+Moments to Remember+
Written by: Evelyn Dark
«Chapter 2»
The Secret Ingredient: part 2
?--Za Okunote Seibun: Bu Ni--?
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Everyone in the party just stared in horror at the sight before them. They all wondered how this person they new could be beaten and left for dead. He was adorned with deep gashes and burnt marks all over him. The cause of the explosion was now clear on where it came from. His once clean cloths were torn and burned. Even his hair was a mess, colored red from his blood. His face was pale white and his lips were turning blue, the sight of the area made some of the party look away.
Everyone was shocked silent, in till one of them took the courage to speak.
“What happened,” was all that came out of the blue haired man. With his shackles tight to his wrist he looked appalled. Lloyd just couldn’t stop looking he was sad and angry, angry that this happened to him. He shook his head, and kneeled down to see if he had a pulse. He closed his eyes and put his hand to the man’s neck; he felt a slight slow pulse Bump ……. Bump……. Bump …..
Lloyd’s eyes snapped open, his eyes filled with joy and hope. He quickly got up turned to the Professor.
“Professor Raine, he’s still alive you need to help him can’t you heal him,” the teen shouted with determination.
“Even if I could heal him we need to get him to Flanoir fast so we could get him back to his normal temperature, or he’ll die of the cold. But as I said if, he is still out enemy and if we leave him here we won’t have to deal with him.” Said Raine; in a cold/quite tone. Lloyd just got angrier by the professor’s words.
“We can’t just leave him here to die; he may be our enemy but he did help us out a lot like when Colette was sick he told us were we could go to find information on the cure. And like I said back in Sybak I still trust him. Please Professor you have to save him.” Lloyd shouted in the beginning but ended in a soft whisper. Raine just sighed in defeat might as well give up considering that speech; if she tried to persevere more the rest of the group would be on Lloyd’s side anyway. And she knew there were other reasons to why he wanted to save him.
Without a word she kneeled down to the unconscious man and whispered a enchantment. With her rod above the man’s heart a greenish-silver wisp of energy came out of the rod healing the man. Slowly but yet quickly all of his injuries were healed. Raine got up and turned to Lloyd. Lloyd just gaped at what the professor did.
“Well, are you just going to stand gap there or are you going to caring him to Flanoir so he doesn’t die,” Raine said with a cold toned yet with a hint of warmth toward her pupil. Lloyd was still shocked till he remembers the dying form on the ground, Lloyd smiled big and wide.
“I knew you had it in you Professor, well anyone mind helping me pick him up. Because d**n it I’m definitely not going to risk my back being snapped in half for him,” Lloyd hollered to the group. Colette smiled she walked up to the cataleptic form and picked him up with ease. Lloyd and the men in the group stepped back in shock still not used to the chosen’s strength.
“Thanks a lot Colette,” said the sarcastic mage. The blonde turned around with one hand keeping the mercenary aloft and smiled big, “Your welcome, Genis.” The Genis gave a subjugated sighed, Colette can be such a blonde sometimes. With those words said the party made their trek to Flanoir at a faster pace, well more like running for you lives in this case Kratos Aurion’s life.
Soon after a half an hour they finally made it to their destination. With great hast they made their way to the doctor in Flanoir. With people still in line; they quickly made their way to the door with occasionally malicious glares, and some sympathetic glances if they caught the cataleptic man in the blonde’s hand.
The doctor was looking over one of his patients; with the mans gray hair and glasses he seemed quite focused on the clip board he had in his hand. About to write something on the piece of paper, a brunette man burst threw the door breathing heavily. More people started to file into the small house. If the doctor could remember these were the same people who came when the dwarf, Altessa, was gravely injured. When the dual swordsman started to catch his breath, if the doctor could remember his name was Lloyd, he spoke up.
“You ….have to… help us…. this man is…. dying,” Lloyd said with short breaths. Then Colette came over and put down the mercenary onto the small bed onto the side. The sight of the man condition caught his attention, clearly he had been healed recently the man apparently was in a fight and left for dead out in the brutal cold weather outside.
“Hmmmm….. I see… well you have done a good job on healing his injuries, obviously he needs to be kept in a very warm room to stabilize his temperature to a normal suitable temperature,” with that alleged the doctor turned around back to his previous patient. Lloyd was about yell at him, but Raine shushed him.
“Lloyd lets go the inn and do as the doctor told us” Raine whispered and with that understood the team made their way to the inn, Colette picked Kratos yet again, but with two hands, and followed the rest to the inn.
With the money paid for the stay at the inn the party gathered around to were Colette situated Kratos on to the bed.
“All right everyone, Colette, Sheena, Zelos, and Regal you go get some blankets to keep Kratos’s body heat from escaping even more,” Raine said the group nodded and made their way to get the blankets. Raine turned to Genis, “Genis, you and Presea get some warm water, and Lloyd and I will keep watch of Kratos, okay.” Presea nodded impassive and Genis looked to Presea and nodded blushingly.
Lloyd had a chair near were Kratos was laid. With his elbows propped up to his legs, his head rested on his fisted hands. Raine looked at the sight before her, she hoped that everything would be ok, even if she was the one who thought of the idea of leaving Kratos out there to die.
Lloyd was worried for Kratos’s life, he wasn’t even sure if the mercenary could pull it threw. Just then Sheena and the others with the blankets came in and piled the blankets on to Kratos. Raine came over to move the blankets in a more suitable way then the others did. Zelos walked over to the mercenary’s side and looked down on the sleeping forms face.
“You know he still looks scary even when he’s sleeping. I wouldn’t be surprised if he knew how to sleep with his eyes open,” The red headed chosen said. Everyone just glared at him, and Zelos flinched at his comrade’s edginess. “Whoa, well some people woke up on the wrong side of the bed.” “Oh would you shut up, you stupid chosen,” Sheena yelled at Zelos. “Both of you shut up,” hollered Raine as Genis and Presea came back with the warm water.
What they both saw was one red faced Raine, one shocked face of Sheena, and one cowering figure of Zelos. Genis about laughed at the sight. Lloyd on the end near Kratos’s bed seemed to have not heard the shouting triplet. With his impassive face looking down at the sleeping form of Kratos, he seemed deep into thought. Genis thought it was about time to announce both, Presea and his arrival with the warm water.
“Hey Raine, were do you want Presea and me to put the water?” Genis asked the red faced Raine. Raine turned around to the two with the water and told them to set them over somewhere.
“And Genis, its Presea and I not Presea and me,” Raine scolded Genis. That was about time when Lloyd realized everyone was in the room. Lloyd catching conversation; he sblack personed.
“Hey Genis, aren’t you suppose to be the smart one of us,” Genis turned around to Lloyd and fumed at what the dual swordsman said “Shut it, Lloyd” Regal smiled at the two teens, Lloyd laughing at Genis and Genis being mad at Lloyd for laughing at him. It was good for Lloyd to get his mind of Kratos’s current state at the moment.
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+Moments to Remember+
Written by: Evelyn Dark
«Chapter 3»
The Secret Ingredient: part 3
?--Za Okunote Seibun: Bu ??--?
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Everyone was on the edges of their seats, waiting for any sign of the mercenaries recovery. Even with the occasional noises that came out of his mouth did they jump from their seats and finding the man only still sleeping on the bed; then flop down in their seats in disappointment. No one dared sleep that night in fear something might happen to the mercenary. Finally one got up and got the courage to take a nap.
“Well I don’t know about you guys but I need my beauty sleep,” Zelos said with a yawn, “well good night my gorgeous hunnies, and … other guys,” Zelos plopped to floor and fell asleep instantly. Raine got up from the floor and turned to everyone else.
“Well I don’t know about you guys but I think I will follow suit like Zelos, exerting ourselves isn’t a good thing, I think Kratos will be fine if we all take a nice *yawns* nap,” with that said the Professor laid down on the floor and went to sleep. Everyone followed suit as the professor and Zelos did and went to sleep the except for Lloyd he still sat near Kratos’s bed side staring blankly at the wall. Colette came over to Lloyd.
“Lloyd shouldn’t you sleep, you look tired; I’m sure Kratos wouldn’t mind you taking a little nap,” Colette said worriedly about Lloyd state. Lloyd looked up from his staring spot and smiled reassuringly to the blonde headed chosen.
“Colette, I’m fine I’m not tired. Don’ worry I’ll go to sleep once Kratos wakes up, okay Colette,” Lloyd said to Colette. Colette just nodded and went over to her side of the room to take a nice good nap.
That morning everyone woke up rejuvenated, that nap or long night sleep did wonders on them. Zelos was chatting along to Genis, who wasn’t listing, about how that night sleep did wonders to his complexion making him even more gorgeous. The only one who didn’t sleep was Lloyd, even when Raine persisted that he take a nap; he refused to in till Kratos woke up. The day dragged on like this in till finally Kratos woke up from his deep slumber. He was nearly shocked at the reaction of his former companions, they all instantly attached him with questions like what happened, and are you ok. That was until Raine smacked all of them a top the head for bugging him when he was still weak. Kratos tried to sit up in bed, but failed badly till Lloyd helped him up. Kratos gave a curt thank you to Lloyd and Lloyd sat down smiling inwardly that Kratos was okay. Raine turned to Lloyd “Well then Lloyd, now that Kratos is awake you need to get some sleep,” Lloyd protested, but that won’t work for Raine, after a few words and occasional smacks Lloyd sighed in defeat and went to bed. After that Raine turned to Kratos who was just sitting there in bed pale as a ghost. She walked over to him and put her hand to his cheek; Kratos flinched at the touch.
“Hmmmm…. Your still icy cold to the touch, it would be best if you stay here in till at lest you get better,” Raine said to Kratos. Kratos tried to refuse but Raine pot her hand up and he new what she said was law. Even if you tried to resist you’d just end up sore; even if he put up a fight he was in condition and he wasn’t about to get anymore sore than he already was. Kratos rested his head to the back board of the bed and soon found himself drifting back to sleep.
When Kratos finally woke up again he found himself looking at an empty room. The walls were just blank brown walls with few carpets here and there. He tell there were remains to tell that there were people just here. Just then he heard a some people talking; even with his angelic hearing the door and walls were muffling the voices so he could hardly hear.
“Lloyd what is that,” asked the fascinated half-elf mage. Lloyd was holding a bowl of some type of soup. It was colored red and Genis could swear that the soup was glowing red. Lloyd look at the interested mage, finding himself quite pleased on how he made the soup. Quite positive that it would do the work.
“This happens to be right remedy that Kratos needs to get better, dad, I mean Dirk use to give me this when I happen to accidentally fall asleep in the rain, or I get seriously injured, it can fix any ailment” Lloyd said smiling proudly. Genis looked skeptical at Lloyd and the soup.
“What’s in it exactly,” Presea asked catching the two teens conversation.
“Well there are some herbs in there that should dull the pain, some water, squashed yams, some more herbs that should heal any ailment, and a secret ingredient,” Said Lloyd counting his fingers while holding the soup with his other hand, “With one sthingy full of this he should be feeling better,”
“Are you sure Lloyd it looks like Raine’s radioactive cooking,” “Hey,” BANG “Ow what was that for, Lloyd” “You know exactly what that was for , Genis.” Lloyd exited from the kitchen and made his way to the room were Kratos was lying. When he entered he saw the mercenary awake to his pleasure.
“Hey Kratos, so how do you feel,” Lloyd asked the mercenary.
“Like nuts,:” was the reply. Lloyd smiled at him and walked over to the mercenary’s bed
“Here eat this, it should make you feel better,” Just when Lloyd handed in the soup to Kratos and when he put the sthingy full of the soup in his mouth did the rest of the group come in to the room. There they saw the mercenaries face turn bright red matching his hair, did they see him running threw the door screaming water. Everyone just sweat dropped and looked at the pleased dual swordsman.
“Was that Kratos,” asked the confused Zelos. Everyone paid him no mind but looked at the crazy swordsman who was smiling happily.
“Lloyd, why are you smiling,” asked Sheena. Lloyd looked at the purple ninja and said two words, “It worked,” Everyone just gapped at what the dual swordsman said.
“What do you mean it worked, Kratos just went flying out of the room crying water,” said the confused Raine.
“Well that’s what was suppose to happen.” Lloyd said.
“What do you mean that was suppose to happen, Lloyd,” Regal asked.
“Well it worked as in you could see that Kratos isn’t in pain anymore and he actually got up to get water meaning he isn’t weak anymore, and you if check his temperature it’s normal,” Said Lloyd with great satisfactory.
Everyone just pondered at what the dual swordsman said and went their way to help the mercenary. Genis was the last one out the door and before he left he turned to the brunette.
“Hey Lloyd, what exactly is the secret ingredient,” Genis asked Lloyd. Lloyd replied
“Ummmm… lets see … oh yeah red hot chilly peppers and grounded hot peppers seeds”
