Chapter Five
The Truth (Part Two)
Reika was bleeding - Edward had shot her. But was the shot meant for her, Squall or Seifer. There was no time to think about that. While Seifer and Quistis tried to keep Reika alive, Squalltook the controls and turned full speed for hom. The trip home was very unnerving. The only noise was the fearful parents talking to their child. "Rei . . . Rei! Come on kid, stay with us please."
"Come on Reika. We still got to get to know each other." but Reika could not hear them as her world went black.
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Black. Nothing but empty space and Reika was there - standing alone. Reika sat down, just looking around every now and then. "Reika . . ."
Came a voice. She jumped to her feet ready for anything. "Who's there?"
"Reika . . . How do you feel?"
Reika's whole bady became infected with pain, and the sudden shock coursed her to shout out and fall in pain. "What are you doing to me?"
"I am doing nothing. Do you remember what happened?" from her place on the floor Reika nodded. "Well you should remember that you were shot."
"Yes. I remember." Reika said as she slowly stood up holding her hurting body. "I pushed Mr Leonhert out the way and I was shot. And . . . And is Ms Trepe my mother or did I dream that?"
"Yes . . . Yes she is. And she and your father are waiting for you. They are very worried."
"But how do I get out?"
"Just think of where you want to be." (there's no place like home. lol)
Reika nodded and closed her eye. "Could you tell me who you are?"
"Why I am the magic side you have released. Don't worry I will help you control it but first your mother and father await." Reika smiled and faded out away from the dark world. But not long after she left a girl appeared who looked just like Reika, except that she had black eyes and pale skin. "Don't take to long. Ultimecia didn't send me here for nothing."
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"She's coming to."
"Reika?" Reika was finding it very hard to open her eyes, but as soon as she opened them she had to close them again. "Reika how do you feel?"
"The lights to bright." she said in a low voice.
"Well I can't do anything about that. Just keep trying." Reika slowly opened her eye and painfully held them opened. At first every thing was a blear, but everything came into view in the end. "Reika do you remember what happened?" She nodded. "Okay, that's good. We all thought we lost you for a moment." the doctor smile and left the room to speck to the Instructors.
"How is she?"
"She fine Selphie. She's lost a bit of blood, and will be weak for a while, but she will pull thought. Now if you would all leave I would like to talk to Squall alone." Everyone left except for Seifer and Quistis who went and sat with Reika.
Squall followed the doctor into the office. "That was a close one headmaster. Heavens knows she should be dead." Squall was shocked by the last sentence. "The bullet hit her just to the left of her heart, she lost a lot of blood. Hyne she lost 85% of her body's blood. I just can't explain it."
"Quistis said something about Sorceress magic being inside of her, do you think that could have anything to do with it?"
The doctor shock his head. "No. magic can't stop someone from dieing, only slowly it down, even if it could I don't think she knows enough about magic yet."
Squall just nodded and left.
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Reika had spoken to her parent, but had tired quickly and was noe sleeping. Quistis was sitting in Seifer arms watching her daughter sleep. "I never thought she would be so beautiful."
"Well what did you expect? You the beautiful Ice Queen and me with the cool and stylist looks around." Quistis burst into laughter. "What?"
"Nothing." Slowly Quistis stopped laughing. "Cool and stylist?"
Seifer was about to say something when Squall burst into the room. "Quistis a word." Quistis placed a hand over Seifer's mouth to stop him from saying anything, then followed Squall. They walk to a quiet room, and Quistis sat down. "Why didn't you tell me? We're meant to be a family . . .
"But we're not family. I'm not a Loire or a Leonhert . .
"NO! YOU'RE AN ALASMY!" he turned. "Why?"
"Why what?" asked Quistis - who was slowly becoming angry.
"Why him?"
"I don't know. It's hard to explain. Seifer . . . He . . . I don't know."
Squall slowly turned back round and sat in front of Quistis. "How did it start?"
Quistis close her eyes . . .
Flashback
It was after the war. You sent me and Zell to windhill, but I stayed and another week more. I had decide to go for a walk in the field one morning. It rained. I slipped and fell down a bank and hit my head. When I woke up I had a wet cloth over my head and Seifer was asleep on a chair across the room. I quickly looked my self over and found myself in only my underwear.
-What?-
Squall listern. I had cuts all over my body. Seifer had cleaned and dress my wounds. I tried to sit up, but it hurt like hell, and I knocked my arm on the cupboard and screamed in pain. Seifer woke up. "Hay are you okay?" To say the lest I was very shy, I didn't even answer.
He told me that a few monsters were going to make a nice easy diner out of me, until he came along. I asked him why he helped me, all he said was, "I'm trying to right my wrong." I believed him and we left it as that. I stayed the night and in the morning he gave me my whip back and gave me some of his cloths as mine were beyond repair. We had something to eat and then he took me back to the hotel. I went straight to sleep. And when I got back to work the later that day, Seifer was their with a group of kids.
I asked some of the workers why kids there. "There the orphans. They said that thay wanted a garden. But we don't do gardens. So their making it themselves."
-So he was gardening?-
Yes and no. he was helping the children, but he was one of their day carers. I decide to go over and help, as I knew I wouldn't be able to build the children's home in my state of health. The girls were really happy that they had a woman to help finally. "Kids this is Ms Trepe. Be nice to her." I heard Seifer say. But before we got to work we had a small chat.
-What about?-
Him saying I should be in bed, and a thank-you for helping and that the kids were hell. The other carer had called in sick so it was just Seifer on his own.
-That's it-
No, he asked me to diner while we were gardening.
-Let me guess, you said yes-
Well no I didn't. I said "Sorry I'm washing my hair." he laughed and said that it was okay. Anyway I went back to the hotel and just went to bed.
I saw Seifer every day after that, and we became very close. Anyway on the last day I was there, I took Seifer up on his diner offer. We didn't have any drink whatever you may think. We had sex and the next day he gave his address and phone number, and I gave him mine.
I came back to the garden, where I got told that Seifer and Zell were brother's. and while that little problem was hanging around I found out that I was pregnant with Reika. I called Seifer to tell him but the weirdest thing happened - Zell answered the phone. I didn't tell him it was me and just asked for Seifer. Seifer told me that he had gotten a call from Zell explaining that they were brother's; he said that he would not believe him and had DNA and blood test, both said that they were half brothers. Anyway once he had finished I told him about the baby. He said, "Quit the garden and get your ass here. Squall gone mad at Zell and if he fine's out about this, well I'm guessing the whole world will hear of my murder and you freak attack." I told him that I would stay and not say a thing to anyone. So we came up with the plan plan that I would stay until the end of my seventh mouth, thankfully I wasn't that big. I took three mouths. When I had got to windhill, Matron and Cid were there visiting Seifer. He had told them, and I was okay with that. After a mouth Seifer and I got married. A small quite one, with only Matron, Cid, Fujin and Rajin there.
-Why not Zell?-
We knew he would not be able to keep it a secret. Anyway on the 13th of July I gave birth to Reika Lela Alasmy, and I couldn't have been happier. But a mouth later, I returned. I told Seifer that I want Reika here to become SeeD at 15; but to never tell her who I was until then.
End Flashback
Quistis opened her eye and looked to Squall, who had a blank expression on his face. "So that's about it." she smiled and closed her again. "Look Squall, I can't explain my feelings for Seifer, but I guess you can't explain your feelings for Rinoa can you? You just know it's there and it true." Squall nodded and looked door.
Seifer was standing outside, leaning against the far wall. "He must have heard you shout and thought you would hit me. I know Seifer has never trusted you but he has great respect for you. And you lost that when you attacked Marcus." Squall nodded.
Quistis got up to leave, but just as she reached the door she was stopped by Squall's voice. "Quistis! If Reika wake's up again tell her she's past SeeD." Quistis nodded and left. Squall watched though the glass door as Quistis spoke to Seifer, most properly about Reika passing SeeD as Seifer picked Quistis up and spun her round as if she was a rag doll. She was laughing the whole time. When Seifer final placed her on her own feet they kissed and walked off, leaving Squall to his thoughts. {I guess I really can't do anything to stop her. Well at lest Selphie won't make me help her set Quistis up on a blind date from now on.}
"A man with a cold heart sits alone." said a cold voice. Squall jumped to his feet looking around to find the source of the voice but found nothing. "What's wrong can't you see me? . . . Here, is this better?" Squall turned to the large window and there sitting on window was a ghostly figure. The figure looked very much like Reika, but her eyes were black as the night sky and her skin as white as snow. "Hello Squall."
Squall stood facing the pale figure, "Reika how did you do that?"
She smirked "I am not Reika."
"Then who are you and why do you like Reika?" asked Squall.
"Why my name is Lucia. I will be Reika's first child."
Squall looked dumbfounded, "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I need your help, and I do not want Seifer or Quistis to worry."
Squall stepped forward, putting his strong hand on his gun blade. "How can I trust you? I've been tricked too many time by magic."
"You can't." Squall never expected to hear that for an answer. "But please listen to what I have to say." Squall nodded. "Ultimecia sent me here."
"What!?" shouted Squall, putting a tighter grip on his gun blade.
"I do not mean the Ultimecia you know." said Lucia. "The Ultimecia you know was an evil witch. The one I know is different and older. She battled with the evil one and implanted myself into her body. My mission was to seek out the one who would bring Ultimecia's down fall. You see, you may have killed her but someone weaken her. Do you know who that someone is?"
Squall showed a sly smile, "By any chance would it have been Seifer? How alas would you have gotten into Reika's body."
"Correct. Now listen. Reika is in great danger. Now that her magic has been let loss." Lucia smile faded. "The one who is after Reika, will kill her if he can't have her body and magic."
"What?" asked Squall - who had just calmed down. "Why her body? It just doesn't sound right."
Lucia nodded, "I know. But this guy knows about me, and what I can do. He knows things about everyone."
"But you know who the guy is right, then just disobey him." Squall started to walk out, he had heard enough.
"NO! you don't understand. He will have Reika's baody and she will give birth to me. But I will have no memory. I will just be a normal baby." Lucia fell to her knee's and started to cry. "If that happens this world will be destroyed. You see if I use my powers to kill or hurt people with out a justified reason to many times, dark energy will take over and all I will want to do is kill."
"Then I will stop you." Squall said from the door
"You will be to old. My powers will show at the age of 15." Lucia said as she stood back up, hands on her hips and anger flashing in her eyes. "And when my body is too full with power it will divide into . . ." Lucia waited until Squall faced her to speck. "The two Ultimecia's. One dark and one light. They will battle, and dark will win; travel back in time with me inside her body, and so on and so forth." Squall just stood there looking at the ghostly figure. Tears being forced back behind black eyes. "I have been traped in this limbo for too long. Please I want a normal life, well as normal as it could be anyway. Please! If not help me, Help Reika. This guy will make sure she dies giving birth to me."
Squall turned back round. "Fine I'll help. But I'm telling Seifer and Quistis." Lucia nodded, smiled and faded away.
The Truth (Part Two)
Reika was bleeding - Edward had shot her. But was the shot meant for her, Squall or Seifer. There was no time to think about that. While Seifer and Quistis tried to keep Reika alive, Squalltook the controls and turned full speed for hom. The trip home was very unnerving. The only noise was the fearful parents talking to their child. "Rei . . . Rei! Come on kid, stay with us please."
"Come on Reika. We still got to get to know each other." but Reika could not hear them as her world went black.
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Black. Nothing but empty space and Reika was there - standing alone. Reika sat down, just looking around every now and then. "Reika . . ."
Came a voice. She jumped to her feet ready for anything. "Who's there?"
"Reika . . . How do you feel?"
Reika's whole bady became infected with pain, and the sudden shock coursed her to shout out and fall in pain. "What are you doing to me?"
"I am doing nothing. Do you remember what happened?" from her place on the floor Reika nodded. "Well you should remember that you were shot."
"Yes. I remember." Reika said as she slowly stood up holding her hurting body. "I pushed Mr Leonhert out the way and I was shot. And . . . And is Ms Trepe my mother or did I dream that?"
"Yes . . . Yes she is. And she and your father are waiting for you. They are very worried."
"But how do I get out?"
"Just think of where you want to be." (there's no place like home. lol)
Reika nodded and closed her eye. "Could you tell me who you are?"
"Why I am the magic side you have released. Don't worry I will help you control it but first your mother and father await." Reika smiled and faded out away from the dark world. But not long after she left a girl appeared who looked just like Reika, except that she had black eyes and pale skin. "Don't take to long. Ultimecia didn't send me here for nothing."
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"She's coming to."
"Reika?" Reika was finding it very hard to open her eyes, but as soon as she opened them she had to close them again. "Reika how do you feel?"
"The lights to bright." she said in a low voice.
"Well I can't do anything about that. Just keep trying." Reika slowly opened her eye and painfully held them opened. At first every thing was a blear, but everything came into view in the end. "Reika do you remember what happened?" She nodded. "Okay, that's good. We all thought we lost you for a moment." the doctor smile and left the room to speck to the Instructors.
"How is she?"
"She fine Selphie. She's lost a bit of blood, and will be weak for a while, but she will pull thought. Now if you would all leave I would like to talk to Squall alone." Everyone left except for Seifer and Quistis who went and sat with Reika.
Squall followed the doctor into the office. "That was a close one headmaster. Heavens knows she should be dead." Squall was shocked by the last sentence. "The bullet hit her just to the left of her heart, she lost a lot of blood. Hyne she lost 85% of her body's blood. I just can't explain it."
"Quistis said something about Sorceress magic being inside of her, do you think that could have anything to do with it?"
The doctor shock his head. "No. magic can't stop someone from dieing, only slowly it down, even if it could I don't think she knows enough about magic yet."
Squall just nodded and left.
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Reika had spoken to her parent, but had tired quickly and was noe sleeping. Quistis was sitting in Seifer arms watching her daughter sleep. "I never thought she would be so beautiful."
"Well what did you expect? You the beautiful Ice Queen and me with the cool and stylist looks around." Quistis burst into laughter. "What?"
"Nothing." Slowly Quistis stopped laughing. "Cool and stylist?"
Seifer was about to say something when Squall burst into the room. "Quistis a word." Quistis placed a hand over Seifer's mouth to stop him from saying anything, then followed Squall. They walk to a quiet room, and Quistis sat down. "Why didn't you tell me? We're meant to be a family . . .
"But we're not family. I'm not a Loire or a Leonhert . .
"NO! YOU'RE AN ALASMY!" he turned. "Why?"
"Why what?" asked Quistis - who was slowly becoming angry.
"Why him?"
"I don't know. It's hard to explain. Seifer . . . He . . . I don't know."
Squall slowly turned back round and sat in front of Quistis. "How did it start?"
Quistis close her eyes . . .
Flashback
It was after the war. You sent me and Zell to windhill, but I stayed and another week more. I had decide to go for a walk in the field one morning. It rained. I slipped and fell down a bank and hit my head. When I woke up I had a wet cloth over my head and Seifer was asleep on a chair across the room. I quickly looked my self over and found myself in only my underwear.
-What?-
Squall listern. I had cuts all over my body. Seifer had cleaned and dress my wounds. I tried to sit up, but it hurt like hell, and I knocked my arm on the cupboard and screamed in pain. Seifer woke up. "Hay are you okay?" To say the lest I was very shy, I didn't even answer.
He told me that a few monsters were going to make a nice easy diner out of me, until he came along. I asked him why he helped me, all he said was, "I'm trying to right my wrong." I believed him and we left it as that. I stayed the night and in the morning he gave me my whip back and gave me some of his cloths as mine were beyond repair. We had something to eat and then he took me back to the hotel. I went straight to sleep. And when I got back to work the later that day, Seifer was their with a group of kids.
I asked some of the workers why kids there. "There the orphans. They said that thay wanted a garden. But we don't do gardens. So their making it themselves."
-So he was gardening?-
Yes and no. he was helping the children, but he was one of their day carers. I decide to go over and help, as I knew I wouldn't be able to build the children's home in my state of health. The girls were really happy that they had a woman to help finally. "Kids this is Ms Trepe. Be nice to her." I heard Seifer say. But before we got to work we had a small chat.
-What about?-
Him saying I should be in bed, and a thank-you for helping and that the kids were hell. The other carer had called in sick so it was just Seifer on his own.
-That's it-
No, he asked me to diner while we were gardening.
-Let me guess, you said yes-
Well no I didn't. I said "Sorry I'm washing my hair." he laughed and said that it was okay. Anyway I went back to the hotel and just went to bed.
I saw Seifer every day after that, and we became very close. Anyway on the last day I was there, I took Seifer up on his diner offer. We didn't have any drink whatever you may think. We had sex and the next day he gave his address and phone number, and I gave him mine.
I came back to the garden, where I got told that Seifer and Zell were brother's. and while that little problem was hanging around I found out that I was pregnant with Reika. I called Seifer to tell him but the weirdest thing happened - Zell answered the phone. I didn't tell him it was me and just asked for Seifer. Seifer told me that he had gotten a call from Zell explaining that they were brother's; he said that he would not believe him and had DNA and blood test, both said that they were half brothers. Anyway once he had finished I told him about the baby. He said, "Quit the garden and get your ass here. Squall gone mad at Zell and if he fine's out about this, well I'm guessing the whole world will hear of my murder and you freak attack." I told him that I would stay and not say a thing to anyone. So we came up with the plan plan that I would stay until the end of my seventh mouth, thankfully I wasn't that big. I took three mouths. When I had got to windhill, Matron and Cid were there visiting Seifer. He had told them, and I was okay with that. After a mouth Seifer and I got married. A small quite one, with only Matron, Cid, Fujin and Rajin there.
-Why not Zell?-
We knew he would not be able to keep it a secret. Anyway on the 13th of July I gave birth to Reika Lela Alasmy, and I couldn't have been happier. But a mouth later, I returned. I told Seifer that I want Reika here to become SeeD at 15; but to never tell her who I was until then.
End Flashback
Quistis opened her eye and looked to Squall, who had a blank expression on his face. "So that's about it." she smiled and closed her again. "Look Squall, I can't explain my feelings for Seifer, but I guess you can't explain your feelings for Rinoa can you? You just know it's there and it true." Squall nodded and looked door.
Seifer was standing outside, leaning against the far wall. "He must have heard you shout and thought you would hit me. I know Seifer has never trusted you but he has great respect for you. And you lost that when you attacked Marcus." Squall nodded.
Quistis got up to leave, but just as she reached the door she was stopped by Squall's voice. "Quistis! If Reika wake's up again tell her she's past SeeD." Quistis nodded and left. Squall watched though the glass door as Quistis spoke to Seifer, most properly about Reika passing SeeD as Seifer picked Quistis up and spun her round as if she was a rag doll. She was laughing the whole time. When Seifer final placed her on her own feet they kissed and walked off, leaving Squall to his thoughts. {I guess I really can't do anything to stop her. Well at lest Selphie won't make me help her set Quistis up on a blind date from now on.}
"A man with a cold heart sits alone." said a cold voice. Squall jumped to his feet looking around to find the source of the voice but found nothing. "What's wrong can't you see me? . . . Here, is this better?" Squall turned to the large window and there sitting on window was a ghostly figure. The figure looked very much like Reika, but her eyes were black as the night sky and her skin as white as snow. "Hello Squall."
Squall stood facing the pale figure, "Reika how did you do that?"
She smirked "I am not Reika."
"Then who are you and why do you like Reika?" asked Squall.
"Why my name is Lucia. I will be Reika's first child."
Squall looked dumbfounded, "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I need your help, and I do not want Seifer or Quistis to worry."
Squall stepped forward, putting his strong hand on his gun blade. "How can I trust you? I've been tricked too many time by magic."
"You can't." Squall never expected to hear that for an answer. "But please listen to what I have to say." Squall nodded. "Ultimecia sent me here."
"What!?" shouted Squall, putting a tighter grip on his gun blade.
"I do not mean the Ultimecia you know." said Lucia. "The Ultimecia you know was an evil witch. The one I know is different and older. She battled with the evil one and implanted myself into her body. My mission was to seek out the one who would bring Ultimecia's down fall. You see, you may have killed her but someone weaken her. Do you know who that someone is?"
Squall showed a sly smile, "By any chance would it have been Seifer? How alas would you have gotten into Reika's body."
"Correct. Now listen. Reika is in great danger. Now that her magic has been let loss." Lucia smile faded. "The one who is after Reika, will kill her if he can't have her body and magic."
"What?" asked Squall - who had just calmed down. "Why her body? It just doesn't sound right."
Lucia nodded, "I know. But this guy knows about me, and what I can do. He knows things about everyone."
"But you know who the guy is right, then just disobey him." Squall started to walk out, he had heard enough.
"NO! you don't understand. He will have Reika's baody and she will give birth to me. But I will have no memory. I will just be a normal baby." Lucia fell to her knee's and started to cry. "If that happens this world will be destroyed. You see if I use my powers to kill or hurt people with out a justified reason to many times, dark energy will take over and all I will want to do is kill."
"Then I will stop you." Squall said from the door
"You will be to old. My powers will show at the age of 15." Lucia said as she stood back up, hands on her hips and anger flashing in her eyes. "And when my body is too full with power it will divide into . . ." Lucia waited until Squall faced her to speck. "The two Ultimecia's. One dark and one light. They will battle, and dark will win; travel back in time with me inside her body, and so on and so forth." Squall just stood there looking at the ghostly figure. Tears being forced back behind black eyes. "I have been traped in this limbo for too long. Please I want a normal life, well as normal as it could be anyway. Please! If not help me, Help Reika. This guy will make sure she dies giving birth to me."
Squall turned back round. "Fine I'll help. But I'm telling Seifer and Quistis." Lucia nodded, smiled and faded away.