Winged Chapter one
by Blueberry
Author Notes: I don't own Zell, or Squall, or any FF8 character/gf... etc..... But I do own Eiki so uhhh don't take her! Please? Anyways it took me forever to write this sooooo if you could review this I'd be eternally happy. Please review.
Anyways heres some stuff you'll need to know:
bold italic text means that the character is singing or is refering back to a singing flashback. The character that is refering back to the singing flashback isn't singing that song whatever character sang.
italic text signifies a flashback.
[P.s.: I need some beta readers so if you'd liek to offer your services then just review and tell me. Be sure to leave an e-mail address or an AIM screenname.Or you can e-mail me at kawaiieiki@yahoo.com .]
" Zell ! " a girl with black hair and with red streaks said cheerfully as she ran up to the blonde 5 foot three male. She couldn't resist, she hugged him. Zell was blushing heavily.
" Eiki, I told you I would come back. No need to hug me like you haven't seen me in ages. " Zell told Eiki. Eiki was about one inch shorter than him, so he looked tall in front of her and his friends. His friends : Squall, Rinoa , Quistis , Selphie , and Irvine all smiled, except for Squall, as always.
" Zell, whose this girl? " Rinoa asked gigling at the two hugging display. Eiki left her comforting hug from Zell and stood up straight.
" Eiki Akkino. Student number 14572. SeeD. " She said commanding doing the offical SeeD salute. " And you are? "
" Rinoa Heartilly. " Eiki looked at the girl, much taller than her. She was wearing a black tank top , black shorts, and one of those things that Eiki never knew what they were called kinda like a jacket, but not one. She didn't care what it was called. It looked very nice on Rinoa.
" Rinoa Heartilly... Wait a minute.. You are related to that Galbadian General guy, General Caraway. And that singer, who sadly passed away, Julia Heartilly, right ? " Eiki asked Rinoa.
Rinoa sighed. " Unfortunately to General Caraway I'm related to and Julia Heartilly was my mom... "
" Oh... I absolutley love Eyes On Me. Hey Rinoa wanna go catch a cup of tea, coffee, pop? " Eiki asked as she looked at Rinoa. It took Rinoa a second to think, she glanced at Squall who nodded.
" Sure I'd love to! " She said.
" Awesome! " Eiki said.
The two began to walk away as the group: consiting of Zell, Irvine, Squall, Quistis, and Selphie watched them talk. They didn't know exactly what they were conversing about, but whatever it seemed like the two girls had been best friends all their life.
" So Zell... Is that Eiki your girlfriend? " Irvine asked teasingly. Irvine watched Zell go into a shocked position.
" Eiki my girlfriend?! No way, she just a really close friend. We've been friends since we were 10. " Zell told Irvine. " Besides Eiki is the type of girl who will hug any of her friends after she hasn't seen 'em in a while. "
" Yeah sure. " Irvine said disbelieving.
" No, actually Irvine, you should take Zell serious on that. " Selphie told Irvine. She paused for a moment then began to say, " Eiki is that type of person. You should have seen her after the field test. Jealous that you didn't get a hug? " Selphie teased Irvine.
" Uh-huh.. Sure I believe both of you. " Irvine said.
" That Eiki girl can be quite hyper. And I can see why she can all of the sudden become a good friend with Rinoa. They both act the same way, " Quistis said. Quistis looked back at the two girls barely in distance to which the eye could see. Eiki and Rinoa now greatest of friends. But there was something about Eiki that made Quistis think of the past.
" Eiki Akkino... Wasn't she that student who was VERY close to Headmaster Cid? " Squall asked.
" Yeah, why Squall? " Zell asked.
" Just checkin' .. " Squall said. There was something about that Eiki made him feel uncomfortable with her to hang out with Rinoa alone. He just couldn't put his finger on it.
" Rinoa..can you sing like your mom? " Eiki asked. " I hate to bring up the subject of your mom. But I'm to curious. "
" Its okay. Yeah I guess to some point I can sing like her. Why? " Rinoa replied asking Eiki.
" Cause I love to sing and some of my songs need a second voice. So.... could I hear you sing. Sing whatever you feel like singing... Lullabys... songs on the radio...." Eiki explained waiting to her Rinoa sing.
" Just reach me out then ......You will know that you're not dreaming , " Rinoa sang. Eiki eyes opened, her lips forming a smile.
" Wow thats perfect just what I needed, So Rinoa Heartilly how would you liek to join me in writing and singing songs. I can't pay you... but I can offer you a really good friendship and I can help write music to lyrics you write. "
" I'll join... Under one condition. You tell me whats up with you and Zell. " Rinoa said waiting to her a very good explanation. She put in her chin her left hand, smiriking.
" Well... me and Zell have been friends since we were ten. I.. I... don't like, like , like him if your thinking. It was just when I heard he got assigned to killing Ultimecia.. I kinda got scared since he is the only one who can still sing My Lullaby, except for me. " Eiki said he eyes staring down at the table.
" Tell me more. " Rinoa told her.
" Well..." Eiki paused. " When I was ten I had just come here.. and , and it was storming... Zell's dorm room was just accross from mine.. He heard me crying you see... my father died in a storm so.. It was pretty hard dealing with storms. And Zell, can actually sing, y'know.. Seifer was picking on me.. since Fuujin was in my dorm room, we were roommates. Fuujin and him left and Zell came in. By that time- me and Zell were really close friends. -she was close to the point of crying- and he started to sing a lullaby to me. I remember exactly what he sang:
" Don't cry .. cheer up.. Smile .. even though today hasn't been quite right. Tommarrow is another day. Never worry, never fear , I'm on your side. Forever. "
" And ... well.. so you can see why I was so happy that Zell came back alive. " Eiki said as a tear fell down her delicate face.
" Don't cry Eiki. C'mon its not becoming of you. And I think that if Squall were to leave.. I wouldn't know what to do. I'm in the same postion.. Except.." Rinoa tried to finish her sentance before Eiki piped in.
" Except he's your boyfriend. Right ? " Eiki said as she wiped off her tear.
" How'd you know ? " Rinoa asked Eiki.
" Simple, I could sense it. Besides your my new best friend, I should know everything. " Eiki said. " Just like I know everything about Zell. " She smirked, she had enough information on Zell to gossip for hours about him and she knew she'd never tell anyone.
" Eiki, could you sing. I haven't heard you sing.. I mean if I'm gouing to be working with you. I better know exactly how your singing is, so if its bad I'll be prepared. " Rinoa joked with Eiki.
" Its not bad.. Here I'll sing part of one of the songs I'm working on. theres this feeling inside, something I don't know nothing about , its calling out my name, making me doing crazy things, its making me strange around him. Oh my my heart soars whenever I see him. I feel all fuzzy inside.. When I'm around him..., " Eiki sang. Her voice was very pretty, prettier than Julia Heartilly. She was holding out every note that she had to on key, she was hitting high notes and lower notes.
" Your voice is really nice,Eiki. " Rinoa told her.
" Okay ready to go look at my stuff in my dorm? " Eiki said.
Rinoa nodded. " Race you to the dorms. "
" Your on! "
Squall walked towards Zell who was reading in the library, surprisingly. " Zell, umm I never really knew Eiki, but is she uhhh safe? "
" What d'you mean 'safe', Squall? "
" Like she ain't a dangerous, murder. " Squall specified.
" That girl doesn't kill spiders. You be the judge. Why did you want to know? " Zell asked looking at Squall expecting something good. Squall of all people should think that Eiki is dangerous , he just had seen her hugging him [Zell] a hour ago! He was waiting for something good.
" Welll.. how can I say this... - Squall paused for a moment, talking to much was not his thing.- When we were around Ultimecia we had that certain feeling. Remember? I felt something like that when Eiki was around. " Squall told Zell.
Zell sat there in shock. Eiki did not have any sorceress power in her bones. She junctioned to magic, just like everyone else. " Squall, Eiki junctioons only she'll only junction one gf ... Diablos. She junctions to use magic. And her magic power ain't that high. "
" I can't believe it Rinoa! You beat me! " Eiki said as they walked towards her dorm.
" Yeah I did.. Pretty surprised myself. If you hadn't bumped into Irvine I would have lost. " Rinoa commented.
" Still can't believe I bumped into him. " Eiki said.
" Your going to have to, " Rinoa joked. " I think Irvine purposely ran into to you so I'd win since me and Irvine are fairly good friends. "
" You cheated! " Eiki joked as the door to her dorm swiped open. " Ahhh dorm sweet dorm. "
" That made no sense. " Rinoa told her.
" I know. " Eiki giggled. " Anyways heres most of the music I've written. " Eiki handed a thick notebook and a red folder. " Lyrics and music are in the notebook, final arrangements in the folder. "
Rinoa began to read a piece called : Where I wanna Be :
Where I wanna be
Is where I was yesterday I'm sorry for everything I said Please take this as a apology Rinoa stopped reading as she noticed that there were tear splotches here and there. Eiki must have had a boyfriend, and Rinoa thought she knew who it was. " Eiki, when you wrote Where i wanna be did you break up with someone? "
Eiki thought for a moment and tilted her head towards the ground. " Yeah , I did. "
" Who? " No answer.
" Eiki Akkino please report to the third floor. " the intercom said.
" Rinoa I have to go .Keep looking at the music if ya like. I think I have to go on a mission. " Eiki escorted Rinoa out the door.
" And try singing some of it. So you get used to teh vocalization . Hopefully you can read my sloppy handwriting. " She added as she walked out of her dorm and walked towards the elevator.
She stood in the elvator until someone from floor two went on. It was Zell.
" Zell what are you doing here? " Eiki asked. Just seconds before he had pushed the third floor button.
" Squall asked me to come up after I found out something. And you? "
" Intercom. SeeD mission, I think. "
It took only a matter of second to get to the third floor. Eiki braced herself as she walked into Squall's office.
" Headmaster Squall, you wanted to see me? " she said as Squall truned around looking at her.
" You have a mission. Heres what you need to know. Everything is in this folder. " He gave it to her. " You leave in two hours. Pack you bags. " he told her coldly.
" Yes sir! " Eiki said as she saluted him and walked out of the room. Boy that Squall kid sure doesn't like me..., she thought.
Eiki had packed up her bags when she was about to leave. Rinoa came and knocked on her dorm door. " Come in.." Eiki told her. Rinoa stepped in.
" Hear you were going on a mission. So I brought you this, " Rinoa handed a small bracelet which would most definately fit Eiki's tiny wrist. The bracelet had a silver chain with various charms on it : a four leaf clover, a star, a sun , a moon, and a cute Carbuncle. " That was a bracelet I had when I was little. I t doesn't fit no more , but then I remember you like the height and size I was when I was twelve.... I have one just like only its bigger. I bought it at a store in Galbadia before we came here. " She explained holding up her left arm.
" Thanks. The mission shouldn't take me to long..... It won't I'm positive. Its just a quickie thats why only I am assigned. " Eiki said. " So until then I suggest you start singing those songs.. Cause when I get back I expect you to know at least one song."
" I'll know two by the time your back. " Rinoa said.
" I doubt it. "
Xu walked in the headmasters room. She saw Squall standing there looking out the window. " You wanted me sir? " she asked.
" Yeah.. You were a really good friend to Headmaster Cid..."
" Yeah. Whatcha getting at Commander? "
" Tell me everything you can on Eiki Akkino. " Squall commanded her.
" Okay, you can't tell anyone not even Rinoa. " She said then paused for moment choosing her words carefully. " Well, when Eiki was younger she lived at the deep sea research center. Now Headmaster Cid and her father were best friends, so after her dad died she came to garden. And Cid kept an extra eye on her. Why? " Xu asked.
" Just wonderin' " Squall said.
" Now boarding the train to Galbadia. " the train station person said. Eiki quickly got on the train. She spotted a very familier face, Seifer.
" Oh great, Seifer's on this train. " she said as she took a seat only a few seats ahead of him. To her surprise Seifer came up and sat next to her.
" Hi Akkino. On a mission ? " He asked. There was something about Seifer's voice it sounded less mean, he sounded nice.
" Still calling me by my last name? " she asked.
" Well, yeah because I've never been nice enough to say 'Eiki' 'sides I think Akkino makes you sound more SeeDish. " Seifer told her.
" Wheres your posse? " she asked.
" There around... Anyways Eiki I'm sorry..." Seifer told her.
" Sorry for what? " Eiki asked.
" When I was that physcopathic person with the sorceress......Remember? " Seifer said playing with his fingertips. Eiki had remembered to well. She along with some other SeeDs during the attack by Galbadia had tried to get into Galbadia Garden, not by command but they wanted to bring Seifer back to reality. She had gotten to an area where Seifer was.
" Seifer! " she yelled.
He had turnerd around.
" C'mon your not a bad guy. You just tease people not kill people that are so close to you....... " she told him. And because of that she had a scar on the top of her left arm. And somehow she was hurt emotionally.
" I remember.. No worry I don't hate you..... As long you don't tease me. " She smiled. " Deal?"
It Seifer a moment to reply. He was shocked Eiki of all people should hate him. Along with Squall and everyone else. But Eiki more because he had teased her when she was younger and he had given her that scar. He held out his right hand, and she held out her left hand. They both shaked there hand saying in unison, " Deal "
" Your going to be in Galbadia for your mission right?"
" Yeah...... "
" Then as soon as your done I'll make it up to you. I'll take you out to dinner. " Seifer said as he took Eiki fragile hand and kissed it lightly.
right inside of your loving arms
Where I wanna be
Is with you
for all eternity
forever and ever and ever
I didn't know what I was talkin' about
I didn't know what was going on
but now I relize that your the only one for me
and take me back into your arms
cause baby I miss you like I'd miss the sea