Chapter 2

Laguna Loire knelt at Raine LOire's tombstone in Winhill. His face was 
filled with sorrow. "Raine, why did you leave me alone in this world? 
Please, if you can hear me, please answer me, Raine..." There were tears in 
Laguna's eyes as he placed a bouquet of fresh flowers on the cold, silent 
tombstone. He heard footsteps behind him. Soft footsteps coming towards him. 
"I thought I gave orders that i do not want to be disturb!"
"Uncle Laguna..."
"Oh, it's you Ellone. I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you..." He turned away 
and wiped his tears from his eyes, hoping Ellone didn't see his tears.
"Hehehehe...you've been crying, Uncle Laguna? It's not the first time I've 
seen it. Why do you hide your tears?"
"Ellone, what would the Esthar soldiers say if they found their commander 
crying like a 3 year old kid?? It's embarrasing y'know..." he replied shyly. 
Ellone gigled but her faced turned serious as she changed the topic. "Uncle 
laguna, I've started to get visions." Laguna looked suprised. "What's it 
about, Ellone?" She looked at him with a sad look.
*******

Seifer stood at the entrance of Tear's Point. He hadn't a home to go back 
to, no friends to talk to. Raijin and Fujin had left to FH after they had 
tried to talk some sense into him. Instead, he drew his gunblade and 
threatened them to leave him alone. Raijin was going to pack his stuff but 
Fujin refused to leave Seifer's side.
**flashback**
"STAY" Fujin triedto convince Seifer to stay in Deling City but he had 
another one of those crazy plan Fujin and Raijin didn't want to get involve 
in. Seifer turned to the one-eyed grey haired girl.
"I can't stay Fujin. You know how I am,moving aroung, exploring the world, 
meeting people..."
"SQUALL?" Seifer looked down.
"Ss...Squall? H..he has nothin to do with my plans. Anyway, are ya with me 
or not?"
"RAIJIN, LET'S GO" "Anytime now Fujin. Seifer, if ya need any help, we'll be 
in FH, ya know?" Seifer slowly looked up. "So...you too Fujin? I'd expect 
Raijin to back out but not you, Fujin. If that's the way, I'll go myself!! I 
don't need anyone! Not even the both of you!!!" Seifer glared at them as he 
stormed out of the inn. Fujin grabbed his shoulder and stared at him with a 
pleading look in her eye, but he was too angryto even look at her. He shoved 
her off roughly as he headed to Esthar.
**end of flashback**
"Even without the both of you, I can make my dreams come true.Finally..." 
Seifer slowly walked into the ruins.
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"I just don't know what has gotten into me." Quistis was still wide awake 
lying down on her bed in her favourite white silky nightgown thinking. 
"Lately I've been finding faults with Squall whenever I have the 
opputurnity. It's just that I get so irritated with his childish character 
now." She sighed as she closed her eyes and tried to sleep but couldn't. She 
opened her eyes again, but this time she walked to her window beside her bed 
and looked out. "It's so beautifulat night in Balamb" she said to herself as 
she gazed into the dark starry night. Suddenly, a bright light appeared out 
of nowhere flashed into the sky. Quistis looked at the light, shocked. Never 
in her life have she seen such a phenomenon. Her instincts kept telling her 
to borrow Squall's ragnarok and check it out but she knew it was impossible. 
The Garden's main door was locked and ther was no way getting out. She knew 
the best thing was to get her beauty sleep and wait patiently for the next 
morning to come....
*******

Squall looked around his room. It was 5 a.m already. "Wha..what happened?" 
He was dressed in his casual wear: white shirt, black jacket and black 
trousers instead of his chocobo pajamas Rinoa bought for him. He quickly 
remembered what happened before as he saw his gunblade lying on the floor 
under his bed. He remembered polishing his gunblade after he sent Rinoa back 
to her room and had a bad headache, then passed out. He bent to pick his 
gunblade and suddenly felt something trickle down his head. "Must be cold 
sweat..." He took his jacket off and was shocked that his white shirt turned 
bloody red. "Wha..????" He quickly touched his head softly and realised it 
was bleeding. The blood was flowing faster and faster. He felt weary as he 
was losing too much blood. "Squaaaalllllll" The eerie voice before haunted 
him again. "Get out of my head!!!!!!!!!What the hell do you want???" MOre 
blood dripped down his head and the eerie voice had left, replacing a sharp 
pain in his head. He screamed in pain as his gunblade floatedby itself and 
pierced Squall right at his heart.....

to b continued.........