Kakrikya's Shop

[Willow]

ooc- And a few posts up, yes I meant Zeren. *brain esploding*

bic- "Ugh...the square I think? Do you think it's okay to pull this thing out? God, that jerk better not have put anything on the tip..." She squinted, looking at the man in the doorway. "Hi." She had this odd thing about becoming more cheerful the more pain she was in. She wasn't really happy...maybe it was just adrenaline, Willow never knew. "Might as well get this out of the way now so there's no stupid questions. My name is Willow, I work with your...Vincent guy, and work as a spy for him. Which, screw that now, he's a liar and his little rotten helper stabbed me. I'm here to show you Vincent's hole in the ground." She coughed weakly, then fixed a glaring, green eye on him. "Kill me if you wanna try."

[Arissa Warrner]

"I doubt you wold want him to try that." Zeren said flatly "i think it should be okay to take it out, since Kakrikya had treated it. Now you said the square?"

[anasa]

Geal let out a tiny squel and ran, hiding behind Cloud. Kakrikya's face fell for a second before she masked it behind a twisted smile.
"So sister," she said, "Are you ready to pay your debt?"
Geal simply buried her face in Cloud's leg.

[Gwydion Nefarine]

Cloud glared at Willow, but said nothing. When Geal, hid behind him, he sidestepped and put his hand on Geal's shoulder. "Geal, are you ready?" he said softly.

Tifa's parents simply stood where they were, hopelessly confused.

[Willowness]

Willow nodded and pulled at the knife, grinding her teeth again, and looked down. Her shirt was well-stained with blood, but she ignored it, looking up with interest at Geal.

[anasa]

"I..." Geal whispered before clearing her throat and saying more loudly, "I refuse to become your slave!"
Kakrikya creased her brow.
"How else..."
"NO! I refuse!" Geal yelled.
"What I was going to say," Kakrikya said impatiently, "Is how else can we get your debt paid off?"
"I don't care! You evil witch! You call this a shop when all that you do is use people's desires to trap them!!!!"
"I fail to see what that has to do with your debt."
"Monster!!! I should've faced the thief!"

Geal turned and ran out the doorway.

[Arissa Warrner]

Zeren sighed and shook his head at Geal. He turned back to Willow and handed her some bandages. Then he took the knife out of her hand and ispected the blade, courious, then dissapointed, he tossed it to the floor with a clatter. Turning back to Willow he looked her square in the eyes
"Now, i want you to tell me every thing you know." He said

[anasa]

"It's alright, Cloud," Kakrikya said, not attempting to mask her sadness this time, "I'm used to her acting this way."

[Gwydion Nefarine]

Cloud sighed. Without a word, he walked out the door to try to find and comfort Geal. "Geal?" he called softly. "You there?" While, he was waiting for a reply, he stopped to try and comprehend how he'd gotten into this situation. Then, he remembered. I lost my sword, he thought. It's hard to believe that a simple stroke of bad luck has taken me here. If I never lost it, I wouldn't be here. I woudn't know any of these people, or their situations. It seems funny, but in a way, I'm kind of glad that I did lose my sword. Sure, it's brought me into a few tough spots, but I'm glad I've gotten to know these people. I just hope Tifa's okay. I better settle this between Geal and Kakrikya as quickly as possible, so I can track her down.

[anasa]

"C-Cloud..." Geal emerged from behind a tree, "I'm such a coward..."

[Gwydion Nefarine]

"No you're not Geal." He paused, trying to find the right words. "Everyone is afraid at certain times in their lives. We just have to face those fears, so we don't have to live with them the rest of our lives. It's perfectly okay to be afraid. But letting that fear build up isn't. Fear can completely destroy someone. I think if you just give Kakrikya a chance, then she might be lenient. You are her sister, after all. Just give her a chance. That's all I'm asking." He put his hand on her shoulder.

[anasa]

Geal wiped her tears away and nodded. However, she had no even set a foot in the direction of the shop when Kakrikya appeared behind them.

"Geal..." Kakrikya said, her voice lowered, "What price would you be willing to pay?"
"I've already paid my price," Geal answered, "Can't you see what I've become?! I don't even have my own identity anymore! My entire world consisits of nothing but staying alive and being perfect! Isn't that more then enough payment?!"
"But, you were the one who started all of this in the first place! Why did you come with me to open up a shop if you couldn't resist potions?"
"Because...Because you were leaving all of us behind! Our home...our family...Kreyo...and I just didn't feel...I didn't know who I would be without you."
Kakrikya was silent for a while, then turned and walked off, saying over her shoulder.
"You are released from debt...but only after you go visit Kreyo!"
Geal gaped at her sister.

[Gwydion Nefarine]

Cloud smiled. "See, Geal. I told you she would be lenient. Now, you just got to visit this Kreyo, although, I really don't know who that is. Somehow, though, I don't think it'll be too difficult for you. Do you want me and Zeren to take you, while we're looking for Tifa?"

[anasa]

"No..." Geal shook her head, "It's best if I stay in Kakrikya's shop until this madness has calmed."

[Willow]

ooc- Sorry I didn't get on yesterday guys, I got major sick. I had to leave before lunchtime at school yesterday because I had a migraine and my throat was all screwed up, and I kept having cold chills. Got home, and a few hours later, I was confined to the living room couch with a fever of 102.8. Ya. Major uber sick. I'm almost better now, fever is lower, almost gone, and my headaches and throat aren't as bad. Stomach pain mostly gone...Anyway, here's my postage.

bic-

Willow decided to ignore the obvious problems between the two sisters, thinking maybe the one they called Geal had a point about Kakrikya. She had taken advantage of Willow. Willow made a face through her bangs, moved into a cross-legged position, and sighed, looking up at Zeren.

"I ran into Dasuke, the guy who attacked me, in Skingrad a while back, he's the son of a noble there. Then there was some ruckus about his disappearance, and the next thing I heard was he'd joined some gang in the mountain area." She paused, wincing slightly as she shifted her position. Willow unscrewed the top to a water flask and took a long drank, and when she had put it away, her eyes were several shades brighter, and their was more color in her cheeks than before.

"Dasuke asked me to meet him at the city outskirts, which I did, reluctantly, and he introduced me to a few 'friends' of his. Your Vincent wasn't among them, I met him later, in the open square of Anvil. I'd been here for a few weeks when Vincent showed up, offering payment for some information. What he didn't mention that the owner of the shop would be so difficult." She glared at Kakrikya before continuing. (ooc-Success! I can now type Kakrikya's name without having to look at a previous message to correct the spelling. ^^)

"I didn't know he would be coming after you guys tonight either, I guess he didn't really need any information, he just needed a distraction. I was to meet him tomorrow, or at least one of his minions, but apparently I wasn't supposed to survive that long. Unfortunately for him, his soldiers are idiots. They can't detect a tracker for anything," she muttered, looking amused for the first time, a half-smile playing on her lips. "I followed two of them back, just to see who I was dealing with. There are between two to four guards somewhere around at all times, at least that was as many as I could fine. The entrance is basically a hole in the ground, not really that elaborate."