Hey all! I'm baaaa-aaaack! ^_^ I would like to thank all my faithful readers for reading this far, and I'm sooooo sorry it took me this long to update. I have a really bad procrastination problem. But Anywho, here's the next chapter! Enjoy! *Oh, I would like to apologize before hand to all the Squinoa fans. I kinda made it seem like Squall doesn't really like Rinoa. ^_^ Sorry folks! Not a big Squinoa fan. They were too close to being brother and sister. *shudder* That freaks me out.
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Unexpected Discovery - Part Eight
Edea/Matron and Ayla are wandering around Balamb Garden, looking for a nice cozy place to cause destruction. Suddenly, Edea/Matron stops in the middle of the hall; right in front of an empty classroom that has 'Chemistry Lab' on one of those plate thingies.
Ayla giggles with excitement and follows Edea/Matron inside.
The room is filled with Bunsen burners, chemicals, and other fire hazards.
"Hey! Can you do that Ice Strike thingy?" Ayla asks.
"My Ice Strike thingy? Ohh…Of course!" Edea/Matron does her Ice Strike thingy on the dry erase board.
"Ooo. Neato. Do it again!"
"I have a better idea." Edea/Matron casts Meltdown on the whole classroom.
Ayla giggles once again. "Cool."
-Meanwhile…-
Squall and Co. is still sitting in the cafeteria (what else is a hero to do?), when he suddenly gets a hero-ish feeling that something terrible has happened. (Ya know the guy's gotta have some kind of Sixth Sense for these kinds of things).
Squall and his hero-ish feeling stand up, and Rinoa falls to the floor because she was so close to him and was not expecting him to stand up.
"Everyone, move out!" he announces.
Quistis, Seifer, Lyaka, Selphie, Irvine, and Rinoa all gasp.
"He said three words!" says Quistis.
"Not his usual, 'Whatever,'" says Seifer.
"I'm impressed," says Lyaka
"Never mind that!" says Squall, very much annoyed. "We have to save Balamb again!"
"From who?" Selphie asks.
"Edea/Matron and that girl she was with."
"Should we split up into parties?" Rinoa is somehow the voice of reason. She attaches herself to Squall's leg. "I'm going with my Squally."
Squall rolls his eyes and looks around at the other five, trying to figure out who will go with who. He definitely didn't want to be with Rinoa, nor did he want to be with Seifer. That left Quistis, the new girl, Selphie, and Irvine. Wait…where's Zell and that other girl? "Where's Zell?"
All of them look around, shrugging their shoulders.
Our hero rolls his eyes with annoyance, yet he suddenly gets a good idea. "Rinoa, go up to the main office and announce over the loudspeaker that Zell has won a contest, and he can have a life-time supply of hotdogs. "
Rinoa, though she doesn't like the idea of leaving her Squally-poo, leaves the cafeteria.
A few moments later her announcement is heard, "Attention Balamb Garden! My Squally-kins told me to announce to Zell Dincht that he won a lifetime supply of hotdogs. If Zell will please report to the cafeteria…"
Zell is in the cafeteria before Rinoa is able to finish the instructions. He begins to jump up and down excitedly. "I won!"
Jessi sighs and goes to sit down at the table beside Seifer and Lyaka. "I think hotdogs are his main priority in life. I'm just his second."
Seifer shrugs, not really caring. "He's just a chicken-wuss."
Lyaka nods with agreement, snuggling close to Seifer.
"Well, yeah, but he's a cute chicken-wuss," says Jessi.
Squall, thankful that Zell fell for the trick, begins his hero-ish commands. "Here's the plan. Irvine and Quistis will go with me. When Rinoa gets back, she will stay here in the cafeteria. We'll claim it's so she can keep a look out. Got it?"
They all nod.
"Selphie, Seifer, Zell, Lyaka, and you…" He points to Jessi because he still doesn't know her name, "You all can break into your own parties. I suck at math, and since there is five of you, I am not able to break you into groups of three."
Seifer, Lyaka, and Jessi all roll their eyes.
Squall and his party move out, but someone runs right into them as she quickly tries to make it to the cafeteria. She grumbles incoherently and dusts herself off. She looks up at the party of three and gasps when she sees Irvine.
He smiles slyly at her. "Hey there darlin'. Are ya okay?"
She blushes and nods.
He peers at her closely while Quistis and Squall shake their heads, knowing they might be there awhile. "Yer not from around here, are ya?"
She shakes her head.
"Can ya talk?"
"Yes."
"What's yer name?"
"Quycksylver."
"Interestin' name ya got there. Would ya like to come with us to save Balamb Garden?"
Quycksylver grins and nods. "That'd be awesome!"
"Alright then." Irvine crooks his arm, and she hooks hers through his.
"Wait! But now we're a party of four!" Squall says.
"It's not going to make a difference! We'll all end up together anyway," says Lyaka.
Seifer nods, knowing she is correct. "Listen to her, Puberty-Boy."
Squall sighs and decides that just because they're not in parties of three, the job will still get done. "Alright. Everyone, move out!" And Quistis, Irvine, Quycksylver, and Squall all 'move out.'
"He likes saying that, doesn't he?" Lyaka whispers to Seifer.
Seifer shrugs and finishes drinking his regular milk ('cause we all know Seifer needs his calcium!). "Alright everyone. I'm the leader of our party."
"Who says?" Selphie, who has been unusually quiet thus far, asks.
Seifer narrows his eyes at her. "I say. Everyone stay out of my way." He turns to Lyaka. "Except you."
Lyaka giggles and kisses his cheek.
"We're not going to get anything done this way," Selphie says to herself, looking at her party members. Zell has burst into a fit tears because he didn't get his hotdogs, Jessi trying to calm him down, and Seifer and Lyaka are getting mushy.
Suddenly, Rinoa comes back into the cafeteria and begins to look for her Squally. "Where's my Squally-kins?"
"Um…" They all look around nervously.
"Squall told us to tell you to stay in here to keep an eye out," says Jessi.
Rinoa pouts. "But I wanna be with Squally!" She sniffs. "But if he wants me to stay in here…"
"Yes! He does want you to stay in here! So…good luck." Jessi smiles and they all leave in a rush, not wanting to explain anything else.
Well, there we have it kids, the latest episode of our adventure. Check back in a bit for the next part! I love you; I love you all! ^_^
