Fool Again: Selphie's Side
by Mariye
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Disclaimer: Today's disclaimer is brought to you by the letter N.
As in I own Nothing. N. I wrote this because I haven't written a
serious Selphie fic yet and I kinda just wanted to see if I can do
it...
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Selphie skipped into Quistis' homeroom. Ever since the Moon Dance she'd
felt like she had wings. Her and Irvine had made up finally, with a
promise on his part that she was the only woman for him in his life.
She smiled at the familiar faces she saw and dropped down in her seat
next to Rinoa and in front of Irvine's chair. Rinoa smiled and tapped
the envelopes on their desks.
"We got our dance pictures back! Rinoa smiled. "You won't believe
how good our group picture came out. I got dibs on one of the wallets
of you and Irvine." Rinoa pulled out her scissors.
"Only if I get a wallet of you and Squall. You guys are such a great
couple." Selphie lifted up the envelope and took out two pictures,
one of the group shot, and another her and Irvine together. "We all
do look good together! Look, Seifer's eyes were closed!" Rinoa and
Selphie giggled.
"Cool, lemme see the one of you and Irvine wait never mind..." Rinoa's
face dropped and she put her hands in her lap. She looked toward the
front. Selphie's head snapped to center.
"What, Quistis here? Rinoa, what's up?" Rinoa sighed and shook her
head.
"I'm sorry."
"What?" Selphie questioned. She looked around, then down at the
photo that had startled Rinoa.
~Me and Irvine. So what is the big deal. Oh no, but, he... he
promised me...~ Selphie felt tears start in her eyes as she looked
down. Selphie looked happy and beautiful in the picture. She held
Irvine's hand tightly, and smiled, thinking about their future and
feeling secure in the fact that he loved her. And Irvine, Irvine
held her hand loosely, as if to keep up a facade. But his head
was turned, looking past Selphie to the girl who stood behind her, and
the back of her blue dress that was captured forever in the picture.
Visual proof of the kind of man Irvine Kinneas really was. She
held her breath as she heard the familiar coat rustle behind her,
smelled the Old Spice in the air. She picked up the binder for her
next class that she had brought with her and the envelope, stood up,
and turned around to face him.
"You arrogant liar! How dare you come to me, beg for forgiveness,
fake your love, when all the while you're thinking about how the
woman behind me looks naked? You are the lowest form of life on this
planet, and I can't believe that I fell for you! That I believed
your fairy tale nonsense and dreams! I hate you, not for the liar and
cheat and shallow person you are, but for being inconsiderate enough
to leave me, breaking my heart, then coming back and convincing me
to love you again just so you can hurt me again." Selphie hit him
with her binder, then ran out, almost knocking Quistis over in the
process. Quistis turned and called out to her.
"Selphie? Wait, what's wrong?" She turned and looked in the classroom,
only to see Irvine slumped over in his chair, with Zell and Rinoa
yelling at him, and Squall glaring at him. She shook her head and
realized the worst had happened. Meanwhile, Selphie ran down the halls,
not caring if she ran into people, or if people saw her crying,
showing how weak she was. She ran to her dorm room, and slammed the
door, then fell to the ground against it.
~Here, I try so hard to hide how I feel from people. I pretend I'm
all happy all the time and that everything's okay even when it's
not just so people don't worry about me and think I could be a weak
link. And look what I do. I cause a scene. I run around like a fool.
Over an idiot like Irvine. Why don't I learn?~ She reached into the
photo envelope and extracted the two large group pictures and three
wallet sized ones. She then took the envelope with the evidence of
what Irvine had done to her, and tossed it into her garbage can. She
hunched over and cried until she fell asleep.
::knock knock::
Selphie felt the door shake and lifted her head. She yawned softly
and rubbed her eyes. Then she looked at her watch. She'd been out
for four hours. She couldn't believe it had been that long.
"Selphie? Its me. Listen, can we talk? Please? Its all a mistake.
Really! She's my cousin! Honestly this time!"
Selphie shook her head, and moved away toward the end of her bed.
She watched the door and imagined the man on the other side. Her
cowboy. Her first and only love. Her liar. She saw the door flex,
as if someone where leaning against it. She heard a shuffling.
"Ya know, if the girl doesn't wanna see you, you leave her alone.
If you don't, well, me and Fujin here, we're gonna treat it as
harassment."
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Then we'd have to take action, ya know? So move along little doggie."
Selphie sniffled. ~Even Raijin and Fujin were helping her. She
barely knew them, and yet they cared. That small bit of knowledge
comforted her. She crawled to her desk, and raised herself onto her
chair. She looked at the journal that sat on her desk. ~Do I honestly
want to remember this?~
:: knock knock ::
"Selphie? Its Quistis and Rinoa. We have a surprise for you." Quistis
said.
Selphie hesitated, then opened the door. Rinoa and Quistis walked in.
"Squall and Zell wanted to come to, but we told them this was a girly
thing and Quisty here told them that if they wanted to show their
support for you they'd hunt Irvine down, give him an atomic wedgie,
then hang him by his underwear from that tall pole in the training
center. Squall's off buying some rope to set a trap and Zell's going
to snag a hot dog for bait." Selphie giggled in spite of her situation.
Rinoa gave her a hug. "But us, we come bringing gifts girlfriend.
Scissors to cut him out of pictures, a voodoo doll kit, and a
bunch of movies, some funny, and some drama. We are here to undo the
damage he has done." Selphie looked down, then at her friends.
"Thanks. I love you guys." She smiled. ~Put on the facade.~ She
thought. ~I don't want to worry them. "Now how long do you think
it'll be before they get Irvine hung up? I wanna take some polaroids."
Quistis and Rinoa laughed.
"Seifer's taking care of pictures. He actually volunteered to do it.
I don't know if its because he wants to help, or if he just wants to
get the doubles for himself for blackmail purposes." Quistis said.
"Don't worry. Things can only get better."
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[the end.]
[maybe a sequel coming. depends if I get reviews or not + if ppl
like it o^-^o]
by Mariye
------
Disclaimer: Today's disclaimer is brought to you by the letter N.
As in I own Nothing. N. I wrote this because I haven't written a
serious Selphie fic yet and I kinda just wanted to see if I can do
it...
------
Selphie skipped into Quistis' homeroom. Ever since the Moon Dance she'd
felt like she had wings. Her and Irvine had made up finally, with a
promise on his part that she was the only woman for him in his life.
She smiled at the familiar faces she saw and dropped down in her seat
next to Rinoa and in front of Irvine's chair. Rinoa smiled and tapped
the envelopes on their desks.
"We got our dance pictures back! Rinoa smiled. "You won't believe
how good our group picture came out. I got dibs on one of the wallets
of you and Irvine." Rinoa pulled out her scissors.
"Only if I get a wallet of you and Squall. You guys are such a great
couple." Selphie lifted up the envelope and took out two pictures,
one of the group shot, and another her and Irvine together. "We all
do look good together! Look, Seifer's eyes were closed!" Rinoa and
Selphie giggled.
"Cool, lemme see the one of you and Irvine wait never mind..." Rinoa's
face dropped and she put her hands in her lap. She looked toward the
front. Selphie's head snapped to center.
"What, Quistis here? Rinoa, what's up?" Rinoa sighed and shook her
head.
"I'm sorry."
"What?" Selphie questioned. She looked around, then down at the
photo that had startled Rinoa.
~Me and Irvine. So what is the big deal. Oh no, but, he... he
promised me...~ Selphie felt tears start in her eyes as she looked
down. Selphie looked happy and beautiful in the picture. She held
Irvine's hand tightly, and smiled, thinking about their future and
feeling secure in the fact that he loved her. And Irvine, Irvine
held her hand loosely, as if to keep up a facade. But his head
was turned, looking past Selphie to the girl who stood behind her, and
the back of her blue dress that was captured forever in the picture.
Visual proof of the kind of man Irvine Kinneas really was. She
held her breath as she heard the familiar coat rustle behind her,
smelled the Old Spice in the air. She picked up the binder for her
next class that she had brought with her and the envelope, stood up,
and turned around to face him.
"You arrogant liar! How dare you come to me, beg for forgiveness,
fake your love, when all the while you're thinking about how the
woman behind me looks naked? You are the lowest form of life on this
planet, and I can't believe that I fell for you! That I believed
your fairy tale nonsense and dreams! I hate you, not for the liar and
cheat and shallow person you are, but for being inconsiderate enough
to leave me, breaking my heart, then coming back and convincing me
to love you again just so you can hurt me again." Selphie hit him
with her binder, then ran out, almost knocking Quistis over in the
process. Quistis turned and called out to her.
"Selphie? Wait, what's wrong?" She turned and looked in the classroom,
only to see Irvine slumped over in his chair, with Zell and Rinoa
yelling at him, and Squall glaring at him. She shook her head and
realized the worst had happened. Meanwhile, Selphie ran down the halls,
not caring if she ran into people, or if people saw her crying,
showing how weak she was. She ran to her dorm room, and slammed the
door, then fell to the ground against it.
~Here, I try so hard to hide how I feel from people. I pretend I'm
all happy all the time and that everything's okay even when it's
not just so people don't worry about me and think I could be a weak
link. And look what I do. I cause a scene. I run around like a fool.
Over an idiot like Irvine. Why don't I learn?~ She reached into the
photo envelope and extracted the two large group pictures and three
wallet sized ones. She then took the envelope with the evidence of
what Irvine had done to her, and tossed it into her garbage can. She
hunched over and cried until she fell asleep.
::knock knock::
Selphie felt the door shake and lifted her head. She yawned softly
and rubbed her eyes. Then she looked at her watch. She'd been out
for four hours. She couldn't believe it had been that long.
"Selphie? Its me. Listen, can we talk? Please? Its all a mistake.
Really! She's my cousin! Honestly this time!"
Selphie shook her head, and moved away toward the end of her bed.
She watched the door and imagined the man on the other side. Her
cowboy. Her first and only love. Her liar. She saw the door flex,
as if someone where leaning against it. She heard a shuffling.
"Ya know, if the girl doesn't wanna see you, you leave her alone.
If you don't, well, me and Fujin here, we're gonna treat it as
harassment."
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Then we'd have to take action, ya know? So move along little doggie."
Selphie sniffled. ~Even Raijin and Fujin were helping her. She
barely knew them, and yet they cared. That small bit of knowledge
comforted her. She crawled to her desk, and raised herself onto her
chair. She looked at the journal that sat on her desk. ~Do I honestly
want to remember this?~
:: knock knock ::
"Selphie? Its Quistis and Rinoa. We have a surprise for you." Quistis
said.
Selphie hesitated, then opened the door. Rinoa and Quistis walked in.
"Squall and Zell wanted to come to, but we told them this was a girly
thing and Quisty here told them that if they wanted to show their
support for you they'd hunt Irvine down, give him an atomic wedgie,
then hang him by his underwear from that tall pole in the training
center. Squall's off buying some rope to set a trap and Zell's going
to snag a hot dog for bait." Selphie giggled in spite of her situation.
Rinoa gave her a hug. "But us, we come bringing gifts girlfriend.
Scissors to cut him out of pictures, a voodoo doll kit, and a
bunch of movies, some funny, and some drama. We are here to undo the
damage he has done." Selphie looked down, then at her friends.
"Thanks. I love you guys." She smiled. ~Put on the facade.~ She
thought. ~I don't want to worry them. "Now how long do you think
it'll be before they get Irvine hung up? I wanna take some polaroids."
Quistis and Rinoa laughed.
"Seifer's taking care of pictures. He actually volunteered to do it.
I don't know if its because he wants to help, or if he just wants to
get the doubles for himself for blackmail purposes." Quistis said.
"Don't worry. Things can only get better."
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[the end.]
[maybe a sequel coming. depends if I get reviews or not + if ppl
like it o^-^o]