timeandtides_backup | Protecting My Devotion

Characters: Auron, Edgar, and Yuffie
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: Old!Memoria
Location: ~~Limbo~~ Memoria
Date: The day the sky turned pink aka 11 March
Warnings: Violence, possible language, badassery, TBA

Auron pushed and shoved through crush of people down a long, long corridor. He knew this Gaia would take and give places as it pleased, but this... this was different. He found himself in Bevelle, somehow. This day... this day would never leave him.

Lined up in the courtyard inside of the walls were a small band of young men who he had trained with for many years. The old rivalries between himself and the other boys made him grin as he saw himself, a young man of 20 with nape-length jet black hair and both eyes still fully functional. He began to elbow the shorter redhead next to him lightly in the ribs, teasing him about his lack of height. Auron removed his sunglasses out of respect for the final initiation, rolling his eyes hard as the tutors began to speak. Considering he had no real love for this particular man that was talking, he began to mock him under his breath, the boys snickering at his snide but brutally true commentary.

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Yuffie flailed enough that the moment Auron let her go she backpedaled nearly two feet back. She melodramatically rubbed her shoulders.

"Be careful next time! I'm fragile!"

Ugh. And Edgar did nothing to help out, the lazy bum. She was totally going to get him back for this. Maybe a kick to the shin or something.

"Yuffie Kisaragi, Princess of Wutai-"

Yuffie was going to finish her introduction, but the scenery changed about them. She knew this place - Figaro. She had been there only once, but she knew it well enough. What she didn't expect, however, was to actually see what was going on.

There weren't any remarks or teases, but a smile. It was a nice memory, one that she was happy to witness.

Auron cocked a very high eyebrow at Yuffie, self-proclaimed princess and a fine stage actress. Auron could not understand, though, what was going on. This Edgar seemed to be interacting with ghosts and Yuffie could apparently see them.

Hurm. How ironic.

He did not ask, he simply observed the unfolding actions.

Yuffie claiming she was fragile would have made Edgar laugh loud and long if he'd heard it, but as it was he was trapped in the memory. It was... a very, very pleasant one for him, and even those people who knew him well, knew that he normally had a good attitude and could keep a smile on his face through most things - even they would probably be surprised with just how happy he looked right at that moment.

His parents laughed at their son's reactions, the Queen looking a little frail but still happy. "I sincerely hope not, because we do have something else for you," the King said, eyes twinkling much as his sons' did when they were up to something. It was incredibly clear where most of Edgar's traits had come from (though probably not the womanizing).

"...You do? What is it?" Edgar asked, clearly torn between asking and trying to be polite and adult enough to not be too eager.

Sabin, meanwhile, was pure surprise. "Something else?!"

Another chuckle from the king. "Yes... Sabin, we've agreed that soon you can begin training, just like you wanted. As long as it doesn't interfere with your studies, you can continue as long as you'd like." While Sabin was gaping at that declaration, their father pulled an odd-looking key from his pocket and held it out to the older twin. "And Edgar... this is yours."

The young man studied the key in his hands, a bit confused - it was an odd shape, with a normal enough blade, but the head was formed into an unusual configuration of a six-spoked radial wheel. "What's this used for?"

"The workshop under the castle." Edgar nearly dropped it as he began to gape at his father in shock. "It's time you had your own access to it... you've earned it. Congratulations, both of you."

"Th- Thank you! Thank you so much!"

The scene held on the happy family for a moment, and then Edgar snapped from his trance with a shake of his head, his hand automatically going to rest on one of his pockets as the vision of Figaro around them started to fade to nothing. "...All this time and that's..." He fell silent with a shake of his head, keeping his eyes down a little more than normal.

Quiet for once, Yuffie came to stand next to Edgar, laying a hand on his back. "It was a nice memory. You should be happy."

She let her hand fall from the King's back, humming a bit to herself. Okay, so she had let a few moments pass before she said any teasing comments, it was time for some more. "At least you were cuter when you were younger!"

Yuffie darted away before anything, running backwards so she could see Edgar's and the other guy's expressions. Suddenly, the scenery changed once more. Figaro Castle fell apart around them, and the calming lands of Wutai came forth, trees sprouting from the ground. This wasn't the Wutai they would recognize, however. This was the Wutai Yuffie knew more, the one with the Mako Reactor looming in the distance, with flags proclaiming the best tourist attractions west of Costa del Sol.

A cluster of buildings surrounded them, with the Pagoda of the Five Gods in the background. Wutai was damaged, broken. People all around were fixing things up.

"Yuffie, my daughter. You're back."

Yuffie stopped suddenly, turning around. There, with tools in his hand, stood her father, Godo. The Yuffie that responded back looked tired, battle-worn. "What are you doing?"

"The town needs much assistance. Wutai will need young people like you." He set the hammer in his hands down, looking to her fully.

"You know what I've been through, right? What happened to the welcoming party? Where is everyone?!" Her father had begun to walk away at this point. Yuffie quickly followed, explaining her exploits.

"I know nothing about what you’ve done. What I know is that the world got dragged into a mess that the foolish Shinra and crazy SOLDIERs caused. In the end, the universe’s will was to end that dispute and it summoned Meteor but, our planet defended itself by releasing the Lifestream and destroyed it— That is the way I understand it."

Auron had only caught the smallest snippets of memory. If anything, he was utterly confused about what Yuffie was explaining to the phantom only she could see. He was concerned for all involved, but Edgar seemed to have been deeply affected by what he saw. "Are you alright?" he asked him, still watching and following Yuffie closely.

In truth, he had no idea what to make of anything at this moment. This world and its magics were far too treacherous to even trust, let alone relish in. But still... he had not realized how much he truly missed his old friends of youth.

Protecting My Devotion - Group 13

Sounds good! And sure? They troll each other often enough!

I'm fine either way

/plays bango

/dances

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