Chapter 4: Family Secrets
“I’m telling you she looks familiar!” Quistis defended herself against Zell.

“That’s impossible, me and Seifer are the only one’s who’ve met her,” he argued.
Laughter echoed as two people entered the lobby.

“Squall, will you please tell Zell that Venas looks like someone we’ve met before?”
Quistis asked him. Rinoa looked at them quizzically, not really understanding
whom they were talking about.

“Squall, will you please tell Quistis that that can’t be possible?” Zell contradicted.

“Squall, will you please tell me who this Venas is?” Rinoa asked. Squall slapped his
forehead, too many questions.

“Kind of,” he looked at Quistis. “Not really,” he faced Zell, then turned to Rinoa, “and
Venas is…”

“…is me,” they turned around to see Seifer and Venas dressed in biker suits. Seifer
removed his helmet while Venas merely lifted her visor.

“I’ve heard so much about you. It’s nice to finally meet you,” Rinoa held out her
hand. Venas extended her arm and accepted her hand.

“ Likewise,” she replied as they shook hands. Suddenly, they all snapped their heads
up as thunder cracked. A dark cloud formed above them as a strong wind began
to pick up. Bystanders within the garden recoiled in shock as loose objects
were thrown around the room by the wind.

“What’s going on?” Rinoa asked, yelling above the thunder. It was then that the two girls
tried to let go of the other, but found that they couldn’t. As Venas removed her
helmet, lightning struck directly between them, sending them crashing in opposite
directions. Squall managed to catch Rinoa before she hit the floor while Venas crashed
against a wall, forming a spider web of cracks.

“Are you alright?” Squall asked her.

“I think so,” she replied.

“What did you do?!” Quistis demanded from Venas. She groaned as she slowly
pushed herself off of the ground, her hair had come loose from its bun in the
wind.

“I didn’t do anything,” she snapped her head up, “I was about to ask her the same
thing.” Everyone gasped as they stared at her in shock. “What are you all
looking at?”

“She looks like… Rinoa…” Selphie’s eyes darted between the two girls.

“No, Rinoa looks like her,” Zell stated.

“That’s the same thing, chicken wuss,” Seifer snapped.

“Seifer!” Venas snapped, scolding him silently.

“We need to figure out what’s going on,” Squall ordered as they walked into the
quad. Venas limped as Seifer helped her walk, a large chunk of debris had
struck her leg.

“I’m fine,” she leaned against a tree.

“Whatever you say,” he grumbled and slouched in the bench next to her.

“Now, did either of you cast any spells?” Quistis asked.

“Nope,” they both said in unison.

“Could either of you have cast one involuntarily?” she asked.

“Don’t think so,” they both said.

“That’s creepy,” Selphie whispered to Zell.

“You don’t think maybe Rinoa’s sorceress powers had something to do with this do
you?” Quistis asked Squall. He shook his head, doubting it.

“Maybe it was something she did,” he nodded towards her.

“Venas did you…”

“No,” she interrupted, “I didn’t do anything! God, maybe it didn’t occur to you that
I’ve always looked like this, it isn’t a spell or anything. Rinoa just happens to…
have my face,” she shook her head.

“No way, you have my face,” she argued.

“No, you do!”

“You do!”

“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say they were sisters,” Selphie raised an eyebrow.
Quistis’s eyes widened in shock.

“Get them to the infirmary,” she ordered.

“Why?” Zell asked.

“To get blood samples,” she explained.

“I don’t think so, I’m not giving up my blood to anyone,” Venas scowled as they
started to walk out.

“Yes, you are,” Seifer walked over and picked her up, slinging her over his shoulder.

“Hey, Seifer! Put me down!” she growled. They walked down the halls, earning
awkward stares from people, and entered the infirmary.

“Quit your whining!” he shouted.

“I said put me down!” she yelled.

“Gladly!” he let out a frustrated growl and dropped her on one of the beds. She let
out a startled cry as she landed. She started to get up only to have Seifer push
her back down and point his finger at her face. “You’re going to sit and get your
blood drawn.”

She flopped back down and crossed her arms letting out a small ‘humph’. As Dr.
Kadowaki draws their blood and examines the samples, the others wait
patiently, or impatiently.

“What’s taking so long?” Venas complained.

“Does she ever shut up?” Raijin asked haughtily.

“If I wasn’t feeling dizzy right now, I’d jump you,” she threatened.

“Will you two shut your holes?!” Seifer growled.

“Don’t tell me what to do!” she glared at him.

“Ahem,” someone cleared their throats behind them. They turned around to see Dr.
Kadowaki.

“Did you find out anything?” Rinoa asked.

“I’ve discovered something… perplexing,” she said.

“Well? Out with it!”

“It seems that Venas and Rinoa are twins…”