Legacy of the Lion

Chapter 3

A Feeling of Family



Disclaimer: No, Final Fantasy VIII and it's characters do NOT belong to me, it belongs to damn Squaresoft! Geez, you'd think people would get the point by now. How many fics have they read for crying out loud?

Author's Note: Alright, chapter 3 is finally up here... I'm sorry it took so long. I just couldn't find any free time to do it. Anyway, in this chapter things will start to move along, I hope you like it! Oh and by the way, Rose and this mysterious man do NOT fall in love! This capter is short, but I PROMISE that chapter 4 will be bigger. Please R+R, I love recieving those reviews! ^_^


Just as Rose's group went into the trees, they encountered a group of Agane soldiers. She drew her sword, perparing to fight.

She took her turn, running up to the soldier and slicing him at the knee. He yelled out in anguish, and Flaeme gave him a finishing blow to the chest, causing him to fall to the ground.

He smiled at her, more of a smirk actually, and she rolled her eyes. 'He is the only one who gets enjoyment out of bloodshed.' She thought as Flaeme and Lance polished off the other soldier. 'Do I?' She questioned herself.

'No, otherwise I'd be having fun now, like him. I like to battle, but I don't like to kill.' She reasoned in her mind as they traveled on once again.

Rose turned her head when she heard shouting to her right. There was a young man there, about her age, wriggling away from a Agane. He ran a distance, and the soldier sprinted for backup.

The man turned towards her, and smiled. His eyes seemed to penetrate through her, almost like she knew them from somewhere. Where had she seen those stormy aqua pools before? His chocolate colored hair shone in the sunlight glistening through the trees. His smile made her feel warm, and happy. 'This man, I feel like I... know him somehow.' She thought uneasily.

Rose smiled back. He was cute. Not drop dead gorgeous, but cute. Suddenly, his face twisted in pain, and he fell backward on the ground. She watched him fall, and looked tothe right of him. The soldiers were coming for this guy, coming to kill him.


Rose felt sorry for the guy. 'I hope this doesn't do anything to my SeeD rank.' She thought as she drew her gunblade and charged after the men.

After she had defeated all of the Aganes, Rose went to the young mans aid. He had been shot in the leg, mostly on his upper thigh. It was pretty deep. She wasn't a doctor, but she didn't think it was life threatening.
"Come on, I'll take you back to the vessal where you can get some medical attention." She offered.
"Thanks, but you should get back to your test." He responded, trying to sound brave through the pain of the wound. It wasn't working. Rose saw right past it.
"Stop trying to sound like Mr. Macho." She snapped. "Let's go." She picked him up and placed him gently on her back. She had to find a way around the soldiers. She decided to take a detour. Hopefully they wouldn't find her.


"So what's your name?" Rose asked, just making conversation.
"Baedan. You?" He replied.

"Rose. I like the name Baedan. It's unusual."

"I like Rose too. What Garden do you go to?" He asked.

"Balamb. You?"

"Oh, I don't go to a Garden. It's a LONG story. I'll tell you later if I get the chance."

"Alright. You need to be quiet for a sec. I think I hear them." She hushed. Stealthily, picking her way through bushes and trees, they finally reached the beach.She breathed a sigh of relief and jogged as fast as she could toward the vessal. She prayed silently that Instructor Thoran would be there, and that her new friend Baedan would live.





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