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A/N: This is going to be the second last chapter; the next one is going to be an epilogue. So you won't have to read it any more after that one.
Suddenly a loud sound echo behind them,
"What the hell!?"
"Um…Hi?" Squall and Rinoa stood on the other side of what a couple of seconds ago used to be a wall.
"Squall? Rinoa?" exclaimed Quistis, "Oh my Hyne! We thought you could have been dead! Are you okay?"
"Yeah Quisty," answered Squall wearily, "we're fine."
"Hey, now that we're all together should we check the news it should be on about now."
"Yeah, whatever" Seifer switch on the radio and twiddled about a bit until,
Hello, this is the one o'clock news. Last night a bomb hit a Government building killing hundreds inside, today police have a new lead on why the building was bombed. It appears that the two remaining witnesses to the Delifatti case where in the building at the time. Both refused witness protection so are now both believed dead. The rescue attempts are coming more desperate as the winds are closing in and there is estimated 3hours to get the remaining victims out.
"We have to get out of here fast. The longer we stay here the more danger we'd be in." stated Seifer.
"I agree, we saw the outside and the easiest way out would be the second floor, everywhere else is either to high or crushed under rumble," interjected Squall, Squall stood up stooping slightly because of the roof. "Come on lets go."
"Um…guys?" asked Rinoa nervously, "could we wait a couple of minutes please?"
"Why?" asked Squall,
"I have to go to the bathroom,"
"Oh…um…yeah…right, you can go we'll wait here" said Squall blushing furiously.
"Squall I've gotta go to"
"Oh my Hyne," said Seifer, "What is this some sort of annul toilet parade or something?"
Rinoa pulled a face at him, "shut up Seifer it's a women thing."
"Whatever"
"Come on lets go,"
***
"Um, Squall" asked Seifer nervously.
"Yeah"
"Now that Quistis has gone can I ask you something?"
"Sure" said Squall curiously.
"Do you think I have a chance with her?"
"What with Quistis, you?" spluttered Squall.
"Um, yeah"
"Yeah I don't see why not, I think she likes you"
"Cool…if I don't survive tell her, tell her I really like her…could see if you could find a football match on that thing, I'm bored" grinned Seifer.
"Sure."
"Hey guys"
"Quistis!" both the men jumped nervously.
"What? What's going on?"
"N…n…nothing, um, what to sit down" stuttered Seifer.
"Sure" said Quistis suspiciously eying them both, "what have you done?"
"Nothing, why?"
"Never mind" she sighed. An awkward silence filled the air. Then…
This is Glabadia's number one radio station playing you the nation's favourite songs.
"Change the radio station this one sucks " whined Seifer.
"Hey! I like it keep it on," argued Quistis
"Whatever" sighed Squall this was going to be one long day.
If not now then when
If not today then
Why make promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none
"Switch to a different station, I hate that song," said Seifer, It strikes a little to close to home…maybe I should tell her.
"Fine" Squall picked it up and was just about to change the station when.
A Scream flooded the air. They ran.
Seifer bashed open the door to the toilet, all that was there was a rip of blue dress with blood on it and a necklace.
"Oh shit," stated Seifer, they all stared in silence, "what are you gonna do?"
"Wait?"
***
Rinoa felt a kick in ribs.
"Ouch," she moaned, "Squall stop it you big meanie." Another blow to the ribs winding her.
"Sorry Rinoa" mocked a far away voice, which she was sure she recognised. "But you not ready to wake up yet.
She felt a sharp pain then nothing.
***
"Wait? We can't wait, we have to find her!" argued Quistis
"We can't find her, we have no idea were she has gone, who took her or if she is even in the this building." Growled Squall I'm gonna kill who ever did this, if they hurt her they are gonna die…what am I thinking?
"When did the bomb go off?" asked Seifer
"I don't know about half past to quarter past six, why? What has that got to do with anything?"
"Why my boss told me about the bomb explosion at 6:00 and on my way there my camera man Benny told me that he was the one who got the call because he knew some one in the building."
"How long does it take to get here?" asked Squall.
"Three-quarters of a hour" stated Seifer
"Make sense," muttered Quistis, "do you think Benny would have anything to do with the bombing?"
"Well it seems like it but Why? He has no reason," sighed Seifer
"I guess that would be the problem."
"Wait!" said Squall, "what is Benny's surname?"
"Thomas, Why?"
"If you paid attention to the Delifatti case, the suspected murderer is Benjamin Thomas. Who broke out of prison a month ago." said Squall realization finally hitting him.
"Oh my Hyne, she told me that but I didn't put it together because she said Benjamin not Benny, I'm so stupid! It all makes sense!" cried Seifer.
"So, all we have to do is find Benny and then there is Rinoa," put in Quistis.
"Easier said then done I'm afraid,"
"We still have to wait."
***
"Wakey, wakey Rinoa" Rinoa moaned and opened her eyes. She was bound to a chair, she turned her head slightly and muffled a scream as next to her she saw Beth's death body next to her, Head lifeless, Blood running down the once perfect blanket. In the shadows was a figure, which she couldn't make out.
"Glad you appreciate Beth. She is very heavy to move around."
"You are sick" spat Rinoa.
"Actually you are sick, you disgust me, lowering yourself to their limit you give white people a bad name."
"You racist pig, you stuck up little shit!"
"No really what would your father think of that kind of language, what would your boyfriend think of it for that matter?"
"Hey Rinny, miss me"
Another sharp pain and darkness.
***
"We've been waiting for ages we still haven't got anywhere we have to look for her!"
"Quistis we can't, we have to wait!" said Squall for the umpteenth time though grated teeth. "Seifer put on the radio it might shut her up"
"Fine," Seifer flicked the button sending music through the air.
You can wait 'till tomorrow comes
You can wait for the new day
You can wait and lose this heart
You can wait and soon be sorry
"Turn it off" maybe we should go and fine her, maybe it's too late, No! It's not we'll find her it will be okay.
"Come on then," Squall stood up and walked towards the door.
"W…What?" asked Quistis.
"Are we going to find her or not?"
"Squall I'm going to kill you" grumbled Quistis half-heartedly
"Come on Quistis lets go and kick so serious ass" joked Seifer
"Shut up"
"I'm insulted" mocked Seifer.
"Come on you too quit fooling around, they probably took her to the top floor because if they are there no one can get to them."
"Yeah sure, come on Quistis, let's go find her…again"
They trudged out of the room.
***
Rinoa woke up for the 3rd time that night. Memories flooded back to her the bomb, Beth, Squall, amber eyes, toilets, captured, Benny & Irvine's voice.
"Awake again princess going to stay with us this time?"
"Shut up Irvine"
"tut, tut , tut Rinoa, looks like some one got up wrong side of the bed this morning."
"You're not funny" hissed Rinoa,
"Maybe but do you know what is, you fell right into our trap of course you didn't die when the bomb went off but you reacted just as we expected."
"I don't get it though Benny went of after Seifer started looking in the rumble how come you're here?"
"Wow, I'm surprised you are not completely stupid, well it's quite simple really."
~*~
Flashback
~*~
"Well, he's cracked it." Benny picked up the camera and drove off in the van. "See ya Seifer!"
"Wait" Irvine pulled open the door to the van.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!?" Yelled Benny
"Is it true that all the people above the third floor die?"
"Yeah, supposedly, but that still doesn't explain why you are in MY van."
"My girlfriend was on the fourth floor, get me the hell away from here!"
"Bye Seifer!" roared Benny as the van disappeared out of sight.
"Do you think he brought it?" asked Irvine.
"Yeah probably, now all we have to do is plant the suicide notes for Rinoa and Beth and wait for our apologies from the police."
"Perfect"
~*~
Flashback
~*~
"You sick shit, we never murdered Beth's Dad or Granddad Benny did, why would we do that?"
"Well" explained Benny coming out from a pile of rubble, "Her Dad and Granddad were giving her grief about her daughter Lizzy and were going to chuck her out of the house and get her out of the will. So you two decided to get rid of them and frame me but the guilt was to much so in a mass suicide bomb you killed yourself, hoping to kill your poor boyfriend Irvine in the blast."
"What the f***, no one is going to believe that, why would we kill over 300 people?"
"Maybe you are not so clever, shall we go over this again."
"Oh Hyne, this going to take a while, listen people I was with are going to know it wasn't me who set of the bomb"
"How? You were supposedly on the fourth floor yet you survived you are going to have trouble clearing your name especially when you and your friends are going to be dead. If I was you I would say your prayers"
"Meanie" whispered Rinoa under her breath. Oh Hyne Squall, Quistis Seifer please find me, I'm on the top floor please find me please"
***