Ch. 14
Cid's gift
Squall stumbled out of bed, he was still wearing his headphones, and the sound of his favorite band was still blaring in his ears. He wondered why the kid in the dreamworld had his necklace, and how Laguna and Cid knew each other. His thoughts were interrupted by Annalyse, pounding on the door.
"Squall it's time to go!" She exclaimed. "Hurry up! I don't wanna be late for my first mission."
"I'm coming," he replied. "Has Quisty already left?" He said, opening the door. Annalyse nodded excitedly. "You really are excited about this aren't you?" He asked as they walked down the hotel hallway. She responded by another excited nod. "What kind of weapon do you carry?" He asked as they reached the elevator. She reached into her suitcase and pulled an object wrapped in a satin cloth. She unwrapped the package to reveal an antique sword.
"It was my great-grandma's. She was the first woman in the president's guard." Anna replied. " The handle is pewter, with gold inlay, the blade is pure silver, she used this during the vampire wars, used it to dust at least 100 vamps." Squall looked amazed.
"Are you any good with it?" Squall asked, balancing the scabbarded sword on his index and middle finger. Annalyse kicked his hand and the sword flew into the air, she grabbed it, and in one swift motion unsheathed the weapon and pointed it at Squall's chest. As the elevator came to a stop, she removed the weapon from attack position, returned it to its scabbard, and attached the scabbard to her belt. Squall still didn't believe a girl like Anna had managed to take a weapon from him, she was at least six levels below him in SeeD ranking. They walked to the train station without speaking, Squall was shocked, and Annalyse was proud that she had managed to impress Squall.
Quistis was waiting on them outside of the station. She looked upset. "WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?" She screamed. They tried to answer, but were cut off. "IT DOESN'T MATTER! JUST GET ON THE TRAIN. I HAD TO TALK THE ENGINEER INTO WAITING ON YOU!" Squall placed his hand on her shoulder and whispered an apology, he tried to explain about Dreamworld, but she told him that she had been there too. "I was standing outside the store over there, waiting on them to upgrade my whip, and it happened. I think Cid is right though, leave it alone for now." Squall nodded, and they boarded the train.
About an hour later the train pulled into their destination, a remote station in the middle of the central grasslands. They walked out of the station, scanning the perimeter for their contact. A man holding a clip board approached them "Are you the SeeD team from Balamb?" He asked. Squall nodded and followed the man, they were led to a tractor trailer in the parking lot. The man unlocked the trailer and swung the doors open, they revealed two magnificent motorcycles, and an impressive sports car. The delivery man handed Squall the clip board and three sets of keys. "Sign here," he said pointing at a line on the paper. "All right, they're yours now."
Annalyse jumped onto one of the bikes, but Quistis motioned for her to get off of it. She settled for the car that was parked in the back of the trailer. Squall and Quistis started their bikes and rolled them down a ramp, and off the truck, and Annalyse followed
"Okay girls, the directions to Edea's place should be programed into the G.P.S. systems on your cars." Squall said to the others, using the CB radio that was mounted in his helmet. The ladies agreed and they began speeding to the west.
"WOW!" Annalyse exclaimed over the radio. "It sure was nice of Cid to give us these. I bet he shelled out a lot of gil for them."
"Probably," Quistis responded. "I was thinking about buying one of these bikes a few months back, they're about 1 million gil, and these look custom."
"Nah," Squall cut in. "The man who owns the dealership in Balamb went to garden, Cid is one of his oldest friends, I bet he didn't pay much for them, but it was nice of him anyway. That must be Edea place up there." Squall got a weird feeling as they neared the seaside cottage. He didn't think they belonged there, but he dared not to express it. He suppressed his doubt as they pulled into the driveway, they had work to do.
A/n: Fluffy, the next one will be better
Cid's gift
Squall stumbled out of bed, he was still wearing his headphones, and the sound of his favorite band was still blaring in his ears. He wondered why the kid in the dreamworld had his necklace, and how Laguna and Cid knew each other. His thoughts were interrupted by Annalyse, pounding on the door.
"Squall it's time to go!" She exclaimed. "Hurry up! I don't wanna be late for my first mission."
"I'm coming," he replied. "Has Quisty already left?" He said, opening the door. Annalyse nodded excitedly. "You really are excited about this aren't you?" He asked as they walked down the hotel hallway. She responded by another excited nod. "What kind of weapon do you carry?" He asked as they reached the elevator. She reached into her suitcase and pulled an object wrapped in a satin cloth. She unwrapped the package to reveal an antique sword.
"It was my great-grandma's. She was the first woman in the president's guard." Anna replied. " The handle is pewter, with gold inlay, the blade is pure silver, she used this during the vampire wars, used it to dust at least 100 vamps." Squall looked amazed.
"Are you any good with it?" Squall asked, balancing the scabbarded sword on his index and middle finger. Annalyse kicked his hand and the sword flew into the air, she grabbed it, and in one swift motion unsheathed the weapon and pointed it at Squall's chest. As the elevator came to a stop, she removed the weapon from attack position, returned it to its scabbard, and attached the scabbard to her belt. Squall still didn't believe a girl like Anna had managed to take a weapon from him, she was at least six levels below him in SeeD ranking. They walked to the train station without speaking, Squall was shocked, and Annalyse was proud that she had managed to impress Squall.
Quistis was waiting on them outside of the station. She looked upset. "WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?" She screamed. They tried to answer, but were cut off. "IT DOESN'T MATTER! JUST GET ON THE TRAIN. I HAD TO TALK THE ENGINEER INTO WAITING ON YOU!" Squall placed his hand on her shoulder and whispered an apology, he tried to explain about Dreamworld, but she told him that she had been there too. "I was standing outside the store over there, waiting on them to upgrade my whip, and it happened. I think Cid is right though, leave it alone for now." Squall nodded, and they boarded the train.
About an hour later the train pulled into their destination, a remote station in the middle of the central grasslands. They walked out of the station, scanning the perimeter for their contact. A man holding a clip board approached them "Are you the SeeD team from Balamb?" He asked. Squall nodded and followed the man, they were led to a tractor trailer in the parking lot. The man unlocked the trailer and swung the doors open, they revealed two magnificent motorcycles, and an impressive sports car. The delivery man handed Squall the clip board and three sets of keys. "Sign here," he said pointing at a line on the paper. "All right, they're yours now."
Annalyse jumped onto one of the bikes, but Quistis motioned for her to get off of it. She settled for the car that was parked in the back of the trailer. Squall and Quistis started their bikes and rolled them down a ramp, and off the truck, and Annalyse followed
"Okay girls, the directions to Edea's place should be programed into the G.P.S. systems on your cars." Squall said to the others, using the CB radio that was mounted in his helmet. The ladies agreed and they began speeding to the west.
"WOW!" Annalyse exclaimed over the radio. "It sure was nice of Cid to give us these. I bet he shelled out a lot of gil for them."
"Probably," Quistis responded. "I was thinking about buying one of these bikes a few months back, they're about 1 million gil, and these look custom."
"Nah," Squall cut in. "The man who owns the dealership in Balamb went to garden, Cid is one of his oldest friends, I bet he didn't pay much for them, but it was nice of him anyway. That must be Edea place up there." Squall got a weird feeling as they neared the seaside cottage. He didn't think they belonged there, but he dared not to express it. He suppressed his doubt as they pulled into the driveway, they had work to do.
A/n: Fluffy, the next one will be better