AUTHOR’S NOTE: Aki XX of my love story ************ (I Love You)[/i]. For reasons that should be obvious below, it took me a while to write this aki, but I hope you all enjoy it.
Previous chapters and aki:
Part I- Connection (Enishi)
Kasho II- Kodoku (Solitude)
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Chapter XIX: http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=35&mid=111927348442145844&num=0
Hmm...when I wrote this aki, for some odd reason the image of Kingjr from Bismarck kept flashing through my mind. And so...this aki is for him.
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Aki XX: Baka
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"I -REALLY- don’t think this disguise is gonna work, Momiji." I said as I struggled to fit the much-too-tight subligar over my muscular legs.
We were back in Elayne’s house, getting me ready to be smuggled back into the Grand Duchy of Jeuno.
"Sure it will, Dimitri. Just have faith." Momiji replied as she supervised my getting dressed with a cold clinical eye.
"And what makes you think that Jeuno is checking identification anyway? Just because a war is happening, does not mean that they are gonna stop every single person entering the town and badger them for a passport." I hastily snapped back as I finally squeezed it on, "And besides, where in Mordion Goal is Caramel? Isn’t he supposed to be here getting my stuff ready to go back to Jeuno?"
Momiji just let a half smile cross her face for a second before it disappeared again. "Caramel is off running an errand for me at the time being. Your things will have to remain here until you come back from Jeuno, I am afraid to say. And besides, you worked for Jeuno a while ago. You and I both know that this is standard protocol for a major war effort, in an effort to prevent spies from entering." With that, she held up a piece of armor for me to put on, and I took it from her with uneasy fingers.
The leather that made up the chest piece felt worn and cracked beneath my fingertips, as if it had deliberately been left out in the rain by some idiot to get ruined. As I tied it onto my body, I couldn’t help but comment "Even if Jeuno is checking IDs, why in the world do I have to dress like this? What are you planning Momiji?"
She said nothing but instead opened a small pillow box. Inside of it, I could see two small brown rings set back in purple plush. She reached in and plucked them both out and then handed them to me to put on.
"What are these?" I asked as I turned them over and over.
"They are called sniper’s rings. Quite handy for what YOU will be doing." she replied.
I sighed inwardly as I slipped them on and then grabbed the weapon that Momiji had synthed for me a few moments earlier and tied it to my waist.
"Oh, and here is the identity you will be using. Go ahead and familiarize yourself with it, while I call a taxi." She then handed me a small piece of folded over leather. I opened it and took one look-
"Oh, HELL NO. I am NOT going to be from Rab-" I shouted at her before she disappeared out the door to the house. Outside through the window, I could then see her calling out for a taxi mage by frantically shouting and waving her arms.
I shut the small wallet, and shoved it away into a pocket on my chest piece.
This subligar itches...
Then surprisingly, I saw a taxi mage show up out of nowhere in front of Momiji. He was dressed much like his brothers in the Order of the White Robes, except his clothes were a lot cleaner and in definitely a lot better shape. It was obvious that even though there was a war going on, the taxi business was still booming.
I quickly exited the house, and stepped up to Momiji. I could see from the taxi’s face that he was rather surprised at the person that he would be teleporting, and I didn’t blame him when he finally spoke after a moment and asked: "Excuse me sir, but do you have a Dem crystal? I am afraid I can’t teleport you to the crag without it."
I smiled a bit, and replied calmly.
"Why yes, I most certainly do." I then pulled one hundred gil out of my pocket, and clamped it into the mage’s hand.
"Um sir...the going rate now is five hundred gil. It’s the union sir, nothing I can do about it." He quickly replied, knowing that I would have to pay him.
I turned to Momiji, and lifted my eyebrows. "Momiji?" I said softly, with a trace of annoyance in my voice.
"Fine Dimitri..." she grumbled as she then deposited four hundred more gil into the taxi’s outstretched hand. The mage counted the gil to make sure that it was all there, then turned back to me.
"Okay, then sir. Get ready for teleportation in fifteen seconds!" He closed his eyes, and dropped his hands down to waist level. The air started to light up around us with a golden shimmer, and I suddenly realized with a sinking realization that there was no turning back now.
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I got off my chocobo a few yards from Jeuno, and rubbed my lower back right above the subligar for a couple moments. I had picked this enterance into Jeuno, since it was traditionally the most busy, and so the guards whould HOPEFULLY not look too closely at my person and my identification.
Once, I got there, I could see that there was...
No one.
Well, no one but two members of the Jeuno town guard.
Uh-oh.
Trying my best to appear like I had no idea what I was going, I ran up to the gate guard as fast as I could. When I got there, I saw the guard’s tail twitch in response when she saw how I was dressed, and I felt a pang of sympathy flash through me as she got up from her chair and came over to me.
"May I see yourrr ID please?" she asked of me warily, rolling her r’s like most mithras do.
I gave her my biggest grin and handed it to her without saying anything. She flipped it open and studied the small piece of paper tucked in.
"Alrrright Mrrr. Sepirrroth, are you herrre for business or pleasurrre?" she asked me, not bothering to look up from the ID.
I took a deep breath, and readied myself.
"NEITHER LOLZ!11!1 I R HERE FOR GIRLZ!!!11"
With that, I drew my great sword out and swung it in the air, narrowly avoiding the chance to lop the mithra's head off.
"Sirrr, I asked you if you werrre herrre for business or pleasurrre. Which is it?" She asked again, keeping a very careful eye on my great sword.
"GIRLZ!!!111 OMFGWTFBBQ WAT R U STOOPID???!11" I shouted back at her in what I hoped was a decent impression of a stereotypical person from Rabao.
"I’m just gonna put down pleasurrre then..." She grabbed a clipboard from nearby, and started to fill out my information onto it.
"HEY, U R A GIRL!!! WILL U GO OUT WIT MAH?!!1 MITHRA FUN HOLE, YES PLZ!!!111 OMFG LOL" I shouted out at her as I then struck a pose that only served to show off exactly how tight the subligar was on me.
"No thanks", she said with a clear note of irritation in her voice, "I’m dating my sisterrr. But thank you anyway."
"OMFG COL WANA CYBR?! I GOTZ LOTZ OF GILS!!!111oneoneone111 LOLZ" I shouted back at her in response. I then licked my lips, allowing flecks of spit to come out and land themselves in the mithra’s fur.
I hate to admit it, but I am starting to enjoy this. Now I know why its so hard for a n00b to stop being a n00b...
Her tail twitched again, clearly trying to restrain itself from strangling me.
I started to open my mouth again to say something, but she threw my ID back at me.
"Mrrr. Sepirrroth...Just go. You are clearrred for Jeuno." She said, obviously not willing to deal with me any longer.
"STFU!11" I shouted at her as I passed by the station, being careful to not let my disguise slip up now as I was so close to my goal.
I slowly swaggered down the street, swinging my sword around at random, as I slowly worked my way back to my home, that was being kept in order by my moogle and my mule.
If I can just get there...then I can figure out what to do from there...
It was then that a hand reached out from a shadowy ally-way and grabbed my arm. I was then forced into the ally-way...
And right into a kiss.
-fin Aki XX: Baka