Amaya turned in her bed, and sighed. The dance. Dancing with Seifer and Zell was fun. But she was still just feeling strange about seeing Squall and Marriku dance. She sighed and crawled out of bed, and changed into her school uniform. "If Marriku knew i like him..." She said to no one, "something is actually going good for her, and i just have to ruin it, dont I?"
Amaya walked out of her dorm and yawned, and opened her eyes to see Squall waiting in the hallway. Amaya walked close to him, she hadn't really talked to him ever. "Are you...waiting for somebody?" He didn't say anything. Typical Squall, the loner. Lost in his own thoughts. She always thought he looked so cute, just only thinking about himself, not caring about anyone else around him.
"Hello?" Amaya said again, almost smiling. "No," he began, "Im not." Amaya seen Seifer come out of his dorm, he seemed in a angry mood, still seeming overconfidant. Like he could take on the world. Typical Seifer. For no reason, the over confidant blonde came over and shoved Squall for no aparant reason.
"Whats your problem?" Squall said, his voice sounding confused. Amaya could sense that he didnt hate Seifer, but he didnt like him either. "Seifer..." She said, "Was that totally neassesary?" Seifer glanced at her with his green eyes, she could sense a feeling of rage coming from him. "Why do you hate Squall?" Seifer closed his eyes.
"You think he is some pretty boy. Some hero. Something hes not. Leonhart...pfft." Seifer glanced at her again and stalked away, regaining his confidance. Amaya didnt notice Squall had left. She sighed and remembered that they had their first seeD mission today. The big day. Amaya heard a door open and close from down the hall. Marriku. 'here we go...' Her friend came down the hall smiling, twisting her shoulder length hair into a ponytail.
"We better get going! Cid is expecting us at the front gate, its our first mission. Im so excited!" She said, happily. Amaya smiled too. The pair headed from the dormitory hall, past the directory and towards the front gate. "whats wrong? You seem really...i dunno, messed up" Marriku said, looking at her carefully. "I dont think i got alot of sleep last night" Amaya said. "Amaya, how about a little more respect for me? You can tell me whats going on with you..." She said.
She had known Marriku ever since they were babies, she always thought she knew what Marriku was thinking. Amaya sighed and said, "what makes you think im hiding anything from you?" "We hardly talk anymore" Marriku said. "We're stuck in this world together, it would be nice of you to at least talk to me. Lets just try to have fun with this." She smiled. Amaya stopped walking.
"Um...We started this by spilling SODA on my playstation. Now we are in some diffrent world! How can you be so carefree? just because Squall likes your or something?" Amaya shook her head. "Hes does? I could tell, but did he talk to you or anything?" "I didnt say that...C'mon, lets just get to Cid and find out whats going on" Amaya said as they continued walking.
Cid, Selphie, Zell and Squall were at the front gates. "Finally!" Selphie said excitedly. "Thank you for joining us," Cid said, nodding at them. Amaya leaned against a pillar and looked for towards the sky as the headmaster explained. "for you first mission, you will be helping out a rebel faction called the "forrest owls." You are to help them to your fullest, to preform every command that they ask you to. The forrest owls are located in Timber. A memeber of this facation will tell you "The forrests are disapearing." The password is "But the owls are still around"
They nodded to Cid and they bade him farewell. They headed out of the garden area and followed the cement road towards the village of Balamb. There was a gas station located at the front of the town and a hotel near the docks where some vessels were parked. They headed towards some shops, an item shop and a weapon shop, and a train station.
A man in a green suit handed them their tickets and they headed on board the metal train. there was a control panel and a glossy window that looked towards other trains in the station. Selphie stood impatiently near the door. "Hurry! use the ticket to get inside!" She told squall. He used a number from the side of the ticket and entered it in the panal, the sliding door opening and Selphie flew inside, running towards the long row of windows.
Amaya and Marriku both headed towards the cabin of the train, not caring to stand around anymore. They entered the cabin through sliding doors and came into a room with a beat up looking tan couch and a set of worn bunk beds. Amaya plopped down on the couch and rubbed at her eyes while Marriku looked throught the magazine. "hmm...all of these magazines are almost 4 years old..." She said, sitting down next to her.
Squall, Zell and Selphie entered the room. Amaya felt a little light headed, she could hear a faint ringing in her ears. it was getting annoying, but she probally was just geting a mirgraine. "...i dont feel so good..." Marriku said, rubbing at her head as well. She got up, and her eyes were wide with frieght and confusion. She then fell to the ground, Amaya jumping to her side. She felt clammy, but it looked like she just passed out.
Squall backed up against the wall, rubbing at his head as well and he fell to his knees, and fell to the ground. She crawled over to him, same symptoms. What was going on? Amaya felt hot, like she needed a nice nap. 'No! Stay awake!' she cried to herself. her face hit the smelly carpeting and she fell into a world of darkness.
A lush field of tall grass stood before them, a fire raging across the field. Three soilders, wearing bright blue uniforms came out. One had a bandana tied around his head and he held an overly large harpoon over his shoulder. The other was a slim african, with little blades attached by straps to his hands. The other held an Automatic Rifle, he had long black hair.
'Where am I? Who are these guys?' They ran throught the feilds and aross a small stream. a vehicle stood before them. The trio stopped and the black haired one said, "Lets head to Deling." "Arent we supposed to be on patrol?" The african said. "relax, Kiros! We can get crashed and then head into battle!" The black haired one seemed like the leader. As the three climbed into the vehicle, Kiros said, "So Laguna, are we going to see Julia preform tonight?"
This seemed to have hit a sensitive spot for "Laguna." "So what if shes preforming? its not like we cant go get a drink" he said, driving towards Deling. "suuure" He said. 'Who is Julia?' When the trio of soilders had appeared in deling, Laguna took no time to find a parking space for their truck. he parked directly in the middle of the street. They all jumped out. "...You cant park here, Laguna!" Kiros said. "Dont worry, its cool!" Laguna said, a goofy smile on his handsome features.
The soilders headed north, just as two cars pulled up behind the truck. They didnt seem too happy. When they came towards the Galbadia Hotel, after filing through the shops and citizens of the city. The galbadia hotel was a fine establishment, the hotel rooms were on the second and third floor of the building and a dark bar below. Kiros, Ward, and Laguna headed down the golden steps towads the bar. there was a stage and lone black grand piano stood.
There were booths scattered everywhere. Laguna, Kiros and Ward sat down at a familar table and a waitress came up to them. "what will it be boys?" She said, trying to make her voice sound seductive. "The usual" They all said, boredly. She walked towards the bar as a woman in an elegant crimson dress came down the golden stairs. She had chocolate brunnette hair that was gracefully tied up. She walked towards the piano, sitting down at the stool.
Laguna kept his eyes on her. She was beautiful. She began to play a tune, a tune that he had heard many times before. This wasnt the first time the soilders had been to this bar, it wouldnt be Laguna's last. "Just go talk to her already!" Kiros said, pushing Laguna out of the booth. Laguna got up and glared back at his partners. He didnt want to talk to Julia. Not now at least. It was way too crowded in here.
He made an attempt to walk towards her. Almost up the stairs, almost towards the piano. Ack! Leg Cramp! Laguna clutched his leg and inched back towards the booth. "Your never going to talk to her, why dont you give up?" ward said, taking a sip from his drink. Laguna shook his head. Kiros laughed and said, "We better get going man." Him and ward scooted out of the booth, Laguna got up and said, "We just got here! Whats the hurry?"
He looked behind himself and Julia was standing there, her slender arms behind her back. He didnt even notice the music had stopped playing. "Hi" She said. Laguna's eyes widened. He then franticly looked around. Everyone had their eyes on them. "can we go somewhere private?" He asked her. "Sure...everyone is watching us" Julia said, giggling. They headed up the golden stairs, Laguna couldnt believe his luck and headed towards her room.
The room had two beds, with plain white sheets and a desk to the front of the room. Julia sat on her bed as soon as they got in, Laguna paced nervously. "Tell me about yourself?" Julia asked, a smile on her face. 'Shes probally laughing at how stupid hes acting...' Laguna walked over to her, and then told her his story. His childhood, how he got mixed up in the Galbadian Army, and how he wanted to be a journalist. He wanted to write about the places he had seen.
"Im talking to much again!" He whined. "No your not" Julia said. There was an akward moment of silence before Laguna said, "Tell me about your dreams." Julia smiled and looked out the window, her chesnut eyes sparkling. "I want to do more than just play piano. I want to sing. But im not very good at writing lyrics." "I would love to hear your sing." Laguna said.
"I can write the lyrics, now that i've met you," She said, looking into his onyx eyes. "Me?" "I've seen you come and watch me preform many times, the looks on your face. You've shown me hope, passion, everything that could make a beautiful song. I wanted to thank you for that." Julia said, getting closer to Laguna. Just as they were about to kiss, there was a loud rapping at the door.
"Laguna! We've got to go! New orders!" Kiros' voice came. Laguna looked away from her and said, "I have to go." "We'll meet again," She said, smiling at him. "Of course!" He laughed. Everything became hazy, fuzzy. Then everything turned black.
Amaya opened her eyes, then blinked a couple of times. "Your awake" Marriku said, helping her friend up from the floor of the train. "...Yeah..." she said, rubbing her eyes. "I wonder why we all passed out like that" Marriku said, glancing at Zell and Selphie. "I dunno...My dream was pretty odd...Random," Amaya said, leaning back. She couldnt help but thinking that Laguna was pretty cute. "Mine too.." Squall said quietly. "I felt so bad for this guy...He had to leave this girl Julia because he had new orders from the G-Army." Marriku said, he eyes seemed distant.
'Wait? Julia? She was in my dream too...' "There was a Julia in your dream? Was there a Kiros, Ward and Laguna in it too?" "Yeah" Marriku said, rasing her eyebrow. "Squall? what did you dream about?" "Kiros, Ward and Laguna," He replied. "How could we have just passed out and then had the same dream?" Marriku said, her arms crossed against her chest. "I dont know..." Amaya said.
The train lurched to a stop and the 5 seeD's got up and left the cabin, exiting the train through the sliding doors. THe town of Timber seemed quiet, the town was under Galbadia's control so there couldnt have been much action. There was an old lady standing near the steps, and a boy, who looked no older than 17. "The forrests are diapearing," He said softly. "But the owls are still around," Squall said. The boy smiled at them and nodded and said, "Follow me"