A/N- I'm halfway through the game, I'm on disk 3, so I don't know everything that happens. This is a Squall/Rinoa and a Zell/OC. Just read this chapter and review your thoughts, it'll alternate chapters with the romance, this one and the second is a mission that Squall, Zell, Rinoa (She became a SeeD) Quistis, Selphie and Irvine got sent on, enjoy!
[]- whisper
""- talking
hi- thoughts
''- song
'beep'- flashback
{}- Al bhed translation, some words and phrases may not be translated due to the uh, foulness of them
Disclaimer- does SquareEnix actually go through each fic here and check for disclaimers? I wonder if they do... I'm gonna set up some traps and find out...
The rain fell onto the pavement where two 19-year-old SeeDs were standing. They were waiting for a signal from the sniper. The girl with black hair started tracing circles in the ground with her foot
"Squall, did you know it was going to rain?"
The brown-haired boy shook his head
"Calm down Rinoa, the rain won't affect anything"
"But won't it make it harder to see the signal?"
"..."
"I thought so"
"...Whatever"
Rinoa said it at the same time as Squall, he put a hand to his head and she copied the movement, he looked at her and shook his head again
"Come-on Squall, lighten up, we're gonna be stuck here for ages anyway"
He shrugged
"It pays to keep an eye out"
5 Minutes later
"So, what's the signal again?"
Quistis shook her head and sighed
"You should have payed attention at the briefing"
"You sound like Squall"
Quistis raised and eyebrow and chuckled
"I do don't I?"
"Yep, what's the signal teach?"
"Irvine will shoot the main security guard, causing our target to come running out to see what the fuss is, Squall and Rinoa will take on the guards and Irvine will try to help out from his perch, meanwhile, you and I will sneak in and meet Selphie in the basement, our target will then run inside and we'll follow her, we take her out when her back is turned and run like hell because this will cause a security breach, when we're out, we split up and meet back at the Garden, if any fall behind, leave them, it's every SeeD for themself"
"Man, that's harsh"
"Such is life Zell, Such is life"
15 minutes later
"When the hell is he gonna shoot!?"
"Rinoa, calm down, he has to wait for the exact right moment, the wind has to be precise, his aim has to be exact, and he has to be in the right position"
"How the hell do you know that!?"
"The same way you learnt swears"
"You hung around your nanny?"
Squall looked at her
"Your nanny swore?"
"Yes, didn't yours?"
"Matron and Sis don't swear"
"I bet they do"
"...Whatever"
"How'd you learnt so much about snipers?"
"I was training to become one before I picked up a Gunblade"
"Really?"
"I just said it"
"Meanie"
Squall smirked
"Why am I the only one you cal that?"
"You're my boyfriend, I call my boyfriends mean so that they'll get me things"
"Wow, I'm so honoured Miss Spoilt would think that I buy people things when they call me mean"
"Please Squall"
"..."
"There's a nice jewellery shop in town, you don't have to buy me anything, I just wanna look"
He kissed her on the forehead
"I'll take you if we're still allowed in after this"
"Thanks Squall!" she kissed him on the cheek
30 minutes later
Come-on, move
The guard that Irvine was waiting for was apparently asleep, if he shot now, he would hit, but it would blow Quistis' and Zells' cover. The wind was perfect, all he needed was for that damn guard to move, briefly, he considered throwing a rock at his head, but then dismissed that thought by remembering that Selphie was behind him and would be spotted.
Hurry up you lazy piece of shit
As if on cue, a relief guard came out and woke the captain, Irvine readied his shot
Squall and Rinoa focused on the relief guard, they would have to take him out first so it would be best to see how well equipped he was
Quistis motioned for Zell to stay still, a single movement and the mission would be over before it started, they prepared to run across and saw a flicker of camouflage that told them Selphie had gotten inside safely
Come-on Irvy, you can do it, shoot the guard
Selphie watched Irvine, silently wishing him luck, then proceeded to run down to the basement
Irvine loaded his gun
"It's just a signal, it's just a signal"
He whispered under his breath, he took aim and shot, the gun made a loud bang and he swore, he forgot to put the silencer on! The guards turned his way and started to run
"GO!"
Squall and Rinoa ran out to meet the guards Damn you Irvine, you forget to put the silencer on and you miss your target!
He dodged a blow from the enemy and cut him across the neck; Rinoa stood back and fired her weapon, it cut through the guard that was trying to attack from behind Squall, she briefly saw Zell and Quistis running toward the gate
"They're in! Withdraw!"
They ran toward the bridge where Irvine was waiting with a rifle, he shot the two that were the closest and ran to the slope to greet his blood-stained comrades
"Irvine! What the hell were you thinking! Where the hell was the fucking silencer!?"
"Rinoa, I didn't know you could swear like that"
"You don't know anything you sack of shit! We could've been killed!"
"Rinoa, calm down, we made it out alive" Squall put a hand on her shoulder
"Yes Rinoa, Squall can forgive me, can't you?"
"I never said anything about forgiving you Irvine"
Rinoa walked toward the small stream and started washing her hands, Squall followed and washed the dried blood off his face, Irvine sighed, now he was stuck with two melodramatic, pissed, murderous people who were dating, and he had a sneaking suspicion it was Rinoa's time of month too, wasn't life ironic?
Zell and Quistis ran toward the 2nd basement where Selphie was waiting anxiously, she had heard the shot as well as everyone else in the building, she put a finger to her lips and motioned toward and air duct through witch voices could be heard
"I don't care! If my brother intends on killing me then so be it! I won't have any more of my being killed because of his stubbornness!"
They heard the sound of something being slammed on the table
"But madam, your parents do not wish for you do die in such a way"
"Crid ib! I'll die however I wish!"
[What the hell does Crid ib mean?] Selphie whispered to Quistis
[I don't know, I recall something about it being a ancient language, but I've never heard it before]
"Your parents asked me to protect you while you were here, the future is very different from the past"
"It's not that different, for the sake of the lord Gordon! Go back and leave me alone!"
"I can't do that Lady Meva, your parents would kill me if they found out I left you to deal with a possible assassination!"
"I'm a god-damn mage for Christ's sake! I can take care of my god-damn self!"
"My lady, your mother would be appalled to hear you using such language"
"Bullshit! She used this language all the fucking time you piece of crap!"
"I believe she swore in Al bhed your supremeness"
"Fine then, sunuh, eteud, cdibet-yccruma, cred-vyla, teb-cred, lulg-cilgan, ycc geccan, telgfyt, cdibet beala uv cred!"
"Your Ladyship, I did not know that you knew such fowl words, I shall need to inform your mother at once"
"Ehvuns so vilgehk sudran ymm oui vilgehk fyhd! E nih so ufh vigehk meva! I's ceq vilgehk daah!"
{ Inform my f---ing mother all you f---ing want! I run my own f---ing life! I'm six f---ing teen}
"Ouin Mytocreb sicd cdub drec jema cdnehk uv funtc"
{Your Ladyship must stop this vile string of words"
[I think E means I]
[I think Mytocreb is a ship of some sort]
Zell and Quistis stared at Selphie
[What?]
Zell shook his head and went back to listening while Quistis fought to keep from smiling
"Ran mytocreb sicd hud tu yhodrehk!"
{Her ladyship must not do anything!}
A new voice joined the two others, this one was male
[so that's two men, one woman so far] Zell whispered to Quistis while Selphie tried to decode what they were saying
[think we can take them?]
[Better wait and see if there are more]
"Thank-you Baralai, I greatly appreciate your support in this matter"
"No prob, you're like a niece to me"
"You both seem to be forgetting that there is a supposed assassination after Lady Meva"
"For crying out loud! I'm a damn mage! I can use Black and White magic! I can summon! I can take care of myself! I'm not a five-year-old kid anymore!"
"Lady Meva, mages are considered a powerful threat here in this world, SeeD was created to destroy your kind"
[she's a sorceress?]
[It sounds like it]
[Man, this is gonna be hard]
[It'll be nothing compared to Ultimecia]
[I'm, not sure you guys, this might be harder than it looks, we don't know how old she is]
"I found them captain!"
The three SeeDs jumped and looked behind them, standing there were about 32 guards, all fully armed and holding the trio's weapons, that is, Selphie's and Quistis's weapons, nobody can take away Zell's unless they cut off his hands
"Well done Rdanaty, I'll tell your father about this!"
"Thank-you sir!"
"Taydr, take them to Lady Meva, she'll decide their fate"
"Sir! yes Sir!"
"Do you think they're all right?"
Squall shrugged
"Remember the briefing, if any fall behind, they get left behind"
"Yes Squall, I remember, but what if they all fall behind? What if I fall behind? Will you just leave me there to die?"
"No Rinoa, I would never leave you behind, even if it meant I had to die, I would follow you"
"Thank-you Squall" Rinoa cuddled into Squalls chest
"I just can't stand the thought of never seeing one of them again, it's.... terrifying"
Squall hugged her tight as tears started rolling down her face, he knew how much she cared for them but he was no good with words, he looked at Irvine who made a patting motion in the air, Squall patted Rinoa's back and looked back up at Irvine who pretended he was stroking someone's hair and muttering words, Squall took his advice and muttered words into Rinoa's hair to calm her, he looked back at Irvine who gave him the thumbs-up and then went back to watching the building.
A/N- Tell me if ya want me to continue. You can probably guess that it's crossed-over with Final Fantasy X-2, it'll contain most of those characters and some from other Final Fantasies, including Locke, Terra, Celes, Sabin, King Edgar and Kefka. Zidane, Garnet, Garland, Kuja and Vivi. Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, Barret, Red XXIII and Hojo. This should probably be in the Final Fantasy Crossovers section, but it mostly contains FFVIII so it's in here. Flame me if ya want, I don't really care. Review if ya want but I'm doing this for fun, Reviewing means faster updates so if you like this then I suggest you review. Until next time my feathered friends! :::Flies away and into pole:::
Zell- what the hell is it with her and poles?
Tidus- I have no freaking clue
Zell- :::stares:::
Tidus- I'm gonna go now ::::flies away::::
Zell-.... Someone, please help me, I'm going to go insane if they keep me here any longer
Selphie- I thought that was why you were here in the first place?
Quistis- no, he's here because he had a major break-down after Seifer ate the last hotdog
Zell- my poor hotdog! :::cries::: it was all I had left...
