**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 14~
Laguna and Rinoa eventually recovered and after a few days were
awake and feeling fine. The others knew of this and felt better
as well. For the rest of the week, the people of Esthar celebrated
for the return of the president and the hunt for the assasin was
left to the Forensics Guild of the SeeD command, of which the already
healen Selune was a part of.
Everything around the Garden and Esthar started to settle down as the
story about the assasination died down. All was at peace and was fine.
By the end of the third week, everything was almost forgotten.
"how's the investigation coming?" Squall asked Selune.
Selune was in charge of the investigation because of her involvement
and her very persuasive arguments about letting her be in-charge of
the said case.
Selune looked up from the papers that she was working at. "Nothing
much so far." she told him, placing her hand on her forehead.
Squall sighed at the disappointing revelation.
"there wasn't much evidence or trail left. It's easily said that he
was no ordinary assasin." she continued, standing from her chair.
Squall smiled. "thanks Selune. Do your best to catch the culprit -
I know that you could do it... I trust in you."
Selune gave her a reassuring smile.
===
Zell was in the cafeteria, eating hi chili-n'-cheese hotdog, when
he saw a raven-haired girl looking for a place to sit down. Then,
she saw the empty seat across Zell.
"can I sit here?" she asked.
"sure."
She sat down and smiled at him. "I heard what happened there back
at Esthar.... I guess president Laguna would be dead if you hadn't
brought the healer with you" she said, referring to Sakura as 'the
healer'.
He swollowed a bite and smiled. "heheheh... not really you know.
We were really planning to go to the hospital even before."
"you're too humble."
"what's your name? you seem to know me but I not." he said.
The girl's eyes widened in surprise. Feinting a dissapointed look,
she said, "you already forgot?"
"have we met before?"
She frowned. "in front of your room, awakening from a deep sleep.
does that ring a bell?"
*awakening.... room....* he thought then paused. "Saehri Clow?"
Saehri brightened up and smiled. "yeah! I'm glad you remembered!"
At the sudden remembering, Zell felt a sudden thirst. Scratching
his throat, he put his hotdog down.
"anything wrong?" she asked.
Zell nodded his head. "thirsty." As he was going to line up for
some refreshments, Zell saw the HUGE line for the water. "oh no.."
"here." Saehri said, "I always bring my own water you know."
"thanks." came his husky reply. After drinking, he finished his
hotdog and yawned. "I'm going back to my room. later!" he said
as he waved bye-bye.
"later!" she waved back.
Walking down the path towards the dormitory, he met up with...
Selune.
she smiled at him. "savior of the day, eh, blondie?"
"shu'up!" he replied.
"Is that a way to say thanks for a compliment?" she asked.
Zell rolled his eyes and sighed. "watever!"
As he was about to leave, Selune put a hand on his shoulder.
He suddenly felt warm and it was as if something was being
poured into his body and now coursing through his veins.
"WHAT!?!?"
She smiled sincerely. "go to sleep man."
===
Sakura walked about the gardens in the quad. She was thinkning
very deeply to even stop and appreciate the flowers. She had
been sensing cards lately, different than what she already had.
It was not like the card was causing trouble, in fact, it felt
like someone had already owned them. Looking at the past happenings,
suspicions popped into her mind.
*has the cards got something to do with this?* she thought, sighing.
There was really not much evidence of the person and it might be
possible that a card was used. But, her senses were super sensitive
that even if she was just watching the card do havoc on TV, she could
already sense it. But still, she didn't sense anything odd while
she was watching the president on TV.
As she thought more deeply, she remembered Tomoyo. *oh Tomoyo...
I wish you were here... maybe I'd have some clue to what was happening
....you were always helping me out with mysteries...*
Suddenly, she felt it again....a clow card...
"hello card mistress..."
Sakura turned about, looking for the source of the voice, eyes
wide in surprise. Nobody knew about card mistresses here, and
all the people she knew that knows about the card mistress thing
were busy.
She then felt a hand cover her mouth with a handkerchief, the
hankie smelling funny. She knew she was being put to sleep.
"I'll make sure that the prince will long for you..."
She heard the voice say, before drifting off to sleep.
_________________________________________________________________
END
legend:
(...) thoughts
*....* specific action while speaking
=== another place, dimension, time, group of people...etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Rhys Icewind
~Chapter 14~
Laguna and Rinoa eventually recovered and after a few days were
awake and feeling fine. The others knew of this and felt better
as well. For the rest of the week, the people of Esthar celebrated
for the return of the president and the hunt for the assasin was
left to the Forensics Guild of the SeeD command, of which the already
healen Selune was a part of.
Everything around the Garden and Esthar started to settle down as the
story about the assasination died down. All was at peace and was fine.
By the end of the third week, everything was almost forgotten.
"how's the investigation coming?" Squall asked Selune.
Selune was in charge of the investigation because of her involvement
and her very persuasive arguments about letting her be in-charge of
the said case.
Selune looked up from the papers that she was working at. "Nothing
much so far." she told him, placing her hand on her forehead.
Squall sighed at the disappointing revelation.
"there wasn't much evidence or trail left. It's easily said that he
was no ordinary assasin." she continued, standing from her chair.
Squall smiled. "thanks Selune. Do your best to catch the culprit -
I know that you could do it... I trust in you."
Selune gave her a reassuring smile.
===
Zell was in the cafeteria, eating hi chili-n'-cheese hotdog, when
he saw a raven-haired girl looking for a place to sit down. Then,
she saw the empty seat across Zell.
"can I sit here?" she asked.
"sure."
She sat down and smiled at him. "I heard what happened there back
at Esthar.... I guess president Laguna would be dead if you hadn't
brought the healer with you" she said, referring to Sakura as 'the
healer'.
He swollowed a bite and smiled. "heheheh... not really you know.
We were really planning to go to the hospital even before."
"you're too humble."
"what's your name? you seem to know me but I not." he said.
The girl's eyes widened in surprise. Feinting a dissapointed look,
she said, "you already forgot?"
"have we met before?"
She frowned. "in front of your room, awakening from a deep sleep.
does that ring a bell?"
*awakening.... room....* he thought then paused. "Saehri Clow?"
Saehri brightened up and smiled. "yeah! I'm glad you remembered!"
At the sudden remembering, Zell felt a sudden thirst. Scratching
his throat, he put his hotdog down.
"anything wrong?" she asked.
Zell nodded his head. "thirsty." As he was going to line up for
some refreshments, Zell saw the HUGE line for the water. "oh no.."
"here." Saehri said, "I always bring my own water you know."
"thanks." came his husky reply. After drinking, he finished his
hotdog and yawned. "I'm going back to my room. later!" he said
as he waved bye-bye.
"later!" she waved back.
Walking down the path towards the dormitory, he met up with...
Selune.
she smiled at him. "savior of the day, eh, blondie?"
"shu'up!" he replied.
"Is that a way to say thanks for a compliment?" she asked.
Zell rolled his eyes and sighed. "watever!"
As he was about to leave, Selune put a hand on his shoulder.
He suddenly felt warm and it was as if something was being
poured into his body and now coursing through his veins.
"WHAT!?!?"
She smiled sincerely. "go to sleep man."
===
Sakura walked about the gardens in the quad. She was thinkning
very deeply to even stop and appreciate the flowers. She had
been sensing cards lately, different than what she already had.
It was not like the card was causing trouble, in fact, it felt
like someone had already owned them. Looking at the past happenings,
suspicions popped into her mind.
*has the cards got something to do with this?* she thought, sighing.
There was really not much evidence of the person and it might be
possible that a card was used. But, her senses were super sensitive
that even if she was just watching the card do havoc on TV, she could
already sense it. But still, she didn't sense anything odd while
she was watching the president on TV.
As she thought more deeply, she remembered Tomoyo. *oh Tomoyo...
I wish you were here... maybe I'd have some clue to what was happening
....you were always helping me out with mysteries...*
Suddenly, she felt it again....a clow card...
"hello card mistress..."
Sakura turned about, looking for the source of the voice, eyes
wide in surprise. Nobody knew about card mistresses here, and
all the people she knew that knows about the card mistress thing
were busy.
She then felt a hand cover her mouth with a handkerchief, the
hankie smelling funny. She knew she was being put to sleep.
"I'll make sure that the prince will long for you..."
She heard the voice say, before drifting off to sleep.
_________________________________________________________________
END
