-Completing-

I wake up the next morning and see Seifer laying next to me. His arms are around me. I guess he never did let go. I remembered last night, after he kissed me, he just layed there with me, stroking my hair, until I fell asleep. Seifer... you do care... you do love. I don't want to get out of bed, but I know we have work to do. I have to ask him something too.

"Seifer...? We have to get up."

"Ah? Oh..." He removes his arm from around me, and he smiles. Seifer... I love your smile. Its a real smile. I made you smile, Seifer. I live for that smile. "We get our first gangster today. You ready?"

"Yeah." I say, getting out of bed. "Seifer?" I turn to face him.

"Hm?"

"How do we know if the person is a gangster?"

"Easy. All of the gangsters wear a small tiger on their right sleeve..."

"Where'd you find this out?" He tosses me a jacket, with a small tiger on the right sleeve.

"I found it in that building. I guess it was supposed to be that guy's should he have passed.. And I've seen it on several guys in town."

"I see..." I say, thinking. 

"A Galbadian train leaves for the prison everyday. We'll send the gangster on that one under the careful watch of a Galbadian solider. We should be set."

"Alright." Then I see it. The glimmer in his eyes has returned. Seifer... Seifer!! There you are... I smile at him. And walk over to my bag, where I pull out my blue shirt, the one with the armor. I walk into the bathroom and get changed, and when I walk back out, he is changed also. We walk out the door. 

"We'll just walk around until we find one..."

"Alright." We walk around for about an hour, finding nothing.

"Aw, come on, where are those dirty bastards!"

"Kyaaaaah! Seifer!" I'm pulled away suddenly. I turn, try kicking him but, another one comes up from behind and grabs my legs. They take my shruiken away. I try screaming, my mouth is covered. I hear Seifer draw his gunblade. A third member comes up. Seifer can't handle all of them. The two run away carrying me, leaving the other one to deal with Seifer. I try to escape, but these two men must each weigh three hundred pounds. I'm in a dark alley now... I feel a pain in my head.

When I wake up, I'm laying in the alley half naked. I'm scared. Raped...?! 

"Seifer..." I whisper hoarsley, trying to gather my clothes. I manage to find my pants, but thats it. I pull them on, now clad in a bra and pants. 

"SEIFER!" I scream. Then I see him. He's knocked out on the street. Seifer... I realize then that I wasn't *really* raped. Seifer must have killed them off before they could finish, but was then knocked out by a fourth member of the gang. I can see the other three bodies, dead. Killed by Seifer's gunblade. I walk over to him.

"Seifer... Oh, Seifer, answer me..." He groans, and his eyes open. He looks at me, and wraps his arms around me.

"Fujin! Oh, Fujin... Are you alright? Fujin..."

"...I'm okay, Seifer... I think I'm okay. What happened?"

"I killed the first one, then I found you, knocked out. They were taking... they were taking off your clothes... I killed them both, easily. Then fourth one came. He was different... Huge. Had to be a foot taller than me... I got him good, but then I got knocked out. I'm sorry, Fuu..." ...I feel like crying, I'm so scared. I look behind him, to see a rolled up ball of newspaper. It reads: "Local pet shop owner jailed for gangstry..." So... He reported us, when we asked, he went right off and told the gang... They found us... I stand up and pick it up, handing it to Seifer. He reads it, then looks at me.

"Fucking bastard! We're leaving, Fuu. We're leaving right fucking now." Seifer sheds his trenchcoat and hands it to me. I put it on and we walk back to the hotel.

"Are you sure you're alright, Fujin?" I swallow. I'm fine. Nothing really happened.

"Yeah, positive."

"Alright..." He picks up the phone. "Headmaster...? We are coming back. The nature of this mission has gotten life-threatening. Yes. Okay. Fine." Seifer hangs up the phone and looks at me. "The next train leaves tommarow. At...five am. We're leaving then, Fuu, I promise. Cid is sending other SeeD members."

"Mhm..." I say. I guess I'm still sort of dazed. I walk over to my bag and pull out my migraine medicine and take some. Seifer walks up to me and puts his arms around me.

"Fujin, I'm so sorry... Dammit!"

"Seifer, its not your fault. Forget about it. I was knocked out. I don't remember anything..." Besides waking up alone, and naked... being scared for my life... But no, Seifer, that is not your fault. He kisses me atop my head, and I smile. I'm fine, Seifer, as long as you're here with me, nothing else matters. Oh, Seifer.

"Fuu, what are you thinking about in there...?" He asks. I'll tell him. I can tell him.

"Just you, Seifer."

"What about me?"

"How much I love you..." I say, turning to face him. I can see the glimmer in his green eyes again. I can tell that he is truly happy. I'm glad. My foot starts to hurt, so I sit down on my bed.

"You okay?"

"Yeah..."

"We'll get those stitches removed when we get back to Garden, okay?"

"Ok..." I had this feeling inside me that I had never felt before. Indignity. It isn't fair what they did to me and Seifer... Fuck them... Dammit! I'm getting mad now, and Seifer notices.

"Fuu?"

"Mhm?!"

"S'rong...?"

"...I'm just so upset at those assholes..."

"Well, you should be." I nod, and Seifer sits next to me. "I think you should sleep... Fuu."

"...Yeah..." I feel I need to ask a stupid question, but I'm scared. I feel like a child. I don't care though. "Seifer... will you sleep beside me? I'm sorry, I know its stupid but-"

"Shh, no, Fuu, its not stupid." Seifer lays down next to me, and puts his arm around me. I feel safe. 

An hour later, I'm still not asleep. I turn, Seifer is. I slip out of his arm and walk over to the window and open it. A strong gust of wind blows in. Its raining. I sigh, how I love storms. Suddenly, I feel two arms slip around my waist. I remain completely still, other than my hands, that are moving down fast to touch the arms... Are they Seifer's...? Yes. I look up at him.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" He asks.

"Just couldn't sleep... But, um, I thought you were asleep..."

"How could I sleep when you could be in danger? No, can't do that." I smile to myself. Then I realize I never got to ask him the question I wanted to this morning.

"Seifer, can I ask you something?"

"...Sure." I can feel my heart start to beat faster.

"You know... for the past couple of years... I, uh," Hyne, why is talking so hard? "noticed that you were... um, depressed... Why?" Seifer took a deep and long breath. I wonder will he answer me.

"... Failure. I failed to complete my dream. The dream I worked so hard on. Raijin thought I was a failure... and left. Then I was afraid you, Fujin, thought I was a failure too... so... I deemed myself as failure..."

"Seifer, I never thought you were a failure. Never. How could I? You were so... able. I loved you, Seifer. I've loved you for years." I say, wondering what his reply will be. 

"Fuu..." That's it? That's all you have to say? ...Oh. Well, I must say, it is sort of disapointing. Heh. He turns my body around to face him, and he kisses me as a gust of wind blows in through the window.

"Fujin, I've always loved you." I almost drop, but his arms are there to support me. I hold him, and never want to let go. Seifer... please, never let go.

End Chapter.