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Chapter 11 - Close but no cigar!
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"Liar!!!" Selphie yelled at me and giggled, "Your scary...ed (hiccup) scary kitty!"

While Selphie was blabbing her drunken words I remembered I was missing something. I looked around and realized my mask was missing? "Squall, did you take my mask?"

"No? Why is it missing?"

"Yeah... weird..." I said and heard someone yell "HELP!!!"

"Did you hear that or is it just me?" Irvine asked.

"Let's go" Squall said walking to where the sound came from.

He drew out his weapon and Zell came running from the side and bumped into us. Knocking Selphie on the floor.

"Hey... umm... I suggest we better prepare for battle" Zell said nervously.

"Why?" I asked and from above us a girl fell on the floor.

There was a knife slit on her neck. All covered in blood across her neck and a bloody hand print on her face. We looked above to the balcony that overlooked the Quad she fell from and back to the girl.

"This is a dummy right?" I asked hoping it was true. Selphie got to her knees and put her head to her chest.

"She's pooped..." Selphie said.

"Dead?" Irvine asked.

"Yeah! Pooped!" Selphie repeated loudly. She didn't seem worried since she was drunk.

I looked around to see if any students were still here... but they must have disappeared. Just now Selphie fell unconscious and Irvine ran to her.

"I told her not to drink anymore" Irvine said and laid her body on a table for her to rest.

I noticed the 'cherry juice' on the floor was starting to rise but it stopped. Everyone was silent.

"Where's Quistis? Maybe she can help figure this" Zell said.
"Help? I'm tired of helping you fools!!"
We all looked up. Quistis was on the balcony where the dead girl had fallen from. She was wearing black short shorts and a black turtle neck sweater. Her blond hair was in a pony tail and on her back she was carrying a slender sword. Guns were tied to left leg and daggers over her shorts. She was clothed to battle from what I though.

"I can't believe you didn't figure me out yet!" Quistis yelled and sat on the edge of the balcony just inches away from falling off.

"Figure out what?" Squall asked and Quistis laughed.

"Squall you know those students that take the exam fighting in the fire cavern?"

"Yeah?"

"And you know how... every time one student comes with me that person gets killed during the examination."

"How can I forget all of them?"

"I've got a confession."

"What kind of confession, Quistis?" Zell said with an upset smile.

"I lied. The GFs they fought didn't kill them... I did! hehe... surprise" Quistis said overly proud.

"YOU WHAT?!" Squall yelled.

"Their bodies are stacked in the janitor's closet if you want to see for yourself... but you'll have a hard time closing the doors. There is a LOT of bodies in there! Another confession, this is for you Rinoa. There are so many bodies that the fluid on the floor is their blood that's squishing out. That's not cherry juice sweetie!"

I took a deep breath in fright and picked up my left foot. I watched the so called 'cherry juice' pour down. I felt fear arise in me.

"How the fuck can you do such a thing! I though you were good!" Zell yelled.

"Well baby your wrong. It was a long act. Finally I can do what I feel is right!" Quistis said with this attitude.

"Why?" I asked.

"Why?! You're the last person to be asking that!!" Quistis yelled and crossed her arms and closed her eyes in anger. "You take away Seifer's warm heart from me and you come here. Where you meet Squall and took his too." Quistis looked at Squall "I really loved you. Being with you help me get over that Seifer wanted Rinoa but you fell in too." Quistis said looking down.

"Fell in? Explain" Squall said. Quistis picked up her head and had a frown on.

"You fell in love with her. You love Rinoa. I saw it from the first time Rinoa came here..." Quistis said and Squall blushed. "Rinoa I knew Seifer was cheating on me. I loved him as well but he left me when you left him. I loathe you Rinoa! I took out my rage on these pathetic students. Then two years later you came here." Quistis said fiddling with a dagger.

"Quistis, no way" Irvine said with a surprise.

"There's more" Quistis laughed. "Hehe... I needed an excuse to explain why 'cherry juice was coming out of the janitor's closet. So... I told them I was throwing a party."

"Your the one that made this lame ass party?" Zell asked.

"Yup." Quistis responded examining a piece of her hair.

"And you spread the killing rumors" Squall said.

"Yup."

"And you're also the one that told everyone about another party. So that everyone would leave accept us." Squall said.

"Hey you did figure me out!" Quistis said happily and started clapping her hands. "Very well done Squall! Close! But no cigar. I'm afraid there's more."

"MORE!!!???" I yelled and stomped my bloody brand new timberlands!