Carousel of Memories
Flicker.
Flicker.
She was flying, along an expanse of snowy white clouds in a pink sky. Her arms stretched out her fingers reaching for the rainbow baubles floating along with her. She could her the chiming of bells in the distance. The Chiming tintinnabulation growing as she flew closer, their golden song driving her forward. She wished she could stay here for ever, in the world of pastels were everything was always warm.
Heavy footsteps echoed through the bells song. Each step pounding away little wafts of clouds to fly forever in the pink sky. A dark shadow fell over her, her eyes tracing the length of a light grey trench coat. He lowered his hand to her then, encased in sleek black leather. She climbed onto it, taking a seat amongst the black.
Flicker.
Flicker.
She was standing again, on a cobble stone walkway. It all held a sense of nostalgia. The smell of spun sugar, and ice cream. Candied Popcorn and cherry ice pops. A black iron gate, sporting swirling designs at the corners encircled a colorful carousel. Wooden horses with golden rods sprouting from their back danced around in a circle to the chiming bell music. The roof of the carousel sprouted a rainbow of colors, with sprouting of brightly painted flowers.
Flicker.
He sat sidewise upon one of those horses, his trench dripping down to the ground. His green eyes looked only at her, across the iron gate.
"Do you remember this place?" Seifer asked his booming voice drifting over the tinkling song of the carousel.
"It seems very familiar" she said taking a step toward the carousel.
"Matron took us to this park" He said with a smirk splitting across his face. It all came rushing back to her, slamming into her head like a train. Walking in through the huge gates holding Matron's hand as the other kids roamed around them.
"I remember" she said with a smile back at him. He hopped off the horse and headed toward her the smirk still splattered across his face. For a moment he almost seemed like the old Seifer. He stood next to her and looked back at the carousel.
"That was one of the best days of my life" he said with a small shake of his head.
"I remember Matron bought Zell and ice cream cone, and he dropped it. He spent most of the day crying, until Matron finally bought him another" Quistis laughed and continued "then you accidentally bumped into him and he dropped the second one"
Seifer laughed out loud.
"Yeah and then she made me sit on the bench while everyone else got to ride the carousel. Until you were sitting alone and motioned to me. I ran up there and hopped onto the horse next to you. The ride was like a dream. Perhaps this was the only memory that kept me sane, while trapped here" he deadpanned looking down at the ground. She nodded slowly looking at him.
"How can I help you escape" Quistis asked. He took a few steps away from her, then spun to look at her.
Flicker. Flicker. Flicker.
"It was her last gift to me, a punishment for me failure. She implanted a piece her her essence in my mind. Then as time compression hit, something strange happened. I felt myself being ripped apart, then I was looking at an image of myself. It was like looking through a mirror. That Seifer was sent out, and I was forever trapped here. The only way I can leave, is for me to be whole again" He explained his eyes never leaving hers.
"I know where, he- you are. I can bring him here" she said hurriedly. He nodded stoutly taking another step back.
FLICKER.
The carousel seemed to melt, leaving them again in an expanse of black.
"The souls trapped here, are those that I killed in the War. The dance is my homage to their death. The song a Requiem, a lament for them" he said shaking his head, his eyes growing dark.
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"What's happening?" she asked as the ground started to crack beneath their feet.
"It is time you left me, Instructor. I'll be waiting your return" he said raising his head to look at her.
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"Good-Bye Quistis" he said as she stared to fall through blackness once again.
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A/N: I just wanted to say THANK YOU all, for reading this fic. And THANK YOU for the reviews. I really think it's going to turn out good. I Know the plotline seems a little out there but its hard to come up with an original Quifer plot line, it seems like everything has been done. I hope I can keep this original and memoriable. Please keep up the great reviews.
Also I don't know if my proof reader will ever come back. Im currently looking for a new one. I've been trying my best.