Scary (FFCC:RoF [G])
Title: Scary
Fandom: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Rating: G
Characters: Chelinka, Yuri
Summary: "Are you scared Chelinka?"
Warning: Spoilers if you haven't played up through Rela Cyel.
There were times it was scary. Times she'd curl up tight in the sleeping bag, pull her head in and pretend she was somewhere else. This was usually at night, when the others couldn't see--she didn't want them to notice and ask about it. But he noticed. He simply never told anyone.
Until the night on their way back to Rebena Te Ra after visiting Rela Cyel. She curled up tight in the dark of the dying fire, pulled her head in, pictured times long gone with Papa and tried to imagine what it would have been like if Mama had been there as well. And he noticed. When his hand snaked into the sleeping bag after her she stifled a squeak.
"Don't sneak up on my like that, Yuri!" She snapped quietly as his head soon followed his hand. He just laughed softly and gave her that goofy smile. "What are you hiding in here for Chelinka? The moon's beautiful tonight," He said and she curled up a little tighter. "Oooh, because it's warm," she lied and he looked at her uncertainly.
"But it's warm outside too..." The smile slid off his face. "Are you scared Chelinka?"
"O-of course I'm not s-s-scared!" How could he think that, how could he-- "I thought you were going to die. You almost left me! You promised you'd protect me!" The words were slightly desperate, tiny and whispered. When he'd collapsed in Rela Cyel... "What would I do without you Yuri?"
A thoughtful look came over his face--and that was something that had changed about him in the long time her soul had been away, her body mindless, for he had never thought before--and he looked at her with strong eyes like Papa. Safe eyes.
"I won't leave you Chelinka," he said lightly, voice reassuring.
"But you almost did! If that girl--Lady Tilika--hadn't--"
"I won't leave you Chelinka." And his words were firm, practically touchible in their solidity.
"...Y-you'd better not Yuri! I'm your older sister and you made a promise to me--you'd better keep it!"
A laugh was startled from him. "Hey, don't try and pull rank on me! My birthday's the same as yours!" He retorted and slithered back out of her sleeping bag. There were soft scraping sounds as his own bag was dragged closer to hers--and then his hand sneaked back in and took hold of hers. She grasped it tightly. For the rest of their journey he slept right alongside her just like that.