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The Reaction to his Action

In the office the current school doctor snaps Ryme's jaw back into place and bandages his nose. He had a large bruise on the side of his face as well... Zell was watching this sitting on the desk. "Ryme what the hell were you thinking? Picking a fight with Seifer, and at the party! That's idiotic! No suicidal!" Zell says berating Ryme.

Ryme was just wincing from pain as the doctor fixed him. "Zell I'm gonna hear it from my own dad I don't need you to tell me it was a stupid thing to do too." Ryme says softly his voice cracking. "Well shit...“ Zell says before leaving.

”Your lucky your jaw wasn't broken Ryme... we might have had to do surgery if it was!" the doctor says giving Ryme a shot for the pain.
"Yea... probably..."Ryme says watching uninterestedly.

“You boy are more trouble then your father or Seifer ever were, I don't know where you get it your mother was the perfect woman! In any case that's all I can do for you now... after you 'talk' with your father come to me and I'll check everything over again." the doctor says hand on Ryme's shoulder.

Ryme nods looking over at his fathers’ desk with a blank expression on his face. The doctor shakes her head and leaves quietly.

After another thirty minute wait Squall finally comes in his expression grim. He sits at his desk completely ignoring his son, who had stood at attention and saluted as soon as his father came in.

Ryme continues to stand at attention waiting to be noticed. “At ease, Ryme. Why don’t you sit down.” Squall finally says, still not looking at his son though. “Yes sir, father.” Ryme says making sure to say father this time. Squall sighs and stands up.

Quistis and Zell waited outside of the door. In the secretary’s office, they heard some shouting. And a lot of thumps bumps and crashes. Quistis sighs. “What are you going to do with them?” she asks Zell.

“I really don’t know. I’m having a handful with the twins myself…” Zell replies shaking his head. “Doesn’t Mira have a crush on Ryme too?” Quistis asks curiously.

Zell nods. “But he keeps refusing to acknowledge her as anything other then a distant friend or my daughter.” Zell says folding his arms over his chest.

Quistis sighed. “Yes I suppose you are right. We really didn’t help raise Ryme to be a good person.” Zell laughs softly. “It wasn’t us who failed it was Rymes’ stubbornness to try and win Squall over.” Zell says looking at the door.

Quistis looks too. “Seifer and I had a talk…” she starts hesitantly. “What about?” asked Zell. “About the kids. He wants them to be rival, yet he wants them to get married eventually.” Quistis says her eyebrows drawn together as if the idea still confused her.

“WHAT?!” Zell nearly yells standing up shocked. “He wants them to get married?! Has he even told Squall yet?” Zell asks looking confused as well now. Quistis shakes her head no.

Just then Ryme falls through the door landing on his side. Squall was walking back to his desk. Zell jumps up and starts to help Ryme to his feet. “No.” Is all Ryme says as he staggers to his feet swaying as he walked into the elevator and to the 3rd floor.

Making his slow and obviously painful way down to the infirmary room once more. He knocks on the door softly. “Yes who- oh hi Ryme. Your father done now?” the doctor asks softly taking his hand helping him in, making him sit down while she looked him over again. He doesn’t speak, he just breaths and does as the doctor asks.

“Well he only roughed you up… I guess you can go if you like…But try not to get into anymore fights Ryme… I mean it this time!” the doctor says affectionately. “Yeah. Okay.” Ryme says walking out.

“Well well look what the cat drug… in? Hey what happened to you? Someone kick your ass or something?” Rean asks walking up to him.

She tries to touch his temple gently and Ryme pushes her hand away walking forward past her with a whispered word that left her shocked mouth open. “HOW DARE YOU!!” Rean screeched launching her full body at him. He side stepped it and kept walking. Rean glared daggers at his back.

“Fine! We’ll fight for that when you’re allowed to fight. Oh wait don’t you have to ask dad if your allowed now?” Rean asks scathingly.

Ryme doesn’t so much turn around as kick her looking back a second before. His foot hits her abdomen squarely. She had no time to react and is thrown to the floor two feet back. The wind was completely knocked out of her and she was trying to get her breath back.

Ryme leans down and grabs the lapels of her shirt pulling her up to face him. “Say it again and next time I’ll draw blood, Brat.” He says calmly.

Rean’s hands were holding his arm tightly. She takes a big breath and continues trying to relearn how to breathe. And that’s how Ty found them when he walks around the ring of the Garden. “HOLY CHOCOBO! RYME!” Ty yells running forward one arm going around Rean to hold her up the other forcing Ryme’s hand from her shirt.

“What the hell do you think your doing?! You just got done with your dad!” Ty says gently sitting Rean down. But she didn’t stay down she lunged at Ryme and he blocked as well as he could but ends on the floor, on his back.

“Fuck!” Ryme mutters grabbing Rean’s arms. That didn’t stop her though she head butt Ryme hard, “You fucking bastard! If you ever threaten me again I’ll fucking rip off your head!” Rean growls kneeing Ryme in the groin.

Ryme gasps painfully letting her arms go. Rean laughs sitting on his stomach, getting ready to do more damage when Mira and Lu grab both her arms. “That’s enough Rean! Leave him alone!”

“You’ve proven your point beating up an already injured boy!” Mira spoke first Lu second. Ty just stood there cow boy hat in his hands. Worrying it in his hands as he often did, when worried about something or anything big or small.

Rean tries to pull away but the twins were a lot stronger then she had figured. “Fine! Now let me go!” She growls trying to pull out of their grip again. Mira scowls and wraps her arm around Rean’s neck her other arm locking the first in place.

Lu lets go she knew this move would hold anyone even a man twice their size still. Unless of course he wanted a broken neck then of course he could move. “Don’t move and it won’t hurt Rean.” Mira says coldly.

Rean freezes. Ryme gets up shrugging off the help that Lu was trying to give. “Fucking girl, you haven’t seen the last of me.” Ryme threatens stalking off angrily. “Um…girls I think you should stop now…” Ty says in a slightly worried voice. “Mira?” Lu says softly.

“What in the world do you four think your doing!!?” Zell yells angrily. Irvine was at his back and Selphie was beside her husband. “Dad!? Um... well she was picking a fight-“ “Let me go! I can’t believe this! I’ve only been here two days!!” Rean says angrily.

Mira quickly lets go and holds her arms close to herself. Rean almost falls but stands up quickly. “My father will hear about this.” She says scowling at them all. “I don’t think so Rean.

You’re a student here. That means you have to follow the rules just as much as they do! You are going to detention.” Selphie says grabbing Rean’s arm rather gently.

Rean pulls out of her grip. “The hell I will!” she says until Irvine grabs her. “Come along girl, or head master Squall will be dealing with you.” Irvine says not looking very happy. Rean quiets down and lets him lead her off.

“Ty Alexander!! I cannot believe you let this happen!!” Selphie yells to her son. Ty looks down. “I tried to help mum, but they weren’t playing fair… and I couldn’t then Mira and Lu came and I didn’t know what to do!” Ty says in defense.

“You are all coming with me and telling me what happened! Zell guard the rear.” Selphie says strictly, not ignoring the two silent Twins. Mira and Lu were holding hands; they often did when they were close. This is how they all trooped to Selphies’ classroom.

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Ryme was in his room, gathering up his gun blade, Illion. It looked a lot like Squalls but it was actually a little lighter and smaller in the blade. Ryme got it from all the teachers; Quistis, Selphie, Riona, Irvine, and Zell for his thirteenth birthday. It was specialized for his personality and grip.

Ryme puts his sheath on his back for an over the shoulder draw. Two straps go across his chest in an x and a third to hold the end of the sheath over his abs making the wife beater he usually wore tight showing off the slight muscles he already had.

He puts two boots knives between the belts on his boots on each boot. His darkened silver armlet put on. His regular belt though he really didn’t need it. And his bracelets/ gauntlets on, they were only about four inches long.

He leaves his coat off. And he was ready. He grabs his barely shoulder length hair and puts it in a rat tail. A smaller version of a pony tail, low behind his head so that it would rub against the back of his neck. He brushed his growing bangs out of his eyes, and sighs when they fall right back into place again. “Good as I’m going to get.” He mutters and goes to detention.

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At detention Rean was being talked to by Irvine about how to behave, how not to pick fights, and on and on and on. He just wouldn’t shut up, even after repeating himself. So Rean sat there bored, slouched in her seat. That is until Ryme walks in. “Good Ryme you’re here. Now we can go to the basement levels and start clearing out the monsters that have been creeping in again.” Irvine says clapping his hands together.

“Let’s go then Irvine.” Ryme says still in the doorway. “Right okay then Rean lets go. You and Ryme will join forces and take the east and south area and I’ll take the west and north side.

Now lets go I’ll lead and you two better not fight each other instead of the monsters.” Irvine warns. Rean stands up. “Finally I get to fight!” She says smiling excitedly rubbing her hands on her hips. Ryme can’t really help but watch then looks away before Rean could see.

Rean reaches back and her hand grips Perion’s handle like it was a comforting thing. Then she lets it go and follows Mr. Kinneas down the hall. “Gun blade?” Ryme says making it a

question. “Yea… You too huh?” Rean asks looking sideways at him too. She was trying not to look at the tight almost skin tight shirt he was wearing. “Yes.” Ryme says with nothing more to add. Rean purses her lips and doesn’t say anything either.

Soon all three of them are in the elevator, on their way to the basement. Then down a catch on the elevator floor and down a long metal grate ladder. “Alright equip fire and the monsters will be a lot easier. Also add some magic’s like cure or sleep onto your weapons they’ll help trust me. Here are some extra potions, mega potions and antidotes.” Irvine hands them out and the two take them, almost synchronized.

“Alright follow me and then we can separate. I’ll take the lower levels.” Irvine says walking down the old sewer, then onto a cat walk and down some stairs to another grill ladder. Rean snorts slightly. “A freaking sewer way, I can’t believe this…” She mutters. Ryme laughs “You haven’t seen the boiler room yet.” He says chuckling.

Rean looks at him and blinks blushing lightly. When he smiled he looked so much more handsome. Ryme hadn’t noticed he was already on the grill ladder.

Rean snorts again and heads down as well. Soon they reach the boiler level. It was huge! “This is where you two will hunt. I’m going further down. If either of you are in trouble… run.” Irvine says before nodding and heading away going to the area to get to the next level down.

“I never run from a battle.” Rean says head held high. “If you get hurt I’ll cover you until you heal yourself. We may have to run today Brat.” Ryme says starting to walk forward into the Boilers, and pipes and control panels. “Don’t touch anything either.” Ryme says back to Rean. “I’m not stupid you know!” Rean says pulling her hand back from one of the panel’s she had been about to touch.

She liked walking behind Ryme. She got a good view. Rean had been looking around. She now gets the great idea to look up. Giant tanks, pipe’s full of steam, and smaller electrical wires are what meet’s her gaze. And then something green.

“Hey Ryme… is there-“ “Can’t you ever be quiet.” Ryme cuts her off looking back. Rean was still looking up. Ryme looks up and doesn’t see a thing. “Stop gawking and keep moving Brat.” Ryme says sighing very annoyed. Usually he only had to do this by himself in detention. “Right… Well I thought I saw one… But … It wasn’t there.” Rean says.

Truthfully she’d only fought simulators her father owned. And a few men her father had hired to teach her how to fight. She was still a beginner. Ryme didn’t know this. But he would watch his own back. Figuring she could watch hers.

They continue walking. Ryme using his already developed abilities and relying on the stupidity of the monsters that usually found their way in and Rean who was relying on Ryme to attack first and show her how to do it while still seeming to know how to do it on her own. They continued to walk through.

Ryme sighs. “Doesn’t seem to me like it’s a big problem if we haven’t found any yet.” He says turning to look at Rean. She wasn’t there. “Rean? Crap REAN!” Ryme yells. She had wandered off, she thought she saw another one and had told him as much before running off between several large vats of coolant.

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Well I'm still writing it... I had to fiddle a bit... and I'm a bit busy but I'm still working on it!

Comment and encouragments are very welcome and will probably make me far more inspired.

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