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:::A Special Visit:::
A couple of weeks passed. Meilyn sat on her bed. She had completely forgotten about the dark figure. She was enjoying a normal life. She made plenty of friends, the closest one being Reis. In fact, she didn't think he was half bad looking. He was funny and nice, and she couldn't have asked for a better friend. Everyone was nice to her. The only person that bothered her was Squall. Everytime they passed each other, he looked at her with the most awkward gaze, as if he knew her yet didn't. Multiple times had she caught Squall studying her face. Sometimes Meilyn felt as if he could see right through her, that she's not normal like all the other students here at Balamb.

"The headmaster?" Reis had once said. "He's just having a rough time. It's not easy running a place like this, even though he's done it for years. But you can't blame him. He had lost someone very important to him a long time ago, and it had changed him."

"How do you know all this?" Meilyn had asked.

"My parents told me, of course," was his reply. "Squall and them, along with Quistis, Irvine, and Seifer, go way back. They're the ones who defeated Ultimecia. Well, Seifer was more of an obstacle, so my dad says. You see, Squall used to be a loner, but his ways changed after he fell in love. But then that 'love' was taken away from him. I can't remember her name...it's been a while since it's been brought up. Squall doesn't even want to be reminded of her."

"Wow, so their the ones who defeated Ultimecia."

Ultimecia. Meilyn was never told about her, but Reis tried to explain as much as he knew. The weird thing is, she had dreams about Ultimecia and sorcery, but she doesn't know why. She's had dreams where she was the one with the powers and that she was causing chaos and evil to the world.

Her thoughts were interrupted when the door suddenly swung open. In stepped a man with a cloak, his eyes covered by the hood. He looked strong and muscular. Meilyn gasped.

"Who are you? Wh-What are you doing here?"

"You are Meilyn," the man spoke. "I have been ordered to find you and take care of you." He clenched and unclenched his fist to show her what he meant. Meilyn stood, looking about ready to fight, but she noticed that she was in no condition to fight, for she was only wearing a t-shirt and shorts and was barefoot.

"Leave me alone!" she shouted. "Kaj probably sent you, am I right?"

The man took a step forward and wrapped his gloved hand around her throat. Meilyn tried to pry herself away, but his grasp was firm. "You...have no reason to live."

Meilyn's eyes widened. "Let me go! Help! I need help!"

Reis was heading over to Meilyn's room when he heard shouting. He noticed that her door was open and the voice was coming from it. "Meilyn!" He ran to the door as fast as he could. It seemed like years, but when he finally did reach the door, the sight was anything but suspicious. She was simply sitting on her bed, not shouting and definitely not in need of any help. "Are you okay?"

Meilyn eyed her closet and gulped. "Y-yeah...I'm fine."

"But I thought I heard shouting."

Meilyn shook her head. "It was nothing. I was...I was just talking in my sleep." She walked over to the window and turned her back to him. "Please just leave."

Reis didn't listen to her. He walked over behind her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you sure you're okay? You're trembling."

She shrugged his hand off. "Please! I just need to be alone." Reis paused a moment and left wordlessly.

What has gotten into her? he thought as he briskly walked past all the dorm rooms. He entered his own and plopped down on his bed, putting headphones on and listening to music. Sometimes I just don't understand her, he thought, but I really like her. Something's just not right...

He didn't know how long he laid there thinking, but he snapped back to reality when Meilyn entered the room. He tried to look unphased, but it was all he could do to keep from jumping up and hugging her. She really worried him sometimes.

Meilyn sat on his bed and waited for him to take off the headphones. When he didn't, she said, "Look, I'm sorry." Reis understood the words her mouth was forming and did take his headphones off. "I had to make you leave. I didn't want you to, but you just had to."

"But why?"

Meilyn looked down at her hands. "I can't tell you."

Reis sat up and scooted next to her. "Something has been bothering you. What is it? Was there something wrong before you came to Garden?"

She couldn't tell him. There was no way she would tell him of her background. She was afraid he would shun her, push her away.

"If you found out something terrible about me, would you still be by my side? No matter what happens, even if I become the world's enemy, will you be my knight?" she asked, looking into his cerulean orbs. She had always loved those eyes. Something about them made her feel like she was floating.

The question took Reis by surprise, and he didn't know how to respond. He knew the answer. He definitely would be there, but his lips couldn't form the words. He saw the sincerity in her chocolate eyes, and he could sense the seriousness of it all. "Of course I would be there," and he pulled her into a hug.

"I better get going then," Meilyn said. She stood up to leave, but paused at the doorway. "Reis..." she said, turning back around, "I...nevermind..." Then she disappeared, leaving Reis with a puzzled look on his face.

She couldn't tell him what really happened. The man had his hand around her neck, but then he heard Reis coming.

The man put his mouth to her ear. "If you tell him, I'll kill him."

Just as Reis came in, the man hid himself in her closet. She didn't want Reis to get hurt, so she had to lie to him. Meilyn could tell that he was hurt when she asked him to leave, but she had no other choice. He would've been killed. She was so glad that he was forgiving. That's why she became attracted to him.

After Reis left, the man emerged from his hiding place. "Good thinking on your part. It was a smart move," he said. "And to think I was actually gunna stab him with my knife..." Meilyn noticed the knife in his hand. He held it up to her throat. "Now unfortunately I must leave. But on that special day -- the same day almost fifteen years ago -- I will come back and find you. Be ready." He put his mouth up to her ear once more. "Oh, and by the way, the name's Xaden. Don't forget." He withdrew the knife from her throat and vanished out the door.

Now it was almost 10:00 pm, and Meilyn was afraid to go to sleep. She wished that next day was Saturday, not Friday, for she knew it would be hours before she closed her eyes. When she finally did, she had nightmares about the man, his knife, and Reis.

A/N: I'll try to update as soon as I can! With school being out, I will be able to update more often. Yay for summer! Plz R&R! Tnx!