Disclaimer: Getting tired of doing this! FF8 doesn't belong to me and if
you want to use any of my characters please ask first.
I would like to thank Noacat, Zero Doom, Gaias Legacy, Darth Mongoose, Mimi-moogle-chan, and Lisa-chan for the reviews much appreciated. Don't worry Noacat and Darth mongoose and I'm sorry Gaias Legacy and Lisa- chan, but Rinoa won't die. Not yet anyways, I have to agree with Mimi- moogle-chan, it's too early, but something's going to happen and you'll just have to keep reading to see! Zero Doom I'm goona make sure you don't find anymore spelling mistakes, and I'll try not to be sloppy.
Now about my story yes Brice is hot and I'll be describing him, Aurilia, and Maura in more detail in this chapter, and I made a mistake Maura's eyes aren't blue but silver with dark blue specks in them. On another note the name of this fanfiction will be changing to soon, but I'll tell you before hand. Now enough with my rambling and on with the story!
Chapter 6: Half Way Between a Dream and Reality
Rinoa had been walking for what seemed like hours in a barren field. She was soaked to the bone and her muscles hurt so much that she felt she wouldn't be able to take another step, but she always did. Something was pushing her on through the hammering rain and endless lowlands, and she felt she was going to find out what it was soon. Her clothing wasn't offering much protection against the cold wind that wiped at her face, which was so intense that she had been sent sprawling numerous times. The sorceress' was about to give up when something caught her eye.
A small ruined home stood about forty meters away, and with the rotting wooden walls and crumbling roof shingles it didn't look like it could offer any protection from anything, but, she thought, it was better then nothing. While she was walking towards the shack, she heard the distant rumble of thunder and decided to run. As she did, she was hit by a titanic buffet of wind that knocked her sprawling. She got back up her aching legs almost giving way beneath her, but she didn't care. She needed to get there!
Once inside she collapsed onto the rotting wooden floor and looked around the dark room. Dust covered toys lounged about and the deteriorating paint was peeling off the walls, but that wasn't what got her attention. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up as she noticed that she wasn't alone. Two beings stood on the left side of her, and the aura that surrounded them wasn't leaving room for anyone to believe that they were trust worthy. She scrambled to her feet faster then she had expected herself to and ran to hide behind the desk situated at the opposite side of the area. She peaked over the top of the furniture and saw that they hadn't noticed her. Strange she thought I was only three feet away from them.
The person that was visible in the dim light was a very tall man with long white hair, which hung to one side of his head, and when he turned in a way that she could see his face, she noticed that he had vibrant blood red eyes. He was dressed in black armor from head to toe, a crimson cape hanging from his shoulders, and he resembled the dark knight that would come to offer her as a sacrifice to a sorceress in her nightmares. Plunging his hand into her chest and ripping her heart out, a malicious smile on his face the entire time. How many times had she woken up in tears thinking of this man, and now she was in the same room as he was. The other hid in the shadows in the corner of the room.
" The accursed one has arrived, my Lady, what shall we do" asked the knight. His deep voice sounded like the thunder that could still be heard, but it now seemed far away to Rinoa, like in a dream.
" You won't be doing anything yet" she answered, " I will be getting closer to her. Since we don't know what the prophecy means yet. You will stay here and wait for my orders." Her commanding speech echoed all over the room.
" If I may ask my Lady, what is the prophecy and what does 'she' look like " requested the discernible being.
"The key is not an object that can be seen or touched, but one that can be heard." Her deep voice carried the cadences of prophecy, of truth that had mastered time, but a blank look from the interrogator informed the "Queen" that he hadn't understood. "Don't worry, we'll understand once we get her and as for what she looks like, here take a look." After a motion of her hand the crystal ball projected an image of a gorgeous woman with flame colored hair that reminded her of phoenix feathers and golden eyes. Eyes she had seen somewhere before. . .
A sudden flash followed the vision and then she was in an endless white space with nothing to stop her from sinking.
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Dark glances followed Seifer, Fujin, and Raijin as they headed for their dorm, and after telling the albino that they would meet her in the Cafeteria in half an hour and saying good-bye, the two men proceeded to their shared room to unpack their insignificant amount of belongings.
The blond moved to the open window and gazed outside. So much had happened since the last time he had been here, but now for the first time since the beginning of the second sorceress war he felt safe and . at home. At the same time though he felt that this peace wouldn't last and that a danger was approaching at an unfathomable speed. He shook his head bringing a hand up to brush his hair back, trying to dismiss the uncomfortable feeling that was building up inside him. Not now, he thought, don't think about these things now, your finally home and back to being around her.
His thoughts were interrupted by his complaining companion.
"Hey Seifer we said we'd meet Fujin at the Cafe, ya know, and we're late, ya know" The ex-sorceress' knight nodded and reluctantly moved away from the window, tearing his gaze from the gorgeous scenery outside, and unenthusiastically leaving all of his contemplations for later when he would only be disturbed by his room-mates snoring.
The second they arrived at the Cafeteria, they noticed their comrade was situated at the far back, seated at one of the almost inaccessible tables. Strange, the blond thought, she always hated sitting there. Said it made us look suspicious, but then again, it won't make a difference now. Careful not to knock anything or anyone over, they slowly made their way to the albino. When they finally arrived, the two men were surprised to find that she didn't greet them with her usual your late frown but instead had her eyes closed, seemingly in some sort of trance, and now that Seifer was able to look closely, there appeared to be a faint light around the woman. Her brother gave her a little nudge, but there was no reaction. The ex- sorceress' knight called her name and at last after the fifth time and lots of shaking from Raijin, her single blood red eye snapped open. She was confused, and stared at them blankly with a gaze that was asking: who are you? Then she blinked and seemed to remember who she was with, and Seifer thought she was back to normal until she spoke.
"Sorry" she whispered "I fell asleep." Both men were speechless. She had never spoken softly before; maybe something was wrong with her.
"Hey Fujin" Seifer said slowly putting his hand on her shoulder, ready to whip it back at any second. She had never taken too kindly to human contact, but once again nothing happened. "Want to go to the Infirmary?"
"NO" she answered back to her former self, proceeding to kicking him in the knee for touching her. Seifer gritted his, stopping himself from yelling out in pain, but he didn't retaliate, like he would have before. It was his fault after all, he had asked for it the second he touched her. Raijin burst out laughing, bringing attention to their table. The blond, still clinging his knee was about to punch him, but the albino had already proceeded to kicking him as well. He, on the other hand, having less self- control screamed out and fell off his chair.
"OUCH! That hurt, ya know! Why didja have to do that?" Fujin just responded by smiling satisfactorily, the way she always did after inflicting any sort of damage to her brother. Seifer, even if he was greatly wounded, chuckled softly, but he was still worried. This was the first time the women had ever done anything like that, and the felling of unease that had been growing in him when he was standing at his dorm room window, was filling him once again. Danger was coming and now he was sure of it.
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When Irvine entered the Infirmary with Zell and Selphie, he noticed that there weren't only friends watching over Rinoa and waiting for her to awaken. Two astonishingly alluring ladies, whom he took a mental note to flirt with later, and a well-built man stood in the corner.
The closest to Rinoa's bed had long jet black hair and held a long black trench-coat with an inverted pentacle on the back of it in her arms. Her black tank top was laced up loosely up her front, which allowed the cowboy to see quite a bit of skin something he didn't mind and her black leather pants laced up on the side letting show black knee-high, high heeled boots. He was about go back to staring at her voluminous chest when he noticed her silver eyes staring at him. He quickly looked away, something in her gaze let him believe that he wouldn't live to see another day if he even dared to glance down. The man that stood next to her snickered, he had noticed the "ladies man" furtive glimpses and had herd his comrade whisper: if he dares look down one more time I'm not responsible for my actions anymore.
He shook his head, his rich brown hair falling into his bronze eyes that seem to radiate happiness, even in the present circumstances. His untied white short sleeved shirt, which let show his muscular build and well toned abs, had the design of a great copper dragon, whose head was situated on his right shoulder, body was on his back and its wings were spread out in a way that made them look like they were coming out of the shirt, and tail ended at the bottom left. The shirt ended halfway down his baggy auburn shorts, which finished just below his knees. A solid chain that hung at the front and back of his thick belt, made a soft harmonious bell-like jingle, which resounded throughout the room because he moved over-much. He wore sneakers and gloves, which the cloth of these was cut off at the fingers and unless his eyes were deceiving him there were metal plates on his knuckles.
He had been laughing this whole time until a swift kick in the ass from the other woman that had been leaning on the wall made him shut up. Irvine noticed that she hadn't even opened her eyes to place the blow that had made her friend quite down. She had long wavy hair that depending on the way or the place the light hit it; it could be blond, orange, or a vibrant blood red, and some strands of it were being held back with an intricately made feather that dazzled and shone with a myriad of colors like gems in infinite variety. She wore a long sleeved scarlet oriental overcoat a phoenix embroidered with gold thread on her chest. It buttoned sideways, and opened just above her knee revealing white pants with flames on each side and little bells at the end of these, which almost hid her flat golden shoes.
He was snapped out of his reverie, when Dr Kodawakie came into the waiting room, shaking her head.
"Well we were lucky that these three" she pointed at the strangers "found her and cast Curaga on her the second they did or else she would be dead by now." Squall turned to face them, and the appreciation that shown in his eyes was beyond what words could describe. The doctor pursued: "That T- Rexaur did quite a number on her and she suffered heavy pulmonary damage, and that's why the wounds didn't close the magic healed her lungs first. Now she's fine, I cast another Curaga on her and bandaged her up, she just needs to rest. With that said you three can dispose. Sorry, but from now on only close friends will be allowed to see her from now until her complete recovery."
Irvine saw that the girl with the flame colored hair had opened her eyes, and to him and everybody else he felt that he had seen them before. Her eyes were a striking shade of gold. She nodded, and he could see that she agreed completely with the doctor. Her friends left first and before going out the door herself she said in a melodious voice clear and sweet, like a bell heard over summer fields.
"There's a faint light around her because she is in a far off place, and if she is not helped out she will never wake up."
"Where is she?" The alertness in Squalls voice was obvious and he wasn't doing anything to hide it.
"Oh come on Squall" Irvine said in his normal leisurely tone "you ain't going to believe her mumbo jumbo. Rinoa's right here and she ain't going anywhere", but he was being ignored. She turned to face the leader of SeeD, and something stirred in all the fated children, like a memory that they couldn't place their finger on.
"She is half way between a dream and reality" she answered her voice now sounding like moonlight on snow and frosty distance stars. With that she left them all baffled and more confused then they had ever been in their lives.
Authors Endless Rambling: Oh my god that was long! Don't forget this is my first fanfiction and I've never done a chapter this long and this descriptive but except for my aching back and fingers, I enjoyed doing this. Now if any of the descriptions confused you don't hesitate to mention it, and I should have a picture of all three of them up soon to help. It'll be in anime, but I'm sure you'll get the point. I'd like to apologize for the time it took to write this new chapter and once again thank all my reviewers for writing. Thanks!
I would like to thank Noacat, Zero Doom, Gaias Legacy, Darth Mongoose, Mimi-moogle-chan, and Lisa-chan for the reviews much appreciated. Don't worry Noacat and Darth mongoose and I'm sorry Gaias Legacy and Lisa- chan, but Rinoa won't die. Not yet anyways, I have to agree with Mimi- moogle-chan, it's too early, but something's going to happen and you'll just have to keep reading to see! Zero Doom I'm goona make sure you don't find anymore spelling mistakes, and I'll try not to be sloppy.
Now about my story yes Brice is hot and I'll be describing him, Aurilia, and Maura in more detail in this chapter, and I made a mistake Maura's eyes aren't blue but silver with dark blue specks in them. On another note the name of this fanfiction will be changing to soon, but I'll tell you before hand. Now enough with my rambling and on with the story!
Chapter 6: Half Way Between a Dream and Reality
Rinoa had been walking for what seemed like hours in a barren field. She was soaked to the bone and her muscles hurt so much that she felt she wouldn't be able to take another step, but she always did. Something was pushing her on through the hammering rain and endless lowlands, and she felt she was going to find out what it was soon. Her clothing wasn't offering much protection against the cold wind that wiped at her face, which was so intense that she had been sent sprawling numerous times. The sorceress' was about to give up when something caught her eye.
A small ruined home stood about forty meters away, and with the rotting wooden walls and crumbling roof shingles it didn't look like it could offer any protection from anything, but, she thought, it was better then nothing. While she was walking towards the shack, she heard the distant rumble of thunder and decided to run. As she did, she was hit by a titanic buffet of wind that knocked her sprawling. She got back up her aching legs almost giving way beneath her, but she didn't care. She needed to get there!
Once inside she collapsed onto the rotting wooden floor and looked around the dark room. Dust covered toys lounged about and the deteriorating paint was peeling off the walls, but that wasn't what got her attention. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up as she noticed that she wasn't alone. Two beings stood on the left side of her, and the aura that surrounded them wasn't leaving room for anyone to believe that they were trust worthy. She scrambled to her feet faster then she had expected herself to and ran to hide behind the desk situated at the opposite side of the area. She peaked over the top of the furniture and saw that they hadn't noticed her. Strange she thought I was only three feet away from them.
The person that was visible in the dim light was a very tall man with long white hair, which hung to one side of his head, and when he turned in a way that she could see his face, she noticed that he had vibrant blood red eyes. He was dressed in black armor from head to toe, a crimson cape hanging from his shoulders, and he resembled the dark knight that would come to offer her as a sacrifice to a sorceress in her nightmares. Plunging his hand into her chest and ripping her heart out, a malicious smile on his face the entire time. How many times had she woken up in tears thinking of this man, and now she was in the same room as he was. The other hid in the shadows in the corner of the room.
" The accursed one has arrived, my Lady, what shall we do" asked the knight. His deep voice sounded like the thunder that could still be heard, but it now seemed far away to Rinoa, like in a dream.
" You won't be doing anything yet" she answered, " I will be getting closer to her. Since we don't know what the prophecy means yet. You will stay here and wait for my orders." Her commanding speech echoed all over the room.
" If I may ask my Lady, what is the prophecy and what does 'she' look like " requested the discernible being.
"The key is not an object that can be seen or touched, but one that can be heard." Her deep voice carried the cadences of prophecy, of truth that had mastered time, but a blank look from the interrogator informed the "Queen" that he hadn't understood. "Don't worry, we'll understand once we get her and as for what she looks like, here take a look." After a motion of her hand the crystal ball projected an image of a gorgeous woman with flame colored hair that reminded her of phoenix feathers and golden eyes. Eyes she had seen somewhere before. . .
A sudden flash followed the vision and then she was in an endless white space with nothing to stop her from sinking.
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Dark glances followed Seifer, Fujin, and Raijin as they headed for their dorm, and after telling the albino that they would meet her in the Cafeteria in half an hour and saying good-bye, the two men proceeded to their shared room to unpack their insignificant amount of belongings.
The blond moved to the open window and gazed outside. So much had happened since the last time he had been here, but now for the first time since the beginning of the second sorceress war he felt safe and . at home. At the same time though he felt that this peace wouldn't last and that a danger was approaching at an unfathomable speed. He shook his head bringing a hand up to brush his hair back, trying to dismiss the uncomfortable feeling that was building up inside him. Not now, he thought, don't think about these things now, your finally home and back to being around her.
His thoughts were interrupted by his complaining companion.
"Hey Seifer we said we'd meet Fujin at the Cafe, ya know, and we're late, ya know" The ex-sorceress' knight nodded and reluctantly moved away from the window, tearing his gaze from the gorgeous scenery outside, and unenthusiastically leaving all of his contemplations for later when he would only be disturbed by his room-mates snoring.
The second they arrived at the Cafeteria, they noticed their comrade was situated at the far back, seated at one of the almost inaccessible tables. Strange, the blond thought, she always hated sitting there. Said it made us look suspicious, but then again, it won't make a difference now. Careful not to knock anything or anyone over, they slowly made their way to the albino. When they finally arrived, the two men were surprised to find that she didn't greet them with her usual your late frown but instead had her eyes closed, seemingly in some sort of trance, and now that Seifer was able to look closely, there appeared to be a faint light around the woman. Her brother gave her a little nudge, but there was no reaction. The ex- sorceress' knight called her name and at last after the fifth time and lots of shaking from Raijin, her single blood red eye snapped open. She was confused, and stared at them blankly with a gaze that was asking: who are you? Then she blinked and seemed to remember who she was with, and Seifer thought she was back to normal until she spoke.
"Sorry" she whispered "I fell asleep." Both men were speechless. She had never spoken softly before; maybe something was wrong with her.
"Hey Fujin" Seifer said slowly putting his hand on her shoulder, ready to whip it back at any second. She had never taken too kindly to human contact, but once again nothing happened. "Want to go to the Infirmary?"
"NO" she answered back to her former self, proceeding to kicking him in the knee for touching her. Seifer gritted his, stopping himself from yelling out in pain, but he didn't retaliate, like he would have before. It was his fault after all, he had asked for it the second he touched her. Raijin burst out laughing, bringing attention to their table. The blond, still clinging his knee was about to punch him, but the albino had already proceeded to kicking him as well. He, on the other hand, having less self- control screamed out and fell off his chair.
"OUCH! That hurt, ya know! Why didja have to do that?" Fujin just responded by smiling satisfactorily, the way she always did after inflicting any sort of damage to her brother. Seifer, even if he was greatly wounded, chuckled softly, but he was still worried. This was the first time the women had ever done anything like that, and the felling of unease that had been growing in him when he was standing at his dorm room window, was filling him once again. Danger was coming and now he was sure of it.
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When Irvine entered the Infirmary with Zell and Selphie, he noticed that there weren't only friends watching over Rinoa and waiting for her to awaken. Two astonishingly alluring ladies, whom he took a mental note to flirt with later, and a well-built man stood in the corner.
The closest to Rinoa's bed had long jet black hair and held a long black trench-coat with an inverted pentacle on the back of it in her arms. Her black tank top was laced up loosely up her front, which allowed the cowboy to see quite a bit of skin something he didn't mind and her black leather pants laced up on the side letting show black knee-high, high heeled boots. He was about go back to staring at her voluminous chest when he noticed her silver eyes staring at him. He quickly looked away, something in her gaze let him believe that he wouldn't live to see another day if he even dared to glance down. The man that stood next to her snickered, he had noticed the "ladies man" furtive glimpses and had herd his comrade whisper: if he dares look down one more time I'm not responsible for my actions anymore.
He shook his head, his rich brown hair falling into his bronze eyes that seem to radiate happiness, even in the present circumstances. His untied white short sleeved shirt, which let show his muscular build and well toned abs, had the design of a great copper dragon, whose head was situated on his right shoulder, body was on his back and its wings were spread out in a way that made them look like they were coming out of the shirt, and tail ended at the bottom left. The shirt ended halfway down his baggy auburn shorts, which finished just below his knees. A solid chain that hung at the front and back of his thick belt, made a soft harmonious bell-like jingle, which resounded throughout the room because he moved over-much. He wore sneakers and gloves, which the cloth of these was cut off at the fingers and unless his eyes were deceiving him there were metal plates on his knuckles.
He had been laughing this whole time until a swift kick in the ass from the other woman that had been leaning on the wall made him shut up. Irvine noticed that she hadn't even opened her eyes to place the blow that had made her friend quite down. She had long wavy hair that depending on the way or the place the light hit it; it could be blond, orange, or a vibrant blood red, and some strands of it were being held back with an intricately made feather that dazzled and shone with a myriad of colors like gems in infinite variety. She wore a long sleeved scarlet oriental overcoat a phoenix embroidered with gold thread on her chest. It buttoned sideways, and opened just above her knee revealing white pants with flames on each side and little bells at the end of these, which almost hid her flat golden shoes.
He was snapped out of his reverie, when Dr Kodawakie came into the waiting room, shaking her head.
"Well we were lucky that these three" she pointed at the strangers "found her and cast Curaga on her the second they did or else she would be dead by now." Squall turned to face them, and the appreciation that shown in his eyes was beyond what words could describe. The doctor pursued: "That T- Rexaur did quite a number on her and she suffered heavy pulmonary damage, and that's why the wounds didn't close the magic healed her lungs first. Now she's fine, I cast another Curaga on her and bandaged her up, she just needs to rest. With that said you three can dispose. Sorry, but from now on only close friends will be allowed to see her from now until her complete recovery."
Irvine saw that the girl with the flame colored hair had opened her eyes, and to him and everybody else he felt that he had seen them before. Her eyes were a striking shade of gold. She nodded, and he could see that she agreed completely with the doctor. Her friends left first and before going out the door herself she said in a melodious voice clear and sweet, like a bell heard over summer fields.
"There's a faint light around her because she is in a far off place, and if she is not helped out she will never wake up."
"Where is she?" The alertness in Squalls voice was obvious and he wasn't doing anything to hide it.
"Oh come on Squall" Irvine said in his normal leisurely tone "you ain't going to believe her mumbo jumbo. Rinoa's right here and she ain't going anywhere", but he was being ignored. She turned to face the leader of SeeD, and something stirred in all the fated children, like a memory that they couldn't place their finger on.
"She is half way between a dream and reality" she answered her voice now sounding like moonlight on snow and frosty distance stars. With that she left them all baffled and more confused then they had ever been in their lives.
Authors Endless Rambling: Oh my god that was long! Don't forget this is my first fanfiction and I've never done a chapter this long and this descriptive but except for my aching back and fingers, I enjoyed doing this. Now if any of the descriptions confused you don't hesitate to mention it, and I should have a picture of all three of them up soon to help. It'll be in anime, but I'm sure you'll get the point. I'd like to apologize for the time it took to write this new chapter and once again thank all my reviewers for writing. Thanks!