Wolf: Hi. The ghost of my turkey has been sent to Miami on Tobias's wages.

Tobias: MY MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wolf: Riiiiiiiiight. Anyway this is the chapter you've all been waiting for. The one where Alloran finds out who her parents are.

Tobias: Finally! You've been keeping that a secret for a prelude and 10 chapters!

Wolf: * shakes her head* I'm surprised he hasn't taken guesses. I bet most of you know who they are.

Tobias: Who is it!? Who's Alloran's parents!?

Wolf: Just read!

~*~

Part one: Fight among friends.

Home. Alloran was back at Garden. Her and the rest of the team as well as the rebels rode on the Ragnorak to Garden late the night before. The occasion, the celebration of Timber's liberation. Rose Haylight. That was a name of someone that came back with Alloran to Garden. Danger. That's what Alloran felt around Rose. Casseil. Alloran didn't know how she felt for him. Most of the time she just felt friendship but sometimes it seemed more.

Alloran rested on the balcony breathing in the summer air. It was June. There was no moon that night and the stars were shrouded with dark clouds. They had all given their reports to Squall the moment they had came back to Garden. Alloran had told him everything except about Hyne's messenger which Fenerir had told her to keep quiet about.

The people there that night were the rebels, instructors, the team Alloran was on, and other SeeD. SeeD who hadn't been in the mission didn't need to be there but the main reason Alloran had been told by Drake was so they could flirt with some new girls/boys.

Alloran turned her attention from the night to the ballroom. The dance floor was slightly different from her graduation party. Instead of being full of SeeDs in full uniform there was SeeDs and rebels in casual clothes instead. Tonight they had a choice between the uniform or your own look. Instructors talking, people congratulating others, Seifer talking to some instructors, pretty boring.

Her eyes turned their gaze to Tal and Sef. They were laughing and teasing each other with grins on their faces. Alloran felt some sort of longing. Her friend had someone special, even if she didn't admit it that cared about her. Alloran didn't.

Then she looked over at Seifer, her former instructor. He wore a cocky smirk as he seemed to heckle Zell. Squall wore a cold gaze as he glared at Seifer with burning hatred. With them were two old adults. Alloran was sure the man was Cid Kramer, the former headmaster who resigned nineteen years back. And his companion, Alloran couldn't believe her eyes. Edea Kramer, former sorceress. When Alloran saw Quistis look over she quickly shifted her gaze.

Next she saw Drake and Michelle talking both looking red. News around Garden said they were becoming a couple. At least he wouldn't come over and pester her about how her mission went.

Finally she looked at Casseil and Rose. Rose was doing most of the talking and Casseil was shaking nodding and saying something occasionally. Alloran watched with disgust. Whenever Casseil tried to leave she almost dragged him back to her side like a dog. She wasn't even letting him talk to much. She just flashed a sweet smile and sweet-talked. So what if she DOES catch his attention. It's not like I care. Alloran thought changing her sight to the ocean. Why should I even feel this way? ~ Because you care about him. ~

( Fenerir! ) ~ Then why else would you think about these things? Plus you still haven't given back his kitty in your pocket. ~ ( I just haven't gotten the time. ) ~ Oh really? ~ ( Yes! ) ~ If you say so. ~

~*~

Off the coast

" Private here, requesting orders," whispered a Galbadian soldier on his communicator.

" Stay in your place! We attack just before their party is over!" Hissed the captain. The soldier pulled out his binoculars and looked at Garden. Soon, very soon.

~*~

Alloran squinted at the shore. She could have sworn she had seen a light of some sort.

" Hey," said a voice almost making her jump.

" Casseil Hunter!" Alloran yelled.

" Temper, temper," Casseil cooed. " I just came to see if you were okay."

" So Rose let you off her leash," Alloran said coldly. Casseil looked puzzled for a second before understanding what Alloran meant.

" Oh, that," Casseil said dryly. " She had too much punch and had to go. We were just talking."

" It seemed more like she was doing the talking," Alloran muttered.

" What are you talking about?" Casseil asked dumb folded. Alloran felt some fury building up. Her fingers fished out the waving cat and she put it in his hand.

" Never mind," Alloran growled turning her back. As she started walking away Casseil grabbed onto her hand.

" I didn't mean to chase you away," he said softly. " Remember what I said? I'll flirt but not fall in love."

" What makes you think it's about love?" Alloran snapped yanking her hand away. Boys are so oblivious! Alloran thought.

" That's what it seems like!" He told her.

" Well it's not!" She hissed glaring at him. " Why don't you go back to your master like a good dog!" Those words came to Alloran before she had a chance to know what she had said. Casseil looked hurt for a second but then struck back.

" Maybe I will go back to Rose!" He growled. " At least she doesn't spas out on me when I want to talk!" He retreated clenching the waving cat in his right hand.

" Fine! Go back to your master!" Alloran yelled with anger. She looked away from everyone. She didn't want them to see her like this. She felt sadness and guilt creeping up to her. She shook her head violently. She didn't do anything wrong. It would be his fault for trusting Rose.

~*~

The eighteen-year-old girl watched gleefully. She had done well. If all she needed to do was place doubt in Casseil' mind about Alloran she would have done that a long while ago. With those two shooting fire at each other she could move in and make Casseil her own. Her work was finally paying off. Just one more job that night.

~*~

Part 2: Secrets revealed.

Alloran took deep breathes. She wanted to go back and take back those words but she couldn't. She had said them without thought. What if Casseil hated her? It would seem dumb to say I'm sorry and forget about it. She had probably hit him hard.

" Alloran," said a voice.

" Yes instructor Trepe?" Alloran asked with a sigh. Quistis looked around before saying something else.

" May I talk with you?" She whispered. Alloran looked up at the older women. Quistis's blue eyes held sadness in them. " It's, something you should have known years ago."

" What?" Alloran asked.

" It's, who your parents are," Quistis said softly. Alloran was shocked. She had never gotten any answers who they might be and now she was about to get them. " But before I tell you I need to ask, are you sure you want to know? This news might change your life forever." Alloran thought for a moment. She had always told herself when she was younger the reason why they abandoned her wouldn't bother her no matter why but now. She wasn't so sure. But there was the part of her that wanted, needed to know. That part won.

" Of course I want to know!" Alloran blurted out. Quistis sighed and looked out across the water.

" You have met them," she said quietly. I have!? Alloran thought. " More than once. You've talked with them. Are you still sure you want to know?" Alloran nodded. The words that came next she hadn't been prepared for. " Alloran, I am your mother." Those words echoed through Alloran's mind. Quistis Trepe was her mom.

" Your kidding," Alloran whispered. Quistis had to be kidding, right?

" No I'm not," Quistis said soberly. " You were born in Dollet December the twenty-eighth. And your father was unaware of your birth." Quistis stopped again.

Alloran could have just screamed. It felt like several knives were being wrenched through her. This news, it was harsh! She had known Quistis since she came to Garden as a instructor. And now she was supposed to swallow the fact Quistis was her mother! And what did Quistis mean ' your father was unaware of your birth'? They had her!

" And, who was my father?" Alloran croaked. She was afraid to ask. She didn't know why but she knew the next name would hurt a lot as well.

" Your father," Quistis started. " Is Seifer Almasy."

That caused a blow. Alloran had looked up to Seifer when she was at Miss Fallow's. She had been taught by him and fought a match against him. It felt like someone had cast Firaga, Blizzaga, Flare, Ultima, anything that involved the word pain. She didn't know what to say. Why didn't they tell her? Why did they get rid of her?

" It all started with a mission I was assigned," Quistis told her. " I was to assist the rebels in building their head quarters. I worked with Seifer for six months. We argued sometimes, we made jokes at each other, spied together. Those were some of the best moments of my life." Quistis stopped to see if Alloran was catching every word. Alloran had been. Each one felt like a Flare spell. " One night we were stuck alone together. It was in Timber, just before the rebel's first attack. After we had finished some errands he took me to an expensive restaurant. I thought it was just a make up thing for the grief he caused. After we were done we walked around the town in the moonlight having the best time. When we were about to head back to the base we discovered our car had been stolen. Given no choice we stayed at the Timber hotel. We were aloud in because Seifer still had some influence with the Galbadians then because he hadn't established he was with the rebels. There was only one bed so we ended up sleeping together. A few days later I had to return to Garden. He tried kissing me when we were alone but I stopped him. You see I was engaged to another man. Seifer kissed me lightly and said, ' If only I had fallen for you a year ago.' When I returned to Garden that's when troubles started. First my fiancée started cheating on me. That ending our engagement. Then I started getting terrible pains. I tried Esuna but the pains didn't leave me. Dr. Kadowaki wasn't in town so I checked it up in a medical book."

" And you discovered you were pregnant," Alloran finished. Quistis nodded sadly.

" I asked permission to leave for about a year," Quistis continued. " It took weeks to convince Squall to let me go. Then when December rolled around I came to a hospital in Dollet and changed my identity. You were born in the morning at the end of a blizzard. "

" And in the end, I was sent to Miss. Fallow's orphanage," Alloran said quietly. Everything, it all felt confusing! " Why?"

" Letting you go was hardest thing I had ever done," Quistis said shaking her head. " But it was more for your safety. It was a better fate then being called a bastard and having people accuse you for years of being foul blooded! That is what happened to me. I was called a bastard until I came to Edea's orphanage." ( A/N: A bastard has a second meaning. It means person without a father. )

More questions seemed to overload in Alloran's head. " Were you the one who gave me that book and Windhowler!?"

" Yes," Quistis said with a sad expression. " I was all I could do to help you. But I gave you another thing that you still have. Fenerir."

" Fenerir," Alloran whispered. The GF that had been with her as far back as she could remember. " But, why?"

" You needed someone who could act as a guardian, a friend," Quistis confessed. " I obtained Fenerir before my mission with Seifer. I don't know why I didn't tell Garden. It's a duty of a SeeD to inform Garden of any new GFs. Why I didn't tell I cannot remember."

This was getting to be to much for Alloran. She had gotten what she wanted. Was it worth it? Alloran felt like there was a giant never ending hole inside of her. The feeling, it kept growing until, it was too unbearable. Alloran ran. She bumped into someone but she didn't care at the moment. All she wanted to do was keep running.

~*~

" Alloran!" Quistis yelled after her daughter. Maybe I shouldn't have told her, Quistis thought. No, she needed to know sooner or later.

" What's that about?" Seifer asked with his usual smirk. Quistis glared at him. Seeing that cocky smirk made her feel more guilt. What should she do?

" Earth to Quistis." Quistis snapped back to reality. She had to say it.

" Seifer, I have to tell you something important"

~*~

It can't be! Alloran thought furiously punching the wall of the training center. She was wishing this was a dream and that she could just wake up and find out she was in the hanger of the Ragnorak and that they were about to land at Garden. It wasn't a dream. It was reality.

( Fenerir! Why didn't you tell me!? ) ~ Alloran, it is the law of GFs. ~ * We are not aloud to tell secrets of any human we've been with. * ( Why!? ) - It is Hyne's will. - Great, Alloran thought fuming.

She finally stopped hitting the wall after her knuckles started aching. What was the use? No matter what she would never forget this. Could she get on with her life the way it was before? Not likely. She fell on her knees. She had run around the Garden hallways six times before ending here. Tonight everything seemed wrong. First Casseil and her fight and now this.

Alloran put her face on her hands. Why? We did she have to be the one troubled wit these things. She had almost been killed twice, she had strange dreams, the only one suspicious of Rose, etc. Why did she have to be different? Her thoughts were interrupted by soft footsteps. After seeing who it was she felt anger swell inside of her.

" What are you doing here!?" She snarled at Seifer Almasy, her dear father.

" Same question to you," he said coldly. After a quick glance she noticed he had Hyperdragoon drawn. " I have as much right as you to be here." Alloran clenched her fists. Both of their eyes glared at each other with rage. Both for different reasons.

" It's not my fault she didn't tell you!" Alloran growled guessing what he was thinking. He still was a figure of fury.

" It has nothing to do with that!" He said stubbornly. " I just came to blow off some steam on a T-rexer or two!"

" Your bad at lying," Alloran muttered. " It ain't my fault if instructor Trepe didn't tell you! I had no idea either so live with it."

" Oh really," he snorted. Alloran could already feel her fingers grasping around Windhowler's hilt. " Don't bother," he said spotting her. " I'm not in the mood to be taking down an amateur." Amateur!? Alloran thought furiously.

" And this is coming from the man who didn't even know he had a daughter?" Alloran spat. Seifer glared at her. " Why didn't she tell you? Because she thought you wouldn't care?"

" It's not like that!" Seifer retorted. " Like a child like you could understand." Gripping onto Hyperdragoon he pushed Alloran aside and headed toward the training center.

" Try me," Alloran said in a low voice. He stopped and looked at her like she was nuts. " If I truly can't understand what's the harm in telling me?"

" She said she was scared I would act rash," he said quietly with a trace of sadness. " That I might do something regrettable. Happy now?" He didn't bother waiting for her reply. He just turned away and entered the training center.

~*~

Part 3: Ambush!

" This is leader one," a soldier heard on his communicator. " Remember our orders men. Get into position. With the information you have been given by our spy sneak into Garden unnoticed. Use the codes we have discovered to unlock doors in your way. Most of the rebels are on the second floor where the party is. Shoot, incapacitate, and take as many prisoners as possible. We will need the prisoners as hostages. Any resistance do not be afraid to kill. We will attack in ten minutes."

~*~

Alloran was on the second floor of the dormitories heading to her room. The faint music was heard from the party. Her boots made very quiet noises but seemed amplified. She was guessing most people were asleep. There was absolutely no sound except for her boots hitting the ground.

She opened the door to her dorm. Immediately she felt something wrong. Danger. She heard something from her room. Almost like something dragging across glass. She was still. There it was again. ~ It could just be kids writing swears on the window. ~ ( Then why does it feel darker? )

She kept her eyes on the door as she listened to the familiar sound of metal against her sheath. If it was kids then she'd probably scare the Hell out of them but something doubted that. Her fingers opened the door to see a Galbadian soldier in black holding a gun. There was no hesitation. Alloran swung Windholwer upward slicing from across his throat to his temple. He collapsed with a soft thud. She had no time to think why he was there. His death alerted others.

" Shit! Man down! Attack!" Alloran heard someone shout. All the sudden loud bangs were heard, grenades, and it was followed by screams. Tal, Casseil! Alloran thought.

~*~

Casseil and Tal had been dancing with Rose and Sef when olive colored objects flew threw the window. Casseil hit the ground automatically followed by many others. He felt pain on his chest as air was pushed from his lungs. Anyone who didn't get down were dead. The room was stuffed with dust and smoke. What the Hell!? He thought choking to breathe. He felt cold objects hit the ground. Glass. The windows had been shattered. Looking around he and many others realized the Galbadian soldiers jumping threw the windows. Casseil yanked his gun out of his pocket as others pulled out their weapons- that is those who had them.

Suddenly everything got cold. Tal! Casseil thought. There was giant icicle between the invaders and everyone else. Inside a figure moved. Everyone braced themselves as ice shards exploded from the glacier revealing the ice queen Shiva. She raised her hand above her head and powered up her attack. A second later thrust her power forward blasting away at the Galbadians leaving ice in it's wake. Then after her job was done she vanished.

Those who didn't have their weapons ran off to get them. Those who did charged the enemy. Casseil looked around and shot off soldiers who were ganging up on one opponent.

" Blizzara!" Tal yelled as the ice block fell and crushed a soldier.

Squall and Leo double-teamed a duo of soldiers. Leo ran head on and forced his opponent's sword out of his hand and kicked the soldier over board. Squall ducked under an attack and kicked his opponent's legs sending them off balance. Then Lionheart stabbed inward finishing off the soldier.

Someone was missing Casseil realized. " Tal, where's Alloran!?" He shouted sliding under an attacking soldier and shooting the soldier.

" I don't know!" His friend hissed. Tal kicked a guy in the crotch then used an uppercut and a final roundhouse kick knocking him out. Alloran, Casseil thought. What if she's " Look out!" Casseil jumped sideways but felt his vest get sliced, barely. It was a giant shuriken. ( A/N: For those that don't know those are star like weapons ninjas use. ) He looked through the mess of fighters and didn't see Alloran. He took one final look and vanished out of the room. He HAD to find her.

~*~

Part 4: Return of an old enemy. Death?

Alloran shut the door to her dorm after swiftly taking two knives and spare bullets. This better stop them here, Alloran thought smashing her blade through the code pad and heard sparks fly. Alloran didn't wait to see if it worked. She sprinted down to the stairwell to the first floor only to be greeted by two soldiers. Alloran aimed a shot at the first one's heart. She braced herself as the recoil sent her back slightly. The second one tried backing up as the annoyed SeeD came in at him. He raised his rifle in attempt to knock away Alloran's gunblade. He managed to hit Windhowler away for a second but Alloran countered by swiftly moving it under and cutting him in two, literally.

Before Alloran had the chance to step one step down a dozen more soldiers poured up the stairs. Damn! She thought running back up. She heard some more people coming out of the dormitories. To her luck it was mostly others from Garden. There were probably more, by the looks of things Alloran was going to have to stall for time.

Drawing back her left hand she felt the heat swell up in her hand and waited for most of them to have made it to the top of the stairwell. " Flare," she whispered. The stairs were filled with an intense heat as the flames that matched those of Hell swallowed all the enemy in front of Alloran. That had been her last Flare spell. The smoke cleared leaving burn marks on the walls. She almost felt like that episode was over, almost. Behind her the wall exploded at the far corridor. The pressure of the explosion sent many students in the corridor flying through the air. Before the smoke had cleared bullets and spells blasted through taking down many in the process.

" Protect," Alloran whispered feeling like a shield had been placed over her. Next something unexpected happened. In the middle of the hallway a hole opened. Then a greenish head popped out and looked around. Carbuncle? Alloran thought. She knew who Carbuncle was junctioned to. The GF jumped out of it's hole and beams sprung from the jewel embedded on it's forehead to the students and SeeD of Garden. After it's job had been completed Carbuncle dived back into it's hole and the hole closed up. Alloran could feel the shield of reflect join protect.

" There you are!" Casseil said behind her. Alloran turned to look at him. He was covered with cuts and ashes blackened his clothes. They both looked at each other for a long time ignoring the fact there was a battle going on around them. " I got into a sniper battle," he told her. That would explain the cuts, Alloran thought.

Alloran felt bullets hit her from behind but didn't feel much of the hit thanks to protect. Alloran whirled around to attack the person who had shot her. She almost gasped. Standing five meters away was a teen clad in black with jet-black hair. His cold blue eyes seemed to bore into her mind.

" Visser Deling," Alloran said coldly. Casseil took a little time to register what Alloran said.

" I see you haven't forgotten me, Wolfeyes," Visser sneered. His lofty tone seemed to have been replaced with malice and anger. " I've come back to finish what we started three years ago." Alloran took three steps forward before Casseil stopped her.

" You can't be serious," Casseil said with a worried look. " He ain't going to be playing by Garden's rules. He might KILL you. Dead, toast, no more!"

" I know that," Alloran hissed. " He wasn't last time either. Just go-"

" Go!?" Casseil yelled. " Are you truly nuts!?"

" You didn't let me finish," Alloran muttered. " Most of their soldiers will probably busy with the commander and such. You need to get him to send some soldiers out near the sea where they're coming."

" But-" he started.

" Now!" Alloran said as another explosion went off below. Casseil glared at her and she glared back. In the end she won. Casseil vanished down the way he had came.

" Are you done yet?" Visser asked flexing his new gunblade. It was blue and white, the same model the commander had, Lionheart.

" Not quite," Alloran snarled. " I still have you to finish first." Visser laughed and spit on the ground. It was clear he had changed a lot these years and he was more deadlier too.

" We'll see about that," Visser held his hand back and muttered some words. Her protections were gone, reflect and protect. He had cast disable.

" Let's begin."

More explosions went off. Both their eyes were on each other's gunblade. Without anymore words they ran at each other full speed. Windhowler came down and Lionheart came to meet it in a high block. Not getting anywhere they both moved back. Both attacked back in forth with only stalemates. Sparks started flying from the two gunblades as they clashed. They both ended close together, glaring at each other as their blades stayed together in a X.

" Give up now," Visser said with a sickening grin. " I might kill you quickly."

" Shut the Hell up and fight!" Alloran hissed.

They both broke apart again. This time Alloran spun in as they charged giving Windhowler momentum as Visser came in and blocked. He scowled catching his grip.

" Nice try," he taunted. " But you'll have to do better then that."

Alloran wanted to kick his confident ass to Hell. She stepped back and spun in before attacking. She managed to hit his blade away to the side. She thrust the blade inward but Visser just simply did a judo roll to the side away from her. It became a pattern almost. She would knock his blade away and strike and he would block her. It was almost like he was toying with her. This time he went on the offensive. He started wildly striking her hard not giving her an opening. Alloran used her left and to catch the blade when he attacked to weaken the impact.

" Is this how you expect to win a battle? Blocking?" He said with a sneer. He was really starting to annoy Alloran.

Instead of blocking this time she ducked low and kicked her legs in a roundhouse kick and knocked him off his feet. He had been ready though.

" Fira!" Visser yelled as he hit the ground. Alloran had gotten lucky. She had had Windhowler ready in hand and that took most of the impact. Both them forced themselves up.

The rivals were panting. They both were putting up a good fight but not great. Another loud bang was let out from behind them. Neither didn't bother to see what had happened. The wall had been destroyed. If one fell they would die.

" Its' Visser!" Yelled someone outside. More shouts were heard along with gunblades/ swords clanging, gunfire, whips cracking, but none of that mattered to the two. All that mattered were each other's demise.

Visser made the next move. His fingers tightened around Lionheart's handle and he scraped the blade through the ground and flipped dirt and sand into Alloran's eyes. She could feel pain welling up in her eyes. All that was visible to the young SeeD at the moment was darkness. She was vulnerable, but not helpless. She flicked her left wrist and felt one of her knives fall into her hand. At the sound of Lionheart moving down on an attack she threw the knife in the direction of the sound.

" How dare you!?" Visser hissed. Alloran blinked her eyes a couple of times to see how she did. Visser's left hand lay on his right cheek as blood spewed out and her knife lay at his feet. " How dare you mutilate my face!?"

" Quite easily," Alloran snapped moving back a few steps holding Windhowler in guard position.

Both their eyes were focused on each other. Rival vs. rival, boy vs. girl, enemy vs. enemy. He took three swift steps to the right and attacked. In return Alloran spun at a faster pace and blocked. It was her turn to become the attacker. She thrust the blade forward several times taking stabs at her opponent. Visser would just smile cockily and duck under the attack and knock Windhowler to the side. He stepped back after the sixth swipe and attacked full force downward. Alloran strained to keep his blade from moving any closer to her face.

" Your doing not bad for an amateur," Visser said with his old lofty tone.

" You know you can't win. I killed Galbadians everyday for exercise." Alloran gritted her teeth as she glared up upon the face she had seen in that vision. He killed those soldiers without remorse and he wouldn't be afraid to do that to her.

There was a chance for her to beat him. He was busy trying to force his blade down on her that she MIGHT be able to kick him over. Looks like I'm doing cheating, Alloran thought. Her right foot sailed into Visser's gut and caused their blades to separate. Then as Visser attempted to push himself up the silver blade hit. Windhowler entered at his stomach and went through him. Alloran backed away. She had done enough.

Visser struggled to push himself up coughing up blood between his curses. Alloran was doubting he could keep up with her now. He had barely enough strength to stand up. Blood. It was fresh as it gushed out of the wound. She had done a SeeDs job and felt no pity for Visser. It looked like things were over but they weren't.

" Impressive, you've actually learnt to fight properly, unlike what Garden teaches," Visser said every word poisonously. " But just because you managed to hit me doesn't mean it's over. Aura!" The last word caught Alloran be surprise.

Visser radiated gold ignoring any pains he had been suffering from before. She knew what move he was prepared to do. Renzokuken. He ran at her full speed like a crazed bull. His movements were fast. First he attacked right, then left, over head, across, and repeated these moves over for eight hits. Alloran had managed to keep up with him for the first three but not for the last five. They all hit.

Pain erupted everywhere as Lionheart tore through her flesh. She tried stepping back out of the way but that didn't get her out of the way. Her blood lay crimson on the ground as Visser kept on the onslaught.

Then came the finishing move. Visser stopped slashing apart at her skin and blue flames danced around him. He was about three steps away. He ran dragging Lionheart's blade through the ground scraping through the concrete. Before Alloran could attempt to move his blade had hit her hard, the rough divide attack.

It was Alloran's turn to cough up blood. Renzokuken, a legendary gunblade move. Not many live after they encounter that move. Her right foot slipped. She almost froze. She had let him drive her to the edge. If she fell, it would be game over.

" Looks like it ends here," Visser said smiling weakly. Renzokuken had taken a lot out of him.

" I'm not finished yet!" Alloran hissed. She tried lifting Windhowler up but pain just seemed to burn through her.

The rivals glared at each other again. Neither really had the strength to finish the fight. It was finished for them. A object was thrown between the two. Both their eyes widened after quick realization. It was a grenade. They both struggled to move away but it was too late. A giant blast occurred between them knocking both over in the opposite direction.

Alloran was falling. Everything seemed to slow down. Time even. Alloran found herself engulfed in darkness. Her thoughts trickled through the antagonizing pain throughout her body.

Da, damn it.

I wish I could hit rewind.

I really did try to do what I wanted.

I wish I could find out more about my parents. Maybe, accept why they did what they did.

I wish I could experience things I hadn't before. See new things. .

And I wish I could say, I'm sorry Casseil. You've always been there. Same with you Tal. You two have always been my best friends sticking with me all these years. We belonged together because we weren't exactly the group that fit in.

Fenerir, Leviathan, Bahamut, I'm sorry. You have always given me advice. Even you Bahamut gave it sullenly. Duty or not you always helped.

So, this is what it's like, knowing your going to die.

Why does it seem so dark?

Damn, dying hurts. I, I really wish I wasn't dying at the moment. I don't want to die yet. Not yet. I still have things to do

Through the darkness Alloran felt her hand fell on her sapphire. Fenerir, she thought weakly. A piercing blue light started to shine. What? Alloran thought. Everything seemed to be light up with the blue light. Then Alloran lost consciousness.

~*~

Wolf: he, he, he, sorry but I'll have to end it here. * ducks flying objects* I'M SORRY JEEZ!

Tobias: No she's not!

Wolf: Shut up Tobias!

Review answers:

Sorceress Fujin: O.M.G. She said something other than MORE! J/K. Glad you want more and I'm working on it.

Verdanii: * checks with Tobias* Rose COULD be behind those things buuut, I'm not releasing that until a chapter or two.

edenblack18: The next chapter is, * checks watch* right now!

Dark Hope: Ding, ding! And Dark Hope is right! Yep it's Visser!s

ethereal-tenshi: * grabs onto her copy of X-2* mine! Glad you think I've improved. I even admit my first few battle scenes kinda sucked.

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Wolf: * has an ice pack on her head* Oi, some people sure have good aim.

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