Chapter 7
Squall strapped his gunblade to his side and left his hotel room. This was the first time in his life that he had wanted to kill Seifer. Sure, he had hated him for most of his life, but he had never actually wanted to kill him. But he had hurt Rinoa. Squall could never forgive that.
"You ready Squall?" asked Quistis. Squall nodded in reply and got in their hire car. He sat in the driving seat, waiting for the others to get in, before setting off for the D-District Prison.
"So, how do we get in, Squall?"
"We blow the doors off, right?" That was always Selphie's solution.
Squall hadn't thought about actually entering the building, he had only thought about seeing Rinoa.
A metallic clanging sound seemed to solve Squall's problem. Someone was leaving. Squall motioned for the others to surround the door, flattening themselves against the wall on either side. As two Galbadian soldiers exited the prison, they found themselves surrounded by the six SeeDs. They were swiftly disarmed and knocked unconscious.
"Where are we going to hide them?" asked Quistis. But Squall wasn't listening. He was already well inside, trying to find Rinoa.
"You're quite the powerful one aren't you?"
"Seifer, what are you talking about?"
"Come with me and I'll show you." She was getting tired of Seifer's games.
"Where are we going?" asked Rinoa, obviously frustrated.
"You mean you don't remember?"
"No, why should I remember?"
"I thought you'd remember this room," said Seifer, opening the door. Rinoa showed no emotion. She couldn't let Seifer know the dread this room filled her with. Just looking at the chair made her feel sick. The sight of Dr Odine dead on the floor, badly burned, only made her feel worse.
"What did you do to him?" Rinoa couldn't believe that Seifer would kill Odine, in cold blood.
"Not me. You."
"What?"
Seifer laughed. "You don't remember killing him, do you?"
"I didn't kill him. How could I?"
"Because you're a murderer, Rinoa."
"No. No, you're lying."
"But you know I'm not."
Memories came flooding back to her. Dr. Odine was about to inject her and then there was a bright flash. Suddenly, she had no control over her actions. She broke through her restraints with an incredible feat of strength and felt anger and hatred bubbling up inside her.
She killed him.
Rinoa fell to her knees. "I'm a murderer."
Squall strapped his gunblade to his side and left his hotel room. This was the first time in his life that he had wanted to kill Seifer. Sure, he had hated him for most of his life, but he had never actually wanted to kill him. But he had hurt Rinoa. Squall could never forgive that.
"You ready Squall?" asked Quistis. Squall nodded in reply and got in their hire car. He sat in the driving seat, waiting for the others to get in, before setting off for the D-District Prison.
"So, how do we get in, Squall?"
"We blow the doors off, right?" That was always Selphie's solution.
Squall hadn't thought about actually entering the building, he had only thought about seeing Rinoa.
A metallic clanging sound seemed to solve Squall's problem. Someone was leaving. Squall motioned for the others to surround the door, flattening themselves against the wall on either side. As two Galbadian soldiers exited the prison, they found themselves surrounded by the six SeeDs. They were swiftly disarmed and knocked unconscious.
"Where are we going to hide them?" asked Quistis. But Squall wasn't listening. He was already well inside, trying to find Rinoa.
"You're quite the powerful one aren't you?"
"Seifer, what are you talking about?"
"Come with me and I'll show you." She was getting tired of Seifer's games.
"Where are we going?" asked Rinoa, obviously frustrated.
"You mean you don't remember?"
"No, why should I remember?"
"I thought you'd remember this room," said Seifer, opening the door. Rinoa showed no emotion. She couldn't let Seifer know the dread this room filled her with. Just looking at the chair made her feel sick. The sight of Dr Odine dead on the floor, badly burned, only made her feel worse.
"What did you do to him?" Rinoa couldn't believe that Seifer would kill Odine, in cold blood.
"Not me. You."
"What?"
Seifer laughed. "You don't remember killing him, do you?"
"I didn't kill him. How could I?"
"Because you're a murderer, Rinoa."
"No. No, you're lying."
"But you know I'm not."
Memories came flooding back to her. Dr. Odine was about to inject her and then there was a bright flash. Suddenly, she had no control over her actions. She broke through her restraints with an incredible feat of strength and felt anger and hatred bubbling up inside her.
She killed him.
Rinoa fell to her knees. "I'm a murderer."