Chapter II: Squall- Hostility
"Squall is something of an enigma in the Bastion. Don't get me wrong, the kid more or less wears his emotions on his sleeve, but his lineage is what makes him so infamous. His mother murdered, his father is unknown to him- he thinks that he died with his mother and Laguna adopted he and Ellone...
Poor guy... He is so oblivious..."
-From the journal of Sid Kramer
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"So, who's this new guy?" asked Squall.
"Some homicidal maniac." Replied Aerith, quite bluntly.
"I dunno. . . He seemed quite calm and collected to me. And his name... It sounds too... I dunno, happy," replied Squall, leaning against the wall of the waterway. Aerith shook her head.
"He tried to kill Seph and I. . ." explained Aerith, scuffing her shoe on the floor.
"She's right! Seph told me all about it!" Yuffie piped in. "He came out of nowhere with a really big sword."
"Are you all talking about that loser?" came a loud voice behind them. The three turned to face Rufus, Seifer, Lulu, Fujin, and The Voice belonged to Rufus, leader of his own little gaggle of friends- destructive, damnable delinquents who each had one vendetta or another against Aerith and her friends.
Seifer gave Squall a cold glare, grinned, held out his hand, and beckoned to Squall, drawing his gunblade, the Hyperion. Squall replied with an icy stare.
"C'mon, Leonhart. Let's go! You and me! You, the villain, and I, the sorceress' knight!" As he said this, Seifer threw a cocky grin to Lulu, who smiled back at him.
"I'll pass." Squall replied, crossing his arms and looking down at his boots. Seifer scoffed, disappointed, his head hung for a split second, until it lifted, an evil grin plastered on his face.
"Than I suppose you don't mind that your girlfriend left you because you never stuck up for her. You were never her 'knight'. She went to someone who could always protect her. Ain't that right, Yuff?"
Yuffie turned a deep crimson, but didn't say anything, and Squall's eyes opened and widened, as if he couldn't believe what Seifer just said. Aerith knew that Seifer struck a nerve, deep within Squall's mind. Squall had been teased for his pacifistic ways of thinking, but never insulted, nor challenged.
In a blind rage, Squall drew his gunblade (which was usually reversed) and charged at Seifer. The others cleared out of his way as he and Seifer fought.
***~~~***
The two's battle raged on and on. For a pacifist, Squall fought amazingly well, almost flying through the air, his battling a fierce waltz. Seifer kept up with him, the two slashing incessantly, the firings of their guns echoing amongst the abandoned waterway.
It wasn't until a gunshot echoed through the tunnels of the sewer did the two freeze. Laguna Loire stood, dueling pistol pointed at the ceiling, his look stern, not at all like his usually laid-back goofiness.
"What exactly's wrong?" he asked, the sternness unwavering.
Seifer jumped away from Squall, and swiped his gunblade in a horizontal motion, then shrugged.
"Nothing... nothing at all..." Seifer drawled. Squall shamefully sheathed his gunblade.
"Nothing's wrong, Laguna, just go home." Squall half-ordered half-pleaded. Laguna stayed, and Squall said, quite bitterly, "Fine. I'll go."
Squall walked away from everyone, throwing a nasty glare to Laguna on his way out. Laguna looked at them all sternly, and nobody said anything. After a few more moments of silence, Laguna holstered his pistol and followed Squall.
When Seifer was sure Laguna and Squall were out of earshot, he talked with his friends about Squall, and the fight.
"He was a pitiful fighter. I made sure to hold back, as to not hurt him."
"You fought wonderfully, Seifer." Lulu said wistfully.
"And Squall. . . What a moron." Rufus jeered.
"FOOL." Fujin agreed. Yuffie, who'd been turning pink since Seifer spoke, finally grabbed her large shuriken from her back and charged at Fujin. Fujin, with lightning quick reflexes, drew her own shuriken and the two stars collided. Yuffie, although fueled by anger, was no match for Fujin's immense strength. Yuffie was thrown backward into the waterway wall. Rufus and his gang left the waterway, leaving Yuffie and Aerith alone.
Yuffie gave Aerith an 'I want to be alone' look, so Aerith left. Yuffie thought back to two years ago, when she and Squall were still dating... Fujin and Lulu were picking on her, and Squall just stood, and watched. He didn't fight for her. After that, Yuffie broke ties with Squall... Tired of fretting on the past, Yuffie left the waterways.
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"Hey, Squall, wait up!" Laguna yelled after Squall, who was not in the mood to talk to Laguna. Squall pretended he didn't hear Laguna and continued walking. Laguna started to run, and caught up with Squall, a leg cramp being the price.
"Errgh, ow!" Laguna muttered, grabbing his leg, and catching his breath. Squall stopped, exasperated, and still not wanting to talk to Laguna.
"What do you want?" Squall asked sharply.
"Why were you fighting Seifer?"
"None of-"
"-my business?" Laguna finished faintly, cutting Squall off. "C'mon Squall!"
"Leave me alone," Squall ordered.
"No," Laguna refused.
"Fine." Squall ran away, leaving Laguna in the waterway. Laguna smiled.
"He looks so much like his mother. . . Acts a lot like her too. . . Heh, good thing he takes after his mother and not his father. . ."
***~~~***
A stone stood in the farthest corner of the world, in a solitary meadow. The stone read:
RAINE LEONHART-LOIRE
Devoted Mother
Beloved Wife
"May she ascend to Heaven with the courage and pride of a lion."
"Squall is something of an enigma in the Bastion. Don't get me wrong, the kid more or less wears his emotions on his sleeve, but his lineage is what makes him so infamous. His mother murdered, his father is unknown to him- he thinks that he died with his mother and Laguna adopted he and Ellone...
Poor guy... He is so oblivious..."
-From the journal of Sid Kramer
***~~~***
"So, who's this new guy?" asked Squall.
"Some homicidal maniac." Replied Aerith, quite bluntly.
"I dunno. . . He seemed quite calm and collected to me. And his name... It sounds too... I dunno, happy," replied Squall, leaning against the wall of the waterway. Aerith shook her head.
"He tried to kill Seph and I. . ." explained Aerith, scuffing her shoe on the floor.
"She's right! Seph told me all about it!" Yuffie piped in. "He came out of nowhere with a really big sword."
"Are you all talking about that loser?" came a loud voice behind them. The three turned to face Rufus, Seifer, Lulu, Fujin, and The Voice belonged to Rufus, leader of his own little gaggle of friends- destructive, damnable delinquents who each had one vendetta or another against Aerith and her friends.
Seifer gave Squall a cold glare, grinned, held out his hand, and beckoned to Squall, drawing his gunblade, the Hyperion. Squall replied with an icy stare.
"C'mon, Leonhart. Let's go! You and me! You, the villain, and I, the sorceress' knight!" As he said this, Seifer threw a cocky grin to Lulu, who smiled back at him.
"I'll pass." Squall replied, crossing his arms and looking down at his boots. Seifer scoffed, disappointed, his head hung for a split second, until it lifted, an evil grin plastered on his face.
"Than I suppose you don't mind that your girlfriend left you because you never stuck up for her. You were never her 'knight'. She went to someone who could always protect her. Ain't that right, Yuff?"
Yuffie turned a deep crimson, but didn't say anything, and Squall's eyes opened and widened, as if he couldn't believe what Seifer just said. Aerith knew that Seifer struck a nerve, deep within Squall's mind. Squall had been teased for his pacifistic ways of thinking, but never insulted, nor challenged.
In a blind rage, Squall drew his gunblade (which was usually reversed) and charged at Seifer. The others cleared out of his way as he and Seifer fought.
***~~~***
The two's battle raged on and on. For a pacifist, Squall fought amazingly well, almost flying through the air, his battling a fierce waltz. Seifer kept up with him, the two slashing incessantly, the firings of their guns echoing amongst the abandoned waterway.
It wasn't until a gunshot echoed through the tunnels of the sewer did the two freeze. Laguna Loire stood, dueling pistol pointed at the ceiling, his look stern, not at all like his usually laid-back goofiness.
"What exactly's wrong?" he asked, the sternness unwavering.
Seifer jumped away from Squall, and swiped his gunblade in a horizontal motion, then shrugged.
"Nothing... nothing at all..." Seifer drawled. Squall shamefully sheathed his gunblade.
"Nothing's wrong, Laguna, just go home." Squall half-ordered half-pleaded. Laguna stayed, and Squall said, quite bitterly, "Fine. I'll go."
Squall walked away from everyone, throwing a nasty glare to Laguna on his way out. Laguna looked at them all sternly, and nobody said anything. After a few more moments of silence, Laguna holstered his pistol and followed Squall.
When Seifer was sure Laguna and Squall were out of earshot, he talked with his friends about Squall, and the fight.
"He was a pitiful fighter. I made sure to hold back, as to not hurt him."
"You fought wonderfully, Seifer." Lulu said wistfully.
"And Squall. . . What a moron." Rufus jeered.
"FOOL." Fujin agreed. Yuffie, who'd been turning pink since Seifer spoke, finally grabbed her large shuriken from her back and charged at Fujin. Fujin, with lightning quick reflexes, drew her own shuriken and the two stars collided. Yuffie, although fueled by anger, was no match for Fujin's immense strength. Yuffie was thrown backward into the waterway wall. Rufus and his gang left the waterway, leaving Yuffie and Aerith alone.
Yuffie gave Aerith an 'I want to be alone' look, so Aerith left. Yuffie thought back to two years ago, when she and Squall were still dating... Fujin and Lulu were picking on her, and Squall just stood, and watched. He didn't fight for her. After that, Yuffie broke ties with Squall... Tired of fretting on the past, Yuffie left the waterways.
***~~~***
"Hey, Squall, wait up!" Laguna yelled after Squall, who was not in the mood to talk to Laguna. Squall pretended he didn't hear Laguna and continued walking. Laguna started to run, and caught up with Squall, a leg cramp being the price.
"Errgh, ow!" Laguna muttered, grabbing his leg, and catching his breath. Squall stopped, exasperated, and still not wanting to talk to Laguna.
"What do you want?" Squall asked sharply.
"Why were you fighting Seifer?"
"None of-"
"-my business?" Laguna finished faintly, cutting Squall off. "C'mon Squall!"
"Leave me alone," Squall ordered.
"No," Laguna refused.
"Fine." Squall ran away, leaving Laguna in the waterway. Laguna smiled.
"He looks so much like his mother. . . Acts a lot like her too. . . Heh, good thing he takes after his mother and not his father. . ."
***~~~***
A stone stood in the farthest corner of the world, in a solitary meadow. The stone read:
RAINE LEONHART-LOIRE
Devoted Mother
Beloved Wife
"May she ascend to Heaven with the courage and pride of a lion."