1 Part four
Chapter Four an Uncertain End
The boats reached the coast of Winhill in perfect time. All the candidates disembarked and took a few minutes to take in the landscape. Under normal circumstances Winhill would be a peaceful place, no tourists, no trouble. But now Galbadians wanted Winhill to be part of their allegiance again and the citizens wouldn't allow it. That was how this whole fight began. Seifer glanced around at his disturbed surroundings. The sound of gunfire and explosions could be heard from the shore. Squall frowned. He had found out from his father Laguna that this had been his birthplace, and he wasn't about to let Galbadia ruin the last of his memories of his past. He turned to the teams.
"Right," he began. "All teams will go into the main town and neutralise the Galbadian threat. Is that clear?" every student nodded. Mylina began to load up her handguns while Seifer practised with his Hypherion. Suddenly the grace of Quistis' Save the Queen caught his eye. He watched her as she trained herself for the upcoming challenge. Despite the events of earlier, Seifer still loved and cared for her. His heart would always open for her. He let a small smile creep onto his face.
"You ready Seifer?" Mylina asked, twirling her handguns in her hands then returning them to their holsters at her side. Seifer nodded and lifted his Hypherion to the sky.
"OK team let's get those Galbadian bastards!" Seifer called. Mylina jumped up with delight. Zaine, who was the same age as Squall, cracked his knuckles and smirked. Seifer led his team into Winhill. But unknown to him, Quistis followed, insuring the safety of her lover.
With Quistis gone, Seifer began to feel uneasy. He knew she had a family and a home now, and that was what troubled him. He knew he would never be homed because of the way he was. He paced around the orphanage, nervous of Quistis' whereabouts. How would Matron know if she hadn't handed Quistis over to some crazy mass murderer? Or someone who'd just broken out of an insane asylum? Or maybe even a rapist? All these ideas left Seifer shuddering. He didn't even want to think about it. But now that he had all he could see in his head was Quistis screaming his name desperately, surrounded by her evil foster parents. How could a five-year-old boy seriously think of things like that? He had to be deformed or something to think of his crush in such agony. Matron suddenly approached him.
"Seifer I'm dispatching you to Balamb Garden with Squall. You can become a soldier there. Won't that be nice?" she said softly. Seifer smiled and nodded. He knew that Quistis wanted to be a soldier too, so she might come to Balamb Garden as well. He knew that this was his best chance of seeing her again and reminding her of where they had to meet…
The battle in Winhill raged ferociously. Many Galbadians were defeated in combat. Seifer skimmed through them all with the greatest of ease. After being under Ultimecia's control he knew how to handle pretty much anything. Poor Mylina was finding it somewhat harder as she'd never been in a combat situation of this kind before. Seifer was on hand to assist her and he taught her the basics of combat. After that she had no difficulties. Zaine was quite the accomplished martial artist. Perhaps one day he'd be up there with Zell as one of the greatest martial artists in Garden. Seifer monitored his team's progress and always leapt in when they needed him. They made their way further though the town, eventually ending up at the pub. This particular area appeared to be deserted. Seifer nodded.
"Let's secure this area," he said. Mylina and Zaine nodded and checked every building to insure that no Galbadians were lurking in them. No one was there. Mylina and Zaine dashed back to Seifer.
"The area appears secure sir," Zaine reported. Seifer nodded.
"Right then. We appear to have fulfilled our main mission objective. Let's wait till the back-up troops turn up so that this area can be fully guarded and we can head back down to assist the other teams," he said. Mylina nodded and Zaine sat himself on the floor. Nobody realised that there was a Galbadian hit man in the window of the outhouse next to the pub. The hit man took aim. He was going to shoot Seifer.
Four years had passed since he had last seen Quistis or Matron for that matter. He was now a student of Balamb Garden. Squall had become like a rival to him, as they were both aiming to achieve a certain state of perfection. They fought a lot, over the most pathetic things. As Seifer looked aimlessly out of a window something caught his eye. It was a beautiful young girl, with golden blond hair and beautiful blue eyes. Could it possibly be her? The one he'd been waiting for? He stood up and put his head out of the window.
"Quistis!" he called. She turned round to face him. It was indeed his blond beauty. Seifer couldn't help but smile then. He extended his arm and waved happily to her. Her face lit up and she waved back. Squall sat quietly next to Seifer as he jubilantly returned to his seat. He had finally gotten his wish. He had wished since he was five years old to see his love once again, and, after all this time, he'd finally had it granted.
Mylina noticed Quistis come up behind them. She watched her, puzzled for a moment, then her eyes caught that of the glistening barrel of the rifle the hit man was holding. She gasped.
"Mylina, what is it?" Seifer asked.
"Seifer! Get out of the way!" Mylina pulled him away just as the bullet fired. Zaine hit the floor to stay out of firing range.
"Seifer are you all right?" he asked. Seifer nodded and sat up.
"Who did that bullet hit?" he asked slowly. Mylina sat up and screamed. She clamped one hand over her mouth as tears streamed down her face.
"Instructor Trepe!" she cried, clambering to her feet and running to the body of the fallen Instructor. Those words shot through Seifer like a bullet, the pain was clearly visible on his face. He jumped up and ran to Quistis' side. She had taken the bullet meant for him. It had a direct hit to her heart. Mylina sobbed. Seifer took hold of Quistis' hand and held it to his face.
"Quistis…please…don't go…" Seifer cried, tears trailing like a river down his face. She smiled weakly at him.
"I…I…I love you Seifer…" she said. Seifer's eyes widened. She had just said the three words he's waited for her to say for the past thirteen years. But now, she was near death. "Mylina…thank you…for…saving him…for me…" she said slowly. Mylina nodded tearfully as Quistis' gaze was once again placed on Seifer. "Never forget…what you have…to live for…Seifer…we will meet again…just like we promised…" her eyes slowly began to close.
"Quistis no! No don't go! Don't leave me now!" he sobbed.
"I'm sorry…goodbye…my…love…" her eyes closed and her heart stopped. She was dead. Mylina sobbed deeply, as did Zaine. Seifer kept hold of her now cold hand and cried. Another shot rang out through the deserted square. This time Mylina fell victim. It hit her in the neck and she fell backwards.
"Mylina!" Seifer screamed as she hit the floor, blood gushing from her neck. Squall's team made their way over to them.
"Seifer what the fuck happened!" Squall asked.
"Quistis is dead," he sobbed. "Mylina is badly injured, she needs help!" Zell and Irvine made their way over to Mylina and they lifted her gently, carrying her back to the ship. Seifer scooped up Quistis and went to face Squall. "Mission complete sir," he said quietly before leaving, his dead lover's body in his arms.
Yes, yes, very angst I know, but it's so sad! ;_; So now the question is will he lose his best friend as well as the one he loves? Find out in part five!
Chapter Four an Uncertain End
The boats reached the coast of Winhill in perfect time. All the candidates disembarked and took a few minutes to take in the landscape. Under normal circumstances Winhill would be a peaceful place, no tourists, no trouble. But now Galbadians wanted Winhill to be part of their allegiance again and the citizens wouldn't allow it. That was how this whole fight began. Seifer glanced around at his disturbed surroundings. The sound of gunfire and explosions could be heard from the shore. Squall frowned. He had found out from his father Laguna that this had been his birthplace, and he wasn't about to let Galbadia ruin the last of his memories of his past. He turned to the teams.
"Right," he began. "All teams will go into the main town and neutralise the Galbadian threat. Is that clear?" every student nodded. Mylina began to load up her handguns while Seifer practised with his Hypherion. Suddenly the grace of Quistis' Save the Queen caught his eye. He watched her as she trained herself for the upcoming challenge. Despite the events of earlier, Seifer still loved and cared for her. His heart would always open for her. He let a small smile creep onto his face.
"You ready Seifer?" Mylina asked, twirling her handguns in her hands then returning them to their holsters at her side. Seifer nodded and lifted his Hypherion to the sky.
"OK team let's get those Galbadian bastards!" Seifer called. Mylina jumped up with delight. Zaine, who was the same age as Squall, cracked his knuckles and smirked. Seifer led his team into Winhill. But unknown to him, Quistis followed, insuring the safety of her lover.
With Quistis gone, Seifer began to feel uneasy. He knew she had a family and a home now, and that was what troubled him. He knew he would never be homed because of the way he was. He paced around the orphanage, nervous of Quistis' whereabouts. How would Matron know if she hadn't handed Quistis over to some crazy mass murderer? Or someone who'd just broken out of an insane asylum? Or maybe even a rapist? All these ideas left Seifer shuddering. He didn't even want to think about it. But now that he had all he could see in his head was Quistis screaming his name desperately, surrounded by her evil foster parents. How could a five-year-old boy seriously think of things like that? He had to be deformed or something to think of his crush in such agony. Matron suddenly approached him.
"Seifer I'm dispatching you to Balamb Garden with Squall. You can become a soldier there. Won't that be nice?" she said softly. Seifer smiled and nodded. He knew that Quistis wanted to be a soldier too, so she might come to Balamb Garden as well. He knew that this was his best chance of seeing her again and reminding her of where they had to meet…
The battle in Winhill raged ferociously. Many Galbadians were defeated in combat. Seifer skimmed through them all with the greatest of ease. After being under Ultimecia's control he knew how to handle pretty much anything. Poor Mylina was finding it somewhat harder as she'd never been in a combat situation of this kind before. Seifer was on hand to assist her and he taught her the basics of combat. After that she had no difficulties. Zaine was quite the accomplished martial artist. Perhaps one day he'd be up there with Zell as one of the greatest martial artists in Garden. Seifer monitored his team's progress and always leapt in when they needed him. They made their way further though the town, eventually ending up at the pub. This particular area appeared to be deserted. Seifer nodded.
"Let's secure this area," he said. Mylina and Zaine nodded and checked every building to insure that no Galbadians were lurking in them. No one was there. Mylina and Zaine dashed back to Seifer.
"The area appears secure sir," Zaine reported. Seifer nodded.
"Right then. We appear to have fulfilled our main mission objective. Let's wait till the back-up troops turn up so that this area can be fully guarded and we can head back down to assist the other teams," he said. Mylina nodded and Zaine sat himself on the floor. Nobody realised that there was a Galbadian hit man in the window of the outhouse next to the pub. The hit man took aim. He was going to shoot Seifer.
Four years had passed since he had last seen Quistis or Matron for that matter. He was now a student of Balamb Garden. Squall had become like a rival to him, as they were both aiming to achieve a certain state of perfection. They fought a lot, over the most pathetic things. As Seifer looked aimlessly out of a window something caught his eye. It was a beautiful young girl, with golden blond hair and beautiful blue eyes. Could it possibly be her? The one he'd been waiting for? He stood up and put his head out of the window.
"Quistis!" he called. She turned round to face him. It was indeed his blond beauty. Seifer couldn't help but smile then. He extended his arm and waved happily to her. Her face lit up and she waved back. Squall sat quietly next to Seifer as he jubilantly returned to his seat. He had finally gotten his wish. He had wished since he was five years old to see his love once again, and, after all this time, he'd finally had it granted.
Mylina noticed Quistis come up behind them. She watched her, puzzled for a moment, then her eyes caught that of the glistening barrel of the rifle the hit man was holding. She gasped.
"Mylina, what is it?" Seifer asked.
"Seifer! Get out of the way!" Mylina pulled him away just as the bullet fired. Zaine hit the floor to stay out of firing range.
"Seifer are you all right?" he asked. Seifer nodded and sat up.
"Who did that bullet hit?" he asked slowly. Mylina sat up and screamed. She clamped one hand over her mouth as tears streamed down her face.
"Instructor Trepe!" she cried, clambering to her feet and running to the body of the fallen Instructor. Those words shot through Seifer like a bullet, the pain was clearly visible on his face. He jumped up and ran to Quistis' side. She had taken the bullet meant for him. It had a direct hit to her heart. Mylina sobbed. Seifer took hold of Quistis' hand and held it to his face.
"Quistis…please…don't go…" Seifer cried, tears trailing like a river down his face. She smiled weakly at him.
"I…I…I love you Seifer…" she said. Seifer's eyes widened. She had just said the three words he's waited for her to say for the past thirteen years. But now, she was near death. "Mylina…thank you…for…saving him…for me…" she said slowly. Mylina nodded tearfully as Quistis' gaze was once again placed on Seifer. "Never forget…what you have…to live for…Seifer…we will meet again…just like we promised…" her eyes slowly began to close.
"Quistis no! No don't go! Don't leave me now!" he sobbed.
"I'm sorry…goodbye…my…love…" her eyes closed and her heart stopped. She was dead. Mylina sobbed deeply, as did Zaine. Seifer kept hold of her now cold hand and cried. Another shot rang out through the deserted square. This time Mylina fell victim. It hit her in the neck and she fell backwards.
"Mylina!" Seifer screamed as she hit the floor, blood gushing from her neck. Squall's team made their way over to them.
"Seifer what the fuck happened!" Squall asked.
"Quistis is dead," he sobbed. "Mylina is badly injured, she needs help!" Zell and Irvine made their way over to Mylina and they lifted her gently, carrying her back to the ship. Seifer scooped up Quistis and went to face Squall. "Mission complete sir," he said quietly before leaving, his dead lover's body in his arms.
Yes, yes, very angst I know, but it's so sad! ;_; So now the question is will he lose his best friend as well as the one he loves? Find out in part five!