Silent Screams
A/N: Oh...dear me...I can't believe I had THAT long of a brain freeze...I am so so sorry! I continue now!
Chapter Sixteen
She sighed, collecting the items that all pointed to Rinoa knowing what she was doing. The pictures, the postcards, even the journal where she swore she would seek revenge all were cuddled up in Selphie's small arms. "Ready Squall?" she asked. Squall was staring into the ballerina jewelry box. The soft song echoed silently threw the wind. "Squall?"
Inside the box lay Squall's perfectly crafted ring. He picked it up, watching the ring turn and turn in midair. "She never loved me," he whispered.
Selphie placed the things down onto the bed, walking up behind her Commander and wrapped her arms around him. "She did. She's just gone...crazy."
He sighed and shoved the ring in his pocket. "Let's go find Seifer and Quistis." They silently crept through the house filled with soldiers. The last thing they needed was a scene. They shut the doors behind them and walked towards the secret sewer entrance. As they walked through, beautiful trees soon surrounded them. Squall placed a hand up towards Selphie. "Wait here," he mumbled out. Selphie nodded, admiring the butterfly that batted its wings onto her hair.
He walked towards a tree, tapping it softly. It seemed real enough. He looked down the end of the path, narrowing his eyes. Quistis was there, waving towards them. "Quis?" he whispered out. He took a step towards her, only to notice she was...pointing...
He turned around, seeing Selphie there, smiling happily at the butterfly. Within seconds, a large black ray of light slammed down against her. Her fatal scream echoed throughout the forest, the light growing larger and engulfing the forest. Squall turned, looking at where Quistis was. He darted up the hill, jumping over logs. The black light followed him quickly.
Quistis sighed softly, holding her head tight with her small hands. "I'm telling you, we go this way!"
"Seifer! We went that way, before!" She growled as he turned the corner and she quickly followed him. She bumped into his back and rubbed her nose. "Why'd you stop?"
"We're...in a forest..."
Quistis looked up, confused for a minute. A golden sun shone through the canopy of the tree, birds were chirping, and small forest creatures were all over. "Where...are we?"
Seifer turned around, only to see more forest thicket. "Weren't we just in the sewer?" he asked, confused. He leaned against a tree. "It's real..."
Quistis bent down and placed her hand out towards a chipmunk. It sniffed her finger softly, only to dart away. Quistis looked up, seeing a dark light dissolve the trees. She looked at Seifer who bolted away from the tree he was leaning on and went running, grabbing Quistis with him. "Wait! There's Squall! Where's...Selphie!"
Quistis went running over to Squall who grabbed her. "Selphie's dead! We gotta go!"
"Selphie! No! She can't be dead!" Quistis screamed. Squall lifted her up, running right next to Seifer. "Selphie!" Quistis screamed again.
"What happened?" Seifer asked, jumping over a log. "Where are we!"
"I don't know! A black light just hit Selphie!" Squall now jumped over a log. He placed Quistis down, grasping her hand. "We gotta run!"
Quistis shook her head, the tears flowing out of her eyes. "Not without Selphie!" Quistis pushed Squall away, rushing towards the black light.
"Quistis!" Seifer called out. He soon chased after her, followed by Squall. She embraced the black light, only to have it stop right then and there. "Quistis! Get over here!" Seifer called out to her.
"Rinoa! I can't believe you would kill Selphie! Or Fujin! They never did anything!" she screamed. The black light tried to engulf Quistis, but she was holding her feet strong in the ground. "It's me you want, isn't it! Isn't it?" she shouted louder. "Well, come on, take me then!"
Seifer paced back and forth outside Quistis' room. "What's going on in there, Squall?" he finally asked.
"I don't know. She said she needed to rest after what happened to Selphie..."
"That was three days ago!" Seifer mumbled out. Squall sighed softly. "Has she given up, or something?"
Quistis sniffled while looking at the diminished city of Deiling. Rinoa had killed everything living in the town, including her best friend Selphie. Quistis dragged a tissue up to her face wiping the tears that stained her face. For three days, she had gotten no sleep. She was only looking at the city that now buried her best friend, and perhaps, even her adoptive family. She was broken. Rinoa had broken her. Rinoa found a way to defeat her and that was to murder her best friend.
Quistis brought her legs up to her chest, remembering all those times that Selphie had been there for her. She sniffled again. "I'm...not strong enough for this...," she mumbled out. She pushed her blonde hair behind her ear, staring at the stars. "Why was it me?" she whispered, knowing she would never hear the answer. She was frightened to fall asleep and she was frightened to leave her room on the Ragnarok. "Why not Squall? Why not anyone else? Why...me?"
A soft wind blew back Quistis' hair. She looked up at the window, noting the same cloaked figure that she had seen twice before. "Because..."
She sniffled. "Because of what reasons? I'm the last blue mage? Ha! Give the power to someone else..."
"Because you are the heir to Hyne." Quistis lifted her head, the tears stopped falling at that point and now they were glistening on her face. "I shouldn't have told you, but, you are the final heir to Hyne, the final blue mage."
"So...my mother was a blue mage? Therefore a..."
"Descendent of Hyne. Listen to me, Quistis. There is no reason for you to give up. You're strong."
"Let me see your face."
The figure smiled. "Tell your Guardians you are to go to the moon as soon as you can."
"The moon? But...why?"
"So you can meet Hyne. You deserve that much. Plus, Rinoa is much too strong now. Her powers are unbelievable at this point."
A/N: Oy...it's not making much sense now, is it? Well, read on.Ch. 17 will be up tomorrow.
A/N: Oh...dear me...I can't believe I had THAT long of a brain freeze...I am so so sorry! I continue now!
Chapter Sixteen
She sighed, collecting the items that all pointed to Rinoa knowing what she was doing. The pictures, the postcards, even the journal where she swore she would seek revenge all were cuddled up in Selphie's small arms. "Ready Squall?" she asked. Squall was staring into the ballerina jewelry box. The soft song echoed silently threw the wind. "Squall?"
Inside the box lay Squall's perfectly crafted ring. He picked it up, watching the ring turn and turn in midair. "She never loved me," he whispered.
Selphie placed the things down onto the bed, walking up behind her Commander and wrapped her arms around him. "She did. She's just gone...crazy."
He sighed and shoved the ring in his pocket. "Let's go find Seifer and Quistis." They silently crept through the house filled with soldiers. The last thing they needed was a scene. They shut the doors behind them and walked towards the secret sewer entrance. As they walked through, beautiful trees soon surrounded them. Squall placed a hand up towards Selphie. "Wait here," he mumbled out. Selphie nodded, admiring the butterfly that batted its wings onto her hair.
He walked towards a tree, tapping it softly. It seemed real enough. He looked down the end of the path, narrowing his eyes. Quistis was there, waving towards them. "Quis?" he whispered out. He took a step towards her, only to notice she was...pointing...
He turned around, seeing Selphie there, smiling happily at the butterfly. Within seconds, a large black ray of light slammed down against her. Her fatal scream echoed throughout the forest, the light growing larger and engulfing the forest. Squall turned, looking at where Quistis was. He darted up the hill, jumping over logs. The black light followed him quickly.
Quistis sighed softly, holding her head tight with her small hands. "I'm telling you, we go this way!"
"Seifer! We went that way, before!" She growled as he turned the corner and she quickly followed him. She bumped into his back and rubbed her nose. "Why'd you stop?"
"We're...in a forest..."
Quistis looked up, confused for a minute. A golden sun shone through the canopy of the tree, birds were chirping, and small forest creatures were all over. "Where...are we?"
Seifer turned around, only to see more forest thicket. "Weren't we just in the sewer?" he asked, confused. He leaned against a tree. "It's real..."
Quistis bent down and placed her hand out towards a chipmunk. It sniffed her finger softly, only to dart away. Quistis looked up, seeing a dark light dissolve the trees. She looked at Seifer who bolted away from the tree he was leaning on and went running, grabbing Quistis with him. "Wait! There's Squall! Where's...Selphie!"
Quistis went running over to Squall who grabbed her. "Selphie's dead! We gotta go!"
"Selphie! No! She can't be dead!" Quistis screamed. Squall lifted her up, running right next to Seifer. "Selphie!" Quistis screamed again.
"What happened?" Seifer asked, jumping over a log. "Where are we!"
"I don't know! A black light just hit Selphie!" Squall now jumped over a log. He placed Quistis down, grasping her hand. "We gotta run!"
Quistis shook her head, the tears flowing out of her eyes. "Not without Selphie!" Quistis pushed Squall away, rushing towards the black light.
"Quistis!" Seifer called out. He soon chased after her, followed by Squall. She embraced the black light, only to have it stop right then and there. "Quistis! Get over here!" Seifer called out to her.
"Rinoa! I can't believe you would kill Selphie! Or Fujin! They never did anything!" she screamed. The black light tried to engulf Quistis, but she was holding her feet strong in the ground. "It's me you want, isn't it! Isn't it?" she shouted louder. "Well, come on, take me then!"
Seifer paced back and forth outside Quistis' room. "What's going on in there, Squall?" he finally asked.
"I don't know. She said she needed to rest after what happened to Selphie..."
"That was three days ago!" Seifer mumbled out. Squall sighed softly. "Has she given up, or something?"
Quistis sniffled while looking at the diminished city of Deiling. Rinoa had killed everything living in the town, including her best friend Selphie. Quistis dragged a tissue up to her face wiping the tears that stained her face. For three days, she had gotten no sleep. She was only looking at the city that now buried her best friend, and perhaps, even her adoptive family. She was broken. Rinoa had broken her. Rinoa found a way to defeat her and that was to murder her best friend.
Quistis brought her legs up to her chest, remembering all those times that Selphie had been there for her. She sniffled again. "I'm...not strong enough for this...," she mumbled out. She pushed her blonde hair behind her ear, staring at the stars. "Why was it me?" she whispered, knowing she would never hear the answer. She was frightened to fall asleep and she was frightened to leave her room on the Ragnarok. "Why not Squall? Why not anyone else? Why...me?"
A soft wind blew back Quistis' hair. She looked up at the window, noting the same cloaked figure that she had seen twice before. "Because..."
She sniffled. "Because of what reasons? I'm the last blue mage? Ha! Give the power to someone else..."
"Because you are the heir to Hyne." Quistis lifted her head, the tears stopped falling at that point and now they were glistening on her face. "I shouldn't have told you, but, you are the final heir to Hyne, the final blue mage."
"So...my mother was a blue mage? Therefore a..."
"Descendent of Hyne. Listen to me, Quistis. There is no reason for you to give up. You're strong."
"Let me see your face."
The figure smiled. "Tell your Guardians you are to go to the moon as soon as you can."
"The moon? But...why?"
"So you can meet Hyne. You deserve that much. Plus, Rinoa is much too strong now. Her powers are unbelievable at this point."
A/N: Oy...it's not making much sense now, is it? Well, read on.Ch. 17 will be up tomorrow.