Chapter 4 – Path of Fate
Quitis is in her small, Victorian-age, office with book shelves full of history, encyclopaedias, and references. It was her little library. Violin music is playing in the background. At the side of the office is a large window as tall as the room. Beside the window is an old music player that plays the violin music. There is a small chandelier on the ceiling in the middle of the room. She sits in a large leather chair reading a book title Earth before Mako. Her glasses stood on the tip of her nose. She turns a page with much interest. Her eyes fixed on every word in the book. She comes across a word she is unfamiliar with. She places her finger on the word so she wouldn't lose it while she pulled out the Old English Dictionary: Words of 1000 years Yesterday in search of the word. She focuses on the word, moving her lips to try and pronounce it.
Quitis: "Dim...Dimo...Kres..i...Dimokre...si...Democracy. 'A Government that is periodically elected and thus controlled by the people who live under it.' Hmm, interesting."
Some one knocks at the door. "Miss. Trepe?"
Quitis: "Come in." She still looks at the book.
Secretary: "Miss. Trepe, a soldier insists on seeing you." The person seems to tremble.
Quitis seems annoyed and her expression is not happy. "Let him in."
The soldier walks in. "What can I do for you, soldier." Her voice sounds serious and upset to have been disturbed from her intense reading, still looking down at her book.
Soldier: "I was just making sure you are still keeping your word." The soldiers voice stern. Quitis looks up over her glasses to see a young man with dark brown hair and eyes of burnt emotion. His face had a scar across his nose. She startled herself when she recognized him.
Quitis: "Oh god, Squall, I'm sorry to have been rude there." She clears the books off her desk and puts them back on the shelf.
Squall picks up the book she was reading. "I've always wondered how the earth came to be. I've heard so many rumours. I wonder what it was like before technology was made."
Quitis: "Very few people have the answers to those questions, Squall." She finished putting her papers and books away and took the one from Squall. "Now, what has you so eager to see me?"
Squall: "That promise you gave to me." Very seriously. He almost seems possessed, but he wasn't. He just wanted to find answers.
Quitis: "Well, if you think I have betrayed you, think again. I'm sending you to Agulaya to find some answers for you and myself. It is an ancient city that could tell you a bit of history about this planet. There is one scientist there who studies the lifestyles of more than 1000 years ago. She one of the rare scientists who do. The ones today are more into the future and saving the planet from Mako energy. Whatever information you find, you should bring it back here for me. There's something going on. So good luck Squall. Consider this your vacation. Agulaya is very beautiful and powerful."
Squall: "Thank you, Quitis. I'm glad you kept your word on allowing me to do this. I want Rinoa to stay behind though. Who knows what might happen in that city. I just don't want to be worried about her while I search for answers."
Quitis: "I can't stop her from going anywhere. If you want to go without her knowing then you'll have to be quiet about it."
Squall: "Thanks. I'll see you in a few months."
Quitis: "Good luck. And bring me an artefact if you could."
Squall simply raises his hand as he leaves the room.
Squall walks down the hall with a straight face. His SeeD buddies pass him and say hi but he just keeps on walking. His has become a role model for more of the soldiers than he thinks, but he doesn't care. He's not the type to care. Rinoa watches him from a distance as he walks down the halls. She stands on a balcony above the lobby area where they first met and danced the night away. She could tell he had something planned. She walks down the large set of stairs and he catches her image in the corner of his eye.
Rinoa: "Squall, how have you been?"
Squall: "Just fine. You?"
Rinoa: "You seemed to be in a hurry."
Squall: "I'm not. I'm just in that mood."
Rinoa: "I know when you're in a hurry, Squall. Where are you going?"
Squall: "No where." He attempts to walk away when stopped by Rinoa.
Rinoa: "Your acting very strange-."
Squall: "Rinoa! There's nothing going on. Please, don't worry." He continues to walk away. Rinoa watches him with a concerned face. Never has he snapped at her about anything.
She watched him leave the building. She looked in the direction of Quitis' office.
Rinoa: 'Quitis must have something to do with this.' She thought to herself and headed to Quitis' office.
Quitis has pulled out a pile of old reports on missions they have accomplished. She tries to put a connection to some of them. Suddenly the door slams open. Quitis jumps from the sudden crash of the door. In comes Rinoa more annoyed than ever.
Quitis: "I thought people knew how to knock around here, rather than give heart attacks."
Rinoa: "What did you and Squall talk about ten minutes ago?"
Quitis: "Congratulated him for his successful acceptance at SeeD."
Rinoa: "There was more. He left this office in a hurry and I want to know why?" She spotted the reports on the table. "What are those?"
Quitis: "Past reports of missions we've had here at SeeD. Nothing too public. Do you mind? I'm in the middle of running some errands."
Rinoa: "I do mind. Squall yelled at me because I was concerned about him. Why doesn't he want me to know anything? TELL ME WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT!"
Quitis: "We-talked-about-Nothing!" There was silence in the room after Quitis has raised her stern voice. Quitis was shocked at how well she could act.
Rinoa stared for a while. "There's something I know it and I'm going to find out." And with that statement she left the office, not bothering to close the doors.
Quitis stared at Rinoa as she left. Then she continued to tidy her reports and went to close her office door.
(A/N: Too feel more for this section I would listen to the song "Wondering Flame" From FF 10. You can really feel the pressure.)
Rinoa followed spied on Squall and watched him pack maps, clothes, food and such. She couldn't see what the map was of. She wondered where he was going and why he didn't ask her to join him. He must have been given a mission.
Quitis is in her small, Victorian-age, office with book shelves full of history, encyclopaedias, and references. It was her little library. Violin music is playing in the background. At the side of the office is a large window as tall as the room. Beside the window is an old music player that plays the violin music. There is a small chandelier on the ceiling in the middle of the room. She sits in a large leather chair reading a book title Earth before Mako. Her glasses stood on the tip of her nose. She turns a page with much interest. Her eyes fixed on every word in the book. She comes across a word she is unfamiliar with. She places her finger on the word so she wouldn't lose it while she pulled out the Old English Dictionary: Words of 1000 years Yesterday in search of the word. She focuses on the word, moving her lips to try and pronounce it.
Quitis: "Dim...Dimo...Kres..i...Dimokre...si...Democracy. 'A Government that is periodically elected and thus controlled by the people who live under it.' Hmm, interesting."
Some one knocks at the door. "Miss. Trepe?"
Quitis: "Come in." She still looks at the book.
Secretary: "Miss. Trepe, a soldier insists on seeing you." The person seems to tremble.
Quitis seems annoyed and her expression is not happy. "Let him in."
The soldier walks in. "What can I do for you, soldier." Her voice sounds serious and upset to have been disturbed from her intense reading, still looking down at her book.
Soldier: "I was just making sure you are still keeping your word." The soldiers voice stern. Quitis looks up over her glasses to see a young man with dark brown hair and eyes of burnt emotion. His face had a scar across his nose. She startled herself when she recognized him.
Quitis: "Oh god, Squall, I'm sorry to have been rude there." She clears the books off her desk and puts them back on the shelf.
Squall picks up the book she was reading. "I've always wondered how the earth came to be. I've heard so many rumours. I wonder what it was like before technology was made."
Quitis: "Very few people have the answers to those questions, Squall." She finished putting her papers and books away and took the one from Squall. "Now, what has you so eager to see me?"
Squall: "That promise you gave to me." Very seriously. He almost seems possessed, but he wasn't. He just wanted to find answers.
Quitis: "Well, if you think I have betrayed you, think again. I'm sending you to Agulaya to find some answers for you and myself. It is an ancient city that could tell you a bit of history about this planet. There is one scientist there who studies the lifestyles of more than 1000 years ago. She one of the rare scientists who do. The ones today are more into the future and saving the planet from Mako energy. Whatever information you find, you should bring it back here for me. There's something going on. So good luck Squall. Consider this your vacation. Agulaya is very beautiful and powerful."
Squall: "Thank you, Quitis. I'm glad you kept your word on allowing me to do this. I want Rinoa to stay behind though. Who knows what might happen in that city. I just don't want to be worried about her while I search for answers."
Quitis: "I can't stop her from going anywhere. If you want to go without her knowing then you'll have to be quiet about it."
Squall: "Thanks. I'll see you in a few months."
Quitis: "Good luck. And bring me an artefact if you could."
Squall simply raises his hand as he leaves the room.
Squall walks down the hall with a straight face. His SeeD buddies pass him and say hi but he just keeps on walking. His has become a role model for more of the soldiers than he thinks, but he doesn't care. He's not the type to care. Rinoa watches him from a distance as he walks down the halls. She stands on a balcony above the lobby area where they first met and danced the night away. She could tell he had something planned. She walks down the large set of stairs and he catches her image in the corner of his eye.
Rinoa: "Squall, how have you been?"
Squall: "Just fine. You?"
Rinoa: "You seemed to be in a hurry."
Squall: "I'm not. I'm just in that mood."
Rinoa: "I know when you're in a hurry, Squall. Where are you going?"
Squall: "No where." He attempts to walk away when stopped by Rinoa.
Rinoa: "Your acting very strange-."
Squall: "Rinoa! There's nothing going on. Please, don't worry." He continues to walk away. Rinoa watches him with a concerned face. Never has he snapped at her about anything.
She watched him leave the building. She looked in the direction of Quitis' office.
Rinoa: 'Quitis must have something to do with this.' She thought to herself and headed to Quitis' office.
Quitis has pulled out a pile of old reports on missions they have accomplished. She tries to put a connection to some of them. Suddenly the door slams open. Quitis jumps from the sudden crash of the door. In comes Rinoa more annoyed than ever.
Quitis: "I thought people knew how to knock around here, rather than give heart attacks."
Rinoa: "What did you and Squall talk about ten minutes ago?"
Quitis: "Congratulated him for his successful acceptance at SeeD."
Rinoa: "There was more. He left this office in a hurry and I want to know why?" She spotted the reports on the table. "What are those?"
Quitis: "Past reports of missions we've had here at SeeD. Nothing too public. Do you mind? I'm in the middle of running some errands."
Rinoa: "I do mind. Squall yelled at me because I was concerned about him. Why doesn't he want me to know anything? TELL ME WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT!"
Quitis: "We-talked-about-Nothing!" There was silence in the room after Quitis has raised her stern voice. Quitis was shocked at how well she could act.
Rinoa stared for a while. "There's something I know it and I'm going to find out." And with that statement she left the office, not bothering to close the doors.
Quitis stared at Rinoa as she left. Then she continued to tidy her reports and went to close her office door.
(A/N: Too feel more for this section I would listen to the song "Wondering Flame" From FF 10. You can really feel the pressure.)
Rinoa followed spied on Squall and watched him pack maps, clothes, food and such. She couldn't see what the map was of. She wondered where he was going and why he didn't ask her to join him. He must have been given a mission.