Hi sorry bout the lateness of this chapter but I couldn't think straight so there fore I couldn't write but now I think I'm fine
Rinoa walked through the Quad with Selphie and Zell looking for Quistis, it was past lunch and they still haven't seen her since she left this morning and Rinoa was worried that the women was doing more work and neglecting herself like she always does.
They were exiting the Quad and heading for the Training center when Seifer came bolting by them while half carrying half dragging Quistis who was mumbling something about ice sculptures and giggling like she was drunk. "Seifer! What happened?" Rinoa cried as she rushed to the other side of her lover to help support her "I found her laughing her ass off in the Training Center, she was pointing at the monsters that I'm guessing she some how froze, and don't ask me how she did it but she did" he said in one big breath "and now I think she's….drunk" he said and he looked like he was still trying to figure that part out.
They brought her to the infirmary but it wasn't easy and Rinoa started asking Quistis how much she had drank because this was getting ludicrous the was that the older woman's words slurred. "I am…not drunk! Teehee!" Quistis exclaimed right before she passed out leaving Rinoa and Seifer to carry her rest of the way.
The place was foggy and dull but cold almost like an ice box and Quistis shivered as a cold breeze blew by. "Where the hell am I?" she asked herself and started to walk in some direction looking for a way out.
"The time is now child" a voice floated by her startling her she reached for her sword only for nothing to be there "what the hell? Where's my sword!" she was panicking now, she had no way of fighting with physical strength if the enemy had a weapon and if it didn't then she'd locate at and pummel it if she could.
And a second later is cold ripped through Quistis and she felt my lungs freezing inside of her chest, and the most painful thing happened her heart stopped dead, she couldn't think, couldn't breath but the last thing she said was "Rinoa" and then darkness fell over her.
There was a shimmer of light that appeared beside the limp body and smiled sadly "I wish this could have been different but you have brought this upon yourself, and now you must fulfill your part of the deal" the mysterious woman whispered and then with her magic she levitated Quistis' body and held out one hand and a katana appeared, she griped it and on the other hand a white ball with hints of blue formed and then it shot into Quistis.
Quistis eyes shot open and she breathed in the cold air and coughed as she gulped in the air as her frame shook and she would have collapsed if it wasn't for the woman's magic keeping her upright. "Who…what did you?" that's all she got out before she started coughing again, the cold air was burning her throat, the woman merely smiled "why Quistis you don't remember me? Not at all?" Quistis looked puzzled and then it hit her "Oh God" she whispered "yes that's right, you knew that Squall couldn't defeat Ultimicia so you came to me, you prayed to Shiva and asked for the strength to beat the evil corrupt Sorceress" the woman smiled and the scenery changed to a temple, the walls were a frost like blue and the floors were like ice but you could clearly see moving water beneath it, slabs of Ice hung from the ceiling and although they were solid they looked as if you have this room a good shake they would come down and impale you.
Quistis looked around and remembered the shrine temple the way it was, in this cold place a fire was burning strong but it was different, instead of a orangey red glow it gave off an icy blue purple hue and when Quistis looked into the fire she had the sudden urge to touch it so stepping up to it she braced herself to feel the heat but was shocked, instead of searing pain of a burn she felt cold almost frost bite worthy cold, she withdrew her hand and started to rub her hands together to get some form of feeling back into them.
"Enchanting isn't it, how the blue flame dances like that, how it doesn't create heat but just like fire it can take life and destroy it" she said sadly from where she was sitting Quistis looked at the women and sighed, she knew it was her turn to do her part the woman was beside her in a flash "you have accepted that it is your turn, so then you shall know only when the time comes my child, but now you will be known as element of Ice, go to your world and say your farewells for it will be a long time before you will see your loved ones again" Quistis nodded and everything shimmered around her and slowly went black.
Rinoa was trying not to cry but the tears slid down her face anyways, Quistis stopped breathing and her skin turned ice cold in a matter or seconds, and the Doctor had informed her only moments ago, the dull sound of the heart monitors flat line was ringing in her ears. She choked on a sob as she looked at her lover laying there, she dropped to her knees and gripped that icy cold hand, intertwining there fingers "baby you said … you promised me you won't leave me" she choked out and sobbed, moments later the a dull beep… beep…beep filled the rooms and a choked cough jolted Rinoa up and quickly whipped her tears away to see the rise and fall of Quistis chest. Her mouth hung open as the hand she was holding twitched.
Rinoa couldn't move at all, she was frozen in place and just stared at her lover, looking down at Quistis face she saw what looked like a sad expression and then her face relaxed. Rinoa didn't want to let go or leave her side incase this was her mind playing tricks on her so she called out, voice cracking "help?" she tried again but her voice was so thick with emotion and cracking it just sounded like a squeak. Then the door opened reveling the rest of the gang, looking like they all just ran a mile and tears in there eyes. Rinoa stood there just staring at them not comprehending anything, she felt light headed, the beep….beep….beep… sounded and everyone looked so confused "welcome to my world" Rinoa whispered and they all looked at her who was looking at the unconscious but breathing woman on the hospital bed.
Ellone and Selphie walked over to Rinoa and hugged the still crying girl "how?" Ellone asked still in shock about hearing that Quistis who was like a little sister to her was dead and here she was in the infirmary looking at a not so dead Quistis who was breathing but her skin was still a shade of ice blue which still scared her.
They all just stood around the bad as Rinoa was still staring intently at Quistis, she touched her neck and looked for a pulse, and she got one that was a little rapid, and then her eyes fluttered open, scaring everyone out of there skin when they heard a scratchy voice saying "did anyone get the number of that bus?" that knocked Rinoa into reality and looked straight into Quistis eyes and gasped, Quistis eyes were so pale and icy blue, no longer steel blue, no these eyes looked like they could incinerate you if you looked at her the wrong way.
"Quistis… your eyes" Selphie whispered in awe and a little fear, Quistis looked puzzled and sat up "what's wrong with my eyes?" she asked and Seifer pulled out a mirror and handed it to her, Zell looked at him funnily ready to say something but Seifer just glared at him "don't ask" he grumbled out. Quistis took the small mirror and looked into it and just gaped … "what the hell?" she whispered not understanding but as they watched her they say realization dawn on her pale face fallowed by a sad look.
Quistis got up to everyone's shock and stretched, Rinoa just blinked not comprehending anything anymore along with everyone else in that room, Irvine was the first to speak "um Quistis you sure you should be moving I mean you … just…" he didn't know what to say "you were dead, you stopped breathing …. This ….is this some sort of joke?" Rinoa said she was starting to get angry at not being able to understand what the hell was going on, "I have to go, and I don't know when I'll be back" she said to everyone Ellone suddenly spoke up "….oh my God Quistis you didn't" she said and Quistis looked back at Ellone and sighed "did what! What did you do!" Rinoa was getting tired of being out of the loop and Quistis noticed so she went over to her.
Rinoa was now looking into the pale blue eyes of her lover and saw the emotion, sadness, anger, regret but love stood out "I was going to do this today, I had this all planned but I guess past promises have to be fulfilled, Rinoa I love you with every part of my soul, but I have to do this, I have to fulfill my promise" Quistis explained "what promise? Quistis?" Rinoa felt her knees buck but she stayed strong "I have to go to Triba" she said in a calm voice but at the same time her voice sounded dull "Ellone will explain, I have to go" and she started to walk out, she was out of the infirmary when Rinoa caught up with her "Quistis tell me what's wrong, please!"
Quistis looked at her and kissed her, Rinoa was then assaulted with images of Quistis at 18 going into a huge temple alone, in the background behind her lover was the camp sight and everyone was sleeping, and then it cut to Quistis praying with Shiva to lend her strength to fight Ultimicia. A whirlwind of pale colors blended together and a bright light came, and suddenly a woman was standing there with a staff, it was as if there conversation was on mute but suddenly Rinoa could here the woman's voice as clear as day. "You seek the power of the Ice God so you can defeat the sorceress of this time and the next?" Quistis or the young Quistis looked up at the woman "yes" she said clearly and the Ice God merely nodded "but this power comes with a price, I will call upon you when the time is right for you to fulfill your part of the deal, now kneel and I will grant upon you the power that is needed to win this battle" and a beam formed in the palm of the Ice Gods hand and Rinoa watched as it shot into Quistis, she watched as her love silently cried out in pain and watched the woman smile sadly and when the beam stopped Quistis fell to her knees "well done Blue Mage this power will aid you in your journey" and then the memory faded, Quistis broke the contact and Rinoa looked up at her "Oh God Quistis, Oh God" she cried in the older woman's arms.
They were at Triba and Quistis walked out of the Ragnarok with haste, getting onto solid ground she turned and gazed at her friends "I'll miss you guys" she said sadly "but I will be back" she walked backwards and stopped when she was a good 20 feet away, she looked to the sky and raised her hand, the wind picked up and the icy breeze swirled around her, and then a portal was opened, she turned around and looked at her friends and to Rinoa "I love you" she whispered and saw Rinoa whisper back, just then hands shot out of the portal and wrapped themselves around Quistis! Rinoa tried to get to her but the Icy wind pushed them down and when the wind stopped they opened there eyes and Quistis was gone and Rinoa sobbed as the whole group hugged her close.
HEY sorry for my lateness but I couldn't think of anything, but here it is! R&R plz! Oh I fixed that reviewing problem sorry for that I didn't mean to! Tell me what you think!