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note: well heres another chapter. hope you like it. thanks to r for the reviews, and also thanks to wayne and of course to hannah my pkot bunny or should i say creative consultant lol. enjoy y'all xx

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"Seifer?" Rinoa cried

"Yep. It's me" he laughed and walked over to Squall "I must say I'm a little hurt that you didn't think of me sooner"

"Ohh I'm sorry. I actually gave the respect of thinking you were a decent human being. Of course I know I was wrong" Squall snapped

Seifer just laughed and then turned to the General, "I'll take care of these two" he said, and the General nodded and walked up the stairs.

"So you're in on all this?" Rinoa asked Seifer disbelievingly

Seifer clapped in a slow sarcastic manner and then turned to Squall "Wow she's a clever one"

"Oh shut up" Squall hissed

"Now there's no need to get mad" Seifer chuckled

"Why and how? What's your part in this?" Squall asked

"Well, I thought you really would have figured all of it out. But seeing as you haven't I'll explain it. See I was in Deling City not to long back, and there were all these riots. Anyway there was a rumour going around that it was Caraway re-recruiting the Galbadian army.So I decided to pay him a little visit. And that's how it all started…."

"So really" Squall snapped "You were against us all along. You were going behind our backs against us. After we took you back into Garden, made you a SeeD"

Seifer laughed and swung his blade the tip resting on Squalls nose "A SeeD? Like I ever really wanted to be a SeeD. Really I should have got your job, but seeing as I couldn't, you think I'd want to be a SeeD? Ha! Not me Squall, I want power. Now please let me finish my story" he took the blade and swung it over his shoulder

"See Caraway already knew that that little group of freaks your working for had called Esthar and I pretty much figured that your pops over in Esthar wouldn't go himself and would probably send people from Garden…"

"How did you know Laguna was my father?" Squall interrupted

Seifer swung his blade this time placing the tip on Squalls forehead

"Did I not ask you to let me finish my story?? If you must know, I over heard Cid and Edea discussing it once. But you wont be asking anymore questions. So back to my story. So imagine when I got back to Garden and found out that it was you who would be doing the mission. And I oh so cleverly got myself on the mission. See I knew there was no way you'd bring your little wife here with you and similarly you'd never leave me around her without you being there, I mean your worried she still has a thing for me ain't ya. You were worried something would happen between us…?" Seifer laughed and Rinoa snapped "You wish"

"Well anyway" he said ignoring Rinoa "any which way, you weren't going to leave me behind with her, so it was easy to get here. Then of course, you cant control your lil missus and she showed up anyway. Then that's when things got really fun. It was easy enough to get her to go yell at her father all I had to do was say he'd slagged you off Squall and she went running. And I know you, so I knew you'd go running after her. And then bang-that's how we ended up here"

"Your evil Seifer" Rinoa hissed "What do you even get out of all this?"

"Well, apart from this oh so enjoyable situation, I get power. Once Esthar drop the limitations and the army's back in power, well guess whose going to be in charge…."

"I would say you, but that seems too easy of an answer" Squall said sarcastically.

"whatever Squall" Seifer laughed "Soon I'll have all the power and you'll be…. Well I'd say dead, but damn now I've gone and ruined the surprise ending"

"Your pathetic Seifer" Squall said " See really I think your just jealous and that's why you want me dead"

Seifer laughed loudly "Jealous of you? And why would that be?"

" Because you want what I have. You want my job, my power, lets face it You want my wife, and you know I'm not as pathetic as you, at least some people trust me, at least I wasn't outcast."

Seifer swung his gun blade and whacked Squall in the side of the head with it. Squall had clearly struck a nerve. "Are you asking to be killed?" Seifer snarled

"Go ahead, kill me. But see I'm a little vital to your plan so if you kill me you'll never get your power."

"Whatever Squall. I think it's about time you made that call to Esthar, see once you've done that I can get rid of you." ,he crouched down so he was face to face with Squall "and since your so convinced I want her, maybe when you're dead I'll have your wife"

"Son of a bitch. I'm not calling anyone" Squall snapped at him

Seifer clicked his fingers and 4 of the guards from the sides of the room came over to Squall dragged up from were he was sitting and restrained him. "Ok" Seifer said clenching his fists "it's time to make you talk". He swung his fist and it hit Squall dead on the nose.

"Really honourable Seifer" Squall muttered, despite the fact he was in pain "fighting someone who can't fight back"

"Feel like making any calls yet Squall?"

'What am I supposed to do' Squall thought to himself 'I can't take too much of a beating, but I can't let him get what he wants either'

"No" Squall said trying to struggle against the guards, but he wasn't strong enough.

Seifer swung his fist again, this time hitting Squall in the stomach.

"How bout now" Seifer asked cockily

Squall shook his head "Piss off"

Seifer threw too quick punches, another to the stomach and one to the side of Squalls head. But Squall still refused to talk, even as Seifer kept punching him. Blood was pouring from his nose and the side of his head but he was determined not to give in.

After a few minutes of this Seifer sighed "I'm getting bored Squall" he walked over to one of the soldiers and told them basically to carry on what he was doing. Then Seifer gestured to the to other guards to follow him and turned and stomped up the stairs "Later Squall" he called out before slamming shut the door at the top of the stairs. The guard that Seifer had passed duty over to drew a knife out of his pocket. "Lets see if we can't make you talk yet" he said with a little laugh. He took the tip of the knife and ran it down the side of Squalls face causing more blood to drip to the ground.

'Damn it, I don't want to give in but…'

"Ready to give in yet?" the guard said, the knife gleaming under the dim lights

Rinoa who was in tears at the other side of the room cried "Squall just do what they want, please it's not worth this.."

"You should listen to her" the guard said "as annoying as she is"

Squall didn't say anything, he was too busy trying to block out the pain.

"ok" the guard laughed "have it your way" he took the knife and jammed into Squalls shoulder

Squalls head dropped. He couldn't take much more of this. He felt close to passing out.

"I still wont do it" he muttered. He could hear Rinoa crying at the other side of the room, getting louder "please just leave him alone, stop this" she cried

The guard stormed over to were she was and put the side of his knife against her throat. "Man you are really annoying me. You need to shut the hell up screaming"

Squall lifted his head "Leave her alone"

"Oh, so now you feel like talking. I see. Now I know how to make you give in…" he swung his arm round and whacked Rinoa across the face with the back of his hand.

"Stop it" Squall yelled. He could see a tiny trickle of blood on the side of her face, and this hurt him nearly as much as when he was the one being hit.

The guy pulled her back by her hair and placed the tip of his knife on her other cheek. He swiftly pulled the knife down causing a large cut.

Squall heard her scream and he just couldn't take it anymore "All right" he called across the room "all right I'll call. I'll do whatever you want, Just leave her alone"

"thought you might say that" the Guard said. He nodded to the others who were restraining Squall and they dropped him to the floor. "wait here" the guard hissed and him and the other soldiers headed up the stairs -presumably to get caraway- leaving Squall and Rinoa in the room on there own.

Squall who was hunched on the floor in pain, pushed himself up and managed to drag himself over to were Rinoa was, her hands still tied to the back of the chair.

"are you alright" he asked her breathlessly. It hurt to talk. It hurt to move. He reached around and managed to untie the ropes around her arms.

She lifted her hand and placed it on the side of his face "I'm fine, but you're not, you're hurt badly."

"I'll be fine" Squall lied. "but we have to get you out of here"

"Just what I was thinking" came the voice of General caraway who was now walking down the stairs. He clicked to the guards who walked down past him and grabbed Rinoa. "take her away" he said casually.

"What the hell are you doing?" Squall yelled "I agreed to do what you wanted".

The general shrugged as the guards dragged Rinoa up the stair case "Squall.." she yelled out to him, but there was nothing he could do

"Rinoa…" he yelled , but she had already been dragged through the door and it was now shut.

"See, I don't want you to try anything" Caraway said as he tossed a phone into Squalls hands "You can have her back after you make the call. Well maybe…."

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