Tangled Up
Chapter 1- 'Twas a Dark and Stormy Night…
Disclaimer- I do not own Final Fantasy it belongs to Square not me.
Thunder roared and lightning crashed outside the abandoned farmhouse. The harsh wind blew through the holes in the aged wood and caused the metal tools to bang against each other creating a haunting eerie noise. The blonde girl walked slowly through the forsaken building, looking over her shoulder fearfully with every step she took. She stopped at a window and peered outside, looking for the one who was chasing her.
She squinted to see outside, the strong rain blurring the windows image. It was then when lighting struck, revealing the horrifying face of her pursuer.
"AHHHHHH!" screamed Selphie, as she jumped from her seat and tossed her half-eaten popcorn bag into the row behind her. Luckily it was empty. The man three rows down promptly shushed her and she responded by sending him an angry look, though it went unnoticed since it was dark and he couldn't really see her.
Normally Selphie would stand up for herself and protest the unnecessary shushing, it was a scary movie, people are supposed to scream, but not right now, she was way too scared to get up from her seat.
The small girl cuddled the toned arm beside her trying to regain her sense of safety. Zell looked over at her, "Are you sure you wanna stay here for the whole movie Selph? I mean you're so scared and it still has like half an hour left to go, I'm not sure you'll make it…" he asked quietly trying not to bother the shusher in the corner.
"Yes I want to stay," she said adamantly, " I can make it, I will make it… and besides, if I don't see how it ends how will I be able to sleep tonight?" Zell shrugged his shoulders.
"Okay, if you're sure…" the blonde felt the girls head nod against his arm.
Selphie had asked all her friends to see the new horror movie with her at the theatre called 'Blood and Guts Hunter', but they all said no because they had all seen horror movies with Selphie before, and it was not fun. All the screaming and nail marks on their arms wasn't exactly their idea of a good time, but Zell had dutifully agreed, he could never say no to Selphie once she put on her puppy dog pout.
So here they were watching a psycho killer make a voodoo doll out of intestines as a stupid girl tried to escape his wrath.
Wow… fun.
The foolish blonde was cornered and the man was slowly creeping towards her with a hook in his left hand. Closer and closer he came until… the screen went black. Selphie screamed out of habit even though nothing had happened.
The patrons of the Cineplex began to talk amongst themselves each equally annoyed with the sudden interruption of their film. Selphie assumed that it was random and that the power would go on in a matter of seconds, but when it didn't she got a little frightened.
"Zell," she said as she gripped harder onto his arm, "what if it's the Blood Hunter, here to exact his revenge on the poor citizens of this town?" Zell sighed aloud and looked to where he assumed Selphie was, since it was dark he couldn't really see her.
"Selph, he's not real, so he is not coming to exact his revenge on the poor citizens of this town." It was then that a light was shined on their face and the pair screamed.
The light moved to reveal an usher of the theatre, a young girl probably only 16. "Sorry," she said, "I didn't think people sat in the rows so close to the doors.
Zell looked at Selphie, this time able to see her since there was now a light in the dark theatre, it was her idea to sit in these rows so close to the front, she said it would be easier to escape if the monster had indeed come.
"Listen up theatre," said the female usher loudly, "the thunderstorm outside has caused power outages all over town, and so unfortunately we cannot continue with your movie. For those who want them refunds are available at the front desk, but the theatre asks that everyone please leave now, it's against regulations to have people in the theatre under these conditions. Sorry for the inconvenience."
The room was filled with groans and murmurs between friends each expressing their annoyance at the situation. Selphie and Zell both exited the building by following the flashlights that were held by the workers, not bothering to get a refund on their lost movie.
When the two got outside they saw that the streets were covered in water and that more was pouring down from the sky, it was clearly unsafe to drive anywhere under these conditions, so Squall was definitely not going to pick them up in the Garden's car tonight.
"What are we going to do?" asked Selphie. Zell looked up and down the street, not being able to make out much more than a street sign.
"We could go to Ma's place, it's not too far from here, and I have a key," Zell suggested, "but we'd get soaked on our way there." Selphie thought for a moment. Stay here all night in the cold wetness, or go to Zell's mom's house and change clothes and sleep in a bed.
"Sounds good!" exclaimed Selphie pumping a fist into the air, "Let's get moving," she said as she pulled Zell into the water-covered streets. So the two headed off toward Ma Dincht's house.
"AAAAAHHHH" screamed ten frightened children in unison.
"Shh kids! It'll be alright the power will go on soon!" assured Rinoa as she tried to calm the scared kids. Her and Squall were at a daycare picking up Rinoa's 6 year old cousin who was visiting her this weekend, when the power had suddenly gone out sending the small kids into a mad panic.
"The power will go on soon, I promise!" exclaimed Rinoa as she hugged the kids trying to calm them.
A worker at the daycare entered the room with a flashlight in her hand, "Children!" she called in a motherly tone, "please be calm children!" The kids quieted down when they saw the familiar face of Mrs. Bradshaw, the woman who owned the daycare.
"Children there was a power outage and the lights went out, so if you would please remain calm Sarah will watch you while I talk to the other workers and plan something fun okay?" The children nodded and a girl with short blonde hair began to read a story to the now calming kids.
Mrs. Jones nodded for Squall and Rinoa to follow her into the other room, so the two did as was told. When they entered the dark room lit only by a lone candle sitting in the middle of a desk, the elderly woman began to talk to the two other workers and the couple.
"I just got off my cell with my husband and he told me that the storm outside caused power outages over town, so since we are all here and the kids need to be taken care of is it okay if everyone helps out?" the question was asked to the room, though it as clearly directed at Squall and Rinoa since the other two people in the room already worked there.
They nodded and the woman continued talking, "To deal with the kids appropriately I propose that we split up into groups of five kids. Rinoa and Squall, Sarah in the other room will o with you since she's had experience with these kids before," the volunteers nodded and Squall and Rinoa took a group of five kids into a room lit by multicolored candles and flashlights.
"Don't be so glum," said Rinoa as she observed her boyfriend, "This might be a fun experience." Squall looked at Rinoa without saying a word. A small boy went up to him and tugged on his pants leg. Squall knelt down so that he was on the same level as the kid.
"Yes?" he asked.
The boy smiled and
said "Skeet, skeet, skeet, skeet," before running off leaving
Squall with a confused look.
Oh yeah, it's gonna be a really fun experience.
"Look Brian, I just don't think this is going to work out for us," said Quistis lightly to her soon to be ex-boyfriend, well not technically at least. The two had only been going out for only about three weeks, so they weren't even officially a couple.
Quistis found Brian a little too needy, and Quistis enjoyed her space sometimes, so she had invited the boy into her dorm room to break-up with him. She was about to speak again when there was a knock on her door.
"Quistis I need to talk to you," came Seifer's muffled voice.
"Not now," she called to the door.
Seifer ignored her and opened her door. She turned to see him staring at her from the doorway. He entered and the mechanical door closed behind him.
"Seifer I said not now," just then the lights dimmed and Cid came over the speaker.
"Balamb Garden, there has been a power outage and due to patients in the infirmary most backup power is being used there so until further notice. Also Garden was struck by lightning and it disabled our door mechanism, so the doors will be unable to be opened until we can get more power. Sorry for the inconvenience." Quistis looked at Seifer.
"That's what I came to tell you, Cid sent me to tell all the professors about the coming power outage, I wanted to get you before the rooms locked," Quistis' horrified face then turned to Brian, the guy she had just dumped, and was now locked in a room with.
Can you say awkward?
A/N- I hope you call liked this story! Please remember to read and review! And 'Tangled Up' is the title of the new album from 'Girls Aloud', there isn't really a relation to this story I just thought the title was fitting and I didn't feel like getting sued today…