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Chapter Eleven (Squall's POV)
"So I suggest,why don't we give the students to choices?One,take Technology and Economic classes,and two,take Science and Language classes.This way,I'm sure--" I was talking in the meeting with Headmaster Cid and the other instructors.Althought I hated talking long,it was out of politeness,considering the Headmaster expected a lot from me.
*Squall...* A voice echoed in my mind.I stopped abruptly,pausing for a while.
~What was that?~ Thinking it was my imagination,I continued,"This way,I'm sure the students will be able to train for their SeeD exams and--"
*Squall,help me...* The voice was more insistent this time.I stopped again.
"Rinoa?" I said softly,much to the surprise of the others at the meeting table.
*Help me,Squall!*
"What?What's wrong?" I was too anxious to notice the amazed and confused looks thrown to me.
*It's Seifer...he's in my room,Squall....he's hurting me....*
"Shit," I cursed,grabbed my gunblade and ran out of the room.There were frantic calls behind me,but I ignored them.I was just worried about Rinoa.
I took the stairs 3 at a time,which was much faster than waiting for the elevator.As I ran passed the Directory,Rinoa's voice screamed at me in pain.
*Squall!!*
~Oh God,no,please,no...~ "Rinoa,hang on!" I raced to the dormitories and to her room.The door was locked,but I casted Firaga and the whole thing just blew up.
The sight that greeted my eyes made me pale.
Everything in the room was in a mess.The dresser was almost in ashes.Rinoa was against the bed,head hung down.Her whole body was soaked in blood,staining the white bed sheets.
"Rinoa!" ~No,no,no,no....~ I rushed to her and cradled her head and body."Rinoa,wake up!" For once in my life,I felt myself going hysterical over a girl....just over a girl....
Relief shot through my heart when her eyes fluttered open.She saw me and spoke softly,"Squall.....no... it wasn't....Seifer...."
With that,her head hung down again."No,Rinoa!" I checked her pulse and gently carried her up,running to the Infirmary.Students stared at me carrying the bloodied body,but I didn't care.I just wanted Rinoa in the caring hands of Dr.Kadowaki.
"Doctor!" I crashed into the place.She looked up and her eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my goodness!Quick,put her here." She patted the bed beside her.I did so,then turned to her,panicked.
"Is she going to be okay?She has to!She can't di--"
"Calm down,Squall.I'll do my best.Go and get Quistis for me,I need her help." Dr.Kadowaki began taking out her medical tools.I ran out and bumped into Quistis as I exited the Infirmary.
"Squall,what happened?" she asked.
"It's Rinoa....she's injured.The doctor needs you in there."
"Oh my...." She rushed off.I began pacing,knowing that Dr.Kadowaki wouldn't like me inside.But I was clouded with worry and anxiety.Was Rinoa going to be okay?She didn't look so good...but...but....
~Seifer...~ I rammed my ahnd into the nearby wall in anger.~Damn you!I told you before...if you harmed a hair on her,I'm gonna--~
"Yo,Squall!What happened,man?" Zell's voice made me turn.He ran up to me and eyes my blood stained figure,puzzled."I heard Rinoa was injured or something.Was she in the Training Centre or what?"
"Seifer..." I vaguely answered.
"What?!That....that...bastard!" Zell smacked his fist a dn pal together,frowning.Then he looked nervous.
"Hey,Rinoa's gonna be alright.You don't have to worry...."
"I hope..." I replied grimly.~No..he's right...I have to think on the bright side....she's going to be okay...~ I began pacing again.Zell just leaned against the wall and rubbed his head.
After a few minutes,the doors finally slided open.I faced a weary looking Dr.Kadowaki at once and asked,"How is she?"
"She's fine and stable," answered the doctor,much to my relief."Just inconscious,though.She lost quit a lot of blood,but she'll live.The wound on her body is deep,though not serious."
"Thank you,doctor....no,I can't thank you enough..."
"It's alright,Squall.Go in and see her.Quistis is there too." Dr.Kadowaki patted my shoulder gently.I nodded and went in with Zell.Quistis was tucking Rinoa up on the bed.
"What happened,Squall?" she asked again.I knelt down beside the unconscious Rinoa,stroking her hair and face.
"I don't know.You saw me....I was talking in the meeting,but she started sending telepathic messages to me,saying Seifer was in her room and he was hurting her.When I got there,she was on the floor,bleeding,but then she told me it wasn't Seifer...."
"So...was it Seifer or not?" said,Zell,scratching his head.
"Don't know..." I turned to them."We'll have to wait for Rinoa to wake up and tell us."
Just then,Cid and Matron came in,looking worried."Squall,we heard what happened.Is she alright?"
I nodded."Sorry 'bout the meeting..." I apologised.
"It couldn't be helped.Err....but...I regret to say that Seifer has disappeared.Instructor Aki couldn't find him any--" began Cid but I cut in.
"Seifer caused this...he injured Rinoa...."
"Oh....?Oh...I'm..terribly sorry...I know I readmitted him but I really didn't--"
"It's alright,sir.I don't blame you."
"Mmmm....Squall...." Rinoa's weak voice made me face her at once.I grasped her hand tightly.
"Rinoa?"
"Squall...." Her eys opened slowly,blinked,then gazed at me.
"I'm here,don't worry," I said,instantly forgetting the others there.My mind only focused on Rinoa.She looked at them wearily.
"Yo,Rinoa.Glad you're back," remarked Zell.
"Seifer.....no...no,it wasn't Seifer...." Rinoa closed her eyes,running her fingers on her face.
"What are you saying?" I asked gently."What do you mean?"
"I....I....I don't...know..."
"What did he do,Rinoa?" Cid asked softly.
"Pride....victory....his dreams...and...me...he said...Squall...Squall took those away from him...."
I was confused.What did Seifer mean by that?I thought he was over with Rinoa....
"What else?" I prompted.
"He said....he'd win this time...and...he'll be the hero...then...then..." To my horror and the others' dismay,Rinoa burst into tears.I sat her up gently and she threw her arms around me.
"No...no,I didn't want to believe him....but...but he made me,Squall....I didn't,I didn't...I was just--"
"Shhhh.Alright,alright,everything is okay." I glanced at my comrades,Cid,and Matron questioningly. They all looked puzzled at her words.I was too.
"I didn't do it,Squall....I didn't...I know I didn't...." I held her tighter,comforting her like I was soothing a child.
"Rinoa..." began Matron kindly."Why didn't you use your powers?"
"I...I don't know....they wouldn't work...I tried...but nothing happened..."
"That's strange," said Matron in surprise.A Sorceress' pwers can never be blocked....well,unless another Sorceress or someone similiar is nearby."
"But Seifer isn't any of those." Quistis frowned.
"Hey,ya think he's possessed again?" Zell suddenly said,but Cid shook his head.
"I know I have no right to say this,but I'm very sure he was his normal self hen he came to see me," he said gravely.
The Infirmary doors slided opene again before a very excited Selphie rushed in with an equally excited Angelo.Irvine followed them behind.
"Squall!" Selphie shrieked,then saw Rinoa."Oh no,Rinoa!"
"We heard from the doctor,but....how DID this happen?" asked Irvine in puzzled voice.
Angelo gave a whine and threw herself onto Rinoa,who cuddled her lovingly,still looking a little terrifed.I inhaled sharply before beginning again,"Rinoa,can you tell us what happened?"
She didn't asnwer,just stared at me with those haunted eyes of hers.I turned to the others and waved them away,mouthing out,"I'll handle this." They understood and slowly departed.Then I turned back to Rinoa.
"Can you tell ME what happened?"
She stared at me again,then closed her eyes.Her hand reached up to touch my face.Almost at once,I was presented with a sudden vision in my mind,in which I was in Rinoa's place.I felt something soft,probably the bed,on my back.Seifer was bending down to me,looking menacingly evil.
~"*That's it...if I kill you....I kill Squall.....can you imagine that?Someone so important..."
"Seifer,please..." I heard Rinoa's voice and felt him touching my hair.*~
There was flash,then another vision.
~*"Who caused your mother to die,Rinoa?Who killed Julia Heartilly?"
"No....not this...no,Seifer..." Rinoa was sobbing in terror.Seifer simply smiled again,and continued.
"Don't you remember?Want me to refresh your memory?"
"Seifer,stop it!"
"You were being a 'lil brat,weren't you?You followed your mother to the general store....she got out to get something...you started playing around with the brakes....then you got it stuck....but you didn't dare to tell your mother when she came back...and she drove off,then tried to stop and the traffic lights,but she found the brakes were dead....and then 'crash'...."
Rinoa was crying helplessly now."I didn't know!I didn't do it!I didn't!"
"Yes,you did!You saw the whole thing,didn't you?You were in there,but it was your mother who died!!"
"No...no!It didn't happen!" *~
Another flash,and yet another vision.
~*The traffic light was red,but the lady beside me gave an exclamation as she tried to step on the brakes.I saw that we couldn't stop in time,and we crashed into the van in front of us.Glass shattered as tyres screeched.The lady's scream was drowned in the loud comotion.My head banged against the door,and everything went black.....*~
My eyes snapped open.I found myself breathing heavily and looking at Rinoa.She had tears in her eyes.I pulled her to me,hugging her tightly.
"It wasn't your fault....you didn't know,Rinoa...." I soothed softly.
"But...but I could've told her....I...I didn't....and she....she died..."
"No,it wasn't your fault...." I held her for a moment before gesturing towards her wound."What 'bout this?What did he do?"
She opened her mouth to speak,but no words came out.After a few attempts,she finally sighed,closed her eyes,and sent me another vision.
~*Seifer stared down at me evilly.I felt Hyperion against my neck.
"Sorry to kill you so soon,angel...have your last seconds of life...." he said smugly.
He was about to push his gunblade harder,but he suddenly backed out,fear lighting in his eyes.He clutched his head and yelled as Hyperion fell onto the floor with a clang,"No!!I'm not doing this!"
"Yes you are....don't you remember?You'll be a hero...." An echoing and hollow voice was heard.I scanned around the room but nobody was there.Seifer continued clutching his head,then cried out in pain before evil once again mirrored on his face.He took Hyperion up,bringing it down in a slash at me.I felt prickles of pain on my chest and torso.I heard Rinoa scream.Blood as everywhere as I slid off the bed.*~
I opened my eyes again,anger flaring up within me.My grip on the bed sheets tightened,crumpling the material.
"That bastard...." I muttered,furious.
"No...." Rinoa shook her head."It wasn't him,Squall....someone was controlling him..."
"What?How do you know that?"
"I....I felt it....when he came into my room,it wasn't Seifer I felt....it was an evil power.And if he WASN'T possessed,why didn't he kill me?He hesitated..before....before..."
"Okay,okay.Forget 'bout it.You better get some rest." I stroked her hair and planted a kiss on her forehead."Do you need anything?Water?"
"I'm fine,Squall....just...shaken,I guess..."
"When I get my hands on that son-of-a-bi--"
"I told you,it wasn't Seifer.Don't go blaming him for this..."
I exhaled heavily.Was Rinoa sure that Seifer was controlled by something else?Then again,the Headmaster was sure he was the normal Seifer when he wanted to be re-admitted.But it made sense...if Seifer WAS evil,he would have killed Rinoa already....I saw him with my own eyes(or mind)...he DID hesitate a little...
~Whatever....I'll just get my hands on whoever did this.....~
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Chapter Eleven (Squall's POV)
"So I suggest,why don't we give the students to choices?One,take Technology and Economic classes,and two,take Science and Language classes.This way,I'm sure--" I was talking in the meeting with Headmaster Cid and the other instructors.Althought I hated talking long,it was out of politeness,considering the Headmaster expected a lot from me.
*Squall...* A voice echoed in my mind.I stopped abruptly,pausing for a while.
~What was that?~ Thinking it was my imagination,I continued,"This way,I'm sure the students will be able to train for their SeeD exams and--"
*Squall,help me...* The voice was more insistent this time.I stopped again.
"Rinoa?" I said softly,much to the surprise of the others at the meeting table.
*Help me,Squall!*
"What?What's wrong?" I was too anxious to notice the amazed and confused looks thrown to me.
*It's Seifer...he's in my room,Squall....he's hurting me....*
"Shit," I cursed,grabbed my gunblade and ran out of the room.There were frantic calls behind me,but I ignored them.I was just worried about Rinoa.
I took the stairs 3 at a time,which was much faster than waiting for the elevator.As I ran passed the Directory,Rinoa's voice screamed at me in pain.
*Squall!!*
~Oh God,no,please,no...~ "Rinoa,hang on!" I raced to the dormitories and to her room.The door was locked,but I casted Firaga and the whole thing just blew up.
The sight that greeted my eyes made me pale.
Everything in the room was in a mess.The dresser was almost in ashes.Rinoa was against the bed,head hung down.Her whole body was soaked in blood,staining the white bed sheets.
"Rinoa!" ~No,no,no,no....~ I rushed to her and cradled her head and body."Rinoa,wake up!" For once in my life,I felt myself going hysterical over a girl....just over a girl....
Relief shot through my heart when her eyes fluttered open.She saw me and spoke softly,"Squall.....no... it wasn't....Seifer...."
With that,her head hung down again."No,Rinoa!" I checked her pulse and gently carried her up,running to the Infirmary.Students stared at me carrying the bloodied body,but I didn't care.I just wanted Rinoa in the caring hands of Dr.Kadowaki.
"Doctor!" I crashed into the place.She looked up and her eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my goodness!Quick,put her here." She patted the bed beside her.I did so,then turned to her,panicked.
"Is she going to be okay?She has to!She can't di--"
"Calm down,Squall.I'll do my best.Go and get Quistis for me,I need her help." Dr.Kadowaki began taking out her medical tools.I ran out and bumped into Quistis as I exited the Infirmary.
"Squall,what happened?" she asked.
"It's Rinoa....she's injured.The doctor needs you in there."
"Oh my...." She rushed off.I began pacing,knowing that Dr.Kadowaki wouldn't like me inside.But I was clouded with worry and anxiety.Was Rinoa going to be okay?She didn't look so good...but...but....
~Seifer...~ I rammed my ahnd into the nearby wall in anger.~Damn you!I told you before...if you harmed a hair on her,I'm gonna--~
"Yo,Squall!What happened,man?" Zell's voice made me turn.He ran up to me and eyes my blood stained figure,puzzled."I heard Rinoa was injured or something.Was she in the Training Centre or what?"
"Seifer..." I vaguely answered.
"What?!That....that...bastard!" Zell smacked his fist a dn pal together,frowning.Then he looked nervous.
"Hey,Rinoa's gonna be alright.You don't have to worry...."
"I hope..." I replied grimly.~No..he's right...I have to think on the bright side....she's going to be okay...~ I began pacing again.Zell just leaned against the wall and rubbed his head.
After a few minutes,the doors finally slided open.I faced a weary looking Dr.Kadowaki at once and asked,"How is she?"
"She's fine and stable," answered the doctor,much to my relief."Just inconscious,though.She lost quit a lot of blood,but she'll live.The wound on her body is deep,though not serious."
"Thank you,doctor....no,I can't thank you enough..."
"It's alright,Squall.Go in and see her.Quistis is there too." Dr.Kadowaki patted my shoulder gently.I nodded and went in with Zell.Quistis was tucking Rinoa up on the bed.
"What happened,Squall?" she asked again.I knelt down beside the unconscious Rinoa,stroking her hair and face.
"I don't know.You saw me....I was talking in the meeting,but she started sending telepathic messages to me,saying Seifer was in her room and he was hurting her.When I got there,she was on the floor,bleeding,but then she told me it wasn't Seifer...."
"So...was it Seifer or not?" said,Zell,scratching his head.
"Don't know..." I turned to them."We'll have to wait for Rinoa to wake up and tell us."
Just then,Cid and Matron came in,looking worried."Squall,we heard what happened.Is she alright?"
I nodded."Sorry 'bout the meeting..." I apologised.
"It couldn't be helped.Err....but...I regret to say that Seifer has disappeared.Instructor Aki couldn't find him any--" began Cid but I cut in.
"Seifer caused this...he injured Rinoa...."
"Oh....?Oh...I'm..terribly sorry...I know I readmitted him but I really didn't--"
"It's alright,sir.I don't blame you."
"Mmmm....Squall...." Rinoa's weak voice made me face her at once.I grasped her hand tightly.
"Rinoa?"
"Squall...." Her eys opened slowly,blinked,then gazed at me.
"I'm here,don't worry," I said,instantly forgetting the others there.My mind only focused on Rinoa.She looked at them wearily.
"Yo,Rinoa.Glad you're back," remarked Zell.
"Seifer.....no...no,it wasn't Seifer...." Rinoa closed her eyes,running her fingers on her face.
"What are you saying?" I asked gently."What do you mean?"
"I....I....I don't...know..."
"What did he do,Rinoa?" Cid asked softly.
"Pride....victory....his dreams...and...me...he said...Squall...Squall took those away from him...."
I was confused.What did Seifer mean by that?I thought he was over with Rinoa....
"What else?" I prompted.
"He said....he'd win this time...and...he'll be the hero...then...then..." To my horror and the others' dismay,Rinoa burst into tears.I sat her up gently and she threw her arms around me.
"No...no,I didn't want to believe him....but...but he made me,Squall....I didn't,I didn't...I was just--"
"Shhhh.Alright,alright,everything is okay." I glanced at my comrades,Cid,and Matron questioningly. They all looked puzzled at her words.I was too.
"I didn't do it,Squall....I didn't...I know I didn't...." I held her tighter,comforting her like I was soothing a child.
"Rinoa..." began Matron kindly."Why didn't you use your powers?"
"I...I don't know....they wouldn't work...I tried...but nothing happened..."
"That's strange," said Matron in surprise.A Sorceress' pwers can never be blocked....well,unless another Sorceress or someone similiar is nearby."
"But Seifer isn't any of those." Quistis frowned.
"Hey,ya think he's possessed again?" Zell suddenly said,but Cid shook his head.
"I know I have no right to say this,but I'm very sure he was his normal self hen he came to see me," he said gravely.
The Infirmary doors slided opene again before a very excited Selphie rushed in with an equally excited Angelo.Irvine followed them behind.
"Squall!" Selphie shrieked,then saw Rinoa."Oh no,Rinoa!"
"We heard from the doctor,but....how DID this happen?" asked Irvine in puzzled voice.
Angelo gave a whine and threw herself onto Rinoa,who cuddled her lovingly,still looking a little terrifed.I inhaled sharply before beginning again,"Rinoa,can you tell us what happened?"
She didn't asnwer,just stared at me with those haunted eyes of hers.I turned to the others and waved them away,mouthing out,"I'll handle this." They understood and slowly departed.Then I turned back to Rinoa.
"Can you tell ME what happened?"
She stared at me again,then closed her eyes.Her hand reached up to touch my face.Almost at once,I was presented with a sudden vision in my mind,in which I was in Rinoa's place.I felt something soft,probably the bed,on my back.Seifer was bending down to me,looking menacingly evil.
~"*That's it...if I kill you....I kill Squall.....can you imagine that?Someone so important..."
"Seifer,please..." I heard Rinoa's voice and felt him touching my hair.*~
There was flash,then another vision.
~*"Who caused your mother to die,Rinoa?Who killed Julia Heartilly?"
"No....not this...no,Seifer..." Rinoa was sobbing in terror.Seifer simply smiled again,and continued.
"Don't you remember?Want me to refresh your memory?"
"Seifer,stop it!"
"You were being a 'lil brat,weren't you?You followed your mother to the general store....she got out to get something...you started playing around with the brakes....then you got it stuck....but you didn't dare to tell your mother when she came back...and she drove off,then tried to stop and the traffic lights,but she found the brakes were dead....and then 'crash'...."
Rinoa was crying helplessly now."I didn't know!I didn't do it!I didn't!"
"Yes,you did!You saw the whole thing,didn't you?You were in there,but it was your mother who died!!"
"No...no!It didn't happen!" *~
Another flash,and yet another vision.
~*The traffic light was red,but the lady beside me gave an exclamation as she tried to step on the brakes.I saw that we couldn't stop in time,and we crashed into the van in front of us.Glass shattered as tyres screeched.The lady's scream was drowned in the loud comotion.My head banged against the door,and everything went black.....*~
My eyes snapped open.I found myself breathing heavily and looking at Rinoa.She had tears in her eyes.I pulled her to me,hugging her tightly.
"It wasn't your fault....you didn't know,Rinoa...." I soothed softly.
"But...but I could've told her....I...I didn't....and she....she died..."
"No,it wasn't your fault...." I held her for a moment before gesturing towards her wound."What 'bout this?What did he do?"
She opened her mouth to speak,but no words came out.After a few attempts,she finally sighed,closed her eyes,and sent me another vision.
~*Seifer stared down at me evilly.I felt Hyperion against my neck.
"Sorry to kill you so soon,angel...have your last seconds of life...." he said smugly.
He was about to push his gunblade harder,but he suddenly backed out,fear lighting in his eyes.He clutched his head and yelled as Hyperion fell onto the floor with a clang,"No!!I'm not doing this!"
"Yes you are....don't you remember?You'll be a hero...." An echoing and hollow voice was heard.I scanned around the room but nobody was there.Seifer continued clutching his head,then cried out in pain before evil once again mirrored on his face.He took Hyperion up,bringing it down in a slash at me.I felt prickles of pain on my chest and torso.I heard Rinoa scream.Blood as everywhere as I slid off the bed.*~
I opened my eyes again,anger flaring up within me.My grip on the bed sheets tightened,crumpling the material.
"That bastard...." I muttered,furious.
"No...." Rinoa shook her head."It wasn't him,Squall....someone was controlling him..."
"What?How do you know that?"
"I....I felt it....when he came into my room,it wasn't Seifer I felt....it was an evil power.And if he WASN'T possessed,why didn't he kill me?He hesitated..before....before..."
"Okay,okay.Forget 'bout it.You better get some rest." I stroked her hair and planted a kiss on her forehead."Do you need anything?Water?"
"I'm fine,Squall....just...shaken,I guess..."
"When I get my hands on that son-of-a-bi--"
"I told you,it wasn't Seifer.Don't go blaming him for this..."
I exhaled heavily.Was Rinoa sure that Seifer was controlled by something else?Then again,the Headmaster was sure he was the normal Seifer when he wanted to be re-admitted.But it made sense...if Seifer WAS evil,he would have killed Rinoa already....I saw him with my own eyes(or mind)...he DID hesitate a little...
~Whatever....I'll just get my hands on whoever did this.....~
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