Part 21: C'mon now Trepe…
After those few moments of unstoppable passion, Squall and Rinoa parted.
'What…?' Squall asked her softly as he watched her stare into his eyes with a dreamy expression on her face.
'It feels good…' she murmured, continuing to glare at him.
'What feels good?' he gave a small, cute corner smile.
'…to be here with you again…' she smiled shyly as she put her arms gently around him again and leaned her head against his strong chest.
Squall just silently accepted her and held her gently in his arms.
'…our first time here, do you remember?' she asked him, closing her eyes and imagining that day in out of space. She relived those moments all again in her mind.
'Yeah, I remember…' he smiled slightly as he remembered Rinoa wanting to hug him for saving her.
'…I thought I'd never see you again. I thought I'd die in that infinite abyss, alone, struggling for oxygen…' Rinoa's voice started to shake as she relived those intense moments of despair so clearly in her mind.
'But you didn't… I would've never let that happen…you know that…' Squall felt a little shaken by intense memory of the piercing fear of loosing her forever…
'…it was like my prays were answered when I felt those hands hold me from behind…like an angel had came to rescue me from that endless, lonely hell…' she murmured weakly.
'On that moment…everything seemed unreal, as if I were dreaming… I confess that I even thought I was having an hallucination from the lack of oxygen in my space-suit, but no…it wasn't. Everything was real, you had come for me and when I heard your voice, I knew…I knew things were changing. I knew then how important you really were to me…my last breaths and thoughts, they would've all been for you…but then, you came. And you saved my life. ' her voice trembled.
'I didn't save you…I just found you, Rin…I was lucky because if it hadn't been for the Ragnarok, our bodies would've been swirling around, lost in space, for all eternity…' Squall frowned as he snickered the last words out.
'…but we're here, Squall. And I truly believe that if we escaped from death so closely, it really must have meant something important…I need no proof to believe in that.' she murmured.
'I don't know what it means but… we've escaped death many times and up until now, we're still together. Even after all we've been through…there must be some sort of meaning to this…I just don't know what it is.' she murmured.
'Rin, there's no point in guessing, we'll never know. We can only hope we're still able to swerve from death in the future… until fate finally decides a proper ending for us.' Squall answered back gently.
'No one can predict the future, I suppose…' she said softly tightening the embrace.
'That's right…nobody can…'
They stayed like that for the next moments, silently, just thinking about the future as they held lovingly onto each other's embrace, without a single word. There was no need, for they shared exactly the same thoughts and fears.
A few moments later…
'Squall… when you jumped out of the space shuttle that was heading back to earth, to come and find me, how did you know you'd really find me?' Rinoa pulled away gently to look at him worriedly.
'Well, I didn't.' Squall pulled an odd frown. 'I suppose I didn't really think about anything at the time, the only thing I knew, was you…so, I did what I had to.' Squall murmured a little puzzled, trying to be very sincerer.
'Weren't you even scared about ending your own life and probably not even finding me, of getting lost yourself…all for nothing? Didn't you fear that?' Rinoa asked him inquisitively.
'Rin… at that moment I couldn't care less about my life…if you were gone… I would probably have never told you this then, but…there would be no purpose to anything. I wouldn't want life…I had to get you back…that's all I was certain of.' Squall looked down shyly, then faced her with a serious expression.
'If something ever happened to me, I wouldn't want you to think like that…I'd rather die again, then have you reject your own life…' Rinoa touched his face caringly as she spoke, feeling very emotional as her eyes started to shine with tears.
'Hey…what's that about?' Squall murmured as he noticed the tears in her eyes, as he placed both hands around her face, wiping her tears away with his thumbs.
'Why's my little owl crying?' he smiled comfortingly at her.
Rinoa looked down shyly and smiled as she continued to cry.
'I'm just so glad I have you by my side…that's all.' she looked worriedly at him as she hiccupped the words out.
'I'll always be…you know that, right?' he smiled as he put his arms around her and rubbed her shoulder comfortingly.
'Now…Rin, I know all this is painful to you and that's why I'm asking you to stop thinking about it. It's not good to relive traumatic moments…it will only break you down, you don't want that, it's the last thing you want…' he murmured sweetly in her ear.
Rinoa nodded in his shoulder as she sobbed.
'There's no need to strain your heart on past experiences, especially as painful as those…' Squall pulled away gently to look at her.
'Just smile for me, ok?' he asked her kindly.
Rinoa formed a true sweet smile on her wet, rosy face as she stared in his comforting, stunningly deep blue eyes.
'You're beautiful, you know that…?' he murmured sincerely a few moments after analysing her beauty.
After hearing this, Rinoa smiled even more broadly and flipped her arms around his neck searching his warm, protective embrace again.
'Feeling better?' he asked her gently.
Rinoa nodded as she kissed his cheek sweetly.
In response, Squall caressed her head comfortingly as he leaned his face against her silky, heavenly perfumed hair.
They stood that way for long, silently, just hearing the ship's engine work and their hearts thump…
Rinoa's tears had all dried and Squall closed his eyes to loose himself in that wonderful sensation of having her in his arms once again, just like he urged for some time now.
Suddenly Rinoa pulled away slowly to face him…
'Maybe we should go now, Squall. We shouldn't worry them…'
Squall remained silent as he looked down bleakly.
'I-I know it's hard…but I also know you're strong… Isn't it just best to end this discomfort at once? If you just leave those bad thoughts behind, I'm sure you can accept them back in your life. You belong with them…you know that, don't you?' Rinoa touched his face lovingly.
'…' Squall looked at her with a frown on his face, staring into her eyes with a mix of trust, fear, worry and sadness.
But that immense love that shinned from her eyes, reached him. It gave him strength and courage. It was compensative for all the hurt he felt. Like water in a desert. Just like the first time they had met.
His soul would always get lost in that look where he could only find peace and comfort. All bad feelings were erased when she was with him. He could do anything he set his mind on; he just needed that look…
Rinoa took his numb hand and held it tightly in hers as she stared in his eyes confidently, making him feel stronger and able to face the situation…
He knew then, on that moment, he could do it…
Squall tightened his hand around hers, looked back in her loving beetle-black shinny eyes and thought: 'I'm going through with this, for the best…'
Rinoa understood what that look in his eyes meant. She nodded slightly her head with confidence as she read his thoughts. And so they both made their way towards the exit door. They were heading to the control-room.
When they had finally reached the elevator room, they both had stopped in front of the platform.
'Ok, this is it.' he thought to himself as he stepped on the platform nervously.
As the platform raised in the air, Rinoa gave Squall an encouraging look, which made him feel a little more confident.
The platform had reached the room as Squall and Rinoa saw the whole gang there, everyone except for Laguna. This was quite a relief for Squall, he really didn't feel like having Laguna treat him like his son, right now. It was mind boggling…odd. Most uncomfortable.
'Squall, dude! How's it going?' Zell turned around and grinned, walking up to him and making a high-five.
Squall didn't respond to Zell's high-five on purpose. He knew it ticked him off.
'The same as usual…hasn't changed a bit…' Zell moaned as he threw himself on the couch. Squall gave a naughty corner smile, which only Quistis had seen.
'Welcome back, Squall.' Quistis smiled as she looked at him pass by her.
Squall nodded, remaining silent.
Irvine punched his shoulder friendly as Squall passed by him.
'Good to be on the same team as you, man…' Irvine smiled broadly.
'Hi Squall!' Selphie turned in her pilot seat and smiled at him.
Seifer who was back faced to everyone, continued to look out the window silently.
Squall felt relieved. He could see everyone there, happy to see him as if nothing had happened. He was certain now that things hadn't changed between them.
'Sit down…' Rinoa pulled Squall by his sleeve as Squall's eyes caught Seifer's.
Squall gave him a hating look, then sat down next to Rinoa.
'You'll need this back!' Zell yelled throwing Squall's Gunblade in the air as it spin gracefully, with its chain kinkily wrap around its handle. Squall lifted up and caught it steadily by its handle as if the Gunblade had longed to be in its owners hand for long.
'Thanks' Squall muttered.
'It's a heavy thing you've got there…don't have the slightest clue how you manoeuvre it… ' Zell shook his hands tiredly with a smile.
Squall sat down again and passed his fingers along the shinny blade he fascinated so much, as he enjoyed the sharp shine from the reflected light.
'We're almost, almost there! Thirty more k's! ' Selphie babbled excitedly.
'…Selphie stop the ship!' Quistis got up quickly and ran up to Selphie's seat as soon as the words had came out of her tiny mouth.
'Why? We're still not there…Look, twenty more k's!' NO…actually it's nineteen…' Selphie pointed at the kilometre metre.
'Selphie …stop! Don't you remember? We can't be seen…Not in Ganahir!' Quistis insisted, pushing Selphie's arms out of the way and pulling the brakes. The whole ship jerked violently, stopping in mid-air and finally descending, making its smooth way to land.
'Whoa! CLUMP' sounded Laguna's voice from under the control room.
'I see…' Selphie felt a little silly.
Quistis sighed. 'It's ok, Selphie…I-I should've warned you earlier on…We' stopped in time…everything's fine.' Quistis put her hand on Selphie's shoulder, friendly.
The elevator had brought Laguna into the room in the most unusual way. He was sitting on the platform and his long hair was covering his face, making him look like some kind of hairy beast.
Laguna passed his fingers through his hair vainly and embarrassedly got up to his feet.
'So…what's up? Are we there yet?' he walked coolly towards Quistis and Selphie.
'We're exactly sixteen kilometre's from Ganahir's main forest.' Quistis informed.
'Cool! Let's get ready to kick some ass!' Zell jumped up excitedly.
'Not so fast, man…just now you end up kicking ours…' Irvine chuckled as he watched Zell punch the air furiously.
'Only if you want me to…' Zell teased him, kicking Irvine's butt.
'Hey!...' Irvine jerked and turned around in surprise as he started to walk coolly towards Zell in a threatening way. 'What do you think you're doing!...these are rare nowadays! You don't want to bruise this one, you just don't…'cause if you do I'll …' Irvine wasn't allowed to finish.
'Ok, ok everyone…let's collect our weapons and don't forget to equip yourselves properly…this place has some dangerous creatures running around, poisonous beasts included…draw as much as you can…we kind of dry on cures.' Quistis suggested as everyone gathered around her to listen up (except for Seifer, of course).
'Yes, Ma'am!' Zell ran off to fetch the other weapons.
'I'm gonna warn Headmaster Cid we've arrived, then.' Squall said as he searched his pockets for his IC…unsuccessfully.
'Damn…I left my IC in my other jacket…damn…!' he muttered to himself.
'What was that, Squall?' Quistis asked him with a grin on her face.
'It's nothing…' he groaned as he looked around the room for Rinoa.
When Squall had finally spotted her talking to Selphie, he left Quistis on her own and walked up to her…
Quistis just remained on the spot as she sighed bleakly.
'Rin...can you lend me your IC, I've left mine in my other jacket…' he asked Rinoa, looking down embarrassedly.
'Hey, Squall! I think that won't be necessary! Look…' Selphie smiled cheerfully as she spoke, pointing behind him.
'Whoa…these things are heavy…Yo, Squall! Your jacket! Bet you've missed that, huh?' Zell grinned as he through Squall's black jacket at him, barely making it with all the weapons.
'Thanks, Zell…' Squall caught his jacket and started searching the pockets…
'Now that's lucky, isn't it?' Rinoa smiled at him.
'You left it on the river side of river Pebbles…remember?' Selphie watched him.
'Yeah…stupid thing to do…' he groaned.
Finally Squall had found his IC and opened it quickly as he walked a few meters away from the two girls…
'You still insisting with that ridiculous pet name, aren't you? You don't have to baptise everything you bump into, you know? But of course, with such a tiny degree of intelligence, who wouldn't?' Seifer smirked as he approached Rinoa and Selphie coolly.
'No one asked your point of view, Seifer…' Rinoa groaned.
'Well put, Rinoa. But any intelligent human being after overhearing such a disgraceful lack of integrity would probably question the sanity of the creature who said it…' Seifer smirked.
'I'll show you integrity!' Selphie put her hands around Seifer's neck and started to strangle him, but Seifer was much stronger than her and was able to hold onto her arms tightly, hurting her wrist in the process.
'Seifer, let go of her! You're hurting her! Stop it!' Rinoa tried to pull on Seifer's arm, but he brutally pocked her with his elbow.
'Let go of me! You bully!' Selphie groaned.
'You better not mess with me, you little insignificant creature!' Seifer smirked furiously as he shook her wrists brutally.
'The creature has a name…' Irvine's voice sounded from behind him.
'Oh, look who came to join the conversation: Toy-gun Boy!...I wonder if he has anything to say…' Seifer let go of Selphie (throwing her down in the process), turned around to face Irvine, with a grin on his face.
'Get away from them, you wimp…' Irvine groaned as he approached his face threateningly towards Seifer's.
'Oh…now isn't that new…the woman's man threatening me, what a shameful sight…' Seifer smirked as he crossed his arms challengingly.
'Get…away from them…' Irvine groaned once again.
'…or what?' Seifer smirked maliciously.
'…or you'll have my Toy-gun blow your tongue out through your own very brains…' Irvine groaned threateningly as he drew his shot gun, and pocked it tightly up Seifer's chin as he prepared it to shoot.
Seifer started to grind his teeth with fury.
'Irvine! Stop it, this instant!' Quistis yelled.
'Just what do you think you're doing?' Quistis said as she walked up to them both.
'Telling him to get away from the girls…' Irvine smiled innocently at Quistis then faced Seifer and smirked at him.
'Well, are you finished? We don't have time for this…C'mon, everyone's waiting for you three…four' Quistis said disapprovingly as Squall appeared from behind her and Irvine.
'I've warned Cid. He says we're still in time, according to the radar's circuit, there hasn't been many changes since we arrived in Win-Hill. Nobody knows about us or our next move to Ganahir…' informed Squall as he watched Seifer sweat nervously under the control of the shot-gun…
'What's this?' Squall asked with a certain tone of pleasure in his voice.
'Oh, nothing really, just a friendly warning as you can see…' Irvine said lightly.
'What warning?' Squall grinned.
'Seifer was getting smart with our girls…wasn't he?' Irvine pushed the shot-gun's mouth tighter to his chin.
'You'll regret this…both of you…' Seifer said in a struggle as his words came out all muffled.
'Now that's interesting…sorry couldn't hear you…speak a little louder for us, will you?' Squall smirked in his ear.
Seifer was getting annoyed, really annoyed. His blood was boiling in his veins with fury and hate that his face would just get flushed with red.
Quistis allowed the whole scene to go on for a few moments, kind of enjoying to see Seifer get what he deserved. But, she had responsibilities, and she couldn't let her feelings towards Seifer control her position and make use of it to punish someone. She had to end this at once, she thought. Before something bad would happen to anyone…
'Ok, guys. That's enough…we really can't afford to waste anymore time here…just let go of him…' Quistis asked them politely.
'Sure, Quistis…Let us just give our final word…you go along we'll catch up now, now…' Irvine said as he stared at Seifer's fearful, furious face.
'I said now.' Quistis's voice got strict.
Irvine looked at Quistis in surprise for a few moments, then back at Seifer…
'You've been warned.' Irvine groaned at Seifer, giving him a hard push as he removed his Shot-gun brutally from under his chin.
Seifer gasped as he rubbed his chin furiously.
'Please go. I'll be down in a second…' Quistis said as Rinoa and Selphie moved away.
'Are you mad! Leave you alone with him? You must be jokin'!' Irvine said loudly as he looked at her in surprise.
'It's fine, Irvine. He's not armed…I am…' she said confidently.
'Are you sure, Quistis?' Squall asked her.
'Yes, I'm sure. I'll be down in a moment.' Quistis looked at them confidently.
'Fine. We're downstairs if you need anything…You have been warned Seifer…' Irvine muttered, giving Seifer a last dirty look.
'Look, I'm so worried…' Seifer muttered tonelessly. 'I'll be armed next time, Cow-girl…' he went on.
'C'mon…' Squall said, pulling Irvine by his coat as they both disappeared down the elevator platform.
Quistis inhaled slowly as she continued to stare at the platform blankly.
'…I can see you've gained a liking to our one-on-one encounters…' Seifer smirked. Quistis didn't face him, but she could hear that he was now approaching her from behind.
'You've been urging for this moment, haven't you?' he murmured in her ear as he put his hands around her waist unexpectedly. This made Quistis shiver, he already had tried to get lucky with her a few times and he was doing it again. She couldn't let him get his way again, she couldn't go numb now and allow him to take advantage of her, she thought.
Quistis was shivering with nervousness, but she wasn't going numb or helpless as usual, and she knew exactly why. She wasn't falling in his trap because he wasn't facing her; those electric devilish blue eyes of his weren't staring into hers this time. Quistis was glad and took a few steps forward in order to get his hands persuading hands off her.
'Unfortunately, I haven't... I despise every moment spent with you. I regret having bothered to fetch you from Deling City. I can't wait to hear the last of you…' Quistis spat out in an angry and nervous tone of voice as she turned around to face him. She realised now he was right on top of her. He was lurking over her and this made her nervous.
'Very well… then what is it that you want to talk to me about?' Seifer asked her, still smiling maliciously, with a darkened look in his shocking blue eyes that contrasted brightly with his blond hair.
'This mission carries a great responsibility, and that responsibility is ours to keep, Seifer. We have to do our best for the people of Ganahir and defeat who ever is planning on acquiring the Tear Blossom. It is our duty to avoid that at all cost and protect Rinoa's powers from being used in their plans. We have no choice but to win this battle. It's the world's freedom that is at stake…' Quistis took a few steps backward as she spoke.
Seifer started to clap his hands as he approached her with his usual smirk on his face.
'Now I can't tell if that was a speech or a lecture…did you actually write that down and memorise it?' Seifer mocked her.
'In case you haven't noticed yet, Seifer, I'm very serious. I expect you to listen and show some respect…'
'Respect, respect, respect….now that's a tricky word, isn't it? You never know when it means obedience, cowardice or consideration…the three ridiculous concepts I despise...' Seifer murmured looking in her eyes piercingly as he went on approaching her slowly.
'Please Seifer, let's not waste time. I really need to know if you are willing…' Quistis said.
'Willing? Now that's interesting…willing to do what?' Seifer's facial expression changed from malice to curiosity.
'Seifer, you've told me you've spend some time exploring Ganahir in your youth and I need to know, if you're willing to show us the way into a discreet area of Ganahir. That is if you know the place well enough, of course…' Quistis looked away as she spoke (trying to make it look casual), not being able to stare into to those electric, piercing, mind-reading blue eyes of his. It was almost painful.
'Why did you swerve your eyes?' he asked her unexpectedly as he tilted his head to get a proper look at her.
Quistis sighed. 'Are you willing?…' she murmured looking away.
'I saw that…you swerved your eyes from me…why did you?' he went on with an amused look on his face.
'Seifer, I asked you a question…' Quistis looked at him briefly, then looked away again.
'Now that's interesting…you did it again, you keep swerving your eyes from mine…why's that?' he smirked.
'Answer my question, Seifer…' Quistis said seriously.
'I won't answer, if you don't…' he said now loosing his sarcastic smile.
'Seifer, please…just cut the crap…' Quistis sighed as she held her face with her hand, showing signs of distress.
'You wrong if you think you'll get your way by fainting again, you know? I know what I saw…' Seifer insisted, raising his arm and taking hold of Quistis's face, forcing hers to face his and giving her no choice but to look him in the eye.
Seifer watched her closely as she blinked and gasped nervously, tearing compulsively as she stared in his eyes with hate and fury. She then hated him more than ever, having the fact that she was tearing annoy her even more and make the blood in her veins boil with an inexplicable feeling of hatred towards him. She didn't have the slightest clue for why Seifer's look caused that effect on her. It was most humiliating…
Seifer tightened his grip around her face and approached his one.
'You tear when you look in my eyes…that's unusual…' he murmured softly as Quistis could feel his breath hit her face as he spoke.
Quistis was starting to get that mesmerized sensation in her again, her body seemed to be getting numb again and her brain seemed to be entering a hypnosis state. She wanted to avoid that at all cost. It couldn't happen now… not again.
Quistis then closed her eyes, before it was too late and grabbed his arms, trying to make him let go of her, before he had complete control over her.
'You can't control me anymore Seifer…let go of me…'Quistis said as she held tightly onto his hands, almost pinching them.
'I don't wish to control you, Quistis…why? Do you feel controlled? Hm?' he asked her softly as if he hadn't heard what she had just said.
'I know exactly what your goals in life are…I don't need to feel anything…' Quistis groaned angrily.
'Is that so? Prove it to me then…look in my eyes…or are you scared?' he murmured.
'So you can take advantage of me? I know from the past, Seifer…you do this to me all the time. I'm not submitting myself to it again…if you don't want to show us the way into Ganahir, then don't. But you won't be having me under your power ever again…' Quistis gasped tightening her eyelids down.
'Giving up so early? Who said I wasn't willing? I haven't answered yet, have I?' Seifer smirked.
'Then make it quick…we don't have time for your indecisions…' Quistis groaned as she jerked out of his hands as soon as she felt his grip soften. She took two steps backwards as she looked away quickly from his face.
'I have reasons for my indecisions, you know?' he went on calmly, following her.
'Right now I'm only interested in your answer…' she pushed her hair behind her ear nervously.
'And that's why I've made my decision…' he murmured as she could hear his footsteps approach her.
'…make it brief…' Quistis grumbled. And before she knew it Seifer had took her arm and pulled her in his direction, making her turn around and face him…
'Briefer than this?' he said maliciously as in a split of a second his lips had took hold of hers. And with quick, greedy moves of his lips he kissed her unexpectedly.
Quistis had gone into shock, one moment he had been talking to her, the next he was kissing her, holding her by her arm tightly, and softening the grip as their lips met…
And although he was a good kisser, Quistis resisted his kiss and pulled away abruptly.
'What are you doing!' she yelled furiously staring into his eyes without knowing it herself.
'I'm willing. I know Ganahir like the palm of my hand…I'm willing to guide you…' he licked his lips as he spoke with a proud grin on his face.
Quistis rolled her eyes and exhaled furiously.
'…was I brief enough?' he muttered.
'Listen you little "Play-Boy-Bully" if you think you can just kiss me any time you want, you are very mistaken…the next time you…' Quistis's nostrils widened as she turned around and marched up to him with an angry look upon her face as her finger pointed threateningly in his face, but before she could finish what she was saying…
'Planning a next encounter already, are you?' he smirked annoyingly.
Quistis's hand raised in direction of Seifer's annoying face, but before she could smack him, Seifer had already caught her hand in time…
'Uh-uh…C'mon now, Trepe…I know you liked it, why hit me?' he murmured as he brought her hand closer to his face, opened his mouth slightly and pretended to bite her fingers off by clenching his jaws together as he stared in her eyes provocatively…
Quistis tried to free her hand as he unexpectedly dropped it carelessly and walked away coolly.
'You're sick!' she hissed at him as she turned around to find him making his way towards the platform.
'You don't wanna keep the others waiting, Instructor, now, do you? An Instructor must always set the example…' he smirked one last time and finally disappeared down the elevator.
Quistis roared furiously as soon as he was gone, leaned over on the pilot seat as she clapped her hand on her forehead furiously.
'Why?' she groaned, clenching her teeth.
'When is he going to stop!...it just gets worse and worse…' she muttered to herself.
Quistis couldn't get through to Seifer. It was worse than handling a beast with no weapon. Just that with the beast you could still run away, but with Seifer you couldn't. He'd always find a way to take control. It was horrible to feel helpless all the time when he was around…
She could swear there was something wrong in his head, or he just simply liked to act sick. She didn't know what she felt anymore for him, hatred, disgust or fear. But she was as frustrated as she had ever been in her whole life. She had no idea it would be so hard to work with Seifer in the first place. If she had known, she would've listened to the others and left him in Deling. But it was already late, he was part of the team and he was going to do his best to drive her crazy.
Now more than ever she wished that she had left him tied to that tree in Win Hill so the Unicorn could have killed him.
'I'm not wasting one more second thinking about that asshole. It's probably what he wants…the idiot…I think I'm gonna need a shrink when this mission is over…' she clapped her hand to her face.
Suddenly the rising of the elevator sounded behind her. Quistis got a nervous twitch in her fist…
'I swear if you…' Quistis turned on her heel as she faced the person who had entered the control room.
'Whoa Quisty! Hold on there… Are you ok? I saw the jerk leave without you…' Irvine said worriedly as Squall and Zell stood there as well staring at her.
'Oh it's you…I'm sorry…I-I'm fine.' She sighed as she walked up to the platform and went down with the boys.
'You sure?' You don't look too good…' Zell said worriedly.
'Did he hurt you?' Squall asked her furiously.
'No…' Quistis sighed shaking her head.
'What did he do?' Irvine asked at once.
'Nothing…boys, I'm fine…really, don't worry about me. It's not exactly soothing to talk to him, you know?' she snickered, still a little stupefied.
'I bet…with that stupid grin on his face all the time…' Zell mumbled.
'If it were only that, Zell. If it were only that…' Quistis sighed.
'What do you mean?' Squall asked her suspiciously.
'Never mind everyone…let's just set our minds on the mission. After all it's what we here for…not to solve my personal problems.' Quistis smiled weakly.
By the time this conversation was over, Quistis and the three boys had reached the exit stairs of the Ragnarok and made their way towards the snowy plains.
And that was part 21! Hope you liked it… It was kind of hard writing this chapter…I don't know why…anyways, send in your comments, I'll love to read them. I'd also like to hear which is your favourite part of the fic, if you don't mind…Thanks everyone! Thank you so much! Review! Please!
PS: Is it true that most of the readers of FF8 fics are girls!