Wow. I actually got a chapter in. Ok, my aim is to finish this story up by the middle of summer. Does not mean I'll be updating often.
October 30
Roxas's POV
"We're going to need to call in reinforcements from the northern sectors, there's been some major attacks down south. At least fifty dead. All snakehead attacks." Pence looked up for Cloud's reply.
"We're going to call them down anyway, so why not?"
"Understood sir. I'll send for them immediately." Pence left the office quickly. Wonder why he's so nervous.
"Roxas, is there anything you need?"
"Um, yeah. I was wondering what has everybody on their toes. It's kinda nerve-racking." I explained.
Cloud let out a sigh, "With all these attacks, freaky alliances, and the recent attack from the WSA, it's hard not to be. There's also rumor of an upcoming war. Just that alone is enough to set everyone on edge."
"I see. Are there any missions?"
"No, I just want you to work on your training for now."
"Yes sir." Cloud moved on to some paperwork and waved his hand in dismissal. I hastily left to go find Ven, or maybe Namine. Eh, whoever I find first.
I wandered around and wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings. That is, until I walked right into Sora. "Hey, did you just get here?" The first that comes out of my mouth. Great.
"Nah, we got here yesterday. Why's everybody all shaken up?" It's that noticeable?
"A couple of not so good events. Wanna get some lunch?"
Namine's POV
Beating the heck out of sparrng dummies gets boring after a while. Especially after watching the head of the fifth one fly across the room. Hey, this one actually hit someone. That has to be the most interesting thing that happened today. This day was completely boring; and with Cloud not sending anyone on missions, most of us are just bored out of our minds.
Emerald Hunters, huh. My fingers twisted my dad's old ring around my thumb. I know you're not supposed to wear it that way, but it was the only finger that it'll fit. He said it was passed down from generation to generation. The craftmanship was beautiful. It was silver with a stream of emerald on either side going into a small circular emerald. There weren't any raised parts so it felt like a simple band. On the inside were the engraved words, The sun sets to let the stars shine. Why is that line or even poem important to my dad's family? What is the significance?
Sirens sounded off. I jumped and started looking back and forth, wondering what triggered the alarm. "Evacuate the building!" Someone yelled over the intercom. I bolted, not wanting to get stuck in the crowd. Screw the elevator.
I opened the door to the stairs to find a vampire. Now I know what set it off. I wasted no time in killing him. Slipping dad's ring into my pocket, I started up the stairs. Funny how taking the stairs didn't occur to very many people.
At the sixth flight I met another vampire on its way down. I slashed his neck with one of my swords and sent him over the railing without stopping to fight. It pretty much went on like that until I got out one of the side doors of the building.
I was relieved to see people getting out safely. I joined them and scanned for familiar faces, fingering the ring the entire time.
Hazel's POV
You have to hate sirens. I almost had Ven kissing me when that thing went off. We got out without any encounters, but I keep hearing that it was vampires that set it off. Right now I was with Ven, Roxas, and Sora. We were scanning the crowd, trying to find Riku, Kairi, and Namine. Well, I was just looking for Namine, not knowing what Riku or Kairi looked like.
I spotted Namine scanning the crowd. Now to get her attention. My hair's a unique enough color, and long enough. I picked up one of my braids and started waving it around above my head and called her name. A couple people stared at me as if I were crazy, and Sora joined in by jumping and waving his arms around. Namine saw and ran over.
"Hey sweety, glad yer alright. Did ya see any vamps on yer way up?"
She nodded. "Yeah, came across ten in the stairwell."
Sora said, "So it was vamps."
She nodded again. Ven and Roxas came up with Riku and Kairi. "Hia! I'm Hazel! How's y'all doin'?"
Namine's POV
I pulled Roxas away from the crowd and behind the first few walls of trees in the forest. I pulled out dad's ring and smashed my lips into Roxas's. He angled his head, had one hand tangle its fingers in my hair and his thumb stroked my jawbone, and the other wrapped around my waist.
When we finally broke apart for air, I slipped the ring into the hand that wasn't wrapped around me. He looked at me questioningly. Snuggling further into his embrace, I answered, "I want you to hold on to it for safekeeping. I don't trust myself not to lose it at the moment. Could you hold on to it until I trust myself with it again?"
"Yeah, I'll keep it safe." He said, slipping it onto the shuriken necklace chain.
"Good." I went into another kiss.
October 30
Roxas's POV
"We're going to need to call in reinforcements from the northern sectors, there's been some major attacks down south. At least fifty dead. All snakehead attacks." Pence looked up for Cloud's reply.
"We're going to call them down anyway, so why not?"
"Understood sir. I'll send for them immediately." Pence left the office quickly. Wonder why he's so nervous.
"Roxas, is there anything you need?"
"Um, yeah. I was wondering what has everybody on their toes. It's kinda nerve-racking." I explained.
Cloud let out a sigh, "With all these attacks, freaky alliances, and the recent attack from the WSA, it's hard not to be. There's also rumor of an upcoming war. Just that alone is enough to set everyone on edge."
"I see. Are there any missions?"
"No, I just want you to work on your training for now."
"Yes sir." Cloud moved on to some paperwork and waved his hand in dismissal. I hastily left to go find Ven, or maybe Namine. Eh, whoever I find first.
I wandered around and wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings. That is, until I walked right into Sora. "Hey, did you just get here?" The first that comes out of my mouth. Great.
"Nah, we got here yesterday. Why's everybody all shaken up?" It's that noticeable?
"A couple of not so good events. Wanna get some lunch?"
Namine's POV
Beating the heck out of sparrng dummies gets boring after a while. Especially after watching the head of the fifth one fly across the room. Hey, this one actually hit someone. That has to be the most interesting thing that happened today. This day was completely boring; and with Cloud not sending anyone on missions, most of us are just bored out of our minds.
Emerald Hunters, huh. My fingers twisted my dad's old ring around my thumb. I know you're not supposed to wear it that way, but it was the only finger that it'll fit. He said it was passed down from generation to generation. The craftmanship was beautiful. It was silver with a stream of emerald on either side going into a small circular emerald. There weren't any raised parts so it felt like a simple band. On the inside were the engraved words, The sun sets to let the stars shine. Why is that line or even poem important to my dad's family? What is the significance?
Sirens sounded off. I jumped and started looking back and forth, wondering what triggered the alarm. "Evacuate the building!" Someone yelled over the intercom. I bolted, not wanting to get stuck in the crowd. Screw the elevator.
I opened the door to the stairs to find a vampire. Now I know what set it off. I wasted no time in killing him. Slipping dad's ring into my pocket, I started up the stairs. Funny how taking the stairs didn't occur to very many people.
At the sixth flight I met another vampire on its way down. I slashed his neck with one of my swords and sent him over the railing without stopping to fight. It pretty much went on like that until I got out one of the side doors of the building.
I was relieved to see people getting out safely. I joined them and scanned for familiar faces, fingering the ring the entire time.
Hazel's POV
You have to hate sirens. I almost had Ven kissing me when that thing went off. We got out without any encounters, but I keep hearing that it was vampires that set it off. Right now I was with Ven, Roxas, and Sora. We were scanning the crowd, trying to find Riku, Kairi, and Namine. Well, I was just looking for Namine, not knowing what Riku or Kairi looked like.
I spotted Namine scanning the crowd. Now to get her attention. My hair's a unique enough color, and long enough. I picked up one of my braids and started waving it around above my head and called her name. A couple people stared at me as if I were crazy, and Sora joined in by jumping and waving his arms around. Namine saw and ran over.
"Hey sweety, glad yer alright. Did ya see any vamps on yer way up?"
She nodded. "Yeah, came across ten in the stairwell."
Sora said, "So it was vamps."
She nodded again. Ven and Roxas came up with Riku and Kairi. "Hia! I'm Hazel! How's y'all doin'?"
Namine's POV
I pulled Roxas away from the crowd and behind the first few walls of trees in the forest. I pulled out dad's ring and smashed my lips into Roxas's. He angled his head, had one hand tangle its fingers in my hair and his thumb stroked my jawbone, and the other wrapped around my waist.
When we finally broke apart for air, I slipped the ring into the hand that wasn't wrapped around me. He looked at me questioningly. Snuggling further into his embrace, I answered, "I want you to hold on to it for safekeeping. I don't trust myself not to lose it at the moment. Could you hold on to it until I trust myself with it again?"
"Yeah, I'll keep it safe." He said, slipping it onto the shuriken necklace chain.
"Good." I went into another kiss.
I got the idea of Hazel waving her hair around from a friend who used my hair, since it's blue, to get another friend's attention from the other side of the gym.
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