Chapter 2: Reunions
" Leon...Are you ok, Leo?" Cloud shook Leon a bit. "...I can't go in, Cloud. Just grab some
bandages from the infirmary, go left at the elevator and it's the first walkway. Then go down this
pathway at the start of the school, i'll be in the small town there.." Leon took off before Cloud
had a chance to question him, "How does he know this place......" He let out a sigh then
headed into the garden ahead of him. "It doesn't even look like a garden, more like a
school...," he watched several students fight with small sized swords on the walkway. Some
played cards and others just talked in tight possees in the corner. A girl with short brown hair,
curving upward at the end sat next to a long, red haired cowboy on a bench in the hall. They
both stared at Cloud as he headed by, how could they not? He was only holding a sword 20
times bigger then himself. He let out a sigh and headed to the main entrance," Leon said hang
a left..." The same cowboy and girl apeared at his sides, giving him a look. The man began to
speak, " Who might you be, blondy?" Cloud looked to him, "Looking for some bandages
for myself and a friend." The female stared at him as he talked to Irvine, 'He's so much like
Squall..they'd probably be best friends if he was alive..' Cloud turned to the girl now, noticing
her stare, "Am I that interesting?" She blushed a bit then looked down, " Sorry, you act like
a guy I knew a long time ago. He must be in his early 20s by now..about your age." Cloud let out
a small nod, " He died when the shadows attacked?" Selphie nodded a bit, "We're having a
dedication ceremony tomorrow. He died trying to save us. He did but the Ragnarok only got so
far. It's been..Well, he'd be 24 today so.. 6 years." Cloud let out a nod, " I know a guy like that.
Same age, same deal. Those shadows are really bad." Selphie nodded once, "Alright, let's get
off the subject..I'll help you get those bandages.." Cloud nodded.
* * *
Leon stood outside a house on the main road of the garden. His eyes were focused on
the door, reading over the letters,"The Dinchts..Maybe we could rest here for a bit.."
Leon shook his head, then headed foward down the steps and to the door. He raised his
hand up to knock but stopped. "What if Zell is here..," Leon let out a snicker. He was 24,
Zell obviously moved out by now. His fist started to knock on the door. Ma Dincht answered,
giving him a hearty smile when she did,"Hello!" Leon let out a nod,"Could myself and I friend
possibly stay here for the night? We don't have enough money for a hotel." Ma Dincht smiled
again,"Of 'course! Maybe you could meet my son, Zell Dincht, you remind me so much of a
friend of his.." Leon went quiet," What happened to Mr. Zell's friend?" The old woman sighed
a bit," The shadows that came a long time ago swallowed him up and killed him..Well, not
killed him..Just made him disapear.....His girlfriend was wrecked. She's back in Timber with
her friends." Leon went quiet again,"....That's to bad. What rooms can we stay in?" Ms. Dincht
pointed upstairs,"Second room on the left." Leon gave her one brief, very bad smile then headed upstairs.
* * *
Leon pressed the door open only to be shot across the room and into a wall. A man in an entire black cloak stood
across from him, hand raised at him. Leon felt a tug on his belt. His gunblade ripped off of it and floated infront of him.
It inched closer, floating just a millimeter from his throat. The cloaked man just laughed,"Squall, did you honestly think
you could defeat me? Or the shadows? You are..a hopeless cause." The gunblade pressed into his throat, drawing blood.
Leon closed his eyes as he felt it, " I've been ready to die..for a long time. So just finish it." The gunblade dropped but Leon
didn't. "Slow, painful torcher will work better then death, Mr. Leonhart," The man laughed. Leon could feel his arm snapping in
half and something pushing against his chest. Air was draining from his lungs. Breathing become difficult as hell. His pupils started
to bobble then faded out. Leon fell into the ground and the cloaked man disapeared just as Ma Dincht ran upstairs.
" Leon...Are you ok, Leo?" Cloud shook Leon a bit. "...I can't go in, Cloud. Just grab some
bandages from the infirmary, go left at the elevator and it's the first walkway. Then go down this
pathway at the start of the school, i'll be in the small town there.." Leon took off before Cloud
had a chance to question him, "How does he know this place......" He let out a sigh then
headed into the garden ahead of him. "It doesn't even look like a garden, more like a
school...," he watched several students fight with small sized swords on the walkway. Some
played cards and others just talked in tight possees in the corner. A girl with short brown hair,
curving upward at the end sat next to a long, red haired cowboy on a bench in the hall. They
both stared at Cloud as he headed by, how could they not? He was only holding a sword 20
times bigger then himself. He let out a sigh and headed to the main entrance," Leon said hang
a left..." The same cowboy and girl apeared at his sides, giving him a look. The man began to
speak, " Who might you be, blondy?" Cloud looked to him, "Looking for some bandages
for myself and a friend." The female stared at him as he talked to Irvine, 'He's so much like
Squall..they'd probably be best friends if he was alive..' Cloud turned to the girl now, noticing
her stare, "Am I that interesting?" She blushed a bit then looked down, " Sorry, you act like
a guy I knew a long time ago. He must be in his early 20s by now..about your age." Cloud let out
a small nod, " He died when the shadows attacked?" Selphie nodded a bit, "We're having a
dedication ceremony tomorrow. He died trying to save us. He did but the Ragnarok only got so
far. It's been..Well, he'd be 24 today so.. 6 years." Cloud let out a nod, " I know a guy like that.
Same age, same deal. Those shadows are really bad." Selphie nodded once, "Alright, let's get
off the subject..I'll help you get those bandages.." Cloud nodded.
* * *
Leon stood outside a house on the main road of the garden. His eyes were focused on
the door, reading over the letters,"The Dinchts..Maybe we could rest here for a bit.."
Leon shook his head, then headed foward down the steps and to the door. He raised his
hand up to knock but stopped. "What if Zell is here..," Leon let out a snicker. He was 24,
Zell obviously moved out by now. His fist started to knock on the door. Ma Dincht answered,
giving him a hearty smile when she did,"Hello!" Leon let out a nod,"Could myself and I friend
possibly stay here for the night? We don't have enough money for a hotel." Ma Dincht smiled
again,"Of 'course! Maybe you could meet my son, Zell Dincht, you remind me so much of a
friend of his.." Leon went quiet," What happened to Mr. Zell's friend?" The old woman sighed
a bit," The shadows that came a long time ago swallowed him up and killed him..Well, not
killed him..Just made him disapear.....His girlfriend was wrecked. She's back in Timber with
her friends." Leon went quiet again,"....That's to bad. What rooms can we stay in?" Ms. Dincht
pointed upstairs,"Second room on the left." Leon gave her one brief, very bad smile then headed upstairs.
* * *
Leon pressed the door open only to be shot across the room and into a wall. A man in an entire black cloak stood
across from him, hand raised at him. Leon felt a tug on his belt. His gunblade ripped off of it and floated infront of him.
It inched closer, floating just a millimeter from his throat. The cloaked man just laughed,"Squall, did you honestly think
you could defeat me? Or the shadows? You are..a hopeless cause." The gunblade pressed into his throat, drawing blood.
Leon closed his eyes as he felt it, " I've been ready to die..for a long time. So just finish it." The gunblade dropped but Leon
didn't. "Slow, painful torcher will work better then death, Mr. Leonhart," The man laughed. Leon could feel his arm snapping in
half and something pushing against his chest. Air was draining from his lungs. Breathing become difficult as hell. His pupils started
to bobble then faded out. Leon fell into the ground and the cloaked man disapeared just as Ma Dincht ran upstairs.