( Seifer's thoughts)

*Other's thoughts*

"bleh" dialogue

~ adjvb ~ accent

Chapter 2:

Bang. Ow. Bang. Ow. Bang. Ow. Bang. Ow.

" Squall, I wish you'd stop that. It's gettin' on my nerves. If you want to destroy a cafeteria table, then use your damned gunblade. Not your head. " Zell sat and stared at Squall.

* It's been 15 minutes of this. Is he insane? * Zell pondered the reasons for Squall's actions. He had refused to tell him when he asked why. * Well, that's typical Squall for ya *

" Stop staring at me Zell, if you keep it up I'll chop your head off and pick your eyes from your sockets ~with~ my gunblade. "

Zell's head turned to the entrance of the cafeteria, where he'd saw Quistis enter only a few moments ago * thank god. Maybe Quisty can knock some sense into him *



Seifer sat outside in the forest, at the edge of the water. He knew someone was there, he just never bothered to look. Besides, he was hungry. So he his thoughts dwelled on how to get food without being recognized. Until something hard him in the back of his head.

Seifer turned to see what had hit him.

( What the hell? )

A woman emerged from the vast wall of tall green trees. She was dressed in a stealth suit and carried a sword. Though he could care less what she looked like. Seifer stared at the brown paper bag lying beside him.

" Who the hell are you? And what the hell was that? "

" Call me whatever you want, and that was food. " Straightforward, almost overly so. Reminded him of Squall.

Seeing as the girl had a weapon with her, Seifer assumed what most people would assume if they were in his position.

" So, you're the one to relieve me of my pain? By all means then, kill me. " Seifer had given up hope of salvation long ago. Perhaps this stranger could help. Help him out of this hole he had dug for himself. Once and for all.

" Believe it or not, I'm here to help you, " she sat down beside Seifer, " I was sent to retrieve you for someone. But you will not leave for him until I think you are ready. "

( How does she trust me? Enough to sit beside me and not draw her weapon? ) Seifer wondered this as he said nothing and looked out towards the endless blue that others called the ocean.

" Take your time, but I haven't got all day. He's waiting for you "

" Who's he? " He doubted she had an answer for that. Even if she did, why would she tell him?

" He is the commander of SeeD, and headmaster of Balamb Garden. I believe you already know his name "

(SQUALL?!?!!?) Though the vast amount of shock was evident on his face, somewhere, in the dark, black subconciousness of his mind, he already knew that it was somehow going to be Squall. ( Is he the only one that notices I'm gone…and doesn't rejoice? Or maybe he's bringing me back to lock me up in a dungeon or maybe for punishment. I certainly deserve more than I've already had. )

" What does he want me for? " he asked, still not sure if he could trust her.

" I wouldn't know " She seemed confident, but Seifer saw that she feared something in him. The other day he had heard rumors spreading around Balamb about him being a viscous man who would tear children away from their families. He started to laugh hysterically at the thought.

Though the mysterious girl didn't know what was funny, she decided to stay quiet. It was better to sit and observe, than to push this man farther down the black pit he had created for himself. After observing him for a moment, she decided,

* He's not ready. *



Actually, he was the farthest from it. Yet he still trusted her enough to sit beside her. Interesting.



* Maybe not as far as I thought. I fear for him. He may already be beyond redemption. *



Seifer stopped laughing immediately and his depression returned as he realized something horribly dreadful.



( She's not here to kill me…)







Author's Notes: poor, poor, Seifer. I really shouldn't torture Seifer like this. Sorry to all you Seifer fans out there! Terrible, just terrible I am.



TerraQuest: Woohoo! Write more! 'Tis your best yet! Who's *the laaady* Gogo fight fight mooore wriiiiiite



I'm touched that you would write a chant for me Terra, ( no, really, I am. heheheh ) as you know, the more praise you give me, the more chapters I write. And you'll just have to wait and see who * the laaady* is.