Ch.9

Into the past to understand the future.

FP: I managed to squash that damn Cricket!

Rinoa: But you destroyed most of the country in the process.

Quistis: I'm just glad me and Rinoa got back early to keep you from blowing up Canada.

FP: But they were asking for it!

Rinoa: What did they ever do to piss you off?

FP: I don't know, but at least I got the cricket!

cricket chirps

FP: What the #$!

Rinoa: It's just a bug!

FP: Where's my rocket launcher!

Quistis: Just start the story.

FP: It's just a flash back chapter.

rummages through a large pile of weapons

Rinoa: It's still important.

FP: Alright let it begin.

Cricket chirps

FP: What the &$#in hell, why won't this #$ die?

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Rinoa and Sheena arrive in the cafeteria to find Quistis waiting for them.

Quistis: Why is she here?

Rinoa: She agreed to help us.

Quistis: We don't need any more help.

Sheena: You don't know anything about the time he spent on the lunar base; I was with him the whole time.

Quistis: Whatever, I still can't translate those spells but I did find some things that might be important.

Rinoa: Every page, he is a very disturbed little man.

Sheena: You read the whole thing?

Quistis: No, but most of it.

Sheena: Shouldn't we talk about this somewhere more private.

Students are starting to enter the cafeteria.

Quistis: We'll go to my room.

They leave the cafeteria and head towards Quistis's room, when they arrive Quistis unlocks the door to her room. Her room is much larger than the student rooms yet still smaller than Kai and Rinoa's room. It was a very clean and organized, she had a small table in the middle of the room with four chairs around it. They each grabbed a chair and sat down.

Rinoa: Shall we start at the beginning or the most recent entry?

Sheena: The beginning would be best.

Quistis opens to the first page and begins to read (this is sort of a flashback scene it is written from Kai's point of view and will be done in a different writing style)

I'm leaving the garden to go to Lunar today I don't want to leave, but orders are orders. I'm starting this journal so that I never forget, my blood line prevents the GF's from affecting my memory, but someday I may need to remember. I'm not going to allow anyone to read this not yet at least. I don't understand why Cid decided to send me this far away, especially with Serina pregnant. I know it's probably a mistake to be a father at my age, but I'm going to be a wonderful father no matter what happens. Zell gave me a bunch of old comic books as a going away present; at least he didn't take Squall's idea of a going away present. The jack-ass shaved Isis. He shaved my fox and called it a going away present! At least that's better than Seifer trying to convince Serina I was cheating on her, why do I put up with these Bastards? My bus should be leaving for Esthar any minute, I better go.

Sheena: So, he didn't start this until he was on his way to Lunar.

Quistis: I thought I recognized this book; I gave it to him when he left.

Rinoa: Squall and Seifer were like two in the same weren't they.

Quistis: Yes, they were a handful.

Sheena: Read the next page.

Quistis: The next dozen or so pages are just him talking about how boring being on Lunar is, but the day they establish the lunar garden is interesting.

The new garden is finally done and I've been offered a job as an instructor, Serina thinks I should take it, but teaching the art of killing is the last thing I want to do with my life. I wish I had some other option, but the position is my only chance of being able to support my family, which will be adding another member any day now. I have been having such bizarre dreams lately, but the strangest part is when I wake up I can't remember anything about them. The course I'm supposed to teach is "fighting style development" I can't believe they actually have a class about developing your own fighting style.

Sheena: How is that important?

Rinoa: All it tells us is he didn't want to become a teacher.

Quistis: It could be important later maybe this will be more revealing; it's the day after Serina's death.

I didn't mean for this to happen I killed hundreds of people its like history just keeps repeating itself. I kill anyone who ever gets close to me; every time I am happy I destroy it. These two hands can never shed blood again even the shedding of my own blood cannot ease this pain, each time I kill a little part of me dies as well, but now I am completely empty who knows what will happen next time. I doubt even the strongest magic can ease this pain, but magic is all I have left to turn to.

Quistis: The spells are written on the next page.

Sheena: Let me see them.

Quistis hands the book to Sheena.

Sheena: Latin, Elvin, and the Tongue of the fire bird. I can tell what languages they are but I can't translate them.

Rinoa: Why did he write each of them in a different language?

Sheena: Well, each language has certain magical properties Latin is a pretty generic language used in low level magic (usually rituals), Elvin is used in powerful manipulation spells (living puppet, mind erasing, memory rewriting, ect.), but I've never actually seen a spell written in the tongue of the fire bird (only the most powerful white magic uses this language).

Quistis: Let's move forward, shall we.

Rinoa: Read some from after he became an instructor.

Quistis: Alright this might be interesting.

It's been nearly a year since the accident; I'm trying to rebuild my life slowly, but surely. I never was one for simple relationships; I'm dating a student of mine mind, the headmaster doesn't seem care, but I bet Quistis would kill me if she found out, come to think of it I haven't even talked to her since I became a instructor. Everyone back at the garden have probably forgotten about me by now, well I have a party to get to, I've been drinking way to much lately.

Quistis: The rest is pointless babble until he receives the message from Cid that he's going to be headmaster.

I heard from Cid today, he wants me to go back to the garden and help Squall with his new headmaster position, I can't say no Cid is like a father to me, I'll be bringing some exchange students with me. They've all been in my classes so they should show me a little respect, then again they are my friends so the odds of me getting respect from them is considerably less than it should be. I leave tomorrow so it looks like I'm finally going home.

Sheena: There was nothing of any importance there.

Quistis: I wonder who his girlfriend was on lunar.

Sheena: He is the most thickheaded man I have ever dated.

Quistis: You dated an instructor?

Sheena: Not my smartest move.

Rinoa: Can we please move on?

Quistis: That's the last page, he must have another journal.

Sheena: I have a feeling all we need is right here.

Quistis: The same feeling that made you decide to date an instructor?

Sheena: I was stupid, just drop it!

Rinoa: I think we need to take a break; I'm going to see how Selphie's doing.

Quistis: I need some coffee.

Sheena: Make that two.

Quistis: I think I'll make it four.

Rinoa leaves the room

Rinoa: I hope they don't kill each other.

Quistis sits a cup of coffee on the table in front of Sheena.

Sheena: Why does it bother you so much that I used to date Kai?

Quistis: Can we please not talk about this?

Rinoa knocks on the door of a dorm room.

Rinoa: Anybody home?

Selphie: Hold on.

The door slides open revealing Selphie and Irvine.

Irvine: Have you heard the news yet, I'm gonna be a daddy!

Rinoa: He took it better than expected.

Selphie: He's been like this all day, I'm not sure if he's happier about the baby or the wedding.

Rinoa: You're getting married?

Selphie: Of course.

Irvine: I'm the luckiest guy on this planet!

Rinoa: I really need to go check up on Kai, you to be good.

Irvine: Don't you think it's a little late for that?

Rinoa: Yeah, I guess so.

Rinoa leaves heading for the infirmary.

Dr.K: Good morning Rinoa.

Rinoa: How's Kai doing?

Dr.K: He's still asleep, but you can go in if you want.

Rinoa: No, he should rest.

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FP: I know, crappy chapter, but I can't think of any ideas please help me. Somebody, anybody, female body (FP like female body) but seriously HELP ME!

cricket chirps

FP: Damn you!

pulls out to fully automatic weapons and releases a spray of bullets

FP: Got ya that time sucker!

Cricket chirps

FP: twitch Fire-Pheanix over and out.