Autho's note: Here is another chapter, which mainly focuses on Seifer now. Quistis at the beginning was the main character in her own little world, now it's in Seifer's side of the story and what he thinks about losing the baby he and Quistis shared together. Oh and the Sorceress' name is finally revealed and who she really is. This will be one twisted story though and you'll see why on this story.
Chapter 8 - I Turn To You
Everyone was already there once Seifer arrived. They quieted down when he arrived and he was a bit suspicious of them. The blond man looked around, then turned his eyes on Squall.
"You told them, then?" Seifer asked, arching his eyebrows at him.
All eyes turned on Squall, wondering if he says 'yes' how will Seifer react? Angry? Squall nodded his head silently and all eyes swiftly turned on Seifer, who nods in satisfaction, as if expecting him to finally tell the others about their secret.
"That's good Squall, thanks." Seifer looked at everyone. "So there you have it all. You must be wondering how it happened between us, but that is personal so..." He paused when he heard clicking sounds behind them. "Finally! She's here!" Seifer threw his hands up in the air and turned around. His eyes widened in shock when he realized who was coming. A very familiar figure wasn't the person they expected to see.
"Quistis?" Zell looked at the woman, a clipboard clasped between her chest and her hands. She wore the same attire, pink dress, pink halter top and black boots, but her hair wasn't tied back into a bun like it usually did. It was down, flowing lightly behind her and reaching almost to her waist. Seifer had no idea her hair was that long.
Quistis gave all her friends a slight smile. Seifer could tell the sadness in her face. She was desperate to have her daughter back. Seifer walked over to her, stopping the blond woman an few meters from her friends. He placed both his hands on her shoulders and looked at her worriedly.
"Quistis... what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be staying and resting?" He looked at the clipboards in her hands. "What are you doing with those?"
The blond woman gently pushed his hands away from her shoulders. "Seifer, she's also my little girl. I can't just stay back at the house and worry about her and you! I asked Xu to fill in for her, so I'm going to be the one in charge here."
Seifer shook his head stubbornly. "Quistis, I don't want you to go anywhere."
He watched her shake her head as welll, her eyes closed and her breathing hard. Sharply, she turned her head up to face him. "Who are you to tell me what to do?!" she whispered, loudly enough for everyone to hear. She pointed her hand at the mountains, towards the direction of where her daughter might be. "Our daughter's out there with that.... that... WITCH and I'm here just sulking all day!"
"Quistis..." he reached out to touch her arms, but she jerked away.
"I've been doing that for the past two days and I'm not about to be the weak one here! Everyone has a job to do to rescue the children that were kidnapped and I'm not about to sit here and do NOTHING!!!" She turned away from him and walked to the others, who were quiet the whole argument.
Seifer closed his eyes in frustration. He slowly turned around. Roughly, he reached for her arm and turned her around. "You were always the cool one, aren't you, Quistis? I guess I met the real Quistis now. Bossy and always the cool one, not having any feelings!"
"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL!!!!" Quistis yelled as loud as she could.
"We should get inside Ragnarok and let them talk alone," Squall whispered in Rinoa's ear.
Rinoa looked at him and nodded. He took her hand and, silently, stepped inside Ragnarok to wait for them. The others, Selphie, Zell and Irvine followed behind. Seifer gazed at them as they stepped inside. Taking a deep breath, Seifer looked at Quistis.
"Quistis.... I'm sorr-" Before he could finish his sentence, Quistis had turned around and headed to Ragnarok.
Seifer cursed himself for being such a jerk. Gritting his teeth, he followed behind and casually walked inside the large air craft.
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The silence was unbearable for Seifer. Quistis had sat away from him, at the very front of the room. She had sat beside Irvine, taking the seat by the window. Seifer looked at Quistis and Irvine talking to each other. It seems they were talking about something personal. He noticed her laugh and slap Irvine playfully in the arm. Why is she laughing??? He clenched his fists and shifted uncomfortably in his chair. He turned away from them and looked out the window, into the morning sun that was slowly peeking from behind the ocean.
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Quistis glanced over her shoulder towards Seifer, his eyes fixed on something interesting outside.
"Quistis?" The blond woman turned her attention on Rinoa, who had taken over Irvine's place at the seat. She searched for Irvine, who took his own place at a seat across the aisle in front of Squall.
"Yeah?" was Quistis' short reply.
Rinoa glanced quickly at Seifer with the corner of her eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm sure Seifer didn't mean what he said," she told the older woman.
Quistis didn't say anthing as Rinoa continued.
"Seifer really cares for you and that baby. He just wanted you to be safe and show you that he cares for you. You have to understand him."
"I'm sure YOU of all people SHOULD understand him! After all... you ARE his ex-girl friend!" Quistis replied harshly. At that point, the didn't care what she said to one of her friends, instead she turned away and crossed her arms angrily. She didn't want anyone to tell her to understand Seifer before knowing him. Why should she care? He doesn't know her! Sleeping with him was the biggest mistake she's ever done. Even if he does love her from the beginning, at the orphanage, why is it that he never said anything? Why did he even call her 'mediocre?' Why did he even betray her if he did care for her before?
Rinoa was hurt by her answer. She choked back the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes and returned to her seat beside Squall. Squall looked at her, but said nothing, putting his arms around her shoulders in comfort.
Quistis closed her eyes, a silent tear slowly streaming down her cheek. She wanted to apologize, but... what was the point? She was only trying to help! a voice spoke in her head. If she wanted to help, why can't she just leave her alone and wallow in her own sadness? All at once, more tears escaped her eyes. She couldn't control it anymore. To everyone's surprise, Quistis laid her head on the two seats and muffled a cry, but they could hear her sobs and her tears dropping on the chairs.
Seifer turned his head at the empty chair where Quistis sat. He heard a cry from somewhere. Frantically, he stood up and searched for the cry and finally found where it came from. Everyone watched him gently pushing Quistis' head up and, with one arm, wrapping it lovingly around her shoulders as the other one took her hand that wasn't covered in tears and squeezed it lightly. Quistis closed her eyes, feeling Seifer stroking her long golden hair. She kept her eyes fixed on the floor of the Ragnarok and rested her head on Seifer's broad shoulder.
"I'm sorry Quistis," the young man whispered in her ears. He took a strand of golden hair from the side of her face and curled it behind her ear.
Quistis couldn't stop herself from crying. She lifted her head up to face him. She leaned her head towards him and kissed him softly and with compassion on the lips. Their lips lingered, tongue massaging the other. They were both lost in a kiss that meant to them then, before anything else. That was the one moment they realized they loved each other and everyone knew it. Zell stared at the two, in disbelief, but knew exactly that Seifer meant well. He wrapped his arms around Selphie and kissed her temple. Selphie felt his lips, but kept on watching as the two let go of their kiss and cuddled in each other's arms. She sighed.
"That was very sweet," Selphie whispered to Zell.
Squall and Rinoa watched in unison. Squall never knew Seifer was so sentimental, then again, he was never really close to Seifer so he never got a chance to get to know him better. Quistis must've known him then that night they made love. At that moment they kissed, Squall felt an overwhelming surge of joy when he noticed Quistis fnally not feeling lonely. With one more person to fill their love, Quistis, Seifer and Alexis would be one big complete family. Rinoa watched as well, feeling her heart filled with happiness for the two. She knew it. She knew from the beginning that Seifer and Quistis were meant for each other. Only now, she wonders whether their child will ever come back in their arms. She could feel something in her gut that something horrible would happen, but this was not the time for bad news. The bad news wasn't waiting for them here, it was waiting for them in Galbadia.
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"Sorceress Anya! The SeeDs have arrived!" Anastasia turned around, her dress twirling with her as she turned. Her long hair, which added more extensions to make her hair reach the very side of her ankle. Her makeup, much like Edea's, was more white, which made her look like a doll. She gave a smile towards the young man and nodded in satisfaction.
"Thank you, Romero." When the young man left, Anastasia sat on her throne and gave a smirk of approval. "So... who does my parents think they are? Are they trying to kill me? Hmph! Bringing their friends so they could bring back the children! Foolish them! Well... I'm ready for them anytime!" She took her scepter from beside her. "Children! Come out!"
Dark eyes surrounded her. She smiled evilly and wacthed as children, ages ten to sixteen appeared in front of her. There were twenty children, possessed by her scepter. Two pairs of boys, about the age of sixteen, carried two special baskets and in them were two babies still has to be trained to be as powerful as their parents and as powerful as themselves. These two babies, Gabriella and Alexis, will be the most special ones and the ones to destroy the SeeDs, especially her parents she has come to know only a little while staying in this past for so long.
"This will be a new beginning!" she cackled, picking up the two babies in her arms and lifting them up towards the sky. "Mom! Dad! Watch my powers RISE!!!!"
Author's note: Who are her parents? Could it be one of the SeeDs, maybe? I promise that on the next chapter, I'll have a full story on Anastasia and about her past. It will explain who her parents are in the next chapter! I hoped u enjoyed this one! Please r/r!
GoodGurl
Chapter 8 - I Turn To You
Everyone was already there once Seifer arrived. They quieted down when he arrived and he was a bit suspicious of them. The blond man looked around, then turned his eyes on Squall.
"You told them, then?" Seifer asked, arching his eyebrows at him.
All eyes turned on Squall, wondering if he says 'yes' how will Seifer react? Angry? Squall nodded his head silently and all eyes swiftly turned on Seifer, who nods in satisfaction, as if expecting him to finally tell the others about their secret.
"That's good Squall, thanks." Seifer looked at everyone. "So there you have it all. You must be wondering how it happened between us, but that is personal so..." He paused when he heard clicking sounds behind them. "Finally! She's here!" Seifer threw his hands up in the air and turned around. His eyes widened in shock when he realized who was coming. A very familiar figure wasn't the person they expected to see.
"Quistis?" Zell looked at the woman, a clipboard clasped between her chest and her hands. She wore the same attire, pink dress, pink halter top and black boots, but her hair wasn't tied back into a bun like it usually did. It was down, flowing lightly behind her and reaching almost to her waist. Seifer had no idea her hair was that long.
Quistis gave all her friends a slight smile. Seifer could tell the sadness in her face. She was desperate to have her daughter back. Seifer walked over to her, stopping the blond woman an few meters from her friends. He placed both his hands on her shoulders and looked at her worriedly.
"Quistis... what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be staying and resting?" He looked at the clipboards in her hands. "What are you doing with those?"
The blond woman gently pushed his hands away from her shoulders. "Seifer, she's also my little girl. I can't just stay back at the house and worry about her and you! I asked Xu to fill in for her, so I'm going to be the one in charge here."
Seifer shook his head stubbornly. "Quistis, I don't want you to go anywhere."
He watched her shake her head as welll, her eyes closed and her breathing hard. Sharply, she turned her head up to face him. "Who are you to tell me what to do?!" she whispered, loudly enough for everyone to hear. She pointed her hand at the mountains, towards the direction of where her daughter might be. "Our daughter's out there with that.... that... WITCH and I'm here just sulking all day!"
"Quistis..." he reached out to touch her arms, but she jerked away.
"I've been doing that for the past two days and I'm not about to be the weak one here! Everyone has a job to do to rescue the children that were kidnapped and I'm not about to sit here and do NOTHING!!!" She turned away from him and walked to the others, who were quiet the whole argument.
Seifer closed his eyes in frustration. He slowly turned around. Roughly, he reached for her arm and turned her around. "You were always the cool one, aren't you, Quistis? I guess I met the real Quistis now. Bossy and always the cool one, not having any feelings!"
"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL!!!!" Quistis yelled as loud as she could.
"We should get inside Ragnarok and let them talk alone," Squall whispered in Rinoa's ear.
Rinoa looked at him and nodded. He took her hand and, silently, stepped inside Ragnarok to wait for them. The others, Selphie, Zell and Irvine followed behind. Seifer gazed at them as they stepped inside. Taking a deep breath, Seifer looked at Quistis.
"Quistis.... I'm sorr-" Before he could finish his sentence, Quistis had turned around and headed to Ragnarok.
Seifer cursed himself for being such a jerk. Gritting his teeth, he followed behind and casually walked inside the large air craft.
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The silence was unbearable for Seifer. Quistis had sat away from him, at the very front of the room. She had sat beside Irvine, taking the seat by the window. Seifer looked at Quistis and Irvine talking to each other. It seems they were talking about something personal. He noticed her laugh and slap Irvine playfully in the arm. Why is she laughing??? He clenched his fists and shifted uncomfortably in his chair. He turned away from them and looked out the window, into the morning sun that was slowly peeking from behind the ocean.
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Quistis glanced over her shoulder towards Seifer, his eyes fixed on something interesting outside.
"Quistis?" The blond woman turned her attention on Rinoa, who had taken over Irvine's place at the seat. She searched for Irvine, who took his own place at a seat across the aisle in front of Squall.
"Yeah?" was Quistis' short reply.
Rinoa glanced quickly at Seifer with the corner of her eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm sure Seifer didn't mean what he said," she told the older woman.
Quistis didn't say anthing as Rinoa continued.
"Seifer really cares for you and that baby. He just wanted you to be safe and show you that he cares for you. You have to understand him."
"I'm sure YOU of all people SHOULD understand him! After all... you ARE his ex-girl friend!" Quistis replied harshly. At that point, the didn't care what she said to one of her friends, instead she turned away and crossed her arms angrily. She didn't want anyone to tell her to understand Seifer before knowing him. Why should she care? He doesn't know her! Sleeping with him was the biggest mistake she's ever done. Even if he does love her from the beginning, at the orphanage, why is it that he never said anything? Why did he even call her 'mediocre?' Why did he even betray her if he did care for her before?
Rinoa was hurt by her answer. She choked back the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes and returned to her seat beside Squall. Squall looked at her, but said nothing, putting his arms around her shoulders in comfort.
Quistis closed her eyes, a silent tear slowly streaming down her cheek. She wanted to apologize, but... what was the point? She was only trying to help! a voice spoke in her head. If she wanted to help, why can't she just leave her alone and wallow in her own sadness? All at once, more tears escaped her eyes. She couldn't control it anymore. To everyone's surprise, Quistis laid her head on the two seats and muffled a cry, but they could hear her sobs and her tears dropping on the chairs.
Seifer turned his head at the empty chair where Quistis sat. He heard a cry from somewhere. Frantically, he stood up and searched for the cry and finally found where it came from. Everyone watched him gently pushing Quistis' head up and, with one arm, wrapping it lovingly around her shoulders as the other one took her hand that wasn't covered in tears and squeezed it lightly. Quistis closed her eyes, feeling Seifer stroking her long golden hair. She kept her eyes fixed on the floor of the Ragnarok and rested her head on Seifer's broad shoulder.
"I'm sorry Quistis," the young man whispered in her ears. He took a strand of golden hair from the side of her face and curled it behind her ear.
Quistis couldn't stop herself from crying. She lifted her head up to face him. She leaned her head towards him and kissed him softly and with compassion on the lips. Their lips lingered, tongue massaging the other. They were both lost in a kiss that meant to them then, before anything else. That was the one moment they realized they loved each other and everyone knew it. Zell stared at the two, in disbelief, but knew exactly that Seifer meant well. He wrapped his arms around Selphie and kissed her temple. Selphie felt his lips, but kept on watching as the two let go of their kiss and cuddled in each other's arms. She sighed.
"That was very sweet," Selphie whispered to Zell.
Squall and Rinoa watched in unison. Squall never knew Seifer was so sentimental, then again, he was never really close to Seifer so he never got a chance to get to know him better. Quistis must've known him then that night they made love. At that moment they kissed, Squall felt an overwhelming surge of joy when he noticed Quistis fnally not feeling lonely. With one more person to fill their love, Quistis, Seifer and Alexis would be one big complete family. Rinoa watched as well, feeling her heart filled with happiness for the two. She knew it. She knew from the beginning that Seifer and Quistis were meant for each other. Only now, she wonders whether their child will ever come back in their arms. She could feel something in her gut that something horrible would happen, but this was not the time for bad news. The bad news wasn't waiting for them here, it was waiting for them in Galbadia.
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"Sorceress Anya! The SeeDs have arrived!" Anastasia turned around, her dress twirling with her as she turned. Her long hair, which added more extensions to make her hair reach the very side of her ankle. Her makeup, much like Edea's, was more white, which made her look like a doll. She gave a smile towards the young man and nodded in satisfaction.
"Thank you, Romero." When the young man left, Anastasia sat on her throne and gave a smirk of approval. "So... who does my parents think they are? Are they trying to kill me? Hmph! Bringing their friends so they could bring back the children! Foolish them! Well... I'm ready for them anytime!" She took her scepter from beside her. "Children! Come out!"
Dark eyes surrounded her. She smiled evilly and wacthed as children, ages ten to sixteen appeared in front of her. There were twenty children, possessed by her scepter. Two pairs of boys, about the age of sixteen, carried two special baskets and in them were two babies still has to be trained to be as powerful as their parents and as powerful as themselves. These two babies, Gabriella and Alexis, will be the most special ones and the ones to destroy the SeeDs, especially her parents she has come to know only a little while staying in this past for so long.
"This will be a new beginning!" she cackled, picking up the two babies in her arms and lifting them up towards the sky. "Mom! Dad! Watch my powers RISE!!!!"
Author's note: Who are her parents? Could it be one of the SeeDs, maybe? I promise that on the next chapter, I'll have a full story on Anastasia and about her past. It will explain who her parents are in the next chapter! I hoped u enjoyed this one! Please r/r!
GoodGurl