~Chapter 14. Told by Raijin.

I walked the streets of Timber, trying to figure out where exactly I was supposed to get this information. I went inside the Pet Shop.

"Hey, how can I help you?" Asked the clerk.

"Do ya know anything about the new sorceress?"

"BLASPHEMY!! GET OUT! GO! Leave my shop!" He came at me with a broom, do ya believe that? A broom.

"Ahh, okay, okay, ya know?!" I left, and roamed the streets some more. Finally, found a newstand.

"Hey, I'm a big fan of the sorceress, ya know?!"

"Oh, ya mean sorceress Galteka?"

"Yeah. I'm gonna write a book. So, I figger ya'd have some info, ya know?!"

"...I do. What is it you'd like to know?!" ...Hmm, if I just come out and say it, I'll seem suspicious, ya know?!

"What's her origin?"

"Her powers were given to her from young Rinoa Heartilly..."

"...Wow. Where does she reside?"

"...Well, her chambers are in... well this is top secret, but in Shumi Village. She resides all over the place."

"Wow, ya know?!"

"Anything else?"

"...Nah... Oh yeah, her weakness?"

"Fire."

"Oh, I see! What about her element?"

"Its water and ground. I gotta get back to selling..."

"SEE YA!" I yelled, running back to the hotel. Fujin was sleeping, and Seifer sat on my bed, shining his Hyperion.

"Back so soon?" He asked.

"Yeah. He chambers are in... Trabia... Shumi Village. Her weakness is fire, which is good for you- and she uses water and ground, which isn't so good for Fujin, ya know?!"

"She's a strong girl, she'll deal." ...Yeah, you're right, ya know?!

"...How long she been asleep?"

"Since you left."

"You guys make up?"

"...You could say that..."

"What do ya mean?"

"I dunno, it just seemed that way... She came in and slept with me... -no sexual pun intended- so, she must be okay with me... she could've slept on the floor."

"Yeah... but, what would make it alright?" I ask. "I mean, ya said some really bad things to her yesterday... I don't see how she could forgive you, ya know?" Really, it was really rude, what he had said. Its just not the kinda thing you say to a woman. But, I don't think Seifer sees Fujin as a woman, just another member of his posse- which can be both good and bad at the same time, ya know?!

"I dunno... Maybe she didn't forgive me. She just... wanted to feel safe..." I didn't get what he last said, but okay.

"When do ya think we should go in for the sorceress?" I ask.

"I think we should wait for Fujin to be awake to discuss this..."

"AM AWAKE." She mumbled. Seifer mouthed an "Oh, shit!" and I shook my head sheepishly. She listened to us talk... about her...? Darn.

"Oh..." Seifer muttered.

"MUST GO IN. TONIGHT."

"Yeah, okay, Fujin, but how in friggin' god's name are we gonna get to Trabia?" ...Good Question.

"TRAIN." She muttered, sitting up.

"Where are ya getting the money for this train, Fujin?"

"DO WHAT SAID DO." She walked out of the hotel room, and Seifer and I exchanged glances.

"What the fuck is she talking about?" Seifer asked after five minutes of silence.

"I dunno, ya know?" ...Suddenly, Seifer stopped moving the cloth across the blade of his weapon.

"Fuck."

"What's going on?"

"Go. Hurry, find Fujin."

"Aren't you coming?"

"Yeah, we just gotta split up!"

"What'd she mean?"

"Just find her, dammit." So, we split up, and walked along the streets of Timber, I couldn't find her anywhere. Fujin... Where'd you go...? Fujin...! I searched the Timber Maniac building, maybe she was gonna resort to selling magazines or something... No, she wasn't there either... Why'd she leave? Is it Seifer's fault? I think she was planning to come back, after she did whatever to get money... "DO WHAT SAID DO..." What did Seifer tell her to do...? "Okay then, Fujin, if you insist on spending money, why don't you go out and fuck someone, and get it for us, eh?!" That was the only thing I could remember that Seifer had told her to do ...No, Fujin wouldn't do something like that! No way... She has higher morals than that... Or, well at least I had thought so... Fujin, it ain't worth it, ya know?!