Hey everyone! Wow! It's been a while since I updated! I just wanted to say I'm sorry to all of my wonderful, lovely, cool, neat, etc, etc readers! You guys are truly the greatest! I am currently working on wrapping this great story up, and the ending's gonna be a doosie! he he he......
So.....without further hesitation, here's the next chappy in my story "The White Rose" Please R&R and please enjoy!
Thx! Irvy'sLilCwgrl (Laura)
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Here is the plan. Seifer leaned in closer to Dante and glanced around nervously. There were only a couple of older people in the bar, mostly the regular drunks that hung around the bar non-stop.
"First of all, take this." Seifer said, taking out a small device and handing it to Dante. "This is a microphone that you will have in you ear at all times."
Dante looked curiously at the small microphone attatched to a small battery pack. He put it in his ear and smiled at Seifer. "Nice, this will help out a lot."
"It's not a toy Dante, this is our only line of communication at this party. You don't know me, and I don't know you after this meeting. We cannot be seen together. I will have one just like yours, except mine will be in my sleeve, and I can talk to you. Then if anything doesn't look right, or something goes wrong, I can let you know to abort the assignment."
"Yes Sir!" Dante, always the smart ass, saluted army style and grinned at Seifer.
Seifer just rolled his eyes at Dante and continued. "Here is a map of the Garden." Seifer pulled out a small map and laid it onto the table. The handrawn map was messy, but legible. Dante squinted his purple eyes at the map, and waited for Seifer to continue with the plan.
"The Ball will be happening here," Seifer said pointing to a place on the map that read: 'Ballroom'. "Dante, I want you to be waiting here", Seifer said pointing to the left side of the map that read 'Balcony'. "And this is where Laguna will end up. His final resting place." Seifer said pointing to a place on the map that read: 'RoseGarden'
"How are you so sure that Laguna's going to end up even going into the rose garden?" Dante asked with a confused look on his face.
Seifer got one of his trademark grins on his face, and said, "Trust me, I have my sources."
Actually Seifer had no sources, he just didn't want to admit that he was spying on Laguna earlier and heard him tell Zell that he had a gift to give to Quistis in the rose garden after the ball. Seifer then decided that would be the place to carry out his devious plan.
"Everything will work out perfectly Dante, this will be as easy as we make it. Now, here, take this."
Seifer reached under the table, and pulled out a black duffel bag. He tossed it across the table to Dante.
"In that bag is everything you need to carry out the plan, except of course, the gun. You still have your sniper rifle don't you?"
"Yeah, I got rid of my old one, and picked up a newer one I saw in an issue of Weapons Monthly. This baby packs a mean punch. Silent as a whisper, and twice as powerful as my old one." Dante said, a glimmer of excitement in his eyes. He always got that glimmer when it came to guns.
"Good, as for the bag, I gave you a rope, a grappling hook, and a black shirt and pants. The balcony should be the perfect spot because they turn out all of the lights up there, and no one can see you with all black on." Seifer said, snubbing out his cigarrette, and immediately lighting up a fresh one.
"You almost make it too easy for me Seifer. Compared to a few of my other jobs, this is a piece of friggin cake!" Dante said with a laugh.
"Shh!" Seifer hissed at Dante. "Trust me, this will be the most difficult job you've had in a while. Don't forget, you are not doing this in an abandoned building. You still have to worry about Garden Security, so make sure you just lay low and wait for my signal."
"Alright man! I get it!" Dante said in a loud whisper, throwing his hands up.
"The ball starts at seven pm sharp. I need you to be up in the balcony by seven-thirty. I think he will be in the garden by about 8 or 9, I'll make sure of that. You will just have to be patient and wait for him to come to you."
Suddenly Seifer's blue eyes widened. Behind Dante, out the window, Seifer had spotted a glimpse of Quistis' golden hair as she and Laguna walked past, from the costume store.
"Shit!" Seifer swore, as he jumped up, and ran to the door. He then disappeared out the door for a few minutes, while the confused Dante looked on.
A few moments later, Seifer appeared back in the bar, with a look of complete anger on his face.
"What the hell just happened Seifer?" Dante asked standing up as Seifer stormed to the table and angrily lit another cigarette.
"That sonofabitch just walked by with Quistis, and I followed behind them to see what they were doing here." Seifer said, almost biting the end of the cigarette off between words.
"They had their costumes for the ball, and they were just so.... Seifer made a gagging gesture by shoving his finger in his mouth, his handsome features twisted into a grimace.
"Can she really like him that much.... Dante said, trying to make Seifer feel better. "I mean he's like what....50....?" Dante asked, shuddering. "He could be her dad for Hyne's sake!"
"I don't even want to think about it," Seifer said, standing up quickly, "I have to get going Dante, but I just wanted to say thanks for helping me out with this."
"Sure man," Dante said, with a grin on his face. "You'd do the same for me if I was hung up on some chick!"
Seifer smiled for the first time in a while, and shook Dante's hand.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow Dante, until then..."
Seifer walked out slowly, and out onto the sidewalk. He then turned and started walking toward the costume store. He had some business to take care of in there.
*****The Next Day*****
Quistis awoke with a start, as a loud rumble shook her walls. "Oh, no, not today." She thought, as she slid out of her bed and went over to her window.
She parted the curtains slowly, already knowing what she was going to see. Just as she got her curtains open, a flash of light startled her, and another rumble followed. Balamb Garden had been hit by a storm. Quistis looked out the window at the field below, and saw some students hurrying around, preparing for the ball that night. "Of all days it had to rain." Quistis said to herself.
Then, wiping the fog from the window that her breath had created, she saw Laguna outside, in the falling rain, helping a young student get in out of the weather. His long black hair was completely soaked, and unbound. His white shirt was also soaked, revealing his muscular chest and stomach. "Hyne, he's gorgeous." She thought to herself, as she stood at the window admiring the man below her.
She was suddenly startled out of her thoughts by knock at her door. "Just a minute." She said loudly.
"Who could that be at this time?" She thought. She checked her appearance in the mirror. Her hair was down, falling over her shoulders, and she had a pair of old light blue pajamas on.
"Oh well," She thought, smoothing her hair down a little. "What would they expect me to look like, at this time of morning." She thought as she went to the door to answer it. She knew for sure it wasn't Laguna, because of course he was outside.
She opened her door to see who it was. To her surprise, Seifer stood there. "He looks nice today." Quistis thought. Seifer smiled at her. He was wearing a blue shirt, just tight enough to show off his muscular body, and a pair of jeans that made the passing female students take a second glance at his enticing back side.
"Seifer," Quistis finally said. "What a surprise. What are you doing here at this time of morning?"
Seifer smiled at Quistis, and invited himself into her room.
"Won't you come in..." Quistis said, intrigued by Seifer's confidence.
So.....without further hesitation, here's the next chappy in my story "The White Rose" Please R&R and please enjoy!
Thx! Irvy'sLilCwgrl (Laura)
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Here is the plan. Seifer leaned in closer to Dante and glanced around nervously. There were only a couple of older people in the bar, mostly the regular drunks that hung around the bar non-stop.
"First of all, take this." Seifer said, taking out a small device and handing it to Dante. "This is a microphone that you will have in you ear at all times."
Dante looked curiously at the small microphone attatched to a small battery pack. He put it in his ear and smiled at Seifer. "Nice, this will help out a lot."
"It's not a toy Dante, this is our only line of communication at this party. You don't know me, and I don't know you after this meeting. We cannot be seen together. I will have one just like yours, except mine will be in my sleeve, and I can talk to you. Then if anything doesn't look right, or something goes wrong, I can let you know to abort the assignment."
"Yes Sir!" Dante, always the smart ass, saluted army style and grinned at Seifer.
Seifer just rolled his eyes at Dante and continued. "Here is a map of the Garden." Seifer pulled out a small map and laid it onto the table. The handrawn map was messy, but legible. Dante squinted his purple eyes at the map, and waited for Seifer to continue with the plan.
"The Ball will be happening here," Seifer said pointing to a place on the map that read: 'Ballroom'. "Dante, I want you to be waiting here", Seifer said pointing to the left side of the map that read 'Balcony'. "And this is where Laguna will end up. His final resting place." Seifer said pointing to a place on the map that read: 'RoseGarden'
"How are you so sure that Laguna's going to end up even going into the rose garden?" Dante asked with a confused look on his face.
Seifer got one of his trademark grins on his face, and said, "Trust me, I have my sources."
Actually Seifer had no sources, he just didn't want to admit that he was spying on Laguna earlier and heard him tell Zell that he had a gift to give to Quistis in the rose garden after the ball. Seifer then decided that would be the place to carry out his devious plan.
"Everything will work out perfectly Dante, this will be as easy as we make it. Now, here, take this."
Seifer reached under the table, and pulled out a black duffel bag. He tossed it across the table to Dante.
"In that bag is everything you need to carry out the plan, except of course, the gun. You still have your sniper rifle don't you?"
"Yeah, I got rid of my old one, and picked up a newer one I saw in an issue of Weapons Monthly. This baby packs a mean punch. Silent as a whisper, and twice as powerful as my old one." Dante said, a glimmer of excitement in his eyes. He always got that glimmer when it came to guns.
"Good, as for the bag, I gave you a rope, a grappling hook, and a black shirt and pants. The balcony should be the perfect spot because they turn out all of the lights up there, and no one can see you with all black on." Seifer said, snubbing out his cigarrette, and immediately lighting up a fresh one.
"You almost make it too easy for me Seifer. Compared to a few of my other jobs, this is a piece of friggin cake!" Dante said with a laugh.
"Shh!" Seifer hissed at Dante. "Trust me, this will be the most difficult job you've had in a while. Don't forget, you are not doing this in an abandoned building. You still have to worry about Garden Security, so make sure you just lay low and wait for my signal."
"Alright man! I get it!" Dante said in a loud whisper, throwing his hands up.
"The ball starts at seven pm sharp. I need you to be up in the balcony by seven-thirty. I think he will be in the garden by about 8 or 9, I'll make sure of that. You will just have to be patient and wait for him to come to you."
Suddenly Seifer's blue eyes widened. Behind Dante, out the window, Seifer had spotted a glimpse of Quistis' golden hair as she and Laguna walked past, from the costume store.
"Shit!" Seifer swore, as he jumped up, and ran to the door. He then disappeared out the door for a few minutes, while the confused Dante looked on.
A few moments later, Seifer appeared back in the bar, with a look of complete anger on his face.
"What the hell just happened Seifer?" Dante asked standing up as Seifer stormed to the table and angrily lit another cigarette.
"That sonofabitch just walked by with Quistis, and I followed behind them to see what they were doing here." Seifer said, almost biting the end of the cigarette off between words.
"They had their costumes for the ball, and they were just so.... Seifer made a gagging gesture by shoving his finger in his mouth, his handsome features twisted into a grimace.
"Can she really like him that much.... Dante said, trying to make Seifer feel better. "I mean he's like what....50....?" Dante asked, shuddering. "He could be her dad for Hyne's sake!"
"I don't even want to think about it," Seifer said, standing up quickly, "I have to get going Dante, but I just wanted to say thanks for helping me out with this."
"Sure man," Dante said, with a grin on his face. "You'd do the same for me if I was hung up on some chick!"
Seifer smiled for the first time in a while, and shook Dante's hand.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow Dante, until then..."
Seifer walked out slowly, and out onto the sidewalk. He then turned and started walking toward the costume store. He had some business to take care of in there.
*****The Next Day*****
Quistis awoke with a start, as a loud rumble shook her walls. "Oh, no, not today." She thought, as she slid out of her bed and went over to her window.
She parted the curtains slowly, already knowing what she was going to see. Just as she got her curtains open, a flash of light startled her, and another rumble followed. Balamb Garden had been hit by a storm. Quistis looked out the window at the field below, and saw some students hurrying around, preparing for the ball that night. "Of all days it had to rain." Quistis said to herself.
Then, wiping the fog from the window that her breath had created, she saw Laguna outside, in the falling rain, helping a young student get in out of the weather. His long black hair was completely soaked, and unbound. His white shirt was also soaked, revealing his muscular chest and stomach. "Hyne, he's gorgeous." She thought to herself, as she stood at the window admiring the man below her.
She was suddenly startled out of her thoughts by knock at her door. "Just a minute." She said loudly.
"Who could that be at this time?" She thought. She checked her appearance in the mirror. Her hair was down, falling over her shoulders, and she had a pair of old light blue pajamas on.
"Oh well," She thought, smoothing her hair down a little. "What would they expect me to look like, at this time of morning." She thought as she went to the door to answer it. She knew for sure it wasn't Laguna, because of course he was outside.
She opened her door to see who it was. To her surprise, Seifer stood there. "He looks nice today." Quistis thought. Seifer smiled at her. He was wearing a blue shirt, just tight enough to show off his muscular body, and a pair of jeans that made the passing female students take a second glance at his enticing back side.
"Seifer," Quistis finally said. "What a surprise. What are you doing here at this time of morning?"
Seifer smiled at Quistis, and invited himself into her room.
"Won't you come in..." Quistis said, intrigued by Seifer's confidence.