~~ One more day ~~
Disclaimer: Don't own them Squaresoft does, just play with them on occasion.
Chapter 1 Revelations
Cid sighed as he pushed his chair away from the desk. The news wasn't good. He had known it wouldn't be but he had promised Edea he'd try. Try to find out what they were going to do to Seifer Almasy.
Standing, Cid walked to the windows that stretched around his office and gazed out not seeing the night landscape as his mind worked at a furious pace. Usually this time of night was his best thinking time, when everyone was asleep and the garden quiet. But tonight...tonight was different. Why had he listened to Edea. Maybe they, no maybe she was better off not knowing what he had found out.
Edea stopped in the open doorway of the darkened office and watched Cid's shoulders sag with worry. A sharp pain went straight to her heart seeing her beloved Cid wrestling with this. And knowing that she was the one who had asked this favor of him made it all the worse. But she couldn't ignore the rumors that had been swirling around Balamb garden.
With every whispered story that reached her ears the anxiety grew until she couldn't ignore them any longer. Not when the rumors were about her troubled golden boy, the one whose downfall was partly her fault.
Ok there had been the small matter of possession but how could they let her off and then condemn Seifer the way they had. Ultimecia had lured them both down that path.
Edea shook these thought away and stepped into Cid's office. Silently coming up behind Cid, Edea slid her arms around him. Cid spoke for the first time, not turning "I'm sorry Edea. I don't know if there is anything I can do. They have Seifer in the prison outside Esther city"
Finally turning to face her, Cid looked into Edea's eyes " I have a call in to the warden." "But Seifer was pardoned" Edea sighed, "He was under Ultimecia's control.it was understood." She turned away from Cid "Don't they know all this in Esther." Cid looked at her rigid back and answered, "Not everyone forgives him.or forgets what he did" and as Edea looked back to argue, he added "even under Ultimecia's control." Cid stepped up taking Edea's hand in his "There's nothing more we can do tonight." "I know," she agreed. With that he led her out of the room.
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The guards dropped the bloodied man in the dank cell. "Have a good night, Sir Almasy," one of the men laughed sarcastically as he closed the cell door with a clang and locked it. "We'll be back in the morning with your wakeup call." It was all Seifer could do to lift his head and glare up at the men but he wouldn't let them break him, so with the best smirk he could manage he said, "I'll be here." The one guard just shook his head and followed the other man already going down the hall.
When Seifer heard the outer door down the hall bang shut he sighed and dropped his head. "Just one more day in hell" he thought as he started crawling toward the bed at the back of his cell.
As he lay in bed later that night, Seifer's mind wandered. It was impossible to sleep because of the pain from the torture he'd endured that day and there was nothing to shut out the thoughts that ran through his head. How had this happened? After Ultimecia's defeat I had been pardoned, which was a surprise. Things, if not the same, were going pretty good. Living at Fisherman's Horizon was dull, but hey, what did I expect. At least I was alive and in one piece. Then one day the soldier boys had shown up and put an end to all the boredom. "Be careful what you wish for" Seifer mumbled shaking his head slightly, and then wincing at the pain it caused.
There was only one word for what had gotten him here and that was Pride. That stinking, lousy pride that always makes you feel like your better than everybody else. Couldn't just let it go, had to be superior to all the other cadets. But that pride was what was going to keep him alive in here. He wouldn't let them win. "Well if you're going to have a revelation it might as well be a big one" Seifer let his eyes slide closed as sleep overtook him.
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Authors Notes: This is my first fiction. I have not finished the game so if there are errors please overlook my ignorance. Chapter 2 will be along shortly. My special thanks to Divi.
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Disclaimer: Don't own them Squaresoft does, just play with them on occasion.
Chapter 1 Revelations
Cid sighed as he pushed his chair away from the desk. The news wasn't good. He had known it wouldn't be but he had promised Edea he'd try. Try to find out what they were going to do to Seifer Almasy.
Standing, Cid walked to the windows that stretched around his office and gazed out not seeing the night landscape as his mind worked at a furious pace. Usually this time of night was his best thinking time, when everyone was asleep and the garden quiet. But tonight...tonight was different. Why had he listened to Edea. Maybe they, no maybe she was better off not knowing what he had found out.
Edea stopped in the open doorway of the darkened office and watched Cid's shoulders sag with worry. A sharp pain went straight to her heart seeing her beloved Cid wrestling with this. And knowing that she was the one who had asked this favor of him made it all the worse. But she couldn't ignore the rumors that had been swirling around Balamb garden.
With every whispered story that reached her ears the anxiety grew until she couldn't ignore them any longer. Not when the rumors were about her troubled golden boy, the one whose downfall was partly her fault.
Ok there had been the small matter of possession but how could they let her off and then condemn Seifer the way they had. Ultimecia had lured them both down that path.
Edea shook these thought away and stepped into Cid's office. Silently coming up behind Cid, Edea slid her arms around him. Cid spoke for the first time, not turning "I'm sorry Edea. I don't know if there is anything I can do. They have Seifer in the prison outside Esther city"
Finally turning to face her, Cid looked into Edea's eyes " I have a call in to the warden." "But Seifer was pardoned" Edea sighed, "He was under Ultimecia's control.it was understood." She turned away from Cid "Don't they know all this in Esther." Cid looked at her rigid back and answered, "Not everyone forgives him.or forgets what he did" and as Edea looked back to argue, he added "even under Ultimecia's control." Cid stepped up taking Edea's hand in his "There's nothing more we can do tonight." "I know," she agreed. With that he led her out of the room.
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The guards dropped the bloodied man in the dank cell. "Have a good night, Sir Almasy," one of the men laughed sarcastically as he closed the cell door with a clang and locked it. "We'll be back in the morning with your wakeup call." It was all Seifer could do to lift his head and glare up at the men but he wouldn't let them break him, so with the best smirk he could manage he said, "I'll be here." The one guard just shook his head and followed the other man already going down the hall.
When Seifer heard the outer door down the hall bang shut he sighed and dropped his head. "Just one more day in hell" he thought as he started crawling toward the bed at the back of his cell.
As he lay in bed later that night, Seifer's mind wandered. It was impossible to sleep because of the pain from the torture he'd endured that day and there was nothing to shut out the thoughts that ran through his head. How had this happened? After Ultimecia's defeat I had been pardoned, which was a surprise. Things, if not the same, were going pretty good. Living at Fisherman's Horizon was dull, but hey, what did I expect. At least I was alive and in one piece. Then one day the soldier boys had shown up and put an end to all the boredom. "Be careful what you wish for" Seifer mumbled shaking his head slightly, and then wincing at the pain it caused.
There was only one word for what had gotten him here and that was Pride. That stinking, lousy pride that always makes you feel like your better than everybody else. Couldn't just let it go, had to be superior to all the other cadets. But that pride was what was going to keep him alive in here. He wouldn't let them win. "Well if you're going to have a revelation it might as well be a big one" Seifer let his eyes slide closed as sleep overtook him.
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Authors Notes: This is my first fiction. I have not finished the game so if there are errors please overlook my ignorance. Chapter 2 will be along shortly. My special thanks to Divi.
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