A/N: Sorry for the long wait for an update, again. This chapter was really difficult. I added only two or three sentences to what I already had many months ago. I decided this would just be a filler chapter.

Chapter 14: Qustions

Ultimaticus came back into our room a couple of hours later holding a cup of something. "I brought you some of that apple cider you like," he told me as he sat down on the bed and handed me the cup.

"Thank you." I gave a small pause, "Have you found them?" I asked.

Ultimaticus shook his head and answered, "There is nobody with those names in the shelter."

"But..." I started before I was interrupted.

"You need to rest Snowe."

"But there was a voice called Squall speaking in the ceiling!" I tried to argue.

"Nobody else heard anything Snowe," he told me quietly and calmly. "I believe you are simply over-excited. If you wish to go on that journey with me, you must rest and regain your mind."

"What if I don't?" I asked. I didn't want Ultimaticus to leave me here all alone!

"Then you shall stay here."

"If I stayed, you would stay as well?" I asked.

"You know I cannot do that. The group will be facing Demons and that means I must go and protect them. Many Demons know who I am, so they shall not attack the group if I am with them."

"I cannot stand to bear being here alone," I replied as I took a small sip of cider.

"You shan't be alone Snowe. There are many here."

I looked up at him, "You know what I mean. You shall not be here with me, and I do not know how long you would be gone. I do not want to be here without you."

Ultimaticus grinned before telling me, "In that case, you must get better before I leave so you may go along with us. Please, get some rest. It has been a long day."

"Stay with me?" I asked.

"Of course Snowe," Ultimaticus ran his fingers through my hair as I settled myself to sleep. He then laid down beside me and kissed my cheek. "I love you Snowe."

"I love you too Ultimaticus," I replied before he gave me a peck on the lips.

"Get some sleep. I'll stay with you," he said to me. I settled next to him and closed my eyes.

I woke up and noticed immediately that Ultimaticus was not in the bed with me. I searched the room and saw that I was alone. I was afraid that he had left me alone at the shelter as he went on the journey. I got up and ran my hands through my hair. I decided if he hadn't left, I would search him out, but first I went to the mirror at the vanity to brush my hair to make myself presentable to the rest of the residents at the shelter. I walked over to the vanity, picked up my brush and bent down so I could do a few quick sweeps through my hair. Once I saw my reflection, I paused. My heart quickened its pace as I brought my hand up to my bangs and felt them. I stopped halfway where the white turned back to my natural ebony. I dropped my brush and backed away from the mirror as I stared at my reflection in horror. I didn't realize I was screaming until Ultimaticus burst through the door with a couple of young men behind him.

"Snowe, what is it?" he asked as he grabbed my shoulders.

"Ultimaticus!" I hugged him tightly and sobbed.

Ultimaticus pushed me gently back and looked down at my face with furrowed brows. "Your hair..." he started. "What has happened?"

"I do not know! It was like this when I woke up!" I cried. "What is going on?!"

Ultimaticus only shook his head with his mouth open in shock. "I cannot answer that Snowe. I have never seen anything like this before." That made me sob louder and hang my head down in shame. "But you are still beautiful," he told me as he ran his fingers through my hair and held me tightly to him.

"I am?" I asked.

"I would never lie to you," he replied and hugged me tighter.

"I'm afraid," I whispered and closed my eyes.

"I shall be here with you. You have nothing to be afraid of," he said.

"Why has my hair changed?" I asked.

"I do not know," Ultimaticus told me. "Do not cry over this. There must be an explanation, and we will find it together."

"Do you think the rest of my hair will change this color?" I asked as I held my bangs in front of me.

"I know as much as you do, so I cannot say." I watched him nod to the two young men who came into the room with him, and they both nodded back before leaving, closing the door. "Come. Let us rest." Ultimaticus pulled me over to the bed and gently pushed me down. He got into bed beside me and laid on his side.

"But I want you on top of me," I whined with a little smile.

He maneuvered until he was on top of me, "Now what?" I pushed the back of his head down until his lips met mine. "Mmm," he moaned. "Is this the only thing you want?" Ultimaticus asked suggestively.

"I only want to feel your body on top of mine...for now," I answered. "I have a question."

"What troubles you? Besides your hair I mean."

"Do you think the people I saw earlier was a vision?" I asked.

"How do you mean?"

"Do you not see how strange things have been happening lately? I think the wizard's power changed me somehow...what if I saw a vision of the future? The room looked very different from it does now...and that girl..." I gave a pause to go through my thoughts. "That girl I saw...she had the same color hair as me...including the snow-colored bangs."

"We shall figure this out later. Rest now," Ultimaticus ordered sternly. I ran my hand through his hair a few times before he leaned his head down to kiss me again.

"When will the group leave for their journey?" I questioned.

"Tomorrow morning," Ultimaticus told me.

"Please stay with me until then?"

"Of course," he gave me a peck on the lips before he nuzzled his face into the crook of my neck.

Ultimaticus grinned before kissing me passionately.