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~Jess~
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"Hey, why don't we try the Fisherman's Horizon? I think they would know the most stuff about boat rentals or sightings don't you Squall?" Irvine said to Squall once they got back into the Ragnarok.
Selphie was very excited about this idea. Squall didn't seem to care too much; he seemed so deterred because of his lack of clues. So Selphie said standing up with her hands on her hips, "Well, I'm taking over here for a minute... Yes we are going there, that's a great idea Irvine. I bet Squall thinks so too, but he just doesn't wanna talk."
Squall looked over at Selphie, and then she sat down in the pilot's seat. Squall sighed. She was right, he did think it was a great idea, but he felt so helpless. It was such a big world, and to find someone that was hiding in it was very difficult. It was like finding a precious earring in a crowded train station. When would he find out where to find Seifer? How much more could he take before going crazy in trying to find me?
As they landed on the Horizon, the parties sought out together, some to be the ears and some to be the eyes. They entered this little fishing shop, it seemed to be the best business in town and had a variety of items. Squall looked around the store at all its objects, at the fishing line, goggles, lure, and other things that he couldn't discern. As he looked around half-contently, Selphie bounded up to the storekeeper and asked about recent purchases.
"Well, lemme see. Old Johnny across the way bought a new boat, a little dinghy, has only a one horse powered engine. Old Mrs. Oscul got some lures..."
Squall interrupted him sternly, "Any purchases from anyone you do not know, Sir?"
The storekeeper looked at Squall, and replied, "Actually yes, it was rather odd. A few men came in here and were very interested in scuba gear. When I started telling them the best places to see undersea life, they became very disinterested and tried to change the topic to the price. They also wanted to know about engines for submarines, which I found extremely odd. I only sell boats, not that fancy underwater machines."
Irvine asked, "What did these men look like?"
"Mean. Although I can only remember one of them, the others seemed to just take orders, and I didn't pay too much attention to them. He was tall, very intimidating man, kinda lean, with blonde hair," the storekeeper looked at Squall's face. Squall's eyes flew to the floor, and the storekeeper exclaimed, "He had a scar, on his face just like yours right in between his eyes. Remarkable!"
Zell piped in, "Any idea about which way they went?"
"Well, I know they got a submarine from that old coot down the way, he told me about them buying it. They were very mysterious, maybe they work for some undercover agency, or something secretive."
As they parted the old man, Squall gave the storekeeper a grin; he couldn't put out the whole smile until he found his love. They had decided to rent a submarine and search for Seifer under the sea. Selphie seemed pretty confident that she knew how to drive it, although Zell looked pretty scared. As they were all gathering for their journey, Squall noticed Quistis go to the phone. He listened in and when he heard her call the other voice Seifer his face dropped. Quickly, Squall motioned to the others to get into the boat without Quistis, and Squall got no complaints.
Selphie turned on the engine, catching Quistis' attention. Hanging up the phone, Quistis began to race to the submarine. Zell shut the hatch after he gave her an unhappy smirk. They started going out to see, watching Quistis' expressions; she knew what she did wrong. Betrayal was not something Squall could handle in the search for his love.
Squall sat in a corner of the boat motionless for a long time. He had been betrayed by one of his close friends. Quistis, who had once carried a crush for him. Did this crush force her to take to drastic measures to separate Squall from me? Or was it something different? Squall shook his head in disgust at the thought of Quistis. All the actions they had took to find me, Quistis had been there unraveling it to the enemy.
After a long while of silence, Irvine spoke, twiddling his thumbs, "How could someone do something like that? It just makes me so mad at her. She seems so weak to me now, when before she was a powerful instructor."
Zell sighed, "We should have told you about what she said about Selphie. That bitch Quistis accused Selphie of helping out Seifer, when it was her the entire time!" He punched at the wall of the submarine; the impact reverberated off the walls and shook the submarine.
Irvine looked at Zell, "Please don't do that, it scares me. I feel like this is all my fault."
Squall looked up from his long gaze at the floor, "It's not any of our faults. All of this, it is not even Quistis' fault. It's all Seifer's fault. Without his revenge for me, none of this would have happened. Rinoa and I could have just lived together peacefully with our baby and not had to worry about any of this. All this happened because I had a class, and I didn't take it off to be with her," he paused, sighing. "I would still be with her now, but instead all this time is lost!"
With that statement, all of the companions kept quiet, searching the ocean for their lost companion.
As I woke up from my slumber of I don't know how many hours, I saw a light coming from a place it had not the day before. I rolled off the cot and placed my feet on the ground, leaning against the wall looking out the window. For some reason, it seemed a bit brighter in my prison. Getting lost in thoughts, something pulled me from my deep gaze. Something small, yet it was very significant. It seemed to rip my one last hope of Squall finding me. I touched my fingers to the glass, that before had seemed to me to be painted but now I was aware of what was really going on. I slumped down back to the cold floor and cried into my arms.
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Notice the regression in Rinoa? When she thought Squall was coming for her she slept on the bed, now that she thinks he isn't, she is back on the floor. Also kinda of a cliffhanger here. I decided to make the story go a little faster, the search was not getting many reviews and I wanna finish this story!!
REVIEW!
~Jess~
~Jess~
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"Hey, why don't we try the Fisherman's Horizon? I think they would know the most stuff about boat rentals or sightings don't you Squall?" Irvine said to Squall once they got back into the Ragnarok.
Selphie was very excited about this idea. Squall didn't seem to care too much; he seemed so deterred because of his lack of clues. So Selphie said standing up with her hands on her hips, "Well, I'm taking over here for a minute... Yes we are going there, that's a great idea Irvine. I bet Squall thinks so too, but he just doesn't wanna talk."
Squall looked over at Selphie, and then she sat down in the pilot's seat. Squall sighed. She was right, he did think it was a great idea, but he felt so helpless. It was such a big world, and to find someone that was hiding in it was very difficult. It was like finding a precious earring in a crowded train station. When would he find out where to find Seifer? How much more could he take before going crazy in trying to find me?
As they landed on the Horizon, the parties sought out together, some to be the ears and some to be the eyes. They entered this little fishing shop, it seemed to be the best business in town and had a variety of items. Squall looked around the store at all its objects, at the fishing line, goggles, lure, and other things that he couldn't discern. As he looked around half-contently, Selphie bounded up to the storekeeper and asked about recent purchases.
"Well, lemme see. Old Johnny across the way bought a new boat, a little dinghy, has only a one horse powered engine. Old Mrs. Oscul got some lures..."
Squall interrupted him sternly, "Any purchases from anyone you do not know, Sir?"
The storekeeper looked at Squall, and replied, "Actually yes, it was rather odd. A few men came in here and were very interested in scuba gear. When I started telling them the best places to see undersea life, they became very disinterested and tried to change the topic to the price. They also wanted to know about engines for submarines, which I found extremely odd. I only sell boats, not that fancy underwater machines."
Irvine asked, "What did these men look like?"
"Mean. Although I can only remember one of them, the others seemed to just take orders, and I didn't pay too much attention to them. He was tall, very intimidating man, kinda lean, with blonde hair," the storekeeper looked at Squall's face. Squall's eyes flew to the floor, and the storekeeper exclaimed, "He had a scar, on his face just like yours right in between his eyes. Remarkable!"
Zell piped in, "Any idea about which way they went?"
"Well, I know they got a submarine from that old coot down the way, he told me about them buying it. They were very mysterious, maybe they work for some undercover agency, or something secretive."
As they parted the old man, Squall gave the storekeeper a grin; he couldn't put out the whole smile until he found his love. They had decided to rent a submarine and search for Seifer under the sea. Selphie seemed pretty confident that she knew how to drive it, although Zell looked pretty scared. As they were all gathering for their journey, Squall noticed Quistis go to the phone. He listened in and when he heard her call the other voice Seifer his face dropped. Quickly, Squall motioned to the others to get into the boat without Quistis, and Squall got no complaints.
Selphie turned on the engine, catching Quistis' attention. Hanging up the phone, Quistis began to race to the submarine. Zell shut the hatch after he gave her an unhappy smirk. They started going out to see, watching Quistis' expressions; she knew what she did wrong. Betrayal was not something Squall could handle in the search for his love.
Squall sat in a corner of the boat motionless for a long time. He had been betrayed by one of his close friends. Quistis, who had once carried a crush for him. Did this crush force her to take to drastic measures to separate Squall from me? Or was it something different? Squall shook his head in disgust at the thought of Quistis. All the actions they had took to find me, Quistis had been there unraveling it to the enemy.
After a long while of silence, Irvine spoke, twiddling his thumbs, "How could someone do something like that? It just makes me so mad at her. She seems so weak to me now, when before she was a powerful instructor."
Zell sighed, "We should have told you about what she said about Selphie. That bitch Quistis accused Selphie of helping out Seifer, when it was her the entire time!" He punched at the wall of the submarine; the impact reverberated off the walls and shook the submarine.
Irvine looked at Zell, "Please don't do that, it scares me. I feel like this is all my fault."
Squall looked up from his long gaze at the floor, "It's not any of our faults. All of this, it is not even Quistis' fault. It's all Seifer's fault. Without his revenge for me, none of this would have happened. Rinoa and I could have just lived together peacefully with our baby and not had to worry about any of this. All this happened because I had a class, and I didn't take it off to be with her," he paused, sighing. "I would still be with her now, but instead all this time is lost!"
With that statement, all of the companions kept quiet, searching the ocean for their lost companion.
As I woke up from my slumber of I don't know how many hours, I saw a light coming from a place it had not the day before. I rolled off the cot and placed my feet on the ground, leaning against the wall looking out the window. For some reason, it seemed a bit brighter in my prison. Getting lost in thoughts, something pulled me from my deep gaze. Something small, yet it was very significant. It seemed to rip my one last hope of Squall finding me. I touched my fingers to the glass, that before had seemed to me to be painted but now I was aware of what was really going on. I slumped down back to the cold floor and cried into my arms.
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Notice the regression in Rinoa? When she thought Squall was coming for her she slept on the bed, now that she thinks he isn't, she is back on the floor. Also kinda of a cliffhanger here. I decided to make the story go a little faster, the search was not getting many reviews and I wanna finish this story!!
REVIEW!
~Jess~