Final Fantasy VIII: The Forgotten
DISCLAIMER: I own Aries! And will spoon you if you try to claim him! MINE!
Chapter III
There was finally peace following silence. 'Now what?' He had done what he needed to, all he needed now was to keep a low profile, well at least until tomorrow. He would get his facial problem sorted thanks to his hair. It seemed like Aries had planned everything out as Cid was blathering on about it. Letting a small sigh escape from his lips, Aries looked around his room. It was plain, obvious, yet still held with a few things what were peculiar for a 16 year old to have. He began to stroll around the room, taking in his surroundings so that he could get used to this new area. Well most possibly just for this day, tomorrow he would have a bigger and Dorm with no one living next to him. Aries at first didn't actually notice that there would be someone staying next door to him, this was nothing like his old garden. He actually got his own room rather than being stuck on a bunk bed like room with the one of the most arrogant people around.
Aries sat down on his bed. He began by looking at the mannequin wearing his holsters and sworded sheaths. Obviously his battle attire to be added. Rolling over to his side, slightly, he noticed that the large box what he had hoped for was actually there. The black box was rather large, height wise. It had held his gunblade, well parts of his gunblade, it still wasn't completed. Aries was after something different rather than a normal gunblade, he wanted something what would fit his persona as a katana wielder. Staying with his back pressed against the bed, Aries stared up to the plain cream coloured ceiling. 'Maybe I should get some rest?' he began to mentally question himself. He had nothing to do now, plus he didn't want to engage in any type of contact with his temporary dorm partner. Sitting back up again, Aries unbuckled the belt what was held on to his hips. Following by taking of his large, dark coloured hoody and then laying it beside him. The belt what he was trying to unbuckle was one of his main weapons. A Katana. Forcing himself off the bed, Aries walked over towards the light brown coloured mannequin and forced on the belt, along the hips. Just as perfectly as it was on him. Stepping back once again, Aries turned around, facing away from the wooden lifeless figure and began to try to unbuckle another belt. This time doing it with ease along with forgetting what usually happened when he unbuckled this one. A large thud was bouncing off the walls.
"Damnit!" Aries quickly picked up the belt, revealing that it was a holster for his other weapon. A Desert Eagle. One of the most deadliest handguns known to man. Plus it looked cool.
"Who's there?" A voice shouted out from the next room. This was going so well (!). Quickly buckling the belt on to the mannequin, Aries tried to come up with a plan to try and not answer.
"I'm armed, unless you wanna get shot, I suggest you show yourself!" The voice became clearer. Sadly. Aries was trying to decipher the voice. It was so familiar…but he was hoping to god that he was wrong.
"This is your last warnin'! I'm tellin ya, you're not gonna thieve me!" a large cocking sound came from outside the door. A sound of a gun being aimed towards the door and getting ready to blast away.
Aries knew he only had a few seconds to move before there was a hole in the door and also him. Lunging towards the door, Aries bounced off the bed and threw his feet towards the door. Rather as in a dropkick. Connecting with ease, the door was opened through the sensors, along with his feet connecting in to the knees of the attacker. A large thud followed groans. Aries was left sitting on the floor with a 189 pounds worth of meat lying down on his legs. The connection had sent the attacker falling face first on to the floor along with his legs loosing balance through the immense force.
"Argh! You son of a bi-…Aries?" The attacker instantly recognised Aries. To Aries' joy…it was Irvine. He struggled up to his feet, as if he had just seen a ghost. Rather, more likely, his old dorm mate.
"W-what're you doin' here!" Irvine held his weapon closely as he stumbled back towards the wall. His eyes were wide along with having the look of fear embedded his face. No emotion betrayed Aries' face. He had no reason to speak with him. Jumping to his feet, Aries looked to Irvine. A cold and long stare was passed. Hatred was being boiled through his veins; it could even be seen through the purple eyes.
"Listen, I-I.." Irvine tried to force the words out of his mouth. Past actions becoming haunted.
"Fuck you." Aries didn't even give a chance to Irvine to finish. Aries didn't want anything of it. Come what may, the past had already taken his toll. Turning his back, Aries sighed softly. He wanted to say so much. He wanted to do so much. Yet, was it worth it? Irvine was scum. Aries knew who the real Irvine was. Sadly he couldn't do anything to save 'Her'. Turning his head, Aries sent a glance of hatred over his shoulder.
"You're not worth it…" The Winhillian accent was heard once again through the heart of Irvine. A cold and sharp sting came at the back of his neck. Irvine knew this wasn't going to end well. Irvine was scared. Once again. Who knew that the person who he double-crossed would come to face him again? And out of all of that, this was one of the reasons why Irvine could never look face to face with Squall. He looked like Aries. The same devil that took away Selphie, back at the Orphanage…the same person who held all of the secrets of the young girl…and held all of the power what would have saved Matron at Galbadia.
"You made a mistake again…" A cold smirk was placed up on the lips of Irvine. His weapon was held firmly in his arms, slowly being raised.
"You turned your back again, this time, your goin' back in a box!" Irvine had an actual suppressor on his weapon. His last mission had been a covert operation. So he still had it. Plus this would be a great way to get rid of Aries. No one would have even known! If you couldn't hear the shot, how could you know he was dead?
"…" Aries closed his eyes. In pure moments, he would finally be able to leave this hellhole. Well, not really. A loud roar erupted from Aries' mouth. It sounded like a lion on a rampage. Pure rage being sent through out the waves, causing fear and most likely putting Irvine off guard. Aries quickly turned in a about face. Time was going slow yet Aries' was moving like the wind. With swift movements, Aries dashed towards Irvine, a look of anger across his face. Irvine was standing, obviously hesitating to shoot Aries, would it even have stopped him? It was too late. Aries stood in front of Irvine, just as the finger was about to accumulate pressure along the trigger, Aries grabbed the muzzle of the weapon following letting his right hand gripping the back of the weapon. Twisting his body, so that his back was momentarily towards Irvine, Aries added immense force towards the weapon, twisting the weapon out of his hands and sending it to the floor.
"Oh Shi-" Irvine cried out in fear. Before he could even finish, Aries sent his right elbow towards Irvine's face. Since he was moving back to his former position, his elbow connected as he spun around once again. The connection sent Irvine flying back in to the wall. Following his usual cry of pain. Stumbling to the wall, Irvine had to take a moment before gaining enough mind over fact that he needed to fight back. With out even any regard for his composure, Irvine growled and pushed himself away from the wall and flying in to Aries. Irvine tried to tackle him down, but failed. Miserably. Aries, raised his left knee as Irvine ran in to him. With ease, it connected. His knee felt the pressure of Irvine's jaw slapping off it and loosing balance once again. Pain was in the air.
Irvine felt the cold floor ricochet of his face. It took a moment for Irvine to realise he was bleeding, nearly choking on a tooth, Irvine coughed up on to the floor, along with a white object what seemed to be his tooth. His mouth was bleeding as if it was a fountain. What had Aries done?
"You…You bastard…" Irvine choked on his words, as if the blood was too much to talk through. His mouth looked like a red cavern pouring out red wine. Aries showed no sign of pleasure nor pain. His face betrayed no emotion as he stood there. Silent and savouring the moment. He had waited long to do that…Yet he didn't want to stop. His blood was calling for more. He wanted more pain; he craved the look of despair on the victims face. Irvine tried to reach for his gun, trying to crawl his way to the weapon with out trying to keep his mind on the pain. Yet, Aries was already there.
His foot stood firmly on the weapon. Irvine struggled trying to get it away from the latch like hold.
"I'll kill you…" Irvine carried on trying to keep his pride.
"You're pathetic." Aries spoke once again. This time, the tip of his foot was moved to push back at an angle, sending the gun flipping in to the air and leaving it in the hands of Aries, who had caught it with ease. Aries held the gun firmly in his right hand. Looking down towards Irvine, he was the victor.
"When you woke up today, I bet you didn't think that you would have a gun aimed at your head about 5 O'clock?" Aries finally spoke in a full sentence. The gun was aimed towards Irvine's head. His face once again had the look of fear. This never had happened before, Aries was a lot weaker! What had happened though those months!
"You're meant to be the weak one…" Irvine lowered his head in shame. He had just gotten easily beaten up by a 16 year old…someone who was 2 years younger than him.
"No, I never was…I just never raised my hand to you…I pitied you. But now…" Aries firmly placed his finger on to the trigger. Just moments away before applying more force. The gun began to look like a turret each time Irvine blinked. He was scared. Worse than the time with Ultimecia. His heart raced, the sounds of drums weren't even lower to how much sound he was making. It was obvious how much Aries wanted this…
"Do it…" Irvine felt himself shed a tear, he was crying, it was his last day on earth. Why not?
"Do what?" Aries replied as if he had no idea of what he was talking about.
"Kill me!" Irvine heightened his voice. Yet still kept his face parallel to the floor. Aries acknowledged the situation. Was it worth it? Did Aries truly want to kill him just for the sake of his personal happiness? For a moment, Aries thought hard. He could end his problems right here, he could kill the man who caused his pain for the past few months. Well truthfully, for most of his life. He could end everything…No on would know. And for fact, he could try and heal back time?
"JUST DO IT!" Irvine cried out in pain, this was too much for him. Aries opened his eyes wide, shooting them open as if he had just cracked. Stomping his way right in front of Irvine, His moved the muzzle so it forced its way in to Irvine's mouth.
"Come What May." The gun seemed to be moments away from pure ecstasy.