Chapter Six--- Red Sky

Squall sat alone in first period. Fujin wasn't there. Dread was coiled in his stomach but he assured himself it was nothing. It had to be nothing.

The teacher continued to drone on and on about quadratic equations and what not but Squall's mind was far from math. It rested on Ellone and Fujin, the two most important people in his life at the moment. The only solice he found in his thoughts was the fact that Ellone was safe.

The day passed in an oddly blurred, slowed fashion. Like a dream that wasn't even his. Before he knew it , Squall was at lunch, sitting beside Quistis and Seifer, their happy banter sending waves of nausea through him. Something was not right.

"Squall? Squall, you ok?" Seifer's voice was low, deep. Concerned. Squall's eyes were hazy and distant when he looked at Seifer.

"...I need to go see Fujin. She's not here. I need to see her." Squall's voice sounded strange, even to himself, as if he wasn't really talking. Panic coated his words and fear had a firm grip in his eyes.

"Ok, I'll drive you there." Quistis voiced the fact that she was coming too. Squall said nothing.

The drive to Fujin house seemed to take hours. Squall made Seifer park down the block, unwilling to let any passers-by see they were anywhere near Fujin's home.

Fear was coiling in his stomach and making the bile rise Squall's throat as he looked at the quiet house before him. Standing before the door, Squall found he didn't want to knock. He was scared. Fucking terrified of what he would find after doing so. Seifer knocked for him.

"Squall?" Akira's grey eyes held surprise and a hint of nervousness.

"Is Fujin here?" Akira nodded and let them in.

"She's sleeping right now." Squall nodded and found his way to her room. The door was open and Fujin lay on her bed, sleeping. Just as Akira had told him. Relief has justbegun to wash over him when he noticed her shirt was torn, her arms and back were bruised and slightly bloody and her jeans lay in a torn heap on the floor.

"Fujin!" Fujin's eyes slowly opened and when she realized just who was at her house, she struggled to find the blankets, ashamed of the state she was in. However, Squall was holding her, not turning away. He was telling her it would be ok. He'd take her away from here and she'd be ok.

"No. I have to stay." Squall looked at her like she'd grown another head.

"No, you're coming with me." Fujin pried herself from his hold and pushed him away.

"You have to leave, He'll be home soon. I have to stay. I have to. You need to leave. Now. Before He comes home. If He finds you here..."Fujin looked out the window nervously and tried to make Squall leave. He refused.

"If He finds you here..." Fujin's eyes trailed to her mother.

"..Did you pack?" Akira nodded. Fujin walked to her, uncaring that people were int he room and she had on nothing but her panties and a t-shirt.

"Squall...take her with you. Don't tell anyone where she is, don't let anyone see her. Get her out." Squall frowned.

"You're coming too. I'm not leaving without you." Seifer touched her shoulder.

"...Please...just come with us. You can't stay here." Fujin shrugged his hand off and shook her head.

"I have to stay." A slamming noise caught her attention and she shoved the three teens in to her room, shutting the door. Vincent never went into Fujin's room. Never.

"He's home."


A.n: Small update, yay for me!

Squall'scute55: So now you know what happened. Promise it'll get happier!

Jack Hanek: Seifer will be getting more involved but you'll just have to wait and see. P.s I haven't review for Early Graves but I have read it! And it was fan-fucking-tastic! I love how you paired Terra with Fujin. Very nice P.s2 Everyones fucked up in this story. And unless I get a wild hair and change it, don't expect a sunshine and roses ending.