Quistis did a double take on the person calling her. "President Loire!" she looked down at the shattered glass at her feet and back at the president. "I…I…I'm sorry Mr. President." Quistis saluted him and stood at attention until he started to laugh. "Sir…?"
"Please! Call me Laguna!" He stuck his hand out to shake her hand. Quistis looked down at his hand thinking it was some kind of trick. "Don't worry, I won't bite." He smiled at her once again and she lowered her hand to his for a firm handshake. "I hear a few good candidates will be competing in the Garden Games within the next few days. A…" A tall dark man handed him two folders. "Seifer Almasy and a…Squall Leonhart…huh…whadoyaknow"
"Something wrong Mr…Laguna?" Quistis was lost on how he went into lala land mode quickly.
"Hmmm…? ...No, it's nothing." Laguna smiled at her. She returned the smile. "But are these two here? I would like to meet them before the games."
Quistis nodded. "Seifer Almasy is somewhere in the city and Squall Leonhart should be arriving here today around 1500 hours."
"I see…Will they be attending the gala tonight?" Quistis nodded. "Good. I'll meet with them tonight then." Laguna smiled again reaching out his hand again for Quistis, only this time he instead of shaking her hand, he leaned down to kiss her hand. Quistis blushed; he passed Xu on the way out with a salute as she walked towards Quistis. "Save a dance for me tonight." Once out of sight he gripped his leg Owww! Leg cramp! Ow it hurrrrts! His two advisor's looked at each other while shaking their heads at him who was on the floor gripping his leg.
Xu looked at him once more before darting towards over to Quistis. "Did I just see what I think I saw?" She walked over to Quistis where she was and helped cleaned the broken glass.
Quistis made eye contact with Xu. "I don't know, what did you see?" Xu eyed Quistis. She hated that she used this suspicion stuff one her...but she deserved it since Xu used it on her all the time.
"Well, it looked like President Laguna Loire did a suave move on you." A grin grew on Quistis face as apparently her best friend saw most of scene that what just happened. "What did he want anyway? He wouldn't show up unexpected like this unless he needed something."
Quistis squinted her eyes at Xu "What are you talking about?" She picked up the rest of the broken glass and dumped it into the garbage.
Xu got up and started stacking the remaining glasses on the pyramid. "Well, I did make the list of invited diplomats and he wasn't on the list…"
Quistis got up and dusted herself off. "He wanted to talk to Squall and Seifer about something…I didn't ask what about though."
"Speak of the devil…" Xu pointed at the doorway with her eyes making Quistis look back to see him. Seifer looked at Xu and she mouthed 'not now' to him causing to him to go sit at the bar. "He's not even going to be useful?! What a sack of shit" Quistis walked behind the bar and placed a bottle of Esthar whiskey in front of him and walked away.
She turned back to see him reach over the bar for a bottle of beer and said: "May 15" she laughed and walked away. While Xu asked: "What's with all the dates? Do you seriously have nothing to do but reread conversation and memorized dates? Kinda pathetic for a 'player' like you…Don't cha think?"
"What about your friend? Apparently she has nothing to fuck so she did the same thing." Seifer retorted. She wasn't the only one who had a fast mouth. But no matter how clever he was women were always better at the come backs.
"Yes, but she COULD be having sex with guys a lot better than you…better yet girls who would unbelievably send her to greater heights then you 3 inch dick will ever do for her." Seifer looked at her out of disbelief.
You know it would make sense that she's a lesbian…
Not a lesbian, bisexual maybe. You should be nice to her since she's your only source of getting through to Quistis.
"Don't you have a boyfriend to annoy?" Seifer snorted out annoyed of seeing her the past few hours.
"You know, for someone who wants my help and it holding information you might want to know, you should be nicer. In fact…" Xu nudge him down onto the floor and sat on the barstool he was sitting on. "Much better!"
Seifer got up and glared at Xu who was now sipping on his beer "You really are a cynical sadistic bitch, you know that?"
All Xu did was smile and nod. Oh course she knew she was an evil conniving bitch. It was what the she was known as in Balamb Garden. The performers who were singing and entertaining tonight showed up…except for one, but she did do the sound check.
I hear the ticking of the clock
I'm laying here the room's pitch dark…
I wonder where you are tonight, no answer on the telephone
And the night goes by very slow
Oh, I hope that it won't end though…Alone
"Who the hell is singing?" Seifer looked around looking for anyone with a microphone. He couldn't find anyone. Was it the radio?
Sarcasm got the best out of her and couldn't help it. "Celine Dion…" Xu punched him. "Hyne, you really are a dumbass." Xu handed him his beer. "Get out, go find your skank with wings and fly off." Their glares would kill others, but since it was Xu and Seifer it continued for a while.
You don't know how long I have waited
And I was going to tell you tonight…
But the secret is still my own
And my love for you is still unknown, alone…
They had completely forgotten about the singing until those lyrics stabbed Seifer like daggers with rusty, dull sides. "Alright fine, I'm leaving, but it's only because this song is starting to get on my nerves." Seifer turned and left the room as Xu made sure he was out of ear range, she yelled out: "YOU CAN COME OUT NOW!" She knew was singing. She heard the voice every morning coming out of the bathroom. Quistis came out from behind the stage where she was signing release papers forms for certain students who were coming out of the train station.
Xu crossed her arms looking at Quistis "Very slick Q! You had him going for a minute…" Quistis had a confused looked on her face. "Oh come on! You don't need to charade with me; I know it was you singing that song."
Quistis played stupid for a little while longer realizing that Xu was talking about the singing. "Oh…the song…yeah that wasn't me…" Quistis walked by Xu only to have her arm be pulled by Xu. "You don't need to bullshit me Q! I know it was you, I hear you singing in the shower every morning."
"I swear Xu, it wasn't me singing. I didn't even know the performers were here until about five seconds ago!" Quistis played innocent. "Now, if you don't mind I'm actually going to try to sleep until 1700. I would suggest telling everyone who wants to bother me to do it with in the time it takes me to get to my room…that's including you Xu." She really did look like an infected with a zombie brain, so Xu decided to leave her alone to sleep until them.
Seifer walked all around the city looking for Raijin and Fujin. I thought I told them to be here at 1500 hours…this is weird…
"Almasy" Seifer turned around to see a figure dressed in black.
"Well…Leonhart…come to give me that head of yours so I can hang it off the wall of the school? Seifer smirked while Squall looked lazy like at him. "Oh what's the matter? Did a girl just reject you for a date?"
"………"
"A man of no tongue…clever."
"Will you move?"
"Why? The hotel is right there." Seifer never could figure him out.
"It's none of your business…" Squall pushed Seifer out of the way and continued to stalk down the walkway.
"I think you need someone needs to stick something up your ass or wrapped aro—" Seifer was cut off when he heard someone call him from behind.
"Almasy!" The presences of the man made Seifer stop mid track.
"Why isn't he staying at the hotel like everyone else? It's not like it's full to capacity." Seifer shrugged innocently trying to talk himself out of it while pointing at the home Squall into.
Headmaster Cid Kramer looked at him "No one will ever understand him…even if he was to open up" Cid walked closer to Seifer. "Almasy, all my bets are on you the games this week. If you pass this week, not only will you become a full fledge SeeD, you will be the first gunblade in the garden, I would consider that a real honor if you do make it." Seifer looked at him then walked away. "Almasy…This isn't a joke, It's important that you make it if you want to be great in this world." He stopped walking away. I'll great with or without garden… He began to walk away once again when it began to rain.
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Quistis was on the balcony of her room watching the rain fall as she still couldn't sleep; she thought that the sound of the rain would help her be at peace for once in the past 24 hours, but then again she always like watching the rain fall. She watched the rain fall and the people run inside from the street when she saw a grey figure looking straight at her. She saw him clasp his hands together as if he was begging her to have him come into her room. Quistis looked into her room at the clock then back at him. She gestured him to come up knowing she might regret doing this.
A/N: A lot of OOC...and it's gonna get worse before it get better. I have the next 2-3 chapters written up, I just want see what you guys say about this. Fooled you on the Laguna part didn't I? ^_^
SONG CREDITS: Celine Dion - Alone (my defense, it was on MTV when I was writing this chapter)
