Catherine: Sorry dudes, no review replies today. Because, since I don't have net back home, I have to update this in school's library, so the reviews will come in next chapter. That's why the updates will be a little slower. And I'm just updating this earlier because of the reviews of last xappie. And we have today a new guest. Say hi, Lord Voldemort!
Lord Voldemort: Yo….
Me: What kind of 'hello' is that? Didn't knew you were some type of hip hop or something…
Lord Voldemort: I will just ignore what you said… besides, I'm only here until LadiiReckless gives you permission to use the other idiot here
Me: aww, don't call Darthy that….
Lord Voldemort: Whatever….
Me: OI! No Squally-pooh imitations here!!! Gotta pay author's rights. Have no money. For you that are reading this remember. If you read, you have to review. More reviews, means faster updates. And vote the poll would be nice, for those who haven't do it yet.
WARNING: I intent to change Rinoa's nickname. If any of you has a good one in mind or at least a suggestion, leave a review. And by the way, I need nicknames for the rest of the game (although I have a few for some of them. e.g. Irvine XD) so leave a review telling me. And about the pairings you think it would be nice to appear her…
In this chapter: AH NOT TELLING!!!! XP on to the disclaimer… oh almighty Dark Lord, wanna to do it?
Lord Voldemort: why not?…….Stupidity here DOESN'T OWN Final Fantasy, Squaresoft/Squarenix, or something that may appear in this chapter that belongs to some rich and/or famous people!! Even me! Except of course, Katrin. Although I hope she dies in this chap.... (gets hit in the head by the author that screams "JERK!")
The Lionheart
Capitulo Treze: Fricking Sorceress!!!!
"FIRAGA"
The spell made the sorceress raise her hand to stop it, but that was enough for me to summon Dia and Ify and place myself in front of the crouching Seifer. Ifrit appears in his hottest almighty on my right, while Diablos does his bat-grand appearance on my left. Stupid as it sounds, the three of us like this, remembers me of the Three Mousquetaires (A/N I think that's how it spells XD). The only one missing is D'Artagnan…
The sorceress face (or at least what I can see of it) frowns when seeing me and my two almighty GF.
"How do you dare to defy me, you worthless kid?" her voice is sooo cold. Even colder than Squally-pooh. And that's saying a lot.
"Hey! This kid here is our kid! So watch your manners!" Ifrit barks at her.
"She's our mistress. And the ones who mess with our mistress, are messing with us." Diablos, calmly and in an amused tone, adds.
"Exactly!"
I roll my eyes. What? They're like my parents or what? And since when did they start to get along well?
"I'm going there." Bahamut tells in my head.
And I have no time to answer, because a pain bursts in my throat, reminding me of Diablos Demi attack. It feels like something is squeezing my lungs and heart, making me almost stop breathing. But this only last a couple of seconds. Gaining my balance, I see that a new figure appeared in the picture. Black hair and clothes, blue eyes. The man from back the beach. Bahamut in his human form. And that makes me start thinking. I didn't knew that GF have human form, or is it just Bahamut? If the others have human form too, I wonder how do they look?
"Kat…" Bahamut's calm voice interrupts my thoughts. "Take care of Seifer."
"Yeah! Because we…" Ifrit starts, positioning himself in a very Zell's way of fighting position.
"…are going to 'take care' of this missy here." Diablos finishes, grinning and showing his white fangs.
Right, now they're the Three Mousquetaires and I'm D'Artagnan…. Perfect... I wanna kick some sorceress ass too! Still I nod and crouch down next to Seifer, grabbing his arms that are holding his head. He has his eyes closed, and is frowning.
"Seifer?" I call, but he doesn't even twitch. "Snap out of it."
"make…." He starts saying, in a whisper "make…. Her….stop…."
He reminds me of a little boy whining, and I turn to my GF.
"Attack her! She's the one doing this! Mentally!" I order them, and I don't even to tell them twice, because they immediately lunge at the sorceress who raises her hand again and Dia and Ify meet an invisible wall. Bahamut however, turns to Quistis and I see him curing her.
"How can you do that? Thought you were just a GF…." I ask him. "No other abilities than just attack...."
"I'm not doing anything. You are." He tells me, smiling, and I blink.
"How?"
"Mental connection." He clarifies me. "Your magic is channelling in me."
"Can the others do that to?" I ask, motioning my head to the Dark Prince and Flame Lord.
"Not yet. They need a strong mental connection like we have." He smiles again, and that smile reminds me the first day that I arrived here. "Plus, they need to be in their human forms. And you still can't do it by yourself. You could kill yourself by trying that in this moment." He turns to Quistis again, who is groaning and seems to be waking up.
"So they have human forms too?" I ask. They have humans forms? Sweet! I wanna see it!. "How can I do that?"
"It's…." he seems to be struggling with his own words. "...complicated. I will tell you later. Promise." And again his attention turns to Quistis that sure is waking. I turn my own attention to Seifer.
"Seif?" I call again, and that seems to take a little reaction from him, since he flinches. "Seifer! Please, snap out of it."
Dia attacks really hard the shield that the sorceress is, somehow, still holding up, and I see that it falters a little, since I see the sorceress frown again. Ifry notes this too, because he attacks right after, with full strength.
"Seifer?" I whisper, and he seems to hear me this time, because he opens a little his eyes. They are empty, and that scares me. "Seifer? Can you hear me? Please! Snap out of it!"
"kit… kitten?" he ask, like he's starting to learn how to talk.
"Yes, it's me Seifer! Now wake up!" I'm almost begging.
"Where am I?" I hear a female voice behind me, and I turn to see Quistis already awake and looking at Bah. "And who are you?"
"Someone." He simple answers, giving her a big grin.
"OI! Leave the flirt to later!" I bark at them, gaining their attentions. "A little help here?"
Bah helps Quistis raises to her feet, then turns into a dark blue light, and returns to my head.
"Don't worry." He tells me. "She won't remember anything about what happened now."
I mentally nod and thank him while Quis is crouching in Seifer's left and calling him like I've done before. With each blow the sorceress shield takes, the mental connection with Seifer weakens a little. Then, something really bad happens.
In a single blow, the sorceress makes Diablos and Ifrit back away a little, giving her enough time to hit with really high magic, sending them to my mind. Her attention turns to us, and seeing us defenceless, she raises her hand, and that can only means trouble. As she launches the unknown spell at us, I raise to my feet, place myself in front of the two blonds, and cross my arms in front of me, in a protective gesture. I still have the Shell spell activated, but the hit is really hard and I go flying, hitting the wall behind me.
Darkness overcomes me as I black out.
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3rd PoV
As Katrin hit the wall, Squall, Selphie and Zell entered the room and noticed the sorceress. She noticed them as well, and frowned once more. Although she knew that those little kids were no match to her, she was weak due the attacks from that stupid kid's GF. Looking at the crouching blond, and seeing that she can't take him in that moment, she dissolved to the curtains behind her, transporting her to a safe place where she could rest.
Squall frowned as he saw the woman in black disappear, but soon his attention was diverted to the two crouched blond's. Quistis seemed aright, but Seifer seemed like he had come from a washing machine.
"What happened?" he asked, nearing the two blond's
"The sorceress…." Quistis answered him, obviously in shock. What the hell had happened? But his thoughts were interrupted when a scary voice in his right made him turn.
"Kat? Kat? Can you hear me?"
Selphie is shaking her friends shoulder, but the dark brown haired girl didn't even flinched.
"How is she?" Zell asked, approaching the brunette.
"No signs…." Selphie answers quite sad and scared. "She's so cold…. Although she's breathing…." She gives them a faint smile, like she was trying to convince them and herself.
Squall's frown deepened. What had indeed happened there?
That's when a bark, and very familiar figure, entered the room.
"Hey!" Rinoa called, glancing around the room. Squall noted that Rinoa was fully armed now, and, accompanied by Angelo.
"What are you doing here?" Squall asked Rinoa.
"I saw the broadcast," Rinoa explained. She looked around the room once more, her expression somehow concerned and disappointed. And suddenly she saw him, next to another woman.
"Seifer…" she whispered, walking towards the blond, although he haven't noticed her.
"Squall!" Selphie called him, and he turned. "What are we going to do?"
"We are going to leave this place and…" he started to explain, but Selphie interrupted him.
"I don't mean that right now! I mean Kat!" she says, pointing to the dark brown haired girl that was still in the ground, her long hair covering part of her face, although he could see that she had her mouth slightly opened and a little frown in her features.
"We need to take her, and the rest of us to a safer place." He turned to Rinoa. "Rinoa, can you take us to a safe place?"
The raven-haired girl turned her attention to him, somewhat annoyed.
"Well our base was destroyed, but I think I have a good place for us to…"
Squall cuts her talk, turning to the others, making the raven-haired girl really pissed off.
"We will move then." He then looked to the girl in the ground. "Someone has to carry her…"
"I will do it!" Zell immediately answered, but a hand grabbed his shoulder, making him jerk back, almost landing in his butt.
"I will take care of that Chicken-wuss." Seifer snapped at him.
Squall frowned at the blond. Seifer wasn't cocky or arrogant any more, and he watched as the blond gently lifted the girl from the ground, in a bridal style, her head resting in his shoulder, her hair dancing around. Squall had never seen that kind of attitude from Seifer before. He seemed like a… professional. A true SeeD in a mission.
But Squall wasn't the only one frowning. Rinoa didn't like Seifer's attitude towards the girl that had questioned her actions before. Were they like…. Together? She didn't liked that thought. Not even a bit.
"Don't let her fall!" Zell yelled at the other blond.
"She's better in my arms than in yours." Seifer retortsed walking away, and Squall could have sworn that he had heard the blond saying something about he being her knight, although he didn't understand what that meant.
Seifer reached Rinoa.
"Lead the way." He told her, and she nodded, forced to it.
The SeeDs followed their client through the Station and to the street, when suddenly Selphie voice was heard again.
"You said back there that your base was destroyed. What about the others?"
"Oh, don't worry about them, they're good at escaping." Rinoa replied, and turned her head to Squall. "There was some minor problems, but still, I need to get away from Timber. Is there any place you can take me?"
Squall frowned. What Rinoa wanted to say, was to him lead her to Garden, because she could clearly escape to Dollet or even Deling. She could manage to hide. But seemed that the 'princess' was very spoiled. And he couldn't take her to Garden. And take her to Garden meant trouble. He couldn't just risk everything just for her, especially now, with the Galbadian chasing them…
"This is an order. An order from your client." Rinoa said coldly, and Squall sighed. She knew he would obey, because he always obeyed orders. His gaze felt upon the still unconscious Katrin. If she was awake, she would have said something to the raven-haired girl that would shut her up, bringing her to reason, although that could mean another discussion. But Squall didn't mind it right now. He just wanted anyone too like Katrin had been before to take care of this. The other's didn't have the guts enough for it, and Seifer wasn't even listening to them, just looking forward, lost in thoughts, a frown in his face. So he was unavailable.
"Al right." Squall retorted, colder than before.
As they entered the Pub, a loud female voice echoed through the room.
"Rinoa!" A rather heavyset woman appeared from behind the bar., where she was "I heard your base had been destroyed. Are you al right?"
"yeah, no problem Chief." Rinoa replied. "Hey, do you know if the trains are still down?" she asked and Squall frowned. That wasn't a good sign….
"Sorry dear, but there's still no train running…." The woman replied, cheerless, and looked at the others teens, especially the unconscious girl in the blond's arms. "You and your friends had better come to my place until things settle down."
"That would be great! Thanks Chief!" Rinoa replied with a smile. She gestured for the group to follow her, and they quickly cleared out of the Pub, following the woman, passing through the streets without incident, evading the numerous blue-uniformed patrols that rushed about, through a few alleys and crossing a busy street. Finally they arrived at the woman's home, a two story household next to Timber's biggest newspaper and magazine publisher, Timber Maniacs. The building dwarfed the tiny house next door, Squall saw, as they entered.
"Here we are!" the woman cheerfully said, entering the house, the teens following behind.
They passed an entry hallway and entered a mid-sized dining room and kitchen, with hallways branching off to the rest of the first floor and a staircase leading upstairs.
"Well…" the woman starts. "I'll let you know if anything changes. Till then, make yourselves at home."
Rinoa smiled at this.
"Thanks Chief!"
"Chief?" Squall asked, a little confused.
"She's leader of the Forest Fox group," Rinoa replied, smiling. "You know everyone here's a rebel, though my group's the only one very active at the moment. But it would be best if we stayed here for a while anyway."
"Where can I put her?"
Squall is taken back from the conversation with Rinoa when he hears Seifer's voice. The blond is still holding Katrin. The girl hadn't still woken up, and that wasn't a good indication. It was the woman's daughter, about their age, that replied.
"Upstairs. Follow me. I will lead you all to the bedroom, where you can let her rest." And so the blond followed her, while the rest stayed where they're. Squall followed them with his eyes until Selphie's voice brought him back.
"I still don't get it. Why did Seifer come here for?"
"I think..." Rinoa started slowly "He came to help us, the 'Forest Owls'. I talked about it a lot with him. He have even help us with the plan and all….So please, don't think too badly of him."
But their talk was interrupted when a male voice was heard from the outside.
"Hey, everyone in there!!!" a male voice called.
"Upstairs. Hurry!" The Chief's daughter told them, and the SeeDs, plus Rinoa didn't even thought twice about following her.
In the room, was Katrin, still unconscious, in the bed, and Seifer, seated right next to her, lost in thoughts. But as soon as he heard the door open, he looked up, and seeing the others and their distress face he rose to his feet.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Galbadia soldiers." Was Squall only reply. That's when, Chief's voice was heard.
"What is this?!" she barked at the men outside and most of them flinched away. "I have two small children in here, so you better don´t do anything to frighten them!"
"I - I´m sorry ma´am, but we need to..." the soldier was interrupted by the Chief´s enraged voice again.
"You need what? You need NOTHING ya hear?" It´s my kid´s nap time and I had a LOT of trouble getting them to sleep!"
"Yes, but..." the soldier´s tone got louder, but the Chief interrupted him again.
"And now I´m surely going to have to get my kids to bed again because a bunch of mean soldiers came to MY house and made an incredible ruckus!"
"Will she be ok?" Selphie asked upstairs, listening to the discussion, or rather, scolding from the Chief. The Chief's daughter smiled at the brunette.
"She´ll be fine. Legend goes that my mother took down many soldiers with her strength, cooking and beauty."
"That beauty part sure make it sound like a legend." replied Selphie quietly, gaining a chuckle from Rinoa, and a roll eyes from both Squall and Seifer.
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The Forest Fox Chief and her daughter kept the Galbadian soldiers busy with a withering barrage of accusations and questions while the SeeDs and their client waited on the second floor.
Squall was on the window looking to the big TV screen and the TV Station, remembering what happened; Selphie was in the floor seated next to Rinoa and Quistis, talking; Zell was seated against a wall, seeming really gloomy and down, looking to his feet; and Seifer was in the bed seated, also lost in thoughts, while the still unconscious form of Katrin rested in the bed.
Suddenly, Rinoa rose to her feet and headed to Seifer.
"Seif…." She called and he looked up "You all right?"
He was about to answer when a chuckle made they turn to the instructor.
"What?" asked Rinoa, somewhat annoyed.
"He was so angry when he found out . . . ." Quistis explained. "When he knew it was only four SeeDs dispatched to Timber." She said looking to the four SeeDs and cleared her throat. "'They could be going up against the entire Galbadian army!' he said. 'And they send just four rookies? Hyne damn it! Let me outta here!'" Quistis replicated a male voice, clearly mocking with Seifer. "I never thought he was serious about it…" and her gaze fell upon Seifer, who frowned.
"I'm always serious Instructor." He says, and his smirk appears. "you should know that by now…."
Squall knew that Seifer was indeed always serious and Quistis should know that by now. But Squall had noticed something else in what the blond had told, and his suspicions raised when Quistis seemed uncomfortable and looked away.
Selphie stood up and headed to the dark brown haired girl, placing a hand on her forehead, and sensing the girl was still cold.
"She still hasn't woken up…" she whispered, but the others could hear it. "What do you think we should do? She should have waked up minutes ago!" her eyes fell on Squall and Quistis.
Squall had to agree with the hyper teenager. Katrin should be already waked up…
"Maybe a hi-potion can do the trick?" Quistis suggested looking at Squall. "What do you think?"
"We can give a try…." He replied, and searched inside his pockets for a hi-potion.
He handed it to Quistis, who opened it and putted it the girl's slightly opened lips. But the girl doesn't swallow, and the liquid just slide down her face.
"It's not working…" Quistis whispered.
"Maybe we should do it as in mouth-to-mouth transfer." Selphie suggested. Quistis nodded, and Seifer's voice was heard again.
"I'll take care of that." He says, snapping the bottle from Quistis hand, and placed it in his mouth. Slowly, he reached for the unconscious girl lips, watched by the others surprised, or in Rinoa's case, surprised and angered, glares.
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AN.
Catherine: And here ya go…. Short and all…. XD I know that you guys won't probably like it being small, but if I do this like this, the other will be updated tomorrow….. I hope….
Lord Voldemort: I wouldn't blame them for tryin' to kill you with a Avada Kedrava curse…
Catherine: we aren't in Harry Potter's 'world' so shush…. Anyway… will my Katrin survive? "oh of course she is, cause if she doesn't the story doesn't continue" that's what you all are thinking right now right? Guess what! Maybe I can kill her!! BWAHAHAHAH!!
Lord Voldemort: Oh stop that…. You aren't a villain yet….
Catherine: Spoil sport….. oh you know that Darth cursed you last chap?
Lord Voldemort: So I've been told….
Catherine: (laughs) you should heard him…anyway… you probably already know what I am about to say …… READ AND REVIEW PEOPLE!!!! You know, you can write ANYTHING you want, even saying that this sucks, or it's horrible, or I shouldn't write this or that, or…
Lord Voldemort: Because if you don't, a green spell can hit you accidentally BWHAHAHAH
Catherine: -.-' ….. right….. Bye everyone! (grabs Lord Voldemort cloak and both vanish.)
Next in "The Lionheart (REVISED)": "Of course you aren't there! Because if you were you couldn't see yourself! You wouldn't be here in the first place! Dead can be where they aren't supposed to be."