Apartment…
The room was dark and gloomy. There was only one tiny window with bars, revealing the darkening sky. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she gasped to see him staring down at her.
"Good morning, sunshine," Seifer's sarcastic voice interrupted the still silence of the dark and quiet room, as he raised his hand to light a hanging single bare light bulb.
"Seifer? Where am I? What happened?" Quistis became panicky and confused as she sat up and realized she was in a small dingy bed.
"Where do you think?" Seifer stood up from his old and rusty folding chair. That was when she realized that she was in what (somewhat resembled) an apartment, Seifer's apartment.
"How the hell did I get here!?" Quistis demanded as she bolted off the bed. "…You fainted me, didn't you? Oh that was low, Seifer, even for you…" she said in a low voice as she stepped up to him. Seifer turned to face her.
"Look, I had to do something to make you listen to me."
"Yeah, well you can tell it to the judge." She turned away from him and began to pace the apartment.
"The judge will execute me anyway." Seifer's voice lowered in a tone of…sadness. With those words, Quistis stopped dead in her tracks and her eyes widened as she remembered Cid's words. Cid…poor guy…
"Seifer…" Quistis did not know how to be sympathetic to a public enemy, even if she had known him all her life.
"Quistis don't. Everybody dies, I'm just gonna die a little sooner." His words were very matter of fact, as if it were no big deal at all. He made his way to the excruciatingly tiny kitchen. "Want somethin' to eat?"
Quistis could only stare at his frank attitude.
"I take that as a no." Seifer sighed as he continued. "You know it was gonna happen sooner or later. I've accepted it. It's no big deal anymore. All I ask is that you hear me out."
"Seifer…what's wrong with you? You're not the Seifer I knew. The real Seifer would never give up like this…" Quistis shook her head in disbelief. Although she was there to arrest him and bring him back to Garden, she had nothing but pity for this man that seemed this broken…or was he that broken at all…? Yes Seifer was a good liar, but Quistis was no fool and saw right through his deceit. That's when Quistis realized she was in danger.
"I reiterate, you're not as dumb as you look, Trepe," Seifer scowled in his malicious voice.
Quistis reached for her weapon to find it gone from her side. She looked up to see Rajin holding her Chain Whip, "Looking for this?" behind him came the silver haired one eyed woman Fujin with a cruel smile upon her thin lips.
"Seifer…" she uttered, trying not to panic as she backed up, running straight into Seifer as he gave a sinister chuckle, "Oh instructor, you are so stupid…" he grinned at her evilly.
"What are you planning to do?" Quistis tried hard to remain calm, after all she had been through worse.
Seifer stepped up to her and covered her face with a rag smothered with some kind of chemical to render her unconscious. She struggled and twisted her head, trying to get away, but his grasp was too strong. Slowly, her world began to darken and she felt dizzy and oh so drowsy. With the very last of her strength, Quistis finally was able to turn and kick Seifer where the sun don't shine. Seifer screamed in agony as he collapsed to the floor.
"You bitch!!!!" Seifer shouted as she stumbled toward the door. "What are you two doing just standing there!? Go get her!!!" he exclaimed, angry and in rage.
"Relax, Seifer, she's not going anywhere, ya know." Rajin walked to the front door. "Where do you think you're going?"
Quistis breathed heavily in her drugged state, her eyes almost rolling back as she tried to crawl toward the door. She struggled with all her might to keep her head up, but the drug was taking effect and she could no longer will her legs to move. She was terrified, but she would not give up. She finally collapsed as her eyes rolled back into her head and she drifted into unconsciousness.
What were they planning to do with her?
