Chapter 2
Scanning through the list, the blond haired boy
picked out what he wanted to be sent to the Presidential Palace. His face deep
in concentration twisted the scar on his forehead.
Hearing someone call him, he looked around. Across
the Shopping Mall, a beautiful queen beckoned to him.
"Come on Seifer, remember we have to go to Deling
City this afternoon," Quistis shouted, a little embarrassed when other people
looked over to her.
Seifer
thanked the woman and then strode over to Quistis. A twinkle in his eyes when
he saw how red she had gone from embarrassment. Taking her hand, Seifer led her
away from the crowd and to the Airstation where their ship would pick them up.
Seifer
and Quistis were so involved with each other that they didn't see the other
person walking their way. Only at the last minute did they see the face and
recognise it, before they collided.
"Watch
where you're going," said Zell, frowning whilst he picked himself up.
"God,
don't be so damn angry about it," replied Seifer.
"Zell
what're you doing here," asked Quistis.
"Well,"
replied Zell, "I followed Squall. See, since… what happened, Squall's been real
moody, so everyone asked me to talk to him, to see what's been going on. But
when I found him, I saw him entering the Ragnarok and he then took off. Course
I was too late, so then I took a Garden ship and flew after him. I was actually
quite surprised to see him land here. Now that I've landed I need to find him."
Zell
took a breath from all his talking, before asking his question, "You don't know
where he is do you?"
Seifer
and Quistis shook their heads. "Well, we gotta go," said Seifer as he started
to walk with Quistis, "…but you might wanna try at the Palace in case he went
to see Loire."
Seifer
and Quistis started to walk away, but then Seifer turned round as if he'd
forgotten to say something. "Or an Adoption Agency," he joked to Zell, then
walked on, but stopped when he received a hearty smack from Quistis.
* * *
Exhausted, Sia unlocked her door and stepped inside.
Once inside something felt odd to her. She couldn't explain it, but a familiar
feeling was there. Almost as if… no that was impossible.
"Hello Sia," said a voice that made her jump. Squall
stepped out of the darkness; he had been there the whole time.
"Jesus Squall," she cried, "you do that to everyone?
God, next time wait for me outside, it's more courteous."
Sia
then sat down, trying to get her breath back. "Anyway, what can I do for you,
since you're obviously not here for a social call."
Squall produced a book from a bag he'd been carrying
and handed it over to her. Sia recognised the cover immediately, it had been
Andria's book.
"Where
did you get this book?"
"I
dreamt I knew where it was and when I looked, it was there," Squall said
sitting down beside Sia. "There's a spell there. One that can bring someone
back. I need you to help me cast it."
"Okay,
count me in," Sia said eventually.
Sensing
an intruder, Squall and Sia looked up. In the doorway stood Zell, his hands on
his hips, frowning at them both.
* * *
Zell got out of the turbo lift he'd been using and
walked towards the dormitories. Passers-by had seen Squall head this way, so he
was checking. He'd been searching for
the missing commander for nearly four hours now and was getting tired and
hungry. Zell wondered what everyone in Garden was doing now, if they'd realised
that both he and Squall weren't there and that the Ragnarok was missing.
Zell suddenly noticed Sia way ahead of him; maybe she
could help him look for Squall, or maybe she had seen him. Zell called out to
her, but she didn't hear him and kept on walking. He then ran after her.
By the time he had reached her door, she had shut it.
Zell raised his hand to knock, but then he heard talking inside. Putting his
ear close to the door, he listened in. What the hell is he doing here, thought
Zell when he recognised the other voice as Squall's.
"There's a spell there. One that can bring someone
back-"
"Bloody hell, he's gonna try to bring her back!" Zell
said, then immediately lowered his voice again when he realised that someone
might have heard him.
Opening the door, Zell stood in the doorway, ready to
give Squall and Sia a piece of his mind. Squall and Sia looked up at him
standing there. Squall looked shocked to see him, he hadn't known that he had
been followed.
"What the hell are you doing Squall," shouted Zell,
"what are you trying to do to us, to Rinoa."
At Rinoa's name, Squall stood up and faced Zell,
folding his arms as if he wasn't going to argue with Zell. He hadn't wanted to
have Rinoa brought into this or any conversation.
"I
need her," Squall said simply, "everyday it hurts, and I realise what a fool I
was."
"But
Squall," argued Zell, "this is some really freaky shit you're getting into.
Andria used magic and it killed her. Even she couldn't revive you and keep
herself alive, she had to die. Will the same happen to you?"
"No
I'll make sure. Please don't stop me Zell. I owe her, her life back."
"I'm
sorry Squall, but I can't do that," said Zell as he walked towards Sia to take
the book away from her.
"Zell
no," shouted Squall, stepping between Sia and Zell. "Let me try once," he
pleaded, "and if it doesn't work then I'll never bring it up again."
"Have
you ever stopped to think what would happen if it worked, Squall? Did you even
think-"
"Of course I thought about it," growled Squall,
loosing patience. He wanted to go now, and he didn't want to have to hurt his
friend to brig her back. "I'm going now!"
Then he grabbed Sia and dragged her away from Zell as
fast as possible. Squall didn't want to hear Zell's voice or his opinions any
more. He was going to get Andria and bring her home. She belonged with him.
Zell thought as Squall dragged Sia to the door. He
should go with Squall. Squall was no sorcerer and the spell probably wouldn't
work. Even if Sia went, did that mean the spell would work?
"Okay Squall I'll come," shouted Zell, "but I'm only
coming cause I know the spell won't work."