**usual disclaimers apply**
legend:
(...) thoughts
*....* specific action while speaking
=== another place, dimension, time, group of people...etc.
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A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Rhys Icewind
~Chapter 12~
"I can't believe it!" Quistis shouted in frustration. "YOU cannot have
done that!" she shouted at Selphie.
Selphie looked at her oddly. "who said I did? I'm as puzzled as you are."
"Yukino!" Shun shouted.
Everyone looked behind Quistis and there they saw the little girl in a
white kimono, looking as calm and placid as before.
"how...?" was all that Quistis could manage to say.
Shun scratched his head while Ruriko smiled silly. "It's quite hard to
explain." they both said.
Irvine looked at the two and started walking towards the entrance, where
they saw the Ragnarok. "then why don't you all just explain while we fly?"
They all nodded in agreement.
===
Zell and Sakura walked all the way to the hospital. But, the hospital
wasn't even near the park.
"I'm really sorry Zell, to have you walk like this. I just really want
to see the scenery..." Sakura apologized, smiling sweetly at him.
Her smile made Zell's heart leap. "u--h....t-that's nothi-ng..." he
stammered.
"anything wrong?"
"n-nothing! nothing at all! just look at the wonderful scenery....maybe
next time I'll show you to the Undersea Research Lab. It's really cool!"
Sakura's emerald eyes gleamed with excitement. "I just can't wait!"
==
Squall paced back and forth in front of the room where Rinoa was staying.
He can't belive what had just happened these days: His father just got
shot, Selune - a fellow SeeD - was shot as well, and now, Rinoa just faints
and falls into a coma and they were all in the ICU. Squall looked around him
and saw Ellone. "Sis, don't tell me that you're going next..?"
Ellone smiled at him reassuringly. "I won't. I promise."
"Squall, take a break. I know that you're tired and all." Ward said.
"we know that you're worried about your father and lover....and so are we.
You need a break." Kiros added.
Squall just turned his back on them and started to pace again.
Sighing, Ellone approached him and put a hand on his shoulder, making him
stop all his pacing. "Squall, you're my little brother and I don't want to
to get sick and follow them in the ICU. Please rest. You haven't rested from
all your worrying..."
Squall looked deep into Ellone's brown eyes and sighed.... and left.
===
"Rinoa!" Laguna said, surprised to see Rinoa there.
Rinoa, who was surprised as well, ran to him and embraced him. "OH! Sir
Laguna! I was so worried! I'm so sorry!!"
"whatever for?"
Rinoa broke her embrace and looked down. "I'm the reason that you got shot."
"don't be too hard on yourself dearie." a voice said.
Laguna looked around and saw again, the woman in white. "you're back."
"yes. It seems that we have company."
Still confused, Rinoa couldn't help but ask a question, "you know her?"
"just lately." Laguna answered, scratching his head.
"I won't be long I'm just here to tell something to our new guest."
Laguna raised and eyebrow. "The same thing you told me?"
She nodded.
"what's that?" Rinoa inquired.
"just listen." Laguna told her.
===
After a few more minutes of walking, Zell and Sakura took a break by sitting
on the side of a wide street.
"here, have a drink." Zell said, offering his bottle of cool water.
Sakura, too tired to talk, took the bottle and drank from it.... and almost
finished up the whole bottle. "thanks."
Zell took the empty bottle and put it in his pocket. "uhh... no problem!"
It was now evening and the setting sun was within their view. The beautiful
colors or pinks, oranges, yellows and violets were mixed in the sky and was
like a beautiful painting on a huge canvas. Looking at Sakura, her sparkling
green eyes contrasted to the color of her now rosy cheeks. (She looks so...
beautiful...) Zell thought. And what a sight she really was! especially
under the glow of the setting sun.
Sakura felt Zell's intense stare and looked deep into his blue eyes. "are
you OK?"
Zell looked away immediately and scratched his head. "n-no! It's just that
the setting sun is so beautiful!" he said, and if it wasn't for the colors
of the evening sky, Sakura might have seen how furiously Zell's face flushed.
Looking at the sky, Sakura remembers Syaoran.... their times together....
his laughter... his amber eyes... (the sky...) she thought, (It was just
like this... when he...)
~FLASHBACK~
It was December.
The land was stained with the colors of snow...and blood.
Then suddenly....
She saw him, his dess in no better condition than hers, covered in
his own blood. Sakura ran to his side, putting his head on her lap.
"Syaoran..." she whispers, "...please wake up. You're the only one
left, don't leave me."
No answer.
Sakura's eyes stung as warm tears filled her eyes. Her vision
blurred and she closed her eyes tightly, causing her tears to fall.
With her eyes still closed, she willed her tears away only to find
out that the more she willed it away, the more her tears gushed
from her eyes. Suddenly, she felt a warm hand brush against her
cheeks, wiping her tears away. She opened her eyes to see a pair
of amber eyes staring deeply into hers.
"D-don't....cry...s-sakura..." he managed to say.
"Syaoran! you're OK!!" she said, a feeling of hope rising within
her, "stay still, I'll heal you..."
Sakura was putting her palm on Syaoran's forehead when he put
his hand over hers, moved her hand on his cheek and stopped her.
"no sakura... I can feel it... it's no...use..." he gently said,
tears building up in his eyes.
There was silence.
~END~
"Sakura? Sakura? Are you okay?" Zell's voice snapped her from her
falshback.
She just nodded.
"are you sure? you're crying..." Zell worriedly said.
Sakura went speechless as she felt a tear roll form her eye.
"I-t's nothing.... I.....I just remembered something..."
Noticing how heavy her heart was, Zell embraced her and caressed
her back gently, surprising the already surprised Sakura. "I know
that there's something painful in you heart. I can see it so clearly
in your eyes.... they're so sad. So, if you wan't to cry and have
a shoulder to lean on, you can tell me...."
Before Zell could even finish, Sakura buried herself in his warm
embrace and cried, bringing all her sadness out.
Zell was enjoying the moment when something echoed in his head...
(the monster that your family has hidden all these years will come alive..)
(what?) he thought.
Feeling the sudden intrusion in Zell's mind, Sakura looked at Zell's
eyes, which were looking at blank space. "Zell?"
"what?" he said, shaking his head. He let go of Sakura and shook his
head a bit more. "I-i'm sorry", he finally said.
Sakura wiped the trails of tears that crossed her cheek and smiled.
"It's ok. Thank you Zell."
"for what?"
"for .... comforting me.... for being a friend.."
Zell smiled the most sincerest smile that he has ever done in years.
"no problem. well, shall we go?"
"sure!"
===
END
sorry for the short chapter. It's our finals and we've got a ton of
projects so I have't had the proper schedule of time for my works.
Soooo Sorry!!!
Please Reveiw ^_^
Jaa ne!!
legend:
(...) thoughts
*....* specific action while speaking
=== another place, dimension, time, group of people...etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Rhys Icewind
~Chapter 12~
"I can't believe it!" Quistis shouted in frustration. "YOU cannot have
done that!" she shouted at Selphie.
Selphie looked at her oddly. "who said I did? I'm as puzzled as you are."
"Yukino!" Shun shouted.
Everyone looked behind Quistis and there they saw the little girl in a
white kimono, looking as calm and placid as before.
"how...?" was all that Quistis could manage to say.
Shun scratched his head while Ruriko smiled silly. "It's quite hard to
explain." they both said.
Irvine looked at the two and started walking towards the entrance, where
they saw the Ragnarok. "then why don't you all just explain while we fly?"
They all nodded in agreement.
===
Zell and Sakura walked all the way to the hospital. But, the hospital
wasn't even near the park.
"I'm really sorry Zell, to have you walk like this. I just really want
to see the scenery..." Sakura apologized, smiling sweetly at him.
Her smile made Zell's heart leap. "u--h....t-that's nothi-ng..." he
stammered.
"anything wrong?"
"n-nothing! nothing at all! just look at the wonderful scenery....maybe
next time I'll show you to the Undersea Research Lab. It's really cool!"
Sakura's emerald eyes gleamed with excitement. "I just can't wait!"
==
Squall paced back and forth in front of the room where Rinoa was staying.
He can't belive what had just happened these days: His father just got
shot, Selune - a fellow SeeD - was shot as well, and now, Rinoa just faints
and falls into a coma and they were all in the ICU. Squall looked around him
and saw Ellone. "Sis, don't tell me that you're going next..?"
Ellone smiled at him reassuringly. "I won't. I promise."
"Squall, take a break. I know that you're tired and all." Ward said.
"we know that you're worried about your father and lover....and so are we.
You need a break." Kiros added.
Squall just turned his back on them and started to pace again.
Sighing, Ellone approached him and put a hand on his shoulder, making him
stop all his pacing. "Squall, you're my little brother and I don't want to
to get sick and follow them in the ICU. Please rest. You haven't rested from
all your worrying..."
Squall looked deep into Ellone's brown eyes and sighed.... and left.
===
"Rinoa!" Laguna said, surprised to see Rinoa there.
Rinoa, who was surprised as well, ran to him and embraced him. "OH! Sir
Laguna! I was so worried! I'm so sorry!!"
"whatever for?"
Rinoa broke her embrace and looked down. "I'm the reason that you got shot."
"don't be too hard on yourself dearie." a voice said.
Laguna looked around and saw again, the woman in white. "you're back."
"yes. It seems that we have company."
Still confused, Rinoa couldn't help but ask a question, "you know her?"
"just lately." Laguna answered, scratching his head.
"I won't be long I'm just here to tell something to our new guest."
Laguna raised and eyebrow. "The same thing you told me?"
She nodded.
"what's that?" Rinoa inquired.
"just listen." Laguna told her.
===
After a few more minutes of walking, Zell and Sakura took a break by sitting
on the side of a wide street.
"here, have a drink." Zell said, offering his bottle of cool water.
Sakura, too tired to talk, took the bottle and drank from it.... and almost
finished up the whole bottle. "thanks."
Zell took the empty bottle and put it in his pocket. "uhh... no problem!"
It was now evening and the setting sun was within their view. The beautiful
colors or pinks, oranges, yellows and violets were mixed in the sky and was
like a beautiful painting on a huge canvas. Looking at Sakura, her sparkling
green eyes contrasted to the color of her now rosy cheeks. (She looks so...
beautiful...) Zell thought. And what a sight she really was! especially
under the glow of the setting sun.
Sakura felt Zell's intense stare and looked deep into his blue eyes. "are
you OK?"
Zell looked away immediately and scratched his head. "n-no! It's just that
the setting sun is so beautiful!" he said, and if it wasn't for the colors
of the evening sky, Sakura might have seen how furiously Zell's face flushed.
Looking at the sky, Sakura remembers Syaoran.... their times together....
his laughter... his amber eyes... (the sky...) she thought, (It was just
like this... when he...)
~FLASHBACK~
It was December.
The land was stained with the colors of snow...and blood.
Then suddenly....
She saw him, his dess in no better condition than hers, covered in
his own blood. Sakura ran to his side, putting his head on her lap.
"Syaoran..." she whispers, "...please wake up. You're the only one
left, don't leave me."
No answer.
Sakura's eyes stung as warm tears filled her eyes. Her vision
blurred and she closed her eyes tightly, causing her tears to fall.
With her eyes still closed, she willed her tears away only to find
out that the more she willed it away, the more her tears gushed
from her eyes. Suddenly, she felt a warm hand brush against her
cheeks, wiping her tears away. She opened her eyes to see a pair
of amber eyes staring deeply into hers.
"D-don't....cry...s-sakura..." he managed to say.
"Syaoran! you're OK!!" she said, a feeling of hope rising within
her, "stay still, I'll heal you..."
Sakura was putting her palm on Syaoran's forehead when he put
his hand over hers, moved her hand on his cheek and stopped her.
"no sakura... I can feel it... it's no...use..." he gently said,
tears building up in his eyes.
There was silence.
~END~
"Sakura? Sakura? Are you okay?" Zell's voice snapped her from her
falshback.
She just nodded.
"are you sure? you're crying..." Zell worriedly said.
Sakura went speechless as she felt a tear roll form her eye.
"I-t's nothing.... I.....I just remembered something..."
Noticing how heavy her heart was, Zell embraced her and caressed
her back gently, surprising the already surprised Sakura. "I know
that there's something painful in you heart. I can see it so clearly
in your eyes.... they're so sad. So, if you wan't to cry and have
a shoulder to lean on, you can tell me...."
Before Zell could even finish, Sakura buried herself in his warm
embrace and cried, bringing all her sadness out.
Zell was enjoying the moment when something echoed in his head...
(the monster that your family has hidden all these years will come alive..)
(what?) he thought.
Feeling the sudden intrusion in Zell's mind, Sakura looked at Zell's
eyes, which were looking at blank space. "Zell?"
"what?" he said, shaking his head. He let go of Sakura and shook his
head a bit more. "I-i'm sorry", he finally said.
Sakura wiped the trails of tears that crossed her cheek and smiled.
"It's ok. Thank you Zell."
"for what?"
"for .... comforting me.... for being a friend.."
Zell smiled the most sincerest smile that he has ever done in years.
"no problem. well, shall we go?"
"sure!"
===
END
sorry for the short chapter. It's our finals and we've got a ton of
projects so I have't had the proper schedule of time for my works.
Soooo Sorry!!!
Please Reveiw ^_^
Jaa ne!!
