Too Close For Comfort Chapter One:
Problems
Aloha all!
This is a very old fic *my second one after Zell's So Called Life* that I lost and have just found. It's pretty awful compared with my recent stuff, but what the hell I want to share it anyway! LOL
This fic is set in the Final Fantasy universe,but does not follow the events of the game, (eg.Rinoa has never met Squall etc.) Please R&R! Thanx,
Luv Nakky
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(The clash of metal,sparks singeing his bare chest..........it was raining....charcoal grey stormclouds blanketed the sky....the angry rumble of thunder overhead........)
(......He looked up,his adversary's eyes were so cold,devoid of any emotion except that powerful arrogance he always wore........beckoning him.....a call to fight,stoking the violence in his heart.........)
(He ran,striking viciously,blindly.......something hit him,a wave of confusion.......a spell?!?!?........he fell to the ground,dropping forward to his knees........the gunblade drew back,his mind racing.....he's going to kill me.....
(Pain.........and a torrent of blood,running down his face,hot as hell.......and in a second he launched at the other......ruining his face with an identical scar......)
"SEIFER!?" Squall bolted upright,his hands reaching out for thin air.He fell back against the wall with a thud,his body shaking softly.
(What?........That same nightmare........)
He took a slow,calming breath,wiping the sheen of sweat from his forehead,embarrassed despite his solitude.
(......how pathetic.......it's been almost a year.)
Groping for the light switch,and not finding it,he stumbled out of bed and headed for the kitchen,instinct telling him that sleep was out of the question.Illuminated in the harsh,yellow light of the fridge,he picked at the remnants of yesterdays takeaway.
*Knock Knock*
"Yo.Squall,you okay?"
(Piss off........)
Squall opened the door reluctantly,after listening to the persistent,worried voice outside drone on for a few more seconds.Zell stood in the deserted dorm corridor,wearing a baggy Bruce Lee t-shirt and boxers.He lived next-door and was constantly visiting Squall to borrow food or hotdog money. "I'm fine.Go back to bed." Squall replied curtly and went to shut the door,Zell stuck his foot in the gap and tilted his head to peek round the frame, "You sure?....." He bit his lip,his eyes taking on a sudden concern, "That's the third time this week." Squall scowled at him and Zell removed his foot, biting back a little yepl of suprise.
"Just leave me alone." He snapped and slammed the door in the martial artist's shocked face.
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(The next day)
Quistis leant against her desk at the front of the class,skimming through her notes with an air of rehearsed professionalism.Most of the class,especially the Trepies,were riveted on her every word,it was easy to see why she was so highly respected at Garden.She began with a smile,
"Today I'll be talking about how to use elemental attacks on different species of monster.Well-"
Squall couldn't concentrate.He hadn't slept a wink since talking to Zell last night,just pulled the curtains back and perched on the windowsill,watching the opalescent moon hanging on the chains of night until morning.He grudgingly admitted it,but Zell was right.......the nightmares were getting worse,more frequent,so vivid and unexplainable.
(Seifer.......I don't want to think about him in the day,let alone dream of him.......)
He glanced over,three seats down to the left,there he was,sat between his 'posse.' He commented on something,sarcasm lighting up in his icy eyes.Rajin and Fujin smirked,barely stowing their laughter.Quistis shot them a disapproving look and Seifer waved to her casually and returned to his conversation.She rolled her eyes and continued speaking, "Anyway,the use of fire-based attacks-"
Squall's hand moved absently to his scar,he'd never told anyone,but it still hurt......from time to time,whenever his thoughts were troubled,a throbbing ache would spread down across his forehead,reminding him.......
(.....Hyne,that's so stupid.......snap out of it........)
He forced all those nagging worries to the back of his mind and focused on Quistis's lecture.
(...........Don't think too much,you'll only get a headache...........)
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Zell leaned forward,searching down the line of desks..............Squall was sat at the end of the row,head in his hands,he looked so............
(Depressed...........He's not okay.........)
Zell frowned,he'd known Squall long enough to tell when he was upset,he didn't conceal it nearly as well as he thought.His eyes were locked on the computer screen,an expression of fierce concentration pasted onto his pale face.
(.........Squall?...........)
He watched the SeeD for a few seconds longer,wondering what was going on in that mixed up head of his.Zell sighed,turning back to the lesson.He was determined to find out what was wrong.....
Aloha all!
This is a very old fic *my second one after Zell's So Called Life* that I lost and have just found. It's pretty awful compared with my recent stuff, but what the hell I want to share it anyway! LOL
This fic is set in the Final Fantasy universe,but does not follow the events of the game, (eg.Rinoa has never met Squall etc.) Please R&R! Thanx,
Luv Nakky
**************************************************************************** ****
(The clash of metal,sparks singeing his bare chest..........it was raining....charcoal grey stormclouds blanketed the sky....the angry rumble of thunder overhead........)
(......He looked up,his adversary's eyes were so cold,devoid of any emotion except that powerful arrogance he always wore........beckoning him.....a call to fight,stoking the violence in his heart.........)
(He ran,striking viciously,blindly.......something hit him,a wave of confusion.......a spell?!?!?........he fell to the ground,dropping forward to his knees........the gunblade drew back,his mind racing.....he's going to kill me.....
(Pain.........and a torrent of blood,running down his face,hot as hell.......and in a second he launched at the other......ruining his face with an identical scar......)
"SEIFER!?" Squall bolted upright,his hands reaching out for thin air.He fell back against the wall with a thud,his body shaking softly.
(What?........That same nightmare........)
He took a slow,calming breath,wiping the sheen of sweat from his forehead,embarrassed despite his solitude.
(......how pathetic.......it's been almost a year.)
Groping for the light switch,and not finding it,he stumbled out of bed and headed for the kitchen,instinct telling him that sleep was out of the question.Illuminated in the harsh,yellow light of the fridge,he picked at the remnants of yesterdays takeaway.
*Knock Knock*
"Yo.Squall,you okay?"
(Piss off........)
Squall opened the door reluctantly,after listening to the persistent,worried voice outside drone on for a few more seconds.Zell stood in the deserted dorm corridor,wearing a baggy Bruce Lee t-shirt and boxers.He lived next-door and was constantly visiting Squall to borrow food or hotdog money. "I'm fine.Go back to bed." Squall replied curtly and went to shut the door,Zell stuck his foot in the gap and tilted his head to peek round the frame, "You sure?....." He bit his lip,his eyes taking on a sudden concern, "That's the third time this week." Squall scowled at him and Zell removed his foot, biting back a little yepl of suprise.
"Just leave me alone." He snapped and slammed the door in the martial artist's shocked face.
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(The next day)
Quistis leant against her desk at the front of the class,skimming through her notes with an air of rehearsed professionalism.Most of the class,especially the Trepies,were riveted on her every word,it was easy to see why she was so highly respected at Garden.She began with a smile,
"Today I'll be talking about how to use elemental attacks on different species of monster.Well-"
Squall couldn't concentrate.He hadn't slept a wink since talking to Zell last night,just pulled the curtains back and perched on the windowsill,watching the opalescent moon hanging on the chains of night until morning.He grudgingly admitted it,but Zell was right.......the nightmares were getting worse,more frequent,so vivid and unexplainable.
(Seifer.......I don't want to think about him in the day,let alone dream of him.......)
He glanced over,three seats down to the left,there he was,sat between his 'posse.' He commented on something,sarcasm lighting up in his icy eyes.Rajin and Fujin smirked,barely stowing their laughter.Quistis shot them a disapproving look and Seifer waved to her casually and returned to his conversation.She rolled her eyes and continued speaking, "Anyway,the use of fire-based attacks-"
Squall's hand moved absently to his scar,he'd never told anyone,but it still hurt......from time to time,whenever his thoughts were troubled,a throbbing ache would spread down across his forehead,reminding him.......
(.....Hyne,that's so stupid.......snap out of it........)
He forced all those nagging worries to the back of his mind and focused on Quistis's lecture.
(...........Don't think too much,you'll only get a headache...........)
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Zell leaned forward,searching down the line of desks..............Squall was sat at the end of the row,head in his hands,he looked so............
(Depressed...........He's not okay.........)
Zell frowned,he'd known Squall long enough to tell when he was upset,he didn't conceal it nearly as well as he thought.His eyes were locked on the computer screen,an expression of fierce concentration pasted onto his pale face.
(.........Squall?...........)
He watched the SeeD for a few seconds longer,wondering what was going on in that mixed up head of his.Zell sighed,turning back to the lesson.He was determined to find out what was wrong.....
