A/N: And now.the start of the story! And I'm sorry for the prologue not
spacing right.totally my fault LOL!
Chapter One
I walked down the streets slowly, breathing in the fresh salt water's scent. That was probably my favorite thing about this town. Of course, downtown is another story. That's where it smells like a woman who hasn't shut her dirty legs in years. I barely go down there, unless for work of course. I watched the loading dock, waiting for their ship to arrive. Yes, she was coming with her gang for one simple reason. There's a stadium here, in which they've performed exactly one year ago. She was so beautiful up on that stage. She didn't even know that I was there, watching her pour all her emotions onto those ebony and ivory keys. There was one of the six. He walked with pride and confidence, even more than I did. His blonde hair spiked up into the sky. I told him many of times that his dopey hair could pop a balloon. Haven't seen it done yet. I ducked quietly behind the shadows, seeing him look over in my direction. No one was supposed to know that I'm here, other than her. I saw the couple of the year walk out, hand in hand, her filled with pep and him dazing off at the sea. He seemed to like the sea as a child. He could probably sense me, like I sense him in the deepest of fog. I sighed softly, waiting for her vision to come out. I saw Ms. Pep herself dash out of the ship, rushing towards the railing and looking down at the group of dolphins that lived by here. I still waited for her to emerge. Finally, I saw her come out. Her ice like attitude blocking off the cowboy's obnoxious flirting. She flipped her honey blonde hair behind her ear, just like she always did in all those classes. She turned towards my direction, but I didn't bother to move. Her sapphire eyes locked with my soft green ones, and then, and only then, did I move out of the way. I felt the box bang against my leg as I swerved out of the way. I breathed in softly, feeling their presence close in on me. Had they spotted me out of this giant.
My thoughts were interrupted as I heard a loud voice conquer the city. Announcements for departure, of course. I looked towards the loading dock, seeing the group load their equipment into a van. I saw her talking to them, and walking towards the inn. This was my perfect chance. I took one slow step, only to feel a stiff hand on my back. I spun around, ready to punch the living crap out of whomever it was. I stopped as I saw who it was. "Rinoa?"
"Seifer! It's so good to see you!" She hasn't lost a drop of innocence. She wrapped her arms around me, and yet I pushed her away. She gave me that soft pout with those big brown eyes. I once loved those eyes. "Seifer, what are you doing here?"
"I live here," I mumbled. She threw her hands on her hips, not satisfied with my answer. "What? I do."
"And you don't even bother to come and visit the Garden?" she asked. I looked over my shoulder, hoping to see her again.
"I see no point. I'm not welcome there." I spun away from her, walking towards the inn. She grasped my arm and yanked me back into the shadows. "How'd you find me?"
"Duh, silly! I've got powers." She gave me a soft wink. "Why are you in such a rush?"
"If you have such powers, you would know," I finally growled out. She giggled softly, letting my arm go. "Shouldn't you go be with Squall or something?" I finally asked.
"The boys are just loading the van. You should come tonight!" she said with such pep it made Selphie look normal. I shook my head softly. "I won't take no for an answer."
"Well you're gonna have to." I finally spun away, a fast pace towards the inn. I turned around only to see her follow me. I shook my head and looked down at the ground. I jumped back a bit, seeing a growling Angelo at me. "He still doesn't like me."
"Nope! Come on! Help out the guys! They could use some help." I sighed and looked at her. My eyes drifted behind her, seeing her walk up towards Rinoa.
"Rinoa, what are you doing?" she asked. Her voice sounded as if she had just woken up. "Shouldn't you be helping the guys rather than harass him?"
She giggled softly and hooked onto her arm. "Quistis! Help me persuade him to go to our concert!" She jumped up and down on her arm. "Please?"
The girl was starting a mini crowd. Even Irvine, Zell, Selphie, and Squall had started to walk over. "Seifer, would you like to go to our dance?" Her voice was cold, like her personality and eyes.
"We won't take no!" Selphie finally blurted out. Rinoa hooked onto her as well, smiling with those innocent ices.
Irvine walked up behind the girls, tipping his hat towards me. "So this is where you were hiding?" I moaned softly, rolling my eyes. It wasn't supposed to turn out this way. Zell gave me a soft glare, and that glare told me I wasn't supposed to live anymore. I nodded to him, my smirk ready to bust out.
Finally was Squall, standing in the back shadows. I looked towards him, trying to conquer over myself and shake hands with him. He wouldn't be as forgiving as I would be. I finally got the chance to speak, making my decision clear. "Rinoa, I'm sorry. I don't have the time."
She pouted softly, her eyes swelling up with tears. Quistis rolled her eyes, causing me to smirk softly. "You're lying." It was his turn to speak. From the shadows came Squall, his scar slowly faded from the mess of hair. "Seifer, most of us are willingly to forgive."
"Not me," Zell mumbled out.
Selphie giggled and poked Zell. "Hence why he said 'MOST of us,' silly," she managed to get out through he massive amounts of giggles.
Squall sighed, walking to the front of the group. My eyes never left her general direction. I could see there was a rush of blood to her face as she stared over to me. I looked back at Squall, seeing his hand held out. "What's this for? Some sort of trick?" I asked, chuckling softly.
My hand slowly slipped into his, forming a firm grasp between us. I smiled softly. "So you'll come, right?" Rinoa asked, popping her cute little self up between us.
"I guess I have no choice," I scornfully said. "Oh, and I'm bringing a few people," I announced. Squall knew whom I meant.
The gang nodded, except for Zell, and I slowly looked towards Quistis. She had her back turned to me and was talking to Zell. I wanted to go over there and hand that gift to her. Yet, my well-known courage had failed me.
Chapter One
I walked down the streets slowly, breathing in the fresh salt water's scent. That was probably my favorite thing about this town. Of course, downtown is another story. That's where it smells like a woman who hasn't shut her dirty legs in years. I barely go down there, unless for work of course. I watched the loading dock, waiting for their ship to arrive. Yes, she was coming with her gang for one simple reason. There's a stadium here, in which they've performed exactly one year ago. She was so beautiful up on that stage. She didn't even know that I was there, watching her pour all her emotions onto those ebony and ivory keys. There was one of the six. He walked with pride and confidence, even more than I did. His blonde hair spiked up into the sky. I told him many of times that his dopey hair could pop a balloon. Haven't seen it done yet. I ducked quietly behind the shadows, seeing him look over in my direction. No one was supposed to know that I'm here, other than her. I saw the couple of the year walk out, hand in hand, her filled with pep and him dazing off at the sea. He seemed to like the sea as a child. He could probably sense me, like I sense him in the deepest of fog. I sighed softly, waiting for her vision to come out. I saw Ms. Pep herself dash out of the ship, rushing towards the railing and looking down at the group of dolphins that lived by here. I still waited for her to emerge. Finally, I saw her come out. Her ice like attitude blocking off the cowboy's obnoxious flirting. She flipped her honey blonde hair behind her ear, just like she always did in all those classes. She turned towards my direction, but I didn't bother to move. Her sapphire eyes locked with my soft green ones, and then, and only then, did I move out of the way. I felt the box bang against my leg as I swerved out of the way. I breathed in softly, feeling their presence close in on me. Had they spotted me out of this giant.
My thoughts were interrupted as I heard a loud voice conquer the city. Announcements for departure, of course. I looked towards the loading dock, seeing the group load their equipment into a van. I saw her talking to them, and walking towards the inn. This was my perfect chance. I took one slow step, only to feel a stiff hand on my back. I spun around, ready to punch the living crap out of whomever it was. I stopped as I saw who it was. "Rinoa?"
"Seifer! It's so good to see you!" She hasn't lost a drop of innocence. She wrapped her arms around me, and yet I pushed her away. She gave me that soft pout with those big brown eyes. I once loved those eyes. "Seifer, what are you doing here?"
"I live here," I mumbled. She threw her hands on her hips, not satisfied with my answer. "What? I do."
"And you don't even bother to come and visit the Garden?" she asked. I looked over my shoulder, hoping to see her again.
"I see no point. I'm not welcome there." I spun away from her, walking towards the inn. She grasped my arm and yanked me back into the shadows. "How'd you find me?"
"Duh, silly! I've got powers." She gave me a soft wink. "Why are you in such a rush?"
"If you have such powers, you would know," I finally growled out. She giggled softly, letting my arm go. "Shouldn't you go be with Squall or something?" I finally asked.
"The boys are just loading the van. You should come tonight!" she said with such pep it made Selphie look normal. I shook my head softly. "I won't take no for an answer."
"Well you're gonna have to." I finally spun away, a fast pace towards the inn. I turned around only to see her follow me. I shook my head and looked down at the ground. I jumped back a bit, seeing a growling Angelo at me. "He still doesn't like me."
"Nope! Come on! Help out the guys! They could use some help." I sighed and looked at her. My eyes drifted behind her, seeing her walk up towards Rinoa.
"Rinoa, what are you doing?" she asked. Her voice sounded as if she had just woken up. "Shouldn't you be helping the guys rather than harass him?"
She giggled softly and hooked onto her arm. "Quistis! Help me persuade him to go to our concert!" She jumped up and down on her arm. "Please?"
The girl was starting a mini crowd. Even Irvine, Zell, Selphie, and Squall had started to walk over. "Seifer, would you like to go to our dance?" Her voice was cold, like her personality and eyes.
"We won't take no!" Selphie finally blurted out. Rinoa hooked onto her as well, smiling with those innocent ices.
Irvine walked up behind the girls, tipping his hat towards me. "So this is where you were hiding?" I moaned softly, rolling my eyes. It wasn't supposed to turn out this way. Zell gave me a soft glare, and that glare told me I wasn't supposed to live anymore. I nodded to him, my smirk ready to bust out.
Finally was Squall, standing in the back shadows. I looked towards him, trying to conquer over myself and shake hands with him. He wouldn't be as forgiving as I would be. I finally got the chance to speak, making my decision clear. "Rinoa, I'm sorry. I don't have the time."
She pouted softly, her eyes swelling up with tears. Quistis rolled her eyes, causing me to smirk softly. "You're lying." It was his turn to speak. From the shadows came Squall, his scar slowly faded from the mess of hair. "Seifer, most of us are willingly to forgive."
"Not me," Zell mumbled out.
Selphie giggled and poked Zell. "Hence why he said 'MOST of us,' silly," she managed to get out through he massive amounts of giggles.
Squall sighed, walking to the front of the group. My eyes never left her general direction. I could see there was a rush of blood to her face as she stared over to me. I looked back at Squall, seeing his hand held out. "What's this for? Some sort of trick?" I asked, chuckling softly.
My hand slowly slipped into his, forming a firm grasp between us. I smiled softly. "So you'll come, right?" Rinoa asked, popping her cute little self up between us.
"I guess I have no choice," I scornfully said. "Oh, and I'm bringing a few people," I announced. Squall knew whom I meant.
The gang nodded, except for Zell, and I slowly looked towards Quistis. She had her back turned to me and was talking to Zell. I wanted to go over there and hand that gift to her. Yet, my well-known courage had failed me.