I knew I should have finished the game before I started this fic. I wrote
this chapter and then learned what happened when Squall was born and all
that. So I can safely say that part of the game has changed a lot. Oh well.
Ch.4: Learning the truth
Charity had no idea what to say. She felt different emotions inside her. But one was showing to be the strongest.
"You saved my life?" Laguna could only nod his head. Charity shook her head. "So you decide to come back into my life once I'm all raised." She said angrily.
"Charity calm down." Torrence said. "It wasn't his fault."
"Oh really Torri? How's that?" Charity snapped.
"You were kidnapped from the hospital when you were born." Laguna started. "I searched for a year to find you. With no luck, I lost all hopes of finding you and gave up thinking you were dead. I couldn't stand the fact that you and your mother had died under my care that I even went as far to leave your twin brother at an orphanage."
"You abandoned him so you wouldn't have to live with the guilt if he died." Charity said calmly with a hint of ice.
"That's not true." Laguna started but Squall cut him off.
"He left me so I could have a better chance at life." Charity finally had a good look at Squall. She seemed to calm down a bit.
"So how long have you been back?" She asked Squall.
"About a year or so."
"So am I going to Esthar with you?" She asked Laguna.
"Yes. I know about your SeeD training so if you want, you can go to Balamb with Squall when he goes back."
"Okay. How long do I have until the field exam Squall?"
"Six months." He answered.
"Good that'll give me time to get back in fighting shape." Charity stood back up. "Hey Doc, is it okay if we walk around a bit?" Dr. Tokoro nodded.
"Just as long as you don't overdo it." Charity nodded. She motioned for Laguna and Squall to come with them. They walked down the hall to the waiting room. Squall saw Rinoa and Zell out the corner of his eye. Zell saw him too.
"Yo Squall, there you are." Zell's loud voice came down the hallway.
"Shh." Rinoa said nudging Zell in the side before walking down the hall. "Sorry it took us so long. We tried to hurry." Rinoa said planting a small kiss on Squall's cheek.
"Aww." The three girls said placing their hand over their hearts. "Ain't that sweet."
"Girlfriend?" Charity asked. Squall nodded slightly.
"Charity this is Rinoa. Rinoa this is my sister Charity." Rinoa held her hand out and shook hands with Charity.
"Nice to meet you."
"Likewise." Zell came forward looking at Torrence.
"Torri, is that you?" Torrence looked up from the floor.
"Zell?" She walked forward and the two embraced in a hug.
"I thought the next time I'd see you would be on a mission."
"So you made SeeD."
"Yep. You are looking at Lieutenant Commander Zell Dincht."
"I take it you two know each other." Charity said.
"No, not at all." Torrence said sarcastically.
"Don't start." Charity said opening the door.
"Too late I already did." Charity stopped and slapped herself in the forehead.
"You don't know when to quit." Charity mumbled walking into the waiting room. There was a large sofa, a couple of reclining chairs, normal chairs and a table. There was also a tv and a large vending machine. Charity walked to it, punched in a code and pulled out a bag of baked Lays potato chips.
"Anyone else want something while I'm here?" Charity asked everyone while punching in the same code but this time pulling out a can of orange soda.
"We'll take a soda." Torrence answered while her and Camie sat on the sofa.
"One orange soda and a Dr. Pepper coming up." Charity sat her stuff and got her friends their drinks.
"You should do this more often Charity." Charity rolled her eyes.
"Don't get used to it." Charity said turning to the others. "You guys want anything?" They didn't so she picked her stuff up and sat in between Camie and Torrence and began to eat her chips.
"So Torri," Zell started beginning conversation. "Did you ever make SeeD?" Torrence nodded.
"Yeah. It's not a high rank like you but I consider level 20 okay. But level 21 like Camie here would be better."
"So what level are you?" Rinoa asked Charity.
"I'm not a SeeD yet."
"Why not?"
"I haven't taken the final field exam yet. I got sick before it and wasn't able to take it. Hopefully Balamb will accept me and I can take it there."
"So you're coming to Balamb Garden?" Rinoa asked.
"Yeah if the doc ever lets me out of here." She answered.
"So you'll probably be put in Nida's class. His class is the only one with openings. Oh that's not good."
"What's not good?" Camie asked.
"Squall's fiercest rival Seifer is in that class. Who knows what he'll do to you knowing the two of you are twins."
"And I'm supposed to be scared or something?" Charity said taking a drink of her soda. "Squall, he gave you that scar didn't he?" Squall nodded unconsciously rubbing his scar.
"But Squall gave him one just like it." Zell said. "The asshole was askin' for it." Charity smirked a bit.
"So what's this dude look like so we can avoid him." Torrence said.
"Well," Rinoa began, "He's got short blonde hair and green eyes. He's very tall, like 6'3" or something. He normally has a blue vest and black pants with a long beige trench coat." Squall just stared at her while she was describing Seifer.
'If I didn't know any better, I'd say she still had a thing for him.' He thought. He noticed that Charity looked to be in her own thoughts. He wasn't the only one to notice.
"Charity you're drooling." Torrence said with a smirk. Charity looked at her.
"I am not."
"Then what's with that dreamy look in your eyes?"
"I don't have a dreamy look in my eyes." Charity protested.
"Yes you do." Torrence and Camie said together. Charity shook her head.
"Okay so I think he sounds hot. Don't make a federal case of it."
"Seifer isn't the type to develop a crush on. Trust me. I've dated him before." Rinoa said.
"Well you see, that is the type Charity develops crushes on."
"Look who's talking Torri. You've had some pretty bad ones." Charity said.
"Like?" Torrence questioned.
"Well let's see shall we? How about Theo? Kevin? Mark? Andrew? Josh."
"Okay, okay. Shut up already." A cell phone started to ring in the room. Everyone pulled out theirs.
"I know it ain't mine." Charity said.
"Not mine." Camie said.
"It's mine." Laguna answered his phone and walked out of the room. He came back in a few minutes later. "I hate to rush but I was just told that I have to be back in Esthar soon."
"President business?" Torrence asked.
"Yep."
"Well I'm sure if you talk to Doc he'll let me loose." Charity suggested.
"Okay."
"In the meantime, I'm going to change into normal clothes." Charity stood up. "Where'd you guys put all my clothes?"
"Closet in your room." Camie answered.
"Oh alright." Charity walked out of the room. Laguna, Torrence and Camie left to find Dr. Tokoro while Squall, Rinoa and Zell hung out in the hallway waiting for one of them to return.
*20 minutes later*
Everyone minus Charity was waiting outside for Dr. Tokoro to finish talking to Charity before they could leave.
"And whatever you do," Torrence said finishing giving Laguna a few pointers on Charity, "don't let her in the driver's seat. She drives to fast if there's no speed limit. Which is way I'm going with whoever Charity isn't."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Charity walked out in a long sleeve black top with red lace designs and black pants. "What rumors are you spreading Torri?"
"Just a forward warning to your need for speed."
"Oh I see but come on, its not like I'm driving to Esthar anyway."
"Why not. We can just put those who like going really fast will go in one car and the others in another." Laguna said.
"Cool man. Sounds great." Zell said. "I'm going with Charity."
"Me too." Rinoa added.
"Daredevils." Torrence mumbled. The car result was that Torrence, Camie and Squall went in one car with Squall driving and Charity, Zell, Laguna, and Rinoa went in the other car with Charity driving. Laguna had never been so thank full that Esthar was so close. Charity's driving truly scared him.
This fic is full of secrets. Next one to come out involves Camie this time. Review time!!
Ch.4: Learning the truth
Charity had no idea what to say. She felt different emotions inside her. But one was showing to be the strongest.
"You saved my life?" Laguna could only nod his head. Charity shook her head. "So you decide to come back into my life once I'm all raised." She said angrily.
"Charity calm down." Torrence said. "It wasn't his fault."
"Oh really Torri? How's that?" Charity snapped.
"You were kidnapped from the hospital when you were born." Laguna started. "I searched for a year to find you. With no luck, I lost all hopes of finding you and gave up thinking you were dead. I couldn't stand the fact that you and your mother had died under my care that I even went as far to leave your twin brother at an orphanage."
"You abandoned him so you wouldn't have to live with the guilt if he died." Charity said calmly with a hint of ice.
"That's not true." Laguna started but Squall cut him off.
"He left me so I could have a better chance at life." Charity finally had a good look at Squall. She seemed to calm down a bit.
"So how long have you been back?" She asked Squall.
"About a year or so."
"So am I going to Esthar with you?" She asked Laguna.
"Yes. I know about your SeeD training so if you want, you can go to Balamb with Squall when he goes back."
"Okay. How long do I have until the field exam Squall?"
"Six months." He answered.
"Good that'll give me time to get back in fighting shape." Charity stood back up. "Hey Doc, is it okay if we walk around a bit?" Dr. Tokoro nodded.
"Just as long as you don't overdo it." Charity nodded. She motioned for Laguna and Squall to come with them. They walked down the hall to the waiting room. Squall saw Rinoa and Zell out the corner of his eye. Zell saw him too.
"Yo Squall, there you are." Zell's loud voice came down the hallway.
"Shh." Rinoa said nudging Zell in the side before walking down the hall. "Sorry it took us so long. We tried to hurry." Rinoa said planting a small kiss on Squall's cheek.
"Aww." The three girls said placing their hand over their hearts. "Ain't that sweet."
"Girlfriend?" Charity asked. Squall nodded slightly.
"Charity this is Rinoa. Rinoa this is my sister Charity." Rinoa held her hand out and shook hands with Charity.
"Nice to meet you."
"Likewise." Zell came forward looking at Torrence.
"Torri, is that you?" Torrence looked up from the floor.
"Zell?" She walked forward and the two embraced in a hug.
"I thought the next time I'd see you would be on a mission."
"So you made SeeD."
"Yep. You are looking at Lieutenant Commander Zell Dincht."
"I take it you two know each other." Charity said.
"No, not at all." Torrence said sarcastically.
"Don't start." Charity said opening the door.
"Too late I already did." Charity stopped and slapped herself in the forehead.
"You don't know when to quit." Charity mumbled walking into the waiting room. There was a large sofa, a couple of reclining chairs, normal chairs and a table. There was also a tv and a large vending machine. Charity walked to it, punched in a code and pulled out a bag of baked Lays potato chips.
"Anyone else want something while I'm here?" Charity asked everyone while punching in the same code but this time pulling out a can of orange soda.
"We'll take a soda." Torrence answered while her and Camie sat on the sofa.
"One orange soda and a Dr. Pepper coming up." Charity sat her stuff and got her friends their drinks.
"You should do this more often Charity." Charity rolled her eyes.
"Don't get used to it." Charity said turning to the others. "You guys want anything?" They didn't so she picked her stuff up and sat in between Camie and Torrence and began to eat her chips.
"So Torri," Zell started beginning conversation. "Did you ever make SeeD?" Torrence nodded.
"Yeah. It's not a high rank like you but I consider level 20 okay. But level 21 like Camie here would be better."
"So what level are you?" Rinoa asked Charity.
"I'm not a SeeD yet."
"Why not?"
"I haven't taken the final field exam yet. I got sick before it and wasn't able to take it. Hopefully Balamb will accept me and I can take it there."
"So you're coming to Balamb Garden?" Rinoa asked.
"Yeah if the doc ever lets me out of here." She answered.
"So you'll probably be put in Nida's class. His class is the only one with openings. Oh that's not good."
"What's not good?" Camie asked.
"Squall's fiercest rival Seifer is in that class. Who knows what he'll do to you knowing the two of you are twins."
"And I'm supposed to be scared or something?" Charity said taking a drink of her soda. "Squall, he gave you that scar didn't he?" Squall nodded unconsciously rubbing his scar.
"But Squall gave him one just like it." Zell said. "The asshole was askin' for it." Charity smirked a bit.
"So what's this dude look like so we can avoid him." Torrence said.
"Well," Rinoa began, "He's got short blonde hair and green eyes. He's very tall, like 6'3" or something. He normally has a blue vest and black pants with a long beige trench coat." Squall just stared at her while she was describing Seifer.
'If I didn't know any better, I'd say she still had a thing for him.' He thought. He noticed that Charity looked to be in her own thoughts. He wasn't the only one to notice.
"Charity you're drooling." Torrence said with a smirk. Charity looked at her.
"I am not."
"Then what's with that dreamy look in your eyes?"
"I don't have a dreamy look in my eyes." Charity protested.
"Yes you do." Torrence and Camie said together. Charity shook her head.
"Okay so I think he sounds hot. Don't make a federal case of it."
"Seifer isn't the type to develop a crush on. Trust me. I've dated him before." Rinoa said.
"Well you see, that is the type Charity develops crushes on."
"Look who's talking Torri. You've had some pretty bad ones." Charity said.
"Like?" Torrence questioned.
"Well let's see shall we? How about Theo? Kevin? Mark? Andrew? Josh."
"Okay, okay. Shut up already." A cell phone started to ring in the room. Everyone pulled out theirs.
"I know it ain't mine." Charity said.
"Not mine." Camie said.
"It's mine." Laguna answered his phone and walked out of the room. He came back in a few minutes later. "I hate to rush but I was just told that I have to be back in Esthar soon."
"President business?" Torrence asked.
"Yep."
"Well I'm sure if you talk to Doc he'll let me loose." Charity suggested.
"Okay."
"In the meantime, I'm going to change into normal clothes." Charity stood up. "Where'd you guys put all my clothes?"
"Closet in your room." Camie answered.
"Oh alright." Charity walked out of the room. Laguna, Torrence and Camie left to find Dr. Tokoro while Squall, Rinoa and Zell hung out in the hallway waiting for one of them to return.
*20 minutes later*
Everyone minus Charity was waiting outside for Dr. Tokoro to finish talking to Charity before they could leave.
"And whatever you do," Torrence said finishing giving Laguna a few pointers on Charity, "don't let her in the driver's seat. She drives to fast if there's no speed limit. Which is way I'm going with whoever Charity isn't."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Charity walked out in a long sleeve black top with red lace designs and black pants. "What rumors are you spreading Torri?"
"Just a forward warning to your need for speed."
"Oh I see but come on, its not like I'm driving to Esthar anyway."
"Why not. We can just put those who like going really fast will go in one car and the others in another." Laguna said.
"Cool man. Sounds great." Zell said. "I'm going with Charity."
"Me too." Rinoa added.
"Daredevils." Torrence mumbled. The car result was that Torrence, Camie and Squall went in one car with Squall driving and Charity, Zell, Laguna, and Rinoa went in the other car with Charity driving. Laguna had never been so thank full that Esthar was so close. Charity's driving truly scared him.
This fic is full of secrets. Next one to come out involves Camie this time. Review time!!