"SEIFERRRRRRRR! AHHHHHH!" Quistis jumped up from the bed and ran to Kyle.
She jumped into his arms, screaming frantically. "Help! There's a rat in
here! Oh, Hyne! I HATE RATS!" Kyle stumbled backward under Quistis' added
weight. They crashed through the door, and landed on the floor outside.
"Oh, Seifer! Just go in and kill it!" she screamed at the top of her voice. Kyle put a hand over her mouth and said, "Shh, stop screaming. I'll go kill it now; I'll be right back. Now no yelling!" He walked into the room thinking, 'She'll spoil everything if Seifer hears her!'
But little did he know, that was exactly what she aimed to do. She paused while he went into the room. As soon as he entered, she got up and ran full speed away, keeping as silent as humanly possible. 'Hyne, let this work! This wasn't the brightest idea ever, but…' she stopped thinking, and concentrated on running. She was already several corridors away from where she last left Kyle.
~*~
Seifer, Selphie and Zell froze in their tracks when they heard the shouts. They sounded fairly close by, by Selphie's estimate. All three knew instantly whom the voice belonged to. "Quistis!" they shouted in unison. "Come on guys, this way!" Selphie exclaimed, and they rounded a corner, in pursuit of their comrade.
~*~
Squall and Irvine stopped in their tracks when they heard the shouts. "Could it be…" said Squall. Irvine finished the thought: "Quistis?" Squall nodded and said, "Let's move! The shouts came from the end of this corridor!" The two men proceeded to run full speed down the passageway.
~*~
Her blood furiously pumped through her body, and her heart thundered in her chest. She tried with all her might to quiet her frantic footsteps against the concrete, and her frenzied gasps for air. She knew it was only a matter of time before…
~*~
Kyle looked around the room for the imaginary rodent. "Strange, there's no rat. Oh well, maybe it left. Now let me make sure everything is in order…" He teleported to Rinoa's room for a moment, and saw that she was still out cold. "Should I take her weapon…nah," he said as teleported back to the fantasy bedroom. He strode over to the doorway and peeked out. "Quistis?" he called. His only reply was the echo of his own voice and the empty corridor. "Quistis?!" he angrily repeated. Still, the only response was his own furious cry. His eyebrows furrowed into a glower. "QUISITS!" he bellowed in rage. He proceeded to run down the corridors in search of his captive.
~*~
When she heard Kyle's infuriated shout, a wave of dread crashed over her; she forced herself to go faster. As she came to a fork in the passages, the thought, 'No matter what, I have to escape…'
~*~
Seifer and his two companions ran towards an intersection; they could hear approaching footsteps, and weren't sure if they were echoes or…
~*~
Squall and Irvine moved forward to a juncture in the passages of the sewers. They, too, heard running footsteps as they advanced. 'What is that sound?' Squall asked himself.
~*~
In the flash of a moment, the six separated comrades reunited in a single collision. Arms met with heads, shoulders, legs, and torsos as they smashed together. "OW!" they all cried, then realization hit. "OH MY HYNE!" they all screamed in unison. The six looked in disbelief at each other, and then began to embrace. Irvine and Selphie kissed; Zell hugged Squall, only to be pushed to the concrete; Quistis and Seifer kissed for a moment, then Seifer began to look her over. "If that bastard hurt you, I swear, I'll kill him!" he growled.
Quistis, still out of breath, said, "He hypnotized me to think I was with you, and I almost—" her voice caught in her throat, "I almost slept with him." She began to hiccup with tears. Each hiccup shook her shoulders, and Seifer took her into his arms. "He's after me, Seifer," she sobbed into his chest. He closed his eyes and held the back of her head with his hand gently. His other arm securely held her across her waist. The embrace told her everything he couldn't express in words. She felt so safe, so secure in Seifer's arms; she never wanted to let go.
"Aw, this is so sweet. So sorry to break it up!"
Seifer turned his enraged gaze to Kyle, who was poised with Katal blades, ready to strike. Seifer unsheathed his Hyperion and said, "I won't let you get away with this! You're gonna pay, bastard!" He and Kyle lunged at each other at precisely the same moment. Katal met with Hyperion; bullets met with magic; blades met with blades. In the middle of their combat, a new weapon entered the mix. Save the Queen. Its tip wrapped around Kyle's wrist, temporarily immobilizing one Katal blade. "Now!" Quistis shouted, blue eyes gleaming in the light. Seifer took Kyle's surprise to his advantage and dealt the final blow. He sliced through Kyle's flesh, watching as the crimson blood splashed over the floor. He gasped and fell to the floor. Kyle began to cough up blood. "Q-Quistis…I loved you…but you w-won't get away. This whole pla-place will blow in five minutes. Good bye…" His eyes rolled backward, and he fell to the floor. His body disintegrated into the floor, and soon was gone.
The six SeeDs looked in awe at what remained of the battle. Nothing but a bloodstained concrete floor. Quistis took a deep breath in to steady her frantically beating heart. "We've gotta move, unless getting blown up sounds like fun to you! Now we—" Quistis paused and looked around, "Where's. Rinoa?" she slowly, fearfully asked.
Everyone's heart plunged to the floor as they remembered their lost comrade. Quistis said, "We have about four minutes before the place goes up. Follow me," and sprinted full speed down the corridor. The five SeeDs followed her.
~*~
Rinoa stirred slightly as she awoke in a strange room. "Hmm?" she moaned as she stood up. "Ow!" she exclaimed. Pain shot up her left arm, and she saw that blood was dripping out of a laceration. Her pinwheel cut her arm, as she was knocked unconscious. Hastily tearing a piece of her shirt off, she tightly wrapped it around the wound. 'That'll have to do for now… So, this is definitely where Kyle left me…' she thought. 'Maybe since he's not here, the force field won't work?' she asked herself, tentatively approaching the door. She picked up a small rock and threw it at the door. To her relief, nothing happened. "Thank Hyne," she said as she secured her hold on her Shooting Star, turned the doorknob, and then left. "Now to find the others!" she declared, and then ran down the passage.
~*~
Squall and Quistis led the others down the corridor in search of Rinoa. "We have about three minutes!" Selphie reported. The pressure of the situation weighed down upon all of them; anxiety took over as they frantically searched for her. "Over there! What's that?" Squall pointed over to a beam of light. They all ran over, and saw that it was coming from a solid concrete wall. "Back off," Seifer growled, and then whispered, "Firaga." The spell smashed the stone wall and revealed a door, slightly ajar. "Rinoa?" Squall called as he hurriedly entered.
"Two minutes," Selphie said anxiously.
Squall looked around the dismal cell, and saw that Rinoa wasn't there. "RINOA!" he shouted, then ran out the room. "She's not in there!" he shouted, on the verge of hysteria. "RINOA, WHERE ARE YOU?!" he screamed out loud, hoping that she would hear.
"Hey, what's that?" Irvine inquired, pointing to a red smear on the ground. He knelt down and put his fingers in. "Blood," he deduced, "—and still warm. It goes that way," he pointed down yet another passage.
"That's gotta be Rinoa; no time to waste. Let's go!" Quistis shouted. Everyone swiftly ran down the corridor, following the trail of blood spots.
~*~
Rinoa halted in her spot. "Squall?" she whispered. "SQUALL?!" she shouted. 'Maybe I should go back—I'm positive that was Squall…' she thought, doing an about-haste and running back.
After she ran off, a figure rested in her spot. "You're not getting away without one last duel—with ME…' the voice menacingly whispered. A slight ray of light illuminated one side of his face: bloodstained, but bearing the same smirk as always. His chocolate eyes sparkled as he disappeared into the shadows.
~*~
A/N: Howdy! Hope you guys liked that chapter! And thanks again for all the great reviews! 51 baby! WOO HOO! But sadly, the end in nearing… :C
"Oh, Seifer! Just go in and kill it!" she screamed at the top of her voice. Kyle put a hand over her mouth and said, "Shh, stop screaming. I'll go kill it now; I'll be right back. Now no yelling!" He walked into the room thinking, 'She'll spoil everything if Seifer hears her!'
But little did he know, that was exactly what she aimed to do. She paused while he went into the room. As soon as he entered, she got up and ran full speed away, keeping as silent as humanly possible. 'Hyne, let this work! This wasn't the brightest idea ever, but…' she stopped thinking, and concentrated on running. She was already several corridors away from where she last left Kyle.
~*~
Seifer, Selphie and Zell froze in their tracks when they heard the shouts. They sounded fairly close by, by Selphie's estimate. All three knew instantly whom the voice belonged to. "Quistis!" they shouted in unison. "Come on guys, this way!" Selphie exclaimed, and they rounded a corner, in pursuit of their comrade.
~*~
Squall and Irvine stopped in their tracks when they heard the shouts. "Could it be…" said Squall. Irvine finished the thought: "Quistis?" Squall nodded and said, "Let's move! The shouts came from the end of this corridor!" The two men proceeded to run full speed down the passageway.
~*~
Her blood furiously pumped through her body, and her heart thundered in her chest. She tried with all her might to quiet her frantic footsteps against the concrete, and her frenzied gasps for air. She knew it was only a matter of time before…
~*~
Kyle looked around the room for the imaginary rodent. "Strange, there's no rat. Oh well, maybe it left. Now let me make sure everything is in order…" He teleported to Rinoa's room for a moment, and saw that she was still out cold. "Should I take her weapon…nah," he said as teleported back to the fantasy bedroom. He strode over to the doorway and peeked out. "Quistis?" he called. His only reply was the echo of his own voice and the empty corridor. "Quistis?!" he angrily repeated. Still, the only response was his own furious cry. His eyebrows furrowed into a glower. "QUISITS!" he bellowed in rage. He proceeded to run down the corridors in search of his captive.
~*~
When she heard Kyle's infuriated shout, a wave of dread crashed over her; she forced herself to go faster. As she came to a fork in the passages, the thought, 'No matter what, I have to escape…'
~*~
Seifer and his two companions ran towards an intersection; they could hear approaching footsteps, and weren't sure if they were echoes or…
~*~
Squall and Irvine moved forward to a juncture in the passages of the sewers. They, too, heard running footsteps as they advanced. 'What is that sound?' Squall asked himself.
~*~
In the flash of a moment, the six separated comrades reunited in a single collision. Arms met with heads, shoulders, legs, and torsos as they smashed together. "OW!" they all cried, then realization hit. "OH MY HYNE!" they all screamed in unison. The six looked in disbelief at each other, and then began to embrace. Irvine and Selphie kissed; Zell hugged Squall, only to be pushed to the concrete; Quistis and Seifer kissed for a moment, then Seifer began to look her over. "If that bastard hurt you, I swear, I'll kill him!" he growled.
Quistis, still out of breath, said, "He hypnotized me to think I was with you, and I almost—" her voice caught in her throat, "I almost slept with him." She began to hiccup with tears. Each hiccup shook her shoulders, and Seifer took her into his arms. "He's after me, Seifer," she sobbed into his chest. He closed his eyes and held the back of her head with his hand gently. His other arm securely held her across her waist. The embrace told her everything he couldn't express in words. She felt so safe, so secure in Seifer's arms; she never wanted to let go.
"Aw, this is so sweet. So sorry to break it up!"
Seifer turned his enraged gaze to Kyle, who was poised with Katal blades, ready to strike. Seifer unsheathed his Hyperion and said, "I won't let you get away with this! You're gonna pay, bastard!" He and Kyle lunged at each other at precisely the same moment. Katal met with Hyperion; bullets met with magic; blades met with blades. In the middle of their combat, a new weapon entered the mix. Save the Queen. Its tip wrapped around Kyle's wrist, temporarily immobilizing one Katal blade. "Now!" Quistis shouted, blue eyes gleaming in the light. Seifer took Kyle's surprise to his advantage and dealt the final blow. He sliced through Kyle's flesh, watching as the crimson blood splashed over the floor. He gasped and fell to the floor. Kyle began to cough up blood. "Q-Quistis…I loved you…but you w-won't get away. This whole pla-place will blow in five minutes. Good bye…" His eyes rolled backward, and he fell to the floor. His body disintegrated into the floor, and soon was gone.
The six SeeDs looked in awe at what remained of the battle. Nothing but a bloodstained concrete floor. Quistis took a deep breath in to steady her frantically beating heart. "We've gotta move, unless getting blown up sounds like fun to you! Now we—" Quistis paused and looked around, "Where's. Rinoa?" she slowly, fearfully asked.
Everyone's heart plunged to the floor as they remembered their lost comrade. Quistis said, "We have about four minutes before the place goes up. Follow me," and sprinted full speed down the corridor. The five SeeDs followed her.
~*~
Rinoa stirred slightly as she awoke in a strange room. "Hmm?" she moaned as she stood up. "Ow!" she exclaimed. Pain shot up her left arm, and she saw that blood was dripping out of a laceration. Her pinwheel cut her arm, as she was knocked unconscious. Hastily tearing a piece of her shirt off, she tightly wrapped it around the wound. 'That'll have to do for now… So, this is definitely where Kyle left me…' she thought. 'Maybe since he's not here, the force field won't work?' she asked herself, tentatively approaching the door. She picked up a small rock and threw it at the door. To her relief, nothing happened. "Thank Hyne," she said as she secured her hold on her Shooting Star, turned the doorknob, and then left. "Now to find the others!" she declared, and then ran down the passage.
~*~
Squall and Quistis led the others down the corridor in search of Rinoa. "We have about three minutes!" Selphie reported. The pressure of the situation weighed down upon all of them; anxiety took over as they frantically searched for her. "Over there! What's that?" Squall pointed over to a beam of light. They all ran over, and saw that it was coming from a solid concrete wall. "Back off," Seifer growled, and then whispered, "Firaga." The spell smashed the stone wall and revealed a door, slightly ajar. "Rinoa?" Squall called as he hurriedly entered.
"Two minutes," Selphie said anxiously.
Squall looked around the dismal cell, and saw that Rinoa wasn't there. "RINOA!" he shouted, then ran out the room. "She's not in there!" he shouted, on the verge of hysteria. "RINOA, WHERE ARE YOU?!" he screamed out loud, hoping that she would hear.
"Hey, what's that?" Irvine inquired, pointing to a red smear on the ground. He knelt down and put his fingers in. "Blood," he deduced, "—and still warm. It goes that way," he pointed down yet another passage.
"That's gotta be Rinoa; no time to waste. Let's go!" Quistis shouted. Everyone swiftly ran down the corridor, following the trail of blood spots.
~*~
Rinoa halted in her spot. "Squall?" she whispered. "SQUALL?!" she shouted. 'Maybe I should go back—I'm positive that was Squall…' she thought, doing an about-haste and running back.
After she ran off, a figure rested in her spot. "You're not getting away without one last duel—with ME…' the voice menacingly whispered. A slight ray of light illuminated one side of his face: bloodstained, but bearing the same smirk as always. His chocolate eyes sparkled as he disappeared into the shadows.
~*~
A/N: Howdy! Hope you guys liked that chapter! And thanks again for all the great reviews! 51 baby! WOO HOO! But sadly, the end in nearing… :C