Selphie was sitting by Irvine, contemplating whether or not she should tell him what was on her mind. She wanted
to figure out a nice way, but straightforward way to put it, one that wouldn't hurt him. After arguing with herself for a lengthy
period of time, she finally spoke up. "Irvy?"
"What, Sephie?"
"You think maybe we should break up?"
Irvine looked at her, confused. "Why?"
"Because you don't seem that..commited...I think we'd both be happier. Especially you. You know what happens
every time I catch you with someone else." Selphie sniffed, watching Irvine consider this possibility for a few minutes.
"I guess...we'll still be friends, will we?"
"Of course!" Selphie smiled.
"Hey Selphie!" Zell called. There were few who didn't like Selphie's bubbly attitude. She had the ability of cheering
anyone up, no matter how depressed they had been before. As long as they knew that her invariably high amount of carefree,
happy-go-lucky attitude came along with the package, they got along with her fine. Those who didn't know her better thought
she got high off air or some other life-sustaining substance.
"Hi!"
"Did I tell you my sister's coming tomorrow?"
"Booyaka! Really?" Selphie exclaimed as they walked to their usual cafeteria table. Everyone was curious to see what
his sister would be like. Half-sister, to be exact. The only information Zell had on her at the moment was her name and the likely
fact that her features might resemble himself in some ways.
"You never told us what her name was," Selphie continued.
"Aislin." Zell replied.
"That's a pretty name...wasn't it Celtic or Gaelic for 'dream'?" Rinoa remarked.
"I wonder what she's gonna be like..."
"She'll be great. You'll like her." Zell said. "Aislin's coming with Elysium, I think that's her best friend."
"Elysium?" Quistis inquired. "That's supposed to mean 'paradise' in Latin, or Greek." She laughed self-consciously.
"Never mind, that's off the subject."
"She seems so mysterious. Can't wait to meet her."
They spent the rest of their lunch talking about Aislin and Elysium.
~Next Day~
"And this..." Zell flashed his grandest smile, letting the silence become suspense. "Is Aislin and Elysium!" He walked off
to the side to show his friends to present the two figures he had been sheltering.
Aislin laughed softly. "You don't have to make me seem that important." Her brown hair was swept into a clip, one that
resembled a claw and could, with some imagination, be rendered a dangerous medieval weapon. Her blue eyes shone as Zell
introduced her to each of his friends. She wore a lavender cardigan over a white tank top with khakis.
"We've all been so anxious to see you! Zell's been talking about you so much." Rinoa smiled warmly, glad that Aislin
had such a friendly disposition.
"Zell even put off his daily rush to devour hot dogs to introduce you!" Selphie piped up.
Aislin beamed and gestured to the girl standing next to her. "This is Elysium."
Everyone at the table turned to see a teen, slightly taller than Selphie's height, with dark hair inches past her shoulder.
Her eyes were the color of violets. An icy expression appeared to have permanently rested onto her face. Blue highlights ran
through her hair. Her black jeans and long-sleeved black shirt had sky blue flames glittering on the sleeves and
edges, seeming to dance around, like real fire. If Aislin was like fire, warm, cheerful and inviting, Elysium was the complete
opposite. Paradise definitely did not describe her. Like a new Squall in a female form, to replace the old one. She glared at
Selphie, as if she had done something terrible to her in the past with such fury, they sat in a shocked silence.
to figure out a nice way, but straightforward way to put it, one that wouldn't hurt him. After arguing with herself for a lengthy
period of time, she finally spoke up. "Irvy?"
"What, Sephie?"
"You think maybe we should break up?"
Irvine looked at her, confused. "Why?"
"Because you don't seem that..commited...I think we'd both be happier. Especially you. You know what happens
every time I catch you with someone else." Selphie sniffed, watching Irvine consider this possibility for a few minutes.
"I guess...we'll still be friends, will we?"
"Of course!" Selphie smiled.
"Hey Selphie!" Zell called. There were few who didn't like Selphie's bubbly attitude. She had the ability of cheering
anyone up, no matter how depressed they had been before. As long as they knew that her invariably high amount of carefree,
happy-go-lucky attitude came along with the package, they got along with her fine. Those who didn't know her better thought
she got high off air or some other life-sustaining substance.
"Hi!"
"Did I tell you my sister's coming tomorrow?"
"Booyaka! Really?" Selphie exclaimed as they walked to their usual cafeteria table. Everyone was curious to see what
his sister would be like. Half-sister, to be exact. The only information Zell had on her at the moment was her name and the likely
fact that her features might resemble himself in some ways.
"You never told us what her name was," Selphie continued.
"Aislin." Zell replied.
"That's a pretty name...wasn't it Celtic or Gaelic for 'dream'?" Rinoa remarked.
"I wonder what she's gonna be like..."
"She'll be great. You'll like her." Zell said. "Aislin's coming with Elysium, I think that's her best friend."
"Elysium?" Quistis inquired. "That's supposed to mean 'paradise' in Latin, or Greek." She laughed self-consciously.
"Never mind, that's off the subject."
"She seems so mysterious. Can't wait to meet her."
They spent the rest of their lunch talking about Aislin and Elysium.
~Next Day~
"And this..." Zell flashed his grandest smile, letting the silence become suspense. "Is Aislin and Elysium!" He walked off
to the side to show his friends to present the two figures he had been sheltering.
Aislin laughed softly. "You don't have to make me seem that important." Her brown hair was swept into a clip, one that
resembled a claw and could, with some imagination, be rendered a dangerous medieval weapon. Her blue eyes shone as Zell
introduced her to each of his friends. She wore a lavender cardigan over a white tank top with khakis.
"We've all been so anxious to see you! Zell's been talking about you so much." Rinoa smiled warmly, glad that Aislin
had such a friendly disposition.
"Zell even put off his daily rush to devour hot dogs to introduce you!" Selphie piped up.
Aislin beamed and gestured to the girl standing next to her. "This is Elysium."
Everyone at the table turned to see a teen, slightly taller than Selphie's height, with dark hair inches past her shoulder.
Her eyes were the color of violets. An icy expression appeared to have permanently rested onto her face. Blue highlights ran
through her hair. Her black jeans and long-sleeved black shirt had sky blue flames glittering on the sleeves and
edges, seeming to dance around, like real fire. If Aislin was like fire, warm, cheerful and inviting, Elysium was the complete
opposite. Paradise definitely did not describe her. Like a new Squall in a female form, to replace the old one. She glared at
Selphie, as if she had done something terrible to her in the past with such fury, they sat in a shocked silence.