Quistis approached the Train Station with a knot in her stomach, and chills
to accompany them—despite the 80-degree temperatures. She turned the
corner, and caught sight of Kyle. He ran over to her and handed her a
ticket. He had the same smirk as before, and said, "What's up, Quinlan? I'm
happy you decided to join me. You thinkin' of gettin' something pierced
too?" He draped an arm over her shoulder and she weakly smiled. 'His
cologne smells like Seifer's,' she noted. She gave a forced smile and said,
"Yeah, I just might get another piercing." They walked to the ticket taker.
While she handed the man her ticket, she casually glanced over her
shoulder, and was relieved to see Zell and Selphie buying their tickets.
Kyle let Quistis board before him, and he boarded after her. They sat in adjoining seats. She grabbed a magazine off the table, and it happened to be the same issue of Timber Maniacs she had read on her way to Deling City, the day before the auction. 'So many things have changed since then,' she thought. She lightly traced the cover with her finger, remembering that first day with Seifer.
Kyle brought her back to reality by waving a hand in front of her face. "You okay, Quinlan?" he asked. She looked over at him and smiled, lost in his soulful brown eyes. "I'm…fine…" she distantly said. "You have…beautiful eyes." His chocolate orbs twinkled as he laughed. "Thanks. You've also got the most amazing ice blue eyes I've ever seen." She blushed and said, "Thank you."
During this whole episode, they had an eavesdropper. Seifer sat in the seat behind them, with a newspaper up to his face. He was so angry, he ripped the paper up into bite-size shreds. Jealousy's emerald fires raged in his eyes. But he decided to listen to the conversation a little further. He didn't want to rip Kyle's throat out in front of all these people.
"So where are you from?" Quistis asked Kyle, unaware that Seifer heard every word. Kyle replied, "Well, I kinda roam around. Timber is the place I've stayed in the longest—almost 6 years. I was an orphan, so I was shipped all over to different places. Everywhere I went, I got into trouble, and nobody wanted to deal with me." She sympathetically said, "That's so sad. What do you do now?" He looked over at her and replied, "I get by. As long as I've got my place in Timber, it's all good." They smiled at each other.
The voice of the conductor came over the loudspeaker. "Next stop, Balamb!" Quistis and Kyle stood and got ready to get off. The doors opened, and they proceeded to the piercing shop. Needless to say, her stomach had the major butterflies as she stepped inside. 'What if someone notices that mine aren't real?' she thought. Kyle walked up to the counter and told the lady in the front that he wanted one tongue piercing. The tattooed muscular woman behind the counter asked, "Does your girlfriend want one too?" He blushed and said, "She's not my girlfriend, just a friend."
Then he thought, 'Not for long if I have my way.' Quistis said, "I'll think about it while he has his done." The woman shrugged, and led Kyle to an open chair. She watched as the woman sterilized the post, and told Kyle to open his mouth. He winked at Quistis before the lady jammed the steel through his tongue. He squeezed his eyes, then opened them, remaining very calm. It seemed to cause him almost no pain. The woman gave him some potions to ease the swelling.
The woman turned around and asked Quistis, "So you want one?" She thought for a moment and said, "Sure. I'd like to pierce my tongue too, please." 'Nothing like spontaneity,' she thought. She paid, took a potion beforehand to numb her tongue, and sat down. She opened her mouth at request, and the metal pierced through the flesh of her tongue.
~*~
At that moment, Zell and Selphie said "OOH" in unison. Neither of them thought that Quistis would ever have the nerve to do something so impulsively, especially this.
Seifer was speechless, from his secret spot. "What the hell is she doing?!" he whispered to no one.
~*~
She opened her eyes. 'That was nothing' she thought. She got up from the chair and said, "Thank you" to the woman, and left with Kyle.
Outside the shop, Kyle said, "Lemme see yours." She opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue. He raised his eyebrows and nodded his head. "Nice" he commented. "You look great with that pierced tongue." She replied, "Thanks. No let me see YOURS." He laughed and obliged. She admired it and complimented him on it. Then he said, "So what do you wanna do now? Wanna go back to Timber?"
She thought to herself, 'Maybe if I stay here a little longer, I can find out exactly where he lives. I've got Zell and Selphie, so I should be fine. Besides, another hour never killed anyone.'
"Nah, let's stay for awhile. Why don't we get something to eat, and walk to the docks?" she offered. He put an arm around her waist and whispered, "That sounds great, Quinlan." He kissed her ear, then her cheek, her chin, and back up to her ear. Shivers ran up, down, and all around her body. 'This isn't RIGHT!' she told herself. 'I have a boyfriend! A handsome boyfriend named Seifer who loves me! Don't let this imposter get away with it!' But her body didn't respond. She only smiled, and walked with Kyle to a nearby restaurant.
Seifer saw this and his blood heated. 'NO! He's crossed the line! Nobody but ME can do that! I don't care if this is a mission, she should have gotten her information already! I'm ready to put this guy in his place. NOBODY moves in on MY girl…'
Selphie caught sight of a black-haired man making a beeline toward Kyle and Quistis. She quickly did a double-take, and grabbed Zell's arm. "That's Seifer!" she whispered to him. They ran over to the fuming man, about to strike. Seifer was about to call out, when Zell clamped a hand over his mouth. "No way, man, don't ruin this! We're so close…"
Seifer's raging eyes scanned the streets. "Where is that little turd?" he growled through his teeth. Selphie grabbed Seifer's arm with amazing strength. "Hold up. Salvador, give it ten more minutes. Go cool down, and when we move in, we'll get you. We'll trail Quinlan, and you just hold tight. I'm sure she'll put him in his place when she finds out the location of the goods. Now go." Seifer angrily replied, "No. I'm not leaving. I'll follow her with you guys. I'm not letting my Quinlan out of my sight. I promise to hold my temper…" Zell and Selphie nodded to each other, and continued their spy mission.
They went inside the restaurant and got a table near Quistis and Kyle. The two were eating their food, and talking.
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" Kyle asked her. Her eyes widened and she fibbed, "No." He moved his face closer to hers and said, "Really? That's hard to believe… So what kind of guys do you like?" She thought and remembered Squall's advice to 'play up' to him. She replied, "I like sweet, confident, respectful, handsome guys who know how to treat a lady right." He smirked and said, "Well, I like girls who are attractive, funny, enjoyable… in a word, you."
She raised her eyebrows and he leaned over the table. His lips converged with hers in a crushing match. He pressed his lips against hers, in a fiery embrace. 'Yes! She's all mine now!' Kyle thought as he eased his warm tongue into her mouth and traced her teeth.
Yet Quistis was less than enthusiastic. Bells, sirens, and alarms went off in her head. 'This is DEFINETLY not right!!!' she screamed to herself. 'Stop this!!!' But half of her was enjoying it, and the other half thought of Seifer. 'He'll be devastated when he finds out…' the angel side of her conscience said. 'Oh, but it feels so good, doesn't it? You want to continue this, Quistis!' her devil side urged.
"FIRAGA!!!" screamed a familiar man's voice, jarring her from her pleasure/confusion.
~*~
A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter! It's a little longer than the others; I've been formulating it for a while! More to come soon! And don't forget to review before you leave!
Kyle let Quistis board before him, and he boarded after her. They sat in adjoining seats. She grabbed a magazine off the table, and it happened to be the same issue of Timber Maniacs she had read on her way to Deling City, the day before the auction. 'So many things have changed since then,' she thought. She lightly traced the cover with her finger, remembering that first day with Seifer.
Kyle brought her back to reality by waving a hand in front of her face. "You okay, Quinlan?" he asked. She looked over at him and smiled, lost in his soulful brown eyes. "I'm…fine…" she distantly said. "You have…beautiful eyes." His chocolate orbs twinkled as he laughed. "Thanks. You've also got the most amazing ice blue eyes I've ever seen." She blushed and said, "Thank you."
During this whole episode, they had an eavesdropper. Seifer sat in the seat behind them, with a newspaper up to his face. He was so angry, he ripped the paper up into bite-size shreds. Jealousy's emerald fires raged in his eyes. But he decided to listen to the conversation a little further. He didn't want to rip Kyle's throat out in front of all these people.
"So where are you from?" Quistis asked Kyle, unaware that Seifer heard every word. Kyle replied, "Well, I kinda roam around. Timber is the place I've stayed in the longest—almost 6 years. I was an orphan, so I was shipped all over to different places. Everywhere I went, I got into trouble, and nobody wanted to deal with me." She sympathetically said, "That's so sad. What do you do now?" He looked over at her and replied, "I get by. As long as I've got my place in Timber, it's all good." They smiled at each other.
The voice of the conductor came over the loudspeaker. "Next stop, Balamb!" Quistis and Kyle stood and got ready to get off. The doors opened, and they proceeded to the piercing shop. Needless to say, her stomach had the major butterflies as she stepped inside. 'What if someone notices that mine aren't real?' she thought. Kyle walked up to the counter and told the lady in the front that he wanted one tongue piercing. The tattooed muscular woman behind the counter asked, "Does your girlfriend want one too?" He blushed and said, "She's not my girlfriend, just a friend."
Then he thought, 'Not for long if I have my way.' Quistis said, "I'll think about it while he has his done." The woman shrugged, and led Kyle to an open chair. She watched as the woman sterilized the post, and told Kyle to open his mouth. He winked at Quistis before the lady jammed the steel through his tongue. He squeezed his eyes, then opened them, remaining very calm. It seemed to cause him almost no pain. The woman gave him some potions to ease the swelling.
The woman turned around and asked Quistis, "So you want one?" She thought for a moment and said, "Sure. I'd like to pierce my tongue too, please." 'Nothing like spontaneity,' she thought. She paid, took a potion beforehand to numb her tongue, and sat down. She opened her mouth at request, and the metal pierced through the flesh of her tongue.
~*~
At that moment, Zell and Selphie said "OOH" in unison. Neither of them thought that Quistis would ever have the nerve to do something so impulsively, especially this.
Seifer was speechless, from his secret spot. "What the hell is she doing?!" he whispered to no one.
~*~
She opened her eyes. 'That was nothing' she thought. She got up from the chair and said, "Thank you" to the woman, and left with Kyle.
Outside the shop, Kyle said, "Lemme see yours." She opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue. He raised his eyebrows and nodded his head. "Nice" he commented. "You look great with that pierced tongue." She replied, "Thanks. No let me see YOURS." He laughed and obliged. She admired it and complimented him on it. Then he said, "So what do you wanna do now? Wanna go back to Timber?"
She thought to herself, 'Maybe if I stay here a little longer, I can find out exactly where he lives. I've got Zell and Selphie, so I should be fine. Besides, another hour never killed anyone.'
"Nah, let's stay for awhile. Why don't we get something to eat, and walk to the docks?" she offered. He put an arm around her waist and whispered, "That sounds great, Quinlan." He kissed her ear, then her cheek, her chin, and back up to her ear. Shivers ran up, down, and all around her body. 'This isn't RIGHT!' she told herself. 'I have a boyfriend! A handsome boyfriend named Seifer who loves me! Don't let this imposter get away with it!' But her body didn't respond. She only smiled, and walked with Kyle to a nearby restaurant.
Seifer saw this and his blood heated. 'NO! He's crossed the line! Nobody but ME can do that! I don't care if this is a mission, she should have gotten her information already! I'm ready to put this guy in his place. NOBODY moves in on MY girl…'
Selphie caught sight of a black-haired man making a beeline toward Kyle and Quistis. She quickly did a double-take, and grabbed Zell's arm. "That's Seifer!" she whispered to him. They ran over to the fuming man, about to strike. Seifer was about to call out, when Zell clamped a hand over his mouth. "No way, man, don't ruin this! We're so close…"
Seifer's raging eyes scanned the streets. "Where is that little turd?" he growled through his teeth. Selphie grabbed Seifer's arm with amazing strength. "Hold up. Salvador, give it ten more minutes. Go cool down, and when we move in, we'll get you. We'll trail Quinlan, and you just hold tight. I'm sure she'll put him in his place when she finds out the location of the goods. Now go." Seifer angrily replied, "No. I'm not leaving. I'll follow her with you guys. I'm not letting my Quinlan out of my sight. I promise to hold my temper…" Zell and Selphie nodded to each other, and continued their spy mission.
They went inside the restaurant and got a table near Quistis and Kyle. The two were eating their food, and talking.
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" Kyle asked her. Her eyes widened and she fibbed, "No." He moved his face closer to hers and said, "Really? That's hard to believe… So what kind of guys do you like?" She thought and remembered Squall's advice to 'play up' to him. She replied, "I like sweet, confident, respectful, handsome guys who know how to treat a lady right." He smirked and said, "Well, I like girls who are attractive, funny, enjoyable… in a word, you."
She raised her eyebrows and he leaned over the table. His lips converged with hers in a crushing match. He pressed his lips against hers, in a fiery embrace. 'Yes! She's all mine now!' Kyle thought as he eased his warm tongue into her mouth and traced her teeth.
Yet Quistis was less than enthusiastic. Bells, sirens, and alarms went off in her head. 'This is DEFINETLY not right!!!' she screamed to herself. 'Stop this!!!' But half of her was enjoying it, and the other half thought of Seifer. 'He'll be devastated when he finds out…' the angel side of her conscience said. 'Oh, but it feels so good, doesn't it? You want to continue this, Quistis!' her devil side urged.
"FIRAGA!!!" screamed a familiar man's voice, jarring her from her pleasure/confusion.
~*~
A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter! It's a little longer than the others; I've been formulating it for a while! More to come soon! And don't forget to review before you leave!