earlier. I was confused by this, he was about to open his mouth to say something when...

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Beta'd by IHaveNoIdea8

Angel: Wow, Anise just told Damian off...but well she change her mind? What well happen next? find out on the next chapter of Anise's Adventure! thanks to all the people who reviewed, fallowed, and faved this story it makes me so happy knowing people like this story, can you believe I got this plot from watching "How to Train Your Dragon" movie? I love that movie! and I adore Toothless so kawaii~ anyways ciao!