Sorcery Illusions
Chapter 2: Unwelcome Surprise
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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"Do you really think that all these security measures are necessary?" Raven asked, casually leaning up against the gray walls of the cell. She was not impressed at all with everything that was going on here.
"I would like to say no, but you give me a reason to worry." Squall replied.
"Why are you here any way?" Quistis demanded, not putting her whip away. Se still didn't trust Raven for what she was put through by the girl in front of her nine months ago. "You're not welcome in our Garden.
"I have information about Ayana's location, as well as what she's up to." Raven said this with a glare towards Quistis. "I figured that you guys would be interested in that shit."
"Why are you so quick to change sides, Raven? How do we know you aren't just going to report everything discussed here to your mother?" Squall questioned, watching every move that Raven made.
Raven cringed as Squall used that term to describe Ayana.
"Listen, pretty boy." Raven got right in Squall's face to day this. "I haven't called that bitch that word in seven years. That's when she abandoned me and Crowe at Galbadia Garden to go off that asshole she was with. Then she goes and kills her own son. I need to avenge the death of both Crown and Falcon. I hate that whore with every living cell in my body. I want her dead." Raven then walked away from the 2 and over to the small window that was the only light source in the room. With her hair up and the backless shirt she wore, it gave both Squall and Quistis a perfect view of the black wing tattoos that she wore on each shoulder blade. "Plus, I think that it's time that I take these broken wings of mine and try and fly again."
"You are going to help us track her down and foil her plans? Just like that?" Quistis was still skeptical. She had already seen how quickly Raven could switch to the winning side.
"Quistis, be quiet." Squall scolded, ten turned to Raven as the black hared girl came back over to them from under the window. "I will not allow you speak down here with no witnesses, Raven. There are no sound recorders. I require that you come to my office." Squall said, then walked over and made sure that the handcuffs around Raven's wrists were secure in front of her stomach. "Quistis, go make sure that the private elevator is running to my office and that there is no one there. I have to go get Pamora to let Raven out on a temporary leave, and to make sure the cameras in my office have sound in them."
"But Squall…" started Quistis, but the sorcerer cut her off.
"I'll be fine." Squall was getting fed up with the blue mage, but knew at the same time that he had not seen Raven go from friendly to murderous to innocent in the span of a few days. Quistis started to protest again, but Squall stopped her. "That wasn't a request. That was an order from your high commander, as well as your sorcerer. Go."
Knowing that she argue anymore, the blonde figured that if worse comes to worse, and Raven did go berserk and try to kill Squall, he was a sorcerer and he could probably paralyze her if he needed to. Plus the fact that there were 15 000 SeeDs and SeeD candidates walking around the building helped ease her nerves a bit. But even as she walked up to the private elevator, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable about leaving her sorcerer in the presence of that psycho bitch. Stepping in as to press in the private code to the top office, Quistis was surprised when the doors slid shut, incasing her in the steel box.
When the elevator jumped to life, Quistis realized that someone must have been calling the elevator from somewhere else. Choosing just to wait it out, Quistis leaned up against the cool metal of the box and close her eyes. As suddenly as it had started, the elevator lurched to a halt and the doors slid open to reveal Squall's office, but there was no one there.
"Hello?" Quistis asked, walking out into the office.
"What the hell? Where are you coming from, Trepe?" the unmistakable voice of Seifer came from the doorway.
"The holding cells. We've got a little problem." She sighed as her former student came over to where she stood in front of the elevator.
"Yeah. Evan said that he had some important information to tell Squall and dragged me up here with him. Then when we were waiting for the elevator, he cursed and ran off. I was gonna go after him, but then you showed up." Seifer shrugged, then sat down into one of the comfy leather chairs Squall had decorated his office with. Hearing the elevator begin to descend, Quistis chose to ignore it and sat down across from Seifer.
"That's not what I mean. Anyways, Squall took Griever off." Sighed Quistis.
"I figured. Evan started to freak out this morning, saying it wasn't safe and a few other random things. My personal favorite being that all orange chocobos wear green stripped underwear." Seifer chuckled, placing his booted feet into the table that separated the two blondes.
"I take it that the therapy still isn't working very well?" questioned Quistis, generally concerned about the redhead.
"Some days he seems normal, others he's still skittish. The worst is when his random freaking outness happens at fuckin' 2 am." Grumbled the knight. Quistis couldn't help but giggle at this. As different as Seifer and Evan were as people, as a couple, they were a perfect match for one another.
The elevator dinged one more time and as the doors slid open, Seifer saw Squall and the one person he truly hated follow him out into the office.
"What the fuck?" Seifer asked loudly, glaring at Raven.
"Raven apparently has information regarding Ayana's plans and whereabouts." Squall answered the question that Seifer was silently asking. "Her information will be recorded and she is going to stay in Garden's hands until we find the information reliable or not."
"This girl is a lying, scheming, psycho! You really think that she is going to give you legit info? Squall, I think you fucking lost it!" Seifer exclaimed, jumping up and just about knocking over the table.
"And that is why I plan to assign the 2 of you to watch over her while she is here in Garden custody." Squall said, then sat down at his desk, and motioned for the handcuffed Raven to sit in front of his desk.
"Excuse me!?" Quistis snapped her head around saying this, at the same time as Seifer said, "You're fuckin' kidding me."
"You were telling me this morning, Quistis that you were bored. Think of this as a mandatory mission not leaving the Garden." Squall turned his still emerald eyes at the instructor.
"That's not what I meant and you know it." Quistis replied.
"And I already have my hands full making sure you breath everyday, and on top of that I have to read all those god forsaken books to be a SeeD for once and for all." Seifer argued. "Why do I have to do it anyway?"
"I would have assigned both my blue mages to do the job, but it seems that one happens to be a little mentally unstable right now." Squall answered this as nonchalantly as everything else he said or did did.
"True. But still…" Seifer continued.
"Listen, not only am I your sorcerer, but I am your high commander. If you hope to get your SeeD at the end of this year, you will be okay with it. Both of you." Squall glared.
"But I'm already SeeD!" Quistis interjected.
"I can lower your level, completely revoke you teaching license, or remove your SeeDship just like that." Squall's face told Quistis that the brunet sorcerer was not joking.
"Jackass." Mumbled and she sat down, along with Seifer was equally as pissed as her.
"It's my decision. The two of you are to watch over and guard Raven while she is here. Now, any more questions?" Squall asked in a stern voice. Neither Seifer nor Quistis said anything, so he continued. "So, Raven. What information do you have concerning Ayana?"
"Well, her new base is in Timber…" Raven was cut off by a loud ruckus outside the office doors.
"Trust me, this IS urgent!" the familiar voice of everyone's favorite fairy was heard.
"Oh, shit. He's found us." Seifer mumbled under his breath with a chuckle as the doors were thrown open.
"Squall! I've got some really…" trailing off as he looked around the room, Evan stopped dead in his tracks and swallowed hard. "Ra…Ra…Raven?"
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To Be Continued….
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter, and I hope that this story won't disappoint you. I've got a list of ideas in my head a mile long. And someone asked me if this was a Squall and Raven story, but I've had who I am putting Squall with picked out for a long time. Sorry. Well, I'm out until next time. Love and Cookies.