Chapter 4:
"Nice going Yuffie. We were about to leave! Ugh. C'mon Al. Lets go get something to eat." Said Edward shoving his hands in his pockets and leaving.
"Ok brother. Nice meeting you again Izzy." Alphonse said quickly and following his brother.
"So, your name is Yuffie right?" I said turning toward her.
"Yup! And your's is Izzy. I already know all about you though. You are gonna help the 'Keyblade's chosen one' save the universe!" She said jumping up and down.
"Uhm.. Please explain to me what's going on.." I said getting a little tired of everyone telling me news.
"Ok! Come with me!" She said pulling my hand and dragging me wherever she was going.
"Aerith! Ohhh Aerith!" Yuffie called out as she busted open a room door. Even though I was a little exasperated, this place was amazing! Its like nothing I've seen before. Well, I've seen places like this back at home, but, its so different here. Everything lit by a candelabra; colorful billboards, neon lights, big doors; apartment buildings; secret ally ways; and even a giant bell in central square! So cool.
"Yes, Yuffie?" Said a lady in pink and red.
"I found this new girl with Cid!" Said Yuffie. The pink and red lady whose name seemed to be 'Aerith' turned to me and bowed politely.
"Hello. My name is Aerith." She said sweetly.
"Hi. Uhm. I'm Izzy. Nice to meet you." I blushed and bowed like she did for me.
"Please have a seat. We have much to discuss. Yuffie darling could you go and get our guest something to drink?" Aerith said politely.
"Sure! Comin' right up!" Yuffie bounced into the kitchen.
"Uh. So.. What do you need me for?" I asked curiously.
"Well, Izzy.. Have you seen any shadows lately?" She asked.
"Shadows?" I asked lamely.
"Those, dark blue creatures." She said.
"Oh. I have. Those things are seriously creepy!" I said in recognition.
"Did you fight them?" She asked suddenly.
"Well. Yea. Would've been easier if I had a weapon. Or something." I replied. Sora had that key thingy. It looked really awesome. I wanted one.
" I believe you do have a weapon." She said as she stood up from her seat. I finally got a good look at her. Wow. She is really pretty. And noble! I had a sudden feeling I wanted to be like her.
"What weapon?" I asked getting intrigued.
"Hold out your hand." She said as she picked up a pole and held it out to me.
"Take it, but when you do, imagine any type of weapon you could posses. And that weapon will be yours." She said mystically.
" Wow.. Ok." I imagined all of the possibilities. How about a Katana?.. Or a scythe?.. Or even a club?. Hah. Hmm. What weapon could I possibly have! And then. It came to me. I wanted a cool sword. But not just any sword. It was black. And it flamed every time you used it. You see. I have a thing for fire. So this excited me like nothing before. I wanted that blade with a passion. I imagined it and I reached out to the pole Aerith was still holding in front of me. Once I gripped the pole it turned into a flaming blade. My eyes sparkled with desire. I took the sword in one hand and waved it around.
"It is yours now. Izzy. Use it well." She told me.
"Does it have a name?" I asked still marveling at my new power.
"Yes. Although you might want to change her name. We call it the.. FlameBlade. Others like to call her….Shana. Shana means fire. I think that is suitable enough." She said.
"Yeah…Shana…" I said then blinked a few times.
"Hey. What can I put her in? I can't carry around a flaming blade all day."
"You can call Shana any time you want. Just reach down to your side and grip the air like you're gripping a sword. Then just pull out. And she will appear. If you are in danger she will come out immediately, whether you call her or not." She said.
"Awesome.. So how do I put her away?" I asked.
"Just let go of her." She said simply.
"Ok.." I lifted my hand up and released Shana. And she disappeared.
"Now that you know what your weapon is, its time you know what you have to do with it." She said and sat down on a comfy looking chair. I sat near her on a bed that was in the room. The room was red and pink, like her dress. With violet chairs, and a queen bed. It looked like a Valentine's day suite! But I didn't want to ask what was up with the design at this moment in time.