Someone Like Me
Chapter 11: Fuujin/Azreal
Hey there! Won't keep ya all long! ^_^ So here we go, chapter 11. Crazy. This may be the last chapter... I haven't fully decided yet. MWAHAHAHAHA!! *cough* Ahem... anyways. Thank you to all of those who keep coming back for more. I really appreciate everyone's support.
Just a side note, because this may get confusing. When Fuujin speaks... it is actually Azreal speaking for her. When the typing is in Italics that is when Fuujin is talking... or thinking I guess because she can't speak at the moment. I hope that isn't confusing. Sowwy if it is. Heh. On with the story!
"Don't touch him, Azreal!" I scream angrily in my mind. My mind... *scoff* It is hardly MY mind any longer. I can hear the high-pitched sound of her voice ring in my ears as she laughs.
"Tsk, tsk, mortal..." I say aloud... She says... It may be my body and partially my voice but I am not speaking...
"You have come for my child... Fuujin, you call her... I am sorry to inform you that she is no longer with us. You see, I have overtaken her body; and, while she still lives in a long forgotten subconscious, there is no hope in her ever returning," I say with that woman's voice. I can't see. It must be part of her power. I can feel the anger rise in the room... and it wasn't just my own.
"Th... that's a lie!!" I hear Zell yell. I hope that woman does not hurt him too badly.
"What do you want with me, Azreal. Why me?"
"Hohohoh! She wants to know why I took her... Haven't you figured it out yet, Mortals?" the woman says. No you stupid witch! If they knew everything, they would have already killed you!
"Give them back!" I hear Zell call with anger.
"Them?" I hear Squall ask.
"They didn't figure it out, Fuujin. These mortals you consider friends are quite dense," Azreal says to me.
"That's why Azreal appears pregnant now... she is using Fuujin's body... Why didn't you tell us, Zell?" Quistis says gently. Always the smart one. This stupid woman who has violated my body... and is threaten to hurt my family... has also corrupted my system.
"I have manipulated her body. We will have our child any time now. When we do... she will bring the apocalypse for all creatures... and she will be the start of a new hybrid Sorceress. Hohohohoho!" the woman explains.
"Why you...!!" someone growls. I feel a serge of power go through my body and the sound of a crash. Seifer!!
"It is no use. I am far more powerful than any sorceress that has ever existed. The others were incompetent... trying to fight there way to the top. And Adel... *snort* that woman was the worst of them! I am far beyond them. I don't want power or any such thing. I want death and torment... I want all to suffer as my children suffered!" I say in her voice. STOP!!! How had I become so weak? I would never let someone control me in this manner...
"Your children!? What do you mean! We haven't hurt your children!" I hear Selphie cry. I feel Azreal grow angry by this.
"Your race... humans...! Many years before the great Sorceress war... I created a people... the Albino Children of the Wind... They all had the same look as the one you call Fuujin... my last child... Because they were different and had a stronger power than humans, you destroyed them!! She was the only one to survive after they all eventually died out or were murdered! Now your people can suffer and die too!!" she screams and blast energy from my hands. My friends scream and I hear a few thuds. LEAVE THEM ALONE!!! I AM NOT A PART OF YOU!
"We... won't let you do this. Not to Fuujin... not to anyone!" I hear Zell cry. I can tell he is in pain. I have to fight this power Azreal has over me. I just do not know how to stop her.
"Hohohoho! You really think you can stop us? I know better. You love her... I have no understanding of why... but she believes you do... Are you willing to kill her? I am her, she is me. We are one." I fell angry at this. Not her feeling angry, but myself. I hate this woman. I want you gone!! RAGE!!! I feel a sudden power that even the woman was startled by. I feel a lot of pain suddenly. It is rather distant but she is in pain...
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" I/she screams. Let us go! Leave my child and my body!!
"You are right, Azreal... I cannot... and will not hurt you. But you are not Fuujin... and Fuujin WILL find a way to over power you," I hear Zell say. He sounds so calm...
"Fuujin is too strong, ya know! There's no way ya could keep her locked up for long, ya know!" the oaf bellows. Hm. They believe that I am so strong? If I am so strong, why did I let this woman take over me?
"*snort* She is weak. She says so herself. Besides, there is nothing she or any of you can do... The child is coming soon," the woman laughs. She caresses my stomach. Don't touch us!
"I am the inferno..." I hear Seifer say gently.
"Speak up, Mortal!" the woman growls. I am the wind!!! I feel a strange warmth suddenly. I remember that day... when Seifer, Raijin and I first became a posse... We were only 15 and Seifer 16. Raijin and I rescued Seifer from drowning in the ocean. We had made a pact that day...
"I am the lightening that sparks the flame," Raijin had said as he placed his hand out to us, palm down. Seifer grinned and nodded.
"I am the flame which becomes an inferno," Seifer added as he placed his hand on top of Raijin's.
"And I am the wind which makes the inferno burn stronger," I completed as I added my hand to theirs. I remember that day... I was the strength...
"I am the lightening!"
"I am the inferno!"
"I AM THE WIND!!!!" I scream, trying to use all the strength I could find. I hear my voice come out instead of Azreal's shrilly voice.
"That's right Fuujin, Fight it!" I hear Zell cry.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAA" the woman screams. I drop to my knees. That's right! I am stronger than you! Leave my baby and I alone!!!
"F... Fine. This child is about to be born... you can't stop it. If I am still inside you when she is born... the apocalypse will still come... hahahaha. Don't you see? I have won. No matter what, I will get my revenge..." the woman says over powering me again.
"ZELLLLLL!!!!!" I scream using my strength. My voice breaks free again. I love you Zell... I will fight because it isn't like me not to. For a moment I regain control of my own body. I can see again.
"Hurry. I am holding her off but it will only be for a moment," I say gasping for air. I am in so much pain. That woman is right I am having my baby any minute now. I see Zell run to me and hold me.
"Fuujin, keep fighting!" he cries taking my hand. I suddenly can't see and Azreal has control again.
"It's too late..." we say in a frightening tone. Stay OUT!!!
"Kill me... Zell..." I say when I can see his face again. I squeeze his hand.
"No. I will not," he replies firmly. A tear rolls down his cheek.
"What if we make her seem dead long enough to get Azreal out of her?" Squall suggests quickly.
"We would risk harming the baby!" Quistis rebuttals in a rush.
"Quistis and Rinoa, help deliver the baby! Hurry!" Squall says already getting ready to do the same.
"Hohohoh! That's right. Help bring you end. Don't fight it... Yes..." the woman takes over, her voice severely eerie.
"FIGHT HER, FUUJIN!" I hear Zell and Seifer say together. I can feel Seifer take my other hand. There is sudden pressure on my chest and Azreal screams. Whether it was pain or something else, I cannot tell... I feel faint as a sharp pain hits my chest... everything goes black...
.........
"Fuujin?" I hear a voice. It is a warm voice... comforting... Why is everything so black and misty?
"Fuujin..." the voice says again. The mist begins to clear and I see a figure.
"R... RINOA?" I say. I can see her smile.
"Fuujin... I know why you get along better with me... I'm sorry Fuujin... I should have known... when I felt the presence of another sorceress... I should have known..." she says to me.
"DEAD?" I ask.
"No... I used a spell to channel Azreal into my own body... the same sort of thing that Adel used on me..." Rinoa says gently. I jolt in shock.
"But... You must get her out of you, QUICKLY!" I cry fearfully. She only smiles calmly at me.
"Azreal was unable to live with in my body... Because I am not one of her 'children'... Come on... Zell is worried. I have to bring you back," Rinoa tells me. She holds her hand out to me but I only look away.
"M... My baby?" I asks softly.
"Don't worry... Zell needs you..." is all she replies. I take her hand slowly and I am overwhelmed with force.
I suddenly jolt awake, flinging myself upright in a bed. A bed? How...?
"Z... Zell?" I say aloud. I look around and realize that I am in the school Infirmary.
"You are awake..." Someone says. I had not noticed them when I was looking around. It is Zell; he is holding something in his arms... Our...
"She is alright, Fuujin... Everything's all right. I was... we were very worried trying to bring you here... but you stabilize a while ago," Zell explains as he bring our child to me. Tears stream down my face as I take our daughter into my arms.
"She hasn't been named yet. I'm no good at that stuff... Besides, I wanted you to name her. But first the others want to see you. They have been worried sick too... especially poor Selphie. You know how she can get..." Zell says. He gets up and starts to leave but I catch his hand before he is out of reach.
"I thought I lost everyone... It would have been all right if I had died... as long as you and our child lived... along with everyone else..." I say watching our baby rest peacefully in my arms. I kiss Zell's hand.
"It wouldn't have work out that way... No one would let that happen. I love you, Fuujin," he says as he kisses my forehead. He turns to leave again.
"I love you too," I add as he opens the door. He goes out to get the others. In the few moments that he was gone, I touch my daughter gently and hum a tune that I would normally play on my flute. She yawns and opens her eyes gently. She's so beautiful... One crystal blue eyes that is almost like white-crystal and one green one that is so light it could almost be crystal as well.
The door opens quietly and Zell enters, leading the rest of the New Posse in. Within the next several minutes, I receive many hugs and even a few tears. I was shocked when Squall actually hugged me and said he was glad I didn't die. Boy, what a way with words... I also notice that Quistis looks as though she had been crying for a while now, as did Seifer. Rinoa and Zell are the only two who looked calm, which is slightly strange for Zell.
"Have you decided on a name yet?" Selphie asks in the same old cheery, somewhat obnoxious, voice of hers.
"Yeah, the poor thing has been nameless for almost half a day now," Irvine adds with a smile.
"Dr. Kadowaki will need to know what to put on the birth certificate," Quistis says matter of factly. A few of us sigh at her. I look down at my child as Zell sits on the bed next to me. The others stare at me and wait patiently for my answer.
"Can we name her Zell Jr.?" Zell asks cutely. He receives many rolled eyes and heavy sighs, but I chuckle.
"No... her name is Rini Seiya Dintch," I reply. I wonder if anyone will understand why I chose those names.
"After Rinoa, Seifer and me..." Zell says gently. He smiles in agreement.
"I like it," Seifer says with his same arrogant tone. We all laugh a little.
"Me too... It's perfect," Zell agrees with a grin. He hugs Rini and me and then kisses me.
"One day, we will get together and tell each other's children stories about their crazy aunts and uncles. About the adventures of our time. 'Uncle Irvy was a real ladies man and the best sharp shooter there was', we'll say... all right, I'll say, heh," Irvine says with a goofy grin. We laugh.
"Yeah!" Selphie exclaims happily. I smile deeply as Zell runs his fingers through my hair.
"That's right... we will..." I say contently. I hope that one day that will happen. That wee= tell our children about Aunt Rinoa and Aunt Fuujin being Sorceresses and needing Uncle Squall and Uncle Zell to come and rescue them... It makes me happy... The New Posse... no, my new family... makes me happy...
THE END!!
Woohoo! Finally! teehee! *sigh* So what did ya think? Was this ending dumb or okay? Should I have kept it all lovey dovey and just ended it there? I dunno. I actually had planned on killing Fuuji-chan off! Can you believe it! Oh but I just couldn't! I love her too too much! Anyways, I am very proud of this. teehee! Thank you to everyone! Especially multiple R&R people! Without you guys, I wouldn't feel good enough to continue! ^_^ Thankies! I really hope you all enjoyed it! Yeay! teehee! Well if ya have any questions... which I don't think ya will, but if ya do... go ahead and ask... teehee ^_^ Bai bai! o.O