Disclaimer: I only own Akira, Terra and Shiloh.
A/N: What can I say? Thanks again for the reviews of the last chapter. It means so much to me to know everyone likes this fic. Well here's chapter 6, enjoy and don't forget to review!!
Akira didn't want to turn around to look Seifer in the face, but somehow she did. She kept her eyes downward, although she still felt the heaviness of his glare. "Answer me," he barked.
"I wanted to see what it was like," she told him quietly, still not lifting her eyes from the ground.
"You wanted to see what it was like..." he echoed as he came forward and grapsed her shoulder. He gave her a gentle shove and she began walking in the direction of home. "You deliberately disobeyed me. I told you not to come here and that's exactly what you did."
Akira's eyes became heated with anger. "It's not like I killed anybody!" she cried. "I don't understand what's so awful about this place! What makes it so wrong?!"
"This is what I was trying to tell you before," Seifer said more softly.
Akira's voice was gentler also. "Before Mom called?" He nodded. "Well then tell me now. There's nothing to interrupt."
Seifer sighed. "All right. I really should have told you this a long time ago, but I was afraid you'd hate me."
Akira raised an eyebrow. "Stop stalling Dad and just say what you wanna say to me."
"Okay, okay. Look, um... Do you remember when you were in school and they told you that the second Sorceress War was aided by outside influences? A... A knight?"
Akira thought a moment, then nodded. "Yeah I remember. They said the Sorceress's Knight almost destroyed Balamb Garden when Sorceress Edea attacked. What about it?"
"Akira... I was that Sorceress's Knight. I *did* go to Balamb Garden when I was your age, but I joined forces with Edea and stabbed everyone who went there in the back. I almost destroyed my only home. Luckily, everything turned out for the better, but... I was kicked out of Garden for what I did. I was never a SeeD either. My attitude was what held me back. I had the skills, but because of my behavior... I never passed any of the exams."
Akira didn't say anything at first. Her eyes were widened and she was lost in what Seifer had told her. "So... that's why you can't go there. If they found out you were my daughter, they'd never accept you and it wouldn't be fair."
"Why didn't you tell me all this before?" she asked finally.
He sighed. "I told you. I was afraid you'd be mad."
"Don't you think I'd be more upset that you hid it from me my whole life?"
"I never really thought about it," he replied.
Akira suddenly stopped walking, as if she'd just remembered something she'd forgotten long ago. "Wait a minute... Then that's why Shiloh ran off like that..."
"Shiloh? Who's Shiloh?"
"He's a guy that goes to Balamb. As soon as I told him you were my dad, he got all weird and left. He said if his dad ever found out, he'd be in big trouble."
Seifer thought a moment. It couldn't be... "What did this Shiloh look like?"
"Well, he has icy blue eyes, messy brown hair and he carries a gunblade. His dad was a SeeD too, but that's about all I know."
"Squall..." Seifer's voice became acidic as he spoke the name.
"What? Who's Squall?"
"Squall is my biggest rival from years and years ago. And I think he may be Shiloh's father." Akira gasped a little. "Did he tell you his last name?"
"No, and I didn't until just now. That's when he left."
Seifer didn't say anything else, and because of that, neither did Akira.
~*~*~*~
A soft knock came from the doorway of Akira's bedroom and she turned to see Seifer standing there. "'Kira can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure Dad," she said. It relieved him that she wasn't upset anymore. "What's up?"
"I've been thinking a lot lately. It's not fair if you'd go to Balamb Garden and be treated like dirt, but... it's also not fair for me to hold you back from going at all. You're 18 years old, and can make your own decisions. So... if you wanna go, I'll gladly sign for you."
Akira beamed and threw her arms around his shoulders. "Oh Hyne, thank you so much!!!" She let go of him and began dancing around the room crazily. Seifer couldn't help but start laughing. She stopped and became serious for a moment. "I love you Dad."
He was touched by her words. "I love you too 'Kira." They both smiled.
After some silence, Akira opened up her closet. "So Dad, since you *did* go to Balamb, what do I need to take with me?" Seifer chuckled and stood. He shut the closet and motioned for her to follow him into his bedroom. He opened up his closet and reached way into the back.
"Well first of all, you need a weapon. How else are you gonna be a SeeD?" He brought out a long steel sword that grew thinner at the tip of the shimmering blade. "This is mine. Hyperion."
She took it from him, holding it ever so gently so as not to drop it. "Oh man... This is the most awesome sword in the world!"
"And now it's yours," he told her with a smile.
She smiled and wrapped her one arm around his back, holding Hyperion with the other. "Thanks Dad."
"No problem," he told her. "Now hurry up and go to bed. Sign ups start at nine."
~*~*~*~
"Hey Zell?"
"Yeah?"
Shiloh and Zell were walking to the Cafeteria from the Training Center. They had been battling Grats and T-Rexaurs all morning and now they were quite hungry. "You know Seifer Almasy?"
Zell's face became grim. "How could anyone forget *him*? He's just an asshole. Why'd you bring him up?"
"Oh... no reason." Shiloh was desperately trying to forget about Akira and he was trying to make himself believe he never wanted to see her again. But as much as he tried, he wanted to be with her even more. If his dad, or anyone else at Garden for that matter knew he had even *associated* with Seifer Almasy's daughter, they'd surely hate him for it. It was hard to believe such a beautiful girl, both inside and out, was the daughter of a hated man.
They entered the main hall and turned towards the direction of the Cafeteria, when Shiloh stopped in his tracks. "What's she doing here?" he murmured. Zell stopped as well and tried to see why Shiloh was in shock. He looked over to where Shiloh's eyes were locked and let out a yelp.
"Seifer?? What the hell is he doing here??"
Well there's the next chapter. I'm sorry it's a little on the short side, but I wanted to end it there as sort of a cliffhanger. There will be more of Zell's reaction in the next chapter, so don't worry, he's not finished flipping out, lol. But what do you think everyone else will do? Lemme know in a review!! Bye!!!
A/N: What can I say? Thanks again for the reviews of the last chapter. It means so much to me to know everyone likes this fic. Well here's chapter 6, enjoy and don't forget to review!!
Akira didn't want to turn around to look Seifer in the face, but somehow she did. She kept her eyes downward, although she still felt the heaviness of his glare. "Answer me," he barked.
"I wanted to see what it was like," she told him quietly, still not lifting her eyes from the ground.
"You wanted to see what it was like..." he echoed as he came forward and grapsed her shoulder. He gave her a gentle shove and she began walking in the direction of home. "You deliberately disobeyed me. I told you not to come here and that's exactly what you did."
Akira's eyes became heated with anger. "It's not like I killed anybody!" she cried. "I don't understand what's so awful about this place! What makes it so wrong?!"
"This is what I was trying to tell you before," Seifer said more softly.
Akira's voice was gentler also. "Before Mom called?" He nodded. "Well then tell me now. There's nothing to interrupt."
Seifer sighed. "All right. I really should have told you this a long time ago, but I was afraid you'd hate me."
Akira raised an eyebrow. "Stop stalling Dad and just say what you wanna say to me."
"Okay, okay. Look, um... Do you remember when you were in school and they told you that the second Sorceress War was aided by outside influences? A... A knight?"
Akira thought a moment, then nodded. "Yeah I remember. They said the Sorceress's Knight almost destroyed Balamb Garden when Sorceress Edea attacked. What about it?"
"Akira... I was that Sorceress's Knight. I *did* go to Balamb Garden when I was your age, but I joined forces with Edea and stabbed everyone who went there in the back. I almost destroyed my only home. Luckily, everything turned out for the better, but... I was kicked out of Garden for what I did. I was never a SeeD either. My attitude was what held me back. I had the skills, but because of my behavior... I never passed any of the exams."
Akira didn't say anything at first. Her eyes were widened and she was lost in what Seifer had told her. "So... that's why you can't go there. If they found out you were my daughter, they'd never accept you and it wouldn't be fair."
"Why didn't you tell me all this before?" she asked finally.
He sighed. "I told you. I was afraid you'd be mad."
"Don't you think I'd be more upset that you hid it from me my whole life?"
"I never really thought about it," he replied.
Akira suddenly stopped walking, as if she'd just remembered something she'd forgotten long ago. "Wait a minute... Then that's why Shiloh ran off like that..."
"Shiloh? Who's Shiloh?"
"He's a guy that goes to Balamb. As soon as I told him you were my dad, he got all weird and left. He said if his dad ever found out, he'd be in big trouble."
Seifer thought a moment. It couldn't be... "What did this Shiloh look like?"
"Well, he has icy blue eyes, messy brown hair and he carries a gunblade. His dad was a SeeD too, but that's about all I know."
"Squall..." Seifer's voice became acidic as he spoke the name.
"What? Who's Squall?"
"Squall is my biggest rival from years and years ago. And I think he may be Shiloh's father." Akira gasped a little. "Did he tell you his last name?"
"No, and I didn't until just now. That's when he left."
Seifer didn't say anything else, and because of that, neither did Akira.
~*~*~*~
A soft knock came from the doorway of Akira's bedroom and she turned to see Seifer standing there. "'Kira can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure Dad," she said. It relieved him that she wasn't upset anymore. "What's up?"
"I've been thinking a lot lately. It's not fair if you'd go to Balamb Garden and be treated like dirt, but... it's also not fair for me to hold you back from going at all. You're 18 years old, and can make your own decisions. So... if you wanna go, I'll gladly sign for you."
Akira beamed and threw her arms around his shoulders. "Oh Hyne, thank you so much!!!" She let go of him and began dancing around the room crazily. Seifer couldn't help but start laughing. She stopped and became serious for a moment. "I love you Dad."
He was touched by her words. "I love you too 'Kira." They both smiled.
After some silence, Akira opened up her closet. "So Dad, since you *did* go to Balamb, what do I need to take with me?" Seifer chuckled and stood. He shut the closet and motioned for her to follow him into his bedroom. He opened up his closet and reached way into the back.
"Well first of all, you need a weapon. How else are you gonna be a SeeD?" He brought out a long steel sword that grew thinner at the tip of the shimmering blade. "This is mine. Hyperion."
She took it from him, holding it ever so gently so as not to drop it. "Oh man... This is the most awesome sword in the world!"
"And now it's yours," he told her with a smile.
She smiled and wrapped her one arm around his back, holding Hyperion with the other. "Thanks Dad."
"No problem," he told her. "Now hurry up and go to bed. Sign ups start at nine."
~*~*~*~
"Hey Zell?"
"Yeah?"
Shiloh and Zell were walking to the Cafeteria from the Training Center. They had been battling Grats and T-Rexaurs all morning and now they were quite hungry. "You know Seifer Almasy?"
Zell's face became grim. "How could anyone forget *him*? He's just an asshole. Why'd you bring him up?"
"Oh... no reason." Shiloh was desperately trying to forget about Akira and he was trying to make himself believe he never wanted to see her again. But as much as he tried, he wanted to be with her even more. If his dad, or anyone else at Garden for that matter knew he had even *associated* with Seifer Almasy's daughter, they'd surely hate him for it. It was hard to believe such a beautiful girl, both inside and out, was the daughter of a hated man.
They entered the main hall and turned towards the direction of the Cafeteria, when Shiloh stopped in his tracks. "What's she doing here?" he murmured. Zell stopped as well and tried to see why Shiloh was in shock. He looked over to where Shiloh's eyes were locked and let out a yelp.
"Seifer?? What the hell is he doing here??"
Well there's the next chapter. I'm sorry it's a little on the short side, but I wanted to end it there as sort of a cliffhanger. There will be more of Zell's reaction in the next chapter, so don't worry, he's not finished flipping out, lol. But what do you think everyone else will do? Lemme know in a review!! Bye!!!