Authors note: Thanks for all of the lovely reviews everyone! Sorry about the last chapter I've just been having a bad time with school and friends recently, but I'm over it now and I've recently turned one year older. I'm now 15 ^_^
Okay, enjoy…
Chapter 13- Shadows
This one world
vision
Turns us in to compromise
What good's religion
When it's each other we despise
Damn the government
Damn the killing
Damn the lies
~ 'Sleeping With Ghosts' Placebo~
"Are you going to tell me what you want from me today?" Seifer asked getting annoyed with this mans attitude.
There was a long pause at the other end of the line, the only sound was the breathing of the man "Since I'm in a good mood today I'll give you a straight answer" the man started "I think its about time we met each other face to face, what do you say?"
Seifer was shocked "You mean actually see you instead of you ordering me to do things down the phone? I'd love to"
"It's a date then" the man said sarcastically " you have work to go to, lets make it tomorrow"
Seifer wasn't exactly sure whether or not to trust in meeting up with this man but as long as he would get Quistis back he didn't care. "Your going to give me back Quistis tomorrow?"
"I'll have no more use for her by the end of tomorrow" he answered "make sure your friends come along too, including the girl who knows your little secret"
"Okay, where do you want to meet?" Seifer asked.
"I'll send you the details later on today," he said "Until tomorrow then"
Seifer placed the phone down with a little sigh, now he would have to face a day as a psychiatrist. Someone who helped people with their problems…was that really him? The thought had crossed his mind many times but it was what he seemed to be good at for some reason.
A knock sounded at his door and he called for his patient to come in. The same thing each time, surely people knew that life was just like a war ground filled with land mines. When your younger there are just a few, but as you grow older the ground becomes swarmed with them and your always being careful not to step on one.
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"How's Seifer doing?" Rinoa asked Zell as he was placing odd objects onto the shelves of his shop.
"He's as moody as usual but is quieter" he said, "I think he just wants Quistis back…but don't we all" he finished.
Rinoa studied his serious expression turn into his usual happy-go-lucky face. "I hope she'll come back, for Seifer's sake"
Zell gave Rinoa a quick smile before rummaging through a box and pulling out more devices to stock his shelves with "Yeah me too, and anyway 'You know who' hasn't given us anymore mystery calls for a while. Or if he has, Seifer hasn't been telling us"
Their conversation was ended when the bells on the top of the shop door sounded which revealed Squall. He stepped inside casual with his usual serious face on. "I've just spoken to Seifer" he said "the man wants us to meet him tomorrow"
"It looks like I spoke too soon about our little friend" Zell said to Rinoa before turning his attention back to Squall "You mean actually in person?" The look Squall gave Zell's answered his question for him. "Are you sure we can trust him? He might be planning something which could endanger us," Zell said a little taken back.
"What other choice do we have?" Squall said "Seifer wants to go through with it"
"When are you going to see him?" Rinoa asked.
"Tomorrow" Squall answered.
Once again more bells sounded from the doors as some customers entered the shop and their conversation came to an end.
"We'll talk later" Squall said to Zell before turning to leave with Rinoa following after him.
"Don't you think its dangerous for Seifer to meet him, he could get hurt" Rinoa said a little tired from running to catch up with Squall.
"He's not going on his own, all of us have to go" Squall said.
"What if it's a trap and he's already told the government who you are?" Rinoa said coming to a stop "Then what?"
Squall also stopped walking and turned to face Rinoa "We have no other choice" he said, "To keep Quistis safe we can only do as he wishes. I'm not sure if I can trust him either but it's a choice we have to take"
Rinoa took a few steps closer to Squall and placed her hand on his arm "I don't want anyone to get hurt, especially you"
Squall wrapped his arm around her waist "No one should get hurt if we stay together"
Rinoa nodded her head "I hope your right" she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and they walked the rest of the way back to Squall's home in silence.
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Irvine stood against the cold, stonewall and looked at his watch, which had been the fifth time this minute. He was really beginning to hope that Selphie was going to show up. He looked through the crowd of people going to their own destinations in front of him. The feeling that soon one of them faces would be Selphie made him feel happy inside but it scared him that he felt like this when he'd only known her a few days. Scanning the crowd once again a face in the crowd surprised him.
"Fujin?" he said surprised by her turning up out of the blue "What are you doing here?"
She pushed her silver hair back behind her ear and looked up to the tall man who stood in front of her "I've come to deliver you a message" she said. She took a piece of folded paper out of her pocket and placed it in front of Irvine.
Irvine took the paper from her hand and studied which looked to be an address on it.
"He wants to meet you tomorrow" Fujin said, " I don't know what it is about but he said that after tomorrow you are to leave here immediately"
Authors note: Okay please don't hate me for all the crapiness of this chapter but I've kind of got writers block at the moment on this story. An idea for another story has come to me and whenever I think of what will happen in the upcoming chapters of this story I get lost in what will happen in my new story, but I have promised myself that I will not start my new story until I have finished this one. I'm not going to give up! ^_^
Big thank you to:
The Angel Of The Lion
Sandra Leonhart
Phoenix Blade
CTHKSI
Lorelei
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