Summary/Disclaimer: Welp, I decided to write a story about Final Fantasy,
considering I haven't written one in ages and I had a dream the other night
that I married Irvine so... yeah... the Final Fantasy characters do not
belong to me. If they did, I would've married Zell a LONG time ago. Okay,
so instead of the classic "girl gets sucked into world of Final Fantasy
where character of her choice falls madly in love with her" or vice versa,
this is actually the same concept with a new exciting twist! What if the
author loved Zell, and was sucked into the world of Final Fantasy VIII, in
RINOA'S BODY!! Would she follow her heart and run off with Zell, or play
the part and pretend to love Squall?
Prologue
It was one of Oregon's only perfect days. The rain was only slightly pouring rather than mercilessly beating down the windowpane like rocks. Everyone was usually outside on days like this, enjoying the "sunshine" as much as they could. All except one person. A stout man, middle aged, and slightly balding, stomped down the old creaky steps heading towards the basement. The room was dark except for the slight glow of the TV against someone's face...
"Shelley, when are you going to get a hobby?" Asked the man, folding his arms across his chest.
"What do you mean?" asked the red-headed girl without taking her eyes off the screen, "Video games ARE my hobby!" She snorted, denoting that he was an idiot for suggesting such a ridiculous idea. He sighed again and went back outside. Shelley furrowed her brow in deep concentration.
"COME ON SHIVA!! You are SUCH a slow junction!" She exclaimed boosting the GF as hard and as fast as she could, nearly spraining her index finger. She threw the controller down in a veritable maelstrom of spit and sweat as the summon died pathetically against the Ultima Weapons' ruthless attacks.
Finally someone broke the squall (no pun intended) by calling the girl up for dinner. "Greeeeaatt...." She muttered, dragging her feet off the floor that were practically cemented to the surface, considering she hadn't moved them in eight hours. Not to mention that dinner at the household was never really a pleasant experience. Lo and Behold, tonight's special happened to be meatloaf and jelly surprise.
After choking her way through several bowls of sludge, Shelley finally made her way downstairs to call her best friend. It was the daily ritual during summer break: wake up; eat; play games; eat; play games; call Alison and play games while eating and talking. Over the years she'd gotten quite could at multitasking.
"You beat the Ultima Weapon yet?" Asked Alison condescendingly. "NO!! How the heck was I supposed to know the thing had teeth the size of my head!" "I dunno," she replied, "I mean, I beat it just fine!"
"Why you little.. Ah man, I just died again!" The two laughed, and joked for awhile about just how bad Shelley was at boss battles.
"Oh yeah? Well who was it that had to beat the stupid chocobo eater for you in Final Fantasy X? Huh? Answer me that!" Exclaimed the fanatical red-head, laughing maniacally.
"Yeah, and I was really grateful until you erased my memory card!"
"It was an accident! Okay well, what about the time I had to beat the water temple for you in Zelda Majora's mask? Huh?"
"Yeah, until you threw the controller down and hit the RESET button before you saved!"
"Okay okay, so maybe I'm a little absentminded," said Shelley ignoring the comment, 'a little?!' from the other end of the line, "but you have to admit the Ultima Weapon is pretty hard!"
Another snort from the end of the line, "Depends on whom you have in your party. I beat it with Squall, Irvine and Selphie. Who do you have?"
"Ummm..." Her brow creased as she glared at the screen. "Zell, Rinoa and Squall."
"Well, there's your problem! ZELL SUCKS!!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!! ZELL KICKS BUTT!! HOW DARE YOU INSULT MY LOVER?!!!!! After all, he's the first guy I ever fell in love with!"
"You mean he's the first DIGITAL guy you ever fell in love with..." Said Alison, immediately regretting she'd said it. She held the phone away from her face to block out the loud, fake weeping from the other end.
"*sniff sniff* He could be real!" Exclaimed Shelley, "But if he was, he'd fall MADLY in love with me!!!"
"Of course he would..."
Prologue
It was one of Oregon's only perfect days. The rain was only slightly pouring rather than mercilessly beating down the windowpane like rocks. Everyone was usually outside on days like this, enjoying the "sunshine" as much as they could. All except one person. A stout man, middle aged, and slightly balding, stomped down the old creaky steps heading towards the basement. The room was dark except for the slight glow of the TV against someone's face...
"Shelley, when are you going to get a hobby?" Asked the man, folding his arms across his chest.
"What do you mean?" asked the red-headed girl without taking her eyes off the screen, "Video games ARE my hobby!" She snorted, denoting that he was an idiot for suggesting such a ridiculous idea. He sighed again and went back outside. Shelley furrowed her brow in deep concentration.
"COME ON SHIVA!! You are SUCH a slow junction!" She exclaimed boosting the GF as hard and as fast as she could, nearly spraining her index finger. She threw the controller down in a veritable maelstrom of spit and sweat as the summon died pathetically against the Ultima Weapons' ruthless attacks.
Finally someone broke the squall (no pun intended) by calling the girl up for dinner. "Greeeeaatt...." She muttered, dragging her feet off the floor that were practically cemented to the surface, considering she hadn't moved them in eight hours. Not to mention that dinner at the household was never really a pleasant experience. Lo and Behold, tonight's special happened to be meatloaf and jelly surprise.
After choking her way through several bowls of sludge, Shelley finally made her way downstairs to call her best friend. It was the daily ritual during summer break: wake up; eat; play games; eat; play games; call Alison and play games while eating and talking. Over the years she'd gotten quite could at multitasking.
"You beat the Ultima Weapon yet?" Asked Alison condescendingly. "NO!! How the heck was I supposed to know the thing had teeth the size of my head!" "I dunno," she replied, "I mean, I beat it just fine!"
"Why you little.. Ah man, I just died again!" The two laughed, and joked for awhile about just how bad Shelley was at boss battles.
"Oh yeah? Well who was it that had to beat the stupid chocobo eater for you in Final Fantasy X? Huh? Answer me that!" Exclaimed the fanatical red-head, laughing maniacally.
"Yeah, and I was really grateful until you erased my memory card!"
"It was an accident! Okay well, what about the time I had to beat the water temple for you in Zelda Majora's mask? Huh?"
"Yeah, until you threw the controller down and hit the RESET button before you saved!"
"Okay okay, so maybe I'm a little absentminded," said Shelley ignoring the comment, 'a little?!' from the other end of the line, "but you have to admit the Ultima Weapon is pretty hard!"
Another snort from the end of the line, "Depends on whom you have in your party. I beat it with Squall, Irvine and Selphie. Who do you have?"
"Ummm..." Her brow creased as she glared at the screen. "Zell, Rinoa and Squall."
"Well, there's your problem! ZELL SUCKS!!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!! ZELL KICKS BUTT!! HOW DARE YOU INSULT MY LOVER?!!!!! After all, he's the first guy I ever fell in love with!"
"You mean he's the first DIGITAL guy you ever fell in love with..." Said Alison, immediately regretting she'd said it. She held the phone away from her face to block out the loud, fake weeping from the other end.
"*sniff sniff* He could be real!" Exclaimed Shelley, "But if he was, he'd fall MADLY in love with me!!!"
"Of course he would..."