Forgiving or forgiven
Chapter 7
'W-where am I?' Seifer thought dimly, as he tried to make sense of his surroundings.
He looked around. There was a castle, situated in the remote parts of Galbadia. He froze - this looked just like Ultimecia's castle. He felt himself slowly walking towards the forboding castle, even though he was telling himself to stop. He walked up the steps, and saw Ultemecia sitting on the steps. He opened his mouth in a silent scream, but then stopped. She looked so - innocent, talking to someone who looked like her sister.
"Rikku, and when I grow up, I want to be as stong as mother is," Ultimecia said, her eyes shining with joy.
"Well, just make sure that you know to control yourself - and get a knight, that's vital," Rikku said, looking down at her younger sister. Ultimecia looked upset from the constant lecturing.
Ultimecia finally noticed Seifer.
"Hey! Do you want to play?" Ultimecia said, brightening up. "I'll be the sorceress, and you can be my knight, OK?" she asked.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Seifer yelled, waking up in a cold sweat. Dr. Kadowaki was by his side in a moment.
"What's wrong?" she asked, her forehead wrinkled in worry.
"Ultimecia...she has an older sister..." Seifer said, wildly looking around the room.
"Seifer, calm down. Ultimecia isn't alive anymore, and her sister might be dead as well," she said soothingly. Slowly, Seifer's heartbeat returned to normal.
"Where's Fujin and Raijin?"
"They're in the cafeteria. I had to get Quistis to drag them there, they've been sitting by your side for the past three hours," she said.
"Good. Can you get Quisty for me, when you see her? Tell her it's important." He said, urgency evident in his voice.
"Yes, OK. Speak of the devil, she's just come through the door."
Dr. Kadowaki walked over to her, and said a few words that were illegible to Seifer.
"Hey, Seifer. You say that Ultimecia has a sister?" Quistis asked, sitting down.
"Yes, I saw them playing together. It must have been when Ultimecia was still a child. Her sister's name is Rikku..."
"Rikku...that name rings a bell. I'll look into it," she said, getting to her feet.
When she got out the door, Fujin and Raijin burst through it.
" Fuj, look, he's OK, ya know? How ya feeling Seifer, ya know?"
"SCARED,"
"Aw, you guys actually care about me," Seifer said sarcastically.
"SEIFER, BACK," Fujin said, giving him a slight upturn of her mouth.
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"Get out of my way!" Quistis yelled, running through the hallways. She skidded outside Seifer's dorm, and pounded on the door.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" she said, more to herself.
The door opened, to see Zell, his hair everywhere. It was evident that he had just woken up.
"Hey, Quisty, what's up?" He asked, stifling a yawn.
"Is Seifer there? It's really important that I see him," she said, bouncing from one foot to another, a book clutched in her arms.
"Yeah, let me just wake him up."
Zell walked over to the sleeping form of Seifer, shoving his shoulder roughly. He sprang up instantly.
"Where's the SeeDs?" He asked stupidly, looking around. Zell laughed.
"Quisty is at the door for you," he said, once his laughing had subsided.
He got out of bed, clad only in his boxers, and pulled on a pair of trousers. He couldn't find a T-shirt, so he gave up looking. He opened the door, and beconed for Quistis to enter.
She followed him into the room, trying not to stare at his chest and muscles. He sat down heavily on his bed, and gestured that Quistis do the same.
She carefully sat next to him, still looking at his bare top half.
"When you're done looking at me," seifer said, humour evident in his voice.
"Oh? Sorry," she said, blushing crimson. Who would have guessed that he had a sense of humour under all that arrogance?
"I've looked in books for information about Rikku, and there was a book that was published a few weeks ago. In the family, there was her mother and father, and her younger sister, Ultimecia. Their parents got killed by the local villagers - they found out that they were a family of pure blooded sorceresses. Ultimecia and Rikku crept out of the wreckage that was their former home, and stole away quietly into the night. Ultimeca ended up going mad from her parents' death, and she didn't have a knight. In the future, her sister fought against her, based in what was left of Galbadia. Her knight was killed in action - the madness started. I think that this might be the sorceress that Orion was talking about," Quistis finished off, waiting for Seifer to process the information.
"We have to tell the others," Seifer said, being strangely calm about the whole thing.
"I'll help round everyone in Cid's office!" Zell said, springing up.
"Zell," Seifer said, turning to him before he walked out the door.
"Yes?"
"Can I borrow one of your shirts, seeing as I can't find any of mine?"
"Sure," Zell said, crossing the room to rummage through his drawers. He stood up triumphantly, a black shirt clutched in his hand.
"Here," he said, and tossed the shirt to Seifer. Seifer eyed the shirt with distaste. it was black, with red dragons curling around the shirt.
"You can either wear that, or go around Garden half-naked. Your choice," Zell said, finding Seifer's discomfort entertaining.
Reluctantly, Seifer pulled the shirt on, and stood up. Quistis was giggling, and Zell had a grin on his face.
"Shut up, you two, we have a serious situation on our hands," Seifer said, looking agitated. Quistis and Zell calmed down, and they all exited the room.
"To save a journey, let's just go up to Cid's office and call everyone by the PA system," Quistis suggested.
"OK," Seifer said, walking towards the exit of the dormitories.
They all walked towards the elevator that would take them to the third floor, Zell and Quistis talking. Seifer was silent for the entire journey.
When they got into the elevator, Zell preesed the button for the third floor. Seifer leant against the wall of the elevator, feeling it rise.
"Seifer, are you OK?" Quistis asked, pulling Seifer out of his thinking.
"Yeah," he said, sounding distanced from reality.
Then, the elevator stopped moving, and the lights turned off. Zell and Quistis looked about, startled, while Seifer felt this thing trying to enter his mind. He tried to push it away, but he was only half successful.
'Seifer,' the thing said in his mind. 'Seifer, I need a knight. Would you become mine? I won't treat you the same way my little sister did,' the voice went on, knowing he would have refused.
'Who are you?' he asked the voice.
'I'm sure you would have figured it out by now, I'm Rikku...' the voice trailed off.
Suddenly the lights came back on, and the lift started rising.
Seifer was breathing heavily.
"Seifer, are you OK?" Zell asked, looking genuinely concerned.
"No..."
"What's wrong?" Zell asked, and at that moment the elevator doors sprang open, arriving at the third floor. Seifer pushed past the other two, hurrying to Cid's office. He flung open the doors, Zell and Quistis following him.
"Sir, we need to use the PA system to call Selphie, Rinoa, Squall and Irvine up here, now. It's an emergency," Seifer said, leaning over Cid's desk.
Cid hurried over to the system, and made the announcement. After a few minutes, the four people requested burst through the door.
"What's this all about?" Squall asked, his face neutral.
"We found out a lot more about the sorceress," Quistis said, her voice trembling slightly.
Between them, Seifer and Quistis repeated what they had found out.
"And another thing," Seifer added, "she wants me to become her knight. When I was in the elevator, with these two," he said, pointing to Zell and Quistis, "she was telling me that if I became her knight, she'd treat me a lot better than Ultimecia did," he finished off, looking at the shocked faces of the Children of Fate.
"Squall," Quistis said, breaking the silence that descended down on them, "Does your father know about this new sorceress?"
"Yeah," he answered uneasily. "I'd better go and give him the extra information, maybe he can give us a plan of action to elaborate on," Squall said, and left the office.
"So..." Selphie said, letting the word trail in the air.
"Seifer, where'd you get your shirt?" Irvine asked, looking puzzled at his choice of clothing.
"It's mine!" Zell said, glaring daggers at Irvine in case he decided to add anything onto it.
"OK, no need to get defensive," Irvine muttered, sagging against the wall behind him, lowering the brim of his hat.
"Laguna knows," Squall said, walking through the doors, startling everyone.
"Does he have a plan?" Seifer inquired.
"He has thought of something...and it involves your mission," he said, looking at Seifer and Quistis.
Cliffhanger! I'm starting to like these! lol
My chapters are getting longer and longer. Hope ya like it!
Ruby Dragon
Chapter 7
'W-where am I?' Seifer thought dimly, as he tried to make sense of his surroundings.
He looked around. There was a castle, situated in the remote parts of Galbadia. He froze - this looked just like Ultimecia's castle. He felt himself slowly walking towards the forboding castle, even though he was telling himself to stop. He walked up the steps, and saw Ultemecia sitting on the steps. He opened his mouth in a silent scream, but then stopped. She looked so - innocent, talking to someone who looked like her sister.
"Rikku, and when I grow up, I want to be as stong as mother is," Ultimecia said, her eyes shining with joy.
"Well, just make sure that you know to control yourself - and get a knight, that's vital," Rikku said, looking down at her younger sister. Ultimecia looked upset from the constant lecturing.
Ultimecia finally noticed Seifer.
"Hey! Do you want to play?" Ultimecia said, brightening up. "I'll be the sorceress, and you can be my knight, OK?" she asked.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Seifer yelled, waking up in a cold sweat. Dr. Kadowaki was by his side in a moment.
"What's wrong?" she asked, her forehead wrinkled in worry.
"Ultimecia...she has an older sister..." Seifer said, wildly looking around the room.
"Seifer, calm down. Ultimecia isn't alive anymore, and her sister might be dead as well," she said soothingly. Slowly, Seifer's heartbeat returned to normal.
"Where's Fujin and Raijin?"
"They're in the cafeteria. I had to get Quistis to drag them there, they've been sitting by your side for the past three hours," she said.
"Good. Can you get Quisty for me, when you see her? Tell her it's important." He said, urgency evident in his voice.
"Yes, OK. Speak of the devil, she's just come through the door."
Dr. Kadowaki walked over to her, and said a few words that were illegible to Seifer.
"Hey, Seifer. You say that Ultimecia has a sister?" Quistis asked, sitting down.
"Yes, I saw them playing together. It must have been when Ultimecia was still a child. Her sister's name is Rikku..."
"Rikku...that name rings a bell. I'll look into it," she said, getting to her feet.
When she got out the door, Fujin and Raijin burst through it.
" Fuj, look, he's OK, ya know? How ya feeling Seifer, ya know?"
"SCARED,"
"Aw, you guys actually care about me," Seifer said sarcastically.
"SEIFER, BACK," Fujin said, giving him a slight upturn of her mouth.
***** ***** ***** ***** *****
"Get out of my way!" Quistis yelled, running through the hallways. She skidded outside Seifer's dorm, and pounded on the door.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" she said, more to herself.
The door opened, to see Zell, his hair everywhere. It was evident that he had just woken up.
"Hey, Quisty, what's up?" He asked, stifling a yawn.
"Is Seifer there? It's really important that I see him," she said, bouncing from one foot to another, a book clutched in her arms.
"Yeah, let me just wake him up."
Zell walked over to the sleeping form of Seifer, shoving his shoulder roughly. He sprang up instantly.
"Where's the SeeDs?" He asked stupidly, looking around. Zell laughed.
"Quisty is at the door for you," he said, once his laughing had subsided.
He got out of bed, clad only in his boxers, and pulled on a pair of trousers. He couldn't find a T-shirt, so he gave up looking. He opened the door, and beconed for Quistis to enter.
She followed him into the room, trying not to stare at his chest and muscles. He sat down heavily on his bed, and gestured that Quistis do the same.
She carefully sat next to him, still looking at his bare top half.
"When you're done looking at me," seifer said, humour evident in his voice.
"Oh? Sorry," she said, blushing crimson. Who would have guessed that he had a sense of humour under all that arrogance?
"I've looked in books for information about Rikku, and there was a book that was published a few weeks ago. In the family, there was her mother and father, and her younger sister, Ultimecia. Their parents got killed by the local villagers - they found out that they were a family of pure blooded sorceresses. Ultimecia and Rikku crept out of the wreckage that was their former home, and stole away quietly into the night. Ultimeca ended up going mad from her parents' death, and she didn't have a knight. In the future, her sister fought against her, based in what was left of Galbadia. Her knight was killed in action - the madness started. I think that this might be the sorceress that Orion was talking about," Quistis finished off, waiting for Seifer to process the information.
"We have to tell the others," Seifer said, being strangely calm about the whole thing.
"I'll help round everyone in Cid's office!" Zell said, springing up.
"Zell," Seifer said, turning to him before he walked out the door.
"Yes?"
"Can I borrow one of your shirts, seeing as I can't find any of mine?"
"Sure," Zell said, crossing the room to rummage through his drawers. He stood up triumphantly, a black shirt clutched in his hand.
"Here," he said, and tossed the shirt to Seifer. Seifer eyed the shirt with distaste. it was black, with red dragons curling around the shirt.
"You can either wear that, or go around Garden half-naked. Your choice," Zell said, finding Seifer's discomfort entertaining.
Reluctantly, Seifer pulled the shirt on, and stood up. Quistis was giggling, and Zell had a grin on his face.
"Shut up, you two, we have a serious situation on our hands," Seifer said, looking agitated. Quistis and Zell calmed down, and they all exited the room.
"To save a journey, let's just go up to Cid's office and call everyone by the PA system," Quistis suggested.
"OK," Seifer said, walking towards the exit of the dormitories.
They all walked towards the elevator that would take them to the third floor, Zell and Quistis talking. Seifer was silent for the entire journey.
When they got into the elevator, Zell preesed the button for the third floor. Seifer leant against the wall of the elevator, feeling it rise.
"Seifer, are you OK?" Quistis asked, pulling Seifer out of his thinking.
"Yeah," he said, sounding distanced from reality.
Then, the elevator stopped moving, and the lights turned off. Zell and Quistis looked about, startled, while Seifer felt this thing trying to enter his mind. He tried to push it away, but he was only half successful.
'Seifer,' the thing said in his mind. 'Seifer, I need a knight. Would you become mine? I won't treat you the same way my little sister did,' the voice went on, knowing he would have refused.
'Who are you?' he asked the voice.
'I'm sure you would have figured it out by now, I'm Rikku...' the voice trailed off.
Suddenly the lights came back on, and the lift started rising.
Seifer was breathing heavily.
"Seifer, are you OK?" Zell asked, looking genuinely concerned.
"No..."
"What's wrong?" Zell asked, and at that moment the elevator doors sprang open, arriving at the third floor. Seifer pushed past the other two, hurrying to Cid's office. He flung open the doors, Zell and Quistis following him.
"Sir, we need to use the PA system to call Selphie, Rinoa, Squall and Irvine up here, now. It's an emergency," Seifer said, leaning over Cid's desk.
Cid hurried over to the system, and made the announcement. After a few minutes, the four people requested burst through the door.
"What's this all about?" Squall asked, his face neutral.
"We found out a lot more about the sorceress," Quistis said, her voice trembling slightly.
Between them, Seifer and Quistis repeated what they had found out.
"And another thing," Seifer added, "she wants me to become her knight. When I was in the elevator, with these two," he said, pointing to Zell and Quistis, "she was telling me that if I became her knight, she'd treat me a lot better than Ultimecia did," he finished off, looking at the shocked faces of the Children of Fate.
"Squall," Quistis said, breaking the silence that descended down on them, "Does your father know about this new sorceress?"
"Yeah," he answered uneasily. "I'd better go and give him the extra information, maybe he can give us a plan of action to elaborate on," Squall said, and left the office.
"So..." Selphie said, letting the word trail in the air.
"Seifer, where'd you get your shirt?" Irvine asked, looking puzzled at his choice of clothing.
"It's mine!" Zell said, glaring daggers at Irvine in case he decided to add anything onto it.
"OK, no need to get defensive," Irvine muttered, sagging against the wall behind him, lowering the brim of his hat.
"Laguna knows," Squall said, walking through the doors, startling everyone.
"Does he have a plan?" Seifer inquired.
"He has thought of something...and it involves your mission," he said, looking at Seifer and Quistis.
Cliffhanger! I'm starting to like these! lol
My chapters are getting longer and longer. Hope ya like it!
Ruby Dragon