Author's note: Thanks to my loyal fans =) Come on, where's everyone else? If you two get me more reviewers, I will.. ugh.. love you forever? Okay, anything, just get me more reviewers!
Okay, this chap here is not really meaningful.. but after this, things start happening.. I promise! Try and make it thru this one, it gets better. I'll be posting ch 08 maybe tomorrow..
-Squall's POV-
We arrive at Deling City that afternoon. First stop is at General Caraway's mansion. He explains us the mission and then it's time to divide into two teams, the sniper and the gateway team.
"The sniper team will consist of the sharp-shooter and the leader of this mission."
"That's us, hun," Irvine says and puts his arm around Quistis's shoulder. She immediately shakes it off.
"The gateway team will be the rest of you then."
We look at each other.
"All five of us?" Zell asks. Selphie's a little shaken and worn out, so she'll be resting at the hotel during this.
Quistis takes a step forward. "Zell, Seifer and Squall, you will be the gateway team."
"What about us?" Langh asks.
"You can be.. backup," Caraway says.
"No. That's no fun at all."
"Listen, miss Jocans: This mission is not supposed to be fun. Assassinating our ruler is not supposed to be fun."
Langh looks embarrassed, but doesn't shut up. "Still."
"B-Garden didn't inform me about sending over four SeeDs. So we made the plan for five people only. You can be back up."
"Sit at the hotel all night while the action takes place downtown? No thanks." Langh crosses her arms over her chest and looks stubborn.
Caraway rubs his temples. "I'd forgotten what girls in that age could be like." He glances at Langh. "I have a daughter 'bout your age. She's as stubborn as you."
"Listen, guys.." Zell says.
All turn to him.
"I ugh.. I'm kinda tired from the Timber mission and all, and I don't think I can handle any responsibility right now, so.."
"When /can/ you handle responsibility, chickie?" Seifer asks with a smirk.
"I---!"
"Seifer, please."
All look at me. I know what they're thinking. 'The Ice Princess begging Seifer, wo-hoa.' I'm just so tired of the grudge of those two and I don't wanna take any more of it than I absolutely have to.
Seifer glances at me, shrugs and shuts up.
"So, I think I can withdraw from tonight," Zell says.
"Alright," Quistis says. "Langh will take Zell's place in the gateway team and Laxell will join Selphie and Zell at the hotel, to make sure they have everything they need. Any questions?"
All shake their heads.
"Well then," Caraway says. "The parade starts right before eight o'clock. You'll have free time until then."
Seifer and I take a walk 'round the city, but it's not as nice as it sounds. See, we can't get rid of Langh. She's like a burr.
"We gotta lose 'er," Seifer whispers to me when her attention is elsewhere.
"I know," I whisper back. "But how?"
"How 'bout we just hide from 'er?"
I shake my head and glance at her. "She'd just look for us until she's succeed."
"How d'you know for sure? Maybe she'll give up and go have some fun of her own."
"She won't, because she's got a crush on you."
"That's ridicilous."
"She's practically drooling whenever you're in sight."
"Yeah right."
"Can't blame her tho."
Seifer glances at me with that spark in his eye. "What are you suggesting, Princess?"
"Hey guys!"
"What?" Seifer grunts.
"I'm gonna go check out that store, I'll be back in a few seconds, 'kay?"
"Sure."
She runs to a nearby store and I glance at Seifer.
"Maybe this is our chance," I say.
"I thought you thought that was a bad idea."
I glance after Langh. "Maybe not. Let's try it anyways."
Okay, this chap here is not really meaningful.. but after this, things start happening.. I promise! Try and make it thru this one, it gets better. I'll be posting ch 08 maybe tomorrow..
-Squall's POV-
We arrive at Deling City that afternoon. First stop is at General Caraway's mansion. He explains us the mission and then it's time to divide into two teams, the sniper and the gateway team.
"The sniper team will consist of the sharp-shooter and the leader of this mission."
"That's us, hun," Irvine says and puts his arm around Quistis's shoulder. She immediately shakes it off.
"The gateway team will be the rest of you then."
We look at each other.
"All five of us?" Zell asks. Selphie's a little shaken and worn out, so she'll be resting at the hotel during this.
Quistis takes a step forward. "Zell, Seifer and Squall, you will be the gateway team."
"What about us?" Langh asks.
"You can be.. backup," Caraway says.
"No. That's no fun at all."
"Listen, miss Jocans: This mission is not supposed to be fun. Assassinating our ruler is not supposed to be fun."
Langh looks embarrassed, but doesn't shut up. "Still."
"B-Garden didn't inform me about sending over four SeeDs. So we made the plan for five people only. You can be back up."
"Sit at the hotel all night while the action takes place downtown? No thanks." Langh crosses her arms over her chest and looks stubborn.
Caraway rubs his temples. "I'd forgotten what girls in that age could be like." He glances at Langh. "I have a daughter 'bout your age. She's as stubborn as you."
"Listen, guys.." Zell says.
All turn to him.
"I ugh.. I'm kinda tired from the Timber mission and all, and I don't think I can handle any responsibility right now, so.."
"When /can/ you handle responsibility, chickie?" Seifer asks with a smirk.
"I---!"
"Seifer, please."
All look at me. I know what they're thinking. 'The Ice Princess begging Seifer, wo-hoa.' I'm just so tired of the grudge of those two and I don't wanna take any more of it than I absolutely have to.
Seifer glances at me, shrugs and shuts up.
"So, I think I can withdraw from tonight," Zell says.
"Alright," Quistis says. "Langh will take Zell's place in the gateway team and Laxell will join Selphie and Zell at the hotel, to make sure they have everything they need. Any questions?"
All shake their heads.
"Well then," Caraway says. "The parade starts right before eight o'clock. You'll have free time until then."
Seifer and I take a walk 'round the city, but it's not as nice as it sounds. See, we can't get rid of Langh. She's like a burr.
"We gotta lose 'er," Seifer whispers to me when her attention is elsewhere.
"I know," I whisper back. "But how?"
"How 'bout we just hide from 'er?"
I shake my head and glance at her. "She'd just look for us until she's succeed."
"How d'you know for sure? Maybe she'll give up and go have some fun of her own."
"She won't, because she's got a crush on you."
"That's ridicilous."
"She's practically drooling whenever you're in sight."
"Yeah right."
"Can't blame her tho."
Seifer glances at me with that spark in his eye. "What are you suggesting, Princess?"
"Hey guys!"
"What?" Seifer grunts.
"I'm gonna go check out that store, I'll be back in a few seconds, 'kay?"
"Sure."
She runs to a nearby store and I glance at Seifer.
"Maybe this is our chance," I say.
"I thought you thought that was a bad idea."
I glance after Langh. "Maybe not. Let's try it anyways."