Chapter Fifteen
Communication
It was a long hike to the communication tower but the time passed quickly for Quistis. She thought about Seifer. They had only been together for a month before Quistis found out what Seifer had been doing with his free time. They had had a fight and then Seifer left mysteriously.
She worried about Tyrren. If Seifer had followed her that night then he would know about him. She didn't want to think about what Seifer would do.
Squall stopped walking and crouched between a rock and some grass. Quistis followed suit and crawled up beside him. The two SeeDs watched as two Dollet soldiers walked around the base of the Tower. They were joking about a girl who one of them was going out with.
Quistis looked at the tower. The only way in was through the main door, but there were spikes sticking out of the walls of the tower. Squall had the same idea. He whispered hurriedly to her and then started to move closer to the tower. Quistis moved the other way towards the main door. She waited for Squalls signal and when she saw a flash of light from his gunblade, she stood and walked towards the guards.
The two men stood up straight when they saw Quistis approaching.
"Hey beautiful," one of them said, "we're gonna need to see some ID before you can enter."
The other soldier smirked. Quistis smiled back, slyly.
"I must have forgotten my ID today," she said smoothly, "I don't suppose you could overlook me just this once?"
The first soldier grinned and looked her over, but Quistis was aware that the other soldier had mover his hand onto the holster of his gun. Quistis took a casual step back.
Suddenly, a shot rang out and the soldier with his hand on his gun fell back, blood leaking from a wound on his head. Squall came running from around the side of the tower and finished off the other one.
"Did you see anything?" Quistis asked him. Squall shook his head and led the way into the tower.
Inside they took the lift up to the top floor. There was a box hidden in a corner next to the satellite dish. Quistis bent down to pick it up but Squall stopped her.
"It isn't very well hidden." he stated.
Quistis stood up. "What should we do?" she asked.
Squall unsheathed his gunblade and lifted one of the flaps on the top of the box. A piercing siren sounded from the tower. Squall looked at Quistis. "RUN!"
The lift had stopped working. Squall looked for a ladder and found one on the outside of the tower. He started climbing down with Quistis following him.
At the bottom, Squall ran to the edge of the hill and waited for Quistis. She had reached the bottom of the ladder but as she started to run towards Squall she heard a small click. She jumped to the side, just missing a bullet from somewhere behind her. She picked herself up and ran down the hill. Another shower of bullets rained down on her and she ducked into a hollow in the ground until they had stopped.
On the other side of the hill Squall heard the firing. He made his way around the hill but couldn't see Quistis.
Hiding in the hollow, Quistis peered out only to see Squall turn away from her and keep running down the hill.
She knew the drill - If they got split up they were to find their own way back to Garden. She was on her own now.
Quistis waited and listened. When it sounded like the coast was clear she crawled out of the hollow and ran down the hill. A single shot rang out. Quistis stumbled on a tuft of grass, fell and started rolling down the hill. Frantically scraping her arms along the ground to stop herself, she finally hit a tree and came to a stop.
******
Squall reached the station just in time for a train. Looking around for Quistis, he boarded the train. She knows what to do, he thought to himself as the train pulled out of the station.
'Next stop; Balamb'
******
Breathing hard, Quistis lifted herself up and leaned against the tree. She was scratched and bruised and her heel looked like it was broken. She looked around for something to tell her where she was.
Her breath caught in her throat as she heard a footstep behind her. She looked around the tree but couldn't see anything.
"It looks like you can't run away from me this time instructor Trepe." said a smooth voice behind her. Quistis turned the other way and found herself looking straight into Seifers blue eyes.
Communication
It was a long hike to the communication tower but the time passed quickly for Quistis. She thought about Seifer. They had only been together for a month before Quistis found out what Seifer had been doing with his free time. They had had a fight and then Seifer left mysteriously.
She worried about Tyrren. If Seifer had followed her that night then he would know about him. She didn't want to think about what Seifer would do.
Squall stopped walking and crouched between a rock and some grass. Quistis followed suit and crawled up beside him. The two SeeDs watched as two Dollet soldiers walked around the base of the Tower. They were joking about a girl who one of them was going out with.
Quistis looked at the tower. The only way in was through the main door, but there were spikes sticking out of the walls of the tower. Squall had the same idea. He whispered hurriedly to her and then started to move closer to the tower. Quistis moved the other way towards the main door. She waited for Squalls signal and when she saw a flash of light from his gunblade, she stood and walked towards the guards.
The two men stood up straight when they saw Quistis approaching.
"Hey beautiful," one of them said, "we're gonna need to see some ID before you can enter."
The other soldier smirked. Quistis smiled back, slyly.
"I must have forgotten my ID today," she said smoothly, "I don't suppose you could overlook me just this once?"
The first soldier grinned and looked her over, but Quistis was aware that the other soldier had mover his hand onto the holster of his gun. Quistis took a casual step back.
Suddenly, a shot rang out and the soldier with his hand on his gun fell back, blood leaking from a wound on his head. Squall came running from around the side of the tower and finished off the other one.
"Did you see anything?" Quistis asked him. Squall shook his head and led the way into the tower.
Inside they took the lift up to the top floor. There was a box hidden in a corner next to the satellite dish. Quistis bent down to pick it up but Squall stopped her.
"It isn't very well hidden." he stated.
Quistis stood up. "What should we do?" she asked.
Squall unsheathed his gunblade and lifted one of the flaps on the top of the box. A piercing siren sounded from the tower. Squall looked at Quistis. "RUN!"
The lift had stopped working. Squall looked for a ladder and found one on the outside of the tower. He started climbing down with Quistis following him.
At the bottom, Squall ran to the edge of the hill and waited for Quistis. She had reached the bottom of the ladder but as she started to run towards Squall she heard a small click. She jumped to the side, just missing a bullet from somewhere behind her. She picked herself up and ran down the hill. Another shower of bullets rained down on her and she ducked into a hollow in the ground until they had stopped.
On the other side of the hill Squall heard the firing. He made his way around the hill but couldn't see Quistis.
Hiding in the hollow, Quistis peered out only to see Squall turn away from her and keep running down the hill.
She knew the drill - If they got split up they were to find their own way back to Garden. She was on her own now.
Quistis waited and listened. When it sounded like the coast was clear she crawled out of the hollow and ran down the hill. A single shot rang out. Quistis stumbled on a tuft of grass, fell and started rolling down the hill. Frantically scraping her arms along the ground to stop herself, she finally hit a tree and came to a stop.
******
Squall reached the station just in time for a train. Looking around for Quistis, he boarded the train. She knows what to do, he thought to himself as the train pulled out of the station.
'Next stop; Balamb'
******
Breathing hard, Quistis lifted herself up and leaned against the tree. She was scratched and bruised and her heel looked like it was broken. She looked around for something to tell her where she was.
Her breath caught in her throat as she heard a footstep behind her. She looked around the tree but couldn't see anything.
"It looks like you can't run away from me this time instructor Trepe." said a smooth voice behind her. Quistis turned the other way and found herself looking straight into Seifers blue eyes.