Terra and Locke - Reconciliation
Title: Reconciliation
Theme + Number: 14. Friendship
Claim: Terra and Locke (challenge)
Characters/Pairings included: Celes, Setzer, Mog, the Mobliz crew, mentions some characters from other FFs
Rating: E
Warnings: Very minor spoilers for Thearhythm, sequel of sorts to Obvious
Summary: Terra wants Locke and Celes to be friends again.
They landed with a thud on the cold rocky ground. Air abandoned Terra's lungs for a moment, but once she caught her breath, she started laughing. There were a few coughs interspersed as her lungs continued to adjust to the thin air, but mostly, she was laughing. Locke was doing the same.
"Oh, would you two stop that?" Celes' voice came from over to the left. "This is ridiculous."
Still giggling, Terra pushed herself up and worked on wiping the dirt from her face. Locke was close to her and they exchanged a wry grin. "I'm sorry, Celes," she said to the woman, already standing with arms crossed a few feet away. "But it's so funny! Last time I got pulled into one of Cosmos and Chaos' wars, there was serious fighting and magic and danger. And now, apparently the two of them are battling with music." She started giggling again at the thought.
Celes did not look impressed. "You have to admit, it is a little funny," Locke said to her, standing up and offering a hand to Terra.
"You can say that. You did not have to relive that opera dozens and dozens of times."
"But it was so beautiful," Terra protested.
"It was humiliating."
Locke sighed and flung his arm around Terra. "It's okay, Celes. I promise we won't tell anyone that aspect of the story. If it helps, you can brag about how much better your sense of rhythm is than mine instead." He couldn't quite hold in a laugh at that statement, which set Terra off again. Celes threw up her hands and turned away from them.
"Honestly," she said over her shoulder. "The two of you are an impossible pair."
"Oh, Celes," Terra said, once they'd calmed down again. "Didn't you have any fun?"
She didn't answer.
It didn't take long for Setzer and Mog to make their way up to the cliff to rescue them. After the three of them vanished, Setzer and their other friends figured that the routine would play out similarly to Terra's last disappearance. With their climbing gear, the party was able to make their way down into the city proper with little difficulty.
They spent the night at the inn, and Terra and Locke regaled everyone with tales of their musical adventure. Celes remained mostly aloof, but even she cracked a smile when they spoke of some of their comrades and their unique antics. She even laughed when Terra described some of the arguments between Zidane and Garnet.
The transportation left them worn out and drained, though, so Celes left for her and Setzer's room early in the evening. A sleepy Locke yawned and wandered out as well, and Terra stood to follow. She paused before passing through the door and turned back to Setzer, who was dealing a game of Solitaire. He noticed her hesitation and looked up.
Steeling her courage, she spoke boldly. "Setzer, you should bring her to visit Mobliz sometime. I know things between all of us can be awkward, but it doesn't have to be that way. While we were in the shrines, things were like they used to be. All of us were friends, and it was fun. I think it would be good for her."
Setzer pursed his lips for a moment, and then nodded. "Interesting. She does miss you, at least. I'll speak with her, but no promises."
Terra beamed. "That's all I'm asking for. Thanks!"
The flight home was entertaining. Locke kept trying to convince Setzer to put him in contact with some Jidoorian composers. "You don't even get it," he exclaimed. "Some of this music was just so far beyond our times. It would blow them away!"
"And how do you intend to impart that music to them?" Setzer asked. "Sing the whole thing? I'm sure they would take that very seriously."
This argument went on for almost a day, until an exasperated Celes told them both to shut up, sat down at the small piano bolted to the floor in the corner of the room, and played an arrangement of Aerith's song.
At everyone's dumbfounded expressions, she shrugged. "Music was one of Gestahl's only hobbies. We were all encouraged to pursue it."
"Could you play one of the songs from Lightning's world?" Locke asked eagerly, not missing a beat. "Those were the ones that would really shake our culture up a bit."
Celes sighed, much put upon, but then started plinking out one of the battle songs. Terra caught a hint of a smile on her face as she did so, which made the green haired woman smile as well.
Terra and Locke's departure was a cheerful one. The kids were all screaming and laughing and demanding stories, and Duane and Katarin weren't behaving much better. But much to her and Locke's surprise, instead of taking off as soon as possible, Celes and Setzer left the airship and let the kids drag them along to the house. They spent the evening helping make dinner, and Celes joined in on the story telling, holding one of the younger kids in her lap.
They let the kids stay up late to listen, but when heads started to visibly droop, Terra and Locke hauled them all off to bed. In lieu of a bedtime story, Terra sang them a soft lullaby, the strange theme that all of their friends from all different worlds knew instinctively. The kids fell asleep quickly, and Locke doused the lamps. He stopped her in the hallway.
"Did you say something to her?"
Terra smiled up at him. "No, but I said something to Setzer. I hope you don't mind, but sticking together over there just made me remember how the three of us used to be our own little pack. And it made me miss it."
Locke reached out and pulled her into a hug. "No complaints here, Terra," he said, dropping a kiss to the top of her head. "It's nice. Just like old times."
"Yeah," she said, snuggling a little closer to him. "Just like old times."
Theme + Number: 14. Friendship
Claim: Terra and Locke (challenge)
Characters/Pairings included: Celes, Setzer, Mog, the Mobliz crew, mentions some characters from other FFs
Rating: E
Warnings: Very minor spoilers for Thearhythm, sequel of sorts to Obvious
Summary: Terra wants Locke and Celes to be friends again.
They landed with a thud on the cold rocky ground. Air abandoned Terra's lungs for a moment, but once she caught her breath, she started laughing. There were a few coughs interspersed as her lungs continued to adjust to the thin air, but mostly, she was laughing. Locke was doing the same.
"Oh, would you two stop that?" Celes' voice came from over to the left. "This is ridiculous."
Still giggling, Terra pushed herself up and worked on wiping the dirt from her face. Locke was close to her and they exchanged a wry grin. "I'm sorry, Celes," she said to the woman, already standing with arms crossed a few feet away. "But it's so funny! Last time I got pulled into one of Cosmos and Chaos' wars, there was serious fighting and magic and danger. And now, apparently the two of them are battling with music." She started giggling again at the thought.
Celes did not look impressed. "You have to admit, it is a little funny," Locke said to her, standing up and offering a hand to Terra.
"You can say that. You did not have to relive that opera dozens and dozens of times."
"But it was so beautiful," Terra protested.
"It was humiliating."
Locke sighed and flung his arm around Terra. "It's okay, Celes. I promise we won't tell anyone that aspect of the story. If it helps, you can brag about how much better your sense of rhythm is than mine instead." He couldn't quite hold in a laugh at that statement, which set Terra off again. Celes threw up her hands and turned away from them.
"Honestly," she said over her shoulder. "The two of you are an impossible pair."
"Oh, Celes," Terra said, once they'd calmed down again. "Didn't you have any fun?"
She didn't answer.
It didn't take long for Setzer and Mog to make their way up to the cliff to rescue them. After the three of them vanished, Setzer and their other friends figured that the routine would play out similarly to Terra's last disappearance. With their climbing gear, the party was able to make their way down into the city proper with little difficulty.
They spent the night at the inn, and Terra and Locke regaled everyone with tales of their musical adventure. Celes remained mostly aloof, but even she cracked a smile when they spoke of some of their comrades and their unique antics. She even laughed when Terra described some of the arguments between Zidane and Garnet.
The transportation left them worn out and drained, though, so Celes left for her and Setzer's room early in the evening. A sleepy Locke yawned and wandered out as well, and Terra stood to follow. She paused before passing through the door and turned back to Setzer, who was dealing a game of Solitaire. He noticed her hesitation and looked up.
Steeling her courage, she spoke boldly. "Setzer, you should bring her to visit Mobliz sometime. I know things between all of us can be awkward, but it doesn't have to be that way. While we were in the shrines, things were like they used to be. All of us were friends, and it was fun. I think it would be good for her."
Setzer pursed his lips for a moment, and then nodded. "Interesting. She does miss you, at least. I'll speak with her, but no promises."
Terra beamed. "That's all I'm asking for. Thanks!"
The flight home was entertaining. Locke kept trying to convince Setzer to put him in contact with some Jidoorian composers. "You don't even get it," he exclaimed. "Some of this music was just so far beyond our times. It would blow them away!"
"And how do you intend to impart that music to them?" Setzer asked. "Sing the whole thing? I'm sure they would take that very seriously."
This argument went on for almost a day, until an exasperated Celes told them both to shut up, sat down at the small piano bolted to the floor in the corner of the room, and played an arrangement of Aerith's song.
At everyone's dumbfounded expressions, she shrugged. "Music was one of Gestahl's only hobbies. We were all encouraged to pursue it."
"Could you play one of the songs from Lightning's world?" Locke asked eagerly, not missing a beat. "Those were the ones that would really shake our culture up a bit."
Celes sighed, much put upon, but then started plinking out one of the battle songs. Terra caught a hint of a smile on her face as she did so, which made the green haired woman smile as well.
Terra and Locke's departure was a cheerful one. The kids were all screaming and laughing and demanding stories, and Duane and Katarin weren't behaving much better. But much to her and Locke's surprise, instead of taking off as soon as possible, Celes and Setzer left the airship and let the kids drag them along to the house. They spent the evening helping make dinner, and Celes joined in on the story telling, holding one of the younger kids in her lap.
They let the kids stay up late to listen, but when heads started to visibly droop, Terra and Locke hauled them all off to bed. In lieu of a bedtime story, Terra sang them a soft lullaby, the strange theme that all of their friends from all different worlds knew instinctively. The kids fell asleep quickly, and Locke doused the lamps. He stopped her in the hallway.
"Did you say something to her?"
Terra smiled up at him. "No, but I said something to Setzer. I hope you don't mind, but sticking together over there just made me remember how the three of us used to be our own little pack. And it made me miss it."
Locke reached out and pulled her into a hug. "No complaints here, Terra," he said, dropping a kiss to the top of her head. "It's nice. Just like old times."
"Yeah," she said, snuggling a little closer to him. "Just like old times."