Rigid Ice, Raging Flame
A/N: I got such good feedback on that last chapter! Man, all of you, you made my eyes get all teary when you told me how much you liked it. I'm happy! So, I decided to get a few more chapters out, maybe 2 if I do not get Writers' Block. The wait might be a week or so before I can get one out when I leave for vacation.
Chapter 4- Blue
All she could see was blue.
Damp. That was the one word she used to describe how she felt. That and sore. The reason why: she had fallen asleep on the bench in the middle of the rainstorm. Quistis was drenched and not feeling so hot. Her senses were all a blur when she looked at the world around her. 'Oh Hyne…' Her feet weren't even on the ground. Two hearts floated through the sky last night, and she knew that one was still up there.
"Quistis? Where are you?" Brown and green were poking around bushes. Rinoa and Selphie had never seen Quistis come back in Garden last night, and when they had gone to her room that morning, there was no answer. Needless to say, they were worried. Selphie pointed. " You go that way, and I will go this way. We meet in the orchard." Rinoa nodded and headed that way.
All she felt was the joy she had never known.
Her mind was gone, trying to bring everything back into position. Vines were stuck to the bottom of her skirt, and cherry blossoms were entangled with her hair, which was sticking out in every direction. Everything was wet, still moist, still dripping. Her throat and eyes burned. Stretching her back, she stood up. And fell down into the dirt. A vine had been snagged in the backside of her shirt, and jerked her back upon the bench. " QUISTIS! THERE YOU ARE!" The two cried in unison. They came running from opposite directions, and met in the middle. " We were so worried!" Selphie cried hugging her. "What are you doing outside?!" Rinoa hugged her as well. Quistis didn't know how to explain, so she was as honest as she could be. "I was living in a dream." They gave each other a look and decided not to question her anymore. Placing her hand on Quistis, Selphie's eyes widened. "Quistis, you are running a fever! You're going to the infirmary right now!" Quistis knew it was no use to try and back down, so she let the girls lead her away. With one last glance, she left her fantasy and her dream filled reality out there.
Seifer's mind was on fire. His hands were on fire. His heart was beating so quickly, he though it might pop out of his chest. He was alone in his room and it was about lunchtime.
All he could find were the words he longed to say.
In all of his life, he had never felt anything quite like the way he felt last night. It was beyond bliss, if there was anything after that. Which he knew there was, he was in it. Hyne must have favored him last night. His only worry was, would she favor him again?
All he could see was blue.
All she has was a slight cold and sore throat. Dr. Kadowaki had let her return to her own room to rest. So there she was, lying in the bed. The window was opened, and a light mist blew in. She had spent most of the day down there, so it was nearing dusk. The sun looked so beautiful. With its deep maroons, purples, and fiery oranges. It was most unreal. In her hand was her poem. She fingered it thoughtfully. "What have you done to me Seifer?" A knock interrupted any thoughts she had.
He was nervous, but he did it anyway. His heart wouldn't let him just walk away from this one. It would hurt too much. Bending down, he slide the paper under her door, knocked quickly, and stalked down the hallway without so much as looking back. Outside he was calm, inside; he was all bunched up frightened.
A paper lay beside her feet. She reached down and took it into her hands. In her mind, this is what she read…
One Single Tear
For you
My heart…(I still feel you beating)
I shed this
Single tear.
The moments we had,
So long gone…(lost in our forgotten past)
I shed this
Single tear.
For you,
My loathe…(the target of all my emotions)
I shed this
Single tear.
What we could
Have had…(had I only opened myself to you)
I shed this
Single tear.
For all of
The tears I've cried…(the emotions still stain my face)
I shed this
Single tear.
For you,
My soul…(my being, my entire reason of life)
I shed this
Single tear.
And most of all,
My love…(which no one will ever take away from me…ever)
I shed this
Single tear.
It fell from her hands, and landed on the floor below her. Her blue skies clouded over, and the rain fell steadily down her cheeks. She'd never felt like this before, and it scared her. Frightened her.
You're there when I least expect it, and when I think I need you, where do you go? To keep me waiting, my knight, would be fatal. I think, just feel, that if I lived without you, my life would go on drowning in hollow emotions. When you think…what do you feel? Do you feel? Or are you numb to the touch of someone's feelings?
A/N: I wrote this just for you guys…this chapter is dedicated to all of my readers! Without you, I would not be writing this. I hope you enjoy this chapter… I have no idea where the next one is going to go. Review too!