Ages:
Makoto, Riona, Sophie: 21
Squall, Zell, Ivrine: 22
Quisits, Seifer: 23
Chapter 4
Seifer looked at his watch to see it was going on 9 am. He sighed and leaned back against the wall.
'I thought she would be up by now,' he thought. He turned to some laughing. Zell was tickling her and then picked her up to go on his shoulders. Squall was walking beside him along with Riona, Quisits, and Ivrine. Seifer sighed as they walked up.
"Sophie's waiting for us by the train station so, we'll meet her there," said Zell. He poked Makoto in the side to recieve a giggle.
"Lets get going." They followed Seifer out of the garden. Makoto picked up her beeping communicator.
"Moshi moshi minna. How can I help you?"
"Moshi moshi. I just wanted to give you an update on what's going on," said Venus.
"Hai."
"Mercury is almost finished with the last of the force fields. Soon, it will all be over and we'll be able to join you on your journey. Now, did you place the crystal away?"
"Hai hai."
"Good girl. Now, go kick some butt and make sure to give them a peice from Jupiter." Makoto nodded to the Senshi of Love.
"Don't worry Venus. I will when the time is right. I'm going to power up only for the big boss." Venus nodded.
"I must go. Have fun! Ja ne!"
"Ja ne!" Makoto placed it away and looked a head to see Seifer not staying with the group. She looked around to see something coming toward them.
"Is there something wrong Makoto?" She didn't make any eye contact.
"Put me down. Something's coming." Zell placed her down where she quickly ran after Seifer. She grabbed his arm to make him stop walking. He turned to her to see her finger over her lips. She motioned with her hand to have everyone come up and get down. She pulled Seifer down with her. Something popped up to be a large spider looking thing. Makoto made them stand still. In a moment, the creature went away. Slowly Makoto stood up.
"It could only detect movement. Lets get going." They continued to walk in silence. Soon, they reached the town and headed toward the train station. Zell stopped them.
"Man, I'm starved. Can we get something to eat?"
"You can eat on the train Chicken Wuss."
"I don't get why he had to come," grumbled Zell.
"Both of you, knock it off. We don't need any fighting going on here," said Riona. Quisits nodded.
"We should get on the train. Sophie will be there anyways. She waiting for us." Squall nodded.
"Lets go." They walked over to the train station where Sophie was pacing and looking at her watch. She looked up and smiled at them.
"I thought you would never come! I've been waiting here hoping that the train wouldn't leave without us. Now, come on." They started to board but, Makoto stopped Seifer. Ivrine turned to them.
"Are ya coming?" Makoto nodded.
"In a minute. Go ahead." He then boarded. Seifer just leaned against the train.
"What am I going to do with you Seifer?" He looked up at her in surprise to see her back to him.
"What are you talking---"
"You know what." She turned toward him. "Why can't you be nice to them like you are to me?" He just shrugged. She just let out a sigh.
"Please try to keep your smart ass remarks to yourself." He looked at her board the train and let out a sigh.
'Woman. Why do they have to be so difficult? You want to know why I treat them like I do? You're different from them. I've known them longer than you have Makoto. It's just something I do. You're just, you have this aura around you that draws me close to you. I want to protect you. It's like a dream of mine to protect a princess or to be a knight. I want to be your knight Makoto if only you'll be my princess...' He boarded the train before it was about to leave. The room was empty. He walked through the door into the main area where they were to be seated. Makoto stood there looking out the window. Her hand was against her chest. Her hand touched the glass gently.
~He's going to betray you.~ This voice was talking to her.
~No. He never would betray me. He would never go evil.~
~How do you know little girl?~ The voice seemed to be mocking her.
~I'm not a little girl. He's not going to betray me. I know it. He would never do such a thing. He's to kind to!~
~Get your head out of the clouds and look around you. Do you know anything about him? Do you really know his past? Did you know that he had worked for evil before you have came? Did you? He's evil. I know. Don't you see how he treats people? He's going to treat you the same way soon enough little girl. Just you wait and see.~
~Stop it! Stop it I say! Just leave me alone!~
~Fine.~ She leaned against the window. Watching the trees pass and then they entered into a tunnel. She let out a sigh.
'Why am I being so protective of him? Is there something wrong with me? I know I'm not in love with him. He's just a friend that I care deeply for. If only I could stop these feelings then things would be better...'
"Makoto. We need to plan on what we're going to do when we get to the station," said Zell. She sighed and went into the room. Zell took a seat.
"Have any ideas?" asked Sophie. Makoto shrugged.
"I really haven't gave it any thought."
"Why don't we go in teams to find this man?" suggested Ivrine. Zell nodded.
"Yeah. Then we could cover more area that way."
"What if we find him, we're captured, tortured, killed, then what are we going to do?" asked Quisits.
"We'll find out one way or another if you're dead," said Zell.
"That's rude," said Sophie.
"When you're on a mission, you know that you're going to die. If you die fighting then you'll die with honor. Just as long as your death is honored then their is nothing to worry about," reply Makoto in a steady voice.
"I guess we'll be spliting up, right Makoto?" asked Zell. She nodded.
"That's the only idea that has surfaced. Might as well take our chances."
"Could we place out names in a hat and draw to see who's going with who?" asked Sophie.
"Sure." Sophie grabbed a peice of paper and started writing donw names. Once she was done, she cut them out, and placed them in Ivrine's hat. They mixed them around for a while and started picking. Soon everyone was paired up. Squall, Riona; Zell, Quisits; Sophie, Ivrine; and Makoto, Seifer. They heard the train come to an abrupt stop.
"Well, here's our stop," said Zell. Sophie quickly ran off to go see what was outside. She grinned as the air touched her nose.
"I say we get something to eat!" They all looked at Zell.
"We'll stop at the nearest place," said Squall. Makoto waited for Seifer and then walked with him.
"We're going to be splitting up into groups." He nodded.
"I figured that." She sighed for a moment while she looked up at his face that seemed to be in deep thought.
"You can tell me, you know." He looked down at her.
"Tell you what?"
"Your thoughts. You shouldn't try to push yourself away."
'What do you want me to tell you? That I'm completely, madly in love with you? That I want to hold you close to me and never let you go? That I want you to stay? Here with me, forever? But, if you can't stay, I'll want to go with you?' They were standing there. She was looking into his eyes. Then looked away.
"At least don't push me away." Her voice was a whisper. Enough so that he could hear. She turned away from him and quickened her pace to catch up with the others. He looked after her.
'I don't want to push you away Makoto. I guess it looks like I do to you. We really weren't meant to be, where we? You're so different, me with my own ways of doing things. I'm letting you go. I'm letting you go.' He walked in there direction when he saw them enter a bar.
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Makoto had been sitting there for who knows how long. She was getting drunk to put it straight forward to you. Shot after shot after shot she drank. Not caring in the world. Zell sighed.
"I wonder what got her like this. From what I know of, she's never drank before."
"I think we should get out of here and rest in a hotel room," said Quisits.
"Seifer's finally decided to join the party," said Sophie. They saw him walked over to the bar and sit next to her. He ordered a shot. He took it and then looked in her direction. The bottle that was empty was right beside her. She took the last drink. The last drink of the bottle and let her head lean against her arms on the table. Seifer turn to a hand on his shoulder.
"Do you think you could get her out of here once you're done? We're leaving to a hotel," said Ivrine. He nodded.
"Sure." He watched them leave out the door. She hadn't said a word to him. She hadn't said a word to no one. The commincator just beeped. She wouldn't answer it. She finally grabbed and flipped it open. Then, quickly closed it.
"Makoto?" She didn't turn to him. She just moved a hand for another bottle and placed the money on the counter. Seifer grabbed it away before she could pour another one. She ordered another one only to have Seifer cancel it. She motioned for the bartender to come forth.
"I'll give you one hundred dollars if you get him out of here." She didn't sound like herself. Different. A flat voice with no feelings to it. Seifer grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out of the bar. She jerked her arm away.
"Just leave me alone."
"Lets go to the hotel where you can get some rest."
"I'm not going anywhere with you." She started to walk away where he grabbed her arm, letting the bottle fall to the ground and shatter into peices.
"I'm not letting you leave unless we're going to the hotel. You need me---" She slapped him with her free hand.
"I don't need you Seifer. I've never needed you. I don't even need any of your friends. I can do everything by myself. Alone. I've never had anyone and I don't want to start it, ever!" He let her go and backed away.
"Fine. I don't need you either. None of us do. Why don't you just go back to your own demension? We can destroy evil without you. You're nothing to us. Never was and still is. You were nothing in your demension as you are here."
"I was and still am something! Something that you could never dream of Seifer. You'd never understand what I am. Who I really am. I'm more powerful than anyone here without a weapon."
"Then who are you Makoto? Who is this woman that stands before me?"
"A lonely drunk fool that doesn't know where to go or what to do anymore. A disgrace to my people, what I believe in, and a disgrace to my family." He looked at the tears that were in her eyes. She was trying to hide them. Trying to keep them undercover. A cold breeze blew against. Making her arms wrapped around her. A lifted her chin up to look at her.
"You need me like I need you. Even though you don't want to admit in your state, your heart knows what's right." He watched the tears manage to escape her eyes.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. He gently pulled her close to him as they walked toward the hotel for some well needed rest.
An: Well, I know that Makoto would never get drunk like that but, she did. If I upset you with that part, I appologize so, I hope it didn't offend anyone. I'll get the next chapter out as soon as possible.
Makoto, Riona, Sophie: 21
Squall, Zell, Ivrine: 22
Quisits, Seifer: 23
Chapter 4
Seifer looked at his watch to see it was going on 9 am. He sighed and leaned back against the wall.
'I thought she would be up by now,' he thought. He turned to some laughing. Zell was tickling her and then picked her up to go on his shoulders. Squall was walking beside him along with Riona, Quisits, and Ivrine. Seifer sighed as they walked up.
"Sophie's waiting for us by the train station so, we'll meet her there," said Zell. He poked Makoto in the side to recieve a giggle.
"Lets get going." They followed Seifer out of the garden. Makoto picked up her beeping communicator.
"Moshi moshi minna. How can I help you?"
"Moshi moshi. I just wanted to give you an update on what's going on," said Venus.
"Hai."
"Mercury is almost finished with the last of the force fields. Soon, it will all be over and we'll be able to join you on your journey. Now, did you place the crystal away?"
"Hai hai."
"Good girl. Now, go kick some butt and make sure to give them a peice from Jupiter." Makoto nodded to the Senshi of Love.
"Don't worry Venus. I will when the time is right. I'm going to power up only for the big boss." Venus nodded.
"I must go. Have fun! Ja ne!"
"Ja ne!" Makoto placed it away and looked a head to see Seifer not staying with the group. She looked around to see something coming toward them.
"Is there something wrong Makoto?" She didn't make any eye contact.
"Put me down. Something's coming." Zell placed her down where she quickly ran after Seifer. She grabbed his arm to make him stop walking. He turned to her to see her finger over her lips. She motioned with her hand to have everyone come up and get down. She pulled Seifer down with her. Something popped up to be a large spider looking thing. Makoto made them stand still. In a moment, the creature went away. Slowly Makoto stood up.
"It could only detect movement. Lets get going." They continued to walk in silence. Soon, they reached the town and headed toward the train station. Zell stopped them.
"Man, I'm starved. Can we get something to eat?"
"You can eat on the train Chicken Wuss."
"I don't get why he had to come," grumbled Zell.
"Both of you, knock it off. We don't need any fighting going on here," said Riona. Quisits nodded.
"We should get on the train. Sophie will be there anyways. She waiting for us." Squall nodded.
"Lets go." They walked over to the train station where Sophie was pacing and looking at her watch. She looked up and smiled at them.
"I thought you would never come! I've been waiting here hoping that the train wouldn't leave without us. Now, come on." They started to board but, Makoto stopped Seifer. Ivrine turned to them.
"Are ya coming?" Makoto nodded.
"In a minute. Go ahead." He then boarded. Seifer just leaned against the train.
"What am I going to do with you Seifer?" He looked up at her in surprise to see her back to him.
"What are you talking---"
"You know what." She turned toward him. "Why can't you be nice to them like you are to me?" He just shrugged. She just let out a sigh.
"Please try to keep your smart ass remarks to yourself." He looked at her board the train and let out a sigh.
'Woman. Why do they have to be so difficult? You want to know why I treat them like I do? You're different from them. I've known them longer than you have Makoto. It's just something I do. You're just, you have this aura around you that draws me close to you. I want to protect you. It's like a dream of mine to protect a princess or to be a knight. I want to be your knight Makoto if only you'll be my princess...' He boarded the train before it was about to leave. The room was empty. He walked through the door into the main area where they were to be seated. Makoto stood there looking out the window. Her hand was against her chest. Her hand touched the glass gently.
~He's going to betray you.~ This voice was talking to her.
~No. He never would betray me. He would never go evil.~
~How do you know little girl?~ The voice seemed to be mocking her.
~I'm not a little girl. He's not going to betray me. I know it. He would never do such a thing. He's to kind to!~
~Get your head out of the clouds and look around you. Do you know anything about him? Do you really know his past? Did you know that he had worked for evil before you have came? Did you? He's evil. I know. Don't you see how he treats people? He's going to treat you the same way soon enough little girl. Just you wait and see.~
~Stop it! Stop it I say! Just leave me alone!~
~Fine.~ She leaned against the window. Watching the trees pass and then they entered into a tunnel. She let out a sigh.
'Why am I being so protective of him? Is there something wrong with me? I know I'm not in love with him. He's just a friend that I care deeply for. If only I could stop these feelings then things would be better...'
"Makoto. We need to plan on what we're going to do when we get to the station," said Zell. She sighed and went into the room. Zell took a seat.
"Have any ideas?" asked Sophie. Makoto shrugged.
"I really haven't gave it any thought."
"Why don't we go in teams to find this man?" suggested Ivrine. Zell nodded.
"Yeah. Then we could cover more area that way."
"What if we find him, we're captured, tortured, killed, then what are we going to do?" asked Quisits.
"We'll find out one way or another if you're dead," said Zell.
"That's rude," said Sophie.
"When you're on a mission, you know that you're going to die. If you die fighting then you'll die with honor. Just as long as your death is honored then their is nothing to worry about," reply Makoto in a steady voice.
"I guess we'll be spliting up, right Makoto?" asked Zell. She nodded.
"That's the only idea that has surfaced. Might as well take our chances."
"Could we place out names in a hat and draw to see who's going with who?" asked Sophie.
"Sure." Sophie grabbed a peice of paper and started writing donw names. Once she was done, she cut them out, and placed them in Ivrine's hat. They mixed them around for a while and started picking. Soon everyone was paired up. Squall, Riona; Zell, Quisits; Sophie, Ivrine; and Makoto, Seifer. They heard the train come to an abrupt stop.
"Well, here's our stop," said Zell. Sophie quickly ran off to go see what was outside. She grinned as the air touched her nose.
"I say we get something to eat!" They all looked at Zell.
"We'll stop at the nearest place," said Squall. Makoto waited for Seifer and then walked with him.
"We're going to be splitting up into groups." He nodded.
"I figured that." She sighed for a moment while she looked up at his face that seemed to be in deep thought.
"You can tell me, you know." He looked down at her.
"Tell you what?"
"Your thoughts. You shouldn't try to push yourself away."
'What do you want me to tell you? That I'm completely, madly in love with you? That I want to hold you close to me and never let you go? That I want you to stay? Here with me, forever? But, if you can't stay, I'll want to go with you?' They were standing there. She was looking into his eyes. Then looked away.
"At least don't push me away." Her voice was a whisper. Enough so that he could hear. She turned away from him and quickened her pace to catch up with the others. He looked after her.
'I don't want to push you away Makoto. I guess it looks like I do to you. We really weren't meant to be, where we? You're so different, me with my own ways of doing things. I'm letting you go. I'm letting you go.' He walked in there direction when he saw them enter a bar.
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Makoto had been sitting there for who knows how long. She was getting drunk to put it straight forward to you. Shot after shot after shot she drank. Not caring in the world. Zell sighed.
"I wonder what got her like this. From what I know of, she's never drank before."
"I think we should get out of here and rest in a hotel room," said Quisits.
"Seifer's finally decided to join the party," said Sophie. They saw him walked over to the bar and sit next to her. He ordered a shot. He took it and then looked in her direction. The bottle that was empty was right beside her. She took the last drink. The last drink of the bottle and let her head lean against her arms on the table. Seifer turn to a hand on his shoulder.
"Do you think you could get her out of here once you're done? We're leaving to a hotel," said Ivrine. He nodded.
"Sure." He watched them leave out the door. She hadn't said a word to him. She hadn't said a word to no one. The commincator just beeped. She wouldn't answer it. She finally grabbed and flipped it open. Then, quickly closed it.
"Makoto?" She didn't turn to him. She just moved a hand for another bottle and placed the money on the counter. Seifer grabbed it away before she could pour another one. She ordered another one only to have Seifer cancel it. She motioned for the bartender to come forth.
"I'll give you one hundred dollars if you get him out of here." She didn't sound like herself. Different. A flat voice with no feelings to it. Seifer grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out of the bar. She jerked her arm away.
"Just leave me alone."
"Lets go to the hotel where you can get some rest."
"I'm not going anywhere with you." She started to walk away where he grabbed her arm, letting the bottle fall to the ground and shatter into peices.
"I'm not letting you leave unless we're going to the hotel. You need me---" She slapped him with her free hand.
"I don't need you Seifer. I've never needed you. I don't even need any of your friends. I can do everything by myself. Alone. I've never had anyone and I don't want to start it, ever!" He let her go and backed away.
"Fine. I don't need you either. None of us do. Why don't you just go back to your own demension? We can destroy evil without you. You're nothing to us. Never was and still is. You were nothing in your demension as you are here."
"I was and still am something! Something that you could never dream of Seifer. You'd never understand what I am. Who I really am. I'm more powerful than anyone here without a weapon."
"Then who are you Makoto? Who is this woman that stands before me?"
"A lonely drunk fool that doesn't know where to go or what to do anymore. A disgrace to my people, what I believe in, and a disgrace to my family." He looked at the tears that were in her eyes. She was trying to hide them. Trying to keep them undercover. A cold breeze blew against. Making her arms wrapped around her. A lifted her chin up to look at her.
"You need me like I need you. Even though you don't want to admit in your state, your heart knows what's right." He watched the tears manage to escape her eyes.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. He gently pulled her close to him as they walked toward the hotel for some well needed rest.
An: Well, I know that Makoto would never get drunk like that but, she did. If I upset you with that part, I appologize so, I hope it didn't offend anyone. I'll get the next chapter out as soon as possible.