Believe
Part one
Quisty's note: By the request of Alonia Everclear I am now writing a Quiefer! So this story is mainly dedicated to her but some parts I'm dedicating to The Bouncer's Bouncers (Peter and Alex, you go guys! ^-^) But as I said this is mainly for Alonia. If she can broaden her horizons so can I! Enjoy all Quiefer fans! PS Seifer has his legs in this fic, as I know he loses them towards the end of the game.
Chapter One Nostalgia
A small boy watched the waves as they beat against the rocks. He smeared sand around with his feet as the rippling waters chased him up the shore. He picked up a stone and threw it out onto the ocean. It skimmed the surface gently 4 times before falling in with a delicate plop. He laughed with amusement. A young woman came up behind him. It was Matron.
"Seifer, it's time to come in now," she said. He looked up at her and nodded. He followed her back into the orphanage where his friends waited for him. Squall, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine and Zell. Five acquaintances of his. Squall sat quietly in a chair staring hopefully out of the window, waiting for someone to come. He was waiting for Sis. But she wasn't coming. Seifer knew that. He then looked over at Selphie, Irvine and Zell who were all having a vicious match of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and it looked like Selphie was winning and Zell was losing. Zell wailed in despair.
"I keep on losing! This ain't fair!" he moaned miserably. Seifer smirked.
"Losers like you always lose Zell," he laughed. Zell's eyes started to water. Suddenly someone stood in between the two boys. Her golden hair and sapphire eyes were hard to mistake for anything else. It was Quistis.
"That's enough Seifer!" she said sternly. Seifer blinked repeatedly and slowly nodded. Zell wiped his eyes as Quistis patted his back affectionately. He cheered up and continued his game. Seifer had been bewitched by Quistis since as far back as he could remember. The age difference between them was only 2 months, with Quistis being the elder, but this didn't bother him. He was sure he felt love for her. He watched her as she stood in front of Squall. She then tried her best to cheer him up. At that moment Seifer couldn't help but envy Squall. He always got Quistis' attention, no matter what. But Seifer's determination to succeed in winning Quistis' heart made him stronger.
"Seifer..." a voice called out to him. "Seifer...Seifer..."
Seifer woke up with a start to see Fujin standing above him. He started to breathe heavily and wiped his forehead. He looked at Fujin.
"What is it?" he asked. He rubbed his eyes and yawned.
"Seifer, Raijin wants to go fishing again," Fujin replied. "Don't tell me we have to go too?"
"Geez, that guy thinks he's the Fisherman King the moment he succeeds catching one fish once," Seifer sighed. He grabbed a pair of loose jeans from his drawer and pulled a T-shirt over his head. He gave his hair a quick comb through before grabbing his shoes and his new denim jacket and walking into the living room with Fujin. Sure enough, Raijin stood in the middle of the room with his fishing gear. He bore a happy grin on his face.
"Who wants to do some fishing, ya know?" he asked. Seifer rolled his eyes.
"Raijin, I really can't be bothered today," he sighed. Raijin looked at him desperately.
"But Seifer," he pleaded. "The SeeDs are gonna be down at Balamb Harbour ya know!"
"The SeeDs?" he asked. "Why would the whereabouts of SeeD concern me?"
"Because I know for a fact that Instructor Trepe is gonna be down there too, ya know!" Raijin replied. Those two words echoed in his head. Instructor Trepe was going to be at the harbour that afternoon. Maybe he should reconsider going fishing with Raijin. Fujin kicked Raijin violently.
"Raijin! You know full well that Seifer likes Instructor Trepe! You're just using this to get him to go with you!" she scowled. Raijin limped, grasping onto his pain-stricken shin. Seifer laughed.
"I'll go with you Raijin, just to make sure you're not lying to me," Seifer replied. He walked up to Raijin and grabbed his collar. "But if you are I'll let Fujin beat the crap outta ya, ya know?" Raijin nodded nervously. Fujin let out a low moan of despair. "You can stay here Fujin," Seifer added. Fujin's face lit up with excitement, as the thought of not having to go fishing for the 4^th time in one day really excited her. Seifer grabbed together his gear and followed Raijin out of their quaint little Balamb home over to the Harbour.
Raijin had been right. The Harbour was crawling with SeeDs. He spotted Rinoa, now wearing a SeeD uniform, Irvine, who was now also a SeeD and Selphie amongst the crowd. He immediately saw Zell over by the hot dog stand, but Squall and Quistis were nowhere. His heart started to race. Had Quistis gone for Squall before he had a chance to say how he felt? He then noticed Quistis and Squall together reading something. Seifer's heart felt like it had been hit with a ton of bricks. He bit his bottom lip nervously, praying that they wouldn't come and talk to him, bringing with them the love that he had never had a chance to express for her. Rinoa came up behind Squall and hugged him tightly. She then kissed his cheek gently. This relieved Seifer to no end, as this meant Squall was still with Rinoa, and not with Quistis. This also meant that he stood some kind of chance with her. Seifer smiled with a certain sense of pride and achievement even though he'd done nothing. He sat
quietly with Raijin fishing, still thinking about the endless ways he could try and express his feelings for Quistis. He was so far off in his own little world that he didn't hear Irvine and Squall come up behind him.
"Boo!" they screamed, and Seifer jumped 2 feet in the air and turned to face them. They both had smirk-like grins plastered on their faces. Seifer breathed a sigh of relief. If it had been Quistis behind him he would've had a heart attack, but it was only Squall and Irvine. Getting used to Squall's new open mind was hard.
"What was that for?" Seifer asked.
"You looked far off, we decided to see how far off you were," Irvine replied.
"You looked like you were in Esthar or somewhere far off like that!" Squall grinned. Seifer stood up and set his pole gently on the ground.
"How may I be of service to you my friends?" he asked cheerily.
"You ever thought about enrolling in Garden again? Trying once more to become a SeeD?" Squall asked.
"It's crossed my mind a few times," Seifer replied. "Why do you ask?"
"Well..." Squall began, a cheeky grin suddenly appearing on his face. "Quistis is teaching the new SeeD candidates this year and there's space for one more person in her class..." Seifer blushed like mad. How did Squall know? And what was even worse, Irvine knew as well. He prayed that Zell didn't know too or he'd be a public laughing stock.
"What's that supposed to mean!" Seifer questioned, going redder every second.
"It means that you should try to get into SeeD again!" Irvine replied. "If I can do it and Rinoa can do it you'll have no problem."
"Oh yeah, that and the fact that we know about your little thing for Quistis!" Squall added, completely tearing the mood in half like paper. The pair of SeeDs burst into fits of laughter, as Seifer stood there, red and embarrassed.
"What's all this laughing for?" someone behind them asked. They turned and saw Quistis, dressed in her neat SeeD uniform; her glasses perched on her nose. She sighed helplessly at the laughing pair. "You're making poor Seifer feel awkward, stop it." They stopped laughing and looked at her playfully. She walked up to Seifer and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't you retry for SeeD Seifer?" she asked kindly. Seifer smiled, and flushed all at the same time. He felt so at peace with her hand resting on his shoulder. It filled him with a sense of prosperity that he had never felt before.
"All right," he replied. Quistis smiled and walked away leaving the two grinning SeeDs with one very happy Seifer.
The young Seifer approached Quistis with eager anticipation he looked into her shiny blue eyes. She looked back into his.
"What is it Seifer?" she asked.
"I love you Quistis," he replied, simply yet cheerily. At first she looked shocked, but her shock soon turned to a smile.
"No you don't," she shook her head. "You and I are not destined to be Seifer. You can't love me." She walked past him and whispered in his ear. "It's impossible. Even if I do return your affections." She walked on, leaving poor young Seifer very sad. He felt his eyes start to well up with water. Then, little Seifer cried his small heart out.
My first Quiefer! And I can sense some kawaii moments coming! I hope you all liked it, especially Alonia, cos this is for her cos she asked me to! Part 2 up soon, but I'll be losing my Internet for a while so it might not be that soon. Watch this space.
Part one
Quisty's note: By the request of Alonia Everclear I am now writing a Quiefer! So this story is mainly dedicated to her but some parts I'm dedicating to The Bouncer's Bouncers (Peter and Alex, you go guys! ^-^) But as I said this is mainly for Alonia. If she can broaden her horizons so can I! Enjoy all Quiefer fans! PS Seifer has his legs in this fic, as I know he loses them towards the end of the game.
Chapter One Nostalgia
A small boy watched the waves as they beat against the rocks. He smeared sand around with his feet as the rippling waters chased him up the shore. He picked up a stone and threw it out onto the ocean. It skimmed the surface gently 4 times before falling in with a delicate plop. He laughed with amusement. A young woman came up behind him. It was Matron.
"Seifer, it's time to come in now," she said. He looked up at her and nodded. He followed her back into the orphanage where his friends waited for him. Squall, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine and Zell. Five acquaintances of his. Squall sat quietly in a chair staring hopefully out of the window, waiting for someone to come. He was waiting for Sis. But she wasn't coming. Seifer knew that. He then looked over at Selphie, Irvine and Zell who were all having a vicious match of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and it looked like Selphie was winning and Zell was losing. Zell wailed in despair.
"I keep on losing! This ain't fair!" he moaned miserably. Seifer smirked.
"Losers like you always lose Zell," he laughed. Zell's eyes started to water. Suddenly someone stood in between the two boys. Her golden hair and sapphire eyes were hard to mistake for anything else. It was Quistis.
"That's enough Seifer!" she said sternly. Seifer blinked repeatedly and slowly nodded. Zell wiped his eyes as Quistis patted his back affectionately. He cheered up and continued his game. Seifer had been bewitched by Quistis since as far back as he could remember. The age difference between them was only 2 months, with Quistis being the elder, but this didn't bother him. He was sure he felt love for her. He watched her as she stood in front of Squall. She then tried her best to cheer him up. At that moment Seifer couldn't help but envy Squall. He always got Quistis' attention, no matter what. But Seifer's determination to succeed in winning Quistis' heart made him stronger.
"Seifer..." a voice called out to him. "Seifer...Seifer..."
Seifer woke up with a start to see Fujin standing above him. He started to breathe heavily and wiped his forehead. He looked at Fujin.
"What is it?" he asked. He rubbed his eyes and yawned.
"Seifer, Raijin wants to go fishing again," Fujin replied. "Don't tell me we have to go too?"
"Geez, that guy thinks he's the Fisherman King the moment he succeeds catching one fish once," Seifer sighed. He grabbed a pair of loose jeans from his drawer and pulled a T-shirt over his head. He gave his hair a quick comb through before grabbing his shoes and his new denim jacket and walking into the living room with Fujin. Sure enough, Raijin stood in the middle of the room with his fishing gear. He bore a happy grin on his face.
"Who wants to do some fishing, ya know?" he asked. Seifer rolled his eyes.
"Raijin, I really can't be bothered today," he sighed. Raijin looked at him desperately.
"But Seifer," he pleaded. "The SeeDs are gonna be down at Balamb Harbour ya know!"
"The SeeDs?" he asked. "Why would the whereabouts of SeeD concern me?"
"Because I know for a fact that Instructor Trepe is gonna be down there too, ya know!" Raijin replied. Those two words echoed in his head. Instructor Trepe was going to be at the harbour that afternoon. Maybe he should reconsider going fishing with Raijin. Fujin kicked Raijin violently.
"Raijin! You know full well that Seifer likes Instructor Trepe! You're just using this to get him to go with you!" she scowled. Raijin limped, grasping onto his pain-stricken shin. Seifer laughed.
"I'll go with you Raijin, just to make sure you're not lying to me," Seifer replied. He walked up to Raijin and grabbed his collar. "But if you are I'll let Fujin beat the crap outta ya, ya know?" Raijin nodded nervously. Fujin let out a low moan of despair. "You can stay here Fujin," Seifer added. Fujin's face lit up with excitement, as the thought of not having to go fishing for the 4^th time in one day really excited her. Seifer grabbed together his gear and followed Raijin out of their quaint little Balamb home over to the Harbour.
Raijin had been right. The Harbour was crawling with SeeDs. He spotted Rinoa, now wearing a SeeD uniform, Irvine, who was now also a SeeD and Selphie amongst the crowd. He immediately saw Zell over by the hot dog stand, but Squall and Quistis were nowhere. His heart started to race. Had Quistis gone for Squall before he had a chance to say how he felt? He then noticed Quistis and Squall together reading something. Seifer's heart felt like it had been hit with a ton of bricks. He bit his bottom lip nervously, praying that they wouldn't come and talk to him, bringing with them the love that he had never had a chance to express for her. Rinoa came up behind Squall and hugged him tightly. She then kissed his cheek gently. This relieved Seifer to no end, as this meant Squall was still with Rinoa, and not with Quistis. This also meant that he stood some kind of chance with her. Seifer smiled with a certain sense of pride and achievement even though he'd done nothing. He sat
quietly with Raijin fishing, still thinking about the endless ways he could try and express his feelings for Quistis. He was so far off in his own little world that he didn't hear Irvine and Squall come up behind him.
"Boo!" they screamed, and Seifer jumped 2 feet in the air and turned to face them. They both had smirk-like grins plastered on their faces. Seifer breathed a sigh of relief. If it had been Quistis behind him he would've had a heart attack, but it was only Squall and Irvine. Getting used to Squall's new open mind was hard.
"What was that for?" Seifer asked.
"You looked far off, we decided to see how far off you were," Irvine replied.
"You looked like you were in Esthar or somewhere far off like that!" Squall grinned. Seifer stood up and set his pole gently on the ground.
"How may I be of service to you my friends?" he asked cheerily.
"You ever thought about enrolling in Garden again? Trying once more to become a SeeD?" Squall asked.
"It's crossed my mind a few times," Seifer replied. "Why do you ask?"
"Well..." Squall began, a cheeky grin suddenly appearing on his face. "Quistis is teaching the new SeeD candidates this year and there's space for one more person in her class..." Seifer blushed like mad. How did Squall know? And what was even worse, Irvine knew as well. He prayed that Zell didn't know too or he'd be a public laughing stock.
"What's that supposed to mean!" Seifer questioned, going redder every second.
"It means that you should try to get into SeeD again!" Irvine replied. "If I can do it and Rinoa can do it you'll have no problem."
"Oh yeah, that and the fact that we know about your little thing for Quistis!" Squall added, completely tearing the mood in half like paper. The pair of SeeDs burst into fits of laughter, as Seifer stood there, red and embarrassed.
"What's all this laughing for?" someone behind them asked. They turned and saw Quistis, dressed in her neat SeeD uniform; her glasses perched on her nose. She sighed helplessly at the laughing pair. "You're making poor Seifer feel awkward, stop it." They stopped laughing and looked at her playfully. She walked up to Seifer and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't you retry for SeeD Seifer?" she asked kindly. Seifer smiled, and flushed all at the same time. He felt so at peace with her hand resting on his shoulder. It filled him with a sense of prosperity that he had never felt before.
"All right," he replied. Quistis smiled and walked away leaving the two grinning SeeDs with one very happy Seifer.
The young Seifer approached Quistis with eager anticipation he looked into her shiny blue eyes. She looked back into his.
"What is it Seifer?" she asked.
"I love you Quistis," he replied, simply yet cheerily. At first she looked shocked, but her shock soon turned to a smile.
"No you don't," she shook her head. "You and I are not destined to be Seifer. You can't love me." She walked past him and whispered in his ear. "It's impossible. Even if I do return your affections." She walked on, leaving poor young Seifer very sad. He felt his eyes start to well up with water. Then, little Seifer cried his small heart out.
My first Quiefer! And I can sense some kawaii moments coming! I hope you all liked it, especially Alonia, cos this is for her cos she asked me to! Part 2 up soon, but I'll be losing my Internet for a while so it might not be that soon. Watch this space.