Ch--5
Squall had been awake for quite some time he just had his eyes closed he was trying to go back to his blissful dream world where everything goes his way.
"Sleepy head! Wake up" He heard a familiar voice say he opened his eyes to find Azurea standing above him.
"So how are you lovin' your new room... personally I don't like privacy it gives me too much time to think about things ya' know... like how much I miss Galbadia and going to Deling city on week ends... but also how I've made this wonderful wonderful place my home! Already.... After one day"
"Great" He said yawning, as he looked at the clock it was eleven in the morning.
"Now Man-who-sleeps-in-street-clothes... you need to go to the front gate... we get our very first mission today isn't that just fab-u-tastic!" She said twirling as she left.
'Some one's been into Selphie's stash' Squall thought as he stood up and straightened his pants.
He went to the front gate to find every one in their street clothes. Selphie in a yellow dress, Zell in long shorts, a black shirt and a red and black jacket, and Azurea wearing a black clingy tank top that said 'bad girl' in red letters and a pair of low riding dirty denim bell bottoms and a dark brown leather belt that held the bullets for her gun blade she also had a black backpack slung over her shoulder.
"So what's the job?" Azurea said popping her gum loudly.
"Just you four are to go to Timber to assist a small resistance group.... At the train station you will find a man wearing a blue hat he'll say "the forests of Timber sure have changed" at that point you are to answer "but the Owls are still around"... any questions?" Cid said studying everyone's reactions.
"Good! The leader for this mission will be Squall"
"But I'm more qualified!" Azurea said as she took a step towards Cid.
"That is my decision and I'm the authority figure here... It is not your job as a SeeD to question authority... That is why Squall is the leader" Azurea rolled her eyes and flipped Cid off as she walked away. The others walked outside.
"Why the fuck did he do that... Squall what rank are you again?"
"Seven"
"If you're seven and I'm twelve why did he put you in charge"
"Don't worry about it... Maybe you got a bad rep from your old Garden"
"Martine hated my guts... maybe that's it" She said nodding as they walked down the side of the road.
"So what are we doing tonight? We should have a party I got the weed... Azurea it shouldn't be hard for you to get booze... I mean... You don't look like a teenager"
"A party! Hell no!... Not while I'm working oh yeah.. And how old do you guys think I am just off the top of your head?" Azurea said grinning as the walked into the small town of Balamb.
"Seventeen or eighteen... maybe in your early twenties" Zell said studying her body.
"Ehhh... no! I wish I was I'm not! I'm only sixteen... and just turned that two months before coming here" She said laughing as they neared the station.
"Damn girl... have you been eating your wheaties?" Zell said grinning as he watched her walk.
"...Maybe... I don't know... maybe it was something in the water in Galbadia" She said laughing as she paid for the ticket.
"There had to be 'cause you look.... WOW" He said she giggled.
"Oh and if that's a pitiful attempt at trying to get into my pants you might want to try Sylvan because I'm not that easy" She said grinning as she boarded the train and handed the ticket to Squall.
"The last day on the job lets all get smashed!" Selphie said giggling as she banged on the door.
"Smashed? The last day before we go back to garden... I'll get smashed...only if everyone else is doing it too..." Azurea said as she sat down in the corner.
'Get wasted but... it's our first mission... why the hell not'
"I'll do it" Squall said nodding.
"If Squalls up for it lets do it... the first night we stay at an Inn!" Azurea said smiling.
"Cool then we'll have a bond... you know what they say! You never really know a person until you've got stoned with 'em" Selphie said as she watched Squall check the ticket at the consol.
They all went into the SeeD private car and sat down on the plush couches.
"I feel sleepy" Selphie said yawning as she laid down next to Zell.
"Yeah so do I" Zell said as he leaned back. Squall stood up and started walking towards the door and passed out.
"What the fuck?" Azurea said looking around. She was the only person that didn't pass out she picked up an issue of pet pals and started reading.
No one woke up until they were at Timber and the announcement had come on.
"Wow... Trippy dream" Selphie said shaking her head.
"Yeah it was weird" Zell said nodding.
"Laguna was kinda cute" Selphie said with a dazed smile on her face.
"Selphie that's because you think anything with a dick is cute" Azurea said looking up from the magazine.
"Laguna Kiros and Ward....." Squall said looking around
'I dreamt that I was a moron'
"Yeah how'd you know?" Selphie said looking at
"I had the same dream... I think we should tell Cid about this when we get back"
"Alright man"
"See now I feel all left out" Azurea said walking around.
"Don't be it was stupid" Squall said shaking his head.
"If you say so" She said as she left the others followed.
Azurea kept her mind focused on other things like this guy with the blue cap she looked around. She found him standing a few steps away.
"Hiya"
"My the forest of Timber sure have changed"
"But the owls are still around" she said looking back at Squall.
"Um... follow me miss" the man started walking towards another train. They all board it.
"I'm Wedge.... And that's Zone... and we're part of the forest Owl's...Part of the Timber resistance..." The man in the blue cap said pointing to a man in the corner who was hunched over.
"I'm Squall and that's Zell... Selphie and Azurea" Squall said pointing to them. It was followed by the routine hi's and Hiya's.
"So I guess all that's left is for you to wake up the princess... she's in the last door" Wedge said looking at Squall.
'We're SeeD special forces not gofors ' he thought as he shook he shook his head and walked up the stairs and down a small corridor. At the end he found an all pink room. It wasn't even a tasteful pink it was the nauseating color that is salmon pink. On the bed was a girl in all blue and black.
'Oh god it's psycho girl from the party'
"Oh it's you!" She said as she stood up and walked over. Just then Azurea walked in.
"Oh... am I interrupting something?" She said smiling.
"No" Squall said looking at her.
"Awe damn!...anyways... I'm Azurea... the highest-ranking SeeD here but I'm not the leader" She said smiling as she extended her hand.
"Oh... is Seifer with you?"
"Seifer...didn't pass the test.... He failed with flying zeros... so no Seifer's not here, but we are" she said grinning.
"I'm Rinoa"
"I'm Azurea.. And this rather tall rather quiet boy is Squall..." She said pointing to Squall he waved.
"Alright well... nice meeting you" she said as she took off down the hall followed by a rather ugly dog.
"Bad vibes" Azurea said, shaking her head as she watched Rinoa something about her didn't seem quite right.
While Rinoa shook hands with everyone Azurea looked around and shook her head.
"If they can't afford a nice train I want to know how they got enough fuckin' money to hire us" she said looking at Squall whose attention was fixated on Rinoa
"Figures" she said as she walked into the other room.
"Okay now we're going to discuss strategy" Rinoa said as she walked off into a room that was off to the side. The others followed single file. And Rinoa told them what was expected. They were to kidnap the president who was on his was to Timber to make a big TV announcement.
"I'm not going" Azurea said shaking her head as she walked around.
"Why?" Zell said looking at her.
"Cause you can do this with out me... I'll just get in the way... I'll help you with the interrogation."
"Why?"
"Because Vinzer Deling is my great Uncle" Azurea said as she left.
"Wow... that was unexpected" Zell said shaking his head.
The mission was a success they were able to retrieve the president's car with out any complications.
"Well Azurea It's all up to you" Rinoa said smiling as she pointed towards the door that led to the car.
"Alright... See ya in five minutes" She said shaking her head and she went into the room.
"How can she be related to Deling? She doesn't even resemble him" Selphie said after Azurea had been gone for a few minutes.
"I heard about a Timber resistance team that killed several of Deling's relatives but I had no clue any of them had children... it's a sad thing the casualties of war" Rinoa said shaking her head. It got oddly silent and then suddenly the shots of a gun blade could be heard loud and clear. After it was over Azurea walked out of the room shaking her head.
"You got the wrong guy... that wasn't Deling... that was a body double... genetically altered might I add... and you guys were set up the real Deling has been in the city for a while" she said as she wiped the green blood off of her gun blade.
"Well then I guess... it's time for plan B" Rinoa said smiling.
"Ask her for the fuckin' contract" Azurea said softly as she looked around.
"Umm... can I please see the contract" Squall said as they walked into the strategy room.
"Sure here" Rinoa said as she pulled out a folded piece of paper and handed it to Squall. He read it and looked at Azurea.
"Your skills are needed" He said as he handed the paper to Azurea. She read it once to her self.
"Okay... We... are party C..... They are Party B and garden is party A... this sounds like a damn instruction manual so in normal people language... We are to help them with the liberation of Timber... fuck do you know how fuckin' long that might take..." she said shaking her head as she handed the paper back to Squall.
"That is pretty vague.... So what's next?" Selphie said smiling. Just then the other stood up.
"We're to go to Timber's TV station and-"
"Kick Deling's ass there... right? Okay lets get going" Azurea said as she leaned against the wall.
