Sorcery Illusions
Chapter 1: Broken Wings
Disclaimer:
I do not own the game or the characters, they are not mine to do with as I wish.
Warning:
Language, mild yoai, yadda, yadda, yadda.
Enjoy!
Alexandra AKA ~*~Fantasy Dragon~*~
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AN: This is the sequel to my story Magical Secrets which can also be found here on fanfiction.net. More than likely, if you have not read that one, this one won't make sense. I highly suggest that you read that one first. If you have read Magical Secrets, I hope you enjoy this one as much as everyone seemed to enjoy that one!
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Squall Leonheart sat at the large mahogany desk in his office, wanting only a moments peace. Cid had already paid him 3 visits this morning, Laguna had called him and his new secretary, and Lorinea had been continuously pestering him for a report that was due in Trabia in 3 weeks. If he had one more pointless interruption, Squall knew he'd flip.
No sooner had Squall even thought this and got out a new report to work on, then there was a knock on the door. Holding back the urge to scream, Squall took a deep breath and called for the person to enter.
"S…s…sorry for the in…in…interruption, Sir." A young man stuttered, saluting. Squall recognized him as Jayson McKenzey; a recently graduated SeeD assigned to Garden security.
"At ease. What is it that you are here to tell me?" Squall asked, noticing the nervous aura that surrounded the younger boy.
"There h…h…has been an intruder caught on G…g…garden premises, sir." The boy finally got out.
Squall slowly ran a finger down his old scar, in an irritated way. What did it concern him if there was an intruder?
"Have they been taken into custody?" Squall assumed that Jayson was looking for some sort of recognition and praise on his capture. But that was not about to happen.
"Yes, sir. But that was not the reason why I was sent up here." Jayson was not quite as uneasy, but lacked confidence in the presence of his High Commander.
"So why have you been sent?" Squall was now being pushed beyond his limits.
"Sir, the prisoner asked to see you. The requested you by name." Jayson finally blurted out.
"By name?" Squall repeated, unsure that he had heard the ebony hared boy properly.
" Yes, they demanded to see "Squall." " Jayson took a step backwards as he saw the commander stand up, a little of each emotion playing in his stormy gray eyes.
"What cell are they being held in?" Squall questioned, calmly. He knew that anyone who asked for him by name was more than likely no match for him.
"138H, sir." Now that they were nearing the end of their conversation, Jayson finally seemed to become a little more confident.
"Thank you. You are dismissed." Replied Squall, mentally noting the number of the holding cell. Jayson walked out of the office and Squall sat down with a heavy sigh. Trying to figure out who it would be asking for him by name, Squall realized it was harder than he thought. All of the people who referred to him as Squall were either already here in Garden, or over in Esthar with complete access to Garden.
Unsure if he should feel scared or safe, Squall did the best thing he could to arm himself against a possible attack without raising suspicion. Reaching up around his neck, Squall removed the one thing stopping him from absolute power. The surge of magical energy quickly making its way through the sorcerer's body was a welcome feeling. Although his three guardians were permanently around now, Squall still preferred to keep his pendent on whenever possible as to not raise questions.
Pushing away from the wooden desk, the sorcerer almost glided across the room in slow but sure steps. The silence outside his office was like a harsh winters storm. Natural but at the same time unexpected. Stepping into the elevator, the thought of who it was asking for him in the cell once again crossed his mind. When the elevator let him off onto the first floor after an uneventful ride, Squall immediately made for the entrance, but was stopped at the directory but an all too familiar face.
"Something important come up?" the elegant blonde asked a knowing look on her face.
Squall sighed. "Good morning Quistis." He said with no enthusiasm what so ever. He focused on the floor, hoping that the blue mage would not notice his eyes.
"You can't floor me, Squall. Remember? I know when you have removed you pendent." Quistis said, leaning up against the directory.
"Do you have to be there every step I take thought?" grumbled Squall.
"Well, if you would either allow me to go on missions or teach again, I'd have something to occupy my time other than training and making sure you aren't dead."
"I've told you before. I put you, Evan and Seifer all on a one-year break. No work until that year is over. You've only got three months to go." Squall was beginning to grow impatient with his one time instructor, so he started to walk to where he had been heading in the first place.
"So why did you remove Griever?" Quistis asked, falling into step beside the young sorcerer.
"Something that requires me too. I'm sorry Quistis, but it is my business. It has nothing to do with you. Now if you could just let me go." Squall glared, then began to speed us as to lose the blonde.
"Squall, I'd feel so much better if you at least let me go with you. You've got to be worried if it was enough for you to take Griever off." Squall stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face the girl with a glare. "And don't even think of telling me that it is none of my business, because as soon as that chain leaves you neck, it is."
Squall looked at her one last time and saw the determination on her face and sighed. This girl just wasn't going to give up.
"Fine. But you are not to interfere or even say anything. This is my business." Ordered Squall. Quistis smiled and nodded before Squall turned and began to walk away. She quickly fell into step beside the sorcerer, wondering where in Hyne's name he was heading. They passed the front gate and took a sharp left, coming to a huge set of security doors. Taking a deep breath, Squall placed his hand on the scanning pan.
"Leonheart, Commander S." The mechanical voice said and the doors slid open, allowing Squall access, but closing before Quistis could make it in. Quistis repeated Squall's actions and after it said ' Trepe, SeeD Q.' she followed the brunet into the restricted area.
"Commander Leonheart, sir." Quistis heard the head of Garden security, Pamora Renyard say as she rounded the corner and saw her saluting.
"At ease. Where was the intruder found?" Squall was having a hard time trying to disguise his now deeper voice and at the same time not allow anyone to see his eyes.
"Just outside the Quad. They seemed to know a lot about Garden security procedures." Pamora said, looking at her clipboard.
"Did they surrender any identification?" Squall continued to question in a calm fashion, but Quistis was becoming more and more uneasy with each passing second. Slowly she began to grasp the handle of her whip, an instinct telling her that she would need it soon.
"No. She only said that it was completely unfair that we were holding her captive and that that she urgently needed to see you." Pamora was a little more than confuse in what had happened in her department in the last hour, but hoped that the way she had handled the situation and hopefully her SeeD level would go up. She definitely could use the extra gil.
"She?" Quistis and Squall said in unison. Squall then quickly rushed out towards the holding cells, Quistis close behind him. Her whip was now fully out, ready to strike any opponent down with the flick of her wrist.
"What cell?" Quistis asked as she followed Squall through the normal security.
"138H." were the only Squall said, more worried about who it was in the cell.
"H? Who would the catch be around here that would need high security?" Quistis wonder out loud as they finally as they finally made it to the end of the normal security calls. This time, Squall didn't answer, but he didn't hesitate pressing his hand up to the palm scanner. As soon as it acknowledged him, the sorcerer pulled the blue mage through the door as not to waste time.
Halfway down the new corridor, the pair could see two SeeDs standing outside a cell. As soon as they saw their high commander approaching, both saluted and stepped to the side, seeing his rush.
"At ease." Grumbled Squall as he opened the door, Quistis almost directly on his heals.
"Finally. I thought I was going to have to cause a little more commotion to get you down here." A voice chuckled from the corner of the cell.
"Raven?" Squall and Quistis asked together, a little confused.
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To Be Continued……..
I'm back! I promised a sequel to Magical Secrets and here it is. I also got out the Review prize for cid dante, called A Pianist's Tears. Everyone is welcome to read that. Anyway, I hope that there is a response to this story somewhat like Magical Secrets. If it is, I'll be so happy. I've been told that I am a review whore, but I like to know what my readers think. Well, I be out. Love and cookies for all.