Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Final Fantasy. Sadly.
Note: This is the second chapter! Please enjoy it, and read and review! I apologize in advance if any of the characters seem out of character.
Chapter 2
Squall stared in amazement at the lady that just appeared. "S...Squally?" He stammered angrily. Only Rinoa called him that, and he only tolerated it because she was his girlfriend. The lady grinned. "Oh, I suppose I should introduce myself. I am Sorceress Adel's successor, Sorceress Saori, and it is my pleasure to take back what your girlfriend stole from me."
Before he could stop himself, Squall said, "Rinoa doesn't steal." He then mentally cursed himself for being stupid and allowing that to slip out, though he was desperate to figure out what was going on and get back to Rinoa, and reluctant though he was to admit it, he also wanted to get back to the others.
The sorceress laughed. "You are so cute, Squally. Your little girlfriend stole the powers that I should have rightfully inherited from Adel. I'm going to get them from her, in the most painful way possible, by imitating you, then killing her, leaving her with a sense of betrayal as she dies."
Squall vaguely thought it interesting that all villains gave away their evil plans, but this wasn't really the time to point that out. He narrowed his eyes at the sorceress. "Leave Rinoa alone. It's not her fault Adel went after her." He pulls out his gunblade, which he was glad he still had. "If you want to fight, though, bring it."
The sorceress laughed again, which Squall was starting to find really annoying. "Oh, Squally, you're just too much. Of course, we'll fight eventually. For now, why don't you just stay with your new friends." She gestures at Cloud, Vincent and Tifa. "If you don't, I'll just kill your girlfriend now, and spare myself the fun."
Squall's temper flared. "Leave Rinoa alone!" He yelled, attacking the sorceress with his gunblade. The sorceress quickly dodged, then blasted Squall with a bolt spell. "Like I said, stay here, with your new friends, and both of you will live. If you don't, well... I'm sure you know what will happen." She smirked, and disappeared with a loud cracking noise.
Tifa looked once at Cloud before running over to Squall, who was picking himself up off the ground. "Are you okay, Squall?" She asks. He looks away, and gives his trademark line whenever asked about his condition. "Whatever."
"Well, I'm Tifa Lockhart. And since it sounds like you'll be staying with us a while, welcome to the group." She smiles warmly. Squall didn't say anything. Cloud shrugs. "Well... we're just about to rest... I guess since your girlfriend's life is in danger, you can stay with us." Squall shook his head. "I'm not going to be a burden to anyone. I'll just be going."
"But, your girlfriend! That lady said she'd kill her if you left! We don't mind if you stay, really!" Tifa protests.
"Just let him go." The man in red, who Squall vaguely remembered as being called Vincent, spoke up. Squall couldn't help but be strongly reminded of a vampire.
"But Vincent, that woman was serious." Tifa protests.
Cloud sighs. He didn't want to be the cause of anyone's death, no matter how troublesome it was to him. "Don't listen to Vincent... stay here." He says, sounding somewhat exasperated.
Squall could see no other choice. He really didn't want to test the sorceress' word, especially not if it meant Rinoa was in danger. "Alright. I'll stay." He sighs.
Notes: End of chapter 2! Yay! Oh, and sorry for forgetting to mention, but this is based off of an RP with my cousin, so I didn't make all of it up.
I made the sorceress up, so she is my own character. All other characters belong to Square Enix, as stated above.
