Discovery
~*~
Author's Note: =D i meant to make the last chapter confusing for no reason in particular, ^^* i am easily amused...anyway! Squall
will be acting..*questionable* [lalala] let's just pretend that Rinoa has him under her spell or something?
"So...how was your first week here at Balamb?" Zell asked conversationally asked, while shoving a record number of hot dogs
into his mouth without choking.
"Fine." The two answered cheerily in unison.
"Where did Quistis, was that her name? Where did she go?" Elysium inquired, looking around.
"We'll never know." Irvine replied mysteriously. "She's been going off on her own a lot theses days.."
"What do you guys have to do today?" Aislin asked.
"Nothing." The SeeDs and Squally-Wally-Poo chorused.
"Why don't we try finding her then?" Elysium suggested. "It'll be something to do."
"BooyaKA!! Something to do!!!!" Selphie shrieked, jumping up and down and knocking Zell and Irvine off their seats in the process
of doing so. "Oops! Sorry!!" She smiled sheepishly.
Ten minutes later, eight teens were tromping around in the forest, pausing every now and then to yell, "QUISTY!!!!"
Zell waved a hand, smacking a mosquito poised to suck his blood. "Stupid vampires.." he muttered.
"Hey!!" Elysium shouted, momentarily causing Zell to wonder what was wrong with squishing the life and guts out of a bloodthirsty
insect that had caused itchy red welts but was otherwise *harmless.* "There's some kinda house over there." She pointed.
"She's right.." Rinoa agreed. "Maybe Quisty's in there."
They came to a stop in front of a cottage window and peered in.
Quistis. Seifer.
"Quis--!" Selphie started, before being muffled by a hand. Quistis didn't hear her, too involved with her conversation with Seifer.
"Listen." Zell whispered. Selphie nodded and Zell removed his hand.
"Seifer, please?" Quistis pleaded, eyes lit with a glimmer of hope. Hope that was fading fast.
"I can't."
"You never even tried!! How would you know??"
"You already know everyone hates me in Garden. Nothing will ever change that. They're not going to believe I've actually
*changed.*"
"But--"
"Just drop it." Seifer cut in, regretting the words instantly, when he noticed the hurt in her eyes and realized that the words had
stung. "Sorry."
"Seifer...apologizing...??? That's new.." Irvine whispered.
Which was about the time Seifer's eyes caught the fourteen eyes watching through the window. "Shit!"
"What's wrong?" Quistis turned around and saw them. "Oh no..I wasn't careful enough this time.."
"Wasn't your fault." Seifer answered.
"Now what?"
"Come back to Garden." Squall spoke from the doorway.
All heads turned to him. "Did I hear you correctly?" Quistis asked, bewildered. "He can go back? You're asking him back!?"
"Yeah."
"I thought you hated him.."
"I don't accept pity." Seifer said, though his wildest hopes were to get back to Garden and have things the way it used to be,
before everything else that had happened.
"It's not pity," Squall answered, not surprised with Seifer's reply. "We used to get along...kinda...fourteen years ago, why can't
it work out again now?"
"I betrayed all of you."
"It wasn't entirely your fault; don't you want to come back to Balamb?"
"Yeah." Seifer admitted.
"Then let's go!" Selphie squealed, sealing the decision, peacemaking over with, she dragged everyone back to Garden with her.
~*~
"Rinoa..I still think you drugged him." Quistis commented, nodding over at Squall, at an adjacent table, laughing wildly over
absolutely nothing.
"People change." was the simple reply.
"You're sure you didn't do anything to him? Drugs, that mind-controlling thing.." Selphie joined in.
"Come on, Rin, you can tell us!" Quistis prodded.
"I altered his mind and forcefed him drugs." Rinoa lied.
"I KNEW IT!" Selphie and Quistis yelled triumphantly.
"Seriously though, I didn't do anything to him."
"She wouldn't lie to us for that long, I guess..." Quistis pondered thoughtfully. "Squall, guess he's just being his insane self out of
infatuation over Rinoa."
"Hey what kinda weapons do you and Elysium use anyway?" Rinoa wondered, changing the subject.
"We don't use weapons."
"You don't?" Rinoa raise an eyebrow.
"Nope." Aislin grinned. "Telepathic powers. We fight with our minds."
"How?"
"It's called fascination," Aislin replied. "For me, anyway. I can control people's minds."
"Oh! Cool! Try it on me!" Selphie yelped enthusiastically.
Aislin closed her cerulean eyes and focused on Selphie, picking up random thoughts, *wonder if it really..how does she...does Zell
really like..can't believe Irvy flirting with..* Ignoring the burst of doubt, curiousity and wonder, she zoned in on Selphie's mind.
*You're tired. You haven't slept for days. Go to sleep?* She implanted the simple thought. Selphie's head dropped slowly and
she sank into a pleasant sleep, her head resting on the table.
*Ok. Demonstration over. Wake up.* Aislin thought silently.
Selphie's bright green eyes snapped open. "That was cool!" She exclaimed, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, "Could you
control the whole world just like that?"
"Not unless I combine my powers--power with her," Aislin, her face paling slightly, jerked her chin at Elysium. "World's greatest
memory spell, GF, whatever, none of them can work on her. Along with those powers she's got, she's indestructable." She
thumped Elysium on the back playfully.
"Yours is better! You can control anyone!" Elysium protested.
"You can freak people out! People with strong mental capabilities are tough to crack!"
"What can you do?" Quistis asked, mystified.
"Bring out people's worst fears."
"And scares the life out of them in the process. That's just one of her few gazillion powers. But she hasn't told me even half of
them." Aislin muttered.
"You're immune to them anyway, don't complain." Elysium ordered.
"Yeah yeah yeah..." Came the reply accompanied with an eye-roll.
"Hey, Elyse," Selphie began. Whatever she was about to say never came. The light, joking mood that had set in across the table
disappeared instantly.
Elysium flinched violently, as if she had just been hit. The glass of cider on the table exploded by an invisible force. Her lavender
eyes reflected hurt, jealousy, a dangerous anger, and hatred. Aislin's face was nearly bloodless, her eyes troubled. One simple
five-letter nickname. Quistis stared at Elysium with worry. She was on the verge of asking, "What's wrong?" when Elysium stood
up abruptly and said in a choked voice, "I..I should go. I'll see you later." Aislin got up slowly and followed.
~*~
Author's Note: =D i meant to make the last chapter confusing for no reason in particular, ^^* i am easily amused...anyway! Squall
will be acting..*questionable* [lalala] let's just pretend that Rinoa has him under her spell or something?
"So...how was your first week here at Balamb?" Zell asked conversationally asked, while shoving a record number of hot dogs
into his mouth without choking.
"Fine." The two answered cheerily in unison.
"Where did Quistis, was that her name? Where did she go?" Elysium inquired, looking around.
"We'll never know." Irvine replied mysteriously. "She's been going off on her own a lot theses days.."
"What do you guys have to do today?" Aislin asked.
"Nothing." The SeeDs and Squally-Wally-Poo chorused.
"Why don't we try finding her then?" Elysium suggested. "It'll be something to do."
"BooyaKA!! Something to do!!!!" Selphie shrieked, jumping up and down and knocking Zell and Irvine off their seats in the process
of doing so. "Oops! Sorry!!" She smiled sheepishly.
Ten minutes later, eight teens were tromping around in the forest, pausing every now and then to yell, "QUISTY!!!!"
Zell waved a hand, smacking a mosquito poised to suck his blood. "Stupid vampires.." he muttered.
"Hey!!" Elysium shouted, momentarily causing Zell to wonder what was wrong with squishing the life and guts out of a bloodthirsty
insect that had caused itchy red welts but was otherwise *harmless.* "There's some kinda house over there." She pointed.
"She's right.." Rinoa agreed. "Maybe Quisty's in there."
They came to a stop in front of a cottage window and peered in.
Quistis. Seifer.
"Quis--!" Selphie started, before being muffled by a hand. Quistis didn't hear her, too involved with her conversation with Seifer.
"Listen." Zell whispered. Selphie nodded and Zell removed his hand.
"Seifer, please?" Quistis pleaded, eyes lit with a glimmer of hope. Hope that was fading fast.
"I can't."
"You never even tried!! How would you know??"
"You already know everyone hates me in Garden. Nothing will ever change that. They're not going to believe I've actually
*changed.*"
"But--"
"Just drop it." Seifer cut in, regretting the words instantly, when he noticed the hurt in her eyes and realized that the words had
stung. "Sorry."
"Seifer...apologizing...??? That's new.." Irvine whispered.
Which was about the time Seifer's eyes caught the fourteen eyes watching through the window. "Shit!"
"What's wrong?" Quistis turned around and saw them. "Oh no..I wasn't careful enough this time.."
"Wasn't your fault." Seifer answered.
"Now what?"
"Come back to Garden." Squall spoke from the doorway.
All heads turned to him. "Did I hear you correctly?" Quistis asked, bewildered. "He can go back? You're asking him back!?"
"Yeah."
"I thought you hated him.."
"I don't accept pity." Seifer said, though his wildest hopes were to get back to Garden and have things the way it used to be,
before everything else that had happened.
"It's not pity," Squall answered, not surprised with Seifer's reply. "We used to get along...kinda...fourteen years ago, why can't
it work out again now?"
"I betrayed all of you."
"It wasn't entirely your fault; don't you want to come back to Balamb?"
"Yeah." Seifer admitted.
"Then let's go!" Selphie squealed, sealing the decision, peacemaking over with, she dragged everyone back to Garden with her.
~*~
"Rinoa..I still think you drugged him." Quistis commented, nodding over at Squall, at an adjacent table, laughing wildly over
absolutely nothing.
"People change." was the simple reply.
"You're sure you didn't do anything to him? Drugs, that mind-controlling thing.." Selphie joined in.
"Come on, Rin, you can tell us!" Quistis prodded.
"I altered his mind and forcefed him drugs." Rinoa lied.
"I KNEW IT!" Selphie and Quistis yelled triumphantly.
"Seriously though, I didn't do anything to him."
"She wouldn't lie to us for that long, I guess..." Quistis pondered thoughtfully. "Squall, guess he's just being his insane self out of
infatuation over Rinoa."
"Hey what kinda weapons do you and Elysium use anyway?" Rinoa wondered, changing the subject.
"We don't use weapons."
"You don't?" Rinoa raise an eyebrow.
"Nope." Aislin grinned. "Telepathic powers. We fight with our minds."
"How?"
"It's called fascination," Aislin replied. "For me, anyway. I can control people's minds."
"Oh! Cool! Try it on me!" Selphie yelped enthusiastically.
Aislin closed her cerulean eyes and focused on Selphie, picking up random thoughts, *wonder if it really..how does she...does Zell
really like..can't believe Irvy flirting with..* Ignoring the burst of doubt, curiousity and wonder, she zoned in on Selphie's mind.
*You're tired. You haven't slept for days. Go to sleep?* She implanted the simple thought. Selphie's head dropped slowly and
she sank into a pleasant sleep, her head resting on the table.
*Ok. Demonstration over. Wake up.* Aislin thought silently.
Selphie's bright green eyes snapped open. "That was cool!" She exclaimed, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, "Could you
control the whole world just like that?"
"Not unless I combine my powers--power with her," Aislin, her face paling slightly, jerked her chin at Elysium. "World's greatest
memory spell, GF, whatever, none of them can work on her. Along with those powers she's got, she's indestructable." She
thumped Elysium on the back playfully.
"Yours is better! You can control anyone!" Elysium protested.
"You can freak people out! People with strong mental capabilities are tough to crack!"
"What can you do?" Quistis asked, mystified.
"Bring out people's worst fears."
"And scares the life out of them in the process. That's just one of her few gazillion powers. But she hasn't told me even half of
them." Aislin muttered.
"You're immune to them anyway, don't complain." Elysium ordered.
"Yeah yeah yeah..." Came the reply accompanied with an eye-roll.
"Hey, Elyse," Selphie began. Whatever she was about to say never came. The light, joking mood that had set in across the table
disappeared instantly.
Elysium flinched violently, as if she had just been hit. The glass of cider on the table exploded by an invisible force. Her lavender
eyes reflected hurt, jealousy, a dangerous anger, and hatred. Aislin's face was nearly bloodless, her eyes troubled. One simple
five-letter nickname. Quistis stared at Elysium with worry. She was on the verge of asking, "What's wrong?" when Elysium stood
up abruptly and said in a choked voice, "I..I should go. I'll see you later." Aislin got up slowly and followed.