(I would like to say that I don't own any chars, the big ppl in the big chair do.
-xxbrasschicaxx.)
Alicia(part one)
Selphie awoke that morning being rattled by a bleeping alarm clock. She slowly rolled over and hit the floor covered in a mass of bundled covers which broke her fall. Her vision became blinded as the smell of leather, and strawberry shampoo filled her pale nostrils. She felt in the direction of her face which was now covered by Irvin's hat. She removed the Black covering and in one swing, stopped the annoying bleep of the alarm clock. She slowly rolled out of the covers and lazily stood up as she walked to her mirror. She took a good glance at her lean figure.
Oh, geez. Sleep lines? Again? Well that's not cute. Now my forehead looks like Squall's.
She proceeded to put on Irvin's hat and position it downward to try and shadow the soft pink mark. Hmmm. Irvy's hat actually goes well with my Pajamas. I really like the bottoms I have on today.
She slowly examined the cute shirt with a bunny on it and the matching green panties. Her hand trailed across the rim of her panty bottoms and her mind trailed off. These are the bottoms Irvy made fun of when he found my laundry. Psh. I happen to like the bunny logo. I loved how he joked about seeing me in them. Ha! Like that would happen. Hmmm. I wonder when I'll see Irvine… IRVINE!
She gasped and ran into the bedroom. She took a huge dive across her bed and hit the floor. As she got up she checked the time. The clock shined bright red and it displayed 7:25am. Oh, no! The trip! Irvine's coming in five minutes!
She quickly stumbled across the room into her walk in closet. "Skirt….skirt!" she shouted as she trudged around for her familiar bright yellow dress skirt. "Got it!" She finally got dressed and was pulling a suitcase of items into the middle of the floor.
Amazingly, the hat that was on her head was crookedly still on. Her clock shined 7:31am and she sat patiently on her suitcase. All of a sudden, a knock came at the door of her SeeD apartment. She shot up excitedly, straightened the hat, and grabbed her nun chucks off the table beside the door. She positioned herself in a mockingly provocative position with the weapon and opened the door.
Irvine stood on the other side of the doorway. He looked down at the girl with that familiar smirk he always gave. No matter how many times he looked at her, he never grew tired of the chill he got as he gazed upon her petite body. She gave a giggle of excitement as she looked upon the taller fellow.
"Why don't you say something, or at least come in instead of gawk." She said as she stood in her teasing position.
"I would but," he slowly gave her a hug at the waist as one hand slipped a ruffled bottom of her skirt down, " I didn't want the rest of the world to see those cute green bunny panties."
She stared in shock as her face went a cherry red. Oh Crap! That didn't just happen! "Please tell me my skirt wasn't just flipped up to my waist?"
"I would tell you, but that would mean lying to a pretty girl." He answered with a small laugh.
She hugged him in spite of her embarrassment and pulled him into the room.
"I really missed you. I had to keep this hat by me at all times to remind me of you." She said as she put the hat squarely on his bare head. He turned to her and gazed with a smirk.
"Can I ask you a serious heart-felt question Ms. Tilmitt?" he said as he felt his hat, "did you ever sleep with my hat at your side?"
"Every night that I closed my eyes that hat sat right next to me!" she said with her girly smile.
"Well," he said as he looked her in the eye, "that hat's gotten further than I've ever dreamed of with you."
She gasped in a playfully shocked way and softly hit him on the arm. He laughed and they slowly stopped as they stared into each other's eyes. Time seemed to slow itself down as their faces became closer and closer. Selphie gazed into his deep dark pools whiched seemed to be hypnotizing her body into going almost limp. Eventually, they were close enough to feel each other's breath. With their lips almost touching Selphie pulled away leaving a frozen, shocked Irvine.
"Ok! I've been looking forward to this trip so much! Just the two of us! On a cruise just like you promised! I'm so excited!" She pretended not to notice that she and Irvine almost kissed for the first time.
Irvine, slightly bummed from the interruption and still in a mild shock decided to not worry about it and carry her bag. "So are we all ready to get ourselves out of this Garden trap and take some time off?" he said with as he opened the door.
The two figures slipped through the halls of the garden with the success of not waking anyone or being spotted. Soon they reached the Parking Garage. They silently walked their way closer and closer to a freedom they long hoped for. Irvine turned to Selphie and gave that familiar smile of certainty. Comforted by his smile, she returned it with a warm gentle one. They got to the gates and as they trudged their way out of the exit they were met by a familiar figure.
"Oh! Selphie and Irvine! Just the two I wanted to see!" Headmaster Cid's voice broke the silence as Irvine and Selphie knew the intensions of this meeting would be a hitch for their trip.
They both sat side to side in Headmaster Cid's office as Irvine passed a gentle smile to the now bummed Selphie. She looked at him and laid a soft gentle hand on his. She loved it when he tried his best to comfort her even though the outcome was inevitably bad. She felt sorry that the trip he planned would probably be crushed. I feel so bad. I wish we could go, and Irvy went through so much trouble. That would have been his one chance to declare his love for me!... That is, if he really does like me.
He slowly closed his hand around hers as he absorbed the feel of her warmth. It drove Irvine crazy to touch her soft skin. It was like getting a small morsel of a huge chocolate pie. He always went into a daydream as he craved to touch her more. If only I could tell her how I felt. Then I wouldn't feel guilty about wanting to touch her. She would be mine to hold and touch. But I just can't seem to get my act together with my flirting! She looked really good today in those panties.
"Ok. I know you two are probably wondering why I brought you to my office…" Headmaster Cid was trying to explain a few words in one big speech. He usually makes small things a really long trailing repetition. He makes it a habit to make meaningless speeches and save the point for the last sentence.
I wonder how long Cid's gonna keep us here! He just goes on and on. I wonder how Irvy feels right now. Was he really going to tell me how he felt, or is it up to me?
Wow. I can't believe I saw Selphie in her underwear! That was like a dream. She even has curves like I imagined! That reminds me of the time I walked in on Rinoa. Rinoa has curves.
Is it up to me to tell him how I feel? No! I can't! If I do, then he might not feel the same! I mean yeah we flirt, but he flirts with everyone. Sometimes he even flirts with other girls more than me! I'm probably just his friend.
Squall and Rinoa are sleeping together, aren't they. I wonder if I'll ever experience that with a girl. Any girl. Selphie? No. No way would she like me. I flirt around too much which I need to stop doin'. And she's probably interested in the popular guys like Squall and Zell. Not a nobody like me.
I really want him to tell me that he loves me! Please! That would make me the happiest girl alive! But why would he want a girl like me. I'm nothing compared to Rinoa and Quistis. I'm just a friend to him. An extra girl he can "hang out" with.
I wish I could be more than a nobody. I wish I could be the hero one day. I want to prove to Selphie that I am the one for her. I am just as good as Squall. I need to show her that I love her somehow… but will she love me back?
"…and so, because of the increased scare in the city of Alicia I am sending three chosen SeeDs to investigate the linked rape cases. Irvine, Selphie, your help is needed to solve this case. I knew that with your friendship you would be able to get the job done."
He said friendship. Headmaster Cid just called Irv and I buds? As in not a couple…ever?
"When do you want us to be packed and gone?" interrupted Irvine.
Headmaster Cid responded, "Your train leaves in one hour. There is an escort car to the train station, and then you will get off the train to the cruise ship to Alicia."
"You said the three of us. Who else is coming?" Asked a curious Selphie.
"W-Well Squall is on an assignment as of now. He is actually working on a murder case as we speak. I trust that in this case, Irvine will be around to protect you from the rapist at all costs if you are to ever cross paths, Selphie." Cid gave her a small smile.
Selphie began to blush along with Irvine. They never thought of that situation of heroics and who saves who. For Cid to imply that Irvine would be there to protect her meant a lot to them both. For the first time, Irvine felt as though he had been given the title as Selphie's knight in shining armor. He counted on keeping this title and not failing at it.
Both Selphie and Irvine sat silently looking off into space as they thought about one another. Finally Headmaster Cid got up from his chair and walked around his desk.
"I'll meet you both at the car garage in thirty minutes. I'll give you a moment alone." At that Cid left them in the room.
They both sat and pondered each other for a second Blushing and looking away. Nothing was said until Irvine put one hand on Selphie's blushing cheek.
"Hey let's get movin', beautiful."
She smiled at him and they walked out of the door. Her face still lit with a pale pink as she thought to herself, I love it when he calls me beautiful!
The two walked up to their escort car and pulled along their baggage. Headmaster Cid stood as he held a door open. The escort car was a black limousine with a sunroof at each end. It comfortably seated at least ten people in it's luxury of champagne glasses, wine, and a flat screen television.
Irvine grabbed his bag and Selphie's to be a gentleman and put them both in the trunk. Irvine picked up both bags with effortless ease and slowly trotted to the trunk. The Schaeffer cut him off before the trunk and took both bags from Irvine to perform his duties. The bags that seemed lightweight to Irvine were a hassle to the Schaeffer.
As Irvine and Selphie walked up to the door, Selphie stopped in front of Cid and shot him a curious look.
"You never told us who the third member of our traveling party was. Are they here yet?" asked the cute and curious Selphie.
"Yes they are around here somewhere, I just don't know where he ventured off to. Here." Headmaster Cid placed three folders in Selphie's hands. "In here is all the information you will need. It has money, your hotel key cards, all that you need to know for the briefing of the mission. Make sure to take care of each other, and I'll be calling in every morning bright and early to your hotel room for updates."
Selphie nodded and slowly slipped into the limo. Irvine slid past Cid yet stopped in his tracks. He stood up tall in front of headmaster Cid and looked down at the man. "Um… you got it?" he said almost whispering.
"Got it? Got what?" whispered Cid in an attempt to understand.
"You confiscated it a week ago because I was pointing it at birds outside. If I'm going on a mission, I would need to help me survive. I wouldn't be the sharp shooter for nothin'.
"Oh, yes. Yes. How could I forget? I would never have let you leave without it." Cid hands Irvine his shotgun. "Just no pointing it at people…or birds."
Irvine smiled as he nodded his hat toward headmaster Cid and climbed in the car. He slid in the car and moved on the seat toward Selphie. Selphie was sniffing a bottle of wine and was reading the label curiously. She noticed Irvine yet still remained fixed on the foreign substance.
"Pretty girls like you don't need to drink a little wine to celebrate. Besides, your beauty Makes everyone around you happy also."
She blushed a bright red from being complimented so intensely. She smiled at him and giggled a little. Then she got down on her knees and explored under the cabinet shelf. "Well I see that we don't need to drink to celebrate. I still want to see what's in here."
"Alright. Just don't get too into what you find." Said Irvine as he sat back to try and stretch out. Obviously he was too tall for the limo and bumped his head on the ceiling as his hat came off.
Selphie turned as soon as she heard the thump on the top of the car. She got up from her seat and caringly came to the aid of her male companion. "Are you ok? Awww, you hit your head." She said as she slowly caressed his smooth cheeks. He smiled and put one hand around her petite shoulder. He gazed into her eyes and lost all sense of time and reality. Oh, my gosh! She's so beautiful! I wish I could just kiss her now, but she would probably slap me and call me a pervert. Besides she likes Zell and Squall. Who goes for a loner like me anyways?
"Irvine? I-I just wanted to say something… before we left. I-I really needed to get it out, you know?"
"Uh-huh?"
"Well… I just wanted to say-"
"Cowboy! Messenger Girl! Oh, God! Headmaster Cid set me up!" Interrupted the disappointed voice of Seifer Almasy.
"Seifer!" Both of them shouted in disbelief as they stared upon the entering figure.
"What! Did I interrupt something? Oh, no. I couldn't have. No way Cowboy and Messenger girl would ever hook up!" he said as he laughed in a mocking manner.
"Seifer! You don't have to be so rude! We have names! And since we're stuck together for this mission, maybe we could try to get along, you know? So just… quit being a poopy face! And no you didn't interrupt anything!" Shouted Selphie out of her wannabe serious anger. It was very hard for Selphie to get mad at someone and stay mad at them.
Both Irvine and Selphie froze and reflected on what Selphie's last sentence was. They both thought about it deeply and sat in silence. The limo had pulled off and drove for a good five minutes in the silence of serious thought before Selphie climbed out of her comfy spot resting in Irvine's arms.
She rummaged through the many bottles at the back of the shelf and pulled out at lest three or four of these interesting champagne bottles.
"Woah, there. Selphie, I didn't know you were a party animal. You always came off as a prude to me." Remarked Seifer in a mocking tone. She lifted her head and shot him the most evil annoyed intimidating look she could ponder, which was actually not that scary.
"Uh… Selphie? What are you planning on doing with all of those bottles of champagne?" Irvine adjusted himself comfortably behind Selphie as he put one foot on each side of her. The limo was not very wide, so he had both legs surrounding her tedious work on the liquor. She blushed, ignored his comment, and went on purposely putting her body up against his leg. Irvine smiled watching her and sat back. Suddenly Seifer gave out a huff of disgust as he rolled his eyes and sat back against the soft leather cushions. The limo went over a huge pot hole which sent everyone flying to the driver's side of limo. Selphie flew back and landed directly in Irvine's arms as Seifer smacked into the window. Seiffer drew his gunblade and pointed it at the driver. "If he does that again, I'm driving while he's in the trunk."
They drove for another five minutes and Selphie grew tired of the wait. She stood up as much as she could and opened the sun roof. She stuck her head out and began to giggle as she pretended to fly in air. Both of the men stared at Selphie's exposed legs as they danced freely in their wake. Seifer stared at her with his head cocked to the side and part of his mouth opened. Irvine felt the need to touch her legs yet he knew it would be best to restrain himself. Suddenly Irvine saw Seifer staring at Selphie's ass in a sort of daydreaming trance. Irvine looked to him with a quizzical look on his face.
"What are you staring at? I thought you considered her a prude?" asked Irvine as he refrained from looking at the curvy bodacious legs.
"You know I was just kidding with her. Besides, everyone's had a dream with Selphie in it at least once, huh?" He said with a smirk on his face after being just a tad bit afraid of what Irvine was going to do to him for looking at his precious Selphie.
Irvine sighed and looked up to her. "Yeah. You have no idea, scar face." He slowly got up and entered the same sunroof opening as her. He stood in front of her looking down at her green emerald eyes as she looked up at him. Then he suddenly spread his arms and started to laugh with Selphie and pretend like they were flying. This was not a usual gesture for Irvine to do. He felt like he could do anything that made Selphie happy without any hesitation. What he felt, could it be love?
"Scar Face! Wow, cowboy has jokes. Whatever." He said as they drove a little further. Seifer found himself trying not to look at Selphie. Then he crept up behind them and peeped at something that had been calling him forever. " Hmmm… Green bunnies. Not bad."
Selphie heard him mumble this and stood wide eyed. She began to blush as hard as a cherry and closed her legs as tightly as possible. She swung one leg back with fierce speed and kicked Seifer square in the face. He flew back onto the floor holding his now swelling forehead. "Bitch," he mumbled, "it was a compliment."
The limo finally pulled up to the train station and came to a soft stop. They all piled out of the car and stood at the Juanarkin station. There were only a few couples there waiting to board the train to Alicia. Alicia was the city of fun, party, celebration, and romance. And now since the rapes occurred, the city's women have been in much need of male companions. The Juanarkin station was small, organized and clean. It felt almost deserted until the three dragged themselves up to the platform.
One hour in the limo was about enough for Seifer. He was officially annoyed with the two of them and could not wait to finish their mission. He sat perched on his bag of luggage and waited for the train. After one minute past by he found himself checking out a brunette to his left who was accompanied by an older male. The male seemed to be balding and the girl looked no older than eighteen. This struck an awkward look on Seifer's face and he turned to a blonde and her spouse. The same situation was present. Suddenly Seifer found that the same situation was true for all of the couples on the platform. He knew there was something linking them together, he just didn't know what.
Selphie stood next to her baggage with a blushing smile on her face. She gazed off into the distance and began to drift into a dream. Irvine, seeing her, walked up to the gazing beauty. He sat on top of his luggage and gazed into the same direction.
"So what are we staring at here?" he said as they both looked off into space. She smiled and turned in his direction as the setting sun seemed to light up her face like an angel. She giggled and put her hand on his shoulder. "Well, Irvine. Has it ever occurred to you that I enjoy the sweet serenity of riding on a train?" she said with a cutesy accent. He smiled and looked to her angelic face toned by auburn hair and bright green eyes. "Well as long as you're happy, I'm happy also." He gave her a smile that sent a chill down her spine. She never sensed this much care from Irvine before in her life. Was he kidding? Was this real? It seemed to like she was the only woman in the world right now. And, that's exactly how Irvine felt at the moment. They stared into each other's eyes as the world seemed to stop. Their hearts seemed to beat on the same rhythm as each other. They did not want the feeling to end, yet suddenly a train roared past them chopping the golden lights of the sun into small short bursts. The train stopped and opened its wooden doors. Irvine smiled at Selphie knowing that the moment had been taken away. She blushed heavily.
Seifer walked up and patted them both on the back. "Well, what are you waiting for? That Idiot chauffeur isn't gonna show up to carry your bags! I'll go reserve us a car."
Irvine stood and took Selphie's luggage in his hand. "C'mon, miss. We wouldn't want to leave a beautiful lady behind to miss out on one of the greatest trips of a life time!" He turned and waited for Selphie as she stood paused. She finally looked up to the Irvine she had seen the first time they met. A warm smile on his face and shotgun over his shoulder (plus some extra luggage.) She smiled and ran towards her friend as they entered the train arm in arm.
Seifer stood in the hall crossing of two luxury suite rooms. This train was unlike any other train at any other station. Alicia trains had a kind of luxury to them. They had full carpet on the walls and on the floor. It was like the top story of a hotel. The cars had two suites each, one across from the other with a narrow hallway in between. They were separated by wooden walls and a glass window.
"So are we gonna enter or sit in the hallway like losers?" said Seifer. So they walked down the hall and entered the luxurious room filled with the smell of flowers and mints. Selphie dropped her weapon near the door and looked out the window to the sea as the train moved at full speed toward Alicia.
"Oh man! It's beautiful out there! Alicia's going to be so much fun!" she chirped as the others got settled in the train car. In the room was a bed, two chairs, and a relaxing view over the water. Selphie walked around a bit and began to skip. "I love trains!" she exclaimed. Seifer stood in the corner and could not resist putting a smirk on his face from Selphie's child ness. "I think we can clearly see that." He said with a mocking tone.
Irvine put their bags in the closet next to the bed and made his way to his seat next to the window. He sat and began to ponder their mission. As soon as a waitress walked by their window, Irvine's eyes immediately followed. He went on doing this until Seifer's voice cut in in his naturally ridiculing tone. "So what do you think all the rapes are about?"
"I don't know. But it really creeps me out! I can't stand the thought of being killed that way." Selphie shivered and crawled onto the bed. She rolled herself under the covers and laid close to the edge of the bed. Irvine was a good foot from where she lay so it made her comfortable to be near him.
"I noticed something as we were on the platform today," said Irvine, "All of the hot girls were with balding or grey haired guys." Seifer perked his head up, "You noticed that too? It started to make me sick!" he said. "Why would it make you sick? Maybe those women just found the perfect mature man for them. Besides, age is nothing but a number." said Selphie as she coiled herself in the warm blankets. I wonder why they even put a bed here…but I'm not complaining.
Both boys scoffed a little and returned to their conversation. "I wonder where old man Cid has us all shacked up for the next few week or so." piped Seifer. "Yeah, and I wonder how busy this infamous town really is." added Irvine.
They heard a small exhale come from the bed and found Selphie fast asleep. Irvine took off his hat and put it on the auburn head of hair. She moved a little and stopped once she had a huge amount of covers in her arms.
A man walked up to her and says she looks pretty. She smiles. He seems to be in his mid to late forties. She sits back on a bed and begins to listen as if he has something important to say. Everything is blurred and spinning. He begins to kiss her neck and she starts feeling very uncomfortable. She pushes against him to be let free yet he is too strong. He pushes himself on top of her as he kisses her fiercely. She yells a name which is muffled by the blur of sounds. He begins to tell her he loves her and starts tugging at her clothing. She kicks him twice and finally throws him off of her. He begins to yell at her in fury yet she cannot hear the words. She gets up and starts to leave. He lunges at her and rips at her flimsy white strap. He has her pinned against the bed of white sheets. She screams yet he chokes her. He slaps her across the face and rips her pants. She starts crying as everything is still spinning and blurry. He pulls out a knife. He cuts her cheek as she squeals beneath him. He whispers a few words which are unheard in to her ear and lifts the knife. As he slams it down, the woman closes her eyes in fear.
"STOP!" Selphie yelled as she woke up with extreme speed. The guys looked at her in shock and surprise. Selphie was struggling for air as she breathed hardly. Irvine ran over to her and caught her body as it fell out of the bed of covers. "What! What happened! Selphie, you all right? It's just a dream." He said as he panicked. She caught her breath and looked up to Irvine. Tears were streaming down her face as she shivered violently. She grabbed his collar and pulled her face into his neck. She began to softly whimper in fear. He held her tightly as she cried. Irvine had always been a sucker for women, especially the damsels in distress. He looked over to Seifer who had a confused look on his face. Irvine shrugged and Seiffer stared in confusion. Irvine turned around to Selphie who was whimpering in his arms still. He tightened his grasp around her body as she began to calm down. He began to calm down also because he was as panicked as her when she freaked out. They sat for another minute in each other's arms. For the first time, Seifer's voice cut in sympathetically, "What'd you see?"
She looked up to Irvine and then looked over to Seifer. She began to explain the dream in all its horrific detail. Finally as she neared the end she said, "I…I think our killer just struck again."
End of part one! Part two should arrive in less than a week!