Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ The Legend of the Dual Etude ❯ The Legend of the Dual Etude ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy: Unlimited, or anything regarding or relating to it. I don't own very much really. Anything mentioned in this fan fiction is the property of their respective owners.

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The sky nowadays had a tendency to change its colors depending on the Earl's mood. But mostly the sky was red with anger. Somehow, the Tyrant Earl had linked Wonderland to the real world, and wished to rule both. No one could do anything about it, but many people still believed in the Legend of the Dual Etude. The legend told of two beings, not human nor demon, who had mastered the etude, a style of fighting, but each with a different weapon. The two fighters were tied to the earth, and created for the sole purpose of defending it and it's inhabitants. The two could never get along, but still accomplished their tasks flawlessly.

Ai and Yuu were sleeping, all snug in their beds, as the sky grew dark. Ai and Yuu both recall their parent's last words whispered into their ears as the two professors left.

Ai...Yuu...we're going to a wonderful place called Wonderland...sleep well. And Yuu...take care of your sister...don't come after us...we'll be fine...

Ai and Yuu took very little heed in their words, as each child was settled comfortably in their blankets. They could only say two words...

"Good bye..."

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Yuu was the first to wake up to a tinge of pale blue in the sky. The Earl must still be sleeping. He sat up and rubbed his eyes to shake the sleep out of his eyes. He turned his head and stared at his redhead sister, her face buried in the pillow.

"I wonder if she's drooling under there..." he thought to himself.

He pushed the blankets from his bed and they fell to the ground silently. Yuu slipped on a pair of extremely comfortable fleece slippers. The little slippers had cute little bunny ears on them, representing that they were bunny slippers. He walked down the small flight of stairs to the kitchen where he popped some bread into the toaster and began to make some eggs. Yuu opened the refrigerator and was overwhelmed by how much food there was. There was too much food to see the back of the fridge. He slowly pushed some ice cream cake aside, trying to find the eggs.

"Let's see. Maybe I can wake Ai up with the smell of eggs..." he said to himself as he rubbed his hands and started to cook.

Yuu, while the eggs were on the stove, set the table and poured himself a glass of orange juice and milk for Ai. Ai hated orange juice, Yuu had no idea why, she just did. He watches the eggs carefully, trying to listen to any noises coming from upstairs.

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Ai pulled her head up and sniffed. She took in a long whiff of the scent of scrambled eggs and got a gleaming look in her eyes.

"Yay! Eggs!" she sang, rushing out of bed, fumbling with her slippers.

She ran downstairs and sat at the table, one hand with a fork, the other with a knife. Ai continued to sniff the air and then sighed.

"Yuu, why are you making eggs today? Usually Dad makes eggs...hey...where is Mom and Dad?" she inquired with a tired look about her face.

Yuu turned around with an apron on and a spatula in one hand. He scratched his head with a sheepish look on his face.

"I don't really know, Ai. I think they told us when we were half asleep last night. They were saying something about going somewhere. And not looking for them. What do you think they meant?" he told his almost sleeping sister.

Ai forced her head back up, looking into her brother's eyes.

"Do you believe in the Legend of the Dual Etude, Yuu?" she asked with great passion dancing in her eyes.

He slid the scrambled eggs from the skillet onto the two plates on the table. Yuu then removed his apron and sat down, a fork to the eggs.

"I don't know. I guess so. Maybe they will save us and help us find our parents. Wait...do you think we should look for them even though they told us not to?"

"Yeah, let's look for them. The faster we find them, the faster we can come back home with them. But why don't we look for the Dual Etude? I heard a rumor going around at school yesterday that they saved a cruise ship that was sinking. Then again, no one has ever found them before."

Yuu swirled his fork around, watching the eggs slide around on his plate. He cut a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing silently.

"Well, you never know. You know how that saying goes, "You can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it".

Ai shoved the entire portion of eggs into her mouth and swallowed. She drained her glass of milk that left a milk mustache on her upper lip.

"Then yeah. Let's go look for them. If they can save people from drowning on a cruise ship, then they can help us find Mom and Dad!" she exclaimed.

Yuu stood up and held out his hand to Ai.

"Okay then, Ai. Let's go find Mom and Dad! Come on. It may be early in the morning, but Mom and Dad's lives are at stake!"

They both ran upstairs to their bedroom, and made their beds. Yuu's bed was green with a brown trim while Ai's was pink with a white trim. Ai and Yuu grabbed their biggest backpack and filled it with stuff they wanted to take along. The only thing they needed from their room was a picture of the four of them together for a family photo. Both children were about to run downstairs for food, but when they sat on the comfy ness of their beds, both fell into a dreamless sleep because they had both waken up at 4:00 AM.

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Okay, I'm going to try to update this one so please R&R! Thank you!