Chapter 2 - - - The Orphanage Gang
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Small hands plucked at him, and Squall wrinkled his nose. He dimly heard a voice calling, "Matwyn! Matwyn!" It irritated him, and he snuggled back down into the...huh? What was he laying on?
Then he remembered what had happened - the ocean, the blood, the sand, and - Griever.
His hand closed around something cold and smooth. He knew, by touch, that it was a ring. He slipped it on his finger, and opened his eyes.
Two pairs of eyes stared back at him - bright, energetic blue and warm, playful brown.
"You're awake!" the blue eyes yelped. Or rather, the owner of the blue eyes. It was a boy, about Squall's age maybe, with spiky blond hair. He was small, and had a wide grin on his face.
"We were scared," the girl with the brown eyes added, "you have blood all over you. What's your name?"
"..Squall. My name is Squall."
"I'm Zell," the blond boy said, "and that's Selphie. We're-" he stopped, looking over Squall's shoulder. "Matwyn!"
Squall turned. A pretty lady with long black hair was rushing toward them. She looked concerned.
"Zell? Selphie? Are you okay!?" she looked down. "Oh!? Who's this? Are you alright, darling?" she kneeled next to Squall. "What's your name?"
Selphie bounced around. "He's Squall, Matwyn! We found him on the beach!"
"Squall?" the pretty lady turned her attention back to him. "Where are your parents?"
Squall shrugged and ran a hand across his eyes. "Dead," he whispered, thinking, All I have left now is..Griever. He loves me...
Zell and Selphie looked shocked. The lady hugged Squall. "Then you can stay with us. Would you like that?"
Squall nodded vigorously. "Yes." he smiled at Zell and Selphie, who grinned back.
The lady started walking, holding Squall's hand in her left and Selphie's in her right. Zell held Squall's other hand, chattering away.
"Matwyn's name is Ed-ee-uh, but we call her Matwyn, She's so nice," he added, looking at Matron happily, "I'll intwoduce you to the others when we get there.."
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Griever watched as Edea led Squall, Zell, and Selphie away. He was pleased. His beloved darling would be safe there.
"Safe from what, though?"
Griever spun quickly. It was Siren. "What do you want?"
She looked at him. "I'm watching my dear Selphie, of course. What else?" she smirked. "Isn't it a wonderful coincidence that Selphie and Squall, two of the chosen ones, would meet up? And Zell, doesn't he belong to Ifrit?" she chuckled. "Yes, dear Squall is safe there.from you."
Griever turned away, but Siren kept talking.
"Strongest Guardian Force, prime target for evil..why did you, Griever, even need a chosen one? You would only bring the poor soul to darkness."
"Are you finished yet, Siren?" he growled. "You want to know why I claimed Squall? The exact same reason you have Selphie, and Ifrit has Zell." he laughed scornfully. "I am not incapable of love, you know."
Siren blinked. "I see. Why, though, did you tell him he was beloved of a god?"
Griever sighed. "I have to protect him from me."
Siren saw that her taunts had cut him deeper than she'd meant to, and immediately regretted it. Walking forward, she placed a hand on his silky fur. "Griever, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright, Siren. I understand. But you're right." he paused. "If anything happens, you and the others..you'll stop me, right?"
Siren looked into Griever's eyes, saw the pain and shame lurking there. "We will, " she whispered. He nodded, and she left quietly.
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"This is Irvy, and Quisty," Zell said, "and Seifer and Ellone, but we call her Sis."
"Hi," Squall said shyly, then he resumed hiding behind Zell.
"Don't be shy, Squally!" Selphie said, tugging his hand, "Let's play a game!"
"Maybe we should let Squall rest a little," someone suggested. It was Matron. "He's been through a lot."
"Alright," Selphie agreed. She looked at Ellone hopefully. "Will you do my hair, Sis?"
Ellone chuckled. "Sure, Sefie."
"Yay!" Selphie grabbed Quistis's hand. "You come, too, Quisty." And they left.
"Have a nice nap, Squall!" Zell called. Irvine and Seifer waved, and they left, too.
Matron led Squall to a bed and said, "This will be you bed. It's right next to Zell's." Squall crawled up, and she tucked him in. "Sweet dreams, Squall."
"Goodnight, Matwyn!"
She smiled at him before turning out the light.
After she left, Squall looked down at his hand, where the strange ring was. He took it off to inspect it.
The ring was silver, and it had a lifelike Griever etched into it. Holding the ring made Squall feel safe and secure, and as he drifted off to sleep, he heard a voice whispering, "You'll never be alone..."
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a/n: Yes? No? Maybe so? Eh...lol. And, do I have the right name up there? Cuz I know they called Matron something like that, but I'm not sure. If someone could confirm it for me please.? I don't have a saved game for that part. x_x Thanks to my reviewers - Redrum, Rhi-an, tigerintherayin, A Storm of Darkness, Amber Tinted, DeathDragon66, and moonlitdemon. Your reviews made me so happy! And now..
Spooky Voice: WILL we find out what Griever meant about protecting Squall!?
WHO are the other "chosen ones!?"
DOES Maria like Zell?!
Maria: What!?
Spooky Voice: Sorry, but I needed another question. Ya gotta have three, ya know?
Maria: Right...x_x
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Small hands plucked at him, and Squall wrinkled his nose. He dimly heard a voice calling, "Matwyn! Matwyn!" It irritated him, and he snuggled back down into the...huh? What was he laying on?
Then he remembered what had happened - the ocean, the blood, the sand, and - Griever.
His hand closed around something cold and smooth. He knew, by touch, that it was a ring. He slipped it on his finger, and opened his eyes.
Two pairs of eyes stared back at him - bright, energetic blue and warm, playful brown.
"You're awake!" the blue eyes yelped. Or rather, the owner of the blue eyes. It was a boy, about Squall's age maybe, with spiky blond hair. He was small, and had a wide grin on his face.
"We were scared," the girl with the brown eyes added, "you have blood all over you. What's your name?"
"..Squall. My name is Squall."
"I'm Zell," the blond boy said, "and that's Selphie. We're-" he stopped, looking over Squall's shoulder. "Matwyn!"
Squall turned. A pretty lady with long black hair was rushing toward them. She looked concerned.
"Zell? Selphie? Are you okay!?" she looked down. "Oh!? Who's this? Are you alright, darling?" she kneeled next to Squall. "What's your name?"
Selphie bounced around. "He's Squall, Matwyn! We found him on the beach!"
"Squall?" the pretty lady turned her attention back to him. "Where are your parents?"
Squall shrugged and ran a hand across his eyes. "Dead," he whispered, thinking, All I have left now is..Griever. He loves me...
Zell and Selphie looked shocked. The lady hugged Squall. "Then you can stay with us. Would you like that?"
Squall nodded vigorously. "Yes." he smiled at Zell and Selphie, who grinned back.
The lady started walking, holding Squall's hand in her left and Selphie's in her right. Zell held Squall's other hand, chattering away.
"Matwyn's name is Ed-ee-uh, but we call her Matwyn, She's so nice," he added, looking at Matron happily, "I'll intwoduce you to the others when we get there.."
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Griever watched as Edea led Squall, Zell, and Selphie away. He was pleased. His beloved darling would be safe there.
"Safe from what, though?"
Griever spun quickly. It was Siren. "What do you want?"
She looked at him. "I'm watching my dear Selphie, of course. What else?" she smirked. "Isn't it a wonderful coincidence that Selphie and Squall, two of the chosen ones, would meet up? And Zell, doesn't he belong to Ifrit?" she chuckled. "Yes, dear Squall is safe there.from you."
Griever turned away, but Siren kept talking.
"Strongest Guardian Force, prime target for evil..why did you, Griever, even need a chosen one? You would only bring the poor soul to darkness."
"Are you finished yet, Siren?" he growled. "You want to know why I claimed Squall? The exact same reason you have Selphie, and Ifrit has Zell." he laughed scornfully. "I am not incapable of love, you know."
Siren blinked. "I see. Why, though, did you tell him he was beloved of a god?"
Griever sighed. "I have to protect him from me."
Siren saw that her taunts had cut him deeper than she'd meant to, and immediately regretted it. Walking forward, she placed a hand on his silky fur. "Griever, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright, Siren. I understand. But you're right." he paused. "If anything happens, you and the others..you'll stop me, right?"
Siren looked into Griever's eyes, saw the pain and shame lurking there. "We will, " she whispered. He nodded, and she left quietly.
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"This is Irvy, and Quisty," Zell said, "and Seifer and Ellone, but we call her Sis."
"Hi," Squall said shyly, then he resumed hiding behind Zell.
"Don't be shy, Squally!" Selphie said, tugging his hand, "Let's play a game!"
"Maybe we should let Squall rest a little," someone suggested. It was Matron. "He's been through a lot."
"Alright," Selphie agreed. She looked at Ellone hopefully. "Will you do my hair, Sis?"
Ellone chuckled. "Sure, Sefie."
"Yay!" Selphie grabbed Quistis's hand. "You come, too, Quisty." And they left.
"Have a nice nap, Squall!" Zell called. Irvine and Seifer waved, and they left, too.
Matron led Squall to a bed and said, "This will be you bed. It's right next to Zell's." Squall crawled up, and she tucked him in. "Sweet dreams, Squall."
"Goodnight, Matwyn!"
She smiled at him before turning out the light.
After she left, Squall looked down at his hand, where the strange ring was. He took it off to inspect it.
The ring was silver, and it had a lifelike Griever etched into it. Holding the ring made Squall feel safe and secure, and as he drifted off to sleep, he heard a voice whispering, "You'll never be alone..."
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a/n: Yes? No? Maybe so? Eh...lol. And, do I have the right name up there? Cuz I know they called Matron something like that, but I'm not sure. If someone could confirm it for me please.? I don't have a saved game for that part. x_x Thanks to my reviewers - Redrum, Rhi-an, tigerintherayin, A Storm of Darkness, Amber Tinted, DeathDragon66, and moonlitdemon. Your reviews made me so happy! And now..
Spooky Voice: WILL we find out what Griever meant about protecting Squall!?
WHO are the other "chosen ones!?"
DOES Maria like Zell?!
Maria: What!?
Spooky Voice: Sorry, but I needed another question. Ya gotta have three, ya know?
Maria: Right...x_x