Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Under Different Circumstances ❯ Death Seeker ( Chapter 1 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Minamoto Miyuki 
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Suspense / / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.01.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 373 | Status: Completed
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Suspense / / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.01.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 373 | Status: Completed
Under different circumstances
By: Minamoto Miyuki {wtfish0880@yahoo.com}
Summary: What if Yuna, Paine, and Rikku hadn't been able to arrive in time to stop Nooj from enforcing his original plan in attempts to stop Shuyin. (FFX-2 AU)
~8~8~8~8~
Chapter 1: Death-seeker
(Written: January 1, 2004)
~8~8~8~8~
I haven't forgotten about the days where we dreamed of tomorrow
I feel that our meeting wasn't by accident
I haven't forgotten about the days where we dreamed of tomorrow
I feel that our meeting wasn't by accident
I'm happy about the miracle of living the same time
so when we meet again, let's continue to laugh together
-'Days' By: Shela
~8~8~8~8~
The soft melody gently filled the area as Nooj stepped on top of the platform.
Nooj eyed the great machina beast weighing the odds.
'Let's hope this works.' The leader of the youth league thought as he caught eye of the possessed Baralai.
If all went according to plan the deadly unsent will leave Baralai's body once it was rendered un-usable.
He would seek a new host body as soon as possible.
And as it turned out Nooj was the closest around.
But Nooj was ready, ready to drag that evil bastard along with him to hell.
Nooj stood for a moment, watching the young praetor of new Yevon as he played the melody on the keyboard.
'Well, as 'Shuyin' played while using Baralai's body.' He corrected himself.
Nooj took a few seconds, living in a day when he could laugh along with his three friends.
Nooj lifted his gun and took aim.
'I've got to get him in no more than 2 shots' he told himself.
For a split second a thought gnawed at the edge of his mind which caused him to consider lowering the gun, but he quickly dismissed.
'What if Baralai didn't live?'
But he couldn't dwell too much on the thought; if he did this right Baralai would be fine.
The sound of a bullet sounded as the shot was released as a bullet went speeding for the young praetor of new Yevon.
In a fraction of a second the bullet met its target as it entered and exited through Baralai's left arm.
Almost immediately after the first shot was made a second was released as the next shot entered through the blonde's back.
The playing of the keyboard abruptly stopped as the young praetor emitted a cry of pain as he was given back control of his conscious mind as the spirit of Shuyin left his body.
The spirit shrieked as he was forced to leave the body he had been currently using, he quickly made to find a new host. Just as soon as he left the body did he notice a second presence and quickly, without second thought, made for it.
Nooj smiled grimly as he realized the bait he had laid out had been taken.
The angry spirit made for him.
He was prepared.
Nooj spared a glance to the praetor to reassure himself his bullets hadn't caused any mortal damage, and prepared to set of the bomb he had rigged within the machina part of his body.
"Go to hell" Nooj growled as Shuyin entered his body and, a split second later, the bomb was detonated.
Death had found the seeker.
~8~8~8~8~
"Yunie, did you here that?" Rikku said in a hushed voice a couple of minutes after the explosion had went off
"Of course she did, why do you think she suddenly began to quicken pace?" the sarcastic Paine said bitterly
"I hope it wasn't Vegnagun." Rikku said, obviously ignoring Paine's bitter remark
"Its definitely a possibility." Yuna said as they jumped up on the platforms, leading to where Vegnagun was.
The site they found when they reached the final platform left them in a state of shock.
"Baralai!" Paine said in a hushed whisper as she made to where her friends prone figure laid.
Paine noticed two bullet wounds where to be blamed for the slowly pooling blood around the body as she approached where the figure lay unmoving, unconscious she noted as a reassurance as she found the strong pulse at the base of his throat.
"Blood loss?" Rikku questioned the state of new Yevon's praetor as she stood on Paine's right side.
Two voices met there ears. Both shouting two entirely different names.
One, Leblanc, shouted for her love, Nooj, as she joined Rikku and the others on the platform. While the Gippal shouted for the new Yevon Praetor. He was already several paces in front of Le Blanc and already making for where Baralai lay
"Hey that reminds me, where is Nooj." Rikku whispered to her cousin, Yuna.
Just then Le Blanc let a cry of distress as she ran for the remains, or what was left of them, of Nooj.
~8~8~8~8~
LeBlanc gave a heartfelt sob as she made her way over to the remains of the object of her affections (Hardly noticing as Rikku made and effort to comfort her).
There was barely anything left of the leader of the youth league except some bits and pieces of the machina part of his body. Hardly enough to identify by but it was clearly enough for the woman who pined and followed after his very shadow. Definitely enough.
Also enough for his friends, and former members and comrades of the Crimson Squad.
Paine and Gippal felt something give away as they watched the poor woman cry for her deceased love one.
It was a sad sight, but no matter how much closer they where to Nooj than LeBlanc and how much better they knew the former death seeker (former is used because the sought had found the one who had sought it) they did not possess what it took, or the trait when it came to matters of personality, to shed any tears.
So they didn't.
Paine busied herself with making sure Baralai was still among the living, and Gippal made to pick up his unconscious friend.
Yuna stood back a bit, taking in the whole scene. Trying to fit together all that had transpired. It really didn't take much thought to understand the gist of it but Yuna couldn't help but wonder; Why? Why was Nooj so willing to go to such an extreme to help the young praetor of New Yevon? Yuna couldn't help but feel that something was being over looked, something that could explain this.
She smiled sadly as she watched her normally exuberant cousin try and comfort the grieving woman, and went to help Rikku, who was obviously struggling to hold back her own tears, let alone comfort another.
In all of Yuna's years as a summoner she had realized one thing: Tears always seemed to encourage even more tears.
~8~8~8~8~
Rikku gently pat the heaving shoulders of the mournful LeBlanc in a comforting manner. Rikku never had been really any good when it came to comforting another, because in the end she would be the one needing the comfort. But it was, and always had been, in her kind nature to try her hardest to comfort another who was grieving. It was because of this that people where normally all the more grateful.
The poor Al Bhed girl nearly jumped when LeBlanc embraced her, crying harder. Rikku sat still, shocked.
Before LeBlanc had always come of to be cold, heartless, bitchy, and all of the adjectives following along the same lines. Never had she thought LeBlanc capable of tears. And when I say tears I mean real heartfelt tears.
Rikku sighed and mentally scolded herself. Despite how unnaturally cold the other woman was, she was still human. And everyone who was human had the ability to shed tears.
Even Paine?
She wasn't given long to think over this when LeBlanc gave a particularly loud sob.
"There, There." She said softly, comfortingly, as she patted the poor woman on the back.
"Nooj. . Why did you. . ." LeBlanc trailed off, leaving the question standing, and continued to sob.
Rikku began to shake as she to, began to cry.
~8~8~8~8~
A/N: Ummmm. . . . how is it? I know its short but I was struggling a bit with getting my idea written. This is my first FF X-2 fic (second final fantasy fic). I'm kinda toying with pairing ideas at the moment. It's either going to be GippalxBaralai, GippalxRikku, or BaralaixRikku.
Umm review if you liked, and the same if you hate.
By: Minamoto Miyuki {wtfish0880@yahoo.com}
Summary: What if Yuna, Paine, and Rikku hadn't been able to arrive in time to stop Nooj from enforcing his original plan in attempts to stop Shuyin. (FFX-2 AU)
~8~8~8~8~
Chapter 1: Death-seeker
(Written: January 1, 2004)
~8~8~8~8~
I haven't forgotten about the days where we dreamed of tomorrow
I feel that our meeting wasn't by accident
I haven't forgotten about the days where we dreamed of tomorrow
I feel that our meeting wasn't by accident
I'm happy about the miracle of living the same time
so when we meet again, let's continue to laugh together
-'Days' By: Shela
~8~8~8~8~
The soft melody gently filled the area as Nooj stepped on top of the platform.
Nooj eyed the great machina beast weighing the odds.
'Let's hope this works.' The leader of the youth league thought as he caught eye of the possessed Baralai.
If all went according to plan the deadly unsent will leave Baralai's body once it was rendered un-usable.
He would seek a new host body as soon as possible.
And as it turned out Nooj was the closest around.
But Nooj was ready, ready to drag that evil bastard along with him to hell.
Nooj stood for a moment, watching the young praetor of new Yevon as he played the melody on the keyboard.
'Well, as 'Shuyin' played while using Baralai's body.' He corrected himself.
Nooj took a few seconds, living in a day when he could laugh along with his three friends.
Nooj lifted his gun and took aim.
'I've got to get him in no more than 2 shots' he told himself.
For a split second a thought gnawed at the edge of his mind which caused him to consider lowering the gun, but he quickly dismissed.
'What if Baralai didn't live?'
But he couldn't dwell too much on the thought; if he did this right Baralai would be fine.
The sound of a bullet sounded as the shot was released as a bullet went speeding for the young praetor of new Yevon.
In a fraction of a second the bullet met its target as it entered and exited through Baralai's left arm.
Almost immediately after the first shot was made a second was released as the next shot entered through the blonde's back.
The playing of the keyboard abruptly stopped as the young praetor emitted a cry of pain as he was given back control of his conscious mind as the spirit of Shuyin left his body.
The spirit shrieked as he was forced to leave the body he had been currently using, he quickly made to find a new host. Just as soon as he left the body did he notice a second presence and quickly, without second thought, made for it.
Nooj smiled grimly as he realized the bait he had laid out had been taken.
The angry spirit made for him.
He was prepared.
Nooj spared a glance to the praetor to reassure himself his bullets hadn't caused any mortal damage, and prepared to set of the bomb he had rigged within the machina part of his body.
"Go to hell" Nooj growled as Shuyin entered his body and, a split second later, the bomb was detonated.
Death had found the seeker.
~8~8~8~8~
"Yunie, did you here that?" Rikku said in a hushed voice a couple of minutes after the explosion had went off
"Of course she did, why do you think she suddenly began to quicken pace?" the sarcastic Paine said bitterly
"I hope it wasn't Vegnagun." Rikku said, obviously ignoring Paine's bitter remark
"Its definitely a possibility." Yuna said as they jumped up on the platforms, leading to where Vegnagun was.
The site they found when they reached the final platform left them in a state of shock.
"Baralai!" Paine said in a hushed whisper as she made to where her friends prone figure laid.
Paine noticed two bullet wounds where to be blamed for the slowly pooling blood around the body as she approached where the figure lay unmoving, unconscious she noted as a reassurance as she found the strong pulse at the base of his throat.
"Blood loss?" Rikku questioned the state of new Yevon's praetor as she stood on Paine's right side.
Two voices met there ears. Both shouting two entirely different names.
One, Leblanc, shouted for her love, Nooj, as she joined Rikku and the others on the platform. While the Gippal shouted for the new Yevon Praetor. He was already several paces in front of Le Blanc and already making for where Baralai lay
"Hey that reminds me, where is Nooj." Rikku whispered to her cousin, Yuna.
Just then Le Blanc let a cry of distress as she ran for the remains, or what was left of them, of Nooj.
~8~8~8~8~
LeBlanc gave a heartfelt sob as she made her way over to the remains of the object of her affections (Hardly noticing as Rikku made and effort to comfort her).
There was barely anything left of the leader of the youth league except some bits and pieces of the machina part of his body. Hardly enough to identify by but it was clearly enough for the woman who pined and followed after his very shadow. Definitely enough.
Also enough for his friends, and former members and comrades of the Crimson Squad.
Paine and Gippal felt something give away as they watched the poor woman cry for her deceased love one.
It was a sad sight, but no matter how much closer they where to Nooj than LeBlanc and how much better they knew the former death seeker (former is used because the sought had found the one who had sought it) they did not possess what it took, or the trait when it came to matters of personality, to shed any tears.
So they didn't.
Paine busied herself with making sure Baralai was still among the living, and Gippal made to pick up his unconscious friend.
Yuna stood back a bit, taking in the whole scene. Trying to fit together all that had transpired. It really didn't take much thought to understand the gist of it but Yuna couldn't help but wonder; Why? Why was Nooj so willing to go to such an extreme to help the young praetor of New Yevon? Yuna couldn't help but feel that something was being over looked, something that could explain this.
She smiled sadly as she watched her normally exuberant cousin try and comfort the grieving woman, and went to help Rikku, who was obviously struggling to hold back her own tears, let alone comfort another.
In all of Yuna's years as a summoner she had realized one thing: Tears always seemed to encourage even more tears.
~8~8~8~8~
Rikku gently pat the heaving shoulders of the mournful LeBlanc in a comforting manner. Rikku never had been really any good when it came to comforting another, because in the end she would be the one needing the comfort. But it was, and always had been, in her kind nature to try her hardest to comfort another who was grieving. It was because of this that people where normally all the more grateful.
The poor Al Bhed girl nearly jumped when LeBlanc embraced her, crying harder. Rikku sat still, shocked.
Before LeBlanc had always come of to be cold, heartless, bitchy, and all of the adjectives following along the same lines. Never had she thought LeBlanc capable of tears. And when I say tears I mean real heartfelt tears.
Rikku sighed and mentally scolded herself. Despite how unnaturally cold the other woman was, she was still human. And everyone who was human had the ability to shed tears.
Even Paine?
She wasn't given long to think over this when LeBlanc gave a particularly loud sob.
"There, There." She said softly, comfortingly, as she patted the poor woman on the back.
"Nooj. . Why did you. . ." LeBlanc trailed off, leaving the question standing, and continued to sob.
Rikku began to shake as she to, began to cry.
~8~8~8~8~
A/N: Ummmm. . . . how is it? I know its short but I was struggling a bit with getting my idea written. This is my first FF X-2 fic (second final fantasy fic). I'm kinda toying with pairing ideas at the moment. It's either going to be GippalxBaralai, GippalxRikku, or BaralaixRikku.
Umm review if you liked, and the same if you hate.