Chapter 6
Seifer stood leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, waiting for Quistis to emerge from the bathroom. He heard the door open and gave Quistis a sidelong glance as she came storming out.
"Just what the hell was that?" Quistis said angrily coming to a stop in front of him.
Seifer ignored the question he couldn't answer, asking one of his own, "When was the last time you checked in with Garden?"
"What? Why should I tell you that?" She said stalking over to the window.
Seifer watched her as she stood with her back to him. "You'll call them now, and tell them your mission is going as planned. Then you'll tell them that you might not be able to check in for awhile," Seifer told her, pulling a cell phone out of his pants pocket.
"Over my dead body," Quistis said irately, turning back to face him.
"That could be arranged," Seifer said frowning. Blue clashed with Emerald as their eyes met.
"Then why didn't you?" she asked softly, never taking her eyes from his.
"Hyne, Quistis. I would think you would be a little grateful that I didn't kill you. If it had been anyone else sent after you, you'd be dead," Seifer said stepping away from the wall and sidestepping her question.
"Grateful? GRATEFUL?" her voice rose as she spoke, "Oh please Seifer, or is it MR. ALMASY? You must have some reason for keeping me alive, or I wouldn't be here right now." While she said this Quistis had been advancing on Seifer until she was standing right in front of him. "So tell me. Why?"
"Guess what. I don't know anymore. I should want you dead for what you did to me…all of you," he fumed, looking down at her. "I wanted…no I needed your forgiveness, your understanding, and you turned your back on me…walked away." Seifer turned away from her and looked out the window, "And for that I've hated you," this last part was said softly as he stared out the window at some distant point.
"I never meant to hurt you, Seifer," Quistis started to say. She wanted to explain. Seifer gave a snort of disbelief without taking his eyes off the view outside. "I thought it was for the best…SeeD was never the right life for you, and…and after what happened…" she tried to explain, looking at his angry profile.
"Do you tell yourself that to sleep at night, Princess?" Seifer interrupted. "It doesn't matter now anyway. It's all history." He turned to Quistis and held out the phone once again. "Make the call Quistis. You don't want anyone else to get hurt."
Quistis looked up at Seifer, "And what about me?"
"You'll stay here…at least for now. Things could get real ugly out there, real soon but you'll be safe here." Seifer could see that she wanted to argue and held up a hand, "Call it a debt repaid…you were right, I'm much happier here then I ever could have been as SeeD."
Quistis took the offered phone from his outstretched hand and made the call, not because he ordered her to but because she realized that she couldn't let anyone else die and she didn't want Cid and Squall to worry about her. 'I'll just have to find a way out of this by myself,' she thought.
Seifer stood listening to Quistis assure Cid that she was fine and the mission was still on track. When she finished the call and had hung up, Seifer took the phone and without another word walked to the door.
Quistis watched him and when he got to the door stopped him "Seifer?" He stopped but didn't turn. "Since I'm going to be your 'guest' indefinitely, could I get something else to wear?" Quistis asked in a slightly sarcastic tone.
Seifer looked over his shoulder, "Where were you staying? I'll have someone get your things for you."
"I'm not telling you that," she said angrily.
Seifer let out a laugh, "Do you think it'll be that hard to track down?" Quistis watched as he walked out and closed the door before she could reply.
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Seifer looked down at the phone he still held in his hand. Punching a number he lifted the phone to his ear and listened to the ringing on the other end. "Harris, get someone to track down where Ms. Trepe was staying and have her belongings brought here. Then get a hold of Jaxson and meet me up here." Seifer listened to the other mans reply. "As soon as possible…we need to move on this Dragon thing now."
As he talked, Seifer had been moving down the stairs and through the penthouse until he was standing in the main living room. He ended the call and tossed the phone onto the plush burgundy couch in front of him.
"What am I doing?" he sighed, "assuring my enemy that she's safe. Now is not the time to loose your mind, Seifer," he muttered to himself.
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Quistis stood looking at the closed door. "Damn that man," she said stomping her foot "he always walks out with the last word." Frustrated, she threw herself down on the bed.
When she closed her eyes the scene in the bathroom involuntarily replayed through her mind. 'What the hell was that?' she thought. 'He never answered me.' But in her minds eye she could still see the look in his eyes. 'Need? Sadness? Did I imagine it…no it was there.'
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Seifer heard the door open and footsteps heading in his direction. He turned when they got closer. "Harris," he nodded in greeting.
"Seifer," Harris replied. "Jaxson will be here in about 10 minutes."
"Good. Call Jaren. I want him here too." Seifer told the other man before moving over to one of the chairs and sitting down.
Seifer watched as Harris talked then hang up the phone. "He'll be here as soon as he can," Harris said sitting down across from his boss.
When everyone had gotten to the penthouse and were all comfortably situated around the room Seifer spoke " As most of you already know the Dragons made a move last night." There were several murmurs as he continued, "Tucker went to meet with Chaing about the hits in our controlled part of town and his body was found this morning in the warehouse district. Jaren…" he nodded in the mans direction "took care of the situation and informed me about it. I in turn have discussed this with Mr. Lladro, who has left the matter in our hands. He will be at his estate in the country until further notice…entertaining several important guests. Are there any questions so far?" Seifer asked looking around the room.
When no one spoke up he continued, "It's time to let the Dragons know just whom they're playing with. Jaxson, you and your men will hit the Dragons warehouse along the waterfront tonight and Jaren your men will raid Chaing's club. I want both hits to go down at the same time."
Seifer stood up and walked over to the window then turned to face the other men. "Ok Boys…"He said with a smirk "I've told you what I want now tell me how you're going to do it."
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Quistis opened her eyes. 'I must have fallen asleep,' she thought, sitting up. Looking around, she noticed the room was now in shadow.
Then she heard it. It sounded like voices. Several voices. Quistis jumped up and ran to the door. Putting her ear against it she tried to hear what was going on. After several minutes she gave up, frustrated. They were too far away to really hear what was being said.
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Seifer's bodyguard came into the room and headed over to him. "Ms. Trepe's belongings are here," he said quietly.
"Thank you Kimo. Make sure they are searched thoroughly," Seifer told him, "then bring them in here." Kimo bowed slightly to his boss then walked back the way he'd come in.
Seifer turned back to the men sitting around the room talking amongst themselves. "Alright gentlemen, I think we have covered everything. I expect this to go according to the plans we've discussed." There was agreement from the others as they got up to leave.
"Where will you be tonight, Mr. Almasy?" Jaren asked.
"I'm going out tonight, somewhere very public," Seifer said laughing as he walked the men out.
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Quistis heard the door unlocking and looked up. Seifer walked into the room carrying her bags and dropped them on the floor. "Here's your stuff. Told you it wouldn't be a problem, " he said smirking at her.
"Gee, thanks," Quistis muttered sarcastically.
"Don't bother thanking me, it's the least I could do," Seifer teased, matching her sarcastic tone. He stepped back towards the door, " Don't worry they've been searched. I'm sure you can imagine the toys we found."
"I don't know what you mean," Quistis replied innocently, putting her hands on her hips.
When Seifer reached the door he looked over his shoulder at her, "By the way…we're going out tonight, so put on something nice." He left Quistis standing there in shock.
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A/N: Thanks for the wonderful reviews. They always motivate me. =0.0=
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Seifer stood leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, waiting for Quistis to emerge from the bathroom. He heard the door open and gave Quistis a sidelong glance as she came storming out.
"Just what the hell was that?" Quistis said angrily coming to a stop in front of him.
Seifer ignored the question he couldn't answer, asking one of his own, "When was the last time you checked in with Garden?"
"What? Why should I tell you that?" She said stalking over to the window.
Seifer watched her as she stood with her back to him. "You'll call them now, and tell them your mission is going as planned. Then you'll tell them that you might not be able to check in for awhile," Seifer told her, pulling a cell phone out of his pants pocket.
"Over my dead body," Quistis said irately, turning back to face him.
"That could be arranged," Seifer said frowning. Blue clashed with Emerald as their eyes met.
"Then why didn't you?" she asked softly, never taking her eyes from his.
"Hyne, Quistis. I would think you would be a little grateful that I didn't kill you. If it had been anyone else sent after you, you'd be dead," Seifer said stepping away from the wall and sidestepping her question.
"Grateful? GRATEFUL?" her voice rose as she spoke, "Oh please Seifer, or is it MR. ALMASY? You must have some reason for keeping me alive, or I wouldn't be here right now." While she said this Quistis had been advancing on Seifer until she was standing right in front of him. "So tell me. Why?"
"Guess what. I don't know anymore. I should want you dead for what you did to me…all of you," he fumed, looking down at her. "I wanted…no I needed your forgiveness, your understanding, and you turned your back on me…walked away." Seifer turned away from her and looked out the window, "And for that I've hated you," this last part was said softly as he stared out the window at some distant point.
"I never meant to hurt you, Seifer," Quistis started to say. She wanted to explain. Seifer gave a snort of disbelief without taking his eyes off the view outside. "I thought it was for the best…SeeD was never the right life for you, and…and after what happened…" she tried to explain, looking at his angry profile.
"Do you tell yourself that to sleep at night, Princess?" Seifer interrupted. "It doesn't matter now anyway. It's all history." He turned to Quistis and held out the phone once again. "Make the call Quistis. You don't want anyone else to get hurt."
Quistis looked up at Seifer, "And what about me?"
"You'll stay here…at least for now. Things could get real ugly out there, real soon but you'll be safe here." Seifer could see that she wanted to argue and held up a hand, "Call it a debt repaid…you were right, I'm much happier here then I ever could have been as SeeD."
Quistis took the offered phone from his outstretched hand and made the call, not because he ordered her to but because she realized that she couldn't let anyone else die and she didn't want Cid and Squall to worry about her. 'I'll just have to find a way out of this by myself,' she thought.
Seifer stood listening to Quistis assure Cid that she was fine and the mission was still on track. When she finished the call and had hung up, Seifer took the phone and without another word walked to the door.
Quistis watched him and when he got to the door stopped him "Seifer?" He stopped but didn't turn. "Since I'm going to be your 'guest' indefinitely, could I get something else to wear?" Quistis asked in a slightly sarcastic tone.
Seifer looked over his shoulder, "Where were you staying? I'll have someone get your things for you."
"I'm not telling you that," she said angrily.
Seifer let out a laugh, "Do you think it'll be that hard to track down?" Quistis watched as he walked out and closed the door before she could reply.
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Seifer looked down at the phone he still held in his hand. Punching a number he lifted the phone to his ear and listened to the ringing on the other end. "Harris, get someone to track down where Ms. Trepe was staying and have her belongings brought here. Then get a hold of Jaxson and meet me up here." Seifer listened to the other mans reply. "As soon as possible…we need to move on this Dragon thing now."
As he talked, Seifer had been moving down the stairs and through the penthouse until he was standing in the main living room. He ended the call and tossed the phone onto the plush burgundy couch in front of him.
"What am I doing?" he sighed, "assuring my enemy that she's safe. Now is not the time to loose your mind, Seifer," he muttered to himself.
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Quistis stood looking at the closed door. "Damn that man," she said stomping her foot "he always walks out with the last word." Frustrated, she threw herself down on the bed.
When she closed her eyes the scene in the bathroom involuntarily replayed through her mind. 'What the hell was that?' she thought. 'He never answered me.' But in her minds eye she could still see the look in his eyes. 'Need? Sadness? Did I imagine it…no it was there.'
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Seifer heard the door open and footsteps heading in his direction. He turned when they got closer. "Harris," he nodded in greeting.
"Seifer," Harris replied. "Jaxson will be here in about 10 minutes."
"Good. Call Jaren. I want him here too." Seifer told the other man before moving over to one of the chairs and sitting down.
Seifer watched as Harris talked then hang up the phone. "He'll be here as soon as he can," Harris said sitting down across from his boss.
When everyone had gotten to the penthouse and were all comfortably situated around the room Seifer spoke " As most of you already know the Dragons made a move last night." There were several murmurs as he continued, "Tucker went to meet with Chaing about the hits in our controlled part of town and his body was found this morning in the warehouse district. Jaren…" he nodded in the mans direction "took care of the situation and informed me about it. I in turn have discussed this with Mr. Lladro, who has left the matter in our hands. He will be at his estate in the country until further notice…entertaining several important guests. Are there any questions so far?" Seifer asked looking around the room.
When no one spoke up he continued, "It's time to let the Dragons know just whom they're playing with. Jaxson, you and your men will hit the Dragons warehouse along the waterfront tonight and Jaren your men will raid Chaing's club. I want both hits to go down at the same time."
Seifer stood up and walked over to the window then turned to face the other men. "Ok Boys…"He said with a smirk "I've told you what I want now tell me how you're going to do it."
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Quistis opened her eyes. 'I must have fallen asleep,' she thought, sitting up. Looking around, she noticed the room was now in shadow.
Then she heard it. It sounded like voices. Several voices. Quistis jumped up and ran to the door. Putting her ear against it she tried to hear what was going on. After several minutes she gave up, frustrated. They were too far away to really hear what was being said.
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Seifer's bodyguard came into the room and headed over to him. "Ms. Trepe's belongings are here," he said quietly.
"Thank you Kimo. Make sure they are searched thoroughly," Seifer told him, "then bring them in here." Kimo bowed slightly to his boss then walked back the way he'd come in.
Seifer turned back to the men sitting around the room talking amongst themselves. "Alright gentlemen, I think we have covered everything. I expect this to go according to the plans we've discussed." There was agreement from the others as they got up to leave.
"Where will you be tonight, Mr. Almasy?" Jaren asked.
"I'm going out tonight, somewhere very public," Seifer said laughing as he walked the men out.
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Quistis heard the door unlocking and looked up. Seifer walked into the room carrying her bags and dropped them on the floor. "Here's your stuff. Told you it wouldn't be a problem, " he said smirking at her.
"Gee, thanks," Quistis muttered sarcastically.
"Don't bother thanking me, it's the least I could do," Seifer teased, matching her sarcastic tone. He stepped back towards the door, " Don't worry they've been searched. I'm sure you can imagine the toys we found."
"I don't know what you mean," Quistis replied innocently, putting her hands on her hips.
When Seifer reached the door he looked over his shoulder at her, "By the way…we're going out tonight, so put on something nice." He left Quistis standing there in shock.
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A/N: Thanks for the wonderful reviews. They always motivate me. =0.0=
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