Chapter 18- Told by Seifer.
I realized I was in love with Fujin about a week ago, when she was fired. When I yelled at her... I realized I no longer wanted to yell at her. No longer wanted her to be strong and manly, like me and Raijin. I wanted her to be a woman. I wanted her to be mine... forever... but I couldn't have her, she was just a member of my posse- but maybe I could steal a kiss or two.. and I did... And she was paying for the love I found. Fucking distraught scan.
"Fujin... stop it."
"...Seifer. Please, just stay with me."
"Yeah, of course." My Fujin... Dammit. You probably don't even feel the same for me... But... Fujin, I love you... And you'll be okay. I know it... For our dream. My dream. The posse's dream.
"Fujin...?"
"Mm?"
"What do you think of Balamb?"
"I like it there... alot."
"Well, we're moving there. Once you recover. Cuz its my dream. Thats our dream."
"Seifer..."
"Shh... it'll be okay..."
"Seifer... You think I'll be okay?"
"Yes." I answered. Actually, see looked pretty bad. But, she'd be fine... I know it! She had to be... Though, I swear, that was the weirdest limit I've ever seen. I'm not too clear as to what it did though... It just hurt her... alot...
"I'm gonna rest... just close my eye... I feel tired."
"Okay, Fujin." She shut her eye, and I looked across the room, Galteka's body was being absorbed into time... But, that was it...
~~~
So, Fujin was released on the same night. They couldn't find anything wrong with her- I found that odd. I mean, they didn't find anything. Not even a bruise... Neither of us went to work, I was just too tired, and she said she felt oddly. So, we both stayed in bed.
"Ooo." She moaned, rolling over.
"You okay?" I asked, turning my head.
"Pain... hurt..." I double checked to make sure I wasn't laying on her. I wasn't.
"Where? What's wrong?" I turned over completely and looked at her.
"Everywhere..."
"...Fuu?"
"Seifer... it hurts..."
"Its okay, you'll be okay. We just gotta find out what that attack did exactly- so we can fix it, because the doctors don't know jack shit."
"Mmm..." She turned over onto her back, wincing. She put her hand over her face, and sighed.
"You sure you're okay?"
"Yes..." I carefully put my arm over her body, and brought her close to me. I'll find out what's wrong with ya...
That day, at around noon, I went to the Deling Central, to dig up some information on Galteka's limit break. I told Raijin to keep a close watch on Fujin, but in turn I had to pick up dinner... Good thing there was left-over money from the train... I found the sorceress records on a computer at the library.
"Enter search."
"Galteka."
"What kind of information would you like?" The computer asked.
"Limit break."
"Limit break. Distraught Scan. Scans target for most inner-feelings. Often fails or doesn't have full effect. Limit Break. Onslaught Float. Sends target into air. Send orbs of dark energy at target. Instant Kill." Instant kill? What the fuck? Fujin's still alive.
"More information on Limit Break Onslaught Float." I said.
"Onslaught Float. Sends target into air. Send orbs of dark energy at target. Instant kill- can be modified..."
"Modified?"
"No further information on your search was available."
"What?! More! Onslaught Float!"
"No further information on your search was available."
"Friggin peice of junk." Actually, that "Friggin' peice of junk" was the best information available on sorceresses. Modified...? Modified... for what?! I walked home, stopping and grabbing a loaf of bread on the way. When I got home, Raijin was watching TV, and Fujin was sitting out on the balcony.
"...Hey." I said, sitting beside her.
"...Find anything?"
"...Sorta..." ...
"Sort of? What mean?"
"...It said that it sent dark energy at target while in the air..." Instant kill, Fujin... You aren't dead. You weren't even K.Oed.
"And...?"
"Instant kill. But that can be modified..."
"What? Modified?"
"I guess the "instant kill" part can be modified into something else." 'I got my powers from a dying sorceress...' The memory only stood there for a split second, and then vanished. Edea... Galteka... Ultimecia... I glanced at Fujin, who stared out blankly at the sun, and I stood up, bringing my hand to my head... Could it be... that she gave her powers to you...? Instead of instant kill? Rinoa... she passed out when given powers... But, Fujin- you're strong. Suddenly, Fujin hunched foward.
"Ahhh..."
"Whats wrong?"
"Nothing... just my head..." No way. Fujin's not a sorceress. Instant death must have just been replaced with a "pain" spell... Heh... right? I helped her up, and we walked inside.
"Ya know, Seifa, all you got was bread. You're lucky I keep extra steak laying around."
"It's all I could afford."
"But I gave you more money than that." Yeah, I put that money somewhere else, alright?! Damn...
"The price on bread's gone up." I lied, walking Fujin into the bedroom.
"Fujin, you okay?"
"Mhm..."
"How's your wrist?"
"I don't know."
"When was the last time you changed the bandage?"
"...A few days ago..."
"You should change it. Here, I'll get the bandage." I got the bandage, and took off the old one. All healed.
"Wow, that healed up quickly."
"Mhm..."
"You sure you're okay?"
"...I said I was fine. I meant it, Seifer." ...
"Alright... Why don't you lay down...?"
"Okay..." She layed down, and I went into the next room. She came out later, claiming she felt better, but I could tell she didn't.
~~~
Fujin sat at the table, staring down at everything with hatred. She didn't even eat her bread.
"Fujin, eat *somethin'.*" Raijin said, looking at her.
"Am... eating." She picked off the smallest crumb of bread and put it in her mouth.
"...Fujin, you'll get sick if ya don't eat anything, ya know?!"
"Will eat. Just not now." Fujin. I was worried about her, and wondered when it would all go away. It was upsetting, seeing her so quiet. Not barking commands at Raijin, not yelling at me... Not smoking, not drinking, not eating, not smiling... Hell, she wasn't doing anything... She spoke in her normal sense, but her voice was not tough and commanding.
She stood up and walked outside. I followed.
"Fuu..."
"Yes?"
"...I'm worried about you...
"Why?"
"Er... well, look at you..." Fujin, talk to me... Tell me... Dammit. Please?
I realized I was in love with Fujin about a week ago, when she was fired. When I yelled at her... I realized I no longer wanted to yell at her. No longer wanted her to be strong and manly, like me and Raijin. I wanted her to be a woman. I wanted her to be mine... forever... but I couldn't have her, she was just a member of my posse- but maybe I could steal a kiss or two.. and I did... And she was paying for the love I found. Fucking distraught scan.
"Fujin... stop it."
"...Seifer. Please, just stay with me."
"Yeah, of course." My Fujin... Dammit. You probably don't even feel the same for me... But... Fujin, I love you... And you'll be okay. I know it... For our dream. My dream. The posse's dream.
"Fujin...?"
"Mm?"
"What do you think of Balamb?"
"I like it there... alot."
"Well, we're moving there. Once you recover. Cuz its my dream. Thats our dream."
"Seifer..."
"Shh... it'll be okay..."
"Seifer... You think I'll be okay?"
"Yes." I answered. Actually, see looked pretty bad. But, she'd be fine... I know it! She had to be... Though, I swear, that was the weirdest limit I've ever seen. I'm not too clear as to what it did though... It just hurt her... alot...
"I'm gonna rest... just close my eye... I feel tired."
"Okay, Fujin." She shut her eye, and I looked across the room, Galteka's body was being absorbed into time... But, that was it...
~~~
So, Fujin was released on the same night. They couldn't find anything wrong with her- I found that odd. I mean, they didn't find anything. Not even a bruise... Neither of us went to work, I was just too tired, and she said she felt oddly. So, we both stayed in bed.
"Ooo." She moaned, rolling over.
"You okay?" I asked, turning my head.
"Pain... hurt..." I double checked to make sure I wasn't laying on her. I wasn't.
"Where? What's wrong?" I turned over completely and looked at her.
"Everywhere..."
"...Fuu?"
"Seifer... it hurts..."
"Its okay, you'll be okay. We just gotta find out what that attack did exactly- so we can fix it, because the doctors don't know jack shit."
"Mmm..." She turned over onto her back, wincing. She put her hand over her face, and sighed.
"You sure you're okay?"
"Yes..." I carefully put my arm over her body, and brought her close to me. I'll find out what's wrong with ya...
That day, at around noon, I went to the Deling Central, to dig up some information on Galteka's limit break. I told Raijin to keep a close watch on Fujin, but in turn I had to pick up dinner... Good thing there was left-over money from the train... I found the sorceress records on a computer at the library.
"Enter search."
"Galteka."
"What kind of information would you like?" The computer asked.
"Limit break."
"Limit break. Distraught Scan. Scans target for most inner-feelings. Often fails or doesn't have full effect. Limit Break. Onslaught Float. Sends target into air. Send orbs of dark energy at target. Instant Kill." Instant kill? What the fuck? Fujin's still alive.
"More information on Limit Break Onslaught Float." I said.
"Onslaught Float. Sends target into air. Send orbs of dark energy at target. Instant kill- can be modified..."
"Modified?"
"No further information on your search was available."
"What?! More! Onslaught Float!"
"No further information on your search was available."
"Friggin peice of junk." Actually, that "Friggin' peice of junk" was the best information available on sorceresses. Modified...? Modified... for what?! I walked home, stopping and grabbing a loaf of bread on the way. When I got home, Raijin was watching TV, and Fujin was sitting out on the balcony.
"...Hey." I said, sitting beside her.
"...Find anything?"
"...Sorta..." ...
"Sort of? What mean?"
"...It said that it sent dark energy at target while in the air..." Instant kill, Fujin... You aren't dead. You weren't even K.Oed.
"And...?"
"Instant kill. But that can be modified..."
"What? Modified?"
"I guess the "instant kill" part can be modified into something else." 'I got my powers from a dying sorceress...' The memory only stood there for a split second, and then vanished. Edea... Galteka... Ultimecia... I glanced at Fujin, who stared out blankly at the sun, and I stood up, bringing my hand to my head... Could it be... that she gave her powers to you...? Instead of instant kill? Rinoa... she passed out when given powers... But, Fujin- you're strong. Suddenly, Fujin hunched foward.
"Ahhh..."
"Whats wrong?"
"Nothing... just my head..." No way. Fujin's not a sorceress. Instant death must have just been replaced with a "pain" spell... Heh... right? I helped her up, and we walked inside.
"Ya know, Seifa, all you got was bread. You're lucky I keep extra steak laying around."
"It's all I could afford."
"But I gave you more money than that." Yeah, I put that money somewhere else, alright?! Damn...
"The price on bread's gone up." I lied, walking Fujin into the bedroom.
"Fujin, you okay?"
"Mhm..."
"How's your wrist?"
"I don't know."
"When was the last time you changed the bandage?"
"...A few days ago..."
"You should change it. Here, I'll get the bandage." I got the bandage, and took off the old one. All healed.
"Wow, that healed up quickly."
"Mhm..."
"You sure you're okay?"
"...I said I was fine. I meant it, Seifer." ...
"Alright... Why don't you lay down...?"
"Okay..." She layed down, and I went into the next room. She came out later, claiming she felt better, but I could tell she didn't.
~~~
Fujin sat at the table, staring down at everything with hatred. She didn't even eat her bread.
"Fujin, eat *somethin'.*" Raijin said, looking at her.
"Am... eating." She picked off the smallest crumb of bread and put it in her mouth.
"...Fujin, you'll get sick if ya don't eat anything, ya know?!"
"Will eat. Just not now." Fujin. I was worried about her, and wondered when it would all go away. It was upsetting, seeing her so quiet. Not barking commands at Raijin, not yelling at me... Not smoking, not drinking, not eating, not smiling... Hell, she wasn't doing anything... She spoke in her normal sense, but her voice was not tough and commanding.
She stood up and walked outside. I followed.
"Fuu..."
"Yes?"
"...I'm worried about you...
"Why?"
"Er... well, look at you..." Fujin, talk to me... Tell me... Dammit. Please?
