By 12:05 everyone was waiting impatiently at the gates of the Garden,
including Seifer. Cid would form here; take them to Balamb dock where a sea
cruiser would be waiting to take them to the deserted mountain range in
which Masuda garden was hidden. And where they would encounter ray.
Ray was lying on her back on the lush green grass that lay within the mountain surrounding the beautiful crafted Musuda garden. It was twice the size of Balamb garden but built more or less round the same design. The artificial lights within the mountain made the air warm; it was musuda's own artificial summer. She was singing quietly to herself. Her voice was soft as it carried lightly across the wind. Many of the other students couldn't hear the calm lyrics but the few who sat close enough sat listening attentively.
"When the sun comes down
When the rain wash away
All the hopes and the dreams,
Into another day, another day.
When the trees start to swing
And the winds make them grown
I can tell that you don't know.
To all the fights I've conquered and behold
The times have changed and now I will move over slowly
But through hit all I still feel lost without you
And to find a new soul, as silence takes its toll.
Just sway
When you are lost
Just sway
When you're alone
Just sway
When all you want is to find home
As the light crawls in
Feel the volume of the sky
Mark your place in time
Tiny flickers in the night
Always looking to be right
To all the fights I've conque...
"Ray" a male voice called out from the distance. She sprang up suddenly, breaking from her trance. She opened her eyes. Her hair was tied back into a neat high ponytail. Finished with a long red ribbon. Just like her brother, bangs of hair hung down covering her one eye, not matter how many times she tucked it behind her ear. But her eyes, they were something, Beautiful deep hazel, bright and emotional. Always looking compassionate and affectionate. She was built like another girl trained with in a garden, a toned body, yet some how still elegantly female. She was medium height 5''4, so not particular small or tall.
Seeing who had called her she smiled and hung her head, letting those bangs of hair fall in front of her eyes once more.
"Hey Ray" the voice called once more "Ray, get up! Headmistress says they'll be here sooner than expected, you gotta go meet them, Lucas is waiting for you in her office."
"Coming" Ray called back cheerfully. She stood up brushing off her clothes a red tank top, tightly fitted. And a pair of low fitted yet baggy black trousers. Her clothes were perfect for her fighting style. After all she had come from an all female fighting tribe so martial arts or hand to hand combat, was a skill she had grown up with all around her. And with her gymnastic ability as well, she was one lethal female martial artist. Except fist were no good against swords or guns. So Ray also used two daggers, these had far longer blades than most normal daggers and hers were beautifully decorated, with a lion symbol on each blade. They were her mother's blades; rumour has it that the lion was a symbol of the family's clan. But then their were her other powers, the ones all women of the tribe possessed....
She walked over to the guy who called her. Her best fiend since she joined Masuda. His name was Dante. At 18 years old he was like a big brother to her, since she was only 17. The boy had white spiked hair kept out of his eyes with a bandana. He had been on a mission in the 4th fantasy and got back only a few hours ago, he was still in his uniform. This uniform was worn by only students who had passed their tests (much like balamb, they were given different uniform once they passed) the uniform was a pair of long white trousers with and intricate red pattern swirling up the side. He was a white sleeveless jacket with red trim and the same pattern on the one side only. But Dante was not exactly your normal guy; in fact Dante was a demon, well half demon. He was orphaned at birth since demons were seen as a lesser race. Impure almost. In the 8th fantasy Dante would have stuck out like a sore thumb with his yellow eyes, and most promante, the large pair of demon wings on his back. But here, in musuda he was perfectly accepted, some 9th fantasy students even had monkey tales!
They started walking back together. "Ray im surprised Headmistress Lucas is letting you go. You're her favourite student, she mothered you ever since you came here". He give a small smile to himself. "I have this feeling that everything that's about to happen will be very interesting."
Ray smirked "Oh but Dante this will be and interesting visit, not only will I meet my brother squall" ray paused "but I haven't seen Mr Almasy in quite a while" after saying this they both became silent, passed a small glance at each other before breaking into laughter.
* Author's comments * Sorry for the really short chapter but I decided to use this chapter for describing ray and the world around her.
Ray was lying on her back on the lush green grass that lay within the mountain surrounding the beautiful crafted Musuda garden. It was twice the size of Balamb garden but built more or less round the same design. The artificial lights within the mountain made the air warm; it was musuda's own artificial summer. She was singing quietly to herself. Her voice was soft as it carried lightly across the wind. Many of the other students couldn't hear the calm lyrics but the few who sat close enough sat listening attentively.
"When the sun comes down
When the rain wash away
All the hopes and the dreams,
Into another day, another day.
When the trees start to swing
And the winds make them grown
I can tell that you don't know.
To all the fights I've conquered and behold
The times have changed and now I will move over slowly
But through hit all I still feel lost without you
And to find a new soul, as silence takes its toll.
Just sway
When you are lost
Just sway
When you're alone
Just sway
When all you want is to find home
As the light crawls in
Feel the volume of the sky
Mark your place in time
Tiny flickers in the night
Always looking to be right
To all the fights I've conque...
"Ray" a male voice called out from the distance. She sprang up suddenly, breaking from her trance. She opened her eyes. Her hair was tied back into a neat high ponytail. Finished with a long red ribbon. Just like her brother, bangs of hair hung down covering her one eye, not matter how many times she tucked it behind her ear. But her eyes, they were something, Beautiful deep hazel, bright and emotional. Always looking compassionate and affectionate. She was built like another girl trained with in a garden, a toned body, yet some how still elegantly female. She was medium height 5''4, so not particular small or tall.
Seeing who had called her she smiled and hung her head, letting those bangs of hair fall in front of her eyes once more.
"Hey Ray" the voice called once more "Ray, get up! Headmistress says they'll be here sooner than expected, you gotta go meet them, Lucas is waiting for you in her office."
"Coming" Ray called back cheerfully. She stood up brushing off her clothes a red tank top, tightly fitted. And a pair of low fitted yet baggy black trousers. Her clothes were perfect for her fighting style. After all she had come from an all female fighting tribe so martial arts or hand to hand combat, was a skill she had grown up with all around her. And with her gymnastic ability as well, she was one lethal female martial artist. Except fist were no good against swords or guns. So Ray also used two daggers, these had far longer blades than most normal daggers and hers were beautifully decorated, with a lion symbol on each blade. They were her mother's blades; rumour has it that the lion was a symbol of the family's clan. But then their were her other powers, the ones all women of the tribe possessed....
She walked over to the guy who called her. Her best fiend since she joined Masuda. His name was Dante. At 18 years old he was like a big brother to her, since she was only 17. The boy had white spiked hair kept out of his eyes with a bandana. He had been on a mission in the 4th fantasy and got back only a few hours ago, he was still in his uniform. This uniform was worn by only students who had passed their tests (much like balamb, they were given different uniform once they passed) the uniform was a pair of long white trousers with and intricate red pattern swirling up the side. He was a white sleeveless jacket with red trim and the same pattern on the one side only. But Dante was not exactly your normal guy; in fact Dante was a demon, well half demon. He was orphaned at birth since demons were seen as a lesser race. Impure almost. In the 8th fantasy Dante would have stuck out like a sore thumb with his yellow eyes, and most promante, the large pair of demon wings on his back. But here, in musuda he was perfectly accepted, some 9th fantasy students even had monkey tales!
They started walking back together. "Ray im surprised Headmistress Lucas is letting you go. You're her favourite student, she mothered you ever since you came here". He give a small smile to himself. "I have this feeling that everything that's about to happen will be very interesting."
Ray smirked "Oh but Dante this will be and interesting visit, not only will I meet my brother squall" ray paused "but I haven't seen Mr Almasy in quite a while" after saying this they both became silent, passed a small glance at each other before breaking into laughter.
* Author's comments * Sorry for the really short chapter but I decided to use this chapter for describing ray and the world around her.