Title: Pure Fault
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: (For this chapter) Jay, Norma, Senel, Harriet, Moses, Will, Shirley, Elsa, Chloe, a female OC; possible ChloexOC, NormaxOC, MosesxOC,
Genre: ...slice-of-life-with-semi-Action-genre genre??? --dies-
Spoilers?: Yes..? Takes place after Grune's CQ
Summary: A mysterious new girl appears and tries to kill Jay. She seems nice to everyone else but him. And...Moses wears clothes. Contains ChloeV.S.Norma, ChloeV.S..Moses, NormaVS.Moses [breaks all ur pairings duuudes, cuz they're going for my OC now, all for the sake of my fanfic] JayV.S.OC, and ElsaV.S.OC
Disclaimer: Tales of Legendia will never be mine. It's Namco's/Bandai's/Project Melfes forever.
Chapter 1: Elegance, Grace
"I'm home," Jay said, unlatching the door and taking a step inside the house. Poppo warmly invites him to eat dinner to which Jay replies with "No thanks. I just...wanna rest for now." He headed to his bedroom and reached out to pull the blanket off, only to find a girl on his bed. To his surprise, he stepped back. He watched the girl as she opened her eyes, her face lightening up to the bright moonshine, and rubbed her eyes. She stared at him for a moment.
Jay stuttered as he asked, "Wh...who are you?! And why are you in my bed?!" The girl suddenly jumped out of the bed, her legs straightened while her feet gracefully reached the ground. She stared at him more, approaching him while Jay stepped back further as she stepped in.
"I'm home," Jay said, unlatching the door and taking a step inside the house. Poppo warmly invites him to eat dinner to which Jay replies with "No thanks. I just...wanna rest for now." He headed to his bedroom and reached out to pull the blanket off, only to find a girl on his bed. To his surprise, he stepped back. He watched the girl as she opened her eyes, her face lightening up to the bright moonshine, and rubbed her eyes. She stared at him for a moment.
Jay stuttered as he asked, "Wh...who are you?! And why are you in my bed?!" The girl suddenly jumped out of the bed, her legs straightened while her feet gracefully reached the ground. She stared at him more, approaching him while Jay stepped back further as she stepped in.
The girl finally spoke, "Jay." Jay gave her a sharp look. The girl lifted her right leg and aimed her kick to Jay's head but he quickly acted according to his reflexes and jumped away to evade the kick. The girl responded to Jay's speed and attacked him at a faster rate than his.
"Who's this girl? Why does she know who I am...?" Jay thought to himself as he dodged her consecutive hand strikes. Jay led the girl outside through the window so that his family wouldn't get involved.
"What do you want from me?!" Jay's tone expressed his anger.
The girl stood still and spoke, "Annihilate." She dashed towards Jay, but Jay read her motion and immediately evaded her. She threw a knife aimed at his torso which was successful. Jay dashed to her so she would get cornered but the girl jumped and landed on Jay's head. Jay bowed forward to her her off of his head. She landed on the ground cleanly and with glorious grace, something that one does not expect while in a fast-paced battle.
She was about to slice him on the back but Jay crouched down and hit her, harlem-style, using Hawk Talon. He then followed it with a knife hurl which damaged the girl's side. She stepped back and threw a card towards him. It exploded on his face, and the girl took the time while he's distracted to push him to the ground and stab him with a knife. Fortunately, Jay had been blesses with effective reflexes; he grabbed the girl by the thigh using his left leg and lifted up his right leg to her crotch. The method was effective enough to bring her to the ground. She rolled to a sitting position, her left leg bent to the ground, not looking tired at all.
From the sky, a loud set of thunders roared. The girl looked worried and immediately ran away. Jay wanted to pursue her but he felt so tired and felt that it would only lead to more trouble if he met her again.
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Morning. Jay remembers his appointment with Will and the others. After the event which involved Grune's disappearance, Jay learned to tolerate the gang. He left for the Werites Beacon right after his breakfast with the Oresoren. The street where Will's house stands is the meeting place. Norma, Senel, and Harriet were standing in front of the fences on the front right side, wearing summer outfits.
"Hey, JJ!" Norma exclaimed, waving at JJ with her left hand so high that it pulled her light yellow summer dress slightly up.
"You killjoy, why aren't you wearing a summer outfit?!" She continued. Jay just shrugged.
"Oh, that's right. Emo kids never wear summer clothes, do they? Humph, what a jerk." Norma frowned and made sure it would reach Jay's distress signal somehow. "You know, Moses would wear clothes, for once, just for this event! How come you wouldn't cooperate?!" Norma furiously asked, banging her hands up and down.
"Norma, give it up. It's just clothes. What's important is that he's going." Senel told her, narrowing his eyes with his arms crossed. Jay nodded. "Besides, I won't play dress up just to impress you."
Norma crouched down to Harriet's level and whispered to her, "Or maybe he just doesn't have other clothes, aside from the costumes." Harriet giggled. For once, they actually agreed on something.
Will soon came out from his house holding two baskets. Moses followed with a huge backpack. Jay glared at him because he's actually wearing CLOTHES. (He feels upset about it, somehow...)
Right after they came out, some of the other group members showed up. Those were Shirley, Chloe, and Elsa.
"Sorry we're late!" Elsa exclaimed, putting a hand on her chest while huffing.
"Are you sure you'd be okay?" Chloe asked, out of concern. Elsa furiously nodded to make sure that Chloe would be convinced, or else she won't be allowed to go with them. Like everyone else, with the exception of Jay, the girls were wearing summer clothes. Yes, even Chloe.
"Okay. Now that we're complete..." Will said, but was interrupted by Shirley.
"E...excuse me... Before we set out, let us first introduce to you..." A girl appeared from behind Chloe. "Xyrene."
Jay stepped back. It's the same girl he fought last night.
Shirley continued, "She came to Madam Musette's house last night, and I have been asked to take care of her for a while." The girl bowed politely, hiding her face in the shadows and her side bangs.
Norma rushed to her and bowed to her level to see her face.
"Hi there! I'm Norma! Welcome to the group!" She said warmly, which made Xyrene look at her and blush. "Omaigosh, you look so cuuute~" She said sweetly, to which Chloe agreed.
"I know! Isn't she adorable~?♥ I wanna take her home~♥" Chloe was blushing hard and looked so feminine, which fitted her summer dress perfectly. She then went back to herself with and "Ahem, excuse me."
The rest of the group introduced themselves to the new girl. Everyone else liked Xyrene, except for Elsa, and of course, Jay, who just pretended that he's not familiar with her.
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The group finally left and headed to the Lumen Spring. As soon as they reached the place, Will and Moses put down the baskets and the heavy backpack. Chloe, Elsa, and Shirley helped lay down the three picnic cloth together on the ground, while Norma played with Xyrene and Harriet, as if she's one of the kids herself.
Senel was standing far from them with Jay.
"So why couldn't the Oresoren come?" Senel asked, trying to fill in the empty space of silence between them.
Jay's reply was, "They're trying to fix a part of the village. I told them they could do it later but they insisted that I just go on alone."
Senel looked up, trying to find what to say to keep themselves busy.
Jay was staring sharply at Xyrene; her graceful motion, her flowing hair that dances with the wind, and her innocent façade, and her evil gaze at him as she turned back to see him. Jay was startled but hid that expression by looking at his right side, and sees Senel, who gave him a weirded out look. He then smirked, which Jay ignored. Senel thinks he knows what's going on. (wau, not-so-dense Senel rofl epic fail)
"Hey guys! All's prepared~" Norma sang while waving at them with a huge smile on her face. Norma sat beside Moses, while Xyrene was on her left side. The arrangement was:
Clockwise, Will, on the topmost center [12 o'clock], Harriet on his left [1 o'clock], Jay [2 o'clock], Elsa[ 4 o'clock], Moses [6 o'clock] Norma [7 o'clock], Xyrene [8 o'clock], Chloe [9 o'clock], Senel [10 o'clock], and Shirley [11 o'clock]
Jay stared at Xyrene for one more time. She held the butter knife with such elegance that it masks her deadly side perfectly. As she spread butter on the bread, she looked at him and smiled politely. It annoys Jay deep down but feels that he shouldn't act too early while everyone is still trusting her. "It's all in the timing," he keeps telling himself.
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End of Chapter 1
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Haaah oh god, I feel so embarassed of myself now. I couldn't even make a decent Jay line OTL... Sorry if I can't make the other characters talk , but let's assume they're all like that due to Grune's disappearance...(especially MOSES, or maybe it's his clothes...it makes him unhappy D: ) And yes, I fail forever at grammar and creative English.
Personal notes: I personally think Elsa has more reason to hate Xyrene lmao XDDD
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