Thank you Seth soldier for putting me on your favorite author's list! Joy and rapture!!!! I am so happy lots of you like my story and follow it! OH YEA! I got accepted into the University of Southern Maine, even though its not my top choice, its still nice to know I can actually go to college. I'm still waiting for the rest of my applications to be accepted!
~Jess~
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A week or so later, Squall and the others had returned to Garden, to lament and come up with another strategy. Squall wouldn't believe that the submarine would cause the death of me or by any other rate the deaths of Seifer and his devious crew. They were sitting in the office with Cid, trying to come up with some kind of team that could check the shipwreck for any signs of the missing people. Squall wanted to continue searching the ocean for the submarine, but it was concluded that due to their satellites and radar that there was no unidentified submarine floating around as it pleased.
Their meeting was adjourned inconclusive, Cid had had other things to attend to and asked them all to leave and brainstorm what should be done. Squall had been the last to leave, and silently stared at Cid as he had to take a phone call. Then he slowly rose and made his way to the door, as he turned the doorknob, he looked again one last time at Cid. Sorrowfully getting no response from Cid, he left the office, and walked slowly back to his dorm full of thought.
Squall laid down on the bed, that had been crafted for two. He felt small compared to the huge size of the bed, since it had once been fully occupied. He placed his hand over to the side of the bed that had been mine, the outside since our bed was placed against a wall. He kept his right arm on the other side, and his left hand rose to his eyes and covered them, rubbing his temples. Squall tried to fill the empty space on the bed by spreading out on his back, with little light coming into the room through the shades. Slowly, the shades of the room made quiet rhythmic noises as they beat against the side of the window; lulling Squall into a light sleep.
Squall was awoken by a loud knocking on his door. He pulled himself out of his soft slumber and dragged himself to the door, half-knowing that it was Zell on the other side with nothing of any importance to say. He slowly unlocked the door, and reached for the doorknob below it, when Zell took it upon himself to let himself into the room. Zell looked around the room and Squall resumed a seat on the large bed, and Zell took to sitting in one of the lone chairs in the room; the one at the computer desk.
"So Squall, how's everything been hanging?" Zell asked in a tone that never seemed to leave his character, no matter how much everyone wished it would sometimes.
Squall turned on the TV, it was one of the joys of having such a large room. He started flipping the channels from his remote control that was always on the bed, it was easy access for anyone who wanted to use it. Only Squall and I ever used it, because Squall wouldn't let anyone else turn on the TV to look for anything silly. One time, he caught Zell in his room watching a TV commercial for a video about kickboxing. Zell was thrown off the bed, because Squall didn't like anyone on his bed that shouldn't be there. He treated it almost like anyone else on his bed would cause contamination.
Zell clicked his tongue at the silent response and began looking around the room. He stopped his rapid glancing when his eyes fell on a picture frame next to him on the desk. Slowly, he picked it up and began looking at it, it was a picture from the wedding. Squall and I were in the center, smiling sweetly and holding each other hands, while everyone else was surrounding us. Zell looked at the picture for a few minutes and then as if coming out of a daze he said, "You know Squall, you are not the only one that misses her, she was a friend to all of us."
Squall shot him a look that could have stricken anyone in the vicinity down in an instant. The top lip of his mouth curled up, and his tongue moistened his lips as though he were going to begin to scream. Suddenly, he shook his head, and said quietly the phrase that seemed to suit everything conversation, "Whatever."
Zell got up, a little distraught and said, "I'm sorry Squall, I know I shouldn't have said that. I'm gonna go now to get some lunch. Wanna come with me?" Then he added, "…buddy?"
Squall looked up at him sharply, and rose from his bed. He walked over to the door to join his friend for lunch when the phone in his room began to ring. It was hooked up next to the computer, and the desk was placed right next to the door. Squall put his finger up to signal one minute to Zell, then walked over to the desk and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" he paused, "Oh hi Irvine," another short pause, "Yes, Zell and I were just headed to the cafeteria." Squall listened for a long minute then said, "I know I sound a little upset, I thought it could be good news. I know I know, I won't think about it too much. So we'll meet you there? Alright. Bye Irvine."
Squall put down the phone, and picked up his replacement jacket since his other one was in another place, or at least he hoped it still existed. Then he walked back to the door to join Zell. They left the room and as they were closing the door, the phone began to ring again. Squall caught the door before it shut and reached in, picking up the phone from the hallway.
He answered, "Yea Irvine, we are on our way," Squall went to put it back on the hook when he heard a different voice on the phone, it had not been Irvine's expected retort.
"Hello Squall… How'd you like the fireworks?" The familiar voice said.
"Why you Seifer! Tell me where she is!!!" Squall screamed, alarming Zell as to who was on the other end of the phone.
"Awwww, Squally didn't like my fireworks! That upsets me!"
The phone was then passed to a person with an also familiar female voice, and she spoke into the phone, "Now Squall, don't go upsetting Seifer! He went through a lot of trouble trying to make a good show for you, and look at the thanks you give him!" The phone was then handed back to Seifer, Squall knew because he could hear it being fumbled around with.
Squall lowered his tone to a startling point, his blood boiling from everywhere within him was audible, "Tell me where Rinoa is, now Seifer."
Seifer made a tsk tsk sound in his throat, "That's no way to treat two old friends Squall! Imagine Quisty calling me a traitor! Squally, Squally I am everything but a traitor."
"I do not see how."
"Well Squall its very simple…"
Before Seifer could go on, Squall interrupted him, "I don't give a damn Seifer! Just tell me where she is!" His fierce voice broke down, "Tell me that she is alright."
"Awww, puberty boy misses his girl. Don't be too worried Squall, she is alive and everything is fine, for now. You know what I want, you should be getting it to me pretty shortly."
"I want to talk to her now Seifer! Put her on this damn phone!" Squall stomped his foot down on the floor in his rage.
"Come now, making demands are we? Well alright, since I like ya so much Squall, you can talk to her. But keep it short."
A long silence was heard, then a feeble familiar voice, "Hello? Squall?"
"Rinoa! I'm so happy to talk to you! I thought you blew up in the explosion!"
My eyebrows crumpled up in wonder, "What are you talking about Squall?"
"The explosion of the submarine you were on, thank the stars that you are alright. Is the baby alright too?"
I nodded and said to him, "Yes Squall, the baby is fine. Just please come to get us, please Squall." Then the phone was taken from my ear and Seifer was back on it.
"Well Squall, I've given you what you wanted. Now give me what I want, pronto." Then he pushed the button on the phone and it shut off.; cutting me off from Squall and my safety.
Seifer had moved me into a new place, and I was relieved to have my blindfold taken off. When I looked about the room, I was a lot happier with my accommodations. The bed was a lot more comfortable, and it wasn't half as dark as the prison I had been in at first. I actually had a light in my room, so I could see how large my room was. I was pleased with the new set of arrangements, although I would not let Seifer see my gratitude.
Sleeping in the new transportation we were in was hard, it seemed to rock ever so slightly in the night when my eyes were closed. Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night feeling quite ill, but I dismissed it as morning sickness due to my pregnancy. I knew we must have been facing some kind of turbulence in the water, but my mind floated back to the words that Squall had said, 'I'm so happy to talk to you! I thought you blew up in the explosion!' I pondered what it could have meant, but thought that Seifer may have blown up another ship with a torpedo and Squall thought that it was mine. I convinced myself that that idea had to be right. They did have sirens like an enemy attack, and Seifer had said that it has begun. I began to feel so bad, when I thought about the people that had been destroyed. I began to think that they may have had families. Perhaps someone on that ship was in the same situation I was in. I feel into a troubled sleep that night, and mentally cursed Seifer for destroying so many innocent lives.
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Hey! Long chapter for you! The long delay wasn't my fault. For awhile they were doing upgrades, then one day I couldn't find the button to log in! I was very distraught, but here you go guys! Please review!!!!
~Jess~
~Jess~
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A week or so later, Squall and the others had returned to Garden, to lament and come up with another strategy. Squall wouldn't believe that the submarine would cause the death of me or by any other rate the deaths of Seifer and his devious crew. They were sitting in the office with Cid, trying to come up with some kind of team that could check the shipwreck for any signs of the missing people. Squall wanted to continue searching the ocean for the submarine, but it was concluded that due to their satellites and radar that there was no unidentified submarine floating around as it pleased.
Their meeting was adjourned inconclusive, Cid had had other things to attend to and asked them all to leave and brainstorm what should be done. Squall had been the last to leave, and silently stared at Cid as he had to take a phone call. Then he slowly rose and made his way to the door, as he turned the doorknob, he looked again one last time at Cid. Sorrowfully getting no response from Cid, he left the office, and walked slowly back to his dorm full of thought.
Squall laid down on the bed, that had been crafted for two. He felt small compared to the huge size of the bed, since it had once been fully occupied. He placed his hand over to the side of the bed that had been mine, the outside since our bed was placed against a wall. He kept his right arm on the other side, and his left hand rose to his eyes and covered them, rubbing his temples. Squall tried to fill the empty space on the bed by spreading out on his back, with little light coming into the room through the shades. Slowly, the shades of the room made quiet rhythmic noises as they beat against the side of the window; lulling Squall into a light sleep.
Squall was awoken by a loud knocking on his door. He pulled himself out of his soft slumber and dragged himself to the door, half-knowing that it was Zell on the other side with nothing of any importance to say. He slowly unlocked the door, and reached for the doorknob below it, when Zell took it upon himself to let himself into the room. Zell looked around the room and Squall resumed a seat on the large bed, and Zell took to sitting in one of the lone chairs in the room; the one at the computer desk.
"So Squall, how's everything been hanging?" Zell asked in a tone that never seemed to leave his character, no matter how much everyone wished it would sometimes.
Squall turned on the TV, it was one of the joys of having such a large room. He started flipping the channels from his remote control that was always on the bed, it was easy access for anyone who wanted to use it. Only Squall and I ever used it, because Squall wouldn't let anyone else turn on the TV to look for anything silly. One time, he caught Zell in his room watching a TV commercial for a video about kickboxing. Zell was thrown off the bed, because Squall didn't like anyone on his bed that shouldn't be there. He treated it almost like anyone else on his bed would cause contamination.
Zell clicked his tongue at the silent response and began looking around the room. He stopped his rapid glancing when his eyes fell on a picture frame next to him on the desk. Slowly, he picked it up and began looking at it, it was a picture from the wedding. Squall and I were in the center, smiling sweetly and holding each other hands, while everyone else was surrounding us. Zell looked at the picture for a few minutes and then as if coming out of a daze he said, "You know Squall, you are not the only one that misses her, she was a friend to all of us."
Squall shot him a look that could have stricken anyone in the vicinity down in an instant. The top lip of his mouth curled up, and his tongue moistened his lips as though he were going to begin to scream. Suddenly, he shook his head, and said quietly the phrase that seemed to suit everything conversation, "Whatever."
Zell got up, a little distraught and said, "I'm sorry Squall, I know I shouldn't have said that. I'm gonna go now to get some lunch. Wanna come with me?" Then he added, "…buddy?"
Squall looked up at him sharply, and rose from his bed. He walked over to the door to join his friend for lunch when the phone in his room began to ring. It was hooked up next to the computer, and the desk was placed right next to the door. Squall put his finger up to signal one minute to Zell, then walked over to the desk and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" he paused, "Oh hi Irvine," another short pause, "Yes, Zell and I were just headed to the cafeteria." Squall listened for a long minute then said, "I know I sound a little upset, I thought it could be good news. I know I know, I won't think about it too much. So we'll meet you there? Alright. Bye Irvine."
Squall put down the phone, and picked up his replacement jacket since his other one was in another place, or at least he hoped it still existed. Then he walked back to the door to join Zell. They left the room and as they were closing the door, the phone began to ring again. Squall caught the door before it shut and reached in, picking up the phone from the hallway.
He answered, "Yea Irvine, we are on our way," Squall went to put it back on the hook when he heard a different voice on the phone, it had not been Irvine's expected retort.
"Hello Squall… How'd you like the fireworks?" The familiar voice said.
"Why you Seifer! Tell me where she is!!!" Squall screamed, alarming Zell as to who was on the other end of the phone.
"Awwww, Squally didn't like my fireworks! That upsets me!"
The phone was then passed to a person with an also familiar female voice, and she spoke into the phone, "Now Squall, don't go upsetting Seifer! He went through a lot of trouble trying to make a good show for you, and look at the thanks you give him!" The phone was then handed back to Seifer, Squall knew because he could hear it being fumbled around with.
Squall lowered his tone to a startling point, his blood boiling from everywhere within him was audible, "Tell me where Rinoa is, now Seifer."
Seifer made a tsk tsk sound in his throat, "That's no way to treat two old friends Squall! Imagine Quisty calling me a traitor! Squally, Squally I am everything but a traitor."
"I do not see how."
"Well Squall its very simple…"
Before Seifer could go on, Squall interrupted him, "I don't give a damn Seifer! Just tell me where she is!" His fierce voice broke down, "Tell me that she is alright."
"Awww, puberty boy misses his girl. Don't be too worried Squall, she is alive and everything is fine, for now. You know what I want, you should be getting it to me pretty shortly."
"I want to talk to her now Seifer! Put her on this damn phone!" Squall stomped his foot down on the floor in his rage.
"Come now, making demands are we? Well alright, since I like ya so much Squall, you can talk to her. But keep it short."
A long silence was heard, then a feeble familiar voice, "Hello? Squall?"
"Rinoa! I'm so happy to talk to you! I thought you blew up in the explosion!"
My eyebrows crumpled up in wonder, "What are you talking about Squall?"
"The explosion of the submarine you were on, thank the stars that you are alright. Is the baby alright too?"
I nodded and said to him, "Yes Squall, the baby is fine. Just please come to get us, please Squall." Then the phone was taken from my ear and Seifer was back on it.
"Well Squall, I've given you what you wanted. Now give me what I want, pronto." Then he pushed the button on the phone and it shut off.; cutting me off from Squall and my safety.
Seifer had moved me into a new place, and I was relieved to have my blindfold taken off. When I looked about the room, I was a lot happier with my accommodations. The bed was a lot more comfortable, and it wasn't half as dark as the prison I had been in at first. I actually had a light in my room, so I could see how large my room was. I was pleased with the new set of arrangements, although I would not let Seifer see my gratitude.
Sleeping in the new transportation we were in was hard, it seemed to rock ever so slightly in the night when my eyes were closed. Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night feeling quite ill, but I dismissed it as morning sickness due to my pregnancy. I knew we must have been facing some kind of turbulence in the water, but my mind floated back to the words that Squall had said, 'I'm so happy to talk to you! I thought you blew up in the explosion!' I pondered what it could have meant, but thought that Seifer may have blown up another ship with a torpedo and Squall thought that it was mine. I convinced myself that that idea had to be right. They did have sirens like an enemy attack, and Seifer had said that it has begun. I began to feel so bad, when I thought about the people that had been destroyed. I began to think that they may have had families. Perhaps someone on that ship was in the same situation I was in. I feel into a troubled sleep that night, and mentally cursed Seifer for destroying so many innocent lives.
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Hey! Long chapter for you! The long delay wasn't my fault. For awhile they were doing upgrades, then one day I couldn't find the button to log in! I was very distraught, but here you go guys! Please review!!!!
~Jess~