It was early in the morning when Aurdrian awoke. The first thing he saw was
D'meera's body wrapped in his arms. He smiled, he didn't realize that they
had both fallen asleep together in the garden. He kissed her forehead and
looked out through the glass dome that encased the beautiful garden. The
sun was just coming over the mountaintops of the outer regions of Esthar.
He felt her stir next to him as she opened her eyes.
"Hey", he said softly as she brushed a strand of hair from his eyes.
"Hey yourself", she smiled, "what time is it?"
"Oh… around o'five hundred why?"
"Wait o five hundred?! Shit! Aurdry we were supposed to meet your dad and Instructor Kinneas in the conference room right now. Aurdrian your dad's gonna kill us", she cried out as she struggled to jump to her feet.
"No he won't. Look I'm sure he'll cover for us. Besides it's early and we have an hour till we leave to the memorial. So relax a little Dee."
"No you don't understand I'm the captain I can't be late. Oh Hyne what am I gonna do hurry up I need to go."
"Ok…ok…"
* * *
"Morning everyone", Laguna smiled as he entered the conference room. Most of the kids looked like they were running on auto pilot and simply mumble an incoherent hello as he walked in.
"Good mornin Laguna I think we're just about ready to take off if it's ok with you", Irvine replied as he stretched out on the chair.
"Well then are we all ready to go?"
"Hey Mr. Kinneas," Jenner looked around noticing that a certain couple wasn't in the room, "where's Squad A's captain and Aurdrian? They didn't come to the dorms last night."
"That's funny, it's not like those two to be late", Jared replied as he took notice of his friends absence.
"Well…uh… well you see my son and D'meera are…uh… doing something for me at the moment and well…uh they… they should be back right about now, yeah," Laguna managed to get out trying his best to cover for his son. Irvine looked at him and nodded as Laguna winked to him silently stating that both his son and D'meera were together alone and it was best to leave it at that. Just then both of them rushed through the door forgetting that they were holding hands and sat down. Dee looked to Jared, who was looking at the two hold hands, she noticed the hurt expression he held on his face as he turned away from her.
"Ok are we ALL here now?" Irvine asked looking at the two latecomers.
They boarded a military vehicle and headed off in the direction of the memorial, unbeknownst to them so did a group of other people who followed at a distance.
* * *
An incoming call on the monitor startled Derrick as he looked out the window. The monitor on his desk chirped again when he pushed a button and looked at a staticy image come across the screen.
"Commander Almasy speaking", he answered.
"…..erric… s..n..d…ackup... ow…big…uble….ey took …eera…repe…t …ey…took …eera", was all he could hear through the breaking line he looked at the monitor to see the disrupting image of a bloodied Irvine starring at the screen with a look of horror on his face.
"Shit!" he exclaimed as he hit the intercom and rang through to Squall's office.
"Leonhart here."
"Headmaster I need you in here now I'm getting a broken up distress call from Esthar."
Squall rushed to his office and looked at the breaking connection. From what he could make out he could see Irvine's face covered in blood and in the background he could see some Esthar guards laying on the ground.
"Irvine this is Squall can you hear me? What happened?"
"They…surr…ded us…to many…they took…eera…Aurdrian…ent after …er….end backup…", with that the connection was lost and the monitor went black.
"Headmaster what the hell just happened? Who took my sister?"
"Better call your father Commander. I'll send the order to the palace to evacuate Laguna and the others and bring them here. After you do that I'm gonna need you in my office we need to find out what the hell is going on."
"Yes sir," Derrick nodded as he dialed for his father.
* * *
I was sitting on the docks with Raijin when I noticed Fujin running from the house like a mad chocobo. She looked like she was in shock, you now the kind of shock someone gets before they tell you that someone you love has been killed or maimed or something like that. Right away my thoughts tuned to the kids.
"SEIFER!!!! SEIFER!!!!" she screamed as she ran towards us. Both myself and Raijin looked at each other as we got up and ran towards the house.
"Fujin what! What the hell happened, what's the matter?"
"They… Derrick.. they took D'meera", she struggled as the tears fell from her eyes.
"Who.. w..what?! who took her?"
" He said to hurry. They took her Seifer", she cried.
"Hey Seif man I think this is serious ya' know"
"No shit Raij", I looked at him as I ran to my car.
Never in my life had I been as scared as I was now. We were driving so fast we got to Balamb Garden in record time. As I ran to the main entrance I was met by my son and Squall.
"What the fuck is going on and where is my fucking daughter?!!!" I shouted at them.
"Dad calm down. We don't know who took her the team that was deployed there last night is on it's way back right now." He said as we approached his office. I looked at Squall.
"IF anything I mean anything happens to my daughter I'll…I'll fucking kill you so fast you'll never know you even existed."
"Look Seifer just calm down. Being angry can't help your daughter right now. We need to wait until my father gets here so we could sort out what happened."
Calm down he wanted me to calm down. What kind of fucking emotionless freak was he? My daughter was kidnapped for Hyne knows what and he wanted me to calm down?! What the hell, would someone please give me a good enough reason why I don't shove my Hyperion right up his fucking ass. I was pissed hell, I wasn't pissed, pissed is to kind a word. I was fucking enraged. I could feel my blood boiling. I had to sit down before I killed the fucker.
"Squall, Laguna and the kids are here." I heard Rinoa's voice from behind me.
I headed straight to the landing pad and almost died when I saw the site of them. Irvine looked like he had just fought a war. His face was torn to shit and he had blood all over the place. Laguna looked like he'd suffered the most though, they carried him out on a stretcher while the medics hovered around them like hungry vultures waiting for death. It was horrible.
* * *
No man should ever have to suffer the loss of a child and I felt my heart aching as I looked at him. His pride would never let him show it but I knew how he felt. I tried my best to get her before the bastards swarmed. Hyne help me I tried but what more can a sixty-two year old man do? I fought hard along side the kids and protected them as best I could. The pain wasn't anything to me. Hell I wished they would have killed me I didn't want to live now. I had lost one son long ago and only now regained him but to loose another son, I couldn't bare it. I raised him and loved him as much he loved her. I should have known, Hyne, I should have known she was what they wanted.
I looked to my eldest son. I saw the look he gave me as if I wouldn't make it. I felt disappointed in a way. How could he think I would die so easily? Was it really that bad? I had to tell him I owed it to both of them. I motioned for the blonde man, the fallen knight, to come forward.
"I know where she went."
"What? Where? Old man if you die on me…" he looked at me. Yup it was his daughter that my son followed. I knew she reminded me of someone. I took a painful breath and smiled.
"What the hell's so funny? Where is she?"
It hurt, it hurt to much to cry out. I told him they went to Centra. Then I felt the darkness approach me. right now sleep sounded good.
* * *
A/N ok ok I know what your thinking don't cry I didn't kill off Laguna. Left it at a kinda cliff hanger cause I didn't know what to do next. Never fear I'll post again hope you like for now. R&R.
"Hey", he said softly as she brushed a strand of hair from his eyes.
"Hey yourself", she smiled, "what time is it?"
"Oh… around o'five hundred why?"
"Wait o five hundred?! Shit! Aurdry we were supposed to meet your dad and Instructor Kinneas in the conference room right now. Aurdrian your dad's gonna kill us", she cried out as she struggled to jump to her feet.
"No he won't. Look I'm sure he'll cover for us. Besides it's early and we have an hour till we leave to the memorial. So relax a little Dee."
"No you don't understand I'm the captain I can't be late. Oh Hyne what am I gonna do hurry up I need to go."
"Ok…ok…"
* * *
"Morning everyone", Laguna smiled as he entered the conference room. Most of the kids looked like they were running on auto pilot and simply mumble an incoherent hello as he walked in.
"Good mornin Laguna I think we're just about ready to take off if it's ok with you", Irvine replied as he stretched out on the chair.
"Well then are we all ready to go?"
"Hey Mr. Kinneas," Jenner looked around noticing that a certain couple wasn't in the room, "where's Squad A's captain and Aurdrian? They didn't come to the dorms last night."
"That's funny, it's not like those two to be late", Jared replied as he took notice of his friends absence.
"Well…uh… well you see my son and D'meera are…uh… doing something for me at the moment and well…uh they… they should be back right about now, yeah," Laguna managed to get out trying his best to cover for his son. Irvine looked at him and nodded as Laguna winked to him silently stating that both his son and D'meera were together alone and it was best to leave it at that. Just then both of them rushed through the door forgetting that they were holding hands and sat down. Dee looked to Jared, who was looking at the two hold hands, she noticed the hurt expression he held on his face as he turned away from her.
"Ok are we ALL here now?" Irvine asked looking at the two latecomers.
They boarded a military vehicle and headed off in the direction of the memorial, unbeknownst to them so did a group of other people who followed at a distance.
* * *
An incoming call on the monitor startled Derrick as he looked out the window. The monitor on his desk chirped again when he pushed a button and looked at a staticy image come across the screen.
"Commander Almasy speaking", he answered.
"…..erric… s..n..d…ackup... ow…big…uble….ey took …eera…repe…t …ey…took …eera", was all he could hear through the breaking line he looked at the monitor to see the disrupting image of a bloodied Irvine starring at the screen with a look of horror on his face.
"Shit!" he exclaimed as he hit the intercom and rang through to Squall's office.
"Leonhart here."
"Headmaster I need you in here now I'm getting a broken up distress call from Esthar."
Squall rushed to his office and looked at the breaking connection. From what he could make out he could see Irvine's face covered in blood and in the background he could see some Esthar guards laying on the ground.
"Irvine this is Squall can you hear me? What happened?"
"They…surr…ded us…to many…they took…eera…Aurdrian…ent after …er….end backup…", with that the connection was lost and the monitor went black.
"Headmaster what the hell just happened? Who took my sister?"
"Better call your father Commander. I'll send the order to the palace to evacuate Laguna and the others and bring them here. After you do that I'm gonna need you in my office we need to find out what the hell is going on."
"Yes sir," Derrick nodded as he dialed for his father.
* * *
I was sitting on the docks with Raijin when I noticed Fujin running from the house like a mad chocobo. She looked like she was in shock, you now the kind of shock someone gets before they tell you that someone you love has been killed or maimed or something like that. Right away my thoughts tuned to the kids.
"SEIFER!!!! SEIFER!!!!" she screamed as she ran towards us. Both myself and Raijin looked at each other as we got up and ran towards the house.
"Fujin what! What the hell happened, what's the matter?"
"They… Derrick.. they took D'meera", she struggled as the tears fell from her eyes.
"Who.. w..what?! who took her?"
" He said to hurry. They took her Seifer", she cried.
"Hey Seif man I think this is serious ya' know"
"No shit Raij", I looked at him as I ran to my car.
Never in my life had I been as scared as I was now. We were driving so fast we got to Balamb Garden in record time. As I ran to the main entrance I was met by my son and Squall.
"What the fuck is going on and where is my fucking daughter?!!!" I shouted at them.
"Dad calm down. We don't know who took her the team that was deployed there last night is on it's way back right now." He said as we approached his office. I looked at Squall.
"IF anything I mean anything happens to my daughter I'll…I'll fucking kill you so fast you'll never know you even existed."
"Look Seifer just calm down. Being angry can't help your daughter right now. We need to wait until my father gets here so we could sort out what happened."
Calm down he wanted me to calm down. What kind of fucking emotionless freak was he? My daughter was kidnapped for Hyne knows what and he wanted me to calm down?! What the hell, would someone please give me a good enough reason why I don't shove my Hyperion right up his fucking ass. I was pissed hell, I wasn't pissed, pissed is to kind a word. I was fucking enraged. I could feel my blood boiling. I had to sit down before I killed the fucker.
"Squall, Laguna and the kids are here." I heard Rinoa's voice from behind me.
I headed straight to the landing pad and almost died when I saw the site of them. Irvine looked like he had just fought a war. His face was torn to shit and he had blood all over the place. Laguna looked like he'd suffered the most though, they carried him out on a stretcher while the medics hovered around them like hungry vultures waiting for death. It was horrible.
* * *
No man should ever have to suffer the loss of a child and I felt my heart aching as I looked at him. His pride would never let him show it but I knew how he felt. I tried my best to get her before the bastards swarmed. Hyne help me I tried but what more can a sixty-two year old man do? I fought hard along side the kids and protected them as best I could. The pain wasn't anything to me. Hell I wished they would have killed me I didn't want to live now. I had lost one son long ago and only now regained him but to loose another son, I couldn't bare it. I raised him and loved him as much he loved her. I should have known, Hyne, I should have known she was what they wanted.
I looked to my eldest son. I saw the look he gave me as if I wouldn't make it. I felt disappointed in a way. How could he think I would die so easily? Was it really that bad? I had to tell him I owed it to both of them. I motioned for the blonde man, the fallen knight, to come forward.
"I know where she went."
"What? Where? Old man if you die on me…" he looked at me. Yup it was his daughter that my son followed. I knew she reminded me of someone. I took a painful breath and smiled.
"What the hell's so funny? Where is she?"
It hurt, it hurt to much to cry out. I told him they went to Centra. Then I felt the darkness approach me. right now sleep sounded good.
* * *
A/N ok ok I know what your thinking don't cry I didn't kill off Laguna. Left it at a kinda cliff hanger cause I didn't know what to do next. Never fear I'll post again hope you like for now. R&R.