Chapter 8
Squall ran through the complex as quickly and silently as possible, disposing of any guards that crossed his path before they were able to sound the alarm.
"Squall, slow down. We don't even know where to look for Rinoa. We need to stop and think." Squall didn't seem to hear Quistis. He continued with his frantic searching, looking into every cell he passed. "Squall."
"I don't think he's listening," Selphie pointed out, running after Squall, leaving Quistis standing there, shaking her head in disbelief.
"So now you know the truth of your power, what are you going to do," Seifer sneered.
"What do you mean?"
"You can't possibly go back to your friends now can you? They'll hate you. You're a sorceress, the ultimate enemy of SeeD. Ironic don't you think? Your little boyfriend will lead the fight to destroy you. How does that make you feel?"
"He would never hurt me."
"How can you be so sure? They all loved Matron dearly, but in the end they fought with her. They'll destroy you."
"No. They wouldn't."
"Then don't give them the chance. You'll only be protecting them if you stay away. That way, they won't feel hurt when they give the order to kill you."
"But where else would I go?"
"You'll come with me."
"No, Seifer. I don't want to. I hate you. You kidnapped me. You took me away from Squall. I won't go anywhere with you."
"Yes you will," Seifer said menacingly as he dragged her out of the room.
"Rinoa," shouted Squall, catching a glimpse of her long, blue coat at the top of the flight of the stairs.
"Squall, you're imagining things," panted Quistis. The other SeeDs were exhausted, but Squall would not stop running. "Squall. Stop it."
"I saw her Quistis. I know it." As her reached the top of the stairs, he surveyed the floor of the prison and saw what he was looking for. "Seifer, let her go." He turned round, looking surprised to see Squall. This lasted only for a second before his usual look of disdain reappeared on his face.
"Why should I?"
"Just cut it out Seifer, before I kill you."
"So this is where you got the murderous streak from Rinoa. You know, he really is a bad influence on you. You'd be much better off without him."
"Rinoa, what's he talking about?"
"Nothing Squall," she replied, looking at the floor.
"You mean you're not going to share your little revelation with him? I think he deserves to know."
"Stop it Seifer," she screamed as tears rolled down her cheeks. Squall couldn't bear to see Rinoa cry, and all the anger and hatred he felt for Seifer began to boil up inside him, until he could take it no more.
"You're going to pay Seifer."
Squall ran through the complex as quickly and silently as possible, disposing of any guards that crossed his path before they were able to sound the alarm.
"Squall, slow down. We don't even know where to look for Rinoa. We need to stop and think." Squall didn't seem to hear Quistis. He continued with his frantic searching, looking into every cell he passed. "Squall."
"I don't think he's listening," Selphie pointed out, running after Squall, leaving Quistis standing there, shaking her head in disbelief.
"So now you know the truth of your power, what are you going to do," Seifer sneered.
"What do you mean?"
"You can't possibly go back to your friends now can you? They'll hate you. You're a sorceress, the ultimate enemy of SeeD. Ironic don't you think? Your little boyfriend will lead the fight to destroy you. How does that make you feel?"
"He would never hurt me."
"How can you be so sure? They all loved Matron dearly, but in the end they fought with her. They'll destroy you."
"No. They wouldn't."
"Then don't give them the chance. You'll only be protecting them if you stay away. That way, they won't feel hurt when they give the order to kill you."
"But where else would I go?"
"You'll come with me."
"No, Seifer. I don't want to. I hate you. You kidnapped me. You took me away from Squall. I won't go anywhere with you."
"Yes you will," Seifer said menacingly as he dragged her out of the room.
"Rinoa," shouted Squall, catching a glimpse of her long, blue coat at the top of the flight of the stairs.
"Squall, you're imagining things," panted Quistis. The other SeeDs were exhausted, but Squall would not stop running. "Squall. Stop it."
"I saw her Quistis. I know it." As her reached the top of the stairs, he surveyed the floor of the prison and saw what he was looking for. "Seifer, let her go." He turned round, looking surprised to see Squall. This lasted only for a second before his usual look of disdain reappeared on his face.
"Why should I?"
"Just cut it out Seifer, before I kill you."
"So this is where you got the murderous streak from Rinoa. You know, he really is a bad influence on you. You'd be much better off without him."
"Rinoa, what's he talking about?"
"Nothing Squall," she replied, looking at the floor.
"You mean you're not going to share your little revelation with him? I think he deserves to know."
"Stop it Seifer," she screamed as tears rolled down her cheeks. Squall couldn't bear to see Rinoa cry, and all the anger and hatred he felt for Seifer began to boil up inside him, until he could take it no more.
"You're going to pay Seifer."