Here is the next chapter! You shall learn about the diciples of the devil and the role they play in regard to the mortals, meet a familiar Final Fantasy face, and a certain 'Pervy Pirate'...
Chapter Seven: Sterling Silver, Dancing, and Followers
Crap. Crappity, Crapitty Crap.
My heart was pounding against my chest, like a drum ready to burst forth from me. “I don’t think I can do this…” I gulped after hearing the music emitting from the building.
“Kairi-chan, stop being such a baby.” Megan rolled her eyes and crossed her arms with a pout across her face. Selphie bounced on the balls of her feet and squealed, “Yeah, Kai-chan! You are such a party pooper!”
…Party…pooper?...
Mortal slang, go figure…
I fidgeted with my white skirt, knowing far too well that I would not be wearing a garment this short if Selphie had not forced me…FORCED! I looked myself over one more time knowing I resembled the town bicycle...I was sporting a lavender tube top, a short white skirt, and white flip flops. Upon my wrist was a purple bracelet and a black choker resting against my neck.
I glanced at my companions who were staring up at the building with smiles so bright they could rival the city lights burning on for miles. Selphie was wearing a yellow shirt with a V neck, a yellow skirt, with yellow boots, yellow bracelets, and a yellow gem hanging from her necklace….
In my opinion…she resembled an oversized banana…
Megan was wearing black jeans, converses with flames rising from the soles, a black silk t-shirt with blue flames around the words ‘My Hearts A Battleground’, a leather wristband was resting upon her right wrist, while a watch rested on her right. Against her collarbone was a cross, and atop her head was blue beret styled hat.
I admit it, I was nervous about this…I am not very well placed when I am in large groups. Selphie and Megan seem to fit right in, but I just feel so awkward amongst these mortals. I looked up at the full moon which glowed brightly above me, I almost forgot what I was doing…
Selphie grabbed me by the hand and tugged me along, heading for the back of the building. Under the streetlamp’s illumination I spotted a large figure standing guard at the back door. As we stepped in to the light I caught sight of the man. He was large, with enormous muscles, and it appeared he had a metal arm!
OHMIGOD AUTOMAIL!!!!
Megan grinned up at the man who narrowed his eyes at her.
I have a very bad feeling about this…
Before I knew what was happening, Megan clenched her fist and punches the man in the arm!
Shit…
To my surprise the man began to laugh loudly before smiling down at us, “Still scrawny aren’t you Megan?” He chuckled before high fiving the girl.
Okay…what the hell?!
Megan pouted up at him before saying, “I am NOT scrawny Barret-san!” The man then held up his metal arm, and before I knew it it was becoming shaped like a gun barrel.
“GET DOWN! HES GOT A GUN!” I shrieked and tackled Selphie to the floor, almost wetting my pants. As we fell towards the concrete something connected with my stomach, causing me to be forced back to my feet.
The large man with the metal arm chuckled before holding his metallic arm up at me…Only…instead of a gun…it was…
A hairdryer….
The man, Barret, smiled kindly at me before commenting, “YOU must be Kairi-san…”
I blinked up at him in confusion.
HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME!?
ARE YOU WITH THE GOVERNMENT!?
I gulped once before responding, “Yes…That’s me…” Megan snickered from the corner, “Freak out much Kairi-chan?” Selphie began dusting off her yellow skirt while mumbling things in annoyance. “Barret-san is my uncle’s friend!” Megan explained while smiling up at the enormous man.
“Yep, I’m also the bouncer at Club Oblivion.” He then opened the door and motioned for us to go inside, “Have fun girls…” We walked down a hallway; the music was pounding inside my chest as we got closer and closer.
Selphie pushed open the door and we all gasped. I heard Megan whistle, “Shiznap…”
A horde of people, maybe even 150 were dancing, a group of them were crowded around the bar, sipping drinks casually while others appeared drunk as hell. My companion’s faces lit up and they looked positively overjoyed…
Me?...I was scared as hell.
Selphie squealed in joy and dashed towards the bar yelling, “I’m going to get tipsy and let Shyuin take advantage of me!” Megan then shrieked, “SELPHIE!” The yellow obsessed child turned around to face Megan who told her, “I’m the one who likes Shyuin….”
Selphie’s face was blank until she laughed nervously and dashed for the bar, quick as a jackrabbit.
Ya’ll come on back now…
Ahem.
I trailed after the two, feeling quite out of place amongst these people…True not all of them had wings that burst forth from their back and could drink until the world ended…
We headed up to the bar spotting the bartender…For a split second I almost yelled, “RIKU-KUN!”
A teenage boy with silver hair was behind the counter! I definitely would have yelled that if I had not spotted the red ends of his hair. Riku did not have crimson ends so I knew it could not be him…but when I saw that silver hair I almost had a heart attack.
Selphie bounced up towards the stool and smiled, “HELLO THERE!”
Way to go Selphie, blow out the guy’s eardrum…
“SHAZAM!” The boy yelped before stumbling backward in surprise causing a Jack Daniel’s to crash to the floor. His matching silver eyes were wide as he blinked only to see the hyper child we know as Selphie laughing happily.
I then became aware of…something moving within that boy’s pocket…o_o
Before I knew it a tiny silver head poked out of his pocket before squeaking once and diving back in to the crushing black oblivion of Davy Jones lo-…the boy’s pocket…
“Did I scare you?” Selphie giggled before spinning around on the stool as Megan and I sat down. The boy regained composure and introduced himself, “Yeah, by the way I’m Silver…”
No kidding…
I surveyed the silver hair, silver eyes, silver hamster…
…What was his mother’s name!? Green?
I mentally ranted for about two minutes as Megan and Selphie introduced themselves, “And that baka over there is Kairi.” Megan informed Silver while pointing in my direction. Silver nodded once before turning to me and asking, “How you doin’?”
…Fine thank you, now get away before I lodge that hamster up your left nostril…
I smiled, “Fine, thank you.” The hamster emerged from Silver’s pocket and I almost had the urge to do just what I had been thinking. The hamster squeaked once before Silver picked him up and placed him in his mohawk, “And this here is Hoomhaha, the bull fighting hamster.”
…Seagull biting what?...
I watched the hamster wave a little red cape as I stared up at the furry little creature almost feeling my inner child reaching out to huggle the rodent.
Hes an adowable wittle schnukems innit he? Yes he is!
I felt myself smiling, feeling glad that I had come after all. Sure, the pirate bartender, the bull fighting hamster, the automail man, it was all weird…but then again…so was Jell-O.
If Cloud wanted peaches suspended in midair he would have filled them with helium!
As the music began to play and ‘Dance Dance’ by Fall Out Boy began blaring from the speakers, Silver yelled, “Shazam!” and I heard many people whoop and cheer in the crowd. “Come on Kairi-chan!” Selphie cried and began tugging me towards the horde of dancers.
“Wheres Megan-chan?” I asked as I noticed she was not in our company anymore. “She was asked to dance by someone.” Selphie informed me as she pointed to the left. Near the center of the dancers I spotted my brunette friend dancing with a blonde boy whose face I could not see, due to the fact that his back was facing me. Though Megan-chan did look like she was enjoying herself, I was a bit reluctant to leave her with that boy…
I’ve been on Teenage Girl detail up in heaven, and let me tell you…most of the cases which include strange but attractive boys do not end pretty…Megan could be kidnapped! She could be drugged! She could be strapped down in to a chair and forced to watch the Home Shopping Network!
Selphie managed to tug me on to the dance floor and I yelled, “Silver! Are you coming?” The boy shook his head, “Nah, I’ve got to do my job. If I don’t Hoomhaha doesn’t eat.” The hamster looked positively horrified by his master’s words and took hold of a glass and began polishing it like the wind.
Dance, Dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, Dance
And these are the lives you'd love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me
Selphie pulled me in to the throng of dancers, causing me to bump shoulder with random people. As I caught sight of one of the dancers my heart must have stopped for a moment. I almost thought I saw bright phosphorescent eyes upon one of the dancers…However my eyes were torn away as Selphie tugged me away from the people, and deeper in to the crowd.
Why am I so freaked out by those eyes?
I’ll explain it young ones…
The ones with the phosphorescent eyes, they are called Followers. They have been taken by the devil and used as the eyes and ears of the devil. They walk amongst the mortals, seemingly normal…except for the night of the full moon…Then, even the mortals can sense the darkness radiating around them…Every full moon, the powers of the Followers weaken, and their eyes glow phosphorescent.
Some Followers are mere mortals, being deceived by the empty promises of the devil which lead them down the path of darkness and sin. However, other Followers are far more powerful than others, some even have the ability to turn others in to Followers…even read people’s minds…
The elite Followers take apprentices, showing them the way and helping them build their dark powers. But perhaps the worst thing about some Followers…they were Immortal…After committing an unforgivable sin, the devil grants them Immortality. These Followers are highly feared, and extremely dangerous. These followers are among the ones who can dissolve in to shadow, fly through the air light as a feather.
We angels and the demons which are called Followers have been at battle for centuries. We exist to free the mortals, and guide them down a path free from sin, trying to eliminate as many Followers as we can. Followers are ruthless, clever, and masters of temptation…
As I realized that Selphie was not near me any longer I began to panic, “Selphie-chan…?” I began hurrying down the crowd with my heart pounding, “SELPHIE-CHAN!” I called. I was about to turn around until I felt someone’s arms wrap around my waist….
