Chapter 10.
Zell woke up around noon, wondering where he was. He didn't exactly remember what had happened and it took a minute to sink in. He glanced around the apartment, trying to remember whose apartment it was. Then everything came flooding back. He remembered the night's events and where he was. It made him shudder to think about it. The blonde climbed off the couch, pushing the blanket he had borrowed from Squall away from him. He stretched a few times, punched at the air to crack his back and then he folded up the blanket. He had to get home to check in. He knew that Ma Dincht was going to be mad. He was suppose to go home the night before. It was more than likely he was going to get an ear whipping, what Zell liked to call his mother's lectures.
Glancing around for his shoes he looked over at the black door he had learned to lead to Squall's room. That had been the number one rule the vampire had told to Zell. He was never to go in there. Not that Zell would. Especially if there was a sleeping vampire in there who could wake up the very second the door opened.
Zell quietly pulled his shoes on and then his jacket. He quietly went to the front door and left the apartment, locking the door after he left.
Zell made his way down the street, looking around as he went. He started cursing himself when he remembered his bike was still at the mansion. He would have to pick it up when he got the chance. Which probably wouldn't be for a while. He would have to try to think of a plan to covering up his new job. He couldn't just tell his mother that he was now a hunter. That just didn't seem like a good idea. He knew how it might sound if he would tell her about how he hunted vampires and werewolves. He just knew that it wouldn't be pretty. He would have to come up with something, somehow.
While Zell was walking, he kept getting a weird feeling that someone was watching him. The hairs on the back of his neck was prickling and it didn't feel right. He slowed his pace and glanced around. Of course, there were other people walking on the same sidewalk as him but none of them were looking at him. The blonde shrugged and continued to walk along the path. He still could feel eyes on him. He didn't like it at all so he figured he had better be a little more cautious. He glanced around before quickening his pace.
He walked a few more blocks before turning a corner and ducking into a little shop. After closing the door, he hid by the wall looking out the window, his blue eyes searching for anyone that could have been following him. For a very long minute, no one turned the corner that he had turned, looking for him. But then someone did. And Zell recognized him. How could the blonde not know this man. He had remembered him very well from the night that he met Squall.
It was that lycan, Rajin.
Had he been the one following Zell? When did he even start? It made Zell worry even more. Why was Rajin following him anyways? He made up his mind that he would find out. But he would have to be very careful on how he was going to do this. After all, he was only human and Rajin was a lycan. He was alot stronger than the blonde.
Zell watched Rajin look around before starting to walk down the street. But then the lycan halted in front of the door of the shop and looked at it. Zell held his breath as he tried to hide from view. Rajin just stood there looking at the door before he continued to walk out of view. Zell breathed out slowly before he decided to do the following. He turned and stepped back out of the shop. He carefully glanced around to see if he could find Rajin, but the lycan had vanished. Zell swallowed hard while pulling out his fighting gloves. He quickly slid them on as he began walking down the street in the direction Rajin had gone.
He was just barely passing by an alley when suddenly a hand lashed out from the alley and grabbed him by his shirt. Zell gasped as he was yanked into the ally then shoved against the wall. He looked up right into the face of the lycan, Rajin.
"So, you're the one following me, huh? That's not very smart, ya know." he growled. Zell gritted his teeth and shoved him hard away from him. He immediately snapped to a fighting stance. "You were the one following me. Why?" He demanded. Rajin stood up straight, grinning at the blonde. "Was ordered to. When I get orders, I have to listen to them." He said starting to circle, who moved to keep facing him.
"You're looking for Squall, aren't you? Marius is after him, isn't he?" He growled. The lycan sneered at him. "And Seifer said you were dumb. Why don't you just tell me where he is so you won't get hurt, ya know."
Zell narrowed his eyes at him. "No way! Forget that, dog breath!" He snapped.
Rajin snarled then lunged at him, throwing his fist at Zell. Zell gritted his teeth as he threw his arm up and blocked Rajin's attack. He gave him a smirk. "Not smart, dogman!" He then threw his fist into Rajin's gut, making him yell out in pain. The blonde martial artist spun in a quick circle then kicked the lycan hard in the head, sending him flying back into a trash can. The lycan recovered very quickly. He snarled as he lunged back at Zell, throwing his fists at him. Zell quickly blocked or moved back to avoid the attacks. He had to use everything he could to avoid getting hit. He knew that if he was hit by this guy it was going to hurt bad.
After a while, Zell slammed his fist into Rajin's face sending him flying out of the alley. The lycan landed hard on his back on the street. Zell quickly followed, throwing his fist back to pummel him again when suddenly...
"Freeze!"
He stopped in mid punch and turned to see a police officer aiming his gun at him. The blonde winced as he dropped his hands and stepped back. Rajin quickly stood up. "Officer! Thank goodness, ya know! He tried to mug me!" He said, rubbing his head. Zell gave him a cold look but knew that it wasn't any use. He was in trouble.
Zell was sitting in the jail cell, with a very moody look on his face. He was just leaning against the wall, waiting. He was pretty sure that the police were calling his mother to come pick him up. He knew that things were going to be very ugly when she came to get him. He could almost hear her yelling already.
"Dincht! You've made bail." The officer said unlocking the door.
Zell sighed as he stood up and stepped out of the cell. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and followed the officer out of the cell area. He looked around the headquarters expecting to see Ma Dincht standing there, glaring at him, ready to start lecturing. But to his surprise, his mother was no where to be see.
Instead, it was Laguna.
"Huh?! Laguna?!" He gasped as he dropped his hands from his sides.
Laguna only glanced over at him as he was signing the release papers. He shook his head as he finished and motioned to Zell to follow him. The two of them walked out of the headquarters.
"How'd you know I was in there?" Zell asked as they made their way down the stairs. Laguna just shook his head as he walked. "We have an informative here. When they saw the card I gave you, they called the Manor to see if you really were one of us. What were you doing in jail anyway, Zell? Where's Squall?" He asked. Zell stuffed his hands into his pockets. "Squall's fine. He's back at his apartment, probably still asleep. As for me being in jail, I ran into that dude, Rajin, earlier and he attacked me so I beat the crap out of him. But a cop caught me." he said. Laguna nodded as he tossed his long black bangs out of his eyes. "You've got to watch yourself, Zell. You should never fight lycans by yourself. Especially Rajin. He's one of the strongest in Marius's little pack. And never fight one of them out in public. You don't fight them, they won't fight you." he said. Zell frowned at that before shaking his head. "He was following me, Laguna. He attacked me first."
Laguna glanced at him. "You didn't happen to insult him, did you? Because knowing Rajin out in daylight, he wouldn't attack someone unless they insulted him."
Zell pulled a face. "I guess I kind of did." He said. Laguna nodded. "That's what I thought. Why was he following you?" He asked. Zell shrugged. "He was looking for Squall. He might've thought I was going to lead him to him." He said. Laguna didn't look happy at that. He swore softly under his breath before he stepped up to a nice black mercedes. "Hop in. We'll give you a ride home." He said pulling the passenger door open. Zell's eyes nearly bugged out seeing the nice car but he quickly obeyed in hopping into the back. "We?" He asked as he did so. He immediately shut up when he saw the two men from the other night. The black man was driving while the large man was sitting in the back with Zell. They both gave him a smile in greeting.
"Hello, Dincht. Glad to see you again." The black man said. Zell nodded in return. "Nice to see you again to." He said. They started driving while Laguna turned in his seat. "By the way, Zell. These are my best buds and hunting partners, Kiros," He motioned to the black man, who only lift a hand and waved behind him. "And Ward."
The large man gave Zell a big grin and held out his large hand to him. Zell grinned right back and shook it before noticing the left side of Ward's face had a large scar running down to his throat.
"Man, that's some battle wound. Where'd you get it?" The blonde asked before clapping a hand over his mouth. He knew that had been rude.
Ward only silently laughed before he looked at Laguna, who was smiling sadly. "Ward, here, lost his ability to speak a long time ago. Way before Squall was born. We were hunting for Marius in Timber because we heard he was there. Well, we didn't find Marius. But he sure found some vampires all right." He propped his arm up on the back seat as he just looked at the blonde. "Another clan of vampires. They're just as nasty as Marius's. Maybe even worst. Their leaders are just as nasty as Marius. Though we've never seen them. Anyway, Kiros, Ward and I got into a nasty fight with the vampires and well, the results weren't too good. Ward nearly gotten his throat ripped out by a vampire who tried to feed on him. Luckily, Ward's immune into a vampire's trance other wise he would have been killed."
Zell looked surprised. "You mean, he actually got bit by a vampire?" He asked looking back at the big man, who nodded.
Laguna shrugged. "Hey, you can be bit by a vampire and not turn, Zell. It's only when you get bit and then you bite them. You only become a vampire if you drink a vampire's blood. It's just gonna take a while for the bite marks to heal." He then motioned to Ward. "And as you see, Ward healed but not completely. He lost his ability to speak and it only left a scar."
Zell nodded as he took in the whole story. "Wait, you said he's immune to vampires?" He asked. Laguna pulled a face while Kiros snorted. The black man turned his eyes onto the rear view mirror to look at Zell. "Well, he's not immune. It's just, Ward's got a very strong will. He knows how to block off a vampire's telepathic power. That way, he can't easily be drawn into a trance so that the vampire can feed off of him." He said. Zell smiled. "Whoa! That is so rad!" He said. Ward again laughed silently.
They finally pulled up to Zell's house after the blonde had pointed it out. "Zell, try to get some more rest. Tonight there is a very important meeting. The Black and White Circles are meeting together. All hunters are going to be there." Laguna said. Zell winced as he looked up at his house. "That's if I can go. I'm pretty sure Mom's gonna be pissed once I walked through that door. I never made it home last night. I stayed over at Squall's because he..." His eyes widened when he remembered that he wasn't suppose to tell Laguna what had happened at the club.
Of course, Laguna seemed to see right through him. He frowned with a dull look on his face. "Something happened last night, didn't it?" He asked.
Zell faintly smiled. "Let's just say, he didn't want me to tell ya." He said. Laguna rolled his eyes as he grabbed the door handle and opened the door. "Why am I not suprised? That boy of mine is always hiding something from me. Come on." he said. Zell quickly climbed out with him. Laguna looked back at Kiros and Ward. "Be back in five." They only nodded.
"Uh, Laguna? What exactly are you doing?" Zell asked as he led the man to his house. Laguna stuffed his hands into his pockets. "Well someone's got to tell your mother about your new job. Seeing that you haven't done it yet." He said. Zell cringed. "You're going to tell her that I help hunt and kill vampires? She's not going to like that, you know." he said as he started to open the door. Laguna only smiled at him in a sly way. "You'll see." he said. And they went inside.
Zell peered around the door before entering with Laguna following him. There was no sign of Ma Dincht, which was a relief to the blonde. He stepped into the main hall, still looking around. "Uh, Ma! I'm home!" He called, before cringing. He was just waiting for her to start her yelling. After a long minute, Ma Dincht walked in from the living room, looking a little angry. She looked directly at Zell. "Zell Dincht! Where were you last night! You had me worried sick!" She said.
Zell cowered a little. "Uh..."
Laguna put a cheerful grin on his face as he stepped forward. "Well, I'll be. Amelia Dincht. Should've known that you were Zell's mother." He said. Ma Dincht looked surprised to see Laguna before she smiled. "Laguna Loire?! Oh my goodness! What are you doing here?" She asked smiling. Zell looked a little stunned as he just watched the two converse. How in the world did his mother know Laguna Loire?
Laguna grinned as he pulled his hands out of his pockets. "Well, just giving Zell a ride home. Thought I'd come meet the famous Ma Dincht. 'course, wasn't exactly expecting you. But then again, he does have your outgoing ways." he said. Zell tilted his head as he just looked in between the two. "Hold on a minute. You guys already know each other?" He asked. Laguna looked at him with a grand smile. "Of course we know each other. Your Ma was quite the hunter herself when she was younger." He said. Ma Dincht frowned before looking at Zell. "Wait a minute. Zell, if you know Laguna then..."
Laguna nodded as he turned his eyes back onto her. "Yeah. He's apart of the Circle now, Amelia. Though we weren't going to tell you that. But since it's you, why not?" He asked. Zell was just too astonished to say anything. He didn't know that his mother had been a hunter. He couldn't really imagine his mother going around and killing vampires and lycans. He just couldn't.
"My goodness. Do let me guess? You saved Zell's life and that's how he got mixed up in the whole thing?" Ma Dincht said dully.
Laguna smiled. "That's right. But don't you worry your pretty head, Am. He's done pretty good so far. He went ont his first mission last night with Squall." He said. Ma Dincht didnt' exactly look thrilled to hear that. She gave her son a look. "Zell Dincht! You are lucky that you are alive if you did that! I know as well as Laguna does that Squall always takes the dangerous missions. I should skin you alive!" She said. Zell winced. Laguna only shook his head. "Oh come on, Amelia. He did good. He's alive isn't he?"
Ma Dincht gave him a look. "That does not help my nerves, Laguna." She sighed as she shook her head. "Well, now that he's in the Circle, there's probably no chance of changing your mind." She said. Laguna shook his head. "Not a chance at all. There's a meeting tonight, Am. He's going to need to be there." He said. Ma Dincht nodded. "All right, Laguna. But I swear, if anything happens to Zell, I'm never going to forgive you." She said. Laguna shook his head with a short laugh. "Don't worry, Amelia. Nothing's going to happen to him. You know us. We protect our fresh hunters."
Ma Dincht shook her head as she poked Laguna in the chest. "You better. Or I'll hunt you down."
Laguna looked a little uneasy as he backed away from her, his left leg was starting to twitch a little, making him rub it to keep the ache away. "O-okay, okay! I get the idea! But don't you worry. He's doing good on his own." He looked at Zell. "Remember, Zell. Get some sleep and be at the meeting tonight."
Zell nodded. "Will do. See you tonight." he said. Laguna nodded before giving Ma Dincht a smile. "Good to see you again, Amelia. Come by the mansion some time. The others would love to see you again. Everyone misses you." He said. Ma Dincht nodded. "I might just come visit some time. When I have the chance. But you watch over my son, ya hear, Laguna." She warned him.
Laguna only smiled with a nod. "Don't worry. He'll be fine." He once again looked at Zell. "See you tonight." He then turned and left the house. Zell looked at his mother with interest as soon as they were alone. "Mom, why didn't you tell me you were a hunter?" He asked. Ma Dincht rolled her eyes as she began cleaning up the kitchen. "Oh please, Zell. I didn't want you to know. I hunted supernatural creatures. Would you have believed me?"
Zell grinned. "Ma, this is me you're talking to, remember? I love the supernatural stuff. Of course I would have believed you."
Ma Dincht shook her head. "Well, I didn't really want you to take this course of a career, Zell. I didn't tell you because I knew you would want to do it too. This is a very dangerous path to take." She said. Zell frowned at her. "Mom, I can do this job. I did pretty well last night with Squall." He frowned at the surprised look on Ma Dincht's face. "What?"
"So, you were working with Squall? The vampire?"
Zell really frowned. "Ma, so what if he's a vampire. He's not like the others. He's my new friend, okay?"
Ma Dincht sighed as she shook her head. "I know he's not like the others, Zell. But he's still a vampire. And they are very dangerous. I want you to be careful around him. I know he's been taking all of the dangerous missions. And if you're going to be pairing up with him, you'll be doing them too. Don't you dare get yourself killed, Zell Dincht. Because I will never forgive you." She said. Zell nodded. "Yes, mom."
"Now then, you get your butt upstairs and get into bed. You have a meeting tonight. Since you're joining the Black Magic Circle you have to sleep during the day. Hunters work at night and sleep during the day. It's better that way."
"Yes, mom." And then Zell went upstairs to bed. He had first jumped into the shower before climbing into bed.
Knock, Knock!
The pounding at the door grew louder as he tried to ignore it. He wasn't in the mood to answering the door for anyone. Especially on what happened the night before. He was afraid it would be that weird vampire guy again. Irvine didn't know how in the world his best friend, Zell even got into whatever mess he had, but the cowboy certainly did not want to get mixed up in whatever his friend was in. He liked being a normal, lady loving, flirtatious young man, thank you very much.
But as he just laid out on his bed in his apartment, he groaned when the pounding grew more louder and it sounded like they were going to break the door down just to get in. He figured he'd better get up before someone decided to break his door into pieces.
"All right! All right! I'm coming, dammit!" Irvine yelled as he climbed off his bed and pulled on a black tank top over his bare chest. He was still cursing as he made his way down the hall into the living room.
Not bothering to pull back the chain link lock, the cowboy carefully opened the door and peeked through the crack at who was there. He froze when he saw six men all wearing black. They all had a cool look on their face while looking around lazily. But when the door opened, one man stepped closer and gave Irvine a serious look. "Ah…..can I help you, gents?" Irvine asked, somewhat nervous.
The man standing in the front just looked Irvine squarely in the eye and it really sent a nervous shiver down the cowboy's back. "Sir, we would like a word with you right now. We have reason to believe that you have been in contact with a very dangerous criminal. We request that you let us search your home for any clues." He said seriously.
Irvine just gave them a weird look but he backed away a little. "Uh…I'm sor-sorry, fellas. But I don't have a clue what ya'll are talking about." He said nervously. But he had a feeling that the guy was talking about that Squall Leonhart guy that showed up with Zell the night before.
Impatiently, the man gave Irvine a serious look. He did not look amused and his men were growling at him. But he held up a hand towards them to keep their mouths shut. "Sir, last night there was a fight at night club last night and several people were killed. One of the suspects was seriously injured but we have to believe that he survived." He shook his head. "Now, we have dogs who tracked his scent to this house. You will let us search your home right now."
Now, Irvine was getting annoyed. He didn't like this guy bossing him around and making demands. He was not one who obeyed anyone. "Sorry, partner. But I ain't letting you into this house if you won't say please. And there certainly wasn't anyone here last night but me and my lady havin' a little twosome party. Now git before I call the police." He warned as he started to close the door.
Bam!
One of the men slammed their hand against the door keeping it from shutting on them. The very action made the cowboy tense up but glare at the men. "We are the police. Now open the god damn door or I'll make you!" The man growled at him.
Wide eyed, Irvine swallowed hard but shook his head. He was definitely uneasy about this. He could have sword he saw the man's eyes starting to glow a little. Almost like a dog's would if light was shone through their eyes. "Now, now, partner. Don't get all high horsey like. If you really are cops, why don't you go get a warrant or……"
WHAM!!
The leader of the group had had enough of Irvine now. He let out a loud growl before throwing himself towards the door, hitting it hard. The door hit Irvine, knocking him backwards and onto the floor. The cowboy, alarmed, quickly held himself up with one arm, while looking up at the "cops" with shock. "He-hey!! What in tarnation……!" He was exclaiming but stopped when one of the men thrust a gun into his face, shutting him up real quick.
"Shut up, pipsqueak!!" The man with the gun snarled at him before looking at the others as they rushed into the house and began to search. "Search the house and find signs of the Lionheart!!" He growled. Irvine just swallowed hard as he just sat on the ground, watching them as they searched his house. 'Man, Zell. I really hate you. What in the hell did you get me into?' He thought.
Squall's eyes snapped open once the sun had gone down and it was starting to get very dark. He could also feel the thirst nagging at him, demanding for blood. He hated it when it did that. As he laid there, he remembered what had happened the night before. He remembered going to Marius's nightclub with Zell Dincht and ended up getting into a fight with Marius. He had nearly been killed by the vampire leader if it hadn't been for Dincht. He remembered Zell's friends, Irvine and Selphie. That made the vampire groan.
"Damn it. Edea's going to be angry about that."
Two more humans knew about the secret world. Just because he fought Marius and lost. Squall knew that there was going to be hell to pay. He knew he was going to be blamed again. He was always blamed.
Squall blinked a few times before he decided to get up. He needed to get ready for that night. He figured he could pick up Zell on the way. He owed the blonde that much. The vampire quietly dressed in his original attire and made sure his Gunblade was loaded and ready. He let his thoughts go back to that dance with the girl, Rinoa Heartilly. He rememebered how she had danced around him. That really brought some strange and unusual feelings in him. He shook his head to get the thoughts out of his mind. He didn't want to be feeling anything. Not right now anyway. He silently went into his kitchen and took a packet of blood out of his fridge and then he began making his way out of his apartment with his gunblade strapped to his waist.
The car came to a screeching stop in front of The Dincht's place and Squall looked up at the dark windows. He frowned when he didn't see the lights on. But no matter, he climbed out of the car and made his way towards the door, ignoring some looks he was getting from some passerbyers. The vampire went to the door and pushed the doorbell before glancing around.
He was also spreading out his senses, to see if he had been followed. He could sense a few lycans close by but they didn't seem to know that he was there.
Finally the door opened to reveal Ma Dincht, who immediately narrowed her eyes at Squall, once she recognized him. Squall just looked right back at her, tilting his head a little to the side. He remembered Ma Dincht now. It was amazing that such a great hunter as herself had a son like Zell. Not that Squall thought bad of him at all. He just seemed to be a lot different from his mother, that was all.
"Hello, Squall. I suppose you're here for Zell, hm?"
The vampire nodded, waiting for the invitation in. He just continued to look Ma Dincht right in the eye before she moved aside. "Come on in. He's still asleep. But you can go wake him up if you want. Just don't..." Ma Dincht pulled a face as she tried to think of the most gentle way of putting it. "Just don't hurt him. Or I will have your head." A smirk formed on Squall's face before he nodded and walked through the doorway. He glanced at Ma Dincht who pointed at the stairs. "Just go up the stairs and on your right." She told him.
The vampire nodded again and did what he was told. He found Zell's room just fine, though he was quite surprised on how messy it was. He just frowned before looking at the blonde, snoring on his bed. Rolling his eyes, Squall walked over to the bedside table and turned on the lamp. The bright light immediately made Zell's face scrunch up and he lift a hand to shield his eyes.
"What the hell?!" Zell groaned.
Squall turned away from him and walked across the room. "Time to go to work, Zell. Get up." He said quietly.
Zell groaned again as he forced himself to a sitting position and he rubbed his eyes, looking almost like a child. He groaned once more before blinking several times and looking at Squall, who stood by the window looking out. "Squall? What time is it?"
The vampire only glanced over at him. "It's time to get up and go to the mansion. We have to report to Edea. She has to know about what happened last night." He said. Zell then remembered what had happened when he had left from Squall's place. He wondered if he should tell Squall about it, wondering what the reaction would be. But the vampire seemed to read his mind because he slowly turned around and eyed the blonde suspicously. "What was that?"
"What was what?"
Squall rolled his eyes as he turned fully towards Zell, who was now trying to pull on his shoes. "What were you just thinking about? I heard something in your thoughts." He said.
Zell winced a little before he looked up at Squall. "Oh, that. Well, I..." He paused rubbing the back of his neck. "I kind of ran into Rajin earlier today. He was following me in town, hoping I was going to lead him to you." He pulled another face. He could see what kind of reaction Squall was getting. He was looking emotionless as ever but there was no doubt something in his eyes. "Oh! Don't worry! I beat the shit out of him, not the other way around. Though," Zell looked embarrassed now. "I did go to jail for it. Some stupid Piggy with a star thought I was trying to mug 'em."
Squall just stared at him, his mouth had opened a little. "Okay. Let's rewind for a minute. You fought Rajin because he was following you to find me and because of it you went to jail? Is that right?" He earned a nod and it made him frown. "Then how the hell did you get out of jail?"
Zell shrugged lazily. "Laguna. He bailed me out. Some informative called him and he came over. I didn't tell him what happened last night but he knows that something happened."
Squall rolled his eyes before he started towards the door. "Let's go now."
Zell nodded as he quickly followed after him. They went downstairs to see Ma Dincht pouring lemonade into glasses. She turned and gave them both a smile. "Going already?" She asked. Zell nodded. "Yeah, Ma. We got to go."
Ma Dincht just held out the glass to her son and then held out a glass full of red liquid to Squall, who just eyed her with suspicion. "Before you go, here's something to fill your stomachs, since you probably won't have time to stop and get something to eat." She said. Zell just shrugged as he took the lemonade and gulped it down. Squall just stared at Ma Dincht, who rose an eyebrow at him. "Squall, I might not be able to read minds but I promise you I didn't do anything to your drink."
The vampire glanced down at the glass before he took it. He sniffed it for a second before looking back at her. "You're serving blood to me when you hated vampires from the beginning?" He asked in a skeptical way.
Ma Dincht shrugged. "You're Laguna's son, Squall. I don't hate you. I know you're doing what you can to keeping people safe. And I know what you've been through in your life, all right. Now just drink it before you leave."
Squall continued to just stare at her before he turned away from them and drank the blood. Once the blood was drained, he turned back, licking his lips and his fangs from the red liquid. "Thanks." He said holding the glass out to Ma Dincht, who took it and rinsed the glass in the sink before putting it down. "We better get going or we'll be late for the meeting." He said. Ma Dincht as she turned around. "Yes, you better. I know how Edea is about you being late." She looked at Zell. "You two take care now. And make sure Zell stays safe, Squall. I still don't approve of his new career." She said.
Zell only rolled his eyes and folded his arms. "Maaaa! I can take care of myself."
Squall slowly nodded as he headed towards the door. "He's not a bad fighter at all, Mrs. Dincht. He took care of himself last night during his first mission."
"Exactly what did you do last night anyway?" Ma Dincht asked folding her arms. Zell winced as he remembered what happened. Squall just shook his head. "The usual hunting down Marius thing." He said before he opened the door and stepped out into the night. Ma Dincht just pulled a face before she sighed. "Oh great. That is exactly what I don't want Zell to do." She then looked at Zell. "Go on, Zell. And be careful." She said. Zell nodded before he gave his mother a quick peck on the cheek and hurried after Squall.