Magical Secrets
Chapter 6: Unexplainable Explinations
Disclaimer:
Same as always. Still not mine. And I still am hoping for a tattooed blond to unexplicatedly show up at my front door and be my slave.....
Warning:
A little bit of mild language, some mushy love parts, mild yaoi later on (Don't like Yaoi? Leave please), and lots and lots of Rinoa bashing!
Enjoy!
Alexandra AKA ~*~Fantasy Dragon~*~
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"You've gotta be kidding me. You're a sorcerer?!" Zell exclaimed, hardly believing what he was just told.
"No, I'm not kidding you, Zell. I've had my power since I was born, and I will have then until I die." Squall replied, his calm and collected exterior never cracking.
"But, if you've been a sorcerer during the whole Ultimecia thing, wouldn't your powers have been sensed, or wouldn't you be able to use magic without junctioning?" Quistis asked, still trying to make sense of everything.
"I have an Odine bangle that surpresses my powers. I never remove it in fear of being discovered."
"You do? What is it?" she asked on.
Squall never spoke, only lifted his griever pendent and turned it over. There on the back were the all too familiar markings.
'Odine Patent'
"Griever was made by Odine?" questioned Zell in amazement.
"And that's the reason why when I got the reputation of being the great 'Lion of Balamb', and Griever became my symbol, I never really cared." Squall's quite voice was becoming more and more weak with every word. Quistis noticed this and figured Squall was still worn out from the last blackout.
"So, how are you going to stop these blackouts?" worried Quistis, hoping it would soon be over.
"Well, like a sorceress, I too have a knight. Unfortunately I have not seen him in nearly a year. And that's what I believe is causing this. So I guess to stop them, I need to find my Knight."
"I have a question, Squall." Zell said.
"Yes?"
"If we're suppose to be your two closest friends, and I'm Lt. Commander, and after all we're been through together, why did you neglect to tell us any of this?"
"I had my reasons." was all Squall said, calmly.
"Zell..." Quistis said.
"Listen, I thought you trusted us enough to tell us something as big as this. I'll leave now." Zell then turned and walked towards the door. Quistis grabbed his arm as he passed to stop him.
"Zell, please. You're over reacting. Sit down and we can talk about it." pleaded Quistis.
"Sorry, Angel. I can't listen to anymore right now. I need to cool off." Zell looked at her with sorry eyes, then watched as she reluctantly let go of his arm and he walked out the door.
"I wouldn't worry about him too much." Squall said.
"I understand why he'd upset though." Quistis replied and Squall nodded.
"I do to, don't worry." sighed Squall as he stood up and walked over to the office window.
"Exactly why didn't you tell us about it before, anyway?"
"Think about it. What is the purpose of a SeeD?"
"To destroy the sorceress."
"Or in my case, The sorcerer. If too many people knew, word would get around and I would be kicked out of Garden. And this has been my home since I was 6. I know nothing else."
"But no one here would try and kick you out, or destroy you for that matter."
"And why not?"
"You are Squall Leonheart. Hero of the last Sorceress war. High Commander of Balamb Garden. You're the best damn SeeD any Garden could hope to put out. Hyne knows the world would have been destroyed if it wasn't for you."
Squall had to crack a quarter smile at Quistis' analogy, but it faded fast. "But there are still so many people who do not trust sorceresses. Even Matron, who has limited powers, some of the children she took in after us still fear her. There is no telling that if I did reveal myself to be a sorcerer, how people would treat me. It doesn't matter if I saved the world, or I just saved a cat from a tree. The fact is that at this time, it is not wise for me to reveal my powers." Squall spoke softly as he looked out over the horizon.
In the red orange light of the sunset, Quistis could have sworn she saw the one thing she never thought she would.
A tear running down Squall's pale cheek.
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To Be Continued............................
