Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Stay With Me ❯ Back to Garden ( Chapter 3 )

A/N: Sorry this is so short! My chapter lengths are slightly erratic aren't they? I'll get chapter four out as soon as I can but I was suffering a case of writer's block so it's only about two-thirds finished. I would like a beta this fic starting with next chapter because I'm stepping into territory that makes me a little nervous. I'm getting into the n/c so I would prefer someone who has written some before or at least familiar with it. If you're interested send me an E-Mail.

 

 

Zell sighed and shifted in his chair, looking at Laguna out of the corner of one eye. They had decided they would take turns keeping watch at night. When Laguna woke up in the morning, Zell would escort him to the SeeDs room and one of the others would take over. He glanced at the clock on the wall.

'Damn. Only twelve o' clock. It's only been two hours.'

Zell's attention had just begun to wander when a sound outside the window got his attention. Silently crossing the room, he gently shook Laguna awake. The man blinded sleepily at him. The tattooed blonde held a finger to his lips. Laguna instantly became awake and nodded quietly following Zell towards the door. They were halfway across the room when the window slid open and two figures slipped into the room. One of the shadowed figures cursed in an obviously male voice.

"Hurry!"

Zell ripped the door open and shoved Laguna into the hallway. Turning, he swung his fist and the two assassins stepped quickly out of his range.

"Go to Seifer and Selphie!"

Zell hit the smaller of the two in the side of the knee with a low kick and they fell down with a gasp.

'A woman?'

He quickly slammed his palm into the man's chest and he fell down onto the ground with a grunt. Zell flew down the hall after the president. He heard footsteps following him and swung his fist as he pivoted around. He stopped in mid-swing with a gasp when he recognized the person.

"What-"

He cut off as he felt a blow connect with the back of his head and he fell with a groan to the ground unconscious.

"What are SeeD doing here?"

The woman shook her head silently not having an answer.


Seifer shot out of his room, Hyperion in hand, Selphie coning out of her own room seconds later with her nunchaku. He halted promptly when he saw Laguna.

"What's happening?"

"A-assassins." Laguna bent over trying to catch his breath.

"Already? Hyne, we just got here. Tilmit stay here with the president."

He heard a groan as he approached the door, but when he entered the hallway, he did not see anyone.

"What the-? Where are they?" Seifer walked back into the room. "There's no one out there."

"But Zell was right behind me."

Selphie gasped, "Shit." Seifer raised his eyebrows at her in mild surprise as the curse left her lips. "The assassins have him. We have to take Laguna back with us to the garden and inform Squall."

"Oh, great. Leonhart."

"We have to. It's part of our orders."

"Where does it say we have to run back to Leonhart?"

"It says so on the third page. 'In cases of emergency, for the safety of the client and SeeD, they must return immediately to Garden and await further instruction."

Seifer sent the brunette a withering glare before stalking back to his room to pack.