^...And I treated her just like a member of my posse... But, I knew, deep down, that she was more... so much more.^
-Silent-
~Seifer
She really thought that? Fuu... I seen her walk into her bedroom. Fujin, I wouldn't leave you. I *couldn't* leave you... Fujin. Even if I did go off with Rinoa, she still didn't want me imprisoned. She'd still kill Squall... Fuu... No. I can't let you think that our relationship is in jepordy because of Squall, I won't let you think that... I guess I had been quick to settle on my idea for going back with Rinoa... I hadn't meant anything by it though... I walked into her room, just letting myself in. Then I felt it. It was so unusually cold in here too... Why? I thought it had been just my room. But it seemed now that it was colder than my room. The air was circulant, though their were no windows open.
"Fujin." I called out into the darkness. I seen her. She was standing in front of the window, looking out.
"Fuu..."
"Yes...?" She turned.
"What made you think that I would leave you for Rinoa...?" I asked, walking toward her.
"I-I just thought that maybe you'd realize that you'd be happier with her... I think you would be..." No, you don't...
"Fujin, I'm perfectly content with you, and frankly, I don't think I could be much happier in a relationship." I said, putting my hand on her shoulder.
"I know, I know... I just..."
"Come on, Fujin, we're supposed to be together... Get used to it. I'm never leaving your side."
"Mhm..."
"Fuu... Let's just enjoy what we have... no more questions... I trust in you, and your love for me... Let's make those feelings... mutual."
"Alright..."
"Fujin...?"
"Yes?"
"Why is it so cold in here? Isn't my room always the cold one?"
"Mm, I noticed that too... Maybe it's the heating, is your room cold all year around?" Never been in my room before these last few weeks, have you? I'm sorry, Fujin. Raijin and I should have shared a room. You are a female. I should have given you privacy... Getting away from my thoughts, I whispered a hoarse "Yeah..." and then realized how quickly we had changed subjects.
"Fujin, how did you find this assassin? I mean, what, do they have an assassin hotline?"
"Um, unless you want to hear a story... Let's just say I meet alot of odd people..." I really didn't want to hear the story, but, I figured, why not ask anyway?
"I'll hear the story."
"Are you sure?" What are you hiding?
"Yes, of course."
"Um... okay then." She walked over to the window and stared out, leaning on the sill.
"I met him... a long time ago... back when we were still at Garden..." What? I didn't see you doing anything with other men...
"Did you have a... relationship with him...?"
"I guess... you could say that..." She didn't remove her gaze from out the window... I missed that? I missed her having a realationship.
"Anyway, I liked the relationship, it almost seemed wrong... He was an assassin... I believe he was out to kill the headmaster..."
"He failed?! Oh, this is promising..."
"N-no..."
"But friggin' Cid is still around."
"Would you let me finish?" She turned her head and looked at me, then continued to gaze out the window.
"Sorry..."
"Its okay. But, I convinced him otherwise... I guess I never really loved him, he was just so mysterious to me... And, you were with Rinoa at the time, so I thought chances of you ever even coming near me in a relationship were slim to none... but... I felt guilty. Everytime he kissed me... Guilt washed over me... I know I don't seem like a person who... would feel guilty for something like that... especially for when you were out with Rinoa... but I did... And I told him how I felt... He told me to call him, should I ever need anything." Wow... she ruined her relationship with an assassin for me? Because she loved me? ...And I treated her just like a member of my posse... But, I knew, deep down, that she was more... so much more.
"Fujin..."
"He cut the price in quarters. It was normally supposed to be 32,000 gil... but..." I put my hand on her shoulder, and she turned and looked up at me.
"...He'll get the job done, Seifer. Or he'll die trying." Now, I felt incredibly guilty. "Oh, and Seifer?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't mention this to anyone. It's a secret. Everything with him is."
"Of course." Fujin sighed, and without saying anything to me, climbed into bed. I know the talk we had about him had saddened her, but I guess it was something I needed to know...
"Good night, Fujin."
"Mm, same to you..." I left, and went into my room. It was cold, as usual, but, warm, compared to Fujin's room. I wonder what had happened... to make her room so cold. I fell asleep.
When I woke up, Fujin had already left for work. I wondered when she had told the assassin to do his workings... Sighing, I grabbed some leftover coffee and my Hyperion, and headed off to work. I worked alone, that day, since Joe was on a sick day. I was glad, I liked working alone. So, while patrolling the path to the Tower, Rinoa came.
"Rinoa? What the hell are you doing here?!" Nice greeting, I know.
"...Well, I just need to talk to you." Then it hit me. I was still supposed to be going out with her. Shit.
"Y-yeah? About what?"
"Well, I was thinking of just leaving Squall and going with you... just you... but, you have to get rid of Fujin..." ...Oh, fuck... We'll sound suspicious if I just say no... Because Squall is gonna be dead soon anyway... Fuck...
"I'll need to think about it." I say, finally.
"...Alright! Well, I gotta get back to Garden, see you." She came all the way here to tell me that? Damn...
~~~
When I got home, Fujin was staring out the window, and I tossed my trenchcoat on the sofa, which must have arrived, and I walked over to Fujin.
"They bring the sofa in, or?"
"It was out on the front step when I got home."
"You brought it in by yourself?"
"Mhm..."
"You should've waited for me."
"I couldn't. Freezing rain."
"Yeah, but..."
"It wasn't that heavy."
"...Okay..."
"Fujin, when did you tell that... assassin guy to kill Leonheart?"
"...Tommarow."
"Oh, I see." I walked into my bedroom, which was colder than usual, and pulled off my clothes, in change for a black t-shirt, and dark blue sweatpants. Sighing, I walked out, and turned up the heat.
"It still cold in your room?" I ask her.
"I don't know..."
"Oh, uh, okay..." There was silence.
"Is something bothering you?" I ask, finally.
"No."
"Yes, there is."
"Um..."
"Come on now."
"I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"It's not important."
"It is to me... What is it?"
"I was just thinking about... us."
-Silent-
~Seifer
She really thought that? Fuu... I seen her walk into her bedroom. Fujin, I wouldn't leave you. I *couldn't* leave you... Fujin. Even if I did go off with Rinoa, she still didn't want me imprisoned. She'd still kill Squall... Fuu... No. I can't let you think that our relationship is in jepordy because of Squall, I won't let you think that... I guess I had been quick to settle on my idea for going back with Rinoa... I hadn't meant anything by it though... I walked into her room, just letting myself in. Then I felt it. It was so unusually cold in here too... Why? I thought it had been just my room. But it seemed now that it was colder than my room. The air was circulant, though their were no windows open.
"Fujin." I called out into the darkness. I seen her. She was standing in front of the window, looking out.
"Fuu..."
"Yes...?" She turned.
"What made you think that I would leave you for Rinoa...?" I asked, walking toward her.
"I-I just thought that maybe you'd realize that you'd be happier with her... I think you would be..." No, you don't...
"Fujin, I'm perfectly content with you, and frankly, I don't think I could be much happier in a relationship." I said, putting my hand on her shoulder.
"I know, I know... I just..."
"Come on, Fujin, we're supposed to be together... Get used to it. I'm never leaving your side."
"Mhm..."
"Fuu... Let's just enjoy what we have... no more questions... I trust in you, and your love for me... Let's make those feelings... mutual."
"Alright..."
"Fujin...?"
"Yes?"
"Why is it so cold in here? Isn't my room always the cold one?"
"Mm, I noticed that too... Maybe it's the heating, is your room cold all year around?" Never been in my room before these last few weeks, have you? I'm sorry, Fujin. Raijin and I should have shared a room. You are a female. I should have given you privacy... Getting away from my thoughts, I whispered a hoarse "Yeah..." and then realized how quickly we had changed subjects.
"Fujin, how did you find this assassin? I mean, what, do they have an assassin hotline?"
"Um, unless you want to hear a story... Let's just say I meet alot of odd people..." I really didn't want to hear the story, but, I figured, why not ask anyway?
"I'll hear the story."
"Are you sure?" What are you hiding?
"Yes, of course."
"Um... okay then." She walked over to the window and stared out, leaning on the sill.
"I met him... a long time ago... back when we were still at Garden..." What? I didn't see you doing anything with other men...
"Did you have a... relationship with him...?"
"I guess... you could say that..." She didn't remove her gaze from out the window... I missed that? I missed her having a realationship.
"Anyway, I liked the relationship, it almost seemed wrong... He was an assassin... I believe he was out to kill the headmaster..."
"He failed?! Oh, this is promising..."
"N-no..."
"But friggin' Cid is still around."
"Would you let me finish?" She turned her head and looked at me, then continued to gaze out the window.
"Sorry..."
"Its okay. But, I convinced him otherwise... I guess I never really loved him, he was just so mysterious to me... And, you were with Rinoa at the time, so I thought chances of you ever even coming near me in a relationship were slim to none... but... I felt guilty. Everytime he kissed me... Guilt washed over me... I know I don't seem like a person who... would feel guilty for something like that... especially for when you were out with Rinoa... but I did... And I told him how I felt... He told me to call him, should I ever need anything." Wow... she ruined her relationship with an assassin for me? Because she loved me? ...And I treated her just like a member of my posse... But, I knew, deep down, that she was more... so much more.
"Fujin..."
"He cut the price in quarters. It was normally supposed to be 32,000 gil... but..." I put my hand on her shoulder, and she turned and looked up at me.
"...He'll get the job done, Seifer. Or he'll die trying." Now, I felt incredibly guilty. "Oh, and Seifer?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't mention this to anyone. It's a secret. Everything with him is."
"Of course." Fujin sighed, and without saying anything to me, climbed into bed. I know the talk we had about him had saddened her, but I guess it was something I needed to know...
"Good night, Fujin."
"Mm, same to you..." I left, and went into my room. It was cold, as usual, but, warm, compared to Fujin's room. I wonder what had happened... to make her room so cold. I fell asleep.
When I woke up, Fujin had already left for work. I wondered when she had told the assassin to do his workings... Sighing, I grabbed some leftover coffee and my Hyperion, and headed off to work. I worked alone, that day, since Joe was on a sick day. I was glad, I liked working alone. So, while patrolling the path to the Tower, Rinoa came.
"Rinoa? What the hell are you doing here?!" Nice greeting, I know.
"...Well, I just need to talk to you." Then it hit me. I was still supposed to be going out with her. Shit.
"Y-yeah? About what?"
"Well, I was thinking of just leaving Squall and going with you... just you... but, you have to get rid of Fujin..." ...Oh, fuck... We'll sound suspicious if I just say no... Because Squall is gonna be dead soon anyway... Fuck...
"I'll need to think about it." I say, finally.
"...Alright! Well, I gotta get back to Garden, see you." She came all the way here to tell me that? Damn...
~~~
When I got home, Fujin was staring out the window, and I tossed my trenchcoat on the sofa, which must have arrived, and I walked over to Fujin.
"They bring the sofa in, or?"
"It was out on the front step when I got home."
"You brought it in by yourself?"
"Mhm..."
"You should've waited for me."
"I couldn't. Freezing rain."
"Yeah, but..."
"It wasn't that heavy."
"...Okay..."
"Fujin, when did you tell that... assassin guy to kill Leonheart?"
"...Tommarow."
"Oh, I see." I walked into my bedroom, which was colder than usual, and pulled off my clothes, in change for a black t-shirt, and dark blue sweatpants. Sighing, I walked out, and turned up the heat.
"It still cold in your room?" I ask her.
"I don't know..."
"Oh, uh, okay..." There was silence.
"Is something bothering you?" I ask, finally.
"No."
"Yes, there is."
"Um..."
"Come on now."
"I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"It's not important."
"It is to me... What is it?"
"I was just thinking about... us."