Chapter 9 : The Bitter Truth
"Why must it end up like this!?" Selphie spoke unsatisfying.
"This is just the beginning," Quistis corrected.
Ellone pulled a few more pieces of tissue for Rinoa.
"Stop crying will ya?" the blond spoke with discomfort, feeling a little regret for her tone just now.
"What happened?" Raine came down from her room, wearing a robe.
"Raine!" they exclaimed in unison.
She changed a lot. He was paler and her eyes were swollen, she even has bigger eye bags.
They sat around the dinning table. None of them spoke, after a while Raine asked again.
"What happened?"
"I found Rinoa kissing one of the dark angels," Quistis answered.
"What?!" she exclaimed.
"No……." she lowered her voice.
"Rinoa, listen. You must not choose this path. You'll regret your life, you will. Trust me, you wouldn't want to choose the path I'm walking," Raine advised, squeezing her hands tightly, trembling.
Rinoa can see she's damn serious in her eyes. But she doesn't understand. What is it to do with her? Why?
"You all must be wondering why she said that and probably thinking who Laguna is. You'll know the truth this moment," Quistis ended with a sigh.
"Let me do this," Raine cut in.
"But…"
"I can handle it, I want to overcome this feeling once and for all,"
"I married the Devil's son one thousand years ago," she said boldly.
"Oh my God!" the three of them gasped one after another.
They were silent again to hear more of her pass life.
*Scene switches to Heaven but most of the scenes are focused on Babylon. Raine tells the entire story below.
I was a 5th ranking officer of Heaven. Quistis and I are friends for a long time. I admitted I was a mischievous person and venture to Earth because I eavesdropped a conversation between Lord Caraway and God about the seven wonders on Earth. They were planning on a project to build the seven wonders starting with Babylon.
"Have you prepared your proposal?" God said.
"Yes, it's here," Lord Caraway answered.
"Hmm….. Seems like you are building a place more like Heaven on Earth," He said after glancing at the thick book.
"Yes, the purpose is to give them a chance to see a place like ours. As You've always told us, we must share," Caraway answered.
"Very well, work on it," He encouraged and smiled.
I was fascinated for the project and urged Lord Caraway to let me interfere in it. However he refused by giving me a ridiculous answer saying I'm too young to handle the project. I was quite mad and went back to my room. If I wanted to get a thing I will get it, by hook or by crook, I must get it. And so I brought along my weapon (a rope similar to the one Suboshi uses) and used the Heaven's gate. I knew falling from there must be very painful but I was saved by an angel during the landing. I landed on top of him.
"Ou………" he groaned.
"I'm so sorry!!! Are you alright?" Raine asked.
"Of course I'm……. ok," the other angel answered. He wanted to scold her but after seeing her beautiful face, he changed his mind. And also wondering why ain't she attacking him since he's an enemy.
I'll be damn if I were being caught wandering on Earth without permission. Therefore, I started strangling him with my rope.
"Mr. Angel, I'm just a new officer from 4th ranking gone up to 5th, I hope you wouldn't tell this to anyone else as it will effect my rankings," she said.
"Aw, puff… argouh," the long haired angel replied choking, suddenly remembered he disguise himself as an angel.
"I'm sorry!" Raine apologized the second time that day and let loose of her rope.
"This? What are you talking (cough) about?" he questioned.
"My arrival to Earth of course. You are one of the officer Lord Caraway send to build this………magnificent…..oh……my……God……."she trailed of her last words.
I was looking and surrounded by a large garden of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen. The view is just simply magnificent, I don't know what more words I could use to describe the place. It's quite similar to Heaven but using elements on Earth and Heaven, combining they made a perfect place.
"Beautiful ain't it?" he said.
"I….I was stunned, you did a very good job!" Raine praised and slapped his shoulders.
"Huh?" he was puzzled.
"I said you were great building this place, did you do this all by yourself?" she asked again.
"Yeah right," he whispered and smiling she didn't realized his real identity.
She looked blankly at him.
"Ah, I was saying yeah, it was hard, VERY hard to build this place. I've used lots of time and discipline to succeed it," he lied.
"Impressive ^_^, what's your name by the way? We haven't introduce yet,"
"I'm Laguna Loire and you are?"
"My name is Raine Leonhart, nice to meet you," she answered with a smile.
After that, we explored the garden together. Stopping by the waterfall when we are in thirst. Walk again when we are energized. We had a lot of fun there, we talked a lot too (Raine was smiling then). Very soon, it was nighttime. In Heaven, you wouldn't know the difference between day and night. We found a nice place for resting and lied on the grass facing the starry sky.
"I'm very happy today," Laguna confessed.
"Me too," she replied.
A shooting star suddenly flew pass them.
"Make a wish!" Raine clasped her eyes and wished.
"What did you wish for?" Laguna asked.
"You first," she urged smiling sheepishly.
"You wouldn't want to know," Laguna replied and twisted his back to her.
"Hey, tell me! I'll tell you mine," Raine put her hand, overlapping his body to prevent him from getting away.
"You sure?" twist back to face her.
She nodded, smiling.
"I want to be with you everyday and night in Babylon," he whispered, touching her soft skin.
Tears pooled her eyes, she held his hand and smiled at him.
"I wished I could be your angel even for a day," she told him between sobs.
"Don't cry, my angel…. You wouldn't want to be with a devil like me," he confessed.
"I knew you are one the moment I saw you. Just that I don't know why, I didn't have the will to fight you,"
Laguna was surprised, I can see. He drew me closer to him and we kissed and kissed and we ended up making love that night.
(The three young angels was jolted) Yes, we did and I've no regrets for it. We live on Earth for a few months when Quistis finally came down and summoned me back. When she noticed my tummy, she was shocked like you did just now. We agreed to set things after the baby's born. Another few months pasted, Quistis came again bringing a bad news. By then my child was born. Before Quistis has the chance to say anything, Laguna came running and pulled me and the baby close to him.
"You are not bringing my family anywhere!" Laguna shouted.
"You don't understand the situation! Both Heaven and Hell are preparing for the battle. If you two don't separate, it'll only bring grief and unhappiness," Quistis explained.
"Quistis, please understand, I couldn't live without him. I wouldn't leave him!"
"What about your baby? Don't you care about him? The war will only cause damage and not only the two of you are in danger, the baby is in danger too!" Quistis told them, forcefully.
We looked at each other for a solution but we knew there's only one and we refuse to take it. Before we make a decision, the two parties have already invaded Earth, which they haven't before. We knew that this war started with us being together. We hid elsewhere when the war began, I witness the most heartbreaking moment of my life, witnessing my Babylon being destroyed. All went into flames. Green grass no longer has the colour, the rivers were stained with red liquid. Bloodshed, havoc, ruins. Too many things destroyed that I'm regretting why I hadn't return to Heaven and accept the punishment. I looked at my boy to confirm he's still with us, I took off my Griever ring and put onto my baby's necklace just in case we get lost, we could find him better.
"No matter what happen, I'll protect you. I won't let anyone harm my family," Laguna comforted.
I didn't notice when and how, I just felt a light breeze blew on my face and the moment I saw Squall was gone! (Squall?)
"Pandemonium! Gimme back my son!" Laguna screamed.
Pandemonium was Laguna's favourite GF and now it betrayed him. That shows everyone was getting cruel with war. Trust? There's no such word. Then I fainted and whatever happened next is beyond my control.
All I knew was, I dreamt during the time I fainted. I dreamt that God was negotiating with the Devil about me and Laguna. They agreed to send us to Earth to be humans. That should be our punishment, but what about our child? Maybe he's dead, maybe he's alive, I couldn't bare to think. However later, Devil put a curse on us, making me having back my memories but remained Laguna's as he is. When I regain my memories, I searched everywhere for him. Maybe that's what I called fate, I found him but he couldn't recognize me. Even when I told him about our first meeting, he laughed and left. A few years later, I saw him again. This time, I thought that even if he's not the Laguna before, I would have been happy just by being with him.
Things happened not as I planned. Everyday he comes home, he'll ask who I was, what am I doing in his house. He can't remember ANYTHING! Anything at all… I began to loose hope and felt too disappointed, I left. Only recently, I met him again. And the rest, I guess you guy are clear.
The box of tissue paper were all used. The girls including Quistis was crying their eyes out. Except for Raine, she had cried enough to leave her no tears to shed.
"Raine," Rinoa hugged her.
Rinoa now know her life and compare it with hers, she felt very lucky. However, she can't let down her feelings. Her feelings for Squall are too strong. She herself was getting scared she'll end up like Raine but she dare to take the risk. She hugged tighter to Raine.
The older one stroked her hair like she once did to her child. She knew even she'd told Rinoa her pass, nothing can change her mind now. She took Rinoa by her face and looked deeply at her.
"Have faith ok? I'll always be by your side, remember that,"
Rinoa nodded and weep again.
"Why must it end up like this!?" Selphie spoke unsatisfying.
"This is just the beginning," Quistis corrected.
Ellone pulled a few more pieces of tissue for Rinoa.
"Stop crying will ya?" the blond spoke with discomfort, feeling a little regret for her tone just now.
"What happened?" Raine came down from her room, wearing a robe.
"Raine!" they exclaimed in unison.
She changed a lot. He was paler and her eyes were swollen, she even has bigger eye bags.
They sat around the dinning table. None of them spoke, after a while Raine asked again.
"What happened?"
"I found Rinoa kissing one of the dark angels," Quistis answered.
"What?!" she exclaimed.
"No……." she lowered her voice.
"Rinoa, listen. You must not choose this path. You'll regret your life, you will. Trust me, you wouldn't want to choose the path I'm walking," Raine advised, squeezing her hands tightly, trembling.
Rinoa can see she's damn serious in her eyes. But she doesn't understand. What is it to do with her? Why?
"You all must be wondering why she said that and probably thinking who Laguna is. You'll know the truth this moment," Quistis ended with a sigh.
"Let me do this," Raine cut in.
"But…"
"I can handle it, I want to overcome this feeling once and for all,"
"I married the Devil's son one thousand years ago," she said boldly.
"Oh my God!" the three of them gasped one after another.
They were silent again to hear more of her pass life.
*Scene switches to Heaven but most of the scenes are focused on Babylon. Raine tells the entire story below.
I was a 5th ranking officer of Heaven. Quistis and I are friends for a long time. I admitted I was a mischievous person and venture to Earth because I eavesdropped a conversation between Lord Caraway and God about the seven wonders on Earth. They were planning on a project to build the seven wonders starting with Babylon.
"Have you prepared your proposal?" God said.
"Yes, it's here," Lord Caraway answered.
"Hmm….. Seems like you are building a place more like Heaven on Earth," He said after glancing at the thick book.
"Yes, the purpose is to give them a chance to see a place like ours. As You've always told us, we must share," Caraway answered.
"Very well, work on it," He encouraged and smiled.
I was fascinated for the project and urged Lord Caraway to let me interfere in it. However he refused by giving me a ridiculous answer saying I'm too young to handle the project. I was quite mad and went back to my room. If I wanted to get a thing I will get it, by hook or by crook, I must get it. And so I brought along my weapon (a rope similar to the one Suboshi uses) and used the Heaven's gate. I knew falling from there must be very painful but I was saved by an angel during the landing. I landed on top of him.
"Ou………" he groaned.
"I'm so sorry!!! Are you alright?" Raine asked.
"Of course I'm……. ok," the other angel answered. He wanted to scold her but after seeing her beautiful face, he changed his mind. And also wondering why ain't she attacking him since he's an enemy.
I'll be damn if I were being caught wandering on Earth without permission. Therefore, I started strangling him with my rope.
"Mr. Angel, I'm just a new officer from 4th ranking gone up to 5th, I hope you wouldn't tell this to anyone else as it will effect my rankings," she said.
"Aw, puff… argouh," the long haired angel replied choking, suddenly remembered he disguise himself as an angel.
"I'm sorry!" Raine apologized the second time that day and let loose of her rope.
"This? What are you talking (cough) about?" he questioned.
"My arrival to Earth of course. You are one of the officer Lord Caraway send to build this………magnificent…..oh……my……God……."she trailed of her last words.
I was looking and surrounded by a large garden of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen. The view is just simply magnificent, I don't know what more words I could use to describe the place. It's quite similar to Heaven but using elements on Earth and Heaven, combining they made a perfect place.
"Beautiful ain't it?" he said.
"I….I was stunned, you did a very good job!" Raine praised and slapped his shoulders.
"Huh?" he was puzzled.
"I said you were great building this place, did you do this all by yourself?" she asked again.
"Yeah right," he whispered and smiling she didn't realized his real identity.
She looked blankly at him.
"Ah, I was saying yeah, it was hard, VERY hard to build this place. I've used lots of time and discipline to succeed it," he lied.
"Impressive ^_^, what's your name by the way? We haven't introduce yet,"
"I'm Laguna Loire and you are?"
"My name is Raine Leonhart, nice to meet you," she answered with a smile.
After that, we explored the garden together. Stopping by the waterfall when we are in thirst. Walk again when we are energized. We had a lot of fun there, we talked a lot too (Raine was smiling then). Very soon, it was nighttime. In Heaven, you wouldn't know the difference between day and night. We found a nice place for resting and lied on the grass facing the starry sky.
"I'm very happy today," Laguna confessed.
"Me too," she replied.
A shooting star suddenly flew pass them.
"Make a wish!" Raine clasped her eyes and wished.
"What did you wish for?" Laguna asked.
"You first," she urged smiling sheepishly.
"You wouldn't want to know," Laguna replied and twisted his back to her.
"Hey, tell me! I'll tell you mine," Raine put her hand, overlapping his body to prevent him from getting away.
"You sure?" twist back to face her.
She nodded, smiling.
"I want to be with you everyday and night in Babylon," he whispered, touching her soft skin.
Tears pooled her eyes, she held his hand and smiled at him.
"I wished I could be your angel even for a day," she told him between sobs.
"Don't cry, my angel…. You wouldn't want to be with a devil like me," he confessed.
"I knew you are one the moment I saw you. Just that I don't know why, I didn't have the will to fight you,"
Laguna was surprised, I can see. He drew me closer to him and we kissed and kissed and we ended up making love that night.
(The three young angels was jolted) Yes, we did and I've no regrets for it. We live on Earth for a few months when Quistis finally came down and summoned me back. When she noticed my tummy, she was shocked like you did just now. We agreed to set things after the baby's born. Another few months pasted, Quistis came again bringing a bad news. By then my child was born. Before Quistis has the chance to say anything, Laguna came running and pulled me and the baby close to him.
"You are not bringing my family anywhere!" Laguna shouted.
"You don't understand the situation! Both Heaven and Hell are preparing for the battle. If you two don't separate, it'll only bring grief and unhappiness," Quistis explained.
"Quistis, please understand, I couldn't live without him. I wouldn't leave him!"
"What about your baby? Don't you care about him? The war will only cause damage and not only the two of you are in danger, the baby is in danger too!" Quistis told them, forcefully.
We looked at each other for a solution but we knew there's only one and we refuse to take it. Before we make a decision, the two parties have already invaded Earth, which they haven't before. We knew that this war started with us being together. We hid elsewhere when the war began, I witness the most heartbreaking moment of my life, witnessing my Babylon being destroyed. All went into flames. Green grass no longer has the colour, the rivers were stained with red liquid. Bloodshed, havoc, ruins. Too many things destroyed that I'm regretting why I hadn't return to Heaven and accept the punishment. I looked at my boy to confirm he's still with us, I took off my Griever ring and put onto my baby's necklace just in case we get lost, we could find him better.
"No matter what happen, I'll protect you. I won't let anyone harm my family," Laguna comforted.
I didn't notice when and how, I just felt a light breeze blew on my face and the moment I saw Squall was gone! (Squall?)
"Pandemonium! Gimme back my son!" Laguna screamed.
Pandemonium was Laguna's favourite GF and now it betrayed him. That shows everyone was getting cruel with war. Trust? There's no such word. Then I fainted and whatever happened next is beyond my control.
All I knew was, I dreamt during the time I fainted. I dreamt that God was negotiating with the Devil about me and Laguna. They agreed to send us to Earth to be humans. That should be our punishment, but what about our child? Maybe he's dead, maybe he's alive, I couldn't bare to think. However later, Devil put a curse on us, making me having back my memories but remained Laguna's as he is. When I regain my memories, I searched everywhere for him. Maybe that's what I called fate, I found him but he couldn't recognize me. Even when I told him about our first meeting, he laughed and left. A few years later, I saw him again. This time, I thought that even if he's not the Laguna before, I would have been happy just by being with him.
Things happened not as I planned. Everyday he comes home, he'll ask who I was, what am I doing in his house. He can't remember ANYTHING! Anything at all… I began to loose hope and felt too disappointed, I left. Only recently, I met him again. And the rest, I guess you guy are clear.
The box of tissue paper were all used. The girls including Quistis was crying their eyes out. Except for Raine, she had cried enough to leave her no tears to shed.
"Raine," Rinoa hugged her.
Rinoa now know her life and compare it with hers, she felt very lucky. However, she can't let down her feelings. Her feelings for Squall are too strong. She herself was getting scared she'll end up like Raine but she dare to take the risk. She hugged tighter to Raine.
The older one stroked her hair like she once did to her child. She knew even she'd told Rinoa her pass, nothing can change her mind now. She took Rinoa by her face and looked deeply at her.
"Have faith ok? I'll always be by your side, remember that,"
Rinoa nodded and weep again.