(Disclaimer: Whew, I think I'm outta my writer's block. I just couldn't exactly decide on what to write for the last chapter. Hope tha doesn't happen again oo)
A New Mission
Zell opened his eyes and looked at his clock. 5:23 A.M. He had been waking frequently, in the middle of the night, so angry that he felt he could punch a hole through the wall and hit the kid next door in the face and send him into a coma. He clenched his hands to the sheets, trying to stay calm.
He then thought of Rinoa again. He had to go find her. She was a friend, an ally, and he owed much to her, and Squall needed her as well. He got out of bed, and noticed he had on his previous clothes from the day before. He didn't care. He closed the door quietly behind him on his way out. He couldn't wake Squall or Quistis. He didn't want either of them to know about his plans, and most likely, Quistis would report him.
He walked down the halls a ways, and knocked on Dorm room #26: Irvine's room. He knocked louder when he got no answer, and Irvine eventually opened the door. He was wearing a long white t-shirt and boxers with skimpy-dressed cowgirls on them. Zell looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"What is it? It's so early," Irvine said.
"Get your pants on, fool," Zell told him. "We have to get to Timber."
Irvine yawned. "Why?"
"Because Rinoa is missing. Didn't you know?"
Irvine stopped yawning. "No one told me. Is this some kind of joke?"
"No, this isn't a joke! I wouldn't wake up this early to tell you this. Rinoa never made it to Esthar, and we have to go find her."
Irvine looked at him oddly. "Why didn't you tell me yesterday? The SeeD ball is this evening."
Zell was getting impatient with him. "Look, I had a busy day yesterday. If the SeeD ball is this evening and Rinoa isn't there, Squall is going to freak, not to mention she owes me one."
Irvine was quiet for a moment, then said "Hang on a second," and closed the door. He walked out within a minute dressed in his beige jeans, blue muscle shirt, and beige trench coat. "Let's go get Squall."
Zell shook his head. "No, we can't. He's expecting her back this evening, but I don't think she's going to show. It'll be a surprise. We can't tell Quistis, either, because she'd never allow it. I was considering Seifer, but I wouldn't try waking him up this early."
"So there's only Selphie left?"
Zell nodded. "Yeah, but she doesn't have a dorm room yet, so we may have to leave her behind if we can't find her."
Irvine frowned. "Well, I hate to leave her behind, but I guess we have to do what we have to do." Irvine closed his door, and followed Zell from the dorms. They took a left and proceeded toward the entrance, when they heard a scream coming from the Training Center.
Zell recognized the scream.
"It's Selphie! Come on!"
They ran into the Center and down the long hallway. They flung open the doors to find Selphie pinned into a corner. Three Grats surrounded her. They were pounding on her at first, then one released it's sleeping gas. She fell to the floor in a limp position. They turned their attention to Irvine and Zell when they heard their footsteps.
Irvine shot off their arms, disabling them to attack. One countered with sleeping gas. Irvine dodged it. Zell summoned Hell Fire, and all that remained of the Grats was a steaming pile of cinders. Zell walked over to Selphie and picked her up. She had bruises on her face and arms from where the Grats pounded her. She was still sleeping.
They left the Training Center and left Balamb Garden. They barely caught the train that was boarded for Timber at 6 A.M. They all sat within the cabin of the train, and Irvine tried his luck at catching some sleep. Zell couldn't sleep, but his anger was beginning to deteriorate, thanks to Selphie sleeping in his lap. He smiled and stroked her hair a bit before finally nodding off.
(Much better than the last chapter .!)
A New Mission
Zell opened his eyes and looked at his clock. 5:23 A.M. He had been waking frequently, in the middle of the night, so angry that he felt he could punch a hole through the wall and hit the kid next door in the face and send him into a coma. He clenched his hands to the sheets, trying to stay calm.
He then thought of Rinoa again. He had to go find her. She was a friend, an ally, and he owed much to her, and Squall needed her as well. He got out of bed, and noticed he had on his previous clothes from the day before. He didn't care. He closed the door quietly behind him on his way out. He couldn't wake Squall or Quistis. He didn't want either of them to know about his plans, and most likely, Quistis would report him.
He walked down the halls a ways, and knocked on Dorm room #26: Irvine's room. He knocked louder when he got no answer, and Irvine eventually opened the door. He was wearing a long white t-shirt and boxers with skimpy-dressed cowgirls on them. Zell looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"What is it? It's so early," Irvine said.
"Get your pants on, fool," Zell told him. "We have to get to Timber."
Irvine yawned. "Why?"
"Because Rinoa is missing. Didn't you know?"
Irvine stopped yawning. "No one told me. Is this some kind of joke?"
"No, this isn't a joke! I wouldn't wake up this early to tell you this. Rinoa never made it to Esthar, and we have to go find her."
Irvine looked at him oddly. "Why didn't you tell me yesterday? The SeeD ball is this evening."
Zell was getting impatient with him. "Look, I had a busy day yesterday. If the SeeD ball is this evening and Rinoa isn't there, Squall is going to freak, not to mention she owes me one."
Irvine was quiet for a moment, then said "Hang on a second," and closed the door. He walked out within a minute dressed in his beige jeans, blue muscle shirt, and beige trench coat. "Let's go get Squall."
Zell shook his head. "No, we can't. He's expecting her back this evening, but I don't think she's going to show. It'll be a surprise. We can't tell Quistis, either, because she'd never allow it. I was considering Seifer, but I wouldn't try waking him up this early."
"So there's only Selphie left?"
Zell nodded. "Yeah, but she doesn't have a dorm room yet, so we may have to leave her behind if we can't find her."
Irvine frowned. "Well, I hate to leave her behind, but I guess we have to do what we have to do." Irvine closed his door, and followed Zell from the dorms. They took a left and proceeded toward the entrance, when they heard a scream coming from the Training Center.
Zell recognized the scream.
"It's Selphie! Come on!"
They ran into the Center and down the long hallway. They flung open the doors to find Selphie pinned into a corner. Three Grats surrounded her. They were pounding on her at first, then one released it's sleeping gas. She fell to the floor in a limp position. They turned their attention to Irvine and Zell when they heard their footsteps.
Irvine shot off their arms, disabling them to attack. One countered with sleeping gas. Irvine dodged it. Zell summoned Hell Fire, and all that remained of the Grats was a steaming pile of cinders. Zell walked over to Selphie and picked her up. She had bruises on her face and arms from where the Grats pounded her. She was still sleeping.
They left the Training Center and left Balamb Garden. They barely caught the train that was boarded for Timber at 6 A.M. They all sat within the cabin of the train, and Irvine tried his luck at catching some sleep. Zell couldn't sleep, but his anger was beginning to deteriorate, thanks to Selphie sleeping in his lap. He smiled and stroked her hair a bit before finally nodding off.
(Much better than the last chapter .!)