Dear God I have been neglecting this...
Kain: I should say so...
I'm SOO SORRY!! xP I'll write now, promise!
Iris: (cracks whip) you better, bitch... now type until your fingers fall off.
you got that right... this room is FREEZING--
Iris: (Cracks whip)
N-nyahh! xP (types rapidly while being whipped)
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Morning
"Hey Jack, wake up!" Colette chirped, her arms folded behind her back as she grinned, towering above him.
Opening one eye, Jack stoodd up straight in bed, "...Birthday Party." he blinked, recalling as he stared over at the envelope on the bedside table between his bed and Lloyd's.
"...Hey, where's Lloyd?" He questioned, standing up and looking at Colette as he waited for an answer.
"Lloyd?" she thought for a second, "He um... went out!" she nodded, doing the fake giggle of hers when she lies.
"...? Um, okay...?" he sighed, turning away from her as he picked up the letter, "...He's coming right?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah!" Colette assured him, closing her eyes while maintaining a solid grin of kindness and warmth.
"...I guess I'll wait for him to... get back..." he shrugged.
"No!" Colette cut him off, steppind forward with a slight look of fear, but quickly composed herself after getting a steange look from Jack.
"I-I mean... He said he would meet up there, so we'd be waiting for nothing! Hehee!" she smiled, holding her fingers to the corner of her lips as if to mask the twitching of them.
"...Okay?" Jack blinked, "...Lets go then. I'll walk you there, Colette. Just leave it to me, I know this town like the back of my hand." he nodded confidently, marching towards the door.
The blonde angel let out a small sigh of relief, holding a small hand over her chest as she followed quietly.
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-Flashback-
"Um, Lloyd are you sure? What if you're not back in time?" Colette questioned, concerned.
"...I have to." he explained, "If I don't even bother to search the town while it's night, I'll never know what kind of people come out, and you'll never know who has my sword if it IS here." he said. "... I have to." he repeated, "...Just stay here."
Colette paused, staring up at him, biting her lip. "...If you say so, just hurry up, okay? We have to go somewhere tomorrow, that's ALSO you other chance at something, like meeting royalty of this world and stuff."
"Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if they thought that their 'god' gave it to them. and they presented it to the king or something."
"Oh... yeah, no Godess... I had a close call with that sortof thing..." she cringed at the thought. "...Anyway, be safe, Lloyd!" she smiled, "I'll be waiting for you at the Castle tomorrow if you're not back by morning." she warned with a devious smile, "...hurry up, kay?"
Lloyd swallowed at the look she gave him, "U-uh... okay." his voice seemed to croak ever so slightly as e blushed.
"...I'll be sure." he said.
-End flashback-
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"So, Ridley sure seems nice, the way you talk about her." Colette noted happily. "I just know that Lloyd will make good friends!"
Jack raised an eyebrow, looking at her from the corner of his eye, "...you do know you can't just barge in and like... expect her to..." he trailed, thinking about what Colette said a moment before, "Uh... nice... isn't exactly the word for her." he laughed nervously, recalling numerous instances.
Colette's grin just got wider, "Oh, well... Lloyd's a really easy person to get along with... so you never know." she said, looking up to the sky as they walked a small, dreamy smile playing on her lips.
Jack hesitated for a moment, feeling irritation bubbling up under his skin. "I don't know what anyone sees in that guy."
"You... just have to get to know Lloyd... he's a... a really good friend to me..." her eyelids fell, trailing along the moving sidewalk under her feet. They passed a man in reddish copper armor, blurred into the background.
Jack glared, he clenched his teeth as he thought, recalling, remembering... being knocked to the floor single handedly... what could this guy have went through to be able to defeat Gerald?! Ugh! How frustrating!
Feeling slightly concerned by the sudden silence, Colette lifted her chin and pointed it towards him. Her blue eyes trying to lock with his. She furrowed her near-invisable blonde brows, "Jack?" she leaned forward to catch his stern gaze. Flinching a bit at the sudden determination that seemed to flow through him.
"I'm gonna beat you, Lloyd! Just you wait!" he stopped dead in his tracks, clenching his fists. The irritated frown substituted with a determined grin.
(A/N: ha... I almost made the typo "I'm gonna eat you, Lloyd!" haha... ah, yeah, just wanted to point that out.)
"See? Don't give up! Maybe you'll win!" Colette cheered him on. "I'll be wishing you luck!"
"I should have figured you would root for him to beat me..." A voice groaned from behind them, seeming out of breath and a bit dissapoitned.
"Lloyd!" Colette bounced on heels. "I'm SO happy to see you! Did you find your..." she trailed, "coin pouch?" the girl corrected herself quickly, whiping away a stray drop of sweat that seemed to roll down her cheek as she gave that fake smile.
Lloyd looked a little let-down. "Um... no luck..." he groaned, kicking his feet at the ground, catching the tone of her voice.
There was a slight pause but Colette immediately put an end to it, "Hey, lets go! To the castle!" she pumped a hyper fist in the air and jumped to indicate her enthusiasm.
"Yeah!" Lloyd nodded. "Lets go, Jack."
Jack made a small grumbling noise, turning his head. "Yeah... it's such a pain but..."
-sudden change of attitude-
He sighed and shrugged, holding his hands out and laughing a bit, "I suppose it can't be helped can it... I am irrisistable after all..." he shook his head, "Lets just go to the party, she did invite us after all." he nodded.
Colette and Lloyd grinned at eachother, "This is SO cool! we get to visit an actual castle!" Colette said excitedly.
"Yeah! This is going to be so awsome I can't wait!"
"I wonder what is looks like!"
"Oh, I know!" Lloyd suddenly put on a serious face, "Their going to ask your name and birthplace and then search you of all weapons-- then... THEN they'll make sure that you have brought--" he inched closer to Colette, trying to sound scary.
"A present!" Colette blinked, bringing something out of her pocket. "See? I bought Ridley something yesterday!" she said, showing Lloyd, making sure she got his attention. It was a medium-sized white box. "Genis baked some cookies when I told him that we were going to a birthday party!"
"Augh!!!" Lloyd and Jack cringed at the same time.
"I forgot a present!" Jack grabbed his head.
Lloyd just got a little uneasy. "Um... she didn't expect me to did she?" he laughed, waiting for a reaction, getting murdured by the suspense.
"...No.." Jack muttered, "She'd probably just throw it away anyway, now that I think about it..." he sighed, "..Think about how many presents royalty must get... especially on her birthday..."
"Oh, yeah you're right..." Lloyd mumbled. Colette seemed to become unnerved by this.
"Oh..." her face fell as she bit her lip, "I... I guess she won't really want a present from me will she? I mean... it being like, not royal and everything..." she sighed.
This seemed to make Lloyd grow desperate in calming her, "N-no! I'm sure she'll--" his voice trailed, catching her sweet blue gaze in his.
"Ah..." he was at a loss for words. Lloyd averted his eyes and held his reddening face, And Colette seemed to grow teary-eyed.
"...Yes." he said, having nothing to do with what she was expecting him to reply with, his thoughts escaped from him as he was trying to re-compose himself.
"Oh what will I do?! This is bad!" she swallowed, staring forward as if death was ahead, waiting for her at the end of the road. Her pupils focused in the dead-center, shaking slightly.
"No problem..." Jack sighed and patted her on the back, "You... don't have to really worry about it, you know..." he trailed, trying to figure out how he would calm her, his mind blanked.
"Y-yes. I know!" Colette bit her lip, swallowing and forcing a smile as they walked. But as she closed her eyes, her forehead bumped Lloyd's back softly and she backed up. "L...lloyd? What's wrong?" she questioned, blinking.
"...Whoa..." Lloyd's jaw dropped, he pointed up at the structure.
Colette blinked, "That's even bigger than..." she trailed, in awe as she tried to take in the sight of the castle before her.
"Yeah..."
"What?" Jack turned to them, a hand on his hip, "Haven't you guys ever seen this before?" he raised an eyebrow questioningly.
Silence was their response, their eyes scrolled up and down the castle then over to Jack who was starting to get a bit suspicious of them while slowly backing away.
"U-um..." he laughed nervously.
"Let's go IN!!!" Colette squealed.
"Yeah!!" Lloyd cheered, right behind her as they darted up to the castle doors where the guards stood.
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That's that... now, to update story number two....
