/i "Stupid bastard…" I rolled over on my bed to pick up the yellow phone of doom. "No one calls me directly…" I picked it off its receiver trying desperately to not give in to the need to hang up, or tell the person to piss off. "Hello?" The voice on the other end was sweet and calm.
"Miss Nicole?"
"Call me Nikki."
"Miss Nikki, it's Xu from Headmaster Cid's office." I sat up in bed.
This was taking longer then it needed to be. "What does he want?" I was tired and now becoming slightly annoyed.
"He needs to see you up in his office as soon as possible."
I ran my hand through the top part of my blonde hair. "Tell him I'll be there in five minutes…" I hung up without saying goodbye to Xu. Standing up a walked over to my closet, pulling out a random black skirt and long jade shirt. I wasn't a cadet, didn't need to wear the uniform, nor was I SeeD and I didn't want to be one. Once dressed I pulled my long hair into a ponytail on top of my head. I turned around and look at my table; it glittered in the afternoon sun, pouring through my window.
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"There you are Nikki. Headmaster Cid and the others are waiting for you." I nodded slowly as my steel toed boots hit the floor. "Others?" I whispered softly. "I thought it was only the headmaster…" Standing before the doors I did the only thing I was taught to do in a moment like this. I pushed both doors open and sauntered in with my attitude on my sleeves.
"You wanted to see Headmaster?" I asked stopping in front of a long wooden table. I noticed that there were six other people. Taken back by who I was standing in front of, I put my head down in a silent respect, and then saluted the Headmaster.
"At ease Nikki. Yes, I did call you up here. I have been informed that you are a very highly skilled assassin." I nodded crossing my arms over my chest. iWho let the cat outta the bag?/i I thought quietly.
"Before you continue Headmaster, just to show you how good of an assassin she is, Nikki will you please show us where all your weapons are?" I looked at Quistis intently.
"An assassin never reveals their secrets Instructor…but I guess it couldn't hurt…" At that I pulled out two daggers from my waist pockets, two more from my boots, and one from my thigh holster. I laughed slightly at Squall's reaction when I pulled out a gun blade from my back sheath. "I hardly use that thing, gets in the way." I dropped in on the table.
"Is that all?" Irvine cracked instantly telling me that he was being a wise-ass and needed to be put into his place, even if he was one of the heroes. I pulled out my pocket knife from my skirt's belt loop and pulled out the longest knife. I moved it side to side, and watched it gleam in the office's light. Closing it, I placed it back on the table.
"That's all that this outfit allows for me to wear…" I leaned down on the table lowering my head next to Irvine and slowly said. "I am carrying one more weapon; can you guess where it is?" Irvine smiled but said nothing. I stood back up and looked at the Headmaster. "Sir, what is it that you want me to do?"
"Miss Rae, SeeD is going to hire you to hunt down a one Seifer Almasy. Do you know what he looks like?" I nodded. "Good. We are hiring you to kill Seifer. I don't care how you do it, but I want him dead."
iHeadmaster Cid wanted Seifer dead?/i I thought to myself. Squall walked over to me and placed a brief case on the table.
"This is a special mission Nikki. We are paying you four thousand Gil. Two thousand up front and the rest when you bring us back proof that he is dead."
"What? You want the body?"
"No, bury the body, bring back something of his. Anything, it's up to you." Squall opened the brief case, inside was a packet which I suppose held Seifer's picture, and underneath, two thousand Gil. This is an offer I couldn't refuse.
"Where is he?"
"Deling City. Do you know your way around there?" Cid asked.
"Yes."
"You leave tomorrow. You have three weeks; if you don't return in three weeks then I will be forced to send SeeDs who can take care of this. Understood?"
"Perfectly." I closed the brief case. "Don't worry, I'll get Seifer for you, I won't think twice before pulling the trigger." With that I walked out of the office with the brief case.
"Miss Nicole?"
"Call me Nikki."
"Miss Nikki, it's Xu from Headmaster Cid's office." I sat up in bed.
This was taking longer then it needed to be. "What does he want?" I was tired and now becoming slightly annoyed.
"He needs to see you up in his office as soon as possible."
I ran my hand through the top part of my blonde hair. "Tell him I'll be there in five minutes…" I hung up without saying goodbye to Xu. Standing up a walked over to my closet, pulling out a random black skirt and long jade shirt. I wasn't a cadet, didn't need to wear the uniform, nor was I SeeD and I didn't want to be one. Once dressed I pulled my long hair into a ponytail on top of my head. I turned around and look at my table; it glittered in the afternoon sun, pouring through my window.
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"There you are Nikki. Headmaster Cid and the others are waiting for you." I nodded slowly as my steel toed boots hit the floor. "Others?" I whispered softly. "I thought it was only the headmaster…" Standing before the doors I did the only thing I was taught to do in a moment like this. I pushed both doors open and sauntered in with my attitude on my sleeves.
"You wanted to see Headmaster?" I asked stopping in front of a long wooden table. I noticed that there were six other people. Taken back by who I was standing in front of, I put my head down in a silent respect, and then saluted the Headmaster.
"At ease Nikki. Yes, I did call you up here. I have been informed that you are a very highly skilled assassin." I nodded crossing my arms over my chest. iWho let the cat outta the bag?/i I thought quietly.
"Before you continue Headmaster, just to show you how good of an assassin she is, Nikki will you please show us where all your weapons are?" I looked at Quistis intently.
"An assassin never reveals their secrets Instructor…but I guess it couldn't hurt…" At that I pulled out two daggers from my waist pockets, two more from my boots, and one from my thigh holster. I laughed slightly at Squall's reaction when I pulled out a gun blade from my back sheath. "I hardly use that thing, gets in the way." I dropped in on the table.
"Is that all?" Irvine cracked instantly telling me that he was being a wise-ass and needed to be put into his place, even if he was one of the heroes. I pulled out my pocket knife from my skirt's belt loop and pulled out the longest knife. I moved it side to side, and watched it gleam in the office's light. Closing it, I placed it back on the table.
"That's all that this outfit allows for me to wear…" I leaned down on the table lowering my head next to Irvine and slowly said. "I am carrying one more weapon; can you guess where it is?" Irvine smiled but said nothing. I stood back up and looked at the Headmaster. "Sir, what is it that you want me to do?"
"Miss Rae, SeeD is going to hire you to hunt down a one Seifer Almasy. Do you know what he looks like?" I nodded. "Good. We are hiring you to kill Seifer. I don't care how you do it, but I want him dead."
iHeadmaster Cid wanted Seifer dead?/i I thought to myself. Squall walked over to me and placed a brief case on the table.
"This is a special mission Nikki. We are paying you four thousand Gil. Two thousand up front and the rest when you bring us back proof that he is dead."
"What? You want the body?"
"No, bury the body, bring back something of his. Anything, it's up to you." Squall opened the brief case, inside was a packet which I suppose held Seifer's picture, and underneath, two thousand Gil. This is an offer I couldn't refuse.
"Where is he?"
"Deling City. Do you know your way around there?" Cid asked.
"Yes."
"You leave tomorrow. You have three weeks; if you don't return in three weeks then I will be forced to send SeeDs who can take care of this. Understood?"
"Perfectly." I closed the brief case. "Don't worry, I'll get Seifer for you, I won't think twice before pulling the trigger." With that I walked out of the office with the brief case.
