Silent Screams
A/N: None today...
Chapter 24
Quistis and Seifer were headed for Timber, looking for anything Rinoa left behind. They both sat patiently on the train, not saying a word to each other. Quistis watched a little girl bounce a ball on the train while Seifer watched the trees pass by. Quistis looked up and sighed, soon feeling a tugging on her leg. Quistis looked down; it was the girl playing with the ball. She looked different than other kids, but it didn't matter, she was still beautiful with her amber blonde hair and dark green eyes. "Can I help you?" Quistis asked. Seifer turned his head, glaring at the little girl.
"What's wrong? You look so sad," the girl asked. Her voice was buttery and sweet, just as a child's should be. Seifer grunted, still glaring at the girl.
Quistis smiled warmly. "Nothing's wrong. Why don't you go back to your mom?"
"I don't have a mom."
Quistis frowned softly. No child should be without its mother. "What about your dad?"
"I killed him."
Quistis' eyes bolted open and she leaned back into the chair. Seifer looked at the little girl who flicked a wicked shaped tongue out at him. He stood up, causing the girl to take a few steps back. "Listen, little lady, it's not polite to come up to people and say you've killed your father."
"I'll kill you, too, Seifer Almasy!"
Quistis stood up, terrified by a child. Seifer took a step back as the child began to morph. It was, in fact, no child, but a demon instead. The demon grasped Seifer by the neck and swung him around like a rag doll. Seifer struggled to prevent the demon's claws from gouging his neck. Silently, Quistis cast a spell. The ice from the spell etched up the demon's body. But still, Seifer was trapped in the demon's claws. She grasped for her whip, but there was nothing there except a brightly designed sword glowing yellow.
~*~
Quistis woke up with a startle. Her breathing was rapid and her eyelids fluttered. She rubbed her eyes just to assure herself that she was, in fact, dreaming. She turned her head seeing Seifer lying on the couch with nothing but a pair of boxers. She tried to think back to the night before, but nothing.
She sighed and rolled back over in the bed, staring up at the ceiling. The wait was the worst part on the train ride. Nothing to do and nowhere to go. She groaned and threw her feet over the bed and stood up. She stretched out her body and then she felt Seifer slide his hands around her waist. She spun around, raising her foot up to his neck. "Whoa! Chill!"
"What do you want?"
Seifer pushed her foot down and sighed. "You were screaming in your sleep all last night."
Quistis turned and looked at the couch. "Weren't you just sleeping?"
"No. I was out in the hall all night. I don't sleep."
Quistis rubbed her eyes, the couch looked as if no one had slept in it. "I must be seeing things." She walked over to where their bags lay and opened hers up. She pulled out a pair of black pants and a white shirt. "Seifer?"
"Hm?"
"Did you have a dre...no, nevermind, you don't sleep."
Seifer shrugged, looking out into the hallway. Quistis sat down on the cotton sheets, staring aimlessly into the cabin. She rubbed her stomach slowly, hearing it growl like a lion. "Hungry?" Seifer asked, still looking out into the hallway.
"...Sure."
~*~
They walked onto the dining cart, the whole cart in an uproar because of the thunder that echoed. A passing storm had decided to pass their train and the duo soon figured out that the train has also stopped due to high electricity. Quistis took a seat, staring at the mass amounts of electric bolts shot around the fields and train area. She sighed almost dreamily as the thunder roared. Seifer sat across from her, smiling to an extent at her pleasure. The rain began to pound harder against the top of the train, almost as if a swarm of locusts were being shot down. Quistis turned and looked into Seifer's eyes, feeling his passion and his concern. She picked up the menu and stared at it, still feeling Seifer's eyes watching her, stalking her every move. She placed the menu down and looked into his eyes. "Yes?"
"What?" he asked.
"Why do you keep staring at me? It's making me uncomfortable..."
Seifer nodded and picked up his menu, reading the entrees that they served. Nothing sounded to his interest. She rubbed her wrists as she read the menu that lay on the table. She heard a ball bouncing in the distance and her ears perked. She looked around and noted that most of the cart had left. One girl was left, bouncing a ball. Quistis' eyes went wide as she realized it was the girl from her dreams. Seifer looked up at Quistis, staring at her wide-eyed expression.
The girl bounced the ball as she watched Quistis, her eyes burning a deep red. The girl grinned and spun around, walking straight towards the engine room. Quistis darted up and ran after the girl. Seifer followed.
"What the hell are you doing, Quistis?"
"That girl! She's from my dream!"
Seifer grabbed Quistis' arm, pulling her away from chasing the girl. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"...I don't know! Just...trust me!" Quistis pulled away from him and darted after the girl again. She caught up to her seeing her raise a dagger to the conductor's throat.
"Quistis...you're going to lose."
The blonde haired woman shook her head, reaching for her whip until she realized...she had no weapon.
Seifer came up behind her, pulling Quistis back and stepped forward. "Step away from him, young lady..."
The little girl giggled and pushed the man away from her. "You want to fight?"
Seifer held his ground, unsheathing Hyperion. The little girl shook her head, the fair skin now ripping apart and her blonde hair ripping from her scalp. Seifer took a step back, bumping into Quistis. "What in Hyne's name are you?"
Quistis felt a soft tap on her shoulder and she spun around. She screamed loudly as a large red demon with raging horns and fire glowing eyes looked dead at her. Seifer spun around and took a step back, only to feel the once little girl's arms clutch his throat. "We.can't be killed Quistis! Remember?"
Quistis nodded and expanded her wings, hearing the thunder roar loudly. Seifer followed her suit, releasing his large black wings and pushing the demon off of his neck with them. Seifer fell to the ground and sliced at the demon with his Hyperion. The demon laughed almost sadistically. "Pathetic angels...don't know shit!"
Seifer grinned as Quistis slammed her foot into the other demon's chest, sending him flying back into the dining cart. "All what I know is that I'm going to kill you without getting a scrat..."
The demon swung his large claws at Seifer and caused a large rip in his wings. The blood spewed out from his wings and he felt dizzy. Quistis screamed and released a wave of energy against the demon. "Why aren't you healing!" she screamed as she continued to hold up the blast of energy.
Seifer fell against the wall, his wings curling up against him. "I don't know..."
The demon from behind came up and grabbed Seifer by his untouched wing. "It's because the only thing that can kill angels are demons," he whispered out into Seifer's ear. Before Seifer knew it, he flew into the dining cart, laying on a broken table unconscious. Quistis stopped and realized she had two demons to face. "We can kill you so either come along without dying, or we bring you to her...dead."
"You'll have to kill me first!" Quistis shouted. She opened her wings and flew out of the ceiling and up into the sky. The first demon shook his head, the flames from his eyes waving back and forth.
"Why do they always have to fight?" he sighed out.
The second demon shrugged. "Listen, you bring the fallen angel to Eleni and I'll bring the one she wants."
"Why bother with him? What'll Sorceress Eleni want with him?"
"I'm pretty sure she'll use him as bait."
The second demon spread his demon wings and chased after Quistis. The first demon glared up at the second one. "Show off...you have big and bad ass wings...don't have to make me look stupid, too..."
The first demon trudged over to Seifer and lifted him up by the wings. He began muttering as he walked off the train and towards the ocean.
A/N: None today...
Chapter 24
Quistis and Seifer were headed for Timber, looking for anything Rinoa left behind. They both sat patiently on the train, not saying a word to each other. Quistis watched a little girl bounce a ball on the train while Seifer watched the trees pass by. Quistis looked up and sighed, soon feeling a tugging on her leg. Quistis looked down; it was the girl playing with the ball. She looked different than other kids, but it didn't matter, she was still beautiful with her amber blonde hair and dark green eyes. "Can I help you?" Quistis asked. Seifer turned his head, glaring at the little girl.
"What's wrong? You look so sad," the girl asked. Her voice was buttery and sweet, just as a child's should be. Seifer grunted, still glaring at the girl.
Quistis smiled warmly. "Nothing's wrong. Why don't you go back to your mom?"
"I don't have a mom."
Quistis frowned softly. No child should be without its mother. "What about your dad?"
"I killed him."
Quistis' eyes bolted open and she leaned back into the chair. Seifer looked at the little girl who flicked a wicked shaped tongue out at him. He stood up, causing the girl to take a few steps back. "Listen, little lady, it's not polite to come up to people and say you've killed your father."
"I'll kill you, too, Seifer Almasy!"
Quistis stood up, terrified by a child. Seifer took a step back as the child began to morph. It was, in fact, no child, but a demon instead. The demon grasped Seifer by the neck and swung him around like a rag doll. Seifer struggled to prevent the demon's claws from gouging his neck. Silently, Quistis cast a spell. The ice from the spell etched up the demon's body. But still, Seifer was trapped in the demon's claws. She grasped for her whip, but there was nothing there except a brightly designed sword glowing yellow.
~*~
Quistis woke up with a startle. Her breathing was rapid and her eyelids fluttered. She rubbed her eyes just to assure herself that she was, in fact, dreaming. She turned her head seeing Seifer lying on the couch with nothing but a pair of boxers. She tried to think back to the night before, but nothing.
She sighed and rolled back over in the bed, staring up at the ceiling. The wait was the worst part on the train ride. Nothing to do and nowhere to go. She groaned and threw her feet over the bed and stood up. She stretched out her body and then she felt Seifer slide his hands around her waist. She spun around, raising her foot up to his neck. "Whoa! Chill!"
"What do you want?"
Seifer pushed her foot down and sighed. "You were screaming in your sleep all last night."
Quistis turned and looked at the couch. "Weren't you just sleeping?"
"No. I was out in the hall all night. I don't sleep."
Quistis rubbed her eyes, the couch looked as if no one had slept in it. "I must be seeing things." She walked over to where their bags lay and opened hers up. She pulled out a pair of black pants and a white shirt. "Seifer?"
"Hm?"
"Did you have a dre...no, nevermind, you don't sleep."
Seifer shrugged, looking out into the hallway. Quistis sat down on the cotton sheets, staring aimlessly into the cabin. She rubbed her stomach slowly, hearing it growl like a lion. "Hungry?" Seifer asked, still looking out into the hallway.
"...Sure."
~*~
They walked onto the dining cart, the whole cart in an uproar because of the thunder that echoed. A passing storm had decided to pass their train and the duo soon figured out that the train has also stopped due to high electricity. Quistis took a seat, staring at the mass amounts of electric bolts shot around the fields and train area. She sighed almost dreamily as the thunder roared. Seifer sat across from her, smiling to an extent at her pleasure. The rain began to pound harder against the top of the train, almost as if a swarm of locusts were being shot down. Quistis turned and looked into Seifer's eyes, feeling his passion and his concern. She picked up the menu and stared at it, still feeling Seifer's eyes watching her, stalking her every move. She placed the menu down and looked into his eyes. "Yes?"
"What?" he asked.
"Why do you keep staring at me? It's making me uncomfortable..."
Seifer nodded and picked up his menu, reading the entrees that they served. Nothing sounded to his interest. She rubbed her wrists as she read the menu that lay on the table. She heard a ball bouncing in the distance and her ears perked. She looked around and noted that most of the cart had left. One girl was left, bouncing a ball. Quistis' eyes went wide as she realized it was the girl from her dreams. Seifer looked up at Quistis, staring at her wide-eyed expression.
The girl bounced the ball as she watched Quistis, her eyes burning a deep red. The girl grinned and spun around, walking straight towards the engine room. Quistis darted up and ran after the girl. Seifer followed.
"What the hell are you doing, Quistis?"
"That girl! She's from my dream!"
Seifer grabbed Quistis' arm, pulling her away from chasing the girl. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"...I don't know! Just...trust me!" Quistis pulled away from him and darted after the girl again. She caught up to her seeing her raise a dagger to the conductor's throat.
"Quistis...you're going to lose."
The blonde haired woman shook her head, reaching for her whip until she realized...she had no weapon.
Seifer came up behind her, pulling Quistis back and stepped forward. "Step away from him, young lady..."
The little girl giggled and pushed the man away from her. "You want to fight?"
Seifer held his ground, unsheathing Hyperion. The little girl shook her head, the fair skin now ripping apart and her blonde hair ripping from her scalp. Seifer took a step back, bumping into Quistis. "What in Hyne's name are you?"
Quistis felt a soft tap on her shoulder and she spun around. She screamed loudly as a large red demon with raging horns and fire glowing eyes looked dead at her. Seifer spun around and took a step back, only to feel the once little girl's arms clutch his throat. "We.can't be killed Quistis! Remember?"
Quistis nodded and expanded her wings, hearing the thunder roar loudly. Seifer followed her suit, releasing his large black wings and pushing the demon off of his neck with them. Seifer fell to the ground and sliced at the demon with his Hyperion. The demon laughed almost sadistically. "Pathetic angels...don't know shit!"
Seifer grinned as Quistis slammed her foot into the other demon's chest, sending him flying back into the dining cart. "All what I know is that I'm going to kill you without getting a scrat..."
The demon swung his large claws at Seifer and caused a large rip in his wings. The blood spewed out from his wings and he felt dizzy. Quistis screamed and released a wave of energy against the demon. "Why aren't you healing!" she screamed as she continued to hold up the blast of energy.
Seifer fell against the wall, his wings curling up against him. "I don't know..."
The demon from behind came up and grabbed Seifer by his untouched wing. "It's because the only thing that can kill angels are demons," he whispered out into Seifer's ear. Before Seifer knew it, he flew into the dining cart, laying on a broken table unconscious. Quistis stopped and realized she had two demons to face. "We can kill you so either come along without dying, or we bring you to her...dead."
"You'll have to kill me first!" Quistis shouted. She opened her wings and flew out of the ceiling and up into the sky. The first demon shook his head, the flames from his eyes waving back and forth.
"Why do they always have to fight?" he sighed out.
The second demon shrugged. "Listen, you bring the fallen angel to Eleni and I'll bring the one she wants."
"Why bother with him? What'll Sorceress Eleni want with him?"
"I'm pretty sure she'll use him as bait."
The second demon spread his demon wings and chased after Quistis. The first demon glared up at the second one. "Show off...you have big and bad ass wings...don't have to make me look stupid, too..."
The first demon trudged over to Seifer and lifted him up by the wings. He began muttering as he walked off the train and towards the ocean.