Its Over: Irvine's Side
by Mariye
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Disclaimer: Hi! I don't own anything he..
Everyone reading: STOP TALKING AND WRITE ALREADY! YOU GOT US CURIOUS
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO IRVINE IN THE LAST CHAPTER AND WE WANNA KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS!
Mariye: Um, okay, on to the story...
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Irvine walked up to the third floor.
~Damn elevator never works when I need to go up here.~ He adjusted
his bag and continued his climb. ~Why couldn't Nida have just been
in his room.~ He finally reached the door to enter and went in. Nida
sat at the secretary's desk sleeping. Irvine went over and nudged his
shoulder.
"Humph?" Nida lifted his head.
"Hey. Do you have the discharge forms Nida?" Nida started to wake up
and handed Irvine the packet her held.
"You really don't need to do this." Irvine shook his head.
~I truely wish I didn't, but I do. I have to for everyone.~ Irvine
thought as he knelt down next to the desk and got a pencil out of his
bag. He started filling out the sheet.
"Yes I do." He continued writing, while Nida got up and walked around.
"Garden won't be the same without you. You know that, right?"
"Yeah." Irvine said as he finished.
~Yeah right." He thought as he stood up and slid the paper under
Cid's door. He walked over to Nida.
"I'm not good with goodbyes. Only with hellos." He took off his hat
and handed it to Nida. "Give this to Charlott and tell her I'm sorry.
Tell her I have to quit and give up this time. She'll know what it
means." He started to walk back toward the stairs.
"Quitting is the easy way out." Nida called. "She won't understand.
No one will. I even don't."
"Tell her sometimes the best way is to quit and give everyone a new
chance to start over." Irvine turned and walked out the door.
"Goodbye." Nida said as the door slammed.
------
Irvine walked out of the stairway, and happened to walk almost right
into Zell.
~Just who I don't want to see.~ He thought. There was an awkward
silence between them. ~New love meeting the old.~ Irvine looked up
at Zell.
"I'm leaving. I won't stand in your way. In a way, I'm glad she went
with you. At least I know that you will treat her right." Zell looked
at him.
"What is that, sarcasm?" Zell moved and put his fist in Irvine's face.
Irvine really didn't want a fight, but he felt like shit and didn't
care anymore.
"Its whatever you want it to be. Excuse me." Irvine tried to walk away.
Zell stopped him.
"I know what you did to her. How you think she feels! How dare you
hurt someone like her!"
"I almost wonder how someone like her could have hurt me." Irvine
meant to only think those words, but somehow they came out.
"Thats it. I hate what you did to her, and the rift and trouble you
started in our home!" Zell punched Irvine in the stomach and waited
for him to fall.
"You picked the wrong person to pick a fight with Chicken-Wuss."
Irvine growled. A fight was what he was esentially looking for. To
let out the feelings he had. He lunged at Zell, aiming for his face.
The two rolled around fighting, when Irvine heard voices from above.
~Next group of Irvine Alert watchers. If they come I'll never get
out.~ Irvine got up and ran. Leaving Zell lying on the ground. As
he ran out, Zell propped himself up on one arm and watched him leave.
"Who woulda thought the Cowboy could fight..." Zell whispered.
------
[two years later]
Irvine Kinneas, now Blaz Ketran, walked around Balamb, taking in
all the sites.
~Its been so long, since I've, since I've been back here. Things have
changed.~ He looked at the official Triple Triad parlor and all the
new buildings going up. ~I've changed to though.~ The only familiar
thing that had remained the same about Irvine was the fact that he
still owned Exeter. He had changed his hair. His style. Even when he
looked in the mirror, it seemed like his eyes had changed, become a
darker green. He let his hand rest on Exeter. ~The only thing left to
remind me.~ He had since lost his journal. His magazines. His Galbadia
SeeD bag. All that had stayed was Exeter and a torn picture of him
with his old Garden friends. He stopped for a second and looked at
an old announcement about Ultimecia's defeat that still hung on a wall.
It showed all six of them, happy and together.
~I wonder if they're still saving the world. I hope they didn't end
up like me. A drifter. A wanderer. Sure I stay in some towns, doing
a 'young Laguna' thing. Killing monsters. Saving people. But now I
don't really make a difference anymore.~ He turned around when he
heard some familiar voices...
"I just wanna look in this shop and pick up something for mom, okay?"
Zell said as he and Selphie stopped at the gift shop outside the
Balamb train station. Irvine looked. Zell looked older, and now wore
an instructor's uniform. He seemed a little taller, if it were
possible.
~Maybe its because Selphie's by his side.~
"Course, her hearing about our engagement will probably be gift
enough." Irvine watched Zell smile. He looked at Selphie smile and
saw the small band of gold glittering on her finger.
~Thats better than any I ever could have offered her.~ Irvine shook
the old feelings from his head and turned away to study the news
stories pasted to the wall in front of him. ~She looks beautiful with
long hair though. It suits her.~
"Alright. I'll just wait out here. Its too beautiful a day to be
inside." He heard her say. He silently sighed, and hoped she wouldn't
take a second look at him. He felt a hand tap his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, but do you know a man named Irvine Kinneas?" Irvine
turned to face her.
"I'm sorry, but I have no clue who you're talking about miss."
~How could she tell...~
"Oh, do you mind if I ask where you bought that gun?" Selphie eyed
him up. Irvine studied her.
~She doesn't recognize me. Only Exeter...~
"I found it in the desert around the desert prison. Lots of good
weapons there that belonged to prisoners there." As the train
whistle blew, the Irvine stepped away. ~I should leave before she
starts asking more questions. I had hoped I would have at least
gotten to talk to Nida before I had to leave.~
"If you'd excuse me I must take my leave."
As he walked away, he heard Zell speaking.
"Who was that guy?"
"No one we know." Selphie sighed. And the two walked away.
~That's right. From now on, I'm no one.~ Irvine thought as he
went into the station.
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[the end]
Aw, how sad. At least they got to meet again though o^-^o.
by Mariye
======
Disclaimer: Hi! I don't own anything he..
Everyone reading: STOP TALKING AND WRITE ALREADY! YOU GOT US CURIOUS
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO IRVINE IN THE LAST CHAPTER AND WE WANNA KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS!
Mariye: Um, okay, on to the story...
======
Irvine walked up to the third floor.
~Damn elevator never works when I need to go up here.~ He adjusted
his bag and continued his climb. ~Why couldn't Nida have just been
in his room.~ He finally reached the door to enter and went in. Nida
sat at the secretary's desk sleeping. Irvine went over and nudged his
shoulder.
"Humph?" Nida lifted his head.
"Hey. Do you have the discharge forms Nida?" Nida started to wake up
and handed Irvine the packet her held.
"You really don't need to do this." Irvine shook his head.
~I truely wish I didn't, but I do. I have to for everyone.~ Irvine
thought as he knelt down next to the desk and got a pencil out of his
bag. He started filling out the sheet.
"Yes I do." He continued writing, while Nida got up and walked around.
"Garden won't be the same without you. You know that, right?"
"Yeah." Irvine said as he finished.
~Yeah right." He thought as he stood up and slid the paper under
Cid's door. He walked over to Nida.
"I'm not good with goodbyes. Only with hellos." He took off his hat
and handed it to Nida. "Give this to Charlott and tell her I'm sorry.
Tell her I have to quit and give up this time. She'll know what it
means." He started to walk back toward the stairs.
"Quitting is the easy way out." Nida called. "She won't understand.
No one will. I even don't."
"Tell her sometimes the best way is to quit and give everyone a new
chance to start over." Irvine turned and walked out the door.
"Goodbye." Nida said as the door slammed.
------
Irvine walked out of the stairway, and happened to walk almost right
into Zell.
~Just who I don't want to see.~ He thought. There was an awkward
silence between them. ~New love meeting the old.~ Irvine looked up
at Zell.
"I'm leaving. I won't stand in your way. In a way, I'm glad she went
with you. At least I know that you will treat her right." Zell looked
at him.
"What is that, sarcasm?" Zell moved and put his fist in Irvine's face.
Irvine really didn't want a fight, but he felt like shit and didn't
care anymore.
"Its whatever you want it to be. Excuse me." Irvine tried to walk away.
Zell stopped him.
"I know what you did to her. How you think she feels! How dare you
hurt someone like her!"
"I almost wonder how someone like her could have hurt me." Irvine
meant to only think those words, but somehow they came out.
"Thats it. I hate what you did to her, and the rift and trouble you
started in our home!" Zell punched Irvine in the stomach and waited
for him to fall.
"You picked the wrong person to pick a fight with Chicken-Wuss."
Irvine growled. A fight was what he was esentially looking for. To
let out the feelings he had. He lunged at Zell, aiming for his face.
The two rolled around fighting, when Irvine heard voices from above.
~Next group of Irvine Alert watchers. If they come I'll never get
out.~ Irvine got up and ran. Leaving Zell lying on the ground. As
he ran out, Zell propped himself up on one arm and watched him leave.
"Who woulda thought the Cowboy could fight..." Zell whispered.
------
[two years later]
Irvine Kinneas, now Blaz Ketran, walked around Balamb, taking in
all the sites.
~Its been so long, since I've, since I've been back here. Things have
changed.~ He looked at the official Triple Triad parlor and all the
new buildings going up. ~I've changed to though.~ The only familiar
thing that had remained the same about Irvine was the fact that he
still owned Exeter. He had changed his hair. His style. Even when he
looked in the mirror, it seemed like his eyes had changed, become a
darker green. He let his hand rest on Exeter. ~The only thing left to
remind me.~ He had since lost his journal. His magazines. His Galbadia
SeeD bag. All that had stayed was Exeter and a torn picture of him
with his old Garden friends. He stopped for a second and looked at
an old announcement about Ultimecia's defeat that still hung on a wall.
It showed all six of them, happy and together.
~I wonder if they're still saving the world. I hope they didn't end
up like me. A drifter. A wanderer. Sure I stay in some towns, doing
a 'young Laguna' thing. Killing monsters. Saving people. But now I
don't really make a difference anymore.~ He turned around when he
heard some familiar voices...
"I just wanna look in this shop and pick up something for mom, okay?"
Zell said as he and Selphie stopped at the gift shop outside the
Balamb train station. Irvine looked. Zell looked older, and now wore
an instructor's uniform. He seemed a little taller, if it were
possible.
~Maybe its because Selphie's by his side.~
"Course, her hearing about our engagement will probably be gift
enough." Irvine watched Zell smile. He looked at Selphie smile and
saw the small band of gold glittering on her finger.
~Thats better than any I ever could have offered her.~ Irvine shook
the old feelings from his head and turned away to study the news
stories pasted to the wall in front of him. ~She looks beautiful with
long hair though. It suits her.~
"Alright. I'll just wait out here. Its too beautiful a day to be
inside." He heard her say. He silently sighed, and hoped she wouldn't
take a second look at him. He felt a hand tap his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, but do you know a man named Irvine Kinneas?" Irvine
turned to face her.
"I'm sorry, but I have no clue who you're talking about miss."
~How could she tell...~
"Oh, do you mind if I ask where you bought that gun?" Selphie eyed
him up. Irvine studied her.
~She doesn't recognize me. Only Exeter...~
"I found it in the desert around the desert prison. Lots of good
weapons there that belonged to prisoners there." As the train
whistle blew, the Irvine stepped away. ~I should leave before she
starts asking more questions. I had hoped I would have at least
gotten to talk to Nida before I had to leave.~
"If you'd excuse me I must take my leave."
As he walked away, he heard Zell speaking.
"Who was that guy?"
"No one we know." Selphie sighed. And the two walked away.
~That's right. From now on, I'm no one.~ Irvine thought as he
went into the station.
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[the end]
Aw, how sad. At least they got to meet again though o^-^o.