Whispers from the Wind
by Daph
Who can believe that there is no soul
behind those luminous eyes!
- Theophile Gauthier
Chapter 2: Reflections
Get a grip, she thought to herself. Just because her world was turned upside down, it didn't mean it was time to panic. She had to think... how had she become the lead figure from her nightmares? True, she had been nearby when the witch Ultimecia had died. But the commander's girlfriend was supposed to receive the dying sorceress' powers. Besides, Fujin just couldn't be a... No, she stopped herself there. She wasn't a sorceress. She couldn't be one, and never would. She was intrigued with the side effects however: her eye had healed, and she felt power coursing through veins. So powerful in fact, that it radiated throughout her entire being. Those things meant nothing though; not if she had to sacrifice her identity, lose the very things that defined her. Her lost eye had been a symbol of pain, the speech impediment a reminder of her past. Those things helped her keep people distanced, they allowed her to be alone. Not that those things had stopped Seifer, or even Raijin for that matter. Seifer... she hoped he would not find out. It would cause history to repeat, trigger the madness that had been put to rest. She sighed as she observed the room, filled with beautiful flowers and ivy leaves. It just reminded her of a past that she did not want. Fujin wanted all her memories to disappear...she waved her hand subconsciously and the greenery disappeared; black feathers floated in the air in its place. She gasped and bit her lip, suddenly glad that the two men had gone for a walk. She didn't know how to control her newly awakened powers, much less protect the posse from herself. Desperate times call for desperate measures... She picked up the phone.
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Seifer had never anticipated this turn of events. Loyal, demure Fujin had almost been abducted, and now this? He still didn't know exactly what had happened while he was out fishing with Raijin, but he knew he should've stayed and kept a watchful eye on her. He kept a constant vigil on the hotel room's door; he was supposed to be walking with Raijin, but had instead told him to run some errands so he could contemplate the whole situation on his own. Even that was proving to be difficult; the terrible scream that had escaped Fujin's lips had triggered something deep inside of him. The knight couldn't quite put a finger on it, but something had lingered from that event. He regretted leaving her alone. He truly longed to touch her and to soothe her pain. He combed a hand through his golden hair; how he hated barriers, such as the door that stood between he and she; so many things he needed to tell her. He had seen her true beauty that had somehow been exposed; but why did it agonize her so?
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Ok, that was Chapter 2. It looks alot better with a little HTML, although it is fairly angst-ridden and short. But it's a needed element to the story. Please put in a review, those really keep me going. : ) -Daph
I don't own any of the characters, yada yada...Square owns 'em. Voila for the disclaimer. Chap. 3 on its way!