Disclaimer: I wish I could take credit for all of the characters in
FF8 but I can't the bastards at Squaresoft have made them all up and
should have any credit that this story gets (but I wouldn't mind if
any of u told me a nice word or two) :)
Authors note: well I haven't written on this story in 1 year now and
I'm truly sorry but I 've had other things on my mind that was more
important.
Until yesterday 020422 I had no intention on writing any further on
the story but then as I read some of the stories on the net my lust
for writing suddenly came back to me and I remebered that I had a
story to continue on, still the final thing that made want to wirte again was a review Thank you Alonia. I hope that u all will be pleased as u read the rest of the story. Enjoy and remember to R&R or else I can't change
anything that u don't like. P.s My Microsoft Word isn't working so I can't spell check it sorry but as soon as I can find a working then I will correct the wrong spellings hope u can oversee the spelling D.s
The coming of the storm
The Breeze that swept over balamb was clear of pollution, instead it
brought a fresh salty breeze of the high seas surrounding the war
weary island of balamb.
Gary took in the salt scent in his lungs and breathed out. He had
taken the train from timber and had slept must of the journey to
balamb.
Now he had to report back to the Silver hair no one in the group that
he was in referred to him as any other as Sir or the Silver Hair.
And all had the same fear as Gary had when they were confronted by
that if they mispleased him they would be found in the water with
their belly down.
He shivered at the thought of failure, but he was almost sure that
the news he was bringing wasn't going to displease the Silver hair.
He passed the Queen of cards and made smirk, how could any one make a
living out of cards.
as he came to the square next to the hotel in balamb town he stopped
instantly and hid behind a market stand.
A few minutes later a tall blond boy with grey trenchcoat and a black
gun blade hanging at his side. In his face there was a grim
determination and the green eyes promised violence.
Behind him came two other a muscular man with a battle staff he was
wearing a face of tiredness, while the woman with white hair and eye
patch had a grin of anticipation in her face. But both seemed as
determined as their leader.
"There is a storm coming, I can feel it" The blond exclaimed, "And
somehow we're in the middle of it."
Gary watched as the trio bought their tickets, and rushed for the
train.
If Gary could remember that was the train to Deling city where the
Garden was anchored.
Gary smiled to himselef Good the fool is going to them, so much
easier to get him he blinked as he saw Dan and Jimmy striding
through the mass of people in the Square.
Jimmy and his brother were assigned to watch and report any move
Seifer made.
They had followed him for about a 2 weeks now and they were still
successful.
They're good, but not as good as me Gary was indeed better them any
of the other in the group. Before the Second Sorcercess War he had
been a member of "The Wolf fangs" an elite military group specialists
in counter warefare and extreme terrain fighting he had been the best.
That was until that blonde devil showed up with his murdering bitch
and slughtered half of the Eshtarian population, among them his parants,
wife and children.
As he thought about his lost family the red rage that had followed
him his whole life came over him. Someday, Almasy someday it will be
just you and me "Then there will be no monsters no Sorceress to
stand in the way just u and me"
Gary muttered under his breath "You spread the storm now be prepared
to reap the thunder." With those words the brownhaired man began
walking towards the docks.
***
"Gahh that was horrible" Zell made a sick face and then he quickly
put his head between the toilett ring and made a sickining
sound. "Yeww thats disgusting Zell"
Sophie turned her eyes on the table that was full with leftovers from
the last week of fast food. How can he live like this The pigtailed
girl shook her head slightly and turned her attention to the one that
should have a lecture about cleanliness.
But she wouldn't argue with him today, he was already feeling
miserable no need to put salt in the open wounds.
After a couple of minutes the spikey headed boy lifted his head and
flushed the toilett.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Sophie made a disgusted
snort.
Then she pointed at the tootbrush that was placed in a mug.
"Zell brush your teeth, I can feel the stench from where I'm
standing." The usally energetic martial artist humped his way over to
the brush and söowly started to brush his teeth every now and then
making a gurgling sound.
As Sophie watched him brush his teeth she realized how fond Zell had
been in the instructor. She could see a sadness she had never seen in
his blue eyes before.
She couldn't think of something to say, even after he was finished
neither of them said a word. But Sophie knew that he wasn't going to
break the silence, it was up to her.
The librarian hated to take the iniative, she wasn't good at these
things and although she loved him more than he knew she still had a
hard time speaking to him without being spoken to.
Zell hung with his head and lumbered over to the couch and sat down
with a loud thud, still hanging with his head he put his hands on his
temples.
Sophie sighed and went over and seated herself next to her beloved
Zell.
"A dollar for your thoughts Ninja" that was a joke between them, the
joke seemed to work beacuse Zell lifted his head and smiled altough
his eyes were red from all the vomiting he managed to give her one of
those smiles that made her love him ven more for every time he smiled
at her that way.
He voice was rasping as he answered "I don't think they are worth
that much"
Sophie was pleased to see him so miserable, she had to cheer him up.
"I don't think there is much in mind that are worth as much as a
dollar but I love u anyway" she tugged him playfully. Zell couldn't
help but smiling, anf began to ponder the thought that he didn't deserve a girl like Sophie. "Hey no Squall acting" with that she slapped him on the head.
"Ouch!! Sophie that hurt" he whined like a little child. It didn't impress Sophie on bit. "Well I wanted to cure you from the Commander Disease"
"What are u talking about Sophie" still being a little drunk Zells head Sophie noticed didn't work to well "I didn't want you to begin brooding okay, if you do you certainly aren't the blond spikey martial artist I fell in love with"
As she spoke the words she could see that something was wrong the minute she had said them, Zell face took an expression she had never seen before.
A face of complete seriousness with even the slightest sign of a smile on his lips. "Sophie something is happening to me" she said in a most grave tone "Puberty ?" she smiled at him but as he didn't laugh her smile faded.
"There is something calling me making me nervous making me forget important things, it comes stronger sometimes." He saw fear in the little librarian face. "Don't worry I ain't going to die or something, but latley I haven't been able to concetrate or think properly" The girl infront of him tilted her head "So what are u saying Zell?" The martial artist frowned, another thing he usally wouldn't do. "This thing whatever ever it is making me do things it's changing me, take yesterday for example until then I had never drunk more than a zip of alcohol, and I ended up in a bar " In frustration he stood up and began pacing.
Sophie was still sitting in the couch "You can tell me when this whole thing started" She could see it now, something was roaming in his eyes a storm of some sort maybe a thunder storm, at first she had taken it for a hang over. He's whole composure told her thank u for listening, then he began.
"It started after the last mission" He explained tp her that that had been the mission when they had been payed for looking up three fugitives.
They had chased them all over the Galbadian continent. Zell looked at his Girlfriend and saw she was listening without judging just listening as a friend, for that he was her eternal thankfull.
"Well as we had cornered them they saw their only option was to fight" Sophie was silent waiting for him to go on, and so he did know with some thought and respect in his face. "It turned out that they wasn't defenceless, they had been street fighters before going to jail... and very good at it too" he touched his jaw as if he had been hit there.
Zell continued "while I was fighting I sensed a sort bond to these fighters" He didn't use the word fugitives which worries Sophie.
"A peace came over that I havn't had since I was very little" His pacing ahd come to a stop and in his eyes he could see a spark glisting erasing the thunder for a moment then the storm was back. As Zell continued to his conclusion she saw a great pain in his eyes bubt also determination.
"After the mission I felt empty, useless and the life itself had turned gray. It didn't matter how much hot dogs I ate or what I did I couldn't find peace anywhere, except for you and the training center"
Now she began to get worried where was his thought leading him to? "What re u getting at Zell?" She saw that he regretted what he was going to say, she saw how much it hurt him. "Well I have some vaccations to collect"
Well that was true Zell never had some real friends before except for the time he was living in the orphange. Instead of taking out vaccation he had simply assigned himself to another squad. "Yes?" Sophie asked.
"And I'm going to use them now, I will travel a bit" that wasn't a overexageration more the opposite with all his vaccation if he was to use all of it he would be gone for a year at least. "So you are just going to leave me just like that!" Sophie had stood up tears in her eyes looking at him plaeding him not to go. Zell could drown in those eyes, yet he knew he wouldnät be staying how much it hurt him he had to find out what it was that was bothering him. Better I hurt her now than I hurt her later
"yea Just like that" he said in a hard tone every word breaking his heart.
"How stupid I am I actually thought that u loved me" with that she ran out of his room tears streaming down her cheeks. Zell stood there for a while watching the closed door. He didn't know if it was the hangover or the storm in his mind that had made him stay in his room and not following Sophie. A tear rolled down along his cheek and fell to the floor. With that he started packing trying not to think about anything except for why he was doing this. Maybe redemption for letting Quistis down maybe yes maybe no, or maybe it was to find out the craving in his body what it meant maybe yes maybe no, or maybe just to get away from it all maybe yes maybe no. But on one thing he was certain he was going to get her back after he had cleared the confusion and collected all the pieces in his head to one whole puzzle. Then he would some back to garden and get back with Sophie that was of course if Sophie wanted him back, Another tear fell from the storm in his eyes.
***
Cid looked at the the paper infront of him, something was wrong with it he just couldn't figure out what it was. The date on it was correct the sign of Laguna was correct but the yellow spots on it was something he couldn't figure out some parts looked old.
He sighed I know there is something that doesn't fit with this paper He sensed danger ahead in the future and to stop had to something with paper infront of him, until he figured it out he could nothing but to agree to the terms on the paper. It's more important that Garden keeps it's clients otherwise it wouldn't survive. Of course there wasn't any good chocies but there was nothing else he could do... for the moment.
***
Somthing was bugging Squall, don't listen to it, maybe it will go away there it was again he frowned dammit I won't let go this time Instead a raven haired sorceress let go she she looked him the eyes then she giggled. That made him confused "what's so funny ?" Rinoa giggled "That must be the first time" he frowned at her "what?" she tried to hold dow her mirth as she saw that Squall was geting annoyed. "Well it's the first time that the lone wolf Squall Leonheart doesn't pay attantion to the speaker when it callshim to the bridge." The commander swirled around "Damn" With that he began dressing in a hurry, while Rinoa began clothing herself in a more pleasant pace.
Altough he was finised before the girl he waited and glanced at her taking in as much of her as he could, her raven hair her Brown eyed ponds her curves smell and just this moment he was at peace. In his 19 years of isolation he felt like he belonged somewhere, no with someone.
"Earth to Squall come in Squall" that starled him he looked away very quick hoping that she didn't she him dumb staring at her. "whats the matter Squallie I'm I that ugly?" "?" he shook his head "You don't need magic, you enchant me anyway" then he smiled when he saw her mouth opened in surprise. With a shriek of happiness she threw herself in his arms.
Then she looked up in his stern face "You know that's the first time that you say something like that to me without choking on the words. He grinned at her "It gets easier every time" With those words they began walking towards the command bridge.
As they got out of the elevator they met a very concerned Xu.
Squall you better take look at these papers. Squall had retained he military strictness, Rinoa rolled her eyes then she looked at Xu and gave her fast blink, but there was only sadness in her eyes that Rinoa couldn't understand. "Damn" was the only words that came from the commader of Garden. He had a sad and at the same time worried experssion in his stone face, wondered what could be wrong altough Xu didn't see she saw that something had really hurt Squall.
"What's the matter Squall?" He looked at her and held a arm around her. "Quistis has resigned from garden she left an hour ago. The words came blurry to her and her vision began to fade from the tears that threatened to overwhelm her. She hid her face in his jacket and cried hard sobs. Squall held his arms around her. Xu was also on the verge of tears still she spoke with a broken voice. "What about the other matter commander?"
He spoke with a rasping voice and Xu was astonished as he saw tears in the commanders eyes "Garden can't officially go on this mission, that would ruin it" Xu felt that still there was something they were going to do "Yes?" Squall just looked at her and nodded "Tell the Laguna that this is matter that they will have to handle themselves, but I will assign a gruop that can catch Seifer as soon as possible that isn't on duty" he looked at her gravely "do u understand me?" Xu nodded she understood perfectly.
If Seeds that wasn't on duty would catch him them Garden itself wouldn't be responsible it was mockery but that was the way it was, the only problem was that they had to get Seifer first. "Xu are u listening?" she shook her chock of and nodded " yes commander" Rinoa hugged Squall tighter as he spooke "And you will assign a group to find Quistis" I glimpse of hope shone in Xus face as she said "yes sir" Squall watched out of the window and saw thunder clouds gathering in the horizon. He muttered as he gently stroked Rinoas hair "And there comes the summer storm"
FF8 but I can't the bastards at Squaresoft have made them all up and
should have any credit that this story gets (but I wouldn't mind if
any of u told me a nice word or two) :)
Authors note: well I haven't written on this story in 1 year now and
I'm truly sorry but I 've had other things on my mind that was more
important.
Until yesterday 020422 I had no intention on writing any further on
the story but then as I read some of the stories on the net my lust
for writing suddenly came back to me and I remebered that I had a
story to continue on, still the final thing that made want to wirte again was a review Thank you Alonia. I hope that u all will be pleased as u read the rest of the story. Enjoy and remember to R&R or else I can't change
anything that u don't like. P.s My Microsoft Word isn't working so I can't spell check it sorry but as soon as I can find a working then I will correct the wrong spellings hope u can oversee the spelling D.s
The coming of the storm
The Breeze that swept over balamb was clear of pollution, instead it
brought a fresh salty breeze of the high seas surrounding the war
weary island of balamb.
Gary took in the salt scent in his lungs and breathed out. He had
taken the train from timber and had slept must of the journey to
balamb.
Now he had to report back to the Silver hair no one in the group that
he was in referred to him as any other as Sir or the Silver Hair.
And all had the same fear as Gary had when they were confronted by
that if they mispleased him they would be found in the water with
their belly down.
He shivered at the thought of failure, but he was almost sure that
the news he was bringing wasn't going to displease the Silver hair.
He passed the Queen of cards and made smirk, how could any one make a
living out of cards.
as he came to the square next to the hotel in balamb town he stopped
instantly and hid behind a market stand.
A few minutes later a tall blond boy with grey trenchcoat and a black
gun blade hanging at his side. In his face there was a grim
determination and the green eyes promised violence.
Behind him came two other a muscular man with a battle staff he was
wearing a face of tiredness, while the woman with white hair and eye
patch had a grin of anticipation in her face. But both seemed as
determined as their leader.
"There is a storm coming, I can feel it" The blond exclaimed, "And
somehow we're in the middle of it."
Gary watched as the trio bought their tickets, and rushed for the
train.
If Gary could remember that was the train to Deling city where the
Garden was anchored.
Gary smiled to himselef Good the fool is going to them, so much
easier to get him he blinked as he saw Dan and Jimmy striding
through the mass of people in the Square.
Jimmy and his brother were assigned to watch and report any move
Seifer made.
They had followed him for about a 2 weeks now and they were still
successful.
They're good, but not as good as me Gary was indeed better them any
of the other in the group. Before the Second Sorcercess War he had
been a member of "The Wolf fangs" an elite military group specialists
in counter warefare and extreme terrain fighting he had been the best.
That was until that blonde devil showed up with his murdering bitch
and slughtered half of the Eshtarian population, among them his parants,
wife and children.
As he thought about his lost family the red rage that had followed
him his whole life came over him. Someday, Almasy someday it will be
just you and me "Then there will be no monsters no Sorceress to
stand in the way just u and me"
Gary muttered under his breath "You spread the storm now be prepared
to reap the thunder." With those words the brownhaired man began
walking towards the docks.
***
"Gahh that was horrible" Zell made a sick face and then he quickly
put his head between the toilett ring and made a sickining
sound. "Yeww thats disgusting Zell"
Sophie turned her eyes on the table that was full with leftovers from
the last week of fast food. How can he live like this The pigtailed
girl shook her head slightly and turned her attention to the one that
should have a lecture about cleanliness.
But she wouldn't argue with him today, he was already feeling
miserable no need to put salt in the open wounds.
After a couple of minutes the spikey headed boy lifted his head and
flushed the toilett.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Sophie made a disgusted
snort.
Then she pointed at the tootbrush that was placed in a mug.
"Zell brush your teeth, I can feel the stench from where I'm
standing." The usally energetic martial artist humped his way over to
the brush and söowly started to brush his teeth every now and then
making a gurgling sound.
As Sophie watched him brush his teeth she realized how fond Zell had
been in the instructor. She could see a sadness she had never seen in
his blue eyes before.
She couldn't think of something to say, even after he was finished
neither of them said a word. But Sophie knew that he wasn't going to
break the silence, it was up to her.
The librarian hated to take the iniative, she wasn't good at these
things and although she loved him more than he knew she still had a
hard time speaking to him without being spoken to.
Zell hung with his head and lumbered over to the couch and sat down
with a loud thud, still hanging with his head he put his hands on his
temples.
Sophie sighed and went over and seated herself next to her beloved
Zell.
"A dollar for your thoughts Ninja" that was a joke between them, the
joke seemed to work beacuse Zell lifted his head and smiled altough
his eyes were red from all the vomiting he managed to give her one of
those smiles that made her love him ven more for every time he smiled
at her that way.
He voice was rasping as he answered "I don't think they are worth
that much"
Sophie was pleased to see him so miserable, she had to cheer him up.
"I don't think there is much in mind that are worth as much as a
dollar but I love u anyway" she tugged him playfully. Zell couldn't
help but smiling, anf began to ponder the thought that he didn't deserve a girl like Sophie. "Hey no Squall acting" with that she slapped him on the head.
"Ouch!! Sophie that hurt" he whined like a little child. It didn't impress Sophie on bit. "Well I wanted to cure you from the Commander Disease"
"What are u talking about Sophie" still being a little drunk Zells head Sophie noticed didn't work to well "I didn't want you to begin brooding okay, if you do you certainly aren't the blond spikey martial artist I fell in love with"
As she spoke the words she could see that something was wrong the minute she had said them, Zell face took an expression she had never seen before.
A face of complete seriousness with even the slightest sign of a smile on his lips. "Sophie something is happening to me" she said in a most grave tone "Puberty ?" she smiled at him but as he didn't laugh her smile faded.
"There is something calling me making me nervous making me forget important things, it comes stronger sometimes." He saw fear in the little librarian face. "Don't worry I ain't going to die or something, but latley I haven't been able to concetrate or think properly" The girl infront of him tilted her head "So what are u saying Zell?" The martial artist frowned, another thing he usally wouldn't do. "This thing whatever ever it is making me do things it's changing me, take yesterday for example until then I had never drunk more than a zip of alcohol, and I ended up in a bar " In frustration he stood up and began pacing.
Sophie was still sitting in the couch "You can tell me when this whole thing started" She could see it now, something was roaming in his eyes a storm of some sort maybe a thunder storm, at first she had taken it for a hang over. He's whole composure told her thank u for listening, then he began.
"It started after the last mission" He explained tp her that that had been the mission when they had been payed for looking up three fugitives.
They had chased them all over the Galbadian continent. Zell looked at his Girlfriend and saw she was listening without judging just listening as a friend, for that he was her eternal thankfull.
"Well as we had cornered them they saw their only option was to fight" Sophie was silent waiting for him to go on, and so he did know with some thought and respect in his face. "It turned out that they wasn't defenceless, they had been street fighters before going to jail... and very good at it too" he touched his jaw as if he had been hit there.
Zell continued "while I was fighting I sensed a sort bond to these fighters" He didn't use the word fugitives which worries Sophie.
"A peace came over that I havn't had since I was very little" His pacing ahd come to a stop and in his eyes he could see a spark glisting erasing the thunder for a moment then the storm was back. As Zell continued to his conclusion she saw a great pain in his eyes bubt also determination.
"After the mission I felt empty, useless and the life itself had turned gray. It didn't matter how much hot dogs I ate or what I did I couldn't find peace anywhere, except for you and the training center"
Now she began to get worried where was his thought leading him to? "What re u getting at Zell?" She saw that he regretted what he was going to say, she saw how much it hurt him. "Well I have some vaccations to collect"
Well that was true Zell never had some real friends before except for the time he was living in the orphange. Instead of taking out vaccation he had simply assigned himself to another squad. "Yes?" Sophie asked.
"And I'm going to use them now, I will travel a bit" that wasn't a overexageration more the opposite with all his vaccation if he was to use all of it he would be gone for a year at least. "So you are just going to leave me just like that!" Sophie had stood up tears in her eyes looking at him plaeding him not to go. Zell could drown in those eyes, yet he knew he wouldnät be staying how much it hurt him he had to find out what it was that was bothering him. Better I hurt her now than I hurt her later
"yea Just like that" he said in a hard tone every word breaking his heart.
"How stupid I am I actually thought that u loved me" with that she ran out of his room tears streaming down her cheeks. Zell stood there for a while watching the closed door. He didn't know if it was the hangover or the storm in his mind that had made him stay in his room and not following Sophie. A tear rolled down along his cheek and fell to the floor. With that he started packing trying not to think about anything except for why he was doing this. Maybe redemption for letting Quistis down maybe yes maybe no, or maybe it was to find out the craving in his body what it meant maybe yes maybe no, or maybe just to get away from it all maybe yes maybe no. But on one thing he was certain he was going to get her back after he had cleared the confusion and collected all the pieces in his head to one whole puzzle. Then he would some back to garden and get back with Sophie that was of course if Sophie wanted him back, Another tear fell from the storm in his eyes.
***
Cid looked at the the paper infront of him, something was wrong with it he just couldn't figure out what it was. The date on it was correct the sign of Laguna was correct but the yellow spots on it was something he couldn't figure out some parts looked old.
He sighed I know there is something that doesn't fit with this paper He sensed danger ahead in the future and to stop had to something with paper infront of him, until he figured it out he could nothing but to agree to the terms on the paper. It's more important that Garden keeps it's clients otherwise it wouldn't survive. Of course there wasn't any good chocies but there was nothing else he could do... for the moment.
***
Somthing was bugging Squall, don't listen to it, maybe it will go away there it was again he frowned dammit I won't let go this time Instead a raven haired sorceress let go she she looked him the eyes then she giggled. That made him confused "what's so funny ?" Rinoa giggled "That must be the first time" he frowned at her "what?" she tried to hold dow her mirth as she saw that Squall was geting annoyed. "Well it's the first time that the lone wolf Squall Leonheart doesn't pay attantion to the speaker when it callshim to the bridge." The commander swirled around "Damn" With that he began dressing in a hurry, while Rinoa began clothing herself in a more pleasant pace.
Altough he was finised before the girl he waited and glanced at her taking in as much of her as he could, her raven hair her Brown eyed ponds her curves smell and just this moment he was at peace. In his 19 years of isolation he felt like he belonged somewhere, no with someone.
"Earth to Squall come in Squall" that starled him he looked away very quick hoping that she didn't she him dumb staring at her. "whats the matter Squallie I'm I that ugly?" "?" he shook his head "You don't need magic, you enchant me anyway" then he smiled when he saw her mouth opened in surprise. With a shriek of happiness she threw herself in his arms.
Then she looked up in his stern face "You know that's the first time that you say something like that to me without choking on the words. He grinned at her "It gets easier every time" With those words they began walking towards the command bridge.
As they got out of the elevator they met a very concerned Xu.
Squall you better take look at these papers. Squall had retained he military strictness, Rinoa rolled her eyes then she looked at Xu and gave her fast blink, but there was only sadness in her eyes that Rinoa couldn't understand. "Damn" was the only words that came from the commader of Garden. He had a sad and at the same time worried experssion in his stone face, wondered what could be wrong altough Xu didn't see she saw that something had really hurt Squall.
"What's the matter Squall?" He looked at her and held a arm around her. "Quistis has resigned from garden she left an hour ago. The words came blurry to her and her vision began to fade from the tears that threatened to overwhelm her. She hid her face in his jacket and cried hard sobs. Squall held his arms around her. Xu was also on the verge of tears still she spoke with a broken voice. "What about the other matter commander?"
He spoke with a rasping voice and Xu was astonished as he saw tears in the commanders eyes "Garden can't officially go on this mission, that would ruin it" Xu felt that still there was something they were going to do "Yes?" Squall just looked at her and nodded "Tell the Laguna that this is matter that they will have to handle themselves, but I will assign a gruop that can catch Seifer as soon as possible that isn't on duty" he looked at her gravely "do u understand me?" Xu nodded she understood perfectly.
If Seeds that wasn't on duty would catch him them Garden itself wouldn't be responsible it was mockery but that was the way it was, the only problem was that they had to get Seifer first. "Xu are u listening?" she shook her chock of and nodded " yes commander" Rinoa hugged Squall tighter as he spooke "And you will assign a group to find Quistis" I glimpse of hope shone in Xus face as she said "yes sir" Squall watched out of the window and saw thunder clouds gathering in the horizon. He muttered as he gently stroked Rinoas hair "And there comes the summer storm"