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One (Last) Chance	By : RotSeele Category: Final Fantasy VIII > Yaoi - Male/Male > Seifer/Squall Views: 3719 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Three - Squall POV

It’s the understatement of the day that I’m letting my emotions get the better of me. I came to the decision that I couldn’t let anyone know that I knew what was going to happen before it happened, mostly because no one would understand. According to how my past self acted, I’d already reached my word quota for the next three months. Seifer was constantly watching me now, and because I had his attention, I could see the qualities that would, if he could keep his temper and ego out of it, make him an excellent leader. He was smart. He could assess a situation with one sweep of his eyes and see the best path to take with the lowest loss of life and limb. He also knew I was up to something.
I guess if I thought he wouldn’t laugh, I would’ve told him. But even in my own mind, telling him that he was going to become the servant of an evil sorceress, kill hundreds of people, and then meet his end by my hand, sounded like I was having a mental break. I couldn’t tell him. I couldn’t tell anyone. I had to let it play out as it would, making only the slightest changes to my decisions and actions here and there. I had to change me, my path, not anyone else’s.
Except Seifer’s.
He was always the damn exception.
We headed up to the communications tower as quickly as we could, even under constant attack by the Galbadian soldiers. When we reached the area where the Dollet soldier jumped out of the bushes, I pushed past Seifer and Zell and engaged the Anacondaur myself. It was mostly to let off some aggression, as well as let Seifer assess the new me. It was about the only thing I could do to keep him interested and satisfied that he was right: there was something wrong with me.
Zell whistled lowly when I sheathed Lion Heart by my side and gave me a long look. “If you could fight like that, why didn’t you whoop Seifer’s ass earlier?”
“Because he doesn’t like to show off, chicken-wuss.” Seifer replied for me. He gave me a look that dared to me to refute his words, and we both ignored Zell’s complaining. I didn’t bother to even think about it. I just moved past them and headed further up the trail. Seifer followed after me, and Zell came trotting after him looking dejected.
When we reached the top of the cliff, I automatically crouched. Seifer and Zell followed my lead, getting as low as they could to avoid being seen by the Galbadian soldiers below us. As soon as they had all entered the communications tower, I got to my feet and began heading down. I knew Selphie was going to show up soon, and the idiot would jump the cliff in order to get ahead of us and catch Seifer when he went down there. I figured if we were already there, maybe she wouldn’t be so stupid.
But then, I’d been wrong before.
“Where are you going?” Zell asked, reaching out to stop me. I deftly avoided his grip and gave him a long, cold look. He paled a little and took a step back.
Seifer laughed and pointed down to the tower’s doors. “The Ice Prince wants to see what the bad guys are doing. Isn’t that reason enough?”
Zell frowned. “We’re going to get into so much trouble, if we haven’t already! We’re not supposed to be up here!”
“Do what you want.” I said, already moving. Seifer was quick to follow.
The moment we were alone - though not for long, I was sure - Seifer asked, “Why do you want to get into the tower so badly?”
“I don’t.”
“Then why bother?”
I just looked at him and slowly raised my eyebrow. He blinked at me, then his lips split into a wide grin. He slowly shook his head, chuckling. “Leonhart, Leonhart, Leonhart. It isn’t even my birthday.”
“...” I glanced up the hill where Zell still stood, no doubt debating with himself over whether following the two of us was worth losing whatever rank he would get in SeeD.
“I don’t know what’s gotten into you, Squally-boy, but I like it.” Seifer grinned wider.
I just stared at him from under my bangs. It was about all I could do, since I didn’t really have a response for him. I took a deep breath, and let it out slowly in a sigh. “Just don’t tell me about your romantic dream, and we’ll get along just fine.”
His grin became more lopsided at that. “You sure? You just might like it.”
“I’m pretty sure I won’t.” I resumed walking, pausing when I reached the small courtyard in front of the communication’s tower with Seifer - and Zell - on my heels.
“Heeeey! There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you!”
We all looked up at Selphie, who stood precariously on the rocks above us. She gave us a little wave, then slowly started down the rocks. She made it safely to the ledge we’d been standing on only a few minutes ago, then hurried to the cliff. I watched her coil herself for her jump, and was already moving forward as she took a flying leap toward the ground. Since I knew that this time around it was far different, I intended to catch her this time. If she tripped on the small rise above here and tumbled down, what would happen to her now that I’d changed that? I didn’t want her to end up breaking her leg or something worse when she landed down here.
It was almost flawless.
I managed to snake my arms around her waist as she reached me. Being the smart girl she was, Selphie had already figured out my intentions and had drawn her legs up and back away from me. She kept her arms out to her sides until I was able to touch her, and then she brought her arms around my shoulders. It would’ve been perfect, except she had been going too fast. We collided together hard enough to force the breath out of me, and then we collapsed to the ground, her on top of me.
Seifer burst out laughing. “Graceful, princess!”
“Oh my gosh! Are you alright?” Selphie was at least kind enough to jump off me and help me to my feet. My only response was to nod. “Oh! Good!” Then she focused on Seifer. “Hey! Are you the leader of Squad B?”
Seifer managed to stop laughing long enough to answer her. “Yeah, I am. Who are you, girl?”
“My name’s Selphie, not ‘girl’! I have new orders. All SeeD members and SeeD candidates are to withdraw at 1900 hours. Assemble at the shore!”
I looked toward Seifer. He seemed deep in thought, a different stance than what he’d done before. Last time, he’d gotten pissed off at the withdraw order, wanting to stay and kill our enemies. This time, he actually seemed to consider the order. Then he glanced at his watch. “We’ve got an hour before that time. We could do some considerable damage.”
Selphie held up her hands. “I’m just a messenger.”
“Remember what Xu said,” Zell started. “An order to withdraw takes priority.”
Seifer met my gaze, a brow raised. His head tilted toward the tower. I lifted my shoulders in a shrug. I knew what would happen if we went up there. We’d fight Biggs and Wedge, and then Elvoret would show up. We’d kill it and as we made our way back down, Biggs would unleash the X-ATM092 and send it after us. I was confident I could kill it now, with the others providing back up, but that didn’t mean I wanted to fight it. There also really wasn’t any reason for us to go up there; I could hear Siren whispering to me that she was with me, and the only reason we went up there the first time was to go after Seifer.
Who had ended up abandoning us.
“I think we should withdraw,” I said at last.
Seifer’s lips lifted in a smirk. “But? What’s going on in that head of yours, Leonhart?”
Both Zell and Selphie looked at me, their eyes a little wide. I focused on Seifer. “Do you want to go up there?”
Seifer blinked, shocked by the question, apparently. He shrugged. “Is there anything worth going up there for?”
I didn’t answer. I only shrugged. I didn’t want to give away too much. If we went up there, then Seifer would never make it to SeeD. If we went back, then he might just have a chance, and we would never face the machine that Biggs would send after us. I didn’t let my thoughts show on my face, instead staring impassively at Seifer while waiting for him to make his decision.
Selphie and Zell were getting twitchy, unused to standing around waiting. They wouldn’t leave on their own, but they also were getting edgy about Seifer’s silence. Finally, Seifer gave a soft grunt and turned his back on the tower. “We’re going back.” he said.
“Are you sure?” Zell asked nervously. “I mean, there are still enemies around.”
“You wanna go up there and see what’s waiting for us?”
Zell vehemently shook his head.
Seifer pointed back up the hill. “Then let’s go. We can at least report back that we saw the Galbadians entering this tower. There’s a reason they’re here, a reason why they want this tower operational so badly.” He looked at me. “Right?”
I shrugged again, then started back up the hill. Selphie hurriedly joined me, and Seifer and Zell brought up the rear. Seifer caught up to me within a few strides and leaned close so that the others wouldn’t hear him. “You and I need to have a little talk, Leonhart.”
I didn’t bother to answer him, but I inclined my head to show him I’d heard him. He gave a brief nod, then passed me, taking the lead. I wasn’t surprised when he left us behind, either. That, at least, echoed what he’d done before.
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