I don't own StarOcean 3 ore any of the characters in it.

There will be a little adult talk in this story.

Side By Side

Chapter 1

Fayt and Nel was on there way back to Arias, they had been out fighting monsters most of the day, and both where tired..

Fayt had a wound on his left side, nothing serious but it still hurts like hell.

They entered Arias in silence and walked slowly to the mansion.

There was not many people out so late, so not many noticed them, Nel opened the door for Fayt, he walked in and she followed, "Fayt I better take a look at that wound." Fayt looked at her, then nodded, they walked to the guest room.

As they entered Fayt slowly pulled of his armor so Nel could see the wound, Nel looked at it, there was a little bit of blood running from it. The worst thing was that it was inflamed, she could take care of that. "Please lay down Fayt."

Fayt nodded and was lying down, "I'll be right back" Fayt just looked up at the ceiling, as he waited for the red-haired girl to get back. Nel got back, she put the bowl of water down, after she had cleaned the wound she used runology on the rest. She looked up at Fayt and saw he had fallen asleep.

She sat down on the chair next to his bed, she just needed to sit there a little, but soon after she to was fast asleep.

Roger was walking around the mansion "this is so boring" he thought out loud, everybody was asleep, or not here. He went up the stairs, he looked at the door in front of him, he opened it and looked inside, Fayt was in bed sleeping, Nel sat on the chair also sleeping.

"Hmm I got it" he whispered, it didt take him long to find what he need in his backpack. After he was done he left quietly again, with big grin on his face.

The next day Fayt slowly opened his eyes, he reached up to rube the sleep out of his eyes, but something stop his left arm, "what the?" he looked down and saw his left arm handcuffed to Nels right arm, he sat up and looked at the cuffs they had all the rainbows colors, "Nel wake up, please wake up Nel" he call out to her.

Nel opened her eyes and looked at Fayt, "what is it?" he lift there hands "this" he said, Nel blinked as she looked at the cuffs, "How?" she asked looking at Fayt for answer, "don't look at me", Nel pulled out one of her daggers and try to open them, but that dint work, then she try to force the handcuffs open that din't work either. "There has to be a key to them, whoever put them on us must have it" She nodded.

They got to the meeting room of the mansion, as they looked inside they saw Clair, Tynave and Farleen eating breakfast, Nel pulled Fayt in to the room. "Ok who is the genius that did this" Nel asked angry. All three girls looked confused at them, then at there hands, "Is not me, lady Nel" Farleen said,

"Me neither, why don't you just brake them up?" Tynave asked trying hard not to laugh. Fayt and Nel then looked over at Clair to se what she had to say, she had a hand over her mouth try to hide her laughing, "I knew you two liked speeding time together, but did you really had to go that far?" Tynave and Farleen could't help it anymore as they saw there faces, both Fayt and Nel sent them a angry look.

"Oh so you two a still lock tightly together, lucky you" sounds a laughing voice behind them, both turned and saw Roger almost rolling on the floor laughing, "I should have KNEW" Nel said angry, she jumped after the boy, Fayt felled as Nel pulled hard on the cuffs.

And it almost ended with him dragged over the floor, all four people in there, were now laughing.

Fayt stood up, he and Nel gave each other a look then they nodded, both turned and ran for Roger.

Roger saw them coming at him he turned and ran out of the room, "GET BACK HERE!" Nel and Fayt yelled and ran after him.

Roger jump out of the mansion with Fayt and Nel after him, he knew that he had to keep away from them until they got tired of chasing him, and he could see it would not take long.

Fayt had trouble keeping up with Nel, she was fast on her legs, so he almost tripped from time to time, as they chased Roger down the street, another thing that took a little of his attention was Nel, he had never see her so angry before, she was rather cute so mad.

Cliff and Mirage was walking down the street talking about when they could get of Elicoor, it should not be long now they just have to wait for Maria, Albel and Sofia to get back from Airyglyph.

Suddenly out of no where Roger jumped on Cliff head, then continued over him. Cliff turned and looked after the kid. Mirage saw Nel and Fayt come running they looked a little strange, it looked like Nel was dragging Fayt. She hurry out of the way, Cliff turned just as he got run over by Fayt and Nel.

Cliff slowly opened his eyes and saw Mirage looking down at him with a big grin on her face, "What was that? What hit me?" he asked, Mirage giggled "Fayt and Nel, chasing Roger." she said and reached down to help him up, Cliff got to his feet "Ok lets go see what that was about."

It didt take long to find them, Roger was siting on top of a house, "GET DOWN HERE YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Nel yelled as Fayt just stood next to her, looking up at the kid, "What did he do this time?" Cliff asked mad, Fayt lifted his left hand so they could se the handcuffs. Cliff angry, at been run over disappeared, he felled to his knees, where he began laughing like there was no tomorrow.

"That is the best thing he have ever done, good work kid!" Roger who was still on the roof looked down at him, "why thank you my good man." he laughed.

Fayt and Nel looked like they was not far from killing them both, "Ok this is not fun any more Roger, just give us the key" Fayt said. Roger stop laughing, "Key? I...I...dont have a key." Cliff laughed louder on that, this was just so hilarious.

Mirage walked over to Nel and Fayt, "Let me try, I got out of klausian made handcuffs," but after ten minutes she had to give up, "What are those tings made of? I can't break it" she said.

"Roger where dit you get these handcuffs?" Fayt asked. "Back at my hometown" he called down to them. Cliff stood up and walked over to them "let me try," he pulled out a thing that looked like a screwdriver, "a laser cutter?" Fayt asked.

"Yes this should cut through anything," but a little later it burned out and they still had the handcuffs on, "wow big help" Nel said.

"Come Nel lets go" Nel turned and looked at the blue haired young man, "go where?" She asked,

"Peterny, we need to talk to Welch she may know how to get these things off" She nodded, and they walked off.

To be continued.