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Quistis woke up and looked at her watch. 'Oh my god! It's already 3:00. I was hoping to investigate this morning.' she thought. She stretched and decided that she felt like fighting. She walked out of her hotel and through the streets of Timber. She was just about to walk out the main entrance, when a chill ran down her spine. She stopped.
"Now, now, Instructor. You weren't going to leave me, were you?" said Seifer, as he approached her, a slight grin on his face.
"Seifer…" she mumbled. "What do you want?" she asked, rather annoyed. 'I just saw him a few hours ago…why do I have to see him again?' she thought.
"I missed you, Quisty, and when I saw you walking past my house, I had the horrible notion that you were leaving me! Tell me it isn't so!"
"Oh knock it off. I just felt like fighting, so I was going to find some monsters. You know, you really should try and get rid of this obsession you seem to have with me," she remarked. He put his hand up to his cheek, as though he had been slapped.
"Ouch. That hurt. And I'm not obsessed, I'm in love," he said as he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. Her face turned bright red and she slapped him. "Wow, someone's blushing!" he chuckled.
"Shut up! And don't you ever do that again!" she said as she walked away from him. Unfortunately for her, he caught up quickly due to his long legs.
"I'll behave, Quisty, I just wanna help you."
"Seifer, why the hell do you keep calling me 'Quisty'?" she somewhat yelled at him.
"Because it's a nickname that I think suits you."
"Why does it suit me?" she asked, slightly intrigued.
"Because you're childish," he said in a matter-of-fact tone of voice.
"I am not!" she yelled.
"See? That right there was childish. Yelling at me because I told you the truth? Tsk, tsk. I'm disappointed in you." She just glared at him and turned away. Another grin crossed his face.
They walked in silence from that point on. The wind was rather calm that afternoon, and made the heat tolerable. Neither of them were sure where they were going, but they just kept walking. There were monsters, but nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. Finally, Quistis spoke.
"This is very strange," Quistis practically whispered.
"What is?" asked Seifer.
"The fact that all these super strong monsters are supposed to be here, and yet…there's nothing. No one has a clue what I'm talking about. There isn't anything unusual aside from those two e-mails."
"Did you ever get in touch with Squall?"
She thought for a moment. "Ya know, I didn't. I'll try when I get back tonight."
They became silent again. The monsters were still the same, and there was nothing unusual. Night came and Quistis decided to give up. They started back towards Timber.
"I don't know what's going on here, but it's obviously not with these monsters," said Quistis, tired from walking so much.
"I haven't a clue. Maybe you got another e-mail…or maybe Puberty Boy knows something…"
"Maybe…" she said, thinking out loud. "Hey, was Raijin mad at you for not coming home last night?"
Seifer laughed. "You should've seen him. He kinda forgot where I went. So all night, he was out looking for me. So when I got back, Fujin was yelling at him for being out so late. Raijin tried to yell at me, but Fujin stopped him and said that he should've known where I was. Even she had more of a clue than him. But apparently they didn't care that I was gone so long," he smiled.
"I'm glad you have friends like that. I can tell how much they mean to you."
"Don't know what I would've done without my posse. Sometimes I miss the power, and closeness, we had at Garden." Quistis thought, that for a split second, she sensed a bit of remorse in his voice.
They got back to the hotel in Timber. Quistis started towards the door, when she decided to do something she might later regret.
"Do you wanna come up for a little bit?" she asked, "You look kinda down."
"Nah, I shouldn't."
"I insist," she said, grabbing his arm and literally dragging him inside.
"But what will I tell Raijin and Fujin?"
"That you'll be home later. I'm not kidnapping you, I'm just trying to be nice."
"Well, your being nice sure hurts like hell. Do you have to grip my arm so damn hard?"
"Why yes, yes I do," said Quistis, smirking immensely.
They got up to her room and she finally let go. He rubbed the now red mark she had made.
"Geez, can't you be a little more feminine?"
"Why? You're already in love with me, who am I trying to impress?"
"Well…um…shut up."
Quistis smiled as she walked over to the phone. She picked it up and called Balamb Garden. The phone rang a few times and finally Squall picked up.
"Oh, thank goodness it's you," said Squall. He sounded almost…scared.
"What's wrong?" asked Quistis.
"Rinoa and Selphie were kidnapped."
"What?! When?? How??"
Squall sighed. "It happened right after you left. Zell saw them out in the quad around lunch time and that was the last time they've been seen since. A full search has been going on since."
"Well that's not the only weird thing, I've gotten two--"
"Three," said Seifer who had been checking Quistis' e-mail.
"Seifer?" asked Squall. "What's he doing there?"
"Seifer's helping me with this mission. He's staying in Timber with Raijin and Fujin."
"You might wanna hear this, guys," said Seifer. He read the e-mail out loud,
"Well well well. Seifer and Quistis. What did I tell you about your little 'mission'? Yes, that's right. That someone might get hurt. And yet, did you heed my warning? Nope. And so guess what? Guess who I have? Yes! That's right. Rinoa and Selphie. They're safe, for now. But who knows how long that will last. Maybe you still have time to save them."
"What are we gonna do now?" asked Quistis. "I can't allow them to get hurt."
"I had no idea this was so big," said Squall. "Maybe it was a bad idea to send you alone."
"No. I can do it. I'll figure this out. Trust me."
"And besides," said Seifer, "she's got me with her. What could go wrong?"
"Okay, well keep me posted, alright?" said Squall. "I'll let you know if I find anything."
"Alright, bye," said Quistis as she hung up the phone. "I don't understand what it is we're doing that's upsetting this person."
"Me neither. Maybe it's because we're together," he said, grinning at her.
"I doubt it. It could be that there's something hidden. Like in that lake or something. Maybe even right here in town."
"All I know is that whatever it is, I'm gonna fix it so that my poor Quisty isn't scared anymore."
"Oh, shut up," she said angrily as she threw the phone book at him.
"Ow!" he yelled as he grabbed his head. "Hey, wait. What's that?" he asked. The phone book had fallen on the floor and opened to a page with a circled name and phone number.
"This is getting creepy. Let's try calling in the morning."
"Good thinking. We'll ask if their refrigerator is running," said Seifer sarcastically. Quistis just rolled her eyes.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence, but maybe it's not either. It's worth a shot, don't you think?"
"I suppose so."
They both got quiet and before they knew it, had both drifted off to sleep.
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Seifer woke up at about 1:30 and decided that he should at least call Raijin and let him know. The phone just kept ringing, and so he left a message.
After he hung up the phone, he tried to wake up Quistis because she didn't look comfortable at all. Her face was like that of an angel's, though.
"Huh…?" she said when he finally got her partially awake. "What time is it?" she asked him.
"It's almost 2:00. I guess we both fell asleep."
Quistis just yawned. Seifer put his hand on her forehead.
"You're burning up. Do you feel alright?"
"I dunno. I kinda feel like throwing up."
"You're probably just really stressed out. Try and relax."
"How can I relax? My two best friends were kidnapped!"
"I know, but if you let yourself get sick, we won't be able to save them."
A tear ran down her cheek. "I don't think I'll be able to save them either way. I'm too weak."
"You are not weak! You helped save the world, you used to train SeeDs, you're one of the strongest women I know."
"But I know I'm gonna fail again. I can't take another failure, I really can't."
"Quistis…" he said, leaning closer to her, "I l--"
All of a sudden, there was a loud crash outside. Both of them rushed to the window and gasped at what they saw.
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Hoorah! Finally! Sorry about the long wait between updates. It's really hard to find time to write anymore. I promise to try harder if you promise to review!!
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Quistis woke up and looked at her watch. 'Oh my god! It's already 3:00. I was hoping to investigate this morning.' she thought. She stretched and decided that she felt like fighting. She walked out of her hotel and through the streets of Timber. She was just about to walk out the main entrance, when a chill ran down her spine. She stopped.
"Now, now, Instructor. You weren't going to leave me, were you?" said Seifer, as he approached her, a slight grin on his face.
"Seifer…" she mumbled. "What do you want?" she asked, rather annoyed. 'I just saw him a few hours ago…why do I have to see him again?' she thought.
"I missed you, Quisty, and when I saw you walking past my house, I had the horrible notion that you were leaving me! Tell me it isn't so!"
"Oh knock it off. I just felt like fighting, so I was going to find some monsters. You know, you really should try and get rid of this obsession you seem to have with me," she remarked. He put his hand up to his cheek, as though he had been slapped.
"Ouch. That hurt. And I'm not obsessed, I'm in love," he said as he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. Her face turned bright red and she slapped him. "Wow, someone's blushing!" he chuckled.
"Shut up! And don't you ever do that again!" she said as she walked away from him. Unfortunately for her, he caught up quickly due to his long legs.
"I'll behave, Quisty, I just wanna help you."
"Seifer, why the hell do you keep calling me 'Quisty'?" she somewhat yelled at him.
"Because it's a nickname that I think suits you."
"Why does it suit me?" she asked, slightly intrigued.
"Because you're childish," he said in a matter-of-fact tone of voice.
"I am not!" she yelled.
"See? That right there was childish. Yelling at me because I told you the truth? Tsk, tsk. I'm disappointed in you." She just glared at him and turned away. Another grin crossed his face.
They walked in silence from that point on. The wind was rather calm that afternoon, and made the heat tolerable. Neither of them were sure where they were going, but they just kept walking. There were monsters, but nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. Finally, Quistis spoke.
"This is very strange," Quistis practically whispered.
"What is?" asked Seifer.
"The fact that all these super strong monsters are supposed to be here, and yet…there's nothing. No one has a clue what I'm talking about. There isn't anything unusual aside from those two e-mails."
"Did you ever get in touch with Squall?"
She thought for a moment. "Ya know, I didn't. I'll try when I get back tonight."
They became silent again. The monsters were still the same, and there was nothing unusual. Night came and Quistis decided to give up. They started back towards Timber.
"I don't know what's going on here, but it's obviously not with these monsters," said Quistis, tired from walking so much.
"I haven't a clue. Maybe you got another e-mail…or maybe Puberty Boy knows something…"
"Maybe…" she said, thinking out loud. "Hey, was Raijin mad at you for not coming home last night?"
Seifer laughed. "You should've seen him. He kinda forgot where I went. So all night, he was out looking for me. So when I got back, Fujin was yelling at him for being out so late. Raijin tried to yell at me, but Fujin stopped him and said that he should've known where I was. Even she had more of a clue than him. But apparently they didn't care that I was gone so long," he smiled.
"I'm glad you have friends like that. I can tell how much they mean to you."
"Don't know what I would've done without my posse. Sometimes I miss the power, and closeness, we had at Garden." Quistis thought, that for a split second, she sensed a bit of remorse in his voice.
They got back to the hotel in Timber. Quistis started towards the door, when she decided to do something she might later regret.
"Do you wanna come up for a little bit?" she asked, "You look kinda down."
"Nah, I shouldn't."
"I insist," she said, grabbing his arm and literally dragging him inside.
"But what will I tell Raijin and Fujin?"
"That you'll be home later. I'm not kidnapping you, I'm just trying to be nice."
"Well, your being nice sure hurts like hell. Do you have to grip my arm so damn hard?"
"Why yes, yes I do," said Quistis, smirking immensely.
They got up to her room and she finally let go. He rubbed the now red mark she had made.
"Geez, can't you be a little more feminine?"
"Why? You're already in love with me, who am I trying to impress?"
"Well…um…shut up."
Quistis smiled as she walked over to the phone. She picked it up and called Balamb Garden. The phone rang a few times and finally Squall picked up.
"Oh, thank goodness it's you," said Squall. He sounded almost…scared.
"What's wrong?" asked Quistis.
"Rinoa and Selphie were kidnapped."
"What?! When?? How??"
Squall sighed. "It happened right after you left. Zell saw them out in the quad around lunch time and that was the last time they've been seen since. A full search has been going on since."
"Well that's not the only weird thing, I've gotten two--"
"Three," said Seifer who had been checking Quistis' e-mail.
"Seifer?" asked Squall. "What's he doing there?"
"Seifer's helping me with this mission. He's staying in Timber with Raijin and Fujin."
"You might wanna hear this, guys," said Seifer. He read the e-mail out loud,
"Well well well. Seifer and Quistis. What did I tell you about your little 'mission'? Yes, that's right. That someone might get hurt. And yet, did you heed my warning? Nope. And so guess what? Guess who I have? Yes! That's right. Rinoa and Selphie. They're safe, for now. But who knows how long that will last. Maybe you still have time to save them."
"What are we gonna do now?" asked Quistis. "I can't allow them to get hurt."
"I had no idea this was so big," said Squall. "Maybe it was a bad idea to send you alone."
"No. I can do it. I'll figure this out. Trust me."
"And besides," said Seifer, "she's got me with her. What could go wrong?"
"Okay, well keep me posted, alright?" said Squall. "I'll let you know if I find anything."
"Alright, bye," said Quistis as she hung up the phone. "I don't understand what it is we're doing that's upsetting this person."
"Me neither. Maybe it's because we're together," he said, grinning at her.
"I doubt it. It could be that there's something hidden. Like in that lake or something. Maybe even right here in town."
"All I know is that whatever it is, I'm gonna fix it so that my poor Quisty isn't scared anymore."
"Oh, shut up," she said angrily as she threw the phone book at him.
"Ow!" he yelled as he grabbed his head. "Hey, wait. What's that?" he asked. The phone book had fallen on the floor and opened to a page with a circled name and phone number.
"This is getting creepy. Let's try calling in the morning."
"Good thinking. We'll ask if their refrigerator is running," said Seifer sarcastically. Quistis just rolled her eyes.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence, but maybe it's not either. It's worth a shot, don't you think?"
"I suppose so."
They both got quiet and before they knew it, had both drifted off to sleep.
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Seifer woke up at about 1:30 and decided that he should at least call Raijin and let him know. The phone just kept ringing, and so he left a message.
After he hung up the phone, he tried to wake up Quistis because she didn't look comfortable at all. Her face was like that of an angel's, though.
"Huh…?" she said when he finally got her partially awake. "What time is it?" she asked him.
"It's almost 2:00. I guess we both fell asleep."
Quistis just yawned. Seifer put his hand on her forehead.
"You're burning up. Do you feel alright?"
"I dunno. I kinda feel like throwing up."
"You're probably just really stressed out. Try and relax."
"How can I relax? My two best friends were kidnapped!"
"I know, but if you let yourself get sick, we won't be able to save them."
A tear ran down her cheek. "I don't think I'll be able to save them either way. I'm too weak."
"You are not weak! You helped save the world, you used to train SeeDs, you're one of the strongest women I know."
"But I know I'm gonna fail again. I can't take another failure, I really can't."
"Quistis…" he said, leaning closer to her, "I l--"
All of a sudden, there was a loud crash outside. Both of them rushed to the window and gasped at what they saw.
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Hoorah! Finally! Sorry about the long wait between updates. It's really hard to find time to write anymore. I promise to try harder if you promise to review!!