Author's note: I was kinda hoping more people would review, but oh well, that's all right. Thank you anyway for those people who reviewed my story. I know am not that great of a writer and i know Quistis and Seifer are so out of character, but please bare with me. This is my first time writing something that I actually thought in my head!
Chapter 16 - Only The Beginning
It seemed like forever that Quistis and Seifer have been walking, without encountering any monsters. It was oddly quiet in the narrow path of which they walked on. There was nothing but the gloomy appearance of a forest in the night. The Relm was normal. There was nothing unusual about it, maybe except for the glowing eyes that stared at them through the dark. Seifer led the way, while Quistis trailed behind. He looked around, noting shadows lurking and the full moon shining above them. Seifer's eyes burned from left to right, alertness beaming in his mind from any monsters that would attack them. His hand gripped tighter around the handle of Hyperion. He continued on his way, pausing once in a while when he heard something that he never thought was there. The thought never occured to him that time was running out. Quickly, grabbing Quistis' hand, Seifer ran through the forest, unaware about the monster quietly following them. Quistis did not resist his sudden impulse on pulling her with him, yet she ran with the only man who she could ever love... if she ever gave him a chance, then this wouldn't have happened. They ran through the woods with so much anticipation in their hearts. Seifer saw it. A dark, haunted castle, looking like it was copied from horror movies, was visible in both their eyes. Seifer grimaced, hiding the pain in his eyes and placed a hand on where it hurts. He shook the worry from his mind and looked up at the castle. Quistis was amazed at how it looked normal, since they WERE in another relm. Her thoughts came back to Alexis. Without a second though, she ran past Seifer and this time, pulling him with her.
Seifer grunted from the pain. Quistis paused halfway and looked at him in concern. "Seifer? What's the matter?" She asked, placing a hand on his cheek to caress it.
"I'm fine!" Seifer yelled. He gently removed Quistis' hand from his face and let go of her hand, walking past her towards the castle. A sudden pain pinched through him like a knife on his back, but Seifer just did nothing and kept on walking, hiding the agony in his eyes from Quistis. He looked over his shoulder, noticing Quistis was eyeing him from behind and giving him a concerned look. "Look... do you want to get our daughter back or worry about me?"
"I would rather choose both," Quistis answered, placing both her palms on her waists.
Seifer groaned, rolled his eyes and continued walking. "Fine, do whatever you want! I'm not about to sit here and watch Lucia kill our daughter..." He turned around sharply and glared at her. "Or is that what you want?!"
Quistis shook her head. "Of course not..." she said softly. She walked up to him and placed a hand back on his cheek. She caressed it, her warm hands feeling the softness of his skin. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest for a loving embrace. It has been a long time since she touched someone she truly cared about. She never thought it would be Seifer Almasy, the man who was manupilated into killing all those people in Garden. It wasn't Alexis who brought them together. It was the night they felt each other's skin. The night they made love with each other. They both knew something intimate was hiding behind the masks of hate for each other. Love was hiding behind their hearts for each other. It was thrown away by the GF's and was forgotten forever, until now. Quistis distinctly remembered seeing Seifer in Balamb Garden. They were good friends and were inseperable. It was until Squall came that Quistis swooned over him and the fact that she became an Instructor at an early age that she became distant from the one person whom she cared for the most. By that time, she had gotten her first GF and all her memories were erased. Seifer and Squall came second in receiving their first GF's and they too had forgotten about their pasts about all three of them, adding to Zell, Selphie and Irvine being raised in the orphanage together.
"My my! I'm surprised you two made it here!" A hoarse voice interrupted their intimate moment. Surprised, Quistis and Seifer let go of each other and gripped their weapons in their hands. Lucia was staring down at them, floating up in the air. The dark haired woman let herself down from the air and stared at the two. "You came all the way here just to challenge me, is that correct?"
Seifer pointed at her. "You give our daughter back NOW! Lucia!!"
"Are you threatening me? Honestly boy, I'm not the kind to be threatened by the likes of you!" Lucia threw her arms back and fired a powerful spell in Seifer's way. Surprised at this, Seifer didn't have time to react and was sent flying through the air. While being thrown high, Lucia opened a hole into the Earth and lead Seifer towards it.
"SEIFER!" Quistis screamed. She could see Seifer flying towards the dark abyss. Sharp knives came sprouting out of the hole and as darkness loomed over the land, Seifer's body made contact with it and his life was soon taken away.
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His sudden siezuring body alarmed Odine. His eyes widened in fear when he noticed blood coming out of his mouth. Some men came rushing in, wondering what was going on, since they saw smoke coming out of the room and decided to see for themselves. Odine looked at them and ordered for one man to take the device off of Seifer and carry his seizuring body from the spot. Odine had no time to spare. They were losing Seifer's vitals fast and furious. One tall man, taller than Seifer, removed the device from the young man's head and put his arms around his shoulders. He pulled Seifer out from his spot, while three men helped him with Seifer's dangerous flaring limbs, two holding Seifer's kicking feet and one holding Seifer's punching hands. They carried him out of the hall and brought him to Esthar hospital. Odine knocked to the window, alarming Ellone and shook his head. Ellone's mind turned back Odine and her eyes fluttered open as if waking up from a dream. She turned her attention towards Quistis. She too was waking up from a dream. Tears flooded her eyes as the young woman removed the device from her head and looked to her side.
"Seifer?! Where's Seifer?!" Quistis yelled, looking around. Odine walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Seifer... he's been taking to the hospital." Ellone emerged from the concentration room and stood beside Odine.
Quistis' eyes were full of fear and Ellone could sense the fright of losing Seifer. Ellone placed a hand on her shoulder, replacing Odine's hand and wrapped her arms around the younger woman. "Quistis... Seifer will be fine."
"You don't understand! I have to go to him! He's... he's dying!" Quistis pushed her way through Odine and Ellone and ran out.
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Quistis touched Seifer's cheek. She didn't know what she loved about Seifer's cheek. In her own romantic dreams, Quistis' favourite feature about Seifer was his cheek. His flawless face, except for the scar that ran at the top of his nose, intrugued her more than anything else. Tears fell all at once from her already damped eyes and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek.
"Seifer?" Quistis called.
Seifer opened his eyes. Instead of a smile Quistis expected to see, his mouth turned into a frown. Quistis closed her eyes and saw his eyes full of sadness and fear. He couldn't speak and that worried her. A gas mask was over his mouth to help him breath. Dr.Kadowaki had mentioned that if he was not sent to the hospital sooner, then he would've died. But Quistis was glad, Seifer had a strong body and a strong heart. That is what made him live, despite of getting fifty stitches to close up all the wounds that could've killed him. Yet, Seifer's face was still in tact, still as beautiful as ever. Quistis couldn't help but touch his cheek once again, but Seifer turned his face away.
Quistis shook her head. "Seifer, please don't feel sorry. It wasn't your fault!" She placed a hand on his cheek and turned his face towards her. "Please listen... Seifer, we tried the best as we possibly could, but no matter how much we tried, we still failed. People fail, but as long as we have Alexis in our hearts, she'll always be with us!"
Seifer took her hands in his and attempted to kiss it with his masked lips, but he sighed. Quistis smiled and grasped Seifer's hand tightly. She, instead, brought his hands to her lips and kissed it. She brought his hand to her cheek and began to nuzzle it with all her heart.
"This is only the beginning, Seifer... only the beginning..." Quistis whispered.
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"Yes! Only the beginning!" she cackled, crossing her arms over her shoulders. Lucia glanced over her shoulder towards the two baskets. She walked over to it and caressed both the babies' cheeks. "Ah, my little ones. I will raise you as if you were my own. Then... when the time is right for you to leave this place, I shall rule the world and rid of the sickening mortals FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
GoodGurl: Well, that's the end. The epilogue will be the next chapter! I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! See ya next sequel!
Chapter 16 - Only The Beginning
It seemed like forever that Quistis and Seifer have been walking, without encountering any monsters. It was oddly quiet in the narrow path of which they walked on. There was nothing but the gloomy appearance of a forest in the night. The Relm was normal. There was nothing unusual about it, maybe except for the glowing eyes that stared at them through the dark. Seifer led the way, while Quistis trailed behind. He looked around, noting shadows lurking and the full moon shining above them. Seifer's eyes burned from left to right, alertness beaming in his mind from any monsters that would attack them. His hand gripped tighter around the handle of Hyperion. He continued on his way, pausing once in a while when he heard something that he never thought was there. The thought never occured to him that time was running out. Quickly, grabbing Quistis' hand, Seifer ran through the forest, unaware about the monster quietly following them. Quistis did not resist his sudden impulse on pulling her with him, yet she ran with the only man who she could ever love... if she ever gave him a chance, then this wouldn't have happened. They ran through the woods with so much anticipation in their hearts. Seifer saw it. A dark, haunted castle, looking like it was copied from horror movies, was visible in both their eyes. Seifer grimaced, hiding the pain in his eyes and placed a hand on where it hurts. He shook the worry from his mind and looked up at the castle. Quistis was amazed at how it looked normal, since they WERE in another relm. Her thoughts came back to Alexis. Without a second though, she ran past Seifer and this time, pulling him with her.
Seifer grunted from the pain. Quistis paused halfway and looked at him in concern. "Seifer? What's the matter?" She asked, placing a hand on his cheek to caress it.
"I'm fine!" Seifer yelled. He gently removed Quistis' hand from his face and let go of her hand, walking past her towards the castle. A sudden pain pinched through him like a knife on his back, but Seifer just did nothing and kept on walking, hiding the agony in his eyes from Quistis. He looked over his shoulder, noticing Quistis was eyeing him from behind and giving him a concerned look. "Look... do you want to get our daughter back or worry about me?"
"I would rather choose both," Quistis answered, placing both her palms on her waists.
Seifer groaned, rolled his eyes and continued walking. "Fine, do whatever you want! I'm not about to sit here and watch Lucia kill our daughter..." He turned around sharply and glared at her. "Or is that what you want?!"
Quistis shook her head. "Of course not..." she said softly. She walked up to him and placed a hand back on his cheek. She caressed it, her warm hands feeling the softness of his skin. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest for a loving embrace. It has been a long time since she touched someone she truly cared about. She never thought it would be Seifer Almasy, the man who was manupilated into killing all those people in Garden. It wasn't Alexis who brought them together. It was the night they felt each other's skin. The night they made love with each other. They both knew something intimate was hiding behind the masks of hate for each other. Love was hiding behind their hearts for each other. It was thrown away by the GF's and was forgotten forever, until now. Quistis distinctly remembered seeing Seifer in Balamb Garden. They were good friends and were inseperable. It was until Squall came that Quistis swooned over him and the fact that she became an Instructor at an early age that she became distant from the one person whom she cared for the most. By that time, she had gotten her first GF and all her memories were erased. Seifer and Squall came second in receiving their first GF's and they too had forgotten about their pasts about all three of them, adding to Zell, Selphie and Irvine being raised in the orphanage together.
"My my! I'm surprised you two made it here!" A hoarse voice interrupted their intimate moment. Surprised, Quistis and Seifer let go of each other and gripped their weapons in their hands. Lucia was staring down at them, floating up in the air. The dark haired woman let herself down from the air and stared at the two. "You came all the way here just to challenge me, is that correct?"
Seifer pointed at her. "You give our daughter back NOW! Lucia!!"
"Are you threatening me? Honestly boy, I'm not the kind to be threatened by the likes of you!" Lucia threw her arms back and fired a powerful spell in Seifer's way. Surprised at this, Seifer didn't have time to react and was sent flying through the air. While being thrown high, Lucia opened a hole into the Earth and lead Seifer towards it.
"SEIFER!" Quistis screamed. She could see Seifer flying towards the dark abyss. Sharp knives came sprouting out of the hole and as darkness loomed over the land, Seifer's body made contact with it and his life was soon taken away.
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His sudden siezuring body alarmed Odine. His eyes widened in fear when he noticed blood coming out of his mouth. Some men came rushing in, wondering what was going on, since they saw smoke coming out of the room and decided to see for themselves. Odine looked at them and ordered for one man to take the device off of Seifer and carry his seizuring body from the spot. Odine had no time to spare. They were losing Seifer's vitals fast and furious. One tall man, taller than Seifer, removed the device from the young man's head and put his arms around his shoulders. He pulled Seifer out from his spot, while three men helped him with Seifer's dangerous flaring limbs, two holding Seifer's kicking feet and one holding Seifer's punching hands. They carried him out of the hall and brought him to Esthar hospital. Odine knocked to the window, alarming Ellone and shook his head. Ellone's mind turned back Odine and her eyes fluttered open as if waking up from a dream. She turned her attention towards Quistis. She too was waking up from a dream. Tears flooded her eyes as the young woman removed the device from her head and looked to her side.
"Seifer?! Where's Seifer?!" Quistis yelled, looking around. Odine walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Seifer... he's been taking to the hospital." Ellone emerged from the concentration room and stood beside Odine.
Quistis' eyes were full of fear and Ellone could sense the fright of losing Seifer. Ellone placed a hand on her shoulder, replacing Odine's hand and wrapped her arms around the younger woman. "Quistis... Seifer will be fine."
"You don't understand! I have to go to him! He's... he's dying!" Quistis pushed her way through Odine and Ellone and ran out.
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Quistis touched Seifer's cheek. She didn't know what she loved about Seifer's cheek. In her own romantic dreams, Quistis' favourite feature about Seifer was his cheek. His flawless face, except for the scar that ran at the top of his nose, intrugued her more than anything else. Tears fell all at once from her already damped eyes and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek.
"Seifer?" Quistis called.
Seifer opened his eyes. Instead of a smile Quistis expected to see, his mouth turned into a frown. Quistis closed her eyes and saw his eyes full of sadness and fear. He couldn't speak and that worried her. A gas mask was over his mouth to help him breath. Dr.Kadowaki had mentioned that if he was not sent to the hospital sooner, then he would've died. But Quistis was glad, Seifer had a strong body and a strong heart. That is what made him live, despite of getting fifty stitches to close up all the wounds that could've killed him. Yet, Seifer's face was still in tact, still as beautiful as ever. Quistis couldn't help but touch his cheek once again, but Seifer turned his face away.
Quistis shook her head. "Seifer, please don't feel sorry. It wasn't your fault!" She placed a hand on his cheek and turned his face towards her. "Please listen... Seifer, we tried the best as we possibly could, but no matter how much we tried, we still failed. People fail, but as long as we have Alexis in our hearts, she'll always be with us!"
Seifer took her hands in his and attempted to kiss it with his masked lips, but he sighed. Quistis smiled and grasped Seifer's hand tightly. She, instead, brought his hands to her lips and kissed it. She brought his hand to her cheek and began to nuzzle it with all her heart.
"This is only the beginning, Seifer... only the beginning..." Quistis whispered.
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"Yes! Only the beginning!" she cackled, crossing her arms over her shoulders. Lucia glanced over her shoulder towards the two baskets. She walked over to it and caressed both the babies' cheeks. "Ah, my little ones. I will raise you as if you were my own. Then... when the time is right for you to leave this place, I shall rule the world and rid of the sickening mortals FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
GoodGurl: Well, that's the end. The epilogue will be the next chapter! I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! See ya next sequel!