Prince Squall
Me: ::smiling:: Wow I got my first ever flame, which I have know deleted.
Zell: ::confused:: Your happy about a flame?
Me: No, but it at least someone has read a part of the story.
Squall: True. Get we get on now.
Me: Sure.
Chapter Three
A woman with dark raven hair paced her room. She has just seen in her minds eye the Prince of Esther, alive. She was furious. "How can he be alive? How?" She asked to herself. Her minions, which were little black dragons, were stay as far away as possible from her. It wasn't very good to be in her way when she was in one of her rages. "My mother dead will be avenged." She turned to face one biggest of all the dragons. "You!" She pointed at it and it hovered in front of her. "I want you and the rest of your kind to find Prince Squall and bring him to me or kill him. Whichever is easier."
In a flash all the dragons had disappeared from the room. Rinoa smiled a wicked smile to herself. "They will pay for what they did to you mother. They will pay."
Leon sat on the train looking out of the window at the passing scenery. Mitshi sat on Leon's lap, sleeping. Zell sat across from him studying the quiet brunette. Irvine was away sorting out the passports. The start of the train ride was uneventful and the silence was really starting to get to Zell. "So..." Said Zell trying to start up conversation. "What was your orphanage like?"
Leon sighed. "It was fine."
"Any nice people there?" Coaxed Zell.
"Not many."
"Are you going to miss it?"
"Not really."
They both lapsed into silence again. Zell was going to speak again went Irvine burst into the compartment. "We have a problem." Zell and Leon looked up at Irvine.
"What kind of problem?" Asked Zell, standing up.
Irvine laughed nervously and starched the back of his neck. "The passports are the wrong colour."
Leon stands up. "Is that a big problem?"
Zell nods. "Yeah. Grab you're bags. Head for the baggage cart." Leon grabbed his rucksack and suitcase. Zell grabbed his suitcase and Irvine grabbed his suitcase. Mitshi had woken up and followed at Leon's heels. They all walked to the front of the train were all the baggage was kept.
Irvine placed his bag on the floor and sat on a wooden crate. Irvine turned looked around himself. "Is it just me or does the train seem to be going faster?"
Leon walked back to where they just came in and opened the slide door. Through the door the other part of the train seemed to get further and further away. "We've lost the rest of train." Leon said closing the door.
Zell walked up to him. "What did you do?"
Leon glared at Zell. "I didn't do anything. So think before you accuse people of stuff."
Zell was about to retort when Irvine stepped between the two. "We might want to see if we can slow this train down."
Zell turned and walked the other way. "I'll go check the driver."
Unknown to them was that there were little black dragons under the train and were listening to everything the said. They moved to the front of the train and set it on fire just before Zell was about to get there. "Guys! I don't we'll be able to stop the train." Irvine and Leon walked up and stood behind him.
"We need to get off the train." Said Irvine.
"We could just wait till the train slows down." Said Leon. The little black dragons heard this and flew ahead, unseen by the trio, and destroyed a railway bridge that was not to far away. The three turned their heads and the sound of wood breaking. "Or not." Leon walked around the train looking for anything that looked useful. Irvine sat on a crate and sighed. Zell found a metal chain that had a hook at the end.
"Can one of you help me with this?" Irvine stood up and walked towards Zell. He didn't get very far before Mitshi tripped him up, while he was running towards Leon 'warking'. Leon walked up to Zell who was now at the end of the train climbing down. "I was asking Irvine." Said Zell glaring at the brunette.
"Well he's a little preoccupied, okay?"
Zell snorted then lowered himself till he was almost under the train. "Pass me that chain." Leon did so and Zell secured it to the train. The blonde climbed up with Leon's help. "Thanks." Leon just nodded. Zell took the other end of the chain and threw it out of the train. It caught on the railway line and the train stopped suddenly, throwing everyone off balance. "It worked." Said Zell a happy smile on his face. The railway line creaked and snapped away and the train started up again.
"Or maybe not." Leon said giving Zell a spoke-to-soon look. Zell narrowed his eyes at the brunette. Zell pushed pass Leon and walked up to Irvine.
"Grab your bags. We're jumping off." Zell pulled a large slide door open. Zell grabbed his suitcase and Irvine and Leon picked up their own bags.
"Are you sure it's safe to jump?" Asked Irvine looking out of the door.
"No but it's better than fall to our deaths." Irvine shrugged his shoulders. "After three we jump." Leon picked up Mitshi. "One. Two. Three!" The three youths jumped and landed in the soft grass.
The train continued down the track. When it got to the bridge it fell straight into the water below. "That would have hurt." Irvine said staring at the wreck.
"Remind me never to go on a train." Said Zell.
Rinoa's eyes came back into focus. "Ahhhh!" She summoned her minions to her side. The little black dragons appeared in front of her, cowering. "It was a simple task. And you all failed." Rinoa reached out and grabbed the nearest dragon. It screeched in her grasp. She threw it against the wall and threw a fireball at it. The little creature turned into a puff of smoke. "That is what you all get if you fail again. Dismissed." The dragons disappeared. "I will kill you Prince Squall. You will PAY!"
Leon, Irvine and Zell had walked till they found a road and stopped for a break. Zell sat on his suitcase while Irvine picked flowers and Leon sat on the ground, playing with Mitshi, next to Zell.
Irvine picked up a daisy. He picked off a petal. "He loves me." An other. "He loves me not." An other. "He loves me." An other. "He loves me not."
Leon looked at Irvine as if he had grown another head as Irvine continued to slowly destroy the flower. "He?"
Irvine stopped and turned to face Leon smiling. "Yeah, 'he'."
"Your in love with a man."
Irvine nodded. "Why what's wrong with that?"
"It's just... I didn't... I mean. It that allowed?" Asked Leon confused.
Zell looked at the confused brunette, then at Irvine. "I don't think he's even heard about it before."
Irvine sat in front of Leon. "Well let me educate you."
Zell laughed. "You? Educate?"
"Shut up blondie." Irvine smiled at Zell. He looked back to Leon. "Anyway, yeah guys can love other guys. And girls can love other girls. But with you living in an orphanage with little kids then they won't have been able to teach you about that." Irvine crossed his legs. "It all depends on what sex your attracted to. I like guys and girls so that would make me bi. The guy I am currently involved with is the same, his name's Seifer. And he's the hottest thing on two legs, six foot one with short blonde hair and deep forest green eyes. I like my men to be taller then me so don't look so worried."
Leon sighed in relief and turned to look at Zell. "Are you..."
"Zell's g-"
"I'm bi as well." Zell interrupted. Leon nodded and stood up, holding Mitshi. He walked over to a small stream that was a little bit away.
"Why did you say that? Why didn't you just say?" Asked Irvine.
"Look if told him I was gay then that would have freaked him out. He didn't even know it was possible till you told him it was. We need him. We don't want him to get freaked a leave us high and dry." Zell said while looking over at Leon.
A small smile creped on to Irvine's face. "You like him, don't you?"
Zell looked like he choked on something. "No way. He's cold hearted and... and."
Irvine's smile grew. "Can't find anything else can you? You do like him. Don't deny it."
"Why would I like that iceberg with soft chocolate hair and-" Zell clamped his mouth shut with his hands.
Irvine stood up. "You do like him." Irvine slowly walked over to Leon. "I'll tell Leon then, shall I?" Zell jumped off of his suitcase and ran ahead of Irvine. He stood in front of Irvine glaring.
Leon turned around. "Tell me what?"
Irvine opened his mouth. Zell covered it with his hand and looked at Leon, smiling. "Nothing."
Leon narrowed his eyes at the blonde. "Yeah, right." He said sarcastically and went back to looking at the stream.
Zell released Irvine's mouth. "Don't you dare tell him." Zell hissed.
Irvine smiled at him. "Don't worry I won't. Scouts honor."
"Since when were you a scout?" Said Zell walking back to his suitcase.
"Since I had to promise stuff to people." Irvine sat down beside Leon. "You okay?"
Leon nodded. "Yeah, I just don't think I'll be able to pull this off."
Irvine smiled at him. "Don't worry. The beauty of the whole thing is that Seifer is the one that's going to be asking you the stuff."
"Really? Why's that?"
"Seifer's the head of the Royal Guard."
"So is that why you're with him?"
"No. Did I mention that he's really well hung?"
"What's that mean?"
"I don't think he really wants to know Irvine." Said Zell as he walked over to the pair.
"Aww, Zell. I was just going to educate him a bit more." Irvine smirked mischievously.
Leon glared at Zell. "Tell me." He said to Irvine.
"Maybe later. Zell's right, kinda, you be able to take it in. You don't know enough yet. Well not about homosexual relationship, anyway."
Leon nodded. "Okay. So where are we off to?"
"Timber. From there we can get a ship to Esther." Said Zell picking up his suitcase.
Irvine picked up his and Leon's suitcase. Leon picking up his bag and Mitshi, who had fallen asleep on the grass. "How far is it to Timber?" Asked Leon.
"About 5 miles. Not that far." Answered Irvine.
"Will we not need proper passports for getting to Esther?" Asked Leon.
"Zell can fix them on the way. Since he's the genius mastermind." Irvine smirked at the little blonde.
"Genius mastermind?" Leon said unbelieving.
"Yeah. I'm not just hot I'm smart too." Zell grinned to Leon showing off his slightly pointed canines.
"Can your ego get any bigger?"
"Well no one else is going to say it so I may as well."
"He has a point." Said Irvine. Leon shook his head. 'Esther's only a boat ride away.' Thought Leon.
Me: I'm so sorry that took so long. I kind of got writer's block, which I don't understand since this is not even really my plot.
Zell: Why do you make Squall glare at me?
Me: He doesn't really like you. Well not yet.
Squall: So is my name Leon for the whole of this story?
Me: Nope. Don't worry you'll get your real name back near the end. Please review!