Chapter I: Reach For The Stars
Squall Leonhart was in Balamb Garden's elevator. It was heading to the 2nd floor and…
[PING!]
The elevator stopped. Squall spotted Seifer rushing to the elevator frantically. Squall pressed the CLOSE DOORS button. The glass doors closed, and Seifer had crashed into them, giving Squall a nice view of his squashed face. Squall stared at him, his gaze steady and then slowly he narrowed his eyes into slits. He flipped his middle finger at Seifer as the elevator went back down.
Squall: Serves HIM right.
The elevator went down to the 1st floor and…
[PING!]
Squall saw his girlfriend running towards the elevator.
Rinoa: STOP THE ELEVATOR, SQUALLY!!
Squall smiled at her and pressed the OPEN DOOR button. Rinoa rushed in, smiling gratefully. Squall shivered as Rinoa pressed the 2 button.
Squall: Seifer's up there.
Rinoa: So? OH! Squally! Don't tell me you closed the doors on him!
Squall smiled. Rinoa laughed afterwards.
Rinoa: Oooh! You're gonna get it from him this time!!
Squall: I seriously doubt that that moron can inflict any damage on me. Especially in the halls.
Squall smiled.
Rinoa: Oh, so you had a plan hidden up in your sleeve?
Squall: Nah. He's just too stupid is all.
Rinoa: You're so mean!!
Squall: No I'm not, I'm only telling the truth.
Rinoa: Truth. Right.
Squall: Would I lie to you?
Squall widened his eyes and pouted. Rinoa laughed and stepped closer to him. They were very close and were about to give each other a kiss, until…
[PING!]
Squall moved away from Rinoa, muttering "Holy Sh!t…" Rinoa smiled and got off the elevator smiling at Squall. Seifer, then rushed inside the elevator. He faced Squall.
Squall: Oh God, don't tell me you want to kiss me too.
Seifer: Excuse me, but what exactly gave you that idea, puberty boy?
Squall: That is far above your clearance level, Ballerina of No Mercy.
They stood there, silently and then after a minute until Seifer spoke again.
Seifer: What are you, the Bellhop or something, or is this elevator just where you live?
Squall: Stuff a chocobo in it, Seifer.
Suddenly, the lights went out in the elevator and it stopped.
Squall: Great. It just had to happen with the Ballerina. I wished for it to be with Rinoa, but noooo it reckons that I'm gay and not to mention that I have awful tastes. In which, I am not.
Seifer: HEY! WATCH IT, ICE PRINCESS!
Squall: Shut up, you might as well should go to the cemetery and yell at the dead. They might wake up thanks to that humongous mouth of yours.
Seifer: WHAT?!
Squall: Are you deaf by any chance?
Seifer grabbed Squall's wrists and pinned him against the glass doors.
Seifer: Don't you DARE disrespect me like that EVER AGAIN do you understand me, Princess?
Squall smiles.
Squall: I may be younger than you, and you may be head of the Disciplinary Committee, but I saved the whole world, Seifer. The whole world. Got that? Hmm, Ballerina?
Seifer:……
Seifer drops him and glares at him. Squall does the same, but only for a moment. Then he spoke again.
Squall: Now, how about if you stop staring at me like the ape you are, and give me a boost?
Seifer: Hmm? What do you mean?
Squall: I mean help me get up to that thing! What, do I have to say it in Greek or what?
Seifer glared at him once more, and helped Squall up to the covered hatch above them.
Squall: Come on! A little closer!!
Seifer smirked and thrust his arms upwards, provoking Squall to slam his face against the hard metal surface of the hatch. It seemed as if Seifer had done this quite too rough, because he heard a loud "CRUNCH!" and the sound of Squall screaming.
Squall: MY NOSE! DAMN SEIFER, I TOLD YOU TO GO CLOSER, BUT NOT THAT CLOSE!! DAMN!
Seifer heard another crunching sound and also the noise of Squall blowing his nose on a piece of paper towel. Blood drops dripped on Seifer's face for a while, but it seemed as if he pretty much took care of himself, for the bleeding had ceased.
Seifer: Well JEEZ, Princess! I never knew that you were THAT sensitive.
Squall: Don't call me 'princess', Ballerina.
Seifer: Just get up there!
Squall jumped down from Seifer's hands, and before he could say anything, he took out his gunblade , and climbed on Seifer's shoulders instead. He stood on them, barely balancing.
Squall: Hey! Grab on to my legs, will you? I'm going to fall.
Seifer glared and did as he said.
Seifer: How dare he tell me what to do? I'll show him whose tough around here! Hey! Hurry up, up there, puberty boy!!
Squall: I'm TRYING!
Then, he broke open the hatch and got out. Then, he held out his hand to Seifer, who climbed out.
Squall:……We're going to have to--
Seifer: Okay, that's enough! I will tell you what to do from here on!
Squall:……………whatever.
Seifer ginned happily, for he was in charge. He spotted a ladder.
Seifer: Okay, we're going to have to climb that ladder.
Squall shrugged and went to the ladder. Seifer went there first, though.
Seifer: Haven't you noticed, Princess? That leaders have to go first to protect their little baby allies?
Squall: Oh, how I'd love to punch you in the face right now.
Seifer: If you do, I'll make sure it's the last thing you'll do.
Seifer and Squall climbed up the ladder. After it seemed that ages passed, Seifer finally found a hatch, and kicked it open, giving them the cool night air.
Seifer: This is it, Princess.
Squall: Shut up.
They climbed out, the air suddenly surrounding them.
Squall: It's nighttime.
Seifer: Yeah.
They stared at the stars for a while.
Seifer:……I'm going to do something I have always wanted to do…
Squall: Hmm?
Seifer went close to Squall. Too close if you asked Squall. Seifer smiled when they were nose-to-nose…
Seifer:…I'm going to reach for the stars…
Squall:……
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