A/N: Thanks a whole bunch for the reviews! I'm feeling more and more
confident about this story! ^_^
Ellone walked around the weapon shop in Balamb. If she were going to go on a major mission, she would need a weapon. The problem was, she did not know what would be the best weapon. She sighed as she looked at all the weapons. Swords, guns, blaster edges, whips, nunchuks. "I need to choose now," She thought, "I can't make them all wait just because I can't find a weapon."
"Hello, Ellone."
Ellone turned around to see Vincent.
"Oh, Vincent, hi." She said.
They had met when he and the others came back to Balamb with the current situation, but did not really have any time to get to one each other.
"Looking for something?" He asked.
"I'm just trying to find a weapon," she answered, "How about you?"
"I got curious and decided to come here to see what kind of guns they have." He said.
"Are you in to guns?" She asked, "Irvine loves guns."
"He's the one who suggested that I come here." He said.
She nodded and looked at the weapons again.
"Are you having trouble finding something?" He asked.
"Well," she replied, "It's like this, I've never fought in my life. I have no clue what would be the best weapon for a beginner."
"I'm not saying this because it's my weapon of choice, but," he said, "I think a simple gun would be good. A long distant weapon so you won't have to get too close in battle. I wouldn't get a powerful one, though, they can be difficult for a beginner."
"Okay," she said, "Can you help me figure out which is not so powerful?"
He looked at the selection of guns and finally found one that would suit Ellone fine.
"How much?" She asked the worker.
"Five hundred Gil." He said.
Ellone looked inside her purse and sighed. "I left my wallet at the Garden," she said, "Give me a moment, I'll go get it."
"I'll pay for it," Said Vincent. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the money. To Ellone's surprise, his world and hers accepted the same type of money. She looked at him as he handed to money to the worker. "He's so handsome," She thought, "I've never seen anyone more handsome than him." She liked men with dark hair like his. She had never seen a man with red eyes before. She found it attractive too.
After Vincent paid for Ellone's gun, he decided that she needed a brief training session. When they got back to the Garden, Quistis greeted them holding what looked like medical supplies.
"Hello, Vincent and Ellone." She said.
"Hey, Quisty," Ellone replied.
"What are you two up to?" Quistis asked.
"We are going to the training center," said Vincent, "Ellone got a gun today so I'm going to teach her the basics."
"Oh, okay," Quistis replied, "Don't take too long."
"We won't," Ellone said.
Ellone and Vincent walked into the training center, trying to be careful not to run into a strong monster like the T-rexaur. They found a small pack of Grats standing around. They had their backs facing the two so they didn't know they were there. Vincent walked behind Ellone.
"Point the gun at the spot where your enemy will take more damage," He whispered trying to not let the Grats hear. She shot at one of the Grats, but the gun was a little powerful and she was not expecting it to be and ended up missing her target. The Grats turned around and came towards them. Vincent pulled out his gun and shot and killed each one with a single shot.
"I'm sorry," she said, "I wasn't expecting that."
"It's alright," he said, "A lot of people get surprised by the force of their gun. How about we practice on a non-living target? How about one of those dead monsters?"
"I'm sorry, but it creeps me out beating up something that is already dead." She replied.
"Alright," he said, "Let's practice on that tree over there?"
Vincent pulled out a knife and marked a spot on the tree. He got behind her and put his hand over her hand. She was a little startled by his touch and how close he was to too.
"Hold the gun steady," He said.
She felt herself shaking when she felt his warm breath against her cheek.
"You're trembling," He said.
"W-what?" She asked.
"Trembling is not a good thing to do when facing an enemy," He said.
"Control yourself, Ellone." She thought.
He lifted her hand so her gun would be aimed at the target. He removed his hand and stepped back.
"Okay, try." He said.
She nodded and pulled the trigger. It was a perfect aim. A smile came to her face. She had never fought before in her life. With Vincent's help, she felt like she would do just fine now.
"Esthar is the closest place from the temple," said Rinoa pointing at the map Odine gave them.
"It's six thousand miles north-east from Esthar," said Quistis, "With the Ragnorok, it shouldn't take too long."
Everyone loaded their supplies into the Ragnorok. Selphie served as pilot while Zell served as co-pilot. When everything was set to go, they immediately took off.
Irvine was glad there was someone he could talk to about guns without boring the person to death. He and Vincent talked for the longest time about them. Ellone walked by, but Irvine stopped her.
"Hey, Elle, I hear Vincent here got you a gun."
"Yeah, he did," she replied, "I left my wallet at the garden and Vincent offered to buy it for me."
"Ahh, the start of a beautiful romance," Irvine sighed.
She raised an eyebrow and walked away.
"Hey, I was serious," Irvine replied.
Vincent grinned and shook his head.
"What?" Irvine asked.
"Nothing," Vincent answered.
"You know, Ellone is very cute," said Irvine, "Any man would be nuts not to ask her out."
"Then why don't you ask her out?" Vincent asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"Nah, I got my eye on another girl," Irvine grinned.
"Selphie," Vincent replied.
"How did you know?" Irvine asked.
"It's very obvious," Vincent answered.
Quistis sat with Cloud talking about different things. She told him about her life as a SeeD and he told her about his life when he was working with Sephiroth and how he lost his mind and thought he was someone he wasn't.
"It must have been hard for you," she said.
"It was," he replied, "But Tifa helped me out."
"Is Tifa your girlfriend?" she asked.
"Yes," he answered.
"I see," she replied.
Seifer watched as Quistis and Cloud talked. "Cloud," he thought, "What a punk. His hair is freakier than the chicken-wuss'. Why is he talking to Quistis anyway? Why not go bother the cowboy wannabe or the chicken-wuss?"
"Does anyone know where Squall is?" Rinoa asked.
"He's in the hanger," Zell answered, "Said he wanted to be alone."
"Thanks, Zell." She said and walked to the hanger.
Rinoa found Squall leaning up against a wall. He was obviously deep in thought. "Oh no," she thought, "There he goes again."
"Squall, is something wrong?" She asked.
"No, it's nothing." He lied.
"Squall, I thought we agreed that we would tell each other how we felt about certain things." She said with concern.
"I see there's no way out of this," he said, "Alright, I'll tell you. I've been thinking about the cells that are now swimming through my body. What's going to happen to me? Everyone is here to find a cure for me."
"This is all an unfortunate coincident," she replied, "But we're here for you. We're not going to let you turn into that evil Sephiroth person." She wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes. When she closed her eyes, she saw an image. She saw a body laying on the floor, a pool of blood, and a bloody Gunblade. She gasped and broke their embrace.
"Rinoa, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Squall, I think someone is going to die."
A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger **puts up flame shield** I could have made this chapter longer, but I thought it would be cool to leave it here. Plus I have a minor writer's block so I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can.
Ellone walked around the weapon shop in Balamb. If she were going to go on a major mission, she would need a weapon. The problem was, she did not know what would be the best weapon. She sighed as she looked at all the weapons. Swords, guns, blaster edges, whips, nunchuks. "I need to choose now," She thought, "I can't make them all wait just because I can't find a weapon."
"Hello, Ellone."
Ellone turned around to see Vincent.
"Oh, Vincent, hi." She said.
They had met when he and the others came back to Balamb with the current situation, but did not really have any time to get to one each other.
"Looking for something?" He asked.
"I'm just trying to find a weapon," she answered, "How about you?"
"I got curious and decided to come here to see what kind of guns they have." He said.
"Are you in to guns?" She asked, "Irvine loves guns."
"He's the one who suggested that I come here." He said.
She nodded and looked at the weapons again.
"Are you having trouble finding something?" He asked.
"Well," she replied, "It's like this, I've never fought in my life. I have no clue what would be the best weapon for a beginner."
"I'm not saying this because it's my weapon of choice, but," he said, "I think a simple gun would be good. A long distant weapon so you won't have to get too close in battle. I wouldn't get a powerful one, though, they can be difficult for a beginner."
"Okay," she said, "Can you help me figure out which is not so powerful?"
He looked at the selection of guns and finally found one that would suit Ellone fine.
"How much?" She asked the worker.
"Five hundred Gil." He said.
Ellone looked inside her purse and sighed. "I left my wallet at the Garden," she said, "Give me a moment, I'll go get it."
"I'll pay for it," Said Vincent. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the money. To Ellone's surprise, his world and hers accepted the same type of money. She looked at him as he handed to money to the worker. "He's so handsome," She thought, "I've never seen anyone more handsome than him." She liked men with dark hair like his. She had never seen a man with red eyes before. She found it attractive too.
After Vincent paid for Ellone's gun, he decided that she needed a brief training session. When they got back to the Garden, Quistis greeted them holding what looked like medical supplies.
"Hello, Vincent and Ellone." She said.
"Hey, Quisty," Ellone replied.
"What are you two up to?" Quistis asked.
"We are going to the training center," said Vincent, "Ellone got a gun today so I'm going to teach her the basics."
"Oh, okay," Quistis replied, "Don't take too long."
"We won't," Ellone said.
Ellone and Vincent walked into the training center, trying to be careful not to run into a strong monster like the T-rexaur. They found a small pack of Grats standing around. They had their backs facing the two so they didn't know they were there. Vincent walked behind Ellone.
"Point the gun at the spot where your enemy will take more damage," He whispered trying to not let the Grats hear. She shot at one of the Grats, but the gun was a little powerful and she was not expecting it to be and ended up missing her target. The Grats turned around and came towards them. Vincent pulled out his gun and shot and killed each one with a single shot.
"I'm sorry," she said, "I wasn't expecting that."
"It's alright," he said, "A lot of people get surprised by the force of their gun. How about we practice on a non-living target? How about one of those dead monsters?"
"I'm sorry, but it creeps me out beating up something that is already dead." She replied.
"Alright," he said, "Let's practice on that tree over there?"
Vincent pulled out a knife and marked a spot on the tree. He got behind her and put his hand over her hand. She was a little startled by his touch and how close he was to too.
"Hold the gun steady," He said.
She felt herself shaking when she felt his warm breath against her cheek.
"You're trembling," He said.
"W-what?" She asked.
"Trembling is not a good thing to do when facing an enemy," He said.
"Control yourself, Ellone." She thought.
He lifted her hand so her gun would be aimed at the target. He removed his hand and stepped back.
"Okay, try." He said.
She nodded and pulled the trigger. It was a perfect aim. A smile came to her face. She had never fought before in her life. With Vincent's help, she felt like she would do just fine now.
"Esthar is the closest place from the temple," said Rinoa pointing at the map Odine gave them.
"It's six thousand miles north-east from Esthar," said Quistis, "With the Ragnorok, it shouldn't take too long."
Everyone loaded their supplies into the Ragnorok. Selphie served as pilot while Zell served as co-pilot. When everything was set to go, they immediately took off.
Irvine was glad there was someone he could talk to about guns without boring the person to death. He and Vincent talked for the longest time about them. Ellone walked by, but Irvine stopped her.
"Hey, Elle, I hear Vincent here got you a gun."
"Yeah, he did," she replied, "I left my wallet at the garden and Vincent offered to buy it for me."
"Ahh, the start of a beautiful romance," Irvine sighed.
She raised an eyebrow and walked away.
"Hey, I was serious," Irvine replied.
Vincent grinned and shook his head.
"What?" Irvine asked.
"Nothing," Vincent answered.
"You know, Ellone is very cute," said Irvine, "Any man would be nuts not to ask her out."
"Then why don't you ask her out?" Vincent asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"Nah, I got my eye on another girl," Irvine grinned.
"Selphie," Vincent replied.
"How did you know?" Irvine asked.
"It's very obvious," Vincent answered.
Quistis sat with Cloud talking about different things. She told him about her life as a SeeD and he told her about his life when he was working with Sephiroth and how he lost his mind and thought he was someone he wasn't.
"It must have been hard for you," she said.
"It was," he replied, "But Tifa helped me out."
"Is Tifa your girlfriend?" she asked.
"Yes," he answered.
"I see," she replied.
Seifer watched as Quistis and Cloud talked. "Cloud," he thought, "What a punk. His hair is freakier than the chicken-wuss'. Why is he talking to Quistis anyway? Why not go bother the cowboy wannabe or the chicken-wuss?"
"Does anyone know where Squall is?" Rinoa asked.
"He's in the hanger," Zell answered, "Said he wanted to be alone."
"Thanks, Zell." She said and walked to the hanger.
Rinoa found Squall leaning up against a wall. He was obviously deep in thought. "Oh no," she thought, "There he goes again."
"Squall, is something wrong?" She asked.
"No, it's nothing." He lied.
"Squall, I thought we agreed that we would tell each other how we felt about certain things." She said with concern.
"I see there's no way out of this," he said, "Alright, I'll tell you. I've been thinking about the cells that are now swimming through my body. What's going to happen to me? Everyone is here to find a cure for me."
"This is all an unfortunate coincident," she replied, "But we're here for you. We're not going to let you turn into that evil Sephiroth person." She wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes. When she closed her eyes, she saw an image. She saw a body laying on the floor, a pool of blood, and a bloody Gunblade. She gasped and broke their embrace.
"Rinoa, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Squall, I think someone is going to die."
A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger **puts up flame shield** I could have made this chapter longer, but I thought it would be cool to leave it here. Plus I have a minor writer's block so I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can.