Romantic Dream
A post FFVIII story about Seifer. Will eventually turn into SeiferxSelphie if things go well. Events start off right after the ending movie.
Chapter 1: Fish
It was a bright and sunny day. The shores of Balamb were calm and peaceful, reflecting nothing of the battle that just took place. It was a victorious one. The war of the sorceresses have been fought and won. The lunar cry was over.
A serene calm engulfed the whole port of Balamb. It seemed like the very perfect day to go, well, fishing. think ending movie where Seifer and company were fishing
Seifer, Raijin, and Fujin were out fishing at Balamb port that day despite the fact that Balamb fish is not all that tasty. It was really more of fishing rather than the fish.
"It looks like the perfect day for fishing, boss." Raijin energetically said.
"FISH. HERE." Said Fujin in her usual monosyllabic way of talking, indicating the place where they were to stay.
"Looks good." Seifer replied, uncharacteristically detached.
After the whole involvement with the Sorceress, Seifer was lucky to have been accepted back at the Garden. He ought to be happy but he wasn't. His release from the Sorceress left him literally empty. He had nowhere to go and his lack of direction disturbed him. Yes, he had Balamb but it was back to square one. The very place he sought to get away from.
Maybe I'm just thinking about this too much. Seifer let his eyes wander off into the sea. The vast, empty, infinite, sea. He let go of his worries and started working on his fishing rod.
Ten minutes passed and still the waters of Balamb remained still and uninterrupted. There were no fish. Absolutely no fish.
"Well, so much for fishing." Raijin said, halfway through a yawn.
Seifer was getting increasingly bored with each passing second. Maybe fishing wasn't such a good idea. Ten more minutes passed…nothing.
Temper rising, Seifer said, "Still no goddamn fish."
Suddenly, a cry of triumph broke the deafening fish free silence. Raijin caught a fish. Ecstatic at finally getting a catch, he preceded no less in trying to break the port by jumping up and down with happiness. Jumping up and down, while waving his fish, and singing a happy "I-caught-a-fish" song.
"I caught a fish! I caught a fish! I caught a fish! I caught a fish!" Raijin said in a singsong voice doing his "I caught a fish" dance.
He did not stop being overly histrionic about his oh so wonderful fish, much to the annoyance of Seifer. Much much to the annoyance of Seifer. Fujin tried to stop Raijin's celebration, seeing the look on Seifer's face.
"STOP." Fujin whispered to Raijin.
Seifer, annoyed, threw down his rod. Fujin, fuming at Raijin's very poor hearing, gave Raijin a hearty kick, sending him to his very watery, very fish-y grave.
Seifer laughed. The first real laugh to grace his face for months. He laughed so hard, he threw back his head in laughter.
Then, a whirring noise came from the east and the wind picked up its velocity. Looking up, they saw a massive airborne structure. It was an elegant blue ship with golden propellers spinning below it. It was Balamb Garden. Seifer knew that his former classmates were there. His archenemy, Squall, Chicken wuss, Irvine, Quistis, Rinoa and Selphie – the gang that saved the day. And soon, he would be there too. At Balamb Garden. He smiled, sparkling blue eyes filled with mirth.
Maybe things will turn out fine.
**I'm not sure about his eye color.
