Happy crap day everyone! LOL, sorry about my hatred for Valentines day. Hope everyone had a good one! The beginning of this chapter is going a little bit back in time with Squall.
~Jess~
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Squall was walking down one of the halls in his sector searching. He walked lightly on the metal flooring and with each step he took, he feared capture. Suddenly, he heard hard footfalls on the metal, that could not have been his own. Seeing an alcove to the left, Squall leaped behind the wall and pressed himself against it, in order to camouflage himself as much as possible. The footfalls stopped, and he heard a familiar wretched voice say, "Never mind about tomorrow, I feel like doing it tonight."
A growl seemed to stir in Squall's throat but was only audible to him and his fury. He pressed himself closer against the cold metallic wall and tried to hear the conversation he believed to be going on inside. Squall knew that Seifer was talking about me, and Squall began to shake at the thought that he had failed me. He believed that Seifer had entered the room to murder me or to do some other despicable thing, because he hadn't taken Cid to him. He began to think rapidly about how he could distract him from the room, before he could do the unthinkable.
Quickly, he fumbled for his communicator and typed out a message to Irvine. He wrote: "I have found Rinoa, I need you to distract. Then get back to the boat and drive back a few yards. We'll be there soon." Then he put the communicator back into his pocket.
Squall took out his gunblade and lowered it, and moved it out of his alcove. He looked into the reflection for any signs of Irvine's distraction. The guard seemed normal out front of the door and was rocking back and forth on his heels. Squall noticed that the guard didn't have a visual weapon, but it didn't mean one couldn't be concealed somewhere. He loathed the man standing outside the door, acting so calmly despite what was going on in the room. His heart beat furiously in his chest as he waited for a sign from Irvine.
Something began to tickle his side and Squall's heart leaped in his chest. He released his deep breath slowly and put his hand into his pocket and took out the communicator. The communicator had buzzed with a message from Irvine that read: "Will do, get ready."
Squall looked back into the reflection of his weapon. A few minutes later, he heard a fierce clanging of chains. His heart started beating faster with hope that Seifer hadn't hurt me. He stared at the gunblade in his hand waiting for Seifer to emerge, and prayed that he would come out without any blood on him. The seconds seemed to drag on like hours to him. He felt as though he had been standing there for an eternity.
Moving his foot closer to the light of the hallway, Squall had decided to advance, when he saw a familiar figure emerge from the door. Seifer's face looked like it had lost a lot of its color. He watched with keen eyes as Seifer turned to the guard and said, "Guard her well. I have some business to attend to." Squall noted that his voice didn't sound as it usually did. The voice seemed less dominant, and its sound seemed to quiver. He watched Seifer clean off the tip of his blade, and Squall's hand shook his gunblade. He pulled it back quickly so it would not be seen, but wanted to charge out at Seifer for whatever he had done. His hands gripped the handle of the blade tightly, and his knuckles began to turn white. He heard light footfalls of Seifer jogging away, even the steps seemed very hesitant.
I wanted to scream, the chains were frustrating me terribly. I prayed that Seifer would not return anytime soon, or even at all. The only thing I could hear was the metal clanging against the bed, then they became amplified by the surrounding walls. Pulling at the cuffs made my wrists hurt, but I couldn't think of anything else to do. Despite what my body was telling me, I would not give up.
I heard the door open, but I didn't stop. I pulled at the chains binding me to the bed. Out of the corner of my eye I could see a tall figure approaching me, but I would not look at him. I believed it to be Seifer, and I wouldn't take any more pain from him. As he stepped one inch closer I yelled, "Get the hell away from me Seifer! You better let me go right now! You'll regret it if you don't!" Then noises came out of my mouth, they sounded in my ears to be little squeals as I tried to release myself. I shut my eyes tightly as I heard the person come closer to me, bracing myself for an imminent slap for misconduct.
To my surprise, I felt soft hands gently hold my pale ones. I felt a thumb brush my own softly. I recognized that the person had a ring on, because it was still cool against my skin. Slowly, I peeked through my shut eyelashes, and saw a shadowy figure that I recognized. I smiled widely at Squall, and he put his arms around me. Moving my arms, I tried to put my own around him, and I was further reminded of my chains as they clanged against the metal.
Squall pulled away from his embrace, and smiled a rare smile at me. He kissed my nose and as he did so he gently rubbed my stomach. Tears started rolling down my face, and with every move he made, more tears began to flow. I noticed him take some keys out of his pocket, and he unlocked my cuffs. Immediately, I threw my arms around him and let all my tears come out. His hands rubbed my back trying to calm me as I did so.
Pulling me away, he said, "I've missed you so much Rinoa. You don't know what I've been through trying to find you." Then I noticed him look at my swollen cheek, "What's this?"
I sniffled, and said, feeling a little childish, "I don't remember who that was from, but both Quistis and Seifer have hit me. I think each of them have hit me a couple of times." I saw the anger rise in Squalls eyes, and then I pulled him into another firm embrace and said, "I've missed you so much. Don't ever let us be apart again."
I know he had noticed the towel before, but now he brought my attention back to it, "What's this?" He said as he tugged on it.
"Seifer tried to finish his carving.."
"Does it hurt, Rin?" Squall seemed to growl as he asked.
"Yea, it does. But not so much now that I'm with you."
He pouted his lips at me, something I had never seen him do, and used a cure on me to try and ease my pain. Honestly, the carving was the furthest thing from my mind since my knight had come to rescue me. I kissed him on the cheek, as he helped me get up from the bed. He whispered to me, "We really gotta get going. We don't know when someone will come back and Irvine and the others are waiting."
I asked inquisitively as I remembered the guard outside my room, "How did you get by the guard and get those keys?"
Squall told me, "I used stopga and silence, he never saw it coming. Then I searched him for the keys, thankfully, he had some on him. I don't know what I would have done if he didn't."
Squall took my hand and began to lead me out of the room cautiously. He first stuck his head out into the hallway, listening and looking for any sign of people. Then he lead me down the dark hall, each of us trying to be as silent as possible.
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Sorry this is kind of a cliffhanger. But whenever I read something, the chapters seem to end in cliffhangers, I dunno! Sorry this took so long, I'm on vacation and kinda unmotivated. Thank you for all the reviews!!! J
~Jess~
~Jess~
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Squall was walking down one of the halls in his sector searching. He walked lightly on the metal flooring and with each step he took, he feared capture. Suddenly, he heard hard footfalls on the metal, that could not have been his own. Seeing an alcove to the left, Squall leaped behind the wall and pressed himself against it, in order to camouflage himself as much as possible. The footfalls stopped, and he heard a familiar wretched voice say, "Never mind about tomorrow, I feel like doing it tonight."
A growl seemed to stir in Squall's throat but was only audible to him and his fury. He pressed himself closer against the cold metallic wall and tried to hear the conversation he believed to be going on inside. Squall knew that Seifer was talking about me, and Squall began to shake at the thought that he had failed me. He believed that Seifer had entered the room to murder me or to do some other despicable thing, because he hadn't taken Cid to him. He began to think rapidly about how he could distract him from the room, before he could do the unthinkable.
Quickly, he fumbled for his communicator and typed out a message to Irvine. He wrote: "I have found Rinoa, I need you to distract. Then get back to the boat and drive back a few yards. We'll be there soon." Then he put the communicator back into his pocket.
Squall took out his gunblade and lowered it, and moved it out of his alcove. He looked into the reflection for any signs of Irvine's distraction. The guard seemed normal out front of the door and was rocking back and forth on his heels. Squall noticed that the guard didn't have a visual weapon, but it didn't mean one couldn't be concealed somewhere. He loathed the man standing outside the door, acting so calmly despite what was going on in the room. His heart beat furiously in his chest as he waited for a sign from Irvine.
Something began to tickle his side and Squall's heart leaped in his chest. He released his deep breath slowly and put his hand into his pocket and took out the communicator. The communicator had buzzed with a message from Irvine that read: "Will do, get ready."
Squall looked back into the reflection of his weapon. A few minutes later, he heard a fierce clanging of chains. His heart started beating faster with hope that Seifer hadn't hurt me. He stared at the gunblade in his hand waiting for Seifer to emerge, and prayed that he would come out without any blood on him. The seconds seemed to drag on like hours to him. He felt as though he had been standing there for an eternity.
Moving his foot closer to the light of the hallway, Squall had decided to advance, when he saw a familiar figure emerge from the door. Seifer's face looked like it had lost a lot of its color. He watched with keen eyes as Seifer turned to the guard and said, "Guard her well. I have some business to attend to." Squall noted that his voice didn't sound as it usually did. The voice seemed less dominant, and its sound seemed to quiver. He watched Seifer clean off the tip of his blade, and Squall's hand shook his gunblade. He pulled it back quickly so it would not be seen, but wanted to charge out at Seifer for whatever he had done. His hands gripped the handle of the blade tightly, and his knuckles began to turn white. He heard light footfalls of Seifer jogging away, even the steps seemed very hesitant.
I wanted to scream, the chains were frustrating me terribly. I prayed that Seifer would not return anytime soon, or even at all. The only thing I could hear was the metal clanging against the bed, then they became amplified by the surrounding walls. Pulling at the cuffs made my wrists hurt, but I couldn't think of anything else to do. Despite what my body was telling me, I would not give up.
I heard the door open, but I didn't stop. I pulled at the chains binding me to the bed. Out of the corner of my eye I could see a tall figure approaching me, but I would not look at him. I believed it to be Seifer, and I wouldn't take any more pain from him. As he stepped one inch closer I yelled, "Get the hell away from me Seifer! You better let me go right now! You'll regret it if you don't!" Then noises came out of my mouth, they sounded in my ears to be little squeals as I tried to release myself. I shut my eyes tightly as I heard the person come closer to me, bracing myself for an imminent slap for misconduct.
To my surprise, I felt soft hands gently hold my pale ones. I felt a thumb brush my own softly. I recognized that the person had a ring on, because it was still cool against my skin. Slowly, I peeked through my shut eyelashes, and saw a shadowy figure that I recognized. I smiled widely at Squall, and he put his arms around me. Moving my arms, I tried to put my own around him, and I was further reminded of my chains as they clanged against the metal.
Squall pulled away from his embrace, and smiled a rare smile at me. He kissed my nose and as he did so he gently rubbed my stomach. Tears started rolling down my face, and with every move he made, more tears began to flow. I noticed him take some keys out of his pocket, and he unlocked my cuffs. Immediately, I threw my arms around him and let all my tears come out. His hands rubbed my back trying to calm me as I did so.
Pulling me away, he said, "I've missed you so much Rinoa. You don't know what I've been through trying to find you." Then I noticed him look at my swollen cheek, "What's this?"
I sniffled, and said, feeling a little childish, "I don't remember who that was from, but both Quistis and Seifer have hit me. I think each of them have hit me a couple of times." I saw the anger rise in Squalls eyes, and then I pulled him into another firm embrace and said, "I've missed you so much. Don't ever let us be apart again."
I know he had noticed the towel before, but now he brought my attention back to it, "What's this?" He said as he tugged on it.
"Seifer tried to finish his carving.."
"Does it hurt, Rin?" Squall seemed to growl as he asked.
"Yea, it does. But not so much now that I'm with you."
He pouted his lips at me, something I had never seen him do, and used a cure on me to try and ease my pain. Honestly, the carving was the furthest thing from my mind since my knight had come to rescue me. I kissed him on the cheek, as he helped me get up from the bed. He whispered to me, "We really gotta get going. We don't know when someone will come back and Irvine and the others are waiting."
I asked inquisitively as I remembered the guard outside my room, "How did you get by the guard and get those keys?"
Squall told me, "I used stopga and silence, he never saw it coming. Then I searched him for the keys, thankfully, he had some on him. I don't know what I would have done if he didn't."
Squall took my hand and began to lead me out of the room cautiously. He first stuck his head out into the hallway, listening and looking for any sign of people. Then he lead me down the dark hall, each of us trying to be as silent as possible.
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Sorry this is kind of a cliffhanger. But whenever I read something, the chapters seem to end in cliffhangers, I dunno! Sorry this took so long, I'm on vacation and kinda unmotivated. Thank you for all the reviews!!! J
~Jess~