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Chapter 4: The Tour
"And this is a plant. Isn't it nice......" Rinoa trailed off, continuing a tour that she had obviously never given before. Cloud hung on her words, waiting for more, but nothing came. Cloud was interested in whatever she talked about, but, he wondered why he felt this way so quickly. Why Aeris barely mattered to him anymore....
"So, that's the tour, did you like it? I hope I wasn't too boring." Rinoa finally ended the tour, even though there was much more to show.
"It was fine." Cloud replied. "Thank you."
"No problem." Rinoa said.
"The only thing that was missing was where to get some grub around here." Cloud said sarcastically.
"Oh, I guess I did leave some things out huh? Well, don't worry, I'll take you."
"Thanks because I'm starving."
They proceeded to the cafeteria where Zell was gulping down his seventh hot dog.
"Zell, slow down, you know what happened last time." Rinoa laughed.
"Shut up, that won't happen again!" Zell barked back after swallowing.
"Cloud this is Zell. He's a friend and fellow combatant of mine. We'll just let him finish his meal for now." Rinoa said, ignoring Zell. Cloud and Rinoa proceeded to get some food at the food line. Cloud waited and grabbed a hot dog and some chips.
"Well, I guess you're all set now. You know where you're sleeping and stuff so, I guess I'll be on my way." Rinoa said and turned to leave. "Wait!" Cloud said.
"What is it?"
"Won't you have lunch with me?" Cloud asked and waited for what seemed like forever for her to respond.
"Well, I really can't, but, I'll see you again I'm sure." Rinoa replied.
"Oh....okay." Cloud sounded sad.
"Well.....see ya." Rinoa said and walked off. Cloud proceeded to sit down at a table and eat his food. Once he was finished, he went to his dorm room and just lay on his bed.
Cloud hated being left with just himself to talk to, being alone to think. It was a nightmare, at least it was most of the time. He would usually think about how much of a failure he was because he didn't do everything he could to save Aeris. This time however, Aeris was absent from his mind, she didn't exist. All he was thinking about was how to talk to Rinoa when the intercom sounded.
"Cloud Strife, report to the entryway for mission briefing." The message sounded and repeated a couple times. Cloud rose, grabbed his sword and was off toward the entryway. When he arrived, he saw a few others standing there with the headmaster. One of them was Zell, one of them was a guy in a tan trench coat and a cowboy hat, and the last one was a guy in a black leather jacket with what looked like fur around the neck. When Cloud got close enough to see his face, he noticed he had a deep scar right between his eyes.
"Okay, everyone's here." Quitis announced. "Cloud, this is your team, Irvine, Zell, and Squall." Irvine extended his hand and Cloud shook it.
"Hey, you're that crazy guy that only had ONE hotdog!" Zell said as he extended his hand. Cloud shook it.
Cloud extended his hand toward Squall. Squall just stood there for a moment, then he began to speak. "So, you're the one that Rinoa was talking about, the one that beat the T- Rexaur by himself." Squall inquired.
"Yeah, that's me." Cloud replied.
"Well, if you're really that strong, then you will be a great help to this mission, but, I'll have to see it myself before I believe anything." Squall said firmly.
"Fair enough." They all turned their attention to Quistis for the briefing.
"Your mission is quite simple. You must find this man." She handed Irvine a photo. He glanced at the photo and passed it to Zell, who did the same and handed it to Squall. Squall handed it to Cloud. Cloud looked at the photo and froze. Quistis went on.
"No one knows his name, or why he has killed so many people, but we keep getting the same consistent description. A man with platinum hair and a black cape. Someone finally managed to get a picture of him.....before he killed them."
Cloud continued staring at the photo. He knew exactly who the man was. He knew what he was capable of. The only thing he wasn't sure of is how he had gotten here.
"Sephiroth." Cloud said aloud.
A/N: So, Sephiroth, who was dead last time I saw him, has somehow wound up in the FF8 world along with Cloud, and he's killing people. Are Squall and his crew in over there heads? Will Cloud and Squall get all buddy buddy before Squall finds about that Cloud's trying to get with his girl? We shall see.....
Chapter 4: The Tour
"And this is a plant. Isn't it nice......" Rinoa trailed off, continuing a tour that she had obviously never given before. Cloud hung on her words, waiting for more, but nothing came. Cloud was interested in whatever she talked about, but, he wondered why he felt this way so quickly. Why Aeris barely mattered to him anymore....
"So, that's the tour, did you like it? I hope I wasn't too boring." Rinoa finally ended the tour, even though there was much more to show.
"It was fine." Cloud replied. "Thank you."
"No problem." Rinoa said.
"The only thing that was missing was where to get some grub around here." Cloud said sarcastically.
"Oh, I guess I did leave some things out huh? Well, don't worry, I'll take you."
"Thanks because I'm starving."
They proceeded to the cafeteria where Zell was gulping down his seventh hot dog.
"Zell, slow down, you know what happened last time." Rinoa laughed.
"Shut up, that won't happen again!" Zell barked back after swallowing.
"Cloud this is Zell. He's a friend and fellow combatant of mine. We'll just let him finish his meal for now." Rinoa said, ignoring Zell. Cloud and Rinoa proceeded to get some food at the food line. Cloud waited and grabbed a hot dog and some chips.
"Well, I guess you're all set now. You know where you're sleeping and stuff so, I guess I'll be on my way." Rinoa said and turned to leave. "Wait!" Cloud said.
"What is it?"
"Won't you have lunch with me?" Cloud asked and waited for what seemed like forever for her to respond.
"Well, I really can't, but, I'll see you again I'm sure." Rinoa replied.
"Oh....okay." Cloud sounded sad.
"Well.....see ya." Rinoa said and walked off. Cloud proceeded to sit down at a table and eat his food. Once he was finished, he went to his dorm room and just lay on his bed.
Cloud hated being left with just himself to talk to, being alone to think. It was a nightmare, at least it was most of the time. He would usually think about how much of a failure he was because he didn't do everything he could to save Aeris. This time however, Aeris was absent from his mind, she didn't exist. All he was thinking about was how to talk to Rinoa when the intercom sounded.
"Cloud Strife, report to the entryway for mission briefing." The message sounded and repeated a couple times. Cloud rose, grabbed his sword and was off toward the entryway. When he arrived, he saw a few others standing there with the headmaster. One of them was Zell, one of them was a guy in a tan trench coat and a cowboy hat, and the last one was a guy in a black leather jacket with what looked like fur around the neck. When Cloud got close enough to see his face, he noticed he had a deep scar right between his eyes.
"Okay, everyone's here." Quitis announced. "Cloud, this is your team, Irvine, Zell, and Squall." Irvine extended his hand and Cloud shook it.
"Hey, you're that crazy guy that only had ONE hotdog!" Zell said as he extended his hand. Cloud shook it.
Cloud extended his hand toward Squall. Squall just stood there for a moment, then he began to speak. "So, you're the one that Rinoa was talking about, the one that beat the T- Rexaur by himself." Squall inquired.
"Yeah, that's me." Cloud replied.
"Well, if you're really that strong, then you will be a great help to this mission, but, I'll have to see it myself before I believe anything." Squall said firmly.
"Fair enough." They all turned their attention to Quistis for the briefing.
"Your mission is quite simple. You must find this man." She handed Irvine a photo. He glanced at the photo and passed it to Zell, who did the same and handed it to Squall. Squall handed it to Cloud. Cloud looked at the photo and froze. Quistis went on.
"No one knows his name, or why he has killed so many people, but we keep getting the same consistent description. A man with platinum hair and a black cape. Someone finally managed to get a picture of him.....before he killed them."
Cloud continued staring at the photo. He knew exactly who the man was. He knew what he was capable of. The only thing he wasn't sure of is how he had gotten here.
"Sephiroth." Cloud said aloud.
A/N: So, Sephiroth, who was dead last time I saw him, has somehow wound up in the FF8 world along with Cloud, and he's killing people. Are Squall and his crew in over there heads? Will Cloud and Squall get all buddy buddy before Squall finds about that Cloud's trying to get with his girl? We shall see.....