A/N: Thank you to all my reviewers! I've never felt more special in my
life! ~ Pushes Seifer out into the group of reviewers, did I forget to
mention he's in a pink apron with a batch of homemade cookies? ~ Oh and
this chapter is a bit weird, because right in the middle of it is a chat!
Special Note to DinchtBaby: I got a special surprise...just for you! But, you have to wait for about two or three more chapters!
Chapter Two
I was away from them, finally, after both Rinoa and Selphie tried to get me to stay. I didn't see Quistis after I had accepted the invitation. I was heading towards the inn, the small present bouncing in my pocket. I was happy to get this over, but I wanted to give it to her personally. I walked into the dense inn, sniffing the air softly. It certainly smelled clean and fresh. Freshly washed linens of the sort. It seems constantly that my thoughts are always interrupted. The innkeeper smiled at me politely. "May I help you, sir?"
"I'm looking for a certain somebody. Has anyone entered here recently?" I was trying my best to be discreet. One thing Balamb Garden forgot to teach me.
"Well, what does this person look like?" Was she being coy with me?
I lifted my eyebrow softly at her. "She looks like an ice sculpture."
The innkeeper nodded. "If you wait here, I can call her down."
I quickly shook my head. "No!" It was now the innkeeper's turn to lift her eyebrow at me. "Just leave her a message." She nodded, pulling out a pad of paper and a pen. "Wear this at the concert tonight." Short, sweet, simple, and most importantly, it was perfect. I pulled out the box, laying it on the table. The peach bow twinkled in the dimmer lights. I spun around, the coat draping around me, and I walked towards the door.
In a few hours, my world was going to change. I couldn't stop thinking about it as I walked home. Would she wear it? Would she even get the message? I finally reached the apartment complex and I slid my soft hand through my hair. Sweat was beaded on it. Was I nervous? I walked in, shaking all thoughts away. I slipped the key into hole, turning and pushing open the heavy metal door. I looked around; my room was directly there. In it, my computer screen was blinking.
I walked over to it, hitting the enter button. A message, from someone named IceRose. I chuckled softly, sliding into my swivel chair. I hit enter again, the chat room opening up...
IceRose: Seifer?
FireCross: Yes?
IceRose: Good, I got the right person.
FireCross: Who is this, may I ask? And how'd you get my screen name?
IceRose: Well, it's easy when you've been around computers your entire life.
FireCross: Heh...and I can rightfully assume this is none other than Quistis?
IceRose: Of course.
FireCross: Why not just call me like a civilized person does?
IceRose: Well, considering Zell, Rinoa, and Selphie are in here...
FireCross: I got you. So, what do you want?
IceRose: Do you really want to go to the concert?
FireCross: Well, I don't want to disappoint my adoring fans!
IceRose: ...I can assume you're being sarcastic.
FireCross: Nice one. As much as you may abhor me, Quistis, I'm going to go to the concert and have a good time.
IceRose: I never said I abhor you!
FireCross: Feeling guilty, now?
IceRose: You are impossible! To think I was even going to ask you to go to a club or show me around!
IceRose Has Logged Off
I sat back, watched the screen. So, she either got my message or she wanted to take the first step. I placed my leather worn hands on my face, rubbing my temples softly. Not many people get me to think or even feel. Only my very close friends.
I lifted up my head, looking at the doorway. "Fujin." She stared at me with her ruby eye. "I need some womanly advice"
She laughed softly, controlling her emotions. "ABOUT?"
I pushed my chair away from the computer, staring dead at her. "What do you mean 'about?' About women of course!" Fujin was like a sister to me. Squall has Ellone as a sister, and I have Fujin.
She sighed softly, walking into my room and sitting comfortably down on my mattress. "I mean," she said in her normal voice, "what about women do you need to know?"
I loved it when she used her normal voice. It sounded so much better. Whenever she talked like this, her voice sounded sugary. "Well, this girl I like," I started to say.
"Quistis." I stared at her in disbelief. "A woman's intuition is always right, Seifer."
I pushed back my hair again out of nervous habit. "Well, I want to make her like me. I want her to see the real me. This me that you're talking to right now." I stopped and breathed in. "I want to..."
Again, I was interrupted. "Seifer, you can't make a woman like you or love you. It just doesn't happen that way." I stared at her ruby eye. "If you want her to like you, then show her the real you. If that doesn't make her like you, then there's no point." She paused, waiting for me to say something, anything, but I was just listening to her every word. "You only get one love your entire life. Don't blow it just because you want her to love you or you want to force something into the relationship."
"Thanks, Fu. So, I should just be the real me and show her that I changed. Then if she does like me...what do I do after that?" I was so confused.
She smirked at me. "Then just keep being the real you."
"Really? That's all there is to it?"
"AFFIMITIVE." She had switched in a flash of a second back to her everyday wording.
A/N: Short chapter, I know. But I'm gonna lengthen this. Hehe! I also just wanted to get Fujin as a star role in at least one of the chapters. So...now that you've read, it's time to review! So do it!
Hints for next chapter: Someone and someone get together for a chat.
Special Note to DinchtBaby: I got a special surprise...just for you! But, you have to wait for about two or three more chapters!
Chapter Two
I was away from them, finally, after both Rinoa and Selphie tried to get me to stay. I didn't see Quistis after I had accepted the invitation. I was heading towards the inn, the small present bouncing in my pocket. I was happy to get this over, but I wanted to give it to her personally. I walked into the dense inn, sniffing the air softly. It certainly smelled clean and fresh. Freshly washed linens of the sort. It seems constantly that my thoughts are always interrupted. The innkeeper smiled at me politely. "May I help you, sir?"
"I'm looking for a certain somebody. Has anyone entered here recently?" I was trying my best to be discreet. One thing Balamb Garden forgot to teach me.
"Well, what does this person look like?" Was she being coy with me?
I lifted my eyebrow softly at her. "She looks like an ice sculpture."
The innkeeper nodded. "If you wait here, I can call her down."
I quickly shook my head. "No!" It was now the innkeeper's turn to lift her eyebrow at me. "Just leave her a message." She nodded, pulling out a pad of paper and a pen. "Wear this at the concert tonight." Short, sweet, simple, and most importantly, it was perfect. I pulled out the box, laying it on the table. The peach bow twinkled in the dimmer lights. I spun around, the coat draping around me, and I walked towards the door.
In a few hours, my world was going to change. I couldn't stop thinking about it as I walked home. Would she wear it? Would she even get the message? I finally reached the apartment complex and I slid my soft hand through my hair. Sweat was beaded on it. Was I nervous? I walked in, shaking all thoughts away. I slipped the key into hole, turning and pushing open the heavy metal door. I looked around; my room was directly there. In it, my computer screen was blinking.
I walked over to it, hitting the enter button. A message, from someone named IceRose. I chuckled softly, sliding into my swivel chair. I hit enter again, the chat room opening up...
IceRose: Seifer?
FireCross: Yes?
IceRose: Good, I got the right person.
FireCross: Who is this, may I ask? And how'd you get my screen name?
IceRose: Well, it's easy when you've been around computers your entire life.
FireCross: Heh...and I can rightfully assume this is none other than Quistis?
IceRose: Of course.
FireCross: Why not just call me like a civilized person does?
IceRose: Well, considering Zell, Rinoa, and Selphie are in here...
FireCross: I got you. So, what do you want?
IceRose: Do you really want to go to the concert?
FireCross: Well, I don't want to disappoint my adoring fans!
IceRose: ...I can assume you're being sarcastic.
FireCross: Nice one. As much as you may abhor me, Quistis, I'm going to go to the concert and have a good time.
IceRose: I never said I abhor you!
FireCross: Feeling guilty, now?
IceRose: You are impossible! To think I was even going to ask you to go to a club or show me around!
IceRose Has Logged Off
I sat back, watched the screen. So, she either got my message or she wanted to take the first step. I placed my leather worn hands on my face, rubbing my temples softly. Not many people get me to think or even feel. Only my very close friends.
I lifted up my head, looking at the doorway. "Fujin." She stared at me with her ruby eye. "I need some womanly advice"
She laughed softly, controlling her emotions. "ABOUT?"
I pushed my chair away from the computer, staring dead at her. "What do you mean 'about?' About women of course!" Fujin was like a sister to me. Squall has Ellone as a sister, and I have Fujin.
She sighed softly, walking into my room and sitting comfortably down on my mattress. "I mean," she said in her normal voice, "what about women do you need to know?"
I loved it when she used her normal voice. It sounded so much better. Whenever she talked like this, her voice sounded sugary. "Well, this girl I like," I started to say.
"Quistis." I stared at her in disbelief. "A woman's intuition is always right, Seifer."
I pushed back my hair again out of nervous habit. "Well, I want to make her like me. I want her to see the real me. This me that you're talking to right now." I stopped and breathed in. "I want to..."
Again, I was interrupted. "Seifer, you can't make a woman like you or love you. It just doesn't happen that way." I stared at her ruby eye. "If you want her to like you, then show her the real you. If that doesn't make her like you, then there's no point." She paused, waiting for me to say something, anything, but I was just listening to her every word. "You only get one love your entire life. Don't blow it just because you want her to love you or you want to force something into the relationship."
"Thanks, Fu. So, I should just be the real me and show her that I changed. Then if she does like me...what do I do after that?" I was so confused.
She smirked at me. "Then just keep being the real you."
"Really? That's all there is to it?"
"AFFIMITIVE." She had switched in a flash of a second back to her everyday wording.
A/N: Short chapter, I know. But I'm gonna lengthen this. Hehe! I also just wanted to get Fujin as a star role in at least one of the chapters. So...now that you've read, it's time to review! So do it!
Hints for next chapter: Someone and someone get together for a chat.