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of these characters…except Murray and Carlos.
Silent
Call
Chapter
3: An unknown past…
By:
Fly
"You can only reach places if you put your all into
it,"
-Fly
I still can't believe we made it. It's been over a
year now since we defeated Ultimecia and saved the world, and it's still hard
to believe. When I saw how powerful Ultimecia was, I got scared. I had never
been as afraid as I was back then. I saw how she tortured Squall and the rest
of my friends and how she laughed at their cries. But she didn't care. She just
laughed and continued with the torture. She would of won if it wasn't because
she was so full of confidence that she didn't finished with us right away. But
thanks Hyne she didn't.
Now, a year after Time Compression, everything seems
calmer. Most of SeeD Candidates that participated against Galbadian Garden are
fully SeeDs. The party that Balamb Garden held was the biggest and fanciest one
I have ever seen in my years of studding and teaching here. Multicolor firecrackers
were shot into the clear night sky. Parents from all over the world came to
congratulate their son or daughter. Everything was like a dream. All the
lights, foods and decorations, which were made from none other than Selphie,
were exquisite and gave the ballroom a shinny and colorful look.
A lot has changed since our victory. Squall is now
more opened up to us and shows more emotions than before. Zell is still the
crazy hotdogs lover, but he has matured a lot. Irvine still flirts, but with a
few annoyed glances from Selphie, he stops. Seifer, with the help of Matron,
got readmitted back to Balamb Garden and became a SeeD. Along side, Fujin and
Raijin clapped proudly with their SeeDs diploma on hand. Rinoa, well…she's
Rinoa. I still can't believe that in such a short time, she was able to trap
the Lion's heart and make him feel like he is, a teenager who deserved to laugh
and make pranks once in a while.
Laguna came to visit Squall whenever worked allowed
him. Being the president of such a huge and populated country like Esthar
wasn't such an easy job. If you are wondering why Laguna Loire visits the all
mighty Squall Leonheart so much, the answer is because recently it was
discovered that Laguna is Squall's father. Squall is actually taking this better
than I expected it. Even if Squall doesn't call Laguna "dad" like he will like
him to, they talk and spend some good time together. You know, I feel jealous
of Squall. He has a father. Even if Laguna wasn't there for Squall when he was
growing up, he's still his father. I can't really judge him. He left Raine to
save Ellone without knowing she was pregnant. When he returned, she was dead
and Squall was sent to Edea's orphanage.
I wish I could know about my past. I wish I could know who my really parents
are, where they came from and how did they met. I want to know their history. I
want to know my history. Who am I really? How did I end up in the orphanage?
Why did I end up there? Was it because they didn't want me? Or was it because
they couldn't support me? I wish I could find the other me. Not the warrior,
whip's mistress that I'm known for. But the young woman who's only wish was to
live in a warm house with her parents, to sleep under a warm sheet and to wake
up every Christmas Eve and find her presents under the Christmas tree. But is
too late for me now. The only thing I could do know is to investigate who were
my parents and who knows, maybe I could find a little bit more about me.
As I sat on the sandy seashore of Balamb's sea, the
gentle breeze caressed my face and played with my messy blonde hair. I took my
boots of and let my feet play with the sand, it felt so warm against my cold
skin. I sighed of tiredness and sleepiness. Squall decided to take the gang to
Matron's orphanage and help clean her up the mess. It was a ruin. Everything
seemed so familiar to me, yet nothing was like when we were youngsters. The
walls were destroyed. The floors were full of sand and cracked. I still can't
believe that our dear Matron did this. But is not her fault. She was being
posses by Ultimecia…can't really blame her.
I looked at the endless horizon and got caught by
its' beauty. The sea was calmed. Not even a little wrinkle was shown. The sun
was setting, giving the sky a reddish look. From afar, the sea looked like
diamonds. It was so shiny that was almost unbelievable. I wonder how must it
feel to live under the sea? How would it fill to be a mermaid…or a siren?
"Thinking is bad for your brain, you know that
Quistis?" Seifer's voice interrupted. I gave him a nasty look that he decided
to ignore. Taking off his shoes like I did before, he sat beside me. Not close
enough to scare me away though.
"Yes…may I help you?" I asked a little irritated by
his rudeness. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to dream on what would it be like
to have a family. But no, Seifer just had to barge in. I guess some things
never change.
"Wow-wow instructor. I've been here for less than
two minutes, and I'm already disturbing you?" he sneered. I had always said
that Seifer knows how and what buttons to push to get me annoyed. And that
idiot was doing just that right now.
"Seifer, I want to be alone. Will you just tell me
what you want and get the fuck out of here?" he looked at me a little shocked.
I think he has never heard me swear before. But right now, I didn't feel acting
like a lady and less in front of a jerk
like him.
"Edea sent me to get you. She said that she founded
something that belongs to you. Something about your pass." I lifted my head at
the sound of past and looked at Seifer. I wanted to see if he was lying, but
saw no prove. He didn't laugh, nor smirk, nothing. He just stood there, looking
straight at me, like if he was waiting for a response.
"Why did Matron send you to get me and not someone
else?" I asked. I mean she knows I don't get along with Seifer so much, and
vice-versa, so why did she sent him to get me?
"I don't really now," he said, "Something about her
finding a piece of my past too." I stood up and undusted my orange skirt.
Taking my boots, I left without saying a word.
"Hey, wait for me!" I heard Seifer screamed as he
took his boots and followed me, "So, what do you think Matron has for us?"
Silence…
"Okay fine. I'm trying to a conversation here and
you are just ignoring me" I narrowed my eyes and growled at him. He looked at
me with his blue…wait no…green eyes and shut up. I sighed, as I knew this was
going to be the longest five minutes walk I had ever done.
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"Murray, snap out of it, man. You know it wasn't
your fault that she died," a tall young man said as he put a conforming hand on
Murray's shoulder.
"It was my fault! I should have been there for her!
I should of never left! I shouldn't!" he cried as more tears began to flow,
"Carlos you know it was my fault. You know it was"
"I'm sorry man, but you have to get over it," he
reassured, "I'm sure you'll find a nice girl whom you will love …"
"You don't understand do you? No one is going to
take Allene's place…no one," he snapped. Surprised and scared at Murray's reaction,
Carlos moved away. He had never seen Murray like this. I mean, he lost his
father and he wasn't as sad as he was when he found of about Allene's death.
"Just get over it…just get over it," with that, he
left, leaving Murray crying and lost in thoughts.
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"Seifer, Quistis…I'm glad you are here," Edea
saluted us as we made our way towards her old and destroyed bedroom.
I took a look around and saw an old bureau with
spiders web. I shuddered at the thought of possible spiders. I hate spiders.
They remind me so much of Ultimecia. Dark queens that destroys everything in
its' path. I also saw a large, beaten-up bed without sheets or blanket, only
the cushion. Matron walked to the cripple bureau. In it, two of the most beautiful pendants in the world were
hidden.
I heard Seifer gasp behind me. I guess he was as
amazed as I was. The pendant was made of silver in shape of a cross, just like
the one Seifer has in his Hyperion. She moved towards Seifer and gave the
pendant to him. Holding it up, he examined the accessory carefully, as if
trying to remember about it. He turned the pendant around and closed his eyes.
You could tell that he really wanted to know who gave him the jewelry and why,
but he couldn't. Opening his eyes, he sighed in frustration.
"Fire-cross," he read from the back of his pendant.
Seifer looked at Matron confused, but was returned with a shrug from her. She
then came by me and gave me my locket. Like Seifer, I took a good look at it
trying to see if I remembered where it came from, but nothing came to my mind.
Frustrated, I let out a small snort. Why doesn't this pendant seem familiar to
me? It's mine, no?
I examined my pendant and saw that it could open. I
took a breath and with hopes of seeing pictures of my family, I unlocked it
carefully. A great disappointed came as I discovered that there weren't any
photos. What there was though, was the most beautiful poem I have ever read in
my life. It went like this:
"To my own
angel
To my love
To the one
I'm unworthy of.
To the siren's
tune
To your soft
voice
Under the moon
Shall we rejoice,"
I didn't know what the poem meant. And I didn't know
why my parents gave it to me. All I knew is that it was a clue, the beginning
of my journey. I'm determined to find them. I decided to know who they are and
why did the abandoned me. Maybe I won't forgive the, but at least I could kill
this emptiness that has been tormenting me since a child. I took my locket,
placed it on my neck, and walked out. If I ever want to find my real parents, I
have to start searching now. I don't know where they are, but I'll find them. I
looked back and saw a confused Matron and Seifer, but I didn't returned to
explain…I didn't have time.
"Quistis, where the fuck are you going?
AN: Wow, POV are hard to write. But I managed it for
this chapter! : D. Like, despite it? Please review.