~Chapter Nine. Told by Raijin.

While cooking dinner, which was chocobeef stew, there was a knock at the door, which was a rare occurance.

"Who is it, ya know?!"

"Delivery!"

"Wow! Who's it for?!" I asked, opening the door.

"Mr. Seifer Almasy."

"I'll take it, ya know?!"

"You mustn't open it. He must. He will notice the seal is broken. Here. Goodbye." I shut the door, and looked at it. It just said his name. No return address. I really wanted to open it... Ahh... I set the envelope on the table and sighed getting back to cooking.

They didn't come home until late. I swear, ya know, I'm beginning to think that they are up to something.

"Where'd ya go?!" Seifer and Fujin sat down to their bowls, and Fujin started sifting through the stew for potatoes.

"Out." Seifer said dully.

"Out where?"

"To a bar."

"Oh, I see, ya know?!"

"Mm..."

"Fujin, there isn't anything in there but chocobeef and flavoring, ya know?!" She tossed her spoon down with disgust. Seifer looked up.

"Don't ya got any bread?" He asked.

"Nope, hadda spend the money on flavoring, ya know?!"

"...Oh."

"Fujin, are you gonna eat the rest of your stew...?"

"NEGATIVE."

"...Can I have it?"

"AFFIRMATIVE." She sat there still, drinking some of the water.

"Could ya hand it to me?"

"...FINE." She picked it up with one hand.

"You should use two hands, or it'll spill."

"...YOU GET. YOU WANT." She said, crossing her arms, glancing at Seifer, who shrugged and went back to eating. I ate the rest (or rather all) of her stew, and sighed. Seifer went into the next room to polish his Hyperion, and Fujin remained in the kitchen with me.

"WHAT THIS?" She asked, holding up Seifer's mail.

"Oh yeah! That came today, ya know?!"

"OH? ..." She tossed it in the trash.

"Hey, what'd ya do that for, ya know?!"

"...TRASH. BELONG IN TRASH CAN."

"...But!" I picked it out of the trash and brushed it off.

"RAGE." She kicked me. The pain!!

"Owww!"

"What seems to the the problem?" Seifer asked, coming into the room. Fujin snatched the envelope from my hand and held it behind her back.

"...NOTHING!"

"She took... your..." She kicked me again.

"My what?"

"NOTHING!" ...What is it? ...Fujin, what's wrong with the envelope?

"...Lemme see what ya put behind your back!"

"NO!"

"Fujin!"

"NO!" She ran out to the balcony, shutting the door behind her, she'll probably just throw it over.

"What is it?" He asked me.

"Mail. For you." Seifer ran out there, and I watched from the doorway.

"Let me see it! Its mine!"

"NEGATIVE. WILL NOT."

"...It's *mine.* Give it the fuck BACK!"

"...NO! DON'T WANT HAVE...!"

"...Fujin, just let me see it."

"NO!" Finally he jumped foward and grabbed it.

"SEIFER! NO! PLEASE, DON'T OPEN!" But Seifer paid no heed to Fujin's warning, so she just stood there with her eye closed. I guess she cast Aero or something, cuz the letter went flying up into the air.

"Whoa, ya know?!"

"Fujin, what the fuck?!" I had gone out with them on the balcony now, and watched as Fujin caught the peice of paper, and prepared to rip it.

"Fujin, don't you fucking DARE!"

"BEST. IS FOR!" She ripped it a little, and before she could finish, Seifer dove on top of her, knocking her to the ground. Ouch. It was quite a sight to see though.

"Sorry." Seifer muttered, grabbing the letter, and reading it, while on top of her.

"Ouch... SEIFER. HURTING. CRUSH. PAIN! DON'T READ. DON'T READ!"

"...Get off of her, ya know?!"

"Shut up, Raijin." Seifer said, continuing to read it. Finally, Fujin kneed him where it hurt, and he got up- real fast. She stood up, and brushed herself off, looking at Seifer, who winced in pain.

"Dammit, Fujin!"

"That's cold, ya know?!" He continued to read the letter though.

"..Fuck, this is NOT my day..." ...I wonder what it says.

"Hey, what's it say, ya know?!"

"Sons of bitches..." He muttered, walking into the house, shoving the letter at Fujin on the way.

"What's it say?! What's it say?!" I asked, jumping from foot to foot, looking at Fujin, who sighed, reading it.

"NEW SORCERESS. WANT SEIFER AS KNIGHT. WILL NOT. TAKE NO. AS ANSWER." She walked over to the railing and pulled out a cigarette.

"Fujin, ya shouldn't smoke, ya know?!"

"...NEED." I walked back inside, and Seifer walked out, smoking already. I told him not to smoke in the house. ... I wonder what'll happen to Seifer... He can't be another sorceress' knight. He promised us that he wouldn't anymore... Which means we'll have to rebel or something... I walked outside with them.

"What do you think we should do?" Seifer asked, not directed at either of us, really.

"YOU WANT. BE KNIGHT...?"

"...Not really..."

"I don't think poor ole' Seifer can take it, ya know?!" I said.

"I can *too*."

"RAIJIN. SHUT MOUTH. NOT PROVOKE FURTHER."

"...I say we rebel then, ya know?!"

"If it comes to that we're gonna have to..."

"...Ask not what your posse can do for you, but what you can do for your posse, ya know?!"

"Does that mean you're with me, Raijin?"

"You betcha!"

"What about you, Fujin?" She seemed hesitant to help Seifer, which wasn't like her at all...

"...AFFIRMATIVE."

"...Alright then! Let's just see what happens... when I don't reply to that letter..."