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...My Second Chance- Chapter 5...
I yawned and looked at Seifer as we walked down the Quad's corridor. He glanced back at me, smiling before passing a comment on a student who walked by us. He didn't change at all and I loved it. I have been spending the last week with the posse and we surely had great time. I chuckled as remembered Squall's expression when I walked out of the cafeteria whit them, it was simply hilarious. Fujin and Raijin were waiting for us in the middle of the hallway, out standing from the noisy crowd. The dark skinned man was leaning against a wall, absorbed into his conversation whit the silver hair woman who replied by short nods.
'' Squall, Rinoa, Quistis, Irvine, Zell and Selphie come immediately to my office.'' The voice of the headmaster echoed through the speakers once again. I heard this too many times during the past year.
'' See you, later.'' I said before turning around to follow the massof students through the circular hallway, cursing silently under my breath. I ran across the stairs trying to get in the elevator before the doors shut completely. A black gloved hand held the doors open so that I could slip in. I turned away from Squall to punch the 3rd floor button on the rectangular panel.
'' Hi...'' he greeted me on his usual monotone voice. I nod acknowledge of his presence and smiled. Soon, the elevator started to graduate, raising past the second floor. I looked down toward the many students who walked, ran and talked in total disorder.
'' What is the meaning of this?'' the young commander asked folding his arm over his chest. I blinked questioningly before glancing around the small cabin.
'' What's what? '' I replied tilting my head to the right, my white hair tickling the back of my neck. He shook his head, murmuring a small never mind. The clear note of the bell warned us of the opening of the doors. I stepped out, followed by Squall to finally walk in the office. I sat in the chair at the end of the table, hearing the doors shut behind. The commander let himself fall into a chair between me and Rinoa. The raven hair girl kissed him lightly before the headmaster sat at his desk, he seemed more tired than ever.
He pushed back his glasses on his nose before sighing.'' We.. have a problem.'' He stated glancing at the room.
'' I received reports from SeeDs who where localised in Windhill... The creature that you saw at the island is far from unique.'' He continued while studying me, Selphie and Irvine. I uncrossed my legs and moved uneasily into my seat. A shiver ran through my spine as I remembered the repulsing monster.
'' Why did you call us, Cid?'' Squall asked lifting his eyes from Rinoa up to Cid.
'' The town had been destroyed, there is no survivor. The creatures has spread all over the Galbadian country...The G-army tries to fight them off but they can barely stand their ground. '' blurted out the headmaster. Everyone looked at him confusedly, they couldn't know what horror it meant for me. My fingers clutched onto the chair's arm until they became white. It had to be a nightmare, I told myself over and over again.
Suddenly, the office's door swung wide open, Seifer, Raijin and Fujin stood in the doorway. Squall stood up glaring at Seifer but his blond rival spoke before he could do anything.
'' Galbadian soldiers want to meet you, do we let them in?'' he asked, ignoring Squall who was fuming. I tried hard to not laugh and I knew Rinoa was looking at me in a weird way, I felt her gaze piercing holes into my back. I walked up to the three intruders and turned around to face the rest of the group.
'' Let them in.'' Said the headmaster with a monotone voice that didn't mask his exhaust in any way.
'' We are going to fight these things, right?'' asked Selphie staring blankly at the opposite wall. The headmaster nodded before walking toward the elevator that led toward the upper floor.
'' Oh, Quistis please tell to the soldiers that we will help them out.'' He stated before stepping onto the lift. A small tuck echoed through the room before it began to raise toward the bridge. Everyone stood up silently and walked out of the room. Soon enough only me and Seifer stayed into the empty office. I let out a sigh and started to wall toward the exit but a hand held me back.
'' They are already here, right?'' he asked, his eyes had lost all it's cockiness and no mocking smirk played across his lips. His question made me realise what was happening, the creatures were here not only on an island or a land at thousands kilometres away but here as well.
'' Do the others know about it?'' he replied. I heard the whole mechanism of the elevator activate over us. I shook my head as a reply. I could have swore that I heard a scream above, I put a hand onto Seifer's mouth before he could speak an other word. The sound of crushed steel echoed into the elevator's cage, I felt panic overflowing me. I looked up at the taller man, he was staring straight back at me not understanding why I was so tense. The sound repeated itself and was followed by a loud bang. Something just landed on the cabin's roof.
I stepped back until I reached the far end on the cabin. Pulling out his Hyperion, Seifer crouched, studying the cab's ceiling. Bolts of lightning ran through the roof's wires as long bloody claws dove through the metal. I reached at my belt but only found it empty. My precious Save The Queen was in my dorm and now one of my worse nightmares was tearing the roof above us. I faintly heard Seifer cursing from his corner as the ugly eyeless head of the creature forced it's way into one of the long opening it made. The ex-knight stood up slashing through the flesh of the creature, black blood splashed on the walls as the horrible head fell to the floor. The creature's jaw opened helplessly and revealed four rows of razor-like fangs. Looking back up, I saw the headless body over us fall back on the roof and spasms started to run through it. The Hyperion's blade slashed through the creature's head once again, slicing through the bones as if it was nothing more than air. As I looked at one of the halves of the head, I quickly felt nausea take over me.
The elevator's bell rang and the doors opened in from of us. The students who waited for the elevator, looked at the scene in total disbelief. I glanced up at my blond friend, a long trail of the creature's blood sprayed across his face and on his grey trench coat as well. He stepped out of the elevator, ordering to the students to go away. Soon many SeeDs rushed over the place, Squall along with them. I walked past the crowd emerging into the corridor which led to the classrooms, followed by Seifer. I was frightened at the idea that these creatures had entered the garden but then I remembered, the headmaster was still up on the third level. I turned around and faced the ex-knight.
''The headmaster! '' I said, running back to the elevator. I searched among the crowd of people for the commander. I finally found him examining the headless corpse that laid onto the devastated cabin's roof.
'' The headmaster was in his office!'' I shouted from behind the SeeDs. Silence came as everyone looked at each others. Squall didn't hesitate a single second, he grabbed emergency ladder and started to climb up. Swallowing, I climbed on the roof and looked up at Squall's form.
'' I'm coming along!'' My voice echoed onto the steel walls. Suddenly, a gloved hand rested onto my shoulder, I spun around on my heels and rose my fist ready to hit whatever touched me. Seifer backed away, raising an eyebrow at me. '' Did I startled our dear instructor?'' he asked in his usual cocky way. Snorting, I started to climb up the ladder after Squall.
The entire third level was in crumbles, a sea of sheets was scattered upon the floor and the walls were tore down. A long trail of blood made it's down the lift's pillar, I heard Seifer unsheathing his gunblade behind me. Squall made his way over the headmaster's broken desk and stepped onto the lift. He came back down few minutes later holding the mutilated body of Cid in is arms. The headmaster's throat was tore open.
I stood there staring at him, I couldn't believe it, he was dead. I turned around and stormed out of the room, passing next to Seifer like a bolt. Hatred, sorrow and panic boiled within me but I quickly shut my feelings down, after all I was the Ice Queen. I heard Seifer's and Squall's footsteps behind me. We had to evacuate the students, but what if there was other of these creatures outside? Quickly I went down the ladder to the first level. A crowd of student was surrounding the elevator's cage, the SeeDs were trying to keep them at some distance but they couldn't contain them all.
I raised a hand to silence everyone and cleared my throat. '' I beg you to listen and stay calm until I'm done please. It's with a great sorrow that I must announce you that our headmaster is dead. The Garden is no longer safe enough...'' I began but I was shortly cut but the voices of the cadets which were starting to panic.
I hit the floor hard with my heel, bringing back the attention on me. '' I will ask you to proceed to the first level, everyone must gather in the cafeteria, we will contact Balamb city shortly. Do not bring anything with you and head immediately toward the cafeteria. Please stay alert until we evacuate, thank you. '' as soon as I finished, the students started to head down and I heard Squall's voice repeating my orders in the intercom.
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