Chapter 25 Ready to Go
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I know it has taken a long time to update this story. Thanks for your patience in waiting for this chapter.
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Seifer stepped under the spray and let the hot water beat down on his upturned face. Remnants of the nightmare flashed through his mind as he ran a hand through his wet hair.
'We better get out of this place soon…' he thought "…or someone's gonna die a slow painful death," he finished out loud thinking of that little man 'Drayson, was it?' Realizing that he didn't want to dwell on this line of thought Seifer finished his shower quickly, then turned off the water and wrapped a towel around his waist.
Stepping out into the bathroom, Seifer started on his morning routine. He had just lathered his face to shave when he thought he heard a sound in the other room. Toeing the door open slowly he was ready to pounce on whoever was there. 'Damn, I wish I had Hyperion,' he thought.
Quistis looked up, from her position sitting on the bed, as the bathroom door swung open. She smiled slowly at the sight that greeted her. Only one thought entered her mind as she saw him standing there wearing a towel, 'Mine.'
"That was fast," Seifer said, turning back towards the bathroom. He looked over his shoulder at her with a grin and added, "Must have missed me."
"No you're just slow," Quistis laughed, admiring his towel-covered backside as he went back into the other room.
Several minutes later Seifer emerged, fully dressed. "Ready to go?" Quistis asked.
"Yeah, lets go find 'the man' and see if we can blow this place." Seifer answered, grabbing his coat on the way out.
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"You look about the way I feel," Seifer said, smirking at Ian, as he walked up to the table the other man was sitting at.
"Yeah, well I didn't get any sleep," Ian answered looking up.
"So…does that mean we can get the hell outta here?" Seifer asked as he sat down opposite Ian.
"It took all night. A lot of negotiating…but yes, Mr. Drayson and I finally reached an agreement. We have what we came for and can leave this morning," Ian told him.
"You know," Seifer leaned forward with a grin, "I could have saved you a whole lot of time and just beat it out of him."
"Hmm, maybe, but you know sometimes a little finesse, goes a lot farther then force," Ian said looking at the other man.
Seifer picked up his coffee cup and took a sip before replying, "Well, you stick to your way and I'll stick to mine."
Seifer looked up as Quistis slid into the seat next to him. "Hey Quis," he greeted with a smile.
"Morning, Quistis," Ian also greeted her.
"Morning," she answered. She smiled at Seifer then turned her attention to Ian. "Looks like you had a long night. Any good news?"
"Yes actually, I was just telling Seifer that Drayson gave me the information we needed. In fact he gave me more details then I ever hoped to get," he answered.
"So how'd you get Mr. Drayson to talk? He didn't seem very cooperative when we left. As a matter of fact he was very good at avoiding strait answers all together," Quistis mentioned, toying with her fork. She looked back up at Ian's answer.
"I can't give you all the details. They're confidential. He was more than an aide to Perry, it seems. But he's afraid of what Perry…or his associates would do to him if they found out that he's talked to us. So let's just say Mr. Drayson doesn't exist anymore. But he'll be well taken care of in trade for the information he will continue to give us." Ian stood up after saying this, "Well I still have some paper work to finish. Can you be ready to leave in an hour?"
Seifer looked up at him, "Hyne, I'm ready to leave now."
Ian smiled at the blonde man, "Good, then as soon as I'm finished we can get out of here." He started to move away from them then turned back, "I'm sure you're eager to get back to the rest of the team." Ian heard Seifer snort as he walked away, and chuckled to himself.
Seifer turned to Quistis, "As if I care about any of them," he said indignantly. Quistis put her napkin over her mouth, a strangled coughing sound coming from her. "And don't think I don't know you're laughing right now," he added, nudging her in the side with an elbow
After breakfast, Seifer walked Quistis back to her room and left her there to pack up.
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Seifer looked up into the pale morning sunlight. 'It's been an hour already, where are they,' he thought impatiently. Hyne, he wanted out of here, so he could breath again.
Tracing a hand over the hilt of his newly returned Hyperion he paced back and forth in front of the Ragnorak. It felt good to be armed again.
Hearing a noise behind him, Seifer swung around and watched Quistis and Ian walk towards him.
"About time, can we go?" Seifer asked when they got closer to him.
"Impatient to leave, are we?" Ian asked, joking.
Seifer gave him a dark look and growled as he walked by to board the Ragnorak.
As the top of the ramp he turned and gave them a huge grin, " Damn right. Lets go!"
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As soon as they were in the air Ian stretched out, "Wake me when we get to the palace." He then yawned and closed his eyes.
Quistis felt Seifer take a deep breath and relax beside her. She turned to him, "Glad to be out of there?"
"You'll never know how glad," he answered. "But…we still have Perry to find. And it worries me what he'll do when he finds out we're after him."
Quistis lifted Seifer's hand off his lap and intertwined her fingers with his. "You're not alone anymore," she said softly then leaned her head against his shoulder.
Seifer closed his eyes and rubbed his cheek against her silky hair. 'Not alone' he thought. He could live with that.
Quistis couldn't know how much those words meant to Seifer as he remembered the words spoken by his tormentors 'No one cares…No friends…No lover…'
'But they had been wrong' he thought looking down at his hand gently clasped in Quistis's. 'Guess I had the last laugh. O'Neil's in a cell and I'm on my way to hunt Perry down.'
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Squall and the others were informed that the Ragnorak was due to land in just under 10 minutes and headed out to wait.
"Do you think they got the information we need?" Selphie asked Squall. "Do you think Seifer hated being back there?" she asked turning to Zell. "Do you think…"
"Darlin" Irvine interrupted, "We'll find out when they get here." Squall and Zell shot Irvine a grateful look for stopping Selphie before she could really get herself going.
"Oh, I know Irvy, but I'm just…"Selphie started to say but was cut off when the Ragnorak appeared in the sky. She pointed up and said something in Irvine's ear, to which he nodded.
Squall watched them for a moment then shifted his eyes to the ship that was coming closer with each second.
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Seifer watched Quistis. She was concentrating on something she was reading and looked so cute, a slight frown marring her face.
He wanted to tell her how much she meant to him, but when he looked at her he couldn't find the right words. 'Ok, there's plenty of time to tell her. This isn't the right place anyway.' He looked out the window. 'Coward.' The word flitted across his mind and he couldn't argue with it.
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The people on the ground watched as the Ragnorak landed. Squall came forward as Ian stepped off the ship and headed down the ramp.
"Welcome back, Agent Anders' Squall said.
"Thank you, Squall. We will have a meeting shortly to discuss what we found out and plot our course of action." Ian looked around at Zell, Selphie and Irvine, who had joined Squall before moving forward, "I expect you will all be there."
"Quistis!" Selphie squealed running up the ramp to her friend. They walked down to the bottom together then Quistis turned to wait for Seifer.
Last out of the ship, Seifer sauntered down the ramp and came to a stop in front of Squall. He looked at Squall with an evil grin, "Honey, I'm home. Miss me?"
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A/N: As always Please review, thanks =0.0=
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I know it has taken a long time to update this story. Thanks for your patience in waiting for this chapter.
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Seifer stepped under the spray and let the hot water beat down on his upturned face. Remnants of the nightmare flashed through his mind as he ran a hand through his wet hair.
'We better get out of this place soon…' he thought "…or someone's gonna die a slow painful death," he finished out loud thinking of that little man 'Drayson, was it?' Realizing that he didn't want to dwell on this line of thought Seifer finished his shower quickly, then turned off the water and wrapped a towel around his waist.
Stepping out into the bathroom, Seifer started on his morning routine. He had just lathered his face to shave when he thought he heard a sound in the other room. Toeing the door open slowly he was ready to pounce on whoever was there. 'Damn, I wish I had Hyperion,' he thought.
Quistis looked up, from her position sitting on the bed, as the bathroom door swung open. She smiled slowly at the sight that greeted her. Only one thought entered her mind as she saw him standing there wearing a towel, 'Mine.'
"That was fast," Seifer said, turning back towards the bathroom. He looked over his shoulder at her with a grin and added, "Must have missed me."
"No you're just slow," Quistis laughed, admiring his towel-covered backside as he went back into the other room.
Several minutes later Seifer emerged, fully dressed. "Ready to go?" Quistis asked.
"Yeah, lets go find 'the man' and see if we can blow this place." Seifer answered, grabbing his coat on the way out.
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"You look about the way I feel," Seifer said, smirking at Ian, as he walked up to the table the other man was sitting at.
"Yeah, well I didn't get any sleep," Ian answered looking up.
"So…does that mean we can get the hell outta here?" Seifer asked as he sat down opposite Ian.
"It took all night. A lot of negotiating…but yes, Mr. Drayson and I finally reached an agreement. We have what we came for and can leave this morning," Ian told him.
"You know," Seifer leaned forward with a grin, "I could have saved you a whole lot of time and just beat it out of him."
"Hmm, maybe, but you know sometimes a little finesse, goes a lot farther then force," Ian said looking at the other man.
Seifer picked up his coffee cup and took a sip before replying, "Well, you stick to your way and I'll stick to mine."
Seifer looked up as Quistis slid into the seat next to him. "Hey Quis," he greeted with a smile.
"Morning, Quistis," Ian also greeted her.
"Morning," she answered. She smiled at Seifer then turned her attention to Ian. "Looks like you had a long night. Any good news?"
"Yes actually, I was just telling Seifer that Drayson gave me the information we needed. In fact he gave me more details then I ever hoped to get," he answered.
"So how'd you get Mr. Drayson to talk? He didn't seem very cooperative when we left. As a matter of fact he was very good at avoiding strait answers all together," Quistis mentioned, toying with her fork. She looked back up at Ian's answer.
"I can't give you all the details. They're confidential. He was more than an aide to Perry, it seems. But he's afraid of what Perry…or his associates would do to him if they found out that he's talked to us. So let's just say Mr. Drayson doesn't exist anymore. But he'll be well taken care of in trade for the information he will continue to give us." Ian stood up after saying this, "Well I still have some paper work to finish. Can you be ready to leave in an hour?"
Seifer looked up at him, "Hyne, I'm ready to leave now."
Ian smiled at the blonde man, "Good, then as soon as I'm finished we can get out of here." He started to move away from them then turned back, "I'm sure you're eager to get back to the rest of the team." Ian heard Seifer snort as he walked away, and chuckled to himself.
Seifer turned to Quistis, "As if I care about any of them," he said indignantly. Quistis put her napkin over her mouth, a strangled coughing sound coming from her. "And don't think I don't know you're laughing right now," he added, nudging her in the side with an elbow
After breakfast, Seifer walked Quistis back to her room and left her there to pack up.
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Seifer looked up into the pale morning sunlight. 'It's been an hour already, where are they,' he thought impatiently. Hyne, he wanted out of here, so he could breath again.
Tracing a hand over the hilt of his newly returned Hyperion he paced back and forth in front of the Ragnorak. It felt good to be armed again.
Hearing a noise behind him, Seifer swung around and watched Quistis and Ian walk towards him.
"About time, can we go?" Seifer asked when they got closer to him.
"Impatient to leave, are we?" Ian asked, joking.
Seifer gave him a dark look and growled as he walked by to board the Ragnorak.
As the top of the ramp he turned and gave them a huge grin, " Damn right. Lets go!"
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As soon as they were in the air Ian stretched out, "Wake me when we get to the palace." He then yawned and closed his eyes.
Quistis felt Seifer take a deep breath and relax beside her. She turned to him, "Glad to be out of there?"
"You'll never know how glad," he answered. "But…we still have Perry to find. And it worries me what he'll do when he finds out we're after him."
Quistis lifted Seifer's hand off his lap and intertwined her fingers with his. "You're not alone anymore," she said softly then leaned her head against his shoulder.
Seifer closed his eyes and rubbed his cheek against her silky hair. 'Not alone' he thought. He could live with that.
Quistis couldn't know how much those words meant to Seifer as he remembered the words spoken by his tormentors 'No one cares…No friends…No lover…'
'But they had been wrong' he thought looking down at his hand gently clasped in Quistis's. 'Guess I had the last laugh. O'Neil's in a cell and I'm on my way to hunt Perry down.'
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Squall and the others were informed that the Ragnorak was due to land in just under 10 minutes and headed out to wait.
"Do you think they got the information we need?" Selphie asked Squall. "Do you think Seifer hated being back there?" she asked turning to Zell. "Do you think…"
"Darlin" Irvine interrupted, "We'll find out when they get here." Squall and Zell shot Irvine a grateful look for stopping Selphie before she could really get herself going.
"Oh, I know Irvy, but I'm just…"Selphie started to say but was cut off when the Ragnorak appeared in the sky. She pointed up and said something in Irvine's ear, to which he nodded.
Squall watched them for a moment then shifted his eyes to the ship that was coming closer with each second.
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Seifer watched Quistis. She was concentrating on something she was reading and looked so cute, a slight frown marring her face.
He wanted to tell her how much she meant to him, but when he looked at her he couldn't find the right words. 'Ok, there's plenty of time to tell her. This isn't the right place anyway.' He looked out the window. 'Coward.' The word flitted across his mind and he couldn't argue with it.
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The people on the ground watched as the Ragnorak landed. Squall came forward as Ian stepped off the ship and headed down the ramp.
"Welcome back, Agent Anders' Squall said.
"Thank you, Squall. We will have a meeting shortly to discuss what we found out and plot our course of action." Ian looked around at Zell, Selphie and Irvine, who had joined Squall before moving forward, "I expect you will all be there."
"Quistis!" Selphie squealed running up the ramp to her friend. They walked down to the bottom together then Quistis turned to wait for Seifer.
Last out of the ship, Seifer sauntered down the ramp and came to a stop in front of Squall. He looked at Squall with an evil grin, "Honey, I'm home. Miss me?"
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A/N: As always Please review, thanks =0.0=
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