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Disclaimer I do not own FF 8


A month of after the Seth incident Rin walks around the Garden looking for Irvine. She knew something was up around here. Going to her dad she wouldn't get no answers so if playing unfair was the game she would. Growling she turns into the cafeteria. Was everyone dodging her of lately? All she did was fallow her heart, and lately the typical life span was nineteen. Meaning everyone above that out lived there friends. Speaking of friends, Irvines are right ahead.

Rin comes to a stop and stares at them. The quickest means of getting recognized. As expected someone turns around and notices her. Yelping in the process, Rin never realized how cold her eyes were today. She didn't care.

'Where is dad and the other students?' Rin orders.

Irvine shifts on his feet and notices Rin standing there. Him swearing told Rin everything. There was trouble out side the Garden, and Rin was not supposed to know. She was not stupid. Irvine pushes through his friends and reaches for Rin. Frustrated Rin flips him unto his back.

"Rin you dad will be back." Irvine says gasping for air. "They've gone to check out the situation in the Timber area."

Rin turns and walks away. She was not going to wait for anyone's orders. She was not the one to be pushed around so easily. Her dad wanted to play no fair. Well, he got his wish. First thing first find where Seth lived. He would help her.

Irivne looks at Rin's back from his position on the floor. His back hurt and his head was whirling. It was clear still, Squall was going to kill him. With the help of his friends Irvine gets up. Looking around he knew his duty was to message Squall. Like it or not.

"I got to go send a message to Squall, I just want to tell you it's been nice knowing you. Tell Selphie that if she names our baby Irvine Jr I'm going to haunt her from the grave." Irvine gives his friends the message with a sad look.

"Yeah nice knowing you man," one of his friends puts his hand on Irvine's shoulders.

Irvine drags his feet and heads for the bridge. The noose tightening around his neck. At least his daughters new better then to test their limits.

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Finding the Almsy residence was no problem. Partly cause Yojin expected Rin to come. Together they run through the forest, gorilla fighters were every where. It was funny, usually monsters where the problem but now it was people. Yojin veers off to the left and Rin fallows. Something tightens around Rin's ankle and with a sharp jerk she is pulled up wards. Rin's head hitting a rock as she fell.

"Rin!" Yojin stops.

Rin heads reels. All she could see was darkness, she couldn't surrender to it. Slowly her eyes focus and she sees Yojin. Yojin takes a step forward. A clicking sound fills the air and Yojin's face turns pale. Mine, Yojin stepped on a mine. In the next couple seconds if Yojin didn't move before that it will blow. Rin struggles and tries to reach her fallen weapon.

"Rin don't move!" Yojin scolds.

Rin stops moving. Yojin grabs her sharp diskette and concentrates on the rope suspending Rin. Rin shakes her head no. If Yojin threw that she'd set off the bomb. Yojin frowns and before Rin can react she throws it. Just as her disk hits the rope and severs it the bomb blows. The last thing Rin remembers is hitting a tree.

Seifer walks through the woods. He was drawn out by the sound of an explosion. Curiosity on his wife's end sent him out. Who knows who got caught in the gorilla's trap. Sometimes it was an innocent kid just out side to play. Pushing aside some bushes he notices a young girl dazed and crawling for her weapon. Seifer rushes to her, and finds her not as dazed as he thought.

Rin watches at her sword just barely missed the guys chest. Or was it two, or three... Well, to many to count. Rin forces herself to her feet. Favoring one foot majorly. As her eyes begin to focus she realizes it was one man, with a weapon like her fathers. A scar marred his face, just like her fathers, but opposite direction. He moves forwards and Rin attacks again.

Seifer cringed under her blow. Damn she was stronger then what she looked. And she was not going to trust him without a fight. Seifer pushes her off and swings at her. In an amazing fleet of flexibility she bends backwards to avoid it then rolls to one side and twists around. She raises her gunblade and fires at him. Seifer jumps as her disk grazes his ribs on the way by.

Rin feels her ankle throb. She wanted to cry. Who was this person that opposed her. He was fast but not that fast. Rin ignores her ankle and attacks him fiercely. He dodges her blows then notices her swollen ankle and kicks it from off underneath her. Rin's eyes open wide as she falls.

"Damn you girl I'm here to help." Seifer yells.

Seifer grabs her sore leg and undoes the clasps on her boot. She bites her lip and looks away. Just undoing the boot hurt. Seifer looks at her and how much it hurt. Telling her when he was going to pull of the boot would be a bad idea. Taking a deep breath he pulls off the boot. The woman grips the ground and lets out a silent scream.

"I don't know what your name is girl, but you ankles been snapped. Let me guess you stepped on a snare, so then let me guess there's at least one more person with you?" Seifer asks. "Well, my names Seifer and I'll find her or him."

Rin nods. Seifer, that name ringed a bell... Seth's father, Squall's enemy. Rin turns and watches him move. Seth looked so much like him. To bad she didn't notice that earlier. She hears Yojin moan. Hope rushed through her Yojin was alive!

"Yojin." She hears Seifer say. "Your lucky they barried that mine to deep. Both you and your friend should be dead."

"Oww. Still couldn't it have been barried deeper... How's Rin?" Yojin asks.

"The other woman, she's Rin." Seifer asks recognizing Rin's name.

"Ya."

Seifer looks at Rin who was looking over her shoulder at him. Now he notices the Leonhart symbol on the back of her jacket. Now he knew it was Squall's daughter.

"A broken ankle, and a bruises and cuts." Seifer says coldly.

"Good, we's came to tell ya of major trouble coming." Yojin said. "Rinny refused to listen to her father an' wait."

Rin stabs her weapon into the ground and uses it to help herself up. This was a waste of time and a waste of pain. Maybe her dad was right about the Almsy name. Rin tries to step on her ankle but without the support of the boot it was impossible.

"Can you walk?" Seifer asks Yojin.

"Ya, I've had worse. Jus' help me up."

Seifer helps Yojin to her feet. The back of one leg the skin gone but it didn't seem to bother her much. One Seifer saw her on sturdy feet he walks over to Rin and picks her up. He looks at Yojin who picks up Rin's weapon. As he walks home he can tell Yojin was being leary. Both were lucky to alive, there was no disputing that.

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Irvine waits for a response at the end of the radio. He knew Squall had received his message. All Irvine was waiting for was Squall's temper to pass and let him speak.

"Why pzzzzt leave?" Squall's voice breaks the silence.

"Didn't have a choice Squall, she kicked my ass and left."

Irvine listens to occasionally static interrupted cursing on the other end. There was only two people who could make Squall loose it.

"I'll pzzzt find her. Squ pzzt out." Squall says then his connection was dead.

"Man Rin better be able to run when Squall finds her." Irvine sighs.

****

Seth and his mother are watching out the window as Seifer walks up with his two guests. Seth instintally reconizes Rin. He pushes away from the window and runs to and out the door. He meets glares with his father but he didn't care. He takes Rin from his fathers arms. Rin shifts easly and her arms wrap around Seth's neck.

"Rin." Seth says holding her. "Is she alright dad?"

"Yeah, cuts and bruises, and one broken ankle. Nothing your mom can't fix." Seifer replies.

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My computer time is up... Sorry this is as far as I got.

-lil nino comes around