The Village S1 (Rough Draft)

[Beebs]

Tidus gave in and went outside with the others. It had been a while since he had been with other friends. These people were treating him like family so soon, which both made him nervous and made him feel at home. The sky seemed so beautiful after we clouded with dust. He took a whiff of the air, which still had traces of dust, which made him cough.

Naomi pulled into Miyo's property on her bicycle and leaned it by a shrub, taking the flowers out of the basket. She headed over to the group who was standing outside.

[Siani]

"Hey there stranger! It's good to see you again." Miyo said opening her arms for a hug. "It's been a while hasn't it?"

Kohana rushed over passing everyone to go see the young woman and joined in the hug. "Naomi!!" Kohana shouted with excitement. "You came to visit us again. We have some new people and I'm getting a brother too!!"


From a distance, Jiro walked up to see a cute girl being lovingly attacked by Miyo and Kohana. He blushed a little, becoming nervous, and looked down while slightly turning away from them. Kikyo noticed Jiro's actions and quickly became jealous, giving no expression on her face, and folded her arms. "Who is this?" she thought glancing at the girl then back to Jiro who was looking down at his feet then back to Naomi. "I never saw Jiro act this way... but then again I just met him not to long ago."

[Beebs]

Naomi laughed as the two girls hugged her. It had been a while since she had visited. "Hey, that's enough.", she said with a laugh as the flowers were on the verge of being crushed.

Tidus noticed the girl and seemed to immediately take a liking to her. He wasn't sure what it was, but there was something about her that reminded him of Yuna.

Naomi looked over to the blushing, teenage boy, handed out the flowers, and smiled. "These are for you."

[Siani]

Jiro quickly looked up in a confused daze while Kikyo's jealously continued to rise like the water pressure in a teapot over heat. She wanted to grab her bow and arrow and shoot the flower girl with it. Instead she walked over them and snatched the flowers from her hands. Jiro snapped out of his daze and looked at Kikyo strangely. "What's your problem?"

"I don't have a problem." Kikyo said with a little bit of anger in her voice. She looked down at the flowers for a second then looked at everyone. Not pleased with the looks everyone gave her, she shoved the flowers to Jiro's chest and walked off saying in low tone, "I don't care anymore. I knew I shouldn't have let my guard down."

"Wait Kikyo!" Jiro said grabbing her hand from behind. She pulled away from his grasp and rushed over to the gazebo. He held the flowers that were giving to him and looked over to Kikyo far off in the gazebo looking over to the pond. "It's not what you think." he said quietly.

"Naomi, don't worry about Kikyo, she's our friend." Miyo said slipping her hand with Vincent's. Miyo went around and introduced everyone. "The guy you gave the flowers to his name is Jiro. This is Vincent, Naomi, and he's the love of my life. I love him and we're going to be together forever. Vincent, this is Naomi, a very good friend of Kohana and mine. Last but not least, here's our good friend, Tidus. Tidus, this is Naomi from the flower shop."

[Liamane]

The Turk gave Naomi a smile and bowed in his head in respect. "Nice to meet you, Miss Naomi," Vincent said as he offered his free hand to shake the woman's hand. The man looked over to his beloved and widened his grin as he held her hand tightly. "It's an honor to meet a friend of Miyo and Kohana. I'm certain we'll get along just fine."

[Siani]

Naomi gave a warm smile and a nod to Vincent as she pulled Jiro to the side and talked to him about the gift that was given to him. "I wonder who gave him the flowers..." Miyo saying her thoughts aloud. "Kikyo must feel so many emotions right now. We should go see her."

At the gazebo alone, Kikyo watched as Jiro and Naomi talked. From the distance she saw Jiro's expression changing from being nervous to serious and concerned like someone he knew died or was trying to get in touch with him. "He's still talking to Naomi but something is going on." Kikyo said lowering her head. She was jealous and mad but now more sad and depressed. "He must like her or maybe I'm just being stupid for letting my guard down and getting my hopes up."

[Liamane]

Vincent looked at the young woman with a serious look and nodded. "Right, let's go," he said softly as he led his love by the hand. As the couple walked over to the gazebo, the man's ears perked to the sound of Kikyo's under toned voice as she spoke to herself. "She sounds terribly upset, Miyo. I'm concerned for her."

The Turk, hand in hand with his love, made his way over to the gazebo and stood next to Kikyo while letting out a sigh. "Want to talk?" he asked the solemn woman as she stood watching Jiro from afar.

[Siani]

Kikyo gave a deep sigh still with her head lowered she said to Vincent, "I feel the same like I did before with Inuyasha."

"Who's Inuyasha, Kikyo?" Miyo said sitting on the bench beside her. "Is he the one you though betrayed you?"

Kikyo looked up at Miyo and nodded. "Before I was killed by who I thought was Inuyasha at the time, I was so angry and upset and so much inside of me wanted to hate him and love him too. I felt confused and to feel the same way again with Jiro it's hard to not think that way like I did before. Maybe I was meant to be alone in any world my feet are on."

[Liamane]

Vincent frowned and placed a hand on Kikyo's shoulder. "I know exactly how you feel, Kikyo," he said in a serious tone as his red eyes shifted over to Jiro standing with Naomi. "A long time ago, I was betrayed by the single person I loved above anyone else, and it tore me apart. I thought that I was destined to live a lonely life without someone to give my love to."

The man's frown turned in a smile as he bent down to kiss his beloved on the cheek. "But when I found Miyo, I knew that she was different from anyone else I had ever met," the Turk said as he looked back at Kikyo. "She returned my love when I gave it to her, and that's all I've ever really wanted.

"Kikyo, I'm certain that love is closer than you think," he continued as his smile widened and he sat beside the two women on the bench. "I realize that we've only known him for a day, but I believe Jiro isn't going to try to break your heart. When he sees you, I've noticed that his eyes light up and I can hear his heart pounding through his chest. I can feel the excitement flow through his veins when he holds your hand or speaks to you. I know that special feeling, Kikyo, and Jiro's definitely fallen head over heels in love with you."

[Beebs]

Jiro began to sweat after Naomi told him who the flowers were from. "What's wrong?" Naomi asked with a frown, "I figured you'd be happy to hear from an old friend...."

Tidus continued to stare at Naomi, wondering what exactly about her reminded him of Yuna. She looked nothing like her. They didn't even have the same smile, but there was just something that triggered all of the emotions he felt when he was with Yuna.

Naomi continued to speak, before Jiro even replied. "I have to admit, that Axel was a strange guy, but he seemed to be honest. Do you want me to try to contact him for you? I believe he wrote down his address...."

[Siani]

"I don't need it but thanks anyway." Jiro replied rubbing the back of his neck. He was feeling a bit unconformable ever since he heard the name 'Axel' come out of Naomi's mouth. He glanced over to Tidus and noticed that he was glazing at Naomi almost as if he was in a daydream, raised an eyebrow then looked around to see that Kohana was in the flower garden and the others at the gazebo. He noticed body language of Vincent, Miyo, and Kikyo making a mental note of it. Jiro then turned back to Naomi and said quickly, "Thanks for the flowers and everything. But tell me where you in the storm? Do you know what happened?"

Meanwhile back at the gazebo, Kikyo looked at Vincent and smiled a little. "I guess." the young priestess said to Vincent softly. Miyo then place her arm around Kikyo's shoulders smiled as well. She looked into Kikyo's eyes and said to her, "Jiro jokes a lot and may act a different way because he doesn't know how to express his true feelings for you or anyone for that matter. You have to remember, he was part of a clan and things were different growing up with men twice his age that are only after material things and women."

"I guess you're right too." Kikyo said softly again. "It's so odd though. When our hands met for the first time, it was like I knew that he was the only one for me. I never felt that with any guy, not even Inuyasha. Sometimes Jiro's stares and the way he looks at me, it's like his eyes are trying talking to me, trying to tell me what he feels."

[Beebs]

Naomi was stone cold when Jiro asked her the question. She didn't know what to say. She couldn't reveal her secret about her magic and she knew no matter how she answered, it would lead to more questions. She decided to reply the best she could. "No, I have no clue what happened. I started to cough on the way over here, so I pulled off into a nearby cave."

Tidus averted his eyes when Jiro noticed him staring at Naomi. After his speech earlier about Yuna and Spira, it would seem odd if he was caught looking at other woman. He slowly walked back into the house, trying not to be noticed.

[Siani]

Jiro looked back at Kikyo at the gazebo and turned back to Naomi saying, "Thanks again for delivering these flowers and the message. I guess since you're a friend of Miyo and Kohana I'm sure they want you to stay here and get conformable."

Jiro then shook Naomi's hand and walked to the gazebo. He eyed Tidus walking back into the house and yelled, "Hey Tidus, you know it's rude not to speak. Maybe you want to welcome Naomi?"

[Beebs]

Tidus stopped in his tracks, embarrassed about being caught sneaking away. He blushed and headed over to where Naomi and Jiro were standing. He looked at Naomi, stunned from the way she looked up close. He managed to hold out his hand and say, "Hi, I'm Tidus."

Naomi smiled and shook the blonde's hand. "I'm Naomi, nice to meet you. So, you live with Miyo too?" Naomi felt very nervous as she spoke to Tidus. She felt something she hadn't felt for a long time. She hated to admit it to herself, but this feeling.....felt and awful lot like.....love....

[Siani]

Jiro walked to the gazebo and looked at Kikyo. He bent down and placed her hands in his saying, "Kikyo, I know that you're feeling awful and I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you and make you feel this way."

Miyo took away her arm from Kikyo's shoulder as Kikyo gave Jiro a blank stare. "I was just assuming things when I should have stayed and listened to what went on."

Jiro then placed his hand on the side of Kikyo's face and grinned. "If you must know, Naomi only delivered the flowers and I got it from an old friend of mine." Jiro replied. The spy got up and and pulled Kikyo close before pulling her away toward the pond. "He likes messing with my mind and trying to scare me but he could never to it."

"Jiro if he knows where you are then won't he come find you?" Kikyo asked as she sat down with Jiro by the pond. Jiro placed his head on Kikyo's lap and placed his fingers in her long hair. She looked down and blushed a little waiting for his answer. "I'm not sure of what he will do but don't worry. I'll protect you and make sure that you're safe."


At the gazebo, Miyo laid her head on Vincent as she looked around to see couples forming and then looked up to the sky. "It seems like love is in the air." she said softly. "My head wishes that we can be a peace like this, but my heart feels as though we have a long way to go."

[Liamane]

The Turk smiled and nodded in agreement. "I suppose only time will tell when there will be true peace in our lives," Vincent said in a gentle tone as he slowly reached for her hand and interlocked his fingers with hers. "But whenever I'm around you and in your presence, my love, I feel totally relaxed and at peace."

A gentle breeze passed by and Vincent's hair swayed in the wind. "Good things like you are hard to find, Miyo," the man continued as he looked down at his hands in his beloved's. His opposite hand touched her arm and slowly made its way to the side of her face. "No matter what challenges are ahead of us, I'm never going to let go of you, my sweet. I'll always be here for you, and I'll always love you."

[Siani]

As Miyo took in a quick breath she looked deeply into her love's eyes. She smiled as she felt something sticking her side a little between them. "You feel something?" the young woman said looking down between them to see nothing then looking back up at Vincent. "I though I felt something between us. It felt like it was sticking me in my side a little."

[Liamane]

Vincent smiled and let out a little laugh. "I know what it is," he said softly as he placed a hand on his pocket. The man turned his love's head to the side. "Now, close your eyes, and I'll show you what it is."

As Miyo slowly closed her eyes, the Turk carefully pulled out the necklace he had purchased for her back at the village's market place. Vincent leaned forward and lightly kissed his beloved on the neck while he carefully placed it around her neck. After he secured it, the man placed his arms around her waist and beared a wide grin. "Ok, you can look now," he said with a low tone as he held her tightly in his arms. "Open your eyes."

[Siani]

Miyo gasped as she looked down to see the necklace she favored the most at Jewel's stand. "I love it Vincent!!" she cried to the Turk. The young woman then place her arms around him tightly and gave him a loving hug with light kisses on his lips in gratitude. "It's perfect!! How did you know I like this one? When did you get it?"

[Liamane]

Vincent grinned and looked at Miyo with loving eyes. "Kohana told me that you would like this particular necklace," the Turk said in a gentle voice as he let out a sneaky laugh. "I bought it while you weren't looking."

"I'm glad you like it though," the man continued while he placed a kiss on his beloved's forehead. "You deserve it, my love. You've given me a home to live in and you've helped me to have a positive outlook on life. After all the love that you've given me, buying that necklace for you was the least I could do."

Vincent was silent for a moment and let out a sigh. "Miyo, what would you like?" he asked her in a whisper. "I'll give you anything you want. Just name it. Absolutely anything."