Dissidia Final Fantasy Chronicles (Fanfiction)

Chapter 15- Cornelia City

In the morning, Onion Knight was as bright as ever. The storm that struck last night had already vanished, leaving a thick surface of snow on the land. The cold had reduced as well, and the sun had finally shone. The kid left his bed early; Vaan was still sleeping. He looked for his clothes, but they were still humid. He searched in the house for ones he could borrow, and even if they were all too big for him, he picked a shirt and a pair of pants which he adjusted to fit him with various belts. He combed his hair and went to the kitchen to search for something to eat; however, he only found a chocolate tablet. He did not complain, picked it up, and put it on his mouth without thinking twice. He returned to the bedroom, grabbed his blanket and used it to cover Cecil who was still sleeping on the floor; he considered he could be the one feeling the coldest. He could not help chuckling, though, when he saw such a tall man sleeping on his left side, his knees up to his elbows, as if he was a baby. He also went to check on Zest; he touched his forehead to check on his temperature. "Poor Zest" he thought. He fixed the pillow under his head. "Much better!"

He became aware Firion was no longer in the house; maybe he had left without him; he would be angry if he had. He exited the house to see if he could catch him up (in case he had left). But as he did, he found him sitting there, at the stairs, looking at the distance. His eyes were baggy; it was obvious he had had a horrible night.

"Good morning!" Onion told him "you are up so early!! I thought I was going to be the first one! In fact, I always am!"

"Um...good morning" Firion mumbled

"Had a bad night?" Onion questioned, sitting down next to him

"Ugh..." the weapon master complained and held his head with his hands

"You want some?" the kid offered him a piece of chocolate. Firion raised his head and picked it, eating it immediately.

"Who has sweet tooth now, eh?" Onion joked

"Who doesn't like chocolate?" Firion asked him

"Haha! Ok! You win that one! But you have to admit you are not much older than me"

"I am"

"As far as it concerns me, adults don't have nightmares, kid!!"

"What? You had a nightmare yesterday?"

"I mean YOU! I heard you, you know?"

Firion sighed.

"...I'm leaving" he said, standing up

"Where? May I ask?" Onion said

"To get some food and search for the others"

"Don't you think a map would really come in handy?"

"Zest is still asleep, I won't bother him"

"I never say about bothering him...watch!" Onion Knight said and casted a spell. "Sight!" In front of him, in the shape of a projection, the figure of a map appeared. There was a shiny dot indicating their current location. "If you look closely to this, there is a town nearby" he said "or maybe it is a city, it even has a castle!"

"Um... very nice spell..." Firion said, bending to see the map

"So! Shall we go now?"

It seems he was not getting away from the Onion Knight so, he agreed. He picked up the key and locked the door. It was dangerous to leave the door open while the others were sleeping. If it was locked, it would give them time to react were something to attack them. They could wait no more time, though, they needed to find the other warriors of light and verify if they had survived and if they had, aid them in anything they needed.