Turbulence
He sat in the shadowy corner, waiting, patient. The anger was slowly ebbing away his mind was in turmoil. He was in danger, his girlfriend had practically accused him of seeing someone else, he had been visited by beings called Immortals, one tried to kill him the other was here to protect him. His life had never been simple but ever since he found out about the existence of his sister the complication had increased exponentially.
He supposed he should go see Rinoa now that he was calmer but her temper was more volatile than his, he couldn't be sure if she was ready to talk yet. He had been scared by the way he had reacted to her remarks, how his temper had been flared so easily. He was changing he knew but was it because of Rinoa or the situation he was in now?
He wasn't sure what was to come next, whether he'd be attacked or if he'd somehow connect with Paine again. He was annoyed at Fate, the person who was behind all of this. People created Gods or higher powers to give meaning to why things were the way they were, well he knew who exactly was to blame. Fate had took everything from him, his family, his life, just so he would be ready to be the hero in this cosmic game the High Ones played.
Squall clenched his fist angrily, closing his eyes and breathing deeply, slowly trying his best to calm his seething head. He had left Aeris alone because he couldn't cope around her right now. He didn't blame her for Rinoa's reaction, he had kept all this Paine stuff secret from them all, but he was worried about how Aeris herself made him feel. It could have been the healing touch she gave him, or her voice, he didn't know, just being around her made him shiver in excitement.
He hit the floor with his fist. 'I don't have time for this.' He muttered to himself.
He would have to go see Aeris and show her around Garden, maybe get Zell to hang round with her so she wouldn't feel lonely and he wouldn't have to be around her on his own too much. He figured it'd be easier to get Irvine to agree to spend time with her but judging by Aeris' face when he had brought her to him she couldn't stomach his flirting. Beside he didn't want to cause any more trouble between Irvine and Selphie.
He stood, back rubbing against the smooth wall, rumpling his t-shirt. His grey eyes opened, dazzled by the pale sunlight that seeped through the blinds on his windows. He pulled his jacket off his bed and slipped it on. He wasn't sure who to go look for first, Zell or Rinoa.
Mort was still wandering the halls, Cid had given him the room number but hadn't specified where that was. Besides he was too preoccupied by the fact that Lady Edea was here. He had been unaware that a sorceress was here, especially one once tied to Ultimecia. It made him wonder if Aeris knew of this and whether the Other would come at Squall through Edea.
He turned the corner and bumped into a short brunette girl dressed in a sunflower yellow dress.
'Hey!' he said throatily.
'Sorry!' she replied cheerfully. 'Hey you okay?' she asked.
'Yes I'm fine, I usually look this pale.' Mort said sighing and rolled his blue eyes.
'Okay, okay! So you new? I haven't seen you around before.' She replied unfazed.
'You could say that. I'm looking for someone, they're in room 713.' Mort replied.
'Oh I know where that is! Want me to show you the way? I'm Selphie?' she said in a rush.
'Uh, yes, please. I am Mort.' He answered puzzled by the hyperactive young woman before him.
'Mort huh? Never heard that name before.' Selphie said casually and turned round beckoning him to follow.
'I guess you wouldn't.' Mort replied.
'Not talkative much are you?' Selphie replied.
Mort just gave a sickly grin in reply.
'That's okay, Squall was like that, you get used to it.' She continued chatting on.
'So she knows Squall?' Mort thought to himself.
'So why is the sorceress Edea here? Wasn't she possessed by Ultimecia?' Mort said suddenly.
'Who Matron? She's okay now, we beat Ultimecia out of her.' Selphie said looking over her shoulder and casting him a puzzled look.
'I was just wondering. I met her in Cid's office.' Mort replied trying to waylay her suspicion.
'I see. Anyway here is room 713. Hope who you're looking for is in!' Selphie said smiling and skipped off back down the hall the way they came.
Mort knocked on the door and waited as it slowly opened. There was no one behind it so he carefully further and cautiously stepped into the room. However he wasn't cautious enough as a metal staff smashed him on the head.
'Fuck!' he growled batting away the staff and clasping a hand to his damp hair.
'Mort? What are you doing here?' Aeris asked appearing from around the door.
'I was looking for you but now I'm getting my head bashed in!' he retorted sarcastically.
'I'm sorry! I wasn't sure who you was I just sensed another Immortal and I figured it was best to be safe than sorry.' Aeris told him and pulled his hand from his head.
'You'll be fine.' She told him. 'Stop being a child.' She scolded.
'Wait a minute, you could sense me?' Mort asked, rubbing his damp hand on his leg.
'Yeah, why?' Aeris replied stepping back and shutting the door.
'I couldn't sense you, I had to wander round and ask people where you were to get here.' Mort replied walking into the middle of her room.
'Really? Strange. So as I asked before, why are you here.' Aeris asked.
'Death sent me as backup. It seems he's worried about the Other.' Mort replied sitting on her chair, his cloaking trailing down over the legs.
'Fine but don't think you can stay here. There's barely any room as it is!' Aeris replied pushing his feet from off her bed.
'So what am I to do? I'm stuck in corporeal form on this planet until it's sorted!' Mort answered back glaring at her.
'Cid will sort you a room out if you ask nicely.' Aeris told him.
'I've just come from there!' Mort whined. 'Oh yeah did you know Lady Edea is here?' he added.
'So what she's no threat!' Aeris replied.
'Well I didn't know that.' Mort replied sulkily.
Aeris rolled her eyes. 'Look it doesn't matter but you'd better go get yourself a room. I don't know how I'm going to explain this to Squall.' She told him.
'He'll do as he's told.' Mort snapped.
'Really? Well if he's supposed to obey us then why have the High Ones sent us to him?' Aeris retorted.
Mort shrugged.
'There you go then, now get on out of here before I brain you again!' Aeris told him with an evil grin.
'Yes Ma'am.' Mort said sarcastically and got up, his cloak trailing like a black cloud around his body and he walked through the door.
'You could at least remember to open it!' Aeris yelled after him through the door.
He sat in the shadowy corner, waiting, patient. The anger was slowly ebbing away his mind was in turmoil. He was in danger, his girlfriend had practically accused him of seeing someone else, he had been visited by beings called Immortals, one tried to kill him the other was here to protect him. His life had never been simple but ever since he found out about the existence of his sister the complication had increased exponentially.
He supposed he should go see Rinoa now that he was calmer but her temper was more volatile than his, he couldn't be sure if she was ready to talk yet. He had been scared by the way he had reacted to her remarks, how his temper had been flared so easily. He was changing he knew but was it because of Rinoa or the situation he was in now?
He wasn't sure what was to come next, whether he'd be attacked or if he'd somehow connect with Paine again. He was annoyed at Fate, the person who was behind all of this. People created Gods or higher powers to give meaning to why things were the way they were, well he knew who exactly was to blame. Fate had took everything from him, his family, his life, just so he would be ready to be the hero in this cosmic game the High Ones played.
Squall clenched his fist angrily, closing his eyes and breathing deeply, slowly trying his best to calm his seething head. He had left Aeris alone because he couldn't cope around her right now. He didn't blame her for Rinoa's reaction, he had kept all this Paine stuff secret from them all, but he was worried about how Aeris herself made him feel. It could have been the healing touch she gave him, or her voice, he didn't know, just being around her made him shiver in excitement.
He hit the floor with his fist. 'I don't have time for this.' He muttered to himself.
He would have to go see Aeris and show her around Garden, maybe get Zell to hang round with her so she wouldn't feel lonely and he wouldn't have to be around her on his own too much. He figured it'd be easier to get Irvine to agree to spend time with her but judging by Aeris' face when he had brought her to him she couldn't stomach his flirting. Beside he didn't want to cause any more trouble between Irvine and Selphie.
He stood, back rubbing against the smooth wall, rumpling his t-shirt. His grey eyes opened, dazzled by the pale sunlight that seeped through the blinds on his windows. He pulled his jacket off his bed and slipped it on. He wasn't sure who to go look for first, Zell or Rinoa.
Mort was still wandering the halls, Cid had given him the room number but hadn't specified where that was. Besides he was too preoccupied by the fact that Lady Edea was here. He had been unaware that a sorceress was here, especially one once tied to Ultimecia. It made him wonder if Aeris knew of this and whether the Other would come at Squall through Edea.
He turned the corner and bumped into a short brunette girl dressed in a sunflower yellow dress.
'Hey!' he said throatily.
'Sorry!' she replied cheerfully. 'Hey you okay?' she asked.
'Yes I'm fine, I usually look this pale.' Mort said sighing and rolled his blue eyes.
'Okay, okay! So you new? I haven't seen you around before.' She replied unfazed.
'You could say that. I'm looking for someone, they're in room 713.' Mort replied.
'Oh I know where that is! Want me to show you the way? I'm Selphie?' she said in a rush.
'Uh, yes, please. I am Mort.' He answered puzzled by the hyperactive young woman before him.
'Mort huh? Never heard that name before.' Selphie said casually and turned round beckoning him to follow.
'I guess you wouldn't.' Mort replied.
'Not talkative much are you?' Selphie replied.
Mort just gave a sickly grin in reply.
'That's okay, Squall was like that, you get used to it.' She continued chatting on.
'So she knows Squall?' Mort thought to himself.
'So why is the sorceress Edea here? Wasn't she possessed by Ultimecia?' Mort said suddenly.
'Who Matron? She's okay now, we beat Ultimecia out of her.' Selphie said looking over her shoulder and casting him a puzzled look.
'I was just wondering. I met her in Cid's office.' Mort replied trying to waylay her suspicion.
'I see. Anyway here is room 713. Hope who you're looking for is in!' Selphie said smiling and skipped off back down the hall the way they came.
Mort knocked on the door and waited as it slowly opened. There was no one behind it so he carefully further and cautiously stepped into the room. However he wasn't cautious enough as a metal staff smashed him on the head.
'Fuck!' he growled batting away the staff and clasping a hand to his damp hair.
'Mort? What are you doing here?' Aeris asked appearing from around the door.
'I was looking for you but now I'm getting my head bashed in!' he retorted sarcastically.
'I'm sorry! I wasn't sure who you was I just sensed another Immortal and I figured it was best to be safe than sorry.' Aeris told him and pulled his hand from his head.
'You'll be fine.' She told him. 'Stop being a child.' She scolded.
'Wait a minute, you could sense me?' Mort asked, rubbing his damp hand on his leg.
'Yeah, why?' Aeris replied stepping back and shutting the door.
'I couldn't sense you, I had to wander round and ask people where you were to get here.' Mort replied walking into the middle of her room.
'Really? Strange. So as I asked before, why are you here.' Aeris asked.
'Death sent me as backup. It seems he's worried about the Other.' Mort replied sitting on her chair, his cloaking trailing down over the legs.
'Fine but don't think you can stay here. There's barely any room as it is!' Aeris replied pushing his feet from off her bed.
'So what am I to do? I'm stuck in corporeal form on this planet until it's sorted!' Mort answered back glaring at her.
'Cid will sort you a room out if you ask nicely.' Aeris told him.
'I've just come from there!' Mort whined. 'Oh yeah did you know Lady Edea is here?' he added.
'So what she's no threat!' Aeris replied.
'Well I didn't know that.' Mort replied sulkily.
Aeris rolled her eyes. 'Look it doesn't matter but you'd better go get yourself a room. I don't know how I'm going to explain this to Squall.' She told him.
'He'll do as he's told.' Mort snapped.
'Really? Well if he's supposed to obey us then why have the High Ones sent us to him?' Aeris retorted.
Mort shrugged.
'There you go then, now get on out of here before I brain you again!' Aeris told him with an evil grin.
'Yes Ma'am.' Mort said sarcastically and got up, his cloak trailing like a black cloud around his body and he walked through the door.
'You could at least remember to open it!' Aeris yelled after him through the door.