In the Memory

By Soulbade Dark Knight

Disclaimer: well you know the drill, I do not own final Fantasy 8 or their characters I just got bored and wrote….. Lots. Any characters that are added, I do own and I wish to keep that way unless you ask me really nicely.

Summary: What happens when Squall loses the ability to think in his own head? (Thanks to Rinoa.) The secrets of the 'Commander' are coming out, but are some too late to tell now. A new power is rising 'the Leonhart's', and they want their revenge for a forgotten promise.

Chapter Two: The Leonhart's

Author's notes: I do realise that Squall's last name is Leonhart, but never in the game do they ever call Squall with his last name. So it will stay unknown that, that is his last name

"Headmaster Cid, wasn't I just here 10 minutes ago" Rinoa said. She looked around the room there was: Zell, Selphie, Quistis, Irvine, Seifer, Edea, Cid and Squall.

"Yes but Rinoa some news has come" Cid said. Rinoa took her spot next to Squall.

"We received a letter, email, message, fax, beeper message, and even a homing pigeon, asking for the group who defeated Ultimecia. They want us to track down an old legend of the famous Leonhart's" Rinoa felt Squall stiffen by her side. "Legend goes that the Leonhart's, not only were a great race of warrior's with weapons, but also us sorceries magic. Although a lot has changed since Ultimecia we cannot ignore a request like this, as the only the sorceress supposed to be alive is Rinoa. Also the Sorceress' magic can lie dominant until they are forced to use it, and doubt any of us want other Ultimecia"

"Understood" Squall said, Rinoa looked at Squall he was deep in thought.

"Also Rinoa your powers are still young, so be careful" Edea said. Rinoa just wished like hell he would just share his thoughts "Just remember to be careful what you wish for because, your powers may accidentally cast it"

"Don't worry Edea, we'll make sure Rinoa doesn't do anything wrong, right Squall?" Seifer said.

"Bastard," Squall said.

"WHAT?!" Seifer cried.

"Where the hell did that come from?!" Squall asked himself.

"I'd like to know too," Seifer said. Seifer and Squall though no longer rivals were now suppose to be 'friends'.

"Of course you would, you're a bastard" Squall said. "I didn't just say that"

"What's going on?" Zell asked frightened, Squall was being open and swearing in front of Edea.

"How am I suppose to know it's like someone cast some-" Squall turned to Rinoa who was trying her best to look out the office windows "What did you do?"

"Oops" Rinoa shyly said, wincing in fear at Squall.

"What…. Did… You….. Do…..?" Squall asked calmly.

"I got rid of your inner monger log………. I think"

"You mean I can't think without saying it out loud…. oh this is going to end REAL badly" Squall said.

"Hey you think I'm a bastard," Seifer said.

"Yeah and?" Squall said.

"You feel no remorse towards that, do you?"

"You were excepting me to?"

"So…. Squall, what are your thoughts on Rinoa?" Irvine poked Squall in the ribs with his elbow.

"You're a bad man," Squall mumbling without answering.

"Oh sure he's a bad man, but I'm a bastard" Seifer complained.

"Yeah, but Irvine hasn't tried to kill me, has he?" Squall stated.

"That wasn't my fault," Seifer protested.

"Yeah right, I believe…. NOT" Squall said "I can't believe this why can't I just shut the hell up"

"I don't know, but if you don't I'm gonna make you."

"Whatever, as if I wouldn't get back up and kick your ass" Squall said absent minded. "….. Can I go sit in a room and stay there for a while"

"It doesn't matter. Until you do what Rinoa wanted you to do, when she was thinking it won't go away," Edea interrupted her children. "Your going to have to go on this mission as well."

"That's right Squall, as commander it is your responsibility to be a moral and good natured SeeD" Cid proudly pointing out.

"Commander….." Squall muttered angrily. "Who ever said that I wanted to be a COMMANDER! I was never given a chance; you just told me that I was! You say you want us to be able to think for yourselves, but yet you teach us to follow orders blinding. You tell us what we can do, and what can't do. WHY IS IT, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE THIS?!" Squall after his massive yelling fit at Cid, he suddenly stopped aware of what he had said. His cheeks were bright red, from yelling at Cid. Poor Cid had almost wet his pants, how could someone who seemed so calm have so much anger. Squall sort of lowered his head and muttered "I'm sorry this is sort of hard for me, could you please excuse me?" Squall said leaving the room, and also leaving a lot unsaid. Squall had just opened up in front of them, a lot they were seeing the weaker side of Squall, the side that he hid, the side he hated himself for. Now that Rinoa had seen it, now all she wanted to was help him more.

"Okay…….. Anybody understand what just happened?" Zell asked as he put his foot on the wall. He then put it down at the look that Edea gave him, for dirtying the spotless white walls.

"So stuff does get to him" Quistis said trying only to mutter to herself, but saying it rather too loud.

"He thinks too much for his own good" Seifer got up, and walked out following Squall.

"Headmaster…. Should we be chasing after Seifer, before one of them kills the other?" Selphie concerned, and stood up and tried following.

"Why….. They are best friends after all" Cid returned to his desk, Zell who had been watching Seifer leave, spun around instantly.

"WHAT THE….?" He cried.

"OH SQUALLY POO! WHERE ARE YOU!?" a person called from behind a grumpy character. Seifer's voice echoed through the Garden, as he ran after Squall. Seifer for some unknown reason had gotten in the habit of calling Squall 'Squally Poo', just to annoy him. Usually all Seifer got was annoyed grunt from the 'Commander', but today was not an ordinary day.

"There you are Squally Poo! Don't you know better than running off and leaving Rinoa all worried, but I must admit that you are cute when you are angry. Now I know why Rinoa loves you so much!" Seifer fluttered his eye lashes at squall. He was trying to get anything out of Squall, and knowing that he had no inner log he knew it was gonna be real easy.

"Seifer are you aiming for me to hit you" Squall looking unusually characterised at Seifer.

"Aw…. What ever happened to us being able to talk, like the best friends we are?"

"I was young, rash and immature," Squall stated.

"I'm sorry headmaster, what was that? I spent a long time around Squall and Seifer, enough to know that they were never best friends" Quistis stated after Zell's outburst.

"Not in the Garden, when they were as young as young" Cid sighed. He looked out the windows of his office, looking down on the SeeD's. "Edea and I always thought that they would be friends to the end of time…. But sometimes thing change"

"What happened?" Rinoa asked interested as always in the past of Squall, as he never would really talk about it.

"They parted over an argument, they had many before…. But this one was different" Cid cleaned his glasses on his vest. "You see many times they would break out into a fight, Seifer would always win and then say sorry to Squall after he calmed down. But this time Squall won, Seifer was in shock he refused to listen Squall. A few days after Ellone left, and Squall lost it all."

"Oh and your old now, you're like what…. 18?" Seifer poked at Squall. "Gee you must hate us oldies, as I'm like a year older than you."

Squall stopped walking, and Seifer smirked happy that he'd got the reaction that he wanted. But Squall surprised him.

"Why did we stop talking to each other?" Squall asked ignoring, his other taunting.

"Hmm……… What do mean?" Seifer asked him although he knew the question.

"What was the argument about?" Rinoa asked the headmaster slowly.

"None of us really know, the only two that would know would be Seifer and Squall." He returned to his desk, and that was his way of saying the meeting was over. "You leave in 1300 hours at the gate, tomorrow, dismissed" They all filed out of the room Cid then again stared out the window, something was coming. Some thing bigger than they had ever seen before. Cid feared the sound of this 'Leonhart' group they sounded too much like a sorceress, they needed to know if it was a threat or not. Tomorrow they would start the search, but he feared they would be already too late.

"You know perfectly well what I am talking about" Squall smirked at Seifer's discomfort.

"Squall, are you smirking?! Whoa, are you telling that this thing also works on facial features?" Seifer asked shocked, if other wise Squall was doing this by his freewill.

"You're avoiding the question" Squall stated, raising an eyebrow at Seifer.

"Sorry I'm lost I'm too involved with the expressions that your face is making" Seifer said as he just stared non stop and Squall.

"Okay Seifer you're now scaring me" Squall backed off trying to lose Seifer.

"So are you, it's amazing your face can it moves" Seifer continued to stare at Squall with his mouth open.

"Look Seifer over there, it's a giant teddy bear" Squall called suddenly pointing behind Seifer.

"WHERE?!" Seifer exclaimed turning around to found the teddy bear, as he was doing that Squall ran away leaving Seifer alone. "…. Hey where'd he go?"

Author's notes: Ok as always reviews are always welcomed whether they are good or bad. Trust me they help, but don't be harsh this is my first fanfic! So far the story may seem boring but the plot is coming, it just takes me forever to write stories.