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Selphie walked slowly out of Matron's office and found Irvine waiting for her just outside the room. He seemed to be deep in thought, his expression a mix of sadness and fear. Selphie lightly tapped his shoulder, and he snapped out of his almost trance and turned to her, his face briefly registering shock.
"Oh! Geez Sephie, don't do that to me!" Irvine grinned broudly and laughed, but suddenly his face darkened again and the laughter died off quickly. Selphie studied his face carefully for a moment, then the relization dawned on her.
He heard! That little sneak! He knows he can get in twouble for listening in on Matron's conversations, especially when she's in her office…!!! He knows! He knows that I'm… that I'm… leaving…
Selphie gasped as the full shock of the recent announcement of her imminent departure settled on her, and she held back a sob, settling for merely sniffling. Irvine put an arm around her shoulder and gave her a long hug, holding her tightly.
"I don't want you to leave Sephie… its soo not fair…" Selphie realized that she was crying and her tears were beginning to soak the shoulder of Irvine's cowboy style trenchcoat. She didn't care though, and returned the hug even more tightly.
"I don't wanna go, Irvy. I wanna stay here… with you… and… I don't wanna new family. I like the one I got here. But, but, you know Matwon wont let me stay. She says I gotto go, that I'll like my new famiwy and living with them. But, but Im going to miss you so much…"
Suddenly Cid entered the room, and Irvine and Selphie pulled away from each other quickly, trying to mask the fact that they had been crying. Cid looked at them sadly for a moment and shook his head, then came over to them and kneeled on the floor in front of them.
"Oh you poor children.. Selphie, your new family is very nice. Do you know what Mrs. Tilmett does for a living? She cooks. And you know what that means? More cookies for children who behave well." He smiled and tousled her hair playfully, then grinned at Irvine, who couldn't help but giggle at Selphie's pained expression, though it was clear that this type of play was a joke between Cid and Selphie.
"But I don't wanna leave.. I wanna stay here…" Irvine took hold of Selphie's hand protectively, and saw Squall and Quistis enter the room behind Cid.
"Why does she have to leave?? She didn't do anything wrong…" Squall demanded, his voice full of more emotion and conviction that it had held in a long time. Selphie and Irvine looked at him for a moment, shocked at this sudden twist of events, then waited to see Cid's reaction. He merely sighed and shrugged his shoulders.
"Because there is a family that wants to adopt her, a very nice family who will love her and take care of her more than we can here."
Seifer and Zell suddenly appeared behind Squall and Quistis, and Selphie suddenly found herself the attention of five young children and one elderly clueless man.
"Please let her stay." Zell said, looking as if he were about to start pouting. Though Seifer glared daggers at the spunky boy for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
"Please?" Irvine and Selphie said at the same time. Cid sighed loudly, then looked around at the gathered group of young friends. He shook his head once again, and Selphie's spirits instantly dropped to the floor.
"I'm sorry. There is nothing that I can do about it. It is already done." He gave them one last look, then knocked softly on Matron's door before entering her office and closing the door behind him.
"Its no fair!" Selphie screamed, losing her self control. The other children looked at her in shock for a moment, then she calmed herself and resolved to crying yet again.
"Sephie.." Irvine said, then trailed off as he and the rest of the group of children joined in for a group hug that he hoped would last forever.
Authors Note: It didn't end in " … " ! Well, the next part should be out soon… don't get all worked up about this story, remember, the FF8 all used to be friends, at least to some extent. Anywayz, please review! I really need it because I have no idea what to write in the next part other than Selphie's departure from the orphanage. Thanks!
Selphie walked slowly out of Matron's office and found Irvine waiting for her just outside the room. He seemed to be deep in thought, his expression a mix of sadness and fear. Selphie lightly tapped his shoulder, and he snapped out of his almost trance and turned to her, his face briefly registering shock.
"Oh! Geez Sephie, don't do that to me!" Irvine grinned broudly and laughed, but suddenly his face darkened again and the laughter died off quickly. Selphie studied his face carefully for a moment, then the relization dawned on her.
He heard! That little sneak! He knows he can get in twouble for listening in on Matron's conversations, especially when she's in her office…!!! He knows! He knows that I'm… that I'm… leaving…
Selphie gasped as the full shock of the recent announcement of her imminent departure settled on her, and she held back a sob, settling for merely sniffling. Irvine put an arm around her shoulder and gave her a long hug, holding her tightly.
"I don't want you to leave Sephie… its soo not fair…" Selphie realized that she was crying and her tears were beginning to soak the shoulder of Irvine's cowboy style trenchcoat. She didn't care though, and returned the hug even more tightly.
"I don't wanna go, Irvy. I wanna stay here… with you… and… I don't wanna new family. I like the one I got here. But, but, you know Matwon wont let me stay. She says I gotto go, that I'll like my new famiwy and living with them. But, but Im going to miss you so much…"
Suddenly Cid entered the room, and Irvine and Selphie pulled away from each other quickly, trying to mask the fact that they had been crying. Cid looked at them sadly for a moment and shook his head, then came over to them and kneeled on the floor in front of them.
"Oh you poor children.. Selphie, your new family is very nice. Do you know what Mrs. Tilmett does for a living? She cooks. And you know what that means? More cookies for children who behave well." He smiled and tousled her hair playfully, then grinned at Irvine, who couldn't help but giggle at Selphie's pained expression, though it was clear that this type of play was a joke between Cid and Selphie.
"But I don't wanna leave.. I wanna stay here…" Irvine took hold of Selphie's hand protectively, and saw Squall and Quistis enter the room behind Cid.
"Why does she have to leave?? She didn't do anything wrong…" Squall demanded, his voice full of more emotion and conviction that it had held in a long time. Selphie and Irvine looked at him for a moment, shocked at this sudden twist of events, then waited to see Cid's reaction. He merely sighed and shrugged his shoulders.
"Because there is a family that wants to adopt her, a very nice family who will love her and take care of her more than we can here."
Seifer and Zell suddenly appeared behind Squall and Quistis, and Selphie suddenly found herself the attention of five young children and one elderly clueless man.
"Please let her stay." Zell said, looking as if he were about to start pouting. Though Seifer glared daggers at the spunky boy for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
"Please?" Irvine and Selphie said at the same time. Cid sighed loudly, then looked around at the gathered group of young friends. He shook his head once again, and Selphie's spirits instantly dropped to the floor.
"I'm sorry. There is nothing that I can do about it. It is already done." He gave them one last look, then knocked softly on Matron's door before entering her office and closing the door behind him.
"Its no fair!" Selphie screamed, losing her self control. The other children looked at her in shock for a moment, then she calmed herself and resolved to crying yet again.
"Sephie.." Irvine said, then trailed off as he and the rest of the group of children joined in for a group hug that he hoped would last forever.
Authors Note: It didn't end in " … " ! Well, the next part should be out soon… don't get all worked up about this story, remember, the FF8 all used to be friends, at least to some extent. Anywayz, please review! I really need it because I have no idea what to write in the next part other than Selphie's departure from the orphanage. Thanks!